A Naturally Weird Coincidence
Disclaimer I do not own Gakuen Alice
WARNING Characters are a little OOC
X.Summary: Have u ever gotten stuck in an elevator? It Might sound like a normal situation. But, not until you find yourself stuck with a specific person. Specifically a raven hair crimson eyed boy. Who you soon notice seems to be everywhere in your life. Stalker? Or Coincidence?
X. Chapter 2: Coffee Shop
It was 2 in the afternoon. Mikan was getting ready for her job interview which was in a little while. She was wearing a black skirt that was not too short to make her look desperate; but, not too long to make her look insecure. She also wore a white shirt and a small black blazer along with black heels and her favourite purse. To top it all off she wore light blush with eye liner and lip gloss.
She walked out of her apartment and guess who just happened to go out at the same time? Yes, it was the boy who she was starting to despise. She took her time locking her door, hoping that, by the time she made it to the elevators he was gone. She slowly walked to the elevator but, as usual, things just can't go her way, because he ended up being there. She slowly stood beside him with a big gap between them. She faced the elevator doors waiting for it to open. She began to get impatient and started to tap the floor with her feet. But she soon started to regret doing so.
"Oi, Can you stop?" he asked rudely, in an irritated tone.
"Fine, geez" she pouted and turned her head the other direction. She could still feel his glare on her.
'Geez does this guy keep grudges or what?' she thought to herself.
Finally the doors to the elevator opened. Both entered the elevator. 'Great' she groaned 'more waiting'
"I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie world" her cell phone began to ring.
He snorted. "Nice ringtone"
Before picking up her phone, she gave him a whatever-who-cares-what-you-think look.
"Hello?" she said
"Oi, baka where are you?"
"Ah! Hotaru? "Mikan said
"Answer my question" Hotaru said, still sounding emotionless as ever.
"I'm going to my job interview why?" she asked innocently.
"You could have left a note" said Hotaru
"Ah! Sorry Hotaru, I'll be home soon ok? Bye" she said
"Baka" Hotaru said, but instead of a reply, she heard the dial tone.
In the elevator, both were still not talking to each other, finally, Mikan chose to speak up.
"So did you just move here?" she asked curiously.
"Hn" he said.
"Is that a yes?" she said
He didn't reply. 'Oh well, I tried' she thought. The elevator doors opened and both left without looking at one another or saying a polite good bye. Both just simply went different directions. Or so they thought...
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Mikan was carefully reading the address to her job interview. But, she was completely lost. When she was close to giving up, she started to smell an aroma. It smelled like coffee. She began to follow the aroma. It ended up leading her to a small coffee shop. "Cafe Alice" Mikan said reading the sign. Then it hit her. "Cafe Alice!" she shouted excitedly.
'This is it' she thought.
Mikan slowly moved her hand towards the door handle. She took one last breath before she took a step inside. Once she entered; she was welcomed with a warm 'hello' by one of the workers. She had pink wavy hair that was a little pass her shoulder. Mikan somewhat loosened up; she greeted the girl back before looking more around the cafe. She was already starting to love the place. There was a small fire place near the corner of the coffee shop, with big couches surrounding it. Near the windows there were tables where a few business workers were sitting. While the younger people - mostly teenagers - were around the couches. It had a nice warm atmosphere. She slowly made her way to the counter where one of the workers was making coffee.
"Hello, how can I help you miss?" he asked kindly. Right as Mikan looked at him she was captivated by his beautiful blue eyes. He had blonde hair with a very gentle smile.
"Miss?" she heard him say. She soon came back to her senses.
"Oh! I'm sorry I read in the newspaper that you were hiring. Am I correct?" she said trying to act professional.
"Oh, we are actually, would you like to speak with our manager?" he asked.
"Yes...please" Mikan replied; amazed by how polite the workers were.
He took her to the back of the coffee shop and left her in a small office. He had told her that he would be coming shortly to speak with her. A few minutes passed and he still wasn't here. She began to check her watch from time to time. To keep herself from getting bored, she took out her cell phone and began playing around with it. Then, finally, he came.
Mikan stared at him. 'Is it just me, or does it seem that all the workers here are quite dazzling' she thought in her head. He had blonde hair with purple eyes and he also had a very gentle smile, just like the boy before. He seemed to be at least around 25 years old.
"Hi, my name is Sakura Mikan" she stood up introducing herself.
"Hello my name is Narumi, very nice to meet you" he said
"So what do you think about my coffee shop?" he suddenly asked, as he took a seat at his desk.
Mikan was slightly confused, the question was so unexpected; but, she still ended up answering it.
"I like it very much; it has a very nice warm and welcoming atmosphere." She said
Hearing this Narumi smiled and came to a conclusion.
"You're hired" he said.
"Uh...that's...it?" she said getting even more confused.
He chucked; her expression was priceless.
"Yes...that's pretty much it, right as I saw you I could tell you were fit for the job" he told her.
"How?" she asked; still not convinced.
"I saw you had innocence in your eyes, you also had a very gentle smile. Each worker here has a welcoming personality. Once I saw you; I could tell you had potential" he ended his sentence with a wink.
"Oh...but! Don't you need my resume?" she asked
"No need" he said
"So...that's it"
He nodded. Mikan wasn't fully convinced; she was even willing to pinch herself to see if it was truly happening. In the end, Mikan gave up and forced herself to believe it was true.
"So, Mikan-chan, shall we show you around?"
Mikan nodded and followed him out the office.
He introduced her to the people she had seen earlier. The girl, who had greeted her when she entered, was named Anna. While the boy, she met at the counter, was named Ruka.
"We have one more worker -Natsume Hyuuga- but, I have a feeling he will be coming late -"
"- As usual..." Anna cut in.
"He doesn't always come late" Ruka said. Then, the door opened and guess who walked in?
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