I ONLY REVISED IT A LITTLE. FEEL FREE TO READ IT AGAIN. I'M GOING TO POST THE 4TH CHAPTER ON SATURDAY THIS WEEK.

Wheels of Fate

By Yuki Tomoyo

Episode 2

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.000.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Mikan

"I'm thirsty." I muttered under my breath. I took my baseball cap and tucked my hair in it, leaving my dorky glasses behind. I then got up from my bed and headed for the cafeteria to get a drink. I grabbed a pitcher from the fridge and took a glass. I was drinking when a gust of wind hit me which made me shiver a little because of the coldness.

"Polka dots, seriously?" a voice said.

I almost dropped my glass because of surprisement. I looked around and found a figure of a boy standing across me.

"W-Who are you?" I asked.

"None of your business, Polka." the guy said.

I couldn't see the guy's face because of the darkness. It was already past midnight and I didn't turn on the lights in the cafeteria. I could only see the boy's body thanks to the lamps outside. The body before me was definitely well-built. I guessed that there were six packs of abs underneath the guy's shirt. I was busy checking the guy's hot body when I remembered what he had called me. Polka. He peeked!

"PERVERT!" I shouted in rage after my long trance.

"It's your fault you didn't pull down your skirt." the lad said in a bored tone.

He then took a glass and walked towards me. I instinctively backed away while he just kept on approaching. My back hit the table behind me. The lad, who was now in front of me, leaned closer which gave me full access of his face. The guy has mesmerizing crimson orbs and messy raven locks. He was leaning even closer which made our faces dangerously close. I closed my eyes and waited but after a few seconds, nothing happened. I then opened them only to see the guy holding the pitcher on his left hand while putting the glass on his lips with his right hand.

"Did you really think I was going to kiss you?" the lad smirked after he had finished drinking.

I mentally scolded myself. How could I be so stupid? The guy was just reaching for the pitcher placed on the table behind me yet I thought he was going to kiss me. Wait. Why did I even close my eyes? Am I really going to give my first kiss to a complete stranger? I looked at the lad in front of me who was still smirking. I wanted to scrape that smirk off of his handsome face. He may look like the human version of the god, Adonis but his attitude didn't match his gorgeous physical appearance.

"Whatever pervert!" I retorted and walked away angrily. Even though I wasn't looking, I could still feel the lad smirking behind me which made me even more furious.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.000.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Natsume

I dreamt about that girl again. The scene was the same except when she turned her back on me, I noticed a tiny birthmark which took the shape of the letter Z. It was placed on her upper right back. After that, I woke up and came to the canteen to get some drink and then I was accused as being a pervert by some boyish girl I've never even met before. It wasn't my fault that she had let me peeked at her underwear. To top on that, she was wearing polka dotted panties. Based on her height, I bet she's in the same year as me yet she was wearing childish panties. I didn't have a chance on seeing her face fully because her cap was shadowing her eyes but even though I couldn't see them I still felt her gaze was on my body. I smirked. No one, I repeat NO ONE has ever resisted my body. I came close to grab the pitcher and as I leaned closer, I got a perfect view of her big amber eyes. Wait. Those eyes are awfully familiar. Could she be? My thoughts were interrupted when she suddenly closed her eyes. I smirked at her actions. She thought I was going to kiss her. She then opened them and looked a bit disappointed. She accused me again of being a pervert while I just watched her walk away like a childish brat. I couldn't help but smirk at her childish acts. I almost forgot the fact that her eyes were the same with the girl in my dreams. I decided to ignore it and thought that I was mistaken due to me having that dream again and the darkness. I then proceeded to my room and went back to sleep.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.000.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Normal

"Good morning Hotaru!" Anna greeted as she entered her best friend's room which was right next to theirs.

"Mikan's still sleeping?" Nonoko asked as she too, came inside.

"Well, what do you expect? I would be surprise if she's the first one to get up before us. It would only mean the end of the world is near." Anna giggled.

"Hotaru, what is that?" Nonoko asked as she noticed her friend holding earplugs connected to a weird looking player.

Hotaru didn't answer. Instead, she put the earplugs on Mikan's ears and pressed a button on the player she was holding. Instantly, the brunette got up.

"Hotaru! What was that for?!" Mikan wailed.

"Get up, idiot or else we'll leave you behind." Hotaru said nonchalantly.

"Five more minutes." Mikan said and was about to lie again when Hotaru pressed the button on the player and Mikan snatched the earplugs off of her ears.

"Okay! Fine!" the lass surrendered and entered the bathroom which was inside their room by the way. Yes, they have bathrooms in each room. Cool isn't it? Anyway, back to the story.

"Hotaru, what did you do to her?" Anna asked curiously. Instead of answering, Hotaru placed the earplugs on Anna's ears and pressed the button on the player. Anna screeched and quickly pulled the earplugs off of her ears.

"That's so awful!" Anna exclaimed.

"Why? What is it?" Nonoko asked eagerly.

"You know the sound when your nails scratch glass? Yeah, that's it, only worse." Anna replied.

"You want to try it too?" Hotaru asked Nonoko with a mischievous slight grin.

"Uh, no thanks." Nonoko sweat dropped.

After a few minutes, a lovely auburn haired lass came out from the bathroom, already clad with her uniform. She took her baseball cap and glasses and wore them.

"Mikan, you can wear glasses but you cannot wear a cap during classes." Nonoko informed.

"I'll still give it a try. I'll take it off if the teacher said so." Mikan answered.

"We should probably be going. We don't want to be late on our first day right?" Anna said and grabbed her friends' arms.

The girls went to the cafeteria to eat their breakfast. First thing in the morning, they found their dorm leader flirting with a girl. The girl has carmine pink locks and brownish-pink orbs. The girl was indeed beautiful yet she has this fiery aura surrounding her which clearly makes her a person you would not want to mess with.

"My love, if you are smiling, send me your smiles. If you are sleeping, send me your dreams. If you are crying, send me your tears." Tsubasa said to the girl who was sitting beside her.

"What if I'm in the toilet? What will I send?" the girl asked in a mocking tone.

Tsubasa thought for a while before answering.

"Send me-"

"My crap?" the girl cut him off.

"You're so mean Misaki!" Tsubasa pouted while the girl, named Misaki, just rolled her eyes.

The girls who had witnessed the entire scene laughed except for Hotaru, of course. They're glad that there's still someone who doesn't fall for their upperclassman's charms aside from them. They went to the counter to get their foods, settled on an empty table and started digging in. After filling their stomachs, they went to their classroom. Luckily, they didn't get lost because the legendary genius, Hotaru, was with them.

"Come on. Let's get in." Anna said excitedly.

Mikan was about to stop her friend had already gone inside the classroom so they have no choice but to follow.

Anna's mouth flung open at the horrible scenery before her. The room was a total mess. Books, notebooks, papers, pens, pencils, erasers, bags and every school supplies existed in the world was flying everywhere. The classroom was so loud. They didn't even notice the newcomers' arrival. The students were minding their own businesses, not even caring about their horrid classroom.

"Every time we enter a new place, we're always welcomed by a horrible scene." Nonoko muttered.

"Oh you're already here." a blonde man said.

"Narumi-sensei!" Anna squealed in delight.

The teacher, who was wearing a frilly dress, smiled and went in front of his desk which was placed on the center-front of the room. He slammed both of his hands on the desk which made the whole room silent. The students stopped whatever they were doing and fixed themselves.

"Wow! Sensei's so cool!" Nonoko said as she clapped her hands.

Narumi smiled at her.

"As all you can see, we have new students. This is Nonoko Ogasawara, Mikan Sakura, Hotaru Imai and Anna Umenomiya." He informed the class while pointing at the girls.

"Okay, are there any of you who would like to ask questions?" Narumi asked the class.

A guy who was semi-bald and has dark blue eyes raised his hand.

"Mochu." Narumi permitted him to speak.

"What school are you from?" he asked.

"We're from Eastwood Academy in Hokkaido." Nonoko answered.

(A/N: I just invented the school's name.)

"Okay. Next?" Narumi asked once again.

This time, two hands were raised.

"Only one at a time, Koko and Kitsu." Narumi said.

"Yo!" the twins grinned, completely ignoring their teacher.

"Hi!" Anna happily greeted.

"That was definitely not a question. Anyway, who wants to ask next?" Narumi asked the class.

A strawberry-blond haired girl raised her hand.

"Luna." Narumi uttered.

"Isn't it wearing a baseball cap is against the rules especially if she's not on the varsity team?" she asked or more like stated.

"Yes." Narumi replied.

"Then why is she wearing one?" Luna asked as she pointed an accusing finger at Mikan.

Mikan gulped.

"Sorry Mikan-chan, but she's right. Wearing that is against the rules. Please take it off. You can wear it when you're not in class." Narumi said politely.

The lass didn't have much of a choice so she took the baseball cap off and then came down her long silky auburn hair which flowed until the middle of her back. Everyone admired her long silky hair while Luna got irritated because of the unexpected occurrence.

"Hmp. Why are you even wearing those stupid glasses? I think you don't have any problem with your eyesight. I bet your eyes are so ugly that's why you're hiding them." Luna continued and gave a maniacal laugh.

"Shut up! Mikan's eyes are her best assets!" Anna shouted, clearly pissed while Narumi nodded in agreement for he had already seen her eyes.

Mikan stopped her friend and faced Luna.

"It's true that I don't have any problem with my eyes but I still like to wear my glasses." Mikan said calmly.

Luna was about to say something again but Narumi butted in.

"Okay! I guess that's enough with the questions! It's time to assign their seats!" he interrupted which earned him a vicious glare from Luna.

"Anna-chan, you sit between the Yome brothers. Mikan-chan, your seat will be beside Natsume-kun there at the back." the teacher said as he pointed his finger at an empty chair beside a lad who had his feet propped on his desk and a manga covering his face.

"No way! She doesn't deserve to be beside my Natsume-sama! Her germs might infect him!" Luna protested.

"Koizumi-san, one more word from you and you'll get detention." Narumi threatened. At last, the girl finally shut her mouth.

"Where was I? Oh yes! Hotaru-chan and Nonoko-chan will sit beside Yuu. Free period everyone! Behave okay?" he winked and stormed outside the classroom.

The girls went to their respective seats. Mikan sat on the back row and greeted her new seatmate. The lad tore the manga away from his face and his eyes widened for a second then his lips formed into a smirk.

"Polka?"

Mikan's mouth quickly flung open as she recognized the lad immediately.

"Y-You're the pervert!" she shouted as she pointed an accusing finger on him.

Everyone sweat dropped.

"How dare you call Natsume-sama like that?! And how dare you point your filthy finger on him?!" Luna shouted as she stood from her seat and made her way towards the brunette.

Mikan closed her eyes as Luna was about to slap her but a strong hand grabbed her wrist.

"Stop it, Koizumi-san." a voice ordered.

"R-Ruka-sama." Luna uttered. "B-But we have to teach this newcomer a lesson."

The boy shook his head and ordered her to back off. He then walked towards Mikan, who was still closing her eyes.

"Mikan." the boy said.

Mikan slowly opened her eyes and it immediately widened in shock.

"R-Ruka-pyon?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.000.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

FLASHBACK

Mikan

I was lying on a hard cold metal. I was feeling dizzy and couldn't stand. I reached for my head and saw blood. I heard noises and screams everywhere.

"There's a girl!" a man shouted. The man approached me and lifted me with his muscular arms and before I could see his face, I blacked out.

When I opened my eyes, I was in a room I've never seen or been to before.

"I'm glad you're awake." a woman's voice said.

I slowly sat up from the bed where I was placed. I still felt dizzy. I put my hand on my head and felt bandages. I then turned to face the woman who was sitting on a chair beside the bed.

"W-Who are you? Where am I?" I asked, my hand still on my head.

"Don't worry. We're not going to hurt you. There's a car accident. A truck lost its breaks and it had almost overrun us but thank goodness the driver pulled to the side and it flipped. Then, we found you in the truck, cured your wounds and brought you here in our house." the woman explained.

"Do you know how to contact your parents?" the woman asked.

I shook my head and winced in pain because I still felt a little wobbly. The woman asked me if I was okay and I just smiled a little to assure her.

"How about your address?" she asked again.

"I don't remember it." I replied.

"What's your name?"

"Mikan."

"I'm Caroline Nogi and here's my son, Ruka." the woman introduced as she urged her son, who was sitting on a couch, to come near.

(A/N: I just made up her name and since Ruka's mother is French, I chose a French name which can also be used as an English name.)

I didn't notice the boy before. He has majestic blonde hair and blue eyes. Despite his young age, he was already handsome.

"Nice to meet you." he smiled at me charmingly while petting a bunny in his arms.

"Nice to meet you too." I smiled back.

It's been a week since the accident and Aunt Caroline (she insisted me on calling her that) still haven't found my family. I got amnesia because I hit my head during the accident so I wasn't able to help her. I only remembered my first name and that's all. As the days pass by, Ruka and I got closer. We became best friends in such a short time. He was sweet, gentle and kind so I didn't have trouble befriending him. One day, we were strolling in a park when a man with straight fair hair and blue eyes approached me and hugged me.

"Mikan. oh gosh, I missed you! I thought I'd lost you!" the man cried while tightening his hug.

"Excuse me. Who are you?" Aunt Caroline asked politely.

The man released me and faced her.

"I'm Izumi Sakura. I'm Mikan's father." he replied.

After that, I was returned to my original family. I learned that I had a stepmother and a stepsister. My stepmother was kind and my father too but my stepsister doesn't seem to like me. She always said that we're just strangers 'cause we're not blood related. She didn't want anyone to know that I'm her sister much to my dismay but I still love her. Even though she's mean to me, I know that deep inside she's a kind person and maybe someday, she would learn to accept me.

Ruka kept on visiting me everyday 'cause we're in the same hometown. We played all day until we were tired but one day, he came to our house not to play but to say goodbye.

"Sorry Mikan but I have to go. Mom said I have to study in France." Ruka apologized.

I was crying that time. I couldn't help it. He embraced me and patted my head before leaving. I just stood there frozen while looking at his retreating figure; tears were still flowing down my cheeks. He turned to me and waved goodbye then went inside the car and left.

My feet seemed to recover from the frozenness and I quickly ran but the car was already out of sight. I fell down on my knees and screamed in despair. My father and my stepmother caged me in their arms trying to comfort me but I just kept on screaming Ruka's name.

I just couldn't stop myself. I didn't want to lose someone so important to me. It's like my heart was shattered into pieces. That's when I realized that what I felt for him wasn't just a simple admiration and a love for a best friend.

That was the last time I saw him.

That was the last time I saw... my first love.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.000.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

BLOOPERS!

READY, SET, ACTION!

A strawberry-blond haired girl raised her hand.

"Luna." Narumi uttered.

"Isn't it this is a school for humans?" she asked.

"Of course." Narumi replied and gave her an isn't-it-obvious look.

"Then why is there a shinigami here?" she asked again as she pointed her finger at Mikan.

"Hey! That's not part of the script! And I'm not a shinigami, you fallen devil!" Mikan shouted angrily.

"Fallen devil? There's no such thing as a fallen devil, dimwit. Maybe you meant, fallen angel." Luna retorted.

"Hmp. The word 'angel' doesn't suit you even a bit, blockhead." Mikan said as she stuck her tongue out.

"Why you-!" Luna started to chase after Mikan.

"Wow! The blockhead fallen devil tries to eat the dimwit shinigami!" the twins snickered.

CUT!

.

READY, SET, ACTION!

My feet seemed to recover from the frozenness and I quickly ran but….. I tripped and fell face first on the ground.

CUT!

.

(on the corner of the set)

"Dad! I got my girlfriend pregnant!" Koko informed.

"WHAT?!" a voice shouted on the other line of the phone.

"Nah, I'm just kidding. I just failed my exam." he snickered.

"OH THANK GOD!"

(end of call)

R&R