Angels Crossing Tigers Chapter 12 Come What May, a gakuen alice fanfic

No, unfortunately I don't own Gakuen Alice.

I don't own the songs either.

The Great Escape belongs to Boys Like Girls

Crushcrushcrush belongs to Paramore

Tongue Tied belongs to Faber Drive

Untouched belongs to The Veronicas

Come What May is SUNG by Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor from the movie Moulin Rouge

One in a Million belongs to SANDY MOLLING not HANNAH MONTANA! This was not Miley's version.

Mikan paced back and forth in the spacious dressing room, trying to decide what her plan of action for the concert was…the concert that would begin in less than four hours

Mikan paced back and forth in the spacious dressing room, trying to decide what her plan of action for the concert was…the concert that would begin in less than four hours.

She didn't have her costume, though she wouldn't be horribly surprised if Natsume picked that out for her. She didn't have her songs in order. She didn't know the setup of the stage. She needed to find out where Hotaru had had the speakers placed, so that she wouldn't blow her ears off.

The dark dressing room was the only place that wasn't overly loud and busy. She felt a migraine coming on, hence the reason the lights were off, and she felt sick.

Hotaru was making her suspicious. It was hard to explain, but she was acting different.

A knock on the door made her stop all of her movements and stare at the crack under the oak. Her eyes narrowed at the shadows cast into the room by the mysterious person on the other side. Why couldn't people just leave her alone?

She tore the door open and squinted into the light.

Speak of the devil.

"We need to practice." Hotaru stared at her, their eyes level. "You're probably going to screw up on the third song if we don't." She turned on her heel. "Hyuuga had the courtesy of picking out our costumes, since you were too busy lollygaging in the dressing rooms, and I arranged your songs. We'll practice them in order."

Mikan jogged after her to keep up with her fast walk. "Why do you keep thinking I'm going to mess up?" she demanded. "What did I ever do to you?" She frowned. "Which song is the third one?"

"One in a Million," Hotaru replied. "And if we don't practice, you're definitely going to screw up." Her tone held a sincere promise. "Don't question it. Just wait. For now, we're going to practice."

Mikan's eyes narrowed. "Fine."

"The students from both elementary, middle school, and high school are to the right of the stadium," Ruka explained to the girls. "They take up almost half, so our earnings from this are down quite a bit, since we didn't charge the school."

Ruka and Natsume, though forever scarred, had healed drastically. All injuries that they had suffered only a month and a half before had faded, leaving only the scars, but nothing that couldn't be disguised. In time, the scars would disappear, along with the unwanted memory.

Mikan sighed and pushed her bangs off of her head. "I can't believe this is the last day of school," she said breathlessly. "We're graduating…"

"Technically it's not the last day," Hotaru reminded her. "We graduate tomorrow."

Anna jumped up excitedly. "My mom, whom I'm dying to see, has a job in a bakery for me!" she announced.

Natsume rolled his eyes. "Girls are unbelievable."

That earned a slap on the arm from Mikan, who was standing beside him.

"Shouldn't you be excited to go home, too?" she asked, looking up at him, a frown marring her features. "You strike me as a person that would have a lot of money, lots of cars, a huge room, and someone that would throw lots of parties."

Hotaru interrupted before he could reply. "Costumes," she reminded them.

"Oh, right," Ruka said, walking over to a small pile of boxes. "We have everything picked out. Hotaru and I picked a theme, and then ordered outfits to match the theme." He picked up the box on top of the pile and read the label. "This one is Nonoko's."

Nonoko squealed excitedly and snatched the box, but she didn't make a move to open it.

One by one, Ruka handed out the boxes.

Mikan took a deep breath and then met the eyes of the people surrounding her. "Well, let's see what Hotaru and Ruka picked out." With a shrug, she tore the lid off the box and stared with unbelieving eyes down at the outfit folded neatly into its white home.

She gasped in wonder and flopped down on the ground, placing the box on her lap and pulling its contents out gingerly.

The snow-white halter dress danced in her widened eyes. She held it against the front of her body, spinning around once. "Hotaru, Ruka, this is beautiful!" she breathed.

"Everyone, before you open your box, go to a dressing room and put it on," Hotaru ordered stoically, giving Mikan a stern look. "You have ten minutes to figure out where everything goes, and then we meet back here and we'll go over the songs once more."

Mikan walked out of the dressing room with a huge smile on her face. The dress, the one that she had instantly fallen in love with, looked even better when it was on her.

The entire top half hugged her body, and the collar dipped low into a 'V' shape, though not revealing anything disturbing. The material clung to her chest, her waist, her hips. As soon as the material reached her hips, the tightness ended and it flared out, draping around her legs and ending at her knees. The outfit was complete with a white hair band and a pair of white flats.

When she got out of the hall, she realized she was the last one finished changing, besides Natsume.

All the guys, not including Natsume – Ruka, Tsubasa, and Koko – were wearing simple tuxedos, nothing exceedingly standout-ish. A white shirt underneath, black coat over top, and a different tie for each.

The girls were extravagant.

Every dress was unique and beautiful, though there was something, something that Mikan couldn't quite place, that all of them reminded her of.

Hotaru's was a strapless, violet dress, tight around the upper body – like Mikan's – and flaring out to the knees. Hers, however, had folds in the fabric around her legs, only in a single part of the dress, over her left leg. It was complete with simple heels, the same shade as her dress.

Anna's was also strapless, though hers was pink. It was tight around the breast and just beneath, where a ribbon tied around ended the tightness. It was layered at the hem, and the material was soft and flowing. Her long hair was tied up into a high ponytail and her shoes were strapless heels.

Nonoko was clad in a dark blue dress with thick straps. It was a V-neck, like Mikan's, but hers had a tight ribbon with a bow around the waist. The rest flared out, and a mesh veil was over top of the silk on the loose part of the dress. Her shoes were wedges, with dark blue straps wrapping up her ankle.

Sumire's was green, two different shades. The top was a lighter color, its straps sliding over her slim shoulders. The silky bottom of the dress flared out, as they all did, but was a darker shade of a green, a shade that matched her simple heeled sandals.

Mikan couldn't believe their beauty, could barely tear her eyes away from them.

"Ruka."

The voice that came from behind her, however, gave her no choice.

She swung around, and Natsume walked right by her, towards Ruka, holding something in his hand. She turned back around slowly, following him with her eyes. She watched as he spoke quietly to his best friend, and as Ruka fastened something onto his overcoat.

He turned around, and she saw that the object was the head of a rose.

Hotaru smiled when all she saw in Mikan's eyes was wonder, and not understanding.

This night was going to be interesting.

As usual, Mr. Narumi announced the theme of the night, as well as the first band and first song. The White Tigers would be going first, singing a new song, one that Mikan hadn't heard before.

The Great Escape.

She liked the sound of it already, and they hadn't even started their instruments yet.

(Natsume) Paper bags and plastic hearts.
All our belongings in shopping carts.
(Ruka) It's goodbye.
(Natsume) But we got one more night.
Let's get drunk and ride around.
And make peace with an empty town.
(Ruka) We can make it right.(Natsume) Throw it away.
(Ruka) Forget yesterday.
(Natsume) We'll make the great escape.
We won't hear a word they say.
(Ruka) They don't know us anyway
(Natsume) Watch it burn
Let it die.
Cause we are finally free tonight.(Ruka) But we'll cry
(Natsume) We won't give up the fight
We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs
And they'll think it's just cause we're young.
(Ruka) And we'll feel so alive(Natsume) Throw it away.
(Ruka) Forget yesterday.
(Natsume) We'll make the great escape.
We won't hear a word they say.
(Ruka) They don't know us anyway
(Natsume) Watch it burn
Let it die.
Cause we are finally free tonight.(Natsume) Throw it away.
(Ruka) Forget yesterday.
(Natsume) We'll make the great escape.
We won't hear a word they say.
(Ruka) They don't know us anyway
(Natsume) Watch it burn
Let it die.
Cause we are finally free tonight.(Natsume) Throw it away.
(Ruka) Forget yesterday.
(Natsume) We'll make the great escape.
We won't hear a word they say.
(Ruka) They don't know us anyway(Natsume) Throw it away.
(Ruka) Forget yesterday.
(Natsume) We'll make the great escape.
We won't hear a word they say.
(Ruka) They don't know us anyway
(Natsume) Watch it burn
Let it die.
Cause we are finally free tonight.

Tonight will change our lives.
It's so good to be by your side.

All of the wasted time
The hours that were left behind
The answers that we'll never find
They don't mean a thing tonight.

That definitely sounded like a song suited for the day before graduation.

Mikan sighed at the lingering sound of his voice in his ears, so melodic and perfect. She dreamy look disappeared when she realized just how perfect he was, so perfect that she felt unbelievably small beside him.

Mikan led the way onto the stage, stopping when Natsume stopped in front of her. "I need you on the stage, remember?" she shouted over the noise. "I need you for, like, two parts. You and Ruka."

He rolled his eyes and turned back to the stage.

She spat her tongue out childishly after him.

Hotaru nudged her forward and she walked across the stage and took her spot at the front, by the mic. She scanned the crowd once, smiling when she saw the part where her school was, and then she looked over her shoulder at her band.

Natsume and Ruka were by Nonoko, who was on the drums.

Nonoko started off.

(Mikan) I got a lot to say to you
Yeah, I got a lot to say.
I noticed your eyes are always glued to me.
Keeping them here
And it makes no sense at all.(Mikan and Hotaru) They taped over your mouth
(Mikan) Scribbled out the truth with their lies
You little spies
(Mikan and Hotaru) They taped over your mouth
(Mikan) Scribbled out the truth with their lies
You little spies(Anna, Nonoko, Sumire) Crush
Crush
Crush
Crush, crush
(Ruka and Natsume) One, two, three, four!(Mikan) Nothing compares to a quiet evening alone
Just the one, two

(Hotaru) I was just counting on
(Mikan) That never happens
(Hotaru) I guess I'm dreaming again
(Mikan) Let's be more than this

If you want to play it like a game
Well, come on, come on, let's play.
'Cause I'd rather waste my life pretending.
Than have to forget you for one whole minute.

(Mikan and Hotaru) They taped over your mouth
(Mikan) Scribbled out the truth with their lies
You little spies
(Mikan and Hotaru) They taped over your mouth
(Mikan) Scribbled out the truth with their lies
You little spies(Anna, Nonoko, Sumire) Crush
Crush
Crush
Crush, crush
(Ruka and Natsume) One, two, three, four!

(Mikan) Nothing compares to a quiet evening alone
Just the one, two

(Hotaru) I was just counting on
(Mikan) That never happens
(Hotaru) I guess I'm dreaming again
(Mikan) Let's be more than this now

Rock and roll, baby
Don't you know that we're all alone now?
I need something to sing about.
Rock and roll.

(Ruka and Natsume) Hey!
(Mikan) Don't you know, baby, we're all alone now?
I need something to sing about.
Rock and roll.

(Ruka and Natsume) Hey
(Mikan) Don't you know, baby, we're all alone now?
Give me something to sing about(Mikan) Nothing compares to a quiet evening alone
Just the one, two

(Hotaru) I was just counting on
(Mikan) That never happens
(Hotaru) I guess I'm dreaming again
(Mikan) Let's be more than.
No, oh

(Mikan) Nothing compares to a quiet evening alone
Just the one, two

(Hotaru) I was just counting on
(Mikan) That never happens
(Hotaru) I guess I'm dreaming again
(Mikan) Let's be more than

More than this
Ohoh ohoh ohoh

Twirling around in her white dress, she earned a deafening cheer from the crowd, and then she pranced back off the stage. Natsume followed her briefly, until they were out of sight, and then caught her arm and leaned down and pressed his lips against her ear.

"You look beautiful."

Her face flushed a million different shades of red and she turned around, watching him as he marched his way back onto the stage.

Frowning, she crossed her arms over her chest, ignoring the giggled from Anna and Nonoko. Instead, she listened to his voice.

(Natsume) Bright, cold silver moon
Tonight alone in my room
You were here just yesterday
Slight turn of the head
Eyes down when you said
'I guess I need my life to change'.
Seems like something just aren't the same
What could I say?(Natsume and Ruka) I need a little more luck than a little bit
Cuz every time I get stuck the words won't fit
And every time that I try I get tongue tied.
I'll need a little good luck to get me by.(Natsume) I stare up at the stars
I wonder just where you are
You feel a million miles away
(Ruka) I wonder just where you are
(Natsume) Was it something I said?
Or something I never did?
Or was I always in the way?

I need a little more help than a little bit.
Like the perfect one word no one's heard yet.
Cuz every time that I try I get tongue-tied.
I need a little good luck to get me by this time.

(Ruka) Was it something I did?
(Natsume) Could someone tell me what to say to just make you stay?(Natsume and Ruka) I need a little more luck than a little bit
Cuz every time I get stuck the words won't fit
And every time that I try I get tongue tied.
I'll need a little good luck to get me by.(Natsume) I need a little more luck than a little bit
Cuz every time I get stuck the words won't fit
But every time that I try I get tongue tied
I need a little good luck to get me by.(Natsume and Ruka) I need a little more help than a little bit
Like the perfect one word no one's heard yet
Cuz every time that I try I get tongue tied.
I need a little good luck to get me by this time.(Natsume) I know it feels like the end
Don't want to be here again
And we could help each other off the ground so we never fall down again.
What it takes I don't care
We're gonna make it I swear
And we could help each other off the ground so we never fall down again.

I need a little more help than a little bit.
Like the perfect one word no one's heard yet.
Cuz every time that I try I get tongue-tied.
I need a little good luck to get me by this time.

I know it feels like the end
Don't want to be here again
And we could help each other off the ground so we never fall down again.
What it takes I don't care
We're gonna make it I swear.
And we could help each other off the ground so we never fall down again.
Again

Mikan's mouth fell open. No matter how many times she heard their music, his voice, it would never cease to amaze her to no end. How could someone like him sing music with such meaning to it, such love?

Sumire elbowed her in the ribs.

Mikan hadn't noticed she was there.

"Get a move on, star," she said with a smile. "We're on."

They went through the process of arranging the equipment, Mikan completely ignoring Natsume as he walked by her. She knew he was smirking, even if she hadn't seen it on his smug, overly-handsome face.

She adjusted the height of the microphone stand, ignoring stares from the men below her.

(Mikan) I go ooh ooh,

(Hotaru) You go ah ah
(Mikan and Hotaru) lalalalalalalala(Mikan) I wanna, wanna, wanna get, ge,t get what I want.
(Mikan and Hotaru) Don't stop
(Mikan) Give me give me give me what you got got
Cause I can't wait, wait, wait, any more

(Hotaru and Mikan) more, more, more
(Mikan) Don't even talk about the consequence
Cause right now you're the only thing that's making any sense to me.
And I don't give a damn what they say, what they think, think.
Cause you're the only one who's on my mind.
I'll never ever let you leave me
I'll try to stop time for ever, never wanna hear you say goodbye

(Hotaru) Bye, bye, bye.(Mikan and Hotaru) I feel so untouched
And I want you so much.
That I just can't resist you.
It's not enough to say that I miss you.
I feel so untouched right now.
Need you so much somehow.
I can't forget you.
(Mikan) I've gone crazy from the moment I met you.(Mikan and Hotaru) Untouched
(Mikan) And I need you so much.(Mikan and Hotaru) Alalalala alalalala
You can take, take, take, take, take, time, time.
To live live the way you gotta gotta live your life.
(Mikan) Give me give me give me all of you, you
Don't be scared.
I'll see you through the loneliness of one mor,e more, more
Don't even think about what's right or wrong, wrong or right.
'Cause in the end it's only you and me and no one else is gonna be around
To answer all the questions left behind.
And you and I are meant to be so even if the world falls down today.
You've still got me to hold you up, up.
(Mikan and Hotaru) And I will never let you down (down)(Mikan and Hotaru) I feel so untouched
And I want you so much.
That I just can't resist you.
It's not enough to say that I miss you.
I feel so untouched right now.
Need you so much somehow.
I can't forget you.
(Mikan) I've gone crazy from the moment I met you.(Anna, Nonoko, Sumire)Untouched,

See you, breathe you, I want to be you.

Untouched,

Untouched
(Mikan and Hotaru) Alalalala alalalala
Untouched
Alalalala alalalala(Mikan) I feel so untouched
And I want you so much
That I just can't resist you.
It's not enough to say that I miss you
(Mikan and Hotaru) I feel so untouched right now.
Need you so much somehow
I can't forget you.
(Mikan) I've gone crazy from the moment I met you.(Mikan and Hotaru) I feel so untouched
And I want you so much
That I just can't resist you
It's not enough to say that I miss you
I feel so untouched right now
Need you so much somehow
I can't forget you
(Mikan) I've gone crazy from the moment I met you.(Anna, Nonoko, Sumire) Untouched, untouched, untouched

She was expecting it when Natsume came to join her on the stage for their next song. She had been expecting him to have that little smirk on his face after having listened to the words of her previous song.

He was being dirty.

"Untouched?" He raised an eyebrow in amusement.

She glared at him.

"I can change that for you," he went on, standing by the second mic stand.

"Pervert."

He stopped and looked at her sincerely before walking over to her, bending over, and planting a genuine kiss on her forehead. "Loosen up," he advised. "I'm joking." He flicked her nose, making her glare at him once again, but he chuckled, and the glare disappeared.

(Natsume) Never knew I could feel like this.
Like I've never seen the sky before.
Want to vanish inside your kiss.
Every day I love you more and more.
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sings?
Telling me to give you everything.
Seasons may change, winter to spring.
But I love you until the end of time.

Come what may.
Come what may.
I will love you until my dying day.

He turned to face her and seized her free hand in his, looking down at her with such full eyes that she felt her heart splutter, fail, and then restart again, but she sang, her eyes big.(Mikan) Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place.
Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace.
(Mikan and Natsume) Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste.
(Mikan) It all revolves around you
(Mikan and Natsume) And there's no mountain too high
No river too wide.
Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side.
Storm clouds may gather.
And stars may collide.
(Natsume) But I love you

(Mikan) I love you

(Natsume) Until the end

(Mikan) Until the end

(Mikan and Natsume) Of time…

Come what may
Come what may
I will love you until my dying day

Oh, come what may, come what may
I will love you

(Mikan) I will love you
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place(Mikan and Natsume) Come what may
Come what may
I will love you until my dying day

Natsume glanced over at Ruka, who smiled with encouragement and nodded, and then he looked back and Mikan, who had followed his gaze but didn't understand the meaning of it.

It was the first time she had ever seen any hesitation with such meaning in his eyes, and she watched carefully as he drew his hand from hers only to return the microphone to its stand. Then, he grabbed both of her small hands in one of his big ones, and reached into his pocket with the other.

In that position, he fell to his knee in front of her and pulled something out of his pocket.

Understanding crashed down on her.

The screams from the crowd came mostly from the side of the stadium that the occupants of Alice Academy were stationed on.

Her eyes were still wide, her hair falling over her shoulders and to her waist in a beautiful disarray. Tears welled behind her eyelids, and he watched as she blinked them away furiously.

Mikan stared in amazement as Natsume released her hands and opened the little velvet box slowly, revealing to her a beautiful, fair-sized diamond mounted on a golden band.

The crowd fell silent in respect for the special moment.

"Mikan, will you marry me?"

She couldn't speak. She could only stare into his eyes with such shock that it must have looked ridiculous. But his sincere look did not leave, and his eyes did not leave hers, and she realized that he was serious.

The tears spilling over, she nodded.

A cheer so wild that she was surprised it didn't break any glass.

Natsume smiled up at her, a smile that was so charming, so real, that her heart fluttered and her stomach did a summersault.

He pulled the ring out of the case, grabbed her hand gently, and slipped it onto her finger before snapping the case shut, slipping it back into his pocket, and standing up, taking her other hand in his other hand.

He leaned down, and she stood on her tiptoes to reach his lips, tilting her head to the side.

Mikan Sakura went to Alice Academy as a rebellious girl. She made instant enemies with Natsume Hyuuga, a relationship that soon faded into something much better. Opposite or not, they were in love. Though she never expected herself to end up marrying right out of high school, she no longer cared.

Natsume was hers.

She wouldn't lose him now.

Mr. Narumi stepped in front of them and grabbed the microphone off the stand, a huge smile gracing his features. "We'll be taking a brief intermission to give both bands a rest. Thank you all for your respect during that special moment."

More cheers.

Mikan's face flushed, she let Natsume lead her off the stage, her hand in his.

Backstage, Anna, Nonoko, and Sumire tackled her, squealing excitedly.

Hotaru stood off to the side, leaning against Ruka, a smile on her thin lips.

Mikan walked over to her once she was free and wrapped her arms around her. "The theme…" she said, fighting her tears. "You did this." The smile was in her voice. "You made our costumes represent the bride and groom."

"Yes, now get off of me. You're sweaty."

Mikan laughed and pulled away before prancing back over to Natsume and planting a kiss on his cheek. "I love you," she said. "You have no idea."

"Oh, I think I do." He snaked his arms around her waist and pulled her in.

Mikan eyed the food on the long table with her finger on her chin thoughtfully. It was odd that she, though she had been engaged first, was at the reception of Hotaru's wedding, wearing only an engagement ring.

School had ended three months before.

They were free.

How did I get here?
I turned around and there you were.
Didn't think twice or rationalize
'Cause somehow I knew
That there was more that just chemistry.
I mean I knew you were kind of into me,
But I figured it's too good to be true.

Natsume had used his parents' fortune to buy a house, nothing small, nothing big, on a very normal street. They acted like normal people, though still doing concerts, signing autographs, and seeing themselves on TV.

Their own wedding was in two months, in Ireland.

Why Ireland? Why not some place hot, like Hawaii, as Hotaru's was?

I said pinch me, where's the catch this time?
Can't find a single cloud in the sky.
Help me before I get use to this guy.

Mikan had wanted something clean, beautiful, and real.

In two months, Hotaru would be the Maid of Honor, just as Mikan was now. Soon, they would both be happily married, something neither of them had ever dreamed of. It was odd, yes, to realize how fast things could change.

They say that good things take time
But really great things happen in the blink of an eye.
Thought the chances to meet somebody like you were a million to one
Can't believe it.
You're one in a million.

She picked up a plate, looked over her shoulder, smiled at Natsume, though he didn't see her, for he was busy chatting with Ruka, Tsubasa, Koko, and others. What made her smile was his smile, the one that she loved.

Filling her plate, she walked back to the table and took a seat beside her friends, beside her fiancé.

How was it that someone like Mikan Sakura, who had started out on a mission to find her best friend, could find such a life? Despite the sadness, despite the obstacles, she had found that light.

All this time I was looking for love
Tryin' to make things work that weren't good enough
Till I thought I'm through, said I'm done
Then stumbled into the arms of the one.

Even when she was at her lowest, on the verge of letting go of everything she had ever believed in, she held on. Even when she had stumbled one too many times without that light, she had always found steady ground, and arms to hold her, whether they belonged to her friends or Natsume. Even when she had decided not to go on, had found herself lying down for good, she had gotten back up.

She had worked her way to the top.

You're making me laugh about the silliest stuff
Say that I'm your diamond in the rough.
When I'm mad at you, you pull out your velvet gloves.

Mikan laughed as Hotaru and Ruka stared each other down, each having their own argument, though no one knew quite what it was. Natsume touched her hand, and she seized it, turning to meet his gaze.

I feel drunk but I am sober
And I'm smiling all over.
Every time I see that sparkle in your eyes.

This was going to be them someday.

She had found her perfect match, and there was not a single part of her that wished to deny it. There was not a single cell in her body that wasn't happy with what she had become.

All this time I was looking for love
Tryin' to make things work that weren't good enough
Till I thought I'm through, said I'm done
Then stumbled into the arms of the one.

Scarred from her struggles, her fight as the angels crossed the tigers, she found her happy ending.

A/N: Wow. WOW. I'm done. Hehe. I think a lot of you were suspecting that ending, weren't you? :P Thank you SOOO much to all of my reviewers, whom I love to death. If any of you have read 'My Hopeless Romance''s 'The Devil's Contract', I DID NOT copy the ending from her. I'm sorry if it seems like it, but I didn't. It just fit.

To Anna: Isn't this ironic? :P

Anywho, I hope you guys liked the last chapter, and thanks again for all the support. Now let's see if I can update my other ones. I have a new story idea in mind too :)

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