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Luna and Mikan sait in side-by-side plush white chairs in Narumi's office, Narumi pacing restlessly in front of them. Both girls lounged lazzily in the chairs as if it was their office, not his. Mikan leaned into the chair so her feet were higher than her head.

Finally, Narumi stopped pacing and turned to them. "So, exactly what happened again? Just for the record." he asked, trying futilely to process Mikan's incredible story.

Mikan sighed in exasperation. "Like I said, sensei. Luna found me a few months ago with the criminals that you saw abduct me. Thankfully, she helped me escape using her Alice and brought me to where she lives. She let me stay there until I was fully healed, and then we decided to come back to the academy. I can't explain it, but she's done a moral turnaround. I would trust her with my life."

Luna smiled angelically at Narumi while Mikan met his attempt at a penetrating gaze steadily. Narumi kept it for a few moments, the gave up and sighed, grinding hid forehead with the flat of his palm. "It's an unbelievable story, Mikan-chan." he said slowly. "But your credibility does precede you. You're a terrible liar, anyway, so that's something of an asset."

Luna smirked smugly at Narumi's back, and Mikan could read her expression perfectly: My, how things can change.

Narumi checked his records. "Well, since neither you or Luna-chan ever actually stopped being a student here, you'll rejoin your class tomorrow. You'll be Junior Division this year, of course. Class A. That's where-"

Mikan closed her eyes behind her sunglasses. Please no-

"-Imai-chan, Iincho, Ruka-kun, and Natsume-kun are! I'm sure they'll be pleased to see you, Mikan-chan!"

What'd I ever do to you, God? Huh? Am I such a bad person for trying to KEEP THE PEOPLE I LOVE ALIVE? HUH?

Luna snatched the class schedules from Narumi. "Great!" she said enthusiastically. "We'll get settled in and head to class tomorrow. Come on Michan!" (A/N That's not a typo. Luna calls Mikan 'Michan' as a nickname.) She flounced out.

Mikan stood to follow, but before she could, she felt Narumi-sensei's arms envelop her. She blinked in surprise.

"I'm very glad you're safe, Mikan-chan." he murmured, ignoring the fact she had stiffened when he touched her. "Everyone here really missed you, you know."

Mikan's eyes closed in horror.

I missed everyone too, sensei. I really, really missed them. And you.

I still miss all of you very much.

Because the Sakura Mikan you knew still hasn't and won't ever come home...

She patted Narumi on the back, and he released her. She smiled, sickeningly sweet as Luna had taught her, eyes hidden by sunglasses still. The sunglasses had been a good idea.

"That's really, ah... sweet, sensei." she drawled, placing biting mockery carefully on each word. She bit her tongue, spun on her three-inch heel, and strode out after Luna, who had been waiting outside.

She turned to shut the door behind her. Luna waited a few feet away, texting the boss at warp speed, still smirking from their seamless success. Mikan turned back around after carefully shutting the door and promptly crashed into someone. She stumbled, but the mystery person caught her before she fell. Her eyes widened. I know these hands. Crap.

She looked up hesitantly. Her eyes widened just a little more, then she squeezed them shut behind her night-black shades.

Natsume.


WhaHA! Cliffhanger! I am awesome at those evil things!

I'm sorry this is so short, it was really more of a filler chapter...

I recently realized that in this story, Luna smirks, like, thirty times. Does anyone have a better word than smirk that is like smirk but not smirk?

Anyway, please R & R!