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Chapter 7 - Flight - Part I

Mikan and Natsume stood in his room, their packed suitcases on the large bed behind them. In front of them, Ruka and Hotaru sat on the deluxe sofa, staring at them like they've lost their mind.

"Y-you're serious?" Ruka asked.

"Yes. We are both very serious." Natsume hissed. He and Mikan spent the last hour explaining to the pair over and over again that they were leaving, but both refused to tell them why. Mikan would hate herself forever if Hotaru and Ruka got dragged into it.

"But... Mikan, you're pregnant. If you stay here you'll get proper treatment from Nii-san, right?" Hotaru asked, her voice oddly soft.

"I'm sorry, Hotaru. I can't answer that." Mikan said gently.

"But the school years almost over.. Can't you guys last another month?" Ruka asked.

"No. Again, I can't say why. The fact is we are leaving. Tonight. Nothing will stop us or change our minds." Natsume said.

"I'm sorry guys. This is goodbye." Mikan said, stepping forward. She gently set a white stone in both Ruka's and Hotaru's hands. "Nullification Alice Stone. Keep it with you always. Never ever be without it." Mikan instructed urgently. "Sorry we couldn't tell you sooner." Mikan muttered, quickly grabbing her bag, took Natsume's hand, and instantly teleported away. Luckily, Natsume was holding onto his bag when she grabbed him.

The two appeared just outside the gates, but they weren't alone. "Kaze Neko." Makira said softly, causing the pair to whip around.

"Why are you here!?" Mikan hissed.

"To see you off. It is as 'he' said. We are forever bound, no matter how far apart." Makira spoke softly, nearly whispering.

"Do you... know?" Mikan asked, stiffening.

"Yes. I know. I've known since before you knew. You're baby will be exceptionally powerful. She's already useing her Alice through you, Kaze Neko." Makira said.

"She?" Natsume asked, having no clue what the heck was going on. Stupid girl talk.

"Yes, she. You're having a girl." Makira said.

"I'll be stunned about that later. Why are you here? Are you going to try to stop us?" Mikan asked, keeping her voice low.

"Stop you? No. I'm here to see you off, as I said before. Due to our similarities in Alices, I will be sent to hunt you down when 'he' learns. Be prepared, Mikan. If its 'his' orders, I won't waste any time hesitating. You have my blessing." Makira said with a sly smirk, disappearing suddenly.

"We've got to get out of here. Now that I'm away from the barrier, I can teleport us further." Mikan muttered, taking his hand. They disappeared again, re-appearing in a very... familiar setting.

"Mikan... This is-" Natsume began.

"I know. AAO headquarters. They are expecting us." Mikan interrupted. A tall blonde woman stepped forward to greet them. "Hello, mother." Mikan said with a smile.

"Mikan! Mou, so kawaii!" Yuka squealed, tackling Mikan to the floor.

"Eep. Mom, stop. First off your embarrassing me, and second off, we have to talk now." Mikan said seriously. Yuka stood up and helped Mikan up gently, muttering an apology. "Natsume, this is my mother. Mom, this is Natsume..." Mikan introduced the two. They shook hands and Yuka lead them both out of the room and into a more or less living room of sorts. They all sat down on the sofas.

"Okay, what's up, Mikan?" Yuka asked.

"Mom..." Mikan cleared her throat, nervous about saying anything. "I'm... er... well..." Mikan stuttered, Yuka looking worried, and Natsume rolling his eyes at Mikan. "I'm pregnant?" Mikan offered lightly, giggling nervously. Yuka's eyes widened.

"Is he-" Yuka pointed at Natsume with a sharp glare, "-the father?"

"Er... well... Yes, mom he is, but it was all an accident, and we both love each other!" Mikan said quickly, praying her mom didn't beat the crap out of Natsume. "He even ran away with me just to make sure that both me and the child would be safe." Yuka sighed, sitting back down in the chair, as she had jumped up and was about to pummel Natsume when Mikan started talking again.

"Judging by your body, I'd guess 4 months?" Yuka asked lightly, her eyes hidden by her hand.

"Y-yes. 4 1/2." Mikan muttered.

"What about you, boy. Have you any plans on where you two will go?" Yuka hissed, glaring at Natsume.

"Yes, I do." Natsume said, sliding the large bag from his shoulder. (not the suitcase, that's on the floor) He unzipped it, revealing a ton of money. "I've been getting an insane about of cash over the last 7 years, and this is what I've gathered up." Natsume said. "This, plus what Mikan has save up over the last year, is more then enough to get our life started."

That's it. Yuka was officially impressed. "You actually thought this through, didn't you?" She chided lightly. Natsume simply nodded. "Fine. I permit this relationship. Mikan, Natsume, you are both moving to Mikan's Ojii-sama's house. He recently passed away and left the house to you, Mikan. This way you'll both be at least closer to home."

"But won't the academy look there first?" Natsume asked.

"Yes, but Mikan, didn't you copy the Middle School Principals Alice?" Yuka interjected. Mikan nodded slowly. "There's your solution. Put a barrier around the house, they will never be able to get to you. Or, when they come to search the house, use an illusion to make yourselves invisible and to hide any evidence you were ever there. Simple, ja?" Yuka said smartly.

"...Sounds easy enough, I suppose." Mikan muttered.

"Persona. Run." Mikan sent him a message through telepathy.

"...What?" He responded.

"Get the hell out of the Academy. I escaped, so you'll likely be attacked or killed by the principal. Run damn it!" Mikan mentally yelled at him. Yuka and Natsume were eying her curiously, seeing that she seemed to have spaced out.

"Then so be it. I will stay here." Persona said. Tears started welling in Mikan's eyes, and Natsume and Yuka were more confused then before. Silently, Natsume pulled Mikan into a hug.

"You call me a moron, yet you are the stupid one. Don't die because I fled!" Mikan mentally shouted.

"He won't kill me. Torture, maybe. I can endure torture. He needs me." Persona hissed back. "Give Yuka-sempai my regards." And with that, the mental connection was broken. Mikan looked at Yuka sadly.

"Rei says hi..." Mikan murmured softly, earning a startled look from Yuka.


Mikan and Natsume were together in her home town, sitting in her old home. They had spent the better of the day unpacking, and were now thoroughly exhausted. The two sat on the sofa with fingers entwined. Mikan sighed. "Natsume." She said softly, and he blinked awake, looking at her. She smiled softly. "I want to tell you something about what happened to me." She muttered. He nodded, gently wrapping an arm around her.

~Flashback~

Mikan was walking to class when she saw a flash of black. She gasped in pain, collapsing to the stone path, her skin turning black. 'What is this?' Mikan had thought, and right as she was about to collapse from the agonizing pain she was feeling, her SEC Alive came to life, removing the curse from her body. Using her SEC Alice for the first time hurt even more then the curse itself did, and so she had fallen unconscious from the pain. When she woke up, she was sitting in the hospital. And so began her hate for Hospitals.

"You awaken." A cold voice said. She looked up to see a black haired boy in a suit.

"W-who are you?" Mikan asked, seeing another black shape out of the corner of her eye. There stood Persona as well. Mikan was frightened by them, to say the least.

"We are your family as of now." The same boy said. "I am the Elementary School Principal, and he is my servant. We are your family, and you will treat us as such." He said coldly.

"...I don't understand. What's going on?" Mikan asked in confusion.

"Your life is being taken out of your grasp, that is what is going on. You will live where we tell you to, do what we tell you to, and treat us as we tell you to." Persona spoke for the first time. Mikan stared at him, confused and terrified.

"And to make it known that we mean it, you are being taken out of Gakuen Alice. You will be living with Persona and you two will be going to the middle of nowhere, where you will be trained by him until I think you deserve to live in my beautiful home again." The boy hissed.

"No, I don't want to go anywhere!" Mikan yelled, tears trailing down her face. The boy walked up and slapped Mikan so hard she slammed into Persona's side.

"Persona, get her bags." The boy hissed, and the black robed man left with a bow. "You will be going. And because you had to be so annoying, you've lost your right to say goodbye to anyone. Congratulations, Mikan. Now your friends will hate you for leaving you. They'll distrust you, because you never told them. They will never be your friends again because you didn't obey me, Mikan. I hope you are happy." He said. Mikan was crying waterfalls at this point. "It doesn't make you happy does it? Disobeying me." He whispered softly, and Mikan shook her head.

"Then do as I say. When Persona comes back, you will take your bag, walk out of the hospital with him, climb into the limo without a word, and go wherever he chooses. If you don't, then I will punish your beloved friends." He hissed, walking out of the room.

~End Flashback~

"I did what he said and wound up being gone for 5 years. Natsume, we are up against the Elementary School Principal. This man has the entire Dangerous Class at his fingertips. One of those members can kill us without knowing where we are, so I beg you, Natsume. Never be over 20 yards away from me. My Alice can't protect you if you are." Mikan said softly.

"Alright. I promise, Mikan." Natsume said. 'Good thing I got this earlier then.' He thought, his hand in his pocket, wrapped about a small velvet box. "Mikan?" Natsume said, and Mikan looked at him. He gently pulled away from her and knelt in front of her, holding out the box. "Mikan, I love you. Please give me the honor of spending the rest of my life with you." He murmured, opening the box to reveal a platinum, three-stone diamond ring.

Mikan stared at him for literally a minute before she nodded slowly, smiled and said. "Of course!" He smiled back, a genuine, bright smile, pulled out the ring and slid it on her finger. He stood up and she nearly tackled him by jumping up and hugging him.

"Oi oi, don't jump around like that. You'll jumble the babies head. I don't want her as stupid as you." Natsume said, teasing. She stuck her tongue out at him.

'I'm getting married.' Mikan thought happily.


(a/n: Whoa! Huge time jump! Sorry about this, guys. I didn't quite see the point in typeing about NOTHING HAPPENING for 3 months XD Pwease forgiwve me.)

Mikan winced, her arm wrapped around her 8 month pregnant belly. So far, the couple have been able to live peacefully in the house without getting found. Mikan though, was feeling constant jabs of pain in her gut since a week ago. She was 8 1/2 months along, and was very worried that she was going to have her baby too soon. Natsume was constantly telling her to shut up and stop worrying, but she never did. While Natsume was peacefully napping upstairs, Mikan was freaking out. The jabbing had faded, but suddenly it kicked up again.

She couldn't help but worry. "NATSUME!" Mikan yelled loudly. With a groan, Natsume got up and walked down the staircase.

"What is it now?" He asked impatiently.

"Come on, we're going to the hospital."

"WHAT? Why? Are you okay?" Natsume asked all at once.

"Shh. The jabbing came back, I just want to make sure nothing is wrong." She muttered, and he nodded. He took the keys and drove them to the hospital where they waited for quite a while. After about an hour of waiting, Mikan suddenly yelped. "Shit!" Natsume was instantly alarmed.

"What is it now..?" He asked coldly, wrapping an arm around her cringing body.

"Water..." She muttered. He had no idea what she meant, but then it hit her.

"OH SHIT!" Natsume yelled, running to get a doctor. Mikan would have laughed at her Fiancé's behavior, but she was hissing from the pain of her contractions.


Again.. short. /sigh. Oh well, next chapter made me laugh. Ruka and Hotaru come to visit. Guess what? Everyone is 17 at this point, and Ruka and Hotaru are in a new grade. The Last Dance was three 1/2 months ago. Anyways! Hope you like the story! Review, review, and please, review.

Oh, and to answer some... unanswered... questions, Persona grew close to Mikan during the years she was gone. It was thanks to Persona she managed to hold onto that tiny bit of her old self, with the intention to let that bit grow over the years until she was her old self again. Persona is so kind to Mikan because he killed her father, and finds this redemption. (this is based off the latest chapters) However, he is horribly cold to her when there are others around. Other times, he's just grumpy. After Mikan left, he reverted back to his old, cruel self.

Also, Persona cut the line of Telepathy he had with Mikan. He didn't want there to be any way to find her.