A/N: It's a new story! I'm doing my happy dance, I can't believe it. Thank you for all my supporters~ This is a whole new challenge for me to prove myself as a writer so thank you for those who are starting to read even if it only has one chapter.
If ever, I make grammatical errors; I strongly apologize, I will do my best to do better in the upcoming chapters. Just so you know, I have the whole plan in my mind and I just need to write it so, yeah.
Disclaimer: I take credit for my stories, nawt for Gakuen Alice.
Three days.
It was all it took.
Three long days.
I just got expelled in my school just for cutting class for three days. Seriously, what is up with that? Anyway, with much donation from my father, I'll be back in class in no time. I thought as I just got out of the principal's office but not without threatening him of a lawsuit of course.
The clacking of my heels were the only sounds made in the hallways. Everyone else was in their classes. She could bet her friends were gossiping about why she was called. She texted all of them that she was expelled and she was going to have a party at her house later on to celebrate her temporary freedom. Her parents were once again off in some third-world country feeding the poor, it was so nauseating.
They all texted that they were going to be there and forwarded it to all who deserved to be invited and we all knew who they were, we had this list.
The limousine stopped in front of the school's gates as I stepped in with my chauffeur closing the door for me. I arrived home in a few minutes and decided to go shopping for the party later on. I swiftly slipped out of my uniform and rummaged my closer. She put on a DAY Birger et Mikkelsen Night Steal sequined T-shirt and paired it with Karen Walker Belted Swing Skirt with Miu Miu lace-up ankle boots. She looked at the mirror and let out a satisfactory grin.
She decided to just bring the Ferrari as the limo would most likely not fit into the parking lot. She got off right in front of Gucci and bought a pair of platform sandals then headed off to Versace where she tried on a lot of dresses and finally settled for the bold red halter dress. Lastly, she went towards Parfois for accessories. The place was a bit cheap than to what she was used to but if they had gorgeous items then it would do. She bought a black sequined clutch with drop earrings.
She got home and immediately called her party planner, Erin to arrange it within six hours. To a normal planner, this would be too short notice but Erin was used to these abrupt requests that she always had something up her sleeve and if the money paid to her was double then it would be worth the effort.
She took the remaining time to take a long bubble bath then proceeded to call her hair and make-up artist, Elise, who was Erin's sister, to come. She arrived in the estimated thirty minutes as Sakura has just gotten into her silk robe. After much bickering and magazine consultation, she decided for big waves and a few gathered in sort of a puff. They put on thick eyeliner above with nude gloss.
She slipped into the dress she had just bought along with everything she had gotten this morning. She did a quick turn in front of her full body mirror and let loose a satisfactory smile. She looked at the clock and murmured, "Two hours left." She took this time to inspect the room where the party will be held to see if everything was in place. The alcohol bar was fully stocked. There was enough snacks in each table; not that there will be much eating she thought naughtily.
She spoke with the DJ about tonight's playlist and told him to get all the newest songs. He showed her the stuff he'd come up with and it seemed to satisfy her as she gave him a peck on the cheek which got the guy tingling all over not knowing that it was almost an instinct for her to give a kiss as a 'thank you'.
Finally, guests started to pile in. They all told her how nice of a party it was and gave their thanks for inviting them. She gave them a grin in return.
"Mikan!" she heard the squeals of her closest friends from the door. She turned to them and gave all of them a kiss and hug.
"This place is so packed!" Rhode, which was short for Aphrodite, commented as she twirled her blonde hair in excitement.
"Mikan, this is like your biggest party yet!" Zhari said as she jumped in her Jimmy Choos out of excitement.
"Did you actually hire 'Cirque de Soleil' just for this party?" Leona asked in astonishment as she was probably the poorest one among the group, barely getting in because she was smart and model-pretty with her brunette hair and six feet height.
"Yeah, why wouldn't she? When Mikan here parties, there can't be anything worth insulting." Stacy replied confident in their alpha's superiority.
Mikan took all these compliments in stride. She led them to the V.I.P. table which was above everything else so they could see everything that was happening and have the most gossip to tell tomorrow. She knew that her parents would be coming home tomorrow and all this would be cleared by the end of the week. She couldn't help but smile at how life just loved her and she had to say, she loved it back.
"OMG, is that Ray making out with Gina? Ewww, I thought they broke it off two months ago. Talk about desperate?" Stacy said as she pointed out the couple in the middle of the dance floor.
"Make sure she isn't invited to our next party hun." Mikan said as she looked at the girl in disgust. Ray was hot so they couldn't take him out, he'll just have to find another girl to play with.
"Done." Zhari replied as she erased her name from her contacts. There was nobody in their contacts that didn't deserve to be there or else her rep would be soiled.
She decided to walk towards the bar and order an apple martini. She brought it back up more quickly than she was expected because there was a long line but since it was her party, they all made way for her.
"I can't believe she's throwing a party over expulsion. That's like a bad thing right?" Rhode asked as she was checking her nails out.
"Oh please, she throws a party every chance she gets, I guess that's her only way of staying at the top." Leona commented as she didn't want to get kicked out for siding with the girl who only treated her as a sidekick or someone to copy homework off.
"Totally, how can a queen bee stay single for a year? I bet she hasn't found anyone who has enough patience to put up with all her prissiness." Stacy said as she always felt envious of the seemingly perfect girl.
She dropped her martini as the glass shattered and made a sound loud enough for the five girls to hear. Their eyes turned in her direction and she wished she had a camera to capture their priceless expressions. She took a look at Zhari who hadn't said anything but didn't deny any of their statements either.
"You five, get out." She said in such a menacing tone that brought shivers to them and if looks could kill, they probably wouldn't be recognizable now.
They all scrambled to their feet, scared out of their lives as they clumsily ran towards the exit knowing if they resisted, the bouncers would throw them out and they couldn't afford anymore humiliation as the crowd looked that the four as they exited and turned to Mikan who had a victorious smirk on her face as they continued with the party knowing that it will be the last time those four would see a Mikan Sakura party.
As she sat alone on the table, ignoring all the cat calls and invitations to dance, she saw that it really was lonely at the top. She tried to keep up the confident façade but inside she was breaking down. Friends were one of the only things she had that couldn't be bought, her family was always gone and even though she was independent, she was still attached to the four somehow.
The party just seemed flavorless for her at that point so she locked herself in her room until it ended as the cleaners came to fix the mess teenagers always seem to make. She had a comfortable sleep and woke up early to welcome her parents.
She took a timed shower, making sure she took less than an hour and rushed into her Armani maxi dress and DKNY sandals with a wide brim hat as they always went out once her parents arrived from somewhere outside the country which was at least once a month.
She rushed down the stairs the moment she heard the sound of a car pull into their enormous driveway. The doors opened as she prepared the biggest smile she can muster as their steps echoed and their face finally came into view.
Wait.
Wait just a moment.
She thought as she saw both their faces seemingly disappointed and their eyes both directed towards her. She couldn't believe it after all she had done to welcome them so early in the morning. Well, it was already lunch time but still.
"What's the matter?" she asked straightforwardly.
"What's the matter?" her dad asked loudly and furiously. "You got expelled from school and threw a big party? Don't you see anything wrong with that?" her dad said in a softer voice but anger still evident in it.
"I'm sorry," she apologized as she suddenly felt guilty. "I just wanted to cheer myself up. I promise I won't do it again." She said with half the sincerity needed.
"Oh you bet it won't" her dad concluded as he stalked off to who knows where.
"So when are you enrolling me back?" she asked her mom who was more patient with her.
"What?" her mom asked, with a bit of confusion in her voice.
"When will you talk the principal into getting me back to South High?" she said in a clearer way.
"Oh, honey. We haven't told you the good news!" her mom said gleefully but there was a bit of worry being concealed in her statement.
"What is it?" she asked hesitant to hear the answer. She looked down at her feet and hoped it did not involve 'move' and 'country' that they had repeated to her twice in her sixteen years of existence. Her sandals suddenly seemed to look so interesting right now.
"We're moving back to Japan!" her mom replied in joy, hoping it wouldn't cause another mental breakdown like last time.
"What?" I yelled in shock.
"We've been talking about it for the past month already because your dad has been having a hard time here and in Japan he gets the same salary but is given less stress and work." My mom explained as if hoping that would calm me down.
"No, this CANNOT be happening!" I yelled in frustration as I stomped off to my room with my mother doing her best to catch up but had a hard time in her Bianca pumps. I immediately slammed the door and threw myself onto my bed.
She screamed into her pillow contemplating on what will be happening. It took her two years to gain everything she had now and they were just going to take it away from her without any second thoughts. That was deliberately cruel, they couldn't do this so suddenly. Who did they think they were, Obama? The popularity she had here was nothing compared to anything she's ever dreamed of. Her eyes started watering as she thought of how much she was going to lose.
She heard a knock on her door and before she could scream 'Go away', the door was already opened and her mother stood there with sympathetic eyes. She sat beside her in the bed and put a hand on her shoulder which she flinched away from. She didn't want her mom hurt, she just couldn't get used to the idea of moving.
"Honey, why do you find it so hard to move?" her head was overloading with answers and have of them were not parent friendly so she fought to find a way to make it understandable to her mother.
"Because here, I have a life."
"Are you scared that you won't make friends?"
"It will be elementary over again." Sakura said with a sigh and a tear fell but her mom wiped it as soon as it came.
"Mikan, you're a Sakura. Once you go there, you'll make even more friends. " Her mom said in a convincing tone.
"You think so?" she asked with hopeful eyes.
"I know so." She said as she gave her a kiss on the cheek and left the room leaving her feeling more rejuvenated than ever. She was going to have a clean slate and she was going to show all of those students in that academy that she was not one to be messed with.
With that, she was now sitting in front of her sixth and last suitcase as she put her Cavalli's and zipped up the suitcase and stared at their now empty house. She really was doing this, she was going to start from zero and it was going to be one hell of a ride.
She was finally on the plane after a few hours of finishing packing and clearing things around. She stared out the window as her view was suddenly filled of buildings unknown to her in a language she hasn't used in awhile.
As she got out of the airplane, she looked out and found the airport's big sign, Welcome!