"Crystals"

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Chapter 1: Amethyst Heart

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It was a cold night and it relieved a certain brunette. She had been working all day and it was stressful. The night's breeze seemed to calm her down. As the brunette crept to her bed, her phone rang. She answered it immediately

"Good evening. This is Mikan. How may I help you?" she said automatically.

"Hello Mikan. Sorry to bother you. I just wanted to know if the pendant was done. Nonoko's birthday is two days from now and I really need it." said the person on the other end of the line, Anna.

"Anna, relax. The pendant is done. Its silver setting is now decorated by sapphires, etched with Nonoko's name and it is wrapped in blue paper, just as you have requested." said Mikan as she rubbed her eyes to stay awake.

"Well then, I'll just come by tomorrow to pick it up okay?" replied Anna.

"See you then. Good night." answered Mikan.

"Alright. Good night then." said Anna and they hung up. Mikan immediately lay on the bed and slept to her heart's content.

Mikan is the owner of one of the most successful jewelry shops in the country. Her products were known for their originality and uniqueness. She was very happy with this because she was rich and famous at a very young age. Her old hobby of carving onto stone became her booming business.

But there were times where she wanted to stop being in charge of every little detail. She gets stressed out a lot and she has to cope with it. Her best friend, Hotaru, helped her do so. Every morning, Hotaru would read a verse from the bible and she would explain to her how to apply it to her day (knowing Mikan, she probably would have a hard time explaining it herself).

This week, it had been quite different though.

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"Hey baka, I'll be leaving for two weeks. My father has to fly to Italy tomorrow and I need to come with him. Try and cope with stress on your own for now. I'll be back soon, bye!" said Hotaru as she walked back home. Mikan stood on the spot, seeing whether it's a joke or not.

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Mikan got up early next morning. She had a lot of paperwork to sign and she'd need all the time she could afford. As soon as she got dressed and was about to leave the mansion, her phone rang by an unknown number.

"He…Hello?" asked Mikan shakily.

"I want a private conversation at seven tonight in the Black Rose." answered a male voice.

"I don't think I have enough time to do so…" Mikan said absentmindedly as she pondered on her schedule today.

"Well, be sure to come, Polka. Bye!" then the boy hung up. Mikan was shocked…'Polka? the only one who ever calls me that is…Natsume! But why?' she thought. She went straight to her store and asked her secretary if she was free today. She was so she decided to meet the so-called Natsume.

Her office was painted orange, since it was her favorite color. She slumped to her chair and started checking orders. Anna dropped by before lunch and went home immediately. Before she went home, she dropped by the Black Rose to see if the so-called Natsume was there.

The Black Rose is a café famous for its tastiest black coffee. It had the same content but the Black Rose had a different way of preparing it. Mikan scanned the café and she finally saw the so-called Natsume reading a magazine.

"Ummm…Excuse me sir...Were you by chance the one who asked for a private meeting?" she asked timidly.

"Hn." was all that came out. Mikan boiled with anger. That was definitely Natsume.

"So what do you want?" her tone suddenly changed to bright and cheery to annoyed.

"I wanted to request a custom made ring." he replied flatly as he gestured Mikan to sit down. Mikan sat and took out her notebook. It held all of her customer's orders.

"What?" Mikan said as she took out her pen.

"I want a silver ring that has a pink bow on it and with a heart-shaped amethyst at the middle. Make sure it's cute, got that?" replied Natsume. He was still covered by the magazine in his hands. Mikan wrote it down and said,

"So when should it be ready?"

"Two weeks from now."

'Two weeks, that's Christmas eve! This guy sure has nerve!' she thought. "Anything else?" she asked.

"Make sure you put it in a red velvet box. I'll personally get it." he answered then walked off. Mikan stared at him, annoyed apparently. He could've just ordered it through the phone.

Mikan went home straight away. She was too tired to think about it too much so she immediately slept. It was a Saturday tomorrow so she decided to turn off her alarm.

'Well, at least he's fine…What am I thinking?' Mikan pondered before she drifted to dreamland.

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Amethyst Heart order form made!