DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN GAKUEN ALICE BUT THIS STORY IS MINE.
Cinderella's Shoes
"I think you're auditioning for the wrong role, little girl. "Cinderalla" is a character more suited for you, the girl who always loses her shoe."
-Natsume Hyuuga
"I can't believe that guy! I ended up wearing my outdoor shoes," Mikan sighed as she slumped down her face on the top of her desk, feeling the sudden cold that went to her cheeks. Her friends approached her, trying to comfort her from the misery she was in right now.
"Don't worry about it Mikan-chan. Think of it in the bright side, at least you can buy new school shoes now," Anna patted her friend's back softly. "But I've been using those shoes ever since I was in middle school. You know, it's the sentimental value thingy," Mikan groaned and straightened up, "I wanted revenge. He's not only receiving a punch from me. I'll make sure that he's going to send himself to the hospital because I beat the crap out of him."
"Get over it idiot," Hotaru went towards her and then faced the other girls, "Let's just all go to the canteen, I'm starving. The bell had ring ages ago and we did't want to end up not eating anything." The girls agreed and they exited their classroom.
As they walked in the hallways, Mikan saw a poster pasted on the hallways. She went towards it and read it. Her eyes widened as she turned towards her friends and shouted, "There would be an annual school play at the cultural festival this year."
"Oh that," Nonoko nodded, "We saw it this morning. The play would be "Anastasia" and the male lead was already taken by Natsume Hyuuga. I heard he's really talented and handsome. Oh, I can't wait to see him." Mikan snorted and muttered, "Natsume Hyuuga? Where did I hear that name again? It really tickles me off."
"He's a sophomore Mikan-chan," Anna said and placed a hand on Mikan's shoulder, "I think you should go to the auditions for the female lead Mikan-chan since you really like acting and your wicked good." Mikan tilted her head and muttered, "But I'm only a freshman in this school."
"It's alright. It's an annual school play and it's open to everyone," Nonoko uttered. Mikan pouted, "But I would be all alone. If only Hotaru would join the school play too." She looked at Hotaru with the eyes that said—you're going to come with me, right? We're best friends.
Hotaru raised an eyebrow and said, "I'm already part of it. I take care of the sounds." Mikan lightened up and cheered, "Then I'm going to take part of it too. When is the audition?"
"After school today," Anna said. After that, they walked again and proceeded to the canteen. Upon entering the place, Mikan saw the boy who stole her shoes in one of the tables, enjoying the attention he's getting from the female population. Mikan froze and turned back. She's not ready to confront him again, she still needed a cruel plan to pay him back three-folds, no a hundred-folds.
"Just like I thought, I don't want to eat anything right now. I'll be going first," Mikan announced and sped off. Her friends could only wonder why.
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After school, Mikan proceeded to the place of the audition, the school's auditorium. Mikan entered the building, feeling quite nervous. She entered the room that said waiting area, after she gave her name to be called once she's up.
Mikan fidgeted, waiting for her turn with the other girls. After a few minutes, a girl entered the room and called her name. She stood up and exited the room, going to the stage. She faced the judges. Her eyes widened when she saw the boy who stole her shoes on the judges table, smirking at her.
"What a bastard," Mikan uttered as she clenched her fist. She stiffened a little and said, "My name is Mikan Sakura."
"I think you're auditioning for the wrong role, little girl. "Cinderalla" is a character more suited for you, the girl who always loses her shoe," Natsume smirked. Mikan was trying hard not to explode.
"Don't mind him, Mikan-chan. Just please act a little scene from Anastasia," a blond guy said. She recognized him as Mr. Narumi, her English teacher. She tilted her head and remembered that she forgot to ask her friends about the details of the audition. But since Anastasia was her favourite movie when she was small, she pretty much knew some of the lines from there.
She looked at Natsume and then to Mr. Narumi. She smirked and uttered, "I want to borrow that guy over there." She pointed at Natsume, "I need him to help me in some of my lines."
"Very well then, what scene is it anyway?" Mr. Narumi asked. Natsume rolled his eyes and muttered, "Why should I agree in this setting anyway?"
Mikan smiled and said, "The scene when Anastasia overheard the conversation between her grandmother and Dimitri and get mad at him." Natsume scoffed and uttered, "You can do it with your own. Just talk to yourself."
"Could it be that you don't know it? You're part of this play but you don't know the story Mr. The boy who stole my shoes," Mikan whispered the last phrase. "What did you say little girl?" Natsume asked as he grimaced at her. "It's nothing really," Mikan forced a smile on her face. Natsume glared at her and stood up, "This better be worth my time." He went to the stage and turned to look at Mr. Narumi.
Mr. Narumi nodded and shouted, "Ready, action!"
The acting part...
Natsume fell in front of Mikan and looked up. She was glaring at him. "That was all a lie, wasn't it?" Mikan muttered. Natsume quickly stood up and said, "No—No."
"You used me. I was just part of your con to get her money," Mikan said on Natsume's face. "No, no, no!" Natsume uttered. Mikan turned her back on him and started to walk away. Natsume followed her, saying, "Look, you maybe started that way but everything's different now because you really are Anastasia. You are."
Mikan looked back at him and shouted, "Stop it!" She poked Natsume's chest, so hard that it made him groan, she prevent herself from laughing while stating, "From the very beginning, you lied. And I not only believe you, I actually-ugh!" Mikan turned her back against him again. Natsume ran towards Mikan and faced her, "Anya please. When you spoken the hidden door on the wall painting and the little boy, listen to me, that was-" his words were cut off by Mikan.
She glared at him and said, "No! I don't want to hear about anything of what I said or remember, just leave me alone." She walked passed him. Natsume hold her arm, Mikan looked at him and then slapped him hard.
End of the acting part...
"Cut," Mr. Narumi shouted. Natsume hold his stung cheek, boy that was quite a slap. He actually thought that he will be beheaded.
"Amazing," Mr. Narumi clapped, "I could really tell that Anastasia was really upset. And that slap looked real." Natsume rolled his eyes and muttered, "She really slap me. That's not acting." Natsume looked at Mikan who was smiling smugly.
"Excellent, you may go now. I will announce the result tomorrow," Mr. Narumi grinned. Mikan nodded and ran off, exiting the auditorium.
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Mikan came home after the audition, finding her mom dressed up. She asked, "Where are you going?" She smiled and kissed Mikan on the cheeks, "About time you go home. Change clothes, we will go to the mall and buy your brother some shirts." Mikan nodded and went to her room, changing her uniform for a casual wear. She wore her cute red and green plaid flats and went out of her room.
"I'm ready," she said to her mom, and together they set off to the mall.
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"Mom, I'll just go on the women's section, I'll be right back," Mikan said to her mother who only nodded. She went to the girl's section and found a familiar figure there. She stiffened when she saw him cast a glance to her. She quickly hid on the clothes that lined up beside her.
"Don't hide when you know you're already caught," she heard him said while sighing. Mikan went out of her hiding place and grimaced. "What's wrong with you? Why are you following me everywhere?" Mikan shouted. Natsume glared at her and said, "Excuse me? I think it's the other way around. It is you who likes me enough to practically stalk me."
"I like you? God, I'm going to throw up. I'm not going to like you, ever," Mikan hollered. Natsume went towards her and neared his face to hers, "Do you want to bet? Who's going to fall for whom? I'm pretty confident that you're going to fall in love with me before the cultural festival starts." Mikan rolled her eyes, "Idiot, as if I'm going to fall for some thief." As if on cue she took off her flats and hugged it to herself.
"You're not going to steal anything from me today," Mikan pouted and took a step backwards. The other customers stopped from what they're doing and looked at the both of them, whispering something about, boys these days...know how to steal at an early age. Natsume stomped his foot and said, "I'm not going to steal anything, you barbaric girl who slaps other people's faces without any reason."
The crowd's whispers changed to, girls these days...don't know how to behave themselves. Mikan scoffed and hollered at Natsume, "I hate your guts! Why are you in the women's section anyway? Don't tell me, you're h-h-h-homo!" Natsume sighed and said, "I'm buying my sister a present." He turned around and walked away, saying, "My mood just turned sour, I wonder why."
Mikan fumed. She raised her skimmers and threw it to Natsume's head. He stooped down, picked the flats and looked at Mikan, "You should stop throwing shoes on someone's head, little girl."
"I could do anything I want to. This is a free country, idiot!" Mikan huffed as Natsume was lost in her sights.
"Mikan," she heard her mother said, "I could hear you shouting. What happened to you? And where's your other shoe?"
Mikan realized it. She threw her shoe to Natsume again. "That damn thief!" she shouted.
Cinderella's Shoes
School Play Cast
Anastasia/Anya- Mikan Sakura
Dimitri- Natsume Hyuuga
Cinderella's Shoes
anime16: due to public demand, I made a two-shot. It's up to you if you want me to continue up to the cultural festival. Thanks for the review and reading the story.