Moon: First day of the new year! I hope everyone will continue to read my stories this year. I haven't said this in a while so I don't own Gakuen Alice or any of the songs I used.
Mikan's POV
I've been telling Rou-san all about Natsume. Really he's actually a nice person.
"So can I ask you something?"
"Hmm?"
"You act exactly like him and I hate you for that but, will you be my friend?"
"Baka, why wouldn't I? After all you actually trusted me when you said all that stuff about that guy."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
"Thanks," I said while smiling at him.
Rou's POV
Then she smiled at me. I could feel my face getting hotter. And why did I want to smile with her?
"Rou-san? Are you getting a cold or something your face is red."
"I-I'm fine. I just feel warm."
"Maybe you should go to sleep."
"Yeah I'll do that. Goodnight."
"Good night."
I quickly walked to my room with the hope of not getting noticed. However my hopes where gone the moment I entered my room because sitting on my bed was my one and thank God my only sister Nobara.
"Hey Rou what's up?"
"The roof, the sky, the sun, Why are you here?"
"I felt curious."
"Then go spy on Tsubasa and Misaki."
"Can't they pay me 5,000 yen just to not bother them. Didn't you know that they're going out now?"
"No. When did he confess?"
"Three days ago while you were spying on Mikan-chan and I."
"I wasn't spying!"
"So tell me Rou, do you like her?"
"Yes because she's my friend."
"You sound uncertain. Tell me she's been here for less than a month and you didn't give her your entire cold act. Do you actually love her?"
Time to go check our friends at Alice Academy
Natsume was looking through Mikan's bedroom as Hotaru was sitting on the bed.
"Was it in that drawer?"
"No."
"How about that drawer? "
"No."
"That one?"
"Imai! Stop asking me and help me look!"
"You want me to look even more?"
"You looked through the kitchen."
"I still looked," Hotaru said before she took a bite of a piece of cake.
"Where did you get that?"
"The refrigerator. Where else?"
"Are you really helping me?"
"I got you in here didn't I?"
"That's all you did."
Finally Natsume looked at the last drawer that had not been searched. When he pulled it, the drawer did not open. After several hard pulls he asked," Why won't this open?"
"Maybe it's locked."
"We should probably get out of here."
When Natsume was about to leave he looked at Hotaru.
"Aren't you leaving?"
"Not yet and you're not leaving either. "
"Why not?"
"You need to tell me what you do remember."
"Yeah can we do that later?"
"No, how far back do you remember?"
"Since I'm not leaving yet, I remember the day I last saw her. She played a song for me."
"That's it? You don't remember the name of the song or the melody or anything?"
"Not off the top of my head."
"I've got a lot of work to do."
Natsume raised one of his eyebrows. Hotaru raises her Baka gun. This is going to be a very painful time for Natsume.
So now back to Toudon Rou's POV
"Do you actually love her?"
I didn't answer her. She sighed.
"Fine do you play the violin?"
"Yes."
"Do you like strawberries?"
"Yes."
"Are you one of the best in this school?"
"Yes."
"Do you enjoy dumping cold water on Tsubasa?"
"Yes."
"Do you-"
"Is there a point to this?"
"Yes. Do you like being one of the best in school?"
"Yes."
"Do you like manga?"
"Yes."
"Am I your sister?"
"Yes."
"Do you hate Hyuuga Natsume?"
"Yes."
"Do you like Mikan-chan?"
"Yes."
"You admitted it."
"What? No I didn't!"
She took out a tape recorder and pushed a button.
"Do you like Mikan-chan?"
"Yes."
She put it away. Shit she got me. I really need to find her a boyfriend or someone to crush on. She worries way too much about other people.
"That is not me," I said desperately.
"Just get your feelings straight. She doesn't need another person to break her heart."
The door opened to reveal Mikan holding two cups.
"Nobara-chan? What are you doing in here?"
"I just wanted to say goodnight to my brother."
"You're so nice!"
""Oh, thank you Mikan-chan. Well, I'm going to sleep. Good night. "
"Goodnight."
And with that Nobara left. Yeah she's nice when she wants to be.
"So what's with the cups?"
"I thought that you might not be sleeping well so I made some hot milk to help you sleep and tea with honey in case you had a sore throat."
"Thanks," I said as I took the cups from her.
"You know, I think I should've come here sooner."
"Why?"
"People don't hate me here and there's no one that's hurt me yet. Plus now I know that it's true that Natsume doesn't remember me."
"Mikan…"
"Well, I'd better go or Misaki's probably going to wonder where I am. Did you know that she and Tsubasa are together? From the moment I saw them together I just knew they were going to be together. Well, good night."
"Night."
She left my room. I sipped the warm milk, the rehydrated my somehow dry throat. She's dense isn't she? About her own love. She didn't know that she loved that guy and thinking that I had a cold because my face was red. Have I really fallen in love with her?
Mikan's POV
I hope that Rou-san is alright. His face was so red before. Wait! Why do I care so much? Oh yeah i'm a nice person.
"Mikan, are you alright?"
"Onee-chan. I'm fine."
"Is something on your mind?"
"Not really."
I noticed something shiny around Onee chan's neck.
"What's that?"
"Oh, this? This is a necklace Tsubasa got me." She pulled out a necklace with two different notes on it. I looked a little closer it had Onee-can's name and Tsubasa-san's.
"Why does it have your names on it?"
"All students get one when they first enter this school personally given to them by Hi-sama. Like the one that she gave you. They say that if a boy gives you his it means that he's basically asking you out. If you keep it then you two are going to be together forever or something. I've never really been interested in it."
"How nice! So are you and Tsubasa going to get married?"
"Maybe as long as he doesn't cheat."
I smiled. I'm so glad that Onee-chan's found someone.
"Mikan, can I ask you something?"
"Yes?"
"You're different somehow. Why?"
"I don't know why... But right now I don't think I can trust the others."
"Why not? Nobody hates you here."
"I think it's because of Natsume. I just can't trust everyone."
"You let Nobara and Rou in."
"Nobara is the type of person who is willing to trust anyone. Rou...is different."
"Different how?"
"Because he acts a lot like Natsume. He promised me that he was my friend but... what if he breaks it just like Natsume did?"
"Then he's going to be in a world of pain. Just wait as time passes you'll be able to convice yourself that no one is going to betray you."
"Really?"
"Really. Now go to sleep."