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ZEPHYRLIGHT: the plot thickens.. is it a coincidence that the girl just so happens to be Timi? (I know I'm jumping at conclusions but hey it's midnight and I have an active imagination)
ruka seems to be giving up on himself and mikan getting together.. and no comments to that.. could be logical..? the charrys are much older by now so I can't really draw comparisons between them and the original characters..
do continue!
I wanna see more.. P

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Thank you all for the reviews I got. Keep those reviews coming please. Thanks a bunch..! You people are ever so wonderful! HEHEHEHE!

Fourth Chapter

Disco? ...Not!

Mikan's POV

A week had already passed since the day Ruka started his job. I'm safe to say that I haven't heard any bad reactions from him since he began working. He doesn't look so tired too. He's still the same; it's just like nothing new had happened. But there's one thing, he just couldn't hang out long enough like before. He always reasons that he had to pick someone up. But needless to worry, nothing much has changed.

As for me? Well… I hope I can say I'm completely fine and not lying at the same time. Natsume left again… Since when? Just 5 days ago to be exact.

'Would it be out of line if I said I miss you..!' Damn radio! Why is it turned on? I quickly turned it off. Sorry Brandon, but I'm not in the mood right now.

'Tock'

It's nighttime again, I wonder how am I gonna get thru this now? He always seem so nice to me, yet in the other while, he returns to his nasty self again.

'Tock'

Now I'm hearing things. What's the deal with him anyways? I was doing fine until he came along. This problem shouldn't be a big worry; I'll get thru this in no time. I covered my self with my blanket. I'll think about how am I gonna get this out of my head- even if it'll take me up all night.

'Tock' What the hell is that? I rose from my bed and went to the place where I hear the unusual sound.

'Tock' What the heck? If this doesn't stop, it'll keep me up all night! I approached the window; looks like stones are hitting my windowpane. Ok, like what I was saying, I'll get thru this in no time. … or probably not.

I see Natsume throwing stones. I look at his red garnet eyes, what's the deal? Why am I seeing things? This isn't real.

'Bff!' "AAAAHH!" I screamed in my dormitory. A part of my hair suddenly went on fire. This isn't an illusion! I opened my window and screamed, "WHAT'S THE DEAL? PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP YA KNOW!" Hehe, that's my alternate words for 'I'm so happy to see you tonight Natsume.'

"WHAT?" he replied out loud. We had to scream at each other for I'm at the 7th floor and he's at the ground. "IS THAT WHAT YOU SAY UPON WANTING TO SEE ME TONIGHT?"

Huh? Now how did he know that? He's alone! No one is with him with a Mind Reading Alice. I must be in denial. "OF COURSE NOT YOU IDIOT!" 'Bff!' my hair got burnt again. "STOP DOING THAT! I'LL GET YOU FOR THAT!"

"THEN GO DOWN HERE!" he replied. Oh yeah I will! Get ready Natsume, I'll kill you when I get my hands on you! …Yeah right? I'm fooling my self- not good.

0 Ruka's POV

It's 8:30pm and Timi hasn't came home yet. Sure, I had to pick her up every dismissal but a while ago, she told me that she'll go somewhere else with her friends. I guess she doesn't want me to guard her as much as I don't want to butt in her personal gimmicks. But it's 8:30pm now… I know it's still early but I'm sorta worried. It's gonna be my problem if something bad happens to her. Of course her dad will scold her after that… but she's incontrollable- like a spoiled brat… that's why she needs a bodyguard.

I'm just settled here at the couch near the front door. I dived my hand in my pocket and took out my phone. I flipped it open and called her. "Hi ya Ruka!" she told me once she answered the phone.

"Where are you?" I plainly asked.

"Oh don't worry about me! I'm fine! Keeves, you know? My driver? I asked him to drive me here." Her voice was very cheerful but somehow I doubt it.

"Right, don't get into trouble, ok?" My voice was plain and simple.

"Ok…" then she hanged up. Her voice just then was somehow different from her usual cheerfulness. And the sounds from her background seem very doubtful. It has heavy disco sounds. I know disco is normal with the likes of her age… but c'mon? You can't have disco when you have to be home soon. Unless…

"Hey Keeves!" Keeves, her driver, just walked in. "Where did you take Timi?"

"I took her at ze Brookham Zizco Var. I zizn't vait vor her vecauze zhe zaid zhe can go home vy her zelf." Keeves simply replied. Brookham Disco Bar e? I know that place.

"I'll go there. Don't tell Timi if ever she calls." I told him before I ran off.

"Alvright! You're ze vazygaurd!"

Her dad gave me a spare key to one of the cars in their mansion. Good thing it's a cool black Jaguar. Hahaha! I'll be delighted driving this kitty.

Mikan's POV

"What are you doing here?" I asked meanly.

"Don't act so mean, I know you wanted to see me." WHAT THE NERVE OF HIM?

"I certainly DO NOT!" I said in denial. "What brings you here?"

Natsume Hyuuga stepped in a maroon car. Where did he get that? "I just wanted to take you out Mikan since you're starting to become a granma in your dormitory."

I'll let that pass. "Where did you get that?" I asked him as I look at him looking at me from his driver's seat. The car has no roof or whatever you call it. What do I know about cars anyways?

"I'm working already, right? I bought it!" He grinned at me. That's new. I rarely see him cheery. And when I say rare, I say it's really rare! "What are you waiting for? Hop in!"

Ok, I dumbly stepped in the passenger's seat of his car. Once I got in, I asked, "Where are we going anyways?"

"You'll see…" he replied.

"This better be good Natsume."

After that, he looked at me with his garnet eyes and his good-looking messy black hair flying in the breeze. "Trust me." He said then I blushed. Darn it.

Ruka's POV

I find my self enjoying my driving moments. Man, I'm starting to love this job! I get more benefits than the one I'm working for. And what's better? More Rabbits every month! Not like the cheap allowance I get with the Academy. I can't even buy a neat gift for Mikan or treat her out in a nice restaurant… But this time, things will get better. Natsume's here though… What are the chances of that?

ARG, I try to shrug off the inconvenient coincidence in my head. Eyes on the road for starters, ok Ruka? Arg, stop talking to your self! Or my self… Whatever! Dammit!

Ok, here I am, Brookham Disco Bar… I wonder what on earth Timi's doing there. Dancing I suppose? Hmm…

I entered the bar. Nothing special, the same old usual multi-colored lights and the 'doogs doogs doogs' sound, drinking people at the round tables. Timi could really get into trouble in a place like this. Good thing I followed her.

"Hey handsome…" a female walked over to me. She's wearing a black bra and black mini skirt. Yuck. I hope she's not one of them. I shunned the girl who approached me, leaving her behind. I'm super not interested. I wandered around the place. The place doesn't seem so bad. I just had a bad welcoming entrance when that bitch tried to flirt me. Yuck.

I see the familiar red haired girl by the bartender. Looks like she's been drinking. Oh boy… this is gonna be messy… damn, I hope not. I wanted to go to her and take her home. But I guess I'll just keep an eye on her first. I don't really wanna bother her… just as much as I don't wanna be bothered whenever I'm drinking.. HAHAHA!

A few minutes have passed and she doesn't seem to be too drunk yet. Well, at least I hope not. But I know when a woman is already drunk, and I say she's stronger than she looks. She stood, that's not good. Where is she going? I saw her facial expression- it's like she had seen a negative thing and she expected it too. Not good. Not good at all…

Mikan's POV

Natsume took me into a Disco Bar. Not my type. Why? Sluts are looking at my Natsume! Yeah, I said it. He's mine! I inserted my hand at his elbow so that the women around will know that he's taken. But some are just too dense or too bitchy.

"Dance with me?" a very flirtatious tone by a woman who's nearly losing her clothes.

"Back off!" It escaped my mouth. Uh oh.

He looked at me and told the girl, "maybe later…"

"WHAT?" I beamed at Natsume.

He smirked at me then he talked to the girl again, "just kidding. Don't count on what I said." Then we walked off. Good!

Natsume's POV

It made me happy when I heard her say 'WHAT?' She was palatably jealous. I enjoyed it. Haha! I even made her more jealous when I told the girl 'maybe later…' I really don't have intentions on dancing with the bitch but I just wanted to make Mikan jealous. Hehe, she's finally mine! I guarantee it. YEAH!

Ok, the place isn't so bad. I've been here before. There are just some bitches around. But if you just ignore them, you can have a good time here. And come to think of it, there are bitches everywhere in the world… just as much as lustful men all over the place. You can't really avoid them, right? Only 5 minutes have passed and I already saw some eyes looking lustily at Mikan. Good thing she had her hand clutched with mine. Good move.

I looked around for an empty table. And guess whom I saw? I saw a familiar blonde teen. He's alone. I wonder what's he doing here? I knew that he had a crush on Mikan but I didn't think he'd be following us here.

"Mikan, Ruka's here." I told her once we settled ourselves in one of the tables.

"Really?" she looked around, trying to find him. She slightly moved away from me when she did that. It's the first time she let her self part from me since the moment we walked in here. "I see him. Let's call him out!"

"No Mikan…" Don't get me wrong; I'm not jealous. "Let's see first why he's here. As you can see, he's alone."

"…Right." She responded.

After that, we saw Ruka follow a red haired girl. I didn't know he was courting someone? He never told me about it… Unless she's the one he's been asked to guard.

Ruka's POV

Timi just went near the dance floor. Looks like she approached a man. This is no good; she's not flirting with him, is she? I can't identify, the disco lights are in the way. I have to know before I take actions. I moved in closer and finally… I know what's going on.

Timi is fighting the man, why? That's what I do not know. I can't hear what she's saying because it's too noisy in here.

"I KNEW IT!" I finally understood what she's saying when I moved in behind her. No one seems to notice me. The people dancing don't seem to be bothered too.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" the man shouted. Ok, so they know each other?

"YOU BASTARD! YOU'RE CHEATING ON ME!" she cried out. I get it, he's her boyfriend and she followed him here to see if he's cheating on her. Good work girl, but you're letting your guards down.

"Correction, cheated! We're done." The guy replied. This guy is an asshole!

"HOW DARE YOU!" she shouted and about to slap him. But the guy caught her hand and now taking hold of her shoulders. "You're a bastard!" she tried to fight him. The girl beside the guy doesn't seem to care about Timi. She's the mistress; it's obvious. What did the guy see in that girl anyways? She looks nasty! That's it, I've seen enough. This guy is really an asshole.

'BAG!' I charged between them and gave the guy a heavy punch. He slightly fell off and tried to punch me back but I caught his hand and this time…

'BAG!' Timi punched him straight in his face. It was strong I suppose… because the guy fell on the people around him. Ok, just remind me not to cheat on her… I don't want that fist at my face.

No time to watch, I took Timi's hand to take her out of here. I led her to the car and drove away.

Natsume's POV

"Ruka's a hero…" I said.

Mikan took her eyes away from the disturbed crowd and looked at me again. She nodded and said, "Yeah…"

Ruka's POV

"Why THE HELL did you do that on your OWN?" I exclaimed when I finally drove away from the bar. "What were you thinking, HUH?" I lightly pushed her forehead with my pointing finger. "If I hadn't come there, what WERE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO?" Yeah, it's not like me to scold anyone… But I suddenly felt like it.

"Sorry…" she whispered and rested her head by the car window. "Please don't tell my dad."

"The next time you do it, I'm definitely telling your dad!" I stated while keeping my eyes on the road. She didn't reply after that.

We finally arrived and I parked the car in the garage. I stepped out and she didn't. I rolled my eyes. Don't tell me I have to open the door for her. I went around the vehicle and did open the car door for her. "I'm not your butler ya know." I said when I opened it. She kept silent and I sorta saw a tiny tear went down her chick. Haah… "Come on Timi…" I gave her my hand then we entered the front door.

Good thing no one was in the living room when we entered the place. She didn't let go of my hand until I accompanied her to her bed. It's late and I wanna get some sleep. But I can't just leave her here. Look at her… She's so depressed. I know this isn't a part of my job anymore… But…

"C'mon… You'll get over him." I said in a simple convincing way. She's sitting beside me and looking at the ground. She didn't say much. She just kept on letting out disappointed sighs. "He's not worth it so forget about him." After that, she rested her head on my shoulder and she started crying. What did I do? I was making her see the obvious! Why did she cry? Right… depressed women cry and grieve a lot… I placed my right hand on her head and gently tapped it continuously. Haah… This is gonna be a long night…

Natsume's POV

It's morning and I'm gonna surprise everybody. I'm changing… I'm becoming cheery since the day I came back to the Academy. I entered their classroom. They're still my block mates anyways… and this is still officially my classroom even if I'm gone for two whole years. I notice my classmates looking at me as I walk over to my usual seat. Hey… Ruka's here already. He buried his head with his arms on the table.

I sat beside Ruka and my classmates approached me. "Wow Natsume! You're back!"

"Yeah… So buzz off… You guys are gonna wake Ruka up." I tried to sound like my old phlegmatic nasty self.

"Oh… I'm not that asleep you know…" Ruka raised his head. "Hey Natsume, are you back for good?"

"Yeah! Are you back for good?" My classmates kept on butting in.

"Yeah… Now get lost." I said and in an instant, they left and went to their seats.

"That's good Natsume…" Ruka told me as his chin is rested on his palm and his elbow on the desk.

I looked at him. "You look groggy, Ruka."

"Oh…" he began and took his eyes away from me. "Yeah… Timi was crying and it kept us up all night." Timi? Who's this Timi? Maybe the girl he works with.

"Crying? Why? You had a fight with your girlfriend?" I tried to tease him… Maybe I could bring out something from him. I need a sign if he still has a thing for Mikan.

"NO! Of course not!" he slightly looked at me and looked away again. "She's not my girlfriend. She's just my client."

"Oh really?" I uttered and the teacher came in. The little girl is late.

"…Yeah… She's just a little kid to me… Why would I want to have a crush on her?" he responded with his grogginess.

Finally, Mikan walked in and immediately saw me. "…Beats me…" I replied to Ruka. He didn't seem to see her. She waved at me and I waved back. With that, looks like half of the class got surprised… excluding cat-dog girl. She's not here- which is a good thing.

Pretty soon, we're in the middle of the lecture and Ruka has been sleeping all the while. This is so boring. I really don't need to be here… and I don't want to be here either… not really. Hehe, of course I do. Of course I want to be here- for other reasons that is. I stare at the auburn haired girl as she whispery talks to Hotaru. That Hotaru, she didn't even look excited when she saw me. Looks like she hasn't changed much either.

After a few seconds, Mikan probably sensed that I was looking at her. She looked back at me and I winked at her. Hehe… She took her tongue out at me. Funny… She was blushing.

Really funny.

Author's Notes: HAHAHA! More chaps to come if more reviews are given! I wanna know how many readers care and what they think about this story. I wanna see if it's worth all my effort. REVIEWS PLEASE!