Hey readers! By the way, thank you so much to those who followed, favorite, and review my story.

And oh! Just to clear up some possible misunderstandings, Kuonji (the ESP in the original Gakuen Alice) is replaced by Shuuichi Sakurano here. In this story, ESP was already thrown out of the academy with Luna's help. The war also happened five years before Mikan entered the academy and the previous highschoolers already graduated. I decided to put Shuuichi as the principal cuz he kinda suited the position. And don't worry, Subaru's here too. I might add Kuonji later in the story but I'm not sure yet.

Disclaimer: I DON'T own Gakuen Alice.


Chapter 4

The sunlight entered Mikan's room and gently caressed her face. She is currently in dreamland and gosh! Her dream was way over the top. She slightly smiled as she thought of how her dream was so absurd...

*BAKA..BAKA..BAKA*

Mikan's eyes shot open and she jumped off her bed, avoiding the incoming balls just in time. She reached to her sides for a weapon but to her dismay, she forgot that the happenings last night were not just a dream and that her weapons were taken into custody that very night. She then decided to brush the thoughts of last night from her head and seriously look at the person in front of her.

The girl in front of her had short black hair and amethyst eyes. 'She looks kind of familiar', she thought. After a few minutes, she finally realized who it was. "Ho..ta..ru?", she asked, a confused expression on her face.

"I see you've changed quite a bit, Mikan", the girl, whose name was Hotaru, replied in an emotionless manner.

Mikan remembered how Hotaru would always bully her and make her cry when they were kids using her invention. They were both five years old back then and they just met due to their parents' close friendship. But despite that, Hotaru was Mikan's very first childhood best friend.

Mikan stared intensely at Hotaru with narrowed eyes. 'She hasn't changed one bit', she thought. And then, Mikan wondered why Hotaru's at the academy. "Why-", Mikan was cut off when Hotaru suddenly spoke.

"Before you ask any questions, get ready first. School will be starting in thirty minutes", Hotaru told her before turning around and leaving her room.

Mikan looked at her clock and found that Hotaru was right. She then quickly scanned the large room for a bath towel and her clothes. She opened the walk in closet and was astonished when she saw hundreds of clothes either hanged or folded. She also found sneakers, heels, and boots in the lower sections of the shelves. 'They're my exact size', she thought as she tried on a pair of sneakers. She then look around once again and saw her uniform and towel hanging on a nearby cabinet. She grabbed them and proceeded to the bathroom.

It took her a mere ten minutes to get prepared from head to toe. She let her hair down this time. Seriously, tying her hair this time would probably just worsen her head ache so she decided to let her hair loose. It's not that bad though since she still looked innocent and sweet with her hair down. 'Just like ten years ago', she thought as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. The only thing that different now is her expression. Her smiles have been extinct ever since she started training.

The sound of voices and giggling outside the window snapped her out of her thoughts. She walked to the window and opened the blinds slightly. She saw the students leaving the dorm. She took a quick glance at the clock sitting on her bedside table. 'It's time'. And with that, she grabbed her bag and headed out the dorm.

Just as she stepped out of the dorm, she saw Hotaru standing outside. She kept on looking at her watch with a somewhat irritated expression on her face. Mikan walked down the stairs and tapped Hotaru's shoulder. "Hotaru", she called.

Hotaru turned around to look at her and Mikan swore that if a glare could kill, she would already be dead by now. "You took too long. Now we only have 10 minutes to get the class", Hotaru complained. She then pulled out a remote control from her bag and dialed some kind of code on it. A few seconds later, a mini car that resembles a giraffe came. Hotaru hopped in.

"Come on you idiot. Hop in if you don't want to be late for your first day at school", Hotaru invited.

Mikan hopped in just as Hotaru instructed though she was kind of reluctant. 'Who said I want to go to this school anyway? If I had a choice, I would rather be sent off to some deserted island than be here", she thought. She then stared at her best friend who was busy controlling the mini car. 'Then again, going to this school might not be so bad since Hotaru's here'.

Ten minutes later, she and Hotaru finally arrived at the middle school building. As Hotaru and Mikan walked through the path leading to the building, Hotaru noticed that they were somewhat being watched by a lot of people, especially the guys. She turned to look at them and they either looked away or scrambled in fear that they would get hit by Hotaru's infamous 'Baka Gun'.

"Hotaru, what's wrong?", Mikan asked when she noticed that Hotaru stopped walking.

Hotaru stared at her with a somewhat dumbfounded expression on her face. 'I can't believe this girl. She didn't notice those intense stares she's receiving from the guys? Or was she, perhaps, trying to ignore it?', Hotaru thought to herself. She then shrugged off the thought and continued walking along side Mikan.

When they entered the building, more eyes watched them. The two ignored it as usual and Hotaru lead Mikan to the staff room.

"Narumi-sensei, Mikan's here",Hotaru announced as she entered the staff room. Narumi, who was sitting leisurely on the couch, immediately stood up to greet the two.

"Oh..good morning, Imai-san! And hello, new student Sakura Mikan-chan. From this day on, I will be your new homeroom teacher. I hope we get along well!", Narumi beamed at the two.

Hotaru rolled her eyes at him and then gathered her things. "I don't want to be late so I'm going on ahead. Narumi-sensei, I'm leaving Mikan with you", she told them. She then turned around and was ready to leave but she glanced at Narumi once last time with a 'touch-her-and-your-dead' expression on her face. After making sure that Narumi got the message, she immediately left.

After Hotaru left, Narumi gathered his things. "Come on, Mikan-chan. We're heading to your new classroom.

The walk to Mikan's new classroom took quite a long time. She looked around the area and absorbed everything she could see. They stopped in front of a classroom with a sign hanging on the wall beside the door that says '3-B' a minute or two after the bell rang.

"Mikan-chan, stay here for a bit. I'm gonna call you when it's time for you to enter", Narumi instructed with the same cheerful voice he often uses.

The door opened and everyone in the room quieted down. "Good morning, my charming students! Today, like any other day, will be an individual study time. Before I leave, I would like to introduce our new student. Oh I'm sure you'll love her!", he announced in a very cheerful manner.

The students gasped after hearing the news about a new student. They were both excited and anxious to meet their new classmate except for Ruka, Natsume and Hotaru who already had an idea as to who it was.

"New student, please enter and introduce yourself", Narumi instructed.

Just as he said that, everyone eyed the door, waiting for the new student to come in. Then, the door slid open and a petite girl with wavy brown hair and hazel colored eyes came in. All the students, except for the three I just mentioned, dropped their jaws.

'Dang! She looks like a model!'

'Is she an idol or something?'

'Dunno, but she could definitely pass for one'

'Do you think she has a boyfriend?'

'She must have one considering her looks. But if she doesn't, I'd definitely go for her!'

Just like that, almost all the students in the classroom started whispering about her. If it weren't for Narumi's loud voice, they wouldn't have stopped.

"Quiet, everyone! I know you're excited about the new student but please let her introduce herself first", Narumi shouted in the classroom. Everyone shut their mouths and listened to what Mikan has to say.

Mikan stepped up and straightened her body. "I'm Sakura Mikan. Fifteen years old. It's nice to meet everyone here", she introduced in a monotonous voice.

The class fell silent after Mikan's introduction. They expected her to have a somewhat shy or timid personality but instead, they got an introduction that shows how confident and strong her personality is. The silence was broken when one girl with green permy hair spoke.

"May I ask what her alice is?", she asked.

Narumi turned to Mikan. "Mikan-chan, do you mind answering that question?", he asked.

Mikan sighed. "I have the nullification alice. It enables me to nullify any kind of alice attack. In short, I don't get affected by alices at all".

The students looked at her in amazement. They somehow thought that her alice was so amazing. Their curiosity about Mikan grew even more. Several hands shot up in the air, eager to ask a question.

Narumi sensed that Mikan was getting kind of ticked off so he decided to stop with the introduction part. "Okay! Everyone, no more questions. I believe Mikan-chan is already tired from standing too long so let's have her sit, shall we?". Narumi then scanned the room, looking for a suitable seat for Mikan. When he saw Natsume sitting at the far back, he smiled. "Mikan-chan, from this day on, you'll be sitting beside that guy who has a book covering his face. Please get along with him". And with that, Narumi bid goodbye and slipped out of the classroom.

Mikan walked to her new seat, ignoring the stares she's receiving from the students. On the way there, she spotted her best friend sitting at a table on the third row on the second column.

"Hey", she greeted as she passed by Hotaru's desk. Hotaru greeted her back and the students stared at the two with confused expressions on their faces.

'Do they know each other?'

'Dunno. Maybe?'

Mikan ignored the whispers and headed to her new seat. She sat next to the boy the teacher mentioned. She then glanced their way and noticed the blonde guy she had met yesterday sitting beside the boy she's sitting next to. "You-", she said pointing to the blonde guy who happened to be named Ruka.

"Nice to meet you again, Sakura-san", Ruka greeted back with a nervous smile on his face.

'If that's the guy I met yesterday, then this guy I'm sitting next to must be that rude, crimson eyed guy with monster-like strength', she thought as she stared at the boy with a book on his face sitting next to her.

She then slightly nudged the arm of the boy sitting next to her with her elbow just for the sake of confirming her suspicion. Just as she did that, the boy moved and the book covering his face slipped revealing the same face he had first met yesterday night.

'Tsk..this year will be troublesome', Mikan thought.


Hope you enjoyed it! ^_^