Author's Note: Hey, this is Tsu-chan! This story is a favor for my brother and unlike my usual reviewers he CAN hurt me if I don't update. So I can update more regularly. I have not read much of the books and I don't know much about Gakuen Alice but my brother does. I just write what he tells me.

He is a big fan of crossovers. His next torture for me is a crossover between Black Cat and HunterxHunter. Tell me what you think about it. I might consider it. I am thinking about it.... Haha… as if psychology class hasn't broken my brain.

Disclaimer: We do not own Gakuen Alice or Artemis Fowl.


Artemis Fowl and Gakuen Alice:

"Artemis Fowl: Alice Academy"

(A collaboration between Tsubame Ongaku and brother.)


Chapter 2: Black cats and Geniuses



Haven City, the lower elements



Holly Short was impatient. For some time, she had been searching for any information she could possibly find about Alice Academy. Nothing was coming up. It was like Alice Academy didn't exist on the map. It was like tracking an invisible needle in a haystack.

The elf cursed and slammed her hands angrily on her desk. Then with a frustrated sigh, pushed a hand through her short auburn hair.

"Hey, Holly. You're still looking I see." Foaly suddenly appeared behind her. The centaur knew that Holly was trying to get information about Alice Academy. She had been searching since she found out that Artemis planned on going.

"I told him to go once we gathered more information," she muttered in reply. "Why would he do something this dangerous and stupid? We don't know anything about those guys."

Foaly scratched his chin thinking about a suitable reply. "I guess the answer is the same with why he would decide to go to limbo to save the world, or how he would steal fairy gold to finance an Arctic expedition to rescue his father."

Holly sighed again, knowing that he was right. Artemis had a gift of getting himself into trouble. It was a gift that gave Butler and her nightmares. "I just wished that he wouldn't be so rash as to jump into another opportunity to get himself into potential trouble.

She looked blankly at the screen. "I didn't gather much, but I gathered something that might be potentially dangerous. Have you heard… of Black Cat?"

"Black cat?"

She nods, still staring blankly. "His name is popular in Human Underground organizations. From what I could gather, he is in that academy and is responsible for many… infiltrations and trouble in a few anti-alice organizations. He had never failed and he isn't afraid to kill."

"Is that all you could gather?"

"Yes. But I'm sure… Artemis would already know this though."

***

And Artemis did. Also, he had a feeling he knew who the Black Cat was. Artemis was quietly following the young girl named Mikan as she showed him the rooms of the Academy.

"…and starting Monday, this will be our classroom." She told him, pushing open the doors and showing him inside. To be honest, he was really uncertain about learning through a classroom setting. The last time he tried, he didn't stay very long. Saint Bartleby's School for Young Gentlemen. It was a pain to be smarter than the teachers. He had much preferred learning by himself.

"For those who get the Honor Student Award, they get coupons for restaurants in Central Town and can go home to see their family!"

He just nodded quietly. Thinking that that information might be useful. If he aimed for the Award then he wouldn't worry his mother and father so much. His mother was very much against to him leaving home.

"Arty-kun, are you alright. You are so quiet." At that question, he looked at her. He didn't know that he was so quiet.

"Mikan, Artemis please." He looked around thoughtfully at the empty classroom. "I was just thinking of something." He ran his hand through the smooth oak desk. "Mikan, who was that person. The one wearing the feline mask. He seemed very important to you."

At that, Mikan froze but forced herself to smile. "That was… my boyfriend, Natsume. Sorry about that, Arty---Artemis. He is a good person really. He was just a bit angry."

"That mask he was wearing… what does it do?"

Mikan looked away uncomfortably. She felt trapped, but she did understand that he would find out anyway sooner or later. "It is an alice limiter…" she started, not looking at him in the eyes. She suddenly seemed to find the outside of the window interesting. "Natsume…is very powerful. His alice is unlimited and cool… but every time he uses it he---" She really didn't finish.

Artemis just noticed her wrapping her arm around herself. He could see that hand shivering. She was afraid, he could see it clearly. "I see. Does everyone need those… limiters?"

She shakes her head. "Not really. They are usually given to those people who give the academy trouble."

"Interesting," he thought, pulling a chair back and taking a seat. "So the mysterious black cat wasn't tamed."

"Artemis, what made you decide to come here?" Mikan asked him. "If Narumi-sensei brought you here, I don't think he forced you to come. A lot more people want to leave. It is unusual for someone to just willingly come here."

He smiled and shrugged. "Mild curiosity really. And boredom."

"What?" Her eyes became small and confused. That was really an unusual reason.

He didn't repeat his answer, instead asked her a question. "How about you, Sakura-san? Why are you here?"

Mikan's smile became very bright and pretty, surprising even Artemis himself. "Hotaru. I came here to be with Hotaru. We have always been together since we were children and I wanted to always be together."

"Hotaru?"

Her eyes became dreamy and glassy. "Hotaru Imai. She's my bestfriend and she is the coolest girl ever. She is pretty, nice and the smartest girl in class. She invents the coolest things too! She's aiming for the Honor's Student Award too."

Apparently, Mikan was very fond of the girl, Hotaru. But if she was aiming for that award as well, it sounded like he had a rival. It might prove interesting if that was the case.

"You know, talking like that might make your boyfriend jealous."

She came out of her daze and turned to him with that confused expression on her face. "You mean Natsume? Why do you say that?" She walked to the table where Artemis was sitting. She pulls the seat beside him and sits down.

"He might think that you love Hotaru more than him."

She blinked. "Why would he think that?" The girl gave another smile and began swinging her legs. She seemed very sure of whatever she was thinking. "Natsume understands that Hotaru and I had always been together since we had been children. I love Hotaru… but actually…"

She blushed. "The feeling in my heart that Natsume gives me is very different." She blushed harder and tried hiding it in her palms. "I really said it. I'm sorry, Artemis. I must sound pretty silly right now."

Artemis shook his head. "No. Not exactly… but I don't think I will ever understand girls." That was true. Did girls really believe that what they are feeling is an unexplained miracle? It could easily be explained by human psychology and hormones. Normal in the adolescent stage. Though, it did not look like Mikan was a person that you could explain biology and science to without giving yourself a headache.

"Narumi-sensei was right, Artemis-kun. You are really very strange." She laughed, shaking her head. Her hair following each movement.

Time for another tough question. "What do you think Natsume did?" he asked casually. "You know to be made to wear that mask. He must have done something pretty bad, if that was the purpose of that thing…"

Mikan's mouth opened, then closed. She did not know how much about the Dangerous Abilities type she could reveal. It was a class that she belonged to but they were made different and isolated in the school. Many of the students lived in fear of the assignments to be assigned to them. Any mission could easily become their last mission.

"I don't know either," she admitted softly. Which was true. She didn't know. It had surprised her too when she saw Natsume wear that mask again. But she did know that it must have something to do with Persona but she couldn't talk about that either. Not that there was a lot that she could say about Persona. It wasn't because she didn't know, it was because it wasn't for her to say.

She had quite a few questions herself. So she had no authority to say anything. She really didn't want Artemis to worry either. The academy was really a fun and enjoyable place if not for… the not enjoyable parts. She had a lot of happy days in the academy. Who was she to deny Artemis that opportunity?

"You will probably be given a star ranking tomorrow!" she said, changing the subject quick. The boy noticed, but he decided to let her decide the pace. Maybe it was enough inquiries for now. It would be bad if Mikan started feeling suspicious of him. "For now… hnmmm… maybe Iinchou won't mind that you stay with him. I will ask him later."

"It isn't necessary," He already had his room and board ready. The necessary paperwork were taken care of before he arrived. "Star ranking?"

"Eh? Narumi-sensei hasn't explained about that?" Though she shouldn't really be surprised. "The star system is based on grades, personality and alice ability. The allowance you get is based on that too."

"Allowance?"

Mikan pulls out a few coins and shows it to him. "Alice Academy is like a city. It has its own money. These are called rabbits. You get them once and month and it depends on the star ranking."

"No stars have five rabbits. One stars have thirty. Two stars have fifty and Three stars have a hundred. The special stars… get a thousand." She showed him the Special star pinned on her uniform. "This is what the special star looks like."

Rabbits? Stars? It was official. This place did seem like something out of a child's imagination. Maybe he did somehow fall into a rabbit hole and ended up in Wonderland.

"Arty-kun? You're quiet again."

"Huh?" Artemis finally noticed Mikan was waiting for him to reply. "Forgive me, I was simply slightly distracted. I was just thinking… that academy is so very, very strange."

At that, Mikan laughed. "The students are very, very strange too. So doesn't that make any sense?"

Now that Mikan mentioned it, it did make some sense. However, Artemis was not used to the Wonderland-like atmosphere. He had dealt with trolls, fairies and elves like in the fairytales but they were different from the fairytale he saw here. It might be that there was something else going on in this academy and that they aren't talking just yet.

"I see. Do you think you can take me to see the dorms? I am tired."

***

Artemis's room was what you would expect from any boarding school. It was enough for one person to live. It had a bed, desk, bathroom and a bookcase filled with books. He scanned the shelves and it had books about geography, medicine and psychology. He was relieved to find that it didn't have one fairy tale in sight. It was adequate. He would miss the grandeur and luxury of home but it was adequate.

He inspected the room, checking for bugs or cameras. He was sure that the academy would be watching him quite carefully. They were unsure of his alice and Artemis was pretty sure that they had taken to account his cleverness. He had left quite a reputation back at his old school.

He found a few bugs planted by the phone, desk and bathroom. The camera was cleverly hidden inside a portrait, so he had to take note of the blind spots later. He knew that it was probably dangerous to contact Butler inside he room until he could figure out those blindspots.

Putting on his coat, he decided that a walk was in order. The dorm mother was waiting for him at the door. It took Artemis a second to realize that the robotic contraption was actually frowning at him.

"Fowl- sama… where are you…going?"

In a voice that was so calm that it surprised even the robot, he asked. "Who---what are you?"

"I'm you're dorm mother," it replied. It placed its hands on its hips, and giving the genius a deep frown.

The boy was a genius. He had seen trolls, fairies and time travel. But he still found it so difficult to believe that the dorm mother was acting like it was alive. It was extraordinary but then again very little should surprise him anymore. Someone in this academy had invented quite an impressive AI.

"I'm going for a walk, ma'am," he bowed politely. "I will be returning before the curfew."

The dorm mother sighed and lets him pass. "Okay, but return before the curfew. Otherwise I will have to report you to the teachers."

Artemis smiled. "And I wouldn't want that. I am aiming for the Honor's Student Award." With that, he walked away. Once outside, he walked to the direction of the woods. He made sure no one was around before casually activating his watch.

"Butler," he whispered as quietly as he could. It would be odd to explain why he was talking to himself if he bumped into some random passersby. He made his voice low enough for Butler to hear but not enough for someone to eavesdrop.

"Artemis? Artemis, is that you?"

It was a relief to finally take a break from speaking Japanese. "Yes, it is, Butler. I am safe, so do not plan an infiltration just yet."

The bodyguard grumbled, making Artemis chuckle. He figured that that plan had crossed Butler's mind.

"How is my family?"

Sighing, he gave his report. "The usual. Your parents are off to help another cause. Your brothers are learning words." Butler did not sound very pleased the boys' accomplishment. "You have to speak to your brother, Myles. He taught Beckett to use knucklehead"

This time it was Artemis that was sighing. Yes, he really should speak to his brother about words like those. However, he was so difficult. Much like himself actually.

"I see."

"How about you, Artemis? They aren't hurting you in anyway, are they?"

"No. They are not," he assures him. "There is still much to learn about this place. I can tell you this. The people here aren't normal people. Many have abilities I have never seen before."

"Are they dangerous?"

"Possibly."

"Artemis, that doesn't reassure me one bit."

He chuckled in reply. "I am sorry. But for now, let me see what else I can find out. I have to go. It is almost curfew and if I want any chance of going home, I am going to have to go."

"What do you mean?"

"I will explain later. I must go. Wait for my next call, Butler. Goodbye."

Wait! Artemis---."

He hung up before he could continue though. He deactivated the watch and turned back to the direction of the dorm. When he returned, the dorm mother was waiting. He smiled an emotionless smile to her and entered. He didn't turn around for it to close the doors behind them…


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