Two Worlds

Well here is chapter 3. I'm sorry that it took so long, but school was really stressing me out. I'll try my best to update as soon as I can. Don't worry, I don't abandon my story.

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[NOTE: All illness mentioned in this story are fictional. There are some facts in here but are quite rare]

World 3: Two Worlds Collide

I shouted and shouted. Constantly waiting and calling for someone to take me away from this world. I constantly stretched my hands out, hoping that someone would pull me away. I even built a lighthouse, so that people could find me, save me. But still loneliness continued to be my only companion. My world's population…Hyuuga Natsume.

*RING! RING!*

A hand swiftly glides over the alarm clock, hitting the off button on the way. He picked up the alarm clock and stared at the clock's face. The red-second-hand continued ticking along the same road, each time, meeting up with its companion. When the second-hand made its way back to number 12 for the 5th time, the boy set the clock on fire. A gust of wind blew in from the opened window, blowing the pile of ash off the boy's hand.

He, who was fully dressed now made his way toward the fridge, grabbed a bottle of mineral water and gulped it down. At that time, his phone rang. Hoping that whoever was disturbing him would go away, he left the phone ringing. The caller was persistence. The ringtone ended, and started again. Each time the screen will light up and off again. Before it could lit up again, the boy turned it into ashes.

"Ah…you really should stop burning things with your Alice." Knowing who it was already, the boy continued on with his routine. "Hurry up Natsume, the band is waiting for you in the recording room." Before the man disappeared, he threw a green stone onto the dining table.

Natsume picked up the green Alice stone, wishing that maybe this time it'll transport him somewhere interesting. With a squeeze of his hands, the room became empty.

The wind continued to blow through the window that was left open. The clocks continued to tick. However the room remained a deafening silent.

~Alice Hospital~

People who walked passed room 3011 of level 3 were amazed at the group of children standing outside the room. There were children in hospital uniforms and those in casual, they were the ones who came for their monthly check-ups. There were children with broken bones, beanies covering their bare heads, children using wheelchairs because their bodies were too weak and all these children ranged from 2 years of age to 14 years.

The door slide open and out stepped a brown hair teacher carrying a clipboard. He was too busy analysing the result to notice the mass of children who were blocking his way. The doctor shut the door and turned around in order to return back to his office when he walked into a boy sitting in a wheelchair.

"Ah… Gomenasai Ichi-kun…" The doctor was about to ask why the children were here, when he was bombarded by the children's questions.

- "Sensei is onee-chan ok?"

- "Misaki-sensei, is onee-chan dying?

- "What's wrong with onee-chan?"

Misaki blew softly into his whistle to quieten the children. He took a deep breath, and crouch down so that he was at their level. "Mikan-chan is ok. She is just having a fever, and no Zuki-chan, she is not dying. All she needs now is some rest, and she'll be good as new. So come on, let's move away from her room so she can rest." He then guided the children toward their playroom, like a sheepdog herding the sheep into the barn.

~Alice Recording Studio~

"A-A-A…"

Natsume was warming up his voice, however it was still hoarse causing him to miss the note he was aiming form. The blonde hair boy who was playing some drum exercises noticed the frustration coming from Natsume. He placed his drum sticks to the side and made his way toward the star, grabbing a bottle of water along the way.

"Here…" The blond-head threw the bottle toward Natsume who caught it with ease. Natsume unscrewed the lid and gulped down some water. "Don't push yourself too much Natsume, your throat isn't better yet."

"Ruka, you don't understand. I have to get this song recorded before the end of this month. Kuro Neko has never failed to hand in a recording on time. A lot is riding on this, and please don't call me Natsume in public," Natsume placed the bottle on the side table and continued warming his vocals.

"You've changed you know. Natsume is not the Natsume I know." Ruka sat down next to Natsume, neither looked at each other. "3 years ago, you said that all you wanted to do was to follow your dreams…"

"And I am!" snapped Natsume, he took a deep breath and continued in a calmer voice. "I wanted to become a singer, and I am. Not only that, I am a world known singer, admired by so many. This is my dream."

"No Natsume. This is Kuro Neko's dream. Your dream was to sing songs that people will admired. To use your Alice to help people, to prove that your Alice isn't dangerous. Instead you use your Alice during concert to distract people, making them admire your looks instead of your voice." Ruka stood up and headed toward his drum sets.

"Okay everyone, please get ready. We'll start recording in 1 minute," announced the producer in the other room. The band got ready, each stationed at their instrument.

Natsume felt a sharp pain in his throat, he clutch his hands around it and tried to massage the pain away. He took a big gulp of water and walked over to the microphone. He had experienced pain in his throat for a while now, so he didn't care much about it. However something was different about the pain, it seemed to be more painful. Sweat started to form on his forehead, and heat started building up on his face.

"We'll start recording in 20 seconds," announced the producer. Natsume shook off the thought, and tried to concentrate. The music started playing, the song started off with a high beat music which will be used to show off his dancing skills. His cue was about to approached, but before he could sing a note, Natsume collapse to his knees.

He was grasping his throat, and coughing madly to try to get some air into his lungs. His chest began to tighten, while his forehead continued to burn. His heart quicken, making it even harder for him to breathe. Ruka dashed over to his friend to see what was wrong.

"Natsume, what's wrong?" Ruka asked, Natsume continued to cough. "Call an ambulance! Natsume, daijobou?" Suddenly the coughing stopped, and Natsume collapsed barely missing the ground when he was caught by Ruka. "NATSUME! WAKE UP! NATSUME!"

~Hospital~

Sleeping in her bed was a brunette girl. Her cheeks were quite pink today due to her fever; however it blended in perfectly with her skin tone as the sunlight hits it. She slowly opened her eyes. Normally people will blink a couple of time to clear their vision; however this was useless for the brunette.

She slowly pulled herself up into a sitting position. Her hand were placed onto the bedside table and moved around finding a bottle of water. She grabbed it, but then notice that it was empty. With a sigh, she flung her legs over the side of her bed and slipped into her slippers.

"I should take the cane with me, I always get lost when I'm not feeling well," she said to herself. Mikan bent down and felt the drawers in search for the handle. When her hands were holding the handle, she pulled the drawer open and grabbed her white-cane out. She slowly made her way toward the door with the assistance of the cane.

When the lift doors open, Mikan stepped out and turned left toward the cafeteria to buy a bottle of water. Rushing footsteps and wheels scratching the hospital floor could be heard, even though they were quite faint.

"Hyuuga-san, can you hear me. We are currently at Alice hospital; you'll need to go through surgery to remove the small ulcer in your throat. Hyuuga-san can you hear me?" she heard them saying to the patient as they approach to where she was. Since she's lost her sense of sight, her hearing has improved. "This is no good, let's go to the operating room now."

The doctors rushed past her, even though she couldn't see who it was that had just been emitted, she could feel his presence. A familiar aura passed by, and disappeared along with the rushing footsteps.

"Even though our eyes were shut, we could sense each other's presence."

~End of Chapter 3~

Disclaim: I don't own Gakuen Alice. Only the storyline, some characters and my imagination used in the story. :D