"Natsume!"
Natsume's entire body froze at the sing song voice of his mother. He quickly put away his manga and ran to his little storage area, which he had made into a den. He sat inside and shut the door, still shivering.
That tone of voice never meant good.
"I know you're in here, brat." She slammed his bedroom door open.
He head a few soft footfalls, before his Den's door opened. She glared at him for a terrifying minute before pulling him out. Carried him over to his bed and plopped him onto it.
"You brat. You made her cry."
This was news to Natsume. He had made her cry?
"I made her cry?" he asked, his eyes slightly wide.
"Yes. I went tout to see how you two were doing, and she was the only one there. She was crying. What did you do?"
"Nothing! Shes the one that pulled me onto her lap when I said I didn't want to swing. She also sat down on me, and tickled me!"
Kaoru glared at him, and Natsume became quiet.
"I was the one that told her to pull you out, Natsume. She did her best, but you didn't. Do your best to at trying to go along with her!"
Natsume huffed, and turned away.
"Dont you huff at me young man! First day and you already make her cry!"
"Alright, alright! I'll try. Happy?" Natsume said, glaring back at his mother.
She raised her eyebrows at him. "I hope you will. Start by apologizing to her."
She left him at that, and further down the corridor and opened the end door. It opened into a cozy looking library. She went in and shut the door behind her.
XXXXXX Mikan was setting ready for dinner.
She put on one of her dresses and let a maid do her hair after her bath. The maid braided her hair into twin braids and tied them up with yellow ribbon. Mikan skipped down to the dining room, and saw that Kaoru, Natsume and a dark haired man were already there.
"Oh, Mikan! You're here. Come, sit!" Kaoru called out to her.
Mikan walked to the seat Kaoru motioned to, suddenly conscious of herself. If she was not mistaken, that man had to be Mr. Hyuuga,. Natsume's dad, right?
"So, Ioran, as I was telling you, this is the girl I decided to take in. Mikan, introduce yourself!"
Mikan jumped at the mention of her name.
"Um, I am Mikan Sakura. I am seven years old." Mikan managed to introduce herself without stuttering because the scary looking man.
His hard face melted into a smile before he talked to her.
"I am Ioran Hyuuga, Natsume's dad. Noce to meet you, Mikan."
Mikan smiled at him as well.
After the pleasantries, dinner proceeded without any further incident, and Mikan realized that Ioran Hyuuga was a very kind man. He was very soft-spoken, and tended to let his wife stand in the limelight. He reminded her of someone, someone who she couldn't quite make out.
Mikan talked as she ate, but she realized that Natsume kept glancing at her. She tried to catch his gaze once or twice, but he proved elusive. Her face fell as she realized that maybe he hated her.
She had made him mad earlier, right? He was smaller than her, she shouldn't have teased him.
As dinner drew to a close, Ioran had to excuse himself as he had to attend a business call. Mikan quickly finished her dinner, as she was growing sleepy.
That day was a tiring day.
She finished her dinner and jumper off her seat. Just as she was about to leave, natsume confronted her. She looked down at him in surprise.
"I… I wanted to say sorry." He ran off.
Mikan stood frozen for a moment before she ran after him and pulled him into a hug. Kaoru watched on from behind, smirking at the red Natsume.
"I-I said I was sorry, yeah? Don't make me push you again!"
Mikan giggled and let go off him. Natsume looked at her for a moment before rushing up the stairs to his room.
XXXXX
IM SORRY FOR BEING LATE. I HAVE NO EXCUSE.
ANYWAY
Natsume is a bit OOC here as he's a kid, and as his past isn't what it was in the GA manga.
Reviews:
Anilissa: … That'll come in the future chapters, as well as why Yuka was blamed.
This chapter was a bit lighter, in terms of feels?
loveisfun: the update's here!
Naeema. Gomez: Thank you! And the update is here!
EchizenRyouma:He will, he will. Give the boy some time.
