Moon: I can not draw well even if the world depended on it so I do not own Gakuen Alice.
Mikan's POV
"Why don't we go to Angels' first?"
"Angel?"
"Yeah they have really cute clothes and they have a sale today!"
"Okay, are you coming with us Hotaru?"
"Why not? I need some new clothes anyway."
The store was a pure white and covered in feathers.
"Welcome to Angels! Our clothes are made to make each girl feel like they're an angel."
"Oh, Mikan this dress would look perfect on you. Oh sorry Yukihara-san I just..."
"It's fine as long as I can call you Anna?"
"Sure! Anyway what do you think about this dress?"
She showed me a light blue dress that probably went to the ankles. It had see through straps that were in a translucent blue with a ribbon on the waist.
"That dress would look perfect on you Anna."
"Something like this? I couldn't wear this. Besides I don't think it would…"
"Look nice on you? Anna, why don't you try it?"
"But I'm not really-"
"Try it then you can argue," I said as I gently pushed her toward the dressing room. Then a dress caught my eye. Midnight blue, small black straps with flowing sleeve, and beads hanging from the black ribbon.
"Nonoko this dress would look great on you."
She came over to look at it. "It's beautiful."
"You should try it on."
Wordlessly she took the dress off the rack and walked toward the dressing room.
"Hotaru this dress would look good on you. It's looks like its easy to move in."
"You're right."
Her emotionless eyes glanced up and down the knee length bubble hem dress that was purple with a white bow at the side.
"You should look at a dress for yourself through."
"Oh, I forgot to ask. Why so we need dresses?"
"Next month's Christmas ball. The middle school and the high school gets to choose what to go in."
"Do you have to go?"
"Do you want to be in your dorm alone?"
I shook my head. "Then yes."
Anna and Nonoko came out looking absolutely amazing! Anna's dress gave her the look of an angel while Nonoko's dress made it as if she were as beautiful as the midnight sky.
"You two look amazing!"
The shopkeeper came over. "Those dresses are 2,500 yen each. That purple dress is also 2,500. Would you like to purchase them?"
"Yes please."
"I'll take it."
"Sure."
When the shopkeeper was done ringing them up she turned to me and asked, "Aren't you going to buy something Miss?"
"Um… I don't really think I'm suited to wear-"
"Just put her in a dress that looks good on her."
"Understood miss. Will this dress be satisfactory?"
"Yes, now get her in it."
"Hotaru!"
After a few minutes of Mikan's yelling and protest.
"And she is done. And extremely loud."
A pure white gown was forced onto me. While the top was tight the skirt flowed down easily with every movement I made. Feathery like things surrounded the very top of the dress.
"Mikan you look so cute!"
"Pretty!"
"We'll take it."
"2,800 yen please."
"Baka you own me 3,000 if you don't pay yourself."
"Alright! Just let me get out of the dress first!"
In the end I brought it when I don't really want to go to the dance.
"Where should we go now?"
"Let's see… We could go shop for shoes and accessories and then…"
"Go to Strawberry café!"
Are these two twins?
"That sounds good."
After getting matching black heels that are really hard to walk in, Anna got a blue headband with a bow and ribbon chocker. Nonoko got a necklace that was made up of a lot of other necklaces and black lace gloves. Hotaru got a long simple chain with a white ribbon. Then Hotaru forced me to get a chocker, ribbons, and a feather hair clip. Then we went to Strawberry café which was adorable.
"By the way Mikan?"
"Hmm," I asked with a strawberry in my mouth.
"Why are you interested in Natsume-kun?"
I swallowed immediately. "W-why do you ask?"
"Well, you kept asking about him the other day…"
"Um… I just want to be his friend. That's it."
"But when you first saw him you were staring at him."
"That's because…um…. He looked like someone I use to know."
Not really a lie.
"Well then since you want to be better friends with him why don't you get him a present for his birthday?"
"His birthday?"
"Yep, its tomorrow. Sumire was yelling about it so much about getting him a present and everything."
"Really?"
"Sumire has been head over heels for Natsume-kun ever since he transferred here. It's really annoying through since she yells so much about him."
"She could permanently damage my ears. She almost did too."
"That probably means that I need to get ear plugs."
Nonoko and Anna nodded. Now present for Natsume… I don't want to give him a song because I already gave him one. Hmm…
"Anna, are there any book stores here?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I know what I can get Hyuuga-kun."
At the end if the day…
"Hyuuga-kun?"
Natsume turned to look at me.
"Umm… Tomorrow's your birthday right?"
"Hn."
"I got you a gift."
I handed him a box wrapped in red paper tied with a black ribbon. When he ripped it opened he saw the latest Naruto Manga.
"I thought that you would like it since you read it in class all the time."
"Thanks."
"Your welcome. Oh yeah do you like Howalon?"
He raised one of his eyebrows. "I got a box of them and shared with everyone. There's still quite a few left. Do you want one?"
"Okay…"
I took out a box wrapped like a gift and opened it to reveal the cloud like Howalon. Then handed one to him who took a bite out of it.
"Thanks."
"I should thank you after all you're the reason why I could go here in the first place."
Hotaru's POV
I watched with emotionless as the scene between Mikan and Hyuuga unfolded. Mikan loves him more than a friend but sadly she is too dense about love to realize it. Then Hyuuga… it doesn't make sense why doesn't he remember her if they were childhood friends even before he moved and meet Ruka. Unless, he really didn't care about her… so if he breaks her while she's like this… What's going to happen?
Moon: Hotaru was a little warmer than usual in that last POV in fact I think she'll be a lot warmer in future chapters than she is ever. Anyway, please read, review, and recycle.