Heyy! How's school life, peeps? I've been running about here and there quite recently, so I didn't have much time for my fictions. Guess I have to work on my timing, huh. But come on. It's only a few weeks into school and I have a bunch of test last week, and this week. And a week later, it's my Common Test. God.
Recap:
Fate was really messing with her now, wasn't it? She just had to recollect her forgotten memories the day before and ta-da, two person from her lost memories appeared.
Mikan felt like screaming, right there and then.
"S-soul? I-ice?"
Nobara's and Luna's jaws dropped.
"What the fuck."
End of recap.
"Honestly, Mikan. I swear I never thought you'll remember this fast. The last time I saw you, in that freak forest, you didn't had a clue on anything," Luna joked.
Luna, Mikan, and Nobara were in Mikan's dorm, trying to sort out the confusion and what not.
Mikan laughed. "Yea, I remember that. You were acting so crazy that time, you know. I thought you were a lunatic!"
Luna scrunched her eyebrows. "Well, I just happened to be in the forest and pass by you, and I already knew you were Rose. I was supposed to keep my mouth shut until you at least got your memories back…So I acted bitchy to cover up my true emotions," Luna shrugged. "It failed anyway. The last part totally gave it away. I was never good at it."
"Now that I actually remember you, that doesn't seem…unusual for you," Mikan laughed, together with the duo. "Anyway," she continued, changing the topic, "It would be great if you two give me a hand here. I mean, come on, I only dreamed my memories, and fully understand who I was when I met you. Some of my memories might be tweaked, or lost, or sleeping, or whatever. Fill me in, if you would."
"Okay, I'll start then," Nobara volunteered.
"You see, Mikan. You, from a young age, lived at the headquarters of the Anti-Alice Organisation. When you were at the AAO's hideout, I'm sure you've felt like you're walking down memory lane, all nostalgic and familiar. That's because you've lived half of your life there already."
"I sort of figured that out for myself already. Look at the situation; it's hilarious," Mikan cut in. "We were from the AAO, which was against the Alice Academy, and here we are at the prestigious Alice Academy. And willing to work for it, too."
Luna thought for a second, before adding, "We could be counted as spies actually, since we're from the AAO and all…"
Mikan nodded her head, thinking to when she was at the AAO headquarters to retrieve the disk. What if someone from the AAO saw her and knew her? What would happen then? Would they drag her back there by force?
"Well, your mom, Yuka, brought you there at the age of three. Yuka was a talented fighter; aces of the aces in the AAO. Over there, you trained your skills as soon as they found out you had the nullification and S.E.C (steal, erase, copy) alice. Jeanne and Daisuke was your guardians back then, and everyone called you 'Rose'. It was your nickname, maybe sort-of alias.
You were exceptionally good, Mikan. They trained you to be the best in the AAO. Not one of the best, not next to the best, but the best. You were cold, and sharp like an ice dagger, yet playful and friendly like a seal at the same time. You had a lover, and his name was Fire." Nobara narrated, letting all this detailed information sink into Mikan's head.
"We were also good friends back then; we were a gang. Me, you, and Nobara. When you were fourteen, the boss gave you a mission, together with Fire. He warned you, to be careful," Luna continued, taking over. Her eyes narrowed. "Yes, the mission was chicken scratch. But when you were heading back, an arrow was aimed for your heart. Thankfully, Fire pushed you away, but, he took the shot that was meant for you instead," Luna whispered.
Mikan gasped, as she replayed the dream in her head once more.
After a few good moments of silence, Mikan spoke. "It's good to have the feel back, you know. At least I know the reasons for my weird quirks. Like being able to fight and all…It really sucks not knowing anything. Right, so anyway, I'm Mikan. I'm Rose. We're the same, and that my memories that you erased came back clean and clear."
Nobara's eyes watered. "We had no other choice, Mikan. We freaking missed you bunches!"
"Group hug?" Luna suggested.
"Yeah, sure. Group hug," Mikan confirmed, before glomping the two in a death squash.
Wanting to join in, the five guardians flew over and hugged their backs.
"You and Rose are really different, you know? What do you plan to do if people get suspicious?" Nobara asked, sniffing.
"They're not. I'm going to tell the truth."
Their eyes widened in horror.
"Don't joke with me, Mikan! You do know that THEY are here, and you CAN'T go announcing the fact that—"
"—Hey, hey. Stop right there. I never said that I was going to blurt it out like that, am I right? I'm just going to say the truth to whoever who suspects and asks me. It saves a lot of trouble that way. It's not my or their fault if they're observant or smart," Mikan said. "Or if my acting skills sucks."
"Well, Mikan, I'm going to be blunt, but how on earth are you going to explain it to them?" Luna questioned, arching an eyebrow.
"Well, we'll see when the time comes. Right now, I want to clarify something. HE is Fire, am I right?"
Luna swallowed. "Yea."
"And wasn't he killed by Rei?"
"Apparently he wasn't."
"And he doesn't remember."
"You got that right."
"Wasn't Hai his past guardian too?"
"Well, he is… Hey, I thought you've got your memories back?" Luna scrunched up her eyebrows.
"I did. Just checking if my brain is faulty."
"Faulty? Your brain is never faulty, and you know that." Luna rolled her eyes jokingly.
"Who knows? It's been years," Mikan shot back. "Anyway, how do we get him to remember?"
"Well, Hai would have to help. Apparently, his memories were stored in Hai when he was shot." Nobara answered.
Mikan arched an eyebrow. "But?"
Mikan was observant in this kind of matters.
"But Hai doesn't seem to recognise us at all." Luna continued for Nobara bluntly.
Mikan groaned. "God, how did he manage to lose his memories too?"
The duo blinked, before groaning simultaneously in frustration and annoyance. "Of course. Who else can it be?" Nobara lamented.
"Well, hey, don't look so glum. To solve this problem, we just have to make Haiku remember," Daisuke said, popping out of thin air, followed by Jeanne.
"But how are we supposed to do that?" Mikan asked as a growl rumbled in her chest.
"Let's try force-feed him with memories," Luna suggested.
"Or we can zap him with alices until he remembers." Jeanne piped in.
"How about we go to Rei and ask him nicely for the memories back? Courtesy always work," Nobara meekly suggested.
"Or hey! We could come up with a spell to make him remember!" Daisuke grinned, puffing his chest up, feeling proud.
Mikan face-palmed. "God, think of solutions, not solutions-that-makes-the-matter-wors— Wait. What did you just say?" Mikan asked abruptly, eyes twinkling.
"Um, use a spell to make him remember?"
Mikan eyes gleamed. "That's it!" She half shouted, half whispered.
Their eyes widened. "What?"
"B-But Mikan! T-That kind of spells are even harder and higher level than casting elementals! Way harder!" Jeanne exclaimed, stupefied that Mikan had actually considered Daisuke's suggestion.
"Not even the teachers are able to do it!" Luna continued, eyes wide. "Only the best of the best can! Sure yea, you're Rose. But you've not trained for what? 5 to 6 years? Doing something like that is risky!"
"Are you trying to lose your memories again?" Nobara asked, a little shakily.
Mikan laughed. "No, of course not. But hey, who said that I was going to do this alone, anyway?"
They blinked, as their brain took the time to process Mikan's words.
And when the thought occurred to them, their jaws were left agape. "And who would be able to…"
Mikan smirked, as she said slowly. "I'll be enlisting the help of two very talented geniuses."
The day went on as per normal, as Mikan acted normal the best she could. Which wasn't very good. She was awkward with her friends, and even more awkward sitting next to Natsume.
Natsume raised an eyebrow. "Polka."
"W-What?" Mikan hastily said, mentally smacking herself/her acting skills for making her look nervous, fidgety…and lame.
When Natsume didn't answer, Mikan grew even more nervous. "Maybe he knows?" Mikan thought, as something ignited in her.
"What?" She repeated, eager.
"You're acting weird."
"What?" Mikan gasped, stunned. This was not what she had expected to hear. And, why, in the name of God did she have to react in such a dumb manner? This was slowly, but surely dragging down her reputation in the school as 'the smartest who has a cheerful and (sometimes) badass attitude'.
Natsume's facial expression told Mikan clearly that he was certainly not going to repeat himself once more.
"Me? Weird?" Mikan laughed. "Ain't I always like tat?"
Natsume raised his eyebrow higher. "An' since when yo talk lyk tat?
Mikan tensed up. Rose had always spoken like that when she was nervous. It just showed up in her naturally. "Like what?"
"Like what I just did."
Beads of cold sweat began forming on her forehead. She knew she said she'd tell the truth to whoever that suspects. But hello, this was Natsume. She certainly would not tell Natsume. He would have to figure it out…with her help. It was for the better, anyway.
"Oh? But I did NOT speak like how ch—you did just now." Mikan lied through her teeth.
Natsume did not let her raised eyebrow drop, to indicate he was not buying it. However, seeing as how Mikan was acting, Natsume decided to just let this matter drop. "Well, she usually just blurts out everything that's on her mind, so if she's being this cautious, it might be something personal, which I have no right to pry into." However, he was not able to shake that nagging feeling that he was supposed to know what exactly was going on.
"MIKAN YOU BIG IDIOT!" Luna screeched, stomping over to her as soon as class was over. "ARE YOU STUPID OR WHAT?"
"Calm down, Luna Chan," Nobara sweatdropped, massaging her temples.
"HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO CALM DOWN WHEN SHE ALMOST SCREWED EVERYTHING UP?"
"Well, in case you don't notice," Nobara said, a little annoyed. "You aren't helping the situation at all. In fact, you're making it worse, just like Mikan."
"Hey!"
The duo ignored Mikan.
Luna looked around. True enough, she did made the situation worse. Everyone was silent, staring at the trio, some confused, some annoyed, some suspicious, some in humor.
"Oops."
"At least I only drew the attention of Natsume and some others, but you—the whole class—their attention—ugh." Mikan face palmed, speaking softly.
"Hey! It was an accident! It just momentarily slipped my mind!"
"Being too agitated will lead to loss of memories."
"Yea? And who said so?"
"I did."
"And how did you know?"
"I just…know."
"GUYS, WOULD YOU PLEASE STOP FIGHTING!"
Mikan and Luna, eyes wide, turned to stare at Nobara. She never shouts. Never.
Seeing their expressions, she sighed. "I mean, come on, doing this isn't helping the situation at all. You're wasting your precious energy. Don't forget that you still have your plan to carry out, Mikan."
"Oh, right. That."
"Alright then," Nobara said, returning to her normal self. "Let's go have lunch. After that, let's start the plan."
Mikan sighed. "Let's hope that they believe me and co-operate."
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"Hm, now where in the world are they?" Mikan pondered to herself as she walked along the corridors of the dorm room.
Lunch was over, and the students are now able to do as they wished. After eating with Luna and Nobara, Mikan began her plan a bit reluctantly.
"Hey, Jeanne, Daisuke, any ideas?" Mikan asked them.
Both of them popped out of thin air, like magic. "Haven't you thought to ask Luna and Nobara or someone else for their dorm numbers?" Jeanne asked in annoyance.
Mikan scratched her forehead sheepishly. "Eh, no."
"Well, you can ask the next person that passes by…"Daisuke muttered.
"Mikan? What're you doing here?"
Mikan whipped her head back to see Anna and Nonoko.
"Err, hi! I was just err—searching for something."
"Oh? Do you need any help?" Anna offered.
Mikan blushed and shook her head. "No, thanks. Hey, I have a question to ask you two."
Nonoko face filled with curiosity. "A question? Come into our dorm then, It's much more convenient, and it's just right in front of you!"
Mikan blinked. "You mean it was just right in front of me from the start?" "Oh, okay! Might as well have some tea, eh?"
Well, I guess you can guess what's happening next. Next chapter would be dedicated to the person who can guess what is Mikan's plan. Sorry for the really short chapter, but I hope you'll be so kind and show mercy and review .