I Will Protect You
Chapter 1 – Introduction
By: Unrequited Love 143
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She sighed to herself before singing her annually song. "Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday tooooo meeeee!"
"Phwoo" she blew out her candles on the mini cake as her thoughts wandered to her brother.
Onee-san, have you forgotten about me? I'm 12 now and it's been 5 years since I've last seen you… I miss you. You promised to return to me again. Where are you? She thought
"Thank you for the cake…" as one silent tear escaped her eye.
"No problem Aoi" and caught her tear from running down her cheek.
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Mikan's P.O.V
"Ahhh! What a beautiful day! Right Natsume?" I exclaimed.
"Hn" he responded. I chuckled softly at his short reply and smiled warmly at him.
Allow me to introduce myself. My name's Mikan Sakura and I'm 15 years old. I'm a bubbly, hyper, optimistic girl. Who's Natsume you ask? He's this arrogant, perverted, smart headed boy who loves to torture me in class. He has the fire Alice and always tries to burn my hair! He's a man of many words, pshh yeah right. Anyway, even though Natsume has a bunch of bad qualities, he never hesitates to help someone – inconspicuously mind you – and he always protects me… I think. Well that's what Hotaru always says. He's the boy I fell in l-lo-lo-lov... Nevermind!
"Ne, Natsume?" I asked
"What Polka?" he said in his usual stern voice.
I started frowning at him with a worried expression.
"What's wrong? You seem so out of it today… you haven't burned anything or anyone yet. And you haven't teased me or mocked me about anything today! You sick?" I put one hand on his head and the other on my own to compare the temperature.
He smacked her hand away and while smirking said "Oh, so you like it when I torture you. Masochist." my face turned bright red at his remark.
"What? Nooooo! C-course n-not!" I stuttered.
He leaned in closer to me asking "You sure Polka?" in a husky voice.
I pushed him away roughly as I stuck my tounge out at him. "Bleeech!"
"Natsume you pervert! I'm going to class without you!" and ran inside forgetting to interrogate him.
Natsume stayed outside thinking to himself a little longer. "Aoi… where are you now? Don't worry, I will find you. I promise and happy birthday" he looked up at the grey clouds while walking back to his tree.
I ran into the classroom and stopped briefly at the doorway looking around the room for the one person I was looking for. When I spotted her I ran at full speed towards her while yelling her name.
"Hotaruuuuu!"
BAKA BAKA BAKA the gun sounds went.
"Owww" I clutched my head amazed only one shot hit me today.
"Wow Mikan! You're getting better at dodging! Only 1 out of 3 today! Imai you're losing you're tou-" Ruka stopped talking as Hotaru gave him a cold, hard, glare and shot daggers out of her eyes.
"Ne-Nevermind! Was just a fluke! Just a fluke!" he panicked taking a few steps back trying to create some distance between them.
Hotaru is the reason I'm here at this academy. And we love each other a lot! Even if she won't admit it aloud. We've been best friends for a really long time.
I hugged my best friend as she tried to release herself from my grasp.
"Morning Hotaru! Oh, yeah it was just a fluke."
"You don't have to yell idiot! I'm right beside you, you know and yes, you do seem to be doing better I may say."
Ruka is Natsume's best friend as well as mine, I guess. He hasn't called me Mikan until he realized that he loves me like a sister rather than a best friend. Also when he realized he loves my best friend Hotaru.
"Morning, Mikan!" Nonoko and Anna said in unison.
Nonoko and Anna are like twins! Where one is the other one is there and vice versa. Nonoko has beautiful blue hair while Anna has pretty pink hair.
"Hey Anna? Can you help me make cookies later?"
"Oh sure Mikan! But why?"
"Ummm, well I was just thinking of making some for 'him' since he seems a bit down today and…"
All my group of friends just smirked at me saying "him" as they stressed the 'i' in him.
"What?" I said turning red.
"Awwww, how cute! Sure Mikan, and Nonoko come too!"
"Sure!" she agreed.
"Hey Yuu?" I asked
"Yeah, Mikan?" he said while pushing up his glasses.
"Can you help me a bit with this math? I don't get how to find the midpoint of a line."
"Sure! First you…" he continued explaining this witchcraft to me as I tried really hard to understand it.
Yuu Tobita was one of my first friends in the Academy. I care about him as if he was my own brother. He's the class representative and really smart! I've been trying to hook him up with Anna since they seem to like each other.
"I get it now! Thanks Yuu!" Then I gestured for him to come closer.
"Hmm?"
"How's Anna?" I whispered.
He started blushing beet red. "Ummm… well…"
I chuckled "Don't worry, I'm just teasing."
"Mikan." He whined.
"Mikan!" I heard someone yell out my name. I looked at the direction of the voice which led to a green haired girl named Sumire.
"Morning Permy! What's up?" Turning around to her.
"Will that really be my name for the rest of your life?" she sighed. "Anyway, have you seen Koko?" she asked angrily.
Everyone shook their heads in unison and saying "Nope."
"Arggghh" she let out a frustrated cry.
"Why? What's wrong Permy?" I asked
"He stole my most favourite charm bracelet! I don't know why!" she continued raising her voice.
"Ohh… well OK! Good luck, You'll find him!"
Sumire is another one of my friends. In the beginning we weren't really on good terms but some things happened and we became friends. And Koko is my mind reading buddy who likes Sumire. They seem cute together.
Xylophone chimes
"Mikan your phone." Hotaru said.
"Got it!"
Text Received: 11:30am
To: Mikan
From: Natsume
Slave! Get me a lunch because I don't feel like getting up from my spot. And you better bring it when the bell rings!
Text Sent: 11:31am
To: Natsume
From: Mikan
Why should I?
Xylophone chimes
Text Received: Dec 20 11:31
To: Mikan
From: Natsume
Because I said so. And I still have a hold over you from the dodgeball and RPG.
Text Received: 11:31
To: Natsume
From: Mikan
How long are you going to hold that against me? It's been years!
Xylophone Chimes
Text Received: Dec 20 11:31
To: Mikan
From: Natsume
Too bad. I'm expecting my lunch on time.
I texted Natsume a few more times but he didn't answer any of them back.
"Anna? Can we go now and start? It's a free period anyway" And now I have to get that evil person a lunch too. He better be happy bout this. I thought.
"Sure! Nonoko let's go!" Anna yelled
"Later guys!" we said in unison.
My life is great huh? I have great friends and a sense of family with them and one evil boy that's mean to me but no other dangers will come my way…
Or so I thought…
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R&R please :) shmanks
-unrequitedlove143
