I dont own Gakuen Alice! Enjoy Ch 2!

The Choosing

Chapter 2: Luck or Not

Previously on The Choosing:

She looked up from her number and prayed it wouldn't be called.

"AND NOW THE NUMBERS FOR THE DRAWING! DRUMROLL PLEASE!" A loud drumroll echoed off the Arena walls. "THE SIX LUCKY NUMBERS ARE…" Mikan shut her eyes and hoped it would be someone else. "25, 67, 54, 89, AND 35! THE ONES WITH THESE NUMBERS COME UP ON STAGE!" 6 excited girls ran up to the stage that was in the center of the arena. One of them was Sumire, she shoved and pushed her way to the stage and was the first one up there. The loud host spoke again,

"INTRODUCE YOURSELVES! STARTING WITH YOU!" He pointed at Sumire. Sumire fixed her already perfect hair and said in a conceited tone,

"I'm Sumire. I have the Cat-Dog Alice. My father was a Duke and my mother a Mistress." She then curtsied and smiled seductively at Lord Natsume. Mikan rolled her eyes then looked at Lord Natsume to see his reaction. He hadn't even put his manga book down! Mikan stifled a smirk, and for some reason, she felt strange satisfaction that Sumire's effort to be seductive was wasted. The introductions went on like that, each girl would say their name and Alice and some background information. Before you knew it the bidding had begun.

"BIDDING HAD BEGUN! ANY LORD THAT WANTS TO BUY GIRL NUMBER 1! SUMIRE!" Lord Koko quickly threw 1000 dollars up to bid. Lord Kitsuneme gave Koko a weird look.

"What? She's cute!" he replied. The rest of the girls were bought by Lord Mochiage, Lord Kitsuneme, Lord Koko, and Lord Yuu. Only Lord Natsume and Lord Ruka that haven't bid on any girls. The day was finally coming to a close and Mikan was tired and hungry.

"Too bad the Choosing lasts for a week." Hotaru said as they were the Arena. "Attendance is mandatory, I have better things to do than sit around and watch girls get bid on." She left silently, leaving Mikan and Kyu.

"Mikan, how do feel about this whole Choosing thing?" Kyu turned to Mikan suddenly serious. Mikan looked into Kyu's dark brown eyes.

"What do I think of it? It's stupid and someone should stop it. We aren't just something to be bid on, we have feelings too. I'd like to kill the idiot for inventing something like this." Mikan spat bitterly. Then she turned away and walked home alone. Kyu looked at the disappearing Mikan and sighed. She raised her head to the heavens.

"If you were here Yuka, you would melt that ice around Mikan's heart." With that she set off after Mikan.

Another day of the Choosing and she wasn't drawn. Every time she wasn't Chosen she began to breathe a little easier.

Two days later

Mikan traced the delicate lines of the glass statue of her parents. Yuka and Izumi had carved this statue together on their anniversary. Mikan remembered what her mom had said when she gave it to Mikan.

Flashback

"Mikan! Come look what daddy and mommy did!" Yuka had exclaimed. Mikan had come running in. Yuka revealed a beautiful glass statue of her and Izumi. Mikan eyes had glowed in the sight of this masterpiece. Yuka gently gave it to Mikan.

"Wow! You made this!" Mikan looked up, glowing with admiration and love.

"One day when you get married, I'll teach you how to carve one for you and your husband." Yuka had said. Then she twirled a five year old Mikan around in the air.

Flashback ends

"Mikan, time to go to the Arena again." Kyu knocked on Mikan's door. Mikan groaned and threw a pillow at the door. "Mikan! Don't give me that attitude. Now hurry!" Mikan carefully placed the statue back on her desk.

"You're gone before you could teach me."Mikan said to the statue. Then she left. But she wasn't planning on going to the Arena, not now not ever if she could help it. She ran to her favorite tree in a quiet, private park. She was careful to avoid Watchers. Since attendance was mandatory at the Choosing, she would be punished severely for ditching. Also if she saw a Watcher, she probably wouldn't be able to control her feelings. Rage would overcome her and she would probably rip that Watcher's throat out. She made it to her sakura tree without getting caught. She breathed a sigh of relief. She took one last look around and climbed up the sakura tree. When she reached the middle she stopped. Then she turned to look at the city and Arena. They seemed so far away. If only she could stay up here forever, away from the Choosing and away from Watchers. She slowly leaned up against the tree trunk and closed her eyes, just listening to the wind and the peace.

Of course the peace couldn't last. One Watcher had come around on his daily lookout and spotted Mikan. He immediately charged toward Mikan shooting lightning from his black pointer. Mikan Nullified it and dashed away. The Watcher caked for backup. The sky rained down twenty or more Watchers. Mikan ducked into an alley way hoping to shake off the Watchers following her. But it was a futile effort. Once the Watchers decide to capture you, you don't get away.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here? A girl that's not at the Arena? We can't have that now can we?" a husky voiced Watcher said as he grabbed Mikan and quickly put her hands in handcuffs. Mikan grinned, she could Nullify any power thrown at her with or without her hands.

"What do we do with her boss?" called a small Watcher in the back.

"Rule Number 355 in the Watcher handbook states that any girl that is not present at the Arena during the Choosing and is caught, the Watchers will decide the punishment." Said a nerdy voice in the front.

The husky voice Watcher grinned evilly. He took his finger and stroked Mikan's cheek.

"She is really pretty, maybe something to ruin this pretty face of hers." He laughed and the others followed. Mikan's face was as still as ever but on the inside she was trembling with fear. The boss brought forward a Fire Whip. This whip is on fire and will scar anything it touches. Mikan looked at that and her fear immediately disappeared, she laughed on the inside. They obviously don't know who they're dealing with. "They bring this? I can Nullify the fire, the whip will still be there but at least my face won't get burned off." She thought. She braced herself for the blow. The whip cracked against her skin, sending a streak of pain down her cheek.

"Wha… what? What happened? Why isn't there the smell of burning flesh and scream of agony? Why didn't the Fire Whip work?" yelled the boss. Mikan smirked.

"So you don't know. I can nullify any attack you throw at me." With a quick twist from her hands she was free of the handcuffs. "See ya!" And with that she ran off while the Watchers were still in shock.

When she ran away to a park near her home she stopped and she felt her cheek. It was still stinging from the whip. She walked over to a small pond in the park. A thin red cut ran down her cheek. That was a scar that wouldn't go away for a long time. She angrily wiped her cheek causing it to hurt more. Her hatred for the Watchers grew. They wanted her to get hurt! She angrily slapped the reflection in the pond and headed for home.

Kyu looked at the tired Mikan and the scar on her cheek and knew better than to ask. When she didn't see Mikan at the Arena she knew she had ditched. Kyu sighed and shook her head in disbelief and headed for her own room.

Mikan stared at the ceiling of her room. She thought back to today's events. If she could get her hands on that Watcher boss, she would tear him apart. Then without even changing, she rolled to her side and fell asleep.

I am retarded, i didnt know how to upload my story, but my genius sister saved me!( She uploaded my first chapter so thats why its there)

Thanks sis!

I hoped you enjoyed reading! RxR

*Diana* ^-^