Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me T.T everything belongs to Tachibana Higuchi!
Author's Note: Yes! Finally my third story since I started writing fanfics! Anyways... I was kind of hesitant about writing anything that wasn't a one-shot because I hate when my favorite fanfictions are discontinued or aren't updated! :P So I'm just going to try this out and I hope that I'll be able to update at least once a week! Anyways hope you like it and please review!
It was a normal day at Gakuen Alice. Until a commotion occurred at lunch. As the gang walked into the classroom they realized that two people were very angry at each other. Or at least, one person was furious with the other. And those two people were Natsume and Mikan.
"You should've known this would happen when we started dating." Natsume coolly said, sitting in his chair.
"YOU PROMISED!" Mikan screeched.
"You can't honestly expect me to call you every day just so you can check up on me."
"I NEVER ASKED YOU TO CALL ME EVERY DAY! BUT YOU PROMISED TO CALL AND YOU DIDN'T!"
"I forgot." Natsume shrugged. "Honestly. I don't understand why it's such a big deal to you."
Mikan crossed her arms stubbornly and glared at him.
"Are you seriously that worried that I'm being unfaithful?"
"WHAT?" Mikan yelled.
"Why are you so distrusting?"
"Y..YOU THINK I'M WORRIED THAT YOU'RE CHEATING ON ME?"
"Well obviously. That's what this is about, isn't it?"
"Oh my god. I can't even. I'm so done."
"You're done?" Natsume scoffed. "If you're gonna give up so easily than maybe we shouldn't be dating in the first place."
Mikan's hand slowly went to her mouth. Natsume paled. He scrambled to get up and stepped towards Mikan.
"Maybe you're right." Mikan whispered.
"Mikan." Natsume said, panicking.
Mikan stepped back. "Maybe we shouldn't be dating." She choked out and stalked off. Natsume stood, looking green and sunk back into his chair, defeated. The gang didn't even need Koko to be there to know what was going in Mikan's head. She was hurt.
"What the hell did you do this time?" Ruka asked as he pulled Hotaru by her hand and sat down next to Natsume. Mochu, Koko and Sumire followed and sat down.
"I forgot to call her." Natsume grumbled.
"Then you should've called her." Hotaru commented without looking up from her book.
"Really, Natsume. You should go after her. She looked absolutely heartbroken." Sumire urged.
Natsume grunted stubbornly. "It's her fault too. Why can't she just trust me?"
Koko looked at Natsume in disbelief. "Natsume. Are you honestly that dense?"
"Easy for you to say! You know what everyone's thinking before they even realize they're thinking it!" Natsume countered. He slowly started igniting flames on Koko's shirt.
"Holy crap! Dude! STOP! STOP!" Koko flailed his arms before Hotaru doused him with her water bottle.
"If you know so damn well why she's so upset, why aren't any of you guys getting up to comfort her?" Natsume snorted.
"Because there's no point. The only person that Mikan needs to be comforted by is you." Sumire shook her head.
"Natsume. I don't even need to be a mind-reader to know why she wants you to call her all the time." Mochu said. "She's not worried that you're off with another girl. She's worried that you're somewhere out there on a mission and hurt."
"You should see Mikan's face when you're not in class. She looks so hurt. And when you come back with bruises and scars, she looks like she wants to cry." Sumire whispered.
Natsume paused and bit his tongue. "Why didn't she just tell me that?"
Ruka shook his head. "Seriously, man? You have to fix this."
Natsume looked up in the direction Mikan ran off in and got up to chase after her.
"Why are the two of them so dense?" Koko asked no one in particular after he thought Natsume was gone. But apparently Natsume could still hear him because in the next second, Koko's hair caught on fire.
Natsume jogged up the staircase because he knew that's where Mikan went when she was feeling hurt. And he was right because he saw Mikan standing over the edge, sniffling softly and looking deeply into a photo. Natsume discreetly stepped very closely to try and see what photo she was looking at. But all he could focus on was Mikan's sobs and tears. Before he could see what the photo was of, a strong gust of wind blew the photo right out of Mikan's hands. Mikan leaned over the edge of the rooftop and grasped the photo. But as she grasped the photo, she lost her balance and tumbled off the roof. It took Natsume only a millisecond to react.
"MIKAN!" He yelled and ran to the edge.
He threw out his arm to try and grab Mikan's hand but all he got was a soft brush of her fingertips as she fell a very long fall. Natsume gasped and jumped after her. No matter what, he couldn't let her hit the ground. Natsume tried to grab Mikan's arm but she was too far ahead. Just about a meter from the ground, he saw Mikan lurch forward and linger in the air for a little while before she tumbled down again. Natsume braced for the impact of the cement but it never came. He looked up and saw Mochu looking sick.
"Mochu." Natsume breathed.
"MIKAN!" Hotaru ran towards Mikan's body. Ruka, Koko, Sumire and Mochu all bent down to examine Mikan. Natsume stepped forward and held out his hand to touch Mikan.
"Mikan?" Natsume called out weakly. No reply.
Hotaru urgently shook her. "MIKAN!"
"We have to take her to the infirmary. Now." Sumire urged. Natsume swiftly picked her up and sprinted with everyone following him.
"She hit her head. She may have a concussion. It could've been a lot worse if Mochiagi hadn't been there to catch her." The doctor said.
"That's the thing. I couldn't catch her. She was falling too fast and I didn't realize what was going on and... it happened too quickly." Mochu hung his head in shame.
"You stopped her before she fell. You saved her, Mochu." Sumire comforted him.
"Why couldn't you catch her and not me?" Natsume asked Mochu bitterly.
"Hey. It's not his fault." Koko interjected.
Natsume sighed loudly. "I know. I'm sorry."
"You idiot. What if you hurt yourself?" Ruka grabbed Natsume's collar.
"I wasn't thinking."
"That's the problem isn't it? You always do things to hurt yourself without thinking!"
"Ruka. Calm down." Hotaru tugged on his shirt. Ruka turned to her and gave one last glare to Natsume before letting go of his collar.
"She probably won't wake up until tomorrow." The doctor interrupted. "I suggest you all get some sleep. You had a long day today."
As they all turned to leave, the doctor grabbed Natsume's arm. "Hey, kid. She was holding this in her hand." He handed Natsume a crumbled photo. Natsume looked up at the photo and almost broke down and cried. It was a Polaroid photo of himself and Mikan on their first date.
"Get some sleep." The doctor patted Natsume's shoulder before closing the door.
But sleep was exactly what Natsume did NOT do, because he couldn't. He rolled around in bed and tossed and turned. But he couldn't sleep. He couldn't wait until morning came so he could go see Mikan. By four AM, he gave up and walked to the infirmary and sat by the door, waiting to go in. A couple of times, he considered breaking the door down but he didn't want to disturb Mikan's sleep. So he waited. Waited until it became eight AM.
The doctor finally arrived at seven thirty AM and chuckled at Natsume. "Really, kid. She's fine now." He shook his head.
"I need to see her." Natsume tiredly croaked.
"Young love." The doctor rolled his eyes in amusement and opened the door to Mikan's room.
"Mikan!" Natsume hurriedly walked to her bedside.
"Hnn?" Mikan groaned as she opened her eyes.
"Oh god. Mikan. I thought you were going to die. I can't believe how careless you were. Promise you'll never do that again."
"What...?"
"Mikan. Seriously. Promise me."
"I promise." Mikan nodded, looking slightly bewildered.
"Good." Natsume sighed and grabbed her hand before sitting down next to her.
"Umm..." Mikan hesitated and squirmed her hand away from Natsume's grasp. "I'm sorry if I'm being rude..."
Then her next words caused Natsume's heart to sink. "But... who are you?" Mikan asked.
- TO BE CONTINUED -
Author's Note: Dun dun dunnnn! Hope you guys liked my first chapter of "Nullifying Natsume" I'm going to try to write some more soon! But I'd also like to ask for your opinion! A reviewer asked me to keep making versions of my Facebook One-shots ("Mikan is Getting Married?" and "Mikan is Wholesome!") And I'd like you guys to tell me if I should continue them or not! If you don't know what those are... please check them out! And please review my stories because I honestly swear it would make my day! Thanks guys! :D