I can't believe I lost my flashdrive… again! I'm sure I'll find it sooner or later though. Why is all the technical problems happening to me? In case you were wondering why I had Anna ask that question, it was because there is a boy in my class who is obsessed with oranges. His favorite color is orange, and his favorite fruit is orange. Since 'Mikan' sort of means 'Orange' and Anna had the Cooking Alice, I thought it would make sense.

~Hime Nadeshiko May 3,2012

Mikan's P.O.V.

With that one crack, the egg burst open. The smell of pine sap entered my nose. "I'm Akane. Nice to meet you." She said briskly. She had straight black hair that ended in an arrow-tip in a loose pony-tail. She was wearing brown leather boots, thin brown long water-proof pants, a simple black long sleeved shirt under a thin brown water-proof jacket. A bow and a quiver of arrows was slung over her shoulder. Her eyes were a deep chocolate brown.

"Nice to meet you too." I said. Akane turned to look at my basket of sleeping Charas. "Still sleeping? They're so lazy." She commented. "Anyway," Akane turned back to me. "Don't tell the others that you have me. It's a secret. Got it?" She asked. I nodded, wondering why. Akane snapped back into her egg and slipped under the covers.

Glancing at Akane, I went into the shower (A/N~ They each have their own bathrooms). About 30 minutes later, I stepped out with my hair blow dried and wearing my outfit of the day.

I was wearing dark blue skinny jeans with a blue and yellow belt, part if it hanging off. I had on a yellow tank top on top of an off the shoulders blue shirt. Of course, I was wearing my necklace. It was the perfect accessory, and went with everything. To top it off, I was wearing a blue baseball cap turned in the back, but not completely 180°, more like 130°(A/N~ You know, with the part that's sticking out behind you head?)complete with a yellow sneakers with blue laces.

When I came out of the shower, I went into the dining room to see Tadase there, eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes. "Good morning Diamond." He said. "Good morning." I replied. "Where's Amu?" "She just went out a couple of minutes ago, saying we were low on food." Tadase answered. "Might as well catch up to her. She might need help with the groceries." I said, and stood up… after grabbing a handful of cereal from the bag.

I went back into my room to get my Charas, who were waiting for me on my bed. "Umm… guys, do you mind getting me a bottle of water in the kitchen?" I asked. "Sure." Megumi said, and floated out the door. The rest were silent, but they followed her. Rima had her nose buried in a book, Hikari was looking bored, and Manami was examining everything in the room(A/N~ Remember that Manami is new to the household.) When they were gone, Akane wriggled out from underneath my pocket and settled on my shoulder. Thankfully, my hair was long enough to conceal her, and Akane was in Chara form, enabling her to adjust herself if she was about to fall off. "Diamoooonnnd…. There's no more water…" Megumi floated in looking dejected. "It's okay. I suspected there wouldn't be any. We're headed off to the supermarket in Central Town to go help Amu."

Today was bright and warm, yet it wasn't too hot or too cold. This was the old Mikan's favorite type of day, but it wasn't mine now. My favorite type of weather was snow. My Charas were in my little Chara box, hiding them. Since I had gotten a new Chara, I had fashioned another charm, this time in the shape of an arrow. Megumi's was a rainbow flower, Hikari's was a crimson flame, Rima's was a green teardrop, and Manami's was a pink heart with another red heart overlapping it. Luckily, no one asked about the new charm I had gotten.

As I got onto the bus headed for Central Town, I noticed that Natsume and Ruka were on it in the back row. I sat in the first row, something I didn't usually do, but I really didn't want to see them. I just wasn't ready. Funny thing not being ready, when you've been training for years.

The bus stopped at Central Town about 10 minutes later. I headed towards the supermarket, strolling casually. I could sense Natsume and Ruka following me. Ruka was looking at what I assume is a shopping list.

Once I was in the supermarket, I looked around for Amu. I looked in the Dairy Department, the Canned Goods Aisle, and finally found her in the Fruits Section. "Yo Amu." I said. Amu looked up and grinned. "Help me with this?" She said, lifting her arm up to reveal a shopping basket full of merchandise. I smiled and lifted it without a problem. "So, your Charas are in your box pouch?" I whispered. She nodded and looked back at the list she was holding. "Okay… I've got the plums… now were need mangoes. Can you get them for me?" I nodded and went to the mangoes. I picked about a small bagful, and sharply turned around, only to crash into…

Natsume Hyuuga!

I glared at him, and he glared back at me, until Ruka awkwardly smiled and extended his hand. Form my position on the ground, I took hold of his hand, and he pulled me up. "Thanks." I said while giving him a small smile. For some strange reason, his face turned slightly red (A/N~ Still the same dense Mikan! Dense about love anyway…). "Are you okay?" I asked, putting my hand to his forehead. With this action, his face turned even more red. "I'm-I'm okay… uhh.."He stammered. "It's Diamond Starlight." He turned another shade of red.

I blinked and walked back to Amu, only to see her talking to Utau, Nadeshiko, and Ikuto. I knew that both Ruka and Natsume were staring at me. "Hi Utau, Nadeshiko, and Ikuto. What are you doing here?" "Same as you. Shopping." Utau answered. Ikuto walked towards me, leaned down, and blew a puff of air in my right ear. I just stood there, ignoring him. He does that all the time. He backed away, looking disappointed.

The first time he did that, I punched him in the face so hard that he flew 20 feet away. The rest of the Guardians(Including Utau and their Charas) looked at me in awe and fear. After I explained that it was only a defensive reaction and I wouldn't do it if they didn't hurt me, they relaxed a bit.

We headed towards the checkout line, and paid for our purchases. Then we headed back to our rooms. When we got to our rooms, our Charas came out of our pouches. Akane stayed inside my pocket, where she was for the morning.

Once Amu and Tadase put away all of the groceries, we headed back down to the common room. All of them except for Yaya and Nadeshiko we there waiting. After a moment, they came racing down. Once they were here, I teleported to the clearing.

"Okay. Starting from now on, I'll be training two of you at a time. The others will practice by themselves. I'll be training Nagihiko and Kukai today. Go practice." I commanded. They immediately dispersed.

"Okay. Nagihiko try to, materialize a butter knife. Kukai, try to soften the tree over there. After you think you've think you've got it, poke it."

They looked at me as if I were insane, but they listened to me anyway. Soon, they were sweating. Luckily, they wore thin clothing.

…

By the end of the day, Nagihiko was able produce a miniature chopping knife. Kukai was able to sink his finger 3 inches into the wood of a tree.

Next Morning

BBBEEEPPP! The alarm clock rang. I slapped the dismiss button and pulled myself up. I gathered my shower items and trudged into the closet. My Charas were in their basket, but Akane was on the side of the sink. Eating her breakfast of mini apples.

…

I walked into Naru's classroom only to hear the constant buzz of chatting. All of us walked in with me at the lead. Almost everyone stopped and were staring at us until Amu and I glared at them. They hurriedly turned back around and resumed talking. We sat down at our seat, and a few minutes later, Naru twirled in.

He was wearing neon pink tights, a bright green WOMEN"S tank top, and a neon orange shirts. One look at it my eyes started to tear. One guy even ran to the trash bin and threw up whatever he ate for breakfast. "Okay minna-san! The Alice Sports Festival is coming up soon!" At this everyone cheered. "And this year everyone has to take part. And that includes Hyuuga-chan and Starlight-chan!" He exclaimed. We sighed. I had known this was coming.

We all got up and headed to the courtyard, were we would practice for about two weeks, skipping all morning classes. After we had changed into our gym uniforms, we started running around the track. Some of the others ignored Naru and just sat down in the grass gossiping. I was starting to get a bit tired at around Lap # 234. So, I stopped and took a short break. All of a sudden, guys surrounded me.

"Diamond~chan! How did you do that? It was amazing how you did so many laps without getting tired at all!"
"Diamond~chan! You have great endurance! Please be my wife and do it with me!"

When I heard this, my face became slightly green. I was about to get trampled by the guys when I activated Fanboy Escape Plan #3. My eyes began to sparkle and fill with 'crocodile' tears (A/N~ Fake tears, for those of you who do not know) I raised one finger to my lip and kept my other arm close to my body. I lowered my eyes to the floor. "Why don't you leave me alone?" Mt voice came out softly. Then a single teardrop leaked out of my eye, and when it hit the ground, the boys that were surrounding me had nose bleeds and they all fainted.

"One hit KO!" Yaya shouted, giving me the thumbs up. I grinned and high-fived her. The rest of the Guardians just smiled. They were used to this, seeing as I had many fanboys, so I've had a lot of practice doing this. I could see Hotaru snapping picture of me to sell. Natsume and Ruka were also staring at me. Natsume and Ruka's faces were red, but Ruka's face were about 3 shades more intense.

Naru blew the whistle, signaling Lunch Period. Everyone jumped up and ran to their respective locker rooms. Once we were done changing, we headed towards the cafeteria. After we got our food, I teleported to my empty Math classroom. The Cafeteria was always noisy, so I disliked going there. As a result, I went to a quiet spot to eat my lunch in peace. My Charas were taking a nap in the pouch, which I had locked with a twist of my hand.

"Akane, you can come out now." I said to empty space. Akane came out from my hair, where she had been hiding. "How long do you plan for being hidden?" I asked. "Until someone finds me out." She replied. I handed her a slice of Mandarin orange, and she ate it like a watermelon. Watching her eat it was funny, and I smiled at her. She noticed and smiled back. After eating, I looked at the clock. 12:55. Five minutes.

I told Akane to get back behind my hair. Not too soon. Inchou came in with Koko, Anna, and Nonoko. They sat down, eyed me, and began talking to each other. After about five minutes, Koko came up to me. "U-um would you like to sit with us, Starlight-san." He looked afraid, as if I were about to maim him. I sighed, seeing that Amu and the others weren't here yet. I followed him to where the others were sitting.

"So Diamond-chan… where are you from?" Nonoko asked me. "Tokyo."
"What's your favorite fruit?" Asked Anna. "Oranges."
"What do you think of my Illusion Alice?" Inchou asked. "It's pretty useful."
"Do you like pranks?" Koko asked. At this, they all looked intently at me. I grinned. "As a matter of fact, I do. Wanna try one later?"
When I said this, Koko looked like he had died and gone to heaven. "Who's the victim?" Inchou asked. "Why Hyuuga, Nogi, and Imai of course." I answered. They gulped. "But wouldn't Imai-san and Hyuuga-san murder us? You do know Hyuuga-san is in the Dangerous Ability and Imai-san is known as the 'Ice Queen'?" Anna asked.

"I know. Don't worry. I'm sure they won't be able to do anything to you." I said. Amu and the others walked in through the door. I went back to my seat. A few minutes later, Jinno arrived with his weird looking frog. I took out a Post-It.

After school, 3:30 meet me in the school court yard.

I passed the note to them. Nonoko opened it, and showed the others. Then, she wrote something on it and passed it back.

Okay, but is it just us, or are you brining the rest of your friends?

I looked around. Jinno was working with a student on a problem, Natsume, Ruka, Hotaru, and Amu were working on the problem.

Nope, it's just me, you Inchou, Anna, and Koko.

I was about to hand the note back to Nonoko, but a BANG! Made me hold back. I looked up. It was Jinno. "Have you finished your problems, Starlight?" He sneered. I smiled and handed him my sheet, which I used the Illusion Alice on. "Hmm. Excellent." He said, and walked away. I passes to note to Nonoko. She took it for a moment, and passed it moment.

Okay, no problem.

I grinned. This was going to be fun.

See you soon! Please review!

~Hime Nadeshiko