Who on Earth is that?

She couldn't help but mouth a 'woah' as she laid her eyes on the man standing right next to Narumi sensei. He was a few inches taller than the teacher himself, with short grey-brown hair and the most unusual pair of greyish blue eyes which were staring intensely at her. As he leaned against the wall, she couldn't help but give him a quick glance and check him out.

He's not as good looking as Natsume she thought but damn is he attractive.

Speaking of Natsume, she hadn't seen him since the last lesson had ended... But anyway, she kept that thought in the back of her mind for now. Trying to avoid looking at the man who was now, much to her dismay, smirking at her, she kept her head down low and walked towards the grand oak desk where all the teachers were standing around her uncle who was sitting rather comfortably awaiting for her arrival.

"Hello Mikan," her uncle gave her a warm smile and gestured for her to sit down in front of the desk.

Trying to ignore the eyes of the mysterious man burning holes through the back of her head, she managed to squeak out a little "ʰᶦ ᵘⁿᶜˡᵉ"

The adult chuckled, "there's no need to be nervous Mikan, you're not in trouble"

"Ha ha ha.." She faked a laugh and shifted uncomfortably on her seat and leaned in towards her relative to whisper: "uncle... Who is that man?" She asked the one question burning in her mind because it wasn't every day that the academy brought in new people, and he looked 1. too young and 2. way too attractive to be a teacher, nevermind the fact that he was wearing Gakuen Alice's uniform for high schoolers.

"It's been too long Mikan."

She whipped her head around and stared at the owner of the voice. It was him, the mysterious man she saw when she walked into the room - and he knew her name! He walked behind her and wrapped 2 arms around her shoulders to envelope her in a warm hug, she felt a shiver run down her spine and froze from the surprisingly close proximity of the stranger.

"LET GO OF ME YOU PERVERT!" She blurted out as she pushed him away, to her surprise he looked unaffected by everything.

He didn't even try to hide his amusement and chuckled at her, "I was just messing around with you because you look so adorable when you're shy." He smiled warmly at her and patted her head.

Dumfounded by all the events that were taking place, she turned away from him and helplessly looked to the adults in front of her for answers. "U- Uncle, Noda sensei, Narumi sensei! W- Who is he!?"

Noda sensei cleared his throat and nervously glanced at the others, "you see Mikan san, he's-"

He was cut off by the same low voice that surprised her earlier. A strong arm slid over her shoulders and she stiffly turned her head to the side to see that boy had plopped himself next to her, looking comfortable as he leaned back carelessly into the chair.

"I'm your husband from the future."

"W- what?"

Shock registered on Mikan's face as she stared dumbly at him.

HUSBAND!?

She couldn't believe any of this, so this man (who by the looks of it is a high schooler like her) just appeared out of no-where and claims to be her 'husband from the future'. Her lips failed to move and she couldn't make any comprehending sounds apart from 'uh', 'um', 'eh?' and finally a:

"Huh?"

She had to blink a few times at the boy who still had his arm rested comfortably on her shoulders and a small smile playing on his lips because this was just too crazy, things like this only happen in manga, don't they?

"So you don't believe me?" He used his free arm to gently move the stray hairs swaying near Mikan's face and closed her mouth for her, "I arrived here this morning, isn't that right Noda sensei?"

She nervously looked at Noda sensei who was fumbling with his fingers, "he's right Mikan san... I brought him from my last visit to the future this morning."

A shout of excitement came from her right and she saw Narumi sensei thrust a fist into the air as he exclaimed: "I can't believe we found him! Noda sensei, you're amazing!" He forced Noda sensei into a tight hug and the poor teacher didn't even have a chance to resist it.

Mikan just sat there in between all the mess in the room; she had her (supposedly) 'future husband' next to her he's wearing high school uniform there's NO WAY he could be my husband and 2 teachers busy hugging each other out of happiness.

She prayed to God that her uncle could be the voice of reason in this crazy situation because she just couldn't keep up with everything that was happening.

"If what you're saying is true," the low rumble of the voice of the High School principal brought silence down upon the room as he stared hard at the boy by her side, "then you really are my niece's future husband."

The boy finally removed his arm from Mikan's shoulders, allowing her to breathe normally, and folded his arms to reply to the intimidating man in front of him while returning an equally as intimidating glare.

"That's right uncle," he smirked as he said those words, "the ring on my hand proves it." He showed everyone the sterling silver wedding band on his left hand, "Mikan chose it for me saying that it complimented my hair and eyes..." He smiled fondly at the memory before looking back at the principal.

It was almost as though the atmosphere in the room had softened and Mikan could see just how genuine he looked when he spoke about the ring on his finger and she thought that maybe, just maybe, he isn't as bad as I thought.

Minutes passed and Mikan was getting more anxious, lunch was nearly over and her friends were probably worrying about what was happening to her. She also wanted to look for Natsume, considering the fact that they shared the next lesson together and she wanted to know if he was okay.

"I just want to know some basic facts about you," her uncle was in the middle of asking her dear 'husband' a few questions, 'just so you're not a stranger to us' is what he said. "What's your name?"

There were a few seconds of silence in the room.

"Yuusuke," he replied curtly, "Yuusuke Hirai."

The adults nodded, seemingly pleased with his answer and the principal wrote down what he said on a piece of paper.

"And how old are you Hirai kun, because when Noda sensei brought you over you were wearing civilian clothes and we gave you a GA uniform so you could fit in, but obviously you do look quite young."

'Yuusuke' nodded and released an irrepressible sigh as if he was quite bored with the whole ordeal, "I'm 18, just graduated from High School."

Mikan perked up at his answer, he married as soon as he graduated? How old am I then?

"W- wait a minute Yuusuke senpai," she tugged slightly on the sleeve of his blazer to attract this attention, "if you're 18 then how old am I?"

He smiled slyly at her, "you're a 26-year-old puma who tried everything to get my attention."

Narumi spat out the water he was about to swallow, Noda sensei coughed out of discomfort and Mikan felt like she died inside and just stared at his smiling face dumbly.

If he married the 26-year-old me then... THAT MEANS THAT HE'S 8 YEARS OLD RIGHT NOW!

She felt sick to the stomach as she imagined her present self marrying an 8-year-old boy, and felt her gag reflex acting up.

"Well... That's certainly interesting, isn't it Mikan," her uncle looked at her from the corner of his eye and she felt a huge sense of shame weigh down on her shoulders.
(author's note: nothing wrong with an 8 year age gap, just added it because everyone imagined a 16-year-old Mikan marrying an 8-year-old boy)

Yuusuke laughed and shook his head, "it was me who chased after her. We met when I first joined in middle school, she was in the University section of the school and was friends with someone who was like a brother to me, but over time I guess she tempted me with her charms and we got married as soon as I left High School because I didn't want to go to University." He shrugged at the end of his mini-speech as if to say 'and that's that'.

The principal narrowed his eyes as he looked at the boy, "I see that you have quite a powerful alice, I've only met one other kid with the same alice as you, and you say that the school let you leave with an alice that dangerous?"

Mikan gulped as she looked nervously between the two, the tension was growing and she could feel it getting hard to breathe.

The boy broke the silence with a yawn and looked at him lazily in the eyes, "I don't know? Would the 'you' in 10 years let students leave at 18, Mr. Yukihara?" As if to mock him, he put emphasis on his name and smiled as he did so.

The principal raised a brow in surprise and called the 2 other teachers together so that they could have a meeting in the room next door to 'decide on what to do with their new student as they have accumulated enough information to enrol him for as long as it's required.'

After the teachers left, it was just the two of them left in the room - Mikan and her 'beloved' Yuusuke; they were joined together, in one, by the most awkward silence that Mikan had probably ever experienced in her 16 years alive.

"This is the first time I've heard you be so quiet," remarked the other as he broke the silence, he shifted his body so that his torso was facing Mikan, both legs up on the 3-seater leather sofa and acting as support for his body weight. "You usually never shut up."

She blushed at his comment and turned her torso around to face him, both legs also on the sofa, and she sat crossed leg. He smiled coyly at her beetroot red face and gave her a chaste kiss on the cheek, only to get slapped twice on the chest as her blush deepened.

"What's this? Am I not allowed to kiss my wife?" He leaned in close to her so that their noses were almost touching, only to see visible discomfort written across her face which caused him to lean back into his original position. He pursed his lips and tilted his head to the side, "everyone else believes me but why are you still suspicious?"

She said nothing but slightly shook her head.

He sighed and shook his head to fix his hair, "how sad... To think that I spent so much time trying to break the barrier between the future and present just to get to this time frame..." He fiddled with his ring, "the fact that I'm even here with intimate memories of us is enough evidence." Seeing how she reacted by going stiff when he mentioned 'intimate memories', he couldn't help but play with her a bit more. "Are you curious?"

She shook her head furiously and pushed his face away from hers, "you just remind me of someone..."

He frowned slightly but nodded, "yeah, I know... You were always like this."

Mikan couldn't help but feel a bit bad for Yuusuke, because this Yuusuke only knows Mikan as his wife, so when she thought about it he must feel horrible right now.

"I- it's not that I hate you," he looked at her, "but for you to suddenly tell me that you're my husband... It's just..." She twirled her hair mindlessly as she thought about what to say next, "it's all a bit sudden."

He nodded in agreement, "well yeah, I guess it must come as a shock, but it was all worth it because I got to see my cute wife in her teenage years."

She blushed even harder at the sweet smile he displayed her, the closer she looked at him the more she realised just how good looking he is.

Sadly, their little moment was ruined by the entrance of the teachers.

"Mikan, I think it's time for you to return back to lessons. Hirai, stay here and we'll tell you about where you'll be staying during your visit." The principal told Narumi to guide Mikan back to class and closed the door so that he and Noda sensei could talk to Yuusuke about his stay.

Before she got up to leave though, Yuusuke entwined his hand with hers and whispered, "I'll see you later Mikan."

Leaving her to anticipate the day ahead of her once again.