A/N:Sorry for the wait. I was busy for past few days as my entrance exam results were out., which by the way I topped my district.(yay !)
Thank you all for the reviews...
Anyway here's chap 3.
Unfortunately I donot own Gakuen alice.
Recap : Natsume is now inside the mysterious river Sanzu and has fifteen minutes to get out alive. He has lost his memory due to the cryptic powers of the river ,which can only be revived back if he manages to get out. If he stays there beyond 15 minutes then he will eternally be trapped in the void. Will he be able to get out?
Chapter 3:Ressurection
Natsume floated motionless in the pitch black surrounding. There was no water around him, he wasn't even wet , just empty null void surrounded him. No sign of any shore or bank. No doorway or portal to get out.
Who Am I? Where am I?...
"Hello! Anybody help me... somebody please respond... Help me..."Natsume's voice was shaking and it reflected his fear. He had no idea who he was or where he was. His memory had been wiped clean he could not recall even Mikan's name, the every key for him to escape outside. He did not even know whose name he should call out for help. He was a blank sheet of paper. All his memories about the past and the Sanzu river were gone. The emptiness and the void was tearing him apart from inside. Five minutes had passed since he had jumped into the river. The clock was ticking...But he remained ignorant to all that due to his amnesia.
He started frantically running, regardless of the direction. He was now finding it difficult to was panting heavily. Yet he didnot stop calling for help.
"HELP ME! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!" Each cry was shriller and sounded more desperate.
"Natsume..."He heard a voice .He started running towards it
Am I antsume? Who is that? He thought.
"Natsume, do not give up. Keep moving forward." It was his father's voice .He was unable to figure it out. But he now knew that he was Natsume. And that he must get out of there.
"Onisan. I am waiting for you..." Aoi called out to him this time.
I have a sister. Natsume thought while running. I must get to her and that other person whose voice I heard are waiting for me.
As time flowed, tremendous pressure tried to crush him down. It was as if an enigmatic and titanic force was preventing him to follow the voices. He struggled to walk . But the voices he heard gave him the strength to r walk.
"Natsume-kun!"
"Natsume-nii!"
"Natsume!"
"Natsume... Sakura is waiting for you.."
One after other he heard the voices of all his friends , Permy ,Yo chan ,Hotaru ,Naru sensei , HSP and lastly Ruka. Though he could not recognise any of the speakers but he knew that they were important to him. The last voice had the most impact on him. In his mind a rough image of Ruka appeared.
I know this boy very well. He is my best friend. And that other name he mentioned...Though each step was painful he moved on. Thirteen minutes had passed.
"Natsume. Come back to me. I love you. "
Mikan! He immediately recognised the voice . Her voice rekindled his spirits. Her voice helped him recollect his past memories . He now knew the motive of going back to the other side. Just like Izumi had told him ("Just keep thinking of your motive of going back to the other side. Keep thinking of Mikan, that feeling will guide you out")
"I am coming Mikan. I am coming to you. I love you too"
He could now see a flickering light in front of him. For the first time he saw any light in there, yet it did not blind him. It gave him courage and strenght. He knew what that light was . It was Mikan, the midnight sun for him, the sun that saved him from the darkness of the Academy and the sun that will now save him from the abyss of death. He ran towards it. The flickering stopped and the light glowed steadily. As he came closer the source enlarged. It revealed a portal within itself. He kept hearing Mikan's voice from there and he kept thinking of her , his feeling for her. A hand reached out from middle of there. He grabbed it. It felt warm and cozy. Her hand always felt that way. As Natsume was being pulled out through the portal, the darkness was replaced by white background. He closed his eyes and entrusted himself to Mikan's hand to giude him out.
