WHAT THE TRUTH REALLY IS…
Disclaimer: I own nothing of Gakuen Alice, if you want you can take it but I surely know that what you will get is only a lawsuit from the real author, which is Higuchi Tachibana. Therefore, if I were you, I'd rather not take what isn't yours, make just story out of it, but a fiction that is- just like mine! Read and Review please. (MY FIRST FIC EVER!).
The truth never seems to be true most of the time. It's always something distant and unreachable. Once you try to catch it- it disappears from your grasps- like a mist. It blinds you from your path but then it never was there in the very beginning, you never could touch it, but only feel it. If that is what truth really is, how can we know what truth is. Well… for starters, here's a story for you to find out.
c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",)
Chapter 4: Celebrating is Gonna Be Fun!
c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",)
"Tsubasa- sempai!" a brunette shouted as she ran towards his upperclassman. The upperclassman stopped from his tracks and looked back to find a panting Mikan. "Sempai…" Mikan managed to say in between breaths. "Can I borrow your ears and brains for a while?" Mikan asked as she instantly took hold of Tsubasa's hands and lead him outside the Special Ability Building. She lead him to the park – which is her favorite – and offered her a seat. They talked quietly as possible as Mikan tried her very best to make her statements clear and brief.
"Hmmm…" Tsubasa replied quite inattentively to Mikan, one hand supporting his chin, as he watched the distant forest. Mikan looked at him with eagerness waiting for his reply. Noticing Mikan attentive eyes on his he coughed intentionally. "Yeah, I'll help you there… the only problem is, how to trick them… or should I say, him" Tsubasa replied as he pointed to the direction of a certain raven boy up on a sakura tree reading his precious manga, Mikan only followed with her eyes the direction her sempai was pointing at.
"Oh him… I think he won't be coming…" came Mikan's quick reply. "A-ano… sempai, I gotta go, I have lots to do- BYE!" and with that, she hurriedly went off leaving Tsubasa on his seat with an inquisitive look on his face.
-----
"Ah, Luca!" Mikan called out to Luca as he saw him entering their classroom. Luca, hearing someone or rather her calling his name, stopped and looked back. "Are you…" she stopped and went closer to Luca. Mikan gestured her hand towards Luca asking him to bend down a little. Luca obediently obliged. "Are you free this coming October 25?" Mikan asked in a whisper leaving Luca to question her and a bit blushing. The two were still in a position where they looked as if Mikan was giving Luca a kiss on his cheeks especially now that Luca was blushing. Natsume, who came in earlier made a whispered grunt as he witnessed the two especially the action Mikan just did.
"But why in whisper?" Luca replied regaining his posture. Mikan silenced Luca with her hands.
"Later, I'll tell you the details… Iinchou and the others already know this…" Mikan replied hastily and with a small good bye she entered the classroom and quickly sat to her chair. Of course, being Natsume's classmate, she would be passing by him, which she did not even bother to look at.
The class flew by so fast with Mikan not really caring about the lessons. She was in deep thought on what to do and present on the 25th of October which only led her to different troubles during each class. Hotaru, her best friend, only looked at her with pondering eyes as to why she was quite busy and troubled all of a sudden. Luca half- knew the reason as to why she was a bit inattentive during class. Iinchou and the other all knew why. The last class progressed slowly as Mikan was excitedly waiting for the last bell. As soon as the bell rung, he went quickly over to Luca said a few words then left with a goodbye to the whole class. Hotaru again asked herself as to why she was suddenly all weird this morning.
-----
"So you see… if we place this here…" Mikan said with a rather professional tone. The group, Luca, Yuu, Nonoko, Yura, Sumire, Tsubasa, Misaki, and Kokoroyoumi, sat comfortably inside the three- star room of Mikan. They were planning on making a surprise birthday party to their classmate, who apparently if you look at the list excluding Hyuuga Natsume- you'd figure out who. The group discussed on where to hold this memorable event and what to place. Mikan, then stood up after sometime and went to the kitchen to make some cookies and tea. Tsubasa, seeing Mikan gone, took hold one of Luca's arms and led him to the veranda.
"Wai- wait, a-ano sempai!!!" came Luca's reply wondering as to why he should be dragged to the veranda by Tsubasa. Tsubasa did not reply and just continued on leading him to the veranda. Upon entering the veranda he told him to sit down as they discuss some matters.
"Ask him to come. Ahh- Iie, force him to come to the party… we need some serious mending here." Tsubasa said and Luca knew what he was talking about. Upon finishing what he wanted to discuss, the two quickly went back to the room only find Mikan inside and was waiting for them.
The whole group talked the whole night with Misaki and Tsubasa flirting every passing minute. This action only gave Mikan second thought as to whether or not she would still invite the two for another meeting in the near future.
-----
25th of October- Friday, the most awaited day of the month. Early in the morning, Mikan hummed her way to the classroom where she was greeted by a lot of students. Hotaru, on the other hand, did not even budge from her seat. Mikan, in her usual cheery smile, went over her and smiled, her very brightest. This only gave Hotaru a shocking, yet unseen to the public, expression. Sitting down on her usual place, everything went into place. The classes were as ordinary as it was before, all her classmates weren't acting anything suspicious and it was like an ordinary day to all. The teachers entered, then greeted by the students, lecture, then leave after hearing the bell- all were the usual daily routines in each class, and everyone were used to it already. But isn't today a special day for a special someone? Why is there no one making or taking the initiative to talk to that person and to greet him/ her. And just who is that person anyway, to be exact?
"Hotaro!!!" Mikan sanguinely cried out Hotaru's name as she saw her departing the school building. Hotaru, hearing her name being called by someone she calls "baka", decided not to mind her and went on walking. This action only made Mikan to walk faster to catch up to her. "Neee!! Let's go out today and have some fun." She cheerfully said as she instantly tugged her best friends arm and lead her to another direction. "It's been so long since we had a day together… Let's have a 'date'!" Mikan issued. Hotaru quickly took out her gun and aimed directly and perfectly at Mikan. BAKA! BAKA! BAKA! Came three loud shrieks as Hotaru triggered the baka gun and flawlessly directed it at Mikan. WOOHOO!!! This sent Mikan flying. Satisfied with her work, she quickly left the almost unconscious Mikan.
"Baka…" said the grumpy Hotaru having no second thoughts of helping out her friend.
"Itai!" Mikan said half consciously and letting her sit upright. "Matte! Hotaru! Let's have some fun! You seem so grumpy today!" Mikan quickly stood up and chased after Hotaru.
-----
"Are you satisfied now?" Hotaru asked looking at her best friend who was enjoying the chocolate ice cream on her hand. Mikan did not respond which only made Hotaru shrug. 'Such a simpleton… so happy over a chocolate ice cream.' She smiled with that thought.
It was almost 6 and the darkness was about to envelope their surroundings. The two were at the park, taking a rest after the long journey they had embarked. They had gone to the different corners of the school, which had pleased Mikan a lot but just annoyed Hotaru. 'What's so good with looking around the campus' was Hotaru's first reply when she was told on what they would be doing. But due to Mikan's persistence, she gave up and decided to just follow her- for today.
"Aaah!" Mikan cried out a little as she noticed that it was staring to get darker. "Let's go to my room. I've prepared something for you. You see- since you agreed with- which I knew you would, I decided to give you something in return. You're so kind today." Mikan smiled at her and stood up, the chocolate ice cream already gone, leaving her mouth satisfied with the food that she had just ate. The gift became an intriguing matter for Hotaru. At first, she was happy that she was receiving a present today but had seconded the thought because of the reason behind it.
'Probably, she had forgotten what today is…' Hotaru said to herself as she followed Mikan back to the 3- star dormitory.
The way to Mikan's room was a bit darker and seemed too quiet. Hotaru noticed not a single student was around. Though she thought of different possibilities, she let it off thinking that she was just imagining things and that maybe they are just busy doing things inside their respective rooms. Mikan stopped In front of her door as she let Hotaru catch up to her.
"Since you are my guest, I will let you enter my humble room first." Mikan said innocently. Hotaru just nodded in response to her statement and went inside with Mikan opening the door for her. On her very first step inside the room, she was filled with utter shock and surprise. Almost all her classmates were inside and even some sempais. Hotaru was puzzled as to why they were all inside until the crowd greeted her with booming voices:
OTANJOUBI OMEDETOU, HOTARU, IMAI!!!
Mikan hugged her best friend from behind. "This is my- no, our birthday gift to you, Hotaru…" She smiled at her which Hotaru smiled back to her as well. Hotaru then faced everyone wanting to make a speech. Everyone was silent as they waited for Hotaru to speak…
"Though I did not even forced you to make a surprise birthday celebration for me, or did I asked you to even make such trouble to do this for me and even try to act as if today is an ordinary and which I suspect the idea came from a baka behind me…" Everyone sweat dropped at her statement- this is indeed Hotaru, they all said to themselves… "I would personally thank you from the bottom of my hearts for such a wondrous celebration and gift you have given me." Saying in such a nonchalant tone that made her listeners to hardly believe. "Arigatou, Minna-tachi…" She smiled at her last statement which arose the spirits of everyone and cheered once more for her.
The night was still young and Mikan's room was filled with different alice students. The main celebrant was greeted almost every minute by every student. Mikan was happily smiling at Hotaru, sitting at her usual comfy chair in the veranda. She wa alone there, no one bothered to go out ffor now, because they were all busy eating or talking to the celebrant. The night illuminated her features as she looked up at the moon, her hands on her chin, supporting her head. Just then, Tsubasa entered together with Luca- pyon.
"Ara? Tsubasa- sempai?! Why are you here, where's Misaki- sempai?" She asked as she saw Tsubasa entered with someone but not Misaki. "Konbanwa, Luca- pyon, Tsubasa- sempai." The two greeted her back as they sat down on the chairs opposite her.
"She's busy talking with Hotaru… you know her, she's such a blabber mouthed lady…" He replied half-jokingly which then he received a flying boot that instantly hit his head. It was Misaki who threw the boot at him.
"Well… I'm soooooo sorry for being such a blabber mouthed lady, hah, Andou…" She replied angrily. "Oh yeah, Mikan, I got to borrow Tsubasa for a while… have a chat with Luca first. Janne!!" she instantly had a change of mood as she saw Mikan and excused herself dragging Tsubasa along with her. "Take your time!" With that last statement, the two were totally lost in sight as they were covered in the thick crowd inside the room.
"Neee, Luca, why don't you join the group and celebrate?" Mikan inquired.
"It's alright, I'm not really used to these types of social gatherings and I've already have eaten. How about you? Why are you not there? It's your best friend's birthday right?" Luca returned back the question to her.
"I don't feel quite satisfied and happy…" came her monotonous reply.
"Why…" Luca managed to ask, as he himself didn't really want to ask that question.
"It's not right for me to be happy when in fact I'm not really happy deep inside. I still want to find out and know things. You know- the one we just talked before…" Mikan replied, her hands still on her chin but her gaze was focused on Luca.
"Ah. Him… Daijoubu… I know you will be able to clear your misunderstandings soon enough." He smiled at Mikan then stood up having noticed someone presence. "I think I need to go…" He stood up, went first to the rails of the veranda and said something to the wind, then left, leaving Mikan alone once more in her little world.
c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",) c",)c",)c",)
AUTHOR'S NOTES:
I am sooooo sorry for the very late update. I had just promised everyone to hasten my update but instead, it only took me longer. Well, I've had my so0- called 1 week of vacation and I was sooo away from my computer. Also when I had returned I had been so down and uninterested in making this. Gomen- ne!!
Oh yeah, about the question I've posted to you all before- "Who should be the better pair with Mikan… Natsume or Luca"
cupidsangel: I totally think that you should end with a Mikan and Natsume relationship because they are just perfect for each other, like a puzzle missing a piece. Then again you are the author. Please update your story soon:D
I was originally planning on ending it with that kind of pairing but then I had to ask myself if most of my readers want that kind of ending so I still had to ask the rest. So far you're the only one who replied and to those who didn't I think it's all right. Also there's already this Thing that I've already come up with… Even then, I still would want to know the rest's answers…
Coming Up: A Special Talk: Clearing the Misunderstanding or… Mikan's alone in the veranda and someone's there in the shadows… just who could it be… Natsume or someone else… hehehe that's so easy to find out… Till then!!!!