Kura: Hello everybody! Here's that promised side story of how Ruka met Natsume and Aoi!
Amu: Enjoy!
Kura: But before that…REVIEW REPLIES!
rAzUx: First, yes, Ruka will most likely fall for Mikan…and second, I have no idea on what Mikan will do to make Natsume smile…I HAVE NO IDEAS! WHY LORD, WHY? T^T Anyway, hope you enjoy the special! ^^
Ignisha: You're mean Ignisha…no comment so far? Meanie…But thanks for saying the story was okay so far. I hope this side story is good! ^^
Ataichi-san: AMEN! MIKAN, GO MAKE NATSUME SMILE! WOO HOO! And thanks for cheering her on! Hope you like the side special! .
NatsuMikanForever: Hmm…the chocolate sounds delicious…I wonder where I can find it…oh and have fun pounding some dude. I swear…you can be very scary sometimes…so…PLEASE DON'T HIT ME! T^T And here's the side story! Sorry it's not a real chapter…PLEASE DON'T PUND ME INTO NONEXISTENCE!
HazZel and CriMson: I see now…And no, Hotaru knows nothing about the fact that Mikan is the child of the prophecy. But she has a gut feeling on who the Demon child is! ^^ I hope the special is good!
SyncxArietta: Yeah…I just figured that it was very Mikan-like, ne? ^^ I hope this side story is good…I couldn't think of what to do…T^T I hope it is good! .
Toyama Hanako: Really? I wasn't really sure if the ending was good or not…was it the part where Berry said good luck? Well, anyway, hope you like the side story! ^^ ENJOY!
MiNsEi: I'm glad you think the chapter was interesting! I hope this side-story captures your interest too! PLEASE ENJOY AND THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEW! .
Amu: START!
Kura: I do not own Gakuen Alice! .
Side Story 1 – Many Meetings
It was a cold yet cheerful night in the village of the North, also known as Amicitia. Everybody here and there were excited…no…excited is too little of a word. People were super duper, overly, happily excited. And yes, I mean it.
Anyway, these people were busy with all the excitement going on and about as they were singing Christmas carols and passing their Christmas gifts to another.
Yes, everybody was lively and happy to know that Christmas was just a day away…
All except for one seven year old boy…named…
A blonde haired boy of the age of seven just sat at the outskirts of Amicitia, looking towards the sun that was setting, signaling the end of the day, much to his dislike.
Another day passed with father nearing his death…
His sea blue eyes twinkled with sadness as he sighed, the thoughts of his father passing through his young mind.
It may be Christmas Eve, but who cares about a holiday if your father is home with a sickness with no cure and your mother was working her butt off to help the family survive? Well he certainly didn't care.
What was worse was that…his species…are supposed to be able to heal…their powers…are supposed to help them and guess what? They're not helping!
We're pathetic…not even being able to heal papa…what a good bunch of Demons we sure are… The boy thought bitterly as he kicked some snow that was falling onto the ground.
He glared at the snow, pure with white and he felt a bit of anger.
Why must the snow be pure but not me? I am nothing but a monster…a monster who has powers that are simply pathetic…having an Alice just makes the monster fact worse…
He sighed and picked up a pack of snow, packed it into a small snowball and threw it into the air in frustration.
He watched as it flew into the air but gasped in astonishment and fear as it suddenly turned black and disappeared.
"Surprised, Demon?" The voice that spoke to him had so much venom and mockery in it that it had shook the poor boy to his very core.
He turned to see a man with black hair wearing a white mask. His body had let out a soft and beautiful glow but his aura said otherwise. It held a dark presence and it left fear in the boy's heart…
The boy quickly stood and ran, hoping that the man was not following…but fate just decided to be a tad bit crueler.
I have…I have to get away from him! He's…He's an Alice user…but he's probably one of them! The boy thought, running and running, not bothering to even say some hellos to his fellow neighbors as he ran past them.
He turned around the corner and a dark figure blocked his way before he crashed into the figure, sending them both to the ground.
"Ow…" The young boy muttered, a few tears falling down his pale cheeks.
"Damn it, watch where you going idiot." The young boy looked up to see another…around his age. His crimson eyes stared back at him coldly and he ran his hand through his already messy dark raven hair. He scowled as he glared at the poor boy in front of him.
"Onii-chan!" The boy once again looked up to see a girl, a little younger than him with the same features as the boy but with kind eyes and smile. She looked at him. "Gomen, ne! My brother can be really rude…' She glared at her brother playfully.
"Natsume, Aoi, where are you?" The girl, whose name seemed to be Aoi gasped.
"Come on onii-chan; papa's looking for us!" Aoi quickly grabbed her brother, Natsume and ran, dragging her brother. The boy looked at Aoi and Natsume before going through a different path home, hoping to escape the man from before...
"Ru-chan, daijoubu? You look as though you've seen a ghost!" The boy looked at his mother. His mother was kind, beautiful, and very…very…persuasive. Also very protective.
"I'm…I'm fine…" He muttered before heading to his room.
His mother frowned. "…Ru-chan…"
The boy fell to the wooden floor of his bedroom and sighed. He looked around his room and frowned.
It was…wonderful…his bedroom consisted of toys, books, and much more of what any child could want!
And yet…I don't care…I would give anything to be normal… The boy thought bitterly.
"Minna-san, today is our Christmas party!"
The blonde haired boy sighed. His blue eyes shined with boredom and loneliness. Though, others around him could not tell.
"Oh, and we have two new students for our…small school…so let's give them a warm welcome!"
The boy looked towards the sensei and did a double-take, his eyes widening as he looked at the raven haired boy and girl, both with crimson eyes.
It's…It's that rude boy from yesterday! What's he doing here? Wait…he's the new student? NANI?
The boy turned to the window, not caring for the boy who sat not quite far, not giving any attention to the festive that were happening right in front of him.
"Ne, Hyuuga-kun? Is it true you have an Alice?" That caught the boy's attention as he turned, shocked.
The boy, Hyuuga just ignored her but apparently, the others took it as a yes for the girl, Hyuuga-san smiled and nodded.
"Sugoi! Mama and Papa said that Alices were just a fairytale…but it's true!"
Many other children started to gather around the two Hyuuga's, amazed at their 'Alices', which might not even be true.
The boy bit his lip and turned back to the window. At least…it's just humans…they're weak, even if they do have Alices…
Then the door opened and everybody turned their attention to the man with black hair and white mask. His glowing body, though it was beautiful in a sort of way, it gave many the chills.
The boy felt the same sensation and turned to see that same man from yesterday.
The man looked around until he found the boy and gave a cold smile. "Ah…looks like I found our little Demon…"
Everybody looked between the two, slightly confused and worried. The sensei stepped up, her attention to the man in front of her.
"I'm sorry but this school is not to be trespass by strangers. I'm going to have to ask you to lea-!" She never finished her sentence for the man grabbed her and threw her to the wall.
The students screamed, fear of this man in front of them.
The man then lunged forward, grabbing the blonde haired boy. He grinned and spoke, "You are going to die Demon." He spoke coldly.
"AH! LET GO OF ME!" The boy screamed, trying desperately to get away. The man laughed coldly.
"You're pathetic Alice won't save you now!"
"Let him go."
The man and boy stopped and everybody turned to the voice.
They found Hyuuga and his sister, both glaring at the man. "I said, let him go Persona." The Hyuuga boy spat out.
Then the Hyuuga girl stepped up. "We don't need to fight…just leave him alone…"
The man, Persona smiled. "Why, I had never expected to see my favorite two kuro neko's here. How are you? Is it alright for the two of you to die today?"
Everybody sweat dropped.
He makes that sound as though it was just an everyday conversation… The blonde haired boy thought.
The Hyuuga girl frowned. "Gomen ne Persona but we would really like to live."
"Can't you take the hint?" Hyuuga boy asked. Persona smirked.
"Yes well, I'm an Angel; you're a Demon; it's only natural for wanting the other to just…disappear…"
"…That may be…but we're different." Persona frowned as the two Hyuuga smirked at him. He then raised his arms and the two widened their eyes.
"RUN!" The girl shouted and there was a sudden blast in the room.
Screams were heard and the blonde haired boy panicked. He did the only thing he could think of in a horrible situation like this.
He ran.
He ran and ran but…somebody stopped him.
"Ha, looks like we caught ourselves another Demon traitor."
The boy's eyes widened and looked up. In front of him were the Snatchers. They were a bunch of Demons that work to gather Angels that the Demon world uses to train the young ones. But not only do they catch Angels…
They catch Demon traitors.
And the Nogi Family…were one of the biggest family traitors in the Demon's realm.
The boy was shaken with fear and screamed as they grabbed and disappeared along with him.
"HELP!"
"Aoi…did you hear that?" Aoi looked towards her brother.
Together, they were searching for the blonde haired Demon that Person was searching for.
"No, what are you talking about onii-chan?"
Natsume shook his head. "…Never mind…"
"Ha, we caught ourselves a good one!" The Demon, Kuro grinned like a maniac.
"Listen Kuro, just because you're higher up then us, doesn't mean you can take all the credit for yourself! We found this kid and we're gonna take every single honor they will give!" Another Demon cried. Kuro turned to him and suddenly, the Demon was blasted into the wall behind him.
Kuro grinned. "Never speak like that again you trash. You don't even deserve to have powers of a Demon…"
The rest watched as her left the building, holding onto the blonde haired boy who was crying silent tears.
Papa…Mama… The Nogi boy thought sadly, fear and terror striking his mind. Save me…
Kuro laughed. "Shut it kid, I know you're crying. You should just be glad I'm not gonna kill you!"
"Why don't I kill you then?"
The two Demons turned to see a girl, no older than the boy in Kuro's hands, her cold violet eyes staring at the two. Kuro smirked.
"Well, well, well…lookie who we have here…a little Angel…what are you doing here brat?" He asked, a small grin planted on his face.
The girl frowned.
BAKA BAKA BAKA
The blonde haired boy yelped and moved away from the girl and Kuro who fell to the floor unconscious. The girl blew away the smoke from her gun. "Be glad I decided not to kill you, idiot."
She then turned to the boy. He backed away as she stepped towards him.
"…Don't worry…" She said softly. "I won't hurt you…"
The boy looked at her as she smiled. "Don't worry…"
"Hotaru? Where are you?" The girl, Hotaru stood up. Another voice was heard in the forest.
"I have to go…find a Demon named Hyuuga Natsume…he'll be your friend…he'll protect you too…" She whispered before going into the cold winter night.
"M-Matte!"
"There you are." The boy froze and turned.
…The…The man…Persona!
The man smiled evilly and reached forward when a wall of fire stopped him. The boy yelped and Persona leaped back in shock.
Two figures leaped down and glared at Persona.
Persona just smirked. "Well… never expected you two to come so quickly."
"Leave Nogi-kun alone Persona and leave." Aoi said, her voice turning cold. Persona smiled.
"I think not. We need more test subjects for our dear students and Nogi here is perfect." He said. The Nogi boy shivered.
Another blast of fire appeared, this time from the boy Natsume. "Leave." He spoke darkly.
Persona's lips twitched with excitement. "I don't think s-"
"Persona."
Everybody turned to see a woman with long strawberry-blonde hair and cold eyes. "The ESP is waiting for us…he said to call off the mission today…" She said. Persona frowned.
"…Very well…" He turned back to the three children. "Until next time Kuro Neko." He said before a bright light captured the two Angels and they disappeared.
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Moments passed before the Hyuuga's finally relaxed. Aoi walked over to The Nogi boy.
"Are you alright?" She asked softly.
The Nogi boy nodded slowly. Aoi smiled.
"We never got your first name…what is it?"
"…Ruka…Nogi Ruka…" Ruka spoke softly. Natsume walked over.
"You're a Demon?"
Ruka nodded. "You too…right?"
Natsume and Aoi nodded.
"…Oh…you have the Alice of fire…that's…amazing…" He said, blushing.
Aoi blushed as Natsume just stayed neutral. "Arigato Ruka-kun!" She said, smiling softly. Ruka smiled.
"Come on…let's go." Ruka looked at the two's outstretched hands.
He slowly reached up and grabbed them.
As they headed back to the village, Ruka couldn't help but smile. He found two just like him…Demons with Alices…
"I hope we can become friends Ruka-kun!" Aoi said, smiling Natsume smiled softly next to her. Ruka's eye widened and he grinned.
They...wanted to be friends...with him...never in his life had he been so happy...he never had real friends...and these two...want to be friends with him...what joy!
"Yeah!"
"Ruka-kun, what'cha thinking?" Ruka looked up from grooming his bunny, looking at Aoi who smiled down at him.
"Nothing Aoi…" He looked at Natsume and Aoi, smiling softly.
"Ne, there's been something I've wanted to ask you two…do you guys know what amicitia means?"
Natsume looked up from his book and eyed his best friend. "Amicitia…isn't that the name of your hometown?"
Mikan, Berry, Suzune, Hikari, Hazuki, and Kazuto looked at the three.
Ruka nodded happily. "Do you guys know what it means?"
The siblings shook their heads no. Berry looked at Ruka.
"It means 'Friendship' in Latin."
Aoi looked at Ruka. "So…what about it?"
Ruka just smiled. "…I was just glad…that we become friends!"
Natsume and Aoi smiled.
"Yeah…" They both replied, a knowing look on their face.
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"…Ne…Ruka-pyon…what are you guys talking abo- GAH!"
Ruka and Aoi sweat dropped at Mikan while Natsume inwardly snickered. Mikan wailed loudly as Berry bonked her again.
"There's no need to but in their history baka. Just leave them alone."
Ruka and Aoi laughed as Mikan wailed louder and NAtsume once again complained on her 'annoying' voice.
Ruka smiled. Papa…Mama…I'm glad I found good friends…I miss you two terribly…but I'm certain we'll see each other again…after this war…
He looked at his two best friends who to his amazement for the boy, were both laughing.
As long as these two are beside me…I'll be fine…because they're my best friend…
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Now that I think about it, who was the girl again? Hotaru…ne… wonder who she actually was… Ruka thought dreamily, thinking about his other savior with the Haruno twins laughing.
He suddenly got embarrassed. "BERRY, SUZUNE, DON'T READ MY DAMN MIND!"
Kura: …Done!
Amu …?
Kura: Eh, it still turned out good! .
Amu: …not really...
Kura: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! And to all…A GOOD NIGHT!
Amu: It's the afternoon idiot.
Kura: YOU JUST RUINED A PERFECTLY GOOD ENDING! BAKA AMU! *pounces on Amu*
Amu: GAH!
Everybody else: …Merry Christmas! *sweat drops at Kura and Amu*