Of Pyros, Polka Dots, and Hidden Love
A Gakuen Alice Fanfic by (The Sugar-High) Y.N.T. Maria Blanca
DISCLAIMER: note It's not I don't "oven" Gakuen Alice. It's I don't "own" Gakuen Alice. The typo slipped my radar screen I guess snickers. If I did own Gakuen Alice…well…it'd be MUCH MUCH longer…don't you think?
Author's Notes: Gawsh…I ate too many Oishi Chocolate Pillows (a popular snack where I live, which is the Philippines)…so now I'm a bit sugar-high (understatement of the year)…forgive my erratic-ness, okay?
Oh yeah, repeating my announcement. I NEED A BETA READER!
Anyway, on with the fic. (Don't worry, this time I typed F-I-C, not F-U-C.)
Chapter Troix: Trance Alice
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. So the very next day, classes resumed. It was already full-blown winter by then, so the class began to resemble pastries with their numerous wraps. The heating system had blown (though no, it did not roast anyone's grandmother), so first period got a chilly reception.
Mikan, who got her watch back in order, was inevitably late, causing Jinno-sensei to give her the ritual one-hour detention. Because of her rotten luck, Mikan was sitting glumly at her desk, her head in her hands, listening to her teacher babble on and on. Now since this is Mikan, well, she isn't the brightest lightbulb in the box, so to her, the lecture, on Edwardian England, was more like an arcane (a word which here means extremely strange) piece of psychobabble.
Unbeknownst to Mikan, behind her, her "frenemy" was watching her closely. Mikan wasn't particularly liking Natsume that day, considering once again he had exposed to the class the particular print on her underwear that day (rabbits), and the fact that it was kind of Natsume's fault she was late. After all, he did push her out of his way, making her drop her books and, well, be late.
Mikan had totally forgotten about her bad mood by second period, until a pop quiz decided to reveal itself…and she hadn't studied at all. The school day passed at a turtle's pace. By the time classes were dismissed for lunch, Mikan was exhausted!
Natsume (who, with the knowledge that Narumi was sick, decided to entertain himself by going through one whole school day without skipping, to Ruka's secret delight) had been busily fantasizing about, well, Mikan, in particularly compromising (a word which here means "particularly obscene and entirely X-rated") dress, had his "concentration" broken by the lunchtime bell. He rushed out of the classroom and, in a moment of clumsiness that was more characteristic of Mikan than himself, collided with a fellow student.
Unfortunately this student, who went by the name of Tamami Shikanami, had a "Trance" Alice…and that Alice was a particularly vengeful one. Before Natsume could blink, he was hit with Tamami's "curse".
Before I tell you what happens to our unfortunate hero, let me explain the Trance Alice. It's much like Tourette's Syndrome, which makes you do something that you don't intend to do at the most inopportune moment. The Trance Alice targets the thing you are trying to hide the most (in Natsume's case, his love for Mikan), and releases it. You are under its power for 24 hours.
The worst thing about it is, you don't know you're hit with it until it manifests itself. And by then, it's too late. You've completed the Trance Alice's duty, and you've totally humiliated yourself to mortification (a word here which means "wanting to shove oneself down a garbage disposal and shred one's own head").
Natsume, totally oblivious to his fate, walked to his favorite tree and read his mange. Deep inside his cerebral cortex, the Trance Alice began to take effect, slowly manipulating the pyro's mind, seeking out his hidden passion…and inevitably targeting it. While this was all happening, who should come by but Mikan herself?
"NATSUUUUMEEE!" Mikan said in a bright, cheery voice, interrupting Natsume's silence. Natsume lifted the manga he was reading away from his face and…
What's happening…why do I suddenly want to shove her down and kiss her? What the…No! No! No! Natsume felt himself drawn by irresistible urges, but it was a testament to the strength of his Alice that he resisted as much as possible. When he was finally able to control himself he looked up at Mikan again.
Big mistake.
Without warning, Mikan was on the snowy ground, with Natsume's face inches from hers…
End Notes: VLC…Very Lame Cliffie. I know, I know…I'm sorry for the shorter chapter…I'm so lame. But I AGONIZED over the plot twist! So SORRY!
Ciao Bellas!
MB