Author's Note: Uhuh. Thanks for all those who reviewed. You really made my day. :)
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After the new girl was introduced, Naru-gay says that the new girl is going to sit beside me. Great. Not. I only want Mikan to sit beside me, only her.
"Ok class! Take care of her!" the gay bastard says cheerfully.
She walks to our table, smiles cheerfully at me and to Mikan. And now, I'm in the middle; Mikan in my left and this new girl in my right. Good thing this girl doesn't seem to drool over me.
"Hi, I'm Miki Tanaka." She's still smiling. Her smile reminds me of someone.
"Huh." Is what Mikan said to the girl. And again, I'm surprised. She's supposed to say, 'Hi!' while smiling that trademark smile of hers or hugging her.
The girl looks at me, her face an inch close to mine. I lean away from her and said my famous word, "Hn."
She giggles. What the heck is funny? Or is she giggling because I talked to her and that she's part of the stupid fan club? Oh heck.
Math class is resumed. Bummer.
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I'm bored. That's nothing new I guess. I put my feet on the desk and put my manga on my face, and close my eyes, and pretend to sleep.
I heard Mikan sigh. Mikan. I wonder what happened to polka, she seems to be too serious it's creepy. Yeah, it's creepy.
I know that I always complain whenever she disturbs me by waking me from my peaceful sleep or shouting on the top of her lungs or whenever I see her pout because I called her by her panty. But this new Mikan is way different; she didn't greet me with that cheerful voice of hers, she's not smiling at me. In short, she's different.
And I miss the old her already. Huh, shouldn't I be happy that at least she's not bothering me anymore? I frown slightly. No, I'm not happy. How could I, she's all droopy and serious and it's still bothering me.
Good thing my manga is small that it doesn't really cover my face. At least I can look at her from the corner of my eyes.
As I did that, she's writing something in her notebook and is not listening to Jinno's class. She still has the same serious face, no trace of a smile.
It's bugging me! Damn it, this girl totally changed!
"Miss Sakura!" Jinno says loudly.
Instead of having a scared face, she just looks at Jinno blankly. And again, it's creepy. It's like she's dead.
"Yes Professor Jinno?" Did she just say 'Professor Jinno'? Isn't she supposed to say something like, 'Jin-Jin' or 'I wasn't doing anything Jin-Jin', and then having a terrified look on her face or at least faking a smile?
Fuck, I hate how totally different she is now! Awhile ago, I thought maybe it has something to do with her fainting but minutes has passed, so she's supposed to be healed!
"You're not listening in my class, Miss Sakura." He walks near our table. "So I'll ask you a question, an easy question. What is 6x6, Miss Sakura?"
God, that question is the easiest question I've heard Jinno say. But I know Mikan sucks in math, and I'm not being rude, it's true. As long as there are numbers, she's stupid.
Instead of dropping her jaw or swallowing hard, as usual, she raises her eyebrows and says, "Professor Jinno, do you think I'm an elementary student? No, because I'm in the Middle school student already, and that question is simply stupid. It's 36."
And again, I'm surprised, that's like the 4th time I'm surprised because of Mikan. Good thing that whenever I'm surprised I don't drop my jaw or something weird like that, I just raise my eyebrows.
Everyone looks at her wide-eyed, even Imai. Well, except for the new girl, she's still smiling. Damn her, she's just like Mikan, except Mikan is not tan or has a curly hair. But the same eye color, hair color, and same smile. Shit.
Before Jinno could say anything, the school bell rang and that means end of classes and lunch.
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"Mikan-chan, are you alright?" asks Yuu.
"Of course. Why do you ask that silly question?" Mikan says blankly.
"Because you're like that," Shoda says pointing at her.
"Like what?" Mikan says confused.
"Like not acting like Mikan at all!" Shoda exclaims. "You're very different today Mikan-chan."
"I agree with Permy," Imai says putting a hand at Mikan's shoulder. "You're not like Mikan at all."
"I am still Mikan, guys," Mikan says, smiling half-heartedly. "I just feel weird."
"Oi polka, you're not sick, are you?" I say. My voice, it shows worry. Damn, I should've left the classroom after the bell rang.
"No, Natsume. I'm fine," she replies to me. She picks up her things and walks out of the classroom. Alone.
She didn't even say anything to Imai or say wherever she's going. I look at Imai, seeing that she's biting her lower lip and her eyes show worry. Well, who wouldn't be worried? Having a friend that has totally changed, can really make you worry. And yes, I am one of those who are worried.
"She's not Mikan at all," Imai says softly. Her eyes stayed where Mikan left.
I put my hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry; maybe something is in her mind is all. It's going to –." I stop. I don't know what to say to Imai. I don't know how to comfort her. I know that it's not going to be alright. Imai knows that, everyone knows that.
That's because even though Mikan has problems, she still manages to smile or be happy, so maybe something happened to her before she fainted. That's it!
"Maybe something happened to her," I continued. "Before she fainted, I mean."
"Jin-Jin said that the new girl saw her when she fainted," Imai says. She didn't remove my hand from her shoulder; she just let it stay there. She looks at me and smiles slightly. "Let's go to that new girl."
If she's the one that caused Mikan to be like this, I'll kill her, literally. I'm furious, hell yeah. I'll do anything to bring back the old Mikan.
Oh, and let me just say this:
I hate the new Mikan, I really do.
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This chapter is disappointing. I find it hard to do a POV of Natsume. Well tell me if this sucks. I'll make the next chapter much better.
