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.
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Chapter 9: Faeries Touch
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Fog… misty gray clouds above me. Darkness… all I can see, darkness. No one's here- footsteps?
"Mikan… Mikan… Mikan…"
I can hear a voice calling my name… who…
'What's this… Who? A voice. I could hear a distant voice from somewhe- Ehh?? This place… Where- where am I? It's so dark, Hotaru! Natsume-kun, Ruka-pyon! Someone's here! Ah! Matte! Matte!'
'Ehh? Fae-faeries? They're so small in my hands. Ah! They smiled at me. Huh? Kawaii! They're fluttering their wings. They're gonna be flying, right? Hmmm… Geeehhh?!? I'm flying!? A-aahhh… fearies-tachi… - nani?... this, this voice. I heard this before. It's so relaxing… huh-?' I turned around just when the faeries placed me down.
"Suki des... Mikan-hime..." I saw my prince dressed in black with medieval clothing I don't really know for sure because it was dark standing right in front of me, his face covered with a mask of glittering silver. I know his voice… but I can't remember who. He then knelt down in front of me and took my hand. He-he-he kissed it! My hand!
"Please do remember this night I shared with you..." His eyes, brimming with passion and filled with all honesty, looked wonderful. His eyes, I can't take my eyes off from his. It looked so wonderful. Otoko?[A man? He confessed to me - he must be. Demo, da're? The darkness engulfed the only feature Mikan could see. She stretched out into the darkness to catch him but failed. In the darkness, she saw nothing, heard nothing, felt nothing. He was gone. The eyes she looked at a while ago vanished. He-
"YU-ME?" Mikan woke to the bright sunlight that welcomed her back in her room. It was morning. She looked around and saw her colorful yet comfortable room. The pitch black she just saw before was nowhere, it was all but just a dream. She strayed away from her bed and went on with her usual routine in the morning. Exiting the bathroom, she went over to her wardrobe and saw something familiar.
"Eeeehhh!" She saw her gown of pink and white hanged inside her wardrobe with a faint smell of roses. "The party-…"
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The morning of the much-awaited dance came and people were busily bustling down every corner and all looked excited. Most of the ladies talked about the most heated and most popular contest to join in – The Fairy Tale Story Come True. Mikan Sakura, the head executive of the party planner, knew nothing about it, nor did she knew that she would be and he would be the ones featured and used for the papers and flyer to be posted all over the school campus. What's worse, on her part - she knew on Natsume's part that it would only add up to his popularity more –, is that it's not only the middle schoolers could join in, but willing participants from both the elementary and high school branch! And even worse for her part is that she gets to receiving lots and lots of odd looks, unwanted waves here and there from people she knew nothing about and from people she expected not be.
"Here Mikan-chan. Your attire is already done matching Natsume- kun's suit. Wanna wear it to see if there's some things I may have missed or anything?" Cordellia, excitedly as she was, entered Mikan room early in the morning to show to her the dress.
"It's alright, it looks perfect. I don't want to ruin the fun. I'm quite careless when it comes to things like this that's why it's better to wear at the actual time." Mikan shrugged and smiled at Cordellia as she ushered her a cup of tea. "How about Natsume- kun's"
"Ah…. His? Daijoubu, I've worked it out right and he's gonna be looking handsome tonight – not that he isn't handsome! But I swear he's gonna be a million times more handsome!" Cordellia answered excitedly eyes brimming with delight just thinking about the suit prepared for Natsume.
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The night came. Everyone were all in their suits and dresses and were all heading to the gymnasium but were unable to do so. The path was so dark and there was silence. No one dared to come any more closer to the gym as they were all scared. Just then, torches- they never seemed to realized before- lighten up all the way to the gymnasium. The torches lights were of different color and each give off a different kind of atmosphere. It looked pleasant. Then noises erupted and everyone looked up to see fireworks about adding more beauty to the surrounding.
Hand in hand with their partners, they all went to the gym. Upon entering, each were announced and were welcomed by the previous partners. Soon it came down to-
"Lady Imai Hotaru accompanied by Sir Nogi Luca" The girls clapped and were filled with satisfaction seeing Luca dressed in a purple suite that coordinated Hotaru's dress. The rest of the boys looked dreamily at Hotaru, who right now looked much more elegant than she was before.
"Lady Mikan Sakura and Sir Hyuuga Natsume." Squeals and moes could be heard from the ladies seeing the elegance and beauty of Natsume especially one his white suit. A fine prince of the night- I should say. Mikan wore her dress confidently. The dress hung comfortably, not too loose nor too tight on her chest with a small sized lilac flower situated in between her breasts. Going down, the dress showed a fine artistic style of a silvery vine-like pattern that went until the lower part of her thigh with a vertical cut that stretches oppositely down, two inches lower than her knee. The end part of the vertical cut has silvery white ruffles made of soft cloth and underneath another cloth made of fine silk that swayed to her every move. A cloth of a whitish pink cover was draped around her waist that can either be buttoned formally or be just left as ease.
The last couple was introduced and music was played. Some dance while some just sat down enjoying their night with their partners, some with the groups and some just looking at the wonderful decorations placed all over the place. Mikan Sakura was with the rest of her friends, Natsume on her right and Luca on her left with Hotaru beside her. Soon food were served and a delicacy was presented. There, a flower of shape unrecognizable yet majestically done was prepared and beside it were faerie shaped delicacy. Natsume, grumpy as he was, ordered Mikan to get some food. Luca only shrugged.
Mikan came back with a plate of a flower, which she could resist no longer ate before she managed to sit down, and a faerie broken into two. She placed down the plate and Natsume only eyed her. All he could see was the faerie and to top it off- wasn't even in whole but in pieces. Regretting he ordered Mikan to get some food, took a piece and ate it. Luca took the other piece unnoticed by Mikan and Natsume snorted at him.
"The faerie. The princess' dream to meet her prince. The prince. These three are the most notable characters in any fairy tale story. The witches have long gone past their bedtime and are nowhere right now. The princess will meet her prince. Who's the lovely princess and the handsome prince? Each lady is a princess of her own with a story like no other. Each gentleman is a prince of his own with his own chivalrous story to tell." An emcee introduced to the chaterring bunch. Hidden behind the shadows she talked, everyone listening but still minding their own businesses.
"Now, behold the Faeries Touch's one of a kind. To my dear princesses and princes present right now, I would like you to remember one of the food you have eaten a while ago. Recall the flower and the faerie." Everyone buzzed about the food and were all animatedly talking on how delicious it was. This got the attention of the listeners to the emcee, still hidden behind the shadows. "You see, we added a magic to that- The Faeries Touch. To all the princesses, please raise your hand and look at your pinky finger." Every lady did as instructed and were all amazed. Ooooh's and aaaah's could be heard from them as they saw something unexpected.
"What you can see right now are a red thread of fate- or right now, we shall call it the Thread of Love. Each of which is connected to a certain prince present and whom have eaten the same type of food, the faerie, as you are the flower right now. The judging of the Fairy Tale Story Come True will be done through this. Whoever parner you may have will be your prince- that is if you would be selected." Noise erupted from the gymnasium as everyone were all curious to look for their rightful and hopeful princes. Most of the ladies –err, princesses – were looking at both Natsume and Luca.
"So now say the magic words for your prince to come, princesses."
With this words I say
Tell where my prince lay
From which comes my flower
And his holds the other
With the faerie touched within
The power will be seen.
The ladies followed suit the magic words. Excitement and a gush of tension could be felt as each waited for the outcome. Mikan did as what was instructed and found to her surprise something she dreaded to have. As she read silently the word formed from the red thread tied on her finger, she was shock. Silently, here eyes followed, reread again and again the letters formed, she wasn't dreaming for it was true and –
"LUCA… Hmmm, Too bad it isn't Natsume, Mikan. Fufufufufu" Sumire read quite loud enough for the ladies near them to hear and look at their direction. Sumire read the scribbled letters opposite Mikan and surely she read it as Luca. A girl came to inspect Mikan's thread and stuck her head on Mikan's should and read.
"NATSUME. It's not Luca-kun, Sumire- san. It read Natsume here." A girl, coming from the fan club, corrected Sumire.
"You're wrong. Come hear and you shall see the name of Luca-kun." She dragged the girl to her side and saw what she meant.
"But how could that be. I read it as Natsume. Right, Mikan-chan?" inquired the girl.
"I also read it as Natsume- unfortunately." Mikan responded quite unenergetically as she was before she read the name.
"Well…" a voice of a man interjected their conversation. It was Narumi-sensei. "That could only mean one thing Mikan-chan and the rest." The three listened attentively to him. "Mikan- chan, did you gave both Natsume-kun AND Luca-kun a faerie?"
"Well, I got a faerie but it broke down into two because I bumped into someone a while ago. Natsume asked me to get one, I gave him one and the other part- Luca-pyon took it at once then smiled sweetly at me while eating it." Mikan remembered, answering truthfully.
"Well, that answers it all. You have two princes right now because the faerie was shared and so was the magic. Omedettou." Narumi-sensei smile as he gracefully left three. The other ladies heard the topic and were in awe. Unfair, some said as once again- Mikan had the two most sought-after guys as her prince. How lucky, others said as she got these two handsome princes as hers for now. And the rest said how sad, to be left with the leftover princes.
"Now with you having your princes, you may now enjoy the night. But do remember, the magic is stronger by the struck of the midnight and the princess and prince shall come forth. Enjoy." The emcee reminded the rest as all enjoyed, danced to the music, and talked with the rest.
11.59 p.m. Everyone were busy, not minding the time, enjoying the moment with their princes to the fullest. Come by midnight, a great sound of the bell could be heard and there was a moment of darkness. Everyone panicked only to be reminded by the emcee to calm down as it was part of the judging. Behind the ruffling sounds, Mikan heard someone and felt someone touch her hand…
Who are you…?
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AUTHOR'S NOTES:
Wooohhhoooo!!! I kinda this story. Hope you like it too. Sorry if it took very look. It's already been a habit of mine, right. Please don't forget to review. The plot's getting thicker everything that needs to be unfolded is just around the corner.
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