Hello one and all! I'm back with the next chapter! I know, quick huh? It's just that I've gotten so many awesome reviews from you guys that I just had to put it up! I quickly made this chapter before looking at my reviews and I see that akjupiter had the same idea as me! Hahahaha!

Oh! And just so you know, Natsume told Ruka that Mikan is Persona's sister and all so yeah! I think it sums it up right? Well, my sweet sweet readers, please enjoy this chapter! Oh, and this whole story….is going to be…NATSUME'S POV! I will make a sequal to this and it will be in Mikan's POV instead but I plan to make it utterly awesome! Anyways, enjoy! :D

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Last time on Outside the Gates

(Haha! I'm glad some people love this line!)

Ruka and I finished giving the girls a tour and we all headed back to classes and started from there. I don't want to describe my day anymore. I'm too lazy. I don't even want to attend here! Sigh. I opened up the letter again, Mikan's scent drifting into my nose.

I hope I can see Mikan soon.

Outside the Gates

~Chapter 10~

~Natsume's POV (I will stop putting this in all the chapters, due to the story only being Natsume's POV)~

"KYAAAAA! Natsume, Ruka! They're here!" Ruka and I heard as we walked into our class this morning. Imai, being new and all, got annoyed and shot all the squealing hags with her weird gun called a 'baka gun'.

I don't blame her for loosing her cool. After all, it is her first day here at school along with Umenomiya and didn't attend yesterday as well as Ruka and I. Of course they wouldn't be used to the hell Ruka and I go through.

"Does this happen all the time?" Umenomiya and Ogasawara asked.

"Hn" I muttered as I made my way to the back and sat at my seat.

Ruka sat right next to me and the three girls sat in front of us. We all waited for the stupid gay Narumi to get here. And once he did, he made sure to be extra weird and girly, twirling in with a tutu on.

"Hello my beautiful class!" Narumi sang. Ugh, I think I went deaf. "We have three new students! Anna, Nonoko, and Hotaru-"

"It's Imai to you moron" Imai cut in.

"-Would you three please come to the front and introduce yourselves?" Narumi finished as if Imai didn't interrupt.

Imai grumbled as Umenomiya and Ogasawara dragged her up to the front.

I didn't listen as the trio introduced themselves. I just layed back and opened up the letter Imai gave me from Mikan again. This is the third time this hour that I've opened this and read it. Sigh, I just can't stop thinking about Mikan.

"Hey Natsume" Ruka whispered to get my attention. I turned to him. "If you keep on doing that in front of your fan girls, they're gonna try to find out who it is from and will not cease to steal it form you."

I looked around to see a whole bunch of my fan girls looking suspiciously at the letter in my hand. I quickly folded it up and put it back, hiding it from the girls' sight. I saw Koizumi narrow her eyes at the corner of my eyes. I hope she doesn't suspect anything.

For the rest of classes, I just zoned out, thinking about Mikan and trying to look as if I don't care at all in front of everyone. Once it was lunch time, I ditched Ruka and the girls at the cafeteria to go to my Sakura tree.

I sat down under the shade and closed my eyes, only to open them again due to a small hand patting my shoulder. Opening my eyes, I see Youichi standing right in front of me.

He looked really sad, holding onto a small teddy bear with small tears in his eyes.

"Natsume-nii" the young boy whispered, tears starting to drip out of his eyes.

I motioned for Youichi to sit next to me.

"What's wrong Youichi?" I asked, letting the concern enter my voice.

"I miss my big sister" Youichi cried. (A/N: Thanks for the idea xxxHazelxCrimsonxxx! :D)

Oh great. I hope that I don't blow it and tell him, 'oh, I miss your sister too'. Kami-sama, that would be a disaster.

"You have a sister?" I asked, feigning confusion. I wasn't supposed to know about Mikan.

"Yeah…" Youichi sniffed. I motioned for Youichi to sit down next to me.

"Tell me about her" I said.

"She's the best big sister ever" Youichi said, sitting next to me. "She always used to take care of me because Mommy and Daddy aren't alive and R- I mean…big brother was working."

"You must like her a lot" I muttered. I guess they really bonded before Persona and Youichi had to come here.

"Mikan-nee is the bestest sister and I miss her!" Youichi cried uncontrollably. Well, at least I know that Mikan really is Youichi's sister.

I sighed and patted Youichi's back, trying to comfort him.

"It's okay. I'm sure you'll see her again" though you saw her a couple days ago I added in my thoughts.

Youichi looked as if he wanted to tell me more, but he kept his mouth shut. I patted his back and the both of us sat in silence until Youichi stopped crying.

"Thanks for helping me Natsume-nii" Youichi said after he stopped crying.

"Don't mention it. Just come to me for help, 'kay?" I said.

"Yes, I will" Youichi replied, giving me a bright smile that reminded me of Mikan.

With that, the lunch bell rang and we were off to our classes. I was right outside of class when Persona showed up in front of me.

"Kuro Neko, your break is over. You have a mission. Meet me tonight at ten, the Northern Forest." Persona said.

I nodded in understanding and he disappeared. Wow, I didn't expect to see Mikan this soon. Well, I get to see her again, I can't complain. I smiled but as I walked through the door, I became an emotionless void. I went next to Ruka and sat down, ignoring Jinno who was scolding me for being late.

"Why were you late?" Ruka asked me once I was in my seat.

"Ran into Persona. I have another mission."

Imai must have heard me because she turned around, alerting Umenomiya and Ogasawara and gave me a stern look.

"You better check up on her. Make sure she's okay and make her happier than I can ever make her. You're the only one who can do that. When you were gone, you were all she could talk about" Imai whispered to me as the other two nodded.

I blushed at her statement. Mikan always talks about me? Can she like me too?

"I'm positive she likes you" Imai stated as if reading my thoughts. "So don't you ever hurt her."

I nodded, trying to hide my flabbergasted emotions.

"When are you leaving?" Ruka asked me.

"Ten" I answered.

"What's the mission about?" Ogasawara asked, curious.

I shrugged. "Persona hasn't told me yet."

"Persona?" Umenomiya and Ogasawara chorused in question.

I sighed. "Rei."

"Ohhh…"

"Idiots" Imai muttered as she turned back around to face her invention she was making. Weirdo.

I noticed Ogasawara and Umenomiya giggling and staring at Ruka while whispering to each other. So, I turned to my friend and saw him blushing as he conspicuously stared at Imai. I smirked.

"Make your move tiger" I whispered to him. His blush deepened.

"Sh- shut up Natsume!" Ruka whispered back, his face looking as if it were going to explode.

When afternoon classes were over, the girls, Ruka, and I went to my dorm to talk about if I'm going to give letters to Mikan or not.

"We should all make a letter and put it in the envelope" Umenomiya said as we entered my room.

"Wow, this place is huge Natsume!" Ogasawara gaped.

"I want to write something to Mikan" Imai stated, grabbing a piece of paper out of her backpack.

Umenomiya and Ogasawara did the same thing and they all started scribbling away. I sighed and went to my bedside table to get my Alice stones. I put them on top of the table and walked to my closet, getting a new set of clothes out. I want to shower before I go to the mission. I'll feel refreshed and renewed, giving me better results in my mission.

Once the three girls were done with their letters, they enclosed the letters in a small white envelope and handed it to me. I put it underneath my healing Alice stone, newly acquired, and my teleportation Alice stone.

"I'm going to shower. Please leave" I said as I walked into the bathroom.

When I came back out, I saw that the room was deserted, just as I wanted. I got dressed and had a small dinner in my room. After that, I checked the time. It was eight. I guess I took the shower a little too early. I sighed and laid down on my bed, setting my alarm to thirty to ten. I then went to sleep, resting for the mission.

~Dream~

I was at Mikan's little shack again. We were just chilling underneath that Sakura tree ontop of the hill, my head in Mikan's lap. I was totally contempt; comfortable in Mikan's presence.

Mikan's hands were playing with my hair as I sighed in contemptment and closed my eyes.

"Natsume" Mikan called out to me, her beautiful voice flowing into my ears.

I opened my eyes and saw Mikan coming down, coming closer and closer. I closed my eyes as our lips made contact. Her lips were soft and sweet. I couldn't tell what exactly they tasted like, but they were delicious. I used my hands to bring her head closer as I deepened the kiss.

When we pulled apart, we were breathing heavily. Mikan gave me a bright, loving smile. But, all of a sudden, she disappeared. My surroundings changed to a black, wall-less room.

"Mikan?" I ran around, calling her name.

"Natsume" I heard her answer each time I called out.

All of a sudden, I ran into Youichi.

"You know my Mikan-nee?" he asked innocently. He turned mad and glared at me turning away.

Okay, I'm confused. So, I just turned around and ran again, calling for Mikan as she called my name back.

I ran into Persona. Not good.

"Kuro Neko, I forbid you to see Mikan again. You are forbidden to leave the academy grounds for more than a few hours." Persona glared at me.

I turned around and ran, trying my best not to panic too much and find Mikan.

"Mikan! Where are you?" I yelled, trying desperately to find her.

She suddenly appeared in front of me.

"I'm so sorry Natsume" and she disappeared.

~End of Dream~

"Mikan!" I screamed as I sat up on my bed.

I quickly scanned my surroundings, finding that I was in my room. The alarm clock had just started ringing due to the fact that it was still 9:30. I sighed as I reminisced the dream. It started out sweet, showing that I want to kiss Mikan so badly. But, it turned sour as I dreamt that Youichi and Persona found out about us knowing each other. It wasn't that scary at first. But, when it came to Mikan disappearing, that was some scary shit! I would never want to go through loosing Mikan…even thought I don't know her that well or that long.

I sighed as I got out of the bed and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. I grabbed the notes, my Alice stones, my mask, and my keys and I walked out of the door, locking it behind me. I made my way to the Northern Forest, taking my sweet time.

When I got there, I must have been right on time because all of a sudden, Persona appeared behind me and handed me a manila folder. I read it over to find out what I needed to do for the mission. Basically, I had to go in and see if there were any Alices that needed to be saved and if not, grab the vital plans in the office in the third floor and get out of there. I would need to make the place explode too, seeing that I need to destroy the base. I have about a week for this, seeing as this place is huge, like a factory. It was in another part of Japan, really far away from Mikan. I'm so lucky I have a teleportation Alice stone.

"Do you know what to do Kuro Neko?" Persona asked.

I nodded.

"Well, here's a teleportation Alice stone. Use it to get there and get back. I expect you to do this mission properly." And with that, Persona disappeared into the darkness surrounding us.

I sighed as I burned the manila folder full of the information on my mission and gripped my newly acquired teleportation Alice stone in my hand, taking a deep breath.

Well, let's get this over with.

~Chapter 10 End~

It's done! I hope you all enjoyed! I want to thank all of those who have added me to their favorites and/or alerts! I'm so happy all of you like me this much! :D

I have to go now, so really quick, thanks once again! Oh, and thanks for the multiple ideas some of you give to me! I swear I'll use them….with my own twist! ;P

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