Chapter 4: Oh no!!
Disclaimer: I wish GA is mine...
"And I haven't find a way to make chemicals that change people back to original," she added.
"So... I have to stay a kid like this??" Natsume said, calmly. He didn't want others to know that he actually not calm. Mikan gasped.
"This is my entire fault..." Mikan said, her voice cracked a bit. Natsume noticed this. Mikan eyes were now teary. "It's really my fault!" she sobbed. Nonoko comforted her. Natsume stared at her, feeling pity for her.
"Don't worry polka dots. I'll... try to wait for Arusegawa(is this Nonoko's family name? tell me if it's wrong) making a new chemical," Natsume said.
"Natsume..." Mikan looked at him, eyes still teary.
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"Hmm... I never thought that the shrink medicine actually works on human," Nonoko said, scratching her head. "I have been experimented the medicine only on tiny animals as rats, mice..."
"What are you going to do from now on, Natsume?" Mikan asked. She had been feeling better now.
"I guess I have no choice but to wait," Natsume answered, deep in thoughts.
"At this rate, we cannot let other people know your current condition Natsume. People might suspect something and maybe your life is endangered by someone evil or something..." Nonoko explained.
"You're right. But I couldn't just sit around doing nothing, right?"
"Yeah, your case involved around me too, since I'm the maker of the shrink medicine,"
All three of them fell silent, as if trying to make a better plan hiding Natsume's condition.
Then after a few minutes, Mikan clapped her hands. Smile appeared on her face. "Okay then! I think we should be going now. Thank you for taking your time, Nonoko-chan," she stood up from the bed to go to the door. Natsume followed suit.
"I'm sorry for making trouble for you two," Nonoko made a curtsy.
"It's okay, Nonoko-chan! I'm the one who should take the blame for Natsume's problem. Don't worry; I'll take care of this matter. Besides it's my fault in the first place," she said, forcing a smile in guilty.
"Oi Arusegawa (tell me if diz is her family name), don't tell anyone about my situation. Don't even tell our teachers or your friends," Natsume told her, to remind her.
"Okay, I promise," Nonoko smiled, assuring him.
The door closed. The two went away leaving Nonoko.
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Ruka, still running, searching for his best friend. He even asked Mochu and Kokoroyomi.
"Kusso (shit)! Where are you, Natsume?" he had been searching places that Natsume might be there. He also went to Natsume's favorite Sakura tree.
"He's not here too..." he said panting after all that running. He relaxed a while under the Sakura tree, leaning against it. "Maybe... maybe he went on another mission again?"
Then he remembered something about yesterday.
Flashback:
"Where are you going, Natsume?" Ruka asked.
"I have something to do. You can go back without me, Ruka," Natsume said, proceeded to go out of the classroom.
"Wait, Natsume!" Ruka called for him.
Natsume stopped in his tracks.
"Tell me where you are going!" Ruka insisted.
Natsume just remained silent, without turning back to look at Ruka.
"Natsume, please answer me!"
"It doesn't concern you!" finally Natsume spoke. His back still facing Ruka. Ruka's eyes widened in shock.
"W-what do you mean? Of course it is! I am your best friend! I should know anything about you! Your problem is MY problem!"
"As I said, it doesn't concern you!"
"Of course it is! Whatever is your problem, I have to help you! I... don't want to see you suffering anymore, Natsume. I want to take all your hardships, away from you. Don't take all the problem to yourself, Natsume. I'm here, always beside you since we are childhood friends. You can tell all your problems to me. I don't care if I got hurt too; I just want to help you."
Natsume remained silent.
Ruka continued, "You seem to have changed a bit, Natsume. It's like... you build an invisible wall, separating yourself from other people. You distanced yourself from me, everyone and... Sakura,"
Natsume stiffed a little, hearing Mikan's name. But Ruka didn't see it.
Ruka went quiet, waiting for Natsume's answer. He stared at Natsume from his back. Just then, he saw Natsume shrugged, sighing and walked off slowly, leaving a confused Ruka behind.
End of flashback.
"Natsume..." he muttered his name softly, gazing at the sky. His pet rabbit had already fell asleep.
Just then he heard footsteps nearby. He quickly hid behind a bush behind the Sakura tree. He took a look quietly behind the bush. His eyes widened when he saw Mikan with a little boy around 5 years old. The boy wore a small cap, hiding half his face and bangs.
"Wh-who is that kid?" Ruka wondered. "And why is she with a little kid? Is that her cousin? Her nephew? Or other relatives? Nah, it couldn't be... Sakura hasn't any other relatives besides her grandfather."
Ruka continued prying over them. Mikan and Natsume just walked side by side, not making any conversations.
Just then Mikan spoke. "Ne, Natsume..."
Ruka's POV
Natsume? I heard Sakura said Natsume's name... but where is he? Is she talking to that boy? I have to listen further...
"How long are you gonna be like this?"
"I don't know,"
"It would be a problem... if someone else found out about you..."
"..."
"If Ruka-pyon found out bout you, what would you do?"
"Don't know..."
"Why are you always saying you don't know? You want to return back to your old self, right? Do something about it!"
"And why are you blaming me? It's your fault in the first place, you moron! You're the one who gave me that shrink medicine, and now you blame ME for all this happens?! What kind of idiot are you?! Seriously, you're the worst person I've ever met! I don't know how long I have to wait in this damn little body!"
"Okay, okay I know that! It's my fault! MY FAULT, OKAY?! And I'm making for it to atone my mistakes! You pervert jerk!"
Wha-what??! What kind of conversation is this? Sakura talking to... Natsume?? And Natsume's body shrink??
Hell, what's going on here?!
Is that little boy really Natsume?
I-I have to find out more...
End of POV
"Hey!" Ruka went out from the bush, calling out to them.
The two gasped loudly, as if seeing a ghost. "R-Ruka/Ruka-pyon?!" the two said instantly, at the same time, heads turning to look at him. Natsume quickly held on his cap, hiding his kiddy face.
"H-hi, Ruka! What are you doing here?"
"Nothing, just relaxing under the tree..."
"O-oh.. really?"
"Yeah, and moreover, who is that little kid?" Ruka asked, pointing to Natsume. Mikan's body stiffed.
"Oh, that? He's my..." Mikan gulped.
"My...?"
"My... my nephew! Yeah my nephew!" Mikan smiled nervously.
"Oh, really? But you have no nephew, right?"
"Hey, of course I had!"
"Sakura, you're really bad at lying, you know? And is he really Natsume?" Ruka inquiried seriously.
Mikan still held on her nervous look.
"I... um.. you see, I..."
"I can't really tell you everything!" Natsume continued, mimicking Mikan's voice. Ruka looked at Natsume.
"N-Natsume! Why...?" Mikan asked him with a why-did-you-tell-him look.
Ruka cut her off. "Natsume! Is that really you?! I have been looking all around the high school building to look for you! And why did you turn out like this?"
"Yeah, I know that you will look for me after you entered my room. I just left the door unlocked on purpose."
"So... how did you become a little kid like this?"
Natsume had to tell Ruka everything...
"So that's how it is..." Ruka understood the situation.
"Y-yeah... and please, Ruka-pyon, would you not tell anyone about Natsume? I have promised him..." Mikan had a pleading look.
"Okay, I promise I won't tell anyone. And we have to wait for her to make a new medicine for Natsume."
Mikan suddenly remembered something. "Ruka-pyon, what time is it?"
Ruka looked at his wristwatch. "7.45 a.m."
"Oh no!! I'll be late!!!" Mikan shrieked.
"See you later, Ruka-pyon, Natsume! And thanks for everything, Ruka-pyon!" she quickly dashed off to class.
"She's really quick... does she have a speedy alice?" Ruka sweat-dropped.
"Oi, Ruka," Natsume called him.
"What is it?"
"I'll stay in your room for a while untill I can return to normal again,"
"Sure, Natsume!" Ruka smiled, relieved that Natsume's back to his old behaviour once more. The two walked off to another place, ditching the whole morning class.
Unfortunately for them, someone watched quietly in the tree and had already listened to the whole conversation.
And who was that?
Our beloved character, Kokoroyomi!
"Fufufu... Natsume became a kid? This will be a hot story tomorrow," he grinned mischieviously, a glint appeared in his eyes.
sorry everyone 4 da late update! My father had been using the laptop... I have been using his laptop for a while now, and he used it for quite a long while, and now i have my own laptop, so i can updating da chapter faster every now and then! this chapter i think a little shorter, so... i'll make da next chapter longer! ja!