Uhm... Hi there everyone... remember me? :D

(quickly hide's behind the wall to try and dodge the sharp pointy objects that are thrown my way along with the rotten fruits and stuff)

Anyways... so sorry for the really really really long wait... ehe...

Anyways, I'm sure that over the course of the two years that I've neglected this account (hides again) I'm quite sure that this fic has been quite heavily burried under the pile of much much much better fics. But anyways, I've just decided in the spli instant to re-write this story... and yes I did re-write it, the plot would still be the same but yeah... there are changes. And this is the 3rd chapter. I wont be deleting the notice.

So... ehem... please... enjoy?

andpleasedontkillme!

Disclaimer: I have actually left the whole GA fandom, but I suddenly wanted to continue writing. I am not the owner of GA cause if I was then the manga would have been at a stanstill... TT~TT Gomenasai


A Quick Flashback

Then the teacher entered and the day passed by slower than usual, oh well, after the bell signaling the end of the school day rung I went to take a nap at my all time favorite spot, the Sakura tree, when I woke up, it was already dark "Oh shoot" I thought, "Aoi's gonna kill me" then I dashed to the direction of our house

I was in front of the door, hesitating if I should open it, but I made up my mind and opened it

"Tadaima" I shouted uppon entering

"Okaeri" said my cute little sister, 'wait, she's not mad at me for coming home late?'

oh yeah, nii-chan, could you take me to my friends house tonight, we have a project dew tommorow, onegai" she said then looked at me with puppy dog eyes, now I see why she's not angry, oh I cant resist those eyes

"Fine, what time will I pick you up? or are you coming home by yourself?" I asked, she may be only 10 but she's just like my mother, she's responsible and mature, so I dont pick her up from school any more since she can handle herself

"I'll me coming home on my own, thank nii-chan" she said, then we finished eating, she washed the dishes and we headed out, I took her to her friend's house and told her to come home after they finish, when I neared our apartment, I saw a figure opening the door next to our apartment

I approached and I was shocked to see who it was. Opening the apartment door, key in one hand the other on the door knob, it was pretty obvious she lives there now, was a ditzy brunette girl with hazel eyes.

Why does it seem like she won't leave me alone? I asked myself, holding back a groan

"Natsume?" she said, surprised "What are you doing here?"

Present

"I should be the one asking. I live here" I said, unlocking the door to my apartment.

"EH? So then we're Neighbors! Yay! Isn't that great Natsume? Kore kara mou Yoroshiku onegai ishimasu" she gave a cheerful bow and extended her hand, probably for a shake. I just stared at her before entering the apartment and shutting the door behind me.

"… HEY! THAT'S RUDE YOU KNOW!" I heard her scream from behind the closed door, I had to cover my ears, god is she annoying. After a little while, I heard a knock on the door, she seemed to have calmed down as I opened it to let her in.

Why am I letting her in you ask? Because I felt like it, that's all.

"So, how long have you been living here?" She asked, taking a seat on one of the chairs near the table. I didn't ask her too and yet she's making herself feel at home, rich kids and their customs.

"A couple of years" I answered her, pouring some tea, she was still a guest after all.

"Heh… I see. Do you live alone? Wait, you have a sister right? Does she live with you? Where are your parents?" she shot out an array of questions, gladly accepting the tea.

"Yes, I live with my little sister, she's away at her friend's house at the moment" I cut her off for I knew what she was going to ask again. "And for the other question… my father is somewhere half way across the globe to work, I don't really give a damn what he's doing, and my mother is…"

I didn't say anything more. It didn't seem like I needed too as a look crossed Sakura's face, not pity or resentment as would be the most common reaction to thinks like these, but understanding.

"I see. I should have been more careful with asking questions" she placed the tea cup on the tabletop, a solemn smile on her face. It was a wonder to me that I may have thought for a second, just a mere fraction of a second, that she was probably different from what I initially thought.

"My mother… she died whed I was very young" I started; I don't know why I bothered talking, but that look on Sakura's face… I felt complied to answer her. "she died while giving birth to Aoi, the baby almost couldn't be saved. Father grew mad after that, blaming Aoi for the death of our mother. I was 12 when he just barged out of that door with all his belongings. He said he was going on a business trip somewhere in Europe. I never believed him and, sure enough, he never came back. Never even wrote. I'm just glad he still has the decency to send us some money to pay the rent and food, of course that decency died away years ago so now I'm the one that has to earn money to keep me and Aoi alive"

"I'm very sorry to hear that" She was listening. Intently. Her expression was serious and that smile on her face was just so… infuriating, as if she's telling me that she experienced a similar thing. A similar pain.

I couldn't take it.

"De? How long are you planning to stay here? Don't you have your own apartment" I snapped, I didn't mean to, but I was never one to keep my cool during these circumstances. The only other person I ever told this too was Ruka, and he understood as well, I was thankful for that, but it wasn't the same as her.

She seemed to have reverted to her normal state. "OH! You're right. I'm so sorry to intrude! I'll be leaving then. Oh dear look at the time—"

"Wait" she turned to me with questioning eyes, just in the middle of putting on her shoes. "You haven't answered my question yet"

"Question?"

"Why do you live here?" I asked her seriously. She blinked once, twice, before she smiled.

"I was one too many. I wasn't allowed in the mansion, Kuonji-sama threw me out"

"Kuonji?"

"He's my father… we were never close. I grew up in the care of my grandpa, but now he's dead. I've never met my mother, and my Father never liked me. So he used my admission to Gakuen Alice as an excuse to keep me as far away from his as possible"

She was smiling. I stayed silent.

She was once again turning to leave, I would have let her. But it seems Aoi picked that exact timing to come home and she took an immediate liking to our new neighbor, and thus Sakura Mikan was formally invited to have supper with us.

Well…

It seems that she really wasn't all bad, Sakura Mikan.