Hmmm…so Aoi's here now! Yay! I made her Alice the ability of controlling certain stuff about the sun, because I didn't really want it to be fire, since that's what Natsume has. But she's related to him, so she should have something controlling the heat. The sun would be a bit too extreme, and just making rooms warmer would be kinda"eh." So Aoi's Alice is now controlling abilities of the sun. (Some of them)
It had been about two weeks since the whole Aoi incident. She had been sent to the hospital and tested. The Headmaster finally believed that her Alice wasn't dangerous, and let her into the Academy. She went for surgery afterwards, but Mikan and Natsume didn't know how the operation went at all. They saw no signs of Aoi since then.
Class B…
"Oh.My.God. Did you hear?! Reo Mouri is coming to Alice Academy!!"
"NO WAY!!!"
Screams of excitement rang throughout the classroom.
Reo Mouri? Mikan thought, as she took her seat next to Natsume, avoiding his eyes. She didn't really care—instead, she concentrated on wondering how Aoi's operation went.
"Quiet down, everyone…" Narumi said cheerfully, as he walked into the room.
"I have two new announcements, and the second one concerning Reo Mouri's visit to Alice Academy."
More squeals.
"But first," Narumi continued, "We have a new student attending Alice Academy."
Mikan's eyes perked up, and Natsume showed some interest.
Narumi motioned at the door.
"Her name is Aoi Hyuuga, and yes, she's Natsume sister. She has the Alice of controlling certain abilities of the sun."
Mikan smiled as she observed her friend closer. Her eyes were no longer milky.
Aoi smiled as she caught Mikan's eye.
"I-I'm Aoi Hyuuga…P-Please take care of me!" She said nervously, bowing.
Narumi scanned the room for a seat.
"Let's see…ah, there's a seat beside Mikan-chan…if you would like to sit there."
"Narumi-sesnsei." Someone interrupted.
"Why does Sakura always have the cool or famous people of the school next to her? I'm the president of the Natsume-Ruka fanclub. And Aoi-san is related to Natsume, and they should be around me, not some slaving puppy-dog!"
In that second she finished talking, her hair was set ablaze, demons (somehow from Youichi) attacking her, Shots from Hotaru's infamous Baka-gun, and birds pecking at her.
"ITAI!" She screamed, she and her friends trying to put out the fire or shoo the birds away.
"The second announcement," Narumi kept talking, ignoring the seaweed-haired girl. "Reo Mouri will be coming to Alice Academy three weeks from now. That is all. More information will be said later."
He left the room, which left the class in their daily 20-minute wait for the next teacher.
Aoi ran over to Mikan and hugged her.
"Mikan-chan! I missed you so much!"
"I'm guessing your surgery went well?" Mikan replied happily, forgetting her conversation with Persona.
"Yup! I can see now!" Aoi agreed happily, looking at Mikan. "Mikan-chan has brown hair and eyes! You look cuter than I had expected!"
Some people would wonder whether that was a compliment or an insult, but Mikan took it as a compliment, blushed, and looked away.
"Aoi-san."
A very familiar voice interrupted their happiness.
"If you don't mind, wouldn't you rather come and talk to us?" Sumire gestured at her friends, looking very smug and haughty. "You don't need to waste your time with that bitch. All she really knows is how to follow orders, after all."
Aoi face, which had been smiling minutes before, dropped to a serious and stern look.
"Shouda-san." Aoi said back, her voice firm and calm. She had learned her classmates' name already. "I, for one, happen to know that Mikan-chan is not a 'bitch'. She is my first and best friend. Although I do not know under what circumstances that you called her a 'slaving-puppy dog' and such, I do know that under any circumstance that I will remain by her side as a friend, like she did so with me."
She ended her little speech coolly, and sat down.
Natsume smiled inwardly. His sister had always been good at defending things, and that had definitely not changed over the years.
Hotaru and Ruka also smiled.
Aoi's speech made her realize, that perhaps she should have tried harder to protect Mikan. That she had probably given up on her too fast, instead of trying to be a little bit more stubborn so her best friend wouldn't have to go through all these troubles. Basically, that perhaps she should have tried harder to be a friend.
"I never knew that Aoi-san would side with Sakura. It looks like everyone is siding with Sakura these days…" Sumire continued, picking at her nails, trying to look cool and mature or something. "But I think it's all just a pity friendship. The poor puppy-dog being cared for by five people, but probably just to be thrown away later."
As a response, she received ten shots from Hotaru's infamous Baka-Gun, and was sent flying into the wall. She was still conscious as Hotaru said her own speech.
"I would like to say in response to Aoi-san," Hotaru began, " That we think of Mikan like a true best friend, whilst you think of your so-called 'friends' only as minions to carry out orders. We do not give her your so-called 'pity-friendship'. If you're jealous of her being around Hyuuga, be jealous, but don't give our 'adorable little puppy-dog' any useless trouble. "
Hotaru sat down. She wasn't exactly finished, but it would be better than rambling on and on.
She saw Mikan smiled widely, and started to smile herself, too.
But in about three seconds, Mikan's smile disappeared. The whole class was quiet, and the atmosphere was filled with mixed emotions. Aoi didn't know what was going on.
"Sakura."
The masculine and firm voice of Person glided around the room.
Mikan stood up immediately. He had called her 'Shiro Neko' ever since she started missions and such. Now that he called her by her surname, she knew definitely knew that something bad would happen.
"Y-Yes!"
Persona narrowed his eyes as he spotted Aoi.
"And who is this?" He asked, edging closer to Aoi.
Aoi, who was oblivious to who this man was, answered his question nervously.
"M-My name is A-Aoi Hyuuga, sir…"
Persona's eyes narrowed even more, if possible. He turned to Mikan.
"I see you made a new friend. Have you forgotten my orders, Sakura?"
The older man's voice was icy and cold.
"No, sir!" Mikan answered, unsure what would come out of this.
"And what happened to the collar? Why are you answering back in the first place, Sakura?"
Mikan kept quiet. What should she say? She didn't want to get Natsume in trouble, after the help he had given her.
"…."
"Well, Sakura? Why aren't you answering?"
Natsume narrowed his eyes himself, stood up, and walked in front of Mikan, blocking her from view.
"Shut up, Persona. I'm the one who took it off."
Mikan's eyes widened. Why was he endangering himself for her? Aoi stood beside her brother.
Persona took off his mask, revealing a pale face and beautiful gray/black eyes. But not matter how beautiful he looked, this was not leading anywhere good.
"You have not forgotten my Alice?" Persona said, adjusting the several rings, which were Alice Control devices, on his fingers.
Mikan's eyes widened even more.
Persona's Alice. The Alice of Death. Black marks would spread throughout the body, and within a certain number of hours, depending on the strength, the victim would die.
When set to its maximum, or strong, the person could die within several minutes, or even immediately.
Persona flicked his finger, and Mikan was the only one who saw his Alice move towards Natsume and Aoi. She pushed them out of the way, and both doses of his Alice hit her instead.
"MIKAN!!" Hotaru screamed, running over to her friend. She was the one of the few people who knew Persona's Alice.
"Mikan, Mikan, talk, do something!" The violet-eyed girl said, shaking Mikan.
Natsume, and Aoi, who were recoiling from being pushed into desks without warning, realized what the teacher had done. Aoi was still clueless, but she knew that the teacher's Alice was dangerous. Definitely.
"Oh my," Persona said, with a tone of something unrecognizable in his voice.
"Looks like the little white kitten is on its last breath."
Natsume glared at the teacher, creating flames in his hands.
"Don't worry," Persona said. "It was at its minimum. But the most she has is about three days."
He walked out as Natsume threw his fire, burning down the door.
"Mikan!" He heard Hotaru say. "Mikan, please!"
The brunette's body was starting to turn black—the black mark of death.
"Onii-chan…" Aoi squeaked. "W-What's happening to Mikan-chan?!"
"She's going to die if she isn't cured. Within three days." The fire-caster told his sister bluntly. "Persona has the Alice of Death."
The brunette stayed unconscious during the whole commotion.
Are you scared?
I'm not sure…
I'm scared of Death.
I don't want to be alone.
So you're scared?
But yet, there's something else I can't really describe.
Everyone will die sooner or later.
Everyone will one days let the arms of Death envelope them.
Think I'll go to Heaven?
Or Hell?
Shut up.
The question was are you scared?
I'm not sure.
But I'm sure someone can do something about this.
So you believe?
Yes.
It's your last hope.
I know.
Your last chance to live.
I know.
…
Hold onto it. Don't lose it.
…
I won't.
It's your last hope.
Your last hope to live.
Doctors and nurses in this Academy are amazing.
But you know?
They don't always succeed
The Alice of Death is nearly incurable
But this is your last hope.
So don't lose it within the darkness.
The fifth chain had been broken.
It's a bit of both Light and Dark.
But,
The fifth chain has been broken by 'Light'. Not necessarily happiness.
Clung onto the last hope, the last hope of living.
To Believe.
Don't lose that hope.
Don't let everything escape you,
Within a beat of a butterfly's wings.
Well…
I thought I was going to update sooner. But I didn't.
I lied, I'm sorry.
X.X
Anyways…
In the last chapter too, the characters might have been a bit OOC.
It's getting a bit more difficult to write this fanfic. X.X
Ummmm…
So Persona actually has the Alice of Death.
Back when I wrote 'Alice Mermaids' I thought Persona's Alice to the ability to dissolve things. LOL. I only watched the anime at the time, and never read the manga. XD But yeah.
MIKAN MIGHT DIIIEEE! X.X
This fanfic is so depressing. I hope you guys will trust doctors. I mean, they're good people. They like…save people and stuff. Don't think about all the negative stuff like I do. You'll be very depressed when you do. Like I am. DOCTORS ARE GOOD! It's not that I don't like the doctor, but I cant stand the needles and the blood and...yeah... I dunno. Forget it. -.-
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Review?! :D