Kiss of Fate

By: Esa MaRie


Chapter 2

"KKKKKKYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Everyone turned around in surprise at Mikan's scream.

"Mikan-chan?"

"Are you alright?"

But the brunette kept her head down. No! I'm not alright! My f-first kiss! My love life! It's all ruined! Goodbye romantic and memorable first kiss! Goodbye holding hands under the stars! Goodbye my first kiss with Akira-kun! Why? Why the hell did Natsume kissed me at that time? That bastard Natsume! He was already a rotten pervert at the age of 10…

Suddenly, Mikan felt a surge of hope. That event happened 6 years ago. And she had almost forgotten about it. Maybe Natsume had forgotten about it also. Considering the number of girlfriends that pervert playboy had, she's sure that he had kissed a number of girls and he won't remember kissing a naïve 10 year old kid. She'll just consider that event as an accident, as if nothing happened between them. Her REAL first kiss will be Akira Souma!

"YES! I'M SO DAMN SMART!", Mikan shouted with determination. Hah! Nothing happened between me and Natsume! Nothing! That kiss never happened at all!

"Ano… Mikan-chan…", Nonoko called at her.

"Huh?", Mikan was awakened from her trance and saw that no one seemed to be around her. She looked down and saw fourteen heads curiously looking up at her. "EKKK!", Mikan screeched as she noticed that she's standing on top of the table and had stepped on some of the food.

BAKA! BAKA! BAKA!

Mikan came crashing against the floor.

"Hotaru, you meanie!", Mikan cried as she massaged her poor backside.

"Idiot.", Hotaru muttered. "You just wasted our food. And what's with the declaration that you're smart? That's stupidest thing I've ever heard."

"Grrrr…Hotaru!", Mikan was annoyed but she couldn't help being embarrassed that she had said her thought out loud. Good thing she wasn't able to mention anything about real problem that was bugging her.

"But why did you scream, Mikan?", Mai asked, then began teasing her. "You were thinking of Akira-kun, right?"

The girls began tease Mikan about her relationship with Akira.

"Mikan loves Akira!"

"Mikan and Akira sitting on a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"

Laughter and giggles were heard as some of the girls sang that as they tease Mikan.

"Nee, Mikan. You think Akira is going to be your first kiss?", Kaede asked.

Mikan blushed but a mysterious smile came across her lips. Definitely!


"Damn!", Mikan cursed as she rushed to the High School building. She passed by the gazebo area when she heard someone called her.

"Hey, what's the hurry? You're quite early today."

Mikan stopped and turned brightly to the owner of the voice.

"Akira-kun! Ohayo!", Mikan greeted with a cheerful smile.

"Ohayo!", Akira greeted back and slowly walked towards her.

Mikan stared at his handsome profile as he drew near. Tall, lean, and with an athletic built, Akira is really an attractive guy. He really looked cool just carrying his backpack on one shoulder. Oh! How would it feel if he kisses me?

"Mikan-chan, I'm not edible."

Mikan blushed furiously. Damn! Damn! Was I staring as if I want to gobble him up?

Akira laughed. "You're really cute." And he laughed harder when Mikan's face had turned even redder. "By the way, what's the big hurry?", he asked.

"Oh no!", Mikan cried. "We have homework and I haven't done it yet. And I'm an idiot when it comes to Chemistry. I have to ask Hotaru to help me out."

"I can help you.", Akira offered.

"Really?", Mikan's eyes sparkled with happiness. If she asks Hotaru, she will only suffer from that Baka Gun or she'll end up paying her friend's exorbitant fee. At least with Akira, it's free… and she could spend time with him!

"Sure, no prob.", he smiled. "Come, let's sit there.", he pointed to a bench.

Sitting side by side on the bench, Akira patiently explained the basics on how to compute the problem. Holding Mikan's notebook, he wrote the formula then the computation while Mikan leaned towards him as she listened, trying to understand his explanations.

"Ah, I get it!", Mikan exclaimed, leaning even closer and began pointing to the numbers on the paper while talking about how the problem was solved.

Akira stared at the angelic face that was talking excitedly at having solved a simple problem. Wisps of auburn hair had fallen from her ponytail and were swaying gently against her cheeks. Unable to resist, he reached out and tucked that lock of hair against her ears.

Mikan froze at his touch and looked up at him.

"Sorry… I just couldn't help it.", he smiled sheepishly, then he stood up and gave Mikan her notebook. "It's better if you get going now or you're gonna be late. I'll see you later."

He gave her a little wave before going ahead to the high school building.

Mikan remained seated on the bench clutching her notebook to her chest. If the bell hadn't rung, she wouldn't have noticed that she was late… again.


"Hey, you noticed that Mikan seemed to be hanging around that Souma guy a lot these days?", Ruka Nogi asked.

"Yeah, I heard that he's courting her. Seems, Mikan finally gotten lucky on love, eh? Right, Natsume?", Mochu turned to Natsume.

It was lunch time and their group was eating in the cafeteria. Kokoryomi was telling a joke when Mikan passed by their table along side with Akira Souma.

"Whatever.", Natsume muttered, looking as if the topic bored him to death. But his eyes contradicted his expression. His eyes narrowed as they followed Mikan and Akira who were talking animatedly.

Kokoryomi lifted his brows at that bored voice, an amused smile tugging on his lips. But unfortunately for him, Natsume saw that. Kokoryomi's lunch suddenly caught fire causing him to scream and jump away from the table.

"What the hell! Natsume!", Ruka was surprised at the sudden event.

"Just trying to test what Koko's reaction would be.", Natsume said in a bored voice but he turned those sharp eyes at Koko. You better keep your reactions to yourself, Koko. You know what will happen if I'm pissed off.

Koko gulped knowing well that despite that bored façade, Natsume was freaking mad with jealousy. Having a mind-reading alice was often advantageous to him, but being able to read Natsume's mind was something akin to danger. He never meant to discover Natsume's deepest secret, it just happened.

It was a couple of years ago; he was strolling during the night because he can't sleep. He passed by the Sakura tree when he noticed that there seems to be someone sitting against the trunk. The boy was looking up against the stars, deep in thought. Koko was about to leave when he sensed part of what the boy was thinking.

'That idiot! Damn! Why does it have to be her? She's stupid, she's a crybaby, she's nothing special. She has no taste in underwear!'

Koko grinned as he continued to listen at the boy's thoughts.

'I hate her hair. She looks stupid wearing her hair in pigtails. She laughs at corny and nonsense jokes. She's a klutz! But why the hell did I fall in love with her? DAMN! DAMN! DAMN! Joke on you, Natsume Hyuuga!'

At that, Koko made a loud gasp which Natsume heard.

"Koko?"

"Ah… N-natsume… hehehe… D-didn't know you were there…", Koko said nervously.

Natsume stood up, went to him and grabbed him by the collar. "You read into my thoughts, didn't you!", he snarled.

"I'm s-sorry, N-natsume! I d-didn't know it was you!", Koko tried to explain.

"Never mention a thing about this Koko. Don't you ever show a hint! Not a word, not an expression. If someone gets wind of this, you're dead!", Natsume threatened furiously.

Koko went back to his seat and looked at his lunch.

"Don't worry, I didn't burn it. Just heated it a little. I just wanted to give your lunch a little spice. Scared you, didn't I?", Natsume teased.

Ruka and the other boys laughed at Natsume's joke. But only Koko knew the truth - it wasn't a joke, it was a threat. Natsume can be a nice guy and a good friend, but he's sensitive when it comes to his secret – even dangerous. And with an alice of fire, Natsume Hyuuga surely knows how to let someone experience hell…


Hmmm… This is really turning into a drama rather than a comedy. Waaahhhhhh! I can't think of a funny scene! Arghhh! What to write next? What to write next? Ahhhhhh! I still have work to do! Just wait for the next chapter (next year! Hahaha! Joke! I'm pretty crazy today!)

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Additional notes: Come to think of it, Mikan's idea of a memorable first kiss does sound like the scene when Natsume kissed her (based on the manga)... Good for midnightwillcome to notice that out. hehehe. Although when I thought of that, I was actually thinking of a scene that I may insert into this story... hmm.. what could that be? hehehe... Well, that's it folks... :-) Hope you'll look forward for the next chapter. Don't forget your reviews:-)