I'm back! I'm sorry if I made you wait for a long time, but I'm trying my best to update as fast as I can. I'm just busy since I'm actually graduating, so anyways thanks for all the reviews, it's gladly appreciated so here's the next chapter, hope you'll like it! :)
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Natsume left the classroom after he heard someone standing up and headed to the cafeteria. When he arrived everybody was there, well not everybody. Hotaru and Mikan weren't there yet, but Leslie and the others were, Leslie was seated near the corner separated from the others. He walked over to Lesile and sat in front of her.
"Where've you been?" Leslie asked her deep blue eyes pierced to Natsume's crimson eyes
"Somewhere" Natsume replied
"I took your order, I hope you don't mind" Leslie looked at him
"It's okay. What did you order?"
"Umm… Beef Steak and Iced Tea" Leslie said biting her lips, nervous that Natsume might get mad at her for not ordering water
"It's okay" The order arrived and it was sizzling hot. Natsume looked at it
"Here, don't eat it yet though it might burn your tongue" Leslie said giving him his chopstick. She looked at him while he stared down at his food.
'I met Haru at the hospital; his sister was dying of tuberculosis.' What was she doing at the Hospital, and where the hell was she the past year and a half?'Natsume was deep in thoughts that he didn't hear Leslie calling his name.
"Natsume!" Leslie shouted. He finally looked at her and noticed how worried she was "Are you okay?" she asked worriedly
"Fine" still looking at her, then he noticed Mikan entering the cafeteria along with Haru and Hotaru, he can't help but look at her.
"As I was saying, Natsume, are you listening?" Natsume nodded but he was still looking at Mikan, who was busy giggling.
"Seriously, I think you're sick" Leslie said worriedly. Natsume looked at her and said
"I'm fine, just a little tired. I haven't had enough sleep last night since my sister keeps on bugging me" Natsume lied looking at Leslie.
"But you look a little pale"
"Stop worrying will you, I'm fine"
"(Sigh) if you insist" she held his hand and caressed it gently.
"Uhmm… Excuse me, do you mind if we sit here" Mikan asked gently.
"Sure" Leslie replied. Mikan sat beside her and Hotaru sat beside Natsume, when they were finally seated Leslie asked Hotaru "Isn't Haru going to sit with us? Because if he wants to it's okay"
"No he said he's going to eat with his friends" Mikan replied for Hotaru, seeing that Hotaru was busy eating her sandwich.
"Oh. Oh yeah I forgot to ask, everybody in class seems to know you, um, have you studied here before?" Leslie asked
"Yeah, just a year ago"
"So why did you transfer? I mean, I don't mean to pry and all, just asking" Natsume, slowly leaned closer.
"It's uhm, because of uh…" Mikan was cut off when Hotaru said "It's private"
"Oh. Sorry" Leslie said apologetically
"It's okay"
"So Hotaru where were you a week ago" Leslie asked
"Somewhere"
"Too bad you weren't there we had a great time, I thought you were just late yesterday so I didn't mind. Hota – chan tell me where you were yesterday." Leslie whined
"It's none of your business" Hotaru bluntly replied.
"But, it was so much fun, right Natsu-chan?" Natsume grunted "see"
"(Sigh) I have better things to do than go with you to that horrible place" again Leslie whined. While the two were busy arguing Natsume looked at Mikan, who was eating her sandwich silently.
'That's unusual, usually it was Polka who was always noisy'Natsume thought
"Hey Les, Ms. Yuki called that all the cheerleaders are to gather at the gym" Haruna, someone from the cheer squad, told Leslie
"Oh! I gotta go. See you later guys, Natsume." She leaned down and kissed Natsume on the lips. Mikan looked silently at the couple then back to her sandwich. "Hotaru, you should go later, party over at my house" Leslie added before she left the three.
After she left Hotaru looked at Mikan
"It's okay if you want to go, you don't need to accompany me, besides I believe Ruka misses your presence" Mikan giggled, Hotaru glared at her
"Really, if you want to go, you could."
"Your mother won't be with you tonight" Hotaru reminded her
"Yeah, so, Haru's there"
"He's coming over?" Hotaru asked worriedly
"He comes over at times, though he hasn't visited for a long time, but I'm pretty sure he still knows the address, besides he's a good friend and he told me once that if I need him as a companion I could call him and plus he's sick of the tension coming from his house, he told me that his parents doesn't really care for him anymore. Don't worry he knows how to handle it if ever it attacks" Hotaru sighed to what she said
"If he doesn't come, call me okay"
"Yeah sure, I'd be dead by then" Mikan grinned
"MIKAN" Hotaru shouted at her softly
"WHAT? I was kidding, you don't have to be so serious" Mikan smiled at her when she saw Hotaru's stern face she added "look, I'm sorry okay. I'll call you, don't worry" Hotaru looked at her concern written all over her face.
"Stop Worrying" Mikan urged
"Alright" Hotaru sighed exasperatedly. Then there was a ringing. Hotaru picked up her phone, without looking at the caller
"Hello"
"Good Day, my name is Christopher Chase. I am a buyer of your family inventions. Your parents seems to be busy so I called you instead, can we meet today, or shall we set an arrangement"
"No we'll do it today" Hotaru said sternly. Mikan looked at her intently.
"Okay that's a great idea, what time shall we meet"
"After lunch, at Black Coffees"
"Alright, thank you. That's all" Then she closed her phone and placed it inside her pocket
"You're meeting someone at Black Coffees? Let me guess, another buyer?" Mikan asked
"Yeah, I'll be leaving now, and then I'll go straight ahead to Leslie's house afterwards. Call me if you're alone okay"
"Okay" with that Hotaru stood up got her bag and left, before she went out the cafeteria, she looked at Mikan, Mikan knew what she wants so she mouthed 'I'll call you.' Then she finally went out. Natsume looked at Mikan and asked
"Where were you last year?" Mikan looked at him and replied silently
"Somewhere"
"And where exactly is somewhere?" Natsume asked curiously
"I can't tell. Anyways let's not talk about this, please. Let's talk about something else. Hmm… I see that you've gotten yourself a gorgeous girl to replace me" Mikan sneered
"I haven't replaced you" Mikan smiled and looked at him with her left brow raised
"Seriously" Natsume added
"Then how do you explain that beautiful blue-pooled-eyed girl"
"Leslie? She's, well she needed someone to accompany her"
"And you did a perfect job of accompanying her" Mikan said sarcastically
"Seriously Aizawa's right we do feel a little distant since you left without a word"
"I didn't really leave" Mikan whispered not wanting Natsume to hear it, too bad he did
"So, you never left. And why were you at the hospital with Aizawa?" Natsume asked with a tint of anger on his voice. Mikan was surprised to hear this, I mean no one was there at the classroom when they discussed about it. Unless.
"You were eavesdropping"
"I just heard it" Natsume looked away
"You did eavesdrop"
"I wasn't"
"Yes you were" Mikan grinned
"Shut up. By the way you never answered my question. Why were you at the hospital with Aizawa?"
"I'm sorry Natsume, I can't tell"
"So what now, are you just going ignore the fact that you are my girlfriend and-"
"Natsume, if I'm your girlfriend, then who's Leslie to you?"
"A friend"
"A friend? Are you serious? You don't kiss your friends on their lips" I glared at him
"I'll answer your question, if you answer mine"
"I told you, I can't tell" Mikan continued eating
"Why?"
"Because. Now enough about me, how about you? I never thought you would allow a person to call you Natsu-chan, it's funny you didn't beat that person out of their life yet"
"Mikan, will you stop changing the topic"
"(sigh) Natsume, there's nothing important that you should know"
Natsume's POV
"Let me guess you're cheating on me with that Aizawa aren't you?" I asked, seeing Aizawa walking to our table, when I didn't get a reply I stood up and whispered harshly "I knew it" shove my tray and it bumped her water, I walked away, when I was a foot away from the table Mikan stood up, I thought she'd follow me but she collapsed, Aizawa caught her before I did, I saw him carry her but I didn't know to where.
Mikan's POV
Where am I, am I dead, no I can't be dead I'm still breathing, but where am I?
"Mikan, you awake? Mikan, Mikan? Wait, that's Haru's voice. I opened my eyes to see where I am
"Good you're up, sorry I barged into your room, I didn't know where to put you, how are you feeling?" I can't lie to him he always seem to see right through me, even when we first met
"I feel a bit dizzy, that's all, no need to worry so much"
"How can I not worry about you when you suddenly collapsed at the cafeteria?" I sat up and looked at Haru, concern was written all over his face
"Sorry, I didn't mean to worry you so much, but gladly I wasn't attacked, huh?"
"Yeah, or else you'll be having a hard time explaining to Hyuuga"
"How do you know we're in a relationship, don't tell me you were eavesdropping as well"
"I didn't, well I half expected for you to be in a relationship with him, besides just look at him, I've never seen him talk so much, even when he's with Leslie Roberts"
"I don't believe it"
"Then don't, besides it's not like I'm expecting you to believe me, but you should know, I am quite the observant"
"Hmm… That's true. Did you tell the teachers that I'd be absent for the afternoon?"
"Yup, I told them you had a high fever and needed some rest"
"Will it be okay with you if you stay here for tonight? Mother wouldn't be here tonight since she needs to attend to some business, and Hotaru won't be able to make it since Leslie invited her to come to their house."
"No worries, I'll be here" he says while gently patting my head
"I still don't know how am I suppose to explain to Natsume what happened to the cafeteria"
"Hmm… How about you were tired of the heat of the sun so you collapsed" I looked at him glumly
"I don't think he'll believe such a lame excuse. I've already had enough explaining to him that my absence shouldn't matter to him"
"You know, I think the reason why he's fussing over is because he's your boyfriend, and you left him without explaining anything. Not even telling him that you were seriously ill" I sighed, he was right, maybe even I would feel the same way if I were in his shoe. I sighed
"Well I think I'll figure something out" I lied back on my bed, heaving a huge sigh, he stood up
"Are you leaving?"
"Nah, I told you I'll be staying didn't I? I'm just going to make dinner, it's already late, and you need to sleep early or you won't have enough energy for tomorrow" he smiled
"Hotaru might call"
"Don't worry, I'll answer her in your place" then he walked towards the kitchen.
'Natsume, I'm sorry, I don't think I can handle telling you what's going on, I'm truly sorry'
A/N: Here it is. Hope you like it. I know it's not very long but I hope you like it! I accept flames...