Plums and Lemons

A Narumi-centric collection.

#34:

Pride

"I don't know why we're both Top Star students," Narumi said,
"but you're gravely mistaken if you think Misaki and I are equals."

Category: Anime/Manga » Gakuen Alice.
Title: Plums and Lemons » #34 : Pride.
Characters: Narumi, OC, Misaki.
Genre: Drama/Romance.
Rating: T.

Arc: Madness Arc.
Status: Ongoing. Part 2.

For phireye, inspired by Kelly Clarkson’s Beautiful Disaster.

To be honest, I really felt uninspired to continue this collection. I don't know, I'm really not into Gakuen Alice anymore, or even Narumi. But I got guilty, so I read the previous chapter and impressed myself (it's possible!).

Aside from that, I put writing and updating to the backburner in the last couple of months because of school and a ton of extracurricular activities. To top it all off, I graduated just yesterday aaand I actually snagged Latin honors. Hohoho. There's just so much going on right now, and it's all very exciting. :)

On another note, Madness Arc is going to be quite longer than the other arcs of this collection, so I'm trying to make it as groundbreaking as possible. Hopefully it turns out okay, and I'll still have my readers to stick with me till the end.

Catching the Sands of Time
The young woman stared at Noda, wide-eyed.
"It's you! The pervert who was in my bathroom!"

Chapter Two
An Inconvenient Mistake
Noda gave the young woman an apologetic smile.
"A-Are you sure it was me...?"
She shot him a furious glare. "Of course I'm sure it was you!"

Category. Anime/Manga  » Gakuen Alice.
Characters. Noda, OCs.
Status. Ongoing.

I haven't updated this story in a very long time, so I'm really happy that this chapter is finally up. I love Noda, and I really like my plot for this fic (not to mention all the Physics that goes with time traveling!), so I'm continuing. I know exactly where I want this story to go, so hopefully my patience will allow me to finish it. :D

Catching the Sands of Time
The young woman stared at Noda, wide-eyed.
"It's you! The pervert who was in my bathroom!"

Chapter One
Noda, The Pervert
"Pardon me, Jinno-sensei, but how old are you today?"

Category. Anime/Manga  » Gakuen Alice.
Characters. Noda, OCs.
Status. Ongoing.

So here's a fan fiction idea that's been nagging me for the longest time. I've even written a rough draft of it. It takes place roughly fifty years before the Gakuen Alice anime timeline - at a time when even the events of the manga haven't happened yet.

Plums and Lemons

A Narumi-centric collection.

#33:

Beautiful

"You're my partner," Narumi told her sternly. "You're supposed to be here when I need you."

Category: Anime/Manga » Gakuen Alice.
Title: Plums and Lemons » #33 : Beautiful.
Characters: Narumi, OC.
Genre: Drama/Romance.
Rating: T.

Arc: Madness Arc.
Status: Ongoing. Part 1.

For phireye, inspired by Kelly Clarkson’s Beautiful Disaster.

I was so inspired to write that I finished this in my scratch paper.

Plums and Lemons

A collection of snippets about Narumi.

Snippet #08:

Promise

Narumi didn't make a promise he didn't intend to keep.

Category: Anime/Manga » Gakuen Alice.
Title: Plums and Lemons » Snippet #08 : Promise.
Characters: Narumi, and a young lady of sixteen.
Genre: General.
Rating: K+.

Status: Complete.

For the record, the young lady is not Yuka, or whoever that person everyone keeps talking about in their reviews. Let's be clear: I don't read the manga, so I can't make allusions to that.

For those who are curious, I was thinking only one character while writing, and that's the same character in my Mischief Equals Mayhem. (I mentioned specifics, like the color of the eyes. as well as the six-year age gap.) Although, I'm giving everyone the liberty to imagine the young woman to be whoever they want. Hey, we don't know what happened to Narumi at twenty-two, do we? (Or at least I don't, haha; I don't know what the manga says about it, if it does.)

Regardless, who she is ain't the point; the promise and Narumi's mind-set about it is.

I simply don't think Narumi is one who breaks promises, or even makes those he can't keep. Because he's awesome like that.

After being held off by my shopping spree for my friend's party (and the party itself!), my new Gakuen Alice fan fiction is finally up! It's muti-chaptered, and it's all about Noda! Clueless and adorable Noda, the teacher of Special Ability Class. Woot!

Catching the Sands of Time

The young woman stared at Noda, wide-eyed. “It’s you! The pervert who was in my bathroom!” 

Pre-anime series. Set 15 years earlier. Noda-centric.

Fandom: Gakuen Alice.
Title: Catching the Sands of Time.
Characters: Noda, OCs.
Genre: Friendship/Drama.
Rating: T.
Chapter(s): 1.
Status: In-progress.

Like it says right there, the story takes place fifteen years before the anime. And yes, I will hurt you if you dare speak of the Gakuen Alice manga in my presence. Please overlook any inconsistencies with the manga, as I’ve never and haven’t the faintest intention of reading it.

I came up with the idea for this story three years ago (yeah I take my time), and even told everyone reading my Narumi fic about it right here. The original idea was for Kazuhara Shizue (pronounced shee-zoo-eh) to be a new teacher in the Academy, but ditched the thought when I realized it would be more fun to write about Noda and all other Alice Academy teachers as students.

Since I'm not following the manga, I've taken the liberty to create original characters (OCs) to fill in several roles for my story. As far as I've sketched, there will only be three in this fic, although I might alter that if the necessity arises.  Of course, I'm not forgetting about the canon characters like Narumi, Misaki, et al, and they will surely receive their own due frames in the next chapters. In the first chapter I successfully squeezed in bits of Jinno and Misaki, and I had fun writing them out. It's rather difficult at first, since I'm being very careful about keeping them young and in-character. But, I definitely enjoyed it. Character development FTW!

I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the idea of time traveling, especially since Noda defies my beloved Physics by his ability to travel back  to the past. There’s also the question of time paradoxes, which I’m doing a research about. Likewise, I'm rereading Michael Crichton’s Timeline for reference. Hopefully it won’t be necessary to elaborate and be too technical about Noda's alice, but just in case.

I’m proud to say that I’m the first person in the GAFFN archive to write a Noda-centric story. I’ve always wanted to write about him, and I feel really great about publishing this. Hurrah!

Do read and review, everyone! I'd love to know what you think!