A/N: The long awaited chapter 6 is now published….. Sorry for the long… too long disappearance…Sorry for being gone for many months… Uhmmm.. yeah… I guess we better start?

Sorry for all the grammar errors and all.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice and its characters. Tachibana Higuchi did. The Only thing that is mine in this story is the Plot.

Previously:

Hotaru secretly glance at the two who's looking around then said. "Tell you later. Right now, we need to get out of here."

"Umm… Right…" Mikan quizzically said.

"Okay! Let's try getting out of here!" Hotaru said.

"Do you have a plan?"

"No.. Not….. yet….. Oh…. I do have now…" Hotaru stated, grinning evilly.

Chapter 6: A team game of Tag

"Mikan! Hotaru!" Nonoko screamed pointing finger back and forth from Mikan to Hotaru with Anna and Sumire staring.

Silence between friends occurs before the three started walking to their respective seats.

Oh, yes, the three just got inside their classroom and the other two we're already seating. One was inventing a gadget and another was sleeping peacefully.

"Morning Anna." Hotaru greeted as she noticed Anna walking up to her.

"Tell me, where the heck you two have been?!" Anna demanded as she slammed both hands on Hotaru's desk making the items on it jumped a bit.

"Is that how you greet someone in early morning?"

"Just answer the damn question!" Sumire butted in as she placed her belongings on her desk.

"Somewhere out there….." Hotaru said without batting an eye.

"No plan of telling us where that somewhere is?" Nonoko questioned walking up next to Anna.

"None." Hotaru, putting her invention aside, stared at the twins.

"What the heck?! Imai!That's the best you can come up with!?" Sumire stomped towards the three, lowered her face in line of Hotaru's and pointed at her face. "Look! Look! Look at these! These eye bags are the result of us looking for you at the middle of the night! You heartless Ice Queen!"

"Don't worry Permy, it's a collective behavior so Mikan and I also has that." Hotaru pointed at her face.

"You didn't sleep?" Anna asked.

"Again." Hotaru pointed at her face. "You asked?!"

"Okay, sorry…"

"Collective behavior my ass! Is there such thing?!"

"Yes, it's the same with 'all for one and one for all' rule." One thing that is a down with befriending Imai Hotaru is that you can't simply know whether she was lying or not. So, in this case, the three can't choose whether to believe her or not for they can't simply believe for Imai saying or doing something is a fifty-fifty chance a prank or the truth.

"Seriously?"

Hotaru nodded before saying. "So, you might want to wake up that Idiot for that." She said pointing at Mikan who was mumbling about potato chips and soft drinks.

"Mikan , Freaking wake up!" Sumire yelled near Mikan's peacefully sleeping face resulting to a major catastrophe.

"I'M SORRY I ATE HOTARU'S CRAB FLAVORED CHIPS!" Mikan jerked back with much force that she toppled backward; hitting the back of her head on the table behind her with a loud 'blag' resonating. Mikan squirmed like a fish as she held her bruised head. Moaning in pain..

"Itai… Come on! This is the second time… Second time this day! The Freaking second time this day!" she muttered crying.

The three stared at Mikan waiting for the latter to recover her bearing while the other took out a camera and proceed to snap pictures. In the mind of the three is a "I should've not trusted Imai."

After some minutes

"What was that for Permy?!" Mikan whined as she rubbed her as she tried to sit up. "Now I have 2 concussion at the same place."

"Well, Hotaru said the words 'Collective behavior' that she said is similar to 'all for one and one for all' rule, and we neither slept nor took a nap so we thought you shouldn't too. Which, in sense, is just a way for Hotaru to take some funny-looking pictures of you" Nonoko answered in Sumire's behalf.

"What the heck?! That's it?! Because of what Hotaru said?!"Mikan grumbled as she stood up and proceed to picking up her chair to sit again.

"Putting that aside!" Sumire proceed to reenact how Anna approach Hotaru a while back with Mikan with a major 'thud' earning a few stares.

"How can I put that aside Permy?! It freaking hurts like hell!" Mikan whined again.

Sumire faced Mikan with a really scary face which the latter thought and called as the 'Werewolf looking pissed off face of the cat-dog Alice bearer Sumire Shouda.'. "I said, 'Put that aside'."

"Meep….. Ha-hai!..." Mikan shakingly agreed as she hug her chair for her dear life.

The last time Mikan saw that face was when they're still studying at America. Sumire was having her worst day back then and it does not help when a transferee ask her to hand over her Queen Bee status leading to a disaster. In the end of the ruckus, Anna was calming Sumire, Nonoko was sighing, Hotaru became richer than she was before, Mikan has a huge bump in the head and a Hospitalize new student. Basically, seeing that face means everything won't end well. For Mikan, that is.

"So you guys won't tell and neither will tell us what in death's gate falls we're you doing last night nor where in Vera Damned name have you two been?" Sumire asked angrily.

"You like reading Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos Chronicle huh?" Mikan jokingly asked just to change the topic which is all in vain.

"Yes. But will you just answer the question given?!"

"We will tell you guys… Just.. Not now.." Mikan seriously said after delivering a sigh.

"Okay then. But you will listen to what we've been through this morning just to find you guys!" Anna said.

"Are we really going through this?" Mikan exasperatedly asked.

"Great. What a pain." Hotaru muttered.

"No worries. It's homeroom time." Sumire assured.

"So, you're basically saying we should ignore Narumi-sensei?"

"In a matter-of-fact… Yes.."

"I think we're going unto the wrong conversation right now."

"Oh. Thank you Nonoko! So everything started when Subaru-nii woke us up."

=Flashback=

"Has anyone seen Hotaru and Mikan?!"

A Loud voice reverberated as Sumire, Anna and Nonoko jolted a little, groggily and angrily stared at Hotaru's older brother, Subaru Imai who's pacing back and forth in front of them. They're already sleeping alright and it's a big NO NO to wake a girl up in a middle of their beauty sleep especially if it is just 2 in the morning.

"Wait! Wait! What?! You guys did get some sleep!" Mikan cried.

"It's just 2 hours of sleep! Not enough Mikan!"

"Damn it! I didn't even get 1 hours of sleep! You guys! Grrr! Now let me go back to slee-"

BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA

"You do know you are going to pay for wasting my BAKA Bullets Sumire." Hotaru calmly stated as she stared at Sumire who was pointing her BAKA gun at Mikan who was now sporting a very angry swell on her forehead.

"Shut it! Let me finish the story!" Sumire put down the BAKA gun back on Hotaru's table and resume the tale.

"Haven't seen *Yawn* them after school." Sumire answered sleepily."Can we go back to sleep already?"

"They left as soon as the bell rang?!" another exaggerated question snapped them out of sleepy state just to be succumbed by it again after.

"Unn… Now that you think about it, where have those two gone to?" Nonoko asked rubbing her eyes.

"Maybe, they find their significant ones and hook up with them."Sumire casually said.

"Seriously Permy?"

"Nope, those two are both romantically challenged girls. They don't even know the "Love at First sight Situation". So I doubt it."

"And knowing Hotaru, she doesn't like it when men violate her personal space. Blood will be spilled."

"I just said "Maybe""

"Well, that's a useless speculation."

"Oh Shut up.. I can't think well. I need my beauty sleep. NOW!"

"Ah! Now that I think about it. I've seen Mikan leaving the house at probably eight in the evening. So, that's it.. Goodnight." Anna said as she started walking back to her bedroom just to be pulled back by her pajama's collar.

"Really? Where is she going?" Subaru asked as he pulls Anna back.

"*Yawn* I don't know…. Can we sleep now?" Anna yawned. "They might be doing something together without telling us. Those party poopers."

"Ah! No way.. Hotaru and Mikan don't do thing without telling us and mainly if it's two in the morning. They're always home before clock strikes at twelve in the midnight." Nonoko said half asleep.

The two girls stared at Nonoko who simply asked them "What?" before nodding.

"How can you think like that while half-asleep?" Sumire asked.

"Uh.. Probably because I'm not like you who think insanely while half-asleep."

"Excuse me! Take that back!"

"Hell no."

"Nonoko's right, they're always home before the 24Th hour." Anna said to Subaru while the other two started bickering.

"Of course, I am right. When did I say something that's wrong?" Nonoko asked ignoring Sumire's curses.

"Remember in 2nd year middle school?"Anna asked while reminiscing.

"What about it?"

"You gave us an answer for one of the questions in our midterm test. Turns out it was wrong." Sumire answered and Anna nodded affirming the statement.

"It was an Honest Mistake Permy! And it was not that my answer was wrong. It was just misspelled!"

"Same Difference."

"Wait?!... You guys cheated?! On an Exam Wha-"

"So, Subaru-nii already know why we have such a high grades back in middle school huh." Mikan sigh.

"We should've perfected it if Hotaru helped!" Nonoko wailed.

"Well, if I remember correctly, I did say that if you guys are willing to pay in kind I will gladly help." Hotaru said in defense.

"Yeah, right! If you meant by 'willing to pay in kind' is differ from paying you a hundred thousand rabbits and giving you some embarrassing photo of us to sell then we'd be really and eagerly say yes! But no! It was not!"

"Mikan…" Mikan turned to a now pissed off Sumire who's pointing Hotaru's BAKA gun on her forehead yet again.

"Ahh.. ahh.. So-Sorry… Continue with the story. Ummm…. Please?"

"Hey, Sumire, just in case Mikan butt in yet again. I would like to rent you my Baka Bazooka 2.09 for a thousand rabbit. It was proven and tested." Hotaru grinned. "Just sign this contract to rent, please." Hotaru slid a paper to Sumire who immediately signed it.

"Nice doing business with you." Hotaru said while handling the Baka Bazooka to Sumire.

Well, what can you say? The Great Hotaru Imai does not really take it well when someone used her personal things but this a special occasion, she let Sumire use her gun and bazooka which is kind of a privilege.

"-hat! ...Ahh.. Screw that for a while. WHERE ARE THOSE TWO?!" Subaru massaged her temple as he started whispering.

"This is Bad.. If something happened to those two….. This is really bad…. I also promised Sakura that nothing will happened to those two.."

Anna, as a good gossiper and listener picked up the sentence very well and the first this she became curious about was the name Subaru mentioned which is 'Sakura'. "Neh… Subaru-nii.."

"Huh? What is it Anna?"

"Who is Sakura Mikan?"

"Now, that I think about it. Why does Subaru-nii knew Mikan Sakura?

Sumire and Nonoko were startled with Anna asking about the infamous Mikan Sakura. The two stared at Anna and Subaru who're in a staring Contest.

Subaru, too, was startled. He stared at Anna for a while before answering. "….Who's who?"

"You just contemplated before answering me with another question. Not to mention, I heard you muttering you Promising Sakura something. So you knew her. Who is she? Does she have connection on us or something?" Anna asked seriously.

Subaru sighed."Even if I know something about her, I can't tell you. I'm not in the place to tell. If she remembers anything, she'll tell you." With that Subaru walked out after saying. "I'm going to find those two. You three get back to sleep."

Sumire grumbled muttering. "You're the one who wake us up."

"Now, I don't feel like going back to sleep." Nonoko stated as she continue to stare where Subaru walked out.

"So do I…" Anna seconded.

"Let's find those two." Sumire suggested.

"Okay then. Change clothes and meet at the front door ASAP." Anna said.

The three returned to their room and changed their clothes. They headed out to find Mikan and Hotaru with a question in mind. 'Who's he referring to as she?'

=After a few minutes=

"You guys bring flashlights?" Nonoko asked the two descending from the stairs.

"Yes. We do. But what I want to know is…" Anna stopped before looking at Sumire who has a handbag full of stuffs. "What is in that Handbag Sumire?"

"Oh. Just your regular protective stuffs." Sumire answered swaying the handbag hanging in her arm.

"Like?" Nonoko asked.

Sumire put the handbag down and opened it. She, then, proceeds to took out all the stuffs inside and identifies them. "Pepper Spray, A Ra-"

"An Alarm? For what?"

"It's not an alarm. It's a rape whistle!" Sumire defended.

"Are you kidding me?"Nonoko asked, clearly in stun.

"You don't know if there's a rapist out there lurking in the dark. Better be prepared!" Sumire said in defense. "Wait? Don't you think Mikan and Hotaru became a victim?!"

"You sure have the worst thoughts when you lack of proper sleep. Is… Is that what I think it is?" Nonoko asked when she saw the latest object Sumire pulled out of the bag.

"A Talisman?! Really?"Anna giggled.

"What?! There might be ghost out there! Better be prepared! *Gasp* Do you think Mikan and Hotaru-"

"That's it! Leave everything behind except the pepper spray and your so-called Rape Whistle!"

"Ehh?!"

"I do not know that sleep deprivation can lead Sumire's mind going haywire. But, for the record, I also thought of that that as a simple alarm. Who would have thought it's something called rape whistle?" Anna said before leaving the two behind.

Nonoko, on the other hand, was left annoyed and, at the same time, speechless.

Minute after, the three started searching for Mikan and Hotaru.

They were walking on the path that leads to the Middle School Division Building when Anna thought up of something.

"Should not we split up so we can find those two faster?" Anna asked.

"No.. We better not.. What will happen if one of us has gone missing like those two?" Sumire opposed.

"She is right." Nonoko agreed to Sumire.

"Eh. But it'll be faster and the faster we find those two, the faster we can go back to our beauty sleep!"

"Oh.. You are so right Anna! We should Split up!"

"Where does your loyalty lies Sumire! In your own thought or hers? You just simply discarded that great thought of yours just for a beauty sleep?!"

A rustle was heard by Anna while Nonoko was in the middle of ranting.

"Nonoko, Shut up for a while." Anna said as she continued to listen for more rustling sound.

"What?" Nonoko asked in whispers

"There's someone here other than us."

"What?" Nonoko and Sumire inquired in sync.

"I told you there are rapists roaming around. Wait! It might be ghosts." Sumire said to Nonoko.

"I said shut up!"

Five shadows envelop them from behind and they heard footsteps.

"Hey, what are you girls doing in the mid-"

"AHHH! GHOSTS!"

A loud screams reverberated the entire area that nearly woken up their Professor Jinno who's residing nearby as Sumire began to attack the owners of the shadows.

"AH! IT HURTS DAMN IT"

"STOP!FOR CHRIST SAKE STOP!"

"WAIT! AUGH!"

"NOO!"

"MY EYES! IT BURNS!"

"Sumire stop! Stop! It's just Koko and the others" Anna began to fling her arms to stop Sumire who deliver a last blow using a stun gun to Koko's guts.

The poor guys slumped at the pavement as he squirmed in pain for the unwelcome electricity running inside his body. "T-thanks a l-lot S-Sumire. T-that really h-hurts."

Sumire stared at Koko for a while before diverting her eyes to the others who came with him.

Natsume and Yuu were unharmed, Ruka's face was covered with a talisman and Kitsuneme was kneeling while crying that his eyes burn.

Looking at the boys, Sumire sheepishly laughed and said "I'm sorry."

"I told you not to bring the talisman! And you have a stun gun?!" Nonoko butted in.

"What are you guys doing here?" Anna asked.

"We visited Natsume's sister and lost track of time playing with her." Yuu answered as he help Kitsuneme to stand up and apply first aid treatment for people who was pepper sprayed.

"The real question is 'what are you girls doing here this time of the day?'" Ruka asked as he took out the talisman plastered on his forehead.

" Ah… Mikan and Hotaru were not home yet so we are finding them."

"Azumi and Imai?"

"Yep."

"You guys need help?"

"Nope.. We're goo-."Nonoko answered.

"Actually." Anna interjected. "You guys came in the right time."

"Do you fucking think this is the right time?! With all of this?!" Kitsuneme whispered hoarsely.

"Oh.. Sorry for Sumire spraying pepper spray on you. Anyway, You guys will help us or not?" Anna asked.

"Okay we'll help." Natsume answered for the rest.

"Well then, Sumire, since you're the one who put Koko in that situation, you go pair up with him and take the south. Nonoko with Kitsune and go to north. I'll go with Yuu to east and Natsume with Ruka to west." Anna proposed with hailed a series of "Okay", a few "why" from Sumire and a groan from Koko.

The three pairs left to their direction leaving Sumire and Koko to tend for their selves.

=End of Flashback=

"Talisman? Ghost? Rapist? Rape Whistle?! Really Sumire? Really?" Mikan asked as she looked incredulously at Sumire who just shrugged.

"Well, at least you guys know what sleep deprivation do to me now, right?.."

"Oh… So, that is the reason for the face Koko is giving out a while ago huh.

.." Hotaru smirked while eyeing Koko who is still holding the part where Sumire strike a stun gun. She then looked back at Sumire proudly stating "Good Job girl." With a thumbs up.

"Hey!" Koko interjected "I heard that Ice Quee-OW!"

"We didn't ask whether you did or not." Hotaru said as she blew smoke that her BAKA gun produced after firing.

Koko throws a pencil case to the mocking Ice Queen who easily dodged it and gestured at the back of him.

"Mr. Yome, I did not have a good night rest for there are unsettling noises in the middle of the night that's why you better have a good explanation for this. So, mind telling me why you're throwing pencil case to your fellow students?" Unluckily, He heard a familiar voice which is not the same of their Homeroom Professor.

Hotaru then tapped the now and again sleeping Mikan hardly on the head to wake up which did not go unnoticed by Jinno himself.

Koko turned around to meet face to face with their very angry Professor Jinno. "Uhmm…Ahh.. ahehehe… ahehe.. ahe.. he…"

Mikan slurred as she woke up. "Huh? Oh..Hotaru what? Oh.. It is Jin-Jin….Hi Jin-Jin….. JIN-JIN!"

"MISTER KOKORO YOME!MISS MIKAN AZUMI! DETENTION FOR BOTH OF YOU!"

"Arghh! Noooo!"

"Why me?!"

=Late that day=

"Where have you two been?" Subaru asked the two girls standing in front of him one wearing an apologetic smile and the other a neutral face.

"Mikan, You go. I'll tell him myself." The one wearing a neutral face looked at the awkwardly smiling one and gesture her out of the room.

"But Hotaru, tha-"

"I told you, I'll tell him myself. So be a good girl and out!"

"Okay.. Okay… I'll go.. I'll go..Geez" Mikan left the sibling to talk.

"Why do you need to chase her out? I also needed her side here considering she cannot really tell lies."

"We all know she's not good at lying so talked to her later but first." Hotaru placed a black stone she fetched out of her skirt pocket on the table between her and her brother.

"Is that?"

"Yes.. It is…. We need to talk to him."

"But where did you get that." Subaru asked as he looked at her sister who's filling the table with different colored stone.

"Somewhere Mikan and I were held yesterday."

"Are you saying you were kidnapped?"

"Yes."

"Then.. How did you get out?"

=Flashback=

"EHHH?!"

"Ho-Hotaru-sama, are you serious?!"

"You're just kidding, right? Hotaru?"

"Do I look like I am kidding?"

"You seriously want us to do that?!"

"Yes."

"But Hotaru-sama! That's dangerous!"

Hotaru groan irritably as she stared at the three brunettes in front of her.

They're currently residing at one of the rooms in the place they were brought. Arguing about if they should or should not agree to execute Hotaru's plan. And right now, it's three versus one, in favor of the 'Should Not' team.

"Do you think I didn't consider the danger that we'll be put cause of this plan?"

"You want us to split again?"

"Didn't I've already told you?"

"But..But… Hotaru… Of all the plans you've thought now and then. This Plan is something I'll considered the most poorly conceived."

"Do you think I didn't know that?!"

"I don't know that you know that. So I just stated it."

"Look! This place is like a maze. It'll be damn difficult to escape of we don't know where we are heading! So we need to split up, Find a map or find an escape route."

"There are guards out there! We are outnumbered!"

"That's why your Alices are needed! You will use it to escape dangerous situations! Aside from that… Here." Hotaru took six bottles out of nowhere and placed it in the middle of their makeshift human circle.

"What the heck is this Hotaru?" Mikan asked as she grasped one of the bottles and began shaking it.

"In that bottle is an invisible paint and in here is invisibility paint."

"And what's the difference?"

"The one you're holding. We're going to use it in marking arrows on our path. If we stumbled up in a dead end, mark cross over the arrow marks and trace backward. And this." Hotaru shook one of the bottles. "If we get caught in a crossfire. Use this to make yourself invisible."

"Ah.. So that is that huh.."

"You're really ready for anything, aren't you Hotaru-sama?" the illusion girl said.

"No, I'm not. I just finished making these."

"Eh?"

"This invisibility paint was based on the masking Alice."

"Really?"

"Well, Hotaru has the Invention Alice, she can create whatever she wants even with minimal resources."

"But even so-"

"That's right whatever it is, I can build it. I am Hotaru Imai anyway. I can do everything and anything I want." Hotaru stood up and continue, staring at the three. "I know it's a very dangerous escape plan but what could we do other than that?"

"Uhhh… Stick together while trying to escape?"

"For God sake! It's 2 in the morning! How can we have the leisure to make this escape longer than we can if we split up?! We don't even know if how many reinforcements and additional personnel they have at the daylight."

"So… Okay… Me and Illusion girl then you and Masking girl." Mikan suggested the pairing.

"What?! Mikan?! That is a big NO NO." Hotaru interjected.

"If we're going to use your idea for plan of action, we'll also use mine as the pairing." Mikan said as she took two bottles of invisibility paint and a UV flashlight, handed the invisibility paint and the invisible paint to the illusion girl and proceeds to the door with her pair on tow. "Oh.. We'll take the left path" With that the two were gone.

*sigh 'Mikan' Hotaru stared at the door for minutes.

"Uh… Imai-sama? Aren't we going to go?" The Masking girl asked as she stared at Hotaru who's now mumbling something under her breathe.

"Alright, let's get going."

=Undefined minutes Later=

"Are you finished spraying?" Hotaru asked the masking girl who's in charge of invisible paint.

'Y-Yes.." The girl squeaked.

"Oh.. Then, let's turn right from here. Left is a dead end with empty rooms." Hotaru said as she began to lead the girl.

Silence bellowed between the two of them for minutes when the masking girl started talking again.

"Uh… Imai-sama?"

"What is it?"

"I can't help but notice that you are quite overprotective of Mikan-sama."

"Yeah… Everyone say so.. What of it?" Hotaru asked as they stop to another two way corridor. "Wait a minute." Hotaru left to the right way of the corridor for a while and came back. "Spray the paint to the left way."

"Uhmm.. okay.."

"So, what are you asking again?"Hotaru questioned as she stare blankly at the girl.

"Ah.. I just want to know why are you so overprotective of her." They began their cautious walk again.

"We.. It's because I promised."

"Eh?"

"I promised to someone and I will uphold it."

"Who did you promise to?"

"Dead end." Hotaru said as they reach another dead end and immediately turned back to the path they've taken.

"Ah.. I see." The girl followed Hotaru as they trekked back.

"For the Record, I'm not going to tell who.." Hotaru answered "It's my promise to a secret person that existed before."

"HAH! GOT YOU!" another high school student like them appeared with a tranquilizer on hand ready to shoot though Hotaru was faster that the guy and knock him immediately but it is not for the guy already alerted the others with his scream.

"Grab the Tranquilizer and let's run back. This guy made a lot of noise." Hotaru said grimacing as she heard the hushed and voices of their seeker and she beacon the masking girl to run first.

Another five guys ran into them and shoot tranquilizers nearly knocking Hotaru, luckily the tranquilizer dart slipped pass near her cheek but did not create any damages to her face.

She emptied her Tranquilizer on the five knocking out all of them.

They made it to an empty room which Hotaru scanned a while ago.

"Okay.. How much left of our invisibility paint again?" Hotaru asked as scanned the corridor from the small cracked on the door.

"Good for one."

"Darn… Use it. And give me the tranquilizer."

"But Imai-sama."

"I'm good. I'll get by, so use it."Hotaru snatched the tranquilizer from the girl and count the darts inside.

Hotaru waited for the girl to finished spraying the invisibility paint and said when the girl was finished. "Follow me and If I make contacts duck and knelt." And without the yes from the other she walked out of the room.

Hotaru runs with the UV flashlight on at her hand and tranquilizer at the other. Shooting whoever appeared on sight.

It did not take long for her to be surrounded and it is just her luck that she already took down all the guys who had tranquilizers.

The first guy to approached her was kicked on the part where it hurts and was ram to the wall.

"Get her guys!" One of them screamed at they all went charging. The first to get near her was kick on the feet. The Guy crawl in pain and Hotaru took the opportunity to use him as a leverage. Hotaru stepped on the guys back and launch herself to the others who easily evade her.

"Thank you!" She called as she slid to the ground breaking away from the crowd and started running again. 'Man.. I'm very lucky I wear short underneath this skirt..' she thought.

"Watch out!" Hotaru heard as she skid to stop barely avoiding a tranquilizer dart that came from her left meeting an unconscious guys lying on the ground with a dented invisibility bottle hovering above.

"I forgot about you… Sorry…. And Thanks by the way." Hotaru said smiling a little, a very very little smile.

"No problem."

"Come on." The two started running again.

"Imai-sama..What kind of escape was that?" the still invisible girl asked as they continue to run.

"What escape?"

"The one you use while being surrounded?"

"Stop..Stop.. This way!" Hotaru called.

A few minutes while running silently Hotaru asked."Have you ever heard of the strategy called 'Run-and-Gun' in basketball?"

"I do"

"Well, that strategy is basically run first before striking. The thing I did back there, that's something I called 'Gun-and-Run'. Strike first then run."

After a few minutes the invisibility paint wear off of the masking girl and they collided to Mikan and the illusion girl who were also running.

"Nothing is over there but dead end." Mikan reported.

"Here too.." Hotaru said.

"Guys! Here… Imai-sama, we haven't taken this corridor yet!" The invisible masking girl said.

"Then Come on!" The four run as fast as they could and their chaser stop half way with yell and screams about a 'bear' and 'an axe' at the other side of the corridor.

At the end of the corridor is a stair leading upward to a trap door. They opened it and a cozy looking wooden house. Locking the trap door with a table they sighed with relief as they escape that never ending maze and the bunch of guys running after them.

"Thank God we escape." Mikan huffed in relief.

"Yeah.. We can still sleep right?" The masking girl asked.

"What time is it anyway?" The illusion girl asked.

"5:43 AM" Hotaru answered pointing at the clock dangling at the wall.

"This is a nice house.. Wonder why it's connected to that deathtrap of a maze and anyone had any idea whose house is this?" Mikan asked as she look around.

A creaking sound from the door that's opening revealed a little teddy bear that's walking on its own.

"Whoa! Hotaru! Look at that bear! It's moving on its own! Cool!" Mikan squeal as she walked toward the bear.

"Mikan-sama be careful with the bear." The illusion girl said in caution.

"Wew…" Mikan patted the bear at the head and turned toward the three who began to pale. "I should be careful with this bear? Seriously guys? Look how cute this is?"

"Uhmm… Imai-sama isn't that?" the masking girl asked.

"Yes… It is… Mikan, it's holding an axe." Hotaru said with a very neutral face

"Heh? You guys… Stop talking nonsense.. Look.. Look… it's a fluffy bear."

"Mikan… I'm telling the truth.."

"Don't be like t- Gyahh!" Mikan immediately retreated her arms as the bear swing it's axe missing Mikan's arm in process.

"Mikan-sama!"the illusion and masking girls screamed in horror as they watched the scene played in from of them.

The bear's axe swing was followed up by a very powerful uppercut which hit Mikan really hard that she went flying out of the house destroying the house roof and landing with her head first many meters away.

"Mikan-sama!" the two screamed again as they watched Mikan dropped on the ground.

"Told you be careful." Hotaru simply said.

The illusion and masking girls ran out of the house toward Mikan who's now seeing birds as the bear shuffled in the room. They were followed by Hotaru who looked back at the bear who slammed shut the door of the house.

=Flashback End=

"And that's what happened to me. You might want to talk to Mikan to what happened on her side." Hotaru said as she stared at the emerald stone in her hands.

"What are they planning for all of these Alice Stones." Subaru asked himself.

"That's what I wanted to know too.. If you're there you'll see a room full of this Alice stones and I only encounter one but we haven't really explore the whole area so.. What if there are other rooms full of Alice stones. What will they do to all of that?!"

"I too, don't know but I'll talk to him and Kazumi for this matter later. So, call him now and make him arrive faster than he wished for."

"Great..Understood."

A/N: There you have it.. The Sixth chapter of Hidden. Thanks for reading and hope you enjoy this chapter. Also, I don't know when will chapter 7 be publish but I'll try making it earlier than this.

No promises though. I'm in Philippines so my classes will start at June. So, really… No promises.. Then, uh, see you next chapter.

Preview:

"How can they not see you?"

"Argh.. We don't have any tranquilizer darts left."

"Nice to be back!"

"The trapdoor leading to that so called maze is here?"

"Hi Lil' Sis! Howdy?!"

"Mr. Bear? What did I do you wrong?!"