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A short Ruka fanfic, hope you like it =)
It was Saturday, a Saturday I've been longing for. I seriously needed a break.
I was hanging out with Natsume in the city for some air, "Hey Natsume," I turned and said. "Hn?" "Why didn't Sakura come? Didn't you ask her?" "Yeah but…she said she had something else to do."
He said it without looking at me. It was yesterday that I witnessed it while passing a corner, hearing Mikan's high-pitched screams and Natsume's groans. Yup—they had a fight.
"So, Natsu—" Riiiiiiiiing Riiiiiiiiing. "Ah, Ruka, could you answer my phone for me? I'm gonna use the toilet." He handed me his phone and ran off when I nodded. It's probably because on the screen of his phone it said, 'Mikan Sakura calling.'
"Hello—""H-hey Natsume it's me, Mikan." She said it in a soft stutter and after that, she was silent. I lowered my voice, imitating Natsume's husky one, "…yeah?" and before she replied, I pressed the record button.
"About yesterday, I…I'm sorry Natsume! I just had so much in my mind and I wanted you to hear me out but you just wouldn't listen…so I couldn't help but get mad!" I could tell she was in the verge of tears, judging by how her voice kept cracking.
"I wanted to tell you…so now I'm going to."
I knew where she was going. I wanted to reply and stop her but nothing would escape my mouth. I couldn't put down the phone, I couldn't shout I just…stood there.
"Yesterday…I realized something. Right before we fought. I thought I hated you and I thought you were the biggest jerk in the world but I still didn't want to lose you. I didn't want you to get hurt. I-I didn't want you to…I didn't want you to hate me either."
Stop. Don't say it Sakura.
"I wanted to be held by you, I wanted you to accept me. I wanted you to love me like—like that way I love you! I'm sorry for being such an idiot…I'm sorry Natsume…."
I was in the verge of tears. I wanted to say something. I loved her.
"Natsume? Are you there?"
But Natsume loved her too.
"Mikan." I said in my normal voice, not in Natsume's.
"Natsume…? Is that…you?" she was confused, and I wanted to make it clear to her that the whole time, it was me, listening to her every word. I couldn't say anything more though so I hung up—Natsume was back. "Oi, Ruka. You okay?"
"…Yeah, I'm fine." I forced out a smile and handed him the phone, "Mikan called. Good news."
"Huh? Ruka are you—""Yeah I'm fine. I just…I gotta go. See you Natsume." I waved then walked away. I held in my tears. I held it in until I got home.
Natsume POV
What's wrong with him? I thought, then looked at my phone's screen. 'You've got 1 voice mail.'
I sighed, pressed the 'play' button then held it to my ear. It was Mikan talking, then apologizing then—"I wanted you to love me like— like the way I love you!" My mouth dropped open and my heartbeat accelerated. I wanted to reply and tell her how happy I was but, it was just a voicemail.
I kept listening, with a smirk on my face. I heard Ruka's voice, "Mikan." and my smirk faded.
He was listening. Ruka was listening to her the whole time.
"Natsume…? Is that…you?" Beep-Beep-Beep "End of voicemail."
Ruka…if I hadn't come—what would you have said?
Wah…poor Ruka D;
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