'Bed Bugs'

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Summary: "Ne, Natsume? There's a spider somewhere in my room! …Could I…sleep with you tonight?" NxM, obviously.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice.

Character's Ages: Mikan's Group – 14, Tsubasa's group – 16, and the teachers just get older.

No matter how bad the hotel room is, unless it involves bedbugs, it somehow seems tolerable. –Mary Cheney

.: And The Story Begins:.

"AAARRGGGHH!!"

The loud, feminine screech could be heard throughout the entire girls' dormitory.

The other girls, who were previously dreaming – and drooling, about their lives with the two hottest boys on campus (guess who?) – were startled awake by the ear-splitting screech.

And as Alice students, the startled-awake girls were naturally curious.

But then again, they were also very self-centered. In the girls' half-asleep state, as it was only 1 A.M., and not wanting to leave the warmth of their beds, they assumed it was probably just one of Hotaru's crazy inventions.

If Natsume's fangirls knew the results of ignoring the sound and going back to sleep, they probably would have jumped up and out to investigate in a snap.

But only if.

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The creator of the ruckus was none other than our lovely brunette.

Sweat was dripping down her forehead, and she was pressed against her two-star bedroom wall.

And yet, Mikan was oblivious to the fact. The only thing she'd noticed, since she never took her eyes off it, was a single black hairy spider, crawling aimlessly in the middle of her soft bed. Mikan had certainly not tucked the creature in.

Mikan whimpered. For the past half-hour after she had screamed, she had been trying desperately to get the spider off her bed. Every attempt had failed due to her slow reflexes or lack thereof. And now, she had given up, exhausted and lacking sleep.

"If only I could use Hotaru's inventions…" Mikan sighed.

If only Hotaru was here, Mikan thought. Or, if I could go over to her place and… but wait a minute!

"OHO!" All signs of tiredness evaporated from the girl. "A SLEEPOVER! Surely Hotaru would understand my situation…"

So caught up in the joyous moment of finding a solution to the situation, Mikan merrily exited the room with nothing but her fuzzy slippers and baby-doll pink nightgown.

If she'd seen what was coming her way…maybe she'd have brought a bit more with her.

…But only if.

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End Prologue.

Typh