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A/N; Hello! I would like to thanks all the reviewer who were kind enough to let me know their thoughts about this FF. MERCI! I hope that this chapter will be good enough for those who like my story. Please, enjoy fully this little chapter. (THE TEXT IN BOLD AND BETWEEN "/" ARE THE MESSAGES THAT SHE HAS SENT TO DAISY!)

-papaya1212- *Sigh* You have such power to make me happy! Is that an alice? x)

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-Theia Pallas- Me too, I'm just a sucker of Mikan and Natsume's fluffy moment! You don't know how much I'm holding back, if not, they would already be making out in a corner! xD Ruka? As Mikan's brother? Well... Maybe, maybe not... You just have to wait!

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Odd romance

Title : Flower

Summary : "He'll always be there for you," he said handing me a phone, "When it's time for me to go, he'll replace me, he'll be your big brother."

CHAPTER THREE- EVERLASTING


Minutes passed and she did not move, did not speak. She does not know how long time she spent there, looking ahead of her, seating in a chair. And then suddenly something inside her woke up, told her that she kept doing the same mistake, that she had to listen. Her heart ache... This pain which confirmed nothing more but her confusion. She bites her lower lips, holding back her tears. Time was not enough to forget. She thoughts of a way to forget everything, as if nothing had happened and pretend that all is well in this bright new world, while she kept living peacefully. But it was nothing more than a way to run away, just like the coward that she is, she kept running away from the truth, from reality. Which may destroy everything again. How can she face reality? When it was so terrifying?

She was afraid of knowing what really happened, because, it was easy to blame her brother's girlfriend of his death if she did not know anything. It was easy to let someone else take the blame, while her heart kept beating fast, trying to keep up with reality. But then, it was time to know everything, to clear up what was left aside. To open finally her eyes. She whirled around the flower in her hands, it was an Everlasting. She liked this flower, and its meaning too, this flower mean; 'Never ending memory', 'Unfading remembrance'. Just like her situation.

"Well, I would have never thought that you'd come to me," started Hotaru, "Are you ready to know the truth?"

"..." she nodded hesitantly, looking at the floor.

"Mikan, look at me."

She looked up at her.

"I did not kill him."

Mikan didn't reply, trying to process everything little by little. Her heart beat was loud, she wondered if Hotaru could hear it.

"I loved him too much, I couldn't bear to see him in that bed, let alone kill him!"

Hotaru stood up, looking at the window, "All I can say is that it is not me, believe it or not." she turned her gaze from the window to Mikan, "To confirm your assumptions, your brother's death is not criminal," tears started to come out of Mikan's face, "There's something about your brother's death that I know, but I'm in no right to explain it to you."

Mikan gasped, "Then, who?"

"I will only say a hint, 'Flower'."

Mikan looked at her with wide eyes, "Flower?"

Hotaru walked up to her, "When you will know everything, you will probably be really mad, maybe, furious and you will not take it," she started, "But listen, before your brother closed his eyes..." she took a deep sight, "He told me to tell you, 'You shall never turn your back at the truth, face it'."

Mikan stared at her shocked, Brother...

"Mikan, I know that by telling you this, everything may not be the same anymore." Hotaru sat beside her, "But I want to have a new start with you."

Mikan merely looked at the floor, then a small smile crept to her face as her tears kept falling, "I'm Mikan Sakura, sixteen, and you are?"

Tears fall of Hotaru's face, the happiness was too much, "Hotaru Imai, twenty-four, nice to meet you."


She stayed outside alone, only hearing the murmur of the wind in the trees, the wind always carried the echoes of your voice, brother, and would always. Silent tears began to fall from her face. She was miserable, just miserable, nasty, cruel, sadistic. She had done to Hotaru so much suffering... She had not cried like this for a long time, and she no longer remembered this feeling. Hotaru, I'm so sorry to have hurt you, I know what you're going through, I know how you feel...

She will work hard to have a fresh start with her, to go back to being bestfriend like before... A sad smile etched to her face, if only her brother didn't die...

She took a deep sight and walked back to her home, a contented smile crept to her face.

"Hello Daisy,

Today, I finally opened my eyes,

You know what? I was such an idiot,

Running away from it, yet I can't help it,

I'm feeling guilty about his death,

Because, there's this feeling which keeps nagging me...

I brought this cute flower, 'Everlasting'.

And again and again, the past keep playing in my head,

Like some old movie.

Daisy, I did what you proposed me to do,

I talked to her, and finally made up,

A weight was lifted from my shoulder, the world seems brighter...

But then, there's this shadow looming over me,

The person related to my brother's death has a connection to 'Flower'.

Who is it?"


With difficulty she opened her eyes, and the first thing that she saw was her ceiling. She smiled widely, another great day.

How much of a fool she was? Trying to forget? How could she? Every drop of water on rainy day that fell on her window makes her think of him. Each sounds of thunder and its lights remind her of this unfading sadness. But now, she'll face forward, she will not again hold on the past.

She looked at her window only to see Hotaru stepping out of her car. It's been a week since they made up and Hotaru got to work at her school. She works as a secretary, and came to pick her up every day.

She heard the door open and Hotaru coming in. "You better be prepared."

Mikan looked at herself, she was still wearing her pajama!

"I... Just wait a minute!"

"Hurry up, we don't have all the day!"


"Stop grinning, you look like an idiot." said Natsume, seating on his chair, reading some shonen Manga.

"I can't help it! I'm just really happy!" replied Mikan, whirling around with the broom.

"Hn."

Mikan smiled at him, then looked at her phone, only to find that she received a message from daisy long ago.

"Hello Mikan,

I received the picture of you,

I like your hair tied in two pony-tail,

But I think that you should start wearing your hair down,

It would suit you better."

Put her hair down? Now that was something new. She replied to him;

"Hi!

You think so?

Should I really wear it down?

I guess, I'll try it!"

She giggled then she sensed some strange aura behind her, she looked back and find Natsume glaring at her.

"Hey stupid servant," he started, crossing his arms, "You sure are brave if you're going to send e-mail during your work."

"I... I... I'M SORRY!" she cried.

He tsk-ed, snatching her cellphone, "Who is Daisy?"

"Hey!" shouted Mikan, "Give me back my phone!"

"No way." he said, lifting his hand, while looking down on Mikan.

"Give it back!" she said, trying to reach her phone, but Natsume was much taller than her and she could not.

Suddenly, Natsume tipped something on her phone and then flicked her forehead and handed back her phone.

Mikan stared suspiciously at him, "What did you do to my precious phone?"

"Nothing."

She looked at it and found a new contact. Natsume. No way! She blushed, looking up at him.

"Why?"

"What?" he spat at her.

"No- Nothing!"

She looked at him while he headed back to his chair and she smiled warmly. She changed Natsume's name with 'Pervy school janitor' and got back to her work happily. Today, she had to cut some tree branches. So she picked up the staircase and got up.

"What a view."

She was startled by that, she looked down only to see Natsume looking up at her. She wondered what he was talking about.

"Your panties is showing stupid," he pointed, "I didn't know you had some fetish with strawberries."

Her eyes widened, "KYYYYYAAA!"

But then, it was not her lucky day, she fell of the stair. Too surprised by this, she didn't even dares make a sound, "Huff-" she moaned when she hit the ground that was somehow warm and comfortable, yet, she didn't felt hurt.

"Oi, how long are you planning to lean on me?"

She realized her position, her back collided with his chest and his arms were around her. She blushed, getting up, "Thank- Thank you!"

"Hn," he stood up, brushing off the dirt on his pants, "Next time strawberries, pay attention to your surrounding."

She blushed again, "You stupid pervy school janitor!"

"Anyway idiotic servant, it seems that you can't do this work," he stated, "You can go home for now."

"Re-Really?"

He glared at her.

"I'm going then!"

She looked at him, "Bye!" she walked off, but she remembered something so she looked back only to see Natsume staring at her.

"What?"

"I have something to ask!" she said to him, smiling happily. She put her hair down and gazed at him, "Does it suit me like this?"

He tsk-ed, "What an ugly sight." and then got back to work, not even sparing a second glance at her. "But I don't dislike it."

She pouted but after a while, she smiled again, "Stupid!" she shouted and ran away a small blush appearing slowly to her face. Her chest tightened and her heart raced, she's suffocating... with happiness.

"Daisy,

From today, I'll always let my hair down,

But you know what daisy? I think that I'll do it for Natsume,

He said that it was 'ugly', but he 'doesn't dislike it'.

But then, I remembered something.

There was a time I asked if he liked oranges, he said 'I don't dislike it'.

The next day, Hotaru, who is an acquaintance of him,

(which surprised me, the world is so small!) said to me that he loved it!

Can I believe that he loved my hair down too?"


"Aren't you being too soft, hyuuga?"

"Aren't you butting in my business, Imai?"

She glared at him and he did the same.

"What do you want?" he asked.

"Nothing, just want to see her pure white Daisy."

"Shut up."

"My, you're not the same in those sweet message of your."

He looked at her surprised.

"What, do you think that she will hide her messages of Daisy from me?" she looked quite contented to torture him, "I'm her bestfriend, of course she'll show it to me."

"Actually, former best friend." he stated, smirking.

"Shut it, Hyuuga." she said, "You look really cute today..." she continued, saying all the sweet words Natsume said to Mikan as Daisy.

"SHUT UP!"

"My, are you embarrassed, hyuuga?" she smirked, "It's only the beginning."

He glared hard at her, "What do you want? I'm sure that the blackmailer is here for a reason."

"Right," she started, turning serious, "There's a problem."

He looked away, "About her?"

"Yes, and someone is planning something, I'm on it but I didn't find anything yet."

"I understand, I'll keep an eye on her."

"Hm," she replied, "Don't make it too obvious or the idiot will get worried."


RXR