"Damn isn't there anything better to do here?" a cute brunette whined while taking a bite out of her apple. Beside her a cool, lean raven head just smirked at her.

"Mikan stop whining. Next week we will have a pile of test papers to mark, and then you will be whining over the tremendous work overload," Tsubasa said sarcastically while petting Mikan's head.

Over the three years Mikan had left Gakuen Alice she had kept her childish personality as a cover to how she really felt, heart broken and lost. She couldn't forget her years in the academy. You might think who would want to be reminded of the painful memories of the past; move on and forget was the most ideal thing to do. Alas, Mikan had a different dilemma; she was haunted by the memories of the certain someone that had made a mark in her heart, an invisible mark which could not be removed by force.

'Mikan stop spacing out, your class starts in 3 minutes. Get going before you are caught late again. You wouldn't want the discipline teacher at your neck again would you?"

Tsubasa said while waving his hand in front of her face.

Tsubasa's words seem to snap her out of her though she stuffed the apple into her mouth. She quickly grabbed her books and ran out of the teacher's lounge giving Tsubasa a wave and a muffled goodbye. Tsubasa was shaking her head looking at his adorable junior run out the lounge suddenly the door banged open again and Mikan rushed in and grabbed a few other things and she was out again.

"She sure is fired up today," Tono said as he came through the doors. The handsome long haired guy chuckled along with Tsubasa.

Tsubasa still chuckling and grabbed his teaching aid and he was out of the doors too. "Well its better than the broken person she was when she came here," he whispered to himself.

Three years ago Mikan Sakura applied as a teacher at Alice Academy New Zealand. Tsubasa was happy to see his beloved junior; after all he graduated first so he had to leave first which was two years earlier. He had missed her but the person he saw was not the same anymore. Her bubbly, cheerfulness was lost and replaced by fake smiles and a broken look, like nothing mattered to her anymore. Mikan, his beloved kohai was just an empty shell now, he feared she was never going to be the same again but she suddenly gained some sense in her after a few months.

She is not entirely the person she was in the past but it was better than the dead empty shell she came as.

"Oh well I better start learning from her too. If she is strong enough to move on I should start fresh too," Tsubasa mumbled before entering his class.

Mikan's POV

It's been three years already, that's sure is a long time. As she entered her class her students was playing the game of arm wrestling (Alice style of course). Mikan sweats drop. They were a bunch of troublesome pesky little kids that doesn't learn from the past. Why would you have an Alice arm wrestling competition with the Alice user of strength?

"Alright guys cut it out. I'm sure you already know who the winner is right?" Mikan said throwing her thick text book towards them when they ignored her. The book hit squarely at Michael who had the Alice of strength causing him to lose concentration thus allowing Simon, Alice of steel to win. The crowd cheered. The students who was already seated turned around in surprise.

"Seriously, this bunch of misfits," Mikan though as a vein popped out of her head.

"Guys I think you should take your seats soon or we might find ourselves on fire." Justin said while taking cover under his desk. He had the Alice of intuition which was 100% accurate of course.

Suddenly the whole class (other than the good ones of course) was engulfed in flame and the crowd of kids found their hairs on fire. Mikan looked up and smirked. (Do not under estimate Natsume's ex girl friend)

"Are we ready for class or do you want to continue the Alice game?" Mikan taunted, she was definitely enjoying the screams of fear from them.

"Lets study!" the class chorus. The fire disappeared and the class returned as it was. Nothing looked burn as a matter of fact it didn't look as thought there was any fire in the first place.

"Aww you guys are such obedient children," Mikan said as she smiled sweetly as though nothing just happened. The class quickly took their seat, one word ran through their mind, monster.

"You know monsters are definitely not as cute as Ms. Mikan."the mind reader of the class, Koko said while grinning at their teacher. Mikan gave him a sweet smile which made few guys in the class blush. (Seriously kids now a days)

"Alright let's carry on with class. Next week is your mid year exams you wouldn't want to fail that for extra classes would be given during the beautiful holiday for those who fail," Mikan said cheerfully as the class groaned.

Over the years Mikan had learned to adapt to the school, she used the way how she was treated in Gakuen Alice to help her get through her daily routine. (Natsume's threatening style and Narumi's overly happy façade). The past drives her mad but she was healing slowly and surely. Mainly she left to give Natsume his life back, for it seems she was a burden to him. It hurt her to think that she meant nothing to him but it's good that she was not in his way anymore. Well it's only fair that I give him a break from this 'childish little girl' as he likes to say.

"I'll be fine on my own. Well love is never a fair game. You snooze you lose, I guess I snoozed and got stuck in cloud 9 dreaming that The Natsume Hyuga would be in love with me," Mikan though as she explained 'I am by John Clare' to her bunch of 15 year old misfits.

"I am but what I am none cares or know…"

The next Day

"Mikan Sakura, Tsubasa Andou and Tono will be transferred to Alice Academy in Japan. It seems that their Elementary School Principle who had caused a war in the academy there had left his duties to continue his so call legacy to someone before he died. They need the children who fought the same trouble before, since they will be more experienced," the High School Principle explained to the staff.

Mikan stood there shell shocked, will her life ever be peaceful? Tsubasa and Tono just shrugged, at least they get to return to their beloved homeland and as for Tsubasa he had someone waiting for him.

"The trouble just keep coming one after the other, when will it stop? What did I do in my past lives to deserve this? Seriously? Life is so not fair, I was just trying and going to forget that bastard….fate really is not on my side," Mikan thought with a sigh.