Mikan's POV
A new song huh… I don't want to use the song I wrote for Natsume through… What should I do?
"Working hard Mikan-chan?"
I turned around to see Nobara carrying a tea tray. "Trying to at least."
"Why don't we have some tea since it's just the two of us?"
Now that I think about it, Onee-chan and Tsubasa-san went some where and Rou-san went some where else.
"Sure."
"How much sugar do you want?"
"A lot."
"Chocolate?"
"Thanks."
As Nobara sipped her tea I asked her," Why are you so nice to me?"
She put here cup down. "Is it wrong to be nice to someone?"
"No but… you treat me like a friend when you barely know me."
"Let's see… I was treated badly when I first came here for some bizarre reason. Ever since then I decided that no one should be treated that way so I'm nice to all the students here. "
"Now I get it."
I started eating chocolate. How is it that it's sweeter than it normally is? I kept eating it. For some reason I didn't stop eating it.
"You know, I heard something before. Girls eat chocolate to forget the bitterness of a break up and boys drink to forget the sweetness of the relationship. Did you break up with someone?"
I swallowed my chocolate. "I didn't really break up with someone I just…"
"Does your heart hurt?"
I nodded. "Do you think about him a lot?"
"Almost all the time."
"You loved him."
"Love? I don't know the meaning of love."
"Did you want to be with him all the time?"
"Yes but…"
"Only as a friend. However you seem to love this boy much more don't you?"
I've never thought about it that way. I always thought I loved him like a brother but… It's so much more. Maybe that's the real reason why I left. I was telling myself lies all this time.
"Mikan you're crying."
I touched my cheek. It was wet. "Does love always hurt?"
"No, but there's always hardships."
"How do you know so much about love Nobara?"
"That's a secret."
Rou's POV
Then I heard my sister say," That's a secret."
I walked away. She still loves someone that hurt her? Is she an idiot? Who in the world-
"Something interesting Rou?"
I looked in front of me to see Misaki and Tsubasa.
"None of your business."
"That girl is in shatters right now. She hates you and Tsubasa for acting and looking like that boy, but she doesn't let it show."
"She's weak for being broken because of a boy."
If I ever meet that boy his head's going to- Wait! Why do I care? That girl's just my rival. Not even my rival, just an annoyance.
"Rou, Mikan just might be better than you think."
"Impossible, she'll never beat me especially with her hands like that."
"You never know after all, she could beat you."
I walked away from them and into my room. She could beat me? When Tsubasa is actually serious! I've got the perfect song already. This is over. In three days I'll show her that it's wrong to try to go against me.
Mikan's POV
Love… is a word I hear so often but I don't use it. Love, does it always hurt?
"Mikan-chan, sometimes love is very sad, because it doesn't always get returned."
"Is that like the love that I had?"
"I guess so, but don't worry. There's no person in this world that doesn't have a sad romance once in a while."
Sad romance? That sounds like a name for a song. I slowly picked up my violin. Then I played out my feelings. Sad, shattered, pitiful all for love. This song will hold last of my tears, after this I swear that I won't cry. I don't want to be weak anymore!
A few days later…
"Everyone I'm glad you could come. First up will be the best of our school, Sir Peony."
He bowed. "My song's name is Only You. It is meant for those who have one that they truly loved."
This song it's somehow comforting me. But it's also a bit sad. When the melody ended everyone was clapping.
"As expected of the Rou-san."
"How beautiful!"
"Please remain quiet, now it is Miss Yukihara's turn."
"The name of my song is Sad Romance. I hope you enjoy."
My song… is so much different from his. It shows the tears and sorrow of those who had an unrequited love. As soon as I was done playing I could hear no one clapping. I looked at the audience. I don't think I won.
"Thank you. Now please tell your votes for which song you like to Lady Iris."
A few minutes later…
"Now for the results, if you will Lady Iris."
"Of course Hi-sama. These are the results. With 7 votes the best person in school is Yukihara Mikan-san."
I won? But then why did it seem like no one enjoyed it?
"Lady Mikan… That has a nice ring to it. That is how I will address you from now on."
"Okay…"
"Please come here, Lady Mikan I will give you something."
I walked toward her and she placed something in my open hand. A little note with my name on it.
"Thank you very much!"
"You are welcome. Now Lady Iris, please tell Koizumi-sensei that she will have another student in her class."
"I understand."
After the girl left Hi-sama said," Thank you all again for coming. You may all leave now."
I saw Rou-san clutching onto his violin. I walked toward him and said," So what do you want to know?"
"You won. You don't have to tell me anything."
"No, but I want to tell you."
"It's probably because you feel sad that I lost."
"Maybe that's why. But we still need to try to get along after all, starting today we're dorm mates. Besides I need to find a way to thank you."
"Why?"
"Your song was comforting. So what do you want to know that my sister didn't tell you?"
"Who is the guy who hurt you?"
"My childhood friend. I didn't really know I loved him before Nobara had me realize it but it didn't really matter because he forgot about me…"
"What was his name?"
"Hyuuga Natsume."
Meanwhile at Gakuen Alice…
"Did you get it yet?"
"Hyuuga you've been asking me for five minutes straight. I told you I'll get when I get it!"
Before the black haired boy could say another word a small click was heard.
"There it's open."
The two went inside the room that was used by Mikan.
"What was so important that you had to get right now?"
"I had a dream."
"That's why you interrupted me while I was selling photos? You own me another 50,000 yen plus the original 50,000!"
"Fine I'll pay you later. Anyway in my dream I saw necklace."
"Are you becoming gay?"
"Let me finish. I remembered the necklace. I gave it to Mikan before I moved away."
"And you want to find it because…?"
"I think that if she still has it with her, she'll still trust me."
"So we're searching this entire room to look for it?"
"Pretty much."
Hotaru sighed, and then said, "Another 50,000."