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Mikan : Leo, tell me... Is there someone that you like??
Leo : Err... N-No!! Definitely no! Cool guy like me don't need those things...
Mikan : Really?? Btw, it's just a simple question, Leo. You don't need to sweat that badly...
Leo : I'M N-NOT!!!
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"Imai Hotaru…" Mikan said, recognizing her classmate.
"So, you're the one who's spying on me. Then, I believe this little thing belongs to you." The brunette approached Hotaru and gave her a tiny, robotic fly that appears to be one of Hotaru's creations.
The Ice Queen remembered planting the bug in Mikan's attic a few weeks ago. "No wonder it doesn't work. You've found it."
Mikan smiled. "So, tell me. Is your investigation making progress? Any good news for me?"
"Good enough for me to know the reason why you come here."
Mikan's heart skipped a beat. Yet, she remained expressionless. "And, what are you going to do about it?"
"Nothing." She answered simply. Mikan stared at the girl in disbelief.
The violet-eyed girl looked at Mikan intently. "I don't believe you would do such thing."
"It seems like you have faith on me more than I do. But, I'm sorry I have no answer for that." the brunette said slowly.
Mikan has found Hotaru just as interesting as Hotaru found her. But, before the conversation could go any further, the door was flung open roughly...
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"Mikan! We haven't finished…-" Leo was speechless when his eyes met the stunning black-haired girl.
Realizing he was disturbing them, Leo turned to walk away of the room. "I- I- I'll just go…"
"Don't bother." Hotaru said, stopping him. She was halfway from the door when she spoke calmly.
"I hope that I don't place my trust in the wrong person. But, if I did, I have no choice but to reveal your true self."
When Hotaru has left, Leo cornered his best friend.
"Mikan, who is she?" he asked interestingly.
Instead of answering him, Mikan yawned. She uttered a question back.
"What are you doing here? If you want to repeat your ridiculous theory again, I've no time for that."
Mikan's voice was as cold as ice. Leo, whose mind was still thinking of the beautiful violet-eyed girl, jerked awake suddenly when he sensed Mikan's stiffness.
"Ooh, that's an insult, Mikan! You don't believe it doesn't mean that the theory is not true." Leo said, suppressing a sly smile. "In fact, if you let me…-"
The brown-haired boy who was just about to start explaining again stopped abruptly when Mikan gave him a furious glare.
"If you have time to think about the absurd thing, why don't you use the powerful brain of yours to help me out with the maniac fan girls?" Mikan asked angrily.
Leo smirked at Mikan's remark. "C'mon Mikan, I thought the girls are just a piece of cake for you. Surely, you can escape easily."
"Easy for you to say!" Mikan snapped. "I don't care if it concerns a group of girls. But, the whole school? This is all because of that stupid, ugly…-."
"I wonder why is it that every time it's about the boy, you sort of lose your temper easily." Leo interrupted, unaware of Mikan's level of anger that was increasing rapidly. "I mean, you're not the hot-blooded t…-
"Out…" Mikan said, in a low, stern voice.
"M- M- Mikan…"Leo sweat-dropped. Clearly, he has hit the girl's nerve.
"I said… OUTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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As quick as a flash, Leo disappeared from sight. He arrived in his room in just a few seconds.
"Phew, I've never seen Mikan this angry before. This boy… Mikan must really hate him."
Leo's eyes glinted suddenly. His lips formed a smirk.
"Or…"
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The next morning…
Leo was preparing for school. He was almost ready when someone knocked his door. His mouth fell open in horror when he saw Mikan Sakura was standing in front of his room.
"M- Mikan! What are you doing here?" Leo asked in a quivering voice.
He took a few deep breaths before start talking. "Look, about yesterday-"
"Are you done?" Mikan interrupted.
"Yeah, I'm… WHAT?" He found Mikan's question was peculiar.
Much to his surprise, Mikan smiled. "Well, if you're ready, let's go to school then!"
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They were on their way to the school. Meanwhile, Leo was still feeling dumbfounded with Mikan's sudden change.
"You look a bit strange today, Leo" Mikan said calmly.
Leo who was frowning turned to face Mikan. "It's you who are acting weird. You've never come to my place before. It's always the other way round."
Mikan shrugged. "There's nothing wrong with asking my best friend to go to school together."
Leo stopped walking suddenly. He was looking suspiciously at Mikan.
"Now, that's absolutely weird! We've never admitted each other as best friends, remember?? And, you've never cool down this fast! The last time you were angry at me, we did not talk for a week!!!" Leo blurted out his thought.
Mikan smiled. "Chill, Leo! People change. That was years ago. You don't expect me to be the same my entire life, do you?"
Leo opened his mouth to answer but a noisy sound above them drew his attention. He looked upwards at the sky and saw a pink-coloured helicopter flying past them.
"What is the helicopter doing here?" he enquired Mikan.
The brunette shrugged and spoke rather lazily. "No idea. Searching for someone, maybe..."
Mikan walked past Leo. But, instead of going straight, she entered the forest.
"Mikan, are you sick or something? Cause this is the right way." Leo said, while pointing at the correct path.
"I'm still sane, Leo. I just want to use this path today." She spoke coolly.
"Why? It's a long way there. And students rarely use it." He felt awkward.
"No particular reason. It's just a little bit quieter, and desolated."
"Desolated?" Leo gasped suddenly and covered his body with his both hands, as if protecting himself. He gave Mikan a doubtful look.
"WHAT'S YOUR INTENTION, MIKAN? I'M STILL A VIRGIN, YOU KNOW!" he pretended to be insecure.
Mikan who was startled at first rolled her eyes in disgust.
"Shut it off, Leo!! You possess nothing that could attract even a molester."
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"
"Wow! You're acting like a pervert, Mikan!! Now, let's go. You're not mad at me. This must be my lucky day!!" he said happily.
Mikan who was walking behind him smirked and muttered quietly, "Yup, your lucky day…"
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They were walking halfway through the jungle when they came across a little girl. When she saw Mikan, her eyes were wide in shock. She stared at Mikan intently.
"Do you know her?" Leo, who was looking at the elementary school girl, questioned Mikan.
Mikan suppressed a sly smile. "Nope, but she does know me."
They continued walking, but Leo's eyes were fixed on the little girl. Suddenly, she opened her mouth bigly.
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"SHE IS HERE! MIKAN SAKURA IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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The girl, who obviously possessed the alice of voice magnification used her power so greatly that her voice could be heard the entire Alice Academy. As for Leo, his eardrums nearly broke due to the alice. Mikan who nullified the alice on time seemed to be amused.
In no time, the pink helicopter appeared exactly above them. Mikan folded her arms and stared at the sky.
"Looks like they've found what they're looking for!" she said coolly.
Leo who just recovered from the ear pain finally realized the situation. He glared angrily at Mikan who deceived him. He was so angry he could hardly speak.
"H-HOW DARE YOU…!-"
Mikan smiled wickedly. "Want some piece of advice, buddy? R-U-N!"
The brunette broke into a run. Leo had no choice but to go after her. Despite their crucial situation, Leo managed to shout at Mikan.
"YOU PLAN FOR THIS TO HAPPEN!! YOU WANT ME TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS, CAUSE YOU'RE STILL MAD AT ME!!!! HOW DARE YOU!!!!"
Mikan who was still running shouted back. She was laughing.
"HA! SERVES YOU RIGHT!!! YOU CAN'T COMPLAIN!! IT'S YOU WHO REFUSED TO HELP ME! SO I'M DOING IT MY WAY!! AND… YES!!! I'M DEFINITELY STILL MAD AT YOU!!!"
Behind them, they were hundreds of girls from all ages running after Mikan.
"SAKURA, YOU BITCH!!" they shouted.
"Ooh… an excellent choice of words." she said calmly. But inwardly, she was cursing Hyuuga for the 101th time.
Mikan's instinct told her to look behind her. She turned in time to see a moving tree was trying to catch her. Apparently, all of the trees are being controlled by a one of the girls' alice. It is extremely difficult to avoid being caught. However, for Mikan, nothing is impossible.
She dodged and shunned all the attack of the trees easily with her swift movement. Moreover, her nullifying alice helped her a lot in escaping. She tried to warn her best friend of the moving tree.
"HEY, LEO! WATCH OUT FOR-"
"AAAARGGGHHH!!!!!!"
It seemed like she was a little too late as Leo has already been caught by the tree. Mikan sighed in depression.
"TOLD YA!" Mikan stared at the struggled Leo.
"HELP ME!!!" he shouted at the brunette.
Instead of helping Leo out, Mikan just stood there, her hands placed on her waist. And, she was smiling.
"WHAT'S THE MATTER, LEO?? DIDN'T YOU SAY THE GIRLS ARE JUST A PIECE OF CAKE FOR YOU??"
Leo who was trying to release himself from the grasp of the tree's branch looked up at Mikan suddenly. He knew what Mikan was about to do. His eyes were wide in terror.
"NO! MIKAN, DON'T DO IT!!!"
Slowly, Mikan backed away from him. Her lips were still forming a smirk.
"YOU'VE KNOWN ME FOR 10 YEARS, LEO. HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY THINK THAT I'LL FORGIVE YOU THERE AND THEN, JUST LIKE THAT?"
The frenzy fan girls were approaching them. Mikan gave a last graceful bow to Leo before disappearing from sight.
"ENJOY! I'LL SEE YOU AT DINNER!!"
"MIKAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!"
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Sakura has finally arrived at the main door to the academic building. Unfortunately, the entrance was overly-packed with lots of fan girls who were trying to catch Mikan. They were holding banners and boards showing pictures of Mikan whose face being scribbled with vulgar words. There are some pictures were badly-drawn that it was impossible to tell whose face it is.
"What is this?? Some kind of protests?? Losers…" Mikan was observing them closely.
That was when she saw Jinno entered the building. He made no effort to stop the girls. Instead, he looked as though he was enjoying the moment. And, he was smiling as well.
"Jin-Jin! Maniac old gay…" Mikan cursed under the breath. Then, Mikan realized something.
"OI, SHIT! IT'S JIN-JIN'S CLASS NOW!!" She said, while clapping a hand to her forehead.
She quickly darted towards behind the school building. Luckily, none of the girls were there. Her class was on the 3rd floor. Mikan smiled and looked calmly at the building. There were lots of huge trees near the building.
"Oh, I haven't done this for such a long time…"
She closed her eyes slowly and just by using her remaining senses, she jumped gracefully from the nearest tree to a higher tree. And when she arrived at the highest tree, she mustered all the energy she has and made a perfect, splendid jump directly towards the opened window of her class.
She opened her eyes slowly and the first thing she saw was...
...a pair of crimson eyes.
"BOO…!" he said slowly.
Mikan was so shocked that she lost her balance and nearly fell down to the ground back. But, someone grabbed her hand on time.
"Looks like you're so desperate to enter the class that you choose this entrance." Natsume sneered.
Mikan quickly shoved away the Black Cat's hand and landed softly on the floor of her class. She turned to face Natsume.
"Not at all." Mikan smiled. "As a matter of fact, I'm quite enjoying your fan girls' accompany, thanks to you. However, they're just nothing but fools. No wonder they worship you."
"Get use to it, moron girl! Cause I'm gonna make your life here like hell!" he smirked.
"Well, don't worry. If I have to, I'll bring you with me…" Mikan suppressed an evil smile.
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Looked like Mikan made it in time as few seconds later, Mr. Jinno entered the class. They returned to their seats and this marked the start of a dull, boring lesson.
Mikan who found it unnecessary to listen to Jin-Jin's voice started to recall her conversation with Leo last night.
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Flashback starts---
Mikan and Leo were on their way back to the dormitories after Leo came to find Mikan at the Central Town. Mikan had fully-recovered from her phobia of lightning.
"Tell me again what happened just now…" Leo asked eagerly.
Mikan glared at Leo. "How many times do you want me to repeat it?? It's nothing important!! Besides, it's better if you help me to think how to deal with the fan girls…"
Suddenly, Leo snapped his fingers. "I KNOW IT!!!"
Mikan, who thought Leo has found a way to help her out, smiled brightly. "What is it??"
"He is your destiny!" The black-eyed boy exclaimed happily.
The brunette was flabbergasted. She was trying to find a connection between the words 'fan girls' and 'destiny' but with no avail. She realized that this had nothing to do with the fan girls.
"What the hell are you saying, Leo?"
Leo was smiling contently. "Look, this is my theory. If you didn't teleport to that place, you won't meet the 'ghost' kid."
"His name is Youichii!" Mikan snapped. She was starting to get bored with the topic.
"Right. And, if you didn't meet 'Yo-Yo', you won't come across Hyuuga and if that didn't occur, you won't be left with him at the Central Town!! So, it's crystal clear that he is your destiny stated by the stone!!" Leo waited for Mikan's reaction.
"What do you think?" he asked impatiently.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!" the brunette laughed loudly after a few seconds of silence.
Leo was gaping at Mikan. "WHAT??"
Mikan rolled her eyes. "Your theory is too long, too many 'IF's and… totally irrational!!"
The girl sighed. "Let's see… the thingy stated that it'll teleport me straight to my destiny. And, the first thing I saw were ghosts, hundreds of them. You don't expect those ghosts to be my destiny, do you?? It's nonsense!! I just used it to escape from the eerie fortune teller. That's it!" Mikan concluded the topic.
She walked past Leo. "Tch… destiny" Mikan snorted.
"I got it. I really got it…" he said quietly.
MIkan stopped and turned to face the handsome boy. "Pardon?"
"I was thinking that it is strange a genius like you couldn't figure out this simple theory. It's impossible! But then, I realized it. You've given a thought about this before! You've came up with the same theory as I do. The only difference is, you refuse to admit it. You're in the state of denial, Mikan!"
Mikan's lips formed a smile. "Say what you want, Leo. But it won't change anything. You know I don't believe in such thing. All those lovey-dovey thingy don't exist in my life."
Leo smiled back.. "Don't be too sure, Mikan…"
Flashback ends---
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"Crap!" Mikan said in a low-tone voice, referring to Leo's theory.
or she thought she is…
"MIKAN SAKURA!! WHAT DID YOU SAY JUST NOW??"
The brunette raised her head quickly and her eyes met Mr Jinno, who was looking directly at her. So were all of her classmates. The class has gone completely silent.
'Did I say it out loud??'
"Do you have any problem with my equation, Sakura?? Or, is your low IQ is too slow to catch up with my lesson? If that's so, I'm afraid I can't help you as your brain is beyond damaged." He sneered.
'Oh, that's great!! Jin-Jin is all I need to make my day perfect!!!' Mikan rolled her eyes.
"SAKURA!!!" Jinno called, in a high-pitched voice.
For the first time, Mikan looked at the equation written by Jinno at the board. Her brain was working fast.
'This equation... it's...'
"It's… It's really a crap!!" she said, surprisingly.
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Mysticlife-fh : Please forgive me if I take such a long time to update... My college life is like HELL!
Hotaru : Yeah, but I'll make sure she update this as soon as she is free... Don't forget I still have my BAKA GUN..
Mikan : For the first time, I'm supporting you, Imai!!
Leo : Yes!! Go, Hotaru!! GO!!
Mikan : Why are you so excited, Leo???