The Pixie Princess
Mikan's true self is fading away thanks to the love potion that has intoxicated her, and now she is madly in love with Kaname. But will his happiness take over so that he's far too happy to realise how much Mikan has changed? What will happen to Mikan, and will Luna and her brother succeed in destroying Mikan and Kaname once and for all? NXM
Disclaimed! I do not own Gakuen Alice or the faeries, I just own what I own, yay!
Last chapter really changed a lot from the plans I had for it. I never expected Luna to come out as a bad faerie so quickly, and I never planned for the King to be her brother! I never intended for him to be evil in the first place! This story has a lot of changes from original plans, but I think The Pixie Princess was going to be more intense, anyway, because a lot more trouble is in the story and plus Mikan has a few challenges, like the love potion, to face. The love potion, at the start, wasn't supposed to be in the story until the third chapter I think.
See, loads of changes! Oh my!!!
Have fun reading! JA NEEEE!!!
Chapter Ten: Losing Yourself
I love you, Kaname... you're all I need, all I want. I don't need anyone else... you're my world. Never leave me... never...
Who... are you...? What have you done...
"I love you, Kaname! I never want to leave you!" Mikan cried when she finally found Kaname. His eyes widened as he stared at the smiling girl in front of him. Had he heard her correctly? Had she just told him that she loved him!?
"What are you saying? You don't love me, you never have... you love Natsume." he whispered. Mikan then grimaced, shaking her head and then throwing her arms around Kaname, smiling as she stared up at him.
"That arrogant fool? Why would I like him, he's so heartless and mean! No one could love him! I love you, Kaname, and only you! It took me a while to figure it out, but I really do love you!... I never want to leave this kingdom or your side, so promise to keep me here, forever!" Mikan cried out. Kaname took a few minutes to register what Mikan was saying, and then beamed, hugging her tightly.
"I love you too, Mikan!" he whispered as she smiled brightly. Kaname then pulled her away and looked at Mikan, happy that she was returning his feelings, Kaname didn't notice how lifeless Mikan's eyes were, he was far too happy to care.
He then leaned closer as Mikan smiled, and she watched him close his eyes, so she followed suit and closed her eyes. Their faces were close to each others, but something stopped Mikan from kissing the man she loved,
No...
"No, Kaname." she said, and opened her eyes, staring at him. Kaname blinked, confused. Mikan had just confessed, but even she was confused at her actions. Why had she hesitated? She loved Kaname, didn't she? So why had she hesitated when she felt so ready to kiss him?
"What's wrong?" he asked, concerned as Mikan shook her head, and gave Kaname a brilliant smile, assuring him that she was alright,
"It's nothing... I just want to wait until we get married to share our first kiss." she said gently. Kaname then beamed and hugged her tightly, nodding.
"Of course! Once we are married, we shall become the happiest King and Queen in the entire kingdom! Oh, Mikan, I am so happy! Thank you!" he whispered as Mikan smiled, then had an idea.
"Let's wed tomorrow! The sooner the better! I want to be with you forever, Kaname... I want to say I do and to be your wife as soon as possible." she told him as he nodded, smiling. He would do anything for Mikan. She smiled back, then held his hand tightly as he sighed happily.
Things were finally looking up...
"Tomorrow? So early, you two?" the King asked as he and his wife sat in the throne room, suprised at the sudden announcement that Kaname and Mikan were engaged. The King of course was not surprised, but the Queen was.
"Yes, tomorrow. The sooner the better... Mikan wishes to be with me from now on, to never return to the Wizarding Kingdom. I agree with her. I want to be bonded to her for life. I love her, and she loves me." Kaname explained as his mother smiled, and the king nodded.
"Very well, my son, it shall be arranged. And congratulations on your behalf, I am very happy for you, and so is your mother." the King said with a small smile as Mikan curtseyed and Kaname bowed. The two then left, holding hands as Mikan smiled.
"I'm so happy." she whispered as Kaname beamed, looking at his beautiful wife-to-be, and squeezed her hand gently.
"I know... so am I. I'm finally going to marry you, after waiting for so long. You have made me the happiest man in the entire kingdom, Mikan." he told her quietly as she smiled, then hugged him. However, something inside her was doubting every word she said, and Mikan didn't know what it was...
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"She should have returned by now, and yet she isn't here! Where is she?" Misaki cried, her loud voice falling to a whisper as Tsubasa held his wife and tried to calm her down,
"I know, Misaki, but she's a girl. Many things to pack, a few souvenirs here and there, and she'll be saying goodbye to the friends she has made over there." Tsubasa explained, but his calming technique just earned him a punch in the stomach as Misaki stormed towards the door, as someone had knocked on the door whilst she was worrying over Mikan.
"Yes?" she asked, wrenching the door open. A shocked guard stood there, surprised by the moody looking woman standing in the doorway. He then stood tall and cleared his throat. Misaki then noticed that he had Pixie Wings.
"Mrs Andou of the Wizarding Kingdom, I presume." he sounded important. Misaki nodded, staring at him. Maybe he knew where Mikan was, and maybe he had answers to as why she was so late home.
"Yes." she stated, and the guard continued;
"A message from a Miss Mikan Sakura of the Wizarding Kingdom." he then said, and Misaki's eyes lit up, and Tsubasa was quickly at the door, ready to listen as the guard nodded towards the man, then continued with what he was sent to say.
"Miss Sakura stated earlier on today that she would be marrying Prince Kaname of the Flower Faerie Kingdom, and would not be returning to the Wizarding Kingdom again. She says she is happier to be with a man whom cares for her than with someone who treats her terribly. The wedding shall comence tomorrow in the afternoon, and after that they will be announced as the new King and Queen of the Flower Faerie Kingdom. That is all." the Guard finished, and turned, walking away as Misaki and Tusbasa stood there in shock, not knowing what to do or say.
Misaki then lost all control and fell to the floor, shaking her head slowly at first, then vigorously seconds later, not believing the words of the guard.
"This can't be..." she whispered, then she yelled it; "This can't be!" she screamed. She looked up at Tsubasa, who was so shocked he had lost the ability to speak. Misaki sat there as tears pricked in her eyes.
Mikan wasn't coming back.
She was going to marry that prince, someone she barely even knew.
And she didn't even have the nerve to tell her friends herself. She didn't even bother to invite them! Misaki was both infuriated and sad, but she couldn't do anything about it. It was Mikan's decision... but never returning to the Wizarding Kingdom?
Natsume would most definitely be crushed...
"What's wrong with you two? Finally realised that Baldy's useless?" someone asked, sneering as Misaki and Tsubasa looked ahead, and saw Natsume standing there, staring at them. Misaki's eyes widened. Oh, dear...
"What?" Natsume snapped, noticing that they were staring at him intensely.
"Natsume..." Misaki whispered, and the prince stepped forward, wondering what was wrong with the couple.
"What? You said my name, meaning you want to speak with me, so spit it out already." Natsume told her. Misaki gulped, then slowly stood up, gripped the door knob and stared atraight towards Natsume. Tsubasa was still at a loss for words, so it was useless asking him to say anything.
"It's Mikan..." she started. Natsume raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, yeah? Has she returned or is that feather-brained idiot lost?" he asked. He was actually happy. Mikan was coming back, and he was hoping to confess to her, wanting to know her feelings in return. However, Natsume was not prepared for the news Misaki was about to give him...
"Natsume... she's not coming back." she whispered, and his eyes widened.
"What!?" he cried out, surprising both Misaki and Tsubasa. Natsume had lost his cool for a split second, and Natsume knew it, but retained it quite quickly.
"She's decided to marry Kaname... and isn't returning to the Wizarding Kingdom... ever." Misaki gulped, blinking back tears as Tsubasa held his wife, rubbing her back as she shook her head. Natsume couldn't believe it.
She wasn't coming back, and she was marrying the fruity prince?
He shook his head.
"Why would she do that? We respect her here! We gave her a home and she throws it back in our faces, how dare she!" Natsume roared. Misaki and Tsubasa's eyes widened. They had seen Natsume angry, but not this angry.
"Natsume, there must be an explanation, I know it!" Misaki started, but Natsume wasn't listening. He stormed off, angered as Misaki and Tsubasa watched him leave, returning to his palace...
Once Natsuem returned, he went straight up to his room, but he was stopped by Aoi who looked panicked, ready to cry.
"Natsume, something's wrong! The rose is dying!" she cried, and grabbed Natsume's hand, taking him into his room. He didn't know what Aoi was talking about, but when he saw the rose that Mikan had given him, the once beautifully bloomed rose that would never die, he saw that Aoi was right; it was turning black, and its rose petals were falling off one by one.
"What's happening, big brother!?" Aoi cried out as Natsume shook his head. Aoi stared at her btoher, then at the rose, and she saw Natsume's eyes. Angry, sad and lonely again. She blinked.
"What's happened? What's happened to Mikan?" she whispered, knowing that something was going on. Natsume turned and stared at his sister, and he stood up straight.
"She's marrying that prince, and she's not going to return. We won't be seeing that idiot ever again." he stated, then turned on his heel and left Aoi standing there. She shook her head. Mikan, never coming back? That was impossible...
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"She's marrying Kaname!? What... how!? I thought she didn't love him!" Kina cried out when she heard the news from Luna, who just shrugged as she sat there, staring into the crystal ball that showed her Mikan who was currently in a dress fitting.
"I know, what a surprise... I didn't think she liked him that way, either." Luna said, but she was inwardly cheering, knowing that her plan was coming together, and that soon she and her brother would be ruling over the entire kingdom together, something no one else in her family had been able to do.
"Luna, why? I thought we were going to get rid of her!" Kina cried, tears falling onto her cheeks as Luna rolled her eyes. She then turned to Kina and smiled,
"You don't need to be so upset, Kina... you can marry Tono, he's just as good. He still has the title and money!" Luna said, but Kina wailed and shook her head, pounding her fists onto the soft garden grass.
"I don't want Tono, I don't even love him! I love Kaname!" she cried out, and Luna suddenly became infuriated, and pushed Kina away from her, growling.
"Love!? How pathetic of you, Kina! Love is just a stupid rumour, a little story so that we marry people! Love isn't real, you stupid faerie!" she snapped as Kina lay there, staring up at Luna who had become so scary. She gulped, then gave a small nod as Luna smirked, then walked away from Kina and sat in front of the crystal ball again, sighing with boredom.
"Soon she'll be far too happy to even save herself... and then I'll get rid of her and Kaname, once and for all." Luna smirked, and picked up the empty potion bottle which had held the deadly love potion...
"It fits you beautiful, Mikan! And it looks so lovely on you, too!" the Queen said, pleased with how the long gown fitted Mikan. The gown had small Sakura blossoms sewn into the bodice and skirt, and the train was long and glided along the clean polished floors as Mikan stared at herself, smiling.
"It's so beautiful," she sighed, happily.
This isn't you...
"Huh?" she blinked, wondering why someone inside of her was always disagreeing with whatever she said, especially when she thought of how much she loved Kaname. Was someone trying to get into her head and take over? Mikan shook her head, then smiled at her reflection.
"I love it, it's the perfect dress!" she smiled as the Queen nodded, then dismissed the maids so that she could talk to Mikan alone and in private. Once the doors were closed, the Queen faced Mikan and smiled.
"I'm so glad that you decided to marry my son, Mikan. You have made him so happy." she said as Mikan smiled graciously. The Queen then sighed, "it reminds me of y wedding day, when I married my husband... he was so handsome, and I knew the minute I saw him I would be happy... and I was... for a while." she said, and she became sad.
"What happened?" Mikan whispered, concerned as the Queen sighed and shook her head.
"Oh, I do not know. It was after Kaname was born, and he just changed. I don't know what had happened to the man I fell in love with, but he had changed so drastically... however, I am sure Kaname will never change, so always make him happy, Mikan." the Queen said as Mikan smiled, nodding.
"I will." she whispered. The Queen smield gently, then stared at Mikan like Yuka stared at her, like she was her daughter.
"You're so truthful and open, and that is maybe why my son fell in love with you... because you're not like everyone else." the Queen said.
Lies... that's how you used to be...
"Oh, no... I think he liked my dancing." Mikan ignored the voice as the Queen smiled and sighed happily to herself,
"So modest, just like my dear Kaname... again, thank you for making his day, Mikan... he wouldn't be happy without you." the Queen stated, then called the maids back in, and they helped Mikan out of the dress. She stared at her reflection, and wondered what was going on with her mind as she looked at herself, standing there, in the most beautiful wedding dress...
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"What's wrong with it, Youichi?" Aoi whispered. She had snuck the rose out of Natsume's room and taken it to Youichi, who was quite good with flowers, seeing as he was a gardener. He peered at it, then turned to stare at Aoi.
"You said it was imbued with pixie dust to make it live for a long time, correct?" he asked, and Aoi nodded as Youichi blinked, staring at it, then frowned, scratching his head.
"Well?" Aoi whispered, wanting to know what was happening with the rose. The rose and Mikan were connected, so if something happened to the rose, then something was happening to Mikan, right?
"I don't know... I really don't have much experience with flowers, Aoi. I'm just a gardener, a Wizard gardener at that. You'd be better off asking a flower faerie." he stated, and passed the rose back to her as she sighed, shaking her head.
"Flower faeries don't let outsiders in, Youichi... I thought you would have known." she whispered as he sighed, and put an arm around her.
"I wish I could help more, Aoi, I do... but I'm not an expert at these sort of things. You'd be better off looking in a book or something." he told her, and Aoi blinked, eyes widening as she turned to Youichi and suddenly broke out into a smile,
"Youichi, you genius!" she cried, and before she even knew what she was doing, she kissed him before standing up and running off. Youichi was dazed, but he wasn't dazed enough to get up and follow her, wondering where she was going and how he had suddenly become a genius...
Youichi found himself int he private study of Kaoru, which looked like a beautiful grotto, and he stood beside Aoi in wonder who had picked out a book from a tall bookcase, and was flipping through it rapidly, hoping to find an answer;
"Here it is! Pixie dust!" she stated, and Youichi snapped his attention to the book. Aoi looked at the passage as Youichi read over her shoulder. She then read it aloud;
"Pixie dust, though not strong, can help things to last longersuch as flowers, small creatures, or any other kind of plant that is not faerie or wizard like. Pixie dust has a strong connection with the giver, however. If the giver is in any way hurt or even dieing, then the object embued with Pixie Dust will start to whither away and even die, indicating that something has happened to the giver of the object." Aoi looked up at Youichi, wide eyed as he blinked, re-reading the passge.
"So the girl Natsume likes is dying?" he whispered. Aoi turned to stare at the rose which was blackening and dying slowly. She shook her head. How could Mikan be dying? She was going to marry Prince Kaname, meaning that she couldn't be dying... right?
"But how? Mikan can't be dying... she's marrying Prince Kaname tomorrow! There must be another reason." she whispered. Youichi then pointed to a small list at the bottom of the page, and Aoi read it quickly.
Reasons for Objects Dying via Pixie Dust relation:
1) Death of giver
2) Being possessed
3) Love Potions
4) Change of mind (mind control)
5) Pixie Dust has been removed
Two certain reasons popped out of the book for Aoi, and they happened to be Change of Mind and Love Potions. She blinked as she shook her head, then closed the book. She turned to Youichi.
"Mikan wouldn't do something like marrying a man she barely knows unless something made her change her mind." Aoi whispered as Youichi nodded. Aoi the picked up the rose and took the book with her, rushing out of the study as Youichi quickly followed.
"Are you going to tell Natsume?" he asked, and Aoi nodded.
"He needs to know... he needs to know that Mikan would never hurt him like this, that she would never marry a man she barely knew unless she was forced to!" she said quietly, then stopped and turned to Youichi, staring up at him as she breathed heavily.
"Time is too short to leave things for the future." she whispered, then put the book and rose to the ground, and threw her arms around Youichi's shoulders and kissed him on the lips, closing her eyes as he stood there, wide eyed and trying to register what Aoi was doing.
She pulled away, blushing but smiling.
"Aoi..." Youichi whispered, but she just beamed.
"I love you, Youichi... and seeing Natsume, now, I don't want to waste the love I have for you. If you don't love me, then it's fine... just so long as you're happy, and so long as you know how I feel. I can't waste my future regretting that I never told you how I truly felt, because with the way things are going, that's how Natsume's future will turn out if he doesn't get a move on!" Aoi cried, and picked the things up, ready to rush off again when Youichi grabbed her arm, and pulled her back to him.
"You know, you spoiled my plans... I was going to confess back there, but you just had to ruin it... however, I'm glad I know your feelings now, because I love you right back." he told her, and Aoi's face went red. She then smiled, sighing.
"Well... now I'm all red!" she cried out, then laughed and shook her head. "Come on, we need to get going... we have to save Mikan from whatever's controlling her!" Aoi cried, and both she and Youichi rushed off, holding hands as they went to find Natsume, Misaki, Ruka and Tsubasa...
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Mikan was in her royal bedroom, twirling and dancing around, flying up to the ceiling happily. She was so in love with Kaname that she didn't even notice Nobara wasn't there to congratulate her, to help her with her hair for the next day or anything. Mikan was just glad to be marrying Kaname.
Mikan, whilst she danced, stepped on something and decided to see what it was. When she looked at the book she was holding, she notice that it read Faerie Tales. She beamed. Her faerie tale was about to come true, and she would write it down, publish it and let other faeries hope that they could find their own prince charming, someone to love them.
This isn't love!
Miikan dropped the book and looked around, wondering who was getting into her head. She shook her head vigorously, squeezing her eyes shut and covering her ears.
This isn't you! This isn't love! Who are you!?
"Go away... stop ruining everything!" Mikan whispered, tears threatening her eyes. But the voice wouldn't stop, it kept going on and on, scaring Mikan.
Let me out, I want to come back! I want to be with Natsume, not Kaname!
"Nat... Natsume?" Mikan whispered, opening her eyes slowly, and she saw the folded pieces of paper which had been taken out of her travelling bag when she had declared she would be staying. She uncovered her ears, and crawled towards the pieces of paper, staring at them. She then saw the words written there, words she had put down, and read them.
Within A Field Of Flowers
Once upon a time, a little princess was born. However, just like her mother, she was cursed with the wings of a Pixie. Growing up, she had a hard life, for her grandfather wished for her to grow her Princess Wings and to take over the throne like his son had done, her father. However this little princess could not grow her Princess Wings, and so she was made fun of by many of the other faeries within the kingdom because of her Pixie Wings. But this never bothered the little princess, for she was happy with her wings. She loved them, but she did wish for acceptence from the kingdom and her grandfather.
One day when she was sixteen the little princess was out in a field of flowers after running away. Her grandfather had locked her up, and she did not like this, so decided to leave for one day of peace, away from the ridicules of others and away from her grandfathers' training for her to become a Princess Winged faerie. The little princess loved the field of flowers so much, for she always thought flowers were precious and treasured them. But on that very day she met new friends. She was found by four Wizards who had decided to take a walk; one female Wizard studying Fairyology, and three male Wizards, one being the son of a Duke, and one being the Prince of the Wizarding Kingdom. These people did not make fun of the little princess' wings, not even the one who knew it wasn't correct for a faerie to have pixie wings at sixteen. They all accepted her, and so the little princess felt happy, so happy that she presented the prince with a rosebud that she had covered in Pixie Dust, meaning that it would live forever.
On her return to her palace, the little princess was scolded, and that was when she decided she did not want to be in a kingdom where she was not accepted by the people and her grandfather. So, she ran away, leaving a note to her dear mother. The little princess left for the Wizarding Kingdom, where she stayed with the girl she had met in the field of flowers. There she stayed, accepted by a kingdom different to her own, where no one had seen a pixie winged faerie before, and yet they accepted her. There she felt at peace, at home, and she realised how truly happy she was.
Then, on the night of the Wizard Prince's seventeenth birthday, the little princess had found something; the prince had let the small rose bud she had given him bloom into a beautiful rose. This had surprised her, for he had been cruel and cold to her, and she had taunted him and made him angry, so she did not know why he had let the rose bloom so beautifully. She confronted him, and realised that he considered her his friend, and when the rose finally finished blooming, the little princess bloomed as well.
However the little princess' wings did not turn into the wings or a faerie or the wings of a princess, they stayed as Pixie Wings, but they were bigger, stronger, faster, brighter and better. The little princess was distraught, for she had read stories of her ancestors which told her of Pixie Winged faeries who had grown faerie wings lovelier than anyone else's or even the wings of an Angel, so she did not know why her wings were the way they were. But the Prince told her that she was already accepting of herself, so her wings stayed the way they were because they were her true wings. And she knew that he was speaking the truth, for her wings had always been her true wings.
And all she wanted to do after that was to find her happy ending...
"My Happy Ending..." Mikan whispered gently, shaking her head. She then smiled. "My happy ending si with Kaname... I know it is." she then re-folded the paper and threw it back into the bag, but the voice inside her head protested.
You have no Happy Ending...
"Of course I do! I love Kaname! Kaname is the man I love, my prince Charming! Just like mother and father, he'll make me happy... I know he will..." Mikan whispered to herself. The voice didn't believe her, though.
Lies, you're being controlled! If you truly loved Kaname, then you would be able to produce a ball of light!
"What?" Mikan asked herself, stunned. The voice had got her,
Produce the magic... a ball of gentle light... use the love you hold for Kaname to produce a ball of glowing, gentle light that surrounds you...
Mikan shook her head, then turned around and saw the vanity mirror, and she stared at her reflection. She walked closely, seeing something, and stared into the mirror. And then she saw it; her eyes, so cold and lifeless, no sparkle as she blinked, staring back at herself.
You are lifeless... who are you? What have you done...?
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I never expected to bring in the inner voices of Mikan. She was supposed to just be in that state of unconsciousness, not knowing anything, but believing that she loves Kaname when in truth she doesn't. I didn't expect to have the voices help her out at all. Weeeeell~ That's this chapter done, thanks for reading, and yay! It's long!
Lots of love, Blue~