SUMMARY: A girl too innocent, a guy with a stable relationship with another, she comes along and ruined it all. Will she love him? Will he love her? Or will this only turn out to be a heated rivalry game?
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Rivalry Game
Chapter One
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Mikan Yukihira, a sweet, too innocent, beautiful young virgin who is with pure Japanese blood but was raised to some foreign country, just immigrate to Japan from America, and is soon to be attending Alice Academy, with her new best friend Hotaru Imai. She was smart, yes, and powerful –taking account that her family was influential.
But the reason of her immediate transmission holds more than just Japan sight-seeing. Nope, it was more than that and no one else knew except her, her best friend and a few families.
Hotaru Imai, a famous young inventor, just got transferred to America only to see herself migrating back to the country she came from. But even within a few months stay at Phillips Academy, a certain cheerful brunette already crawled herself into her heart. That was the reason she came back to Japan, to help her, guide her. She knew what the brunette had gone through these past few days. They became friends, best of friends as a matter of fact. But somehow, their relationship was not the type a typical ordinary student could digest. Hotaru was harsh as Mikan was angelic but slowly turned devious, not too devious, well you get the picture.
Just as stated, Mikan's transferal holds a lot of reasons but only two of which are the major ones. One, she was going to meet up a complete stranger which happened to be the boy secretly set up to her by her oh-so charming parents. Yup, she's going to meet up her fiancé. She still remembered her most sweet loving mother, note the sarcasm, came up to her room yesterday and told her the most shocking news of her life…
"Mikan, you're going to marry a guy," Duh! Like I would ever marry a girl,she harshly thought but feigns innocent outside. "Well, you see, your dad and I already planned this for so long together with his parents, your Aunt Kaoru Igarashi and Uncle Ioran Hyuuga even before the day you were born. You probably don't know them. I heard they had a son and they got the news that I've got a daughter so we decided to finally open up the engagement plans once again. Isn't it coincidence, right –a perfect coincidence or is it finally the work of fate?" Tch, yeah right! My life is so perfect, perfectly in hell,Mikan thought. I mean, umm, hello newsflash everybody? Though Mikan is known to be as the pure kid but that doesn't mean she can't curse, right? Especially at times like this… but being the good one as always, she did not refuse her parents' orders because no matter what, they are still her parents. So, she slowly nods without uttering a single word. Yuka, her mom, came up to her and kissed her forehead.
"That's my good girl. Well, you better sleep. You have a long day tomorrow," Yuka said before withdrawing herself on the bed to her daughter's door. Confused, Mikan raised a brow.
"Oh, I forgot to mention, silly me. You're going to Japan tomorrow to meet up with him. I do hope you meet him. I already got you booked. Hotaru will tag along, hope you don't mind. You'll be attending Hotaru's previous school, Alice Academy. So, live a little," she added before turning the lights off and walking out of the room, banging the door in the process, not wanting to hear Mikan finally protesting. So, that was half of the story why she, together with her best friend, is in Japan right now. Well, the other cause is yet to be revealed in… the later chapters.
Now walking down Mikan's private Gulfstream G550, lowering her Dolce&Gabbana sunglasses, she turned to face her raven-haired best friend. With a smile, she asked, "Is this Japan, Hotaru?" Hotaru nods before covering her ears. Why wouldn't she? The orange kitty obviously started squealing like a lunatic three-year old kid after seeing her stoic as ever kind of best friend nods, obviously forgetting the real reasons she's here or the cause of her early death ceremony, as Mikan termed it, last night.
"My God, it's beautiful," she yelled, gaining the other passenger's attention. I mean, who wouldn't look at a beautiful eighteen-year old auburn-haired girl stepping out on one of the most luxurious private jet plane and turned out to have a personality fit for a three-year old kid? Everyone would, obviously.
After the little scene back at the airport, the two decided to eat at a nearby café –Mikan's treat not because she'd been blackmailed but because she wanted too. After settling and ordering their light snack, they started talking senseless stuff. Seeing Hotaru opening up was a shocking feat but taking account she's with Mikan, well, you already know why.
After eating up, since Hotaru was getting a little cranky, they hurriedly left the café. Simply placing 50 dollars on the table without even getting the change, taking with her her unfinished strawberry shake which was already on a cute covered plastic cup, Mikan ran to her best friend who was already waiting outside. She was too preoccupied that she didn't notice a certain silver-haired girl in front of her. And within a few steps, her strawberry shake came spilling on the girl's dress. With the sloshing sound and a sudden shocking gasp in front of her, Mikan grew pale for she finally realized what had happened. Mortified, Mikan turned her face up to look at the girl she had spilled her shake into and muttered thousands of sorry. The girl, gentle and kind as she seems to be, immediately forgave her. And with a smile for reassurance, the girl merely called a waitress and asked for some napkins before wiping the stains away. However, a certain raven-haired guy, who may have been her boyfriend, was not happy by the little scene –not one bit!
"What the hell is your problem?" the guy yelled at Mikan, lowering his aviator shades and showing off his deep crimson orbs. Annoyed, Mikan shifted her gaze to his. Amber meets crimson.
"I should be the one asking you, mister! What the hell is your problem? It's not like you were the one being stained by my strawberry shake," she retorted, obviously pissed. Well, that gained everyone's attention. Meanwhile, Hotaru from the outside was looking at the scene with a smirk on her face. She has sensitive ears, making her to perfectly hear the commotion inside. What an attention seeker! Totally an idiot,the raven girl thought.
Meanwhile, back inside the cafeteria, the tension was not easing up. Both people emitted dangerous auras, engulfing the whole place with their own silent wrath of doom.
"So? It's my girl friend you spilled your shake over on you dumbass!" he replied. The girl, trying to ease the tension, kept on pulling the raven-haired lad away, muttering and convincing him to stop. "Hey, come on. I'm fine now. She didn't mean to."
Mikan, after hearing the girl's pleas, sneered at him. "Yeah, jerk, you should listen to your girl friend. You're much more of a baby girl than her don't you think? Screaming at another girl like that who was practically sorry for everything." The guy couldn't retort at her. She smirked.
"Cat got your tongue?" she mocked. She then turned to the girl standing beside him and beamed. "My apologies again for the argument," she expressed before shifting her gaze back to the man and glared at him before humph-ing her way to the exit where she met her best friend.
As she exited the café, she was met by an amused Hotaru. So, she raised her brow, confused of her sudden amusement. "What?" she asked. Hotaru merely shrugged before turning her back on her, grabbing her new Blackberry and pressing some keys, obviously dialing. As her phone went ringing, waiting for the other line to pick up, she placed her phone near her ears. Mikan was still pouting, her arms crossed in front.
"Yes, Shiki, please get us now. Were at a café just beside the airport," Hotaru muttered on her phone when the other line finally picked up before shutting it close. She turned to her best friend who was still pouting. Typical childish Mikan,she thought, I wondered if she forgot why she came here to Japan she added before laughing, yes, laughing might I add mentally.
The moment Shiki arrived, Hotaru had no choice but to drag Mikan, who was actually spacing out, on the backseat of the car where they both sat quietly. "Don't ask!" Hotaru glared at him when she saw his wondering face. Shiki sweat dropped as he fearfully nods. Seeing their expression, something must've happened earlier. The steering wheel held firmly in his grasp, he turned to look at them using the mirror. Mikan was still eerily silent, her mind wandering to space as her expression somewhere between the looks that could kill and a pout. Well, that wasn't the first. Meanwhile, as she changed her gaze to the other girl, she was looking at the window, money signs on her eyes and an entertained grin plastered on her devious face. He gulped hard. She's planning something,Shiki thought, I hope it's good.The ride went on silently until…
"Quite a scene back there. I'm actually proud of you Mikan. Two superficial exhibitions in one hour on a new country, I'm impressed," the Ice Queen started speaking, eager to see the ludicrous expression on her best friend's face once again.
Remembering again at it, she started rubbing her head. "Don't remind me of it, Hotaru. That guy is obviously an egotistical jerk! I don't want to see his face again!"
"Oh but you will soon," she accidentally blurted out loud.
"Why? Hotaru, is he your friend or something?" she questioned, looking at her best friend now.
Mikan only sat in silence as she received no replies from her best friend. She was about to gasp when the blood red lips of Imai finally opened up, leaving her relieved, "Mentally, I have no connection of him in some sort."
"Good because I don't want to see you being with that jerk and may be influenced by that douche!" she yelled. Hotaru merely sighed.
"But you said you don't have any connection with him then how come you know we'll meet soon?" Mikan started asking once again. Hotaru mentally panic but only for fleeting nanoseconds. "Well, we studied at the same school. So, maybe, I thought you'll meet him in school tomorrow."
Mikan merely mouth an Oh. "Well, I dearly hoped not. Say, you said the two of you studied at the same school. Well, umm, can you at least tell me his name? Not that I'm stalking or anything but at least it'll give me a few points over him."
Hotaru mainly gave her an hn before talking.
"He was a playboy until he met with that Koizumi, the girl he was with back at the café, days before my transferal to the US. So, I guess he finally settled in with her…"
"Hey, Hotaru, I did not ask for his relationship status with the girl or who the girl was. I was asking for his name," Mikan repeated, slowly began to feel irritated. I mean, I get it. He's a jerk since the beginning, met up with a girl and changed his ways so what? I need his name, not his personal life status like I'm some diary to remember all those stupid info in my head.Mikan sigh as she receives no replies from her again. Shiki, who was driving quietly, already got what this is all about but decided to shut his mouth. It was a teenager's talk. So, that basically means he's out of the conversation.
"Please Hotaru, just tell me," she asked again, boredom and pure irritation present in her tone of voice.
"Well, do you really want to know?" Hotaru asked her slowly, mockingly, now gaining the brunette's attention.
"Yes!" she said quite loudly, making the car sway from her sudden yell almost hitting the ten-wheeler truck on the other lane. Shiki who was basically panting from the shock slowly gathered his trance, nervously gripping back the steering wheel to his control. As he turned to look at them via the mirror, he was shocked to see them completely unaware of their almost life-death situation. He sweat dropped once again.
Meanwhile, "Please Hotaru," Mikan was already begging for her best friend to spill, not even the crab brains thing worked or her free services and billion dollar money. This lad seems to be really interesting,Mikan thought, or else why wouldn't Hotaru tell me his name? What's in a name anyway? That which we call a rosebyany other name would smell as sweet. Tch, yeah, right! But, seriously, I wonder what's so special about him that even Hotaru forgets I'm her best friend in need here.She sighs, finally giving up. Mister arrogant jerk, I'm definitely hunting you tomorrow and make your life a living hell just so you wait.
Hotaru saw her determined evil expression and couldn't hold back her amusement. Mikan turned to face her only to see her entertained. What are you thinking again, Hotaru you baka? Mikan lifted a brow as Hotaru merely patted her back. "It's not my part to tell you, Mikan. You should know for yourself." Yeah and the hell I will.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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Well, that obviously sums it up –the first chapter of my first idiotic story. Please don't kill me for the inane plot and of course, for the grammars. As for specific information, I just googled it away. lol :P Forgive me.
