Hotaru
"Hey Mikan, do you know?" Nonoko asked eagerly as she tugged Mikan's arm. "This is a famous pond here in Hokkaido. They say that if you make a wish and offer a coin, it will definitely come true!"
"You know Tsubasa right? The cool senior last year? I heard that he made a wish here during their school trip. He wished to become Misaki's boyfriend." Anna said. "I don't know if the rumors are true but the fact is that, they did become a couple the day after the school trip."
"Really?! Let's try it then!" Mikan exclaimed cheerfully as she beamed at her two best friends. She fished out a coin from her jacket pocket and faced the rumored-legendary pond. "On three. One."
"Two." Anna followed.
"Three!" After Nonoko shouted, they all tossed their coins on the pond. It made a cute plopping sound upon hitting the surface of the water.
"What did you wish for Mikan?" Umenomiya asked excitedly. "Mine is to become a famous chef one day!"
"Mine is to successfully create a love potion!" Ogasawara exclaimed.
"Hey Nonoko, isn't that wish impossible?" Umenomiya argued as she arched a doubtful brow and a teasing grin graced her lips. "You want to use it for Yuu right?"
"Of course not! Why would I use that for him?" Ogasawara defended and laughed, which was obviously fake. "A-Anyway, how about you Mikan? What did you wish for?"
Nonoko Ogasawara. Eighteen years old, height: 168cm, weight: 43kg, birthday: September 26, zodiac sign: Libra, blood type: A, favorite color: blue, hobbies: creating weird potions, likes: acting like a professional scientist and Yuu Tobita, dislikes: potions that do not work (which, ironically, were all of the potions that she made). Moreover, she is the only child of a wealthy family – sweet, kind, polite and beautiful. She's quite popular in our school. I looked at the girl with pink curly hair. The other one is Anna Umenomiya, seventeen years old – a childhood friend of Nonoko Ogasawara. Height: 154cm, weight: 40kg, birthday: March 2, zodiac sign: Pisces, blood type: A, favorite color: pink, hobbies: cooking and baking, likes: cute and girly stuffs, dislikes: burnt cakes, overcooked foods, incomplete ingredients, improper table setting and her short height. She is half-American and half-Japanese. She didn't come from a rich family, only an average one. But despite of that, I think she's pretty contented with it. She is sweet, optimistic, soft-hearted and a worrywart. She also has a secret crush on our teacher, Misaki. I knew all of this because I secretly research about my classmates' profiles – each and every one of them. I might appear as a stalker but in reality, I just want to know all about them. However, I do know that they will never talk to me this familiarly.
"What's wrong Mikan? Are you sick?" Umenomiya asked worriedly. "You're so quiet."
"That's new." Ogasawara commented as Umenomiya nodded in agreement. "Wait, don't tell me– " Ogasawara covered her mouth as her eyes widened in horror.
"What is it?" Umenomiya asked frantically – more worried than ever.
"–that you got possessed by an evil spirit!" Ogasawara grabbed my shoulders as she looked at me intensely. "Don't worry Mikan! I'll save you! I'm going to make a potion right away! Just wait, I'm going to get my equipment." After she said that, she immediately dashed back to the hotel we were staying in for the moment.
"I'm going to.. I'm going to.." Umenomiya muttered. I think she was about to explode from using her brain. I was shocked when she grabbed my hands and stared at me with determined eyes. "Right! I'm going to bake you a super delicious cake! Stay here, I'll be right back!" I watched as her running figure faded in the trees.
"What a bunch of idiots." I remarked. "Why are they even talking to me? We haven't exchanged even a single word before. On top of that, they're calling me Mikan." I placed a hand under my chin – I always do that whenever I'm thinking – as I walked towards the pond. There, on the surface, was the image of the person I was jealous of – Mikan Sakura.
"I don't believe this." I muttered, utterly shocked. I touched my cheeks and looked at my arms, body and legs. I tried to pinch myself – even slap my face to wake myself up but it seemed like this wasn't a dream. The reflection of Mikan Sakura was still there on the surface of the water, a frown adored her usual bubbly face. I placed a hand on my forehead, trying to calm myself. Panicking won't do me any good. I need to think. "Let's see, um, I was on the other side of the pond and I heard Sakura and her two friends counting loudly so I secretly decided to join in and I tossed the coin after the count of three. Then–" I stopped my monologue when an idea came up. I searched for coins inside Sakura's pockets and found one. I made a wish to turn me back to my original body then tossed the coin on the pond. I watched it as it sank deep down on the bottom. I waited for a few minutes but nothing changed. I was still stuck in this body. I almost slapped my face (Sakura's face technically) in frustration. "I did wish that I would like to have friends but I didn't wish to be this stupid friendly moro–" I paused for a moment as realization finally dawned to me. I immediately sprang to the hotel as trail of thoughts filled my mind.
If I am inside Sakura's body, then she is surely inside mine. Since she isn't exactly bright, she might have sought someone's help or told someone about her situation which will only confuse them. Worse is that she might not have realized that she's in my body. If that happens, then she'll surely act like she always does which is the exact opposite of my personality and it will surely be a disaster. It will certainly lower my image even more.
"I might die in humiliation if she acts stupid." I said, exasperated. I was running frantically along the hallways, looking for a certain idiot which was – miraculously and unfortunately – inside my body.
"Mikan! There you are!" Nobara Ibaragi ran towards me. She paused for a while, catching her breath. "I've been looking for you everywhere. You left your wallet in my room. Geez, you're so clumsy." She laughed heartily. I have no time for this insignificant conversation. I was about to ignore her and leave but then I remembered that she is also a friend of this stupid body I'm currently trapped in. "Did you see Saku– I mean, Imai?"
"Imai? I saw her a while ago on the second floor. Strange though, her room is on the third." She replied. "Why are you looking for he– wait, Mikan?!" I didn't waste a second for her to finish. As soon as I got the information I needed, I quickly dashed off to the second floor and searched for room 206 (I know the room numbers of all of my classmates and also, their roommates. Don't ask. I just find pleasure in knowing everything). Surely enough, there was Sakura – or more specifically, my body – standing in front of the door of Ogasawara and Sakura's room. She was about to turn the knob but I beat her to it.
"Sakura." I said with a tone of urgency as I looked at her intently. She looked back and her eyes immediately widened as she pointed a finger towards me. "You look exactly like me! Are you my twin? Oh my god! I didn't know I have a twin. Gosh, I don't know how to feel. This is so sudden." I rolled my eyes at her stupidity. As I thought, she haven't realized that we had switched bodies.
"We need to talk. Outside, so nobody can hear us." I said and grabbed her wrist rather forcefully before she could even argue. I dragged her at the back of the hotel where we could talk in private. Upon arriving at our destination, I released her wrist and faced her with arms on my chest – or rather, Sakura's flat chest. "Listen, there are two rules before I say what I have to say. Don't panic and act stupid, okay?" She nodded. I took a deep breath before I spoke. "As impossible as it seems, we have switched bodies. I don't know how it happened but I think I know the cause. Where were you after you dropped your coin?"
She seemed to ponder this for a while before she spoke. "I was standing in front of the pond but it was so dark, darker than the spot my friends and I were standing before. I couldn't find Nonoko and Anna. I started to panic. I shouted for help but no one seemed to be there and then, I saw Natsume."
"Hyuuga?" She nodded and continued. "I hugged him the instant I saw him."
"You what?!" I shouted.
"Sorry, I didn't know that I was in your body and I was so scared that time. You know, I hate the dark." I was about to punch her but then I realized that it was my body so I had to hold it in. Luckily for her, I'm not the type to hit or hurt myself. At the time when I am fighting my anger, the least I expected happened. Sakura suddenly wrapped her arms around my waist. "What are you doing idiot?" I could feel a nerve popping on the side of my head.
She released me and cleared her throat. "Woah! I didn't know that you're into this mushy stuff Imai." She talked like a drunkard.
"And who are you supposed to be imitating?"
"Koko."
"Yome?" I arched a delicate brow and she nodded. "I was surprised that Natsume acted like he never did before. He actually talked and in a very weird way at that." She's right. Natsume Hyuuga never talks, just like me. He's a loner (again, like me) although he is still popular with girls because of his looks. He always skips classes. He has very low grades. He's an eighteen year old lazy ass who lacks interest in studies, in school and even in people.
"He told me that he was Koko and that I must have been mistaken." Sakura said. She then cleared her throat once again and slowly brushed her bangs upward, looking even more idiotic than she ever was. "My awesomeness must have finally reflected my hidden handsome features." She stopped acting and fixed her bangs back to the way it was. "That's what Koko said and then he accompanied me back to the hotel."
I placed my hand under my chin as I began to think. As I expected, the moment Sakura and I tossed our coins on the pond, we had switched bodies. At first I thought that we were the only ones who were in this absurd situation but it seems that Yome and Hyuuga were on the same boat. I was lost in my thoughts but Sakura brought me back to reality rather spectacularly.
"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. We were spotted by Yura, holding hands."
"What?! Why are you two holding hands?"
"Because Koko told me to grab his hand. He said that I might lose the way if ever I didn't."
"You really are a–" I stopped what I was about to say and tried to calm myself as I massaged my temples. I breathed in and out before speaking. "What's her reaction?"
"She said that she isn't the least bit intrigued with our hidden relationship." Sakura answered. "And that, everyone has secrets. She also told us that we must be aware that not all secrets will stay hidden forever. Just the usual Yura, acting mature and all that." She laughed. "After that, she left and went back to the hotel. I don't think she is the type to gossip what she have just discovered though, so don't worry. You're safe."
"This really is a disaster." I muttered. How can she cause so much trouble within such a short time? I almost ran my hand down on my face in annoyance but there are more important things to do rather than getting caught up with my emotions. "Let's just settle that later. We have to find Yome first." I said as I started to head back to the hotel. Sakura followed suit and asked, "What Koko? The Koko in flesh and body or the Koko inside Natsume?"
"Inside." I answered. I have been talking for quite a while now and it's beginning to exhaust me. After all, I'm not used to long conversations as I am the most antisocial of all the unsociables out there.
We headed for the fourth floor where all the boys' rooms are. Some of our male classmates, who are still outside the hallway, were looking at us incredulously. I knew why they were staring at us though. We were not supposed to be here at this time of hour. It's almost time for the curfew. Our teacher has set a certain time for us to get to bed and if we were ever caught outside our room past that time, well, there is certainly a punishment awaiting us. I was never the type to break the rules but right now, I have more important matters to take care of.
I knocked on room 409, the room where Natsume Hyuuga and Ruka Nogi were assigned to stay in. There was no response from the inside. "I guess there's no one in there. Wait, what are you doing?" Before I could even react, Sakura already turned the knob and opened the door. There, we saw a girl with short dark green hair – several distinctive curly, long strands adorned the front.
"Permy? What are you doing here?" Sakura asked in surprise.
"Imai?" Shouda uttered with the same level of shock. Oh right, Sakura is inside my body so it's only natural that Shouda would be surprised that I talked to her, and even calling her by the nickname Sakura has given her ages ago.
"Sumire." I said, trying to save what little dignity I have because Sakura had – once again – acted like a blockhead using my body. "Why are you here? This is a boy's room."
"But we're girls and we're also in the boy's room." Sakura whispered to me. I glared at her and she immediately shut up.
"You're not going to believe me but something weird happened." Shouda blurted suddenly. This peeked my interest so I urged her to continue. "I was at the pond and after I made a wish–" So even rich spoiled brats have their own wishes. "–I was already Shouda."
"Huh? What do you mean?" I asked as I raised my brow.
"I don't know. I became Shouda in an instant." She answered.
"Who are you then?" I asked.
"Ruka Nogi."
"That means, you're in the same situation as us!" Sakura exclaimed. Nogi, who was said to be inside Shouda, looked at her like he didn't get what she meant. "Hotaru and I also switched bodies."
"Then, you're Mikan?" Nogi pointed at my supposed-to-be body while Sakura nodded vigorously. "So that's why you're unexpectedly cheerful and talkative. I've never seen Imai acted that way before."
"Because the real Hotaru Imai will not act as stupid as her." I gave Sakura a cold glare and she just returned it with a foolish grin. "Anyway, it seems that Yome and Hyuuga also swapped."
"Koko and Hyuuga? Really?"
"I don't know for sure but according to this airhead, Hyuuga was acting strange and also, he proclaimed that he was Yome." I said, ignoring Sakura's complaints about calling her an idiot. "Did you try looking for Shouda?"
He shook his head. "I was so shocked and confused that I immediately headed for my room."
"Well, that explains why you're here." I said and noticed something weird in the way he was looking at me. "What?"
"I'm just not used to Mikan acting like a genius." He laughed.
"I can act like a genius if I wanted to Ruka." Sakura pouted. She pulled out my eyeglasses without my permission and wore it. She propped it up on her nose before speaking in a serious voice. "I am Hotaru Imai after all." She then laughed together with Shouda (who was, in reality, Ruka Nogi).
"Sa. Ku. Ra." I pronounced each syllable of her surname with a very dangerous tone. She shivered as she felt my killing intent. I was seriously about to strangle her – I didn't care anymore if it was my body as long as I get my revenge for all the humiliation she had caused my identity – but the door suddenly opened, revealing our homeroom teacher: Narumi Anjou and a lad we've been looking for a while ago, Natsume Hyuuga.
"Natsume! I mean, Koko! We've been looking for ympf!" I covered Sakura's mouth, preventing her from spouting any more idiocy. Narumi seemed to be surprised that Hotaru Imai spoke but instead, decided to ignore it. "Natsume told me that there are girls stalking him and that they're in his room. I never thought that it would be you three." He was looking at us fiercely, clearly disappointed.
"Sir, we were just, um–" I racked my brain as I tried to come up with a proper excuse. "We were just telling Shou–I mean, Sumire to stop stealing Natsume's underwear." I pointed an accusing finger at Shouda as I tried to reason with Narumi but his expression already told me that there was no way we could avoid the punishment that he was about to give us.
"Follow me." Narumi ordered with such superiority that we were left with no choice but to follow begrudgingly.
"Imai, what was that about?" Nogi whispered to me.
"Yeah, you just bailed on Ruka." Sakura mouthed angrily.
"It's not a big deal." I shrugged my shoulders. "In order for the majority to escape and be free, one has to be the sacrifice."
"How cold." Sakura huffed.
"Stop doing that ridiculous expression with my face." I scolded her. "Anyway, are you sure Yome's the one inside Hyuuga? He seemed to be acting pretty much like Hyuuga though." I looked at the lad, who was the center of our conversation, walking in front of us. Oddly enough, he tagged along even though he wasn't obliged to.
"Maybe they switched back to their original bodies?" Sakura suggested.
"I don't think Hyuuga's the type to tell a teacher about his stalkers." Nogi joined. "Come to think of it, he had only entered our room once and that was when we were asked to settle and fix our things. After that, I didn't see him again in our room. He might have found some other place to sleep in beside our assigned room."
"He sure is super anti-social." Sakura commented.
Nogi nodded in agreement. "Even more anti-social than Imai." As if only realizing what he just said, he quickly added, "It's not that I'm criticizing you." And laughed foolishly.
I ignored him and proceeded with my own thoughts instead. It's not that I'm troubled with what Nogi said. I'm not even bothered by it. I was just focused on planning how we could escape. I have no time for this punishment. I have to quickly find a way to get back to my body before the night ends. Tomorrow, we will be already heading home from our school trip and the day after that, classes will be resumed. If we still haven't changed back to our original bodies by tonight, there's no doubt that we will be in deep trouble.
Narumi led us to an isolated room at the top floor of the hotel. It was spacious and grand but obviously abandoned. Nevertheless, it was clean enough to be settled in. There, on the tiled floor, were three futons. It seemed like Narumi had prepared them especially for us. I am already starting to dread of our punishment.
"You three will be sleeping here for the night. There's a personal restroom so you don't have to go outside." As I thought. I mentally slapped myself in frustration. The least I needed right now was to be stuck here for the entire night. My brain was already on top speed, thinking of a way to reason with Narumi but then, there came a sudden disturbance. Kokoro Yome barged inside the room. He ran towards Nogi (who was inside Shouda), grabbed both of Shouda's shoulders and shook her vigorously. "You bastard! What did you do to me?"
"Stop that Koko." Narumi ordered and pulled Yome away from Nogi (who was inside Shouda). "What do you think you're doing?"
"But sir! This dumbass took my body!" he yelled. Sakura, Nogi and I exchanged looks after we heard what he said, clearly there was only one thought running in our minds.
"I don't know what you're talking about. But suddenly coming in here and shouting isn't exactly what a student should act." Narumi was, in no doubt, angry now. The little hope I have about reasoning with him was gone in an instant. I was already preparing for the worst but another unexpected person came into the scene. Nogi held his breath as he saw his own body leaning on the doorframe. An unusual dark aura was emitting from him which was new as Nogi always seemed to be surrounded with a serene atmosphere.
"Ruka, what are you doing here?" Narumi asked in a calm manner which was the complete opposite of his demeanor just a while ago. "I can handle this. You can sleep now."
"Hell no."
We were all surprised by his sudden refusal that we were all left utterly speechless. Ruka Nogi never refuses, or more like he doesn't have to courage to – well, that's what I think. He could never decline a person whether it's a teacher, a fellow student or even a complete stranger. That's just how ridiculously 'kind' he is. To me, he's just a dense helpful idiot who is too tolerant with other's dependency on him. Did he ever realize that some people are just using him for their own expenses? I mentally shook my head in disappointment. Ruka Nogi was supposed to be smart but I guess his level of intelligence was only for books.
"Excuse me?" Narumi uttered, still in shock.
"Don't make me repeat myself dumb teacher." Nogi said in a very disrespectful manner. At my side, I could feel Shouda (Ruka) shivering – probably because his reverential standing in school was already fading away. I understand him though. Mine already withered minutes ago because of a certain despicable numbskull.
I could practically see Narumi's head boiling with anger. I guess this is the time when troublemakers-who-were-caught-in-action usually say 'Uh-oh.' "All of you will sleep here tonight and reflect on your actions!" Narumi shouted in anger. "You are all behaving bizarre today. Maybe you'll get your heads straight by the time you wake up tomorrow." He was already walking towards the door while Hyuuga, whom we had suspected was Yome, followed suit. Narumi stopped at the doorframe and faced him. He reached out his hand as if asking something from him. "I know you have it." Narumi said through gritted teeth. Hyuuga groaned in disappointment and fished a key from the pocket of his pants and placed it on Narumi's open hand. "You're also spending the night here for trying to snatch this key." And with that, he closed the door, locked it and left us all stuck here for the rest of the night.
Since nobody initiated to talk about our current situation, I took the role instead. It's not like I have a choice anyway. "So, here's our current position." I started and everyone looked at me. I have never done this before, acting like a leader and even talking to a large number of people (yes, five is a great number for me, a person who doesn't usually talk to even a single human being). But, for some reason, I'm not nervous at all. In fact, I was overflowing with confidence I never thought I have. Maybe because I was inside Sakura's body, who has the natural talent to communicate with others freely. "Sakura and I have switched bodies." I said as I pointed at ourselves. "And based from my observation, Yome's inside Hyuuga."
"Awesome! How did you know? I made sure that I was acting wicked though." Yome grinned foolishly.
"Well, Sakura told me and besides even though you're acting like Hyuuga, there were still some differences." I explained. "Anyway, going back. Hyuuga's inside Nogi."
"So that's why Ruka was acting rude." Sakura commented.
"Nogi's inside Shouda while Shouda's in Yome." I continued, completely ignoring Sakura. My energy was becoming lesser because of my tolerance with her stupidity.
"What?!" Shouda shouted. "You're Nogi?!" She pointed at her original body – pure disbelief adorned Yome's face. She had probably thought that Yome was the one in her body. Nogi grinned sheepishly as I sighed, really exhausted with the chain of weird happenings.
"Did you guys went to the pond and wished for something?" I asked. Yome, Nogi and Sakura all responded with a yes while Hyuuga stayed silent.
On the other hand, Shouda (who was inside Yome) puffed her cheeks and crossed her arms defiantly. "Who would do such a childish act?"
"But you switched bodies, Permy. So it only means that you did it." Sakura remarked.
"I don't believe those stupid legends! Besides, they're all just petty rumors." She defended.
"If you didn't wish on the pond, then there is only one explanation." Yome intervened. His expression suddenly became serious. It was almost like he was the real Natsume Hyuuga. "You couldn't keep your desire any longer so you forcefully took my body from me." The moment he had finished what he was saying, Shouda immediately punched him right on the face. Upon realizing what she had done to her precious love's 'gorgeous' face (she openly declares that she loves Hyuuga), she immediately apologized to Hyuuga, who was inside Nogi. Hyuuga didn't say anything though. He didn't pay any attention to Shouda. I think he didn't even care that his original face was bruised. Well, it's the normal Hyuuga after all. He's not interested in people and I think, even in himself. Despite this boring attitude of his though, he was still popular with the girls in our school mainly because he was the word 'hot' in flesh.
"Hey, you should be apologizing to me you know." Yome complained.
"As if." Shouda said haughtily.
I sighed again. This is getting worse. If we didn't get back to our original bodies, we have to go to school and live like we normally do despite of our situation. If right now we were already fighting, what more for the coming days?
"I think it's best if we just sleep for tonight. If we still aren't back to normal by tomorrow morning, we're going to go to the pond and wish again." I said.
"And who appointed you to be the boss?" Shouda arched a defiant brow. I stared at her fiercely and she returned it with the same intensity.
"Stop it. Don't fight guys please." Sakura intervened. "We have to work together."
"Mikan's right." Nogi agreed. "I think it's best if we cooperate and follow what Imai says."
"Shut up selfless freak!" Shouda shouted and glared at Nogi. "You're the student council president right? You should be the one who does the commanding!" Nogi was completely stunned and couldn't speak.
"Permy–"
"You too! Shut up dimwit! Dumb people like you are a waste of space!"
I glared at Shouda. Sakura was only trying to calm her down but the way she shouted at her was already over the board. "Well, you'll be the boss then." I started – surprisingly, my tone was calm and my expression didn't change. It was still impassive like always, but of course I knew better. I could clearly feel my anger boiling inside of me. "That's what you always wanted right? Stepping on other people and using them for your own good, earning you the title 'Queen Bitch'." I wasn't the type to be controlled by my emotions easily but this girl was really getting on my nerves. "It's up to you if you don't want to cooperate with us, I just want to get this over with as soon as possible." And with that, I turned my back on her and proceeded to the futons Narumi had prepared for us. Shouda was complaining, of course, but I didn't mind her anymore. She will only cause stress to my mind.
"It's better for the three of you girls to rest on the futons." Nogi suggested. There were only three of them, which were originally supposed to be for us girls but due to troublesome occurrences, there was an increase of our number. Narumi probably forgot to add more due to his temper. I fixed the three futons so that they were close to each other. "Ironically, you are one of the girls." I said and to my amusement, Nogi blushed. He really would pass as a girl. "Let's just all sleep here."
"There's no way I'm going to sleep on that disgusting bedroll." Shouda said defiantly.
"Then that suits me more." I replied, not even looking at her. I lied down on the far left corner.
"Come on Permy. Let's sleep together." Sakura, being the friendly idiot she was, grabbed Shouda's arm and acted like nothing happened. She tried to pull her but Shouda slapped her hand away.
"Don't touch me."
"Now, now children. Stop fighting and get to sleep." Koko interrupted – his tone was that of a loving mother trying to stop her children from causing problems. "If you wouldn't stop, I will not read you a bedtime story about the prince turned into an awesome prince." He smirked mischievously, obviously enjoying this. He pulled Shouda on the other side of the sleeping bag. "Ruka, you go and sleep beside the girls." He sneered.
"What? But–"
"I told you right? You're one of the girls." I cut him off. I could feel the side of my lips forming a smile but I forced myself to be indifferent like I always do. On the other hand, Yome's grin widened even more. It seemed like we were teaming up to embarrass Nogi, which made us an unusual pair because I was the introvert/nerd of the class while he was the clown/outgoing type. I knew that Nogi wanted to protest but his I-cannot-refuse kind of attitude was keeping him from doing it. In the end, he lied between Sakura (who decided to sleep next to me, much to my annoyance) and Shouda, who insisted on keeping her body near her. Yome, on the other hand, lied next to Shouda – which irritated her, of course but let it slide since it was Hyuuga's body anyway. Speaking of Hyuuga, he didn't join us in our 'wonderful sleepover'. He just sat on the floor near the window – his back on the wall. His eyes were closed and he wasn't moving so I guess he was already dead. Kidding, obviously he's already asleep. I don't know how he can sleep comfortably in that position. On the other hand, the dolt lying beside me seemed to have fallen deep in sleep because she was snoring very loudly which only irritated me even more.
This is going to be a long night. I thought and sighed.
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