Disclaimer: All Characters from Gakuen Alice belong to Tachibana Higuchi.

A/N: This one shot hasn't really got any romance (Just a Warning) Also it's an Assassin AU, so there is NO Alice Academy

I don't know how I feel about this one, I may turn it into an actual story later on, idk -_-

8 - Assassin AU

Mikan watched her target bring the mug up to his mouth, before frowning, slamming it back down onto the table and standing up quickly, making his chair skid backwards and topple noisily onto the tiled floor. His gaze swept the café, where everyone's eyes were now glued to him because of his sudden outburst, and he swiftly strode out the entrance.

"Damn," Mikan whispered, before jumping to her feet and running out of the building, into the crowded street, "Where did he go?"

Pushing through bodies, ignoring the shouts of complaint directed at her, she finally caught sight of the back of his head, and began in his direction, her small figure causing her to almost lose sight of him at times. He turned down an abandoned alley way, head swivelling back to make sure no one was following him, and Mikan stood innocently by the wall, waiting until he turned back around to continue pursuing him. The alley led out into a deserted street, the buildings surrounding were mostly boarded up, and the few that weren't had broken glass littering the path ways beside them. The man walked into the middle of the road, while Mikan stayed in the alley, her back pressing against the wall as she thought about how she could take him out.

"Who are you?" The low voice startled Mikan and she looked to see the man staring straight at her, his eyes narrowed, "Try to run and I'll shoot you."

Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a plain hand gun, aiming it at her as she stepped out the shadows, silently questioning how he'd seen her hidden in such a dark place.

"Now answer my question, girly." He shifted his weight, and Mikan stopped a few feet away from him, "Who are you?"

"It's dangerous to talk to strangers," Mikan stated, clasping her hands behind her back and smiling up at him, "I don't really feel safe telling you my personal information."

"Well then how about telling me why you were tailing me, or why you slipped poison into my drink," His mouth etched into a scowl,

"Oh my, someone tried to poison you? That's terrible," Mikan pouted, shaking her head slightly, "And I wasn't following you; I got lost and thought you were heading towards the main square, but…" She glanced around at the run-down buildings, "It looks like you're lost too."

"Cut the crap, kid." He reloaded the gun, his finger positioned over the trigger, "I don't care if you're just a little girl, answer my questions properly or I'll kill you."

Mikan frowned up at him, this had never happened before. She'd been in this job for just over two years, and so far the poison had almost always worked, except the few times she'd needed to tail her target and get rid of him personally, but even then it was easy; She'd never been caught, never mind had a gun pointed at her.

"I'll count down from three," She began to panic, she couldn't move quick enough to do anything that would stop her getting shot, and she sure as hell wasn't going to answer his questions, "Three… Come on girly, just a few simple questions."

"Two."

Squeezing her eyes closed, her hands came up to cover her face, like she could shield herself from the bullet.

"One."

A large force collided with her back as the gunshot ran out, and her body hit the floor, the weight now on top of her. Mikan lifted her head from the ground, her hands managing to protect her face from the ground, and the weight disappeared as shouts began echoing down the street. She pushed herself onto her knees, and another gun shot rang out, causing her head to snap up, expecting to see the man standing over a dead body on the floor, but instead it was the man on the ground, blood beginning to pool around his head, and a boy standing over him.

"What the hell were you doing?" The boy turned his attention to her, dropping the gun from his grasp, "Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"

"I was doing my job." Mikan pushed herself onto her feet, dusting off her clothes and frowning at the tear in the sleeve, "What are you doing?"

"I was saving your ass, stupid." He walked to stand in front of her, and her frown turned from her sleeve to his own clothes, which were in a much worse state, "And what do you mean your job? Your job is to go out and get yourself shot?"

"No, I'm normally the one doing the shooting," She patted her thigh, where her own gun rested, "I just didn't expect him to see me and get me at gun point."

"You're one of them hired gun men? God, you're stupider then I thought." He wiped his hand across his cheek, removing a bit of dirt that was layered on it, "You shouldn't get mixed up in crap like that."

"You look a total mess, what happened to you?" Ignoring his words, she gestured to his ragged clothing, "Why are you in this run-down place?"

"Not like I have anywhere else to go," He scoffed, rolling his blood-red eyes, "I think you should just leave, go back to your nice little apartment and stay out of trouble."

"You're homeless?" He glared at her, and she pouted at him, "How about you stay at my house for a few days then? My way of saying thanks for saving me."

He stared at her, his intense gaze making her shift nervously, then he stared down at his beat up clothes and pressed a hand against his stomach.

"You literally just said 'stranger danger' before and then almost got shot," Rolling his eyes again, he walked past her and towards the alley she had come out of, and she followed after him, disregarding the body left in the middle of the road, "Tch, Whatever then."

"What's your name?" She asked, skipping to walk at his side, her mouth stretching into a smile "I'm Mikan."

He looked sideways at her, shaking his head slightly at her childish expression, "Natsume."

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