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Chapter 3: Chance encounters

"Megumi-chan Megumi- chan where are you?" Mikan was shouting. She'd been searching for Megumi for hours now.

It was already 6 in the evening and she still didn't find her. Where could she be? I've searched almost the whole academy for her

Mikan was just walking when she heard a voice and looked up to find Megumi at the end of the corridor. Oh there she is Mikan was about call out to Megumi but as she neared her she found Megumi talking to Persona. Megumi was looking quite murderous while Persona looked quite happy about something.

"So can I rest assured that you'll put an end to this pester?" he said

"Yes Persona. That's what I'm here for, right?" Megumi said. She felt some one watching her and turned to look at Mikan but Mikan had hid herself behind the wall just in time.

"Is something wrong princess?" Persona said. "I just thought….. Nothing it's nothing" she said. "Ok then I'll leave them to you then" he said. "Not them I only need him" she said. "Ok ok only Hyuuga then" he said and left.

"I know you are there Sakura." "Better come out." Megumi said walking over to the place where Mikan was hiding but she found no one there.

Mikan was running along a corridor scared at what she'd heard. What?........what?.... What was that? What's going on here? She bumped into some one without noticing. She started to apologize.

"Gomenasai gomenasai I…."

"Watch where you're goi…………Mikan??"

Mikan looked up at the mention of her name. "Tsubasa – senpai" she cried as she flung herself at him. He scooped her up in his arms.

"What's wrong Mikan?" "Why are you crying?" he asked her. "I…..I just….." "You just what Mikan?" he prompted.

" I just… had a really bad dream" she said as she spotted Megumi smiling at the end of the corridor behind Tsubasa playing with a white fire ball on her palm.

"Mikan ? Mikan?" Tsubasa called her. "Huh?" Mikan mimbled.

"Its ok, calm down alright!!" "How about we go to central town to get some howalons?" he asked.

"Huh?" "No senpai I just want to go to my room" she said and went away. Tsubasa just looked at her retreating back with a question mark on his head.

He was walking while thinking as to what could have affected Mikan so much that she refused to go to central town. He heard someone calling him and turned to find Misaki Harada "Oh! Hi Misaki." he said. She just walked up to him and hit him on his head "Where the hell were you?" "You didn't attend even a single class today!!" she said.

"What happened?" she asked looking at his bloodshot eyes. "More missions?" she asked with concern. "Yeah. But that's not what's bothering me right now……." And started explaining about Mikan "…… and she even refused to go to central town with me. I don't think she was upset just coz of a dream. She's so bad at lying!!"

"But why was she lying to you?" Misaki asked. "I just dunno!!" he said.

"But…" Tsubasa was about to say some thing when Misaki stepped back a little. Tsubasa noticed someone behind him and turned to find Persona "Dangerous Ability special meeting now!!" he said and left.

"I need to go Misaki." Tsubasa said. "Be careful." she said. He just smiled and left.