It's Our Teenage Life
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
–Unknown
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Chapter 6: Welcome to Alice Academy!
Mikan's POV
That stupid Tsubasa is gonna get it. He overdid it this time. To think that he changed my clothes to these slutty garbage without my permission. He even changed my undergarments! Geez, where the hell did he even get this? He'll definitely pay for this. Thanks to him, I was rewarded by Hotaru a smack on the head!
Flashback
"Everyone—TSUBAASSSAAAAAA—welcome to Alice Academy!"
Everyone stared at me with a questioned look. My scream of irritation was louder than Narumi-sensei's high pitch welcoming greeting that even Hotaru suddenly woke up. But I didn't care and just replied their stares with a glare and they turned their attention back to Narumi and Narumi-sensei, too, continued talking. I then noticed Hotaru glowering her eyes at me that I stared at her with a "what" look. She glared at me harder but I just ignored her thinking on how to get a revenge on my most idiotic brother in the world.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
"Damn Hotaru! Why do you have to smack my head 3 times? Can't you reply your anger like a girl for once? That really hurts you know!" I rubbed my head due to the pain Hotaru did. I glared at her and then—
SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!
"What the hell?! You already smack my head thrice and now slapping my cheek? What's wrong with you and where did you even get that?!"
"One. I smack your head because of your irritating scream which ruined my heavenly sleep. And two. You said to reply my anger like a girl so I used this new invention my dad almost threw and when I tested it on you, it seems pretty usable." Hotaru replied with no emotions at all.
"The heck, where did you even hide that? It's not normal for girls like you to carry weapons like that. Tch, if you keep on doing that, no man would definitely dare to court you." I laughed mockingly at my response. Mikan one, Hotaru zero.
"Speak for yourself, idiot. As a girl, I don't use boy's clothes as my clothing because it's only for GUYS." Ouch. That does it; she definitely hit the spot this time! I don't understand why it's a great sin for a girl to wear boys' clothes. If this is my style of clothing, so what! I then left Hotaru with an irritated face leaving the victory score to her.
End of Flashback
End of POV
"I have a stupid brother and a wicked best friend. What's next? A model boyfriend? Yeah right, like that would even happen." Mikan thought aloud. They were already outside the school's dormitory. Narumi-sensei was explaining to them about their dorms and separated the boys from girls. Each class has a different dormitory so our class' dorm is far separated from my brother's. It's located from an unknown location. Knowing that Narumi-sensei will take in charge for the girls while Makihara-sensei for the boys, all the guys roared in delight while the girls booed in response.
"Ladies, since the boys didn't want me to escort them to their rooms, I'll be taking in charge of you." Narumi-sensei said with a wink but all the girls didn't react at his AWESOME news.
"Oh please, just get on with it! I'm tired already!" a girl complained and the others nodded and complained also. Hearing their resentment, Narumi-sensei announced them their rooms and roommates.
"Okay, listen up! There would be 4 students per room. The girls will be staying on the top floor while the boys occupy the 2nd floor. Whoever your roommates are, you have no choice but to deal with it."
The girls booed at Narumi's announcement knowing that they won't be able to have the same rooms with their friends.
"First off, room 310: Nonoko Ogosawara, Hotaru Imai, Mikan Sakura, and… Sumire Shouda—"
"WHAT?!" Sumire and Mikan cried in horror.
"How come I get to share room with those weirdos? I thought these are picked randomly, but why is it that those 'Weirdo Three Friends' get to become roommates? Can I not be with my own clique?" Sumire complained while Mikan glared at her for calling her friends weird.
"Catface's partially right. Can't you just separate us? Or better, switch her from the other girls." Mikan replied.
"Like I said Ms. Shouda and Ms. Sakura, you have to deal with it." Narumi-sensei said with a grin. He handed Hotaru their keys, and Sumire just stomped off.
"All right, before I proceed to the next batch I forgot to announce the rules while we're here. First, you are not allowed to stay nor go out after 9pm unless you have permission from me. Second, boys are not allowed to go to your rooms after 8pm. And lastly, you have to be on time ALWAYS. There'll be consequences if you're late and those punishments ain't gonna be easy. And before I forget, your schedule is posted at your rooms and your baggages were already sent there."
All the girls disapproved at Narumi's announcement. This was supposed to be a vacation week for them, but then again, they're here to cheer for the team not to relax. As Narumi continued announcing for the next batch of roommates, Mikan, Hotaru, Nonoko, and Sumire decided to go to their room.
"Ugh~ this is soo annoying. Why would a hot chic like me be placed on the same room with a bunch of losers!" Sumire complained as they get closer to their room. Mikan was already pissed off because of her non-stop quetching until at their doorstep. Out of impatience and irritation, she took the keys from Hotaru's hands and tried to open the door.
"I mean, why should I stick to you—Crick! Crick!—losers? You don't even—OMYGOSH!" Sumire's eyes widen. "This room is wonderful; it's so my style! If only the theme color would be green and pink, it would be perfect!" her eyes dazzled. Even Mikan and Nonoko beamed when they saw the room. As for Hotaru, she only let out a satisfying nod.
The room was huge. It didn't look like a room for student's dormitory but a designer's room. The theme color of the room was crimson red, black and white. The design was arrange in a unique way. By the time you open the door, a crimson red and white sofa with a black plasma TV in front will greet you. On the last corner of the room, the beds were attached to the sides just like in the movie "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e" where in you have to climb a few steps in order to get there. Below the bed, there placed drawers for each person with separated colors. On the different side of the room, a wide wooden study stable with large pillows as seats and a mini refrigerator are located. The bathroom is near the study area and it really looks luxurious. It was painted creamy white and gray and furnished with an Asian design. There's even a mini Jacuzzi and a shower room with glass doors.
Mikan and the rest were pretty amazed at the room especially when they saw a small veranda. Since the dormitory is filled with trees, it has the scenic view which would make a person appreciate nature.
"This school is amazing. If I were rich, I would definitely enroll here." Nonoko mentioned still gazing to each wonderful thing seen in the room.
"I agree. But I wonder where our things are, didn't Narumi-sensei told us that our bags should already be placed on our—"
Knock, knock!
"Mikan, open the door." Hotaru demanded. Mikan didn't argue and just went to the doorstep and opened it. It was Narumi.
"Hi girls! I need to talk to the 4 of you. I hope—"
"We love it! I mean, it's amazing~ And if you want to ask if I'd be fine being with them, don't bother. As long as this room is ours, there would be no complaints." Sumire interrupted with a smile.
"Actually, I came here since there's been a mistake. This room is for exclusive guests only. Yours are supposed to be at the next room. The school had mistakenly assigned you the wrong room." Narumi-sensei apologized but grinned at the mistake he made.
"That's not fair. I want this room!" Sumire complained. She already labeled what dresser, bed, and anything that would belong to her as they stay for the week and she definitely won't leave this room.
"I'm sorry girls. The normal rooms aren't that bad." Narumi-sensei said with a wink that all of them glared at the same time.
"Error was never in my dictionary and we want this room for ourselves ONLY. But if you insist, I'll use this Idiot Gun to you to kick you out. So what would it be, Narumi-sensei? Your life or this room? Pick your choice." Narumi-sensei sweatdropped at Hotaru's reaction. She was furious. This is only a once in a lifetime opportunity and she will definitely won't let it slip on her hands.
"V-very well then, I'll try my best to convince them. But as an exchange for this room, you will take in charge for checking the other girls' rooms during curfews."
"Fine."
"Great. I'll take my leave then, bye girls! Enjoy the room~ and remember, dinner would be at 6 at the dining hall of the dormitory." Narumi said gleefully but deep inside, he was not happy at all. Hotaru opened the door for him.
"Wait Mr. Narumi. Kindly send our bags and schedule after you leave this room. Thank you and goodbye." Hotaru slammed the door before he could respond. The girls sweat dropped at Hotaru. She won't definitely stop unless she gets what she wants.
Narumi sighed heavily and faced his back at the door and left frustrated and thought to himself, I was supposed to have that room.
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"Run, run, run, you slowpokes! If you don't want to be humiliated in the game, you have to focus and RUN!" Masachika-sensei shouted. All the players were in the basketball court practicing for the upcoming match on the next three days. Masachika-sensei's been pushing them too hard that they get exhausted and tire themselves out lately.
"Damn, sensei's been pretty harsh lately." Rui whispered at his teammates.
"Wonder why." Ryuuku Kaga, the substitute point guard of the team, wondered.
"Maybe because he knew that his long-lived rival has arrived already. I heard Alice Kyoto's students have arrived a while ago." Kitsuneme mentioned.
"Rui, Kitsuneme, Ryuuku! What's the fuss over there?!" The three froze. Trouble is definitely on its way.
"N-n-n-nothing Sir!" the three chorused. Masachika-sensei smirked.
"Everyone, thanks to these three, you will run suicides for another hour and a half after a 10 minute break." All the members groaned and some glared at the three troublemakers. The trio sweat dropped and grinned apologetically.
"Great job, three muskeeters. Keep up the heroic work." Natsume sarcastically said. He was getting very impatient. He knew Mikan is already at their school and he needs to get home fast since he left his phone there. But thanks to these powerpuffboys, Masachika-sensei extended their training. Damn, I really need to leave! Natsume thought. Mikan won't wait forever!
"Ruka, let me borrow your phone."
"Sure man." Ruka went to his bag and looked for his phone. Unfortunately, he couldn't find it.
"I think I left it in your car Nat." Ruka grinned apologetically. Natsume told him its fine, that he'll get it since he urgently needs it. He left the court immediately since there's still 10 minutes before the break ends.
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"Excuse me miss, do you have a telephone here?" Mikan asked. She was at the reception looking for a telephone to call Natsume.
"We do miss, but it's under repair right now. If you want, I'll draw you the directions to get into the other telephone booths here in school."
"Thank you." Mikan smiled thankfully. While waiting, she tidied her cap that covers her long hair, took her mp3 player, and placed both hands on her jacket. Not long after, the lady at the reception handed her the directions and explained it to her. Mikan then left after thanking the lady.
It's been 5 minutes since she left the dorm. She was walking at the school corridors, seemed a bit lost. Since it's almost late, only a few students were around, mostly were athletes and club members. Mikan was in the hallway when she finally saw a telephone booth from afar. Due to excitement, she hurriedly ran towards it when—
BAM!
"I-itai~", Mikan groaned and rubbed her shoulder and butt. She didn't recognize that there were 2 corners since her eyes were too focused at the telephone booth. She didn't look at the person in the eye and just quickly stood up and bowed while apologizing at the person she accidentally bumped with.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going and—"
"Tch. Next time use your eyes to see where you're going." The guy responded sounded irritated.
Did he just insulted me? Mikan thought to herself. She glared at the person she should be apologizing with and to her surprise, she froze. Her eyes widened. Her jaw dropped.
This guy is scary! she thought. Her gaze then recognized the nametag on the left side of the uniform which she mentally read.
Hajime Yakumo.
"Tch, stupid girl." The guy murmured leaving Mikan dumbfounded. I don't know how to react! I felt like a statue just staring at him. His hair has this emo hairstyle and his face is filled mostly with bandage. He must be a gangster or not, a member of a supernatural club! Damn, he was scary as hell! Mikan thought and felt goose bumps all over. When the guy was finally out of sight, Mikan finally got back to her senses and went to the telephone booth and took out Natsume's letter with his number in it. She dialed his phone number and cell number but he's not answering it. She dialed it again, but still no success. She finally gave up at the 5th try of calling him then sighed.
"Guess I'll just have to call him tomorrow and just explore this huge school for a bit." Mikan said to herself but every time she recalls the face of the person a while ago, she shivers frighteningly.
As for Natsume…
"Darn! When did the parking lot became so far?" I murmured. I let out a sigh of relief when I finally saw my car that I immediately clicked the button in my car key to unlock it automatically. Fortunately, I saw Ruka's phone when I first opened the front seat. I closed the door and punched some numbers and called Persona.
"Hello?"
"Persona. It's Natsume."
"How odd, you rarely called. This should be important."
"Hn. I need you to go to my apartment now and check my phone."
"And why's that?"
"It's urgent. Text me if there's a call or not. You have 3 minutes."
"And if I—"
-beep-beep-
"Tch. If you won't, I'll quit this useless showbiz. Simple as that." I answered knowing what he would say before I ended the call. I ran back to the gym. I only got 3 minutes left. That old man doesn't give any credits even for a second.
End of POV
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Inside the enormous campus, Mikan was still wandering on the hallways. She was absolutely lost until she heard the sound of basketball balls. She saw a large gym from afar and ran to it. The door was a bit open so she tried to sneak a peek. It was their opponent's basketball team. They were running non-stop that they seemed to feel a bit exhausted. Mikan wanted to see them closer, but they might suspect her as a spy so she just left the gym. She was at the hallway again when she suddenly remembered about dinner.
"Damn, it's almost 6 and I'm still lost! If I knew this would happen, I could've brought a map with me." Mikan said to herself. She then started running and running. But when she turned into a corner, a loud crash was heard.
Mikan's POV
Not again~ huh? That's weird. I'm supposed to land on something hard, I thought to myself. I opened my eyes and let out a shocked gasp. I am on top of Natsume Igarashi!
"Done staring?" he hissed, tossed me aside, stood up and started to walk away.
Oof!
"OW! Hey you dumbass, don't you even have any manners? I'm a girl you know!"
"You are? Tch. Not obvious." With that, he walked away. I fumed.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" I shouted to let my anger out. I was really pissed off! The hell, he seriously worsens my day! That bastard's surely gonna get it. I cursed and cursed until I finally found the dormitory after 20 minutes. I went to the dining hall and looked for Hotaru. Fortunately, I found her seating with Nonoko, Yuu, and Koko. I sat with them without greeting and glared at no one. I wanted to express my anger so I called out Hotaru's name.
"Hotaru."
"Where have you been Mikan? Good thing, food's not yet served else nothing would be left for you." Koko joked.
"Shut up, Koko. I'm not in the mood. I called for Hotaru's name, not yours dumbo."
"Woah, woah. Chill girl! What's wrong?"
"I bumped into that buckhead Igarashi at the hallway. Literally. And he's seriously a total asshole! He tossed me aside when he bumped me and he even insulted me! Damn, I'll totally rip him apart the next time I see him."
"You saw Natsume Igarashi?! That's—"
"YOU WHAT?!" Sumire suddenly popped out and interrupted Koko.
"Woah, and where did you come from? You were eavesdropping?!" I asked since Sumire suddenly popped out in the middle of nowhere.
"Don't change the topic Sakura. How come you get to see my future boyfriend and not me?!"
"Because you're not meant to be? And he doesn't even know you? Oh come on Permy, what's the big deal about that Igarasahi guy? He's a total jerk for crying out loud!" I was totally pissed off. But then again, our conversation about Natsume Igarashi got the attention of everyone, especially his fangirls.
"We're not meant to be because you two are meant for each other? Is that how it is? Oh, I get it, so that's what it is. Now I know why you wanted to be the manager of the basketball team and the reason why you're dressing like a guy. It's all because you wanted to impress Natsume-sama, isn't it?"
My jaw dropped. My eyebrows twitched. This witch is really getting on my nerves. That moron Igarashi definitely has nothing to do with my clothing and being the basketball team's manager. Just because I bumped into him doesn't mean I already like him. The heck of this girl's problem!
"What's wrong Sakura? Cat caught your tongue?"
"Let me get this straight cat face. Listen very carefully to what I say… .NAT-SU-ME.I-GA-RA-SHI! Is that hard to understand?"
"Oh really?" a voice behind me replied.
Wait a minute. That annoying voice seems familiar. I turned my back and we all had the same shock expression.
Oh no, not him.
End of POV
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* End of Chapter 6 *
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(playing Addicted To You by Simple Plan)
Now it's over
Can't forget what you said
And I never
Wanna read this again
CLIFFHANGER~ CLIFFHANGER~ XD
I'm sorry if it took a while for this chapter to arrive… I had my exams so I have to prioritize my studies first. Anyway, I would really like to thank the people who gave me such positive reviews~ it really made me jump in delight you know. Haha! O well, despite its CLIFFHANGER ending AGAIN, I still hope you liked it! ;D
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