Gakuen Alice or Alice Academy is own by Mangaka Tachibana Higuchi. I am only the founder of canrol and creater of canrolii. Sob…sob… don't waste your time to sue me…

Flashback

Natsume sat at the opposite café to them. That stupid Andou, I'll make him my salve someday..

End of Flashback

CHAPTER 3 : A PROMISE OF WORRIES OVER NOTHING

-starting

It was their dinner time in the Alice Academy when Mikan and her senpais went back. Unknowingly to them, they are followed by a certain black cat. Mikan went straight to the cafeteria to have her dinner. Not bothering to knock on Hotaru's door and ask her to join her, she already knows where she is.

"HOTARUUU……!!!!! " Mikan jump into the air towards where Hotaru was sitting with Yuu who started eating their dinner half an hour ago…

Baka.Baka.Baka.

"Never to do that when I'm eating." Hotaru said coldly as she stuffed her mouth with another spoonful of crab eggs. Mikan being Mikan cried her heart out complaining how heartless her friend is while Yuu helped her up, as per usual… Mikan dusted her skirt and dried her tears. "Thank you Linchou" she sits beside Hotaru and "itakaikmus" she said as her eyes fixed on Hotaru, remembering the lumps on her head. While Anna and Nonoko came to them.

"Hello Hotaru, Linchou, Mikan." They said together as Mikan replied the greetings with her mouth full. Hotaru was just eating her dinner, nodding her head to acknowledge. With her same blank face. "Hello Anna, Nonoko" Yuu said. He had finished his dinner about 10 minutes before Mikan joined them. He was waiting for Hotaru so they can carry on with some work, but Hotaru's serving of dinner was almost un-finish-able.

Anna and Nonoko took the other two empty seats and started a conversation.

"I'm so excited about the test!" Anna squeal

"WHAT!! WE HAVE A TEST?!?" She yelled as her food spit out from her mouth and her eye balls almost fall off from the socket, shocked. "OH NO… WHAT IS THE SUBJECT?? I HOPE IT'S NOT MATHS.. I'M WORST IN IT!! WHEN IS IT? NOT TOMMOROW RIGHT? OR I'LL BE IN FOR MORE DETENTION TO DO WITH JINNO-SENSEI!!! WAAA… I DON'T WANT TO BE WITH JIN-JIN" Mikan cried as her tears gushed out like a spoiled water tap.

"No, Mikan.. Remember what Narumi-sensei said before he released us this morning?? It has something to do with tasks and a mission. Can you recall?" Nonoko explained to her as all of them, expect for hotaru, sweat-dropped.

"Not with that pea-brain of hers. Some more, she has shortened memory…" Hotaru said, emotionlessly. "Hotaru!!!!" Mikan cried another waterfall again. The previous puddle was not dry yet.

Mikan suddenly stopped crying a said "oh ya… we have to complete a task given… with our partners…" she stopped for the second time and her eyes widen. "I DON'T WANT TO PARTNER THAT PREVERT!!!!" she shouted as all eyes in the cafeteria pinned their focus on the mad girl. Everybody sweat-dropped again, seeing how Mikan had changed her attention so fast, except for the emotionless Hotaru.

-later that night

Mikan was in her bed, tossing and turning, another sleepless night for her. It was frustrating, she seems to not stop thinking about the excitement, fear, shock about the task and her partner. Her Alice was to nullify other's Alice, what good will it do. If she had to fight someone without Alice, it is a sure lose case… Even fighting someone with Alice, her Alice control has still not improved, she might lose… She didn't want to burden anyone or make them worried.

She got up, took a coat she and jump out of her window. (don't worry, she did not commit suicide)

She hanged onto the tree branch near her window and climbed down the tree. She did not walk out of the front door because she would be caught. And when you are caught not in your bed after bedtime without a valid reason, you will get detention. The worst thing is, the detention teacher is jinno-sensei…

Mikan walked towards the tree she always go to. It was her favorite tree, the cherry blossom tree. ( I prefer calling it the sakura tree..) As she got nearer, she saw someone there. Someone with raven hair and ruby eyes, it's Natsume.

"Oi, Polka dots. Why aren't you in bed yet."

"My name is Mkan, Mr. Prevert. And I can't sleep." She said and sat beside Natsume.

"Worried?"

"Yeah…"

"Well… I'm not surprised… with that ostrich brain of yours."

"…"

Natsume raise his eyebrow at the girl sitting beside her. "Now I'm surprised.." it's not usual for her to be so quiet.. "What's wrong with you now?"

"I'm just worried… what if I can't do my job properly… I would be a burden to the rest of the class.. and you. It would be even worst if I get you guys in danger or what so ever, I would never be able to forgive myself… you know, with that ostrich brain of mine, I create more problem rather than helping out… and what if... i can't go back to grandpa... i.. i... " Mikan started to sob silently. Unfortunately, Natsume sitting beside her in the deafening silent night heard her.

Nastume sensed that Mikan was really depressed. "There is nothing for you to worry, stupid. I'll help you with your job. It' our task right… I'm not sure what the others think, but you won't cause me in any danger. Even if I am, I have nine lives you know." He joked. ( un-believe-able sia… Natsume, that kuro neko actually joked…) "Now go to bed, if anything happens we will come up with some back up planning and help you. I'll cover it up for you, just stop worrying over nothing."

Mikan stared at him, mouth opened but no words came out. She looked at the clear round moon for another second then nods her head. All her worries written on her face was replaced with a big wide smile. "Thanks Natsume" she got up and skipped back to her room.

I'll never let anything happen to you or anyone, I promised. If there is anything to reach you, it has to go through me. Natsume looked up at the moon. Then looked at the path Mikan went.

A/n: how issit? Any good? I apologized for my tenses. I realize I put past and sometimes present… weird me.. I know… but it is my English… I have bad language… SORRY!!! Btw, I'm not sure about cats having nine lives… I just heard it from others. I heard that fox also have nine lives… WOW… my favorite Natsume and Naruto both have nine lives… wahahahaha…… anyways, thx for reading…