Disclaimer: I don't own anything, I just borrow.
A/N: It's my first fic here, Gakuen Alice. I dedicate this to my friend Bria. I know it's a rare or weird kind of pairing… but who cares? I care, 1, 2, 3… anyways… thanks for dropping by to read it… if anyone is very kind enough to give a review… I would pray for their safety everyday! Who knows, there are a lot of bad guys out there! (I'm just desperate…) I hope you all will like it… oh yeah! Uhm… some ooc-ness will reign…
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Blackmail
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Whatever I do, from using my Alice to dressing up like Snow White, she always has a camera to take embarrassing photos of me. She has been blackmailing me a lot of times. She wouldn't stop even I have chased her.
Hotaru Imai, a girl with an amazing Alice of innovation and invention. She kept bugging me to no end. I tried to stop thinking about her, but I can't help but be curious for her reasons.
"Ruka, can you help me here?" a cheerful voice asked me. The girl who owned that voice was the one who proclaimed herself that she was Hotaru's best friend. Oh no, what did Mikan engaged herself into? I bet it had something to do with Hotaru.
"What happened here?" I whispered as I looked at her disturbing position. She was entangled with some green strings that came from Hotaru's new invention, a gun-like thing. Mikan still smiles even though she was suspended in the air.
"If you stick your nose in my things again, you would be punished more than this." Hotaru mumbled thru lidded eyes. She has returned her invention in her pocket.
"Oh no… Mikan, are you alright?" Yuu questioned Mikan frantically. Mikan just laughs. Yuu, being himself, was trying everything he can do but with no success.
"How can we free her?" I asked the inventor. Eyeing her cold stare at Mikan made me shiver a little.
"It's not hard to destroy that string; it's made out of dental floss…" Hotaru smiled to herself.
"It's made out of dental floss?" I sweat dropped. Why would she invent such a thing? And why did she use dental floss?
"Yes…" she sighed as she walked back to her seat. With a book under her nose, we started to cut the strings. The strings were easy to cut, but it is kind of sticky. And then Mikan started to giggle at my direction.
I wonder why… All of a sudden I saw a familiar flash. It was Hotaru's camera.
No, no… it can't be… the strings are glued to my hair. She kept on taking pictures. Hotaru… no…
"Can you stop it?" it was said quite bitterly. She didn't stop. Laughter was written in her eyes. She was snickering at me.
"Please, Hotaru, stop…" I felt my reputation go down the sink.
"Why would I?" she brought the camera down. Her bored violet eyes were questioning me.
"Why are you taking pictures of me anyway? And why do you keep on blackmailing me? Is it because you can use it for me to obey what you say?" I heard myself. I suddenly confront her to a corner at the back of our classroom. I stripped the dental floss from my hair.
"No, I don't blackmail you for you to obey me; I just like to blackmail you…" she said. Her smirk was killing me, it expressed plain victory. She always win over me, I can't even sue her.
She smiled her way out of my sight. She was one mysterious girl.
"Ruka… why are you blushing?" the bubbly voice of Mikan asked. "Is it because of Hotaru? Oh, Ruka! You like Hotaru don't you?" she beamed.
"Stop it Mikan. Leave me alone and mind your own business." I whispered.
As I went back to my seat Natsume glanced at me and asked. "Hey, are you alright? You seemed to be flushed…"
"I am fine." I answered as I stroked the fur of my pet rabbit.
Do I like that girl, Hotaru? I can't tell. She is one big puzzle for me to solve.
"Hey! Everyone! Ruka's blushing!" Mikan yelled.
"MIKAN!"
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A/N: don't forget about the review! Thanks guys!