Stardom Secret Chapter 14, a gakuen alice fanfic

Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice or any of its characters. Enjoy!!!

"Hurry up, Mikan!" Hotaru started to bang on Mikan's bathroom door.

There was exactly twenty minutes until the dance started and Mikan was far form ready. Hotaru was though, not wasting a second once she got into Mikan's room.

Mikan unlocked her door and opened it, the bathroom full of steam from her relaxing shower. She was only wearing a bathrobe and slippers.

Hotaru and Mikan made their way to the brunette's closet. Mikan settled down in front of a make up table, which was just installed a couple days before the festival.

Hotaru split Mikan's hair into two low pigtails, tying it with creamy, white ribbons. she curled the ends of her silky, brunette hair, giving her an angelic appearance, even with her disguise on. Mikan put on her contacts and glasses, upset that she couldn't go as the 'real' her.

She gently applied glitter mascara, shiny sakura pink lip gloss, and a sprit of a new kind of perfume, as not to give away her secret.

"Go change, I'll wait outside." Hotaru left the closet while pointing to a dress that hung on one of the racks.

"Hai!!" Mikan happily replied, closing the door after Hotaru left.

She walked over to the dress. She loved it. It's too bad she had to wear her disguise.

This year, high school girls went as goddesses, while middle school girls went as fairies and elementary girls went as angels. For the elementary and middle-school, the dresses were all the same. But for high-school girls, the academy picks different dresses for the students based on a common detail. This year, all their dresses were white and body-hugging.

Mikan's dress was halter, leaving her flawless back bare. It was a plain, creamy, white dress, but at the bottom, there were silver crystal sequins, which made the gown sparkle, giving a "goddess" like appearance and showed off her curves.

Mikan quickly put on the dress, feeling comfortable the moment she stepped into it. She wore creamy white low heels that were simple yet elegant. Running to a jewelry box, she pulled out a silver crystal beaded necklace with a pale pink sakura pendant and a matching bracelet. Everything was perfect.

She looked at herself in the mirror. She had to admit she was gorgeous. Of course, this is excluding her disguise.

Mikan sighed and opened her closet door. Hotaru was sitting in a nearby chair with her daily emotionless, stoic face plastered on.

The raven-haired friend stood up and started to head for the door. She was wearing a tank topped strapped dress that reached just to her knee. It had a wide, square collar, revealing a bit of cleavage. Silver crystal sequins decorated the rims and straps of her dress fading as they went deeper through the garment, not too much and not too little. It gave her a goddess like appearance as well, like it was suppose to. She wore white comfortable, yet dainty heels with sequined ribbons that went a little past her ankle.

She was perfect as well, except for one missing thing.

Mikan headed back to her closet. "Wait, Hotaru. I want to give you something."

Mikan quickly ran back to her closet and started to search for something in her jewelry box.

Hotaru stood by her closet door and looked at her quizzically.

After moments of fumbling through tangled jewelry, an excited brunette came back holding something behind her back, a big grin on her face.

Suspicious, Hotaru asked. "What do you have behind your back?"

The brunette continued to smile but gladly replied. "Close your eyes and you'll see."

Her amethyst eyes stared at her suspiciously once more before closing.

Her eyes snapped back up the moment she felt something cold around her neck. She looked down to see a small, heart shaped locket with little light purple crystals set on the cover. It seemed old but matched her dress perfectly. The crystals brought out the color of her beautiful violet eyes and silky, raven-colored hair.

It reminded her of a certain moment in the change room when Hotaru did the exact same thing for Mikan.

Hotaru held the locket in her hand and opened it. Inside the locket was a mirror on either side. There were intricate markings set in the edges of each piece, framing it perfectly and making it seem more fragile than it already was.

Hotaru looked at Mikan and gave her an ultra rare and small smile. She felt very happy at the moment that she received such a gift from her dear friend.

Mikan was still smiling and it only grew when she noticed Hotaru's one of a kind smile.

Comfortable silence passed before the two friends when Mikan decided to break it. "This is for you. I always loved that locket but it's better suited for you so you can have it."

Mikan turned and started to head for the door, her face filled with joy and her heart filled with friendship.

"Thank you." A voice whispered but Mikan still heard it.

Mikan looked behind her to find her raven-haired friend staring straight at her. Her violet eyes reflected the same amount of joy and friendship that Mikan felt at the moment.

She returned her small, genuine smile. "Come on, we're going to be late."

The two friends headed out the door, locking it behind them.

The two friends arrived just in time. The dance had just started and everyone was already having the time of their life. Couples danced, while friends joked and teachers ate. Everything was perfect. Little girls ran around in their dresses, making each one fit to be an angel. The smell of food spread through the air, making everyone hungry for the mountain of scrumptious food set on tables.

Mikan was awed at the sight. She had never been to such an event where it wasn't filmed on camera or she had to appear on stage. She's never been with so many people around her age before, and she hasn't been run over by fans yet. A mixture of shock, surprise and relief overcame Mikan as she smiled and relaxed, happy that she could really be normal for once.

Hotaru noticed the expression on Mikan's face and smiled. As if reading her mind, she was happy that Mikan could have this experience for once.

Suddenly, both Mikan and Hotaru noticed Anna and Nonoko running towards them. Natsume, Ruka, Koko, and Yuu were behind them but they weren't running.

Mikan put on a smile and waved. "Hey guys. You look wonderful."

Anna and Nonoko twirled to show off their dresses, smiles plastered on both their faces.

Anna wore a white, one-strapped dress, which reached just to the knee. Delicate, white lace decorated the bottom of the dress, giving it a classier look. Silver crystal sequins were embroidered on the strap, illustrating a small rose with vines that trailed all the way around the top rim of the dress. She wore white sandals with a sequined rose on the front and vines on the heels and a choker necklace made out of the same cloth as the dress that a small rose pendant on it.

Nonoko wore a matching, white tube top bubble dress that hung just before the knees. A sash wrapped and tightened right under the bust, introducing the bubble skirt, which led to the bottom. Silver crystal sequins decorated the top of the dress, ending right before the sash, forming a lily and vines. She wore white heels that tied a little past her ankles. Sequins elaborated the front of the sandals, entwining itself through the ribbons. She also wore a choker necklace made out of cloth, but the pendant was a lily.

Both girls were downright gorgeous.

"You guys look great too. I love your dresses. The Academy sure has good taste." Anna joked, giggling a little.

Mikan gave a warm smile as the guys caught up with them. She noticed that Koko had his eyes on Anna the whole time while Yuu had his on Nonoko. The brunette secretly smiled to herself.

The guys were dressed up as modern day prices. How original is that? Anyways, the high school outfits fir the boys were like the girls, they were all different but were based on a common factor. They were all wearing suits.

Yuu was wearing a creamy white suit with a lavender button-up shirt underneath. He had a fresh lily in his breast pocket. He was wearing a matching outfit as Nonoko.

Koko was wearing a white suit and a dark violet button-up shirt underneath. He was dressed like Yuu but had a rose in his breast pocket instead of a lily. He was also matching but to Anna.

Ruka wore a light beige suit with a faded sky blue button-up shirt underneath. His shirt brought out his clear, azure eyes. He wore a white bowtie and white shoes. A white handkerchief peeking out of his breast pocket.

Natsume wore a black suit with a bright, crimson red button-up shirt underneath. Like Ruka, his shirt brought out his eyes, giving them a deeper shade of red. He wore black shoes and a black tie with a yellow rose with leaves printed across the tie tucked into his suit.

All of them were eye-catching at the moment.

"You guys look handsome, really handsome in fact, especially Koko and Yuu. What do you think Anna, Nonoko?" She put forth a questionable face towards the two girls.

Yuu, Koko, Anna and Nonoko blushed simultaneously while looking at each other. Anna and Nonoko looked away and slightly nodded, still blushing. This made the two boys turn tomato red as all their friends witnessed the two shy girls' actions. They each smiled inwardly to themselves as moments of silence passed between them.

Mikan was happy for her friends and decided to break the silence. "Let's go eat guys, I'm hungry."

"Tch. Pig!" Natsume muttered loudly under his breath.

Mikan heard this and glared at him, obviously not enjoying the comment. "Natsume!" She took a deep breath and exhaled, over dramatizing the action. "You're lucky I'm in a good mood right now or else you'd be dead and squished beneath my foot."

Mikan stuck out her tongue and ran towards the buffet table, completely forgetting about her friends.

Natsume smirked at her threat and decided not to dig any deeper for once. The seven friends trailed after Mikan, following her footsteps to the buffet table.

Music was heard in the background as they ate in comfortable silence, each concentrating on their own food. Of course, that peace didn't last long when girls all around noticed Natsume and Ruka.

Almost immediately, Sumire and her so-called fan club walked up to them, strutting their way over trying to get them to notice the wannabe girls.

"NATSUME-SAMA, PLEASE LET ME NAME YOU FOR THE LAST DANCE!!"

"RUKA-SAMA, CHOOSE ME!!!"

"NO DON'T!! LET ME CHOOSE YOU, MY DARLING NATSUME-SAMA, RUKA-SAMA."

"LIKE THAT WILL EVER HAPPEN."

"YEAH!! ISN'T IT CLEAR AS CRYSTAL THAT WE'RE GOING TO END UP TOGETHER."

"OH WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!?!?!?!"

"SHUT UP!!!!!"

Everyone looked around for who shouted for them to be quiet. The fan club looked immediately at a certain brunette and her friends, but they all had food in their mouths and could care less about the situation.

Suddenly, a seaweed-perm green haired girl stepped forward and faced the fan club. She had an angry look on her face, and fire in her eyes that could almost match up to Natsume's Alice.

"Finally, you shut up. I thought I needed to launch a bomb to get your attention." Permy actually made sense for once. "Now, obviously, being the head of the Natsume and Ruka fan club, only I am allowed to ask them to be my last dance partner, so the rest of you march!" She pointed to the direction leading away from the table, guiding fans back to their respective places.

The huge crowd muttered incoherent words before scattering. Each had an angry face printed on them. Only Sumire was left, Natsume, Ruka and their friends were left.

They looked up, finally realizing that the noise and shouting stopped.

Sumire turned around, facing the unfazed boys with a flirtatious smile and batting eyelashes. She was about to open her mouth when Mikan interrupted.

"At least you're good for something." She said emotionlessly, while holding a drumstick in her hand.

"How dare you say such a thing, do you know who I am." She completely forgot about her sweet act.

"Do you know that you say that line whenever we talk. Is it like your catchphrase or something?" Mikan arched one of her eyebrows, provoking Permy to no end.

"Grr! Don't think you're all that, at least I look beautiful tonight, unlike the rest of you." Permy flipped her hair and posed, trying her best to look half decent before our more preferred characters.

Koko snorted at this comment, while Yuu slightly choked on his food. Ruka coughed while trying not to barf. And of course, Natsume death glared her while rolling his eyes in annoyance. The girls arched their eyebrows as Hotaru started to prepare her baka canon. That's right, baka canon.

Mikan's eyes traveled downwards to take note of what Permy was wearing. It was awful. The dress looked pretty good on her, trust the academy to make a monster look beautiful. It was a spaghetti strapped dress that ended diagonally just after the knees. It would have been okay but she added on way too much make up, which includes mascara, blush and lipstick. A big white feather boa snaked itself ungracefully around her arms and back, adding to the awfulness of the outfit. She had a big, heavily decorated necklace that ungratefully wrapped itself around her neck, occupying most of her collarbone and led directly into the dress. In the middle of the necklace, there was a HUGE green stone that was suppose to be an emerald. Gold chains and beads managed to intertwine itself into a tangled mess that looked like a spider web surrounded it. The stone was obviously made out of glass.

The brunette's eyes traveled to her feet, which were decorated by green platform shoes. The shoes were the same green as the fake emerald.

"You know, you overdid yourself a little too much." Was all that our dear brunette could say.

"What are you talking about. You can never have too much. Plus, I look perfect, it's all thanks to this beautiful and genuine, one of a kind necklace." Permy smirked and pointed to her spider web -oops, I mean 'one of a kind' necklace.

"One of a kind my butt. That stone in the middle is genuinely FAKE. Can't you tell? It's made out of cheap glass, it's not even made by an Alice." This was one of the things Mikan specialized in. Being a celebrity, she tried on over billions of different jewelry. From fashion shows to commercials, to parties, acting or just daily life, she wore them all, and after a short period of time, she could tell fake from real in a matter of seconds.

"Go get your eyes checked, four eyes. This is REAL!!! The salesman said so when I bought it from Central Town. He said it was imported from Paris and he would sell it to me cheaper than most folks. Of course this is real." Permy stamped her feet to the ground repeatedly, while pointing to her necklace.

"Think again. There are such things in this world known as rip-off artists. You know, they sell cheaper and fake things while saying it's real, hoping stupid and gullible people like you will buy it for a high price." Mikan was still in her seat, she was a hundred percent calm.

"Yeah right. Look at how the stone shines in all directions." The seaweed haired, overdressed chicken was quite confident in herself about this statement, too bad she was completely wrong.

"Real gems don't just shine on top, they shine and glitter from within. Believe me when I say this, but that gem is faker than the fake eyelashes you have on right now." Mikan took a sip from her water, her throat parched from proving Permy wrong.

Koko let out a snicker at the mention of Permy's fake eyelashes. The rest of their friends looked at her, trying to identify the fake eyelashes from the mountain of mascara. After searching long and hard, they finally found it.

Permy growled, she didn't want to lose just yet. "Oh how would you know?!? You may be a genius but there are some things that count on instincts, more importantly, a woman's intuition, which you definitely do not have."

Mikan arched an eyebrow once more before responding, not feeling insulted at all. "I have a whole lot more intuition than you will use in your lifetime, sorry, if you use it in your lifetime. And as for me knowing, I worked with gems for the past couple years before I came to this academy and I still do. Of course I would know such things." She wiped her mouth with her napkin, her stomach content and full.

Permy, however, was stuck between a hard place and a rock. she wanted to tear Mikan Sakura down at the moment and make her grovel at her feet but Natsume and Ruka was here, and she didn't want to make a bad impression on them.

Coming to the end of her choices, she sighed and growled, putting forth the most angry face she could. No one was fazed much to her disappointment. "I'll get you for this Mikan Sakura. One day, you'll regret the day that you met Sumire Shouda, head of the Natsume and Ruka fan club."

Mikan looked up innocently as if stating the truth. "Everyone has been regretting the day they met you, so what makes you think I'm any different."

"AARRGGHH!!! How dare you say such a thing to me. You'll regret this, you little over-achiever, just you wait. I SWEAR!!" The tone of Permy's voice was filled with much venom, but Mikan seemed neutral to this as Permy stalked off.

Silence passed as they watched the retreating figure disappear in the crowd of people.

"Onee-chan!!"

Everyone turned around to dace a panting Youichi. His hair was a little messed up since he ran over to them but either than that, he looked completely adorable in his little elf costume.

The little green bowtie brought out his eyes and the sharp edges of his collar and pants resembled the shape of his hair.

Mikan smiled gently at her little You-chan. She hasn't seen him since the award ceremony, and that seemed like forever. "You-chan, you look so cute."

The teal eyed boy grew a faint red upon his cheeks but was happy none the less.

"Onee-chan, can you dance with me?" He gave a small smile that made him seem like a sweet and innocent angel.

"Of course I will. Heck, let's all go together. None of us have danced yet except Koko and Anna, and that was the first dance." Mikan grinned as she remembered this.

Koko and Anna looked away and slightly blushed as the memory resurfaced fresh in their minds.

They all stood up and walked to the dance floor except one. Youichi took Mikan's hand and lead her to the dance floor. It was the cutest thing ever.

Yuu paired off with Nonoko, while Koko did the same with Anna.

Ruka offered his hand to the infamous black mailer, preparing to be rejected and tortured. Surprisingly, the amethyst eyed girl took his hand, earning her a slight blush from the blond haired boy, who looked away the moment he felt their hands touch.

For once, Hotaru decided not to pull out her camera, she was secretly enjoying this and knew he was as well, even if it was just a little.

They walked further on to the dance floor, their feet glided knowingly to the music.

Everyone was having the time of their lives dancing to the sound of the music. Even Natsume, who didn't join was having fun just watching his friends. He knew for a while now that his best friend feelings would deepen further for the blackmailer and vice versa, even though she didn't show it.

He focused his gaze upon a certain brunette and silver-haired boy. Her laughter and smile filled the air while a rare smile crept upon the youth's face. Natsume was happy for him, though he couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion, wishing he could dance with her as well, even if she was in disguise.

He shook the thought away and realized that Mikan, Youichi, Hotaru and Ruka were heading towards him. he looked towards Koko, and Yuu, who seemed pretty cozy at the moment with their partners.

"Why didn't you dance, Natsume?" Mikan approached him, a curious smile gracing her features.

He looked away, and replied. "I don't want to, plus the fan clubs will chase me down if I even took a step on the dance floor. Why are you back, don't you want to dance more, I heard your annoying voice from all the way over here."

Her smile turned upside down into a frown. "Natsume! I wasn't that loud. And plus, it's time for the last dance. God, I thought you were suppose to be smart."

"Oh . . ." Was all Natsume could say, his head was still turned.

The three friends took a seat while Youichi sat on Mikan's lap. They were waiting for the last dance to start.

Suddenly, a loud electric sound was heard from the speakers, like something in the system went terribly wrong. The lights and music went out at the same time. Shrieks and screams were heard from all around as others stood in their place, wondering what was going on.

Almost immediately, the lights came back on, but the music didn't. Couples who stood ready on the dance floor, headed to tables so they could sit.

Out of the corner of her eye, Mikan saw Narumi-sensei running towards them. He seemed to be in a hurry.

"Mikan-chan, we need your help." He was panting quite heavily, and seemed like he could fall any second.

"What happened?" Mikan asked, a quizzical face appearing.

Narumi-sensei looked around to see if they were being overheard, but everyone was paying attention to their food as well as their friend's food. "We need you to sing a song for the last dance. That power out, it overloaded the system and it doesn't work, it doesn't even turn on."

Mikan looked at Hotaru, who gave her approval with a slight nod. "Sure Narumi-sensei, what song am I singing?"

Narumi-sensei sighed with relief, he was finally out of his panic state. "You can choose any, c'mon, your band may not be here but a guitar should be enough. I have them set it up on stage right away."

"Whoa, hold it. The last dance is for couples. If I present in front of them, they won't pay attention to their partners, they'll be screaming for me. I am not appearing on stage as the celebrity me." The brunette commanded.

"T-then w-what do you s-suggest?" He replied stuttering.

"Do you have like a recording room that's connected to the speakers? It can't be a room or else there will be interference." She pretended not to notice the stuttering.

Narumi-sensei's face fell. "I'm sorry, but we don't have a soundproof recording room." What was he going to do now?

Mikan became disappointed as well. She really wanted the Last Dance to work out, so couples could get together, and girls like Anna and Nonoko could confess their love.

"I have an idea." A voice said, interrupting both Narumi-sensei's and Mikan's thoughts.

They turned to the voice, realizing that it belonged to Hotaru.

"I have an invention that will help." The amethyst eyed inventor began to head towards the stage, signaling Mikan and Narumi-sensei to follow her.

Oh wait, she forgot something.

She turned around to face Ruka, Natsume, and Youichi who were listening intently the whole time. "You guys can come too, but you'll have to pay 50 rabbits each."

Mikan and Narumi-sensei sweat dropped.

"Tch." Somehow, the raven-haired boy expected this, so he came prepared.

He pulled out a 150 rabbits and shoved it into Hotaru's hand. "I'm only doing this so we can hide from fan girls, not so we can hear the little girl's ugly shrieking." He clarified.

"Natsume!!!" Mikan pouted.

"Fine whatever, why would you want to come then?" Hotaru eagerly waited for an answer while secretly hold a video camera.

Natsume looked away. "If we stay, we're going to be run over by fan girls two seconds before the dance starts. It happened last year, don't you remember? We hid somewhere but you found out and sold us off to those demented fan girls for the price of 1000 rabbits."

Readers, that's probably the longest speech he's ever said and will ever say in his life. Anyways, they went back stage to discover only teachers there, and there was only one or two.

"So how are you going to make this work, Hotaru?" Mikan asked.

Hotaru walked next to the sound system and unplugged the wire that connected to the speakers.

"Just watch." She ordered.

Hotaru suddenly pulled out a remote from nowhere. The remote had a big red button on it. She pressed it and stepped back.

Out popped a giant turtle room that had a door but no window. It laid on the floor ready for action.

Hotaru flipped open the tail to reveal a plug. She placed the wire firmly into it as the turtle's eyes lit up.

"Follow me." She ordered.

Suddenly, the door flew opened and they stepped in. They were awed at the sight.

It was a recording studio with all the latest technologies. The room was entirely white with soundproof cloth and materials that formed the walls. Half of the room was cut off and separated by a glass window and door. The equipment were pushed against the glass, with two seats. Behind it, was a couch and coffee table pushed against the back wall, facing the recording booth. The furniture and equipment were white as well.

Everyone snapped out of their amazement when Hotaru turned around. "Narumi-sensei, you'll need to announce the dance outside so we don't cause any suspicions. We'll give you the signal when it's ready. Mikan, do you have your song?"

"I do, and it's the perfect song too." Mikan squealed and smiled at the same time.

"Well, then tell me." Hotaru responded impatiently.

"It's . . . ." Mikan leaned closer to Hotaru and whispered something into her ear.

"Ok, I have that song in my files anyways." Hotaru replied.

Hotaru went to one of the computers and started to search for something.

The rest of them stood silently, watching Hotaru do her job.

Suddenly, Mikan started to pull off her disguise. Her newly loosened hair fell to her waist, the light reflecting off of it, revealing its silkiness. Each strand fell perfectly into place. She took of her glass and took out a contacts case, and took out her contacts.

Both Ruka and Natsume stared at the brunette beauty. Silence still lingering in the air.

"What are you doing?" Natsume asked, tearing his eyes away.

Mikan looked up at him and smiled. "I can't sing with my disguise on so I took it off."

"Onee-chan." Youichi ran forward and hugged Mikan's knees. He looked up at her as she picked him up.

"Yes, You-chan." She replied, smiling.

Youichi gave a small smile back and continued to hug her.

"Okay, I found the sound and the system's ready. Mikan, go into the recording booth. Narumi-sensei, we're ready to start any time, but once you leave this room, you can't come back in." Hotaru stood up and commanded.

Narumi-sensei smiled a little. "Okay, I'll go right now and thank you for helping."

Mikan put Youichi on the floor and headed into the separate room, bordered by glass. There was a microphone and headset in there so she put it on and faced the microphone, ready to sing.

Narumi-sensei headed out the door, which locked automatically once it closed shut.

Hotaru sat back down and pressed a button.

The three boys sat on the couch quietly, waiting for something to happen.

" Sorry, for the delay minna-san. The last dance is about to begin so get into position." Narumi-sensei's voice sounded over the speakers and was also heard in the turtle room.

Shuffling and cheers could be heard on the speakers until it calmed down.

Inside the recording booth, Mikan took a deep breath, it was all up to her now.

Hotaru gave a thumbs up to Mikan and pressed a button.

Music started and could be heard through the speakers.

"I think of you . . . .always." Mikan whispered.

When I'm down and all alone
When nothing seems to matter
When I lose my hope
When I'm sad and confused

A beautiful, soft voice filled the air, matching the melody perfectly.

When it all gets turned around and 'round
I can't seem to reach for solid ground
When everything I've believed in seems untrue
All I have to do

Natsume, Ruka and Youichi were awed. Through the glass, it looked like an angel was singing, emotions poured over the speakers, molding itself into words.

Is think of you
I think of you and it's gone
Like you chase away the storm
Making it all okay
I think of you
I think of you and I'm strong
And I know I can go on
It's like you set me free
When life gets the best of me
I just think of you

Outside, couples danced, not noticing that the song wasn't a recording. Love was in the air and everyone could sense it.

Now I know what love means
And whatever life may hold for me
Through the fire
Through the rain I believe

Cause there's nothing I can't bear
Knowing that you will be there
If I fall I won't break
Through it all I'll make it through
Cause all I have to do

Hotaru smiled contently in her seat. She knew that Mikan was giving it all she had. Mikan was truly a music genius.

Mikan poured her emotions into it, secretly wishing that things would work out for all couples out there.

And when I think I'm all alone
I can't see the way to go
Lost in the rain of my own tears
To wash away the pain and fear

Natsume was in awe. In reality, coming with Hotaru and Mikan was so he could hear her sing, wanting to hear her angelic voice once again. But just like before, he was shocked at how such an expressive and graceful voice could even belong to a human. To him, it's like he was drowning in heaven's melody.

This was it, after the next verse, the song, the dance, and the festival would officially be over. Memories of the festival resurfaced for Mikan, the concert, the songs, the fans, making her predictions come true, meeting Youichi, getting busted by the three guys sitting outside at the moment, everything came flooding back, bringing forth a smile on her face as she sang.

For the good times and the bad times
I just think of you
Cause you know you get the best of me
I just think of you

The moon was shining through the curtains, as a tired brunette rolled around in her bed, trying to sleep. She failed miserably and let out a sigh.

She decided to go out and take a short walk to calm her excitement. Even though the festival was over, it was still fresh in her mind, and it only seemed like yesterday when it started.

She grabbed a thin jacket from her closet and her key and left her room, locking it behind her.

Outside, there was a full moon. The light it emitted was crisp and casts shadows over everything. It was exactly like the first night she was here.

She walked towards a sakura tree, which she recognized as the one she was near when she beat those guys up. She sat down, leaning herself on the trunk of the tree. She didn't bother with her disguise, thinking that no one would be out this time of night.

Oh, how wrong she was.

Up on a branch, a crimson eyed boy stared down at her. He immediately recognized her since the moon was bright tonight. "Oi, little girl."

Mikan gasped and looked around, not recognizing that the voice belonged to Natsume. She suddenly came to a sudden realization that she didn't have her disguise on and would yet again be found out by another person. She frantically looked around, trying to see who it was.

"Up here." He directed.

Mikan looked up and immediately began to breathe again when she realized who it was.

Natsume jumped off the branch of the tree and landed silently on the ground.

His crimson eyes seemed to glow as he turned and faced her. "What are you doing here?"

Mikan gazed deep into his tantalizing and interrogative eyes. "I couldn't sleep, is it a crime? And what are you doing here?"

"Hn." Was all he said.

Mikan smiled. "You can sit with me, you know."

Mikan moved over a bit as Natsume sat down, for once not saying anything that would provoke Mikan into a state of anger.

They sat in silence and watched the moon, which playfully faded into moving, puffy clouds and reappeared over and over.

Mikan decided to break the silence. "Neh, Natsume. On the first night I was here, I saw you."

Natsume glanced over at Mikan, who was staring off into the distance.

"But I didn't know who you were. You were wearing your cat mask then so I couldn't even see your face. You may tease me, and be a pervert but I know deep down you're actually really nice and I'm glad to have met you." She faced him now and smiled.

Natsume felt a blush creep upon his cheeks but fortunately, the moon hid once again, causing the light to disappear as well so Mikan couldn't see his face.

Mikan continued. "I can't help but wonder but why didn't you dance. You said it was because of fan girls but I think there's more to that."

'It's because you weren't my partner.' He thought faintly. He blushed even further but looked away.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Mikan get up. He faced her once again only to notice that she was smiling.

"Oh well, I'm pretty sure you have your reasons." Mikan said, reply to her own question. "But I want to ask you for a favor. I know that the famous Natsume Hyuuga doesn't dance but I was wondering if you could dance with me, right here, right now. I mean, it's not fair that I got to dance with Yuu, Koko, Ruka, You-chan and Narumi-sensei but I didn't dance with you. Come on, get up."

"Baka, how are we suppose to dance with no music. Plus I wouldn't be caught dead dancing with you." Natsume lied.

"You're the idiot here, anyone can dance without music. You just need to feel it in your heart. And we won't be caught, since we're the only ones here and I activated my Alice so Hotaru won't know. It' will be our little secret. Please!" Mikan pleaded, forming puppy eyes.

It was very effective since he was looking straight at her and the moon was very bright at the moment. Not just that, her hair was flying loosely in the light wind and the nightdress she had on looked very cute on her, even if she had her jacket on, which was unzipped so it didn't matter whether or not she had it on.

Natsume could feel his resistance failing as he gazed upon her, unable to take his eyes off her at the moment. "Fine, only if you shut up afterwards and swear not to tell anyone." 'Crap! I gave in'

Mikan smiled and nodded. "Fine, I'll shut up afterwards and don't worry, I'll definitely keep this a secret.

Mikan stepped forward and wrapped her arms around Natsume's neck while he did the same but to her waist.

Mikan hummed the song that she sang a couple hours ago. Her voice was soft and almost silent so only she and Natsume could hear it.

Natsume could fell Mikan's petit waist under her nightdress, which was pretty thin by the way. He wanted to stay this way forever and lost himself to the moment.

Mikan could feel her heart hammering as she continued to hum. 'Why am I feeling this way? Is there something wrong with me? Why's my heart beating so fast? What's this feeling? This feeling's different from when I danced with the others. Why is it so different with Natsume?'

She finished her song as both of them snapped back to reality, both blushing but only slightly. They let go of each other and stayed silent for a few minutes.

"Come on, we should go back in." Natsume started to walk towards the dormitory.

Mikan followed and pushed her thoughts aside, completely forgetting about it.

They parted ways and went to their respective rooms.

Mikan climbed into bed and felt sleep coming quickly.

'I wonder what will happen tomorrow?'

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Arigato for reading minna-san. i'm sorry for the ultra long update and I hope you understand. By the way, as a side note, I don't have anything against gay people, since I have gay friends as well but in this story, Narumi-sensei is more "in touch" with his feminine side than the actual manga and anime, I'm sorry if I offended anyone. I apreciate all your comments and again review and revise. Also, I am not obssessed with Aly and Ajy. I don't have anything against them because their songs are really good. It's just that their songs suit her character in this story and I actually can imagine her singing the song. I have found other songs by different artists as well that suit her, for example, the song in this chapter. It 'I think of you' by Tata Young.

You may or may not have noticed this but I tried my best to bash Sumire to bits everytime she appears. Sorry, but it's not that I really don't like her. It's just that it's very fun to make fun of her. You might have noticed this especially when I was describing her.

To minahoru: I'd love to help you in fashions, and I hope the fashions for guys that I described in this chapter helps. I don't know how you can possibly contact me on this website but if you find a way, tell me and I'll be more than happy to help.

Again, review and advise, please try your best and be patient for the next chapter. I'm so sorry for the wait.