Hey everyone!

Time for the second chapter and for us to know what Natsume is going to sing!

Again this is a collection of songfics designed to weave a story and no ownership is claimed for the songs used in this fic.

I don't own the characters, just the plotline.

Enjoy!

Since I'm using older songs, a quick reminder, for those who aren't familiar, you can search for the song on youtube. ;)

xoxo Lexi1989


Previously:

The door opens and Natsume enters, gaining glares from the girls and sympathetic looks from the guys.I made it a point to ignore him but what he did next, made it difficult to do so.

He strode to the front, his stance tall and proud. He picked out a song, took the microphone in his hands and began to sing.


CHAPTER 2: HOW CAN I TELL HER

NATSUME

I was a wreck back then. A brooding asshole with a general disregard for women in general. It comes with the territory. Get your heart broken, and it can lead you to break hearts as well. I definitely had my heart broken once. A long time ago. And the person who broke my heart was Nobara Ibaragi.

Nobara was my childhood sweetheart. My best friend. She knew everything about me. We were the perfect couple in everyone's eyes. I loved her with every fibre of my being. And when high school ended, she chose to break my heart.

She left me to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor abroad. I was opposed to the idea of being far from her since I was forced to take a business class in the local university. It would have been better for me to go to Harvard with her, I had easily been accepted, but my father was ill and I needed to be close by just in case.

And as the story goes, she left me for her dream. She chose to be without me. And it broke my heart. I attended university just to kill time. I easily aced my classes and with that I became popular. The 'genius heartbreaker ' is what they would call me. Women came and go in my life. And one such woman caused me to come across Mikan Sakura.

Mikan was a girl in my Literature class. It was freshmen year, 3rd term. I had just broken up with one of those idiotic fan girls and said fan girl was crying in the classroom, making a scene. I was at my desk, unfeeling and uncaring for the bawling the girl was making, when I felt a slap on my right cheek. Eyes blazing with fury I turned to see the beautiful brunette with an equally infuriated gaze directed at me.

"YOU SHOULD STOP TREATING WOMEN LIKE THAT, YOU FREAKING JERK!" She had shouted at me.

What she did shocked me. No one has ever dared to stand up to me. She was the first. And it challenged me at the beginning. She was one of the very few who resisted my charms. And I liked her for it. This girl definitely had spunk.

I placated her by apologizing to the weeping fan girl. And eventually she apologized for slapping me. After that, Mikan and I had what others would call a weird friendship. I began hanging out with her and she let me. I would tease her mercilessly to no end, and she would call me out. Nobody could ever get me to admit, but I loved every second of it. We would bicker and fight about anything and everything under the sun, and end up laughing about it afterwards. She made me feel different about myself. She made me look forward to tomorrow. And it only came naturally that I fell for her.

At the start of our junior year, I decided to confess and ask her to be my girlfriend. I picked her up from her place and we drove to school in silence. Before she got out of the car, I mustered up the courage and held her hand.

"Mikan, will you be my girlfriend?" I was staring at our hands, not meeting her gaze. Excited yet afraid of rejection at the same time. It was an unfamiliar feeling to me, rejection. Because I always got what I wanted.

"Took you long enough to ask, you perverted jerk." She said, cupping my face in her hands, her eyes twinkling with mischievousness and mirth as I gazed at her.

"What?" I raised my eyebrow.

"You heard what I said. Do you really think that I didn't know how you felt for me? Hotaru and the rest even have a bet going on how long it will take you to ask me that." She gave me a peck on the lips as I stared at her dumbfounded. Seriously, this girl never ceases to amaze me.


And so, we graduated a year after and our bond became stronger. Up until, my father died. The business was dying and my mother had to make a split second decision. She had to propose a merger. A deal that would change my life forever. A unification with Ibaragi Industries. And without consulting me, it required me to be betrothed to the one person who caused all this. It required me to marry Nobara Ibaragi.

I didn't know what to do. I loved Mikan with all of my heart. She was the one who helped me move on from my wretched past. And I didn't want to hurt her in any way. I objected to the merger . I did everything I could to find a loophole. I fought heatedly with my mother only to lose. The only thing I didn't do, was to tell Mikan the truth. I thought I could prolong it until I could find a solution. I was used to getting what I wanted. But in the end it was my downfall.

Nobara was complacent to the whole thing. She declared she never stopped loving me when she left. That she regret her decision to leave me and hurt me in the process. And that she wanted me back. I didn't have a choice in the matter. I had to do it.

The night I was about to tell Mikan and our friends the dreaded news was the night everything fell apart. My mother urged me to cancel meeting up with my friends as I had to be somewhere more important. What it was, she didn't say back then. It was my engagement party. And the next thing I knew, my face is splattered on the local newspapers and live breaking news on TV. My expression is stoic as I stand next to Nobara, her arm linked with mine.

The next day I am bombarded with phone calls. I already expected as much. Ruka, Hotaru, Yuu, Sumire, and everybody else demanded an explanation. What surprised me is that I did not get any such requirement from Mikan. I never got to speak to her again. She never let me near her. Until now.

Gone was the Mikan who had fought for the feelings of the classmate I once discarded back in freshman year. Gone was my sunshine. She had closed herself off from the world. Never attending gatherings that I went to. Her number was disconnected and our peers, who initially had been furious at me for not telling them, eventually accepted me back in the group. Not that I ever went that often.

The business and my impeding wedding plans took up most of my time. I didn't even tell Nobara about how I was doing when she left and she never asked. She only cared about the future. And here I am now pining for my past.

So this explains why I am here, standing in front of my friends, microphone in hand. I punched in the code for the song and waited for my cue.

~She knows when I'm lonesome.~

~And she cried when I'm sad.~

~She's up in the good times.~

~She' s down in the bad.~

~Whenever I'm discouraged.~

~She knows just what to do.~

~But girl, she doesn't know about you.~

This is the first time I can explain myself. How I can express myself without her shutting me out completely.

~I can tell her my troubles.~

~She makes them all seem right.~

~I can make up excuses.~

~Not to hold her at night.~

~We can talk of tomorrow.~

~I'll tell her things that I want to do.~

~But girl, how can I tell her about you?~

I look at the woman I love. Sitting just a few feet away from me. She stares at the wall, as if oblivious to me, and I stand here, singing this song, oblivious to the glares and mean looks our friends are throwing my way.

~How can I tell her about you?~

~Girl, please tell me what to do.~

~Everything seems right whenever I'm with you.~

~So girl, won't you tell me.~

~How to tell her about you?~

I dare to take a step towards her. Nobody reacts. They all turn to Mikan, gauging her reaction.

~How can I tell her I don't miss her whenever I'm away.~

~How can I say it's you and I think of every single night and day.~

~But when is it easy telling someone we're through.~

~Oh girl, help me tell her about you~

She stands up and meets me halfway. It gives me hope that she will listen to me. Listen to what the song is saying. I was never one too good with words and expressing how I felt. I let my actions do the talking. And I am hoping to high heaven that this song got through to her. That it's her that I want. That I love her.

~How can I tell her about you?~

~Girl, please tell me what to do.~

~Everything seems right whenever I'm with you.~

~So girl, won't you tell me.~

~How to tell her about you?~

The song ends and she finally looks up, her honey gold eyes staring up at mine. I am about to speak when I feel the sharp sting of her slap on my face. Then she turns around and flees the scene.

END OF CHAPTER 2


Not quite what you expected? LoL

Gomen' to those who are fans of Nobara.. I figured she was the better choice to be a childhood sweetheart of Natsume than Luna..

Let me know what you think ;)


The song used is "How Can I Tell Her" by Lobo. (Disclaimer: again this song isn't mine and never will be.)

I like old school songs since I grew up listening to them, I'm the first of eleven grandchildren and my grandparents and parents love to listen to these kinds of songs on Sundays LoL


redvelvety - yeah, that was updated and will be updated next after this ;)

Guest – Thank you so much for your compliment and I hope you like this chappie :) hope you continue to follow!

RavenAcA3 – Ally-chan! Something like that.. LoL..

Anilissa – Yep, definitely in my cycle but may not last long. It depends on where the story goes.. I have a very wide variation of songlists to choose from for inspiration soooo… we'll see hahaha

suenethakchan – thanks pal! I'm glad you liked it. :D

KitsuneSenpai18 – this happens.. LoL.. thanks :D

Seiren Rindo – I know right? Which is why I couldn't help myself after hearing the first song again after a few years.. and singing karaoke as well the past week.. LoL.. I just suddenly got the idea..


UPDATE ADVISORY, up next:

THE GUY NEXT DOOR

DELICIOUS TABOO

SECRETS

Then we go back to this story for the 3rd chappie!

Stay tuned everyone! And thanks for those who followed!

Read, follow, favorite and leave a review! XD

JA NE!

xoxo Lexi1989