A/N: Hello! I'm on a roll! Here's chapter 7! I hope you guys like this chapter… I hope it isn't too corny or clichéd. Hmmm… So I'm still waiting for opinions about my OCs' alices. I already have two so I just need three more. Anyway, you'll find out the alice of one of the OCs in this chapter…

By the way, I'm not good at writing fight scenes so I apologize if it's kind of...

Anyway, for the KokoxMikan fans that are reading this, this chapter is for you! There are some KokoxMikan moments in this chapter! Hope you like it! Enjoy and don't forget to review!


Chapter 7: Missions and Jealousy

Mikan, Koko, Misaki, Tsubasa and Nobara trained for the next months that followed. They still get the occasional mission where they spy on potential followers or prevent some people from being convinced. They learned that Kuonji was taking hostages to convince some people to work with him.

They were going on a rescue mission. Kuonji had kidnapped a little girl to convince the father to help him. The girl's father was an Alice while she was not and her parents refused to introduce her into the world of Alices. The father asked them for help after calling Kazumi.

It was getting dark and Mikan, Koko, Tsubasa, Misaki and Nobara were preparing for the mission. They decided that Koko, Mikan and Tsubasa will go in the warehouse where the girl was taken. Nobara and Misaki will stay outside of the warehouse as back-up in case they needed help.

Instead of teleporting straight to the warehouse, Mikan teleported them to the nearest public place in case that there was a barrier protecting the warehouse. From there, they would drive all the way to the warehouse and proceed with their mission.

When they arrived, Koko used the X-ray Vision Alice to see how many guards there were. Tsubasa acted as the leader since he has the most experience in going on missions other than Nobara and Nobara refused to be the leader.

"I can't see anything. There must be a Barrier Alice activated," Koko said.

"Hmm… Mikan, nullify the Barrier Alice so that Koko could see," Tsubasa ordered.

"But, what if the barrier detects my alice?" Mikan asked.

"We'll deal with that later. Right now, we have to find out how many guards there are."

Mikan activated her Nullification Alice while Koko activated the X-ray Vision Alice again.

"There are 2 guards outside the entrance of the warehouse, another 2 inside near the entrance, 2 more at the door of the room where Lily is being kept," Koko answered.

"Each of us would take down the guards. Remember, if you can't use your alices, use weapons. Do not hesitate because they won't hesitate to hurt us," Tsubasa directed the last sentence to Mikan. Mikan nodded.

"Nobara and Misaki, turn on your mic and ear phone just in case we need back up. Mikan might not be able to use her Telepathy Alice," Tsubasa turned to Misaki and Nobara.

"We'll see what we could do from here. My alice might be able to reach the warehouse," Nobara said.

"Keep each other's backs, okay?" Tsubasa said. They all nodded.

The guards at the door were gossiping about the latest celebrity news. When Mikan and the other heard, they sweat-dropped.

The lamp that was the source of light outside the warehouse suddenly turned off. Misaki cut off the wires in the lamp post.

"What the?" one of the guards wasn't able to finish his sentence.

"Hey, you okay?" the guard #2 asked. Guard #2 felt a hand over his mouth.

"If you scream, I'll kill you," Koko whispered in his ear with a deep voice. Guard #2 gulped.

"No need to threaten them," Mikan whispered, clearly amused with Koko trying to sound threatening.

Tsubasa was tying the other guard up. Guard #1 was unconscious.

"We should put this guard to sleep, too," Koko said, "Would you like to do the honors?" he asked Mikan.

"With pleasure," Mikan said and kicked him on the head. The guard fell on the ground with a loud thud.

The door opened to reveal 2 other guards, Guard #3 and Guard #4. They saw the two guards lying on the ground. They took out their guns asked loudly, "Who's there?"

Mikan went out of the shadows and revealed herself. She waved at them.

They pointed their guns at her but before they were able to pull the trigger, they were knocked out, courtesy of Koko and Tsubasa.

"It's too quiet," Tsubasa observed, "The other guards should have come out by now."

"Let's deal with that later. We should look for Lily," Mikan said. She turned to Koko.

"She's in the room at the end of the warehouse. Remember when I said there are two more guards there?" Koko asked. Mikan and Tsubasa nodded.

"Change of plans."

"Stop right there!"

They turned around to see at least 3 guards are behind them. They were surrounded. There were 3 more guards in front of them, blocking the door to the room, 3 on their left and 3 on their right.

"Now, surrender and we won't hurt you," one of them said.

"Yeah, right," Koko scoffed.

"What was that! You shouldn't really talk back to us because your life is on the line," the other said.

Mikan, Tsubasa and Koko smirked. Suddenly the guards feet were frozen and three Misakis kick three guards on their back.

Chaos insued. Mikan and Koko took out kunais and threw them at the other guards. Tsubasa used his Shadow Manipulation Alice while Nobara used her Ice Alice.

"Go Mikan!" Misaki yelled.

Mikan kicked down the door and saw Lily curled up on a bed under the covers.

"Lily, I'm Mikan. I'm here to take you back to your parents," Mikan said. Mikan approached her and carried her.

"Let's go."

Mikan went out of the room to find that they were still fighting. A man approached them and said, "You won't be able to escape."

Mikan told Lily to hold on tight and she started fighting the man. She was so busy fighting that she didn't see a gun pointed at her.

"Mikan-chan! Watch out!" Nobara yelled. Mikan knocked out the guy she was fighting and turned around.

A gunshot was heard but Mikan wasn't hit. Koko shielded Mikan with his body and he got shot on the shoulder.

Mikan threw the kunai at the guy who fired the gun.

"Koko! Are you okay? Stupid question! Of course you're not okay!" Mikan said, panic rising.

"I'm fine Mikan," Koko insisted.

"We should go before more of them arrive," Tsubasa said.

Mikan teleported them to their home and she tended to Koko's wounds.

"I'm so sorry, Koko. I should have paid more attention to my surroundings," Mikan apologized.

"It's not your fault. Ouch!" Koko said. Mikan was able to take out the bullet.

"Sorry," Mikan said while disinfecting the wound and put bandages around Koko's shoulder.

"I'll look for Subaru-senpai's alice stone tomorrow and heal you. For now, get some rest," Mikan said.

Tsubasa came out of his room after changing his clothes. He was carrying Lily.

"Let's go Mikan. We should report to your uncle. Can you teleport us to Japan?" Tsubasa asked.

"I guess. But I can only teleport three people including myself," Mikan replied.

"You guys should go. We'll stay here and take care of Koko," Misaki said while Nobara nodded.

"Hold my hand," Mikan instructed. Tsubasa held one of Mikan's hands and Lily held the other, "We'll see you later!"


They arrived outside of Kazumi's office. Since it was evening when they left America, it was already morning in Japan. They knocked on the door and went in.

"Mikan! What happened?" Kazumi asked as soon as they came in. Mikan's clothes were still covered in blood from Koko's wounds.

Before Mikan was able to answer, there was a knock on the door and Kazumi said, "Come in!"

The door opened to reveal Natsume, Hotaru and Ruka with two adults. Their eyes widened when they saw Mikan and Tsubasa.

"Mikan!" Hotaru yelled. Mikan ignored them. Lily was now awake and saw her parents.

"Lily!" her parents said and ran toward her. Tsubasa handed Lily to her parents and they thanked everyone especially Mikan and Tsubasa. Before they left, they promised that they won't join Kuonji's cause.

Hotaru, Natsume and Ruka eyed Mikan's clothes that were covered in blood. They were about to ask what happened when Kazumi repeated his question.

"I'm fine, Uncle. This is Koko's blood," Mikan replied.

They heard a gasp and they saw Serina, Narumi, Subaru, Sakurano, Shiki and Jinno. The gasp came from Serina.

"I told you to change your clothes first," Tsubasa said.

"I was kind of busy taking out the bullet from Koko's shoulder," Mikan replied.

"Bullet?" Serina almost shrieked.

"Don't worry Serina-sensei. He's alright now. He's taking a rest," Mikan quickly said before Serina could say anything else. Serina visibly relaxed.

"We were able to rescue Lily a few hours ago. She was kept in a warehouse near the port. There were a lot of guards and they used guns. That's how Koko got injured," Tsubasa said.

"She was in a room at the end of the warehouse. The room had a bed, a table and a chair. According to Lily, Kuonji would visit her and ask her if she had any alices. She didn't know what alices were but Kuonji seemed to think that she was just pretending."

"How exactly did Koko get injured?" Serina asked with a nervous voice.

Mikan looked at Serina with a guilty expression.

"I'm sorry, Serina-sensei. I was busy fighting one of the guards and I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings because I was also carrying Lily. Koko protected me and a bullet hit his shoulder. I already took out the bullet and bandaged his shoulder," Mikan said.

"That's okay, Mikan-chan. It wasn't your fault," Serina tried to smile.

"That was what Koko told her before we left but she wouldn't listen," Tsubasa said.

"So that isn't your blood?" Natsume asked. Mikan ignored him.

"I see. Thank you for your report but you could have waited till tomorrow to give me the report. You should have taken a rest first," Shiki said.

"Lily really missed her parents and I was going to ask Subaru-senpai for a Healing Alice stone so that I could heal Koko right away," Mikan replied.

Subaru made an alice stone and gave it to Mikan. Mikan thanked him.

"How is Nobara?" Sakurano suddenly asked.

Everyone stared at him. Tsubasa was chuckling and answered, "Don't worry Senpai. She's doing fine. If it wasn't for her and Misaki, the three of us would have been captured."

A light blush covered Sakurano's face. Subaru and the teachers looked amused. Mikan gave him a knowing smile.

"Uncle, can we get a day off? We need some rest and I need some time to heal our injuries," Mikan asked.

"Of course. You and the others won't need to go to your classes today," Kazumi replied.

"Arigatou, Uncle!" Mikan replied happily.

"Oh, before I forget. Principal Yukihira, I have something for you. One of our friends took this picture," Tsubasa said while looking for something in his pockets.

Mikan looked at him, confused. As if feeling Mikan's confusion, he answered, "June took a picture of you and Koko before we went on our first mission. You know, when they accused you two being on a date."

Mikan's face turned red. The others blinked.

"Ah! Here it is!" Tsubasa yelled out triumphantly.

Tsubasa gave Kazumi a picture of Koko and Mikan standing next to each other, smiling. Mikan was wearing a light blue dress while Koko was wearing a light blue button up shirt.

"When did she take that picture?" Mikan asked.

"I don't know. She just gave it to me. There are already a lot rumors going around that you and Koko are dating. This would just fuel the rumors more, that's why she gave it to me. She didn't want to make you uncomfortable," Tsubasa said.

"Mikan-chan, you're so beautiful here!" Narumi gushed.

"I'll have it framed and I'll put it on my desk," Kazumi said with a smile.

Mikan's blushed deepened.

"Ehem, um, w-we s-should g-go," Mikan stuttered.

"You just want to see Koko," Tsubasa teased while the others, except for Natsume, Hotaru and Ruka, laughed.

"Please stop teasing me. Koko and I are getting tired explaining that WE ARE JUST FRIENDS," Mikan pleaded.

"Yeah, yeah. Sorry. Your reactions are just so funny," Tsubasa said while laughing. Mikan twitched.

"Tsubasa-senpai, if you don't stop that I'll leave you here," Mikan threatened. That immediately shut him up.

Mikan turned to the adults, "It's time for us to go. I'm really tired and I want to get out of these clothes."

"Alright. Be careful next time," Kazumi said with concern.

Mikan nodded and they disappeared.

"What are you three still doing here?" Jinno asked.

"They go on missions?" Natsume asked, enraged.

"Yes, they do. They were the ones who volunteered to do missions like we said before," Shiki answered.

"Did you not see Mikan? She was covered in blood! It's too dangerous!" Hotaru yelled.

"It was not her blood. It was Koko's. And yes, we know it's too dangerous but we can't do anything. They decided on their own. We already tried to persuade them but they refused to listen to us," Serina replied.

"Principal Yukihira, may I borrow the photo? I'll show it to my class so that they won't worry too much," Narumi asked.

After receiving the photo, Narumi turned to the three students and told them to go to class.


When they arrived at their classroom, Natsume punched his desk. Everyone looked at him with concern.

"What's wrong, Natsume-kun?" Sumire asked.

Natsume didn't answer. Ruka said, "We just saw Mikan."

"You mean, they're back?" Iinchou asked, excitedly.

"No, they just gave a report to the HSP. They just came from a mission."

"A mission? What did they look like?" Anna asked.

"Mikan had blood all over her clothes while Tsubasa-senpai was carrying a little girl."

"Wait, Koko wasn't there?" Sumire asked.

"No, he wasn't. It was Koko's blood on Mikan's clothes," Hotaru was the one who answered.

"Blood? What happened?" Sumire asked nervously, worried about her best friend.

"It seemed like Koko protected Mikan from being shot."

"But why is Natsume-kun angry. I mean, you got to see Mikan-chan," Nonoko asked.

"She ignored us. And he's just jealous because Mikan was rumored to be dating Koko," Hotaru calmly said. She turned to Natsume and said, "It was just a rumor, Hyuuga. You heard her yourself, they are not dating."

"Ohayou, minna-san!" Narumi came in, "I have a surprise for all of you! I received a photo of Mikan-chan and Koko-kun. You'll be able to see for yourselves that they are fine."

Narumi put the photo on a projector and everyone saw the photo.

"Were they on a date?" Kitsu asked. A fireball appeared in front of his face. He gulped.

"Natsume-kun, please stop that. And no, they were not on a date," Narumi replied.

"They were on an undercover mission, correct?" Hotaru bluntly asked.

"Um… That's classified information," Narumi replied.

"We already heard everything this morning. We're worried about them so just explain," Natsume said, anger evident in his voice.

"Um… okay… But please don't repeat it to other people."

Everyone nodded.

"Yes, they were on an undercover mission. A month after the HSP came back, they were given their first mission. There were sightings of Kuonji in a restaurant in the Central Town in America. Koko and Mikan went undercover as a couple on a date. They found out the identity of the person that broke Kuonji out of prison," Narumi said. Everyone stayed quiet.

"After this mission, they went on other missions where they gathered information. They were able to prevent some people from joining Kuonji. But Kuonji was ruthless. A week ago, a man who used to be a student here called the HSP and asked for help. It turned out that Kuonji kidnapped his daughter. Kuonji wanted this person to help him and since he refused, he kidnapped the girl named Lily. Mikan-chan and the others rescued Lily last night but they had to fight the guards. Mikan-chan was almost shot but Koko protected her. He was shot on the shoulder," Narumi continued.

"Is he okay? I mean, he's not dead right?" Sumire asked.

"He's alright. Mikan-chan was able to get the bullet out of his shoulder. She would be healing him right now," Narumi answered.

"When will they come back?" Iinchou asked.

"After a few more months. They have to finish their training first."

Everyone was worried. They didn't expect Mikan and Koko to go on missions. They couldn't wait for Mikan and Koko to come back.

"Who took the photo?" Nonoko asked.

"Hmm? Tsubasa-kun said that one of their friends took it when they saw Mikan-chan and Koko-kun on their way to the restaurant. Of course, they jumped to conclusions," Narumi replied with a smile.

"Where will you put it?" Anna asked.

"Oh, this is the HSP's photo. He's going to keep it on his desk."

"Can we have a copy?"

"I don't have any copies."

"Leave it to me," Hotaru said.


After New Year, Tsubasa, Misaki and Nobara needed to go back to Japan. Their training was already finished but Mikan and Koko's wasn't.

Mikan was already dreading the day that they leave because that meant that she and Koko would be living in the house, just the two of them, for two months.

It wasn't because she was uncomfortable with the idea of being with Koko alone. On the contrary, they went on missions that lasted for days with just the two of them. It was the fact that June and the others would tease them non-stop is what was worrying her. They already told them about it and of course, they teased them but what Mikan couldn't get out of her mind was the fact that Carla frowned when they finished telling them and that she narrowed her eyes at Mikan.

Mikan didn't know what she did and wanted to talk to her but it wasn't possible because every time that she tried, Carla would just turn around and would walk away, ignoring her.

She talked to Amanda and June about it but they didn't know what was wrong either. She didn't want to lose one of her new friends even though they'd be going back to Japan in a few weeks.

A week before Mikan and Koko had to leave, Mikan was able to corner Carla and she confronted her.

"Carla, why are you avoiding me?" Mikan asked, concerned.

Seeing no way out, Carla forced a smile, "What are you talking about?"

"You've been avoiding me for the past few weeks ever since Tsubasa-senpai and the others left!"

"Oh that," Carla frowned and narrowed her eyes at Mikan, "You know why!"

"No, I don't! Please tell me what I did wrong," Mikan pleaded.

"YOU LIKE KOKO-KUN!" Carla screamed.

"What?" Mikan was confused.

Carla took a deep breath, "I like Koko-kun, okay? I've liked him ever since I've met him. He's sweet and kind and funny. He's always looking out for others. I'm always happy when I see him. I want him to notice me but he doesn't. His attention is always focused on you, especially after your break up with that Natsume guy. Whenever I see him, he's always with you. I even started flirting with him but he just ignored me."

"You like Koko?" Mikan asked.

"Yes! And you like him too!"

"What? NO! I don't like him, okay? I mean, I like him but not in that way. He's my best friend," Mikan explained even though she was feeling something that she couldn't understand when her friend revealed her feelings for Koko.

"But-"

"No buts. Ask him to dance with you tonight. We have prom, right? Ask him and tell him how you feel. I'm sure he'll feel the same," Mikan encouraged, "I mean, you guys are always together whenever we hang out and you're pretty close."

"You think so?" Carla asked with a hopeful look. Mikan just nodded.

"Okay. I'm sorry for ignoring you," Carla apologized.

Mikan smiled at her.


Later that evening

"Mikan! Hurry up! We're going to be late!" Koko yelled.

"I'm coming, I'm coming. Sheesh, we still have a few minutes and we can teleport to the ballroom. No need to yell," Mikan said while coming down.

Koko's jaw dropped when he saw Mikan. She was wearing a simple white cocktail dress with a light blue ribbon around her waist and above her bust.

"Koko?" Mikan asked, blushing under Koko's stare.

"Huh? Oh, I'm sorry about that. You look…um…great," Koko trailed off, his heart beating fast and his face heating up.

"Thanks. You, too," Mikan smiled while her face was red.

"Let's go," Koko said, offering his arm to Mikan. Mikan took it and they teleported to the ballroom. There, Mikan saw June, Amanda, Daniel, Leon and Carla. Mikan and Koko approached them and greeted them. They all danced and took pictures to remember that night.

Mikan went to the balcony to get some fresh air. In less than a week, she'll be going back to Japan with Koko.

"I'm going to see Uncle and Shiki-san and Hii-sama again. I'm going to see Tsubasa-senpai, Misaki-senpai and Nobara-chan again. I'll be able to buy and eat howalons again! I'll see Permy, Kitsu, Iinchou, Anna-chan, Nonoko-chan, Ruka-pyon, Hotaru and...Natsume," Mikan thought, frowning when her classmates came to her mind. She didn't know what she would do when she saw them again, especially Natsume since it wasn't a good break-up, "I really didn't give him a choice," Mikan added.

"Hey, what are you doing out here?" a voice said.

Mikan turned around to see Koko walking toward her, a goofy smile on his face.

"Just thinking. We'll be going back to Japan and we'll see everyone again," Mikan replied as soon as Koko was standing beside her.

Koko frowned, worry evident in his eyes. He was worried about Mikan and what she would do when she saw their friends again.

"What are you going to do when you see them?"

"I don't know," Mikan replied. Mikan was rubbing her arm. It was the third week of March but she could still feel the winter breeze.

Koko noticed and he unbuttoned his coat and draped it on Mikan's shoulders. Mikan was startled but she smiled at him gratefully.

Carla saw everything and she couldn't help but feel jealous. She remembered what Mikan said earlier.

"Tell him how you feel."

Carla decided that she would do it. "It's now or never. I know he feels the same about me. If he didn't then why would he always stand or sit beside me and talk to me?" she thought.

Carla interrupted them and asked Koko if she could talk to him in private. Koko agreed. Carla sent a not so friendly smile in Mikan's direction.

Mikan just smiled but inside, she was getting nervous.

"They're talking right now. Should I interrupt them? No, I'll let them talk. But, what if Koko feels the same? What if he decides not to go back to Japan with me and stay here to be with Carla? I don't think I'll be able to survive without him," Mikan widened her eyes, "Where the hell did that come from? I couldn't possibly be developing feelings for Koko, could I?"

Before Mikan could answer her own question, Koko came back.

"Let's dance," Koko said, holding a hand toward Mikan.

Mikan stared at Koko then to his outstretched hand and took his hand. She couldn't help but wonder why Koko was here when he should be with Carla right now.

Carla was doing her best to keep her tears at bay. She looked at the dance floor to see the twins dancing together and Daniel and June were dancing, too. She saw Koko leading Mikan to the dance floor and she was filled with jealousy and rage as she remembered her talk with the goofy boy.

Flashback

Carla led Koko to a secluded corner and faced him.

"Koko-kun, I know we haven't known each other for very long and that you'll be going back to Japan in less than a week But I think that a year is a long time. What I'm trying to say is, I like you. I've liked you ever since I met you. I've liked you ever since you smiled at me. I know you like me, too. We can work this out even though we live in different continents," Carla confidently said.

Koko was dumbstruck. He had known for quite a while that Carla liked him. He did have the mind reading alice but he did not expect this. Carla seemed to take his silence as a yes because the next thing he knew, she was leaning to kiss him. He was able to move a step back. Carla looked hurt and shocked.

"What's wrong?" Carla asked.

"Carla-chan, I'm sorry but I don't like you that way. I only like you as a friend and I'm sorry if I did anything to let you think otherwise," Koko apologized.

Carla was humiliated. She did what came to her mind first.

"You like her, don't you?"

Koko stared at her, confused.

"You like Mikan-chan," Carla repeated, her head bowed down.

"I'm sorry," Koko apologized again.

"Why her? Why not me? What does she have that I don't have? She doesn't have feelings for you. She only sees you as a friend. She's still hung up on that boyfriend of hers!" Carla shrieked.

Koko thanked the heavens for the loud music, "I'm sorry."

"Stop saying you're sorry!"

"I hope we could still be friends."

"Not a chance!" Carla turned away and left.

Koko sighed and went back to Mikan.

End of flashback

She was so humiliated that she just assumed that Koko liked her, too. She narrowed her eyes at Mikan and Koko, dancing with smiles on their faces.

Carla levitated the bowl of punch and walked towards them. Mikan saw her and stopped moving. She turned the bowl upside down and the punch fell on Mikan. Everyone gasped.

She slapped Mikan and pulled her hair while screaming, "You bitch! Why did you have to take him away from me?" She pushed Mikan.

Mikan waited for her back to land on the floor but it never came. Koko caught her.

"Carla, stop this," Koko pleaded.

"No!"

Mikan was confused and embarrassed. Her once white dress was covered in red punch and her friend just slapped her. She didn't know what she did. She bowed her head and teleported away from the scene.

After a few minutes, Koko arrived at their home to see Mikan crying on the sofa. She already changed her clothes.

"Mikan-chan, I'm so sorry," Koko started.

"Why would you apologize? It wasn't your fault," Mikan tried to smile.

"Yes, it was. Carla-chan became jealous because you and I are close," Koko tried to explain.

"It still wasn't your fault."

"Yes it was. I knew that Carla-chan was starting to like me but I didn't do anything about it. I still gave her the same treatment because she was a friend but I didn't make myself clear," Koko insisted.

"So basically, you're telling me that you led her on?" Mikan asked, looking at Koko.

"I guess."

"Well, you're wrong. You didn't lead her on. She just got the wrong impression, that's all. But I still don't know why she felt she had to do that to me," Mikan sighed.

Koko didn't want to tell her the reason that Carla was so jealous of Mikan. "It would be better if I kept it to myself for a while."

End of chapter.