Ending and Beginning
Chapter 9 - The angels to heal, not the devils to whip
"Mikan-chan!" Anna exclaimed.
Mikan looked at the arriving 'gang'. She smiled a bit. "Hello"
Anna wore a pink tube dress that ended on her knees and a pair of high-heeled white shoes. Her hair was straightened.
Nonoko wore a light blue tube dress like Anna and a pair of high-heeled white shoes. Her hair was curled.
Sumire wore a green cocktail dress. Her shoulders were bare as the straps of the dress encircled her neck. She wore black high-heeled shoes.
Hotaru wore a violet spaghetti-strapped dress which ended below her knees and black high-heeled shoes.
Mikan wore a red dress, ending 2 inches below her knees, which exposed her back and silver high-heeled shoes. Her hair was curled and it framed her face.
Yuu wore a white opened jacket with blue shirt inside, white pants and shoes.
Koko and Kitsuneme wore the same thing. Black opened jacket and white shirt with two buttons unbuttoned, white pants and shoes.
Mochu wore green turtle-neck shirt, white jacket, white pants and shoes.
Ruka wore white opened jacket, black shirt with 3 unbuttoned buttons, black pants and shoes.
Natsume wore black opened jacket, black v-neck shirt that exposed his chest, black pants and black shoes.
"Have you decided who you will declare in the 'Last Dance'?" Nonoko asked.
Mikan shrugged. "I did not choose anyone.." She answered.
"Eeeehhh?!" Anna and Nonoko chorused.
She sighed. "How about you? Have you chosen your partners?"
They bushed.
She smirked. "Well…anyway, I'm going to find Tsubasa-sempai and Misaki-sempai."
"You don't need to find them." Hotaru said as she pointed behind Mikan.
They all looked at the pointed direction and saw Misaki and Tsubasa coming towards them.
"Yo…kohai" Tsubasa greeted.
"I see that the two of you will be the partners in the 'Last Dance'. I wonder why I'm not surprised." Mikan teased.
The two blushed.
The group ate and had fun. The Dance began. Mikan watched as couples danced.
Sumire was dancing with Mochu, Nonoko with Kitsuneme, and Anna with Yuu.
Natsume, Ruka, Youichi and Koko were surrounded by their fans.
The only reason why Mikan and Hotaru were not disturbed is because Hotaru threatened to shoot any fan boys who approach them.
Hotaru was eating her crab brains beside Mikan who was eating a slice of cheesecake and drinking strawberry milkshake. "Mikan, what are you thinking?"
Mikan looked at her with sad eyes. "I was wondering, when Natsuki was still alive, did we look like them?"
Hotaru was silent.
Natsume, Ruka, Youichi and Koko went to their protected zone to drive away the fan girls.
"Mind to share with us your peaceful sanctuary?" Koko asked.
"Depends on Hotaru." Mikan answered.
"Pay me 500 Rabbits."
The boys paid. It's better than be surrounded by annoying fan girls.
"It makes good business. I think I should also do that." Mikan said as she sipped her strawberry milkshake.
The men sweat dropped.
Mikan noticed that Youichi was eying her cake. She smiled. "Youichi, want to climb up?" she asked as she pointed on her lap.
Youichi nodded and sat on her lap.
"You want?" she asked as she raised her fork with cheesecake near his mouth.
Yuichi ate the cake.
Natsume felt irritated. Heck! I'm jealous because of a kid! .....but, I wouldn't mind exchanging places with him.
Koko snickered.
Mikan, Hotaru and Youichi looked at him with confused expressions.
Natsume realized that Koko was reading his mind. If you ever voice out what you read, I swear I'll burn you but leave you alive so that the burns will linger on your body!
Koko gulped and nodded. Still, he grinned. "Mikan"
Mikan looked at him. She finished feeding Youichi the cheesecake. "What?"
"Want to dance?" he grinned.
Mikan used her telepathy alice. 'What do you want?'
'Just go with the flow. I'm really having fun!'
'Pay me 300 Rabbits'
Koko walked towards her and offered his hand.
Mikan took his hand and they went towards where the other couples were dancing.
Koko secretly gave Mikan 300 Rabbits.
She accepted it.
He placed one of his hands on her waist and held her other hand on the other. He saw Natsume glare at him and he couldn't help but laugh.
"Care to tell me why you are laughing?" she asked him. "I hope you're not getting crazy."
"Oh…no no. Natsume might burn me alive if I told you."
"You can use the stone that I gave you to nullify his alice." She said.
"Right"
The two of them danced gracefully. Koko would sometimes say some jokes that would make Mikan chuckle.
Natsume was fuming with jealousy.
The others were observing how cute they both looked.
When the song was coming to its end, Koko saw Natsume approach them.
Natsume tapped Koko's shoulder and looked at Mikan intensely. "I'll dance with her."
The students were shocked. Natsume never danced since the start of his years in Gakuen Alice. The world is coming to an end! They all thought.
Hotaru took out her camera with money signs on her eyes.
Youichi smirked and ordered another slice of cake.
Mikan just stared at him.
Koko grinned then he offered Mikan's hand to him.
Natsume took it and place his other hand on her waist. He pulled her closer.
"I do wonder, Hyuuga, what are you plotting?" she asked.
"Shut up."
Mikan sighed then silence enveloped them.
"Why do you keep on calling me by my last name, Mikan?"
"No reason." She said softly.
"Then, call me Natsume." He insisted.
"I'll think about it."
"Mikan…" he whispered.
"Don't fall for me, Hyuuga." She said as she looked at his crimson eyes, she saw pain in it.
"If you say that because you still love him, then, I'll make you forget about him."
She shook her head. "Even if you say that, it's better if you don't fall for me."
The dance ended. She pulled away from him and went towards Hotaru and the others.
Natsume looked at her as she talked with her friends. "It's too late, Mikan. I already fell deeply in love with you." He whispered.
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"We're finally here." A silver-haired man with cobalt blue eyes said as he went inside the limousine.
"Yes, nii-chan. I want to go to nee-chan quickly!" the raven-haired girl with crimson eyes said.
"Don't worry, Aoi, we'll meet her soon."
A man that wore a mask and dressed in all black sat inside the limousine waiting for them. "Akira Katoh and Aoi Hyuuga" he muttered.
The two nodded.
"Also known as Silver King and Hell's Fire" Akira said.
"I'm Persona."
The trip to Gakuen Alice was silent.
Persona looked at them. I just hope that they will be the angels to heal, not the devils to whip her.