Chapter 2: Ch01 Finding Mikan
xxxDisclaimerxxx : I do not own Alice Academy…. Higuchi Tachibana does….
xxxRatedxxx : T
xxxSummaryxxx : Sakura Mikan, 13 years old, 2-star ranked, visited her grandpa after receive a good ranking. But AAO has waited her at the village. What would happen? Her other alices is going to be awaken. The other alices? How will Natsume and the gang act if they found out this?
-From agehamistress for you-
This is the English version from my Indonesian Fanfic 'Prisoner'…
Hope you enjoy this...
ch.01/ Found Mikan /
2 hours later…
"What the hell's going on?" murmured Persona who came by order of Alice Academy.
Silence enfolded the forest, no sound.
The forest in which the incident had happened now became dead. Strange, it's too suspicious. The animal's voice should be heard from the deep of forest. But, there's just nothingness. The birds flew away from the forest. Raccoons, squirrels, reptiles, rabbits and many more beast ran away from they didn't know what.
Even the sound of the falling leaves clearly audible. The wind rustled through now and then.
Persona ran into the forest, followed by Narumi, Natsume, and Nobara. His feeling's told him something wrong. The calm afternoon made him more alert.
Persona squnted. Something was in front of him, in a piece of barren land which oddly there's no tree grew there. He fastened his speed, making three people behind him a bit overwhelmed.
Two people lying rigidly in that piece of land.
"Yuka-senpai! Shiki!" Narumi was shocked to see them. These two couldn't possibly lose against AAO. No way. Yuka and Shiki was far more skilled than they was. He lifted Yuka onto his lap.
Shiki immediately got up, realizing that Yuka was not beside him. He saw someone lifted her. Who? His eyes tried to scan his surrounding although his vision was not yet clear. Narumi stood beside him carrying Ruka. He relieved.
"Mikan… What happened to Mikan?" asked Shiki dazedly. He stared the gayish teacher.
Meanwhile Natsume ran deeper into the forest, realizing Mikan was nowhere to seen. He was worried. That gushy girl couldn't possibly be okay after fighting AAO on her own. The raven hair's figure disappeared from Persona's view before he could prevent it.
"Tch, that dumb kid." Persona said under his breath. "Nobara, this way. I'll leave those two to you, Naru."
Persona walked for a while and found the seven members of AAO lying helplessly on the ground. Their wounds clearly visible. Persona immediately spotted Reo who had the most severe cuts and bruises.
"Nobara get them inside the car."
Nobara concentrated. The air around her vibrated then a large jail from ice formed and entrapped the seven people from AAO. Sweats were streaming down her face but she tried her best to keep the jail. Nobara flew them closer to Alice Academy's special car for prisoners. Please be safe, Mikan…she prayed.
Once again, Persona inspected that place while smirking mischievously.
There's no doubt. This has to be Mikan Sakura's doing. How very intriguing. Come back soon, Kuro Neko! Be sure to bring the girl with you. I'm interested in her.
Natsume's POV
Mikan. I'm really worried about her. Yesterday with that stupid face of her, she went to visit her grandfather. I've been with her for four years. In that long period of time, I've fallen in love with her. Wait… did I say that I loved her? Tch, her stupid mind seems has affected me. She's a stupid girl who doesn't realize my feelings and Ruka's, though everyone around her knows about it, especially Imai.
I quickly ran into the forest, looking in all direction. Mikan, where is she? My chest felt heavy. I had to keep my promise to Ruka and Imai. That mad scientist made me promise to her. When I entered this village, somehow I felt her kind of smell is as the same as this village. Soft and cheerful. I want her back by my side. I've never thought I'm going to a mission without complaining.
Flashback
Ting Tong!
"Natsume Hyuuga from class 1-B, please proceed to Headmaster's office immediately. Repeat, Natsume Hyuuga, 1-B, please proceed to Headmaster's office immediately. Thank you." The loudspeaker announced.
I'm sure it's something about mission I'm going to do. The strange it is, why do I have to meet the headmaster first? It's Persona who usually gives me missions. Maybe there's something special. Halfheartedly I went to headmaster's office. This time there's no chance for running—the order came directly from headmaster.
"Natsume, is it about mission again? Are you okay?" Ruka stared at me with a worried look in his face. His rabbit lied contentedly in his lap. His blue eyes saw straight at me. Yes, Ruka is my best friend. But there's something about him that's still bugging me. He has a girlie face. In four years, his face didn't change except he's taller. And his fan club, I don't know how, some girls (and boys) from his fan club made Ruka and me to be a pair. Wait, there's nothing can happen between two boys, right? They know that Ruka like Polka. And I am not and never be a homo. I'm not Yaoi. Ah, just forget what I said.
I saw Koko chuckled. That damn mind reading alice. He knows my secret. I swear I'll kill him if he tells one of my secret to the others. I'll burn you to crisp. The afraid-looked came over his face. "Yeah." I answered Ruka. He seemed more worried. "Don't wo—"
Blitz!
Imai stood right in front of Ruka with a camera in her hands. She really never missed important moments that have monetary values. A photo blushing Ruka who's staring worriedly to me came out. Ruka tried to snatch the photo but it suddenly disappear.
"What was that?" I asked consciously and regretted it.
"Invention number 1403: Pigula Camera, producing the photo that can amazingly vanish if someone tries to destroy it. Exclusive design equipped with a pair of foot for the camera and the photo so that can escape faster. In stores this month, currently the price is 3000 rabbits. For your information, 100 cameras were sold at the first week of release. Order now or you'll be sorry." Imai finished her words and zoomed out the class on her scooter.
"IMAAAAIIII! GIVE ME THAT PHOTO!" Ruka ran after her. Suddenly he stopped and turned around. "Natsume, before I forget," he said. "Promise me you'll come back in one piece." Then he resumed his pursue of Imai.
Not long after Ruka got out, the photo showed itself and circled, waltzing into someone's hand. Of course, Imai's holding the photo. She stared at me with her purple orbs. "Hyuuga," she said, "bring her back safely or I'll hunt you down for the rest of your life." She walked away. I stared her back, confusion clearly etched in my face. What did she mean?
I opened the door onto Headmaster's office, sighing. Persona, Narumi, and Nobara the 'ice queen' had been there first.
"What took you so long? You're thirty minutes late." Persona welcomed me with his piercing word.
"Tch…" I didn't want to answer im.
"This time I'll forgive you because you're the one who will regret this"
"What are you talking about?"
The headmaster ordered Persona to be quiet. The tension decreased.
"Oi, just get straight to the point. What's my mission this time? And why this gayish teacher included in this mission?" I glared at the headmaster on purpose,
"Well, well, Natsume, you've behave very rudely to the headmaster and me. Unlike you, I don't want to complicate things. I don't want to waste time, so here goes. Serina-sensei with her alice saw that Mikan-chan is in trouble with AAO. I suspect that they're really going to take Mikan-chan this time. That's why we have to act quickly. I named it: Saving Mikan-chan from the bloody hands of AAO! Now, Natsume, let's go! Bye headmaster!" I looked him in awe, but covered it with my bangs. He said those sentences in one breathe. How can? He waved to the headmaster before he grabbed my hands. I was immediately whisked off to a waiting limousine. Behind the limousine, a car with iron bars followed.
End of Flashback
I saw her figure sleeping against a tree near a lake. Beside her there was a freshly dug out mound of dirt. I quickly ran to her side. I placed her in my lap. Her uniform was bloody and torn in some places.
"Oi, Polka! Wake up! Wake up, Polka!" I tried to call her a few times to wake her up. "Mikan! Mikan!"
End of Natsume's POV
The brunette opened her eyes. She didn't know where she is. The scenery around her seemed familiar. The forest, the trees, the lake, Natsume? Why is he here?
"Natsume, where am I? What are you doing here?" asked an unfocused Mikan.
Natsume stared at her with relief. Thankfully the girl wasn't badly injured. Mikan suddenly stood up. It seemed she already realized what's going on.
"Natsume, where's Kaa-san and Shiki-san? What happened to the AAO? I want to kill them! They murdered Jii-chan!" She started to cry.
Mikan hugged Natsume tightly. She released all of her heart aches. What had just happened before her eyes was really painful.
"What did I do? Why am I here? I don't actually remember what happened! What's actually going on, Natsume?" She didn't know what to do anymore, she could only cry and weep.
Natsume decided to carry her and walked back towards the Alice Academy limousine. Mikan couldn't stop crying. Her mind kept on rewinding those terrifying incidents.
Chapter 2!
But, I'm not really happy with this. This is lack of something important but I don't know what it is…
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