starZdestiny: Hey guys! This version is the revised version and comes in two parts! OK then R&R!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Alice Academy/Gakuen Alice, if I did, I would be rich, famous and happy.

Summary: Everyone is back after five years since their graduation, what has changed and what hasn't?

Some Things Never Change

Chapter 1: Back Again

It had been five years since her high-school graduation and five years since she had been a student of the Alice Academy. Mikan Sakura, walked into Alice academy, wondering just how much had changed. She had come back for her high school reunion and Alice Academy hadn't changed…not that much anyway. She was now the owner of a successful toy-shop in Tokyo and quite rich too. Her shop personalized in teddy-bears and Hotaru had built a specialized computer for her…of course, the machinery had cost a fortune but it was definitely worth it. She was making a fortune…more than enough, in fact. The truth was, Mikan was quite busy and didn't have much time, but enjoyed her job immensely.

The thought that she would see Hotaru again, after two years, which Hotaru had spent, doing research around the world, put a smile to her face. "Watch where you're going, idiot." A familiar manly voice said, waking Mikan from her dreams. "Oh! Nat…Natsume?" she squealed in surprise. "So, you still sound like a little girl, huh?" Natsume said, smirking. "Natsume!" Mikan said, but she was smiling. "Well watch where you're going…polka dots!" Natsume said, before turning around and walking off, leaving an angry and shocked Mikan behind.

Turning the corner, Natsume burst out laughing. He couldn't help it, the look on Mikan's face as he had called her polka dots was just priceless. He would do anything to see it again. "Natsume?" Ruka Nogi said, bewildered. Natsume NEVER laughed, not even smiled. Even after they had moved into their own farm house and spent quite a lot of time together.

Ruka was now a veterinarian and used his animal pheromone for good. Natsume was still working for the academy, but also owned a prosperous martial arts and body combat training school of his own. "Hi Ruka, lets go in!" Natsume said, turning around and heading for the auditorium, where the reunion would take place.

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Mikan walked into the room, only to be greeted by a sea of familiar faces…why even Tsubasa and Misaki (no longer her sempais) were there and so was… "YUU!" Mikan exclaimed in surprise before walking over and starting a conversation with Yuu and two other old friends, Anna and Nonoko. "Hi Mikan!" all three said before, "So, you ran into Natsume, huh?" said another familiar voice, "stop reading my mind, Kokoroyomi!" Mikan said out loud, surprising everyone. "Who's talking about my beloved Natsume?" another familiar voice said from behind. "Turning around, Mikan came face to face with her old nemesis, Sumire Shoda.

"Sumire?" Mikan cried in surprise, "You still like Natsume?" Sumire burst out laughing, it was fun to see Mikan freak out, especially over silly stuff. "Of course not silly, haven't you heard? I'm engaged to Yuu…I only said that stuff to freak you out." Sumire continued to laugh. Yuu sweatdropped as all eyes turned to him. "Wow! When's the wedding?" Nonoko said jovially. Soon, the conversation turned to Sumire and Yuu's wedding, something Mikan couldn't understand as she herself hadn't had that kind of experience, but it also made her feel very lonely and naïve. She decided to get something to drink.

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Mr. Narumi stood at the refreshments table with Mr. Jinno and the substitute teacher with the hair alice(a/n: sorry, don't know what his name is), this was their last year as teachers, they would retire afterwards! Narumi watched as Natsume and Ruka walked in, Natsume had changed a lot over the years. He watched as a girl with long purple hair and violet eyes walked in behind them. "Same old Imai" Mr. Narumi thought with a smile, certain things would remain the way they always were! "The value of x remains constant, eh Narumi?" Jinno said, pushing the glasses up his nose.

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Ruka looked at Natsume with curiosity, it was unlike Natsume to actually laugh… "What made Natsume act like that?" he wrecked through his brain, trying to think of a reason. Only two people could actually make Natsume smile…Yoichi was in Germany now, doing special research, so that could only mean one thing…Mikan Sakura! A surge of curiosity went through Ruka again…He really wanted to figure it out.

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"Hotaru!" Mikan squealed, walking towards her best friend. Hotaru had definitely out grown her baka-gun, so now, she had to except Mikan's hug. Deep down, Hotaru was glad. "So are you back for good?" Mikan asked, pulling away from the hug. Hotaru smiled at Mikan, she was glad to be back.

"The value of x does remain constant!" Mr. Narumi said, smiling at the scene in front of him. Mikan and Hotaru, Natsume and Ruka…those were examples of true friendship.

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Mikan Sakura stood dreamily in a corner, before, "Mikan, may I have this dance?" a voice came from behind… "Ru…Ruka?" she said in surprise. Ruka's eyes gleamed and he smiled his usual gentle smile. It had taken five years for Ruka to realize that Mikan Sakura wasn't the girl for him and he then fell for someone who was just the opposite, Hotaru Imai, but never really had the guts to confess. Now, he was going to ask Mikan's advice on how to go about doing the thing he most needed to do, find out how to tell Hotaru his feelings.

Hotaru watched from the refreshments table as Ruka and Mikan danced. Strangely, she felt jealous and lonely and for once wished she had confessed her feelings, not knowing someone else felt similarly, that someone being a certain dark-haired young man by the name of Natsume Hyuuga, who was madly in love with Mikan. Of course, Hotaru didn't know the actual facts for once…

Ruka smiled at Mikan, "So…do you still like Natsume?" he asked as the danced. "Ru...Ruka!" Mikan stammered blushing bright red, making two other people who were watching pretty jealous. "Well…" Mikan started "I don't think it matters…Natsume still hates me." Mikan completed hiding her disappointment, for no matter how successful she became, Mikan couldn't forget Natsume Hyuuga! "Mikan," Ruka said gently, "Natsume isn't very good at revealing his feelings, but I know for sure that he feels strongly about you!" Mikan smiled sadly, but changed the subject, "So how about you and Hotaru?" Ruka sweatdropped, Mikan was much more observant than he thought… "Me and Ho…Imai? What do you mean?" he stammered. Mikan giggled, "Come on, you know I'm not 10 anymore, its pretty obvious that you feel the same way about Hotaru as I feel about Natsume." Ruka suddenly smiled, "So you admit your feelings for Natsume?" he said, triumphantly. Mikan blushed and nodded. They stepped off the dance floor as the song finished.

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Two other people, Hotaru and Natsume, were quite jealous, watching the two, Ruka and Mikan dance. Of course, they had no idea what the two had talked about, so the blushing had caused both usually calm people to get heated up, Natsume, quite literally. Sadly, Natsume walked out of the school and went into the grounds, to his sakura tree. It was just as it always was, except Natsume was missing his comic book. Sitting under the tree, he thought of one pretty auburn haired girl who had stolen his heart, and now it hurt so much to have her taken away by his best friend.

Back inside, Ruka felt nervous, very nervous as he asked Hotaru to dance. Hotaru accepted the offer, hiding all her emotions. Hotaru wanted Mikan to be happy. As they danced silently, Hotaru noticed Ruka's uneasiness and asked him what was wrong. Ruka took a deep breath, it was time for the truth.

Mikan saw Natsume under the tree and smiled, it was now, or never. It was time, to let fate decide…

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A/N: okay then, that's it for chapter 1, please R&R!