Hotaru's P.O.V

We all sat at our breakfast table, talking quietly amongst ourselves. I was just stared at my food, munching it ever once in awhile. Ruka looked at me every once in awhile, giving me nervous glances.

"Taru, you okay?" he asked, placing a hand on my thigh.

I give him a glance, and nod quickly.

"I need to have a 'heart to heart' with Natsume. Now." I say quietly. The door to the cafeteria opens and in walks Natsume.

"Speaking of the devil," says Koko good naturedly.

"Where were you all night?" asks Ruka. He is silent, but Koko is chortling to himself.

"You are such a Pedo," said Koko through laughs.

"Why?" Anna asks. But before they can answer, the door opens, and in walks the most unexpected people.

In all the time that Mikan, Hate, Silver, and Greed have been here, not once have they ever attended a meal in the cafeteria. They just ate at home usually. The whole entire cafeteria was completely silent. The only sound that can be heard is the sound of their shoes against the floor. They got their food and sat down at their own table, not very far from where we were sitting. Natsume gets up and sits next to Mikan, but Hate pushes him out of the way, so he simply moves to her other side.

I get up and follow his lead. So does everyone else. All eyes are on us as we eat in silence, but eventually the cafeteria goes back to its usual noisiness.

"What do you mean we cant leave?" I ask suddenly, making Mikan's eyes snap up to her.

"Shut up." she said.

"We need to talk about this." I say stubbornly. Silver and Greed exchange looks, and look desperately Hate. Hate's spoon was suspended in air as he looks at Hotaru with a sharp look.

"Later." she snapped. I didn't want to talk about it later, I wanted to talk about it now. Natsume stared at Mikan for awhile, then stared over at me.

"Why Mikan, why cant we leave?" I ask again.

"Be. Quiet." she snaps, looking around her.

"Hotaru… later," says Koko, sensing something isn't right. Mikan gets up early and leaves, and Natsume follows after her. I expected the boys to follow her, but they didn't, they just looked at me.

"Don't talk about stuff like this unless you are in her room. Ever." says Hate sternly.

"I need to talk to her about it, so why not here and now?" I ask.

He stays absolutely silent.

"You'll see," says Greed as he meets my eyes. Then they got up and left. We did the same, and headed toward the classroom. We sat down, and chatted casually, until the teacher came in. I didn't even realize that Mikan and Natsume where gone, until I saw them enter the room.

My eyes grew wide in horror, as I finally realize what Hate had meant.

I should have just shut up when I was told.

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Mikan's P.O.V

I knew that Hotaru had really screwed me over when she wouldn't drop the subject. There is one thing everyone needs to know if you are going to survive here. Never talk about anything of importance when you are within earshot of anyone. Hell, don't even talk about anything of importance unless you are in your dorm with all the doors and windows locked.

I wasn't so post to tell anyone about the 'not leaving' thing.

It was all supposed to be a surprise of sorts.

I walked out of the cafeteria, sighing deeply. I knew Natsume was right behind me, and frankly, I didn't really care. He needed to see that nothing affected me anymore.

He would finally see the truth.

I walked down the hall, training my eyes at the ground, until I saw familiar black shoes. I looked up lazily, to see Persona, his eyes ablaze. Before a word could be uttered, he slapped me across the face, leaving his handprint on the right side of my face. I looked up at him blandly, as Natsume charged toward him angrily.

"Hold him back," Persona hissed, and I pin in against the wall with my Alice.

There is something that I have noticed since I arrived here. Persona has really gone crazy. He is violent and unpredictable, very trigger happy. Or in this case, knife happy. He takes out his pocket knife, and holds my chin in his hand. BAD. He carves the word bad into my cheek as Natsume screams and hollers angrily, unable to do anything to stop him. My cheek is bleeding heavily, but he doesn't stop.

He punches me right in the stomach, making my eyes go wide and a pained gasp escapes my lips.

He continues to kick me, until he feels I have learned my lesson, he leaves. I let Natsume out of his 'invisible chains' and he rushes over to me. As he picks me up, I feel my heart cracking. Not because of Natsume. But because of a leaking emotion. No. Any feeling but the one that is trying to break through.

I was feeling Neglected. Hurt. Sad. All wrapped into one emotional burrito.

Those where all the emotions that forced me away from Gakuen Alice, yet there coming back! I don't want this.

I calm my breathing, forcing my heart to relax for now. I wipe my cheek, which has stopped bleeding and try to stand, only to fall again.

"Ill take you to the nurse.." says Natsume. But I hold up my hand.

"Just… give me a minute," I say softly. I am still for a second, and the pain disappears for a bit. I try to stand, and manage to keep myself up… if I lean against a wall that is.

We make our way to the classroom and no one is shocked to see me like this except for the Gakuen Alice students. The boys look sad and angry, but stay quiet.

I should have just kept quiet.

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Hate's P.O.V

When Mikan walked in, to say I was surprised would be a lie, but seeing her still mad my eyes go wide. Persona was usually very strict with his punishments, but he had taken it way to far this time. He scared her face. He scared her beautiful face.

I couldn't believe it.

The boys looked horrified. She was so broken already, and now she could barely walk. We had a mission tonight. What was she going to do?

We didn't get the chance to speak for the rest of the day, until all of us where finally gathered in her room. Well, all of us, and Natsume.

She was laying on her bed as Silver treated her wounds. Greed got the medical kit, and I soothed her hair back.

Natsume just stood there.

"Go tell your friends that Mikan got healed and that she is better. Comfort them, and ease their minds. We will fix her up." I said. He didn't want to leave, and I could tell that, but he knew he needed to. As soon as we heard his footsteps disappear, Mikan gripped the side of the bed, pulled her head over and coughed and coughed, until a red substance was spattered on the floor and around her mouth.

"Tell me that is because of your injury," I said, horrified.

"What would you do if I told you it was a little of both?" she asked.

No, please no. Don't take her away from me.

"Why didn't you tell me?" I asked her in a controlled voice.

"Because, every day, people die. I kill people. Others kill people. I will just be another cross in the grave yard." she says, eyes trained on the ceiling.

"Don't say that," I snap and she flinches. "You selfish bitch!" I scream.

Suddenly, her eyes go wide. She looks at me with a hurt expression, before pain contorts her face and we hear a crack. She screams out, twisting in pain.

She is starting to feel. No, please don't tell me she is starting to feel.

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Im not very happy with this story anymore, so im not sure its going to be a happy ending…. I kinda wanna kill everyone in the story…. Huh…. Well, ill see how im feeling next time I update…so… thanks for reading!