Moon: Good news, my computer's not broken anymore! So I don't own Gakuen Alice.

Mikan's POV

I can't believe how easy the next round is going to be. We've got a month to prepare and then theme's just to replay a song that we like. What make it even better easier is that the band we're going against is Natsume's. It's going to be an easy win. All I have to do is get Onee-chan to teach me one of her songs. It'll be simple.

I sat up from my bed. I need to do something, anything! It's boring when I'm by myself in the dorm room. It reminds me of before. I got off my bed and randomly picked one of my violin cases then opened it. Inside was a beautiful violin with a small flower craving on the side. My fingers gently glided over it. I wonder how that person is doing. It's been a long time. Would he even be living? He was pretty old back then.

I don't want to think about that. I don't want to think about music either, it's all so annoying. If I wasn't a musical genius then I wouldn't be in this mess. Maybe I should go out for some fresh air. It's better than being in here.

So I started walking not paying attention to anything. Why is it that I can never find happiness? Why is my life like this? I wish I was someone else then maybe I wouldn't have to deal with stuff like this. Something fell in front of my face. A petal?

I looked up and saw a sakura tree and it's the exact same one where Rou broke up with me. Better to sit here than in my room through. As I sat down I hear rustling above me. I grabbed a rock and threw it up. Then down fell a boy. A boy that I hate, the boy who broke me and got me in this mess. Natsume.

As he sat down next to me he asked, "What'd you do that for?"

"Why were you listening when Rou and I broke up and when I was in the music room, Natsume," I asked him. I just said Natsume instead of Hyuuga didn't I?

"I've never eavesdrop on you, Mikan."

"You've got no right to be calling me by my first name Hyuuga, now answer my question."

"How'd you know that I know that," he asked not answering my question.

"Please, I know that you're always at this tree and I saw you in the window. I'm not that much of an idiot anymore."

"Then why didn't you say anything and act as through I wasn't there?"

What? Why would he ask me something like that? Strange, for the first time in a long time I don't know what to say. Why?

Then Natsume took one of my hands, took off the black glove and softly traced the scars. Then he said," Wanna know something? I hate seeing you this way because I don't enjoy knowing that someone as beautiful as you is marked with such ugly scars."

I grabbed my glove back. I'm… not beautiful. Not at all. He has to be lying because… I don't know… Why is it that I can't say anything back at him?

"Look, I'm sorry. For everything, the pain that you went through. The scars and the tears that I gave you. I'm sorry. I understand if you won't forgive me but… can you at least believe that I am sorry?"

I didn't answer him instead, I stood up and ran. How… can I believe someone who is a liar? Something's falling down my face. It can't be, after all the pain I went through…. all the times that I wanted to cry but didn't… I thought I was stronger. Why am I shedding tears now?

Natsume's POV

I ran after her. When I caught up I grabbed her hand and as she turned around to face me I saw tears running her face. She was looking down.

"I am sorry, so will you please believe me? Please?"

At first she didn't say anything but then she looked at me and softly said," I'm sorry but I can't believe a liar."

She ran away again. Only this time I didn't run after her. I'm such an idiot! I had a chance and blew it! Now what do I do?

Suddenly, I heard someone sobbing and turned around to see Kotone-sensei crying into a handkerchief.

"How long have you been there?"

"A while. It's so dramatic! The boy and girl make a vow, then they're separated, then the girl returns to the boy only to find out that he forgets the promise of their youth, then she leaved heart broken-"

"Can you not make me remember that," I asked her not wanting to hear the rest.

"Anyways," she said as she put her handkerchief away. "Did you find out what you're going to do for the last round?"

"No, nothing I can think of and no matter how high the difficulty is there's no way I can beat them."

"Look, Natsume music is about feeling. Music, - no everything has to do with feelings. Whether it's passion or sadness or whatever. It's nothing but an object until someone puts feelings into it. Remember that."

And so she walked away without another word. What does that mean? Feelings?

Kotone-sensei's POV

I wonder if Natsume knew what I meant. He'll probably find out eventually though. Maybe… And if he loses, then I have to leave the school and I really don't want to leave since this is my only true home and then I have no where to go and then-

"Kotone-sensei!"

I turned around to see a girl silver hair and a single pink streak. "Oh, Mitsukai-chan. It's been a while."

"Yes it has. By the way I here to tell you that your piano is all tuned up."

"As always thank you. Are you leaving right now?"

"Yes, I've got some work at the shop. By the way, that boy will be coming soon, so don't worry. You won't have to leave here."

"Making predictions as always. Well, I'll see you later. Tell your sister I said hi."

"Bye-bye," she said as she walked away.

Hmm… I won't leave here, huh? I hope that's true.