Chapter 3 - Let The Games Begin

[Mikan POV]

The next day, I walked forward for my training of my SEC alice. I was deemed to be very 'amateur' for my powerful alice. How could they know how to handle this if they don't understand it. They are the amateurs here not me, I think to myself and I sigh walking.

Straightening my lab coat crisply, I walked over to Reo-sama and he pointed towards a group of test subject dummies (A.K.A. - some of the dense AAO workers), and smirked, "Want you to steal their alices and return it back to them without them noticing. You have one hour to do so." I crack my bones and I grin ready to take a challenge.

Although it is hard, I am willing to do it. I do not know why I am so happy to do this, what is happening to me I don't understand anything anymore. Swiftly walking in a zig-zag pattern, I creep up on people when their backs are on me and I swiftly steal their alices by hovering my hand over their shoulders without knowing that I am even there.

When thirty minutes passed by and I had collected all of the test subject dummies' alices, I went back to base one where Reo-sama was, and produced a pouch of gleaming stones to him. He counted his fingers and grinned at me, "You got 33 out of 33 test subject dummies' alice stone. Now return it to them without them knowing." He said and he doesn't know that he is messing with fire and I am not meant to messed with.

Nodding stiffly I vanished among the agonized crowd of 33 dumb and dense people now realizing that their alices are suddenly gone 'Wow, these people really stupid' I think to myself. Softly inserting the alice stone the stones from behind, I skillfully leapt between the crowd, and by the time shouts of joy and relief at getting back their power had arisen, I stood in a perfect swan-like grace, beside Reo-sama.

"Done," I said, in a graceful but cold manner.

"Well done, howaito suwan. You are not as bad as I thought," he rubbed his chin.

"Hell I am a master at this," I sent him a glare.

"Not to mention arrogant. But graceful as always, but watch your step if you want to stay alive." he smirked at me, his eyes cold when I turned on one of my deadly glares meant only for him.

"Whatever," I shrug.

"Well I guess that is all the training for today. If there is more, then I will come and find you, so be prepared." Reo shrugged and took out of his clipboard to write a brief report to tell Z that day one training was a success.

"Dismissed, howaito suwan. Leave me for the day." he smirked at me and when I glared at him he just shrugged me off.

Shrugging like I would give a care, I swiftly turned on my heels. He could rot in hell and screaming for me to save him in a high girly pitch, high enough to break glass and I would not care.

Walking down the corridor, I carelessly made my way to my room to just sleep when alarmed shouts were coming out. I know this could only mean one thing….. Tsubasa came to save me from this hell. But wait I have to betray him so he won't get hurt.

"Someone infiltrated AAO!" I could hear banging, shattering, and screams of pain from outside. Dang that was some rescue plan.

My heart stopped and some AAO workers were coming in my direction with worry pasted on their fat faces, "Yukihira-sama, you need to see Z. He's asking for you! We need defense against the intruders!"

Please let one of the intruders be Tsubasa-senpai. Wait, what am I thinking of? I don't want him to be here, a place where it is highly potential to be hurt, injured, or worse, killed.

My heart painfully clenched one last time before I spun on my heels in mock annoyance, and grumbled as if I got less than three hours of sleep (which wasn't true since I got full 8 hours), "Fine, fine, tell Z to calm down." I say annoyed I walked down to his office and knocked.

I feel my anxiety rise as I remember my case but I feel like this, screw it because you know what if I love him so much I would be able to protect the one I love. I can steal people's alices anyway so I can easily betray AAO because I now realized that I do not belong to them, I belong home with Tsubasa-senpai and my other friends at the academy….I miss home… I straighten my act and begin to walk into the room.

I went to the room where most of the action was taking place in the room, and teleported to Z's side. I yelled at him, "Leave! I will take cover!" I glared at him but he just stood there.

Z protested and I glared at him, and snarled, "Unless you would desire a slow death, then go ahead and stand like an idiot. Abandon all the work you started and leave it the flames of hell because that is where your soul will be anyways no matter what."

He shivered at my words, but in the end he knew I was right and he was wrong. Reluctantly, he did as I said, and I heard panicked shouts.

"Mikan?!"

My heart clenched. Out of all the voices, why him? Lifting my emotionless face I glared at the three with darkness in my eyes. I'm not a little girl anymore that needs babying, I am 13 and I hate feeling toyed with by others. They stand there surprised to see me in this position but I guess the AAO and Reo-sama changed me, oh well.

Like Reo-sama, and Z, they treat me like a doll to play with.

Tsubasa was standing in a weakened state and Hyuuga's eyes widened when he saw the badge on my coat, and Narumi looked like he wanted to cry. I clenched my head as I felt a sharp pain rip through my head.

Tsubasa senpai took a worried step towards me but I used my copied Barrier Alice to keep him away from me.

"I guess you were a little too late, maybe I like this new me. The AAO changed me." I snickered.

His eyes widened in horror as horror as if his worst nightmare came true, when I resisted him.

Hyuuga tried to knock some nonsense down my throat, "Hey snap out of it! I knew you were stupid but I didn't know you were weak enough to get manipulated by them of all people!"

I snapped and hurled an ice block in his direction which hit his foot and he knelt over in pain and I snarled, "Oh and you getting used by the ESP is an exception."

He glared at me through the pain and I snickered, "What a girl, to yelp when you haven't even started fighting, it is pathetic. Your mission failed, sorry but the Mikan you all once know is dead gone."

"Howaito Suwan!" My eyes widened at my nickname.

I turned around in annoyance and snapped, "What, Reo-sama?"

"SAMA, WHAT THE HELL!?" the three cried out of stupidity.

"Yeah, you nitwits, -sama. Get off my back," I glared at them hoping they would leave, but they wouldn't. I know they came to return what is there's but I am not some inanimate object that can just be used.

"Anyways, what do you want?" I twitched in annoyance.

"Z passed out cold! From shock! What should we do?" Reo, for once, wasn't his usually smirking, egotistical, narcissistic self.

Smirking myself, I thought a little payback is the right thing to do and got my cell phone provided to me and snapped a picture of his baby face.

He wanted to kill me on the spot but I shook him off and said, "Get over it, you deserved it. That is what you get for smirking at me all the time and treating me like thrash. Don't crawl up wherever your nose doesn't belongs and the picture will not go public. Now you go see to him and I will hold these three off." I say making my way towards him taking what seems like 100 photos and those three just stood there speechless for how my once enemy is now an ally or so what they think.

Reo sputtered more like a baby and then I teased him by holding my phone's camera near his face, daring to take more pictures. He finally gave up and did as I said.

"You better not put those pictures online," he grumbled as he walked off. I don't keep my promises, once this is all over I am so posting them on his fan base.

To that I responded, "We'll see." I keep my hands crossed behind my back for him not to see that I already broke the promise.

He shot me a glare and I shot him a smirk. When he was gone, my smirk turned into a death glare and I spat at Tsubasa-senpai, Hyuuga and sensei.

"Leave. I will spare your lives if you leave with your hands behind your back. I will make up stories but this is your only chance to get out alive and unharmed," I glared at them.

"Hey you harmed me." a snotty voice came from the ground and I turned to glare at Hyuuga until he turned into the size of a cricket.

"Then I guess you don't mind being ripped in half, don't you?" I glared at him hard.

"No thank you!" His voice turned girly and squeal, hah what a show off. All he is all talk and no action anyways.

"Thought so. Now leave," I commanded them.

They twitched and just as I thought they were going to leave, two long and strong and warm hands wound themselves against me and all I could see was the uniform front of a middle school boy's, slightly altered. Tsubasa-senpai…...let me go…..I don't want to hurt you…. you of all people. His grip on me tightened only to make me blush hard, knowing that I won't get out of this so easily.

A face buried itself on the top of my head and the arms just got tighter when I made attempts to escape his warm grip on me, one that I want to sleep in for hours and hours.

"I will come for you, and one day you will come back. I will snap you out of this state and you will be the same cheerful girl I know. You will come back to everyone, especially me. When you return I have something I want to tell you so I will wait for you." He whispered the last part. He squeezed me in a tight embrace that I really didn't want to be released from. I wanted him to hold me forever but my body is acting on its own.

My eyes widened at this confession and almost sigh in disappointment when he abruptly lets go of me. His deep blue eyes probe into my amber ones and I am mesmerized with the intensity in them, he turns around on his heels, ordering Hyuuga and Narumi to follow him.

Reo sama came out from behind me and he turned his head around in disappointment when he didn't see those intruders anywhere to be seen.

"Did you let them go?" He raised an eyebrow at me, expecting a answer.

"They ran away like chickens," I gave him a bored gaze, even though on the inside I knew I was lying to myself to make me feel better.

He chuckled and ruffled my hair and I glared at him saying, "Now I have to make my ponytail again, nitwit."

"Woah, woah, woah, Mikan, what happened to 'Reo-sama' with girly sparkles?" He chuckled in amusement well I have to admit I kind of got tired of calling him that so I stopped.

I glared at him. There are no sparkles. That honorific is due to the control and leash he has on me.

"Oh there are no sparkles. If any that is your own eyes being blacked out from insulting me." I glared him down as well.

"You want a quick death, then come ahead and tease me, I dare you to." I glared at his shivering form before storming out of the room.

I can't believe I let those chickens escape. Especially Tsubasa senpai… my face flushed a deep red, and when I reached my room, I laid down on the bed, thinking I might eat lunch later. I just don't feel hungry now.

[Tsubasa POV]

"Oh brilliant. YOU will come for her. YOU will save her. What does that make me?! A SITTING DUCK?!" Hyuuga screamed in my ear almost making me deaf in my right ear.

"Natsume-kun, watch your tongue. We all know you are known to speak such colorful language that makes teachers irritated," Narumi spoke in a motherly manner. Natsume just tsked and walked a bit ahead of us.

Which is revolting because he is a GUY.

I sighed and said, without bothering to look at the nitwit right now, "I hope you know it is obvious."

"I know you like her and all, but do know she is mine for the taking, not yours. Don't step near my property," Hyuuga glared at me.

"Good luck with your fantasies, it's only in your dreams fireboy. But Mikan will decide in the end," I rolled my eyes. In the end I knew she would choose me and only me.

"He's right, you know Natsume-kun. Mikan has the final decision," Narumi had a flowery aroma around him.

"Shut up, gay old man." Hyuuga glared coldly at Narumi.

Narumi shrunk back into a comical state, and I rolled my eyes at their old antics.

Never fails to make my day, oh the irony…

Hyuuga glared at me but I shrugged him off. Only Mikan can brighten my day, and we all know that. I sigh, I know I told her I would wait but I was really shocked when she glared so coldly at me. It made me feel like even if I was the only man left on the Earth she wouldn't choose me. But at the same time I saw some regret in her eyes as if she was still under Reo's control.

Going through the warp hole we came from, we appeared back in the High School Section. We went for the stairs and went downstairs and went back to HSP's office. We have to face them eventually and tell them the truth so why not now?

Opening the golden latch HSP and Shiki-san immediately stood up. They looked at me with anxious eyes and I blurted out the truth.

"She is under their control. I don't know when but AAO is planning to use her to do the dirty work for them, mission failed." I grimaced.

Hyuuga pouted when he couldn't save Mikan from the evil clutches of AAO himself. I noticed this and probably knew he was thinking about food right now, more than Mikan. But right now I don't have the stomach to eat anything until she returns.

I glared at him to keep his emotion in check, and by the time he corrected himself, Yuka-san, sitting in a corner in her pale blue kimono and disguise, caught this with her 'icy blue eyes'.

She saw Hyuuga pouting and staring at the door to go and get food. God damnit Hyuuga don't you know when the right timing is to get food, stop being so selfish.

Major blunder on him a plus one point for me, I guess. I stood there waiting for someone to break this uncomfortable silence.

I looked at HSP, and said, "I think they might be planning to use her to get innocent students' Alice Stones."

Yuka-san's face paled considerably, "Just like what they did to me."

Narumi sensei gravely nodded his head. "I'm afraid so, Yuka."

Yuka-san could have lost her composure right then and there and she almost burst in tears. She was shaking out of control and wanted to beg Kami-Sama to have mercy on her.

"No...it couldn't be… she must not end up like the way my life did..." she mumbled out.

"We will get her sanity back, don't worry," I reassured her, confidence in my eyes, and every action I took screamed confidence and certainty. MIkan knows what she is doing is wrong and her body is just acting on its own.

I then said to Yuka-san, "I'll try to do some research about Mikan in AAO as she might be entered in their database. But for now, let's think of another way to get Mikan back for good, okay?"

She gulped but then nodded.

I smiled when she relaxed a bit but then she gripped my left arm in a death grip and looked at me with steel eyes, "You will get my daughter back, right? All of you? I trust you."

I nodded, determination set in my eyes.

She then smiled at me, and whispered very quietly, "If you do save my daughter, then she is yours. Take good care of her. I give you my blessing." Yes! I got her approval! I feel my ego boost tremendously from those few words. I am so happy I could just cry.

I didn't show it, but my heart danced in uttermost joy. I could fly across the sky for all I cared. But I kept my emotions in check and Yuka gave me a stern glance to keep this a secret from Hyuuga.

I smiled and nodded at her first probing question, giving her a small smile to her second request/statement.

I then give HSP a curt nod and he says, "I will arrange another meeting soon. Take the rest of the day off you three. You have school tomorrow, though. You have to teach tomorrow, Narumi."

Narumi dramatically pouted but HSP wouldn't fall for Narumi's sparkle attacks.

"Aw….I thought it would work this time… what a shame…." Narumi sensei says sighing of disappointment.

"Never worked in the first place Narumi. I would quit trying." HSP says scoffing and turning the other direction.

I chuckled as I sweat-dropped.

Then opening the door, I tried to make my way to my dorm room when a cold voice broke my trail, "I know you are still trying to win Mikan but do know, I am not going to give her to you," that brat looked at me with desire burning in his crimson eyes. I'm just surprised his eyes aren't glazed over with lust.

I coldly glared at him, and spat, "For someone who complains about food more than Mikan, I wouldn't call this 'true love', you know. I think your true love is food. "

"No, I don't know. I want her and she is my property since she is my partner. She isn't yours so go bug that tomboy freak," he glared at me to shut up.

"Misaki isn't a freak and have respect towards your senpais. She doesn't love me she loves someone else," I glared at him.

He snickered, "And that is?"

I rolled my eyes, "The King of Perverts, must I go on? Tonouchi-senpai."

"I thought that would be you." He narrowed his eyes at me.

"Says the person who peeks at her underwear patterns and touches her chest for any development in her chest size." I glare at him. All the fears of Mikan being deflowered crept up on me. I shuddered in fear and shook my head to rid it of bad thoughts of Mikan with someone else other than me.

I then shot a glare in his direction and said. "Just admit it, you want to possess her rather than love her. And you know in the ultimate end, Mikan hates those kinds of people. Like I said, it is all up to her. But I am 99.9% sure she'll pick me, just saying." I say and put my hands behind my back whistling.

Natsume growled, but then stormed off in the separate direction. He knew I was right yet he wanted to make a flashy exit.

I shrugged. My face lit up when I fingered my blue stone hanging in a necklace across my neck. I hope I can exchange it with Mikan when she gets back from AAO.

I just have to save my princess first. Then make her mine.

xxx

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