Disclaimer: I really don't own Gakuen Alice, but this story is made by me... hehehe...XD
By the way, this is my second story posted in here... well the first one is the "Umbrella" for P.O.T... (0_o)
Summary:
Misaki and Tsubasa are now outside at the Academy, living their lives and working. But an old man unknowingly brought them back together in marriage. Will the two work this thing out... Even though it ends up as a...
-Two Persons, One Dream-
By: 13itt3rsw33t
Chapter 2
Tsubasa's P.O.V.
After 4 years…
As an Alice, well, usually we're to work for the government. But because we are also humans, only that we were some kind of a special, we could also work on other areas as long as we love our job and do well, of course.
As an example to that, here I am now working as the trusted right hand of President Shinoda Keitaru at the KeiShin Company after working as a General Assistant Manager in the Marketing Department for the past four years.
At first, yeah it seemed as if it was the first time that I have lived my life without using my Alice, living a life as a complete mediocre person. Yet even though it became like that, I am still happy. Enjoying my life outside the academy was my greatest achievement in life and that I was able to do things and live on my own… What a Life!
Of course I still see Mikan and the others, but not as much as I do when I was just beginning, though I still find some time for them even though my position in the company has given me a hard time on looking for one.
And now, like what I've said to her, I'm on my way to the academy for their graduation in college. How time flies fast and soon they'll be meeting the real challenges in life. Swerving the car to the right, I could almost see the Academy gates.
In front of the gate, I rolled down the window shield and smiled at the officer in charge. How many times do I have to do this routine every time I come here? Don't they remember my car or my plate number then?
With a nod, the officer signaled the other officer inside to open the gates as I muttered "Thanks." To him before I closed up the window and entered the Academy grounds once the gate was open wide enough for my Lexus _ to pass.
When he had parked his car and went out of it, he looked at the surroundings once more before he looked up in the sky and to the building in front of him…
Will I have a chance to meet her here again?
End of P.O.V.; Normal P.O.V.
"Tsubasa–senpai! Over here!" Mikan called out to him when she saw him entering the door.
"Mikan congratulations!" he said to his so-called sister when she was near him. "Uh, where's Natsume and the others?" he asked.
"Oh, them? They were with Misaki-senpai right now, you know, taking pictures and stuffs. By the way, you seemed to be a lil' bit late senpai. You hadn't seen me receive my awards and diploma." she replied to him with a bit of disappointment in her tone in the latter part.
He smiled apologetically to her, "I'm sorry, I was late for this," he said as he handed her a box, wrapped in pink flower wrapper and a ribbon, "Hope you'll like and keep it." he said, his smile was now genuine.
Mikan smiled at him and received the box from him and said, "Thanks senpai. Don't worry I'll keep this safe and treasure this with my whole life." as she put her hand, with the box, on her chest.
He looked at her, then meeting her gaze, she inclined, "Tsubasa-senpai, let's go and meet the others and Misaki-senpai." as she started to drag him with her.
When they arrive to where the others were, all heads were turned to them, well except to a few. Then suddenly, a stoic, raven-haired girl with gorgeous yet, bored purple eyes blurted out blankly to him when the two were near their table, "You're late. MISAKI has just left before you two came. We didn't even told her that you're coming so that she won't leave." emphasizing Misaki's name.
"Oh, that Harada? I haven't seen her for the past 4 years. How was she? Is she still the same Harada years ago who wears those skimpy miniskirts and outfits and those funny undergarments?" he teasingly said as they sat on the empty chairs for them.
Yuu and Koko muffled their laughs on his comment while Natsume was smirking, remembering a certain situation wherein he was the one who's teasing Mikan with her undergarments and Mikan was bulshing 10 shades of pink while saying, "Mou, Tsubasa-senpai, making me remember things."
Koko bursted out to a big laugh, said in between, "You really love to tease her Andou. After all these years, you really hadn't changed." as he tapped him on the shoulder playfully.
"Of course I have changed. A bit?" he replied, his tone gave him away, quite unsure of his answer.
Then all of them laughed, even Hotaru and Natsume gave out a sly smile.
Then after a few hours for the dance of the graduating students, the group went to the dorm room of Mikan and there, they partied for almost 4 hours. And then he bid them good bye and went home first…
The next day, at the train station…
Misaki's P.O.V.
Another day, another time to mess my life… Though this time, I'm up to some searchin'.
Here I am, seated on one of the benches where at the subway, waiting for my train.
Ugh, when will I ever see them again, Uncle and Kusame-nii. Of all the family, they're the ones I've seen rarely ever since I graduated from Alice Academy.
Among all of the family members, Uncle and Kusame-nii are my closest relatives when I was still a kid. The last time I've seen them, personally, was on the day before I was brought to the Academy. Well, I've seen their faces through the pictures that they gave to me though.
Uncle has grown some muscle, they said that he's been lifting weights, can't imagine a shy and gentle man doing it…
Kusame-nii has grown up to a young and handsome man, my cousin who's just a month older than me…
They are so dear to me, but even though they already knew that I am already here in the outside world, they still haven't contacted me yet.
So now, I myself am coming to them at their place. Mom told me that they were just in the city, though she added that they always move from one place to another. She didn't tell me the reason why even though I asked her but nonetheless she gave me their recent address and she hope that they haven't moved out yet, again.
I looked up to my right and saw a train comin'. I stood up, and tucked in my hair on my hat then placed my hands on the front pocket of my jacket.
The train's almost full and luckily I was able to grab a seat near the window and comfortably sat and rested my head on the windowsill.
On the way, people kept on coming in and out, sometimes almost knocking on the other passengers and some are arguing. Though they started to get into my nerves, I just sat perfectly still, trying to get a rest and tried to clear my head from all of their useless arguments.
I could sense that the train has arrived onto a stop, then people started going out, pushing to some people to find seats and coming in. I grunted in response as a man in his mid 30's sat down roughly beside me, and the people's never ending chatter, disturbing my supposed-to-be-a-peaceful trip.
Just as I successfully cleared my head from their noise, I felt a bag hit my leg and that made me twitch from the contact it inflicted, though not obvious because I had hanged my head low plus the cap thing.
I looked up to see an old man, carrying a (heavy) big bag on his back, another bag, which I thought that hit me, a cooler, which I thanked that did not hit me, and a mat, trying to hold his stand with the help of holding up the rail beside him.
I stared at him and called out, "Mister, come here, take my seat." and stood up offering a hand to him by holding him up steady with one hand and the other holding the cooler.
A man quickly took my seat but I hissed at him, throwing a that's my seat asshole look and he abruptly stood up again and the old man looked back to me. I ushered him to my seat and he smiled at me and said, "Thank you miss." as he sat down, placing his cooler and bag down and the other bag on his lap.
"It's nothing mister." I replied to him while I hold on to the rail above me and placed his mat and the bag above the counter for the passenger's belongings.
When I was done, I looked at him again and smiled, "There." "Thank you again." the old man replied.
"Where are you headed to, mister?" I asked him.
"I am on my way home now, at the next stop of this train." he replied to me.
"I'm also stopping there. I'll help you to the station." I offered.
"Ugh, thank you very much. You're of a great help." he accepted and smiled again at me while I smiled at him in return.
After 30 minutes, the train arrived at our stop. A lot of people went out of the train including the two of us. Before we reached the exit, we proceeded to a nearby bench and sat there for a moment before walking out of the station.
I placed the big bag and the cooler down next to him as the old man sat plopped himself on the chair. Then I sat next to him and asked, "Your stuffs are sure heavy, are you sure that are you fine to go on your own mister?"
The old man just smiled at me before he said, "I'm fine. I have done this a lot of time. Thanks for the concern." he paused and then he looked at me, "What's your name?" he asked.
"Uhm, Misaki, Harada Misaki, sir." I replied though hesitant to give someone my name.
"Misaki-san, I would like to give something you something in return for your kindness." the old man said.
I looked at him and then waved my hand at him, "Nah, don't bother mister. I just like to help people in need." and smiled at him.
"I insist." he said, his words were powerful and with authority, that my smile disappeared, yet his tone seemed so gentle, "Here," he continued as he fished his wallet from his pocket and got a shiny card or something and handed it to me, "Go and visit this man. He's a friend and he'll give you something that might help you."
I accepted the card and didn't even bothered to look at it, instead I looked at him and smiled a little and said, "Thank you mister." and placed the card on my fashionable black and pink belt bag.
"Ok. I have to go, Misaki-san. Thank you again for helping me. Hope to see you soon." the old man stood up and picked up his bag and placed it over his back and picked up the rest of his things.
Once he was done, he left first and waved at me before he went out of the station.
I tugged my hat down and fished out the card once again as I stood up and walked out and stared at it.
Oh well. Seems I've messed up in a good way or another. I'll just gonna find their house before I will starve for lunch time.
And with that I looked up the big buildings around me and placed the card again in my bag and started for a walk.
End of P.O.V.; Normal P.O.V.
After a few walks, she saw the house that was written on the address. She smiled triumphantly as she approached the house, then she rang on the bell as she neared the gate.
DING DONG!
"Yeah! Comin'." a voice was heard coming from the house then a click, signaling the opening of the door.
At the gate, Misaki was waiting while leaning at the post near the door bell. Then as if on cue, a guy with a 1-inched tousled red hair with a pair of alluring violet eyes on his navy blue suit opened the gate, meeting a waist-lengthened pink haired girl with reddish eyes on her black tee with a "StArE & DiE" white and a red Chill font on the word DiE, topped with a white vest and a Levi's tattered pants with a skeletal high-cut chuck tailor's shoes with her cap dangling on her belt bag.
"Who are –." the guy was cut as he stared at her, analyzing her a little bit more and then, he opened his mouth again and said in a complete surprise, "Misaki?!?! Is that you?"
Kusame-nii! she thought, "Kusame-nii!" she said, hugging him (or maybe practically jumping on him) excitedly.
"Oh my God! It is you." Kusame said as he hugged her back, tighter than what she gave. "You've," he said, breaking the hug and holding her shoulders an arm length from him, "Grown."
She laughed at his remark, "Why, don't you want me to grow like you?" she said back and hugged him again then broke the hug again.
"How about let's go inside." he offered and she nodded, and off they went inside with Misaki's arm wrapped around his waist and so as his.
When they were inside, Kusame lead her to the living room and asked, "Have you eaten or not?"
"Not." she replied and he ushered her to the adjacent room.
"You should have called earlier." then he went to the refrigerator and got some food.
Misaki sat down on one of the chairs on the table and she was looking at all over the place.
Her attention was back to Kusame, who is placing a plate after preparing the food in front of her, and asked, "Where's uncle?"
"Dad's at work." he said, then pointed at the food, "Stuff yourself."
"Oh, right," she said as she started to feed herself, "Thanks."
Then after a few spoons, "Hey, are you supposed to go to work?" she looked and asked him.
"Yeah, I am." he replied calmly.
"Where do you work? Why are you still here when you're supposed to be working?" she stood up and poked him with the spoon.
He placed both his hands in front of him and said, "Woah, hold there 'cuz. I work at KeiShin Company together with dad and I am just about to go to work just before you rang."
She slowly slumped herself back on the chair and continued to eat gloomily.
"Hey, you don't have to be upset. I'm always late for work myself, so don't you worry." he said to her as he patted her back.
She looked at him with a slight of glow escaped from her gloomy face, "You sure?"
"Yeah." he said as he smiled at her. "So, continue eating up. By the way, I'll leave you in here, will you be okay for that?" he asked.
"Yah, I'll be fine," she paused and remembered, I work at KeiShin Company together with dad and I am just about to go to work just before you rang. "Kusame-nii, you work at KeiShin Company right?" she asked.
"Yeah, why?" he asked.
"Can I go to the company with you tomorrow? I have some business with some personnel in there." she said, completely finishing her meal.
"You can. By the way, are you going to go back to your parents' house?" he asked.
"No, maybe I'll stay in here for a week or so. I'll just inform them later." she said and picked up her plate and placed it in the sink to clean it.
Kusame quirked an eyebrow as he looked around her for a bag.
"My bag? No, I didn't bring any. Something just happened that made me stay." she said, "Wait for me a bit, I'll go out with you, for shopping, you know."
"Okay."
After hours of shopping for clothes that are good for a week's stay, she went back to the house. When she arrived, she was met by her cousin by the gate as he opened up for her.
"Cuz, that's a lot of, clothes." he commented, after seeing her bag of clothes.
"Well, what is a woman for you?" she asked him.
"Well, why don't we go inside, dad's preparing dinner." he said, getting some of the bags.
Misaki nodded in agreement and they went in.
"Isn't that my dear Misa-chan?" a man in his mid 40's with a black hair and alluring violet eyes (despite of his age, Kusame got his eyes from his dad, proves that he is an attractive guy in his younger years) clad on his gray office suit spoke when he spotted Misaki with Kusame entering the living room.
Misaki placed her bags on the floor beside the couch as she went to the man who called her, by the name he used to call her when she was young.
"Uncle Shiki! I missed you so much!" she said as she hugged him and then released the hug.
"I heard you lifted weights, well it seemed it can be evident, but why?" she asked, even before he could ask her something.
He closed his mouth and then laughed a little and placed his arm around her shoulders as the three of them sat down, with Shiki and Misaki on one sofa and Kusame in front of them.
"Well, I have to do it for my health, initially for my heart and lungs and for my muscles to have a proper exercise even though it was only for a little time but it seemed to have made my body into this." He said ending it with a smile.
"Ah, I see." she said then stared at him closely.
"What is it Misa-chan?" he asked.
"Hmm, first, your face seemed to have changed, like it's so clean and neat, do you always shave?" she then asked.
"Ah, well, you know, working in a big company, you, as an office worker should be groomed accordingly." he explained.
"Second," she continued, and then smiled so innocently at him, "You still call me Misa-chan."
Her uncle frowned at the comment and asked, "Why, don't you want your dear uncle to call you that?"
"Well dad, maybe she has already grown-up and has a boyfriend that she becomes so embarrassed to be called one." Kusame butted in and grinned.
She looked at him and said in protest; "I don't have one." she pouted at him and then looked at her uncle again, "It's just that, I missed that." then smiled.
"Oh, come here." Shiki said affectionately and gestured Kusame to come near them.
Once he does, Shiki embraced them and said with all his loving and gentle voice, "Misa-chan and Ku-chan will always be my dear children." and smiled.
"Love you dad." Kusame whispered.
"Love you uncle." Misaki said.
Kusame was the first one to break the hug and then straightened up.
"Aside from that," he said and playfully crossed his arms in front of his chest, "Do you want the food to keep waitin' and get cold?"
Shiki and Misaki smiled at him and nodded as they stood up and Misaki pushed him all the way to the kitchen while Shiki lead the way.
"Yah, yah, don't want the food to wait for us. Can't wait to stuff the food in my mouth." Misaki sang the words in an off key.
Taking in his food, he then glanced at the pink-haired girl in front of him then asked after he chewed his food, "I've heard from Kusame that you'll be staying here for a few days or a week or so, why?"
Misaki looked at him and chewed her food immediately to speak, "Uhm, I met and old man in the train and helped him to the station and gave me a business card and was asked to go to the person who is the owner of the card to receive something in return for helping him."
"Who is this old man?" Shiki asked again.
"Uhm…" she paused and thought, 'I don't even have a clue! He asked mine but I wasn't even thinkin' of getting his'.' "I don't know." she continued on eating.
"Ah, I see." Shiki replied and gave his attention to his food.
"Dad, she's going with us tomorrow at KeiShin." Kusame said after sometime after that when almost all of them were finished eating.
Shiki looked at them with a questioned look (his mouth is still full though).
"Well, she said that the business card was of a personnel who works at KeiShin." he explained.
Misaki was already done eating and fished out something from her bag. Then she presented it in front of her uncle to see.
At the moment she let him see it, the spoon that he was holding fell from his hand, eyes widened and he opened his mouth to say something but no sound came out. After a few seconds, feeling that he was making a fool out of himself, he closed his mouth and softened the look of his eyes and lastly picked up his spoon and placed it on the table next to his plate properly.
Seeing his father's action, Kusame became too curious of what was in the card that his dad would act that way, so he get the card from Misaki's hands and he himself was surprised to read the content of the card.
Misaki, after she presented the card to her uncle, was surprised on how he acted and then was again surprised as she turned to look at her cousin when he took the card from her.
None of the two guys spoke after seeing the card and now she was thinking as if she was about to meet a leader of some dangerous gang or in this case, a person of big authority in the company like a president or something.
'who is this person?' she thought as she stared at the card after she recovered the card from Kusame.
"Misaki." her uncle called her.
She looked at him with confused and curious eyes.
End Chapter 2
A/N: Well, well whataya guys think? Yah, I know that, in my own view, I am also kinda confused with what I'm writing with all the holes or what do you call that, missing parts?
Oh well, just tell me what you have in mind, reviews, comments, questions, anything…
Thanks again for reading and Chap 3's comin' up, I hope soon…^_^
Another thing, that issue of Misaki's uncle and cousin moving from place to place may or may not be revealed or so… I'm still thinkin' of that… maybe I'll just keep that myself…XD (to mind) I myself don't know why for now…hehehe…
AND also to clear this thing in my story, during the entire four years, Misaki's been living with her parent's house and workin' at somewhere outside the area of Tokyo and went to Tokyo to look for them, Shiki and Kusame. I hope this is all…