JC: Wow! I've got so many reviews! Thank you so much for the support. More love for Mikan and Natsume!! With Hotaru gone, no one can stop Natsume now. What will happen to Mikan? There's also the fan boys issue. The Alice Festival is coming too! Please read and enjoy.

Note: So you can imagine Kyo and Ryou a lot better, I'll just say that Kyo's unruly hairstyle is kinda like Lee Syaoran from Card Captor, only his hair is platinum-blue. On the other hand, Ryou has the same hairstyle as Athrun Zala from Gundam SEED, only he has black hair with green highlights.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gakuen Alice.


Obsession

Chapter 3: The Princess of Temptation

"I'm going to miss Hotaru," Mikan declared as she sat gracefully in the comfy carnation pink first-class seat. She was in her Special Star room together with Natsume. "She'll be gone for one whole month." It would be her first time to celebrate the Alice Festival without Hotaru. The stoic inventor usually makes a lot of profit during the Alice Festival—whether it was selling Mikan's and Ruka's pictures to fans or to sell her inventions to rich and powerful sponsors. She grimaced, changing the Sakura Sensor's color to gray, which meant sadness. And when she saw the sensor, she shook her head and smiled again, changing it back to its original color.

Natsume, being a good observer, noticed that Sakura accessory on her collar. He slightly lifted her collar and stared at it for a while. "What the heck is this?" he asked.

"It's one of Hotaru's inventions, the Sakura Sensor," she answered, feeling proud about her best friend. She had always admired Hotaru for her innovative mind. "It changes colors whenever I change my mood." She was expecting the raven-haired boy to be impressed by it, but Natsume just shrugged and turned away.

"That's a lame invention just like that lame inventor," he said without a care. It was hard to impress a guy like him. Hotaru's inventions didn't appeal to him—not even once. Besides, the inventor annoyed him so much with her so-called rules. He was sick of listening to her sermons almost everyday. He was aware of Hotaru's love and care for Mikan, but she was going too far. If Hotaru was a guy, she would probably be Mikan's boyfriend by now, and thank goodness she wasn't.

"Hey, it's not lame!" Mikan yelled, inching her face closer to Natsume. "Take back what you said!" She placed both of her hands on his lap, took his chin, and forced him to face her. Once their eyes met, Mikan cast him one serious look.

Things were getting hot for Natsume. The fact that Mikan was touching his lap and his face made his heart pumped twice as fast than normal. He stared at her face, admiring her flawless beauty and her sparkling amber eyes. Again, Natsume felt like the luckiest guy on Earth. His girlfriend was as beautiful as a goddess. He didn't know what to say, as his emotions were getting the best of him again. His mind drifted back to their little session this morning in the classroom. At that time, he wasn't really thinking right. He just pinned her down and kissed her so violently. He wanted to taste her completely, but he tried to do it with her in the classroom. But they weren't in a public place at the moment. They were in her room and the door was locked. Natsume was getting naughty ideas in his head again.

"What's wrong with you?!" Mikan was completely baffled by his silence. She was expecting some comeback or an insult, but Natsume stayed quiet as he looked at her with a different spark in his crimson eyes. Although she wasn't aware that lust was consuming him, Mikan felt something different in him. It was like the time when he kissed her in the hallways and in the classroom. Somehow she became wary of him. She took her hands and stood up. "If you don't want to take back what you said, fine!" She only said that to ease her nervousness. Natsume was staring at her like there was something stuck on her pretty face.

"Tch." Natsume lowered his head, hiding away his red cheeks. What was wrong with him? He was a perverted boyfriend who gets turned on with one smooth move from his girlfriend. He wondered why he couldn't control his sexual urges anymore. Was it because Mikan was hotter than ever? Natsume winced at the thought.

The brunette glanced at her clock. "Natsume, it's almost time for dinner," said Mikan. She turned to the raven-haired boy and smiled. "I'm gonna change, okay? Why don't you head back to your room and change too?"

"Sure… Whatever…" He picked up his manga, stood up, walked up to the door, opened it and stepped out of her room. He let out a raw sound of frustration as he closed the door behind him. His feelings, his love, and his hormones were running wild within him. He was afraid of what he might do to Mikan. What if he made her pregnant? Wait, pregnant? Why was he even thinking such things? He was officially screwed. He had a hot and sexy girlfriend to blame for his cravings. He needed his self-control back. Natsume ran his fingers through his unruly raven hair and went to his bedroom to prepare. He tried to think of something else, other than Mikan, but no matter how hard he tried, his mind still drifted back to the gorgeous brunette.


The two representatives of the Mikan fan club were on the move. They were hiding somewhere near Mikan's room, waiting for the infamous Natsume to leave her alone. After they saw Natsume going into his room, they stepped out into the light carrying digital cameras in their hands. And what was those cameras for? They were for taking pictures of their princess. Taking pictures of girls with Moe traits was a hobby for Kyo. On the other hand, Ryou, the perverted one, was planning to take pictures of her in the shower. The thought of seeing Mikan's body made the guy drool like crazy.

"Ryou, you're drooling like an idiot," Kyo said, staring at his friend with disgust. He knew what was in Ryou's mind and he wasn't against it. Kyo was no pervert like Ryou, but he couldn't do anything about his best friend's eccentric personality when it comes to girls. He doesn't attempt to stop Ryou from doing his perverted business either.

A bursting feeling in his heart, Ryou wiped the drool off with his sleeves and marched up to Mikan's bedroom door. He turned the knob, and as expected the door was locked. No worries, though, because Ryou can easily unlock it without a key. In fact, his Alice was Magnetism, giving him the ability to create magnetic fields, which he uses to manipulate ferrous metals. He can project ferrous metals at high velocity, liquefy and reshape them. The door knob was ferrous metal. He activated his Alice with a snap of his hand and unlocked the door. He opened the door and went into the room right away as Kyo followed next.

"Oh man… This room is huge." Kyo was fascinated with the Special Star room. He could not believe that a dorm room could be so elegant. The Special Star room was like a room in a five-star hotel. "Man, Mikan-sama is living like a princess," he muttered as he snapped a picture of the king-sized bed.

"What are you saying?" Ryou snapped, taking a seat on the comfy couch. "Mikan-sama is a princess!"

"Yeah…yeah…" Kyo glanced around the room where Mikan was nowhere to be found. He guessed Mikan was in the shower. Wait, shower? Kyo's face flushed up as he set his heterochromatic eyes at the bathroom door. He was right. He could hear the water running from inside. "Mikan-sama is taking a shower…"

"Is that so?!" Ryou beamed, hopping off the couch. He held his camera tight as he motioned himself over to the bathroom door. He leaned his ear against it and heard a beautiful voice humming a sweet tune. He sighed dreamily. His dream girl's voice was so pleasant. "I've decided. I'm going to take her picture while she's in there."

Kyo's eyes grew wide as marbles. His friend was a total maniac. "Are you serious? Mikan-sama will hate you for that." Of course, any girl would hate a perverted guy who tries to take your picture in the shower.

"Don't worry. She won't know." Ryou snickered like a sly devil. He used his Alice again, unlocked the bathroom door, and turned the knob. He grinned maliciously, feeling excited to see Mikan's well-developed body. As he pushed the door open, the first thing he saw was the silhouette of Mikan behind the shower curtains. He took a moment to glance around the bathroom, which was so huge by the way. He then proceeded to the shower quietly.

"That Ryou…" Kyo heaved a sigh. Once a pervert, always a pervert, he told himself. He walked across the room to Mikan's study table and saw a picture of Mikan and Natsume in a frame. He picked it up for a closer look. Jealousy filled his heart in an instant as he saw Mikan smiling like an angel in Natsume's arms. He wondered how a sweet girl like Mikan ended up with an arrogant jerk like Natsume. It was wrong, very wrong. As a devoted fan of Mikan, he had sworn to the other members that he will tear Natsume and Mikan apart.

Almost there… The perverted Ryou reached for the curtain, his hand trembling in excitement. He was going to see her naked body. He bet that he'll be the first guy to see her body. He felt as happy as his heart skipped a beat. Mikan-sama… He touched the curtain and swallowed hard. But before he could swing the curtain, an object, a rather hard one, hit his head. He didn't make a fuss, but he was sure mad. He looked down and saw the object that hit him, which was a thick manga. He knew one person who loved manga so much and it was none other than his best friend, Kyo. But Kyo would never dare to disturb his perverted antics. He turned his head around and saw two furious crimson eyes.

The person who threw the manga was Natsume. His eyes were enraged and his fists were clenched tight. He was wearing a plain black shirt with red sleeves, dark blue jeans, and a pair of black Nike shoes. Standing right beside him was a trembling Kyo, holding a burnt camera in his hand. Ryou guessed that Natsume burned the camera. That Natsume was always a kill joy, Ryou thought bitterly as he held his own camera securely. The young brunette, oblivious to what was happening, hummed her favorite tune in the shower as she rubbed her head with shampoo. Ryou really wanted to see her body. With a discontented face, he exited the bathroom and closed the door without a sound. He faced Natsume and smirked confidently.

"What the hell are you two doing here?!" Natsume questioned with a deadly tone. He looked like he was about to murder someone, as a dark aura surrounded him like blazing fire. He was angry, not to mention jealous as well.

"It's rude to butt into other people's business, Hyuuga," Ryou answered, running his hand through his black hair with green highlights. His business was more or less the perverted one.

Natsume gritted his teeth. "Bastard! I have every right to butt into your stupid business, because it involves her!" He summoned a fireball before him, ready to burn the overconfident perverted guy.

Kyo was crying waterfall tears, because his precious camera was burnt to a crisp thanks to Natsume. He won't forgive Natsume for that. His hatred for him now grew more. He marched up to the arrogant guy and punched him on the face. "You're gonna pay for that camera!" he shouted, massaging his fist.

"Wow… Kyo, you surprised me there," Ryou said, smirking. He didn't expect Natsume to get hit that easily. How pathetic! He let out a light laugh and motioned over to Kyo's side. He patted his best friend's shoulder and gave him a thumb up. "For an anime weirdo, you're not bad!"

"I don't know if I should feel flattered or not," Kyo replied in a bored tone, looking pissed. He scratched his head and turned to Natsume again, who just got up from the attack. Kyo pointed a finger at him and told him to give Mikan up. He even told him that he wasn't worthy of Mikan's love. He spoke like true Mikan-fan indeed. That was Kyo for you.

"I don't give a damn." Natsume conjured two fire balls in each hand. His glare was murderous and it kind of scared the pants of the two Mikan fan boys. His patience had reached the limit. He could no longer go easy on the two deranged fans. He threw the fire balls at them, and as expected, they dodged it by jumping sideward. Natsume quickly ran towards Kyo, who jumped to the left, and grabbed him by the collar. "Bastard!" He punched the heterochromatic boy on the abdomen and kicked him away.

"Damn you, Hyuuga!" Ryou charged towards Natsume, but the latter took a step to the left and evaded Ryou.

"You're too slow," Natsume muttered, as Ryou narrowed his gaze at him. When Ryou tried to attack him again, Natsume grabbed his wrist and put him in a dead lock. "You and your ill intentions on her... You're the one who has no right." He pushed him to the floor and kicked him hard.

Ryou was stunned. No wonder the other boys were afraid to court the lovely Mikan, they were too afraid of facing the wrath of her boyfriend! But he wasn't going to give up. He knew he could beat Natsume if he tried hard enough. He may be shunned and hurt at the moment, but he swore to get back at the flame-caster. He was not afraid to face Natsume. When he heard the shower ceased from the bathroom, his nerves froze up and his jaw dropped. His expression was really funny. He could laugh at himself, but he thought of getting out first. He can't let Mikan see him in such a distressed state. He stood up, went to his almost knocked-out best friend, and dragged him to the door.

"Hey, don't you dare show your faces to me again," Natsume growled seriously.

"I'm not through with you yet, Hyuuga," Ryou retorted, his temper rising. He felt like attacking Natsume again, but he needed to act cool. "Just you wait… I'll definitely break you two up." With those words, he stomped out of the room, pulling young Kyo along with him.

Nothing can break them apart, thought Natsume. He would never let anything happen to their relationship. Mikan was too important to him. His love for her was too much for plain old words. He couldn't describe it. Those fan boys were always trouble to him. The Academy was full of them. Frankly, those fan boys were more annoying than his and Ruka's fan girls. When would they stop pestering them? Maybe if they would get married already and have children? Although Natsume loved the idea of making children with his brunette, he immediately shook his naughty thoughts again.

The bathroom door opened and out came a cheerful brunette completely dressed up. She was wearing a long-sleeved salmon turtle neck top, a dark red pleated skirt, thigh-high black stockings, and a pair of ankle-length black boots. She looked quite simple yet elegant. Mikan was always blooming with beauty, especially in Natsume's eyes. She presented him her trademark smile and held his hand. "Come on, let's go!" she beamed. She got pretty hungry after the shower and she would love to eat tonight's specialty.

Natsume gave a slight nod and walked hand in hand with Mikan to the dining hall. He didn't want to tell her about those two perverted boys who were in her room a while ago, because he knew she was going to freak out. Not only that, Natsume knew very well that Mikan considered those two as her friends, which annoyed him so much. His girlfriend was really a dense person, completely unaware of those boys' feelings for her. But he didn't hate her dense personality. Actually, he adored it.


Mikan woke up early the next day with Goosebumps all over her arms. She had just had a crazy but wonderful dream. She had dreamed that she was standing on the stage in the auditorium at school, wearing a beautiful dress and a diamond tiara. In front of her were rows and rows of students and teachers, cheering and shouting, "Mikan! Mikan!" Her fan club representatives, Ryou and Kyo, with huge megaphones in their hands, led the cheering, while the school band played a very sweet song. Narumi-sensei had just hand her a bouquet of red flowers.

Mikan laughed out loud. It was a silly dream, but it left her with an incredible feeling of anticipation. Maybe she shouldn't act again in the play. She wanted to give others a chance to act as the heroine. But Narumi-sensei, her favorite teacher, thought she was the most perfect girl and the best qualified of all his students. That in itself was terrific.

She jumped out of bed and hurried into the bathroom to brush her teeth. After that, she hurried back into her room and stood in front of the closet. Today was the day Hotaru will leave for Europe. Last night, before she went to bed, she had told herself that she will do her best at the Alice Festival. Hotaru would be watching her through the Sakura Sensor, and that meant she had to show Hotaru that she will be fine without her.

She reached into her closet and pulled out her middle school uniform. She slipped into her uniform and into her black boots. Then she fixed her hair just a bit to the left of her forehead with a cherry blossom clip and pinned the Sakura Sensor on her uniform. Perfect!Mikan whispered to her self.

For the next forty-five minutes, Mikan studied her history notes, reading everything until she knew it almost by heart. She didn't want to make any mistakes on her history test later.

A few seconds later, Natsume appeared at her bedroom door in his uniform, with his hands inside his pockets. "You're up pretty early," he said. "And you're studying?"

"We have a test later," Mikan replied cheerfully, "and I thought I'd get an early start. I have to maintain my grades, Natsume, since I'm a Special Star like you. Besides, I'm aiming for the Honor Student Award. I want to see Grandpa again."

"But we already studied last night," Natsume said, taking a seat beside her on the couch.

"I'm just reviewing, okay?"

"Whatever…"

For ten whole minutes, they sat there with silence. Natsume was getting tired of waiting for her and all this silence was making him hungry. Finally, he grabbed Mikan's wrist, dragged her outside, and went downstairs for breakfast. He didn't give a damn about Mikan's whining. His stomach was the priority here.

Ruka was eating his bacon and eggs, while his little rabbit friend was busy munching on his carrot. When he saw his best friend and his first love, he smiled. "Good morning, Natsume, Sakura."

Mikan brushed her hand away from Natsume and glared at him for a while. "You're so rude. I was still studying, jerk!" She then turned to Ruka and presented a wide smile. "Good morning, Ruka-pyon!"

For a moment, Natsume was offended. He didn't like it when his girl greeted another boy first, especially when the boy was his best friend. He was aware of the fact that Ruka was still in love with Mikan. "Polka-dots, let's get some food," he said calmly as he went to the counter, dragging Mikan with him, to get breakfast.

"Natsume, I can walk on my own!" Mikan exclaimed, pouting like a cute child.

"You're too slow."

"And you're too rude!" Mikan took her tray of food and dashed towards Ruka's table. She sat down across Ruka and slammed her fist on the table. "He's such an idiot…" she mumbled. She grabbed her fork, picked up a hotdog from her plate and bit its head off.

Ruka giggled. "Umm…calm down?" Aside from Hotaru's blackmails and his friends being in danger, he was also afraid Mikan's temper. It was hard to believe that a sweet and angelic girl like Mikan can be so dangerous when mad. He already made a mental note not to provoke Mikan.

Natsume sat down beside Ruka as he glared at his girlfriend. He rolled his eyes and shook his head. Then, grabbing his fork, he said, "Why do you have to be so damn loud every morning?"

"And why do you have to be so damn irritating every morning?" she retorted without even looking at him.

He knew he was irritating her, but he only did it to get her full attention. He didn't bother to reply her sarcastic question, knowing it would lead to more arguments. He silently ate his breakfast without a fuss.


When Natsume, Mikan, and Ruka got to school that morning, they found out that Narumi-sensei had already given scripts to his students of the Somatic class. Not only that, the teacher had also assigned Mikan to play the role of the princess without her permission. That burned Natsume up. He was going to cream the blonde teacher if he saw him. He still remembered Narumi telling him about the romantic scenes with Ruka in the play, making him angrier.

"Sorry about this, Natsume," Ruka said apologetically. "Don't worry… I won't take advantage of Sakura in the play." He was conscious of his best friend's covetous character and he was a bit scared of it. He had seen Natsume stressing so much whenever he and Mikan practiced together for plays. He didn't want to upset Natsume so much, though inside he felt happy whenever he was with Mikan. But because of this happiness, he felt like he was betraying his best friend.

"It's all right, Ruka," Natsume said, almost grumbling.

"Narumi-sensei never asks for my permission." Mikan tossed her head timidly. "It's always like this every year."

Just then, Anna and Nonoko came rushing up to join the three. "We just heard," Nonoko said, breathless. "It's wonderful, Mikan-chan!"

"I don't know if it's wonderful," Mikan cautioned automatically.

"You're going to be the leading lady again!" Anna beamed happily, clasping her hands together. Then she looked closely at Mikan and smiled. "I love your hair clip and your new accessory."

"Mikan-chan, you always look good in anything," Nonoko said.

The brunette blushed a little, but she managed to smile back. "Thank you…" She felt a little shy and happy at the same time, making the Sakura Sensor turn light pink.

For the rest of the morning, students came up to Mikan to congratulate her and tell her how happy they were that she was going to star in the play again. Over and over she said to them, "Thank you." She was getting tired of entertaining the students, especially the boys. Whenever some fan boys congratulate her, they would either drool or gawk at her. There was no use pouting over it. She was going to be the princess in the play, so she might as well smile and give her fans what they want.

"They all know you're going to show a great performance again," Ruka pointed out.

"I guess you're right," Mikan answered, smiling brightly, as Ruka turned bright red. Some things never changed. Ruka was still a shy boy when it comes to girls, especially to Mikan. He blushes way too easily.

Natsume was trying to control his rage. Every time a boy approaches Mikan, he would glare relentlessly at him, threatening him to stay away from his girlfriend. Ruka was okay to approach and to talk to her, but he was still wary of him.

At lunch, Mikan sat with the cast of the Princess and the Pauper so that they could familiarize with themselves. Mikan recognized all of them, since she had been working with them for the past four years. She was pretty close to them too. In fact, she felt like she was truly an Alice of the Somatic Class. Narumi-sensei had pointed out that there will be singing in the play. And then he had pointed out that the costumes of the main actors and actresses were going to be designed and made by someone from the Technical Class.

Shouda Sumire frowned. She has short, sea-green hair and her dark-green eyes were sharp and aggressive. She possessed the Cat-Dog Physicality Alice, allowing her to have the keen senses and abilities of a dog and cat. Due to her violent personality, Sumire had always been an antagonist for the school plays, a fact which she kept on complaining over and over again to the blonde teacher. For once, she wanted to be the leading lady and to act side by side with her idol, Nogi Ruka.

"Sensei, please let Permy be the princess," Mikan suggested, noticing the murderous eyes of Sumire. Well, she didn't want the part in the first place, so she doesn't mind giving it to someone else.

"Who are you calling Permy?!" Sumire shouted with irritation. She had always hated that nickname Mikan gave her. Even the notorious Natsume called her that. How embarrassing!

Narumi-sensei shook his head in disagreement. "No can do, Mikan-chan," he said. He looked down at the script and sighed. "You're the princess and Sumire-chan will be the wicked queen."

"So unfair," Sumire said stiffly. Her rival, Mikan, always gets the good part. Well, she didn't hate Mikan for that. Besides, acting as the bad guy was her specialty. Since she can't get the heroine role again, might as well act the villain with grace and poise, she said to herself. "Sakura-san, you better be prepared! As the wicked queen, I won't go easy on you!" She laughed like a true witch.

Mikan and the others sweat dropped at her maniacal laugh, which was too scary and weird. Nevertheless, Mikan was happy that Sumire accepted her role quietly without too much commotion this time.


"Kawashima-kun is just the best!" a long-haired middle school girl squealed, with her hands on her cheeks. After she and her friends saw Kawashima Kyo passing by, they blushed like hell. They were just your typical fan girls who would go gaga over a handsome and good-looking boy.

Kyo was a fine specimen of the male gender. He may be an anime freak and a total game addict, but he was also a heartthrob. Who could resist his dashing looks, his alluring heterochromatic eyes, and his platinum blue hair? Almost all the girls in the Academy wanted him. But, sad to say, Kyo had only one girl in his mind. He only loved the brunette angel, known as Sakura Mikan. This was a fact known to all girls since he was a representative of the Sakura Mikan-sama Fan Club.

"I'm so jealous of Sakura-san!" the same girl said. She leaned her back against the wall as her smile turned into a frown. "She always gets the guys. Even though she's already Natsume-kun's girlfriend, a lot of boys are still madly in love with her."

The girls nodded their heads in agreement. They were jealous of the cheery brunette, but they didn't hate her. Truth to be known, these girls actually admire Sakura Mikan for her determined spirit and good nature. Mikan was just too good to be hated. Well, they were just some girls who admired Mikan. Other fan girls despised Mikan a lot.

"Excuse me, ladies."

At the sound of the voice, the girls felt their breaths catch in their throats. It was like having your heart jumped out of its place. They recognized the voice well. As soon as they composed themselves, they turned in the direction of the voice and saw another heartthrob. "Hibiki Ryou-kun!!" they screamed his name like a bunch of deranged girls, which they are.

Hibiki Ryou, best friend of Kawashima Kyo, was also one of the representatives of the Sakura Mikan-sama Fan Club. He was a ladies-man and an absolute pervert. But his heart truly belonged to the one and only Mikan. Nevertheless, he doesn't seem to mind flirting with other girls, especially the cute ones. "Ladies, have you seen Kyo?" he asked oh-so-sweetly, almost enough to make the girls faint.

"Hibiki-kun, Kawashima-kun just passed by a few minutes ago," a short blue-haired girl answered, her face flushed up. She was staring at Ryou with so much pleasure.

"He went in that direction," another girl said, pointing a finger to her left. She was completely taken by Ryou's hotness.

Ryou winked at them. "Thank you, ladies." He bowed his head like a true gentleman. "Now if you'll excuse me, I must get going." He straightened up and blew a flying kiss at the girls.

"HIBIKI-KUN!!" the girls shouted so loud. They were so happy that a handsome guy like Ryou actually noticed them and talked to them! It was their lucky day!

Ryou dashed through the hallways, hoping he could catch up with his best friend. As he turned at one corner, he spotted Kyo and another person with him. To his surprise, it was none other than his crush, Sakura Mikan. Ryou's hazel eyes turned into pink hearts. His knees were getting mushy with excitement. He ran up to the brunette and greeted her with his flirtatious smile. "Mikan-sama, good afternoon!"

"Hi, Hibiki-kun!" Mikan greeted back, returning a smile.

Kyo narrowed his gaze as he muttered silent curses at his best friend for ruining his private moment with Mikan. He would love to torture Ryou later for his interruption. "Anyway, Mikan-sama, do you like the idea I came up for the Alice Festival?" he asked her.

"Eh? What idea? What are you guys talking about?" Ryou butted in, obviously trying to meddle with their business. He didn't want to be left out whenever Mikan was involved. Plus, he was curious about Kyo's idea.

"Sorry, Hibiki-kun," Mikan replied. "We can't tell you, since it's going to be the Special Ability Class's activity." She bowed her head slightly, causing Ryou to panic.

"No need to apologize, Mikan-sama!" Ryou told her, feeling so awkward, as Kyo snickered. He then shot Kyo a warning look before he turned to the cute girl again.

"So, Mikan-sama, about my idea?" Kyo reminded her. He proposed a wonderful idea for the Alice Festival that will surely benefit the Special Ability Class. Besides, the Special Ability Class had been winning the Special Award non-stop for four years now. Mainly, the class's victory was because of Mikan. Kyo thought of giving his idea a shot, but he had to inquire Mikan first since she was the star of the Special Ability Class. Of course, Kyo felt so lucky to be in the same class as Mikan.

"I think your idea is great," Mikan said, beaming with a smile. "I'll tell it to Tsubasa-senpai later."

The two fan boys' face turned red at the sight of her radiant smile. Everything about Mikan seemed so perfect to them. They had never met a girl so cheerful and so kind like her.

Kyo was extremely proud of himself. He managed to impress his princess with his idea. Not bad for an otaku, he told himself. He could just laugh out loud and tell the whole world that he was one step closer to Mikan. He would love to rub it in on Ryou's face as well.

The bell rang, signaling the end of lunch break. Mikan knew it was time to go, because Natsume would be waiting for her outside the classroom. He refused to take classes when Mikan was not yet around. She didn't want Natsume to be late, so she needed to hurry. "Kyo-kun, Hibiki-kun, I have to go now. Bye!" She turned around, planning to make a run for it.

But the two boys didn't want their angel to leave. "Wait!" they shouted in unison. At the same time, they extended their arms, attempting to grab her shoulders. However, the minute they shouted out, Mikan turned around to face them again. As a result, their hands landed on something soft. Kyo and Ryou gazed at one another, wondering why Mikan's shoulders were so soft and cuddly. They looked up at the brunette and saw where their hands have landed.

To be continued…


JC: Can you guess what happened here? I can't believe I've written a chapter this long. This is actually 11 pages all in all. I'm quite fond of writing this fic. I don't know. It's just interesting. This plot just popped into my mind during classes. They're going to be more Mikan and Natsume moments in the next chapter. Ryou's Alice, which is Magnetism, was revealed here. Now all that's left is Kyo to reveal his. Wanna guess? Be my guest! Please leave a review. No flaming!