Sorry for the late update. I was busy with the activities in our school.

Hope you enjoy this chapter!

Disclamier: I DON'T OWN GAKUEN ALICE!

Chapter 2: He comes back…..

-Mikan's POV-

Its been a year. Exactly one year since HE broke up with me. Eversince that day, we never spoke to one another. I've been sitting beside Hotaru eversince.

It's the day of our prom. Everyone was excited. Well, except him. He's all gloomy again, sitting at the back, all alone. Even Ruka isn't talking to him today. I was looking at him –don't get me wrong- absent-mindedly, when someone called my name. "Mikan-chan."

"Huh?" I turned around and saw Anna and Nonoko smiling at me. "What is it?"

"Are you ready for the prom?" Anna asked.

I smiled and nodded.

"I'm so excited!" Nonoko squealed.

"Yeah…" I said as I turned and looked at him again. 'Is he okay? What if I talk to him?' My mind was flooding with questions.

-Normal POV-

Hotaru noticed that Mikan wasn't paying attention at the girls' conversation. She saw that Mikan's eyes were focused on….. Natsume!

'She still can't move on….'

Suddenly, Natsume looked at their direction. Seeing Mikan, he gave her an icy glare. Mikan looked away immediately, but Hotaru noticed something in Natsume's eyes. Even though he was glaring at Mikan, his eyes were saying 'I'm sorry.'

"…and so is he.' Hotaru concluded before forming a smirk on her face.

-Lunch-

Natsume was peacefully reading his manga on a branch of His Sakura tree when he felt someone's presence. He looed down and saw Hotaru.

"What do you want?" he said in a dull voice, while reading his manga.

"You still love her, do you?"

SILENCE….

"I can help you…." Hotaru said

"Hn."

"You'll get her back and I'll help you with the higher-ups"

Natsume looked at her again, this time, his face was like 'Really?'. Seeing Natsume's expression, Hotaru nodded. "But pay up first."

Natsume jumped down from the tree and looked at her. "Deal." Hotaru formed yet another smirk.

-Mikan's room; 3 hours before the prom-

Mikan and the others are in Mikan's room, preparing for the prom.

"Yey! Prom is almost near!" Anna and Nonoko said in unison. Mikan smiled. "I'm so excited." She said with glee, though, inside she felt sad. Sad that Natsume's not by her side today. "We better hurrry up, or the boys will get impatient." Sumire said. Everyone nodded as they prepared themselves.

After an hour of preparing, the girls are ready. Mikan wears an orange dress that reaches up to her ankles with glitter designs. Hotaru wears a violet dress with black trimmings. Anna and Nonoko both wear matching dresses with opposite colors. Sumire wears an olive green tube dress.

"Let's go girls!" Sumire shouted.

"Yeah!" the others said except Hotaru.

-Prom-

At the entrance, the girls saw the boys were waiting for them. Everyone has a date except Mikan. Hotaru is with Ruka, though Ruka was only forced by Hotaru, Sumire and Koko, Anna and Yuu and Nonoko and Mouchu. When they went inside the venue, they saw Tsubasa and Misaki.

"Tsubasa-sempai! Misaki_sempai!" Mikan shouted and waved at them.

"Yo, Mikan!" Tsubasa said as he and Misaki walked towards the group.

"Is Misaki-sempai your date today?"

Tsubasa and Misaki blushed. "Well…yeah." Tsubasa said.

"That's great!" Mikan squealed.

After a while, almost everyone were at the dance floor except Mikan and Hotaru. Apparently, Hotaru freed Ruka for a while. Mikan was looking around, trying to find the crimson-eyed lad. 'Where is he?'

"Oi, Baka." Hotaru called her. Mikan turned and faced her. "Come with me." Hotaru walked outside as Mikan followed. After a few minutes of walking, Hotaru stopped.

"Hotaru, what's this place? Its so dark in here!" Mikan said, trying to fin herbest friend.

"You'l find out soon enough….." Hotaru said as she disappeared.

"Hotaru? Hotaru, where are you?" Mikan shouted, desperately trying to find her best friend in the dark.

Just when she was on the brick of crying, lights suddenly appeared. When Mikan opened her eyes, she saw that she was in the middle of a garden maze. She also saw an elegant fountain in the middle of the maze.

"What's this?" Mikan said, surprized.

Sorry for the cliffy! Anyways, please review! I would really appreciate it! :)