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10th Grade = 15 Years Old

Hotaru's POV

I was back home again, the 10 years old with my hair still long. I'm with my uncle, he was always supportive whenever I created inventions. Then the memory replayed itself again. And again. A reminder of the reason why I'm in Gakuen Alice. I saw the look in my uncle's eyes, amethyst like mine. The eyes that were so warm and different from my cold ones. Yet now, they were completely similar. There is an explosion from behind him and his eyes turn into ice. My body freezes up and I scream.

I woke up in a cold sweat and silently screamed from the nightmare. I calmed myself, it was only a dream. It had not come in years but it has appeared once again. To haunt me for months. I felt tears streaming down my face but I was powerless against them. I saw a shadow sitting on my balcony door and opened it to see Persona.

"Sunflower," he whispered with worry.

"I'm fine," I spoke coldly. With one last look he jumped down.

It was 3 AM but I stayed up in fear that the dream would return.

In Class

"HOTAAAAAAARRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" I heard Mikan shout. This time I made no attempt to stop her, I was too busy thinking about my dream.

"Hotaru, what's wrong?" Mikan asked. I just shrugged and pushed her away. The door opened once more.

"Morning sexy," I felt a kiss on my cheek.

"Ruka-kun." I whispered while looking straight at my laptop.

Finally, my bestfriend came in and greeted us all.

"Imai. You look disgusting today," Natsume noted my appearance. I stayed silent.

"Ho. Ho. Ho. Ta. Ru. Ru." He playfully whispered in my ear. I trained my eyes on the screen.

"What's wrong?" I felt his hand on my shoulder but I shrugged it away.

"I'm fine, Hyuuga. So if you would be so kind as to fuck off. That would be great." I snapped at him and his eyes flashed.

"Don't hide from me. I know that darkness you lie upon. It was you who helped me walk away," he whispered before slouching down on his seat, manga covering his eyes.

Normal POV

Their Mission

They ran away from their attackers, just like always. She usually always guarded him but right now she had to guard the jewel while he was back up. She had a gun in her hand while his hands were aflame. When all were dead they made their way back to the school. She was happy again unlike this morning, until someone blocked their way. Natsume would have killed him but this time she was held guilty. Gun pointed, Hotaru shot at him and watched his eyes turn to ice. She watched the man die. She looked into his eyes and remembered. Then Hotaru looked up at Natsume and burst into tears, he didn't understand but knew that he would sooner or later. They would always go on missions like these but it was the first time that she ever reacted this way. The two ran to the school in silence.

"Hotaru, what happened?" he asked her.

In the darkness of night, she told him.

"When I was 10, I was in my laboratory with my uncle. He bought the space for me. He was so supportive that he allowed me to try out my inventions on him. My earlier editions of the baka gun were the reason he had a lot of bruises but he loved me none-the-less. One day, I created a robot. My school was experiencing a chain of break-ins. The robot was a guard robot with really good fighting skills. It wasn't meant to kill but it was still in the beginning stage and was more powerful than it needed to be.

My uncle was around during the time I was trying it around and I didn't know. Oh god, Natsume. He didn't know either, he was so young. A week before he turned 30 and he wasn't even married yet. The robot, I couldn't stop it. It came so close to him and he was so amused that he didn't listen to me, he wouldn't run from it. It exploded. And I watched his eyes. His eyes turned cold and then...and then...I woke up in the hospital, a week later. His birthday."

By that time Hotaru was already crying while Natsume hugged her close.

"It's going to be okay." whispered Natsume.

"You don't understand what it's like to kill the only family you have."

"But I do Hotaru, I do." He said seriously, looking into her eyes. For once she knew that he wasn't lying anymore.

Next Day

Hotaru had returned to normal, much to Mikan and Ruka's surprise but both kept silent and went on with their morning ritual.

"Natsume-kun, let's have a dodge ball match." Mikan suggested.

"Wow, yeah. We haven't had one in five years." Ruka commented.

"Only a baka like Mikan can get fifteen year olds to play dodgeball despite the piles of homework we're assigned." Hotaru said in a monotone voice but agreed none the less.

This was replied with Sure's and Whatever's. As teams were decided it all went down to the four friends.

"Hyuuga and the baka can be in the other team. Let's go Ruka-kun." Hotaru commanded before walking to her team mates.


It was almost the end of the match, Hotaru had just hit Mikan and it was down to her and Natsume. There was just one problem, it was his ball and she had forgotten to bring her high tech gadgets this morning. Hotaru was stuck with her good old ball catching net that she used in 5th grade when Natsume's powers weren't as good yet. Although she wanted to win, she knew that Natsume would never face the embarrassment of losing. Winning wasn't worth seeing Natsume's ego get hurt because it didn't just hurt him and she also wanted to thank him for yesterday night.

He watched her throw down her net backpack with shock. She just smiled and went closer as if motioning him to just hit her and win.

"Tch." He said. "What's wrong with you?"

"I don't know, I'm in a good mood." She replied, smiling even wider.

His eyes flashed with anger, then defeat. He gripped the ball as hard as he could, she noticed and nodded at him.

"Tch." He said again and lightly threw the ball at her awaiting hands. Since she was his best friend, she knew him enough to not be surprised by that. He started to walk away.

Natsume's POV

I heard a light bouncing and didn't have to turn around to know what happened.

"Oops." She whispered.

"Tch." I said, not even looking back, and walked away, listening to her girlish and uncharacteristic giggle.

When I was walking to the forest, I saw a face that I hoped to never see again, the lower school principal. He had stopped trying to recruit Mikan but still gave us missions.

"I see how you look at her," he commented.

"Fuck off." I retorted.

"You should tell her before it's too late."

"I..don't..she's just a friend!" I whispered fiercely.

"Oh, we'll find out soon just how strong your feelings are." He said before throwing a powdery substance at me.

I choked as it entered my lungs, burned my eyes, and made my skin tingle.

"For one week the girl you truly love will have to stay away from you. One touch and she'll be electrocuted. We'll soon find out if it's your girlfriend or the girl you call just a friend. I'm sure your missions will be much harder now." He chuckled once then disappeared. The bastard had no idea what he was talking about.

Next Day

"Natsume-kun! Good morning." I heard my girlfriend shout before hugging me. I looked away from her guiltily but returned the hug. I knew then that my love for her wasn't as strong as it was for someone else, but I still hoped that her nullifying alice had something to do with it. She let go and I returned to my manga. Five minutes passed in silence and I heard her leave my side.

"Natsu, please talk to Mikan. I love my best friend but I really don't like it when she annoys me about how her 'boyfriend won't talk to her' and how only 'her best friend can help.'" Hotaru quoted Mikan.

"Tch." I replied. Before I knew it she was thrown to the other side of the room and half the class had rushed to her aid.

"Wh-what just happened?" She asked, recovering from the fall.

"Nothing." I lowered my eyes in shame. I made to help her but she shooed my hand away. Then I looked at her pained eyes and followed her gaze until I found what she was looking at: our best friends together. They hadn't noticed a thing, it's as if nothing had happened.


TO BE CONTINUED