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Here is Chapter Two!!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Gakuen Alice!

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CHAPTER TWO

SUDDEN DECISIONS

Natsume sat comfortably on the grass under the shade of a large cherry blossom tree. This was his favorite spot in the whole Kingdom. Actually, this was the only spot where he usually goes. He was leafing through the pages of a rather thick book to get his mind from the engagement party tomorrow.

As he browsed through the pages, he heard a soft rustle of leaves in the bush behind. He put down the book and looked around. Suddenly, a rabbit emerged from the bush. The animal slowly raised it head and smelled the fresh summer air.

"Hey, where's your master?" said Natsume as he gazed at the rabbit.

Then, Natsume heard a yell and then a loud THUMP! He quickly stood up and looked behind the bush. He saw his best friend, Ruka Nogi, lying flat on the ground. There were different assortments of berries scattered on the ground around Ruka. The rabbit obviously ran away from him when he tried to feed it berries again. His rabbit didn't like berries very much.

"Ruka," said Natsume. He knelt down on the ground and picked up a stick and poked Ruka. Ruka groaned and slowly lifted his head. "Hi Natsume… My rabbit ran away again," said Ruka followed by a weak laugh.

He stood up and dusted his clothes. The two walked around the bush and sat under the tree where they spotted Ruka's rabbit, hopping around. A strong wind passed by and a few cherry blossom petals swirled in a circular direction around the three of them. It was a wonderful sight. This was one of the reasons why Natsume loved this spot.

"So, is it true?" asked Ruka as he nudged Natsume's shoulder playfully. The rabbit hopped towards Ruka and made itself comfortable on his lap. Natsume raised an eyebrow and said, "What do you mean?"

Ruka raised his eyebrow at his best friend as well. "Oh come on, don't act innocent! You know what I'm talking about!"

Natsume shook his head and opened the book.

Ruka closed his eyes and sighed, "Is it true that you're going to be engaged tomorrow evening with the heiress to the Alice Kingdom, Princess Mikan Sakura?"

Natsume looked at Ruka in disgust. "Unfortunately, yes."

Ruka smiled gently and replied, "I know you're happy. You're just too excited to admit it."

Natsume closed the book and put it down on the grass. "I only agreed because my mother would want me to get engaged then married. But I'm so unlucky I'm going to be engaged to such an annoying spoiled brat like her."

"What did you say? Have you even met her already?" inquired Ruka.

"No," answered Natsume truthfully. "Then how come you're already judging her although you haven't met her yet?" said Ruka.

"Yesterday, my father showed me an illusion of that girl. Judging from that face and that voice, I know what an annoying little girl she is," responded Natsume.

"Don't be too harsh, Natsume! Maybe she's really nice. I don't get it why you don't like her," said Ruka curiously as he pat the rabbit's head softly. "Then why won't you go tomorrow at the Alice Kingdom and be the one who's going to be engaged to her instead? That would be better," said Natsume jokingly.

Ruka blushed instantly at what Natsume had said. "Erm.. No way! I haven't even seen or met her! She's all yours Natsume!" Ruka rubbed his cheeks and then showed the rabbit a handful of berries. Suddenly, the rabbit ran away once more towards the bushes. Ruka immediately stood up and waved goodbye at Natsume. Natsume waved back in return.

He picked up the thick book from the ground again and continued reading.

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Meanwhile….

Mikan stomped her way towards the castle doors. Her hair was very frizzy, her dress was ruined, she got a few scratches on her cheek and arms, she was completely soaked and her other shoe was missing. When she realized what the boy meant when he said 'Princess Polkadots' earlier, she immediately threw her other shoe towards the boy's head.

When Mikan reached her room, she lunged herself onto her king-sized bed and grabbed the nearest pillow she could reach and cried. "Wahhhhh! Now no one wants to marry me anymore!!!! I've been pervertized by that pervert!! Wahhhh!"

"Mind your grammar, idiot."

Mikan raised her head from the pillow and stood up from her bed. She knelt down on the recently polished floor and raised the sheets. Hotaru's face emerged from the shadows. "Gaahhh! You scared me!" exclaimed Mikan, jumping away from the bed.

Hotaru Imai was Mikan's best friend. They were inseparable. Actually, Mikan was inseparable from Hotaru.

Hotaru stood up and dusted her clothes. She was clutching a black complicated-looking instrument with a big lens. Mikan watched in amazement when something came out from it. It was a camera.

Hotaru blew at the thing she was holding and showed it to Mikan. It was a picture of dust bunnies. "This is what's under a princess' bed. Natsume Hyuuga would want to know first what kind of princess he's going to be engaged with," said Hotaru.

"Wow, one of your inventions Hotaru?" asked Mikan curiously, as she tried to reach Hotaru's invention from her hands. Hotaru quickly dodged Mikan and brought out something from her bag. "Yes. And so is this," responded Hotaru meekly.

BAKABAKABAKABAKABAKA!

Mikan slumped on the floor, caressing her forehead. She let out a groan as she climbed to her feet. "Hotaru, why do you always hurt me?"

"Because I care for you," said Hotaru as she sat down on Mikan's bed. Mikan smiled at Hotaru and locked her into a tight embrace. To Mikan's surprise, Hotaru hugged her back.

"Now, let go of me, and tell me why you're all wet?" asked Hotaru. Mikan sat down on the bed beside Hotaru and told everything from the very beginning. After about 10 minutes, Mikan finished her story with a wail.

"How could you do this?" said Hotaru calmly. "What do you mean?" asked Mikan innocently.

"How could you did not call me to take pictures when you fell into the fountain?" answered Hotaru softly. Mikan pouted and said, "Hotaru!!! Wahh! If I ever see that boy again, he's got another shoe coming right at him!"

"Why? What happened to your shoe?" inquired Hotaru. Mikan sweat dropped.

Mikan left out the part when the boy accidentally saw her underwear. "Er… You don't want to know! Wahhh!" Hotaru shook her head then a thought came upon her mind.

"Mikan? What did the boy look like?" asked Hotaru. "He was a tall raven-haired boy and he always smirks. And he's got those cold ruby-red eyes," answered Mikan.

Hotaru's eyes shot wide open and said in a calm tone, "Mikan, that boy was Natsume Hyuuga."

Mikan bolted upright and shouted, "WHAAAAAAT?!"

"That's how some of the villagers of the Ecila village described Prince Natsume," said Hotaru.

"Noooooo!!! I'm going to be engaged to a perverted prince! I have to stop this engagement! I must tell Grandpa!" said Mikan in defeat. She couldn't believe that the boy she met earlier was Natsume.

"But, maybe I'm just wrong. Because I have business contacts in the Ecila Kingdom and they have told me that Natsume wouldn't just go wandering about. He wasn't that crazy with girls too. He's just a loner like some of the villagers said," said Hotaru, looking at Mikan's chocolate-colored eyes.

"Phew. But if I knew that it was him, I will ask for a divorce immediately!" said Mikan.

"Let's just hope it wasn't him. You can ask him tomorrow at the engagement," said Hotaru.

KNOCK KNOCK!

The two girls looked at the door. A panicky maidservant was there by the doorway, jumping around, clutching a tape measure. "Princess Mikan! You have to go downstairs! Your mother wants you to try on some gowns!" Mikan nodded and the maidservant closed the door and went away.

"Hey Hotaru, you want to—"

Hotaru immediately went aboard on her flying swan scooter that appeared out of nowhere and flew away through the open window. Hotaru obviously didn't want to go along with Mikan while she tries on some gowns.

Mikan smiled to herself and chuckled. "Hmm… Maybe this engagement wouldn't be bad after all. Unless that the perverted boy I met earlier was Natsume."

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Well, that's Chapter Two!!! I'm going to upload Chapter Three maybe on Sunday or Saturday. Hehe. Well, I hoped you enjoyed reading! I'm so sorry it's a bit short but I promise that Chapter Three will be LONGER, better and more exciting! Hehe,

And in case you're wondering who the boy was who pushed Mikan into the fountain, it wasn't Natsume. That's why Natsume said to Ruka that he hasn't met Mikan yet. But who could this person be and why did he pretend to be Natsume? And what was his Alice? All of these questions will be answered in the 4th Chapter! See ya,