me: A few words are in my head right now. "Oh my god, I finally finished it"
Sorry that this took a over a month, i lost inspiration in writing it, but then i started to get more reviews and favorites recently, so here's an epilogue for all my wonderful readers! x3 you guys rock. Oh and now about a sequel... I decided that there is gonna be a sequel! It's called "Final Secrets", check my profile sometime soon! I was gonna name it "Himitsu: Seishi" but then I decided that my japanese is too crappy, I don't even know if that makes sense! Any way, keep your eyes out for Final Secrets!
hotaru: Disclaimer's Note: Lilmissmex3 does not own Gakuen Alice
me: I didn't proof read this. At all. I was way too wiped out from writing it.
Epilogue: An end is just a new start
Someone's P.O.V.
It was dark everywhere, I was running away from something I couldn't remember. I could only remember that I was trying not to laugh. Strange because usually these dreams involve me being frightened. Not amused.
"Naaaattttsummeeeeeeeee!" something said and I stopped running, I glanced around, but all I saw was darkness.
"Natsumeeeee!" it screamed again. I ignored it and started walking through the darkness again.
"NATSUME!" a pillow slammed against my face and the darkness faded into a glare of sunlight that somehow entered the room.
"For a second there I thought you were passed out!" a girl with auburn hair screamed, placing her hands on her hip in front of the window, making the sunlight outline her body, she was glowing.
"I was trying to block out your endless screaming" I replied and found another pillow stuffing itself into my face.
"I wouldn't have to scream if you didn't sleep like a bear in the middle of winter! You stupid KUMA!" she screamed, veins popping her forehead.
"Nee-chan is scary" a grey-headed child said climbing onto my bed.
"I agree with you Youichi" I patted his head.
"Youichi, it would be bad if you started acting like your stupid brother over here. Understand?" she said pinching and pulling the little boy's cheeks.
"Hwai, Mweeclan-wee-wthan" Youichi tried to say while she stretched out his face.
"Huh?? I can't hear you!" she said leaning her ear closer letting go of his cheeks.
"Hai Mikan-nee-chan!" he said and gave her a small peck on the face.
"That's better" she smiled at him and ruffled his hair.
"What, I don't get a kiss?" I smirked.
"No, you don't" she stuck her tongue out.
"So, what brings you to my room?" I asked. Her face blanked for a second.
"AH!! That reminds me!!!" she screamed.
Yuki's P.O.V.
I was slipping through the corridors with as much stealth I could bring myself to pull out. I had asked to go to the bathroom, so I couldn't take too long. But, Mikan and Natsume are very late. And if they don't show up soon, Persona is gonna kick their sorry butts, including mine if I don't find them soon. I shivered at the thought of a bunch of impatient angry DA students. Well at least they weren't the only ones missing when they did the attendance...
BUMP
My mind was empty, trying to figure out how I ended up on my back staring at the ceiling, I blinked a few times, still clearing out everything that happened in my mind. Before I could find a solution to it a deep voice spoke up.
"Sorry" the voice said.
"It's fine" I said pulling myself up so I was at least sitting. I almost gasped (note the almost) when I saw who I had bumped into. A boy with messy black-hair, and blue eyes. He looked like an upper-classmen? Well, he was cute. No, wait, cute is an understatement, and with some better lighting, probably an insult.
"Here" he offered his hand and I accepted and got up. I brushed the dust off my skirt to delay looking into his blue eyes.
Normal P.O.V.
"I'm Renji" he extended his hand for a handshake.
"I'm Yuki, nice to meet you" Yuki said as she shook hands with him.
"Ano, do you think you can tell me where the Dangerous Abilities class is?" he asked.
"Eh? Oh, you're one of the 3 missing students from the meeting aren't you?" Yuki asked him.
"Heh, yeah I'm in trouble aren't I?" Renji scratched the back of his head.
"Ma na... I can take you there" Yuki offered.
"Are you sure? I mean, I don't want you to be late for your class" Renji asked.
"Hm? Oh, I'm in the same class, Ishi Yuki, Will Alice"
"Shugosha Renji, Earth Alice"
"At this rate we'll be really late, we'll have to go the fast way" Yuki put a hand on Renji's shoulder.
"With all my will, I don't want to be late" Yuki whispered. They were now back in the DA room, some of the students stiffened a little when two people randomly popped in, in the middle of a meeting.
"Yo" Yuki saluted them with two fingers.
"Yuki, what are you doing?" one student asked, Yuki pulled out a drawing pad and a thick black marker, and started drawing things, when she was finished she revealed a bunch of drawings with a Chibi version of her and everyone else and she began to explain.
"Well you see, I was on my way back from the bathroom, when I came by a stray animal! He was obviously lost so I decided to help him! He said that he had come from a farrr away land and didn't know where he was going but he had somewhere important to go! Since it turned out that we were going to the same place I decided to help the poor little guy out. The end" Yuki flipped the pages of the drawing pad to show everyone the drawings for her story as she told the story. Everyone stared at her, sweat-drops running down the back of their heads.
"Sorry we're late!" a girl screamed as the door bursted open.
"Mikan-chan is here" Yuki sing-songed.
"Baka" Natsume said, leaning against a wall.
"Eh? When'd you get there?" Yuki asked poking him.
"I was here the whole time" Natsume eyes glanced over to the side, avoiding eye contact.
"Hai, Hai, USO!!" Yuki pointed at him.
"Nekkyousha, you're too loud in the morning, just like Polka-dots over there" Natsume rubbed his ears.
"Urusei Kuma!" Mikan screamed, kicking Natsume straight through the wall, a vein popping in her head (btw.. those are called paku-paku!).
"Ehhh" everyone backed up in their seats.
"Ehem" Persona cleared his throat in the front of the room. "Now that everyone is here, let's begin the meeting"
----- After the meeting ☆----
"I can't believe you shoved me into a wall" Natsume rubbed his head that was still red from earlier.
"You deserved it! You've been mean to me since you woke up" Mikan stuck her tongue out at him.
"Baka" Natsume spat.
"Kuma!" Mikan retorted.
"Ugly girl"
"Perverted Kuma"
"Stupid ugly girl"
"Jerk"
"Flat-chested stupid ugly girl"
"Don't just add things to ugly girl, you stupid bear!" Mikan tried to kick him but he dodged.
"Oi, Oi, stop it will ya? We have a mission" Yuki jumped down from a tree. (They were in the forest)
"I don't get it! Didn't we already destroy the AAO?" Mikan crossed her arms, pouting.
"That was only the people stationed in the place we destroyed. It was only a small fraction of them, stupid" Natsume said.
"We have someone else joining us on this mission" Yuki said as a tall boy with black hair jumped down from a tree.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Nadeshiko-san, Kuro Neko-san" the boy bowed.
"... You are?" Mikan asked.
"My apologies for not introducing myself, my alias is Midori Ryuu"
"Don't be so formal with these two twits, Renji-senpai!" Yuki patted his back.
"Ah, ok, Yuki-kouhai!" Renji patted her back too. Thus, beginning a pat-your-back competition between the two, both having giant smiles plastered on their faces and laughing idiotically as they each patted their backs. Natsume and Mikan turned towards each other and exchanged looks.
"We're the twits?" they both asked.
"Oh yeah, what's this mission again?" Mikan asked.
"Mikan no baka! Don't you ever pay attention? The AAO captured some poor defenseless girl from her home, and we have to go save her!" Yuki answered.
"Apparently this girl has a strong alice" Natsume added.
"Oh.. so who is this girl?" Mikan asked, snapping the band on her new mask, her old mask had snapped in half on her last mission, now she had a new one that covered her whole face. Yuki pulled out a file and passed it to Mikan.
"That's her info, I haven't opened it yet though" Yuki said. Mikan peeled off the plastic wrapping around the folder and scanned through the info inside. There was a picture of her and all her basic information.
Name: Hideaki Hanabi
Age: 13
Alice: Crystallization
Desription: 5'6", 107 pounds, shoulder length chocolate brown hair, hazel eyes.
Personality: Cheerful, energetic, clumsy, intelligent, can be rather witty and sarcastic. Slightly dangerous when angry, also can be extremely sly, and sneaky.
After reading the information everyone except Mikan just kind of stared at the picture.
"Eh.. she sounds interesting!" Mikan cheered.
"Eto... is it just me, or does this girl look a lot like Sakura-san?" Renji asked.
"What are you talking about? Look! Her hair is completely different from mine. Oh wait, you're right we do look alike!" Mikan said after examining the picture.
"Hn. Her attitude sounds like yours too. Well, except for the intelligent part" Natsume smirked, earning him a smack from the brunette.
"I'm just stating the facts" Natsume mumbled under his breath.
"What was that Natsume? I can't hear you!!" Mikan inched forward and glared at him.
"Exactly what is the relationship between these two?" Renji asked Yuki in a whispered voice.
"They're friends who've had some moments. They're in between a girlfriend/boyfriend relationship and a friend relationship" Yuki whispered back to them. The two of them proceeded to gossiping like two old ladies at a hair salon while Natsume and Mikan were glaring at each other, Mikan yelling at him to repeat what he said.
"Panda Panda Panda Panda Dance!" the song played from inside Mikan's pocket who stared at her pocket as if it had grown a head. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a panda shaped phone.
"A message from Hotaru?" she wondered out loud.
Dearest Baka,
Don't forget the Valentine's Day Dance tonight. Also, shouldn't you be leaving on your mission rather then fighting with Hyuuga? Good Day.
Imai Hotaru
p.s. Each reminder I sent you costs 10 rabbits. Since I gave you two reminders I will do the math for you, that is 20 rabbits. The fee for me doing the math for you is an additional 10 rabbits. Also the message I sent you cost 1 rabbit, which is added onto your debt. I will once again do the math for you, that is 31 rabbits. Me once again doing the math for you cost an additional 5 rabbits. I expect 36 rabbits when you get back.
"Mou! Her message wasn't even as long as the part where she told me how much I owed her!" Mikan pouted.
"That's Imai-san for you!" Yuki giggled, running towards the academy gate, with Renji following after her, who was soon followed by Natsume, which left Mikan no choice but to chase after them.
--- ☆ ---
"Why don't you just let me go?" a girl with chocolate brown hair asked. Her question had been directed at the man standing in front of her cell, wearing a black suit, and sunglasses and communicator plugged in his ear.
"Not my choice kiddo" the man replied, not even looking in her direction. The girl frowned, her eyebrows furrowing as her brain quickly tried to think of a way to escape. She didn't plan on spending her life with some freaks that tried to take down a school. Seriously, who had such a sad and pathetic social life they would try to start war with a freaking school? But then again, Alice Academy was no ordinary school. From what she's heard from the freaks-in-suits so far, Alice Academy was an academy filled with a huge amount of people with powers, just like her own. The girls frown tugged further down, she couldn't think of a reasonable way to get out of the place without breaking some bones. She released a long sigh, catching the attention of the man in the suit. The man turn towards her a let out an annoyed reply.
"What now?" the man snarled. The girl opened her mouth to say something, but a slight 'clunk' sound interrupted her, the clunk was followed with another 'clunk', this time the man fell forward, but was caught mid-fall.
"Wow that was close" a female voice said. The brown-haired girl looked up at the person who had just knocked out the man in the suit.
'I hit a pressure point, he shouldn't be waking up any time soon" the auburn-haired savior gave a bright smile.
"Oi. Just get her out already" a voice called through the girl's earpiece.
"Gotcha, Neko-chan!" the girl sing-songed.
"Um, I hate to break it to you, but I already tried breaking the cell, no luck" the brown-haired girl told her.
"Tsk. Tsk, but I bet you didn't use magic" Mikan smiled, she put her index finger up to the cell, a spark went off and disappeared, the door silently creaked open as the brown-haired girl stared in awe.
"How sad, they should have at least put an extra back-up barrier around here. Villains are so lazy these days!" Mikan giggled, extending her hand out to help the girl up. The girl accepted and Mikan pulled her up.
"Let's hurry, back-ups probably on their way" Mikan explained, pulling the girl as she ran. Screams were heard from the end of the hall, as Mikan and the girl turned and met up with a boy wearing a black cat mask.
"Took you long enough" the boy scoffed.
"I'd like to see you do it" Mikan replied.
"Easy, I'd burn the stupid cell down" the boy told her, knocking another suited man out.
"And burn Hanabi-chan?!" Mikan gasped, kicking a man in the face.
"Let's go" the boy grunted, Mikan grabbed the girls hand again and they rushed out of the building, they hurried to the hiding spot where Yuki and Renji were. Renji was sitting on top of 5 unconscious suited men, while Yuki was perched on a branch with stealth, typing on a laptop at a alarmingly fast rate.
"3..2...1.." she whispered and hit the enter button.
"Their alarms will be shut off for at least another hour, I assume it'll take them 3 minutes to use their brains and use some guy's alice to warn everyone. I turned on the automatic lock on all the doors, it'll take them at least 10 minutes to crack down the monster code I just set up in their main system" Yuki snickered.
"So that gives us a 13 minute head start." Renji nodded his head, impressed at the short amount of time it had taken.
"So.. want to go get some sushi in Tokyo before they expect us back?" Mikan suggested.
"Hn"
"Wai!!"
"Sure" The three of them replied.
"Ano ne..." a voice spoke up, catching the attention of the 4.
"Care explaining everything to me?" the girl asked.
"We'll explain over sushi, Hideaki-san!" Yuki smiled at the girl. Mikan smiled and took her hand, the five hurried away from the AAO base.
---- Sushi Love ♥ ----
"So..." Hanabi said after the long explanation the four, seeing that Natsume didn't say anything the whole time, gave her.
"Yup, and now that you're with us, you'll have to attend Alice Academy" Mikan said.
"It's fine. It's better then that orphanage anyway" Hanabi smiled.
"You're an orphan?" Mikan asked.
"Yeah..." Hanabi replied.
"Me too! But I had Jii-chan looking after me" Mikan smiled sadly, she hadn't thought of her Grandpa in a while.
"Still, the whole thing about the missions you guys have to do... isn't life just easier without an alice then?" Hanabi questioned. Mikan just laughed lightly.
"I guess you could say it that way, yes sometimes life is easier without an alice. But I've come to love my alice, I used to think that my alice was a curse, but I've learned to accept that it's just another part of me" Mikan explained to Hanabi.
"Another part of you, like you're flat chest" Natsume grunted.
"Pervert!" Mikan smacked his arm with the back of her hand.
"And this is?" Hanabi asked about the boy she had yet to be introduced to. Come to think of it, the only person she had been introduced to was Mikan.
"This pervert of a guy is Hyuuga Natsume, you should try to avoid him as much as possible!" Mikan rolled her eyes at Natsume who just gave her a "Hn".
"I'm Ishi Yuki!" Yuki smiled at the girl, taking a sip from her Coca-Cola with a straw.
"I'm Shugosha Renji" Renji gave her a lift-a-hand-wave and a smile.
"Ah! I just remembered something" Yuki pointed her finger up in the air.
"Remembered what, Yuki-chan?" Mikan asked.
"Didn't Imai-san's message say something like.. "Party?" I think it was something for Valentine's Day right?" Yuki tapped a finger against her cheek.
"The Valentine's Day Dance!!" Mikan jumped up.
"Who cares." Natsume threw a piece of sushi in his mouth.
"I do! Check Please!" Mikan waved her hand at the waitress who made her way over, pulling the check out of the front pocket of her black apron.
"It's not like it'll be any fun anyway" Natsume grunted, Mikan responded by lifting him out of his chair and dragging him out the door. When she walked out the door she ran into a woman wearing a tan trench coat, a hat, and sunglasses, knocking Mikan down.
"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" The auburn-haired woman apologized, she offered her hand to Mikan who gladly accepted. When their hands made contact the woman's eyebrows furrowed, but quickly returned back to normal, and she let go.
"Oh, don't worry about it! It's mostly my fault anyway... Ms..." Mikan stopped, asking for the woman's name.
"Yuka, Azumi Yuka" the woman informed her.
"Well, it was nice meeting you Azumi-san! But I'm in a hurry... so sorry for running into you! Ja ne!" Mikan waved and hurried after the other four. The woman smiled at the teenager's retreating figure.
"Yes, it really was nice meeting you, Mikan" Yuka whispered and turned around, walking down the streets confidently, and with the next step, she disappeared.
---- Dance, Dance, Dance ❅ ----
"The band will be taking a quick break! So for all you couples out there grab your partner and dance to some slow songs, and relax with your love" the DJ announced, pushing a disc into motion, a soft slow song dancing its way into everyones ears.
( The song is "Eyes on Me" from Final Fantasy 8! It does NOT in anyways belong to me. If you listen to the version Angela Aki sings while reading this, you'll get a pretty good feel from it, seeing I was listening to it while I was writing!)
Whenever I sang my songs
On the stage, on my own
Whenever said these words
Wishing they would be heard
I saw you smiling at me
Was it real or just my fantasy
You'd always be there in the corner
Of this tiny little bar
Mikan blushed when she heard the words "couple" and "love" because she was just about to go up to Natsume and ask him for a dance. But now she was just plain out embarrassed, what would Natsume think if she asked him for a dance now?! He might think she thought they were dating, or he might think she was obsessed with him! Yuki saw Mikan and a plan hatched in her mind.
"Mikan-chan! I need to find Natsume about something to do with today's mission, but I really, really, REALLY want to dance with Renji-senpai here!" Yuki pointed to Renji who she had so mercilessly dragged over.
"So.. do you think you could pretty please find him for me?" Yuki batted her lashes at Mikan, who sighed,.
"Fine."
My last night here with you
Same old songs, just once more
My last night here with you?
Maybe yes, maybe no
I kind of liked it your way
How you shyly laid your eyes on me
Mikan walked into the middle school building, she had already searched outside and saw no traces of Natsume. Since he wasn't on the dance floor, it was the only place left to avoid fan-girls unless he went back to his room. Mikan was walking through the hallway when she passed by a room she had never seen before. She shyly walked up to the door and knocked, getting no response she quietly opened the door.
Did you ever know? That I had mine on you
She was slightly shocked to see Natsume sitting in a desk, resting his head on the table sleeping, with a manga still in his hand. She just smiled, he was probably tired from all the missions he had this week.
Darling, so there you are
With that look on your face
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If a frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer
Mikan folded her arms behind her back and stood up on her tip-toes, looming over Natsume secretly, in case he was awake. She peeked at his face and saw he was sleeping.
"I'll just pinch his nose and see if he wakes up" Mikan whispered to herself. She pinched his nose, and let go when he didn't wake up after 3 seconds.
"Well, it should be fine" Mikan said to herself.
"I've never seen this room before..." Mikan whispered to herself. She walked to the front of the room where a desk was conveniently placed to the right corner.
So let me come to you
Close as I wanted to be
Close enough for me
To feel your heart beating fast
And stay there as I whisper
How I loved your peaceful eyes on me
did you ever know
That I had mine on you
She nosed her way over the desk. It was rather dusty, like no one had touched it in years. A silver photo frame caught her eye, without thinking her hands reached out to grab it and brought it up to her face. A slightly audible gasp escaped from her lips.
Darling, so share with me
Your love if you have enough
Your tears if your're holding back
Or pain if that's what it is
How can I let you know
I'm more than the dress and the voice
Just reach for me then
You will know that you're not dreaming
The picture was of 2 people, a young baby being held in the arms of an auburn-haired woman. At the bottom of the frame, words were etched into the silver. "From your beloved, Azumi Yuka and Sakura ------" the rest of the letters were chipped off, due from old age. Mikan squinted her eyes, trying to read the letters but did not succeed.
"Hn. Someone actually managed to find me" a deep voice grunted.
Darling, so there you are
With that look on your face
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If a frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer
"Well, I'm glad it wasn't a fan-girl" Natsume said.
"I've never seen this room before" Mikan said randomly.
"Yeah, I found it some time last year, I come here to get away sometimes" Natsume replied.
"Ah, when you don't go to the sakuragi." Mikan nodded her head. (A/N: Sakuragi means "Cherry Blossom Tree", I'm tired of saying Sakura Tree)
"..Yeah" Natsume replied.
"You want to go back to the dance with me now?" Mikan smiled at him.
"And get mauled by fan-girls?" Natsume rose an eyebrow, Mikan simply rolled her eyes.
"Don't worry Natsu-chan, I'll protect you from the big bad fan-girls" Mikan giggled, she pushed Natsume out the door and gave the picture one final glance. Azumi Yuka, who are you, and how am I connected to you? Mikan thought, her eyes scanning the barely visible "Mik--" next to the words Sakura on the frame.
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To Be Continued
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me: Wow, I am so evil! I had to leave you hanging, even on the EPILOGUE! xD!
natsume: Not much of an epilogue.
Koko: PLEASE REVIEW!!
me: Yes, Please Do Review! The more you review the faster I start working on the sequel! ;P
Mikan: SEQUEL! SEQUEL?! NOOO!!!
me: Shaddap. And with that, I leave you with this TOOK-ME-OVER-A-MONTH-TO-WRITE-CHAPTER THAT IS EXTREMELY LONG FOR MY STANDARDS and hope for your reviews:)!