First Day Blues
Mikan stood in front of the closed door, staring at the polished piece of wood in front of her.
It's okay Mikan. C'mon now... breathe in, breathe out, breathe in...
Oh cut the crap! As if this is gonna help! What if I don't like it here? What if everybody else hates me? What if I-
Oh shut up already! You are good at making friends aren't you now, Sakura?
But..
And anyways you're here for a reason .You can't chicken out now. Brace yourself for what's coming, girl.
"You can come in now." Came a voice from inside the door, interrupting her train of thoughts.
This is it. No turning back from now on.
She took a deep breath and opened the door. She felt everybody's eye on her as she walked in. Pretty weird class.. wait, is that guy hovering?
"Will you please introduce yourself?" asked Narumi, in a singsong voice, as he beamed at her. She smiled back at him and began.
"Hello everyone. My name is Mikan Sakura and I…."
She stopped as she heard a crashing sound. Everyone turned their head towards the source of the noise, and Mikan followed their example. She had a glimpse of shattered glass, as she lifted her eyes to see the person who had dropped it.
Her mind went blank as she gasped. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no.
The girl in front of her had black hair that was cut short, almost like that of a boy, though she could never be mistaken for one. Her porcelain skin and sharp features gave her a delicate but yet a tough look. Her eyes, which were an unbelievable shade of violet, were looking at her unbelievingly.
"Mikan?" she asked, almost doubtfully.
"Ho...Hota...Hotaru?" croaked Mikan.
The two of them stared at each other, brown clashing with violet.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE, HOTARU?"
"I can ask you the same question, can't I, Mikan?" replied Hotaru, in a voice that was void of any emotion, though there was a vicious battle going on inside her.
Mikan sighed. She hasn't changed, has she?
"I am an Alice as well, baka!" continued Hotaru. "I have an Alice of Invention."
"Oh!" was the only thing that came out of Mikan's mouth.
"And where the hell where you all these days? It was like you just vanished off the face of earth. We were worried shitless, you know. Everyone was. How are you planning on explaining this? I can't believe you actually acted so heartlessly"
The class gasped as one. Hotaru Imai, the Ice Queen actually showed an emotion other than being expressionless. Now that was new.
Mikan just hung her head low. What her stoic best friend was true, word by word. I only thought of myself didn't I? I wasn't the only one hurting. Even Hotaru was. And I just walked away, increasing their pain. I bet Hotaru hates me now.
Narumi cleared his throat, and grinned at the entire class, trying to lighten the mood. "Well, Mikan, why don't you introduce yourself to your class?" he said coming in between the two girls, as Hotaru already looked murderous.
Mikan shook back her thoughts and turned to face the entire class.
"Hello again. As I told you, my name is Mikan Sakura. My Alices are Nullification and…"
The door blast open, proving to be the second interruption to Mikan's introduction.
Two boys strolled into the class, unabashed of the fact that they were late. One of them was blonde, with sparkling blue eyes that reminded Mikan of beaches. Geez.. I can almost imagine him on a white stallion.The sort of guy you would imagine is straight out of a fairy tale. He was carrying a white rabbit with him, which was currently nibbling what Mikan assumed to be rabbit treats. The other one, on the other hand, intrigued Mikan. He had raven hair and crimson eyes. First time I've ever seen eyes of that colour! I mean who has red eyes? He walked with a carelessness in his stride, a carelessness that somehow assured him of his control. Indifference was etched in each and every line of his chiseled features, making him, if possible, even more handsome. The two just walked to the end of the classroom and settled down there, the blonde with his rabbit and the raven haired guy with his feet up on the desk. Mikan almost pursed her lips. Well he is Mr. Arrogant Brat then. She hadn't missed the hearts in the eyes of the girls as the two made their way back.
"Sorry, but did you really say Alices?" asked a voice from somewhere in the class.
Mikan tried to locate the voice, but then quit. "Yes. Alices. My Alices are Nullification and Healing."
A murmur passed through the class. A girl with curled green hair stood up and asked or rather demanded arrogantly, "What about the rest of the details?"
And here's the high school devil. Predictable.
" I'm a Special Abilities type. And I am a Special Star. If that's what you're asking for"
Another wave of murmurs. The green haired girl spoke up, no, screamed out again.
"SHE?? A SPECIAL STAR? Oh God! This Academy is going to the dogs! I've been here for as long as I remember and I'm still a 2-star and this newbie gets to be a Special Star?"
Mikan just raised an eyebrow. "Well. I think I know why you're still a 2-Star." She said with a smirk. "Permy."
"Now whom do you think you're calling Permy, JERK!" retaliated the girl. "My name is Sumire Shouda."
"All right. Permy."
Sumire opened her mouth to tell Mikan off, but then something hit her, causing her to faint. Mikan turned and found Hotaru with a bored look on her face, holding a gun in her hand.
"Baka Gun 1.0. For irritating and over loud Idiots. Price 300 Rabbits." She said, to no one in particular. Mikan smiled at the scene. No, she hasn't changed at all.
A boy with blonde hair, wearing glasses stood up, rather shyly and walked over to help Sumire get up. He turned towards Mikan and spoke with a bashful smile, "I'm Yuu Tobita. The class representative. You haven't told us who's your partner yet."
Mikan looked at Narumi again, who was smiling as if he was being forced to. He looked, or at least Mikan thought so, pressurized. As his gaze met Mikan's, she raised an eyebrow inquisitively.
"Well, Mikan's partner has already been chosen by the teachers together. We made this decision together and its for the best." Narumi spoke fast. He took a deep breath and continued, "Mikan's partner is… Natsume Hyuuga. Well now, gotta run. You have a free day today!"
With that, he strolled to the door and went out after banging the door shut. Mikan looked back at her classmates, still quite fazed by Mr. Narumi's behaviour. Mikan looked back at her classmates and immediately understood why Narumi escaped, yeah escaped from the class room. Half of them were staring at her as if she had suddenly grown horns, while most of the girls had a murderous aura about them. Mikan made a weak attempt at a smile, all the time trying to figure out what the hell was wrong. She looked over at Hotaru again, hoping that she would help her, only to find a huge mechanical snail in the place where her friend was supposed to be seated. Damn, she still has this! Mikan thought as she observed the snail, which Hotaru had been using since they were in middle school together. Wait something's wrong here. Oh shit!
Mikan was surrounded by girls, girls with threatening poses and murder in their eyes. What the hell did I do? Oh God! Why me? This leaves me with only one choice. On the count of three, Mikan.
One.
They crowded in, closer.
Two.
They began grinning manically, with a malicious glint in their eyes.
Three. Go Mikan!
And then, she ran as fast as she could, only to find that somebody had tried to trip her, and had succeeded. Oh crap. What a wonderful first day. I'm sure that the floor will break my head and I'll end up in the hospital! God how much I hate them! Mikan thought as she closed her eyes, waiting for the impact and thus, the pain that will be caused, of her body hitting the floor.
Wait, why the hell is the floor so soft? Maybe I fainted and I'm dreaming now. Maybe I died and am floating on a cloud right now. Maybe I jus…..
"Hey! Polka dots, when are you planning on getting of me?" said a slightly amused voice. A slightly amused, masculine voice.
Oh no…This is not what I think it is…
She opened her eyes, only to find herself drowning in tantalizing crimson pools.
Oh shit!
A/U- Sorry if it sucks. I'm just writing the introduction you know. I swear it'll get good! Bear with me!
Till then, R/R. C'mon!