I do not own Gakuen Alice!

Me: I think. . .

Mikan: What?

Me: that, I will sometime torture Natsume in this fic again!! Wahahaha

Natsume: Just dare.

Me: Whatever. I can do anything. I own this fic right?

Natsume: Tch.

Ruka: Stop it you two. Natsume, what if she do something like the teddy bear last time?

Natsume: You knew?

Hotaru: Everyone else does, baka.

Mikan: Teehee. Thanks for the reviews heya-gurl, jeje-chan, purplish024, Xmatsume-lovesanimeX, XrandomgirlX, Leenstarz, Sie-sama, XfhylliseXanne, kradraven, minahoru, -FiRe EncHanTrEss, koolasapixels, yamishun, ladalada, xXCandyGirlXx, and okaix! Arigato Gozaimas minna!! (and Sie-sama, it is uncertain whether Hayato and Kaede will be in love in the end. I'm still making plans c:)

Its been a week since Mikan and Hayato arrived in the academy. As usual, every morning, Hayato picks Mikan up in her room. They go to class together and this really makes Natsume's blood boil.

"Good Morning everyone!" a sleepy voice said.

The class looked at the backdoor. It was Mikan's voice. She was being carried by Hayato. (piggy-back-style)

"Good morning Hayato-kun. Good morning Mikan. Why are you being carried?? Yuu asked.

Mikan answered, "I'm still sleepy. So Hayato volunteered to carry me."

"It's not a problem. She is very light." Hayato replied.

CLICK!

"This picture will earn me millions! Especially if this is sold to the MikanxHayato fan club." Hotaru said. Her eyes were shining.

After Mikan and Hayato's arrival, they formed a fan club. Everyone thought they were a couple which is false. Mikan and Hayato kept denying it but to no avail. The fan club still believes they were a couple.

"Good Morning!" Kaede shouted. Everyone looked at Kaede who was followed by Natsume and Ruka.

"Oh, Good morning Kaede! Hello Ruka-pyon, Natsume." Mikan said with a smile. She waved at them.

"Mikan, don't move too much. You might fall." Hayato said.

Natsume, who was reading his manga, looked at the two. His eyes twitched.

'Damn that Hayato! How dare he piggyback her. She- wait. I need to calm down. Kaede is my girlfriend not her.' he thought.

Koko laughed, "Natsume, you really are a- aahhh." Koko was just given by Natsume a just-say-it-out-loud-and-you're-dead look.

Kaede chuckled, she looked at Natsume and asked, "What are you thinking that made him laugh Natsume?"

"Nothing Kaede." Natsume simply said. He walked to his seat.

'Kaede? He even calls her by her first name and all he called me was polkadots or idiot.' Mikan thought. She frowned a little.

Hayato sensed something and shouted at the class, "Me and Mikan are skipping class so, Ja-ne!"

Hayato walked out of the room with Mikan at his back. They went to the Sakura Tree.

As for the class,

"Skipping? Mikan doesn't skip class unless she has a mission." Ruka whispered.

"Yeah. Something smells fishy. Wanna go investigate? I'll handle the gadgets." Hotaru said cheerfully.

Everyone stared at her like she was some alien.

They all thought, 'Is this really Hotaru???'

No one answered Hotaru, until,

"I'm in." Natsume coldly said.

"Then me too!" Kaede shouted.

Soon after they formed the SPY group. Hotaru, Ruka, Natsume, Kaede, Koko, Nonoko, Sumire, Yuu and Anna.

Hotaru smiled evilly, "Let the plan begin."

After a few minutes. . .

"So this is your plan? Just listen and watch those two?" Sumire whispered angrily.

Kaede asked, "Why do we need to hide?"

"Its to find out if they were really a couple. And...for me to get rich!" Hotaru whispered, she was already holding her camera.

The others sweat-dropped. They were hiding on the bushes near the Sakura Tree. The group were spying on Mikan and Hayato.

"Hayato, am I selfish?" Mikan asked.

Hayato stared at her, "You aren't. If you wanna cry, go ahead."

She leaned in his shoulders and cried.

"Hayato...I don't know...what to do anymore.. Its giving me more pain."

"Mikan. . ."

"I'm really sorry for burdening you with so much problems."

"It's alright Mikan."

"I wonder what I can do to repay you someday."

"Just smile and live happily till. . ."

"that. Yeah. I will." Mikan smiled at him and stopped crying.

"Hey, do you wanna go to Central town next week? We have all the time!" she asked

"Sure. but it is your treat." He said and smiled at her.

"Of course." she said and stood up.

"I need to go Hayato. Thanks again." she said and began to walk away.

"It's not a problem."

"Bye!"

"Mikan!! I..I still Love you!! So, I'll do anything for you. I'll be beside you. And you can come to me everytime!" Hayato shouted.

Mikan just smiled at him and shouted, "Alright! but I'm sorry because I can't return your feelings. but thanks for liking me!!"

Hayato frowned a little as he looked at her retreating figure. When she was nowhere to be seen, he sighed and said,

"Come out now. You really can't hide there forever."

"You knew?" Hotaru asked as she went towards him.

"Duh. But I guess she didn't notice you guys. She's kinda unstable these days."

"Tch. Troublesome idiot." Natsume said. Then he thought,

'How can he say I love you that easily? And telling Mikan things so directly? Where did he get that courage?!'

"Unstable? how?" Kaede asked.

"It's none of your business."

"So Natsume, since when did you start going out with this girl over here??" Hayato asked.

Kaede answered for Natsume, "Since Christmas. Why do you ask?"

Hayato blankly replied, "Am I talking to you? I asked him. Not you. Why did you answer?"

"He was right Kaede. That was wrong of you." Natsume said.

"I'm sorry."

"And can you get lost? Your face makes me sick." Hayato said coldly.

Kaede stepped backward, horrified with what he said. Her eyes starting to get teary.

"Didn't you hear me? I hate your face so can you scram? Tch. What an idiot."

Everyone stared at him in disbelief. Hayato was mean to Kaede. They thought he was a nice guy.

"Hey, idiot. Can you really get lost now? What part of it can't you understand?" Hayato asked.

"B-b-b-but. . ." Kaede started to say but was cut off when Natsume asked,

"What did Kaede do to you?"

"Kaede huh? You must reflect on your every move. Did you even call Mikan by her first name when she was still here before?"

". . ."

"So you admit it. Tch. I knew it."

"Knew what?" Ruka asked.

Hayato shrugged, "Nothing. I'll be going now. I don't wanna see a hag's face." (He is referring to Kaede..Go Hayato!!!)

Then with that, he left the group. Kaede started to cry.

"It's alright Kaede. Maybe he is in a bad mood." Anna said, comforting her friend.

"Hayato is a baka." Nonoko said.

"No. He is doing it for someone." Koko whispered.

Everyone looked at him.

"What did you say?" Yuu asked.

"Nothing. I'll go now." Koko said and left.

'I heard it. He said he is doing it for someone, but for who?' Hotaru thought.

'Maybe he is doing it for Mikan?' Ruka thought.

Natsume just shrugged.

The next day, which is Saturday, Hayato went to Hotaru's lab.

"Your full name please?" the door asked. Yes, it is one of Hotaru's inventions.

"Hayato Ruruono."

"Your name wasn't in my master's friend list. I'm sorry."

"Hotaru, I know you are there. I want to discuss some matters with you regarding Kaede and somehow, Mikan. Let me in."

Then Hotaru's voice can be heard, "Come in."

When Hayato was inside, he was amazed by the room. The room was filled with gadgets, inventions and robots.

"What do you want? After insulting Kaede yesterday, do you wanna insult me too?" Hotaru asked.

"No. I insulted her yesterday because Mikan was hurt because of her."

"What do you mean?"

"In America, when Mikan found out those two are going out, she cried her eyes out. She realized she loved-"

"Natsume. I see. Then why are you here? to let me help you get rid of Kaede?"

"If possible yes but I know-"

Hotaru cut his sentence when she said, "Of course I'll help. I want Mikan to be happy."

Hayato dropped anime-style, "No. I don't do things like getting rid of someone. I just want you to help me investigate on her."

"Why?"

"because, I've been following her for the past few days. I heard from Mikan lots of information about all of you so I knew some details about Kaede. She was a 3-star right?" (I forgot to mention this before. Gomen!! Forgive me)

"Yes."

"When I followed her, I ended up in a 1-star room."

"What? 1-star?"

"Yes. Then she would go to another room. One time, she went in. Then when a group of girls came out, she wasn't there. I checked the room. It was empty. No one was left."

"Really? Maybe she went out the window?"

"No. Windows jammed."

"I see. An interesting discovery. I'll help you."

"Alright and I found out she didn't have an amplifying alice."

"What?!" Hotaru asked unbelieving.

"She has the alice of ice and float."

"Tch. I knew something was wrong. Everytime we tell her to use her alice, she always has an excuse not to."

"So what will we name this operation?"

"You name it. You were the one who suggested these things and you investigated first."

Hayato thought for awhile, Hotaru was just staring at him, waiting for his answer, then he said,

"Operation NatsumexMikan."

"Why that name?"

"I love Mikan but I know she really loves him. That Hyuuga probably likes her too. He always gives me jealous/angry looks."

"So you are doing this for her? all for her?"

"Yes. I want to make her happy." Hayato said. Then he thought,

'There are three months left till that. I want to make sure she's happy. And that she never regrets anything.'

"I see. For now, we will set things and investigate more. Our operation starts when everyone goes to Central town next week."

"Alright. See you Hotaru-chan." Hayato said. Then he left the room.

Hotaru just continued sitting there. Thinking about the things she just heard from him.

'Kaede is mysterious. I want everything to unfold soon and I want to find out who she really is. All that 9 months together, she doesn't give details about herself so much.'

Then she smirked,

'Hayato is a really nice guy. Doing such things for Mikan. I'm glad he roots for the two of them. I'm glad he was a friend because I'm sure, he will be a very scary enemy.'

Me: Wheeeeee!!

Hotaru: Hmph.

Hayato: Next chapter, operation natsumexmikan begins!

Hotaru: Yah.

Me: Kaede is quite mysterious noh? but Hayato gave out a very impt. clue on who she really is.

Hayato: Think you can discover who Kaede really is?

Hotaru: I'm sure they won't. Everyone are idiots.

Me: She is kidding!! Hotaru!!! And by the way, next chapter Mikan will tell something to Natsume!! She wi-

BAKA BAKA BAKA

Hotaru: (sigh) PLEASE don't forget to review! Review!

Me: Onegai! Please review.