A/N: Sorry for confusing you guys… so this story is a series. Please tell me what you think about it! :D

"Forget everything! You will forget everything and live happily ever after somewhere. Now, go and be gone!" I made a circle motion with my pencil, trying to hypnotize him. I saw this magic trick on the television the other day. And with what the magician said, 'With great determination, this will work!'

But he just stared at me. And stared some more. And some more. And I felt embarrassed. I guess this magic thingy isn't working sometimes?

"This is boring. I'm going back" I said, forgetting everything and the reason why I dragged him here in the first place. I'm not even in the mood anymore. I… thought I'm a powerful magician. But I guess that's just my imagination.

"Oi, tweety birdy with sugar on top" He said and I stopped in my tracks. "Where do you think you're going?"

I turned around to face him and I saw a very annoying smirk plastered on his face.

"You," he said. "You're gonna be my slave if you want me to keep quiet"

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"I'm beat!" I plopped down the sofa as soon as I arrived inside my room and Hotaru's. "Hotaru, I'm doomed. Help me!"

Hotaru looked at me questioningly and I told her all that I know about Natsume. Hotaru was in a meeting with her clients awhile ago so she didn't get to see the transferee students. Did you know? Hotaru is famous because of her inventions! Oh you. You knew right? I know we're going to get along!

"Then let him call you by that name. Does it really matter?" She looked at me coldly.

"But Hotaru!" I cried. "Would you rather be called Rubbery Ducky with cream cheese on top by everyone instead of your name?"

"I don't care. It sounds delicious" she said and licked her lips. I sighed. I would have to face this on my own.

"Putting that aside," I said, trying to divert my attention to somewhere else. "Christmas break is coming soon. I'm very excited! I'd get to see Grandpa"

I cheered up instantly. It has been so long since I came back home. Few more days and I'd get to see Grandpa. With this thought in my head, I fell asleep.

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"You're stuck with me forever, tweety birdy with sugar on top muwahahaha" someone with a blurry face said.

"Aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

"How dare you sleep in my class, Sakura!" Jino sensei said and I felt like I was pulled back to reality.

"Wha-what? Wasn't I just sleeping in my room awhile ago?" I asked myself. Jino sensei heard it and got more infuriated with me.

"Stand at the back!" he said menacingly and I complied. He's the scariest teacher in Alice Academy. Why his class? Of all subjects to sleep at?

Knock knock!

"Excuse me" Narumi sensei entered. "I have an announcement to make"

Everyone (who looked bored and those who were just pretending to listen) put their full attention to Narumi sensei. I wonder what is this about? Hmmmmm?

"This stuff is regarding your Christmas break. I guess everyone's excited right?" He looked at us brightly but something didn't feel right and I couldn't put my hand on it. He looks too happy. "The good news is you will be given one more extra week for vacation! Isn't that fetch?!"

"Narumi-sensei. Please stop making fetch happen. 'Mean girls' is over, like, 10 years ago" Sumire interjected.

"Anyway, it's still fetch! Though… the bad news is that the principal has given us strict directions that you will be paired up with someone of the opposite sex. If you follow the rules, then you can go home. Half of the vacation will be spent on one student's home and the other half is on your partner's home. Failure to comply with the rules, you will be sent back to the dorms and clean the whole school as punishment. Please understand that this is for your safety. Adioooooooos!" He escaped before we can even question him.

"Since Narumi sensei already said it, we're going to choose your partners." Jino-sensei said. "Pick a number on this box and those who have the same number will not be partners. I'll tell you how to know who your partner is once everyone got their number"

Now, where did this box came from? I didn't see any box awhile ago. Magic, perhaps?

Soon enough, everyone got their numbers. Since I was the one who's standing, I was the last one to pick. I closed my eyes and took a number. I got number 8!

Jino sensei wrote on the board how the partnering system is done.

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1 -15

2 -14

3 -13

4 -12

5 -11

6 -10

7 -9

8 -8

9 -7

10 -6

11 -5

12 -4

13 -3

14 -2

15 -1

"But I thought those who have the same number can't be partners?!" I complained.

"You got bad luck, I guess"Jino-sensei said.

And then it happened. The unexpected happened. The inevitable happened. I'm paired with—I don't even want to say it anymore.