More Than Enough
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Gakuen Alice
Chapter 7
"Is he going to be okay?" a bothered voice said as she looked at the doctor with her hopeful blue eyes that her dad would be fine.
The doctor, Subaru Imai, was Tsubasa's teacher during the time when he was still studying as a doctor. As you all now, the Sakuras are not rich even if Tsubasa is a doctor; Yuka is a retired manager in a bank. All their money goes to the hospital. Jinno, Yuka's father and Mikan and Tsubasa's grandfather became comatose for 5 years now. The machine is his only life now and they don't want to turn it off, even if the some doctors advise them to.
Subaru was the one who helped them so they will only pay the hospital 50% of price. He will become the doctor of Jinno instead of Tsubasa and he will be the one who will pay the other 50% of the bill. At first, Tsubasa don't want it but Mikan told him it's their only way.
Subaru sighed, "There's a 50% chance, Yuka. If Jinno's health won't be okay until tomorrow, then we will have no choice but to wait for his death."
Yuka burst in tears, as she covered her hands with her face. "Oh, No. Papa!" she cried. Tsubasa immediately hugged her mother as he comforted her.
Subaru held Tsubasa's shoulders, "I'm sorry. We did our best."
Tsubasa gave Subaru a small, thankful smile. "I know. Thank you."
"I need to go to my office now. Someone's waiting for me. I'll let you know if there's a recovery." He said as he took his leave.
Tsubasa sighed, "Mom." He called her. She looked at Tsubasa with those sad eyes. "Why don't we go home? You haven't sleep."
She shook her head, "No! No! I want to be with you grandfather…"
"But mom, Jin-Jin won't be happy if he'll know that you haven't sleep. It's not good for your body. You're not getting young." He held his mother's hand, "Come, now."
She nodded, "Okay, fine." She looked at Mikan who was standing outside Jin-Jin's door. "Mikan, honey, take care of your grandpa first."
She let out a sad smile, "I will. Take care."
Tsubasa walked towards her sister and kissed her on the forehead, "I'll be back to take care of him. Be safe."
"You too," she whispered.
Tsubasa and Yuka slowly left the hospital and went home. Mikan was left alone. She slowly entered the room and sat at the seat beside Jin-Jin's bed. It was silent. The machine's sound is the only sound you can hear from the room.
Until Mikan's cries was heard.
Tears started to fall from her eyes, as she cried her heart out. She heard what Yuka, Tsubasa and Subaru were talking about. She knew they don't want them for her to know such heart breaking news like that because they think she's too fragile. Yes, it's true. Ever since she heard the news, tears were starting to welled up on her eyes. She has been stopping it ever since then and now she let it all out.
She felt weak and useless that she can't do anything to make her grandpa okay. The clock is starting to tick for her Grandpa's death. Any minute from now, he could be dead and she can't do anything about it. She has lost her dad, her love and she can't handle any more if she'll lose her grandpa.
Money's the main thing they need for her grandpa's wellness—something that they don't really have. And that's the foremost reason why she accepted the deal that Natsume gave to him. She wasn't thinking that time what could happen if she'll become Hyuuga's fiancée but whatever consequence will happen, it doesn't matter. For her, money's the only thing that matter.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the door. She immediately wiped her tears away and stared at the one who entered at the door. Her eyes widen and she gasped as she did not expect the person who's standing in front of her.
"Hotaru?" she stuttered.
She walked towards Mikan and sat at the vacant seat beside her. "I discovered that your grandpa is the patient that my brother's helping."
Mikan was shocked, "You're Subaru's sister!"
She nodded, "I know it's shocking. We're not really real siblings. He was my father's adopted son from his first marriage."
"I see." She said.
"I heard about your story from Subaru. Don't get mad at him, I was the one who blackmailed him so I can know your story." She said as she looked at Jin-Jin's almost dead body. "It's sad to hear that behind your happy smiles are hidden sad stories."
Mikan smiled, "Well, maybe these smiles and laughter are good masks for my tears and pains."
"You need money, right?" Hotaru asked. Mikan was surprised to hear Hotaru's question. "Is that the reason why you became Natsume's fiancée?"
Mikan furrowed her brows, "If you're thinking that I'm a gold digger…"
Before she can yell at Hotaru, she cut her off. "I'm not thinking that way, idiot. Don't jump to conclusions, idiot. What I mean is, does Natsume pay you to act as his fiancée?"
She looked at Jin-Jin and then answered Hotaru'a question, "Yes. It's my only way to help my family and Jin-Jin. You might think of me as low life prostitute but I'm in need. I need money. We need money."
Hotaru smiled, "And Natsume needs love."
Mikan stared at Hotaru with confuse face. "What?"
Hotaru changed her smile in to a smirk, "Just don't hurt him. He has felt pain ever since he was a kid. He needs to feel love now and I know you can make him feel that one." Hotaru slowly stood up and walked towards the door.
But before she can leave, Mikan ran towards her and hugged her tight. "Thank you, Hotaru."
Hotaru was shocked at first and then she hugged her back. "Your secret is safe with me."
They broke the hug and Hotaru took her leave. Mikan smiled as she felt relieved that she found a real friend inside the Hyuuga's mansion. Then Tsubasa entered the room, seeing Mikan smile like an idiot.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?"
Mikan stopped smiling and looked at Tsubasa, "Oh nothing."
Then music was heard,
All the things I still remember
Summer's never look the same
Years gone by and time just seems to fly but the memories remain
Mikan immediately grabbed her purse and answered the call. "Hello?" she answered while getting out of the room.
"Polka, where the hell are you?" a stern voice asked.
"Um…I'm at the mall. Yeah, yeah! At the mall. I'll be home by 5. Bye!" she said then she slide down her phone. She left the hospital and rushed towards the mall.
But unknown to her, Natsume was just standing beside the wall on Jin-Jin's room. He watched as Mikan lied to him that she was at the mall and he watched her leave the hospital. Natsume walked slowly to Jin-Jin's room. He peeked silently at the room and was shocked to see Tsubasa, sleeping soundly on the chair and an old man who was comatose. He looked like he's half dead.
He closed the door and called Mikan on his phone.
"Natsume?" a voice answered.
"Be home by 4. Wear a formal dress. We'll be attending a party." Then he hung up at the phone. After he called her secretary, "Put Mikan Sakura on the guest list later. I'll introduce my fiancée to everyone later."
"A party?" Mikan said as if the word party is a deadliest word for her.
Natsume nodded, "Yes. A party."
They were all in the living room, watching Glee's re run and eating foods. It's quarter to 4 and they were being a couch potato while waiting for the clock to reach 5 so they can all dress up for the party.
"What party? Is there a birthday or what?" Mikan asked as she ate the last piece of the pizza.
"That pizza was supposed to be mine," Hotaru glared at Mikan as she instead grabbed the Lays on the table. "Tonight will be the launch of the Red. It's a clothing line of the Hyuuga's Corp. so obviously we need to go there."
"Oh, a fashion show, eh?" Mikan eye's glittered. She always loved fashion, she was even wishing to become a famous designer. "That's great! I didn't know you owned a clothing line, Natsume."
"You didn't?" Misaki looked at them with confused eyes. "You've been dating for a quite long and you don't know that he owns a clothing line?"
Mikan almost choke when she realized what she said. Oh no. Then Natsume, the savior, said. "We've been keeping a low profile together so I didn't tell her about my clothing line. She might get mad if I don't invite her to the parties that I held for the clothing line."
Misaki nodded and then smiled, "You'll be dazzled by the beautiful dresses and gowns later. I tell you, Red's the most beautiful clothing line that Aoi has ever made!"
"Who's Aoi?" Mikan asked as she drank her soda.
Natsume glared at Misaki, Misaki looked at Natsume with confusion. Did she say something wrong? Realizing the tension between Misaki and Natsume, Hotaru cut it off. "It's 4:30. We better dress up so we can go the launching early."
She stood up and held Youichi's hand. "Come, Youichi I'll take you to your room."
"Okay," he said as he stopped sipping his drink and walked with Hotaru."
"Come now, Ruka!" Hotaru called her boyfriend who has no idea about what happened to them because he was too focused on the Glee's re run.
"Okay, love." He said as he turned off the television and went up stairs with Hotaru and Youichi.
The three people were left on the living room. Mikan, who's too oblivious about the tension, stood up and said. "I'll be dressing up now. See you later!" she said as she went upstairs.
While Mikan was walking upstairs, she realized she left her phone downstairs and so she walked back downstairs. She was about to approached the table but she heard Natsume and Misaki's fight and so she hid behind the stairs and listened.
"How come she doesn't know about Aoi?" Misaki asked as she looked at Natsume with her curious eyes.
"She doesn't need to know, Misaki." Natsume answered.
"Doesn't need? She's going to be your wife Natsume. Months, weeks or even days or whatever plans you made, you're going to be married with her. She needs to know your past, present and future!" She yelled at Natsume.
Natsume looked at her with his angry crimson eyes. "Look, woman. Even if you're my sister, you don't have any business with my life. Aoi belongs to my past and my marriage with Mikan doesn't need to dwell with it."
"Are you scared that she might break up with you if she'll know your weakness and secrets?" Misaki said, raising one eyebrow.
And so she got Natsume. He was silent for a moment. "You don't care."
"I care! I don't care how long you have known Mikan but I knew her since she was still a kid Natsume and she's a wonderful woman. How can you marry her if you can't open your heart to her?" she angrily spat as she walked closer to Natsume. "If you can't show to her the real you, might as well cancel your marriage with her." And with that Misaki walked upstairs.
When Mikan saw Misaki was heading towards the stairs, she hid a little and she accidentally hit the glass and it landed on the floor. "Oh no," she whispered.
"Why are you there?" Natsume popped out as he raised one of his brows.
Mikan doesn't know what to say. She was nervous with Natsume's eyes looking straight at her. "Um, I just left my phone." She said as she ran towards the table and grabbed her phone. "I'll be dressing up now." She said as she ran upstairs.
"Mikan," Natsume called her.
She stopped running when she heard her name called by Natsume, for the first time. "What did you just call me?"
"Did you hear what we talked about?" he asked.
Mikan slowly nodded, unsure if she should tell the truth or not, "It's no big deal. It's not like we're getting for real right? It's a deal. You even haven't proposed to me for real. So it's okay, no big." Then she went to their room.
Natsume didn't stop her. He just stood there, thinking about what Misaki said earlier. He then called his assistant on the phone. "Hello, Anna."
"Yes sir?"
"Buy me a 5 karat diamond. Give it to me to the party." And then he hung up the phone and walked upstairs.
It was 8 in the evening when the party has officially started. Every elite people were on the party. Even the President of the Japan and her wife, attended the launch of Red on their new gowns and dresses. Red was the most famous and successful clothing line that the Hyuuga has ever made. They have three clothing lines, the Crimson Line, next was A.H and last was the Red.
Every rich people in Japan, not only in Japan but even in Hollywood and other countries buy every piece of clothes of Red. When Red has its launching party for their outfits rich and famous make sure that they are invited. All Medias, paparazzi and journalist of every fashion magazines make sure that they get every scoop of what happens in the party.
As everyone eats their dinners, looks at the pictures and portraits of the models with their previous designs, they were all waiting for the Hyuuga family and friends and the rumored new love of Natsume Hyuuga.
Outside the place, were all the Medias and the other journalist, waiting for the arrival of the Very Important People. At last, a limo arrived and it revealed Koko and Sumire with Kitsunume and Nonoko and Yuu and Anna.
All the people immediately took pictures and asked them each a question. A reporter reached her recorder to Sumire as she asked, "Is this young man beside you, is your rumored boyfriend Sumire?"
Sumire flashed them a sweet smile, "Well, you guess it right. This is my boy friend, Koko."
The reporter then asked Koko was flashing his goofy smile at the cameras, "Sumire is famous on changing boyfriends, how do you feel about it?"
Koko smiled, "I'll make sure I'll be the last." Then he kissed her on the lips as they both walked inside.
Next was Yuu and Anna, another media took a picture of them as he asked, "Rumors of your break up is spread all over. What can you say about it?"
Yuu grinned, "How can we separate when our hearts are magnetize by our love for each other?"
"And you Anna, what can you say about it?"
Anna laughed, "That was the best joke, eh?" and they followed Koko and Sumire inside.
It was Kitsunume and Nonoko's turn to be asked but before any question would be asked, Nonoko kissed Kitsunume in the lips and they made out. Seconds after, Nonoko stopped the kissed and looked at the reporters, "We both love each other; I hope that answers your questions." And they both entered the place.
After the three couples, other famous arrived at the place and they were all asked by questions and some photographers took their pictures. And when a famous limo that has a big NH on its front arrived at the party. All people went crazy. Medias, paparazzi, journalist and photographers went wild because the three most important couples in the even had just arrived.
It was Tsubasa and Misaki who stepped down at the limo. They were taken pictures from different kinds of Medias. Tsubasa's not any more shocked about this. He's always invited to parties like this especially when Misaki's required to bring his boyfriend.
Misaki pulled Tsubasa inside because she doesn't want any nonsense questions to be asked by the nosy reporters. After the couple were the Ice Queen and the Prince Charming. They were flooded by different questions. Only one question was answered by the couple. "Don't you have any plans of getting married?"
Hotaru glared at the reporter, "You've been asking that question ever since we became together. Next question, please." She rudely said as she grabbed Ruka's wrist and they both entered the hall.
Finally, the couple that they have been all waiting stepped down from the limo and walked towards the red carpet. If the people were wild when they saw the limo, now they became wilder when they saw Natsume went out of his limo with an unknown beautiful and hot young lady. Photographers started to take different shots of Mikan and Natsume. Medias, reporters, paparazzi started to throw questions about Natsume and Mikan.
But all Natsume said was, "She's Mikan Sakura and she's the girl I love." Then he held Mikan's hand and they both went inside the hall.
"Wow, you sound real." She complimented.
Natsume smirk, "Why? You think it ain't real?"
"Huh?" was all she said.
"Come, now. You'll meet tons of people."
"Oh God," Mikan said, hoping this night would end.
After meeting, greeting and talking to different rich people, Mikan was so tired and hungry. She sat to the table that was reserved to them and ate silently. Natsume was busy entertaining different important people while the others were busy looking at the dresses of the Red.
True, the gowns and dresses were wonderful. She would be very delighted if she'll have each of those dresses but right now, she's very tired that she wanted to just sit and ignore the dresses.
While eating silently, someone tapped her back. It was Natsume. "Hi," she greeted him.
"Come with me," he said as he held her hand.
"Where are we going?" she asked.
"Just come," he ordered and they walked hand in hand towards the place garden.
It was dark and the only light you can see is the light that is coming inside the place. They continued to walk silently, still holding each other's hand until they reached at the beautiful Sakura tree that Mikan really loved. Her eyes were looking at the tree with happiness. It has a bench under it and so she ran towards it and sat on the bench.
"Why do you love Sakura trees?" Natsume asked.
"We have the same name." Mikan sheepishly said.
Natsume rolled his eyes, "Whatever." He said as he sat beside Mikan.
Silence was all over them. They don't know what to say. Actually, Natsume has something to say, he just doesn't know how.
"Polka," he said.
"Yeah?"
"What you heard about what Misaki and I talked about, are you mad at me?" he asked.
Mikan shook her head, "No, why would I?"
"I was just…" he paused and took a deep breath. "Aoi's my sister."
Mikan was shocked on what Natsume said, "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
"I want to," he said as he stared at Mikan's eyes. "She's my sister. Remember when I told you my mother was already dead? She was dead while giving birth to Aoi. Sadly, she was born with sickness. She's an autistic."
Mikan was silent but surprised on Natsume's story. Who knew behind his arrogant attitude is a little boy who's full of pain? "When she was 13, she climbed at our roof and was playing like a crazy girl. Well, she's a little bit crazy. Misaki saw what happened and called me and my dad. We tried to make her go down but she won't. So, my dad went up to make her go down. Aoi finally agreed but when she went down, my dad unfortunately lost his balance and fell."
Mikan gasped, "Oh my gosh."
"He died." He bitterly said as his voice started to be sad. "Ever since then, we made her attend sessions that could somehow make her normal. 5 years later, she became normal. Thank God. She became a fashion designer and started to make clothing line. She had her own company called Crimson Line but she ain't that normal as we all know, and too much stressed could make her be an autistic again and so we closed her company."
Natsume took a deep breath and continued, "She made the A.H with the help of Misaki and it was quite successful. But she isn't satisfied and happy so I told her to become my business partner and so we made the Red."
"Where is she now? Why is she not here?" Mikan asked.
"She's dead." Natsume said making Mikan gasped. "She was walking alone in the streets to observe what people really love to wear so not only rich people can wear her clothes. And then, she was raped. She wasn't dead yet. Sadly, she became pregnant and that was Youichi now."
"So, Aoi is his mother?"
Natsume nodded, "Yes. But after Youichi was brought to this world, she started to become crazy again. She was traumatized and then she…killed herself."
She was surprise to hear the story behind the success of Red. It was astonishing story about Natsume's past. She didn't know that his life was this sad. Then he noticed that tears were falling down from Natsume's eyes. She hugged her tight, "Sometimes strong men needed to show their weaknesses so they can find their real strength."
Natsume hugged her tight as he cried his heart out. Ever since this entire thing happened, he never cried about it. When his mother died, he didn't cried. When his dad died, he didn't shed a tear. When Aoi died, not even a single tear fell down on his eyes. He was like a stone all these years.
But when Mikan came, he trusted her. He felt like he won't be judge if he'll tell all his weaknesses, his hidden past to her. He felt acceptance towards her.
"I feel alone…" he mumbled. "Ever since they were gone…"
Mikan looked at him in the eyes and showed to him a smile that tells him he ain't alone. "You're not. I'm here."
They had their staring moment. Natsume felt love that time. For the first time, he felt like he's not alone. He felt complete. Then he remembered something.
He wiped his tears and held Mikan's hand, "Come with me."
"Where are we going now?" she asked as she let herself be dragged by Natsume.
They went inside and they climbed up the stage. "Natsume, what are you doing?" she whispered.
Natsume didn't answer her. He let her go and grabbed the microphone. "May I have your attention, please."
Hearing Natsume's voice, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the couple on stage. Realizing that he caught all their attention, he said. "Tonight is not just about the Red's launch but tonight is also a very special night." He walked towards Mikan and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Everyone, this is Mikan Sakura. She's the girl that I have been in love with. She's like a mother, a sister and a friend to me. She's the reason of my smile and insanity. She's the reason why the loneliness in my heart was vanished. And tonight, I want you to know that this girl right here is going to be my wife."
Everyone gasped about Natsume's news. Natsume ignored the whispering people and continued, "I haven't given me a proper proposal and so I'll give her one right now."
"Mikan," he said. Mikan looked at him with her blushing face. He knelt down and get the box inside his pocket. He opened it and it revealed a 5 karat diamond ring. "Will you marry me?"
Mikan, who was blushing right now, thinks that she could be unconscious any minute right now. She looked at the smiling people who are looking at them like they just saw Troy and Helen getting married together. "Yes,"
Then everyone cheered and clapped their hands. Natsume stood up and put the ring inside Mikan's finger. They shared a long tight hug. But the audiences don't want a hug, they want something more.
"KISS!" Someone said.
"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" and so the cheering continued.
"They want a kiss, polka." Natsume whispered, while smirking at Mikan.
Mikan remained silent. Her heart is beating so fast right now like it's going to jump out of her chest. She looked at Natsume who is nearing his face to her. She was nervous, alright and she doesn't know what to do. She closed her eyes, waiting for Natsume's lips on hers but then…Natsume's lips landed on her cheeks.
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