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Chapter 2

Sunday morning in Central Town…

"Hotaru, let's buy some Howalons! I'm craving for it!" Mikan pleaded to her best friend with her famous puppy dog eyes.

Hotaru rolled her amethyst eyes. "Fine. But if the line is more than 5 meters, I'll leave you alone. You know I hate falling in line"

Mikan happily clapped her hands and hugged Hotaru "Thanks Hotaru! I love you so much!"

"Get your hands off of me or else I have no choice but to use this" Hotaru said then she held her infamous Baka Gun in her hands.

Mikan pulled herself away from Hotaru, afraid that she will use the Baka Gun again on her. They walked around the Central Town and soon enough, they are in front of the Howalon Shop.

"Look Hotaru! The line isn't even 3 meters long; you will wait here with me!" Mikan giddily said.

Hotaru just sighed in defeat "You win this time, baka"

Mikan bought the largest box available and afterwards, the store owner put up a sign saying "SOLD OUT". The customers glared at Mikan because she bought the remaining Howalons for the day. Well, Mikan couldn't help it since she was now a special star student, second to Natsume and her allowance now is much bigger than Hotaru so she can buy whatever she wants and the Howalon which she is holding is the number one on her list.

"You're such a pig" Hotaru commented.

"Oh come on Hotaru! I'm not a pig! I just bought the largest box because I am craving for it and the small box is not enough for me." Mikan defended herself

"Idiotic pig." A husky voice surfaced.

Mikan stopped munching on her Howalon and looked on the person. She stood up and pointed her index finger on him "YOU! What are you doing here?"

"Is this place yours?" Natsume asked

"No." Mikan sternly replied. They were at a certain outdoor café at the time.

"Certainly. This place isn't even yours so you don't have to ask what I am doing here. I can go wherever I want to go"

Mikan just pouted her lips and crossed her arms over her chest "Hmmph. Let's go Hotaru, let's find somewhere else to eat"

"No. I'm too tired to stand up and walk again. Let's stay here." Hotaru bluntly replied.

"But you see that Natsume is here and he will just annoy me!"

Hotaru snickered "Let him be. Let him annoy you to his heart's content."

A vein popped on Mikan's head "Whose side are you Hotaru, why are you saying those words! Aren't you my best friend and now you are siding with that short eye brow fox!"

Natsume twitched his brows "who are you calling short eye brows huh polka dots?"

Mikan snickered "Is there anyone here with short eye brows aside from you?"

"Oi, oi. The two of you, stop it already. We don't want to see a burning café in here" Ruka said.

"Hn" Natsume replied.

Hotaru just sat there, watching the scene before her like she was watching a movie. Then she took out her cellphone and texted Nonoko "Hey, I'm coming to your lab. Are the chemicals ready yet? I am exited to see the outcome of our work."

Message sent.

After a few minutes, Hotaru received a reply.

"From: Nonoko

Yeah, the chemicals are ready and I just need to do some little adjustments so that it will be perfect! You can visit at my lab anytime and we'll start doing our little masterpiece!"

Hotaru just grinned upon seeing the reply "You'll gonna get it Hyuuga" she thought.

Time check 7:30 pm at the dorm…

"Ne, Hotaru-chan, aren't you going to eat dinner?" Iinchou asked.

"No, I'm going to skip dinner tonight. I am busy with my project" Hotaru replied.

"Okay then, I'll go downstairs now" Iinchou said and disappeared from Hotaru's room.

Hotaru grabbed all the things that she needed and opened her big window. She took out her remote control and soon enough, her flying contraption appeared. She closed her window and then she flew to the Technical Ability Research Lab.

"Hotaru-chan! What took you so long?" Nonoko asked. She was wearing her white laboratory gown and wears a mask. On her right hand was a graduated cylinder filled with red chemicals.

"Doesn't matter. Now let's go down to business. First, can you explain to me the chemical structure of that thing?" Hotaru stated pointing at the cylinder on Nonoko's hands.

"Oh, alright" Nonoko replied. She then puts the cylinder on the table and took out her laptop. She tapped some keys and placed a projector in front of Hotaru. Soon enough, the images on the laptop reflects on the projector. Nonoko cleared her throat and starts her explanation…

"The red thing that you see on that graduated cylinder is called 'Fizzy Froth' and it is made from combining different selected elements and the bubbles that it produces is the result of the acid-base reaction. Its chemical structure is NaHCO3(s) + CH3COOH(l) - CO2(g) + H2O(l) + Na+(aq) + CH3COO-(aq) where s = solid, l = liquid, g = gas, aq = aqueous or in solution . I used a weak acid in this thing so it will react and neutralize quickly on the base. Well, this is the simplified explanation of that chemical. Any other questions Hotaru?"

"I just need you to answer this very important question. Will that chemical you produce can give the effects that I want?"

Nonoko smiled "Of course! Without a doubt. When you use this to other people, the effect will start immediately and will last for a span of 1-2 weeks depending on how much is consumed. And since I have made some adjustments, this chemical is very special. I added some elements that will create a magnetic-like effect so if two people consume this on the same time, their bodies will react and the result will be beyond your expectations."

"Good job, Nonoko. Your adjustments are perfect" Hotaru complimented "Be ready Hyuuga, experience the wrath of Imai Hotaru, the Ice Queen of Technical Ability Class" she thought.

"Well, I guess it is now time for your Alice to be used, Hotaru-chan" Nonoko replied back. "But, is there any invention of yours that will compliment this experiment? I've always known your inventions as weapons and I don't think this stuff will work on it"

"Relax. My Alice is not limited for weapons only. I've already created a machine that will work perfectly with that chemical solution." Hotaru said and with that, she took out two small alarm clocks.

"Alarm clocks? Is that the thing you will use with this Frizzy Froth?" Nonoko asked, a bit surprised.

"You know that this is not an ordinary alarm clock Nonoko. This is my invention #354 Chem clock. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary alarm clock but the mechanism inside is what makes it different. She then opened the back of the clock by tapping a series of numbers. Nonoko's eyes widened "That clock is password protected?"

"Of course. It is for security purposes and I am the only one who knows the password." Hotaru bluntly replied. As soon as she opened the back of the clock, Nonoko was amazed as she saw tiny bottles inside which is attached to certain wires and switches.

"Give me the Froth" Hotaru commanded. Nonoko took the cylinder with the Frizzy Froth and give it to Hotaru. The Ice Queen took the cylinder and pours all of its contents on the tiny bottles on both clocks. She closed the lids of the bottles and attached them to random wires inside. Hotaru then closed the back of the clock and again tapped the password so that it cannot be opened easily.

"Then what will happen?" Nonoko asked.

"I'll bring these things with me and for now, sit back relax and enjoy the show that will start tomorrow" and with that, Hotaru rides on her flying contraption and left Nonoko in awe.

End of Chapter 2!

R&R! Sorry again for any grammatical errors that you may see.

By the way, the chemical structure that you have seen in this chapter is from the internet about Fizzy Potion :)