Finally chapter two is here! Sorry about the wait…I was reading some books and if you know me, I won't stop unless I'm done with it.

Disclaimer: Same thing goes….

Chapter 2--

Good Luck--

The class was restless, their last subject, History, was about to start once their teacher arrives. Garnet was silently seated on her chair, thinking of what to do when the day ends. Besides getting their homeworks done, she was wondering what she could do to entertain herself. Before long, their teacher arrived and was followed by the usual set of greetings. Until the teacher called her attention.

"Garnet, you presence is requested by the principal." Said her teacher in a plain tone. She wondered why their principal would call for her. As far as knows, she is not doing anything that might get her attention.

"How about class? I will miss today's lesson." Garnet was trying to excuse herself from visiting their principal.

"Nevermind, I'm sure you could catch up." Her teacher replied to her question. Her classmates started to look at her and somehow frighten her saying random things to make her feel worse.

"What did you do?"

"I wonder what punishment you will get?"

Random voices were herd until her teacher stopped the commotion starting. "Girls, stop it! This does not concern you. Garnet, please take your leave."

With a sign of defeat, Garnet left and headed for the principal's office. Walking along the once again deserted corridors.

The principal heard a knock on her door and requested her visitor's entry. Garnet entered, pale and nervous, she tried to look composed, unfornately her body was not anymore following her.

The principal was aware of how she felt and motioned her to take a seat in front of her. Garnet obeyed, as if she has a choice anyway. She sat down as quietly as she can, her hands resting on her knees. She was silent as well as the principal, then the principal began to talk.

"Don't look so nervous, you've done no wrong I presume?" Her principal broke into a small laugh. Not knowing how to respond, she remained quiet. The principal continued:

"I've sent for you to inform you that you will be the representative of the school for the Student Exchange Program."

To say Garnet was surprised would be an understatement. Her eyes were wide and directly looking at the old lady in front of her, but doubt was also visible in those shocked eyes.

"But I don't remember joining anything that concerns such an activity." She was calm and firm as she told the principal of her side.

"You were chosen, and yes, no notice was given to those who may have wanted to participate."

"I'm sure my parent's won't allow it. They are quite overprotective." She was confident that everything will turn out as a big mistake. The school could never upset parents, this is their weakness.

"Your parents have received the notice and they agree." The principal still held no emotion unlike the panicked Garnet.

"Ms. Principal may I be out of courtesy to tell you something?" She inqured.

"By all means yes."

She breathed in and out before she broke herself into a hysterical talk: "Are you out of your mind?! I have never been a representative of anything! Especially of a school! All my life I have been keeping a low profile here, but do you notice? No! Instead you plan to send me to some other school! I would have been happy to transfer, but to represent a school, hell NO!! What have I done to deserve all of this?!" She finished with her heart feeling lighter but not certain about what consequence her action holds for her. She again took a deep breath before once again looking at the ever so relaxed principal.

"So I take that you are nervous?" Her principal inquired as her elbows rested on her desk.

"You think?" Sarcasm was evident in her voice.

"Now think about this, do you think I would risk the name of the school for such an activity? This school I lead is one of the best schools in the world with a clean name. If I send someone whom I doubt of representing such name, I will risk the honor of the whole school. Instead I chose you because I know you are capable of representing us."

Garnet was quiet, unable to say something about the principal's statement. She felt important for once in her life. As if she is needed. She remained silent while she thought about it and finally agreed. "Fine, I'll participate."

"Good choice that is if you have a choice anyway." Garnet gave her a questioning look but the principal simply smiled then continued:

"Be here tomorrow by 12pm sharp. I will escort you to Alice Academy."

"Will I still attend morning classes?" Garnet inquired, thinking if she could still say goodbye.

"Only if you like." Thus, their conversation ended and Garnet left the room.

Mikan was still aggravated with her Math teacher when someone approached her. With her face still filled with tears, she looked up to see her favorite teacher.

"Mikan, why the sad face?" He inqured the girl sitting on the grass.

"I hate my life…" was all she was able to utter.

"Then, I have good news for you."

This caught her attention, she seldom receives good news. Mikan looked at the eyes of her teacher and waited for him to resume.

"You see, you are chosen by the headmaster to represent our school for the Student Exchange Program. You will study in an all-girl's school for a month outside the academy!" Her companion was hyper as he told her of the "good" news.

Mikan did not know how to react, unable to decide if she was happy or devastated by the news. But before anything else she chose to inquire about her, a one-star student, representing the school. "Mr. Narumi, why me? Why not some other smart student instead?" Her face held no emotion as she asked her companion.

"I don't really know…" Mr. Narumi was nervous as he answered. He received a stare from her student in return and was forced to continue upon seeing her doubtful orbs. "But maybe, maybe it concerns your alice. You are going to attend a non-alice school…"

The doubt in Mikan's eyes immediately disappeared, once again she felt stupid. "So, the academy wants to get rid of me and my useless alice?" Her eyes now held anger, something she seldom felt.

"No! Of course not! I'm sure the headmaster has a good reason. I think it's because you can blend with normal people though you're an alice. If we send someone else, we will risk all the alices." Narumi does not want her to think of herself as a stupid person. For him, she is special and will always be important. Not for her alice but for who she is.

With a decision in mind, Mikan once again began to talk: "You just made the word useless sound good. But anyway, I will participate." Her voice shaking before she once again started to let tears fall of her eyes. Narumi did not expect this and once again started to comfort his student. "Mikan, don't worry, its just one month and you can say goodbye to your friends before you go. I will meet you at the faculty area by 12 pm sharp so you have the whole morning to yourself." Mikan began to nod to her teacher but was thinking of something else.

"I don't have friends! They all think I'm stupid! They'd be happy when I go anyway…but I'll be back, I'll be back."

After some time Narumi left Mikan by herself. She stared at the sky while feeling the gentle breeze blown by the wind. She would have stayed longer but she heard the bell that signals the end of classes. Afraid that anyone might see her, she returned to her room.

It was 6:40 in the morning of the following day and Garnet once again sat on her chair with her luggage beside her. She chose to have morning classes. Thinking, she has to at least say her goodbyes or her friends will haunt her forever. While waiting for her classmates she reminisced last night's events at her house.

"Garnet! Did you pack your cellphone!" Her mom screamed from the first floor.

"Yes mom, I have it…"

"Princess! Come eat your dinner!" Her dad called the way he does every night for his only daughter.

"Coming dad…" Garnet joined her family downstairs and left the book she was reading in her room. For some reason the house was in chaos because of her future departure. Her mom was busy making sure she has everything she might need while her dad gave her a lecture on being responsible to take care of herself. It made sense, since it would be the first time she would leave home for more than one night which were usually because of school activities like a club movie marathons, class encounters or Christmas vigils. She somehow felt loved by her family and it made her scared of what lies for next month.

"Big sis will be gone! We get to invade her room!" one of her younger brothers proudly shouted as she sat down in front of the dinner table.

"Don't you dare!" was her immediate response.

"Garnet, you know that's how your brothers say that they love you…" Her mom was trying to stop the once again starting tension among her children.

"Really?...Well, I'll lock my room just in case…" Garnet never lets her brothers get away with teasing her, never.

Garnet smiled at the thought as she started to look around her classroom, trying to remember as much detail as possible. Before long, her friends started to arrive. And upon seeing her baggage broke into questions.

"Did you leave your family?" Julienne was trying to joke around but Garnet was serious.

"How long?" Mirjana (mir-ya-na) asked her instead.

"One month, student exchange program, 12 pm."

Her friends got the idea right away. They weren't the smartest in class for nothing. No fuzz was made but they did have a long hug. Garnet insisted that the class must not know and decided to drop her luggage by the principal's office to avoid further questions during classes.

The rest of the morning ran smoothly for Garnet. She asked permission from her current teacher by 11:30 to see the principal and change her clothes. Before she left the room, the class broke out:

"We'll miss you!" She was surprised how her classmates knew until she saw Julienne's smiling face.

"Julienne!"

"Take care Garnet." Julienne responded to Garnet's angry face. She was touched that her classmates cared for her, and she somehow regretted leaving. She was the anti-social type of person but she is loved and accepted by all and somehow felt happy to be a part of the year II-1 family.

Garnet never expected to leave her school with tears in her eyes as she rode the school vehicle with her principal already in her casual attire. She took one final picture of the campus before the van started to move.

It was 11 am when Mikan woke up. She has decided not to attend classes anymore for fear of further humiliation. She had silently packed her things the night before. After having her late breakfast, she got herself ready and headed to the faculty area in her simple sun dress. She passed the deserted corridors of their dormitory, thinking if one of its inhabitants would miss her absence. She started having doubts if she should say her goodbye but time would not anymore allow it.

She saw Mr. Narumi leaning on the wall beside the door. She smiled; Mr. Narumi has spared her from knocking on the faculty door and possibly having an encounter with Jinno.

"Mikan!"

"Good morning…"

Mr. Narumi led her to the academy's receiving room, she remembered staying in the same room and meeting Natsume for the first time. This was where she found out that she has an alice though she still did not know what it was. She dismissed the thought and focused her attention on her companion.

"The student from Wuthering Heights is not yet here so make yourself comfortable while I finalize everything." Mr. Narumi headed for the door and left her alone in the said room. She sat down and waited, not aware of what was happening in her classroom.

Classroom:

Their substitute teacher was trying to teach, unfortunately, the class was not listening. Each had their mind of the subject and was having different thought, some about a particular girl.

"Where is that idiot? I haven't seen her since Jinno's class. Swear to God if something is wrong with her, that teacher is as good as toast!"

"Sakura-san, where are you? The temperature here is starting to rise! Have mercy! We need you…I need you…"

"Mikan…I'm sorry I was not able to hit that Jinno with my gun…I'll see you later be there or else you will suffer the same gun!"

The list goes on as almost the whole class worry about her absence.

Mikan was in her own thoughts when she heard the door open and a girl about her age entered. She was wearing a pair of jeans, shirt and rubber shoes. Her hair was tied and she had glasses on. Their eyes met and she motioned the girl to take a seat.

After Garnet entered the room where she was directed by a said teacher, she saw a beautiful girl in the same room. She was wearing a pale blue sun dress and her hair in pigtails. The way she smiled and invited her to take a seat made her comfortable with the unknown girl.

The two stared at each other, silence was around them. The both saw the luggage each had and guessed that they are the representatives of the two schools. After a while, Mikan broke the silence and introduced herself:

"Hi! I'm Mikan."

"Garnet." The girl in front of her said.

"So, you're the girl from Wuthering Heights?"

"Yes I am."

They both started with polite questions but before long they seemed to be enjoying each other's company.

"Garnet, what is it like in your school?"

"Well it's peaceful, you just have to be careful with a handful of annoying rich brats. The teachers are nice, facilities satisfactory, food sucks, so I suggest you bring your own and I love the landscape around the campus. How about this school?"

"Kind off different, more than a handful of annoying people, not all teachers are nice, facilities are excellent if you have a high star ranking and somehow different…"

"Why?"

"People here have alices…I guess they didn't tell you…It's a kind of special ability."

"Like Magic?"

"Something like it…"

"Is it scary or dangerous?"

"Some are, just like Hotaru's and Natsume's."

"Who are they?"

"My friends…" Garnet saw the difference in Mikans voice and decided to change the topic.

"Mikan, please take care of my family and friends…I know they'll be quite irritating but they will love you."

Mikan did not expect such statement. She wondered how Garnet could open up to her right away, but it made her feel special and trusted. "I will, but I will give you a different advice…be careful."

"Thanks, I'll remember that."

They continued their conversation about random things they could think of until the heard the door open once more. Mr. Narumi entered saying that Mikan was to meet her new principal outside.

"I see you seem to like one another but its time to part ways. Mikan, your new principal awaits you. Garnet, please follow me."

The three went out and started to head opposite ways. Garnet with Mr. Narumi, Mikan with the new principalm each pair headed to a different location.

"Garnet, good luck!" Mikan screamed before going on.

"God Bless Mikan!" Garnet replied to her new friend.

Then they parted ways. Ready to face what lies ahead.

Note:

Sorry if Garnet's parts were longer. It was because she is new to you while you already know who Mikan is and she does not anymore require much background.

I'm sorry for the late update!

Yeah, I based Garnet's life from my school…

Please review! I won't post the next chapter if you don't. Flames accepted

Arya21

April 4, 2008