Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice. I'm not that smart to write a masterpiece like that. :P

Chapter 2: Girl with the Barrier Alice

It was a sunny bright Saturday, the day after Natsume got his letter from dear Mikan. He was resting on one of the Sakura Tree's branches still in his clasp the pink letter. He re-read over and over again until he knew each sentence and word by heart.

Polka-dot panties girl wants to tell me something when we meet again? I wonder what. Natsume thought in his head.

''Hey Hyuuga, what is that?''

I look down and see the heartless Imai Hotaru who is surprisingly Mikan's best friend. She glares at the pink letter with suspicion. I hide the precious letter behind my back, still clutching it with my head.

''Nothing, Imai,'' I respond coldly.

The Blackmailer stares at me before…

Baka! Baka! Baka!

I started to lose my balance on the branch. Soon, I collapsed with a loud thud on the ground. In a few seconds, I was able to stand up. I realized that I didn't have the letter in my hand anymore. When I was falling, it fell out of my hands and fell into the hands of Imai. She stares at the letter. Imai's eyes enlarge and I can obviously see she's in shock. I watch as her eyes move left to right, reading each phrase of the letter.

''You…,'' she muttered still having eye contact with the letter,'' you tried to hide this from me.''

Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka!

I flew, hit the tree, and fell straight back to the grass with more pain and soreness than the first time.

''What the hell!'' I yell with irritation.

''That friend is my baka and you dared tried to hide it from me.''

''Why should I tell you? She is the one who wrote the letter to me, not you.''

Baka! Baka! Baka!

''Anything that concerns Mikan, concerns me especially in the situation that baka is in now,'' Imai says in monotone.

''Whatever,'' I mumble and stand back up whiling dusting off my pants.

Abruptly, a familiar, desperately screaming voice called our names.

''Imai! Natsume!''

Imai and I turn around and see Ruka-pyon running towards us. I can see sweat drops running across the sides of his face.

''What, Ruka-pyon?'' I question emotionlessly.

''Someone…'' he takes one big breath before continuing.'' Someone from the Anti-Alice Organization is trying to kidnap an elementary division student in the Northern Woods!''

''Let's go,'' I immediately say.

We raced ourselves to the Northern Woods. Ruka-pyon was showing the way where the attack was. We heard a cry of help. I fastened my speed. I immediately halted myself once I saw the image of two people. The kidnapper and the student.

The kidnapper had spikey bright orange hair with pale yellow highlights. His eyes were a deep shade of navy blue. On his arm, there was a tattoo of a dragon breathing out fire. His attire was a pair of ripped jeans and a loose black shirt.

The student had a red hairband placed on her girly pink shoulder-length hair. She was about 9 or 10 from what I can see. Her skin was pale. Her fearful and frightened eyes were a shade of a grassy green. Her appearance was an average elementary schoolgirl with the Alice Academy school uniform.

The abductor heaved the girl at the tree bark and she fell hard on the ground with blood gushing out of her arm. This scene reminded me of the time I was kidnapped by Reo and Mikan and Permy came to rescue me. One of the Anti-Alices was carrying me and trying to run away from me. Mikan tried to stop that guy, but she got harshly thrown on the wall and plunged to the floor head-first. For a second, the little pink-haired turned into the brunette I love, Mikan, but then quickly changed back to the original scene.

Without a moment to waste, I charged at that guy who was probably about ten inches taller than me and knocked him out. He collapsed on the floor. Imai, Ruka-pyon, and I surrounded the laying attacker.

''Teleport,'' he murmured softly.

Out of the blue, a bright light shunned all of the Alice Academy students. I covered my eyes since it was too bright to look at it. Once it dispersed, the kidnapper was gone.

''He got away,'' Imai said blankly.

''The girl…'' Ruka-pyon murmured.

I turned around. The girl was lying unconsciously on the ground with blood seeping through her arm and a bit from her leg. The image of Mikan came to me again and then back to the elementary schoolgirl. I sauntered to the girl and lifted her up in my arms.

''I'll go take her to the hospital. Ruka, Imai go tell the teachers about the accident. They should know about it,'' I order them.

They both nod their heads.

''Oh and here's the letter back, Hyuuga. I already copied that letter, so I can have one as well while we were running here,'' Imai uttered and threw me the letter.

''Huh? What letter?'' Ruka-pyon question curious, with his head titled.

''I'll explain on the way to the teachers, bunny boy,'' Imai said.

With those last words, Ruka and Imai were heading towards the faculty room to tell the teachers what happened. I was running quickly to the hospital. I'm lucky this little girl is really light. Her serene face reminded me of Polka Dots again.

Before I knew it, I was already in the hospital. I yelled for a doctor. Subaru, Imai's older brother, came. He has the face and attitude of his unemotional, expressionless sister. After he graduated, he stayed and became an official doctor here at Alice Academy's hospital since he has the alice that can heal wounds, but can also transfer pain to another person or animal.

He lifted the girl on to the gurney and took her to the operation room.

I was waiting for the pink-haired girl to wake up. I didn't have anything better to do anyway, so I thought I should just stay till she opens her eyes. The elementary schoolgirl was wrapped in bandages. Subaru said there's nothing to worry about. He and the nurses were able to stop the bleeding. She lost a little blood, but nothing serious, Subaru said.

After an hour of doing nothing and waiting, the young lady finally woke up. She turned to me with a calm, but confused and curious expression.

''Who are you?'' she asks.

''I'm Hyuuga Natsume. I was the one who saved you, including two other people, from a guy who is part of the Anti-Alice Organization.''

''Oh well thank you very much!'' she exclaims joyfully and sits up. ''My name is Miki Takashi! It's nice to meet you. If there's anything I can do for you, please let me know. I owe you my life!''

''Whatever,'' I roll my eyes. ''Hey, do you know why that guy was after you?''

''I don't know. It's probably because of my Alice. People say it's great, but I don't really think so. But I'm not saying I hate my alice! No! No! No! I love my alice!''

''What is your alice?'' I ask.

''Oh! I have the Barrier Alice! I can make barriers, strong ones!'' she says with a hint of proudness in her voice.

''Wait, does that mean you can also break down barriers? Can you destroy barriers!'' I question with a brilliant idea in my head.

''Of course!''

My room is protected by a strong Barrier Alice and no one and can go in besides those permitted.

''There's something I need you to do for me since I saved your life, Miki. Be at the entrance of the elementary dorms at 8 o'clock. I'll be waiting for you there.''

''Is this like a date? Because if it is, I can't go since I have someone I like, no offense!'' Miki says with a flushed and coy face.

''No,'' I answer blankly and icy as usual. ''It's not a date. There's someone I'm interested as well.''

Mikan, I'm coming to get you.

To be Continued