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Chapter 2: I Accept.

Mikan paced back and forth nervously across the infirmary, glancing over and over at the boy who lay on the bed who she had knocked out 5 minutes before. Geez, what is wrong with me? Someone opens a door and I throw my freaking guitar case at them? Oh, Kami-sama, please take me now! She mentally slapped herself.

The black-haired boy stirred and immediately the brown-haired girl was by the bedside, leaning her face so close their noses were touching. The crimson eyes opened. For a minute, the two of them stayed staring at each other, then turned their heads so the other wouldn't see the blushes climbing up their cheeks.

As soon as Mikan managed to force hers down, she turned, bowed low (for her), said, "Sorry Hyuuga," and zoomed out of the room. Natsume forced his down long enough to watch her leave. He contemplated the perfectness of his story: The Crimson Nobles Band needs a female singing guitarist. Mikan just happens to sing and play guitar. But what was with that song? She sounded like it really happened to her...

Natsume shook his head and swung his legs over the side. Walking back to class, he thought about how he should tell everyone. Then the bell rang, and for the first time in his life, Natsume Hyuuga ran to not be late to class.

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Mikan could feel Hyuuga staring at her. She tried to ignore it but those eyes boring into the side of her face were just so...deep, like they could see everything about her. She thanked Kami-sama when the bell for the end of school rang. Scribbling something about homework on her hand, she hurridly stood up and faced to the right...only to end up nose to nose (again) with that (oh, curse him!) Hyuuga. They both jumped back.

Mikan turned around to go the other way, but then realized she was surrounded by the rulers of the school. She sighed and, with her emotionless facade in check, looked at the blonde boy (he looked the weakest to her) and said, "What do the rulers of the school want with me?"

Everyone flinched, and Mikan inwardly gaped at how weak they all were. Hotaru stepped forward. "Sakura Mikan, we, the Crimson Nobles Band, accept you in our band." Mikan's face (she thanked Kami-sama) didn't betray any emotion.

The brown-haired girl picked up her backpack and pushed the black-haired boy out of the way. halfway out of the doorway, the orange-haired Koko shouted after her, "Oi, where're you-"

"I refuse." She cut him off and left the room. Natsume gritted his teeth.

"Why that little..."

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Mikan walked to the abandoned gym, the familiar creaks in the floor giving her a sense of 'home'. When she stepped into the huge room, a great feeling filled her body. Just let go...just let go...she told herself over and over again. In seconds she had taken out her guitar and was singing Bluebird by Ikimono Gakari.

Letting herself go, she didn't realize that the Nobles and half the faculty had gathered in the room until one of them dropped their papers. She whipped around, her purple and black striped guitar shining in the light. "Um, Miss Sakura, we're using this room for a faculty meeting, so..."

Mikan nodded and within seconds had packed her guitar and was out the door...with the Nobles in tow. They kept telling her it would be fun, great, musical, and on and on, but when the pink-haired Anna mentioned we'd be famous, Mikan stopped. Everyone paused, confused. Mikan's thoughts raced. I'll tell them all.

Mikan ran to her dorm, but not before shouting, "Fine. I accept."