Special Alice (Gakuen Alice / Alice Academy FF)

SA 54 - Ladies' Group

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Misaki and her friends ran toward Tsubasa, their faces filled with a mix of joy and relief. Misaki couldn't contain her excitement as she exclaimed, " Why are you here?!" It was such a surprising and heartwarming sight.

Tsubasa looked relieved as he patted their heads, a warm smile on his face. " Are you guys okay? Geez, good thing I came in time," he remarked, his forehead glistening with sweat.

" Senpai!" Mikan beamed and hugged Tsubasa tightly, her genuine affection for him evident.

" Mikan~!" he chuckled, glancing at the others with a brief, satisfied chuckle. Clearly, he was happy to see them unharmed.

" Oh, Ruka-pyon, Hotaru-neesan, and... who are you?" Tsubasa gazed at Youichi with a hint of confusion but then broke into a smile when he saw Misaki. " Misa-chan!"

Youichi, ever straightforward, climbed onto Tsubasa's back, snapping him back to the situation. " Right, it's not time to chat," he reminded them. Misaki quickly added, " We need to find Natsume," grabbing Tsubasa's arm, her sense of urgency evident.

Mikan nodded fervently, her worry palpable. " He's somewhere here, looking for his sister. At any rate, he'll be locked up here by Persona! We have to stop him." Panic filled her voice as she voiced her concerns.

Tsubasa, not entirely understanding the situation, furrowed his brows as he tried to grasp the situation. " Calm down and tell me properly so I can understand," he urged, only to be cut off as the lamp he was holding crashed to the ground, releasing a small but alarming burst of flames.

" Fire!" Tsubasa shouted in alarm as he noticed the flames on the ground caused by the broken lamp. " As I thought! It's you, the shadow user!" Hayate declared, his flashlight aimed towards Tsubasa.

" Ah! The wind idiot! What's his name again?" Tsubasa scratched his head in a show of perplexity. Mikan blinked in response, inquiring, " You know him, senpai?"

" Why is he here? Is he from the same class? And why are they moving?!" Tsubasa asked, confusion coloring his voice, as he noticed Hayate using his Alice abilities.

Hotaru arrived on the scene, making Hayate blush once again. She sternly addressed Tsubasa, seemingly displeased by his presence, " Just what do you want?" She gave him a pointed look.

" Dammit, Andou! You ugly woman seducer, I'll beat you up!" Hayate shouted in anger at Tsubasa, inciting him to glance toward Hotaru. He noted that she had upgraded her Baka Gun and was now more formidable.

" W-w-ith that guy there, the other one must be-" Tsubasa began to mutter, hinting at an unrevealed connection.

" Tsubasa-kuuuuun!" Rui squealed with the excitement of a teenage girl. " Kyaaah! No way, no way. I'm flushed with excitement meeting you in a place like this!" he screamed, his eyes twinkling with hearts.

" MY LOVE! I miss you so much! Oh, my heart-" Rui stretched out his arms, terrifying Tsubasa even more. The group watched, a mixture of amusement and bewilderment, as the scene unfolded.

'Aoi, Natsume,' Ruka thought intensely as his thoughts revolved around his friends.

" Stop running away, my love!" Rui demanded, and Tsubasa found himself cornered, unable to comprehend the surreal situation before him.

Rui's grin widened, and he said, " You are so adorable! Getting shy, aren't you?"

Hotaru stepped in, pleading with her friends to run. " Isn't he an enemy?" Tsubasa asked in confusion, prompting Mikan to muse, " Who knows?"

Rui, still fixated on Tsubasa, attacked him with a penalty seal, causing him pain and holding him close. "Here I come!" Rui exclaimed, jumping toward the pained Tsubasa, his excitement palpable.

Misaki and her friends were perplexed and worried, watching the unfolding drama. Rui was clearly infatuated with Tsubasa, and the situation was far from ordinary.

" Speaking of which, Tsubasa senpai's penalty seal before, I'm afraid that it's this person who caused it," Hotaru remarked, her gaze fixed on Rui.

He activated the penalty seal on Tsubasa's face, inflicting him with pain, but his true intentions were quite the opposite. He wanted to keep Tsubasa close.

"Here I come!" Rui exclaimed, ready to pounce on Tsubasa. However, he quickly fell backward as he was hit by the Baka Gun, which Hotaru had expertly aimed at him.

" Wah! Hotaru!" Mikan shouted in shock. Hayate gasped with wide eyes, " Co-Cool Blue Sky," witnessing Hotaru's unexpected bravery.

" Sorry, this mecha reacts whenever it sees an idiot, an eyesore, or someone so ugly it shoots the target by itself. It was done without my will," Hotaru explained, though her apology lacked sincerity.

" Eggplant kid," Rui muttered, his eyes now conveying anger. He seemed ready to harm anyone in his path.

" That's too dangerous! Rui wouldn't think twice about hurting girls too! Run away, Cool Blue Sky," Hayate pleaded with Hotaru, urging her to escape.

Rui wielded another black fog out of anger, he couldn't accept that he got hit for being stupid, being an eyesore, or is it because he was considered ugly. 

Hotaru commanded everyone to cooperate and defeat the enemies." Let's go to Natsume." Hotaru said sincerely this time. Ruka's eyes softened but fell on the ground. " Ruka-pyon? You okay?" Mikan asked worriedly. 

They looked at him warily. Rui suddenly shrieked along with Hayate. An army of mice came and attacked the two keeping them occupied." I don't want to hurt anyone with my alice, but this will be an exception. I won't let you hurt my friends. I will certainly drag Natsume out of this place." Ruka started and looked at Rui and Hayate who was frightened by the mice.  

" Before he met Misaki and the others, he lost his will to move forward and live. But now, he changed. Unlike everyone says, he's never a murderer! Natsume's future, I will asure that he wouldn't get locked up in this place." he exclaimed and clenched his fists. 

Ruka wanted Mikan, Hotaru, and Misaki to go on as they would stop the two . But Hotaru disagreed believing that Ruka should go and see Natsume as well. 

Tsubasa and Youichi pushed Ruka towards Hotaru and the other two." Ladies' group, get up and go." Tsubasa commanded. 

Ruka's ears perked up. " Ladies' group?" he said in disbelief. 

" You-chan said." Tsubasa pointed out. " Anyway, since both of us recovered, we'll deal with these two, besides I need to repay a debt." he said. 

Rui scoffed angrily. " Saying things you just like, heh debt." he spat out. Tsubasa held his nape while looking at Rui and Hayate. 

" This situation, I am the type who can't hurt a girl." he said.Rui blushed and gasped completely forgetting his anger. " Eh?! A girl? Me?! ohohoho!" he blushed and felt flattered hearing it from Tsubasa. 

" We need to get serious about them. Right, You-chan?" he asked. Youichi nodded his head in agreement. 

Tsubasa then patted Ruka's head before smiling. " Don't worry about us. You can't let Natsume fight alone right?" he chuckled lightly now looking at them along with Youichi.

Misaki smiled and nodded his head towards the two guys. " Let's go." she said. Misaki led the group along the dark corridor quietly." There's something I wanted to tell you all properly." Ruka broke the silence. Hotaru hummed. 

" Hmm, it's fine while we're walking." she answered.Mikan was trailing behind frightened by the dark. Misaki cleared her throat. " Ehem. Is that something about Natsume?" she asked. 

" Ah, Ruka-pyon..." Mikan called out worried if he really does want to share the story. 

" The fact that Natsume is in this school and the incident involving his sister. I want you to hear about the story before we entered this academy. Natsume's story..." Ruka softly spoke.