Chapter 4

Author's Note: Sorry that this one took forever to complete. School started once again. I just hope you'll enjoy this. It's the last chapter and to think that I planned this to be a one-shot. Well hope you enjoyed this story.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice

All Mikan wished was to be away from Natsume at that moment but apparently that wasn't going to happen. To Mikan's dismay she was going to be around Natsume a lot. Why does she have to stay beside Natsume you asked? Well…it's really because she's like his body guard. I know, it might seem confusing why would she become his bodyguard but it really wasn't her choice. She was forced to do it. She remembered exactly why it became like that.

It was only a few hours after escaping from the clutches of the crazed fans. All of them were situated in a secluded area which was heavily guarded so that the fans wouldn't be able to get past them. Now that they solved the problem of fans girls attacking them in the teacher's building they had another problem to face, the attacks of the girls anywhere else.

"You can't expect him to stay here for the rest of his life." Mr. Narumi said to Mr. Jinno. All of them, the three teachers and the group of students were inside a room in the secluded building. The three teachers were discussing what to do with Natsume and the situation that he was in.

"Don't worry too much Narumi" Mr. Jinno said in reply to Mr. Narumi. "We're already working on a solution and if things go according to plan then Natsume will be perfectly fine. As soon as everything is organized Natsume can leave freely without the girls trying to attack him."

"Is that so?" Mr. Narumi asked in surprise since it was only now that he was told that a plan was already in session. "Would you then mind putting me and Mr. Misaki in the loop of your plan?"

"Yes…please." Mr. Misaki agreed. "I also want to know about this plan that just popped out of nowhere."

"Well of course!" Mr. Jinno said after clearing his throat. "It's pretty simple. All we need is for Natsume to be guarded constantly while he goes around doing his business. So when things get dangerous or when he gets attacked there will be guards there to stop them." Mr. Jinno said as he closed his eyes in thought. It looked as if he thought it was one of the best plans ever.

"So your plan is basically getting Natsume tailed everywhere he goes?" Mr. Misaki summed it up as he took in what Mr. Jinno said.

"Precisely" Mr. Jinno said as he nodded his head in approval of his idea. "It's exactly the idea."

"Well…I think it's a stupid idea" Mr. Misaki said while ruffling his hair in frustration. "If you're making him get tailed then he's no better than being a prisoner. He won't have personal space at all." Mr. Misaki pointed out.

"Nonsense" Mr. Jinno said in defense of his plan "He's not some prisoner. This is just protection at least with this he can still do things that he needs to do like attend classes. It's just that this time he has some surveillance besides this is only temporary. Once the craze dies down we can remove the guards. Anyway it's not like you're the one with most of the say on it, it should be Natsume. He's didn't complain at all about my plan. Right Natsume?"

Everyone then turned to look at Natsume who was leaning on the wall farthest from them and staring out of the window.

"Natsume?" Mr Misaki asked "Do you have any objections?" Sadly Mr. Misaki got no reply in fact they got no reply from Natsume ever since he and Mikan had that fight. In fact even Mikan hadn't been talking since then either.

"Well…that settles that! Mr. Jinno said after Natsume's reply of silence. "He has no objections whatsoever so that obviously means he is ok with that so we will continue on with the plan."

"Uhuh…" Mr Narumi said after sighing. "It's an ok plan and all but there is a flaw in it though." He said this while shaking his head.

Mr. Jinno then looked straight at Mr. Narumi and asked "And what is this flaw that you see in my plan?"

Mr. Narumi then pursed his lips then explained "Well the thing is these girls are really crazy. You can't expect them to just accept this and let a bunch of guards stop them. Remember these are Alice students. That means that they all have their own powers which can cause them to easily get rid of the guards no matter how trained the guards are. If they have a good strategy and their powers they can take down the guards in an instant."

Mr. Jinno suddenly laughed at Mr. Narumi and shook his head. "Honestly Mr. Narumi. Do you actually think I would be foolish enough to overlook that important detail?" Mr Jinno said while looking at Mr. Narumi with a smug face on. "I have already found a solution to that problem. It's pretty simple." Mr Jinno then thrust his arm upwards and pointed at Mikan. "It definitely will be simple with Mikan's nullification power!" he exclaimed

"WHAT!" Mikan screamed as she jolted up from her seat. Mikan was okay with everything in fact she barely took any of it to heart. Why would she care about what would happen to those idiotic, annoying, stupid, crazy…ANYWAY you get the point…those fans! "Why would I care about those fans!" Mikan then shouted out those words without thinking as she was filled with anger.

"Uhmm…Mikan?" Yuu said "It's not really for the fans but Natsume." Yuu said quietly. Mikan wondered why he was so quiet when she realized that everybody had an expression of shock or skeptical faces. Mikan looked at each one of them then darted to check Natsume but was angered to see him unmoved and still looking into space.

"Doesn't he care at all!" Mikan thought as she balled her hand to fists and glared at him. Then all of a sudden Mikan heard a popping sound and before she knew it something had impacted to her head.

"What was that for!" Mikan shouted as she turned to the culprit and found it was Hotaru who was holding a baka gun in her hand and there was steam emanating from it. "Hotaru?" Mikan said as she got more and more frustrated.

"Don't get angry at me." Hotaru said coldly as she seemed to wipe some dirt off from her baka gun. "You spaced out too long looking at sparky boom boom guy over there. We couldn't just wait for you to daze off into the distance too long. Time is money."

"You didn't have to hit me!" Mikan whined as she rubbed her head.

Hotaru replied "I know I didn't have to but I wanted to. I needed to let off some frustration. I wasn't able to since the whole incident. The opportunity was definitely too good to be missed."

"Anyway!" Ruka said now standing in between Hotaru and Mikan before they could have one of their arguments again. "How about, all of us just get started on the main problem? Everybody let us keep in mind that we are under attack of crazy fan girls. We just need to have Mikan's okay that she'll guard Natsume then we won't have a problem."

"Why should I?" Mikan snapped to Ruka. Mikan just felt annoyed that she was actually being forced to do something like this.

"Well…" Nonoko spoke "You are kinda his girlfriend." Nonoko said this while glancing to Natsume to see if he would react in anyway. She was anxious, worrying that he might blow up with a temper tantrum and shoot balls of flame everywhere.

It took Mikan some time though to realize that what she said was indeed a stupid question. Mikan then pursed her lips and tried to salvage herself from looking more like an idiot. "Please…like he needs one with all of his fans."

"Mikan!" Ruka said in reprimand "You can't say that. Honestly will you guys just get over this stupid fight that started with a stupid bet? You guys know you care about each other. Right guys?" Ruka then turned to the rest of their friends for reassurance that what he said was the right thing to say.

Yuu and Nonoko both nodded and replied with a yes. Even Hotaru moved her head slightly to show that even she agreed with this. The rest of them turned to Anna though who made no movement at all and was simply staring at her shoes. "Anna?" Ruka asked as he was perplexed by Anna's reaction.

"I'm sorry Ruka. I can't say anything. I'm just going to jinx it." Anna said as she meekly looked up to Ruka then looked back down.

"Come on Anna…" Ruka said sympathetically "We don't blame you for that."

"I just can't!" Anna said while looking at Ruka with worry in her eyes "I can't risk it."

"Well…I guess we should just let Anna relax for a while and explain to Mikan what to do." Mr. Jinno spoke up.

"Hold on!" Mikan said as she quickly faced Mr. Jinno "I never said I agreed!" she said while stomping her foot.

"Well…I guess it's a shame that you can't have that choice." Mr. Jinno looked at Mikan reprovingly "You see…although I dislike you Mikan, you are the only one with nullification powers and Natsume is an asset to the school. He's a genius and his alice is exemplary. We can't afford him to get hurt and him using his alice against the students."

"Well…they deserve to be burnt!" Mikan said to Mr. Jinno "After what they did to us!"

"Honestly Mikan…" Mr. Misaki spoke up "Don't you think you are a little harsh? It's as if you have a grudge on them or something."

"Yeah…" Ruka said then it hit him and he smiled at the thought of a plan "It's as if you're jealous."

What Ruka said made her completely snap "EXCUSE ME!" Mikan exclaimed towards Ruka "I'M NOT JEALOUS!"

Ruka then smiled bigger because he realized that he was right with his assumption. "Well…if you are not jealous then why would you be so angry?"

"Because they chased us down! Honestly Ruka! It's so obvious!" Mikan said after taking a breath.

"Really…I don't think so. It's so obvious that you lost this bet." Ruka said while looking away 'casually'

"I DID NOT LOSE!" Mikan screamed as she gritted her teeth and her patience was snapped once again.

"Well…It's pretty obvious Mikan. You didn't want to do this whole protection things because you're afraid of being too jealous that you wouldn't control yourself." Ruka said while smiling and looking at Mikan peculiarly.

"THAT IS NOT TRUE!" Mikan shouted once again.

"Hmmm…with your anger it definitely is a dead give away. You obviously can't take this task because of your stupid jealousy. You might as well give up on this bet if you can't even handle that." Ruka said as he grinned and watched and waited for Mikan's response.

"I'LL SHOW YOU! I CAN SOOO DO IT!" Mikan screamed without a second thought and with finality. That was how that conversation ended and it was only when her anger died down that she realized what she had gotten herself into.

Now Mikan was sitting beside Natsume in the dinning area for breakfast as her first act of guarding Natsume. Mikan then clutched her hair and tugged on it in frustration. Natsume on the other hand who hasn't said a word to her at all simply looked at her then turned right back to his normal 5-star breakfast.

Mikan sighed. Natsume still hadn't talked to her. Even though she has to be basically stuck to Natsume 24/7 and she's being constantly surrounded by guards everywhere she goes, the fact that Natsume is isolating her is probably the factor that bothers her the most.

"There he is!" screamed a girl which broke Mikan's train of thought. Mikan followed the voice to see who spoke it and found it came from a fan girl surrounded by a huge amount of fan girls. Mikan's breathing hitched in the process.

The girls started running at them with full speed ahead but suddenly stopped as a barrier appeared, surrounding Natsume and Mikan. They couldn't get through it at all. The girls whined and whined and tried hitting the barrier constantly. It was then when the guards decided to take matters in their own hands physically and made their way towards the fans. Some of the fans scattered and screamed while others tried to fight but were shocked to find out their powers were useless. All in all it was complete chaos.

Mikan's eyes were widened in shock to everything that happened then turned to look at Natsume who was busy eating his breakfast. At first glance one would think that Natsume doesn't care at all about this thing. Mikan knew better of Natsume though she had noticed that Natsume was clutching his silverware a little harder then usual. This can only mean one thing, Natsume was getting irritated and annoyed by this.

"Uh…Natsume" Mikan asked with worry for him. Natsume stood up all of a sudden and started walking. "Natsume!" Mikan said before he could walk farther. "You can't go yet! Those girls will tear you apart! You have to stay in this barrier!"

Natsume then turned to her than sighed and pulled Mikan along with him. When Natsume pulled Mikan, she suddenly blushed hoping this meant that they made up even a little bit but Mikan couldn't think of that right now. She should be more worried that they were going to walk out of the barrier and right into the chaos of the girls. When they reached the edge of the barrier Mikan closed her eyes and braced herself for what was coming. She waited and waited and found that nothing had happened at all. She opened her eyes to see that she was already out of the dinning hall. Mikan was confused with what happened then realized the shield was still hovering over them. It was not until a second later that she figured out that the shield was going to follow them all over even without the guards seeing them.

"Have you figured it out yet?" Natsume said stiffly catching Mikan's attention. He had finally talked to her. Natsume then just eyed Mikan while walking looking at her then sighed and rolled his eyes as he let go of her hand, "Come on…Let's get to class quick."

That was all what Natsume said for the day and it definitely wasn't Mikan's day. Throughout the whole day Mikan was running, hiding, using her powers constantly and losing her temper quickly. The reason for all those above was still the bombarding of fan girls who didn't get a clue. Not to mention the guards had joined them once again later on the day and made her feel even worse. It wasn't long till the day was over though and Mikan was left tired and completely exhausted from the day.

Natsume and Mikan started heading towards the dormitories still being flanked by the guards. While walking, Mikan covered her mouth as she stretched and yawned. "Finally!" Mikan exclaimed happily as she jumped up and down. "The day is finally over! It's all over! I can't wait! This is just so amazing!" Mikan then turned to see Natsume's face which she expected would be in a scowl at her immature, weird and annoying behavior but to her surprise Natsume's face was emotionless.

Mikan just didn't know what to do anymore. She was still angry at Natsume but she still can't help but feel uncomfortable with the seemingly perpetual cold shoulder he was giving to her. Mikan then simply glanced at the ground as they continued walking not bothering to start a conversation knowing that it would lead to no avail. It wasn't long till they reached the dormitories and in the end caused Mikan to erupt in celebration once again! "We made it!" Mikan exclaimed "I actually made through the day and no one ambushed us on the way here! I actually live through the day!" Mikan finished with a happy laugh as she twirled again and again in the lobby in freedom. Mikan then turned to Natsume and gave him a salute "Well see you tomorrow! I'm going to my room!" Sadly Mikan wasn't even able to fully turn around when one of the guards spoke up.

"Excuse me miss but you are not dismissed from your line of duty." said one of the guards who was huge wherein one could see his suit being stretched out in the arm areas as if one flex from the guard would make the fabric tear into hundreds of pieces. He was around 6 and a half feet tall so despite Mikan's want to complain at what he said she simply kept quiet because of how he intimidated her.

Mikan then simply smiled sheepishly and asked in a way she hoped would not infuriate the guard. "What do you mean by that?" Mikan finished with a forced smile.

"Your orders were to stay by the charge 24 hours so that means even at night. It means that you have to stay in his room." The guard simply finished.

Mikan didn't know what to do. She just simply stopped talking. It's as if her last shred of happiness broke into tiny pieces. Mikan was on the verge of snapping. "WHAT do you mean?" Mikan was about to scream louder when the huge guard suddenly stiffened up then moved his head sideways to crack his neck then he moved his head to the other side and cracked his neck again. Seeing this action Mikan lost her anger and instead felt fear. Mikan then laughed nervously "I mean…why are we still here? Let's go!" Mikan said with forced sincerity.

Once they reached Natsume's room the guard spoke up once again. "We will surround the perimeter but you will be the one who will be inside so you can be the focal point and protect us and more importantly Natsume from any surprise attacks." The guard explained.

Mikan laughed nervously again. "Ha..ha..ha" Mikan said while still trying to put on her fake smile "Well…it's nice to know we're safe from crazy girls at the middle of the night!" Natsume who didn't bother to speak up entered his room even before Mikan could finish her first sentence. Mikan then nervously glanced at the door when she finished as she realized she was alone. Mikan then awkwardly shuffled her feet then opened the door slightly and said awkwardly while entering slowly "Well…um…good job…keep it up." Once she was done with these words she quickly closed the door then leaned her back against it as she took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Mikan opened her eyes once again then realized that Natsume was already dressed up and heading towards the bed.

Mikan just pursed her lips as she felt more awkward and simply walked slowly to the couch as she felt that she was supposed to stay there with no where else to stay. Mikan then simply sat down on the couch and embraced herself as she started to feel a little chilly. Mikan breathed out hot air onto her cold hands and stared at the wall as she went into deep thought.

Natsume though watched what was happening to Mikan then just simply sighed and closed his eyes as he shook his head. Natsume got one of his pillows then threw it at Mikan squarely hitting her in the face causing her to snap out of her staring into space. "HEY!" Mikan complained "What was that for?"

Natsume replied simply with a raise of the eyebrow by her annoyed tone. After raising his eyebrows Natsume pointed to his bed signaling her to sleep over there. Mikan had no words in reply to his actions and blushed as she remembered the last time she stayed in Natsume's room. That was the time he pretended to be stuck with her and she couldn't help but feel embarrassed by sharing the bed again. Mikan although unsure then stood up and slowly walked to the bed with the pillow in her hand trying not to look at Natsume. A little bit of her worried since he couldn't possibly forgive her in such a short amount of time.

That was when she noticed what Natsume was doing. Natsume then got a pillow then passed her as he headed towards his cabinet near the bath room door and pulled out a blanket from one of the compartments. Mikan had no idea what was going on but it all became clear as Natsume then plumped onto the couch and set up his pillow under his head and covered himself with the blanket without a single word.

Mikan simply glanced at Natsume then slowly entered the bed as she reflected at what happened. Natsume gave up his bed for her but for what reason. She would be okay with switching places with him but she knew he would be too stubborn to listen to her. Mikan then twisted and turned in the huge bed feeling a little lonely as she did. She couldn't help but feel different emotions whether she should feel furious that he wouldn't want to put up with her that he would rather stay on the bed or worried that he actually did something as self sacrificing as this which is definitely not Natsume like. The one thought that kept coming back to her though was that even though he didn't want to speak to her and he obviously is angry at her, he still cared for her. Maybe this situation could be resolved soon. Mikan hoped because she was starting to feel horrible about all of it and she misses the time she would usually have with her beloved boyfriend if they were even considered boyfriend and girlfriend anymore. Were they?

Hello there! I know I said this will be the last chapter but it became too long I'm making another one. Hopefully it will be the last one anyway thank you guys fro bracing this and sorry it took forever. Hopefully the next one will come sooner!