2 Years Apart

2 Years Apart

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Last Glimpse

The wind startled everyone outside the school premises. It was unusually violent and fierce, considering that it was sunny and hot awhile ago. Every head turned to the direction of this invisible element, to his grave.

It seems even the wind wanted to pay their respects to the student who had died recently.

11:45 Classes Before Lunch

"Ohayo minna-san!" A cheerful Narumi entered his class scheduled for the period. Class 2B. It was their homeroom period, and everybody was unusually quiet.

Some greeted mumbles of "Ohayo" and others merely turned to his direction to indicate his presence. Narumi was sweating hard, he was expecting this reaction, and mind you, it was quite hard to handle.

February 16, 2005 Two days after his death.

But Narumi didn't mind those others; his full stare was to the brunette seated at the back, who did not even turn to him. She was simply looking outside, her eyes unfocused. She was too busy with her own thoughts. Flashbacks that kept haunting her. It was not her fault. No, it wasn't. But she felt guilty. Perhaps, if she would be just honest with herself, she would admit that is was her fault.

Flashback

"Why do I need to again?" The furious Mikan Sakura asked the Hyuuga Natsume. Her hands both on her hips and she stared at her boyfriend for 3 years with anger.

"Just listen to me, polka. No, do not interrupt—" As Mikan was about to open her mouth to retort.

"You can't because I said so. I can't let you live alone." The Kuro Neko was getting quite annoyed, he knew this would happen, knowing Mikan, she would surely make a fuss about it.

Why can't she just be like that Permy who would immediately say yes? But nah, that's what he liked about her anyway. How she was different among the others.

"It's because I'm a girl, isn't it? Well, guess what, I'm not going."

"I'm not asking for an answer, little girl." Natsume growled. His crimson orbs piercing her hazel ones. She could really be annoying.

"Look, Mr. Strong, not just because I'm a girl I can't take care of myself nor can live alone in one damn house! I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself. You make me look retarded or something!" She snapped angrily.

Natsume just rolled his eyes and instead of answering back, he got something from his pocket and tossed it to the girl's bed. Mikan looked outrageous.

"You really don't take a no for an answer do you?"

"I told you, little girl. I'm not asking for answers." He smirked. He loved seeing her pissed off. With one glimpse of his favorite brunette he started to walk towards the door.

I just want to be with you.

"Gaah! I hate you, you pervert!"

"No, you don't." After that statement, Mikan heard a soft click signaling that he already left the room.

The brunette sighed, irritated. She, yet again, had no choice. But he was right anyway, she can't live alone, and she definitely does not hate him.

"Darn that Natsume." She smiled to herself.

"Maybe asking Ruka to Central Town to buy a gift for Natsume would be good." She thought as she left her room, the smile never leaving her face.

"She can really get annoying." He said to himself as he sat lazily on his bed. He was suffering from his daily headaches due to her. He sighed and lied on his bed, his head facing the blank ceiling.

He glanced over his desk were a bunch of papers where stacked. And he tensed. He felt unsure.

Will I really die?

After realizing what he thought, he shook his head and glanced lazily outside.

Ofcourse I won't. I'm strong. He and his pride. The idea was so absurd, yet it felt so true. Like it was really going to happen. Surely if he knew about this when he was just about to enter Alice academy, he would have been happy to accept his fate. But now, everything changed about him. He wanted to do something he could never have imagines that he'd be thinking of it.

I want to spend a lifetime with her.

Funny how life revolves? He used to hate her.

Time. Give me time. I want to be happy.

"I wonder where that baka is.." He stood up, leaving his room to search for his brunette.

"Thanks Ruka-pyon!" She chirped happily as she smiled to the blonde boy. Ruka scanned her cheerful face and gave a solemn smile. She's really happy with Natsume, neh?

"Anything Mikan-chan." He smiled widely. His smile suddenly faltered and his eyes widened.

"Oh no! Mikan-chan, sorry, but I can't accompany you to the school further. I need to visit the animals." He smiled sheepishly. Mikan laughed and gave her nod of approval.

"Go ahead, Ru-pyon. I think I can go on now." Ruka laughed at her statement and waved goodbye. Mikan smiled at herself, satisfied with what she bought for the Kuro Neko. It was just an old dirt road away and she'll be back to Alice academy.

She smiled to herself, twirling the gift she bought with her hands. She felt great and satisfied with the gift. She smiled again as she stared at the gift. She will definitely visit Natsume in his room and perhaps, they could even save a little time to talk about her transfer.

"Tch. There's the little baka." Someone muttered nearby. But the brunette was too busy staring at her gift the she did not notice somebody just walks away from her. The person she wanted to see.

The person she wanted to spend her whole life with.

BANG!!

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Mikan's eyes grew wide. She was at the other side of the road, coming from central town.

A cold body fell dead on the lonely dirt road.

"Why?... Why did you cross the road?!"

"I… wanted to see you."

"Why?!"

"I wanted to go to you,…"

"Mikan…"

And slowly his eyes closed. Those crimson orbs she would never see again. Those orbs that used to look at her with amusement, passion, anger. All gone. With just one flick of a finger, every dream, hope and life of the boy shattered.

It was just all in one flick.

Bang!

I wanted to see you…

I wanted to go to you…

Mikan…

He just didn't know he would see her for the last time.

He could just have waited for her in his room.

Mikan sighed as she remembered everything. She did not cry anymore. She was tired of crying. All she did was cry when her granpa died. And when he died. The day he died, all she did was cry her heart out. There were thousand words she should have said. But it was all too late.

What happened to the life time, Natsume?

The lifetime... how come it ended too fast?

She twirled a gold necklace with her hands. It was simple, but that what makes it beautiful. Its simplicity. It was that gift. Her gift for Natsume.

She sighed again. And now, graduation day is nearing. She had so many plans, but all plans revolved around him. She didn't know what to do after he died.

She reached something from her pocket and smiled sadly. It was the key, the key to his house.

She stared again outside, one plan definite in her mind. It was his last wish.

And I will do it.

She smiled to herself and her mind wandered to the academy. Her home for years.

Her last glimpse of Alice Academy, unusually coming sooner than she thought.

Last glimpse of everyone.

It was coming all too fast.

In this world, we can win any battle we face.

We can be victorious in every trial we stump on.

But there's only one battle we can't end up as a victor.

The battle against Death. It shall all come too fast.

In one flick of a finger, anyone can die.

Well, that's it for chapter One! Ahaha. Hope you like it. :D

Licorice Ruthefield at your service, minna-san! (This chapter has been edited by the real account owner. Apologies to the reader for the previous mistakes and typo, but for the sake of the person who created this chapter, her work has not been changed.)