Chapter 3: Trip to Central Town
Mari-chan: Thanks to dominiqueanne, irumi kanzaki, loubell, kae1523mae, and squirrelie for their reviews. I'm sorry I couldn't update immediately because we had a vacation for 1 night and 2 days I was really thinking what I was going to write when I came back. And Mikan and Hotaru's age is 15 while Natsume and Ruka is 16.
Mikan: Ne, Mari-chan, Gakuen Alice doesn't have any entertainment! It's so boring.
Mari-chan: Thanks for the idea Mikan! Now I know what I'll do this chapter.
Mikan: Really I did something good!?
Mari-chan: Hai.
Natsume: I don't believe it the idiot Mikan helped another idiot.
Mari-chan and Mikan: Natsume is a meanie!
-Mikan and Mari-chan chases Natsume-
Hotaru: Gakuen Alice isn't owned by Mari-chan she just likes to make stories about it.
Ruka: Please R&R. Thanks. There are some OOCs here too...
It was Saturday, 7:00 in the morning, Mikan woke up.
Mikan: Another beautiful day! Aw today is Saturday means no classes... No entertainment... No fun...
Ding dong... Mikan opened the door, surprisingly to see it was Ruka. (You must've thought it was Natsume)
Ruka: Ohayo Mikan-chan!
Mikan: Ah! Ruka-pyon, ohayo...
Ruka: You seem down today.
Mikan: I'm not, its just that today is Saturday means there's no classes, and also means nothing to do.
Ruka: I thought you hated classes?
Mikan: Well, yes, I hate it. But I believe it's much better than nothing to do at all.
Ruka: Want to go to Central Town?
Mikan: What is Central Town?
Suddenly, Natsume came in. He overheard their conversation, and he suddenly butted in.
Natsume: It's a place where you shop.
Mikan: Na-natsume!
Ruka: Ohayo Natsume.
Natsume: Hn.
Mikan: Ohayo Natsume.
Natsume: Hn.
Mikan: Oh Ruka! Let's go to Central Town later at afternoon, and let's also invite Hotaru. Natsume, you will come, right?
Natsume: Hn.
Mikan: I will take that as a yes.
Ruka: Well, let's meet at 12 p.m. at the bus station.
Mikan: See you both later at the bus station! I will get ready now, so bye.
Ruka: See you later.
Natsume: Hn.
Natsume and Ruka left the room...
Mikan: Hm... Central Town eh... I'm so excited!
At another room...
Man: Young miss, Mikan Sakura, Natsume Hyuuga, Ruka Nogi, and Hotaru Imai will be seeing each other later.
Lady: I see, what time will they meet?
Man: 12 p.m.
Lady: I see by then I should be following them.
Man: Will I pick your spying dress ma'am?
Lady: Sure. I want it to be unnoticeable.
Man: I see, I shall follow what you command.
Back to Mikan...
Mikan: Before I get ready I'll call on Hotaru.
Mikan called on Hotaru.
Robot: Hello. This is Imai residence. Who do you want to talk to?
Mikan: Hotaru Imai please.
Robot: Just a sec.
Hotaru: Hello, this is Hotaru.
Mikan: Hotaru! Let's go to Central-- (was cut by Hotaru)
Hotaru: I know we will go there with Ruka and Natsume, meet at the station at 12 p.m. They told me already.
Mikan:Oh I see. Well, bye.
Hotaru: Bye.
After they put the phones down they got ready. Mikan was wearing a blue Sunday dress with a matching sky blue Sunday Hat, she wore blue sandals, her hair was put down and near the end there were slight curls. She was really pretty. Hotaru wore a pink sleeveless hoodie, dark pink skirt with black leggings, she wore slippers which were 1 inch high and colored pink. Her hair was shoulder length, her bangs were in braids. She was really cool.
12 p.m. at the bus station...
Mikan: Hotaruuuu! You look soooo cool!
Hotaru: Mikan you're so pretty.
Nastume: You're quite cute today Mikan. Good thing you dressed well today.
Mikan: FYI! I've always worn dresses like this ever since we were young!
Natsume: Come to think of it, you did wore those kinds of dress, but today it's much better than before.
Mikan: You've fallen for me Natsume Hyuuga.
Natsume: You!? No way! (quite blushing)
Mikan: Who is blushing?
Natsume: It's none of your business!
Ruka: Hotaru, you look pretty too, or should I say cool?
Hotaru: Thank you.
Natsume: Let's go the bus is about to leave.
They went in the bus, Mikan and Natsume were seatmates and Hotaru and Ruka were the other.
Flashback:
Mikan: So who will be the seatmates? It can't be me and Hotaru again, or Natsume and Ruka. It's so old already, and I also believe that we need to change for awhile, so we will know each other much more because it had been 5 years before we met again. We need to know the happenings to each others lives--(was cut by Hotaru)
Hotaru: It will be Mikan and Natsume who will be pairing and me and Ruka, because my robot pointed so.
Mikan: What!? But why does it have to be me and Natsume!?
Hotaru: Because my robot says so.
Mikan: But that's just a dumb robot!
Natsume: Great, because of your wonderful opinion we've been paired up.
Mikan: As if I wanted you to be my pair!
Hotaru: I'm fine with Ruka.
Ruka: I'm fine with Hotaru too.
Unknown to them a girl in a black suit was watching their every move...
End of Flashback
Mikan: Ne Natsume, about the past, did you really mean that you loved me or you were just playing with me?
Natsume: I did mean it. I really did.
Girl: WHY YOU! MIKAN SAKURA!
Natsume: Who is that?
Ruka: I-it's Shoda Sumire.
Mikan: Konnichiwa Shoda-san, what do you want from me?
Sumire: Nothing! I just wanted to tell you that you stole Natsume from all of the Natsume fans club!
Mikan: I-I...Didn't...
Sumire: YES YOU DID!
Hotaru: Don't you dare talk loud to Mikan! Because if you did you're messing up with me. And one more thing, YOU stole HIM from HER! Natsume already confessed to her when we were young, but not very young to not know our feelings!
Sumire: Natsume... W-was that all true?
Natsume: Yes, and I mean it.
Sumire: B-but... Why did you... Kiss... Me, Luna, and the others?
Natsume: I don't really know...
Bus driver: We're here please go down safely.
They went down and left the puzzled Sumire Shoda...
Mikan: Natsume, did you really mean all those?
Natsume: No. Of course I did, but I can't tell the truth.
Mikan: I see...
Ruka: Look it's the Howalon Store!
Mikan: What is Howalon?
Ruka: A howalon is a candy that has a normal amount of sweetness. It melts in your mouth, and it looks like clouds. If you want to know more, we should buy.
Mikan: Let's buy!
They went to the Howalon Store, they were lucky because there was one left. Natsume paid for it and they ate it.
Mikan: Oishi!
Hotaru: Yum. But crabmeat is still better.
Ruka: You're still the same.
Natsume: Good thing there's one left. By the way I'll be heading to the bookstore, so see ya.
Mikan: Natsume! I'm going with you!
Natsume: Hn.
As they were walking to the bookstore they talked to each other.
Mikan: Ne Natsume, what if my answer was yes to your past confession will you still like me?
Natsume: Who knows?
Mikan: Eh!? You won't tell!?
Back to Hotaru and Ruka...
Hotaru: Good thing we left them alone. I believe they still like each other.
Ruka: I believe that too... But with Natsume's pride, I don't think he can still confess like before. Natsume changed a lot.
Hotaru: You're right, but I'll leave them be, someday, one of them will surely confess, and will break our promise to each other.
Ruka: What promise?
Hotaru: No one really remembers, but I'll tell you and entrust to you this promise which will be broken someday. Childhood Friends forever, no more, no less.
Ruka: Oh that... Well someday I believe it'll break, and change. Childhood friends forever, can be more, no less.
Hotaru: You're right.
Ruka and Hotaru laughed.
At the bookstore...
Natsume: Faster Mikan! I'm gonna buy this book now.
Mikan: Here! Buy this for me!
Natsume: "Book for Teenagers In--What!?" No way you're asking me to buy this.
Mikan: Please! puppy eyes
Natsume: Oh fine!
When they arrived at the cashier...
Saleslady: That'll be 500 yen.
Natsume: Here.
Saleslady: Thanks. Come back again. Bye!
When they were about to go back to Ruka and Hotaru, Mikan saw a jewelry which she liked, it was a beautiful necklace, it was pure gold and it was in a heart shape where you can open it and put the picture of the one you love and yourself inside.
They went in the shop.
Saleslady: You two must be lovers.
Mikan: No were not! I just wanted to see the heart-shaped necklace on the window.
Saleslady: Too bad! Well you can see it. Here.
Mikan: Thanks. It's so pretty...
Natsume: How much is it?
Saleslady: 10,000 yen, but since you two are my favorite of all the couple I saw coming here I'll give it to you for 7,000 yen!
Natsume: Here. But were not couple.
Saleslady: Fine. You two are my favorite meant-to-be-couple.
Mikan: Th-thanks for the discount... Well bye!
Mikan and Natsume went out the shop, they saw a picture taking booth, and they tried it out. After that, Mikan put the picture in the necklace, and they went to Hotaru and Ruka, they went to dinner, and went back to their school.
Mikan: Natsume, arigato for everything today!
Natsume: No. It's nothing...(slight blush)
Hotaru: Night you two!
Ruka: I'm going!
Mikan: Night!
Natsume: Night.
When Ruka and Hotaru left they went to the biggest sakura tree.
Mikan: Natsume, I promise I'll treasure this necklace.
Natsume: It's nothing.
Mikan and Natsume looked at the sky.
Mikan: The sky is tonight is pretty... The stars are shining brightly, and the moon is in its full beauty...
Natsume: Just like you... You are pretty today, you shined brightly too, and you are at your full beuty with your cheerful smile...
Mikan: Thanks...
Natsume: Mikan you should go to sleep now...
Mikan: Okay, night, and thanks again!
Natsume: No biggie. Good night...
Mikan left Natsume who is now smiling like the past...
At Sumire's room...
Sumire: I won't believe them! I will never believe them! I will still like Natsume even if I heard those things, because I believe this is just a dream or should I say nightmare...
Mari-chan: I feel sorry for Sumire...
Mikan: Me too...
Sumire: I'm great at acting right?
Mari-chan: Yes, you are!
Natsume: Not very good at all.
Ruka: Well she did her best and it's the first time her identity was shown.
Sumire: Thanks Ruka unlike Natsume there!
Mari-chan: Please R&R (though I said this in the first part) and tell me if I still need improvement in somethings!
Hotaru: It's okay if you criticized her, she just wants to know where she was not good at. She'll probably more pleased, because she wants to learn from her mistakes though only when it comes to writing stories not at studying.
Mari-chan: Hotaru! You're completely right!
Natsume: The idiot strikes again!
Mikan: You're so bad Natsume!!
Mari-chan: Since Natsume is the bad person here he has to buy us coffee from Starbucks!!
Natsume: No way! i'm practicing my next performance!
Mikan: Eh!? I haven't memorized my script yet!!
Sumire: Me too!!
Natsume: You airheads! You still don't know what your lines are!?
Mikan and Sumire: We haven't memorized yet, so how will we know!?
Mikan: Hotaru have you--
Hotaru: I have memorized it already.
Ruka: Me too.
Natsume: Mari-chan do you know what you're going to write for the next chapters?
Mari-chan: Hehe... Gotta run!
Mikan, Hotaru, Sumire, Ruka, Natsume: She haven't. (sweatdrops anime style)
