Ok guys!! This was actually supposed to be a double release, ie, both the 5th and 6th chapters for you on the same day, but I must've accidentally put up the 5th one yesterday. So, here's the 6th one up for ya!! As for the reason why...well... ITS MY BIRTHDAY!! YAAAAY!! I hope you like this chapter too guys. Personally, I liked it the best (mostly cos I made fun of a certain "Person"), so do tell me what you guys think of this!! And dont forget to review either!! Me huggles anyone who reads this chapter!!

Disclaimer: All rights belong to Higuchi- Tachibana sama.

This story though, belongs to me.

Thanks to chichiru chu, dominiqueanne, loubel for reviewing!!

RECAP:

"Wait..", said Mikan weakly. "I want to thank you..who are you people? What's going on? I-", Mikan stopped as she was suddenly enveloped by a pink haze. From it, a big black cat slowly materialised in the air in front of her. She tried to hold it but her hands seemed to go right through it.

"See? I knew there… was a...kit...ty…"

And she drifted into blissful blackness.

Chapter 6 : A rare Alice??

Natsume was pissed. He tried not to look at it, but it was impossible.

"Who the HELL wears bunny print PJ's at my age??", he bellowed. "No. Let me rephrase that, shall I? Who the hell wears bunny print PJ's?!"

Koko and Kitsuneme were sitting on a couple of chairs, hunched up and looking away from Natsume, their lips tightly pursed.

"Natsume-san!" Yuu went to his side almost crying. "Please calm down!!"

"Calm down? Wearing these? I don't think so! Who do these belong to anyway??"

"Me, actually…", said a mild voice from the door.

"The doctor said you'd be discharged today" said Ruka. " You took a pretty bad hit from that shelf. How are you feeling?"

"Apart from these,", replied Natsume pointing at the Pj's,"absolutely fine. Come on Ruka, bunny print?? It's embarrassing enough that I failed yet another mission. I don't even wear PJ's for God's sake. Now I have to contend with watching the nurses giggle and Doctors twitch every time they come in here. WILL YOU TWO STOP LAUGHING ALREADY!!"

Koko and Kitsuneme burst into peals of laughter clutching their sides, which were threatening to burst. Yuu just watched on nervously.

"Oh, come on Natsume. It cant be that bad.", said Ruka smilingly.

"Oh yeah? Keep watching. I can hear someone coming." And then "Oh its you.", as a Black haired man with a long cloak walked into the room.

"Tch tch." tutted Persona "Is that any way to treat your dear employer especially after he's come so far to see you??"

He looked haughtily around the room and flicked a long finger toward the door. "Out, all of you. You can stay though, Blondie."

The four blondes sweatdropped and looked at each other.

"Uh….wh...Which one?", stammered Yuu.

"The pretty boy, obviously. Leave, incompetents!!", barked Persona.

Yuu, Koko and Kitsuneme trailed out, giving Ruka sympathetic looks. The door closed behind them and Persona quickly came behind Ruka and put his hands on his shoulders, looking at Natsume.

"Pathetic. Failing the same mission twice. In one day. That's a record even for you Natsume."

"Get your filthy hands off him Persona", glared Natsume from the bed, flames erupting in his hand. "What the hell do you want?"

"What I want,", said Persona calmly removing his hands and coming to stand beside the bed, "is the story. Tell me everything."

Natsume grudgingly related the story, editing out the parts he thought were unnecessary. He told him what the girl had said and Persona still remained immobile. When he got to the part about the shockwaves, Persona gave a sudden start and looked intently at him.

"Stop. I'm sure that what happened next is unimportant. Your escape and other...insignificant details, correct?" he turned to Ruka who gave him a barely perceptible nod.

"Shockwaves…are you sure? It may have just been something else that confused you-"

"Like what? A really mild earthquake?? We know what we felt Persona. Shockwaves. First a bright light, then shockwaves.", Natsume bit out.

Persona considered him for a few seconds and then turned to Ruka. This time, Ruka nodded firmly, confirming the story.

"And your flames..went out?"

"…yes…", admitted Natsume grudgingly.

"Ha ha…interesting..drop 2 rabbits and find 200 eh??"

"If you want to be dippy, be so somewhere else Persona.", smirked Natsume, happy he'd gotten the better of his sick employer.

"You're still immature boy. You may have failed your mission. Twice.", he added, deriving satisfaction from Natsume's wince." But you found something that just exempted you from punishment."

"Which is?"

"An Alice. An extremely rare and interesting one too…ooh…just thinking about it makes me hungry for some…"

Ruka and Natsume sweatdropped, edging farther away from him. Persona suddenly snapped out of his reverie and directed his attention to Natsume once more.

"I'm going to give you a little..well shall we say, a little break from your usual activities."

Natsume narrowed his eyes and Ruka stood, unsure.

"If what the girl said was true, it's highly unlikely the opposition is going to find it that easily either, so one month should be all right I suppose."

Ruka gasped and Natsume's eyes narrowed even further, so much so, they were now slits on his handsome face.

"Last I checked Persona; my longest break lasted two days. And I was unconscious at the time, so I doubt it counts. What's the deal?"

"As expected of my little kitty, you know me quite well! I want you to investigate the girl. Find out everything about her, her family, friends and of course, her Alice. I want you to bond with her and exploit every skill you have, to do so. Of course, if you fail yet again, I'll triple the punishment I've reserved for you."

He walked briskly to the door and opened it and turned his head a little to the side.

"I'll be expecting a report every Saturday morning. Have fun boys." He walked out, his black coat trailing behind him. The three boys walked in quietly, not daring to look at Natsume. The silence was suddenly broken when Natsume banged the bed in frustration.

"Bond? With that? I'd rather take the punishment a hundred times over!! That…girl is a walking disaster waiting to happen!!"

"But isn't this better Natsume-san? You can relax now."

"You can be sure he wont let me. He'll be jumping at every damn opportunity he gets to torture me."

The four other boys started discussing the topic when suddenly, the door banged open and Persona stuck his head into the room again.

"By the way, nice pajamas.", And he swished away again.

Silence. Then-

"Told you so."

"Shut up. He's gay."

Hotaru sat in the darkness, quietly clicking away at her computer.

"And… enlarge."

Click.

"Now, matching body type."

Click.

"Hmm…just as I thought."

She leaned back on her giant tortoise beanbag and stretched. Rabbit signs lit her eyes and an evil smile, her face.

"Gotcha."

Bwahahaha!! Bunny print PJ's!! Just imagining Natsume in them gives me a kick..poor guy..I really LOVE putting him in awkward and ridiculous situations.. then again, its probably cos I love his character.

Oh..I decided to use rabbits as currency, since its so much easier and it seems like fun too :D.

I hope you all liked my chapter. Intros to some other characters coming soon!! Do review!! Every review helps guys!!