Two Worlds
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[NOTE: The first two chapters are just introducing the two main characters. Not the main story yet!]
World 2: Black and White World
People told me that a black and white world is the worst. People told me that a black and white world is not worth living. People told me that a black and white world is boring and endless. That a black and white world is the scariest world a human can live in. Little to their knowing, a black and white world is nothing compared to the world I'm living in. My name is Sakura Mikan, and I live in a world where all I can see is darkest, where the only colour that I can see is black.
"ONEE-CHAN! ONEE-CHAN!" A little boy shouted as he ran down a corridor filled with people, dodging everyone and anything that was in his way. He made a sharp right turn to avoid a the nurse who was pushing an old man in a wheelchair, then a left turn into another corridor of people. The little kid jumped over chairs and went under tables, running and shouting "Onee-chan!" at the same time. He then turned the final corner and entered a room filled with children sitting on the floor, all facing a brunette who was standing and staring out a nearby the window.
"ONEE-CHAN!" The little boy shouted before tripping on the loose carpet edge and fell face first. The children all laughed as the little boy got up and rubbed his face. Blushing bright red, the little boy caught his breath and joined his friends who were sitting at the back.
"Geez, I told you already Coby. I'll always wait for you!" The brunette turned around to face the children, revealing her beauty. She had beautiful, shinny brown hair which was waist long. Her skin was a fair, and her brown eyes were magnified due to the sunlight. Her smile can be mistaken as an angel's smile, and could cure all depressions. "If you keep running like that every time, your face would get disfigured."
"It's not like I'm the only clumsy one here one-chan. You are clumsier than all of our clumsiness combined," Coby teased. The brunette puffed her cheeks and stuck out her tongue which caused a couple of the kids to giggle.
"I am not!" The brunette shouted back. She made her way to a chair which was placed in front of the group, but after only 5 steps she fell over face first – similar to Coby's fall. The group of children burst out laughing as the brunette sat on the floor rubbing her forehead. "Itai! Oi…stop laughing! It really hurts."
That only made the children laughed more, and soon the brunette joined in. The room was filled with laughter, and could be heard 3 corridors down. By-passers couldn't help but pock their heads in, wondering what was going on. The laughter was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"MISAKI-SENSEI!" shouted some of the children who ran over to hug the brown-headed doctor. He bent down so that he was at their level and gave each of the children a pat on the head. The brunette got up and made her way toward the doctor. The children moved over to one side, making a clear path for the brunette.
"I see you are all having fun," said Misaki-sensei. He got up, and the children returned to their spot on the floor and started chatting with their friends. The brunette and Misaki walked toward the door, and there stood a woman and a small girl. She was about 5 years of age and was sitting in a wheelchair with a plastered leg. She had a pouted look on her face, and was avoiding all eye contact.
"Mrs Lee, this is Sakura Mikan. Mikan-chan, this is Mrs Lee and her daughter Nami-chan." The doctor introduced.
"Ohayo Nami-chan," Mikan said. "Do you want to join us? We're just about to tell a story."
"Hmp…stories are for babies," snapped Nami.
"Nami-chan, show some respect to your onee-chan," the mum told her daughter. "Gomenasai, Nami-chan has been a little bit moody every since she injured her leg."
"Respect, well then onee-chan should show some respect. Shouldn't you look at someone while talking to them," Nami-chan replied with a sarcastic tone.
"Nami-Chan!" The mum interrupted.
"Daijobou," Mikan assured the mum. "Nami-chan, Gomen. I'm not looking at you when talking because I can't see you, so I don't know where you are."
- "Huh? You can't see?"
Both the mother and the girl were shocked; neither of them was told that the girl was blind. Speechless of what to say next because they were afraid of hurting Mikan's feeling, an awkward silent was created.
- "Yup, I'm blind. So if I offended you Nami-chan because I wasn't looking at you, please forgive me"
- "No, I'm sorry. I didn't know you were …"
- "Blind? It's ok you can say it? Nami-chan you are really lucky. I know it's hard because you can't run around because of your leg. However if you patiently wait a couple more weeks, you will be able to run around like normal."
- "Honto?"
- "Yup! So to kill some of those weeks, would you like to join us for a story?"
The girl thought for a while, she looked up to her mum who was standing on her right and asked, "Okaa-san, can I?"
"Of course you can, do you want me to push you or will you wheel yourself?" she asked.
"Myself please." With that Nami wheeled her wheel chair in and join the group of children. All the children welcomed her, and soon she was chatting with them like they've known each other for years.
"Mikan you should really use your white cane, it's not safe" Misaki-sensei told Mikan.
Mikan smiled. "Hai Sensei!" she bowed to both the adults and rejoined the group of children.
"Okay Minna! What story do you all want to hear?" She asked the children. Cinderella, Snow White, The Gingerbread Man, Little Red Riding Hood and other fairytales title could be heard from the crowd of kids.
"But we heard them already. How about I tell one of onee-chan's special story today, to welcome our new friends Nami-chan?" The children all cheered and clapped, and soon died to a deafening silent, readying to listen to their story of the day.
~Out in the Doorway~
"Misaki-sensei, may I ask?" Mrs Lee asked the doctor who was watching Mikan telling the story to the children. He turned his head toward her, waiting for the question. "Mikan-chan's condition…?"
"Don't worry, all parents ask the question when they meet Mikan. She allows me to tell people." The doctor replied. "Mikan arrived to Alice Hospital 2 years ago; she was involved in a car accident. Due to major head injuries, a blood clot was developed, pushing against the nerves which connect to her eyes. Due to the positioning of the clot, surgery was impossible and plus it wasn't a major risk to her health. Because we have to keep a close eye on her condition, she has to stay at the hospital since then. She is very popular towards the children, and is known by everyone here because of her bubbly personality"
- "She is a brave girl, always smiling even with a condition like that"
- "She wasn't like that at first. Like everyone who lost their vision, her reaction was similar. She refused to believe it, and refused all treatments. However her grandfather managed to convince her and support her. Gradually she started to respond positively, the reason for her change is unknown to me. Ever since then, she helps little children through their condition."
- "I see,"
- "Don't worry Mrs Lee; Nami-chan will be fine. She's with Mikan."
- "I know."
~In the room~
"The wolf ran as fast as he could, looking at his watch as he ran," Mikan acted out the action as she told the story, causing the little kid to laugh. "When he turned the corner, he saw that the bus was leaving without him. MATTE!"
Mikan was pretending to run in one spot when she slipped and fell on her stomach. The children cracked up, some were lying down because they were laughing so hard and were unable sit properly. "Itai…OI…you are all so mean, it really hurts."
The children laughed even harder at what Mikan said, and soon she also joined in with their laughter.
"Even though the only colour I can see is black, my world is never colourless because of everyone"
End of Chapter 2
Disclaim: I don't own Gakuen Alice. Only the storyline, characters [Nami-chan, Coby and Mrs Lee] and my imagination used in the story. :D