Heyyos! I finally got the second chapter up! There's not much involvement of the Black Halloween in this chapter since I'm concentrating on their relationships with the Academy in this chapter. I hope you enjoy it and thank you to all those that have reviewed! I love you all!

In a secluded area somewhere in the Alice Academy…

'Freedom… you'll guarantee that?' the boy asked apprehensively.

The girl nodded. 'A whole life ahead of you. Free from the Academy. It's up to you to decided, though.'

'I… I…' he looked confused. 'Are you sure?'

'Yes.' She held out her hand. He accepted it warily. She led him to the wall where a portal was opening. A man walked out from the portal and took the boy's hand. They disappeared into the portal.

Before the portal closed, there was a gunshot. Yuki walked away without a second glance back.

Yuki gasped, awakening from her dream. She sat up abruptly and panted heavily. Mikan, who was sleeping beside her, looked up groggily.

'What's wrong, Yuki?' Mikan asked.

Yuki smiled softly and laid back down again. 'Nothing. I just remembered something.'

'Was it scary?' Mikan wrapped her arms around her friend.

'No,' Yuki shook her head. 'It was just… not pleasant to remember.'

Lies, all lies.

Classroom B…

'I got information!' someone shouted as her stormed into the classroom. 'I have information on the mur- Mph!'

'Shut up, you,' Mochu covered his mouth and dragged him to the centre of the classroom. 'We don't want any of the teachers to hear. If they do, it'll be the end of us!'

'Anyways, what did you find out?' Sumire leaned forward eagerly. 'Tell us, quick!'

Mikan and Yuki, who were sitting just a few desks away, looked up. Mochu let go of the boy. The boy took a deep breath and said, 'There was a message left on the wall. It said, "The Black Halloween sends their deathly wishes to the Alice Academy." '

'Black Halloween…' Hotaru mumbled. 'I'm sure I've heard it before somewhere.'

'It's a really rich organization. I heard they're a big part of the mafia,' Mikan said. Her classmates stared at her.

How did you know that?' Mochu asked accusingly.

Mikan shrugged. 'They were the organizers for a music competition we took part in. of course we know. We just happened to pick up the rumors in the post-competition party. It's nothing, really.'

'But then how did they come to the Alice Academy? It's completely protected by the barrier.' Sumire wondered.

'Inside spies?' Hotaru spoke up. 'Although that may not be very effective with all the lack of communication.'

'Yeah…'

Mikan and Yuki remained relaxed in the discussion. They leant back against their chairs and watched the hushed discussion with mild interest.

'Say,' Sumire glanced at the pair. 'These only happened after those two transferred here. Could it be…'

'Are you accusing us of that?' Yuki's sharp voice rang out, sharp like a whip. The students flinched and cowered away. Sumire sweated buckets and shut her mouth.

'Really, what can two little 10 year olds do anyway?' Natsume scoffed from his seat. 'They're girls. They probably can't even injure a person.' Mikan and Yuki glanced at him. They knew…

'Jinno's coming! Everyone, go back!' someone stationed outside the classroom dashed in and informed the class.

Discussion suspended.

After School…

Yuki hummed a soft tune as she sat under the Sakura tree. Mikan was standing beside her, gazing nonchalantly at the sky while tossing a ball of paper up and down in her hands. There was the crunching of gravel. Both girls looked at the newest arrival.

'Really, Hyuuga-kun, if you wanted to have a meeting, you could have had the courtesy of arriving on time,' Mikan threw him the ball of paper in her hands. He caught it deftly and threw it aside. Mikan raised her eyebrows. 'So?'

'Why did I have to lie for you?' Natsume frowned and folded his arms.

'Excuse me? Who asked you to lie for us?' Mikan rolled her eyes. 'You lied on your initiative. Live with it.'

Natsume growled. 'What I want to know is more about your Alices. If you tell me, I can guarantee you that I won't threaten your secrets again.'

'Oh?' Mikan raised her eyebrows. 'What secrets?'

'You are actually very skilled in fighting,' Natsume said. Yuki continued humming her tune. 'I can tell. From the way you two hold yourselves and the way she dodged that permy-haired girl's attack. You two have some experience in fighting, don't you? For all we know, you two may be the murderers in this case.'

'Sharp, as expected from the only boy in Class B that's in the Dangerous Ability Class,' Mikan smiled. 'But that's easy enough to hide.'

'In any case, you two owe me for sticking up for you two just now,' Natsume persisted. Mian sighed, nudging Yuki. Yuki nodded, still humming her tune.

'Okay, shoot.'

'What are your Alices?' Natsume asked right away.

'Nullification. Yuki… well, she can see almost everything through contact with water.'

'Does she have any limitations?'

'Nullification.'

'So that's only against you?'

'…'

'Do you have any other Alices?'

'None that we know of.'

'Are you two highly skilled in your Alices?'

'You can say that.'

'So you have a lot of experience in it?'

'Hell no. We only discovered it a few days ago,' Mikan rolled her eyes.

'Then how did you master it so quickly?'

'We're gifted,' Mikan grinned.

'Do.. do you have any relation to the Black Halloween?' Natsume hesitated at the last question.

'Hyuuga-kun, didn't you hear what we said in class?' Yuki asked, finally participating in the conversation. 'Black Halloween was merely an organization that organized the music competition we took part in. We have no connection to them.'

'Really? Are you positive?' Natsume pressed on.

'Hyuuga-kun, you don't believe me, do you?' Mikan twirled a strand of hair with a finger playfully and asked.

Natsume looked away. 'I don't believe anyone.'

'I see. That's sad. Imagine what Ruka-pyon would think,' Mikan said airily. She helped Yuki up and waved. 'We'll be going then. Bye.'

Natsume looked away. The two sets of footsteps were soon replaced by a new, heavier set of footsteps. Natsume looked up reluctantly.

'Do you have any useful information, Kuro Neko?' the masked man asked coldly.

'No… Persona.'

'I see. Are those two girls related?'

'They heard of the organization and seem to have participated in a competition organized by the Black Halloween. That's all I know.'

'I see. Continue observing them. Report to me if there are any suspicious movements,' Persona turned around swiftly and walked away.

Natsume remained standing there in the swirl of Sakura petals.

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Dream…

'Yukiko… you do know what your duty is, don't you?' the old man sternly asked the girl who was kneeling in front of him. She bowed her head and said nothing. The man pointed at her and yelled, 'Do you have any idea how serious this is? You're not supposed to be fraternizing with others! You are the jewel of Black Halloween. You are our prized possession. You are a precious servant of our master! Do you know the consequences if anything were to happen to you? Do you even understand your value?'

Yuki remained silent. The man raised his hand and slapped her across her cheek. The force of the impact sent her flying off her feet. She fell on her side, her hair covering her face.

'Do you want to know what happened to the child you played with?' the man sneered. 'Do you want to know? I'll tell you. That child's parents were fired from their companies and they were robbed mercilessly by our own men from the mafia. Their child was kidnapped and sold off to god knows where and her mother was involved in a car "accident". Do you know why? It's all because of you. You broke their family up. You destroyed the future of that child. All because of you, that family will soon cease to exist. All because you took that child's hand to play, that family has to pay for your foolish actions. Of course, our men were very happy to do all that work for you. You can continue on playing with those children out there IF you can bear it.'

Yuki sat up and said softly, 'I never had the chance to play with anyone so… I thought… just this once…'

The man stood up. 'You want a play partner? Fine, I'll give you one. Everyday from now on, you'll be fighting against a traitor that we've kept in the cellar for god knows how long. If you win, you get food. If he wins, he gets food. Wonderful, isn't it? You can keep playing with him until he dies from starvation. That should satisfy you, shouldn't it?'

Yuki looked stunned. The man bent down and lifted her chin with a finger. 'You are no angel, Yukiko. You are a monster. You are meant to stain your hands till they're filthy and dirty. You are meant to do anything to serve your master. Even if it means massacring the whole of your hometown.'

He walked away, leaving Yuki sitting on the cold marble floor. After a long while, a tear finally rolled out.

A few months later…

The same man stood in front of her again, this time with a sickly smile on his face. Yuki bowed her head and knelt down.

'I have good news, Yukiko. It seems like you'll finally have a new friend. The last one didn't last you long, did her?' the man barked a laugh. Yuki's eyes grew clouded and she stared down at her feet, unwilling to look up even for a split second. The man raised his eyebrows. 'No, you won't be playing Battle Royale anymore. This time, you'll be befriending her. Yes, your new friend is a girl. She is the daughter of two very rare and precious Alices. I'm sure you know what that means. This is a mission. Befriend the Alice, Sakura Mikan, and gain her trust. Only then will our master's great plan finally proceed to the next stage.'

Yuki nodded and stood up. The man smiled and nodded. Without a second thought, she dashed out of the room.

The following week…

'Yuki… commence mission…' Yuki drew her finger out of the glass of water and set the glass down. She sighed and ran a hand through her hair.

'Become friends? How?' Yuki murmured as she walked out of the room.

'Oh! Sorry, Mikan didn't see you!' someone crashed into her head-front and knocked her down. Yuki groaned and rubbed her butt. The person who crashed into her gave her a hand but Yuki got up, shaking it away. The person took her hand back sadly and gave a small, 'Oh.'

There was an awkward silence between them.

'Um… Mikan's name is Sakura Mikan! I'm 8 years old!' the person gave a smile and took Yuki's hand. 'Mikan hasn't seen you before. Are you the city-girl that moved here?'

'Ah…' Yuki looked away. 'Shirogane Yukiko, 8 years old…'

'Mikan sees!' Mikan laughed. 'You're really pretty, you know?'

'… I don't.'

'Eh?'

'Can't really see myself… that well…'

'Oh, you're blind?'

'… Half.'

'Oh.'

'…'

'That's okay! If you can't see Mikan, then you can hear and feel Mikan!' Mikan pressed Yuki's hand on her face. Yuki tensed and her hand trembled slightly.

'I… it's alright,' Yuki pulled her hand.

'Does Yuki-chan not like Mikan-chan?' Mikan asked worriedly.

'…' Yuki glanced up briefly. 'Maybe if you don't refer to yourself in 3rd person.'

'Eh?'

'…irritating.'

'Mikan… No, I see. Then can Yuki-chan give Mi- me… full sentences?' Mikan smiled.

'… Okay.'

'FULL sentences!' Mikan pouted.

'…Yes, I will reply you with upmost respect and in full sentences, my Queen Mikan,' Yuki rolled her eyes and faked a curtsey.

'Yay!' Mikan danced around in joy. Yuki watched on… uh, if that can be used… with an amused expression. Yuki's mouth twisted slightly.

'Maybe… this will be a slightly easier mission than I thought…'

FASTFORWARD…

'So class, we have a new student today!' The teacher grinned happily. The class groaned in unison. The teacher looked confused. 'Huh, don't you all like transfer students?'

Eyes darted to the silent Yuki and away quickly. Yuki cocked her head innocently. Mikan stifled a laugh.

'So, here we have Imai Hotaru from the city. Please treat her well,' the teacher smiled and introduced the purple-haired girl to the class. There was a silence.

'What's your interest?' Mikan asked daringly, breaking the long silence.

'Nanotechnology.'

'Eh… one word answers again…' Mikan sweat dropped. 'Why can't I seem to get full answers from you people?'

'Because you're an idiot,' Yuki and Hotaru answered at the same time. Mikan wailed loudly. Yuki and Hotaru caught each other's eyes and smiled.

'Can Imai-san sit with us, sensei?' Yuki asked. The teacher deliberated slightly.

'Hm… leaving the city girl with the city girl and the country girl… not exactly a great idea but…' she pondered loudly. 'Ok! Permission granted!'

'Eh… but I don't want to sit beside an idiot…' Hotaru complained.

'You'll be sitting beside Yukiko so no, no idiot will be sitting beside you,' the teacher said happily. Mikan wept buckets of tears.

'Unless… Imai-san, do you take me for an idiot?' Yuki grinned mischievously and rested her head on her palm. Hotaru shivered at the grin and shook her head silently.

'Great! Then you can sit with us!' Mikan stopped crying and smiled brightly. Yuki and Hotaru winced. What a multi-personality idiot.

In the music room…

'Do you play any instruments, Imai-san?' Yuki asked. Hotaru shook her head silently.

'Do you sing, Hotaru-chan?' Mikan asked. Hotaru shook her head silently.

'Do you do anything that is related to performing, Imai-san?' A smile pulled at Yuki's lips as there was a short pause. She grinned mischievously, 'I got you, didn't I?'

'I dance,' Hotaru admitted.

'That's great! Then we can have a trio for the competition!' Mikan clapped her hands and exclaimed happily.

Hotaru's eyebrows twitched. 'Competition?'

'We're taking part in a talent competition and we need one more person to form a team! So what do you say? Huh, Hotaru-chan?' Mikan smiled brightly with anticipation.

'There's a prize for the winner. It's a trophy with 10,000 Yen. I'm sure you'll want that money, right, Imai-san?' Yuki held out a pamphlet. Hotaru took it and read through it quickly.

'I'm in.'

End of Dream…

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Tuesday…

Mikan stared at the schedule again. She pouted and passed it to Yuki. Yuki took it and chucked it into the waste bin.

Mikan wailed,' I can't believe that Yuki-chan is in the Latent ability class! And I'm in… the class for rejects…'

'No one said you were rejects Mikan-chan,' Yuki reminded her gently. Mikan pouted some more and laid her head on her desk. The bell rang and the student s in Class B started moving to their respective classrooms. Yuki sighed and stood up, 'Get there without getting lost, Mikan-chan. Well, at least you're better off than a half-blind.'

'Yuki-chan doesn't have an escort?' Mikan asked. She looked around and noticed that there were hardly anyone left. She sighed, 'Why are people so mean to us. We've been here for barely a day and they're already prejudiced against us! Don't we all start out as transfer students as well?'

'It's our Alice. They're afraid of the unknown and thus they don't wish to approach,' Yuki pulled Mikan up from her desk and stood her straight. 'Let's go to class. We can talk more about it when we're back in our room tonight.'

'O… Okay…' Mikan pouted and they both made their way to the door. Mikan paused slightly and asked, 'Do you think we'll be accepted?'

'… I don't care, actually.'

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Latent Ability Block…

The latent ability class was the biggest and only second to the Special Ability Class in diversity. With an astonishing 56% of the entire school population in that building, it was a miracle that everyone could be controlled. Of course, with the sheer number of students in the class, they had to be split up into different groups by their Alice. Yuki belonged in the "sight" group.

And of course, there were many types of "sight". And… Yuki belonged to none of them.

And… The other groups didn't want anything to do with her either.

So technically speaking, Yuki didn't belong in the Latent Ability Class. She was just classified there.

Until… well, until the Latent Ability Class decided that they really didn't want to do anything with her.

The first hit was the worst, since it started a whole chain of events. One single insult followed by a slap on the face set off the whole Latent Ability Class.

'You demon! Those murders didn't happen until you came!' SLAP!

SMACK! 'Be gone! Don't you ever dare to come back to this classroom.'

'You and your monster Alice! I bet that's what killed that poor boy.'

'He was my classmate, you beast! And you think you have the right to saunter in here and rob that boy of his life?' SLAP SLAP!

'Nothing but bad luck! The Latent Ability Class doesn't accept you at all!'

'Go away! Go join that other bad omen and get away from us!' SHOVE!

Suddenly, Yuki was picked up by the back of her collar and carried to the door. The high school boy who picked her up threw her out of the door, causing her to land on her side and slammed it in her face. Yuki sighed and got up slowly, rubbing her butt and dusting it to remove any dust. Sure, she had gone on many minor missions that got her slightly injured and there was once where she broke her right leg as well as a few ribs but she had never- I repeat, never- gotten herself injured by being thrown out of a classroom. Sure she had become slightly masochistic and didn't even flinch when she got a cut or some sort of injury but bruises on her body because she was thrown out of a classroom? She was trained to handle life-threatening situations, detonate soon-to-explode bombs, and escape a crowd of angry and murderous security guards but NOT handle a situation involving half the Alice Academy's student population who were very pissed off and adverse to having her in their class. Heck, she was barely in there for 3 minutes when they kicked her out. It was a miserable defeat.

Feeling bored, Yuki decided that she would go to the Special Ability Type Class to see how Mikan was doing. She highly doubted that Mikan would have received the same treatment, the SA class being open and accepting, from what she had gathered, but she wanted to make sure that she and Mikan wouldn't be classless for the rest of their school days. So she made her way to the Special Ability block, which was the smallest and simplest building among all four of the Ability Type buildings. With the exception of the Dangerous Ability Type block, of course.

'What are you doing here? Class started 10 minutes ago.' A sharp voice rang from behind her. Yuki turned around, her left hand instinctively reaching for the water Alice stone in her pocket so that she could see what was happening. Her Alice did its work and a vision of a high school division boy slowly blurred its way into her mind.

'Ah…' Yuki mumbled and looked away. 'I was…'

'What's the matter here, Subaru?' another softer and gentler voice came. Another high school division boy came into view. Yuki fine-tuned the details and examined both boys. The first was tall and lanky, with neatly cut dark blue hair and chocolate brown eyes. His expression was cold, undoubtly from the years in the Academy. His face looked somewhat familiar but Yuki couldn't put a finger as to why. The second boy was slightly shorter, but not that noticeably. He had shoulder length blond hair. He gave off a confident aura from the way he stood and held himself. What was most noticeable was the badge on the lapel of their blazers. It was a star surrounded by a circle. They were student representatives.

The one named Subaru replied in a monotone, 'She was out of class and I was questioning her as to why, Shuichi.'

'Is that so?' the blond one, Shuichi, walked up to her and knelt down. He smiled friendly and asked lightly, 'What's your name, little one?'

Something in this 5 words ticked Yuki off and she said coldly, 'By little one, are you referring to my height or my age?'

Shuichi was stunned. He regained his composure in a moment though, and smiled again, 'I didn't mean it that way.'

Yuki raised an eyebrow. (A feat that your poor author still can't manage…) After a moment's hesitation, she finally said, 'Shirogane Yukiko, Elementary Class B. 10 years old and still lacking in the height department.'

Shuichi smiled, 'You've got cheek, Shirogane-chan. Do you even know who you're talking to?'

'No.'

Shuichi tilted his head to the side and asked, 'Why?'

'I've been here for barely two days, senpai,' Yuki answered straightforwardly. 'I've barely interacted with my partner and no one fills me in on what goes on in the Academy so I don't have a clue who you are.'

Subaru sighed and used a finger to push up his spectacles. 'We're from the Student Council. He's Sakurano Shuichi, the Student Council president. I'm Imai Subaru, vice president of the Student Council and Representative for the Latent Ability Type Class.'

'Ah, so you're the Representative from the Latent Ability Class…' Yuki looked as if she was pondering over something.

Sakurano said, 'Are you one of the two Elementary students that transferred here recently?'

'Yes…' Yuki answered.

'So I'd wager that you're the one with the Sight Alice.'

'Yes…'

'So, why aren't you in the Latent Ability Class right now?' This time, Sakurano had a more serious tone to his voice.

'I was… well…'

'Well?'

'Well… I was kinda… kicked out by the whole class…' Yuki admitted with embarrassment.

'Kicked out?' Imai repeated in disbelief. Yuki smiled sheepishly.

Sakurano seemed to be stoning for a moment while Imai stared at Yuki. Suddenly, he broke out of his trance and said, 'I believe that the Latent Ability Class doesn't like you too much?'

Yuki gave a small laugh. Her left hand made a small movement to her right wrist, which didn't escape the eyes of the vice-president. Imai strode forward and gently, but firmly, raised her wrist till it couldn't be raised any further. (Even then, it only reached his mid-torso, but that isn't the problem now)

'They did this?' Imai questioned.

'Indirectly, but yes, I suppose you can say they caused this,' Yuki replied, jerking her hand as she wanted to remove it from the man's grip. Imai kept a firm fold on it and began healing it.

'What're you doing?' Yuki flinched as she felt a slight discomfort in her wrist.

'He's healing it for you, Shirogane-chan,' Sakurano told her gently. He gave a small chuckle, 'I suppose that's because he's ashamed at what the Latent Ability Class did to you. He is, after all, their representative.'

Imai remained silent as he finished up the healing. He let her hand drop and advised her, 'Go to the hospital to get it bandaged it. I may have healed it but it will take some time to fully recover.'

'… Alright…' Yuki nodded.

'As for the problem about the Latent Ability Class, I will personally see to that they will-' Imai started off but Sakurano cut in.

'Why not let her join a different class?'

'What?' Imai and Yuki said at the same time.

Sakurano smiled, 'It's no use joining a class where you're not accepted. Why not join the Special Ability Class? One more member wouldn't make a difference.'

'Is that even possible?' Yuki asked in a small voice. Her left hand was creeping back to her pocket.

'Our influence is enough to manage this, I assure you,' Sakurano replied.

'Shuichi, we shouldn't transfer her. Will the Special Ability Class be able to handle her needs?' Imai tried to dissuade him.

'Will the Latent Ability Class be able to provide her the environment to nurture her Alice?' Sakurano countered. He continued on, 'It wouldn't be hard, since she has a rather unique Alice. Sight through contact with water, is it?' Sakurano reached for her left hand and pulled it out of her pocket. Clenched on it was a dark blue Alice stone. He smiled. 'It wouldn't be hard for her to blend in with the rest of the class. They all have different Alices and none of them has an absolute way of training their Alice. Neither class will be able to provide her with an accurate training formula so why not let her join a class with a more conducive environment?'

Imai seemed a bit lost for words. He shook his head and sighed, 'Whatever you want, Shuichi.'

'That's great. Can you make your way to the Special Ability Class now?' Sakurano asked Yuki. 'We'll take care of the admin stuff. For now, you should go join your new class.'

Yuki saw this as an opportunity to escape the two and nodded quickly. 'Thank you very much, Sakurano-senpai, Imai-senpai.' She took off in the direction of the SA block.

Imai waited till she was out of sight before saying, 'You've taken an immense interest to that girl.'

Sakurano smiled and replied in a light voice, 'I feel naturally drawn to her… and have you noticed? Her eyes… they're blind.'

With Yuki…

'Those two… I should be more wary of them. They know much more about what's happening in the Academy than they appear to be. And it seems like… they've found out about my sight as well. Damn, and I thought I could hide it from them.' Yuki used her Alice again to find out where she was. 'A few more steps to the SA block…'

Yuki stopped outside the classroom, her hand poised to open the door when she heard the commotion inside. It was laughter…

A tear rolled down her cheek. Yuki withdrew her hand and backed against the opposite wall. The sharp, stabbing pain in her heart was hard to ignore and tears kept dripping down her cheeks.

'Why…' Yuki whispered to herself. 'Why is it that Mikan is always the one that gets accepted and not me? It's not fair… It's just not fair… We're alike in almost every way. Why can't I be accepted like her?'

Yuki slid down the wall and cradles herself, only to be found hours later when the party finally ended.

Just a quick note, I'll be using the manga plot since it's still ongoing and the plot doesn't stop before the real climax happens. However, I will be using some scenes from the anime since I want to. (Is there any logic in there?) Please tune in to the next chapter (I hope I can get it up soon) and don't forget! RXR!