Christmas Party

(n)(a)(t)(s)(u)(m)(e) (a)(n)(d) (m)(i)(k)(a)(n) / (r)(u)(k)(a) (a)(n)(d) (h)(o)(t)(a)(r)(u)

Thanks to all who have taken the time and space to review my fan fic…

I just grew a year older… I'm officially sixteen… but sadly it doesn't changed the fact

that Gakuen Alice isn't mine… awww… so sad… TT

Minna! This is the final chappie… since I'm about to make a new one! YapoO!

…O.o…

Natsume quietly stood up from his huge bed and stared at the window. It was 4 o'clock in the morning and no one is usually awake at this time. He walked around his room for a bit and noticed the picture frames beside his bed.

The first one was a picture of him back when he was a child. He kept it as a remembrance of the past.

He then picks up the second which was a picture of Ruka and him. It was taken at Central Town. It was a stolen shot but since they were aware, they were both staring at the camera and because of fright, the owner of the camera gave them a copy each.

The third was of the whole class which was taken recently. Ruka forced him to display it since during the picture was being taken he was bullying Mikan so they did a retake and Hotaru, who owns the camera they were using, threw away that copy which Ruka took and of course, gave to him since he found Natsume and Mikan cute there.

The fourth was an addition to his picture frame's, it was a picture of him and Mikan together in front of the fireplace which Hotaru took when he thought that everybody else was sleeping.

He stared at each one of them and stood up. He knew that there is nothing to gain by staring at these pictures when he heard a small knock at the door.

"Who could it be at this time?" he thought as he approached the door and when he opened it there was a young brunette in front of him.

"What do you want" he demanded.

"I'm sorry Natsume-kun…" she said with great depression. "I was looking for a place that I could go to… I shouldn't have bothered you… Gomenasai"

"And why do you think there would be anybody awake at this early time?" he asked.

"Well… I…." she sighed "Can I stay here for a while… I just don't want to be alone… Onegai..." she said staring directly at him.

Natsume didn't know why but he opened the door and allowed her in.

"Arigatou Natsume-kun" she said as she entered his room.

He watched her as she sat down his small coffee table and stared at the floor.

"What's wrong with you idiot?" he asked coldly staring at her.

"Nothing… nothing…" she said repeating it again and again. He just stared at her weird actions and picked up a manga that he was recently reading and continued to read it.

After thirty minutes of total silence Mikan finally spoke up…

"It was about me…" she said as tears fell from her eyes "I'm such a burden to everyone"

Natsume stared at her waiting for her to say something else but after that she remained quiet and since he doesn't have any idea of what she was trying to say he remained quiet at the corner.

"Natsume-kun" she started again. "I'm a burden aren't I?" she slowly arched her head towards his direction expecting an answer.

"You know little girl" he said staring coldly at her "You're becoming an idiot"

"I am an idiot" she concluded with kind of surprised Natsume but didn't say anything.

Finally it was 5:30 in the morning.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you…" she said standing up. "Thanks"

"Tsch" he replied.

He watched her as she slowly went up the stairs which leads to her room.

"Idiot" he thought.

…O.o…

It was time for breakfast as everyone came out of their rooms and gathered in the kitchen.

"Where's Mikan?" Yuu asked Hotaru who was shaking her head.

"I haven't seen her this morning neither" Ruka said.

Natsume watched the scene as they asked anyone who has seen the young brunette.

"She must be locked in her room sleeping her head of!" Sumire laughed "She's one heck of a sleepy head you know!"

"But she knocked at my room this morning" Hotaru said showing the video of Mikan who was patiently knocking at Hotaru's room. "I was asleep so I didn't hear"

"Oh yeah!" Yuu said realizing something "Somebody knocked at my door too"

"Me too" Ruka said "It was really early so I as asleep" He suddenly froze as he saw the flash of money in Hotaru's eyes.

"Sleeping Ruka… eh?" she whispered with an evil grin making Ruka gulp.

At the corner Kokoroyomi approached Natsume…

"She was at your room this morning right?" he asked.

"You know already why ask" Natsume thought staring at Koko.

"Is it okay if I tell tell?" he asked.

"Whatever" he thought standing up.

He and Koko approached the others.

"Hey guys" Koko said.

"Yes?" Yuu asked in surprise as he realized Natsume's presence.

"Natsume said that Mikan was with him this morning" he announced making a lot of people react in the strangest way. Hotaru's eyes kept spinning with dollar/rabbit signs. Ruka blushed. Yuu turned petrified. Sumire suddenly went wild throwing anything she touches including the guy with the levitation. (Haha! I hate that guy! XD Gomen…)

"So what did you do?" Hotaru asked with an evil grin.

"She just sat there looking depressed" Koko explained "She kept saying idiotic things like she's a burden and such" Everybody stared at Koko then to Natsume "That's all she did then left at before 6o'clock.

"She was depressed?" Ruka asked in surprise. "that's unusual"

"I didn't do anything" Hotaru immediately said as some of them stared at her.

They kept discussing reasons why Mikan would have been depressed when they heard the kitchen door open.

"Ohayou" I young brunette greeted unenthusiastically.

"Mikan-chan!" Yuu cried running towards her. "Daijobou-ne?"

"Huh?" she stared at him in surprise "Don't worry I'm fine" and forced a laugh.

"You can't pretend now can't you?" Hotaru said pointing the baka-gun at her.

"Imai… that's not really necessary…" Ruka said quietly.

"Gomen… I didn't mean to worry anyone…" she stared at the ground "Sorry!" She suddenly ran out the door and outside the building.

"Mikan!" Ruka cried trying to catch up but Hotaru pulled him back.

"Don't waste your energy" she said "She's an idiot"

"But she's your best friend!" Ruka exclaimed when he realized that Hotaru is already eating a lot of food in front of him making his sweatdrop.

"Want some?" she offered "Go buy yourself" she said turning her back at him.

"How could you eat at a time like this?" he exclaimed.

…O.o…

Mikan sat quietly at a bench and started to cry. She never felt so depressed in her life.

"I miss grandpa…" she whispered as she recalled the way her grandpa cheers her up whenever she was this down.

She stared at the sky and gave a loud sigh.

"I know… I know…" she thought. "I am not that of use to this school… specially to my friends… I am the greatest burden"

She gave another loud sigh and closed her eyes.

…O.o…

Hotaru and the others formed a search team in pairs which Misaki and Tsubasa joined at. Hotaru chose Ruka as a partner who immediately blush as he realized that they would be alone.

"But… but" he kept muttering.

Hotaru's eyes turned dollar sign. "I would have a lot of opportunity now…"

Natsume and Sumire, scratch that! Natsume only! Sumire announced that she and Natsume would be partners but Kokoroyomi told her that Natsume wants to be alone and is not happy in being included in a stupid search party.

Sumire and Kokoroyomi with Sumire beating the hell out of Kokoroyomi for telling everyone what Natsume had in mind.

Yuu and Nonoko who smiled at each other and became a pair.

Tsubasa and Misaki but Misaki suddenly announced that Tsubasa goes with Natsume since she would be using her alice and her alice… lots of them… would form their own version of search party.

So Tsubasa and Natsume who turned even more evil when he was forced to be partnered to Tsubasa.

The levitation guy and Ana since they were the only one's left.

…O.o…

The levitation guy and Ana were destined to search inside the whole dormitory for clues of the reason why Mikan left. They started at Mikan's room which was left open.

"Hey…" Ana said.

"Yeah?" he asked.

"Can you lift the bed?" she asked "I'm gonna check what's under it" she said giggling.

"Sure" he slowly raised his hands and lifted the bed. She immediately crouched down and checked what she could find. He stared at her as he realized that he saw her panty. Blushing, he was reminded of Natsume.

"Men… he always sees Mikan's panties but doesn't care at all!" he thought as he looked away from what he saw.

"AAHHH!" Ana cried suddenly running towards him hugging him.

"He-hey! Don't push me or-!" he suddenly lost control of the bed and it fell with a loud "THUD" on the floor.

"I'm sorry!" Ana cried teary-eyed. "There was a mouse!"

…O.o…

Yuu and Nonoko were supposed to search at the outside premises of their dormitory since there were benches that she could sit on just in case. They checked the benches one by one but no one was there.

"Oh no! She's not here!" Yuu said.

"I wonder where she is in this cold weather!" Nonoko exclaimed shivering a bit.

"The others must be cold too!" Yuu exclaimed.

"Then let's make hot chocolates they could drink when they return!" she exclaimed.

"That's a great idea since the meeting place is inside our dormitory!" he cried.

"Alright! Let's work hard!" they exclaimed together entering the building.

…O.o…

Sumire and Kokoroyomi were supposed to check out the high school building premises. They check every place that Mikan could be at but she wasn't there.

"That girl is a great problem!" Sumire exclaimed kicking some of the snow at her feet.

"You shouldn't always get frustrated you know!" Koko suggested.

"And who are you to lecture me?" she protested "You already took me away from my beloved Natsume and now I'm stuck with a guy who can read my mind!"

"People are staring at you, you know!" he said.

"So what! If they have a problem then they better start speaking up!" she cried

"They think you're an idiot" he said which made Sumire use her alice and frighten the passerby who are staring at her.

…O.o…

Misaki's army has formed a search at all the classrooms in case that Mikan runs there. Misaki 1 and Misaki 2 were actually fighting on why Mikan is so depressed.

"Must be because you were too talkative!" Misaki 1 said

"As if you're not!" Misaki 2 cried.

"You're trouble!" Misaki 1 cried.

"Don't argue!" Misaki 3 said.

"And who are you to lecture us?" Misaki 1 and 2 cried.

"I am not lecturing you!" Misaki 3 cried and started another argument.

"I wish this doesn't frightens her" Misaki 4 whispered as she stared at the quarelling Misakis in front of her and gave a loud sigh.

…O.o…

Ruka and Hotaru were stationed at Central Town.

"Hey Imai" he said uneasily.

"Yeah?" she asked while munching some chocolate bar.

"Why did you choose me as a partner?" he asked uneasily.

"No reason" she said coldly leaving him.

"What do you mean no reason? How could you be so-!" he cried facing different expressions which made Hotaru pause. "Imai…"

Flash! Flash!

"Now you know" she said with an evil grin.

"And I thought she had another reason…" Ruka whispered with a loud gulp. "I think I'm dead…" he suddenly realized something "But this must've been better than Natsume… being stuck with that Andou"

"What are you standing there for?" Hotaru ordered surprising Ruka.

"Sorry!" he cried running towards her.

"You know Mama… you're weird" Yo-chan suddenly said making Ruka jump.

"Since when did you arrive?" Ruka asked as he slowly recovers.

"I've been here ever since you and Papa arrived at Central Town" Yo-chan said. "Papa… Mama's being weird again"

"You should get used to it" she said "He's always like that"

"Oh! Then you should find a new Mama… I don't want them weird" he replied calmly. Ruka suddenly felt an arrow shot directly at his heart.

"I will, as soon as I find a new one" she said. Ruka could feel all the arrows magnetized to his heart hitting him more than a hundred times. Ruka never felt so weak as he used a long stick to support him in walking. "But…" she paused. "For now you should enjoy who your Mama is since he's a bit useful"

Ruka suddenly felt great from her last statement.

"Because he's my source of money" she finished making Ruka faint.

"Oh I see… so he has some use" Yo-chan said while Hotaru nodded.

"What did I do to suffer this much?" Ruka thought horribly.

…O.o…

Natsume walks miles (haha! Exaggregation!) away from Tsubasa who kept glancing everywhere for Mikan. They were stationed at the park where Natsume likes to stay so Natsume immediately climbs one tree and sat there.

"Hey! Don't goof will you! We're looking for Mikan aren't we?" Tsubasa cried.

"And why would I trouble my self to such person" he said coldly turning the page of his manga. "She want to be alone then let her be… idiot!"

"Hmp" Tsubasa said with an evil grin "So you're trying to say is that you know her more than we do!" Which made Natsume look down at him with the most evil stare he can. "I never knew that the famous Hyuuga would bother himself knowing someone"

"What did you say?" Natsume asked.

"Didn't you hear me, genius?" Tsubasa teased making Natsume jumped down the tree.

"You're going to pay for insulting me" Natsume said "I always wanted to kill you to crisp… now I can" he faced Tsubasa "No body's here to stop me"

Tsubasa gulped as he realized the trouble that he went into but is determined to teach Natsume a lesson.

"Oh yeah! Try killing me!" he provoked making Natsume more pissed.

Natsume ran towards Tsubasa with a fireball in hand when somebody suddenly tackled him down.

"DON'T DO IT! NATSUME-KUN!" that person cried and there was a blue light surrounding them.

"Mikan!" Tsubasa exclaimed as he stared at the two kids in front of him.

"I'm sorry…" she said. "I just don't want you to hurt each other" She immediately stood up and helped Natsume who refused the offer.

"So you were hiding in here were you, polka-dots" Natsume pointed at her dress which flipped when she dive into him.

"AAAHH!" she cried blushing deep red "PERVERT!"

"Don't fight Mikan!" Tsubasa said with a grin. "Hey! Everyone's looking for you!"

"Tsubasa-sempai… gomen… I didn't mean to be of trouble" she said.

"Well you are trouble" Natsume butted in.

"Why you!" she cried as she tries to strangle him but is retrained by Tsubasa. "I didn't want to worry anyone!"

"Then what do you think you're doing?" Natsume asked coldly.

"I just want to be alone…" Tsubasa then grinned evilly at Natsume who stared at him with total fury "I dreamt that I am a big burden… and I am!" she exclaimed.

"You are" Natsume said making Mikan pout "You made everyone worry. You idiot"

"Gomenasai for all the trouble…" Mikan started to cry.

"Mikan-chan! Don't cry please!" Tsubasa said trying to comfort her.

"See you are trouble" Natsume pointed out.

"Natsume-!" Tsubasa tried to cut him off but Natsume continued.

"The more you try to act like human the more trouble you are. Idiot" he said turning his back on her "If you don't act like an idiot then you're causing trouble"

Mikan suddenly smiled as she realized what he is trying ot say and stuck her tongue out. "I am not an idiot!" she laughed. "I'm sorry… Tsubasa-sempai for troubling you and everyone else! Let's go back now!"

Tsubasa who was dumbfounded by the way Mikan and Natsume talk gathered himself and said "Of course! Everyone's waiting!"

"HAI!" Mikan cried as she pulled Tsubasa and Natsume by hugging their shoulders.

…O.o…

Mikan felt uneasy as she entered the dormitory.

"I hope they're not mad" she whispered.

"They're not… don't worry" Tsubasa assured as they opened the kitchen door.

"Tsch" Natsume said as he kicked the door open.

"AHH!" Mikan cried covering her face, afraid of what may happen.

"MIKAN!" everybody cried.

"You idiot!" Hotaru said firing her baka-gun continuously at Mikan's face.

"We were worried about you!" Nonoko and Ana cried hugging Mikan.

"If you only know the trouble you brought us!" Sumire cried "You better start explaining! I'm not in the mood for emotional outburst!"

"Are you okay Mikan?" Ruka asked in concern.

"MIKAN!" Misaki 1 to 25 cried.

Mikan never felt so happy.

"Minna… Arigatou gouzaimasu…" she thought as she laughed happily with the crowd.

…O.o…

During the party Misaki decided to play spin the bottle.

"This could get that Nogi to confess!" and she let out an evil laugh making everyone sweatdrop.

"OKAY! SPIN!" everybody cried waiting anxiously for the bottle to stop and it pointed to Tsubasa.

"Wha-? Why me?" he protested.

"Let's follow the rules of the game!" Misaki announced with a wink. "Here's the question! Who is the person you like?"

Tsubasa could feel cold sweat falling as everybody stared at him eagerly.

"Well... I really like... umm... I like... I LIKE YOU MISAKI!" he cried then breathed deeply as he tried to recover.

"Okay! Let's spin again!" Misaki announced.

"What the hell? You don't even care that I've confessed to you?" he complained.

"I know it already, long before you said it!" she countered making him blush.

"SPIN!" Ruka felt so scared as the bottle slows down since he is aware of Misaki's plan.

It points to... Mikan, Yuu, Hotaru, Ana, Nonoko then... "RUKA" everybody cried.

"EH? NO WAY!" he cried in great fear.

"Come on now! Be sport!" Misaki said with a very evil grin. "So who do you like! Better confess now kid!"

Gulp. "I can't do this... how could I escape?" he thought eagerly then he saw the anxiety in Hotaru's face. He gulped again and realized that he suddenly yelled

"I REALLY LIKE YOU IMAI!"

Imai remained calm and unsurprised. "Idiot" she said but this time with a cute smile which made everyone shout "WOOHOO!"

…O.o…

They made a special get-together that night and slept near the fireplace since it lasted till midnight and Tsubasa and Misaki has no room to sleep in. Together they sang some songs and joked together.

"I never thought that it would be this fun!" Mikan thought as she allowed her gaze to wonder when she realized that someone was missing.

When everyone was asleep that night, she quietly stood up and went upstairs knocking at one of the rooms but no body answered so she proceeded to the roof top.

"Natsume-kun! Why weren't you are the party?" she asked as she sat down beside him.

"As if you care" he replied.

"Of course I care!" she cried.

"Whatever"

"Natsume…" she paused "Thanks… very much"

"And why would you thank me?" he asked.

"Because you were the one who made me realize things I never realized…" she smiled facing him "You were like the light in my darkest hour!"

Natsume felt shocked at her statement and laughed. "And you are the light in mine…"

"Natsume-kun?" Mikan cried in surprise.

"Shut up idiot!" he said.

Mikan then laughed too and they happily stared at the moon.

"Grandpa… This Christmas has been really lonely since you weren't around like the way that it used to be but you know… I got friends who supported me especially at times when I fell useless… Grandpa… I hope you're okay"

…O.o…

And that is the end of Christmas party by yours truly!

Well… the only thing left now if…

REVIEWS! Of course… read it! Haha…

Thanks for bearing my ugly fic…!

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