Disclaimer: I own Gakuen Alice… NOT!


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Love's Consequence

"Why is it that we don't always recognize the moment love begins,
but we always recognize the moment it ends?"

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Act 01: Bluffs

What a nice a day to break a heart.

I got a message from Ruka, well I don't really have anything to do so, and he said we should hang out for a while before school starts tomorrow. Yeah, I know, it's so pathetic to see 2 guys hanging out. Even though I think like that, I agreed.

The café door opened, "welcome to our Happy Café, sir!" tch. Happy Café my ass, how did they even have this café named like that? Seriously, I won't be coming back here even if I'm terminally ill and the cure for it is found inside here. Do you know the feeling that you're walking in a dark cold snow storm and then someone tap you at the back which made you do the 'chills'?

Well, I'm feeling like that now. And it's really creepy. Eesh.

Going back, I saw Ruka sitting near the window wall glass or whatever you call that stupid stuff. I walked towards him as manly as I can so no one would suspect we're fucking gays and on a… date. Tch. So far, so good until Ruka turned over his shoulder and waved at me happily like I couldn't find him.

Now everyone's giving me heavy stares. Hn. Thank you so much Ruka, you've been helpful.

I planted a light punch on his shoulder as a sign of greeting, he just laughed at me as I sat down in front of him. He's doing stuffs at his iPad and is already drinking a caramel frappe, which I found really annoying.

"So," he started putting his iPad down and took a sip from his drink, "I heard the news, it's spreading really fast you know." He chuckled and waved at the waiter.

Anxiously, "what news?" I turned my face to the waiter who was freaking slow, "I'll take white mocha frappe, a slice of that peach tart and could you please do it fucking faster." I know, where's my manners? I left it at home, all the time.

The waiter nodded nervously and walked away, Ruka took a bite at his garlic bread. "You know… the issue Sumire and you had this morning." I gently rubbed my forehead.

Resting my chin on my hand, "oh, that," I sighed, "I can't believe it's already known like worldwide though it only happened hours earlier." I took the other slice of bread Ruka has.

"Hey! You're gonna give that back or pay my bills here." I ate it anyway. "You little fuck. So what happened? Did you—"

"Broke up with her? Yes." I leaned at the back of my seat to give way to that stupid waiter who's freaking shaking his pants off before putting my order down with, "ha-have a n-nice d-day," after he bowed down he ran away from me panicking.

I heard Ruka chuckled, "you noob, I bet that dude won't show up ever again here. So what did you do this time?" what did I do? Before I could answer his question he threw another one, "oh wait, how many girls have you been with already?" smiling like a complete idiot, I threw him my best smirk.

Confidently, "I don't really remember, but I'm sure it's less than a 100." I took a sip from my frappe as I let him laugh till his tonsils came out.

I can't believe he could still laugh out loud like a stupid idiotic kid, I mean, we're upcoming 3rd year students and he acts like he's in 3rd grade. Wow. But I don't mind, I'm not the one being thrown with death glares anyway. But seriously, I think he should stop now.

But he couldn't stop.

I ran my fingers through my hair while munching a big bite from my tart, I stared at the crazy fellow before me, still laughing for your information. I thought of elaborate schemes to make him shut up.

While I'm in the process of thinking, he immediately stopped.

Wow. It's quiet. Too quiet.

I caught Ruka's eyes staring at something with his tongue on the floor, seriously. His snarl look slowly became a smile which is really weird and annoying at the same time. I don't know what's with him, he's just so weird and so is everybody here in this freaking café.

Wait, are they staring at me? Was there a peach left beside my mouth?

I sighed resting my chin upon my palm with elbows on the table. "ok, spit it out. That look is creepy." I stated to Ruka who's by the way gaping his mouth slightly apart from each lip.

I scowled as I look over my shoulder, what are these weird people staring at… BULLSHIT!

There's a brunette girl leaning over to see the pastries displayed over the counter. Without her noticing that everybody's looking at her way, she looked stupid bending like that. But damn, you can't deny she's fucking pretty and sizzling hot. I turned my head back to Ruka.

Grinning ear to ear at him.

Ruka rested his head upon his hand while I leaned back to my chair with my hands stuck on my pant pocket. He rolled his eyes, smiling, "ok Natsume, spit it out. I know there's something on you mind."

Fuck yeah, didn't know Ruka could read minds.

"She's mine—" I started, "—how does another bet sound?" I smirked at Ruka who scratched the back of his head and ran his fingers through his hair until his face. "Another bet? AGAIN?" taking another sip from his frappe, "seriously, when will you ever grow up from those bets?"

I chuckled, "unlike you, I won't waste my time dating seriously boring geniuses which I already know, you don't stand a chance." he sneered at me and continue the talking, "I'd rather enjoy my life experiencing different girls." Sighing, he rolled his eyes.

"You got me, but I won't stop dating Hotaru. I'm really serious about her even if you—" I can't help but to let a soft laugh out of me, "—laugh… right. Anyway, so what's this bet about again?"

I stuck out my thumb, pointing it to that drop-dead-gorgeous girl. "That hot chick over there… will be mine."

Ruka finished the last drop of his frappe, "that's the bet?" he stretched his arms out, "I don't see the point of doing a bet to have her."

I smirked, "she'll be mine—" I stuck out the straw from my frappe and pointed it to him, "—in a month or two. I guarantee that my friend." Acting so proud of my thoughts. I'll have my new girlfriend after a month. Life so sweet to give out all the hot girls to me, in fact, I can't wait to have that chick.

He smiled at me, "okay, but you have to break up with her by the time she's really serious with you. Do you get what I mean?" I rolled my eyes.

"Yeah. Piece of cake, if I win you'll gonna give me your allowance for a month."

"And if you lose?" he chuckled.

I let out a tiny sneer, "I'll run around the campus naked." He stared at me with a startled expression scribbled upon his face. It took him a minute to open his mouth, "a-are you serious?"

"Dead serious"

"Really?"

I can't help but to let a soft chuckle out, "stupid, as if I would."

I saw Ruka's pissed expression before I stood up and turned away from him, "hey, where are you going Natsume?" I took a quick glance at his eyes, smirking, "to our bet."

The little chick's still there having a hard time picking a pastry. I walked over next to her, pretending to pick a pastry too. I saw many delicious looking pastries but I saw a much much more delicious looking stuff other than those annoying puny junks.

I bend over and brought my face near to her, "polka dots I presume."

She turned her head to face me, with utter confusion, "excuse me?"

Oh shit, she smiles like an angel. Damn. What am I thinking? That's creepy. She looked stupid with her cute expression now… wait, cute? Urgh. What am I saying…

I can't help but to let a soft chuckle out,

She frowned, "what so funny?"

She looked so confused. Haha. It's too cute to ignore. Damn she's so gorgeous with her long silky auburn curled-end hair, her pretty big brown sparkling eyes, and red puffy lips to match up her smooth and fair skin. Everything about her is so fucking perfect.

I rolled my eyes smirking, "underwear."

Suddenly, she stood up straight. Oh wow. A perfect 'S' body. I noticed she pouted as she crossed her arms under her breast, "what a pleasant greeting from a guy."

I stood next to her and gave her my killer smirk, "that's a favor I did." She rolled her eyes here, "if I don't tell you soon everyone's eyes in this café would be glued at your hot spot, polka." She gaped as she turned back to take her seat, of course, I followed her.

And continued the talking, "you know, you shouldn't bend like earlier. The next thing you know someone's already fucking you at your back." I smirked. She continued to ignore me.

I sat beside her, she looked at me, "I don't know if I should thank you, pervert. But why are you following me?" this is getting interesting. A hard to get girl huh? I sat beside her.

She tried to avoid my eyes. So cute. Wait, nevermind.

My looks won't do, I guess.

Or she's just holding back. I'm so fine hot looking.

"No need to thank. But I want you to help me with my problem." I rested my forehead on my palm pretending to be dizzy.

She looked so concerned and peeked under to see my eyes, "really? Are you sick or something?" she grabbed my cheeks and held my head up, "is there something I can do?"

Seriously. Is she so stupid to fall so fast at that stupid reason? I bet if I ask her out to help me buy a gift for Aoi she would easily accept my invite. Well, it's ok, with her bird-brain I could easily win this bet. I smirked at her after she squeezed my cheeks, "my head is hurting."

She gasped, "does it hurt so bad?" her eyes slowly soften with my acting.

"Yes." WTF. Is she always this stupid?

She thought for a while, "then, uhm. When did it start hurting?"

I smirked evilly, again, "the time I started to wonder what your name is." She just stared at me. Did I said something wrong? Something on my face? This is freaking weird.

She leaned back to her seat, with a scowled face, "did i… did I did something wrong?"

Oh. She didn't get what I meant.

Answering her calmly, "yeah," She gaped here. "You stole my heart."

Ill-at-ease, "I stole what?"

And pretty stupid too. I sighed, I looked over her shoulder to see if Ruka's still there watching. And yep, he's there alight, smiling. He mouthed 'how is it going?' I slowly shook my head. Ruka chuckled, again, mouthing, 'give up loser.'

"hello?" she got my focus from Ruka to her, "are we still talking? I thought your head aches."

I rolled my eyes, doing this my way would lead to nothing. She raised a brow at me, I grunted, "seriously. Of all the girls I tried my 'bluffing' with, you are the only one who's so stupid and didn't get every word I tried to make you understand." She just tilted her head a little to the left. Oh man, she is really stupid, and this is getting into my nerves.

I could hear Ruka laughing, again.

I ran my hand through my hair, "to put into simpler words, I just wanted to know what your name is, God Damn it." Trying my best not to frown.

"so you," pointing her cute chubby little index finger to me, "wanted to be my friend?"

For the love of-

I stood up, "I WAS JUST ASKING WHAT THE FUCK YOUR NAME IS!" ok, I gave in. tch.

I got a lot of stares. Thank you very much. I heard Ruka laugh out louder, well, that helps. And I noticed that annoying hot girl holding her giggle in. so she's playing my game now.

I can't believe I gave in just because I am trying to get this fucking girl's name and now I am the center of attention of every person in this freaking 'happy café' which is getting into my nerves literally. Who could possibly be happy in this fucking 'happy café'? Oh men, even Ruka has been very helpful for making fun of me, laughing and treating me as if I am someone he doesn't know who is embarrassed in front of this fucking hot girl. Why don't he do something like get the fuck over here and tell me we're going home! Tch.

Trying to calm down, I sat down back to my chair with the fucking girl giggling at this very moment. GIGGLING. Is she really trying to piss my ass off? Because it's fucking working.

She held her breath for a while, to stop her giggles, "I'm so sorry. I was just so shocked you saw my underwear and I got annoyed because I know you're one of the guys bluffing around me and decided to make fun of you." She giggled again.

WOW. I've been fooled. FOOLED BY A GIRL!

Clearing her throat, "I'm very sorry, but to see you very pissed of me is very funny. And it's very mean of me so—" reaching her hand out, "—really sorry, could we start all over again?"

So you think that's fucking easy as that? That girl fucking humiliated me in front of each and every fucking person in this fucking café! And now she wants to be fucking friends with me? Oh no, I don't fucking think so! Even though she's fucking pretty, fucking sexy, everything on her is just so fucking damn hot! Fuck! Why do I have to fucking ignore this opportunity? Maybe because she's fucking annoying! But… but… fuck this hot girl and my fucking perverted bet with Ruka!

I tried my best to fucking smile—smirk at her, "you're good at playing my game huh." I reached out for her hand, "so got a name there polka?" I sighed in my mind; I hope I'm fucking back on MY game.

She rolled her eyes, "why do you have to ask for my name if you are already calling me a funny name?" the hell, she's so pretty smiling like that, "you live around here?" she asked while waving for that fucking stupid waiter I scared earlier.

Staring at that slow waiter whose shaking his pants off right now, I answered her, "yeah, since I started my life." she quietly picked an order on the menu as the waiter headed out.

She giggled, "you know, I have a feeling you have something to do with that weird shaking waiter." I rested my chin onto my palm and looked away from her giggling face. "Well as for me," poking my arm with a straw, "I've been here years ago, like 7 or 8 years? I don't really remember. I came back for college." Connecting both ends of the straw, and put on as a bracelet.

"College?" I asked, "At Alice University?" she nodded as the waiter arrived again avoiding my stare. She ordered pink lemonade to match up with her spaghetti and meatballs.

The polka-dotted panty started eating, "you know, I'll attend there too."

After sipping a spaghetti string, she licked her mouth, "really? Then please be my guide there." Wiping her mouth with a napkin, she eats like a baby. Too dirty for a pretty girl, "that is, if you don't mind being with a girl like me." She smiled here taking a sip from her pink lemonade.

I coolly smirked at her, "so you're asking me out?"

She gasped, "still with the bluffing?" she smiled pointing a finger at me, "enough. OK?"

We talked for hours, I looked over her shoulder once in a while to check on Ruka, looks like he's busy too with his iPad. I hope he isn't watching one of his perverted videos. Urgh, it's too disgusting. Anyway, I'm still with this girl I know with her polka-dotted underwear. Wow. I've always thought talking with a girl like this would be so fucking boring. Well, maybe with the other girls, but there's an exemption with polka. Wait, what am I talking about, I feel sick.

She took her purse out, looking at the bill, "looks like you forgot your friend over there." She took a peek at me but still facing the bill down, "you really enjoyed my company, don't you?"

I can't help but to smirk, "now looks who's bluffing now."

Polka laid her cheeks on her palm, smiling, "well, if you don't want to admit it, fine!" she leaned closer to me, "but I did enjoy this little talk with you." Oh man, is she freaking hot or what? Leaning that close to me gave a perfect sight for her boobies' cleavage.

"maybe I did, maybe I didn't." I smirked here.

She stared at me, damn she's fucking hot. I can't wait her to be mine. I bet all the guys' would envy me, just thinking about it makes me wanna dance like crazy. But of course, I wouldn't. That would be like weird and out of the question.

waving to the waiter again, "look I don't know what you mean but it was nice meeting you…" she paid for her bill and stared at me, pulling my name out of my mouth.

"Natsume," I pointed out, "Hyuuga Natsume."

Smiling, "Natsume?" she stood up, pulling her purse-bag up to her shoulder, "well see you around, bluffing boy." She turned away but looked over her shoulder, "bye, Hyuuga Natsume." And she took off. Swaying her sexy body like 'whoa-i-have-to-get-this-girl' feeling.

Hm? I have a feeling a forgot something?

Oh right.

I followed her back before she leaves this 'happy café' forever. "Oi. Polka-dots." Holding the door for her, she turned around as she smiled at me, "what is it Natsume?"

Avoiding her eyes, "well, I never get to know what polka's real name." she giggled here pulling me out of the door, I didn't noticed people wants to get into this freaking café. I didn't even notice the weather's so fine too, where was I these days? I felt like, I'm newly born after meeting this polka-dotted.

"Natsume?" she poked my cheek, "Natsume, you're spacing out." She giggled.

Huh? What? Wh-what was I just doing?

I heard her holding her laugh in as she took my hand and shake it. Like we're shaking hands, well, technically, we ARE shaking hands. "Mikan."

Wha-Mikan? What's that?

"Sakura Mikan, just call me Mikan. Ok?" she let goes of my hand, before completely turning away, "Bye Natsume. See you around." Mikan huh? So her name was Mikan?

Fuck that. I came here to talk with Ruka about Sumire, saw how annoying 'happy café' is and the waiters they have. Got a perfect look at a fucking hot girl's underwear and boobies. And most of all, I spent annoying hours talking with that polka-dotted panty girl just to get her name. What a day! But this meeting was not an accident; I know there's something about her I need to know.

I went back inside to fetch Ruka, again, someone opened the door for me and greeted, "welcome to Happy Café sir!" fuck! Seriously, they have to stop greeting costumers like that! I won't wonder why if one day I'll find people running away from here. Tch.

As I walk towards Ruka, I found him smiling like he just had laid on, "so how did it go?" he asked while I sat down in front of him. "Did you manage to get her name?"

Smirking at him, "you're interested on my girl now?"

"Correction," pointing his index finger at me, "she's not yet yours."

I rolled my eyes, "for your information," whispering to him, "She. Will. Be. Mine."


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