Author's note: I just realized I've been writing this story for the last two years and a reviewer brought up a mistake I wrote in a chapter that I don't even remember writing. :'D Gomen ahaha I'm such a terrible writer.

Quick update this time! (: Uh, also I'll get to replying to people's PMs in a bit

Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice or Cardcaptor Sakura.

Warning: Not beta-checked. You have been warned. ; u ;

-| Chapter Fourteen – Missing Alices |-

Sakura sighed as she collapsed on her bed. She had finished her exams and was feeling very tired. Her jade eyes glanced outside the window, seeing Mikan and her other classmates sweeping the courtyard. Even though Sakura tried really hard on her exams, she couldn't place top scores on her maths test; hence no award.

Of course, Natsume had told her it was useless. Dangerous Class Students don't have the privilege to go home.

"Naniii…" wailed Sakura. "I tried so hard." Kero laughed.

"Looks like Sakura will be Sakura after all," chuckled Kero, flying about in the air. Sakura puffed her cheeks. "Ne – I was flying around before, and saw a notice to students," explained Kero.

"What were you doing flying around?" asked Sakura. "What if someone finds you?"

"Don't worry, no one saw me," smiled Kero. "Besides, anyone would assume I was an Alice controlled bear..." muttered Kero, quite annoyed.

"Pfft," giggled Sakura, trying to keep in her laugh. "So, what did you find, Kero-chan?"

"Apparently, there has been a 'loss of Alice incidents'," explained Kero with a frown on his face.

"E-eh?" gasped the card captor. "Loss of Alices?"

Kero nodded. "However, they don't know the cause of it yet."

Sakura frowned. "I better go to class; maybe the teachers might have answers…" Kero nodded and watched as Sakura left the dorms.

"…" Kero scratched his head. "Tsk, this feeling – of something unpleasant happening. ARGH, why does it feel so annoying?!"

-|φ|-

"Lately, there has been a lot of talking about this topic – in various forms," explained Narumi. "Today let me discuss in greater detail with everyone in the topic of 'loss of Alice incidents'." Sakura listened in carefully. "I think the number of people who know are not the minority. This matter that is creating a big fuss about the sudden loss of Alices…" Sakura frowned as Narumi started to explain that the incident was nothing more than a rumour. When he was finished, he left the classroom – leaving the students to discuss about the topic. Sakura quietly snuck out and followed the teacher - knowing very well that the teachers were just trying to calm the students down.

"Hey Narumi!" called a voice. Sakura stiffened and stopped behind a wall. It was Misaki-sensei, the biology teacher.

"Ah, Misaki-sensei," Narumi called back.

"How's Class B?" asked Misaki.

"So far, so good," smiled Narumi. "No special questions or confusion."

"The middle school seems to have more problems," sighed Misaki. "Who knows where the news leaked out from?"

"Mm, the news should spread to the junior school soon…" chuckled Narumi. "Who would have thought that is would start in the school," began Narumi. "…Especially when incidents started happening in the Middle School Section."

Sakura paused. 'E-eh? Incidents?'

"You…" started Misaki. "…Haven't been thinking about anything other than this, have you?" Narumi put on a face of confusion. "Stop acting as if you don't know. Even an idiot could tell what you were thinking about during this whole incident…If you do any unnecessary actions, you should know how that would worsen Sakura's position. You had better forget the past!"

Sakura gasped, knowing that Misaki-sensei had referred to Mikan. It was a common thing, for teachers to refer to them as their surnames – with the exception of Narumi. Sakura watched as the two teachers separated, sighing in relief that they had not gone to where Sakura was hiding.

"Oi."

Sakura gasped and turned around, meeting a familiar pair of crimson eyes. "H-Hyuuga-kun!" Sakura sighed. "You scared me!"

"…I thought you could sense auras…"

"I was caught up in other matters," explained Sakura. Natsume frowned and raised his brow. "About the 'loss of Alice' Incident – I overheard the teachers talking about it just before." Natsume sighed and began to walk off. "Hyuuga-kun, you should keep an eye on Mikan-chan," called Sakura, her eyes full of worry. "It doesn't feel right." Natsume didn't look back, but responded with a hand up. Sakura smiled in relief, and then followed him back to homeroom.

Tobita, the class rep, had returned from his home trip, and had brought presents back for everyone. Sakura had gotten a charm to ward of spirits while Natsume had gotten a manga. Natsume looked over to Sakura who was dangling her charm.

"Hn," he grunted - trying to get her attention. Sakura looked at Natsume. "What did you hear about the missing Alices?"

"…I'll tell you later," whispered Sakura. "Now's not the time to-"

"Power…won't come out." She heard Tobita say. Sakura's eyes widened as Tobita was immediately taken by some staff.

"…It…really was true…" stuttered Sakura. Natsume frowned and kicked Sakura. Sakura glared back and pouted. "That really hurt – now I won't tell you anything." That comment earned a glare from Natsume, in which Sakura sweat dropped. "Look, all I heard was that there really have been incidents happening, and it's something that is connected to Narumi-sensei and Mikan-chan." Natsume raised an eye.

"Why polka-dots?"

"Mikan-chan," repeated Sakura, emphasizing on her classmate's name. "…she probably has people watching over her actions. It seems that there was someone with the same Alice as her – that caused the elementary principal trouble," explained Sakura, trying to keep her voice down. "Remember the conversation we had with Persona-san a few days ago?" Natsume nodded.

"The Alice Suppressors."

Sakura sadly nodded and touched her Alice Suppressors. "Aside that, when I mentioned the possibility of someone else that had Mikan-chan's Alice, Persona-san flinched – as if he was recalling his past," sighed Sakura. "Of course, the Nullification Alice is rare and can be a dangerous threat to Alice Users – but it should be classified as just a 'special' Alice and nothing more. However, don't you find it strange Hyuuga-kun?"

"Strange?"

"Yes," nodded Sakura. "The teachers all treat Mikan-chan as if they knew her. Jinno-sensei, even though he zaps students with electricity all the time, when he zaps electric to Mikan-chan, his eyes hesitate as if he sees someone else in Mikan-chan."

"So you're saying, someone like polka dots attended the Academy," sighed Natsume. "I'm pretty sure there's at least a bunch of people who have similar personalities to that girl."

Sakura shook her head. "Why does Narumi-sensei give special attention to Mikan-chan then? Why were Misaki-sensei and Narumi-sensei talking about Mikan-chan during the loss of Alices incident?"

"Because of me."

Sakura paused. "E-eh?"

"She's being watched by the principal because of me," repeated Natsume, annoyed. "I'm the Black Cat remember? And because she's gotten so involved with me – they have to watch her actions."

"N-no," stuttered Sakura. "That's not it. Sure it may be one reason, but that doesn't explain-"

"Natsume-kun, Kinomoto-san?" Natsume and Sakura looked up, to see Ruka standing beside Natsume. "Is something wrong?"

Sakura shook her head and smiled. "No, we were just reflecting on our exam mistakes."

-|φ|-

It's been two days since Tobita was taken by the Academy.

"As we have said this before, this is an emergency," explained Narumi. "Tobita is in the Research Department undergoing a check up. No one will be allowed to see him for any reason." Sakura grumbled and stood up her seat to do something, but Natsume stopped Sakura by pulling her skirt.

"Eeek!" cried Sakura, holding her skirt so it wouldn't fall down. She turned to see Natsume with a very bored look on his face. "Pervert, what was that for?"

"Don't do anything unnecessary," glared Natsume. Sakura frowned but figured it was for the best.

They waited.

-|φ|-

A few days passed, and the door opened.

"Iinchou!" cried the class. There, standing at the door was a very cheerful Class Rep in his school uniform.

"Iinchou, how are you?"

"Can you come back already?"

Tobita was bombed with questions, Sakura couldn't help but smile. It was great to know that nothing had happened.

"Ah, sorry to make you worry," replied Tobita. "In any class, all checks have been down and since it's nothing contagious or dangerous – they let me come back to class. This is kind of a special case, but there is a chance of recovering my Alice." Sakura watched as the teacher who escorted Tobita leave, and Sakura figured that she could use her magic to get answers.

"You said you could recover you Alice," started Sumire. "Does that mean the school has some insight into the matter?"

"They asked me in great detail what happened just before and after the loss," explained Tobita. "The person with the Alice of Memory Reading also did some investigations on my recollections." Sakura leaned in to listen. "On the way back to school, that woman I met – it feels like they have already locked in on her as a suspect."

Sakura pieced a puzzle piece together. She remembered when Reo had mentioned something about 'that woman' and how Mikan-chan resembled her. Could the woman Tobita met be the person Reo was talking about?"

"Woman?" asked Mikan.

"I don't know why," replied Tobita, touching his head. "My memory of meeting that woman is very hazy. I couldn't hear clearly but from what people were saying – most probably, that woman had the Alice to 'steal others' Alice." Sakura stood up and walked over to Tobita.

"Iinchou-san, I think I can maybe help you with my Alice," smiled Sakura. The class frowned at Sakura.

"With your spirits and causing people to go to sleep?" asked a classmate. Sakura smiled sadly at her lie but nodded.

"Even if the mind forgets," quoted Sakura. "The body still remembers." Sakura touched Iinchou's hand and gusts of wind started to form in shape of her magic symbol. Natsume frowned.

A vision was presented in Sakura's head, of a woman in disguise of a fragile lady. Wearing glasses and a hat to cover her face, she took Iinchou's hand when he offered to help her up. Sakura stared at the woman, noting her dark aura surrounding her. The card mistress saw a glow in the woman's hand as Iinchou helped her up. Sakura was certain – this woman stole Tobita's Alice.

"S-Sakura-chan?" asked Mikan, snapping Sakura out of her trance. "Did you find anything?"

Sakura nodded. "That woman definitely took Iinchou-san's Alice."

Everyone gasped while Tobita remembered something. "That woman is called 'Z' and is in the anti-Alice Academy Resistance Faction."

Sakura flinched as she heard someone slam the table. She glanced over – seeing Natsume looking very annoyed. Ruka and Sakura followed him out.

"Natsume!" called Mikan, also following. "Wait, before. The 'Z' Iinchou spoke of just now – is it, related to the matter that happened before. Does Natsume and Sakura-chan know something?" Sakura looked at Mikan sadly. "HEY! When someone is speaking you should at least pay attention!"

"Sakura-san…" stuttered Ruka, in an attempt to calm her down.

"What is wrong with you?" yelled Mikan. "You've been disregarding everything and everyone! What brought on this sudden change in attitude? Is something I'm doing that annoys you? If there is, say so!" Mikan paused. "HEY! Did you hear me?!"

"Everything annoys me," began Natsume. "I have everything about you." Sakura flinched, eyes widening in shock. "Don't come near me." Sakura looked over to Mikan, and just as she was about to cry.

"I HATE YOU JUST AS MUCH!" yelled Mikan. It pained Sakura to see Mikan in such a sad expression, but Sakura couldn't do anything. She went to Mikan and gave her a hug, in which Mikan put her head on Sakura's shoulders. Sakura felt her shoulder becoming damp and frowned sadly, lightly patting Mikan on the head in comfort.

-|φ|-

"What are you doing?" asked Kero, floating above her head. The card mistress had returned to her dorms to explain Kero the news.

"Fortune telling," she replied. "Tobita-kun who had lost his Alice, said he met woman before – she sounded very suspicious." Kero frowned and sat down beside her, watching Sakura shuffle the cards. She followed the instructions Kero had taught her a while back and closed her eyes. "Cards created by the stars, I want that you answer my question." Gusts of wind started to form around Sakura, lightly creating her magic symbol. "Powerful cards of the stars, give me my version now. Show me if you may, who was the woman standing in our way?" Sakura flipped over the first card.

THE RETURN.

"So, that means we'll see her again…" muttered Sakura. She picked up the next three cards.

THE VOICE, THE POWER and THE FLOWER.

Sakura frowned. "This means that whoever the woman was, she was very powerful. The flower meaning… maybe her name?"

"The voice?" asked Kero, looking at the card. "What do you think the Voice means?" Sakura frowned.

"Based on the rumours, there's an Alice that steals other Alices," shuddered Sakura. "The Voice steals people's voices, and in a way – Alices are how students here communicate."

Kero nodded. "So this woman possesses the ability to steal Alices. Does this work with magic?" Sakura shook her head.

"No, I don't think so." Kero scratched his head – letting the information sink in. Sakura turned over the last card.

THE SWEET.

"E-eh? Sweet… the person associated with sweet… that I know? It can't be Tomoyo-chan… or Syaoran-kun…"

"Mikan…" murmured Kero, in which Sakura gasped. "Someone relating to Mikan…"

"It… can't… you mean this woman might be Mikan-chan's relative?" asked Sakura. Kero nodded slowly.

"Well, no one else fits the 'sweet' category as much as Mikan," replied Kero. "Did they have any resemblance when in Tobita's memory?" Sakura frowned. "

"Now that you think about it… there was a similar aura between Mikan and the woman," said the mistress. Kero nodded. "Almost…as if…"

"Mother and child," finished Kero. Sakura's eyes widened.

"No...way..."

"The cards don't lie Kiddo," muttered Kero sadly. "By the way, what's those bracelets you're wearing?" asked the guardian, pointing at the golden bracelets Sakura wore. The card mistress looked at them sadly.

"They're called Alice Suppressors," explained Sakura. "They...limit one from using their Alices too much..." Kero frowned.

"That's not all...is it?"

Sakura hesitated a bit. "Ano, if I disobey orders..." stuttered Sakura. "The bracelets sends an electrical shock to the wearer."

"Why didn't you tell me about it sooner?!" yelled Kero, touching the bracelet.

"I didn't want to worry you," explained Sakura, trying to smile.

"Why don't you use THE SWORD to cut it apart," suggested Kero. "SWORD can cut through almost anything." Sakura shook her head.

"That would work," began Sakura. "But then, trouble would arouse. No one's ever taken off their Alice Suppressors. Only Persona-san and the Principal can take it off - is what Hyuuga-kun told me." The card captor paused. "I've been trying to use magic so that the Suppressors won't send a shock to me but...so far nothing."

With a worried expression, Kero put his paws on the bracelet. He muttered some words and a glow of light appeared beneath the guardian. However, it quickly disappeared. "...I did the best I could," frowned Kero. "The shocks should be less powerful but...I don't know."

Sakura gave Kero a smile of gratitude. "Ne, don't worry about it Kero-chan. I haven't done anything that would require the Principal to use the bracelet on me. It was used as a...warning I guess."

Suddenly, the emergency alarm rang.

Kero frowned and looked at Sakura. "They wouldn't ring the alarm unless something was wrong," explained Kero. "Looks like the people who stole the Alices are here." The card mistress nodded in return and released her key.

"FLY!" cried Sakura, tapping her card. Wings sprouted from her back and Sakura smiled slightly, reminiscing her card capturing adventures.

"Be careful kiddo," called out Kero as Sakura flew out of the window.

-|φ|-

Sakura channelled her magic power and tried to focus on where the intruders would be. However, it was useless.

"Argh," muttered Sakura in frustration. "Where on earth-" Sakura gasped, suddenly feeling the presence of Mikan and Hotaru nearby. She flew over to the presence and landed near some bushes. Her wings disappeared and ran towards her friends.

The card captor's eyes widened in shock.

Blood.

Hotaru was injured, and quickly looking at it Sakura knew it came from a gun. Mikan was desperately holding onto Hotaru, crying in shock. Sakura glanced over to the two people – a man and a woman. Noticing they were going to attack, the mistress was prepared to strike first. "You," Sakura glared, gripping her staff tightly. She pulled out two cards and spun her staff.

"WINDY – FIREY!"

Sakura could feel the gasps of shock from people, as two spirits – one resembling to fire and the other like wind, appeared. "Fiery, become flames that surround the enemy! Windy, strengthen the fiery walls!"

The cards nodded at their mistress and proceeded to attack. However, a barrier was formed by the man that prevented the cards from doing any harm. Sakura noticed this and concentrated her magic, and slowly weakened the man's barrier. Firey's flames and Windy's gusts proved to be too much for the intruders as they teleported somewhere else. The Cardcaptor quickly realized Hotaru's state and turned around.

"Mikan-chan," gasped Sakura. "How's Hotaru? Is she still breathing?" Mikan nodded, with tears still in her eyes. Sakura frowned, not sure what to do as Hotaru's breathes were getting fainter. "M-maybe my magic will do something?" muttered Sakura, earning a frown of confusing from Mikan. Putting her hands on Hotaru's wound; she focused her magic onto the injury. Sakura's magic symbol appeared as gusts of wind surrounded the area.

"S-Sakura-chan, what's happening?" asked Mikan, scared of the sudden gusts of wind. Sakura's face suddenly softened; as Sakura could hear Hotaru's breathing strengthen a bit. Sakura looked at the injury closely, wondering why it had affected Hotaru's breathing.

"It must be poison," assumed Sakura, sighing in relief that she had stopped it from spreading temporarily. "Mikan-chan, we need to get a doctor!" Sakura turned to her cards and was about to call them back but some of the academy staff had arrived at the scene. They were surprised to see the injured girl and her friend, but most of all –

The two spirits-like beings.

And the emerald-eyed girl who had summoned them and had chased away the intruders.

-|Chapter Fourteen END|-

Author's note: Next update will be in a month's time! I really want to finish this story...hopefully by next year ahh. :'D

Mm, nothing happened much in this chapter... :'D

FAQ's; Answers to reviews and all that.

1. Also why did the time card not work on Natsume or Persona?
This is because Sakura channelled her magic so TIME would only work in the classroom. Well, I'm not sure if she can do that but – in this story she can AHAHA. :'D

2. Would you mind putting Tomoyo in real soon?
I'm really hesitant for Tomoyo to make an appearance permanently at Alice Academy. Like Eriol, she will have her screen time but not as a student at Alice Academy. Sakura needs to make new friends.

3. Who's mind reader-kun?
The cute student who possesses the mind reading Alice. I can't remember his name :'D but everyone knows who he is yeah?

Thank you everyone for your wonderful reviews. (: They make me feel happy inside every time I receive one ehe.