Sorry for the late update but school matters was taking me days and days and days. Well here the new chapter. Enjoy. and thanks to who reviewed my story.
Chapter 6: Travel to the Other Land
"In Mikan's mind." Said someone.
They turned their head and saw someone looking like Kazu with long dark hair.
"Kaya?" said Kazu.
"Hi, there. Been a long since we saw each other, bro, sis, dad."
"…"
"Where are we?"
"Like I said it, we're… you're in Mikan's mind."
"Koko?!" said Anna.
Koko was shivering suddenly.
"So, that means…"
"Unfortunately, yes."
"URGH."
"KOKO?!"
Koko puked suddenly. Anna helped him but couldn't do much, only hugging him.
"Why are we here?" asked Mochu.
"It's my fault."
Kaya looked down with a guilty look.
"If only I knew it before things turned out like that."
"What do you mean?"
"She's unstable because of me."
"Huh?"
"My feelings make her feel uneasy. That is to say she can't control her emotion any longer in and… and…"
"And?"
"And her past will show up, on and on, over and over."
"…"
"She can't go out of it alone. She needs something, rather someone to get out of it safely."
"But?" said Hotaru.
"But it seems to be quite impossible and difficult to ease it… no… them."
They looked at her anxious, worried and uneasy. Suddenly their surrounding changed. They saw Mikan how she was now and then saw her as a little girl. It was as if they were coming back in time… in her time. A flashback if you want.
They found themselves under snow. But it wasn't cold at all. They were in front of a temple.
This is…" said Hotaru.
"No it can't be…" said Yuka.
CRACK. CRACK. CRACK.
They turned their head as they saw someone with hazel hair with a brown coat walking in the snow holding…
"Hn."
"…"
They looked at her who was walking to the main door of the temple. An old man walked out. She handed him what she was holding rather who. It was a baby she was holding. The man seemed to try to talk to her but she didn't listen to him. She walked away. He was about to come after her but the baby cried. He calmed her down but when he looked up he saw she disappeared.
Everything went black. Then they turned their head to Yuka who had her head down with her bangs hiding her eyes. They didn't say anything but thought one thing: what could the man talk to her. Suddenly they changed of environment once again. This time they were inside of a house. They must be in the living as they saw a TV and the window showing to the garden.
"Ojii-san." Shouted a little girl voice from the window opened.
"What is it, Mi-chan?" said an old man who walked in the living room.
"Look. Look. I found a flower with four greens petals."
The little showed up through the window opened. She had her brown hair tied in pigtail. She tried to climb up the step with difficulties. She was holding a…
"Mi-chan. This isn't a flower. It's called a clover."
"This isn't a flower."
She looked at it from every side of it as she tilted her head aside each time she looked at it.
"Well, it's a flower but… wait a second… how can there be a clover at this time of season?"
"Eh?"
"And why aren't you wearing something?"
"ARGH. But I'm hot, Ojii-san."
He was forcing her to wear a pull.
"No buts. Wear it or you'll catch a cold."
"But I'm hot."
She was taking it off.
"SAKURE MIKAN."
She flinched as she looked at her grandpa. He was scary. She wore it on. And she didn't complain. She was then playing with the clover.
"What is the meaning of it?"
"Luck."
"Oh."
"And it's rare to find it."
"Why?"
"Good question."
"Eh?"
She looked at her grandpa with and eye brow up. He was sipping his tea cup.
"Where did you find it?"
"I don't know."
"What do you mean?"
"I was playing outside with the snow and it wasn't there but suddenly it appears."
"…"
"I think I was thinking of flowers."
She put her fingers on her lips with her head tilted a little aside.
"What's wrong, Ojii-san?"
He was looking at her who was cute, naïve and… innocent. He got up suddenly as he grabbed her hand and went to the door.
"AAAH. W-what's wrong, Ojii-san?"
"We must go somewhere else."
"Why?"
He didn't answer her as they got up the stair. But then he stopped as he saw a black man up the stair. Then he took the Little Mikan in his arms and was about to go down but stopped for the same reason. There was someone in black outfit down the stair.
"You…"
"Ojii-san, who are they?" asked the Little Mikan as she clenched onto his neck.
"How old is she now? Two? Three?" said the man down the stair.
"What do you want?"
"Her."
"No."
"No? You know what happen when you say no?"
"…"
"Now give her to us."
"Never."
"Then we will do what we have down 18 years ago."
The old man held tight the little Mikan who did the same. The two men went to them but then disappeared.
"ARGH."
The old man had been hit on his neck as he fell in front. He had untied a little Mikan as she was snapped away but one of them.
"AAAAH. OJII-SAN!!!"
"MIKAN!!!"
"We'll give her back when we're done with what we need to do."
She disappeared in the arms of one of them. She was scared and crying.
"As usual."
BLACK OUT.
They stayed silent. They didn't know what to say, except what will happen to her. They again switched off scenery. They then found themselves in a room, bigger than the previous scene.
(A/N: from now on the between speaking Mikan and other people in her memories are in French. Only her speaking with her past not with the GA people and Minami's… this is Japanese. I don't want to translate every time. it's hard to keep up with what I have in mind.)
The room was filled with many accessories. There were a big TV, a DVD player, an X-Box, two computers, four hi-fi systems, small to big, a big bed king size, even bigger than Natsume's, it must be an XXL size, and wardrobes. There was nothing else than that.
On the beg king size, there was someone sleeping in. The person in didn't move. There wasn't any sound coming from there. It was if he/she was dead. Suddenly they heard a knock. The sleeping person sat up brutally like a zombie. He/she had short hair. They were auburn. He/she opened his/her eyes. They were chocolate intense. It was at that time they knew it was a girl and the same girl as the previous scenery.
She got up and walked to the door. She didn't seem annoyed neither sleepy nor awaken. She was only emotionless. She opened the door revealing a man in a dark suit. He had dark hair, dark eyes and bread. He had a sweet smile and sorry look.
"You have work, Mikan. Let's go."
He turned away as she followed him. She closed the door. They passed through rooms and people who were eyeing her. They went down the stair then to the door where a car was waiting them. They got in which immediately drove away.
Inside, they were sitting side by side. Mikan looked in front of her until she heard some scream and laugh. She only turned her eyes to look aside. But her head stayed in place.
She saw a group of kids laughing. She looked at them emotionless. She spotted someone, a raven haired boy and crimson red eyes. He had some cut and his nose was bleeding. He was fighting with a pale blond haired and brown eyes boy. The raven haired boy turned his head to the car which was on a stop. Their eyes had a flip of second of contact.
"Here your target."
She turned her look to the man besides her making her losing the contact. She took the pictures in his hands. There was a dark haired and dark brown eyes man on them but he was old or young as he was surrounding by men.
"And here the plan access."
She took it and mesmerized it.
"You know what to do right?"
She didn't answer him but instead took something in her pocket. It was a white mask. It only covered half of her face. Her hand was hiding her eyes when putting it on. When she took it off, her eyes were red and emotionless. Her hair turned black. The man looked at with a worried smile and anxious look.
"Be careful, Mikan." said he as she disappeared.
They also changed of scenery. They were in a room or a corridor. It was filled of black men. They looked around in search of Mikan who appeared right in the middle of the black men.
"What?"
"An intruder."
"Kill her."
They went to her with guns in hand but before they could reach her, they fell down like stone one by one with a twitch look and mouth opened filling with blood.
She walked amount the corpse. She arrived to the corner where a stair was shown. She went up. Two men appeared and went to her. But they couldn't reach her. They fell like the previous group did. After them was another group of black men. They went to her and in return she went to them. She was small and tiny. So it was an advantage to her. She could go to the extreme part of their impossible movement. And they fell down one by one for unknown reason. But looking closely, you can see that they had been stabbed or the neck cut off.
When she was up to the stair, she stopped as the body fell one by one on the ground. In front of her, there were many men standing in a fighting position. Behind them, there was a man… rather a kid with dark haired and dark brown eyes, just like on the pictures.
She stepped in front. They charged at her. They shouted like usual as if they were in a car. Mikan stood there emotionless. Then she disappeared when a man tried to catch her. They looked around but fell one by one as they were cut and stabbed. Or they were engulfing into a red intense of fire.
Ste stepped again. They charged. They shouted. She went to them. They fought hand to hand. Her petite body was a big advantage. She went every where she wanted. And her speed was extremely incredible. It was practically impossible to see her coming. Each movement of hers seemed to be calculated each second passed. She knew what to do, what to use and where to go.
Now every man was down. No one was left. No enemy was in sight, except for the kid. He was standing there, in the middle of those corpse and ashes. He was emotionless like Mikan.
"I knew you'd come, Rose."
They looked at each other eyes in eyes. He was smirking.
"So you're here to kill me, me, your previous Master."
Mikan was emotionless. She didn't move just stay in front of him.
"After all I did for you, you'll kill me. Rose, come, come with me. I care about you more than no one did. Come with me and you'll feel better than now."
He tended his hand in front of him as if he wanted to take her hand for a dance. Mikan didn't move. She was silent.
"Oh. Listen. They are coming. Make your choice. Rose."
Outside, they could hear the police siren. She stood there not moving an inch. Shout were heard down there. Doors slammed down there. She did nothing. Steps were heard in the stairs. It was then she started to move. She walked to him gracefully.
"Good. You're a good girl."
She walked to him with her hand in front of her. The steps were approaching the door. His smirk grew wilder. She was an inch away from him. The door opened as it revealed men in police uniforms. Their hand was about to collide in each other. But…
"URGH."
SNAP.
He coughed blood as he felt something in his stomach. He looked at his hands. He saw blood and a sword in his body. He looked up and caught her emotionless look. He was shocked of her attitude. The policemen were also shocked. They didn't move at all.
"Be always on your guard whoever it is. Right?" said Mikan sarcastically.
He fell on his knees. Mikan then took back the sword from his stomach. Blood flew down.
"Why?"
He then fell on his belly. His mouth was opened as well as his eyes. He was lifeless.
"You've never cared about me. But he does."
The policemen ran to her to catch her. She began to twirl around and disappeared at the same time, leaving behind her only a Rose… a Black Rose.
"ROSE!" shouted the high up policeman as he grabbed the BlackRose
"You. Damn. Rose. I'll catch you someday. I'll catch you."
His voice was heard all over the building even outside.
The scenery changed as they found themselves in the same car as before. They saw the same man anxious and worried. But then Mikan appeared. He sighed in relief and smiled sweetly at her.
"Welcome back, Mikan."
"…"
"Did things turn smoothly?"
"…"
She took off her mask showing no expression. Her eyes turned back to her natural colour: chocolate; and her hair to brunette. She looked at him still standing. His smile turned to sad.
"Sit down."
He patted beside him. She sat next to him. He put his hand on her head and smiled once again sweetly.
"A present is waiting you at home."
He kissed her forehead as she nodded slightly.
The scenery changed again. They were now in a living room.
"So what do you think about your gift?"
"…"
A little girl was holding a doll. (A/N: if someone read or watch Rozen Maiden, it's a doll like Shingo.)
"Do you like it?"
"…"
She nodded slightly. The man smiled and patted her head.
"Let's have dinner."
"…"
They walked side by side to the table which was filled of food. The scene didn't change neither skip. It was only accelerated. They arrived at the end of dinner.
"Tonight I will be on a business."
They got up and went to the main door where men and women in a maid outfit waited him. He wore a coat which was given by a maid. He turned to face Mikan holding the doll. He knelt down to make sure they were at the same height.
"Behave yourself, ok?"
She nodded as the head of the doll was hiding half of her face. He smiled same for the others.
"Then good night, Mikan."
He kissed her head and walked away. He got up in the car and drove away.
"Good… night." Said a little shy cute voice.
The maids turned their head. They saw her already on her half way to the stair.
"She can be nice after all." Muttered a female maid 1.
"But she's a murderer." Said a male maid.
"Don't say that. You know perfectly why she does it." snapped a female maid 2.
"Yeah but… she… seems to feel nothing when she kills someone." Said the male maid.
"…"
They stayed silent and looked at Mikan getting up the stair. She arrived to a door. She opened it with some difficulties. She was on her tiptoe. But in the end the door opened by itself. She went in, and the door closed by itself. The room was in a total darkness. She didn't take time to switch the light on. She knew perfectly the room. She walked to a chair where she put the doll on. She went to her closet where she took her pyjama. She took off her clothes but stopped suddenly. She took it and went to another room which was the bathroom. They couldn't follow because the girls were menacing… with glare the boys to dare to move or they are dead. So they waited outside. It was when they heard…
KLANG. KLANG.
They turned their head like… in a horror movie… slowly and like a robot. They saw the doll moving. She was opening and closing her eyes many times. The girls wanted to shout but the door opened as smoke went out of the bathroom. Mikan went out wearing a plain white pyjama. She stopped moving while drying her hair. She looked at the doll as it wasn't moving at all.
"Shin… go… Shingo."
She went to her. She was at the same height as her. She looked into her eyes and smiled.
"You are woken up. I'm happy."
She carried her doll to her bed. She went on and sat with her between her legs.
"Is it ok to call you Shingo?"
KLANG. KLANG.
The doll nodded and Mikan hugged her. Shingo was also hugging her back but in a slow motion.
"You don't need to force yourself. Take your time."
Shingo nodded. But she hugged her which made Mikan really happy.
"Shingo. I want you to promise not to move in front of someone else than me and him. Ok?"
She nodded. Mikan looked at her with her finger moving in front.
"Only him and me."
She nodded again. But then someone knock. Shingo turned to normal doll. Mikan put her correctly on the bed. She went to the door with her emotionless look. She opened the door as someone went in. it was an oldcreepyman. he had a vicious look and a disgusting smile.
"So Daddy is not home? Play with Uncle then."
He closed the door and locked it. He approached her as she backed away from him. But she ended up on the bed.
"You know what will happen if you don't listen to Uncle, right?"
He untied his tie as he approached her. She was crawling on her bed. And he was crawling on top of her. She was pulled down. She couldn't move. She was about to hold Shingo but he stopped her to.
"What do you think you are doing, Little Girl?"
He took Shingo and threw her on the ground.
"Let's play, Little Mikan."
CREAK.
Shingo was on the floor. She couldn't move at all because she promised Mikan to not to. To only move in front of her and him. But she wanted badly to do something for her.
CREAK. CREAK.
To help her out of this crap.
CREAK. CREAK. CREAK.
(A/N: alright, you know what happen here, right? Well with that I don't know if I should put the fic under a T fic. Tell me what you think.)
BLACK OUT.
"URGH."
Some person puked out or tried to.
"W-What the hell was that?" asked Mochu weeping the corner of his mouth.
"Her dark past."
"Koko?!"
"Wait a minute. Could it be what you saw was…" asked Kaoru.
"…"
Koko looked away with a kind of disgusting look and scared look. No one dared to say anything. They knew what felt Koko at that time and what a painful Alice he had now.
"Ryuu. Riku. What you sa-" said Kaya panicking.
"We know." Said the two of them at the same time and emotionless.
"Eh?"
"…"
"Since when?" asked Koko.
"Koko?!"
"Since we first meet."
"You…"
CRASH.
"Huh?"
They turned around when they saw they were in another scenery. But they were still in the same room, except that it was morning and another season. They saw the creepy man on the ground, half naked and all skeleton. He was bleeding. His lips were cut.
"How dare you do something like that to a little girl?" shouted a dark haired man (the one in the car scene).
KICK. KICK. KICK.
He kicked the man over and over. But some men held him back because he was about to kill the man.
"Don't ever come near here ever again, you damn BEEP."
"Master?!" shouted men and women about his sudden language.
"Take him out of my sight and make sure he goes to the Police Station for a deposition."
"Yes, Master."
They took the man out of the room and house unconscious with some naughty look… which meant something bad for him. Master (this is how I'll call him from now on) tried to calm down but he was too angry to dissipate it completely. He was about to sat down but…
"Hn."
"Miss?" called the maids who were looking after her.
He turned his head to the bed and saw Mikan waking up. She sat up with some help of the maids. He went to her and hugged her tightly. She didn't move. She knew why he had hugged her and why there were so many people in her room. She only closed her eyes waiting or a lecture of the man who raised her for one year already.
"I'm sorry. If only I knew it a year ago, you wouldn't have to experience something like that. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Mikan."
He cried on her shoulder as well as the maids who were trying their best to not letting their tears out. She opened her eyes and looked in front of her. She closed them back. She hugged him back as tars flew down.
"I'm sorry."
BLACK OUT.
The scenery changed to the garden. They saw trees, flowers, birds and sun. It seemed to be Spring time.
"ARGH. TU M'ÉNERVES!" shouted a blond pale haired boy.
"ET TOI DONC?" shouted back a raven haired boy.
They were fighting each other. Punching and rolling. That was the only thing they can see. Except that we can hear some rude swearing word… coming from kids mouths. People around them were laughing but also trying to calm them down.
"NO."
They turned their head (the kids and the gang) and saw a little girl holding a doll and an old man kneeling in front of her.
"Mikan, I just want you to meet someone."
"NO."
She shook her head hiding herself behind Shingo.
"He's a nice man. He's a friend of my childhood."
"No."
"Mikan?!"
"I don't wanna stay. I wanna go with Master."
"Mi-"
"I'M COMING TOO."
She held his sleeves looking into his eyes. She had some tears to the corners of her eyes.
"No. You stay here."
"Why?"
"Because…"
He hesitated to tell her the reason. He then sighed. He pulled her near him.
"You're now four. And you know as I do, that you had a painful beginning childhood. I'm lucky that I was able to take you from him. And you know perfectly that he won't let you go that easily."
"But…"
"If you come with me, you'll be under an extreme danger than you do now. He knows, like everyone, that I care a lot about you. He knows that I won't let you be alone. But he doesn't know that I have some reliable friends over the world. And here is one of my friends, my Best Friend from kindergarten, Minami Patrick."
"But…"
"Mikan, listen. I want you to have a better childhood and make some good friends. Also I want you to have some good memories. I wasn't a good guardian towards you this one year. I didn't make you have good memories. All I did till now was to send you on the field and do the hard and dirty work for me. And…"
"But you care about me. No one did. Yes no one did put any interest in my well being. I was always alone, in the darkness of a room and waiting for someone to come to pick me and send me on that blood water. And Master was the only one who gave me something that will not make me feel any loneliness. Also, you always gave me something that will make me happy."
Mikan showed to him Shingo.
"See. I have Shingo. And it makes me happy when I come home after work waiting for me. And I'm happy because Master is here. So I don't want to go anywhere. I want to go with Master."
"Mi-"
Mikan looked down as tears fell down.
"I don't want to be apart from Master. I don't want to. I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MASTER."
She held tightly Shingo and cried. She ran away from him by passing through the guest group. They didn't react on time.
"MIKAN!"
Mikan disappeared in the little wood behind them.
The gang and Minami's followed her. They were now out of the little wood. They were in the street. There were many people. Mikan was walking amount them. That was a good thing no one could see them because that would be suspicious. Also while walking they passed through people as if they were ghosts… you know, right?
She was walking still holding Shingo. She was sobbing. No one stopped. No one wondered why a little girl was walking alone and crying. No one… cared. She walked. She walked to nowhere. She stopped. She was in a forest, once again. She was in the middle of it. It was dark. Nothing can be seen. It was hard to see the light above the trees. No sound was heard. No life was here. Nothing.
She crouched at the foot of a tree. She then cried. Shingo was standing in front of her. She then put her hand on her head trying to calm her down.
"I don't wand. – sob – I don't want – sob – to leave his side. I'm – sob – so afraid that – sob – he'll leave – sob – me or – sob – disappear."
Shingo looked down as if she knew what she meant. And she did.
"I don't want – sob – to lose him – sob – he's the only – sob – one who – sob – treat me – sob – me well – sob – I don't know what is – sob – a family – sob – feeling – sob – I don't remember – sob – what was I before – sob – I met – sob – him – sob – "
Shingo suddenly froze as she sat down like a doll. Mikan didn't see it.
"What should – sob – I do – sob – Shingo?"
Silence.
"Shin-Shingo?"
She looked up and saw Shingo not living. She was a doll.
"Shing-"
Mikan suddenly got up and took a fighting position. Her eyes moved really fast around until they stopped on a spot.
"Who's there?" shouted she.
RUSTLE.
A raven haired boy covering of little cut appeared behind a bush. She lowered her guard as she saw him.
"What don't you tell him?"
"Huh?"
"Your feelings. He will surely understand them."
She stayed silent as she eyed him from top to bottom. He looked down where he saw Shingo. He took her with one hand.
"Are you a devil or an angel?"
DOUM.
Something big had falling upon his shoulder as he released his grip from Shingo. It was the same thing between the gang and Minami's. There was a I-want-to-kill-her aura behind the boy. They were sweating as you can see a sweat on the back of Shingo's head.
"Hey. I'm not a baka."
"What?"
"And don't be rude to Shingo. Why did you let her go like that? You know it hurts. And you might have broken her." said Mikan as she bent down to take Shingo in her arms.
"And it's not my fault." Snapped Mikan looking at him.
"You…"
"You know what? I like your eyes. Are they real? What are they red?"
Mikan was near him without him knowing it.
"So?"
"You're a freaky girl. Stay away from me."
"Why?"
She glued to him as he walked away. She seemed to forget her problems. She followed him.
"I told you to stay away. Baka."
"Humph."
"…"
"Ne. What's your name? And don't call me Freaky."
"Why? You're one. Hyuuga Natsume."
"Oh. Ne Natsume, you are Japanese? No I'm not."
"Yeah, you are one and a creepy one. Yeah. And your name?"
"Sakura Mikan. I'm not creepy. And why am I? And… what does mean creepy?"
"You Baka. It's someone who scared others to death. Because you said things that I didn't say it loud. So you're Japanese too? I thought you were Arabian."
"Eh? Why?" well, that's because… because… huh."
"You look like one that's all. And because what?"
"Alright it's creepy in one sense."
"See. You said it."
"…"
"What's wrong?"
"Can I tell you a secret?"
"What is it?"
"You won't tell anyone right?"
"Yeah."
"Promise?"
She stopped him as she showed him her little finger.
"Promise?"
" – Sigh – Alright, promise."
He gave him his little finger as they shook them. They then walked back.
"So?"
"Do you believe in supernatural things?"
"You mean like power, ghost and else?"
"Yeah."
"hum… no."
"…"
"…"
"What if I tell you that I have powers. What will you do?"
"Well, freak out."
"…"
"but since I also have power. I don't think so."
"Eh?"
She looked at him without question. They were in a deserted park. Suddenly fire balls appeared. She didn't freak out. She was instead amazed and tried to catch a ball but it disappeared. She did it with the others balls and they disappeared each time she tried to catch them.
"Why did you stop them?"
"I didn't."
They looked at each other then heard someone calling them. Thy turned their head and saw two men running to them. It was her Master and a brown haired man.
"Oh it's Uncle and you-" said he walking to them but was cut off by her pulling behind her.
"What the-"
"Shut up. A little more and you're dead."
"What-"
She threw something in front of them which turned in a human sharp. Then it fell on the ground. But it was pierced by some pointed stick. He was shocked of what he saw.
"Stay back and keep Shingo for me, please."
She flipped away her skirt which revealed some weapons attached on her legs: knives, little guns and little boxes. How can a little girl have so many things under her skirt and for a petite body? That was what you would ask. Well, that's a mystery to me too.
She took two knives on each side of her legs then went to them who immediately changed their appearance to kids. Too late, she stabbed and cut them without knowing who they were. They fell on the ground with their true appearances which was of an old man around the middle age. Suddenly men appeared from no where. They charged at them. Since she was far from Natsume, they also targeted him.
"SHINGO?!"
Suddenly, Shingo moved which startled the boy. She stood in front of him. Her eyes were brown in base but then turned red. She tended her hand and blue ball appeared in her palm. She lifted her hand above her head as the ball gleamed brightly and…
PHIEW.
BOUM.
The latter sound was Mikan playing with the men by exploding, crashing, punching and else. She used Ice, Fire, Metal, Light, Water and many more. It was hilarious but calculated. And the first sound was Shingo's ball effect. Then men were on the ground without soul. They were in a white ball in her other hand. Also Mikan had changed her appearance. She was dark haired and red eyes.
Natsume was shocked at the sight but suddenly he got up and went to Mikan. Shingo couldn't react in time. Mikan saw him coming but didn't know why. That was when he caught her waist and pulled her to him as a big fire wall appeared.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH."
She looked behind and saw several men burning. They then ran away and took Shingo on their way. He guided them. The men followed them but they disappeared. The two… three of them reached the deepest forest. They stopped and breathed.
"It's alright we cab stay here. They aren't here."
"Hum."
They sat far away from each other. It made her feel uneasy as she held tightly Shingo.
"Who are they?"
"Some dogs of my first Master."
"Master?"
"…"
"So he's the one who taught you how to fight, right?"
"…"
"And you are used to Kill?"
She hid herself behind Shingo who was quite angry. She was about to cry.
"You are heartless."
He was referring to the kid's part. But she thought it was about the killing one. And it made her cry.
"WAAAAAAA. It's not my fault if I had been taught to kill since I was only 2. I don't even remember who I was before he took me. I don't know if I have someone else that is related to me. I don't know who are my parents. I don't know if they are still alive. I don't know anything about my life."
She cried hard hiding herself behind her hands.
SLAP.
Shingo had slapped his face. He had a red mark on his face.
"How dare you make cry my Mistress like that? You don't know her. You don't know how she suffered before Master rescued her. She has a heart too. But she wasn't allowed to express any feelings… until he saved her. But still, she can't let them out."
Shingo talked. She looked at him and went to her Mistress who was on distress. She hugged her who hugged her back. He felt guilty knowing that there was some misunderstanding. He went to her. He sat besides her with the deathly glare upon him. He put Mikan's head on his shoulder where she was shocked.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you cry. If you have some problems come to me. I'll be besides you until you don't want me anymore."
She was more shocked but then she cried as she grabbed his neck. He let her cry on his shoulder even if he knew that he was about to choke. And they fell asleep.
The scene accelerated. It was now darker than before. The two kids were sleeping soundly with Shingo between them.
"-me!"
"Huh?"
Some shout were heard near by. Natsume groaned as he heard the shout.
"Nat-"
"-ka-"
" – Moan – "
Rustle.
"Eh! Look here." Shouted a pale blond boy.
"Natsume is making out with a girl."
"WHAT?!"
With that Natsume shot open his eyes and sat up. He was annoyed as he recognized the voice.
WRACK.
"Ouch. What was that for, Kaya?" said the pale blong boy with a big bump on his head.
"Shut up you damn rude boy." Said a dark haired girl.
"Eh. I have a name and it's Ferdinand Kévin, Minami Kaya."
"I don't care."
"You…"
"Hn."
It was Mikan moan sound. She was on Natsume's chest. He was surprised to see her like that on him.
"Dad. Dad. We found them." Shouted Kaya.
"Alright. I'm coming." Said a voice from nowhere which echoed around the place.
Natsume got up glaring deathly to Kévin as he carried Mikan bridal style as Shingo was on her.
"As if glare could kill."
"Kévin."
"ARGH. FIRE. FIRE."
He ran away with fire on his head. Natsume smirked as he finally carried Mikan into a piggy bag.
"That wasn't nice at all, Natsume."
"…"
"But serves his right."
"Hn."
They walked to where Kévin went. They saw a brown haired man with a dark haired man. They walked to them.
"Natsume."
"Mikan."
It was Master. He wanted to take Mikan but let Natsume to carry her because she was sleeping peacefully.
The scene changed to Mikan's room. It was now morning. The birds were chirping. And she was still sleeping, but her sleeping was strange as three kids were near the bed with strange look.
"How the hell did she end up like that?" asked Kaya.
"I'm sure I've put her on the bed, head on pillow and cover on her." said Natsume.
"So how come the cover is still on the bed as if no one had slept in and where is the sleeping beauty?" asked Kévin.
They looked at each other and then bent down suddenly. Their jaw just dropped on the floor.
"And how the hell did she end up under the bed?" said the three of them at the same time.
Thy found under the bed a little girl sleeping in a ball with a doll in her arms. It was Mikan as you guess it. She was sleeping soundly. The kids couldn't believe it. Ho did she end sleeping on the ground and under the bed? They thought of every solution and methods but none of them was possible. The only thing that seemed correct was: her going under the bed on her OWN decision.
Suddenly she moved. She stretched herself under the bed as she rubbed her eyes. She licked her lips but her mouth moved as if she was eating something. But then she put on herself on her belly and balled up.
"Don't tell me she's about to sleep again?" said Kévin with an eye brow up.
"But she's cute like that." Said Kaya with sparkling eyes.
"You have some strange taste. You find her cu-Huh-Ah. Sorry." Said Kévin as he turned his head away sweating a lot.
He seemed to pray in his head. His lips moved fast. His eyes were closed. If you look closely behind him, there was a girl… or was it better to call it an inhuman feature. It looked like to… a devil (?). Its hairs were flying around… well do you know Medusa? It was like that when she was angry… except that Medusa had Snake like hairs. Adding to that some red flashy bloody eyes. Scary, right?
SMACK.
With the sound you guess he had been hit. Poor boy, being tormented like that at a young age and by a… girl with same age.
"OUCH. Can't you be more gentle?"
"No."
"If you're like that, she will freak out."
"It's you who'll freak out."
"Eh? What do you mean, Natsume?"
"Hum?!"
The three of them looked at each other. Kaya and Kévin were kneeling back down because they got up just for quarrelling. Natsume was standingin his cool-bossy-mafia-attitude-AND-emotionless. Strange but he reminds me someone.
"Hn."
This sound didn't belong to them but to what… who was underthebed. They saw her trying to catch a cover which appeared from no where. She was half asleep. When she covered herself with it, her body was under it completely. She disappeared. She didn't move at all. But then…
"Ano… what are you doing looking under the bed?" asked a little voice coming from above them.
It startled them as they hit their head on the bed. They looked up with a hand on the bump. They saw a brunette rubbing her eyes and holding a doll like a baby girl.
"How did you end up ON the bed…" said Kévin.
"Since you were sleeping awhile ago UNDER the bed?" said Kaya.
"Eh?"
Mikan didn't understand what they said. She looked at them then to Natsume who sighed in despair. She got up and threw away the cover, which fell off the bed. She went to him and caught his neck. The two kids thought she was about to strangle him. Instead she hugged and rubbed her cheek on his.
"Ya ok?"
"Yeah and get down."
"No."
"Get down."
"No."
"Get down or I kill you."
"No. Do it and you are a dead man." said a rude man voice.
"…"
"Master."
Natsume had frowned. Ice time was passing behind him… he was really frozen on place.
"WoW. That old man's voice had frowned completely Natsume." Said amazinglyKévin.
"And you too." Said Kaya with a miking smile on her face.
"…"
Kévin was shivering down there but the top was fierce.
"Dad."
"Kaya."
A brown man and Kaya hugged each other.
"Kaya, I see you were already here."
"Hum."
"Then I would like you to meet my friend's little protected girl, Sakura Mikan."
He gestured to Mikan who was still clenching to the frozen Natsume. She let him go and went to Master side. She bowed slightly.
"Nice to meet you, Minami Kaya."
"Huh?"
The world had clashed… no… they were just surprised, excluding Natsume, who was back to reality.
"Mi-Mikan, y-you kno-" said Master
"No."
"But…"
" – Grin – Source. Information. Relatives. All I need without going out."
Mikan was grinning maliciously to them which…
"Freak."
Thy turned their head to Natsume. He was eyeing Mikan emotionless. She smiled nervously. She was trying her best to not break her mask. But…
"I'M NOT A FREAK, YOU FREAK."
"EH. DON'TCALL ME A FREAK, YOU CREEPY FREAK. AND YOU ARE ONE AND A CRYBABY."
"NO, I'M NOT. YOU CREEPY FREAKY DAMN BOY."
"MIKAN?!"
(A/N: They are running around the room while shouting these words.)
"STOP SAYING THE SAME THINGS AS ME, YOU STRAWBERRY UNSEXY CREEPY FREAK GIRL."
"…"
Stop. She stopped running after him but… something was odd, extremely odd. And he saw it because everyone had gone. There weren't maids who were doing the bed, no old men and no kids. It was left the two of them alone in the room. He turned around and saw an unbelievable sight. He saw in front of him a dark room, half part of it was. She was fuming. She was really angry. Every thing was dark like night.
"Ooho."
"Yes. You mustn't have said something like that." Said a voice coming from no where.
"Eh?"
Her hairs turned dark and her eyes to red.
"It's better for you to run, Boy." Whispered the same voice.
He looked around but found no one.
"You must listen to him."
"Eh?"
He looked at Mikan who was… extremely ugly scary and demonic. The picture was really horrible. Natsume had his eyes wide opened. He saw in front of him a snake-medusa-devil-satanic-girl-form… can it even be called girl? That was the not good situation picture. At that time, Natsume was having one thought: HELL. He then ran away.
"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING LIKE THAT MY LITTLE CAT PLAY TOY?"
She was running… flying after him all around the house. Strangely there was no one in. No sight of people being.
BLACK OUT.
They were back in the dark dimension. It was silent between them not until they started to chuckle. Everyone laughed out of their lungs.
"BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Natsume, I didn't know you were that cut – ARGH – FIRE. FIRE." Said then shouted Mochu running around with some comrades.
"…"
"That's strange. If you four knew each others so how come you didn't talk or meet to each other?" asked Hotaru.
"…"
"What's wrong, Natsume/Kaya?" asked Ruka/Kazu.
"I don't know." Said the two of them.
"Eh?!"
"I don't remember that time. Neither do I remember knowing him/her nor coming to this house/here." Said Kaya/Natsume.
They were holding their head trying to remember something.
"I don't remember anything."
The scene changed. They were now in the living room. Mikan was reading a book on the ground next to Natsume who was watching the TV on the sofa. Kaya was dancing while listening to mp3. And Kévin was sleeping like a bat, head down and feet up with the help of plants.
"Mikan." called someone.
"Yes."
She closed her book and handed it to Natsume who took it without glaring away from the TV.
"Mikan. Tomorrow I will be going on business. So I'll ask you once again. Would you like to stay here with Patrick and his child?"
Everyone looked at them, especially Natsume without turning his head to them.
"Yes."
Silence.
Master didn't expect this answer.
"Because I found something that will keep me out of lonely."
She was grinning maliciously to Natsume who turned blue and shivered all his body. Kaya and Kévin chuckled. But her answer disappointed Master.
"But I don't want to be a burden to Master. So I will do what Master wants for me."
She smiled brightly. He was surprised. Kaya was in her world. Kévin had his jaw dropped. The maids were moved. Natsume was blushing and almost had a noseblood… who knows.
"Mikan…"
Master hugged her and cried. She moved her arms up and down because she was panicking.
"I'm happy. You smile."
"Eh?!"
She was shocked of his answer but then she hugged him back nd cried too because she realized what he said was right.
"Yes."
They stayed like that some minutes.
"But… what do you mean by Keeping you out of lonely?"
"Oh that."
She walked to Natsume who panicked… from inside. She suddenly grabbed-hugged his neck. Cheeks on cheeks, she grinned evilly and said:
"He IS my lonely."
"Oh. I see but…"
He pointed to behind where was a dark aura. Everyone froze but didn't know who was emitting it. Natsume gulped because he knew perfectly what kind of aura was that.
"Oh. And of course Shingo is my Best-Friend Number One."
Mikan took Shingo who was hugged by Mikan. Shingo just smirked at Natsume who was extremely shocked. Of course the only one who saw it was Master and Natsume.
BLACK OUT.
"Wouah. A doll being jealous over a human. Wouah." Said Kaoru.
Then everyone laughed, even Hotaru. But only Kaya and Natsume didn't. They were anxious and they all knew it.
"Natsume, choko matte yo. Mimi is hungry."
GROWL.
"Alright, I'll go look for something to eat. Just go sit somewhere here, 'k?"
"Hai."
They were in a park. Natsume went away leaving Mikan looking for a bench but she went under a tree where was girl sitting under with the… GA Uniform (?).
"Big sis is alright?" asked Mikan with Shingo in her arms.
The stranger looked up and saw the little. She was surprised.
"You are…" muttered she.
"Is Big Sis ok?"
Mikan was worried. The girl had hazel haired, chocolate eyes and a beautiful face. She smiled slightly.
"Yes I'm alright. Thank you."
"Ok."
Mikan stood there looking at her.
"Do you want to sit beside me?"
"Yes."
"Then do as you please."
"Hai."
They stayed silent. They looked at everyone running here and there, laughing, smiling, talking and walking. Mikan was time to time eyeing the girl.
"Ano…"
"Call me Onee-chan."
"Onee-chan. Why are you alone and sad?"
"Hum. What about you?"
"I'm not alone. I'm with Shingo (She showed Shingo to her.) and Natsume who's gone to take something to eat. And I'm not sad. I'm just…"
"It's alright. My apologize."
"…"
"What's your name?"
"Sakura Mikan."
"It's a nice name." said Onee-chan smiling sweetly.
"Ne. Onee-chan. Why is Onee-chan sad?"
"…"
"…"
Mikan looked down knowing the question was answerless to Onee-chan. She then looked at the sky and blushed.
"Onee-chan. Do you love someone?"
She was shocked that Mikan asked something like that. But she sighed and smiled sadly.
"Yes, I am."
"But why is Onee-chan sad?"
"I… I don't know if I can love him."
"Why?"
"Because he's stubborn."
"But that's not a reason." Snapped Mikan as Onee-chan chuckled.
"But me too I love someone REALLY stubborn and rude and pervert and…"
"Handsome?"
"Hn."
"Well, mine is like that too."
"Oh, really?"
"Hn. But it must stay between us. No one knows it… well except my mom, two of my cousins and my careless-Best-Friend."
"Is it even considered as a friend."
"AHAHAHAHAH. If you meet her you'll say yes."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"You'll know it when you grow up a little more."
"Mou."
Onee-chan smiled to the current pouting Mikan. Her cheeks were puffed up.
"Ne. Ne. Onee-chan?"
Mikan was hugging Onee-chan's arm.
"Hum. What is it?"
"Tell me more about him."
"Huh?"
The boy you love."
"Huh. AH."
"Please. Onegai Gozaimasu, Onee-chan-sama."
Mikan was on her puppy-begging-cute-mode. Onee-chan sighed in defeat.
"Alright."
"Yeah."
"Hum. How should I start it… He's stubborn, a real pervert, smart, arrogant and cold. But he really cares about his friends even if he had a strange way to show it. It's no clear to others (but obvious) and it's really clumsy. He has always been here for me. And I want to do something for him in return even if I know perfectly that he doesn't want any… but I'm pushing him down and it works."
"Oh." Said Mikan with amazing eyes (?).
"I want him to smile. Smile like no one did."
Onee-chan had a deep sweet look in her eyes. They were warm. She sighed deeply. It startled Mikan.
"But he's darn hard to tame."
Mikan looked at her. Onee-chan was gloomy suddenly.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. It's the same for me."
"Oh. So we have the interest in boy as I see."
"Yeah."
They stayed silent.
"What does Mikan-chan like about him?"
"His eyes."
"hum?"
"They are red. They look like to devil's but…"
"His look is an angel to you?"
"Hn."
"Me too. I like his eyes. They are the colour as yours. They are red, so deep. When you look at them, you are immerged… and engulfed by them. You are sent to another world instantaneously. When you look at them under the light of the moon, they are so beautiful, just like blood."
"Wow. Is it that beautiful?"
"Hm. Didn't you see his under the moon?"
"No. He doesn't want to let me sleep with him."
Silence.
Onee-chan looked at her with big eyes and a shocked face. Even the gang and the Minami's were like that. They looked at Natsume who was in another world.
"He didn't want me to go in his room at night because he told me that I would take him as a Teddy Bear and that I would keep hugging him till morning. Also he told me that I would take him as a CookieNight. And that's not true."
" – Sigh – Did I really do that?"
"Eh?"
"Huh. Nothing."
Onee-chan was relieved as she sighed second time.
"You… are you two living together?"
"Hum Yes and no."
"…"
"Sometimes he comes to my house just to keep me company… but that was only week end?"
"How come?"
"I'm alone at home. I don't have anyone to play with, except Shingo."
Mikan showed her Shingo who was a doll.
"But he had to go back home… his home which is far away from here because of family matters."
"So you two don't see much than a day in a week?"
"Hn."
"What about holidays?"
"Hum. It depends. But it's only summer that I was able to see him more."
"So now?"
"Yes. And today is his first day of vacation."
"…"
"What about Onee-chan?"
"Hum?"
"Why is Onee-chan here?"
"I…"
"MIKAN!"
"Oh. Natsume."
Far away from them, there was Natsume who called Mikan with some bags in hands. Mikan got up and shook her hands.
"It's him, Onee-chan. Do you see him?"
"Yes. They are alike." Muttered she enough for Mikan to hear it.
"Hum."
"What is it?"
"Are you going?"
Onee-chan was surprised but had a sweet smile.
"No, I'm not."
"But then why am I having this bad feeling… that Onee-chan is about to go?"
"I won't go… because I will be here no matter what… with you."
Onee-chan pointed to Mikan's heart.
"MIKAN."
Mikan turned around and saw Natsume behind her.
"Natsume?"
"What's wrong with you? I've called you many times. And why are you sad suddenly?"
"I…"
Suddenly she turned around in search for Onee-chan. But no one was here.
"Where is Onee-chan?"
"what?"
"Just now I was talking with Onee-chan."
"Are you mad?"
"What?"
"You were alone."
"No, I'm not."
"Then you were talking to a ghost."
"…"
"Mikan?"
"…"
"OI."
"…"
"Eh?! No. I was just joking."
"…"
"Don't cry."
"I'm not."
"You are."
Mikan looked at Natsume dumbfounded.
"See."
He touched her cheeks as she felt tears flowing. They were flowing down non-stop. Suddenly she hugged Natsume and cried.
"Mikan?"
"Can I stay like that for a minute, please?"
"Do as you please."
"…"
(A/N: is it me or these two are quite… mature? Adult than they must look to? I inform you that they ONLY have here around 4 years.)
She cried on his chest. Around them, there was no body. It was deserted. It was silent only birds and winds were heard. It was a summer wind. It was a nice breeze. It was calm and peaceful.
"Thank you Mikan. Now I have my answers. But before going back, I want to know the truth and only one. How did I lose everything? How did I end up like that? How could I forget my most important thing to my heart? Who I was back there? You too, you'll understand it soon. So just wait and your questions will be answered… just like mine did." Said a voice coming from the trees.
Natsume looked around wondering if it was his imagination. Mikan pulled apart from him. She wept her tears away. She looked with a wicked wmile.
"Did you buy my Strawberry Milk Shake?"
They looked into each others eyes.
"Damn. I forgot."
"I want my Strawberry Milk Shake."
"You'll have one when we get home so…"
"I. Want. My. Strawberry. Milk. Shake."
They were having a glare war. It was awful. You can see the weather, the sunny weather, turned into a dark mood weather.
"Alright. I'm getting it right away."
Natsume walked away. He was out of view.
"YES."
Mikan took a sudden winner position with her hand up in air.
"I didn't understand but I'm going to wait."
She turned around to a tree where someone was on. It was Onee-chan who was smiling to Mikan. She then took something in her pocket. It was a white mask. She put it on her face.
"Then farewell, Mikan… or maybe see you later."
"See you later."
And she disappeared within the leaves.
"Sakura Mikan."
She turned around and saw Natsume with a goblet. He was looking at her. She only smiled and looked up.
BLACK OUT.
Everyone was surprised but knew something. She was in love with him for sure. And that wasn't a new love but an old one.
"Eh. Do you think she…" Said Mochu who was thinking.
"She had travelled in time?"
"What make you say it, Mochu?"
"Well, she has her uniform on."
"…"
"But also she wore something from the Christmas Festival."
"Eh?"
"Ah. He's right. She was wearing the…"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH."
"What?"
They turned their head and saw… blood… corpse… everywhere.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. NATSUME."
"GO."
"NO."
Natsume was pushing Mikan away who was clenching onto his arm. She was crying. He was…
SNAP.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH."
"NOW GO BEFORE HE GOT YOU."
"NO. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU."
"JUST GO. WE'LL SEE AGAIN."
"NO, WE WON'T."
"WE WILL. I PROMISE YOU. NOW GO."
Natsume pushed her once again as it untied her grab. She was about to grab him again but someone caught her. She was then moved away from him.
SNAP.
BOUM.
Suddenly something fell in front of her which separated him and her.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO."
"Mistress. COME." Shouted someone.
"NO. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE HIM, SHINGO."
"You must or it'll be your end."
"I DON'T CARE."
SLAP.
Shingo had slapped Mikan. She was shocked.
"Don't say that. Everyone here is working hard for Mistress. So Mistress must go."
"But…"
"If Mistress dies here and now, they won't forgive themselves… neither I do nor him."
"Huh…"
Mikan cried. Shingo took her hands.
"Let's go."
"Hn."
They ran in the corridor through corpse. Mikan looked behind her.
"Natsume."
They ran but suddenly Shingo threw Mikan in front of her. She summoned then two balls: white and black. She threw them and shouted at Mikan.
"GO AHEAD. AND DON'T LET YOURSELF DIE."
"Shingo."
"GO."
Mikan ran without hesitation. She didn't look back. She heard screams and explosions which happened right after she left Shingo. She wanted to cry so badly but restrained herself. Until she got carried away by someone, she was about to use her knowledge of battle.
SPLASH.
She breathed in and out. She had her hair in black and eyes were red. She had a disgusting look.
"Nothing will change. Whether I decide, whether I want, whether I can. Nothing will be changed."
She then ran again. But this time she got carried by a familiar scent and hands.
"Master?!"
He was covered in blood. But he wasn't injured.
"Mikan, it's time for you to go back to where you belong to."
"What?"
"There is no time to discuss. It's not or never."
"…"
"I know it's hard to understand it but you need to go now, or you won't…"
"And what if I don't want to."
"Mikan."
They stayed silent even if it wasn't time to. Master sighed.
"Mikan, you'll understand later. For now go to where you REALLY belong to. And then you'll understand what happened before. For now, just realise one wish."
"…"
"Just forget what happened these two years of your life here, in France. You won't be the only one who'll forget you but your friends. However, we, Shingo, the House and me, won't forget you and your friend. Even Patrick, my best friend, will forget you for making sure that no information about your living will be leak out of us. That means that we won't be in this world for whoever knew us, even you."
Mikan was about to talk.
"But you'll remember everything when time allows it. So just wait for all answers you want to hear in a near future. Just live as a little girl, a normal girl. Forget everything and everything will be ok. But when your memories of this time will be coming back, just don't forget that… You are the only one who will bring back what the world wanted for a long long time."
His voice had fainted as Mikan fell over. Her eyes closed slowly as she saw his image blurring.
"Forget everything until time allows us to meet again, Sakura Mikan."
That was the only they heard when Mikan was found on the grass… a white ground. It was a clear day. It was winter. She was cold. She was sleeping in this cold weather. However, around her changed. The snow on the ground melted on her contact. There was a flower near by. It was a clover, a green clover. Suddenly they heard a window opening and step were heard. Someone appeared next to her.
(A/N: from now it's pure Japanese talking.)
"Mikan. Mikan. Answer me. Mikan."
It was her grandpa who was next to her. He was trying to wake her up. But she was in a deep slumber. He then carried her bridal style and ran in the house.
BLACK OUT.
Everyone stayed silent. They knew now that Mikan stayed far away from her true family, for two years. They wondered how will her life will be from now on.
"Ojii-san. Ojii-san. Come on, let's go."
"Hai. Hai. Mikan-chan. I'm not young like you."
"But it's time to go to school. I don't want to be late for my first day of school."
"Hai. Hai."
Mikan and Ojii-san ran in the street. It was Spring. Who said spring, say new year and new classmate.
"MIKAN."
"Minna-san."
A group of student approached Mikan.
"We are in the same class."
"Really?"
"Hai."
"YEAH."
Mikan jumped all happy. She was now 6 years old.
The scene changed. It was now morning. There was a silence in a classmate, where the first thing we can see was Mikan looking at the board to a raven haired and dark eyed girl with amazing eyes.
"Ok, class. We have a new student. She's Imai Hotaru. Greet her and be nice with her, ok?"
"Hai."
Everyone was suddenly excited. She was emotionless. She looked around and had an eye contact with Mikan who smiled wildly to her. She shook her hand to her but all she did was ignored her.
Another scene appeared. They were now in Gakuen Alice.
"See ya, Polka Dots Panty."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO."
It was Natsume who was taken off Mikan's pant. He and Ruka went out of the room by the door since Ruka came in by the window.
"I won't marry anyone. I won't get married."
She cried really hard and Narumi tried to calm her down.
The scene was now in the Northern Wood with Hotaru and Yuu surrounding by fire, Ruka trying helping a rabbit from fire. Mikan was running to Nastsume who was hysterical angry.
"I TOLD YOU TO STOP."
FLASH.
A blue light appeared from no where when Mikan jumped onto Natsume.
"What?!"
Narumi arrived at that moment and immediately kissed him. He fainted… like always.
"Eh?!"
"This is your Alice, Mikan-chan."
"Eh?!"
"It's a wonderful Alice you have. Yes a wonderful Alice."
The scene changed. They were now in a warehouse.
"You have the nullification…?."
"What are you talking about, I..."
"This face does look like that that woman."
"…"
Suddenly they found themselves in a room hospital. It was pretty dark.
"AAAH."
They turned around their head and saw Mikan moving wildly in her bed. She was clenching her sheet bed. She moved so much. She was suffering it was sure.
"AAAAARGH."
She suddenly sat up. She was sweating hardly. She was breathing with lot of difficulties. Her hand was on her heart.
SLASH.
CRACK.
A vase was down. Something had sliced it. She was looking at it emotionless. Suddenly she held her head and fell on the ground. But there was no sound referring her falling. She then grabbed her bed. We can't see her neither can we move closer. Her hand was seen from the other side of the bed. It was a hand with long and slender fingers. Then the other hand showed off. Her hair was the second thing we can see. Something was strange with them. They were… dark. Then her figure came as she got up. Her eyes were closed as she finally got up completely. She opened them slowly revealing… red eyes.
"Who am I?"
That was the only thing she said.
CRACKLE.
A red fire appeared in her hand as she threw it in a corner of the room. It stopped in front of something as if it was only lighting the place. But it was threatening someone.
"So his Alice is the first you took?"
She looked at him badly. The fire disappeared as she fainted. He caught her in time.
"So you are her child? And my nephew?"
It was now another sight. It was night now. They were near the Sakura Tree.
"Come on, Natsume."
"No."
Mikan was at the bottom of the tree and Natsume on a branch.
"Ne…"
"No."
"Why?"
"You're annoying."
"Hmph."
She climbed the tree. He looked down seeing her coming to him.
"What are you doing?"
"Since ya don't wanna let me see it then I'm coming."
"Stay away."
"Nah."
She was almost up when she slipped and fell. He caught her in time. She was unconscious as he protected her.
Now they were under a tree. It was day. Mikan was sitting under it. She had her eyes closed.
"Big sis is alright?" asked Mikan with Shingo in her arms.
"You are…" muttered she.
"Is Big Sis ok?"
"Yes I'm alright. Thank you."
BLACK OUT.
"Mikan, it's time to get up." Said a voice coming from the darkness.
Everyone looked around but saw nothing but black.
"Get up, Little Girl. It's time to end IT."
Suddenly, light appeared. They saw the same scene they were. Body was every where. Blood was flowing here and there but in a pause state. The guests of the pub were like… statue. It was as if time stopped. They then moved as they saw people coming in.
"It's Show Time." said a voice.
SNAP.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAH."
"Welcome back, Rose."
"Hai."
Mikan was standing gracefully on the bar. She was grinning. She had transformed.
"It's good to be back here, Owner."
"AHAHAHAHAH. Always sadist as I see."
"No. I'm not."
"Well. I presume I must these guys there?"
"Yes. It would be good."
"Then."
The Owner, who was the bartender, whistled as the customers surrounded him and the gang and Minami's.
"Mikan?" called Yuka.
"Don't worry she will be ok." Said the Owner.
"But…"
"You saw her past, right?"
"You…"
"She's not any girl you know."
They disappeared from the room as people came and disappeared in a flash. Mikan used all of her knowledge on fighting as things appeared from no where, like guns, knives…
"She's better than that."
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It has been now 10 days since they arrived. They were in the same house they saw in her memories. It was clean and tidy even through it had been destroyed. They were living with the men from the shop. They seemed to know the house perfectly. And women came from no where who were also parted of the memories. They had done all house issues since they arrived. Hotaru helped them with some core.
Persona was being scolded by Yuka for now 10 days for unknown reasons. She needed to let out her frustration about Mikan's state. Everyone was trying to do something. Only Natsume remained silent and calm. He was found no where, except that we do.
He was in Mikan's room. Strangely, no one could enter in. He seemed to mesmerize what was inside. It was the same as her memories left. Nothing changed. He didn't find Shingo. But… he remembered everything. He remembered the day he met her and the last day.
"That old man erased our memories just to not put us in that thing."
He looked at the pictures on the tables. They were Kaya, Kévin, Mikan and him on them with Shingo and Master. He looked everywhere where she went to in her memories. That was when he found under the bed stick to the mattress a picture of him and her. She was hugging him tightly not letting him going away. Which he couldn't do much about it.
"Welcome back, Mikan." said he with a slight smile.
"Ehehehe. Crybaby."
"Hmph."
Natsume turned around as he grabbed her by her waist. They sat on the bed as she was on his laps. They were an inch away.
"I love you." Muttered he to her ears.
"Me too. I love you."
They approached from each other but…
"Don't You Dare Doing It, Natsume."
The door flew through the room. Kévin appeared in with an angry look as the gang was behind him. Obviously, Hotaru wa holding her camera in hand. Kévin then grabbed Mikan by her wrist.
"I won't let you do it."
POP VEIN.
'What the… so he forgot me totally. I will make him regret.'
"Oooho."
"What's wrong, Koko?"
"We better go outside."
"Why?"
"A volcano is about to burst."
"Eh?!"
BOUM.
"Like I said."
OUCH.
"Why the hell was that for, Kaya?"
Kévin was under the bed… well he was crushed by it.
"You damn unfaithful man. You dared once betray me and now you are again betraying me and in front of me… How dare you seducing Mikan-sama and… and… whait a minute. What did you call me?"
"That's why I say: Why can't you be gentler with me?"
"…"
"You're really stupid. I know you since we're small and better than anyone on this world. And who will love someone like you, violent as you are, you won't last longer than we do."
"…"
Mikan/Kaya grabbed Kévin's sleeves. She was blushing really hard.
"Do… Do you love me?" whispered she.
"You'r really dummy."
He wrapped his hand around her.
"Of course I do."
He approached her like Natsume did before.
"Eh. It's my Girl Body. Go look for your own, Bratty."
"You…"
They were holding Mikan/Kaya each side. She wasn't here at all.
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In Mikan's head…
"Huh. What is this feeling?" asked Mikan.
"It's time to get going." Said the dark haired and red eyed girl.
"So it's now?" said Kaya.
"Unfortunately yes."
"It will be strange to be alone after 4 months."
"Yeah."
"It's time."
"Hai."
"We will see each other. So do cry, Mikan."
"Yes I know, but I can't…"
"Thank you Mikan, Kaya."
"Hum."
"It's the end. There won't be any Legendary Alice."
"Why?"
"Because you already satisfied my wish."
"…"
"You are Innocent and Pure so everything will be smooth from now on."
"…"
"Don't worry we'll meet again."
"Yeah. Like you being Mikan's child. And your man mine."
"Good idea. I'll tell him when I'll see him."
Laugh.
"Good bye, then."
"See you later, Mikan."
"I'm coming picking you then."
"Ok."
"Before I forgot it, Mikan, my name is Mimi."
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Back to reality…
"You…"
"Huh."
Disappear.
"Mikan/Kaya?!"
Everyone was surprised but suddenly…
"NATSUME."
"KÉVIN."
"What?!"
The two boys looked up following the sound. Something fell down right onto them. It was the girl they loved dearly. They kissed each others passionately.
"Ehehehehe. I'm ganna be rich."
"Can't you stop it."
"No."
"There isn't any privacy with you around."
"No."
"Then if I take your picture like that, it will be ok, right?"
"What?"
Kiss. (A/N: Yes you read right.)
Everyone had their jaw dropped. Ruka was kissing Hotaru. And it was a deep one. She was blushing hardly.
FLASH.
Ruka had taken them kissing making her come back to her sense.
"I will keep it, it's a pay back."
"What?"
"I will do the same thing you do to me. And don't ever dare to snap it from me or I'll kiss you any where, any time, I like to."
Ruka walked away with Hotaru chasing him. Everyone was quickly shocked. Mikan and Natsume weren't because they knew how these two love each other but couldn't accept it.
"Is it what you call a rebellious age?" said Ruka as he was out of view.
Everyone laughed. It was something unbelievable coming from the shiest boy.
"It's a déjà vu."
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(This is what you think.)
Yeah this is the end. well not really there is an epilogue. doing it right away. but can't say when it will be up. so just wait for the last and concluding episode. i expect you like it. i had so many problems with this chapter since my flash drive got erased and else. well Comment, Review. It would be great. Thank you.