Summary: A 12-year-old Mikan Sakura suddenly found an abandoned baby in front of her dorm room. And the next thing she knew, she is forced by Narumi-sensei to take care of it, along with a certain crimson-eyed guy! What will happen then? NxM
Disclaimer: I don't own Gakuen Alice, but I do own the plot.
Suddenly Becomes 'Mama'
by Yuuto Tamano
Chapter 6: The Limitless Alice
They were running. Running down these halls of maze to get out of this labyrinth-like building. They were guided by Hotaru's 'ultra GPS' until they found a main door that turned out to be connected to a large yard filled with trees and flowers.
It turned out that the secret headquarters of Dangerous Ability Class was actually a large common mansion.
A few steps after a successful exit through the main door, the mansion suddenly exploded, causing the three of them fell down to the ground. Hotaru, who quickly rose from her laying position, immediately looked for Mikan and Ruka and then dragged them to a standing giant tree nearby as they took shelter behind it.
"Mikan, Ruka, are you two alright?" Hotaru asked worriedly, though her expression didn't show any kind of emotions. The question then was answered by a nod from the two of them.
Mikan turned her hazel eyes towards the black smoke which was flying out onto the blue sky above. She clenched her hands, praying that the two most special persons to her, Natsuki and Natsume, could survive from that big explosion. The explosion caused nearly half part of the mansion was destroyed.
She almost jumped with excitement when she saw a silhouette of someone within the clouds of smoke walking out of the mansion. She felt her prayers were answered when the silhouette was slowly beginning to show its original form.
"Natsuki!"
The brunette ran excitedly towards Natsume who was trying so hard to make his paces while carrying Natsuki in his left hand. He successfully handed the baby to Mikan before he collapsed. Hotaru and Ruka immediately ran towards them to offer help. All of them then rest behind the same tree as the previous one.
"Natsume, are you okay?" Mikan asked anxiously while taking Natsuki in her hands.
The Black Cat just nodded. He then looked at his wounds which were now given first aid by Ruka. This body, he thought, probably wouldn't survive much longer if I was still inside that fucking mansion. His body indeed wouldn't survive if he kept using his Alice that way. He took a deep breath when suddenly his mind drifted back when Principal Kuonji exclaimed that Natsuki had used his Stealing Alice to pull out everyone's Alices into Alice Stones. Realizing this, he turned his face to his friends.
"Hey, are all of you still able to use your own Alice?" he asked, both worried and curious, though his face didn't show such expressions.
Mikan and Ruka looked at each other before they tried to use their own Alice; Ruka called his favorite hawk using his Animal Pheromone Alice while for Mikan, Natsume tried to activate his fire Alice on her, but it was no use. Seeing this, Natsume had concluded that everyone's Alices but him and his friends were taken out.
"This baby was only taking out the Alices of our enemies."
Natsume then closed his eyes and leaned back on the tree trunk behind him, feeling exhausted. He was already very tired, both physically and mentally. Natsuki and his Alices really filled the fire caster's mind. It's horrifying, he thought, that petite baby can even arrange who's Alice he wants to steal.
"Natsume..."
The Black Cat opened his eyes and looked back at Mikan. "Hn?"
"Natsume... N-Natsuki's face is reddening… and hot…"
Natsume and Ruka quickly straightening their body up immediately as they stopped their activities when they heard the speech of the brunette. Natsume then lifted his palm to touch Natsuki's forehead. Both his crimson eyes widened when he felt the heat spreading into his skin. Natsuki's face was also pale and sweaty. He looked suffering because he's always moving his face and hands.
"Quick," Natsume said firmly, "We must go back to academy!"
Mikan nodded quickly before she looked at Ruka who said, "Huh? Where's Imai?"
Mikan putted down her face as she sat on a chair beside the hospital's bed where Natsuki was lying weakly. His body was still hot. Doctor said that the heat of his body almost reached 40 degrees Celsius, or more precisely 39.6 degrees Celsius. On top of his forehead was a compress contained ice, and his tiny hand was grasped by both hands of worried Mikan.
"Be calm, Mikan-chan," Narumi said as he ran his hand, stroking Mikan's hair to calm her down. "Natsuki-kun will be alright."
The Brunette then looked at her favorite teacher. She remembered that very time; Narumi came and found her and her friends when they were still in panic situation because of Natsuki condition, of the disappearing Hotaru, and of wondering how they could come back to academy. Just as Hotaru appeared again, he calmed them down and brought them back to academy, using Alice Academy's black limousine. According to him, he and the rest of the teachers could locate them through their student card. After that, he sent Natsuki and Natsume to Alice Academy's private hospital for further treatment.
Narumi actually wanted to scold and advise his students for doing such a dangerous thing, but his intention was quickly forgotten when he saw a feverish condition of Natsuki, as well as Natsume who was badly injured and Mikan who didn't stop crying. He just sighed deeply as he continued stroking Mikan's brunette long hair. He realized that his comfort words now wouldn't be able to fully turn his favorite student as cheerful as usual.
"Narumi-sensei ..." Mikan sobbed as she hugged him. "Natsuki will be cured, right? He will be fine, won't he?"
Narumi smiled sadly. "Yes, Mikan-chan, he will."
"Very unlikely, Imai. It's very unlikely that you'd see me here." Natsume said with a smirk when he saw Hotaru, who was sitting beside Ruka, glaring the hell out of him.
"You have to pay me 10.000 rabbits for coming here, Hyuuga." Hotaru replied coldly, causing Ruka to sweat-drop.
"Pay yourself. I didn't even invite you here." Natsume said flatly.
Now the Ice Queen and the Animal-lover were visiting Natsume, who was now lying on hospital's bed with lots of bandages wrapped around his body. Natsume occupied a separate room from Natsuki's, and tended to be private because he always used that room every time he was brought to hospital because of his Alice.
Silent filled the room until Ruka broke it. "How's Natsuki-kun and Sakura-san now?"
"Bad," Hotaru said flatly. "His body is getting hotter and hotter and also he has coughed few times. Mikan just keep crying and now Narumi-sensei is there to soothe her."
"Oh ..." was only Ruka's comment. Honestly, he also felt very anxious and worried, making him wanted to be by her side to comfort her. But his friendship with Natsume made him ended up accompanying the Black Cat.
Natsume just rolled his eyes. "Tch, Imai, just tell me straightly what you want. You won't come here without a purpose, will you?"
The Ice Queen smirked, "Tell me, what happened after we left you that time."
"Why should I?"
"Just tell me." Hotaru commanded as she pointed her Baka-Canon to the Black Cat.
Natsume sighed, "Okay, actually, all of a sudden there were some exploding smoke bombs, causing me couldn't see anywhere. Then someone grabbed my arm and dragged me into some exit hall. I'd almost reached the end of the hall when that huge explosion took place. Finished."
Ruka and Hotaru paused for a while after hearing such a short story from Natsume. The Blackmail Queen then nodded. "And do you know who's dragging you?"
He just shook his face.
Hotaru then leaned her back on the chair she was sitting on as she exhaled. Her mind drifted back to the events—when she was still at the headquarters of Dangerous Ability Class before Narumi picked them up back to Academy—when she managed to find the one she believed was the same one who dragged Natsume out of the mansion.
...
"So, what are you doing here—I mean, at the past, Hyuuga?" she asked coldly as she managed to find the same man with the man who guided them to the main hall of the headquarters. The 22-year-old Natsume Hyuuga was founded sneaking behind the bushes which turned out to be one of the secret ways to get out of the maze quickly.
Natsume just smirked. "As expected from my dear cousin. You know a lot, huh?"
"Yes, yes I do. So tell me what exactly are you doing here?"
He inhaled for a moment before finally made an answer. "I just want to save my only son. Got a problem with that?"
"I see. So his full name is Hyuuga Natsuki, isn't he? I thought so."—Hotaru paused—"Then what was really happening inside after I left?"
"I don't have much time to tell you. But one thing for sure, Kuonji, Koizumi, and Persona are already under my control now. Don't worry."
Hotaru nodded, although she didn't feel satisfied with the answer he gave. She was almost going to ask any further when she suddenly heard the voices of Narumi-sensei mingled with Mikan's and the other voices.
"I have to go now," Hotaru was about to step away from the place when Natsume suddenly grasped her wrist, holding it for a moment.
"Before that, I want you to tell Mikan about this." Natsume asked, which sounded like a command, before he let go of the hand of his cousin.
"About what?"
He inhaled for a moment. "The fourth-type Alice. It is an Alice with limitless power, but also shortening the life of this Alice's owner."
Hotaru raised an eyebrow, "That baka surely knew about it. What are you—"
Before she could finish her sentence, Natsume's figure suddenly disappeared from her view.
"How's Natsuki, Subaru-senpai?" asked Mikan to Subaru Imai, who had just finished checking Natsuki's condition, worriedly. This older brother of Hotaru had graduated from Academy and now was working part-time as a doctor at this Alice Academy's private hospital.
"His temperature now is still high, but I'm sure he will recover within a week. And with the recovery process and others, this baby might be allowed to go home after ten days." he explained.
Mikan just nodded. She wanted to cry seeing Natsuki who was also crying after he was given an antibiotic injection by Subaru. "Actually, what is the cause of his high fever, Senpai?" she asked.
Subaru turned silent for a moment and then took a look at Natsuki's medical records. "Natsuki-kun had used his Alice within these 24 hours, right?"
Mikan nodded.
"Only one conclusion about the cause of his fever I can think of."
"W-What's that?"
Subaru took a breath for a moment. "Just like Hyuuga Natsume's case: the fourth-type of Alice. Natsuki-kun's high fever is an impact of his fourth-type of Alice."
At that answer, Mikan's hazel eyes suddenly widened.
To be continued
Author's Note: Finally updated for soo long! This was chapter 6 for you. I hope you like it. Sorry for not a long wait. My school really took lots of my time and I can't help it. The next chapter is the last chapter of this fic. I don't know when I'll update. Just wait for it. And last, please do REVIEW. Your review really makes my day!