Hi guys, just dropping by to give you this chapter and add that I might be writing one-shots as I write this story...like songfics, and stuff like that, I guess...

"Get away from me, you snivelling little girl...", Hotaru said, annoyed, continuing to back away from her best friend.

"Hotaru...!!", Mikan gazed at her longingly, inching closer by the second despite what Hotaru just said.

The rest of the group simply stared at them as the two girls were at it again.

"When can they settle down so we check the school out?? They've been running around for the past twenty minutes! And that only includes the time from when we got off the school bus till now!", Nigel said, irritated.

"Maybe they'll stop when you stop your whining..", Gary said, with a hint of mockery in his voice.

"Why you--!?", Nigel barked, as he and Gary started another bickering session.

Narumi-sensei jokingly commented to Pierre that it was a miracle how they were all friends, but Pierre didn't find it amusing.

In fact, it almost seemed as if he accepted it wholeheartedly.

It was no use, Hotaru thought. Even her baka gun wasn't strong enough to hold someone like Mikan at bay for too long.

Besides, how Mikan managed to get enrolled in Alice Academy, much less successfully trespass the school's very grounds, was a wonder to Hotaru, and she had to hand it to Mikan for actually having the guts to do so, even though she had a sinking feeling of suspicion that Mikan didn't know exactly what she got herself into...

And for that, Hotaru had to protect her best friend way more than she had to before...in her own 'Hotaru' way, of course.

"Seeing as how you came all the way here to Tokyo just to find me, and managed to succeed in getting into this academy, I guess you deserve some credit for what you've been through...", Hotaru paused, then said, "Come here, idiot.".

Mikan grinned, and ran to hug her best friend.

'Finally, Hotaru and I are reunited!', Mikan thought happily. 'Nothing would be able to destroy this moment!'

Hyuuga Natsume was at the library, busy looking through a window at the group with the girl he met this morning walking to the school.

He could only barely hear the cries of his fangirls from outside as they shouted out for him, truly thankful that those fangirls never go near libraries during free period.

But he had to get out. He needed to see that girl again. He didn't plan on what he would say to her, as his dialogue usually comes naturally anyway, and that if other girls easily go crazy over anything he does, then surely this girl would be bound to go crazy over him as well, right?

Natsume didn't know why he had the sudden urge of getting the girl to notice him, but he decided to let it go, thinking that he was probably just going through another phase. Like the one he had with Luna.

That one ended up pretty badly, since after Natsume declared that he had no more feelings for Luna, she went on a possessive rampage, and became extremely obsessed with him after the breakup. It was scary even for Natsume himself, but he didn't care what she did since she wouldn't dare do anything to upset him.

Lately though, Luna doesn't seem to appear so often anymore, as she vainly assumed that no other girl in Alice Academy could ever compete against her.

Not until Mikan, of course.

As Natsume continued to stare at the brunette a little longer, and quickly made up his mind.

The doors to the library opened, and as each fangirl turned to look, there stood Natsume, looking more handsome and more appealing than he usually did.

"Get out of my way.", he said, in his usual rebebllious attitude.

The fangirls stared at him with wide eyes and went--

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!"

Natsume grunted, and escaped while they were busy giggling and blushing.

"Girls...", he muttered, as he went off in search of the girl with a peculiar taste in undergarments.

"Boys...", Mikan muttered, as Pierre, Nigel, and Gary gawked at the number of girls walking around the academy.

"Ne, why isn't everyone in their classrooms? Isn't it a school day today??", Mikan asked, awed at the sight of students using their alices freely.

"Oh, that's because it's free period now...the next lesson starts in about twenty minutes, so if you want, we can look around first...", Iinchou said.

"Yay!", Mikan yelled in delight. She was definitely excited to learn more about her new school.

"You shout just like a kid...are you sure you're part of the high school division??", a familiar voice drawled out from behind her.

Mikan turned around and saw the guy she just met.

"You!!", she shrieked in shock and anger, shaking her finger at the culprit. "That stinking pervert from before!!"

Natsume had the urge to laugh at her straightforward personality, but smirked instead. "As if any pervert would take interest in girls who wear polka-dotted panties..", he retorted.

"You--!?", Mikan wanted to slap him across the face, but was quickly held back by her friends.

"Mikan..", Iinchou whispered in her ear, "I don't think you should mess with him...".

"Why not??", Mikan asked, not bothering to whisper, "He's such a jerk!!".

"It's because, you stupid girl, he's the last person you'll want to mess with..", said someone who appeared from nowhere.

"It's Luna!", the crowd around them whispered, as they backed away.

"No...he'd be the first!", Mikan replied, thought she didn't really think of who she was talking to exactly at the time. "And, who are you exactly?? His girlfriend??".

Her question seemed to have struck a nerve in the girl since her expression suddenly became very weird.

At first, she had a smile on her face, but afterwards, it morphed into a psychotic grin, scaring everyone out of their wits. Finally, it reverted back into a smile, which looked more frightening than the first time it appeared.

"Hahaha...You're funny..but you're just not worth it..", she said, giggling to herself.

"Get lost, Luna.", Natsume said, irritated. He didn't like being interrupted while he was in the middle of a conversation. Especially if that conversation involves a certain brunette.

Everyone gasped at his bravery, hoping that his words wouldn't provoke the girl into doing something entirely dangerous.

Instead, the girl just smiled, and walked away.

'What the--What the heck is with this school?!', Mikan screamed in her head.

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