Chapter 5

New

[Normal POV]

Briiiing! Briiiing! Briiiing!

Mikan groggily reached out her arm and slammed down on the (poor) alarm clock, instantly shutting it up. She got out of bed and stretched her arms and looked about her. Then her eyes went wide.

[Mikan's POV]

Oh God, I totally forgot about where I am! Shit! How could I forget that I'm finally free of him? And I'm also gonna be late for homeroom if I don't hurry up. I walk to the wardrobe and fling the doors open. There were four uniforms hanging up. Two was probably for the summer and the other two was probably for the cold weather. I grab one of the winter uniforms and put it on sloppily, not tying the ribbon properly and leaving it to hang loosely. Some of the teachers would probably go mad. Like I care. Ugh, how short do these skirts need to be? Seriously, I hate really short skirts. I tug down the hem of my skirt a little to make it slightly longer. I sigh and start tying up my hair into the usual high ponytail, using a red ribbon. I put knee high socks on and then slip on my shoes. I grab my bag off the floor and walk out my dorm, locking the door behind me. I make my way to the Teacher's Lounge and wait for Narumi to show me to my class.

"Mikan-chaaaaannn! How did you sleep?" he ran towards me for a hug.

I sigh. People say that they learn from their mistakes, but I suppose Narumi doesn't. I step out of his way and he lands on the floor with an 'oof!'. He gets up, rubbing his head.

"Show me to the class." I say flatly.

"Er, right… This way."

I follow him along corridors and up some steps and along another corridor and go up another flight of stairs. We stop in front of a door with a sign above it reading 'Class 2-B'.

"Just wait out here until I call you to come in."

I nod and he smiles his big cheesy grin at me and whirls into the classroom, shutting the door behind me. Okay, now I'm in a really bad mood and don't ask why. Maybe it was my alarm clock this morning, or maybe it is the length of the skirt, or it could be that stupid Narumi, but anyway, something's ticked me off and now I'm cranky. I lean against the wall sighing.

[Normal POV]

Narumi whirled into the class, being his usual cheery self, grinning at the pupils sitting in the class. They were all talking, or rather, most of them were anyway. There was a pupil with black hair and amethyst eyes doing something to another invention or mechanism. Another pupil at the back had his feet up on his desk and a manga over his face, sleeping, probably. A blonde pupil with blue eyes was stroking a rabbit that he always had with him.

"Listen up my dear pupils! We have a new student today!"

This, Narumi could see, spiked the class' interest. They all stopped doing what ever they were doing, even the pupil who was apparently sleeping, and looked at him.

"Please come in!"

The door banged open and the class saw a brunette with a high ponytail tied with a red ribbon walk in. Her face was perfectly composed, showing no emotion, but you could tell that she was really annoyed at something by the way she walked. She was wearing the winter's uniform instead of the summer's one, which they thought was weird and she was also wearing it sloppily.

"About time." She muttered at Narumi and they were shocked by those two words.

Nobody ever dared to talk to Narumi like that because of one thing: his Alice. Narumi's Alice was the Pheromone Alice, and they despised it. Only a certain amount of pupils actually stands up to him, and that was the stoic inventor, Imai Hotaru, and the popular fire caster, Hyuuga Natsume.

"Um… Please introduce yourself, Mikan-chan!"

"I told you to never add 'chan' to the end of my name." She said coldly before turning to stare emotionlessly at the class.

"Sakura Mikan."

The class was silent. They were waiting for her to say something about herself; they were really keen to know about her Alice, but it seemed that she wasn't going to talk.

"Um, Mikan-san, tell them something about yourself!"

"No way. They don't need to know anything about me except my name."

It was still silent. To be truthful, the class was stunned about her attitude and also were a bit scared of her. The only people that didn't show any feelings that they were showing were, of course, Hotaru and Natsume. Well, ok, maybe Hotaru's eyes had a little spark of recognition in her eyes, but nothing else.

"Just tell me where I've to sit." she spoke up, using that cold tone of hers.

"Hehehe, ok, Sakura-san, you're sitting next to..." Narumi paused as he looked around, then his eyes lit up. "You're sitting next to Hyuuga Natsume!"

The class sucked in a breath and looked at Natsume. Said person didn't show anything about what he thought about having to sit next to the new girl.

"Also, Mikan-san, he's your partner! So it's a free period because of the new student!" and with that, he whirled out, a little bit fast because he thought that Natsume would explode at the news.

Mikan just shrugged her shoulders and stood standing at the front of the class, staring out the window, totally ignoring the class.

"Sakura-san! What's your Alice?"

"What's your Star Ranking?"

"What ability class are you in?"

They all rushed up to her, asking multiple questions.

Her eyes went wide at the oncoming crowd and she shrank back against the blackboard.

[Natsume's POV]

When I saw the new girl shrink back against the blackboard, her eyes wide with fear (?), I suddenly felt sorry for her. No, don't even bother asking why. I don't know myself. So, just leave that question 'til later, ok? Good, now that we've established that, the new girl was still backed against the blackboard. Doesn't she know that she can't stay like that forever? Jeez... I was still watching when someone reached out for her, touching her shoulder for a nano-second, but she recoiled from her touch. Why is she scared? Yeesh, we're not gonna eat her...

[Hotaru's POV]

Why is Mikan so scared? I don't get it. First, her and her mum disappears with no apparent trace whatsoever, without leaving me a note, then suddenly, a few years later, out of the blue, she suddenly transfers here. How come I've never noticed that she had an Alice? Well, actually, maybe I might've suspected, since I have tons of information on her parents, and they are Alices, but I wonder just exactly what her Alice is...? I hate not knowing things... But really, this class is really pissing me off. Can't they see that they're scaring her? Guess not... Idiots...

[Mikan's POV]

Oh God, stop crushing me against the wall and back off already! But of course I can't say that because I'm paralysed with fear. This is what my step father has done to me. He's made me scared of people, especially when they touch me. Trust me, I never used to be like this.

BAKA! BAKA! BAKA!

I hear a sound that once used to be familiar, and I never knew how much I have missed it. Suddenly, the crowd parts, some people rubbing sore parts on their arms or back or sides, even their heads, and Hotaru came through towards me. I suddenly stand up straight and stare coldly at her.

"Thanks Hotaru."

"You're welcome Mikan. I can still call you that, right?"

"Sure. Just show me where that damned Hyuuga sits so I can take my seat."

Hotaru nods and points to this dude who has his feet up on his desk and a manga open in his lap. He is just staring coldly at me with shocking crimson eyes and his raven hair lying in a messy way. Huh... I have to grudgingly admit that he is hot. I stare back at him (coldly mind you) while walking up the aisle to the back of the class. I drop my bag to the floor and slide into my seat, breaking contact with him to stare out the window.

"Why are you scared of people?" he asks. More like demands.

"It's none of your business Hyuuga." I smirk.

"Mikan, you've changed and if you don't tell me why, I'll shoot you with my Baka Gun." Hotaru said, pointing her gun at me.

Well, what could I say? I can totally see that "Oh, I've changed because mother got married and he abused me" would go down very well. So of course, I said something different.

"It's none of your business as well, Hotaru." I said stiffly.

I didn't like talking to her like that, but if it kept her away from that secret, then I'll do it.

"As for your earlier questions, my Alices are the S.E.C, the Nullification and the Insertion. My Star Rank is Special and I'm in the DA." I say, indifferently.

The whole class suck in another breath, including Natsume. Hotaru, however, just narrows her eyes at me. I shrug at them all.

"Believe me, hate me, love me, I don't care. Just leave me alone now, if you don't want to die."

The class suddenly went to their seats and started muttering and whispering about God knows what. Actually, they're probably talking about me. Well, like I said, I don't care. I feel three pairs of eyes still staring at me and I already know who two of them belongs to. I stare at Hotaru for a long moment before she breaks contact and walks to her desk. I look at the second pair. This one I didn't know. The pair of blue eyes belonged to a blonde guy stroking a rabbit. I suppose he is cute, but not my type. Too bad... Wait, what am I thinking? I gave up the thought of any type of love a long time ago. Anyway, he's staring warily at me, but when I stare back at him, he flushes and looks away, looking back at his rabbit. Huh... I finally lock eyes with Natsume's crimson eyes. I don't know what he's thinking, but it looks as if he's mad at me, or something along those lines.

"What are you staring at?"

"Hn." he smirks and replaces the open manga onto his face.

I can also see that he's a rebel. First off, no other students has their feet on their desks, secondly, no one else is sleeping, and thirdly, he's wearing his uniform sloppily too. I'm still glaring at him when the strict looking teacher with the stick and the frog marches in and I have to avert my eyes at a spot above the blackboard. Hm, it actually does looks like it's gonna be interesting...

[A/N's]

Ok, so, how did you like that? Tell me it's good, right? :D Heehee, from now on, I can guarantee that it's gonna get a lot more interesting! ;D