A tiny escapade

"So Mikan, I want you to meet your future husband, Mr. Matsumoto, A professional wood cutter of 42 years old."

Mikan was stunned; she couldn't even part her lips to speak a word. Then she looked at that Chinese pig again. Then he smiled at her, showing his yellow bunch of teeth. Of course, there were not much teeth, but a few.Oh! Kami! What a terrible thing was that? Can things get worse than this? "I am to marry this pig?" Mikan thought.

After a long pause Mikan found her words.

"W-What a-are y-you s-saying a-aunt?" Mikan asked, astonished.

"Oh! Mikan, my dear, don't be too nervous. Every woman has to face this day sooner or later. So this is your time dear. You are already 19 now. All the girls on 19 have got married in this town. So now be a good girl and say yes to this!" Her aunt said with a smug smile.

"No….. I can't…I can't do this!" Mikan gathered her whole strength and cried out loud.

"Just excuse me for a moment Mr. Matsumoto. Dear Mikan has got too nervous. I'll speak to her alone!" Said Serina and dragged Mikan inside the Kitchen. And then she started acting usual.

"You, son (or daughter) of bitch, don't you dare refuse this! UNDERSTOOD! You have to marry that old pig no matter what, and then go to hell with him. I don't care! Now prepare yourself to leave with him tomorrow!" She said furiously.

"W-why are you d-doing those things to me aunt? W-what did I do to you?" Asked Mikan, Crying.

"You…You did nothing cry-baby! You did everything to me. No noble man out there asks for my sweet angel Shimo's hand in marriage because of you. Whom they all request is you! So I want you to get lost with this pig for good! Is that clear?"

Said her aunt in an evil tone. Mikan was crying so hard by now. She couldn't stop her tears. Who can bear with such curses? She was blamed because of her appearance. She couldn't believe that. She was gonna be sold to a pig because of her angelic appearance. She couldn't speak a word. Only thing she could do was running away from her devilish aunt. Mikan went inside her room and threw herself on her hard bed.

"Oh! Kami-Sama! What did I do to you! What have you done to me? Is there any bad thing left to be happened to me?"

She cried out loud. She couldn't stand this anymore. She could clearly hear the cruel laugh of Shimo out there. If she kept herself there until the next day, she would probably have to get married with that yellow teethed old pig. Then she wiped her tears and stood up.

"What my aunt wants is to push me out of their life. So then I'll be going out of their lives, but not with that pig, just with myself."

She thought and put some of her clothes in to a bag and went towards her window. "Do or Die" She said to herself and started climbing down the window. For her amusement, she landed safely. Then she turned back and waved her hand towards the huge house.

"Bye, Bye my haunted house…I'm leaving you and I'll never come back…Are you happy now aunt?" She said loudly. Then turned to the direction of the town and ran fast towards that.

"Now what?" She asked herself. Then an idea came to her mind. Actually that was the only thing that she could do in a time like that. It was already evening.

After a few minutes she was standing in front of her stoic best friend's door. She rang the door bell and Hotaru's mom opened the door.

"Oh! It's Mikan chan, come in. Hotaru is in her room. Go and meet her. I know you are here to meet her, not to chit-chat with me, right?"

Mrs. Imai said and Mikan smiled.

Then she ran away to Hotaru's room. And then she opened the door at once without knocking.

"Ho-ta-ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Mikan cried out loud as she opened the door.

And what do you think? She was greeted-

"Baka, Baka, Baka, Baka, Baka, Baka"

-as always.

"Hotaru…What was that for?" Mikan asked, crying. Even though she was 19 then, she could cry like a 3 year old still.

"That was for your stupidity. Don't you know how to knock on a door? Should I teach you that? What if I was necked at that moment?"

Hotaru said, emotionlessly as ever. (I'm not gonna write that again.)

"Gomen Hotaru, I've a serious problem now. Please listen to me!"

Mikan said, crying as ever.

"What now idiot and what's with this huge bag? Don't tell me that you are running away."

Hotaru said. (Oh! Crap! Again emotionlessly)

But that was true. She was running away. So Mikan nodded with a scared face.

"You are saying that you are running away? What the hell baka? Why and don't tell me you wanna stay here with me!"

Hotaru said. (I don't know how.)

Again she was right! Mikan was longing to stay here with Hotaru. So again she nodded. (Anime style)

"You are not gonna stay here 'cause I'm leaving here today, in this instant. I know it's evening time but I have to. I have a special meeting in Tokyo on tomorrow morning. So quit thinking of staying here baka."

Hotaru said, breaking all the hopes of Mikan in to pieces.

"Can I come with you Hotaru…?" Mikan asked, bringing forth her hopes to be with Hotaru again.

"Hey Baka+Baka, I'm not going on a journey. Can't you understand? I'm going to find a job there. My blackmailing job doesn't giving me much money. So I have to find another. I've applied for one. So I'm gonna see if it has been confirmed. Therefore I can't take you with me. At least understand that part! Now don't start crying and go home again. A lonely life is not safe for you."

Hotaru said. Concerned this time.

"But Hotaru I can't. They want me to marry a person of 42 years old tomorrow morning! I don't want to marry that pig. I'm so scared Hotaru. That's why I came to you. Please save me!"

Mikan cried out loud.

Then to Mikan's surprise, Hotaru came to her and hugged Mikan tightly. Then without any word, Hotaru took her trunk and took Mikan's hand with the other hand. Then signed her to take her bag with her too.

"Now let's leave for Tokyo."

Yey! They are leaving to Tokyo! This journey will be a turning point! Reviews please!

Awful Nightmare