Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice and I never will, so this is the last disclaimer I'm gonna make.
Chapter 5
He turned to the direction of the voice in an instant, to find a cold- looking Hotaru right behind him. Mikan took this chance to escape from him and went beside Hotaru.
''What do you want from her?'' asked Hotaru.
''None of your business.'' He said and started to walk away.
''Don't you dare talk to her again.'' threatened Hotaru.
Natsume glared at glared back with the same intensity.
The air was tense between them. Mikan was feeling a little uncomfortable.
Mikan's POV
''Thank God! Hotaru, you saved me there.''
''You owe me 100,000 dollars. The money should be transferred by tomorrow.''
I sweatdropped at that. Typical Hotaru, I thought.
''Hai, Hai! So, did you come here alone?''
''No. I came with my brother. He's talking to those people over there.''
''Okay!'' I said as I looked around.
I saw Youchi and walked towards him. I wanted to get out of here. I was walking towards him when I felt somebody's eyes on me. It was none other than that jerk, Natsume Hyuuga. I reminded myself to be careful. After all, I was nearly caught. I ignored him and called out to You-Chan.
''You-Chan! ''
''Yes, Mikan-nii!'' Youchi excused himself from the others.
''Are you done yet? I'm bored and I'm getting pissed off. The people around me are so fake.'' said Mikan in a low and dangerous tone.
Youchi could sense her sister's anger rising, which was not a good sign at all.
''Yes! I'd rather do something before she gets more angry.'' He thought. Even Youchi didn't want to face an angry Mikan.
''Alright nee-chan! I'll just go talk to our hosts. ''
Youchi excused himself from Mikan and went in search of their hosts.
Meanwhile, Mikan felt uncomfortable. She could feel someone or something watching her closely. She clearly knew who the person was and yet she couldn't shake off the feeling of uneasiness. And this was making her more irritable. She felt helpless, like a prey that was about to be pounced on. Mikan looked around for Youchi and Hotaru. Yet, she couldn't find either of them. She was going to leave the hall when she heard someone call her.
''Excuse me! Are you Mikan Yukihara?''
She turned around to see a boy, probably around 20 years of age. He had red hair, eyes that could melt a girl and a great voice.
''Strange! It's like I've already met him before.''
''Yes, I am!'' Mikan replied in a polite way, even though she was twitching with annoyance.
''Oh great! How are you? Do you remember me? '' The guy asked eagerly.
Mikan still looked confused. At this, the boy laughed and said, ''Reo, Reo Mouri. Ring a bell?''
Mikan look stunned. How could she forget him? He was a close friend back then until he moved to America when I was just 10 years old. To be honest, she had a teeny weeny bit of crush on him.
''Awmigosh! Reo? You've changed. I mean, your hair's red and you've grown taller.''
''Mikan, you expected me to stay short?'' asked Reo jokingly.
''I'm just saying. It's great meeting you again. '' Said Mikan as she hugged him. He hugged her back saying, ''Same here, Mikan. I missed you. I didn't think I'd meet you here. ''
''I was dragged here actually. '' Said Mikan with a smile.
''I guessed so too.'' Said Reo with a smirk.
''Anyway, I'll be going for now. See you around, Reo.''
''Just one last thing, Mikan. Let's exchange numbers so that we can meet up next time.''
''Sure. How stupid of me! Here you go.''
They exchanged numbers and parted ways.
''Phew! That was unexpected. I didn't think I'd meet him of all people, and in a place like this. Better thank the host properly.'' Mikan thought as she made her way through the crowd.
Unknown to her, a certain raven haired guy was fuming with anger. A dark aura started to envelope him. And it didn't help that the others were talking about the two.
''Did you see those too? Yes, the red haired guy and the brunette. '' Said a mother nearby.
''Weren't they a cute couple? And they looked happy too.''
Seconds passed. Natsume clenched his glass of wine so hard that it nearly broke.
''Woah! Natsume, what's wrong? You look as if you could kill someone right now.'' Said his Ruka as their group came walking towards him.
''Nattie is upset. Let's go get some girls. It'll cheer you up.'' Said Tsubasa with a laugh.
''Shut up, Shadow! Before I burn you to a crisp.''
''He's in a real bad mood.'' They thought.
''Must be that girl.''
''Let's get out of here.'' said Natsume as he started to walk away. They followed him ignoring the whispers around them.
Meanwhile, Mikan met up with Youchi and went home after saying her goodbyes to her friends and their hosts.
''Phew! That was tiring. '' thought Mikan as she entered her bedroom. She took off her dress and went into the bathroom for a hot bath.
''That felt refreshing. '' said Mikan to no one in particular. She was clad in a towel and as she was getting ready to put on her pyjamas, Youchi burst in.
''Dammit, You-Chan! You could have knocked.'' said Mikan angrily.
''Sorry Mikan-nee.'' said an embarassed Youchi.
''Are you done yet?'' asked Youichi impatiently.
''What do you want now?'' Mikan was getting pissed.
''Um! You see- ahhh forget it. This is embarrassing.'' Said Youchi, with a light blush on his face. He ran out of the room before Mikan could ask anything else.
''Did I just imagine that? Youchi blushed? This is gonna be fun.'' Mikan thought as she got ready for bed. She checked her phone before sleeping. There was a text from Reo, which said, ''It was great meeting you again. How about we meet up next Sunday? Movies, parks, restaurant, anything will do.''
Mikan smiled at this. He was still the same. ''A little bit of fun wouldn't hurt.'' She thought. She replied ''Yes'' and drifted off to sleep, thinking about a certain red haired guy.
So, guys, the chapter's done. I had a lot on my mind, so the story didn't turn out as I expected. I'm trying my best though, trust me.
And yes, I decided to make Reo a lil good, you know? Cut him some slack or something. *grins*
And Mikan seems to have a little crush on him. Well, who knows how it'll turn out. *smirks*
Anyway, thank you all for the lovely reviews. Feeling loved as usual. Love you all! Bye for now :3
Reviews appreciated :3
