Chapter Two
AN: It has been so long since I last wrote/updated a fan fic. Sorry about that. -_-
Hope this chapter makes you want to continue reading One Midnight! :D
Mikan POV
Natsume looked at me with loathing eyes. He didn't want to sit anywhere near me, I was sure of it, but the seat beside me was the only empty one. Reluctantly he sat beside me, sitting as far from me as possible, so much that it looked like he was about to slide off his seat.
"Now today we are going to learn…" I couldn't concentrate on what Jinno Sensei was saying. Instead I started doodling in my note pad, wishing that this class would just end. Jinno Sensei assigned questions on the blackboard, and everyone started to work on them. Just then, someone hit me with a paper ball.
I looked behind me, but didn't see anyone who looked liked they threw it. I decided to open the ball, and there was a message scrawled on it that read, "Watch out for the table". Watch out for the table? What could that possibly mean?
I got up to throw the note away, but tripped over the table leg, nearest to Natsume. "Nice panties, Polka dots." It took me a moment to realize that Natsume's foot pulled up my skirt, showing my underwear to the whole class.
My face turns bright red, as everybody stares at me. Some kids are laughing their heads off, while others give me looks of sympathy, and others with disgust. I get up as fast as I can, grabbed my books and ran out of the classroom, tears stinging my eyes.
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I kept on running until I reached the girls' washroom, locked myself in a stall, and wept my eyes out. That jerk Natsume has ruined my day! Why did he do that? I'm so embarrassed! I hear someone else enter the washroom, and try to settle my tears, but not in time.
"Hey, is something wrong?" Asks a female voice. "N-nothing", is what I manage to say. "You're a bad liar," she says. The person didn't seem like she was going to drop the subject so I told her:
"Someone did something embarrassing to me in class today", I say weakly. "That's a shame, and it's the first day of school too. Why don't you come out and tell me the whole story? I'll listen really carefully", she says kindly. I decided to trust this person, and unlocked myself from the stall.
She stares at me as I come out of the stall. "What?" I asked. "Nothing, its nothing" She shook her head. "So what happened?" I took a good look at her. She had pinkish, reddish hair, and brown eyes. She had a cheerful aura to her, and was wearing black jeans and a red blouse with an unbuttoned black vest on top. I thought she was quite pretty.
I answered, "Well, this guy in my class… well, it's sort of embarrassing…" "Go on". She looked at me intently. "Well… I tripped over a table leg in front of this guy, and well…" I blushed. "He lifted up my skirt and showed my underwear to the whole class!" There, I got it out! She stared at me, and laughed. I turned even deeper red, if that were possible.
She wiped tears out of her eyes. "Ha… I'm sorry I laughed at you, but that was just hilarious". She giggled one last time and calmed herself. "Tell me, what's this guy's name?" "…Natsume Hyuuga". At the sound of his name, I saw something flash quickly in her eyes. Fear? But I didn't get enough time to analyze the emotion, because she went back to being cheerful.
"That's some classmate you've got. He must be a looker, am I right, or am I right?" She winked. "Eh, I guess he is" I say awkwardly. Suddenly I hear the bell ring. "It seems that our time is up. Guess I've got to go now. See ya Mikan!" I watched her run out the door, wondering how she knew my name.
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The rest of the day passed by with no other trouble, except for the occasional snigger from a classmate. When I was leaving the school, I see a foreigner leaning against the school entrance. He looked like he was waiting for someone.
"Hi, are you waiting for someone?" I ask casually. He looks up at me and looks slightly surprised. I see he has bluish, grayish eyes, and had a gentle aura about him. "Yeah, I'm waiting for Natsume, do you know him?" He asked. At the thought of Natsume, my blood started to boil. As I spoke my next words, they came out like venom.
"Yes, I know that jerk face. He's a snob, an idiot, and above all, a pervert! I hate his guts!" I'm breathing hard after, and people were staring at me, wondering why a foreigner was being yelled at. The boy stared at me with hard eyes. "You don't know anything about Natsume," he said quietly.
At that moment, I hear a voice behind me saying "if you have something to say to me, say it to my face." I look up and see Natsume himself behind me. He looked very annoyed and everything about him read I hate Mikan!
Something in me just snapped. "Fine, I'll say it then. To keep things simple, I'll explain my feelings toward you in one word: hate. That's all I've got to say, so good day to you". As I walked away, I could feel the two of them staring at me with cold eyes.
