Catch Me, I'm Falling for You

Reading your reviews made me cry…You know?? Seriously, I appreciate it! I saw 5 reviews at once!! Well to make it up…I'm updating:) Well…enjoy! Thank you soo much for reading and reviewing:) I'll try to make this chapter long.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice.

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Chapter 3: Marionette Train

Somewhere at Reo's hideout…The three students reported what happened during that night. Reo looked at them angrily.

"You failed to catch them?! You good for nothing worthless fools!" he hollered at them.

"We're terribly sorry, boss. We won't fail again." The blue eyed animal lover apologized.

"You better not! Hotaru, do you have any leads where they are?" he glared impatiently at her.

She quickly brought out her radar and showed it to him. "I can see that they are on a train. Probably headed for the nearest dock, but don't worry. It might take them days to get there."

Reo smirked when an idea suddenly came into mind. "Hey fortune teller, tell me, what did Persona give those brats?"

"He gave them a love necklace, a necklace that allows the two bearers to merge souls. Thus, it makes them more powerful than their ordinary self. If they succeed on using it, they will be able to stop you." She interpreted.

"Is that so…Hey, you three…Forget about catching Natsume for now. I want you to focus on bringing that nullifier to me, but do that when their bond is that strong enough. For now, your mission is, destroy that train. Make sure that they will go here on foot. Is that clear?" he explained. "Don't fail me this time."

"Yes sir." They bowed then made their may to their designated mission.

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It was still dark when Mikan's eyes opened slowly, wondering what the heavy weight on her head was. Carefully, she titled her head and saw Natsume sleeping soundly. Their faces were inches apart. It made her blush.

"He must've been tired from last night. Hmmm…might as well get us something to eat." She moved slowly, not wanting to wake her friend up. She gently lifted his head, stood up then placed it on her seat. When Natsume was in the proper position, Mikan walked swiftly to the food cart.

In there, you could count the number of people sitting, having breakfast or reading a newspaper. In the corner, she saw different kinds of baked goods like cakes, pies, doughnuts, and more.

"Wow…everything looks delicious!!" she bent down and leaned her hands on the glass. She looked at the pastries hungrily.

"Excuse me, May I help you?" The salesman approached her, wiping his hands with a clean, dry cloth.

"Ummm….I want this one, no, this one, uhh…never mind, I'll just take that…but, maybe I'll just take this…no…" Mikan kept changing her mind. She wanted to try everything.

"Give me a box of those doughnuts please." A guy with chocolate brown hair ordered. He seemed to have the same age as Mikan. She looked at him mysteriously.

"Yes sir. I'll serve your order in 5 minutes. Anything else?" he started pressing buttons on the cash register.

"That would be all. Thanks." He uttered.

"That would be 100 rabbits sir." He paid the man, and turned to Mikan, who was looking at him.

"Is there a problem?" he asked politely.

"Uhh…No! Not at all." She answered.

"Hi. I'm Shigeru Yatate. Pleased to meet you." He smiled and extended his hand.

She gave him a handshake. "Hello. I'm Mikan, Mikan Sakura. Pleased to meet you too." She gave him her 'cute' smile. The brunette blushed lightly.

"Here's you order sir. Thank you. Please come again." The man handed him the box of doughnuts he ordered. He directly gave it to Mikan.

"You can have it." He smiled.

"Really? Thanks. Well…I should be going back to my se-" he cut her off.

"Are you traveling alone? Wanna take a walk? I'll show you around." He asked curiously.

"No thanks, I really have to get back to Natsume. Uhmm…It was nice meeting you. Thanks for the doughnuts." She carefully made her way back to the cart.

"Is Natsume your boyfriend?" he suddenly questioned.

"No. I'm still single." She crossed the cart slowly then closed the door.

"Single, huh?" he murmured.

Natsume finally woke up. He looked around. Mikan wasn't beside him anymore.

"Good Morning! Did you just wake up?" she greeted cheerfully.

"Where did you go?" he asked getting up slowly.

"I got us some food. You must be hungry." She handed him the box of doughnuts Shigeru gave her. "Actually, it was given to me." She sat down beside him.

"By whom?" he was getting suspicious.

"I think his name was Shigeru. I just met him." She replied innocently.

"Is that so?" He started munching on a doughnut.

"Yup. How much longer is this trip going to be?" she also started munching.

"I think it might take a few days. The dock is far away from here." He gazed at the window.

"Hey, Natsume, let's go to the back cart. I wanna watch the sun rise." She pleaded.

"I really don't enjoy watching the sunrise but…Fine. You just had to pout." The two of them stood up and exited to the back cart.

Outside, the breeze was cool. Their hair flew gently with the wind. There were still a few stars scattered across the sky. The horizon was glowing, almost like it's on fire.

"Mikan, once we get there, there will be no turning back. Are you sure you wanna do this? I mean…your soul…" she hushed him.

"I made this decision the time Persona explained the use of this necklace. I'm sure. I guess my time is limited, huh? Might as well enjoy it." She said softly.

"There's still time. I can do this on my own. I might regret it if I let you do this…maybe you'll regret it…" he said sadly.

"If it means saving a friend, I would give everything. I would gladly give it. I'm like you Natsume. I would never abandon a friend…especially you." They both blushed.

"You know, my grandpa told me something once. When a person dies, they will go back to their original star. There, they'll report the things she/he did on earth. At least, when I die, I have something to be proud of when I return up there." She smiled.

"Before we go there, I wanna take you somewhere. You'll love it." He whispered.

"Really? Where?" She questioned excitedly.

"You'll see." He smirked.

Back inside the cart, Shigeru entered the cart where Mikan and Natsume were.

"Mikan, Where is she? I have to meet that Natsume she was talking about." He thought, scanning through the seats searching for Mikan.

He heard voices from behind the door so he opened it. He saw the two stopped talking and looked at him.

"Hey, Mikan." He grinned.

"Uhmm…Natsume, this is Shigeru. Shigeru, this is Natsume." She introduced.

"Pleased to meet you Natsume." He extended his hand at him.

The raven-haired boy just looked back at him. Not bothering to shake hands with him.

He gave an annoyed look. "What do you want?"

Shigeru scratched his head. "Well…I just wanted to talk to Mikan."

"May I help you with something?" she asked more politely than Natsume.

"I…uhhh…" he was cut off when they heard something bump on their cart.

"What was that?!?!?" Mikan trembled. Suddenly, from behind, Tsubasa grabbed her and took her on top of the cart.

"Natsume! Heeellp!" she shrieked.

"Mikan!" The two guys yelled in unision.

Instantly, he jumped up the cart to save Mikan. Tsubasa was there waiting for him. He grasped her neck with his arm.

"Natsume…help me!" she murmured.

"Let's see how you can stop me from controlling you shadow." He bent down and started controlling Natsume's shadow.

"Damn. I can't move." He lit up a small amount of flame in his hand to hide his shadow.

"It's useless. Hotaru, stop it." Hotaru splashed a bucket of water so his flames disappeared.

Tsubasa clenched Mikan's collar and placed her at the side of the train. "If you don't get out of that situation in 60 seconds, I throw your girlfriend off the train."

"Tsubasa! Control yourself! I know you're somewhere in there! Get a hold of yourself!!" Mikan shouted.

"It's no use trying to talk him out, Mikan. He's manipulated, so you might as well give it up." Ruka said from the other cart.

"Ruka, please…You can do it! It's your body! Don't let Reo control you!" she screamed.

Tsubasa slapped her face. "I told you to shut up!" There was a red mark indicating the slap he did. Natsume saw tears streaming from her eyes. Anger started to overflow in him, like the time she was slammed by Reo's allies.

"What did you just do?!?!" He yelled. "You made her cry…You made her cry!!!!!!!!!" Flames started bursting out of nowhere, causing a huge explosion.

"Mission complete." He threw Mikan out of the train then jumped on Hotaru's invention. They flew away.

Natsume jumped off the train then wrapped his arms around Mikan. "Hold on." They were able to escape the train before it collapsed into pieces. Mikan did the same.

They landed on the ground, covered in bruises and scars. Luckily, they were still alive.

"Mi-Mikan, are…you okay?" Natsume asked worriedly.

"I-I'm fine. Don't worry." She slowly reached her friend's hand and held it tight.

"No matter what happens…I love you, Natsume." She whispered as they both fell unconscious on the rough ground.

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Whew! I don't know how long this is, and I think it's a bit rushed. Well…That's about it. Comments, suggestions? Review!! I'll be waiting. Thanks for reading. :)