I don't own Gakuen Alice. Anyways, enjoy the story
Chapter 26
"So, what are we going to do now?" Anna asked as the Fire Princes and the Frozen Princesses stood at the entrance of the school and looked in.
"I don't know. We have a day-off today…" Sumire shrugged.
"Plus Narumi's money…" Hotaru continued the conservation
"Let's have some fun" Mikan pointed her finger to the sky with excitement in her eyes.
"I have never seen her so happy before." Natsume whispered into Ruka's ear
"Who knows." The blonde just shrugged.
"So, I'm going to divide the money for you…" With that, Mikan placed the money into their hands.
"Why only the girls have the money?" Yuu asked
"Because we will go in separated way."
"How to know who is going with whom?"
"Easy, let's do…." Mikan didn't have the chance to finish her sentence because fan girls and fan boys were running toward their places.
"NATSUME-SAMA…TAKE A PICTURE WITH ME"
"NO, ME, NATSUME-SAMA…"
" RUKA-SAMA…"
"TSUBASA-SAMA, BE MY DATE FOR TODAY…"
"KOKO-SAMA, KITSU-SAMA, YUU-SAMA…."
"MIKAN-SAMA, JOIN THE MR AND MS ALICE CONTEST WITH ME…"
"HOTARU-SAMA, PLEASE GO OUT WITH ME…"
"ANNA-SAMA, NONOKO-SAMA, I'M GIVING YOU MY HEART…"
"SUMIRE-SAMA, WILL YOU BE MY GIRLFRIEND?"
"MISAKI-SAMA, SPEND THE DAY WITH ME…"
Both the FPs looked at the fan clubs in front of them with fear…
"Or we should RUN NOW." Koko said as he dragged Sumire away. The same with Ruka and Hotaru; Anna and Kitsu; Nonoko and Yuu; Misaki and Tsubasa; Natsume and Mikan.
With Koko and Sumire
"I think we have lost them" Koko said between his breaths.
"Thanks, Koko" Sumire said as she dusted her clothes.
"You are welcome" Koko said with his goofy smile then suddenly, he stopped.
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"What happened?" Sumire said, using her hand to knock on his head because it seemed like he was out of order. However, at that moment, Koko blurted out.
"OH MY MOTHER OF GOD." He shouted for the whole world to hear.
"Hey, are you nuts?" Sumire covered his mouth "Are you trying to make the fan find out about us?"
"But who are you? What have you done to Sakura?" Koko pointed at her.
"I'm Sumire Sakura. What do you mean who I am?"
"Because you call me 'Koko'. Sumire will never call me that"
"Oh, that's time. I'm just showing my gratefulness. Is there anything wrong with it?"
"Nothing. Just … unbelievable…"
"Tell me about it."
"So what do you want to play?" Koko asked as he breathed in and out.
"Anything."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Really? Rea-Really?"
"Yes."
"You don't have a game that you always want to play?" Koko sighed. Sumire thought for a second. "Actually yes, I have."
After a moment….
"No way." Koko said in disbelief
"Wayyyy" Sumire smirked
"Of all the game, you choose dart game?"
"Why not?"
"Just because you are good at knife that doesn't mean you choose dart"
"So what? I like throwing things, especially knife, as you said" Sumire explained as she told the shop keeper to give her two tickets.
"Two? Oh no no no no. I'm not going to play this. I'm bad at this." Koko denied
"Oh come on, how bad can you be?" Sumire smirked "Besides, I want that bear no matter what"
"The bear with that green ribbon?"
"Yes. And I want someone to compete with me"
"Fine" Koko said in defeat.
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"I told you I'm bad at it." Koko sulked while Sumire laughed with tear in her eyes and Bear in her arms "I know that but you suck. I can't believe it, you even throw the dart to the shop keeper."
"Haha, funny, Sumire" Koko pouted in a corner.
Sumire faked a cough "Okay, I'm sorry. I won't laugh anymore."
"Really?" Koko asked but that was before Sumire laughed out loud again
"I can't believe it…Hahaha…My stomach hurts so much…." Koko just looked at her then sighed. "You are really a witch sometimes."
"What do you mean?" Sumire asked, wiping off all the tears from her eyes.
"Your smile. Don't show it to anyone else because if some boys see it, they will eventually fall in love with you" Koko said seriously making Sumire blushed
"H-Hey"
"So, are you going or what?" Koko took out a hand for her. Sumire just looked at it and blushed deeper. "You are such a clown" Sumire murmured while Koko laughed. "Good girl"
Not too far from there…
Bang…Bang….
"NOOOOOO WAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY" The shop keeper shouted in hopelessness as he looked at the raven-haired girl who blew the smoke out of the gun. Just with two shot, she won all the prize of the shop "How can you do that?"
"Because I'm a genius. Now, wrap all those prizes up" Hotaru commanded.
"Oh god, I can't believe it. A girl won all the prizes by herself" He complained
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever."
Outside, Ruka felt pity for the shop keeper. Well, she always shots people with her Baka gun after all. Actually, it was because of him, who suddenly dragged her to this game street and then she saw it, the shooting booth. You don't even know how excited she felt at that time. And now, with only two shots, she won the game.
Ruka was busy in deep thought that he didn't know Hotaru was in front of him. "Hey…"
"W-What?" Ruka asked, coming back to reality.
"You seem out of the world for a moment."
"Nothing. " He lied "So, what happened? You look pissed." Ruka asked because he felt a dangerous aura coming from Hotaru.
"Because the shop keeper bans me from playing other shooting games just because I won all of his prizes. Now I don't have anything to play" Hotaru cursed under her breath while Ruka just sighed "You know, sometimes, you have to control yourself. You enjoy too much"
"But this is an opportunity. And I can make money out of it" Her eyes again shined with money sign on it.
"You have got to be kidding me" Ruka sighed again. "So any other games you want to play?"
"No. Now carry this for me. We will go around for a moment." With that, Hotaru placed all of the prizes on Ruka and made her way to another game booth.
"How could this happen to me?" Ruka just cry in hopelessness. Suddenly, he realized Hotaru wasn't going anymore. "Hey…" He called out for her but no response. He decided to follow her glance and saw that she was looking at Subaru Imai, the doctor of the school.
"Your brother, right?" He asked
"Yes." Hotaru just nodded
"So when are you going to tell him you are his sister?"
"Until the rightful time came"
"Uh-huh"
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"Say, what is it like to have someone care for you?" Hotaru suddenly asked
"It is great, actually. Being taken care makes you feel that you are not alone in this world." Ruka explained
"I see." With that, Hotaru walked away
"What's wrong?" He followed her.
"I just don't know if I'm needed in this world. I mean, is there someone like me?" Hotaru looked down for a moment.
"Didn't you have your sister? You said you cared for them, right? They are the reason you still live and they too, care about you" Ruka said to her. "Sometimes, people don't know if they are happy or not but happiness isn't something you look for. It is something you feel when you are with people."
Hotaru was touched for a second. His gentleness has melted Hotaru's frozen heart. For the first time in the history, she smiled. Even Ruka blushed.
"Thanks, bunny boy. Now come, I will treat you something" Hotaru invited him
"Are you sure?" Ruka asked, half doubt, half believe. "Do I look like I'm kidding or what?" Hotaru smirked.
At the nearby café…
"Ah, this is the best. Such a sweet aroma of coffee and a good hiding place from the fan boys. This is paradise." Nonoko said dreamingly as she sipped her coffee.
"I know, right? I can be here all day if I want." Anna continued as she ate her cake which she just ordered.
"Ano…" Yuu said "Are you sure you want to be here all day?"
"It's okay, right? We can escape from the fan boys." Nonoko said
"But there are many things outside to play" Kitsu complained
"Then we will stay here until all the fans have gone away." Anna said
"Yeah." Nonoko said as they got back to their paradise, leaving a defeated Yuu and Kitsu.
"Why am I stuck with them?" Yuu complained.
"We can't do anything about it." Kitsu cheered him up.
"So, have you done anything for tomorrow night?" Nonoko asked
"Tomorrow night?"
"Yeah. The concert"
"Of course. There is no way we will lose this thing."
"Are you confident?"
"Yes."
"Why do you want to win so much?" Anna put her cake down
"Because we don't want to lose" Kitsu said sheepishly
"What about the engagement? Why did you agree to it?" Nonoko asked
"Because it was interesting. I mean, you girls are the only one who can compete to us. We are sick of the girls who go gaga about us all day" Yuu explained
"What if we win and you will have to break off the engagement?" Anna asked again
"If that happens, we will make you fall in love with us and we still marry" Kitsu said
"Then what is the point for the engagement?" Nonoko raised an eyebrow
"For fun, of course."Yuu smirked
Misaki will definitely not agree with this kind of idea…
Somewhere on the school ground…
"Achoo." Misaki sneezed. "Did someone talk about me?"
"What's wrong?" Tsubasa asked as he walked out of their hiding place. "Coast is clear. You can come out now."
"Thanks." Misaki said as she rubbed her nose. "I swear I hate those fan boys the most."
"Hate them more than me?" Tsubasa grinned.
"No. You are on the top of my hate list." She answered immediately.
"So mean" Tsubasa pouted "How can you think I am a playboy?"
"I told you before. You look like one, you act like one and you will be one."
"What if I won't be playboy? I mean, never judge a book by its cover."
"That's the reason why you are a playboy."
"Oh, come on. There must be something that prove to you that I'm not a playboy"
"Then climb the stair 30 times and bark 100 times. With that, I won't say you are a playboy anymore."
"You are kidding me, right?" Tsubasa asked in disbelief
"No" Misaki shook her head.
"There must be other way" Tsubasa murmured as he thought of something. "What if I beat you in a game?"
"Game?"
"Yes."
"Are you sure? I'm a gamer as well."
"100%"
"Then fine. Let's see what you have got, playboy."
After a moment…
"Tie again" Misaki said as she looked at Tsubasa who was about to be out of breath. They have played almost the entire games booth in the festival.
"I can't believe I can't defeat a girl." Tsubasa murmured.
"I told you. I'm not like other girl. I'm more like a tomboy." Misaki looked at her fingernail "Besides, my birthday is in June while yours is in July. That makes me older than you"
"How can that be?" Tsubasa cried like a baby
"You can be stupid sometimes, right?" Misaki sighed "Okay, I have changed my mind"
"About me being a playboy?" Tsubasa's face brightened up
"Yes." Misaki said "You are a mama's boy"
You are a mama's boy…
You are a mama's boy…
You are a mama's boy…
You are a mama's boy…
You are a mama's boy…
You are a mama's boy…
….. (Echoo)
Tsubasa punched his hand to the ground "I'm a mama's boy…."
"That's right." Misaki nodded. "You don't know?"
"How should I know? I mean, do I look like a mama's boy?" Tsubasa shouted "For crying out loud, I'm a perfect guy. Girls adore me and give me chocolate every year…" Tsubasa suddenly realized something but it was too late. He turned around only to meet the mischievous glint in Misaki's eyes. I'm so dead…
"And you said you are not a playboy? I have to think about it again" Misaki smirked as she walked away.
"Wait, I'm kidding, Misaki, don't leave me." Tsubasa cried "She is so mean"
"This is the reason why he is a mama's boy. He cries too much" Misaki sighed. "But he is cute that way…"
"So, are you going with me or not?" Misaki said
"Huh? What do you mean?" Tsubasa asked
"I will treat you for playing with me today. I had fun" She smiled at him
"Really?" Tsubasa lunged himself at her "You really think about me after all"
"Just get off me, you playboy" Misaki pushed him away from her.
"Someday, I will make you think about me in other way" Tsubasa made a vow
"Dream on." Misaki smirked
At the Sakura tree
"There are many places to go inside this school and you choose this sakura tree?" Mikan asked with a tick mark on her forehead
"Any other idea?" Natsume smirked "This is the place I enjoy the most after all"
Mikan sighed "You see this tree like 24/7…."
"But I was alone at that time. Now I have you beside me."
"Does it make any difference?"
"Of course."
"Just like a boss, eh?"
"Hn"
"But I want to go and play" Mikan whined "It is not fair at all"
Natsume looked thoughtful for a little bit "Fine" He said
"Really?" She looked at him with excitement in it.
"Hn"
"Then where are we going to go?" She asked. Natsume just looked at her and smirked "My favorite place…"
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"This?" Mikan asked as color began to drain out from her face. The thing she was looking at now was the thing that she hated the most in this whole world. Haunted house, where ghosts and spiritual things gathered.
"Yep" Natsume said with grin as he saw her somehow shivering behind him. "You are not afraid, are you?"
"Me? No, no. How can I'm afraid this kind of things?" Mikan tried to deny "There is no way I'm afraid this. Never."
"Oh, really…" Natsume smirked
"Yes." Mikan said bravery. However, inside her mind, they were crying waterfall and begged for living. Please, I want to live…
"Then come in." With that, Natsume dragged Mikan into the haunted house.
Inside the haunted house
It was really dark and scary. She was not used to this kind of thing. In fact, she hated darkness. It made her remember unpleasant memories. But if she said she was scared, Natsume would laugh at her…She didn't want that to happen…
Whoosh….
"What was that?" Mikan asked as she turned around but saw nothing there…"Natsume…"
"What?" He asked while walking like nothing happened.
"Did you hear something?"
"No."
"I swear I heard som…" Mikan didn't have time to finish her sentence because something was touching her feet. She looked down and there it was, she saw a zombie.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" She screamed as she ran to Natsume's place and hugged him. However, because it was too sudden so Natsume lost his balance and fell down.
"What the…" Natsume cursed under his breath as he looked at the girl
"I want to get out of here…" Mikan murmured, gripping onto Natsume's shirt.
"But you said you weren't scared"
"That was before…."
Natsume ruffled his hair as he sighed "Oh god…Fine, stand up. I will take you out of here"
"But…" Mikan managed to say
"But?"
"But I can't move my legs anymore." Mikan looked at him with teary eyes
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"You are so scared that you can't move your feet?" Natsume asked as Mikan nodded with a blush on her face.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA" Suddenly, Natsume laughed out loud.
"Hey, it is not funny." She punched his chest. "How can you laugh like that?"
"Because…Because it is not like every day you will see the almighty Mikan being a scaredy-cat like this" Natsume continued laughing
"Come on, it is not a joke. I'm serious" Mikan punched him again
"I'm sorry….I'm sorry. I will stop now" He tried to hold back his laughter. "Now, come on, I will take you out" Natsume lifted Mikan up like a baby and put her on the ground again. "Can you stand now?"
Mikan nodded. "Thank you."
"It's okay. Now, give me your hand" Natsume ordered while Mikan looked puzzled for a moment. "For you not to be lost. You are like a child sometimes."
"Hey" Mikan retorted back angrily but still held his hand. "Remember to follow me" She heard his voice as she followed him.
Looking at his figure from behind, Mikan suddenly realized how manly Natsume was. All this time, she always saw him as a pervert and maybe a grumpy old man. But spending the time with him made her think again. He is somehow cold on the outside but inside, he is caring and gentle… (Like a tsundere)
And his hand. It was big… and warm, too. She didn't want to say it but from the moment his hand touched her hand, she felt an electric running through her body making her shiver as a result. Didn't people say that it was a sign of love?
Love…Is it okay if she feels in love? For a killer like her, love is something she never thought before. But now, the man in front of her can change that. She blushed at the thought. She had to admit she wasn't being herself anymore. But seriously, being with him made her happy and safe…Damn it. Sumire, I'm gonna kill you for making me read those stupid shoujo mangas of yours.
Because she was in deep thought, she didn't realize she was already out of that house. Natsume looked at her for a moment. "I used to think that she is one hell strong girl without emotion who can bring down an army. But today experiment makes me think again. She is like other girls. She can be scared sometimes. She can be whipped sometimes. She can act like a baby sometimes. But to me only. I don't not allow her to do that to other guys. Even so…I enjoy it when she clung onto me like that" Natsume smirked but he soon came back to the real world. Like hell I would admit that...
He waved his hand to catch her attention. Mikan blinked once then stared at Natsume.
"What's wrong?" He asked
"Nothing. Nothing at all" Mikan shook her head "Say, Natsume…" She tugged his shirt
"Hn?"
"I-um…I…" Mikan played with her fingers while blushing madly. This, of course, got Natsume's curiosity
"I want to thank you for today" Mikan blurted out
"You what?"
"Thank you" Mikan said shyly
"But I am the one who lead you in there and make you. As a result, you thank me?" Natsume shouted out.
"Not because of that. It was because you brought me here, I found out something I didn't expect I would have" Mikan said
"What is it?" Natsume got his face near to her
"Not telling." Mikan said playfully. "So is there something you want in return?"
"Huh?" Natsume looked at Mikan as if she grew another head.
"It is for the thanks."
"Is that so?" Natsume thought for a moment "Then smile, Mikan"
"Eh?"
"Smile the one that you used to when you were young" Natsume said seriously
"But how can I smile like that?" Mikan asked
"Think about happiness and the people you love. The future with them as well." Natsume said matter-of-factly
Mikan closed her eyes and imagined the picture of the future, where her friends were there and mostly, Natsume.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked at him before flashed a bright smile. Natsume looked at her and smiled. "You did it, Mikan." He kissed her forehead "From now on, just be yourself. This charm will protect you"
Mikan blushed "You mean the kiss?"
"Pretty much…" Natsume shrugged "And by the way, that smile is for me only. Don't show it to other people" With that, Natsume walked away, leaving a dumbfounded Mikan.
"Stupid Natsume…But this is the reason why I love him…"
The girls' dorm
The Frozen Princesses sat around in a circle. They looked like they wanted to say something very important
"Girls, I have something to say" Mikan started first
"Actually, we do, too" The others said in unison
"Let's say at the same time"
"Yeah"
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"Actually, I love Natsume/Nogi/Koko/Kitsu/Yuu/Tsubasa" After they said that, they all looked at each other then laughed "We are sisters after all" Misaki said
"But how can we think something like that at the same time?" Anna asked
"Falling in love with your enemy. How admirable" Mikan sighed. "And Misaki, I thought Tsubasa is a playboy"
"Well, he is a playboy to me…." Misaki trailed off "But he is cute. I can make fun of him any times"
"And Hotaru?" Mikan raised an eyebrow
"You know what they say, opposite attract after all" Hotaru just shrugged
"So, tomorrow we are going to tell them about that?" Nonoko asked
"Through music" Sumire finished
"Yeah. Let's do it" They shouted "Go! Go! FPs"
Back to the boys' dorm
Creak
The door was opened revealing a raven-haired lad with a smirk on his face.
"Ah, Natsume, welcome home. How is your date?" Ruka popped his head out from the kitchen
"Successful" Natsume sat on the couch "How about yours?"
"Like usual. But Sumire calls me by my name"
"Hotaru treats me some cakes"
"Anna and Nonoko hears our story for the whole day"
"Misaki still thinks that I am a playboy. Worst than that, a mama's boy"
"A mama's boy?" Natsume raised his eyebrow
"Yeah. Can you believe it?" Tsubasa sighed "How can I marry her one day?"
"Don't worry." Koko said "We still have tomorrow to confess to them"
"Ah, the concert" Yuu smiled "The girls don't know what will get them"
"Actually, it is you who should think about it" Another voice appeared as the Fire Princes turned to find the source. However, they blacked out before doing it. Sleeping smoke…
After finished what he did, that person took out a phone "Boss, mission accomplish"
"Very well, tomorrow is going to be fun"
