Karin: Hey everyone—yes, I am alive. This is not the full chapter. This is just a sneak peak while I work on the full thing and letting you guys know I am alive as well as review replies.
Things have been really serious for the past couple of years. If you really need to know what has been going on, you can PM me, but I don't feel comfortable posting publically why I was away for so long and why it will take me a long time to finish this possibly. I just ask that if you really want to know that you keep it really respectful if you decide to message me about it. I'm deeply sorry for being MIA for so long when you all love this story and I have probably lost all my fans. If you guys want this story continued, please let me know.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gakuen Alice.
Family Complex
Chapter Nine:
Of Survival and Snarkiness
"Alright children, let's play a game!" the teacher called. Multiple children, all around five-years-old, all looked up and dropped their toys in order to crowd in a circle around their teacher. The woman smiled at them all in praise and began. "Let's play the Question game!"
Each child grinned excitedly at her declaration. The Question game was one where everyone got to win and got to share their thoughts. The teacher would ask a topic and each child was allowed to state what they thought was the best. Afterwards, she would give them all candy for being cooperative with so many different ideas.
"Okay! What should we ask about today?" the teacher asked. This caused many children to raise their hands and call out their ideas.
"Favorite Food!"
"Tv shows!"
"Stories!"
"Super Powers!"
"That's a good one! Let's do Super Powers today!" the teacher grinned. "Wonderful suggestion Kitsuneme-kun." she praised the boy, who blushed bashfully in return and his friend Mochu playfully smacked his head. "So everyone, if you were to have one super power, which would it be?" the teacher asked. A child raised her hand and the teacher called on them. "Yes, Hotaru-chan?"
"To make money appear out of thin air so I could be filthy rich." the black haired girl stated bluntly making the teacher sweat drop.
"Oh… that's a… very interesting power, Hotaru-chan."
"Telekinesis" Mochu chimed in.
"Flight!" Kitsuneme shouted excitedly.
"Super Strength!"
"Healing!"
"Lightening!"
"To read minds so I can know what my best friend is thinking." Kokoro Yome said. The girl with brown hair and a navy baseball cap lightly punched his arm with a smile on her face.
"You already do that, Koko." the girl told him with a laugh. Kokoro just grinned back. The teacher smiled fondly at the duo—they were always so sweet and adorable.
"How about you, Mikan-chan?" the teacher asked kindly. This caused the little girl's smile to drop and her brown eyes to look away. The teacher's brow furrowed in concern as she watched the child bite her lip several times before deciding to speak.
"To turn back time." At this, the teacher blinked, wondering why she would say something like that.
"Why is that, Mikan-chan?"
Kokoro's face also turned somber and placed a hand on his friend's shoulder, but the little girl paid no mind to it, lost in her memories, gripping the chain around her neck tightly.
"So it's not my fault daddy's gone."
Mikan exited the bus in a sour mood. The grim aura stuck around her like a nasty odor. It was to the point that Natsume jabbed the question of her possibly PMSing that morning that she flung some of her eaten cereal into his bowl.
Her tormentors and Yuu looked at each other, not sure if they should actually try anything today as their midget of a future sister seemed ready to maul something. Tono even had the audacity to point above Yuu and mouth "send him in" to which Reo and Natsume glared at him since they were not willing to sacrifice their gentle brother to Mikan's wraith.
They followed her inside the school, planning out tricks to lay on her today. Yuu saw what they were thinking proceeded to beg that maybe today wasn't the best of days for his brothers to torment their future step-sister. However, before he could even talk, they all trained their eyes on Mikan who was walking by a couple making out right in front of her locker. Their mouths dropped a bit when she wordlessly shoved them to the ground, not caring if they yelped in pain, put in her locker combination, and then close it and walked away towards her homeroom like it was nothing.
"….are we sure we want to do this again?" Tsubasa couldn't help but voice out, gulping as he thought of what she could do to them.
"Yes." Natsume's eyes narrowed. "No matter what. She's still our plaything. If we give up now, that means she's won."
"That's true." Reo drawled. "Though I wonder what's got her in a pissy mood."
"Maybe something's on her mind." Ruka suggested.
"Hmmm is that concern I hear in your voice, Ruka?" Tono teased. All the brothers turned their attention to Ruka, who in turn blushed heavily.
"N-no! Of course not! It's just that I'm wondering if now is a good time because if we do anything, it might not work with her already being in a bad mood!" Ruka stuttered out. They all looked at him like they didn't believe him causing his cheeks to become even redder if that was possible. Natsume watched him closely for a few moments before focusing straight ahead where Mikan once was.
Replies to Reviews from Chapter 8
XxXTwilight-SinXxX – Sorry it took me so long to get back into it. Yes, this story was forgotten for a while as well as many of my stories due to lots of problems going on. Very sorry about that.
FireRosePetal – He'll come around eventually. Sorry Koko won't really be in this chapter unless I decide to add him in the last minute.
Mochiiko – lol I have a plan for Sumire and her. I think you'll like it.
XNot-availableX – sorry for the late updating. And I understand where you're coming from. We'll see how it goes.
Youichiix33 – I hope Mikan has amused you a bit with the locker bit. I got more plans for her to be her usual snarky self in this chapter. And yes, Ruka was jealous.
emerald325 – thank you for liking it. Errr…. Sorry for the long update to let you guys know I was alive.
paris54 – thank you
Vein's Simply Tired – I hope you enjoy the story so far and thank you for the song suggestion. I do like that song.
sweetstuff17 – Yes, Koko and the seven will meet eventually. I'm so sorry for the wait.
kradraven – It seems a lot of people really like Koko lol ironically Koko kinda acts like the guy I'm dating now.
Life Dressed Up – I hope this sneak peak was good. I'm hoping to have the full chapter out soon.
niceladysakura – I'm happy you enjoyed that last chapter. There might be some Natsume/Mikan moments but they might not be on good terms still.
Alexxis T. Swan – You hate Miley Cyrus too? Awesome. Actually (please don't hate me for this) I don't like Twilight at all, but I respect that you like it. A lot of people seem to like that Natsume gets whacked by a bible lol
TheBadsun – thank you—glad it made you laugh XD
Paige Cruz – Yeah, I can agree with you. The reason she's like that is because she keeps telling herself that she'll be out and she doesn't expect to lose the deal her mother gave her. You'll find that actually Mikan suppresses a lot of things, which can be quite damaging. It will come out later but I hope you enjoyed the sneak peak. This chapter will explore a bit of her suppression and what damage it does to her head.
XKasumiX – thank you very much.
Jasmini – Sorry. I didn't mean to take this long.
luna cherFer – lol a lot of people like the part where Mikan hits Natsume. And yes, each boy would have a moment or small moments with Mikan in order to promote characterization.
Blizzel – I'm glad you liked the Ruka part. Yes, Mikan and Hotaru are basically described as husband and wife. Hotaru will show up sooner or later so their marriage will be in action. Yeah, Mikan was pretty mad at Sumire.
chrisca123456789 – well since Mikan is more tomboyish she got labeled the dad haha
303 Chocolate – Thank you! I hope the wait will be worth the next one.
AniME AddiCtz – thank you very much. I hope you continue to enjoy it.
fanficfreak – I don't think I'm amazing, but thank you. I hope you enjoyed the sneak peak. I'll try to update as fast as I can with all my studies.
nana567 – thank you for the suggestion and the song!
vk-kuran – sorry, Koko didn't appear in the last chapter. A lot of people seem to like him.
baka-minorin – I agree with that. I want Mikan to put confidence in Yuu as part of characterization.
S.S Yuki – thank you! I'm glad you like the multiple pairings like I do. And yes, it's Crimson Twlight.
– yes, it is a multiple/Mikan story so yes, they will all fall for her.
yueyuuko – errrr sorry about that.
Shiro-Tenshi563 – lol some people have written more than me. Thank you for your support!
AmethystCrystal – thank you
Kendran – lol actually I might be going for veterinary science, but thank you. I have low confidence in my skills as a writer but I like to give my characters depth.
fluffypenguinscandy – thank you for the song and glad you enjoyed the chapter.
minavalak – yes! That's where I got the insipriation from
Azeela Chan – sadly Hotaru will not be in this chapter, but it goes further into Mikan's character.
Kittua – can't tell you—spoilers
buttcake – you'll like this chapter then since it has to do with Sumire and Mikan more. Hopefully I get done it soon so you can enjoy it.
xcrimsonbladex- sorry about that. Didn't mean to take so long
Hazelle.X – yes, that was used intentionally.
michiruchama – thank you
moonlight blue wolf – sorry about that and glad you like the story.
Mist101 – yes, I have a special bond with my friends too
SiriusPepsiCola – thank you and I'm sorry about that.
PP – wow, a lot of people really like Mikan/Koko! I'm still on the fence on making them a pairing because half of the people tell me it will ruin it and then the other half really want it.
.L – Thank you so much for giving me a review like this. I have been going through a lot I almost lost my fight in me. I'm glad that my story has made that effect on you and I hope it continues to do so. I'm very sorry that I haven't updated, but I really do appreciate the review you gave me.
.Spazz – You're welcome.
bakasaru264 – thank you very much. And thank you for the song. I'm glad you enjoy the Koko/Mikan
ZlaLlaLls – Hello Music of the Heart! I hope you didn't hurt your head lol
Yeux Lilas – sorry it took me so long to update a sneak peak.
keion – I'm really sorry—I didn't know how much your friends and you enjoyed this story.
hiXxXxXxXkisschukissXxXxXxXna – sorry about that…
twinklejade – really sorry about that. A lot of stuff has happened in the past couple of years. Trying to get back into the swing of things.
HarryPotterObsessed44 – I'm glad you like Mikan's personality. It seems I've made her likeable in this which is very good.
xOJewelzOx – It's nice to meet you too! Sorry for the long wait and it seems though that the brothers will end up falling for her.
Tapioca-Kiss-Horvath – yes, Mikan can hold her own. She doesn't back down without a fight
and music – sorry for the long wait. Yes, I enjoy portraying other relationships besides romance and that's what basically this chapter is about rather than romance. Hopefully I finish it soon enough so everyone can enjoy it.
money127 – to be honest, I have no idea how I came up with it. Just one day I was thinking of a plot bunny and expanded on it and imagined scenes to it and just decided to put a story together to play out these scenes in my head.
keiXseth – I wanna try to continue it if everyone wants me to.
3 cups of tea – Me too—I've wanted a best friend like that. Ironically when I got together with my boyfriend we ended up like Koko and Mikan when it came to bond and silliness. I've considered writing stories but I don't think I'm that good.
missN567 – sorry for the delay. Hope you enjoyed the tiny sneak peak
MusicIvory – sorry about that.
ChiKazex – I'm glad it was a nice bedtime story. Thank you!
Noeyyy – glad you like it. I'm glad you liked the humor and hopefully you keep enjoying the humor. Sorry for taking so long with the writing.
kel – sorry for the wait. I will try to finish this chapter as fast as possible.
LilyWhite22 – oh god I hope a lot of people aren't angry with me or will chase me =O
May-tenshi – sorry for the lateness. Hope you enjoyed the preview.
JSparkles44 – hopefully people want me to actually finish this cause I hope to eventually try to finish the story all the way.
luchesharman – lol your bribes tempt me. You are quite persuasive
peachakia elf – I did lost interest and didn't have a huge desire to continue it but I want to give it a try since I feel like I want to continue the story. I'm trying to get back into the swing of things.
Anon - I'm going to try.
Damn Fuck U - ummm… what?
Keosif Faostro – yeah, I understand. It's really hard to find a good story.
Guest – I love that song! And yup lol
ArtsyNinja3 – hoping to update this as soon as possible between studies
Guest - thank you
NALU-ROCKS323 – thank you very much. Hope you enjoy next installment.
nxm – sorry for the wait.
Guest – It's not for Christmas but I hope you liked the sneak peak all the same.
Alva Gordon – She will bond with each of her step brothers as well as bond with other characters.
Coco Pierce – I'm hoping to continue this if I can.
crimsonfire123 – thank you—I'm happy you fell in love with the story.
The Mad Writing Center – sorry I couldn't get out a full one—I thought it better to let you guys know I was still alive before you gave up on me.
AkumaHyuuga – I will try to continue this.
aurora0914 – thank you for liking my work.
. .FRIENDSXx – eep! I hope you're okay.
TheAwesomePandaChan – almost a couple of times. I'm sorry it seems I have been MIA.
Coco – thank you for the song suggestion.
Fae – Hotaru won't meet the boys until later.
mg1999 – I'm glad you like it so much.
Lea – thank you so much for the song recommendation!
kagome higurashi – you'll just have to wait and see.
Guest – thank you very much
sunset rose – please don't kill me. I have a wonderful dog at home who needs me. I'm sorry you had to wait so long for something.
