Disclaimer: I don't own any of the main characters of Gakuen Alice. And some characters and stuff belong to their rightful and respected authors. I don't own anything except for the plot. But if I do.. I wonder how the story would end XD..

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Chapter 2: The incident that changed her life

-Somewhere-

"Do you now understand what you have to do?" said a mysterious man who is sat in the shadows.

He then tossed a gold-chained necklace with a glass sculpture that has an empty space on its center to the person who is on the opposite side of the table who had successfully caught it one handedly.

The person snickered, "The plan is so easy and simple but the spell-"

"Can you? Or you can't do the job?"

"Of-Of course I can"

"Good, now go!" the mysterious man in the shadows commanded.

"I understand." the other person said as she took her leave.

"I just need to wait now" the man in the shadows said as he gave out a scary and evil laugh.

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"Mikan-sama, please wake up." A blonde maid politely said as she stood beside her young mistress' bed and she received a groan and a shift to another side.

"You'll be late if you won't get up." She continued but her voice was raised a little.

"What… time is it?" Mikan sleepily asked, still under her covers.

"7:45" The maid abruptly answered.

"7… 45..", Mikan sleepily repeated, "WHAT?" she exclaimed and sat up along the process; sleepiness had absolutely disappeared.

"Yes, 7:45." The maid confirmed again like she was enjoying her indirect mock on the girl on the bed.

"Uh.. where's Nii-san?" The brunette queried as she turned to the blonde's direction.

"Young.. master had left early today." The blonde informed her.

"WHAT? HE LEFT ME?" and she panicky stood up and ran to her bathroom.

"Ah. Hey, are you a new one?" Mikan curiously asked as she went to her bathroom's still open door.

"Hai, Mikan-sama." The blonde maid bowed at her as Mikan nodded.

"You can leave now. And thanks for waking me up." Then she closed the bathroom door.

The blonde maid exited her room and closed the door with a little clicking sound as an evil smirk came to her red lips.

"Infiltration completed." She whispered victoriously to herself and walked through the empty halls of the Yukihara mansion.

After Mikan's graduation..

-A month and a half later-

"Congratulations on playing the piece amazingly, Mikan!" Tatsuya praised her.

"Thanks, Nii-san! But you're the first person that heard me playing that piece way back at the greenhouse, remember? So, I should thank you too for the advice." Mikan cheerfully told him and had one of her radiant smiles on. She had played the said piece to their relatives and received compliments from them too; the Yukihara clan had gatherings 3-4 times a year.

The siblings are going in one of their mansion's unused guest rooms; Tatsuya asked her to come.

"Onii-san, Is there something bothering you?" Mikan finally voiced out her worry when they finally occupied the room. Her hazel brown eyes displayed her worry. She heard him sigh; his back was facing her.

"You can tell me what is bother—", She was cut by her brother's sudden tight hug; a brother-sister hug,—what the— What's wrong, Nii-san?"

"Be careful and don't let them attain it." He whispered on her ear and made a mixture of fear and confusion to Mikan. The seriousness of his voice added up on her stirring emotions.

"What.. do you mean?" She worriedly asked.

He released her, walked a step backward but his azure blue eyes were not leaving hers.

"Huh?" was all that escaped from his lips.

A tick mark surfaced on her forehead, "Onii-san! Don't 'huh?' me. Was that just a sick joke?" Mikan angrily demanded.

"Did I SCARE you?" And he gave out a laugh.

Was that just a stupid joke? Mikan thought.

Then, he cleared his throat loud enough when he recovered, "Can you bring me a drink? Please?"

A lame change of topic and a weird request.. She thought while still eyeing her suspicious brother who just smiled at her. An unreadable one.

And she gave up on deciphering her brother's actions, "Alright. Alright. But can you tell me, WHY you are acting pretty strange when I get back?"

"If there was a reason—", he shrugged his shoulders a little,—then maybe, I'll tell you."

"I'll go now." She turned on her heel.

"I'll teleport you to maximize the time, okay?" he suggested that made her turn to face him again and she agreed.

Mikan stood on her current location as her brother was a few distance from her; as her eyes were on the ground.

-Mikan's POV-

This uneasy feeling won't leave me. Why does he need to play that joke on me? Urgh! My positive moods are being eaten up by this negativity; every pound of my heart made my worry increase. I shouldn't mind that, it's just a prank, right? But, a part of me took it seriously and it's getting stronger.

Bright yellow light started to engulf me but I am not dumb enough not to notice the little difference on the spell. I decided to lift my gaze up from the ground to my brother and only to regret that I agreed for him to teleport me. The negative part of me won over as I saw him looking at me with a sad expression; I rarely see that side of him. My eyes dropped to his lips and noticed that he was talking; but I can't hear or make out what he wants to say.

"Nii-san! What are you—", I moved my feet,—What's this?" I couldn't move them. I wiggled my ankles but it won't budge. If I can't move out, I'll be teleported!

The light brightened more.

I glanced at him again as I felt my tears took their places on the corners of my eyes. I saw him smile at me, a sad and heart-breaking one.

The light started to blind me but I saw him turn his back on me on the last minute, "Onii-saaaan!" I shouted my lungs out with my eyes shut closed as my tears ran down my cheeks.

I hastily wipe them with the back of my hands as the light slowly faded.

I finally opened my eyes and my brow twitched as I finally realize the place I am in. The library. He know me too much. I clenched my fists that were on my side and gritted my teeth, "I can't even more from my spot!" I shouted; annoyed.

A few minutes later..

I passed through the center aisle with the bookshelves on every side but I don't care about those. I just want a reasonable answer for him to play this game on me. I continued to storm my way out as my footsteps' sounds echoed. And I finally stood by the double oak doors. I grab hold of the golden knob—

"Aww!" I yelp as I quickly withdrew my hand back and rub it with my other palm, "How am I supposed to get out of here?" I mumbled in irritation as I saw the little lightning bolts crawling on the metal knobs. I am so sick of this!

I lifted my hand and was about to cast it out but I halted as something appeared a few inched above the spell-bound knobs. It's a letter and was addressed to me.

I held it, flip it open and a little magic circle appeared on it; then, a hologram of him came. Just when I was about to crumple it, he spoke.

"Oi, don't crumple it, idiot. Enjoying the place? I want to see the look on you face though since I can guess you're veery pissed off.—", He had one of his mocking smirks on,—But I hope you won't hate me for doing this little game on you. It's just that.. someone is after us, to be precise they are after me. You don't need to be alarmed. I promised to protect you from any harm. Don't worry when we see each other again, I'll tell you everything. Alri—"

"It's not AN INCH alright!" I crumpled it, I felt painfully betrayed and of all people, it just has to be my brother. I dropped the crumpled letter and saw a glimpse that it dematerialized into dust.

I roughly swung my hand upwards as I quickly cast the spell off; then, exited the library.

"I thought we're an ally, a team. But why! Why are you doing this on you own?" I demanded in a whispering tone as questions flowed in my mind and I ran through the empty hallway. I feel disgustingly, painfully betrayed. I hate myself for not noticing it come!

-Normal POV-

Mikan ran and soon rounded a corner and—

*Thud*

*Clank*Clank*Clank*came the descending sound of the fallen glass pendant of a necklace that bounced on the floor. It didn't have a single scratch though.

"Ow! That hurts!" Mikan landed on her butt. She winced but halted when her eye caught sight of the attractive yet odd necklace. Attractive because it had a glass sculpture of what looked-like a pot; and odd since it had a glowed a soft white light.

Curious, she moved her hand nearest to it but someone beat her to it/

"Go-Gomen.. Mikan.. s-sama" Came a female voice but her tone holds too little of politeness that the brunette didn't notice.

"It's-It's alright." She dismissively said as she got up on her feet again. She was unmoving for a good of 2 seconds before she fled off; leaving the blonde maid all by herself.

"Pathetic." The blonde lady remarked as she turned around with an evil yet victorious smirk on her red-painted lips.

Mikan failed to hear of see there disrespectful from her.

Where Mikan is..

-Mikan's POV-

I turned the knobs and opened the door.

"Onii-san!" I called him out while frantically glancing on every direction on the more darkened room and saw no one. Not until I dropped my eyes on the floor. My eyes widen in shock and disbelief at the sight of him lying there unconscious.

My feet automatically brought me to him and I dropped my knees. I slightly shook his shoulder, "Onii-san! Hey! Wake up!" But I received nothing, resulting for my eyes to get wet again.

I finally noticed some cuts on his face and his attire is badly damaged. I felt quite relieved that he wasn't soaked in his own pool of blood that strangely ran in my mind while I was running my way here and that's the worst case.

I broke my gaze from him and into the room. It is really chaotic. The tidy guest room is now dimly lit; the moon's light and the lights from the hallway were the only ones that lighted the place. The curtains are visibly a mess, the furnitures are broken and the beautiful vase is now scattered on the floor in pieces with its contents on the tile floor.

"What.. happent here.." I stared back at my unconscious brother again.

"Nii-san, this isn't funny anymore. Please stop it." But got the same result. The bitter truth slap me squarely on my face. "You.. you can't be."

I shock my head to wave off that conclusion. I can't accept that! I just can't!

There has to be a way to get though this.. I calmed myself which I slightly attained. I breathed a lot of air into my lungs and exhaled as I try to clear out my clouded mind that seemed to take effect a little.

I checked his wrist and I felt relieved as he still had pulse but its' faint. Then, I bent down to her him breathe in a shallow, uneven pattern. His still alive.. I thought in relief and I remembered something.

One important thing that I need to check.

I placed my hand on one of his arm, closed my eyes for focus and tried to connect of feel his maryoku.

A mage's maryoku is like his life line. It can be replenished by enough rest but there are some cases that they are stolen. And that can't be replenished by rest any longer.. the voice of our magic professor way back on my early years of learning magic echoed in my mind.

I tightly closed my eyes as I wrinkled my eyebrows, I can't feel any magic in him.. I tried to connect again but there's just none.

I opened my eyes.. This can't be.. I can't let that happen. There's one thing I can do.

I couldn't ask for any help for now… I can't lose my one and only big brother.

I stood up, walked to where the broken vase was and picked up a piece from it; Then, went back to his side. It's the only solution I can think of.

"I'll save you this time, Nii-san. I'll take the consequences for this." I told him even though he can't even hear me.

I gripped the object in my hand and without hesitation used it to wound my right wrist. I only gave out a little hiss of pain and placed the now blood-stained object on the floor.

I started to speak the incantation as a magic circle appeared and white, red and black lights outlined the outside part of the circle. The lights swirled in an upward motion and the wind that came from nowhere swayed my let-down long auburn hair.

-Normal POV-

Mikan continued to voice the incantation while her red blood dripped out of her open wound but it didn't hit the cold tiled-floor. It was suspended in mid-air; floating a few centimeters from the floor. It gave out a dark reddish glow.

She had finally finished the spell as the dark reddish thing hardened and took the shape of a round stone.

She grab hold of it and inserted it on Tatsuya's middle part of his upper chest to complete the process.

Slowly the magic circle faded, Mika suddenly felt all the air in her lungs was squeezed out. She needed the support of her unwounded hand so she won't get unbalanced on her current squatting position. Her wounded hand gripped into her right upper chest.

"I-Itai.." She tightened her grip more as she felt dizzier; her blood continuously flowing down her arm and dripped on the already stained tiled-floor.

"O-Onii-san.. ple-please open y-your e-eyes.." she begged with pain in her tone as she tried not to lose consciousness.

She eyed him dizzily.

"Onii—"

*Thud*

Mikan went unconscious and laid on the cold, hard floor with her blood still flowing out and staining the floor even more.

A light appeared under her top clothing, more exact on her right upper chest.

The thing that would set her limitation and would always remind her the pain and her upcoming goal.

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Author's note: Thanks for reading this chapter I might update a little sooner but I won't make it a promise though.

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