From Korea I Gave Back Love
Chapter Three
A short recap…….
"Natsume?" she asked.
"Polka-dots?" said Natsume as his eyebrows twitched.
Mikan smiled. "Long time no see pervert." She greeted and hugged him while Natsume is still looking shock.
End of recap…..
Yes Mikan did hug her and it seems Natsume hugged her back. His friends saw this situation and was wondering who the girl was so they hid beside the vending machine.
"A brunette? Who's that?" Koko gaped, interested who must be the girl.
"I don't know it is my first time seeing her." Said Kitsuneme while taking a picture through his cellphone.
"Hey man is that even legal!?" Yuu yelled a little as he saw Kitsuneme took a photo.
"Well of course it is after this hugging session we will show this to Nat." said back Kitsuneme.
"Be silent or else he'll find us here." Ruka reminded and all of them became quiet and listened to the conversation carefully.
As the two hugged each other, Natsume suddenly violently released the hug.
"Ouch! Watch it Natsume!" Mikan said in hurt. "Releasing in that manner is not a good way of welcoming an old friend." She scolded.
"Whatever Polka-dots if you don't like my welcome you could always go back to Korea." A sudden annoyance was present in his voice.
"So Miks is he the Natsume Hyuuga your mom's been talking about!!!" a cheerful Anna said and Mikan just sweat dropped. "Actually yes. So let me introduce you to him. Natsume this is Anna Umenomiya, Anna this is Natsume Hyuuga."
But it seems that Anna is not listening but just staring at Natsume the whole time. "Ahn-nyung, I am Anna Umenomiya, the bestfriend of Miks. Nice meeting you!"
Natsume stared at her in annoyance. "Natsume Hyuuga." He just said coldly and it seems Anna was taken aback.
So Mikan tried to interrupt "Ahhmm, you see we came here to enroll so can you accompany us to the office?" Natsume shrugged and because he is a childhood friend Mikan knew he would not agree until….
"Of course he I mean we will accompany you! Right?" Koko butted and was followed by his other friends.
"Yeah! We can do that for you!" retorted Ruka.
"What the heck are you doing here?" Natsume eyed them angrily.
"We are here to help Nat!" Kitsuneme joined.
"Ah wait guys. Who exactly are you?" asked Mikan which is very oblivious who are the people in front of them.
"Ah let's see my name is Tobita Yuu, this Kokoro Yome, our dearest Kitsuneme and Ruka Nogi." He explained as he pointed out whom they are.
"Oh. Hi! My name is Mikan Sakura just call me Mikan and this is my friend Anna Umenomiya."
"Hi to all of you! It is a great pleasure to meet Natsume's friends." Anna said as she bowed.
The four boys were stunned. "So you are Mikan Sakura!?" they all shouted.
"Ha? You know me?"
"Of course you are our friend's first love right? He really is good in choosing ladies." revealed Kitsuneme and Natsume just kicked him on his leg that made him winced a bit.
"First love? Sorry I could not catch up." The confused Mikan told them.
"Ahhmmm just ignore them Mikan-chan." Yuu said trying to close the discussion.
"Oookay. So you see we just came back from Korea so we are hoping if you could help us enroll to your school." She asked.
"Of course it would be our pleasure. Please follow us." Yuu instructed, all of them followed excluding Natsume because he does not feel comfortable with Mikan around.
"Come on Anna." Mikan said.
"Right!" her bestfriend said.
"So Natsume is your friend huh?" asked Mikan to Ruka.
"Ah yes." He answered with a smile.
"I heard that she is popular with the girls so how was he in the past few years?"
"He's good and single." As you can read Ruka is trying to talk about Natsume.
"Gee I'm not asking if he's single."
"Oh sorry it's just that I want to inform you."
"How about his studies?" sounding very concern.
"You know Mikan-chan you could always ask that to Nat." Ruka said.
"Yah but I think he doesn't want to talk to me." Mikan said sadly.
"Why would he? He's been waiting for you all these years so he must be really excited now." Ruka covered his mouth.
"He did!?"
"Ah hehehe…"
"We're here." Said Koko.
"Perfect timing Koko." Ruka muttered under his breath as he back his gaze at the brunette.
"Thank you for accompanying us. Oh and wait! Are you guys not late for your classes?" Anna asked while taking a glance at her watch.
"It was nothing and besides our first and second subject teachers were out somewhere so see yah!" Kitsuneme said and waved goodbye so did the others.
"So do you really want in this school ha Anna?"
"Why not! As long as Natsume-kun is here!" that made Mikan worried but ignored for a while and entered the principal's office.
Meanwhile the BOYS are now having an interrogation………
"So she was the first love we were talking about the whole time?" asked the oblivious Koko while trying to complete a puzzle.
"Obviously Sherlock and your such an idiot this part is here!" Kitsuneme poked his head and helped him out on his puzzle.
"I was just being sure! Come on! The girl is cute!" Koko continued.
"Also Anna!" trailed Kitsuneme.
"Oh Kits have you forgotten about Chiharu?" Ruka ammended.
"Of course not I was just stating a fact." He defended.
"So now first love is here what are you gonna do Natsume?" asked Ruka making the others paid attention to Natsume.
"What 'yah think? I will beg to her? Come on what do you expect and stop staring at me like I am not doing anything." Coldly delivered by Natsume Hyuuga.
"Damn that Polka-dots. I feel so stupid when I hugged her back. She better die than to be here."
"But what if we told you that we are gonna court her!" joked Koko. Natsume glared at them and gave a don't-you-try-or-you'll-die look. Koko sweat hard and was nervous. "T-that was a joke." He stuttered and whispered to Yuu, "Don't mess with Natsume Hyuuga or you'll die."
"You know man, I couldn't agree more." And they both smiled to each other.
"Then if you are being possessive, then you still have the feelings!" happily said by Ruka.
"Shut up!" Natsume said angrily.
"I know that we are interfering with your personal life Nat," Kitsuneme paused but still the serious voice is present "but just think of this as one great opportunity to find a girl that you could love forever and we your fiends thought the same thing that Mikan could be your real love and not just any first love. You see Natsume, have a girlfriend and don't play their feelings and it will start and end to Mikan-chan." He said and was trailed by seconds of silence.
"Way to go man!" Ruka said and appeared hand with Koko same as with Yuu and Koko.
"But we are seriously serious." Kitsuneme continued.
"Yah and we will help you with that." trusted Yuu. Their friend just rolled his crimson eyes because of the statements given by his so called friends.
"Are you all idiots or what? I said I don't care about that stupid girl. End of discussion." And with that he walked out.
"He is………in love. Woooooooo! Nat is in love!" Koko merrily said.
"Koko!" the other three shouted, scolding him. They knew that bringing the past is not a very good idea and it is Natsume we are talking about, of course when he was a young little eight year old boy he has not given his heart to whatever he does.
The two ladies are now done with their business. Mikan has been silent since the 'sudden meeting with Natsume' incident, she was not affected by her childhood memories but it is the way Natsume look and acts.
"Miks? Are you alright?" asked her bestfriend which is bothered by her actions lately.
"Anna? Can you go home alone? I mean I need to take care of something so you go first." Lying, that is the very one thing she good at. "Aaalright if it is really necessary." Her bestfriend said but still don't want to be alone if can.
"So see you!" bid Mikan.
"Bye!"
Now that her bestfriend was gone she needed to find Natsume. Base on Mikan's experience to Natsume's actions and antics, his buddies teased him at the very moment and went to somewhere. "He likes silent places. Silent places? A quiet surrounding? Ahhhmm….the tree! A Sakura tree perhaps. Gotcha! " she hurriedly went to find a Sakura Tree. She is urging to see Natsume for the reason she don't know either.
After minutes of strolling and being lost at a large school she finally found the Sakura Tree. She examined the tree and saw a man with raven locks, a closed crimson eyes and a godly body. A manga was covering his gorgeous face.
"Uhhmm can you come down for a bit Natsume?" the girl started hoping that he is listening. The man tossed a little and remove the manga on his face and looked at the cause of the disturbance. He jumped from the branch gently and smoothly.
"I knew you were here." The brunette stated while plastering a small smile.
"Tsk. Don't act as if you know me and besides go away you're not needed here." He said coldly without any present emotions, he didn't even bother to look at Mikan that made her more taken aback. "I am not acting as if I know you. Please don't be childish." She calmly said.
"………" he sat under the shade of the tree and Mikan sat beside him that made him feel annoyed.
"I just wanted to know how are you doing. Natsume? How was school? I'm asking your friend Ruka but he told me to talk personally to you and because I want to talk to you badly I followed you here. Are you angry?"
She waited for his reply because it seems he was not listening, his eyes are still closed but suddenly opened. "Are you trying to build up some small talk?" Annoyed. Yeah he was annoyed.
"What do you think? But let's just drop that topic if you don't wanna answer. How was your parents? Japan? You especially how are you? And love life?"
"Crap." He said boringly and not giving in to the conversation Mikan is starting.
"Don't give that answer pervert."
"And why would I follow you pig?"
"Pig!? I am not a pig!"
"Whatever scumbag."
"Natsume! How jerk can you be!?"
"Get lost strawberries."
"Naaaattttssssuuuummmmeeee!!!!!! Die!" she shouted making Natsume's ears bleed, not in a literal way though. "I am going spending time with a bastard like you won't do me any better!"
"Bye." He teased more.
She was off to leave and was half upset on how Natsume showed his 'welcome' to her.
"How pathetic." The raven lad thought as he watched Mikan departing. He did not want to say those words to her but he needs to be in the state where he really hates her.
"Stupid Natsume. He's so cruel." Mikan kept muttering to her self and still not believing that he is not that kind of person to push his friends away. So she just smiled to her self and happily ran towards the exit of the school. But what our protagonists didn't know is that blazing daggers of hate and jealousy were thrown to her when they saw the girl talking to 'the pride' especially with their Natsume-sama.
Natsume decided to come back to his friends who he founds out that really cares for him and stop his trail of thoughts. If this was a normal classroom maybe by this time girls are gawking at him, good thing that the school has consideration enough to have them in a separate class and room. He sat beside Koko. "Still mad?" he asked.
"Tsk. I'm not a child anymore." He arrogantly said.
"If that's so do you mind if we pay a visit to first love's house?" asked Kitsuneme who is being very excited. "What for! She is studying here, that stupid girl." He callously replied.
Yes they already know he won't agree so Ruka decided to have a push over. "Yeah we know but we don't have the guts to get that close to her, come on your friend is our friend also."
Then Yuu got the idea, "Yeah he is right, it says in the internet that our friend's first love had many suitors before." Ruka, Koko, Kitsuneme and the informer Yuu smirked.
This caught Natsume's attention "How many?" he said darkly.
Yuu smiled to the thought that one of his bestfriends is interested in these kind of things. "A total of 32 bachelors not just from Korea also from other foreign countries like England, France, United States and Malaysia but according to the news she rejected all 32 gentlemen and flew to Japan. "32!? Well do you think to those 32 guys she does not like one? Even a tiny bit?" asked Kitsuneme trying to analyze the situation. "Maybe those are hags." Said Koko.
Ruka hit Koko's head. "Come on a hag? She is 15 maybe she doesn't want to have a relationship yet."
"Nice thinking Ruka man." Complimented Yuu.
"Or she is a tomboy." A sudden outburst coming from Natsume which shocked them all.
"Eh? Tomboy?" they all doubted the statement.
"Why not? That idiotic girl can kick." The Hyuuga heir alleged.
"It doesn't mean that she can kick means she's a tomboy right? Oh Natsume have your brain size became as large as a peanut?" accused the doubtful Yuu.
"I know and I'm not stupid." Alright Natsume Hyuuga never accepts criticisms, there was a time when the media reported a malicious act towards a slut done by him but not that malicious after all it's the slut's fault, he got so angry and almost destroyed their house, literally. So don't mess with Natsume Hyuuga.
"If you say so." Yuu said.
"Please let's not talk about that worthless girl. Talking about her makes you like a parrot, always repeating. " Natsume said trying to change the subject.
"Alright what if we talk about…college!" Kitsuneme suggested merrily that made Ruka sweat dropped.
"College?" asked Koko.
"College?" rejoined Yuu.
"College? You mean the boring years of our life?" Natsume shrugged to the truth.
"I agree, when we enter college our parents will of course force us to take management, or music, or anything they want us to have." Stated Ruka is an as-a-matter-of-fact tone. This abrupt topic is just a way of deriving the group's topic from Mikan to college but they didn't know that it would be this awful.
"Ah guys you know that this is not the right time to talk about that. Drama makes me puke." Kitsuneme said closing the topic. And then the three poked his head and started scolding him. "Don't talk like that as if you didn't start this talk." Koko reprimanded.
Ruka hit his head one more time. "Idiot Kitsuneme."
"Ouch! Okay sorry! I'm sorry guys! Its just I am really melodramatic sometimes." He put in plain words than to explain in paragraphs.
"Melodramatic?" the unaware Kokoro Yome burst.
Yuu and Ruka shrugged and sighed. "It means exaggerated moron." The president of the student council mocked. "Oh really? Well now my vocabulary got a bit wider. Thanks a lot my real friends!" He exclaimed.
They all sighed. "He's hopeless, let's just leave him there." Natsume said and began to walk since he decided to ditch classes since it was already afternoon and their teacher has no clue of showing up. I agree time flies so fast.
"He's leaving and we must follow him." Yuu said.
"Secretly?" asked Kitsuneme in a low voice.
"No, of course not. Friends don't sneak." Yelled Ruka.
"Then why are talking like someone could hear us?" snapped Koko then they all snapped out of it.
"Ah Natsume!" called Ruka. He looked at them and dragged their handsome friend. "What the! Ruka! Stop this stupidness now!" The four are having a hard time carrying Natsume because he is struggling violently.
"Watch where you're going Koko!" Yuu reminded. "Drop me now!" the pissed Natsume shouted.
"Guys the whole school is looking at us." Said Kitsuneme while running in full speed.
"Just shut up or we'll loose balance!" Ruka shouted and was panting already.
After seven hell-ish minutes they finally threw Natsume at the car and Ruka began driving as fast as he can.
"Where are we going!?" the victim asked angrily.
"Sshhhh, I can't drive." Ruka taunted.
"Bullshit Ruka! Don't drag me to this!" he furiously shouted.
"Nat calm down please." Yuu said.
"Then stop this I dare you."
"Stop talking." Kitsuneme said in confidence.
"What? Are you literally asking me to stop talking?" the damsel in distress Natsume asked like an idiot.
Kitsuneme arched an eyebrow. "Just….stop." But he continued to struggle but three is better than one, right?
The car suddenly stopped. "So is this the right place?" asked Ruka.
"Affirmative." Assured Yuu then all of them went down including Natsume.
In front of them was a white glass-house that almost as big as their houses. "So she is rich?" an idiotic Kitsuneme asked.
"Well duh." Stated Koko and Yuu.
"You four." A dark evil voice coming from behind said and they turned around. "Tell your parents to reserved a funeral service and prepare to die." He's not happy and that's for sure.
Ruka hesitated to ring the doorbell but was pushed by Koko and has left with no choice.
Ding dong ding dong ding dong…………………….
The door opened revealing the pink-haired girl bestfriend of the purpose o their visit. "Hello? Oh its Natsume's friends and also Natsume! Come on enter and feel at home."
"Anna right?" Ruka asked and she just nodded. "Is Mikan home?"
"Miks? Yes! So are you coming inside or not?"
"Er of course. Come on guys." They are now inside Mikan's house, Anna looks in delight by just staring at Natsume.
"Miks! We have visitors!" Anna shouted.
"Nice house." commented Yuu.
"Thanks." A brunette wearing an apron and looks like in the middle of baking said.
"Mikan-chan!" the boys shouted except Natsume.
"So why are you here?" she asked sternly.
Kitsuneme answered "Nothing in particular its just Natsume wanted to see you, badly." And with that Natsume kicked his leg.
"Ookay, why is there something that tells me I don't believe you." The kidnappers became nervous and laughed. "Oh! Please take a seat and I will prepare you something. Anna can you entertain them for awhile?" she asked.
"Ye(yes)." So she left and went to the kitchen while Anna did some talking to the boys.
"How long do you know each other?" she asked first, hoping that Natsume would be the one answering.
Koko faked a cough before explaining. "Since kindergarten. You see we are quite attached to each other because our parents were good friends that's why we really knew each other than anyone. "
Anna nodded back and forth. "And do you know Mikan since birth?"
"No, only Natsume." Answered Yuu that made Natsume growled. Anna is quite interested on how Natsume's childhood days go on with Mikan. "Are you good friends?" asked Anna placing her gaze only to Natsume for emphasis. Natsume just looked at her in annoyance. "What a loud mouthed girl."
"Why do you care." He answered coldly making his friends gasped toward his cold reactions to the kind girl. Anna was out of words and decided to apologize, "I'm sorry if I interfered."
"Ah he didn't mean it Anna-chan." Said Kitsuneme trying to reduce the disappointment.
"Here is our newly baked strawberry cake!" a cheery voice changing the atmosphere said. Mikan noticed that the group was awkwardly silent. "Hey guys, what's with the silent treatment. Join me her. Come on!" she said and gave everyone a slice of her cake.
"Here you go Natsume." Mikan whispered to him as she shyly gave the plate.
"Jal-mug-ut-sum-ni-da(the food was delicious)." Praised Anna while having the fourth bite on her cake.
"Thank you Anna. I would not have done it without you."
"Your welcome." The ever cheerful doll-faced said.
"Excuse me but what does she said?" asked Ruka who was listening to the girl's short talk. Mikan smiled to him. "Oh she was just saying that the food was delicious."
Ruka gave also a sly smile. "Is that so? I agree to her, the cake was amazing."
Kitsuneme butted, "Yah and the cake is perfectly perfect."
"Arigatou."
"How about you Natsume are you enjoying your food?" Mikan finally asked because all this time a silent conversation between the two of them is happening. The boy is always staring at the girl and so was she.
"Hn."
"Well that was a yes right guys?" she actually said not ask.
"Positive." Koko and Ruka said.
"Presentably tasty to an idiotic girl like you." Natsume continued that make his friends wide-eyed. Mikan frowned, "Well I am sorry for myself for asking won-soong-ee."
"Don't speak languages that we are oblivious at lil' girl, if I know you took hard time memorizing it." Mikan glared at him.
Anna giggled making the boys interested what does the meaning of the last word Mikan said. "If you are wondering it means monkey."
"Monkey!?" they all shouted including Natsume.
"Damn you!" he shouted at Mikan but she just gave a teasing smile. "Nice try babo."
"And now she called him a fool." Informed Anna who was having a great time.
"I think we should also learn a little bit of Korean, who might know what these Korean ladies saying to us." A pretending to be scared Koko said.
"Nice thinking man." Ruka mumbled.
"So are you staying here for dinner?" Anna asked in between the teasing held by Natsume and Mikan.
The boys are not answering coz they are putting Natsume's feeling into consideration. "Why aren't you answering?" Mikan started to ask.
"Hn." Said by you know who said it.
Mikan leaned to give him a brother hug. "Ooohhh thank you Natsume." Natsume blushed at her reactions but were too good to hide it. While Natsume's buddies seems startled.
"Alright! I'll cook!" Anna said, feeling a little jealous at the hug her bestfriend gave. Bad thoughts.
Mikan broke the hug and faced Anna. "I'll help you."
"No!" she shouted a little. "Eh?"
"I mean you baked the cakes right? So it is now my time to cook coz you must be tired."
"Okay if you say so." And then Anna dashed off to the kitchen.
"I just want you to know that teasing Natsume unfortunately to me is a funny act." She said that startled the group excluding the crimson-eyed boy.
"H-how do you know?" the shocked Kitsuneme asked.
"Simple because Natsume's my friend and you guys are the type who would do that." She said in a manly voice trying to tease the guys.
"I told you she's a tomboy." Out of the blue said Natsume.
"Tomboy!? How dare you!" she shrieked.
"Why? Are you denying it?" he smirked, she glared.
"Yes I am! Denying it." she shouted louder than before. She was never been accused as a tomboy before. Never. Natsume rolled his eyes and became silent again.
"Ah well let's talk about something else! So how was Korea?" Ruka yelled a little changing the subject, seeing the purpose the other tree decided to join their chat.
"Yah! Are there hot babes there that you know?" blurted Kitsuneme not knowing what he was saying. "Babes?" twitched Mikan. Of course she knows what babes means but asking about that is a little perverted.
"No! He did not mean that!" a nervous Koko defends the sentence given by his friend.
"Of course he mean it!" she looked at them giving them an angelic smile "And it's alright." They gave a sigh of relief.
"Korea is a good country and since you are very capable of going there I think visiting is not a big hassle, right?" she is now answering the question asked by Ruka.
"Of course! That would be great." Yuu agreed.
"Besides the country is very relaxing, sceneries are very worth seeing and oh their literature is very interesting. But I was wondering can you tell me more about you guys?" She added.
Yuu faked a cough before explaining and compose his self. "We are obviously the school's popular guys and are sons of Japan's most important people, girls are swooning around us everytime we are walking and eating. Well Natsume here is the famous of all." He put his right arm on Natsume's right shoulder and tapped it as an indication that he really is the famous man.
Natsume scowled. "And you see we have separate classes from the other students, Koko's mother which happened to be the principal and founder of the school thought of this idea as a way of avoiding too much commotion." Kitsuneme supplemented.
"Oh I see so there would be no chances of us being class mates then?" Mikan asked with a hint of disappointment at her tone. "I could arrange things if you and Anna want to join us." Koko proposed.
Mikan shook her head "No. That would be excessive, we don't have the right and I think it is more an option to share classes with those students you are talking about."
"Thank goodness." Whispered Natsume enough for Mikan to hear and let out a 'hmph'.
"I guess I'm excited to go to school tomorrow!" she announced cheerfully.
"Good!" was Ruka's rejoinder.
"Bad." A low voice said and Mikan knew it was Natsume but she still ignored his words.
"Since dinner will be served after a few minutes you can tour around the house and I forgot to tell you that my parents were still at work so feel free to do anything." She said and next thing she knew that the four childish boys are running in their house like mad. Koko went to the kitchen to check out Anna, Kitsuneme and Ruka found a game room and started to act like kids, Yuu took a long glimpse at the pile of books a room called 'library' called. Hehe.
"Why are you still here?" Mikan asked to the unmoving figure in front of her.
"I'm bored so I'll just stay." A monotone voice replied.
"Natsume!" she yelled and sat beside him on the couch bouncing a little. "You're not mad at me, aren't you?" she skeptically asked and at that moment crimson met auburn.
Natsume gulped. "Why? Is it 8 years on having a 'vacation' to another country without any communications or any calls coming from you not a reason to get mad?" he said still staring.
She pouted cutely and let out a short giggle. "You are so childish. I didn't asked you to wait so don't blame me."
"But I did and you owe me your life for that. You know that Natsume Hyuuga never waits." He said in a bored-arrogant tone. Mikan pinched his nose. "Then why wait for me? Seriously you are stupid sometimes you know. I am your friend and I can't understand why am I feeling awkward in just approaching you." She confessed.
"Whatever. I'm not interested idiot."
Mikan is the first one to remove the stare and gaze. "So what can you say about Anna?" she asked out of the blue.
"A fan girl." He said.
She laughed. "Is that what you really could say? She likes you, you know." They are now talking in a very low voice.
"And I hate it, she is staring like a mad girl that I am encountering on my everyday school hell life. Girls are God's dumbest creature."
"Well you shouldn't treat girls like we are so stupid and you shouldn't accused Anna like that coz she is my bestfriend, she's good, kind, pretty, smart, knows how to cook, friendly, charming and-----" she was out of words.
The handsome boy stared at her and let out a sentence. "If she's not stupid then I won't even waste my time to her." Mikan arched his eyebrows in curiosity.
"If she's not…… stupid? If she's not stupid?" due to her shockness, she can't say anything. He poked his forehead. "Aww! Why do that!?" she rubbed it.
"A dense lil' girl like you who wears polka-dotted panties won't understand." He said and retreated.
"Natsume you pervert!!!!!"
To make the long story short, they ate their delicious dinner courtesy of Anna and had some bonding moments. Everyone became instant friends and close to each other. But still the awkwardness between Natume and Mikan is still there not to mention the staring eyes of everyone. That was the first official day of our protagonists began and for all of the boys meeting with her is an experience.
End of Chapter