Chapter 1 – the beginning of the end

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A/N heads up I'm new to this so bear with it. Oh and I made Mikan's birthday during summer, fits better with the story this way, if you don't like it, tuff I don't care, just deal with it. It doesn't really affect anything anyways, and if you're that fussed read something else.

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"Miss. Yukihara your father awaits you in his office." One of papa's lower lackeys came to fetch me from my seat under an old sakura tree. The shade of the blooming cherry blossoms is hard to come by this time of summer. I glared at him and motioned to the sleeping boy next to me; if he woke up he would only be annoyed. And then take out his annoyance on me.

As I went to walk away a leg shot out and accidently on purpose knocked me to the floor.

"Strawberry print today, what a weird pattern to wear polka… or should I start calling you ichigo"

The 3 and a half year old boy with raven locks, crimson eyes and a pierced ear with the family crest as the stud, smirked at me. For a spilt second I stared at the crest before registering what he just said.

"NATSUME YOU PERVERT, I could have you castrated for that" I knew my arms were flapping and that I was screeching at him like a chicken. But I can't help it he's so infuriating.

"Tch. Whatever, you're making my ears bleed, and I'll be scared of that threat when you prove you know what castrated means… actually no not even then, ichigo print." With his final comment I stormed off to my father's office, my mood getting less annoyed but more anxious and happy, for today is my third birthday and that can only mean one thing, that's why my daddy called me in so formally.

I've never been so scared of opening my papa's door before in my life, I almost knocked before remembering that I NEVER knock and I want to at least pretend to be confident, besides his office is my home away from home, why would I knock…

I flung the door open, ignoring the bolt of electricity that ran though my body, that's why most people knock, and wait, the handle has 1000 volts of electricity running into it this side, it's enough to put an ordinary person out cold, and to at least still a sub member of the family for a few seconds, but as the main branch heir I have to get used to this feeling otherwise it would be like even the office agrees that I shouldn't run the family when either my father passes it to me… or he dies.

As I turned to close the door no longer feeling the shock from this side, I was swept into my papa's arms.

"Mikan, my favourite little girl, happy birthday times a million." Mob boss or not my dad is the coolest, kindest person in the whole world; he can light up an entire room just by walking into it. Some say that I inherited his gift but I don't see it.

"Papa, I'm your only little girl it would be strange if I wasn't your favourite" I giggled as he placed me upon his desk. You would think that with the way we are brought up, we wouldn't be able to laugh and smile, but it's the opposite; it shows us life is short so live like it's your last day, for it truly could be. I choose to smile because I can, besides smiling throws off an enemy, even in our darkest moments by smiling it can drag you back into the light before you reach the point where you don't want to go back before it becomes easier to forget yourself and embrace to darkness.

"Now Mikan, do you know why I have summoned you today" he asked in a very serious ton, taking me from my bad thoughts and bring back the anxiety. But still they tried to press against my mind. Shoo bad thoughts shoo.

"I … I … I'm me-ant t-to-o get-t my medallion to-day" I managed to stumble a mumbled sentences, the way he's speaking to me, right from his posture all the way down to his tone of voice, called to my doubts and fears, now I distrust that was the reason for my summoning more than ever.

"MEDALLION, MEDALLION. Don't make me laugh child." I gulped this man doesn't sound like my daddy anymore.

"No daughter of mine is wearing a medallion" my heart jumped to my throat making it difficult to breathe. All WORTHY children born to the family receive their own crest when they reach there 3 birthday, does this mean I'm not good enough that I can no longer be the heir, Natsume is never going to let me live this down… if I'm even allowed to live, but my daddy wouldn't do that he loves me… but the FAMILY comes first, he would have to do something, maybe I would only be exiled from the house.

"No, NO, NO." he continued clearly discounting my growing distress. "The family's heir is far too important and perfect to wear a simple MEDALLION, arrh I have just the thing." That snapped me out of the pool of depression I was feeling, he raked around in one of the many filing cabinets that lined the big old office. A benefit of having a converted warehouse as the FAMILIES main headquarters. After diligently searching for a moment he pulled out a deep blue velvet covered box

"For you my darling little girl, handing me the box, within held a beautifully shaped locket on its circular front the families crest was intricately cut into the smooth alloy, on the back were only five word that said 'Light shall always banish darkness' when the latch opened a picture of my parents smiled from within, the other side remained empty.

"Would you like to put it on?" his soft voice echoed in my head, and all I could do is nod. Too shocked to form a coherent sentence.

Did I mention my dad is the most evil, amazing, cunning, wonderful IDOIT that ever live!

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A/N oppys doddle i forgot to say that i dont own Gakuen Alice...
well i dont own Gakuen Alice kk... thats just wishful thinking!

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