Kura: Time for a new chapter minna-san! :)
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Akatsuki Utaou: Yup, it is. :) and honestly, I loved writing that part. :D And I do plan to have that pairing in here. And if I could, I will have a Mikan x Natsume here too because I just love that pairing too. :) Anyway, here's the next chapter; please do enjoy! XD PS, thanks for reviewing! XD
Princess Mei Mikan: (Prologue)hmmm…maybe she did, maybe she didn't…
(Chapter 1) ehehehehe; thanks for thinking so! :D And I hope you really like this update…it's kinda sad between parts…at least, I think it is.
CutiePrincessPikachu: Yeah…that last part…I wish for that too. T^T Anyway, awesome penname (I love Pikachu's!) I hope that this chapter is good! XD
xXxSamXChanxXx: yup; that pairing really is always cute. :) *insert heart* and I totally agree with you! They gotta put more Hotaru x Ruka things in the manga! That would be awesome! XD
Kura: Yay, time to start! :)
Berry: Kura will never own Gakuen Alice because she could never have had the idea of the whole Gakuen Alice story.
Kura: …
Berry: Now it's time to start.
Chapter 2 - Tears
Natsume looked at his best friend, Ruka, who was staring absentmindedly at Hotaru's empty seat. He frowned as Ruka sighed and continued to stare but this time, with a light blush on his cheeks. It was nearly invisible but he could see it…he could see it very well…and it confused him.
It had been nearly two weeks since he had Koko read Ruka's mind and since he had even told Ruka to go and visit the devil's daughter. He didn't even know what he was really thinking then but he wondered if he had made the right choice in telling Ruka to visit Hotaru.
Again Ruka sighed. Natsume's frown only became worse.
"Ruka…"
Ruka blinked and looked at Natsume. The blue eyes boy smiled. "What, Natsume?" He asked.
Natsume stared at him. "What's going on Ruka? Why are you staring at Imai's seat all the time?" He asked.
The effect was interesting. Ruka immediately turned pink and started to stammer like a love-sick boy. The best friend started to avoid Natsume's eyes and he was starting to sweat while his hold on his little bunny became tighter. Poor little bunny seemed to be suffocating…
Throwing another stare at him, Natsume sighed. "Ruka, you don't have to tell me…"
Ruka looked at Natsume, his nervousness fading. "…I…I'd rather tell you…" He looked down, releasing Usagi and stared at his lap with that blush still on his cheeks. "Ne…Natsume…why do you think a girl like…like Imai would become broken…like…upset…scared…and really sad…?" He asked softly.
Natsume raised a brow and replied, "That's unusual for you to say Ruka…"
The blonde boy smiled sheepishly before sighing again.
The fire-caster shook his head before punching Ruka slightly. "Try finding out yourself Ruka. But if it was me that became like that, it would be because I lost someone precious to me…like father…or Aoi…or even you baka." Ruka smiled at that sentence and Natsume smiled faintly back.
"Thanks Natsume…" Ruka grinned.
"Good, now stop looking like a love-sick idiot." Natsume said, smirking to himself, waiting for the reaction…
"I-I'm not!" There you go; Ruka blushing was the reaction he was waiting for. Natsume only chuckled very softly and shook his head before going back to his manga. Ruka only retorted to glaring at his best friend.
Meanwhile, across the room, Koko was giggling like mad while Sumire was staring at the boy with confused eyes. "Koko…what the hell is wrong with you…? You've been giggling like for what, five minutes?" She stated, eyeing the sandy haired boy warily.
Koko gave a sneaky grin. "Oh nothing…ehehehehehehehehe…" He continued to giggle and Sumire only frowned and stared at the giggling boy.
"…Right…"
In another ten minutes, class had ended, signaling the end of the day. Ruka quickly got out of his seat, gave a hasty 'see you later' to Natsume and darted out of the room in less than thirty seconds. Natsume only stared after him and sighed. Walking up to Koko, he asked, "What was Ruka thinking?"
Koko grinned mischievously. "As you thought, he was thinking about…" He turned around and whispered, "Hotaru-san…I think he's starting to become obsessed with her!" He giggled happily.
Natsume frowned and turned to look at Hotaru's seat. His red eyes shone with mischief before he turned to Koko. "Hey…we're gonna follow Ruka and you're coming with me to help me…" He said softly. "Meet me at the Sakura tree later…" He then walked out with several girls squealing their heads off.
The mind-reader grinned at the words he had listened to and giggled harder. "I am suddenly in love with this school." He said softly as he ran outside with glee.
At the same time, Ruka was running towards the girl's dormitory. With him, he carried a small box containing what he hoped that Hotaru would enjoy. Heck, he was certain that she would like it. After all…it contained…that. He grinned shyly and besides him, Usagi hopped along, looking at his human friend with curiosity.
Finally reaching his destination, he knocked on the door. In a few seconds, Amanatsu opened the door, smiling. "Hello Ruka-kun! Hotaru-san is sleeping now but you can come in!" She said quite happily.
Ruka nodded and walked in the familiar and now cleaner living room. He smiled as the sun beamed its sunlight into the room and filled it with warmth. But then he frowned and looked to the door of Hotaru's room. If only she could come out and enjoy the warmth as well…
But then suddenly, the very door opened and Ruka found himself staring at violet eyes. He blushed slightly before smiling and walking up to Hotaru. "Good morning sleepyhead!" He said teasingly.
Hotaru only stared at him with a 'what the hell' look.
Ruka chuckled. "I brought you something. I heard from Amanatsu that you like Sakura's a lot! That kinda surprised me cause I thought you liked this other flower and-" He stopped and a blush appeared on his cheeks before he held out the small box he carried. "There's a Sakura necklace…also with a mikan because Amanatsu said you really liked them."
However, he froze when he suddenly saw tears running down Hotaru's and instantly started to panic. "A-Ah! If you don't l-like it, I-I can just g-go and switch it-"
"No."
Ruka shut his mouth and looked at the sudden smiling face of Hotaru. "I like it…Thank you…" She said softly as she took the box in his hand. He shivered as he felt her fingers brush against his palm and blushed.
"Uh…Y-Yeah…" He said, before looking away, slight embarrassed.
Hotaru raised a brow, wondering if she should tease him but immediately went against it. Then, walking to a small sitting table in the room, she sat down and out of nowhere, pulled out an object.
Ruka stared at in curiosity. "What is that?" He muttered mostly to himself.
"It's an invention Hotaru-sama is currently making!" Ruka turned to look at a brightly smiling Amanatsu. "It's so wonderful; I haven't seen her working on an invention in such a long time!" She said. Ruka smiled and nodded in agreement. "However…" Blinking, Ruka looked at Amanatsu in confusion. "It's all thanks to you Ruka-kun!"
"Huh?"
Amanatsu smiled happily. "Ever since you have been coming to visit Hotaru-sama; she's been getting so much better! Thank you so much Ruka-kun!"
Blushing, Ruka only nodded stiffly. He never thought that it would be because of him that Hotaru was slightly getting better every day.
"Ru-uh…Nogi," Ruka turned and looked at Hotaru who seemed to refuse looking at him. "Can you grab something for me in my room? It's a flame resistant helmet…" She said.
Nodding, Ruka walked into Hotaru's room and smiled at seeing that it was also brighter than before with the curtains open. Then he blinked and frowned. "What was she trying to say before saying my name…?" He wondered out loud before shrugging and looking around for that flame resistant helmet.
"Aw, dang!" He muttered as he accidently bumped into a small shelf a several books fell out. "Darn it; and this room was looking really clean." He said, sighing to himself before bending down to pick them up.
It was then he noticed a red and orange helmet. "Hmmm." He picked it up and read the words, "Flame-resistant helmet; protects you against flames completely but will not work against things like magma/lava. Price to buy is 1000 rabbits but to rent, it cost 500 rabbits…" With another sigh, Ruka shook his head. "Seriously…isn't that really just a bit too expensive…?" He wondered as he placed the helmet to the side and continued to clean the area when he then heard a voice.
"Ruka."
"Eh?" Looking up, Ruka looked around the room, seeing nobody around. Frowning he muttered to himself, "Great, now I'm hearing voices in my head…"
"Ruka."
"Seriously, is there something wrong with my head?" Ruka asked out loud while shaking his head furiously.
"…Oi Ruka, get over to the window."
"Huh?" Ruka looked towards the window to see two hands. "…E-Eh?" He walked over and sweat dropped to see…his best friend…hanging over the window sill and standing on the shoulders of a smiling Koko who waved happily at Ruka. "…Natsume…what are you doing?"
"Trying to see what you're doing at Imai's room. But it's too high and I don't feeling like jumping. Pull me up." He said not in a commanding voice but as a question.
Chuckling to himself, Ruka pulled up his best friend and Natsume hoisted himself into the room. Then the two reached over and tried to grab the jumping Koko who was reaching his hand out eagerly to the two boys. But then Natsume stopped and said, "Actually, let's just leave him there."
"EH?" Ruka and Koko stared at the blanked faced boy before Koko started to whine sadly but with that stupid-like grin still there on his face. "Come on Natsu, let me up!"
"Don't give me nicknames."
"Aye, sir!"
Ruka sweat dropped as Koko gave a salute before turning to Natsume. "Come on Natsume; he helped in bringing you up here; let's just grab him and pull him up. Besides, if the girls find him, they're gonna kill him. You know how those girls are."
Natsume was silent for a few moments until he shivered and agreed, helping his best friend pull up the mind-reader into the room.
Koko looked at the room and blinked. "Huh…I thought there would be more metal things here."
"Why?"
"Because Hotaru-san is an inventor."
Ruka and Natsume opened their mouths to speak against it, and then closed them as they realized that Koko did have a point.
Koko grinned as he read their minds. "See, even you guys think so!"
Ruka turned to a very pissed Natsume. "Don't; I don't think Hotaru would really be happy if you used your flames, especially since you guys came here without permission." But then he stopped talking as he realized that the other two males were staring at him with a "WTH" look. "What?" Ruka asked, looking confused.
The fire user smirked slightly. "When did you get to calling Imai with her first name?" He asked.
A blush appeared on the animal lover's face as he realized his mistake and covered his mouth. "I-I…uh…"
Koko giggled softly, trying to contain a much louder laughter. "You liiiiiiiiike her." He said, rolling his tongue a bit.
"I-I DON'T!" Ruka cried, blushing. "AND WHAT'S WITH THE TONGUE ROLLING?" He cried.
"Ruka-kun; what's wrong?" Natsume and Koko blinked and turned to the closed door after hearing a mechanical voice.
"A-Ah; nothing Amanatsu-san!" Ruka cried out before grabbing the helmet and turning to Natsume. "I'll be back." And he turned to Koko. "And you…just shut up and stay in here." He said before walking out.
It was a couple of minutes later that Ruka returned and sighed. "I gotta clean this up now…" He said as he knelt down besides the fallen books.
Natsume knelt down besides Ruka. "I'll help." He said.
Ruka smiled. "Thanks Natsume." He said as the two friends started to organize the area.
Koko only stood still until he noticed an envelope next to Ruka's foot behind him. He tilted his head to the side before walking to it and picking it up. He blinked and his smile faltering as he realized that it was slightly wet with…what was it? He didn't know.
Feeling very, very curious, Koko opened the wet envelope and took out the papers. As he skimmed through the letter, his smile faded completely as a look of complete shock replaced it. Then he reached into the envelope quickly and took out several other papers. Skimming through them, his look of shock was replaced by a frown and saddened eyes. Then he spoke, "Hey…Ruka-kun…?"
Ruka didn't look up but gave a questioning noise in response.
"…Did…Hotaru-san ever say why she became sad…?"
"No; why?" Ruka asked, starting to feel suspicious of Koko's question. He stood up while Natsume only turned his head to the side to look at Koko.
The two widened their eyes slightly in shock to see a frowning Koko staring at several pieces of paper before looking at them. "Look at this." He said softly.
Ruka looked at the paper before taking the one Koko was handing to him. His eyes looked through the paper before they widened and he dropped the letter. Natsume frowned and took it, confused before they too widened in shock. The Koko handed over the other papers. Ruka didn't take them.
Natsume took them instead and his eyes widened at the name of the village he was looking at. No…He thought silently before he read off a couple of names softly.
Finally he reached the last two names and that was when Ruka widened his eyes and he cried, "Wait; what was that last one?"
Looking at Ruka, Natsume raised a brow before reading it again, "Sakura Mamoru-"
"No, wait…the other one!"
"…Sakura…Mikan?"
Ruka froze. Sakura…Mikan…?
I heard from Amanatsu that you like Sakura's a lot!
There's a Sakura necklace…also with a mikan because Amanatsu said you really liked them.
Still frozen, Ruka shakily took the papers out of Natsume who blinked, confused. He quickly skimmed through what was the list and stopped at a certain name. "…Sakura…Mikan…" He whispered. Could it be…was that person…?
"What's wrong Ruka?"
Ruka looked at Natsume. "I think…Hotaru's best friend died…"
~.~.~
Hotaru raised a brow at the two newcomers in front of her. Her eyes were completely emotionless…at least that was what she had hoped for but the three boys could see the emotion of confusion in her violet eyes. "Why are they here…?" She asked softly, not trusting her own voice.
Ruka looked to the side. "Umm…well…they wanted to see why you weren't coming to class and followed me…but they didn't want to go through all the girls and well…you know…"
Hotaru sighed. She knew. Nearly every girl was IN LOVE with the black haired and crimson eyed boy in front of her. Sometimes she did feel sorry but then she'd get happy to get photos of him to sell…then again…that was before…Mikan had…
The girl bit her lip, hiding her eyes as a tear started to appear.
Koko's smile once again faltered as he heard her thoughts and thought to himself, Ruka-kun was right…that girl really was…
"Whatever; you can stay until night. That's when those idiotic girls finally go into their rooms. It'll be until nine so just make yourself at home. You still have…" She looked at a doggie clock at the wall. "Five hours." She said before returning to whatever she was working on.
The three boys looked at each other. It's now or never… Two of them thought while one simply stepped away, something eating away at his heart as he remembered the name of the village.
"Umm…I-Imai…?" Hotaru hummed in response. "…Why do you like mikans?" Koko asked.
The effect was immediate. Hotaru's whole body froze and her hands dropped the machine she was holding. Her eyes were suddenly hidden by her black hair and she said nothing while Ruka and Koko fidgeted in nervousness.
"…Why…do you want to know…?" She asked softly.
Koko smiled weakly. "W-Well…I-I heard from Ruka that you did w-well…I never really took you to be one that actually like mikans…" He said in a hesitant tone.
Hotaru remained silent. Then she said, "You're a mind-reader; find out yourself.' She said darkly.
"…Um…would you be angry if I said I already looked into your mind?"
Silence ran through all of them before in a second, Hotaru had suddenly lifted her head and a dark and evil look was in her eyes. Then she suddenly said, "Never mention that name again or you'll wish you had never even heard of that word." She said.
"AYE, SIR!" Koko cried.
Pathetic… Natsume thought with a bored stare. Ruka only sighed and brought his head to his hands.
"Imai, is Sakura Mikan your friend?"
The room suddenly went cold as Koko and Ruka froze and turned with wide eyes, staring at Natsume in shock. He ignored them and stared at Hotaru with hard eyes while said girl said nothing.
Then finally, she choked out, "I don't know what you're talking about-"
"That's bullshit Hotaru!" It was now Ruka's turn to have stares from the other two boys but he didn't care. He was frustrated. I really do care for her… He thought before he went up to her and cried, "That's why you were crying, wasn't it? Because I gave you that necklace that reminded you of Sakura Mikan!" He then shivered when he saw Hotaru dark cold stare.
It didn't matter. He wanted to help her…
He wanted to take away her pain…
He wanted to see a smile on her face, even if it might just be a smirk…
He wanted to see her more frequently…
Even if he had to break her first.
"That's why you're so upset right? You're upset because your best friend died in that fi-"
"YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND!"
Ruka shut his mouth while Natsume and Koko stared with wide eyes. For the first time for the other two boys, they're seeing the Ice Queen crying tears. They were running down her cheek and they wouldn't stop. They continued to appear, even as she tried to hastily wipe them away.
"…How would you know-"
"YOU WOULD NEVER UNDERSTAND! IT'S MY FAULT THAT SHE DIED!" The boy's widened their eyes with shock and confusion. At the same time, Natsume had a single thought running through his mind.
"IF I HAD NEVER CAME TO THIS STUPID SCHOOL, I WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE HER! I WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE MIKAN AND MAMORU-JIICHAN! IT'S ALL MY FAULT!" She screamed, while nearby, Amanatsu was shaking.
"…Hotaru-san…t-that doesn't mean it's your fault-"
"YES IT DOES! Best friends are supposed to be there for each other…we're supposed to be able to save one another…but…but I couldn't…I couldn't…" Hotaru fell to the ground sobbing. "I can't even go to her f-f-f-funeral…I can't even leave to say…say…g-g-g-good…bye…" Hiccups started to be heard as Hotaru continued to cry. Her face was hidden.
Ruka put a hand on her shoulder as he knelt down. "That part isn't your fault Hotaru; it's the school's-"
"…said…her…" Ruka stopped talking as he heard a small whisper from the girl.
"W-What did you say…?" He asked hesitantly.
Hotaru's lifted her head. Her eyes were shining with emotion that the three boys were taken aback. They shone again like when Ruka first saw her crying and with the emotions of sadness, fear, and even guilt. "I never even told her that I loved her. I never even said to her that she was my best friend…"
Silence came besides from the sobs.
But then words again broke that silence. "I always said she was annoying. I always said she was an idiot. I always said that money and myself were more important than her…I always said that she was not even on my top ten favorite things list…BUT THOSE WERE LIES! I…I never had…the courage to say…that I loved her more than money. I never got to tell her that she was my most important person…I never got to tell her that she was cute…and I loved having her around me…"
Closing her eyes, she then whispered, "I never got to tell her that she was my one and only best friend…" Sobbing again, she curled up to a ball like position.
The boys could only look at her in awkward silence.
Then…
"It's not your fault…"
Hotaru never moved but her sobbing went down somewhat while Ruka and Koko looked at Natsume. His crimson red eyes were only staring at Hotaru and it held…guilt…
"Natsume, what are you talking about-"
"I'm the one who caused that fire."
Hotaru's head quickly looked up; her eyes were wide with confusion and shock. There was no time for anger. "W-What…?
Natsume turned away. "I…made that fire at that village. I never knew that it was your village. If I had known, then I wouldn't-GAH!" But he was cut short as Hotaru made a leap at him, her eyes burning with a fire of anger.
"YOU KILLED HER! YOU KILLED MIKAN! YOU KILLED HER!" She screamed, as she began punching the raven haired boy. Natsume did nothing but accept the hits as Ruka and Koko cried out in shock.
Ruka quickly made a move and grabbed a hold of Hotaru's wrists. "Stop it Hotaru! He didn't mean to-"
"I DON'T FUCKING CARE IF HE DIDN'T MEAN TO! HE STILL KILLED MIKAN! HE KILLED THE ONLY PERSON WHO ALWAYS MADE ME HAPPY BESIDES MY PARENTS! HE KILLED THE GIRLTHAT LOVED ME FOR WHO I WAS! I'll KILL YOU FOR THAT HYUUGA!"
"THE SCHOOL FORCED HIM TO!"
At that, Hotaru stopped struggling. Confusion ran through hers and Koko's mind as they looked at Ruka whose blue eyes were hidden by his blonde locks. Natsume looked Ruka with wide and disbelieving eyes. "R-Ruka…d-don't say-"
"The school forces Natsume to go on these missions! The Dangerous Ability Class is just a cover-up for the students that go on missions for the school! Natsume always has to go on these dangerous missions that cost his life! The school probably forced Natsume to burn that village and he didn't even know why!"
Hotaru glared at Ruka. "That still doesn't change the fact that he killed Mikan." She said in a dangerously low voice.
"…Then will this?"
Natsume's eyes widened. "Shut up Ruka!"
"NATSUME'S ONLY LISTENING TO THE SCHOOL TO PROTECT HIS FATHER AND SISTER!"
Hotaru and Koko again froze with shock. Natsume closed his eyes and tched. "W-What do you mean…Ruka-kun…?" Koko asked.
Closing his eyes, Ruka whispered a small sorry to his friend who only turned to the side but forgave his friend. He knew that Ruka was trying to protect him… "Natsume's sister has an Alice too…but it went out of control one time and burned our village." Hotaru's and Koko's eyes widened. "Everybody was fine…but it was at that time that Natsume was offered to come to Gakuen Alice. They even said that they would leave Aoi and Natsume's father alone…"
Koko's eyes were slightly watering while Hotaru stared with disbelieving eyes.
"…He…he even got scorned by the townspeople…they began to hate him, thinking that it was his fault that the town caught on fire…and he took the blame. He even tried to push me away, making it seem as though that we weren't friends…" He said, his voice breaking slightly.
But then with a sad smile, Ruka said, "In the end, I followed him…but now…they're forcing him to do these things…they had another reason that makes Natsume obey them but he never told me what it was…"
They would've taken you away if I didn't listen to them… Natsume thought automatically and Koko's eyes widened as he heard that but said nothing.
"That's why…don't say that its Natsume's fault…he's trying to protect his family…" Ruka said in a broken voice.
Nobody said anything for perhaps the longest time. Who knows how much time had pasted; an hour…maybe two…? It didn't matter. Everybody was too much in thought.
Finally…
"I see…" Everybody turned to Hotaru. Her eyes were covered by her bangs. She turned to Natsume. "I'm sorry Hyuuga."
"I should say sorry; I never meant to kill your best friend. All I know was that my mission was to kill a certain person. I don't know who it was. They said that if that fire didn't work, then they would give me the name and who it was. But a week after, they told me that it was a mission accomplished so I shook the thought away. I never meant to kill your best friend too…" He said softly.
Hotaru shook her head. "I shouldn't have overreacted…Mikan wouldn't have wanted that from me…" She said softly. Then a bitter laugh followed after that. "Now I have another reason for hating the academy…" She said darkly.
"I know how you feel." Ruka, Natsume, and even Koko said.
Then she looked at Natsume. "Tell me, what exactly did the academy want you to do? Who did they want you to kill?"
"…" Hotaru narrowed her eyes as Natsume remained silent. He said nothing but looked to the side. "I said it all already…I honestly don't know what else they wanted me to do…" He said softly.
Hotaru sighed. "…I see…"
"…What was this Mikan like?"
Violet eyes looked at Koko. He had a smile but had a hard time keeping it on his face. Hotaru smiled sadly as she realized that the poor boy was trying to lift everybody spirits up.
"Fine…I tell you…" She said softly as she immediately got off of Natsume. She joined Koko and Ruka went over and helped Natsume up. Then they turned to Hotaru who sat down next to the eager Koko She looked at Ruka and Natsume and with another apologetic face in which Natsume nodded, indicating that he forgave her, she started.
"Mikan…was a complete idiot…she was clumsy…she was simple-minded…and was just plain stupid." The boys sweat dropped at the start and looked at each other. "But…" They looked back at a smiling Hotaru and Natsume and Koko widened their eyes while Ruka smiled as well.
"Mikan…was kind. She loved everything and everybody. She always tried to find the best in everybody and won't stop until everybody could be her friend. She doesn't care about popularity. She cares more of her friends and worries about them more than herself. She always told me that she loved me…Mikan…would never leave anybody behind. And her smiles…were always warm."
"I always loved her smiles…"
~.~.~
Blank and dull brown eyes stared in nothingness. They just stared straight ahead. The mind knew nothing. It didn't know anything…Her mind was closed to her past. She doesn't know who she was…she doesn't know what anything was…
"You're awake…" The girl turned to the side to see a woman standing at the door and light was pouring in. Her eyes didn't care about the blinding pain. She just stared at the woman with a blank look.
The woman smiled sadly as she remembered what had just happened at the meeting.
"I see why you wanted to save this girl…" The man, the real boss before her sighed before smiling. "Oh well, she's very lucky to have someone like you, Yuka."
Yuka only nodded sadly, her short brown hair covering her auburn brown eyes. "…"
"I was wondering…" Yuka's eyes widened as she heard the rest of that sentence and she quickly cried out.
"NO!"
The man smiled sadly. "I know why you'd be angry but-"
"I WON'T HAVE HER GO TO THAT…THAT…THAT ACCURSED ACADEMY!"
"I know how you feel but it could help us bring down the academy. And besides, Sakura-san told us that the girl's best friend is there. Wouldn't the girl be happy if she was able to save her best friend?"
Yuka's eyes widened as she glared at the man before her. ""…Fine…but at least let us train her. She may be passing information to us when that time comes but she'll still be in danger! I don't want to risk anything…"
The man smiled. "Don't worry; I plan to wait for several years. Perhaps Berry, Suzune, Yume, and Yuki will even follow her to the academy to help her so she won't be alone."
Yuka smiled at that and nodded. "Very well." She said before walking out and heading to that room…the room with her still sleeping inside for several weeks…
And now I'm here…Yuka thought as she looked at the girl before her before she gave a light smile and walked over to her.
The brown hair on the girl had some burns which will be fixed after they cut them. The girl's burns had not fully healed. Shiki didn't have much time until he had to heal the older man as he was much older and still he is working on healing the old man.
The girl in front of her stared at Yuka with a blank look in her eyes. The eyes were dull…emotionless…it…completely had nothing…
Yuka then hugged the girl, expressing everything she had felt into that small hug. The girl was silent, not moving but then she shuddered, and a single tear ran down her cheek. The girl closed her eyes and Yuka did as well before she uttered this single sentence…
"I'm so sorry…but I'll be here for you now…my dear daughter…Mikan…"
Kura: AND DONE!
Mikan: Yay; so I'm still alive!
Kura: But nobody in the academy or your old village will ever know that.
Mikan: *goes into depression*
Berry: Suck it up.
Kura: Anyway, I hope that everybody enjoyed that! XD Oh, and might not be able to update tomorrow...maybe Saturday or Sunday...:P oh, but please do review! Bye-bye everybody! :D