A/N: Wow, you readers must be really disappointed in me. No worries, I am too. I haven't been an active writer since the summer! Well it's good news that I've been active at school (Varsity swim team and honor's orchestra. Did I mention academics?!), but it's good news that I have safely survived the first semester of high school and enjoying winter vacation with tons of projects.
Now enough of Claire's rambling, as I now begin to talk about my stories here of ff. So now I have upated the second chapter of AH, I have some sad announcements about CGII. It's a lovely story, and I'm not giving up, but to tell the truth, I think I'd like to rip it apart and start it over again. It seems like I'm no good with darker and less happy stories. But don't worry my readers: the plot will still be the same. To sum it up, I'll try to get on with that whole rebuilding later.
Finally, about AH. I've been thinking about this story a lot (Fan fiction has been on my mind everyday; I feel so bad not updating since… forever!) so I will try to update as soon as I can (I can't promise when exactly though), but I feel so good updating today. I love you all, and I hope you're not too mad that you won't review!
Sorry for keeping you all for so long! Now, please enjoy the second chapter of Angel in Hell, and review!
Angel in Hell Chapter 2:
"YOU!"
Mikan pointed her skinny finger at the annoyed tall person, also known as Natsume Hyuuga.
"Yes, me. Don't act so happy, Polka Dots."
"Excuse me, but I am nowhere happy that you're here! Wait… 'Polka Dots'?! Oh my god, you...!"
He smirked, as Natsume found Mikan interesting to watch. Her excited reaction suddenly changed from good to an irritated face. Her arms crossed and instantly, her head rose. Since Natsume was more than a foot taller than her, she needed to raise her face when looking at him.
"OH MY FORKING HOLY MOTHER, THEY'RE GIRLS!"
"THEY HAVE DANG BOOBS!"
"AND SKIRTS!"
Mikan's already large eyes widened. It had to be a bad dream. She refused to believe this. These things only happen in shoujo mangas, right? All of sudden, she slammed the door shut.
"Let's go Hotaru, I think we were in the wrong class."
"No, it says right there on the door: Freshman-Class B."
"But… there are only guys in there!"
"Mikan… you idiot. You didn't know that this school used to be an all-boys school until this year?!"
"WHAT?! No, those things don't happen in real life; only in mangas!"
"How did you expect Harvard suddenly became co-ed? Gakuen Alice started accepting girls only this year, so the ratio between male and female students is about… ten to one."
"I'm sorry… but are you in this class?"
The two turned around, facing a young middle-aged man with a short pony tail carrying papers. He seemed gloomy and nervous.
"Yes, I am Hotaru Sakura and this is my twin sister, Mikan Sakura."
"Oh yes… um… yes yes… you two are the new female students to this class… yes yes… um, please enter."
Mikan was dazed and her eyes stared out in space. If Hotaru didn't drag her into the classroom, then she would have had stayed out in the hall the whole time. The boys started to whisper around them. All of the males where seated (ahm, well, "lounging") in the back of the classroom, where as the two girls sat in the front. The poor teacher in front of the black board slightly shuddered before he tried to raise his voice to get the attention of the class. The best he could get was a few students who half-listened.
"Hi… Hello class, I am… um… Mr. Fukutan…. I… er… am your homeroom teacher this year. I am new, so please... Um, so let's get to the… point. This year, our previously all-boys school has gone co-ed."
Mikan opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out. Hotaru was right. How could her school be used to be an all-boys school? Then she remembered that she had not even read the school pamphlet closely except staring at the picture of her uniform every night. No wonder her family had asked if she was sure to enroll to Gakuen Alice. Now it made sense to her how the girls all giggled and suddenly talked about harems and the guys were heart-broken to the fact. How could she have been so stupid? Sadly for the teacher, he had to continue on.
"Um, well I'm going to pass out these introductory worksheets… yes, for you to fill in, so please do that… please…"
"Shut up, old geezer, I don't give a damn."
Mikan turned around, hearing absolute silence in the classroom. She wondered why the class quieted after Natsume spoke. His long legs were propped on top of the table that matched all the other ones; they were all dull brown, and scattered in the room. Mikan had wondered before if the desks were always not in order. She heard the teacher talk, but looked at the cold, leader-like classmate. She couldn't take her eyes off the bitter face that seemed as if it could never smile.
"Yes… Hyuuga-sama … um… okay then… the people who'd like to fill it out, please come up and get it."
No one moved, but Mikan shifted her chair and went up to get it. The teacher slowly breathed in with relief that someone was willing to listen to directions. The room was quiet still, watching the long haired girl hesitate if she should get one for her twin.
"Whatever, Hotaru can get one for herself if she wants it."
Before she reached to her seat, the rebellious raven-haired boy got up, making sure to make a loud noise with his chair. Glaring at the frightened Mikan, Natsume stalked out of the room. Soon after him, his four friends got out. Only the glassed Yuu gave a small nod to Mikan and the teacher before leaving. It seemed as if the air was thick, and it was back to normal when all of them left. A student with a buzz cut that it seemed like he was bald, spoke up.
"Jeez, if Natsume-san leaves too, then there's no point in staying here. Let's go."
Quickly, the stampede of fifteen pairs of feet rushed out, covering all the noise the teacher was trying to make. The voice soon died down, ending with a small sob. He soon ended up running out into the hall, in the opposite direction. Mikan just stood there with her paper, and Hotaru gathered her books, and said,
"I'm going to the library. Bye."
Freezing, her twin just stood there in the empty room, wondering,
"What the heck is wrong with this class?!"
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"Oh my god, so you didn't know that the school was a guy's school?!"
Mikan sat at the dining room table, flustered, as the family of four ate their dinner. Hotaru ate silently, hiding a nanotechnology magazine under the table. Mikan looked down on her plate, flustered, as her mother cracked up.
"That's not the only problem, Mom! There's this stupid kid who acts like he rules the whole school! He even walked out of the classroom, so everyone else did too! I have no idea why everyone worships that pervert!"
This time, the quiet father of the family's eye shone with anger, putting down his glass down, causing a loud noise.
"Did you just say 'pervert'?!"
"Yeah Dad! Oh my god, I have to tell you guys this! He saw my underwear! I thought he was a good guy"
"WHAT THE HECK DOES THAT BASTARD THINK HE IS?! HOW DARE HE LOOK AT MY DAUGHTER'S PANTIES?!"
"I know, Daddy! He's such a dookie!"
"You tell me who he is, and I'll teach him something!"
The mother of the house and Hotaru sighed, knowing that the two would make a fool out of themselves (and already have).
"Natsume Hyuuga, Daddy! He's so egotistic!"
Yuka gasped, and tried not to laugh; it was so normal for her younger twin daughter to be so oblivious.
"Sweetheart, Mikan; Natsume Hyuuga's the son of the Narumi Hyuuga. You know; the headmaster."
"What?! But that doesn't give him a reason to be such a bastard to the teachers!"
Hotaru rolled her eyes,
"Mikan, shut up. I advise you to stay clear of him if you don't want to get hurt."
"Are you joking me?! I never want to interact with him again! You know what? We're never going to talk about him again. Argh! I get so mad just talking about him!"
"Whatever floats your boat, sweetie," her father replied while he chuckled.
"Yeah! My boat! I'm going to do homework now," Mikan exclaimed, getting up from the table.
"We don't have any homework," Hotaru answered lazily.
"The introductory worksheet, dear sister," Mikan said, as she stomped up. Sitting down at her desk, she looked at the single sided sheet, tapping her pencil on her chin.
"Hmph, I still don't know why that Natsume Hyuuga won't even do this worksheet. I think it's actually pretty fun. And what's with his friends? I bet they're just with him because they're afraid of getting him mad or something. Anyways, now with the worksheet…"
"Get a load of me, get a load of you…"
Mikan jumped up on her chair, realizing that it was her cell phone, ringing the new song she had bought for her ring tone (Liz Phair's Why Can't I?)
"Walkin' down the street, and I hardly know you
It's just like we were meant to be
Holding hands with you when we're out at night
Got a girlfriend, you say it isn't right
And I've got someone waiting too
What if this is just the beginning
We're already wet, and we're gonna go swimming…"
She cried in annoyance, and felt like she kept on looking, shuffling though her bag to find the phone. Then she saw the shiny metal object, sitting on her lamp desk, remembering she had left it there after changing the ring tone again. Then, she tripped. So expected.
"Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you…"
"Hello?" Mikan breathed out, finally ending her little adventure on the floor.
"Hello, this is the automatic communication system of the Student News Network of Gakuen Alice. We are testing if this number is the student's number. If it is so, please press pound."
And so she did.
"Thank you. Now please enter your student ID number."
She hesitated. Mikan tried to remember where she had left her card. How come she always lost the things she needed the most? She looked through her bag and found it pressed between the pages of her World History text book she meant to leave at school.
"Hunh, I guess I can get lucky sometimes… Okay, so let's see… six… six… nine… eight… zero… four… eight… three… there."
There was another loud beep, and silence followed. Mikan wondered if the mission was complete. As if.
"Hello, my beautiful students of my lovely school…" Mikan stared into space, surprised by the high pitched voice that was slightly creeping her out. Oh, and the fact that the voice was unmistakably a male's voice. The message continued, as she listened on,
"So this is the most amazing new network isn't it? It's new like the new student's we have this year," the voice continued.
"Well, for those who do not know, I am Narumi Hyuuga, your lovable headmaster! So, now since this is the first message, let's make this exciting! Yay!"
Mikan shivered.
"Okay, so let's start off with the most exciting news! This year we welcome female students to our campus. Since it's our first year accepting fine young lady; let me read aloud their names," she heard a crumbling of paper.
"So they are… Misaki Harada, Luna Koizumi, Nonoko Ogasawara, Anna Umenomiya, Hotaru Sakura, Mikan Sakura, and Sumire Shouda," Mikan frowned; it meant that only seven girls were to attend the Academy this year.
"I am expecting you seven to come to the office during third period, so tooooddles everyone!"
Mikan heard the phone hang up. Well, that was an awkward conversation (if you could even call it so).
To be continued…
Claire: This feeling is amazing.
Mikan: What feeling?
Claire: The feeling after you finish a chapter.
Mikan: Yeah, sure.
Claire: No, really; I can finally go to bed, not worrying, "Oh no, are the readers mad at me? What should the next chapter be (okay, well I'm worrying about that too)? I NEED TO UPDATE!" so I feel content now.
Mikan: Ha ha, I hope the readers aren't mad.
Claire: Yeah, me too.
Hotaru: According to my predictions, the readers are quite mad at you.
Claire: What?!
Mikan: Don't worry Claire; they'll still read your stories and review.
Claire: REALLY?!
Mikan: Yes, now readers, please make Claire feel better by reviewing.
Claire: I miss you all! I shall be back as soon as I can get my school work and sports done! I love you all! Have a great winter vacation everyone!