"About what happened this morning, it was weird, right?" Mikan asked, as she and Hotaru are having their dinner.

The girl beside her swallowed before answering, "Downright weird. Are you sure you've never met them?"

"Yes, I'm sure. I mean, I'd remember if I met a pink haired girl, I love pink." Mikan replied. "Maybe they mistook me for someone else?"

"I doubt it. Have you forgotten how they reacted when they heard your name?" Hotaru asked, before reaching for the plate of crab roe.

"First of all, yes, that was weird too. First time they met a girl named Mikan? We had a classmate named Mikan too when we were in elementary, Maybe we should introduce them. And second, do you know that too much of that can give you high blood and can lead to heart attack?"

Hotaru scooped a spoonful of the said food and ate it, blatantly disregarding Mikan's words. "Yes, I do know. That's why I drink lots of juice to balance it. And also, we have a cardiologist mom, very convenient."

Mikan just sighed at his sister's addiction, "Yeah, whatever. Do what you want." Just then Mikan's beeped, "Oh it's Nonoko-chan." Mikan said, heading for her room.

Later that night, Mikan was in her room exchanging messages with Anna and Nonoko when her mom called. "Hey mom, how are you?"

"Hey baby, mom's fine. I just finished my first operation and I have another one in fifteen minutes so I thought I would call you first. How was your day? How was the enrollment?" Yuka asked.

"It was fine. Hotaru and I are already finished so we don't have to go back until the start of classes which is next week." Mikan reported, "We also met two girls, Anna and Nonoko, and they are also taking Business Ad so we already have two friends. Isn't it great?"

"Of course it's great, honey. At least you and Hotaru already have someone you know."

"I know right? And also, it's great that I read the map and information about the school when Hotaru asked me to, because that place is huge. There were so many students today. Oh, and speaking of students, this morning, someone-"

"Dr. Yuka? The operation will start in about three minutes." A voice said from her mom's line.

"Sorry sweetheart, I have to go. Tell me next time, okay? I'll be home tomorrow night. Go to sleep. I love you both."

"Okay, love you too mom. See you tomorrow." Mikan said back before

By Sunday that week, Mikan was already reduced to a 'miserably nervous wreck that is a nuisance to people's eyes' according to Hotaru. Tomorrow is the start of classes and for Mikan; it's enough reason to get jittery.

"Hotaru! Aren't you at least a little bit worried?" A very high strung Mikan asked her ever calm sister.

"If I have worries about tomorrow, it would be the same size of your brain. And since you have no brain then no, I'm not worried even a slightest bit."

"Hey! That's rude!" The other complained, "I have a brain, you know!"

"No, I don't know." Hotaru replied sarcastically.

Just then, the door opened to reveal a visibly tired Yuka. "Hey girls, you're still up? You have to get some sleep, tomorrow is your first day."

"Welcome home, mom!" Mikan greeted while Hotaru stood up to tell Miyuki to prepare some food for their mother. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just a have a lot of operations and check-ups this week. Have you both eaten already?" the older woman asked.

"Yeah, we did. Do you want to eat?"

"Mom," Hotaru called, "there's food on the table for you. I asked Miyuki to prepare it so you can eat."

"Really? Thank you, dear. Okay, I'll eat and you two go to bed, alright?"

"Okay then, good night mom!" Mikan bid.

"Good night mom, rest well." Said Hotaru, already following Mikan upstairs.

The next morning, Hotaru woke up when someone jumped on her bed.

BAKABAKABAKABAKABAKA!

"Ow! The hell, Hotaru? I was just going to wake you up because today's the first day of school!" Mikan complained, rubbing the sore spot in her head. "Why do you have that with on your bed anyway? And how did that thing get past customs?"

"Idiot, I made another one here. And it's still so early!"

Mikan laughed sheepishly, "Because I can't sleep anymore, so I came to wake you up. Besides it would be good if we're early today. Then we can roam around our building first. Oh, I also told Anna and Nonoko to be there early."

"You're so stupid. Get off my bed and get ready, I'm already awake so what the hell." Hotaru grumbled.

At seven o'clock that morning, the two are already on their way out of the house with their fussing mother behind them. "Are you sure you have everything with you? Documents, I.D., money-?"

"Yes, mom. We're sure we already have everything we need with us." Mikan replied, exasperated.

"We'll be okay; I'll call you if Mikan causes trouble." Hotaru said, smirking at Mikan.

"Yeah, yeah. Like I'll cause trouble this early." Mikan mumbled, rolling her eyes at her sister.

"Well then, go on you two. Be good at school, alright?" Yuka finally said, opening the car door for her daughters. "Shino-san will pick you up when classes are over."

"Okay, bye mom." The two said.

The ride was spent in silence until Hotaru snapped at Mikan, "Stop fidgeting will you. What are you? A pre-schooler?"

Mikan sighed and tried to calm herself down. If she doesn't, Hotaru, who has zero percent mercy, will surely hit her again with her diabolical Baka Gun.

"I was fine earlier, why am I like this now? Maybe it was because I ate too much?" the brunette asked.

"Whatever you did, it doesn't matter now 'cause we're here." Hotaru replied.

Mikan gasped and looked at the window just as the car pulled to a stop in front of Alice University. Hotaru opened the car door and got off and waited for Mikan to get off also. At a nod from the stoic girl the car started to move until it was out of sight.

"Mikan-chan! Hotaru!" the two aforementioned girls looked back and saw their new friends walking towards them.

Mikan immediately put up a smile on her face and greeted the two, "Anna-chan! Nonoko-chan! You're here!"

"Of course, we also want to roam around our building. And I wasn't able to sleep at all last night!" Anna asked.

"Oh! Same as me! I had a hard time sleeping last night!" Mikan exclaimed.

"How about you, Hotaru?" Nonoko asked.

"Slept like a baby." Hotaru replied in a stoic voice.

The three others laughed, "Well, shall we go check out our building?" Anna invited.

"Yes! Let's go!" Mikan yelled, making other's turn to look at them. Hotaru was about to shut her sister up when someone beat her to it.

"Shut up and get out of the way, little girl." A rude voice said from behind Mikan.

The 'little girl' gasped and turned towards the owner of the voice, "Who are you calling 'little girl', punk?" Mikan asked. Anna and Nonoko gasped when they saw the man's face. In front of them stood young man their age with cold red eyes and a face that can make a woman's ovaries explode with too much estrogen. Unlike the two best friends who look dazed, the sisters were glaring at the man, both completely undeterred with the man's gorgeous physique.

"Who do you think I'm talking to?" The red eyed man asked.

"Natsume, what are you doing? Stop bullying other students, we're also freshmen, you know." This time, Mikan gasped. Behind the man called Natsume, another man appeared. Unlike Natsume, the newcomer has a gentle aura around him. With blond hair and blue eyes paired with kind disposition, it was no wonder why Mikan blurted out,

"Hotaru! It's a prince!" SMACK! "Ow! Hotaru! What did I do now?"

"You were being rude. Apologize, Mikan." Hotaru answered, staring straight at the 'prince's' face.

The blue eyed man smiled, "It was fine. I should be the one apologizing for my best friend's attitude. I'm Nogi Ruka, by the way, and this is Hyuuga Natsume. You are?"

Mikan smiled back at Ruka, "I'm Yukihira Mikan and this is my step sister, Imai Hotaru. Also, Umenomiya Anna and Ogasawara Nonoko, our friends."

"Mikan, as I was saying, you should apologize." Hotaru interrupted "It's rude to call him a prince when he looks more like a princess." The girl said in a monotone voice. Anna and Nonoko's eyes widened while Mikan choked on her own spit, prompting the pink haired girl to slap her back enthusiastically. Natsume smirked and looked down, shaking his head in amusement at his best friend's look. Ruka looked like he just drank a bottle of hot chili sauce with his eyes open wide and a flush covering his entire face.

"Th-that… I'm not…" Ruka said, stuttering in embarrassment.

"Whatever, Ruka. Let's just go." Natsume retorted, helping his friend out.

"Y-yeah. Hotaru, let's go, okay?" Mikan asked, tugging her sister's arm and pulling her away from the blushing boy. "Bye Nogi-san, see you later! Bye Hyuuga-jerk, see you never!"

Natsume smirked as the brunette stuck her tongue out at him, "No, it's see you later, little girl. After all, we're in the same class." He murmured, "Yukihira Mikan."