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Mismatch, Chapter Two
"A rescue mission?!" Mikan said in shock. "But we're only students! How could we possibly take on whatever it is that this mission is about?"
"Obviously, Polka Dots, we're going to be graded on how well we complete the mission." Natsume said sarcastically.
"Pervert." Mikan muttered.
"But Mikan-san has a point. How could we take on a mission like this? Like she said, we're only students. There's no way we're going to be able to complete this mission unless…well, unless they gave us special training or something." Ruka said.
"Yes…I think they will. The Academy won't let students die for a project." Hotaru said calmly. "Although we will be the only ones taking on a project like this, I think…"
"Don't you think this is strange?" Mikan blurted out. "This doesn't seem like any project we've ever had before! Don't you think this has something to do with, well…working for the Academy?" She looked meaningfully at Natsume.
Flashback – Natsume's POV
What? What am I doing here? Why am I tied up like this?
I saw two girls beside me. One was Sumire and…Mikan? What the heck are they doing here? I started to move and I tried to burn the ropes off with my Alice. But for some reason, it was really hard and I lost a lot of energy just trying.
"Oh Sumire-san, Natsume-san's awake!" Mikan whispered.
"Oh Natsume-san, we've been so worried about you!"
What are you two doing here?
"We saw you getting kidnapped by Ryo-san so we followed you out of the Academy." Mikan whispered.
"Only this idiot got us caught by the same people who kidnapped you!" Sumire interrupted. Jeez, that girl can get really annoying sometimes…
Hey little girl…
"Don't call me that! I've got a name, you know!" Mikan said.
Mikan-san…what are you wearing those panda ears for? Are you cold or something?
"Oh…these are panda transmission ears!" Mikan exclaimed. "I can contact Hotaru with these!"
"Stupid, did you only think of that now?" Sumire sniffed.
Mikan didn't answer. Smart girl. Wait, where did that come from?! Well anyway, she was trying to contact Hotaru, I guess. After a while, she was whispering into the transmission's mouthpiece. I couldn't hear much, although I did hear Narumi-sensei telling me to use a flame to burn the ropes tying me, but no too strong so the barrier Alice of one of Ryo-san's henchmen wouldn't be disturbed. So I did, but it was hard. After I untied Mikan's ropes, I was tired out.
It was worthless anyway. Ryo-san found us. After he did, he grabbed the transmission and started talking to Narumi-sensei. That conversation revealed a lot of stuff I had no idea about before. Such as the fact that Narumi-sensei and Ryo-san knew each other since way back, and that the Academy was only training students for their own personal use. That I wasn't sure. If the Academy was or not, I couldn't just believe it. Ryo-san was an anti-Academy after all, so he could believe anything just so that it's against the Academy.
-end of flashback-
Jeez, don't remind me, Natsume thought to himself.
"Hey, you guys. Have you noticed that this rescue mission we've been assigned to doesn't have any details? I mean, like, who are we supposed to rescue? And…why us?" Ruka asked the others.
His question was unanswered. An odd silence fell over them. But Ruka could tell that no one knew the answer, therefore they couldn't say anything. Besides, they were all thinking too hard.
Suddenly the door behind them opened. It was Mr. Jinno, and he said, "Narumi-kun, can I excuse you for a bit?"
Mr. Narumi relaxed. "Good, I was about to look for you too. We need to talk about something."
The two teachers exited the classroom. Mikan wondered what they were talking about. She didn't have to wonder too long, though. Pretty soon, they could hear shouting from the behind the door, and since they were in front of it, they could hear perfectly well what they were shouting about.
"How could you assign them such a difficult mission? They're only kids, Jinno-kun!" Mr. Narumi shouted.
"They can handle it. Their group has all four types of Alices and they will support each other. They can handle it perfectly well, Narumi-kun. You're overreacting." Mr. Jinno calmly replied.
Mr. Narumi sighed. "Well, it's your fault if anything happens to them."
"Besides, they're not going to be alone. Some older students are going with them as well. Did you expect them to be alone? I'm not that foolhardy." Mr. Jinno told him.
"Oh, alright. But I won't be held responsible for anything that happens. Especially if anything happens to…Sakura-san and Hyuuga-san." Mr. Narumi said.
"Hmph. You don't have anything to worry about. They have powers they have yet to discover. But those two…yes, you're right. I'll make sure their older companions are dependable. Sakura-san and Hyuuga-san will watch out for each other. That's sibling love, after all. They'll find it in their deepest instincts to defend one another in their times of need." Mr. Jinno said.
The four students slowly turned their heads to look at each other. Then as one, their jaws dropped open, with the exception of Hotaru, who settled for frowning.
"Sibling love?!"
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A/N: Hope you enjoyed the new chapter! Tell me if you liked the twist to the story! I'll explain further in the next chapter. Review to tell me about your opinion, okay? See you in the next chapter!
By the way, I'll be inserting some new characters in the story. If you can give me any ideas on the character, I'll be inserting it in the story, okay? Include it in your reviews! You can even make yourself into and anime/manga character of Gakuen Alice, then you'll be in the story! Don't you like that?
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