~An Oath to a Demon~

Helo everyone! I want to thank those wonderful persons to my utmost who had reviewed and read my first chapter. I also wanna inform you that I made some revisions on it, so please read it again if you would want to. Now I'm super depressed because of the quiz I took. I'm really bad at history (T.T) and add to that, our teacher left us with a bunch of assignments and upcoming recitations (sigh..).. Anyways this is the second chapter of "An Oath to a Demon" please enjoy reading!Arigatou!… -

Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice or any of its characters. It's written and owned by Higuchi Tachibana.

~Chapter 2: "My Power has Awakened"~

"Mikan….. you have to continue your life without me. Protect our kingdom and …tell mother and father that I love them. We'll see each other again, so- don't worry. I love you my sister-"

Mikan's eyes were full of tears with her brother in her arms, her voice trembled,"Nii-chan! Please… do-n't say that!" she continued to nudge her brother as his body slowly collapse in her petite arms.

"No nii-chan! Nichan..! NNnnoooo! NOOooooo!"

"NOOoo~!"

"Mikan!Mikan!" an affright voice awakened Mikan from her slumber.

Queen Yuka almost slaps her pale face. She slowly opened her eyes and felt the tightness of the atmosphere. All eyes were directed to only her.

'Where am I? What happened? Was it just a nightmare?' she thought. She felt so dizzy; her brain felt like it was hit by a heavy metal and her frontal lope seems to break.

"Oka-sama!(Mother)!" Her eyes widened.

"Where's nii-chan?" Her voice sounds cracked and about to cry. The tautness within seems to flux freely. Breathtaking tension was built inside room and the people surrounding her.

"Mikan…" Yuka drew closer to hug her. "You don't remember anything my dear?" Mikan noticed the pained expression in her mother's face.

"Mother, please tell me what happened?" the lass started to weep in frustration when she couldn't hear any answer.-Dead silence-

"My dear, he's…he is…already… gone…" she gasped, hearing those words from her mother makes her want stop her heart from beating and knowing that her dream, no, her nightmare was true. She broke into tears as her mother soothes her by rubbing her soft hand against her back.

The other servants watching this sentimental scene started to sniff with tears forming at the corner of their eyes. Mikan's shoulders were shaking and moving her head side-to-side while saying no as Yuka started stroking her soft brunette hair to becalm her.

As Mikan started to feel better, she felt like there's someone's missing.

"Oh!", came her muffled voice. "Where's Oto-sama?(father)"…Yuka turned her look on one of their personal servants, Misaki Harada with a healing alice. She snapped out of her diffusing emotion and answered, "King Narumi went out of the palace to check all the damages caused by the warfare, your highness." Her honest reply was accompanied by a bow.

Mikan jumped on her feet to go where her father is and gave her mother one last glance, waiting for her to indicate her consent.

~somewhere outside the palace~

"Your highness, almost seventy five percent of our kingdom has damaged. It will be hard for us to recover and bring back our-", Youichi, known for his spirit controlalice was cut off from his report when the princess came up, calling her father.

Narumi turned to look at her low-spirited princess. "Mikan, my princess…." Youichi noticed the ailed look on the King's face seeing her bubbly daughter sad, but managed to give her a warm smile. Her eyes look dired and rueful. Narumi walked nighly and kneel down.

"You're supposed to be taking a rest", he said hugging the princess. Mikan cuddled at his father, feeling his warmth.

"Father the whole kingdom is ruined...I can't bear it seeing things like these…and the people…..and the people-", she sobbed almost breathless.

"Sshh…" Narumi hushed. "I promise you, Mikan, everything will be alright." Narumi pulled himself from his daughter's firm hold. "Let me bring you back to the palace."

A sob echoed inside the cutilage of Sakura's Dominion….

"Baka! (idiot) you supposed to be strong. You're getting fifty percent less graceful when you cry."

Hotaru Imai scolded her best friend, but Mikan knows that it's just her way of showing how she cares for her despite her cold appearance.

She wandered around and happened to bump into Hotaru. She is the princess of Imai kingdom, an ally of Sakura kingdom after they offer a truce to Sakura kingdom and was consented since both their princesses were best friends.

Mikan can't endure to stay long inside the palace, which only made her remember everything that took place. The wails, the pleading voices, the screams and everything that traumatizes her crept into her mind, making her go insane, and the picture of her brother, Reo, being killed.

This time Hotaru let her friend snuggled to her and she hugged her in response, knowing that Mikan really needs her. "Just for now….", she uttered softly and a warm smile escaped on her lips. "Thank you", was Mikan's reply.

'I promise to change, Hotaru. I'll be strong; I will never be the Mikan you knew. I won't let things like this happen again. I swear…..'

"—"

"Nii-sama, where could you be now? I really missed you! I…I can't help but feel guilty, because….. because I did nothing to save you. Don't you think I'm suffering from your lost? You're really terrible! How could you nii-sama!"

Mikan whimpered in pain and threw a stone to the freely-moving water of the sea, actually surrounding the whole palace. The wind blowing swayed her hair, removing some locks on her pigtails. Her sweet cheeks caressed by the movement of air, as if like soothing her and sympathized with her.

The breeze feels good, but it didn't lessen a bit of her sadness. She felt tons and tons of syringes imposing her heart and soul as she clutched the soft and silky fabric, covering her chest: heavy enough for a ten-year old lass like her. She leaned her back on a tree near her, moving her knees closer to her chest, and then she crouched, listening to the birds cheeping in the bushes.

"What is the root of all of these? Why are they trying to get me? Ugh! If only I have a power." She gritted her teeth …

"How come this stupid alice won't appear?" She cried out as she stood.

"Is there anybody could help me? I want to bring back everything, the lives of those who suffered, my kingdom and the life of my-" Mikan was enthralled, stopped. She was galvanized by the unusual movement of the air; it became stronger, sending chills down her spine.

A strong gush of the wind startled herand the atmosphere is getting darker and darker, making her cry in dreadfulness. Her hazel orbs dilated. And a horrendous sight made her winced.

Stretch up! My neck is aching…I finished this chapter in one seat. I wonder if it's okay….?

Thanks to those who reviewed An Oath to a Demon..! I thought no one would appreciate my work.LOVELOTS!

Up next - ~Chapter 3: "The Demon and the Princess"~

What is it that made Mikan felt dread over her life? Could that thing help her or will just kill her? Wonder how it appeared in an instant?