A/N: hey there. its been months since my last update. i really missed you guys so much. and now, we have come to the conclusion, the final chapter, the end of the story. so i HOPE you will LIKE/LOVE this. it will really mean alot to me.
DISCLAIMER: i do not own Alice Academy/Gakuen Alice.
Mikan's POV
I could hear people calling my name behind as I walk through the white room full of happy people, cheerfully talking and little children playing. I can hear all their laughter; it is sincere that enveloped their whole being.
As I walk pass them, they were staring at me, with one of their eyebrows raised. It felt awkward to mover but I had to know where I am. So I took a deep breath and asked a lady who seemed not to notice me and the oddly stares of the people, "Uhm. Miss…"
She looked at me with an odd stare as well but she answered, "Yes?"
"Miss, may I ask where am I?" she furrowed her eyebrows, confusion etched in her face. "I seemed to have gotten lost, and I don't this place." I explained, hoping for an understanding reply.
I did not get one; instead she ignored me and sat down to eat a slice of cheese cake. I was a little offended but I understood. I am in a different place, away from my life style back in the Academy. Then it hit me, I was nowhere close to the Academy, not even close to my friends. I walked again, it seems like this place has no end, but it was full of happy people, the people who I need to be with at the moment, I can't bear to think of pain right now. It kills me to even think of him.
May be he was the reason I am here in the first place. But I can't blame it all on him. That would be too mean of me. I sighed and looked around for something interesting that will make me happy. Until I felt someone was tugging on my skirt. My eyes fell on a raven head boy who was trying to get my attention.
"Hey lady," he said. "Are you new her lady? You seemed to be lost." He seemed to be smart for a young boy, boys like his age usually cares about playing and robots. "Hey lady!" he called me again.
"Yes, I am new here. Little boy, may you show me the way to an information booth so I can ask where I am at the moment?" I asked politely thinking of what to say for him to understand.
He laughed at me hilariously, but he stopped immediately as I raised an eyebrow to him, "Sorry lady. It's just that, you don't know where you are? Is that it? And you seemed to be different from all of us."
"I don't know where I am at the moment. And why am I different?" I asked my eyebrow still rose.
"You see were in a place where every person would dream of. And your different because our clothes they are white and you have blood stain on you shirt and your wearing jeans. Maybe that's why they look at you in an odd way." He pointed to them who seemed to understand what he was talking about and looked away from the two of us.
"Where am I exactly?" I asked hoping to get a more clear answer this time.
"well I guess you still don't get it, Miss? You are about to go inside heaven, you are exactly at the gates of what seemed to be known as paradise," he told me calmly.
"HEAVEN?" I shouted, "Why am I in here?" I asked myself. This was hard to believe.
"Apparently you died," he said, "Sorry for saying it directly, but you just have to accept the fact that you are in here and not down there."
I can't believe it. I just can't believe it, I am in here. So this mean I died? But why do I feel like I am not complete? Then I felt a tap on my shoulder, it was another man, a middle aged man to be exact.
"Young lady, thanks for finding my son." He said as he carried the boy who talked to me before.
"Mister, is this your son? Well don't mention it," I replied. At least I've done something right on my first day in my new home. But wait, home doesn't seem to be a word here. I don't know. I just feel like my home is somewhere.
"Young lady, may I ask you something?" he told me.
"yes sir? What is it?"
"You seem to be lost. Where are you supposed to go by this time?" he asked me, weird as I thought.
"I don't know actually. But please if you cou8ld inform me, I will be thankful to you," replied. At least someone can help me.
"Well, were in heaven. But you are different from all of us. You can go to our master if you like. He may help you, more than what we can give to you. Would you like to show me the way?"
"Yes sir, please do…" he led the way while holding hands with his son. I was being watched again, I can feel there eyes all over me. I felt my cheeks heat up, this is way different than before.
We walked for what seemed to be ten minutes or so until we reached another room, a colorful room this time, "This is our master's place. He knows everyone from this place to somewhere else. He can help you…"
Then he faced his master, "Master, I assumed you have heard about the girl dressed differently in our place. She needs help so I brought her here to face you. I know your kind heart will help her solve her problem."
A middle aged man appeared, he may be in his twenties or something and good looking as well, "Miss, this is our Master Asahi."
"Good- good morning, sir," I said shyly. This is kinda embarrassing.
"I heard about you, and I saw you coming in here. What do you want to know Ms Mikan Sakura?" he said casually as if we knew each other for so long.
"You kn-know my name? well… I am… hoping that you will help me… I want to know where I am at the moment… and what happened… to me before I came… here, master Asahi," I said trying to level the tone of my voice to his.
"ah… you want to come back? I never heard of such… but I guess your time is not up yet… for now…" he said. then he showed me the scene of what happened before… I was shot by a gun, and I saw him… with his hands holding me. All of a sudden I felt warmth in me, hearing his voice made my body and soul relieve in a way.
Now I understood why I looked like this. What happened there were real, now I realized it fully. Then he spoke, "However, time is ticking Mikan. You have to choose – live here or live there? If you choose to be here, you will feel eternally happy and your memories of your past will not be remembered forever. It will be erased and forever, you will never think of it again…"
"I can be happy? No more pain, no more tears… no more agony of waiting… no more him???" I said aloud. I cant bear to live without him.
"Yet, you can choose to go back there, live a life where every emotion can be felt- happiness and sadness at the same time… what will you choose Mikan?"
"I can't possibly live a life without him… I suffered to much already…" I said while tears welling up eyes.
"Yes you suffered too much already, so you better end it…" he said. the sales talk seemed to be working on me.
"I can't… I have to be with him… it's the only way I can live…" and with that, everything seemed to turn white again, or was it my body covered with white? I don't know… "I have to be with him… I have to go back there…"
"I am afraid it's almost too late… you are lucky… you are given the chance to change your future… good luck Ms Mikan." Master Asahi said as he changed into the clothes that I was wearing, all covered with blood, and the people around him seemed to look in pain. Even the man and his son looked tortured.
"Change your future… you deserve it…" the boy said.
I thought they were happy. Maybe I was delusional for that moment. Was that a show or for real? Then they all disappeared from me…
It was the most stressful event in his life. Now, what seemed to be a start of a good friendship with his rival, Hiro, he has to leave to go back to the US, "I wish you goodluck… you see, even if she was with me, her whole heart belonged to you. I thought I could finally enter it but she won't let me, her heart won't let me. I tried to heal her broken heart, but I can't. You were there all along, and I can't do anything about it anymore. You are lucky to have her. Take care of her Natsume."
"I will. And Hiro… thank you… for loving her and taking care of her. But I do not know if she will love me… when she wakes up…"
"She will, she won't save you if she didn't. I know she wont do it for me, she will only do that for you… she will let you live in exchange of her life… that is how much she loves you…"
The two shook their hands and Hiro went up to the airplane. Take care of her…
Natsume woke up with an annoying beeping sound that filled the hospital room. He looked where it was coming from. It was from Mikan's life support system. Natsume quickly reached for the emergency button, "I need a doctor here! Immediately!!!"
"Mikan… Mikan please… don't leave me here… don't let go… Please MIkan," Natsume was starting to lose hope. It felt like his whole life was full of mistakes… regret… all in all; he felt his life worthless, now it was dead. He just stood there motionless; he was not even watching the doctors revive her. All he can do is stand and felt his whole life crumble into pieces, until it was no longer alive.
I can't lose you… how will I suppose to live again without you??? Don't let go… Please MIkan… I need you… these were the only things that kept running into his mind, into his system. All of a sudden the room became quiet…
Mikan woke up, white lights welcomed her and then she felt a tear falling from her cheeks. As she was about to wipe it, her hand was covered by another, "Mikan… Mikan are you awake?" Natsume said.
His voice… I have him, with me? She thought. Then he appeared in front of her… Natsume was with her.
"Mikan… thank god you are awake…" he said as he hugged her and kissed her forehead. Mikan tried to sit up but she felt his warm hands on her shoulder, motioning her to lie down.
"Wh…Were am i?" Mikan asked.
"You are in the hospital. Mikan I am so happy to see you awake…" Natsume said kissing her forehead again, "You must rest now and heal."
He felt relieved. He felt a live again. Now he found his worth - his worth was in her hands, in her life, her whole being. As long as you live… I can make it… Natsume never left her. He stayed there 24/7 until it was time for her to leave the Academy's hospital. But when she went out, he soon come back to his own life, doing missions for the academy.
Mikan was walking along the Academy's field. The air was strong and it was cloudy. She loved the weather, "It is so soothing… I wonder if Hiro is doing fine back there."
"Mikan…" he called her name - a raven head lad walking to her. Everything in the Academy was back to normal. Hiro left before Mikan woke up, no proper good bye, Persona was nowhere in sight. Everything is really back to normal except for the two hearts that seemed to repel and attract each other in a certain way.
Mikan was healed now, however she and Natsume was not able to patch things up yet. Natsume, on the other hand, was busy these days with his missions, more safe now than before.
She faced him, her heart beating fast. This is the first time that they might have an actual conversation just between the two of them. After looking at him, she started to walk again with Natsume following her until he caught up with her.
"Mikan…" he hugged her so tight. Mikan felt secure because of this. Then all of a sudden his lips covered hers. It was long and passtionate. Mikan threw her arms around his neck as his left hand on her back and his right on her nape.
He pulled away gently and looked in to her eyes, "I love you, Mikan…"
"Natsume… I…" she was cut off by his urgent kiss.
"I am sorry… for everything- the pain, the tears. Everything. I am sorry Mikan… I will never do it again. I will do everything to be with you… no one can stop me from doing so… when I almost lost you I thought about dying… I have to live where you live. It's the only way possible…" he confessed.
She smiled at him… "At least my long wait and agony is rewarded. I can live with you. I can be with you… I can love you… I love you Natsume."
"I love you too… forever…" then he kissed her again more passion in it this time. The long wait is now finally over and they could be together, in each other's warmth… forever…
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