Ending and Beginning
Chapter 14 - the calm before the storm
"So, have you decided?" Persona asked.
The two nodded. "We will join the Organization." They both said.
Persona nodded.
The female stepped forward. "Could we let others join too?" her amber eyes looked at the raven ones.
"As long as they are proved trustworthy, they are more than welcomed. Your mother trusts both of you therefore she had given you the privilege to test and recruit others." Persona replied.
The two nodded and vanished.
Persona took off his mask as he gazed at the place where the two had just left.
~sun~moon~dreams~
The day was as normal as any other day. Nothing special happened to the Academy's students except Mikan and Natsume ignoring their friends.
The gang was at lost as to what to do so that the couple will take notice of them. They had used all the tricks that they know but it did not work. Aoi and Akira were also confused because Mikan never totally ignored them even after the death of Natsuki. Hotaru was very irritated because no matter what, Mikan never kept secrets and she never ignored her but, this is the very first time that she totally ignored her. Even Youichi was saddened because he was ignored by Natsume and Mikan.
Everyone was sad. They couldn't remember when or what they did to anger Mikan and Natsume.
Mikan and Natsume sat underneath the sakura tree, free from the confused gaze of their friends.
"What are you planning?" Natsume asked.
Mikan leaned on Natsume's shoulder and closed her eyes. "I don't want to make them join into this mess. I am thinking of a way to drive them away. If we battle against the academy, I'm hundred percent sure that they will use our friends. Akira and Aoi are already in the DA class, not far from now; the others will be forced to join too. But I can't let them join the Organization, they still have other friends and relatives here and battling would mean to face each other."
"You can't let every student join too." He sighed exasperatedly. "This is getting messy."
"It's already messy." Mikan answered as they both fell silent, both thinking of a way to save their friends.
The sun began to set as Mikan opened her eyes. She looked at Natsume who looked at her in return. "Do you trust me?" she asked.
He nodded. "I trust you with my everything."
She smiled at him lovingly and stood up. Natsume did the same. She looked around and expanded her nullifying alice to hinder all devices of Hotaru, then she looked at the darkness that the forest provided. "Persona…" she called out.
The man clad in black with a silver mask appeared.
"I wish for me and Natsume to go out of the Academy." She stated.
Both men stared at her with wide eyes.
"We shall return at the Academy's and the Organization's last battle." She added.
"You know that it could take years." Persona inquired.
"I have used the premonition alice. The last battle will be next year, however, the outcome I can't see. So maybe it is yet to be decided by fate." She looked at Natsume. "This way, they will be able to enjoy their time together for I am not sure who can get out of this war alive. Even for just a year, I want their lives to be peaceful." She returned her gaze to the older man. "The organization will be in the dark for this year. We will concentrate in training the other alices so that at the time of the battle, we won't be defeated easily. I'm sure, my mother is thinking of this too."
Both men nodded.
"When are you leaving?" Persona asked.
"Tonight." Mikan answered. "We will escape the Academy tonight. You, Persona, won't help us."
Again, they both nodded.
~sun~moon~dreams~
As the clock stroked twelve, two figures could be seen running away from groups of alice weilders.
They were both wearing the masks of the famous Black Cat and Death God.
Death God used her alice to hinder the other alices as both of them jumped over the gate with Death God's nullifying alice, hindering the electric alice that was put on the gate.
The pursuers were forced to stop as they were surrounded by fire, they watched as the two most powerful alice wielders in the academy vanish in the darkness of the night.
The two ran and ran and chose not to use their alices in case of alice capturing devices are near. They ran until they neared the border of the city. They saw a black limousine waiting for them. It opened and they saw Natsuki and a woman who looked like Mikan but was way older and have a shorter hair.
It was obvious as to who it was. Slowly, the two took their masks off. Mikan smiled at her long lost mother. "Okaa-san…." She could only whisper the word as tears fell down her eyes.
Yuka also looked at her daughter. She is now a grown-up and very beautiful. My only regret was I never got a chance to take care of her as a mother should. Her eyes filled with tears. Tears that for years had not come out. Feelings that were forcefully numbed began to resurface. She opened her arms as Mikan went and hugged her.
They both hugged each other tightly expressing their feelings with it. Feelings that were bottled up for years of not seeing each other.
"Finally" Yuka muttered. "I can finally hug you, my dear daughter."
"I am so happy, mother." Mikan murmured.
Yuka stopped. She looked at her daughter. "Even though I left you alone, you'd still call me 'mother'?"
"Of course. I know what kind of person you are. You are my mother. I am the one who knows you best. Even though I was sad, I am sure, you only met for the best." She answered.
Yuka smiled happily. "You don't know how much those words meant to me."
The twins looked at the two women both happy for them.
~sun~moon~dreams~
The whole Academy was in chaos. Natsume Hyuuga a.k.a "Kuro Neko" and Mikan Sakura a.k.a "Shinigami" had escaped. They were both the strongest assets of the Academy. The Elementary school principal was very angry.
The gang, however, mourned. Even Tsubasa and Misaki were saddened.
Youichi was bullied by others because he said that Natsume and Mikan weren't traitors. He was always so beaten up.
Even the gang was out casted since they were friends with the traitors. When they found out what was happening to Youichi, they protected him. Since they were a group of strong alices and the high school principal was protecting them, for some unknown reason, they were not touched by the elementary school principal. They would attack others if they dared harm them or bad talk about Mikan and Natsume. Even though they were left alone by the others, they were together so at least they were happy. They still had good times with each other though they wished that Natsume and Mikan were there.
So many things changed after the two escaped. Their names became a taboo in school. The class was never like before. Even Narumi became serious and stopped acting like a gay. He became stoic for some unknown reason.
No one dared to sit on the infamous sakura tree since the gang would always occupy it. Tsubasa and Misaki would always try their very best to make time for the gang even if it costs them their other friends. After all, true friends will accept them no matter what.
Months passed and the Academy was never the same again. The AAO mysteriously vanished so the Dangerous Ability Class did not do any missions.
~sun~moon~dreams~
1 year later
A woman with long auburn hair and hazel eyes looked at the young people in front of her. They were the best agents in the organization though they were only recruited a year before, they were trained by the best. Beside her was her mother and two men who looked the same but with different color of eyes, one was crimson, the other was emerald.
"It has been a year," she stated as a small smile graced her face. "I am very happy because all of you learned quite fast. I am sure that you are all ready for the oncoming alice war."
Yuka stepped forward. "All of you were trained vigorously by the 'Shinigami' and I must say that I am quite impressed that all of you came out alive."
The others chuckled or sniggered.
Mikan raised her eyebrow. "What can I say? My alias fits me."
Everyone laughed. It was times like this that were the best. In the organization, even though they had ranks, they were always treated as family. They would joke with each other, save the lives of one another, everything they do, they do it happily.
When they were recruited, they were homeless, beaten. The others were made fun of in the academy in the Academy since they thought that it was useless. Everyone came from different countries, from different academies, they were all ignored. They were very fortunate when the organization welcomed them. They felt accepted, important and loved. Their alices were made of used. They were thought that no alice is useless. They were trained very hard but it was worth it. For them, the organization is a gift from God. Their trainer, Mikan, was very strict but reasonable. She made an impression to them. Each was different but all were positive. She was one of the most important family member that they never had until they joined the organization. Alas! Their training paid off. They were now the one of the most elite agents of the organization.
When the laughter ceased, Mikan returned her focus on her students though their ages were not that far from each other, others were even older than her but she got their respect. "The time for the war is coming; we will resume the missions that were halted. For the past year, the Academy was left at peace. A quiet peace, too unusually quiet, they never thought of it as the calm before the storm. We will avoid unnecessary killing. Our main goal is to eliminate all of the clones of the elementary school principal. The missions will solely be focused on that."
Everyone nodded and they were dismissed.
Once everyone was out Mikan looked down and sadness prevailed. "After all, the academy was meant to gather alice wielders who aren't accepted in the society and make them fill at home."
Natsume took one of Mikan's hands. They all knew what happened in the Academy through Persona and the High school Principal who is Mikan's uncle. They all knew what happened to the gang and they were disappointed.
"Don't worry, after everything is over, the Academy will change for the better." Yuka said.
Natsuki and Natsume nodded.
Mikan smiled. "I know."