Chapter 9: …

I'm really bad at thinking of titles… I'm so pathetic… : (

I do not own Gakuen Alice, but I can wish right?

Recap:

Nayomi stood up, "Anyway you guys should stop hanging around me. Now that Thomas is here, it's too dangerous for any of you to be near me. He would do anything to hurt me, even kill my friends."

Nayomi's POV

Damnit, how am I supposed tell Thomas that I didn't kill his parents. Damnit, too many things to think about now that he's here.

I walked over to an oak tree, and sat down.

"I found you! Let's get this over with!" someone yelled. Thomas was looking down at me and glaring. He was ready to drown me with his Alice. I got up and told him, "Fine, but let's go somewhere else. This place is special to me." I patted the oak tree and walked to a small clearing.

"This clearing is too small!" Thomas yelled.

"Fine, if you know a better place, lead me to it," I replied. I wasn't in the mood to fight. He led me to a different clearing a lot bigger than the one I chose. The only difference was that the whole class was standing a little farther away.

"Why can't we fight in private?" I asked.

"Why? Scared?" Thomas jeered at me. I looked at the class. "If they get hurt, it's your fault." I jumped onto a branch above.

"I thought I told you to quit the tree climbing!" he yelled. I ignored him, and shot a lightning bolt straight at his face. He tried to block it with water, but he didn't know I learned a trick or two. I split the lightning bolt into two. One went straight towards him, while the other went off course and struck him in the stomach. He fell backwards clenching the area in the bolt hit him.

Normal POV

All of a sudden Nayomi heard a crackle. Before she knew it she fell out the tree head first. Natsume and Ruka ran to catch her, but they were too laid. She landed with a loud thump on her back. Jinno appeared out of the bushes. Everyone was surprised.

"How many times do I have to tell her not to use her Alice on other people!" Jinno grumbled, "Darn, she's unconscious. I'm going to have to save my lecture later. Natsume, Ruka, take her to the hospital."

Everyone started to whisper.

"Jinno-sensei why'd you do that?" Narumi asked.

"Narumi-sensei, you approved of them fighting?" Jinno asked.

"Answer my question first."

"They would've fought to the death, and I know who wouldn't lost."

"Who?"

"Nayomi."

"But-"

"No buts, she would've ended up coughing like crazy," Jinno said, "I'm going to the hospital." And with that Jinno left.

At the hospital

"Do you now why Jinno did that?" asked Ruka. They were taking Nayomi to see Imai.

"Yes. Somehow he knew that Nayomi would just end up coughing like crazy, and Thomas would use that chance to kill her," Natsume replied.

"Oh… So by doing that, he was saving her life."

"I would've burnt her myself, but Jinno got to her first." They arrived at the room Imai was in. Imai opened that door.

"I was expecting you," he told them, "Jinno told me to be sure to prepare an extra room. I guessed it was for Nayomi."

They went in the room, and put Nayomi on the bed.

"Is she alright?" Ruka asked.

"Yes, she'll just be unconscious for a little while," Imai replied. There was a knock at the door.

"Come in," Imai said. Jinno came in and looked over Nayomi.

"How many times do I have to tell her not to fight with him," Jinno sighed. He looked at Natsume and Ruka.

"Thank you for taking her here, but I think you should go now," Jinno told them. Natsume and Ruka left, but they stayed by the door to hear what they were talking about.

"Having a hard time taking care of your reckless niece?" Imai asked.

"Reckless yes, but it's not her fault Thomas is so mad at her about nothing," Jinno replied. Natsume and Ruka looked at each other.

Niece? both of them thought.

"I think we have a couple of eavesdroppers," Imai said.

"I think we do," Jinno said. Natsume and Ruka knew it was their cue. They opened the door and went in the room.

"Did you say niece?" both of them asked.

"Yes, Nayomi Hatoko is my reckless niece," Jinno replied with a smile. They heard a click.

"Score! Got a picture of Jinno smiling!" Hotaru said. Mikan was laughing.

"Hotaru, I am more than happy to lower your math score," Jinno threatened.

Hotaru gave him the camera, and he looked at the picture and deleted it.

"I'm sorry, but I too, have a reputation to keep up at this academy," Jinno said.

"Wait, you're Nayomi's uncle?" Mikan asked.

"Hm… Now that you mention it, they both have the same Alice," Hotaru said.

"Yes, I don't know how many times I have to repeat myself, I am Nayomi's uncle," Jinno said. He was very irritated now.

"You better not tell anyone."

"Yes, Jinno-sensei," all four of them said. (The four are Natsume, Ruka, Hotaru, and Mikan. I bet you forgot Natsume and Ruka were there.)

Jinno got up from his seat. "Well, I better get going. Remember to keep my secret." He left, and everyone moved to their spot next to the bed. They all kept their eyes on Nayomi.

"Do you know why he did that?" Mikan asked.

"Nayomi would've ended up coughing like crazy in the middle of the fight, then Thomas would've used that chance, to kill her," Natsume replied.

"He saved her life," Imai said. Nayomi started coughing. Her eyes opened, and she looked at Mikan, Hotaru, Ruka, and Natsume. She started to cough again.

"That stupid Jinno," she grumbled.

"He saved your life," Imai said.

"I know he saved my life." She started to cough violently. She looked out the window and saw Persona. "You guys should go, I'm going to have a guest soon," she told them. They all left, but Natsume stayed.

"Come on Hyuuga, she told us to go," Hotaru told him.

"I'm staying, I've got to talk to her 'guest'." Once they all left, Persona went in.

"You should've left with them Black Cat," Persona said.

"No. I'm not leaving," Natsume growled.

"Fine. Thunder Bat I have something for, even though the side effects may affect you," said Persona. He was holding a small bottle of pills.

"I don't want any with crazy side effects," Nayomi replied.

"Fine. I'll just give them to Black Cat."

"Don't want them," Natsume replied.

"Okay then. I'm giving you your first mission Thunder Bat. You have to get file A190," Persona gave Naomi a file.

"That's the hardest file to get!" Natsume yelled.

"Yes, and I don't doubt Thunder Bat," Persona said, "Meet me in the Northern Forest at 9."