Gakuen Alice Volume 9

[Read Chapter 1 at URL.] It's time for the Alice Academy Christmas party, and all the students are pitching in with their Alices to help with the preparations. But while Mikan has gotten a lot more comfortable with her own powers, how can "nullification" help in a situation like this? Meanwhile, the holidays are bringing up a variety of confusing emotions all around, and quite a bit of speculation about romance! (Tokyopop)