Author's Note: I finally managed to get out from my big Sis torturing! I can't update my story because she keeps locking me inside the room to study..,-we're having exam and my sis want me to passed it with high marks...T-T Thank god I passed it...- Back to our main point!

Sorry for my late updates...I'm at Japan now and my big sis really prohibited me from using her computer...

Arigatou minna-san for reviewing my story, I really appreciate it! Umm...I guess my previous question didn't really being answered correctly. Although only one of them answered correctly...

Anyways, here's chapter seven for you all to read:)

Oh, if there's any grammar mistake, please review me about it, and I already edit chapter 1 till 4 for this story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice

Chapter Seven: Memory Of A Faint Distance – A Broken Friendship

"Mikan, why do you always smile?"

Mikan tilt her head up. She know that when Valkyrie spoke her name without adding the suffix 'chan' means that she's serious.

"Didn't I already tell you when we first meet four years ago?"

"I know, but what is the reason?"

There was a long awkward silent between the two.

"You see, Hotaru-chan always so hard to me when we were young. I always cried every time something sad happen, being lonely or being hurt. Being Hotaru she is, she hardly cheered me up. Instead, she tells me something and advice that will ease my pain or loneliness…"

Question marks tilt over Valkyrie's head. "Why would you become friend with her even though she will not cheer you?"

"That's because, Hotaru once told me that she really hate me crying. She likes to see my face better when I smiled warmly. Hotaru is not a person who can show her emotions fully. She choose the least painful way to show something bad to me, just like when she decide to left our school in my village. In my last year at the academy, I know that she really values our friendship"

"Mikan, I…"

"She is the second…the second person who will be angry at me for leaving her. Hotaru is among the person who I really love the most. If it is not for her, I would not make more friends than I already did…"

Mikan immediately put her head down. Since she was sitting on a chair at their apartment, Valkyrie couldn't see her face clearly since her bangs was covering it. But she knows that Mikan was trying hard to not show her sadness.

"Please, Mikan…don't hide your feelings to much. Sometimes, you just had to let it go…"

She hugs Mikan and comforts her by slowly patting her head. Tears rolled down from Mikan's face across her porcelain cheeks.

"I…uh…I…don't…want to…cry…but…this loneliness…and pain…"

"Don't worry. I will always be at your side…"

"Thank you…Valkyrie…"

Mikan cried herself until she fell asleep.

"My Lady, the project is nearing to its final stage. All the devices we need are already in place" a man from the programming unit spoke.

"Yes and how will you handle it…Death Angel?" came a cold reply.

"I don't think I will handle it. She's my friend and would not let you hurt her!" Valkyrie was suppressing anger down so she wouldn't lose control of her Alice.

"But My Lady, that Mukouka girl is a very perfect subject and the leader has ordered us to continue in reviving the ultimate weapon for our organization"

"No I won't. I don't care about the order! Stop it now or I will…" her Alice was about to be released to suck all the people life span when suddenly her body won't move to the way she wants them to.

"Are you forgetting something? Back at those years, you followed the orders without hesitation" remind Yuka. "Beside, that girl is just a tool…"

"How could you! My Lady, Mikan is your daughter! She's not a tool!"

"Shut up! She's is what she is, a tool. It's her destiny since I gave birth to her!"

"You…uh…" Yuka cut her words by using her hypnotism Alice towards Valkyrie. Before completely passed out, Valkyrie heard Yuka's whispering on her ear, "I will ease the pain that my daughter have to endure after this…"

"My Lady!"

"Don't worry about me. Bring her to the hospitalized room. Start working on the project. We will start in another month…"

"Yes My Lady"

"Good…"

No one will ever know about her intention or the real meaning behind her action. That is who Yuka Azumi is

Why is she liked this. Those feelings that she kept inside her heart. Valkyrie was uncertain about the things that were happening in her. Why is she like this, desperately breaking the orders given to her? Saving someone. Back at the few years before, she follows every word her leader gave with even complaining.

She was a tool.

A puppet without heart and emotions toward others.

But why is it a certain girl is changing her?

'Why?'

Perhaps she doesn't want to be left alone. Mikan gave her something…something much greater than the ability to live forever…

Friendship.

And she will treasure it…

"Mikan-chan…There's something I need to tell you…"

"What is it?"

"It is about my past"

"Why do you look soggy today? Valkyrie-chan?"

"It's nothing…"

Both the Alice wielders enter a large room. The room looks like a combat room and a glass panel was put ahead in the center of the wall. A few lab assistants where busying themselves behind those glass. What catches their attention is the presence of the person who's in charge for this 'experimental', Yuka Azumi.

Mikan, looking dumbfounded, just stare as if nothing bad will happen. 'It's not something bad, but worse…' thought Valkyrie who knows exactly what those people are intended to.

"Missy and of course Miss Sakura. Welcome to the new experimental room number 707. I think you clearly understand the situation here so please listen to the following orders that My Lady will gave after this. My Lady, if you ready…" said a man through a speaker.

"As you know, this project has begun since many years ago. We…"

'What is she talking about? I thought that Valkyrie-chan and I…We…' she look at her side and saw Valkyrie with an emotionless face.

'But her eyes…why is she so hurt?'

"Let the battle begin… The first one to knock their opponents down will be considered as the winner. You may use any method to kill your opponent.

"KILL! WHY DO I NEED TO KILL?"

Mikan was speechless. "I don't believe…this…I don't want to kill her…I don't want to hurt Valkyrie. She's my―"

Without any warning, a saber like sword cut its way across her face. Thankfully, she managed to dodge but only to have a small cut on her left cheek.

Mikan look at Valkyrie and saw her left hand had turned into a saber-like weapon. She knows Valkyrie had a nano weapon implanted into her body, but this isn't the Valkyrie she known. The Valkyrie she know will never hurt her or anybody let alone killing them.

"Valkyrie, please stop this… I don't want to hurt you"

"Fight me Mikan, or else I will kill you…"

"But…I can't do…it" Mikan burst into tears. She just can't handle this. It's so hard for her.

Mikan managed to dodge every deadly blow that was aimed to her.

"Please, Valkyrie-chan…don't do this…you will hurt yourself"

"…"

Valkyrie continues her assault with Mikan dodging every attack she sent to her. Mikan's ability and agility had improved since she spends her time mastering and training her ability in the AAO.

After what it seems like 2 hours of non-stop fighting had seem endless. Both of them haven't showed their strength. Mikan had used every defense Alice that she known.

"My Lady, Miss Sakura seems unbalance. Her energy level is still the same but her agility seems to be slowing down. Same goes for Missy too"

Valkyrie loosens her pace and Mikan thought this was a good chance for her to use her Frozen Alice to freeze Valkyrie's attack. She was about to launch her effort when…

SLASH!

Valkyrie saber-like arm has made it way across Mikan, straight onto her heart.

Blood trickles on the edge of the weapon she used to stab her own best friend.

"Valky…rie…chan…"

"I'm sorry…Mikan… Live Manipulating Alice!" a bright light engulf both of them. It was so bright that even the people behind the glass have trouble to saw what was happening.

"So this is your choice…"

When the light slowly faded away, came an image of Valkyrie hugging Mikan while shedding her tears. What more shocking is there was a saber-like sword piercing trough Mikan chest, right in the heart.

Mikan was barely moving, blood gushing out from her wound. Before she felt like drowning in darkness, she heard a whisper… "I'm sorry…"

Author's Note: Sorry again for the late chapter! I really in a hurry when I type this chapter...For the review of the next chapter, my sis will do that for me -you need to answer this question-

The question is:...if you read chapter six, it's the same question as in the chapter six. I'm sorry, I really want to make another question but my big sis isn't really satisfied with the answers...sorrysorrysorry! I hope you can forgive her!

If there's anyone who can answered it correctly, the preview for chapter 9 is also include.

My next update will take place in two weeks from now. Thank you very much for reading this fic! I'm sorry if it's OOC...I have reasons for that! Bye!