Chapter 1: Finally Mine
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When these words echoed in her ears, she brushed his hair and whispered back, "I won't. I will never leave you."
It has been several months since she became mine, he thought as he looked at the sleeping brunette in his arms. He watched the cherry blossoms slowly descended towards the soft green grass below them. He brushed her auburn strands reminiscing about the days he had with her. She was finally his. He remembered the words she said that made him feel that he is the happiest guy on earth. He felt her squirm. He saw her open her chocolate eyes. He kept her in his arms hoping not to fall from the branch they were sitting on. He looked at her and saw her smile. She looked at the vast orange sky above them.
"Good morning, sleepy head," he said as he brushed her hair tangling over her shoulders.
"Whatever," replied the brunette as she embraced him tighter. "It's getting late. I guess we need to go back to the dormitory." The fire caster agreed.
Natsume descended towards the ground first. He waited for her to come down. She landed in his arms. He thought that she was like an angel who descended to take care of him, to guard him, to love him. He looked into her eyes, seeing the happiness that he had wanted all along. She saw her smile and whisper a "Thank you," to him. He brought her down and started to walk towards the dormitory. They were silent along the way. He didn't know what to talk about from the start. The sky was becoming dark, but still they didn't talk to each other. Then, they ended looking at each other in front of the nullifier's room.
"Thanks, for bringing me here, Natsume," she shyly said to him.
"No problem."
She placed her hand on his face, which made the fire caster freeze. She giggled at the sight and approached her face towards his. Natsume then placed his hand behind her neck, planning to give her a kiss goodbye. He closed his crimson eyes waiting for the sensation of her soft lips pressing his. But, it wasn't supposed to happen. For two familiar figures approached the two of them.
"Oi, Natsume. I thought that these things are supposed to be private," a certain blond-haired teen said while holding the raven-haired inventor's hand.
Darn this interruption, he thought as he glared at his bestfriend. He then saw Mikan bow her head in embarrassment. He cleared his throat and faced the other two.
"What are you doing here, anyway," he asked.
"Two things, Hyuuga-kun. First, I thought that we are going to keep our relationships secret. Your so-called girlfriend said so, right? Second, it's supper time and I'm hungry," the inventor said emotionlessly while listening to her stomach growl.
Ruka laughed at her. However, his aquamarine eyes then were brought to the improvised BakaGun 2008 pointed towards him. He gulped when he saw the hideous machine pointed towards him and stopped laughing. Hotaru smirked when he saw fear written all over his face. She kept the BakaGun in her bag and started to speak.
"Don't think that I'm already your girlfriend that I'm going to let you do what you want, Nogi. Remember what we said to each other a few months ago that we are still going to act like we were when we were still single. We shouldn't let everyone have suspicions on us and our relationship. If they know about it, we're dead."
"H-hai," the Animal-boy obeyed while looking at his so-called girlfriend. He then felt himself being pulled by the inventor.
"We're getting late for supper. We have to hurry, guys," she said as the sound of her stomach became audible to the others.
The four then continued to walk towards the cafeteria together. Several feet from the cafeteria, Hotaru took embarrassing pictures of the famous Nogi Ruka from her bag and started to ride her flying duck vehicle. She then proceeded into the cafeteria. Normally, Ruka who was blushing intensely because of too much embarrassment, chased her. Natsume started to walk into the cafeteria with his most arrogant look on his face. Mikan, on the other hand, acted as stupid as ever. For several months the four did this routine. From the start of classes to the end of the day, they did the routine so that the whole school won't have suspicions on them.
Finally, they sat on their appropriate seats. Of course, Mikan always sat with her beloved Hotaru, along with her other friends: Yuu, Nonoko, and Anna. Mikan would act foolishly and hug Hotaru tight like glue. As usual, Hotaru would hit her with the BakaGun. On the other side of the cafeteria, where the odor of burnt hair was dominant, Natsume was seated with Ruka along with his friends and the half-bald fan girls. The atmosphere of the academy was still the same. Nobody even knew about the secret between the four teens: Natsume, Mikan, Ruka, and Hotaru. Everyday was like de ja vu.
Finally, supper time was done. Each of them slowly rose from their seats and crowd out of the cafeteria. They went to their respective rooms inside the dormitory. Mikan brought Hotaru to her room first, then proceeded to hers. She took her key and opened the door. She took off her boots, and placed them on her shoe rack. She placed her chocolate eyes on the bed, and there sat the fire caster.
"Natsume, how did you come in here," she said and shock was written all over her face.
"I climbed up the window."
"But, you should have used the door. You can ask the key from me. I don't know what might happen to you if you fell from the window. I won't forgive myself if that happened to you," she said worryingly. She then saw him smile and approach her. He hugged her and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"You don't need to worry about me. Besides, if someone saw me come inside your room using the door, he will know about us. You know how fast news spread inside the academy," he said as he patted her head. He saw her smile and placed her head on his chest. She cares, he thought. He sighed and embraced her tight.
"I love you," he heard her say. When these words rang in his ears, he felt his heart beat fast. He was happy. He then looked at her deep in the eyes. He caressed her face. He saw her play with his ebony hair. He smiled and placed his lips on hers. He kissed her passionately. They embraced under the dim light of her room. He continued to kiss her savoring the sweet sensation of her soft lips. He felt her reply passionately with his kisses. He didn't want to let her go. He didn't want that night to end. She was his.
He then ceased their kiss and looked into her eyes. He kissed her forehead. He looked at her again, and caressed her face. He never knew that she will be his one day. He never expected that the happiness he longed for each day will be by his side, loving him. He always thought of himself being always in the dark. But, she came into his life. He finally has her. He wished that she will never leave him. He brought his lips on her ears and whispered, "Don't leave me, okay?"
When these words echoed in her ears, she brushed his hair and whispered back, "I won't. I will never leave you." They stayed that way for a few minutes, and finally he went back to his room.
She slowly opened her eyes when she heard her name. On her side, sat the fire caster patting her head. She showed him a tired smile, and rose from her bed. It was already their habit: Natsume waking Mikan up early in the morning.
"Good morning, Natsume," she greeted him.
"Good morning. Now, go take a bath. You must hurry up or you'll be late. Don't worry. I won't look. I'll go to my room and I'll be back after twenty minutes."
She pecked him on the cheek and proceeded to the bathroom. She closed the door, and started the shower. She heard the sound of the door of her room being opened then closed. It signified that he did go out of the room. A smile crept in her lips. He wasn't a pervert at all. What Koko told her that Natsume was acting like one because he was just wanting her attention. She started to bathe herself. She then remembered what Natsume told her last night, "Don't leave me, okay?" She closed her eyes and thought, I won't leave you, Natsume. I don't want you to see you sad again. She finished taking her bath and she did her everyday habits. When she was finished doing these, the fire caster finally arrived.
"You came just in time," she said while she was putting the books inside her bag.
"I always do," he said as he closed the door. "Are you ready? Ruka and Imai are going to arrive sooner or later."
"Yup!" She exclaimed joyfully which made Natsume smile. She looked at his happy face. She never saw him that happy before. She continued to look at him.
"What?" The fire caster asked.
"I'm happy that you're happy, Natsume. I wish to see you happy everyday."
When Natsume heard this, he approached her and embraced her. "You're the reason why I'm happy, Mikan," he said. He looked at her and cupped his hand on her face. He looked at the perfect features of her face. It was the face that made him happy. It was the face that made his darkness go away. He kissed her forehead, and looked at her again. He saw her smile. He placed both of his hands on her face and planned to plant a kiss on her lips. However, the door suddenly opened and a certain couple appeared before them.
"Hey, guys. Are you ready? We're goi.. Oh," the Animal-boy's words were broken when he saw them. "I see I disturbed you. I'm sorry, but we need to go."
"You don't know the meaning of the word PRIVACY, do you?" Natsume said with an irritation in his voice.
"Stop it, both of you. We need to go to school now," the inventor said emotionlessly. The other three agreed and they proceeded towards the school building. Of course, they did their daily routines. The day was ordinary. Nothing really happened, but a ton of assignments were given to them. After class hours, they crowded out of the school building and ate their lunch.
The sun was high above the sakura tree on which Natsume and Mikan were sitting on. It was also their daily routine. They would meet up at the sakura tree and climb on it. There they were in each other's arms looking at the lush world under them.
"It's so beautiful, isn't it Natsume?"
"Yes, it is," he said as he looked at the brunette. Then he placed his eyes towards a certain girl who was walking towards the Northern Forest. She had long raven hair tied up in a pony tail. It was far different from Hotaru. She was familiar to him. Aoi?
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This is my third fanfic, and the sequel to Black Cat Means Good Luck. I hope you like it, even though it is very short. Don't worry. I will make longer chapters in the future. The second chapter will be about our new character in the story. Guess who she is. I know it is obvious. Well, please review, guys! Ja!