I did this right after Chapter 5, since my internet was being "fixed" TT.TT. Obviously I didn't get reviews of the last chapter as of update time. p Oh well

I tried to make the SerinaMisaki conversation down there sound less emotionless (lol), but I didn't really succeed. Sorry if it sounds so boring.

Chapter 6 - Comfort

"Narumi-sensei..." Mikan finished her warm milk and clasped her hands together.

"Can I please sleep with you? I want to at least be with you before you leave..." She clutched her pajamas as she held back any sign of sadness.

"Please?"

"Oh, of course Mikan-chan!"

"But... Misaki-sensei.. If this continues... If her Alice will work by itself without the user's intentions and it nullifies all the Alices used on her... Then..."

"Many things can happen." Misaki leaned against the wall beside the door.

"Yes, but if the Z organization were to get hold of her, then they may use it against us. If not, and the principal finds out, the academy will keep a closer eye on Mikan, then who knows what will happen to her?"

"Well, yes, you do have a point. Usually, Narumi would be the one to prevent that from happening... And now that he's leaving..."

"Exactly why my Alice was temporarily cancelled out." Serina laid her hand on the crystal ball and used her Alice to reveal the events happening in Narumi's room. It was clearer than what she had seen earlier. "I see... Her Alice... It's directly connected to her emotions, and the people whom she love the most."

"So if Narumi leaves... I guess something unpleasant will come up..."

In Hotaru's room, the four students were getting sleepy.

"Hotaru... Are you sure that you have no idea what they're saying?" Yuu yawned, making Ruka tempted to yawn the same way.

"Hotaru?" Yuu tapped her shoulder from behind, and there was no reaction from her at all.

"Hotaru." He walked in front of her and saw her face. She was asleep.

"What?? Hotaru! Please wake up!" He shook her, and still no response.

"Hey, Ruka, help me o--" At that point, he saw Ruka leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, which meant yet another classmate had fallen asleep.

"Oh dear... Even Ruka fell asleep... Natsume?" He looked at the other corner of the room, and spotted Natsume sitting with manga on his head.

"Oh no.. Everyone's asleep... Well... I guess.. I should sleep... too..." Yuu drifted to sleep and let the relaxing feeling of rest take over him.

"Narumi-sensei... Why did the academy tell you to leave?" Mikan stared at Narumi's face wearing a sleepy look. They were both in bed, about to sleep.

"Well... Mikan-chan... You see..." All this time while we were both staring into space and thinking, I pretended to be occupied in reading a book. I had to think. I had to think very hard if I should tell her everything, or leave it the way it is. If I told her, she might be confused, be like her mom, and join the Z organization. If I didn't tell her, no one probably will and she might never even know. But what's the harm in her not knowing?

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to..."

"No, it's alright." Narumi closed the book and placed it on top of the drawer beside the bed.

"Remember when I told you that I always wanted to change the academy? Well, things have gotten quite out of hand... And... It seems that the principal is thinking that I am messing with his plans."

"Is that why? Then you should tell him that you aren't!"

"Well... Come to think of it... I really am being in the way. Somehow, trying to change the academy for the better was something I really wanted to do. It was something I realized since I was a high school student in this academy."

"But if that's your dream, then you shouldn't give up!" Mikan positioned her self to face Narumi in the bed and covered herself with the blanket.

"Mikan, not all dreams are supposed to be fulfilled. Somehow, dreams can also just be things for you to look forward to, and in the end, you'll realize what you're really supposed to do. But... Changing the academy..." Narumi rested head on the pillow. "I'm not giving up, Mikan. Though I will act more intelligently." He smiled at her and fixed her blanket.

"Well, good night, Mikan-chan. It's getting late."

"Good night..." Mikan hugged Narumi and snuggled to be comfortable. As she slept, Narumi stared at her peaceful face and hugged back. As he did so, he heard Mikan mutter soft words.

"I love you.. Otou-san..."

Fine, the last line is weird. It was supposed to be sweet and kawaii but it sounded weird to me. Oh well, I'm the writer anyways. Feel free to point out anything. I was also sleepy while making this fic. XD (In Yuu's line when he yawned, very funnily, I also yawned XDD without yawning on purpose... and I just yawned again1?! XDDD Weird, I yawned for the third time XDD)

And sorry for making this chapter shorter than the latest chapters.

And thank you once again to Tomoko who reviewed and criticized my chapters!! If she didn't, this fic would have a LOT of grammatical errors. TTTT