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Kittens, Cats, and Him
06
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Missing Pet.
"That's better," she smiled proudly. The flyer came out quite nicely and complimented herself. Hotaru sighed.
"This isn't going to help."
"Oh, hush. We'll see about that," Mikan giggled with pride. Her friend didn't approve any of this, so don't classify Hotaru in the same group with Mikan, she'll be throwing rocks at you. The poster had a somewhat accurate sketch of Natsume and a small description of him. Didn't say anything about a reward though.
"...You realize it would be faster if you put up a poster saying 'Missing Person'? This is going to confuse people." Hotaru spat out something on the lines of 'stupid idiot' which Mikan didn't quite get.
Person. Oh yeah, Natsume was a person. Don't remind her, please. She was trying her best to cover up the truth and persuade herself to think that her first kiss was her pet cat, not Natsume. Please don't remind her. Just the thought of it would make her blush in immense embarrassment. Somebody, help Mikan, please.
Hotaru was just trying to figure what the hell was wrong with her tomato red friend.
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Persona was never good with roads and maps. Which exactly explains why he was lost.
"...Where was the warehouse again?" the masked man wondered. getting quite annoying, his dark suit didn't help the situation either. Natsume was in the warehouse, probably sleeping, oh, Persona just gave him some sleeping pills, the boy was too noisy, trying to escape.
A young girl was next to him, all nervous and worked up, "I...I think we're lost."
"Yes, I suppose you're right, Nobara." Persona brushed her hair lightly, and the girl replied happily with a weak smile. Persona, her master. He was not a bad persona at heart, then why did Natsume misunderstand him? Why did Persona push Natsume so hard, more than he pushed the others?
"Maybe we should ask somebody..." Nobara suggested and her master agreed wholeheartedly. She shyly walked up to two girls, talking about a subject she did not understand. In the hands of the girl with ponytails and brown chocolate eyes, were a few flyers. She could not tell exactly what it said, but she saw the dark bold letters saying 'Missing Pet'. She nervously walked up, but wasn't able to bring the words out of her mouth.
"Um...excuse me? Do you need help?" Mikan glanced at the shy girl, oddly trying to say something.
"D...Do you know which way to the warehouse near the train station?" the girl blushed madly, stuttering the words out.
"Oh," the brunette gave a flashing smile, warming up the embarrassed girl's heart, "...Hm, if you head down straight down that way," she point down the road, "you'll see a house with a brown roof, turn left from there and you should see the station. The warehouse should be somewhere in the right."
Nobara nodded and ran back to her master. Mikan glanced at this odd scene. Strange, a young girl and a older man. Looking for the warehouse? This is very odd.
"Ah, wait!" Mikan ran up to the girl and handed her the flyer, "If you by any chance see somebody like this, please contact me! My name is Mikan Sakura. Our house number is on the flyer!" Nobara gave a weak grin, and Mikan smiled brightly. They went their desperate ways, but Nobara felt like she pleaded to see this girl, once again.
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"We're back," Persona entered the warehouse, "Nobara, give Youichi something to eat." he ordered the girl. She never said no, and quickly started to bring something out of a plastic bag. They bought some items at the nearby store. The masked man went into a dark room.
"I'm bored." Youichi told her, "Why are we in the warehouse?" he was obviously disliking the dark and dirty environment of the warehouse.
"Master Persona is very busy. You'll have to understand, okay?" Youichi nodded, "Here, have some ice cream. We bought the kind you like." she handed over the chocolate ice cream bar. The young child licked on it quietly.
"Where's Natsume nii-chan?" his words cut Nobara's heart. What should she tell him? She couldn't tell the young boy that his favorite brother was being punished by Persona, that would break his heart.
"He's...eating ice cream as well."
"Where?"
"A...Outside." really, was that the best excuse she could think of? Thankfully, Youichi was tired and couldn't think too clearly. He took a nap right after Nobara finished her words. Persona came out from the room he previously went in.
"Get Natsume something to eat," he ordered the frightened girl. She knew that Persona wasn't evil. He wasn't evil at heart. If he was, why would he be getting Natsume something to eat? Why would he be worried about him? But that contradicted one thought, if Persona wasn't soo sinister and evil, why is he punishing Natsume so hard?
Nobara quickly concluded her thoughts and ran into the room with some food. The room was dark. She turned on the lights and it faintly lightened up, enough to see what was arround her clearly. She did not say a word and closed the door. Natsume, all tired, physically and emotionally.
"Food," she pushed a plate of food to him. He was lying on the ground, covered in sweat. He lifted his chin and gazed up on his companion. Her soft gaze was sad, filled with pity. He growled.
Bullshit, I don't need your pity. He mumbled.
But he knew he couldn't blame her. They were alike, Youichi, Nobara, and Natsume, all reigned by the terror of Persona. Nobara and Youichi have done some unspeakable horrors as well. They were like his family, if Natsume could run away with them, he would.
"You need food to survive," she said once again and looked upon is crimson eyes, flaming. But then, she noticed something, "Your eyes. They look...softer."
The same thing Persona commented on. Hah, it's all Mikan Sakura's fault. Natsume snickered.
"Is there anything I can do for you?" she asked, "Persona's outside right now, he said he needs to meet somebody, probably from the yakuza." Natsume's ears pointed. Yakuza, that means he'll be out for a hour or so. It would be impossible to escape far enough to go out of his reach, but would it be possible to meet somebody?
"I want to meet somebody."
Oh, that's a shocker? Natsume Hyuuga wants to meet somebody? Nobara tilted her head, "I could do that. Does he live around here?"
"Close. It's a she."
That's even more shocking.
"Her name is Mikan Sakura. Brown hair, usually in ponytails, white pale face, a bit shorter than me, my age, brown chocolate eyes...She should be living in a old fashioned house in the west side of town, the house in on top of a small hill, you can't miss it."
Wait, where has she heard that name before? Nobara quickly handed Natsume the paper she received, "I was outside with Persona and a girl gave me this."
Missing Pet, it said in bold letters and a drawing of Natsume and a description of him in her handwriting.
He grinned, and Nobara shivered, Natsume smiled?
"Yep, she's the one."
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Chapter 06
fin
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Note, Yakuza is something like the Japanese mafia, or a group of gangsters on the higher level. Yes, this is the oh so, Persona works for the yakuza plot. You've seen this several times, haven't you? I hope you didn't.
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