It's Our Teenage Life
A/N: This would be the last chapter for now… :D I'll update next summer or maybe in my free time this year. :D Don't worry; I'll definitely finish this story so I hope you would stay tuned up to the end. I tried to make it as many words as I could so that you won't feel bad about it. I also hope you would support my new stories in the future. Anyways, enjoy reading! ;D
"A morning text doesn't only mean "good morning"; it also means "you're the first thing on my mind when I wake up." – Teenager Post #7281
Chapter 7: Before the Big Day
"Oh really?"
Wait a minute. That annoying voice seems familiar. I turned my back and we all had the same shock expression.
Oh no, not him.
TSUBASA.
"Kyaaaa~! Tsubasa-sama~!" Some of the girls roared and squealed in delight. Tsubasa waved and smiled at them in response and all of them fainted. But for Mikan, she was not happy seeing her brother at all.
"YOU! What are you doing here?!" Mikan furiously said pointing her finger to Tsubasa.
"Well, your CRUSH asked me to find you and take charge of telling your basketball classmates that there'll be a meeting tomorrow with the whole team." Tsubasa replied emphasizing the word 'crush' in a teasing tone. Mikan glared at his statement since he really has to make it obvious that she has a crush on Kaname.
"Fine!" Mikan then charged at him and smacked his head hard.
"Ow, Mikan! That 's your problem?" Tsubasa exclaimed and rubbed his head to ease the pain
"What's my problem?! How dare you change all my clothes without my permission!" she furiously said pointing her finger to Tsubasa. And before Tsubasa could reply, Sumire interrupted their conversation.
"OMG Sakura! Don't you have any manners? He's our senpai and captain of the—"
"Shut up Permy! He's my brother so I can do whatever I want to do with him, got it?" Everyone knows that Mikan and Tsubasa were related that's why Sumire and the other girls sometimes tries to associate well with Mikan when Tsubasa's around to make a good impression to him also.
"Hmph! You're lucky your brother is here. We're not yet finished talking about Natsume-sama, Sakura. What did you do to him? Did you hurt him?! I can't believe you've seen him first than me." Sumire inveighed against Mikan.
"Natsume? Isn't that the same name of your childhood best friend Mikan? The one you kept blabbering all the time?" Tsubasa asked which then caught the attention of Sumire, Hotaru, and Koko.
"Yeah. So? There're a lot of Natsumes' here in Japan. And he's a Hyuuga, not a dumbo Igarashi. And don't change the topic you idiot. Why did you change my clothes?!"
"Woah, chill Mik. It's not really a big deal you know. Besides, those were all my clothes not yours. I just took what's mine and made you use clothes that are really yours."
"You never used them, so I took them."
"Well, if I want to use them later on, I can't since it's already in your cabinet."
"Liar. You even changed my underwear! And I'm pretty sure those weren't mine."
"Ahh~ Hotaru made me change them." He grinned nonchalantly.
Flashback
"What are you doing?"
Tsubasa looked at the direction of the voice and sighed in relief to know that it was only Youichi. Youichi also wanted to check on Mikan but ended up seeing Tsubasa up to something.
"You scared me kid. Wanna help? I'm changing Mikan's clothes to real ones."
Youichi smirked.
"Sure. It would be thrilling to see her wearing a skirt."
"She's your sister, just to remind you."
"I know. I'm not a pervert like you, you know. It's just that this would be the first time I'd finally see her wearing normal clothes again. I mean, the last time I see her wearing a dress was when I was 8. And the next thing I knew, she already dresses up like a gangster."
"Tch, tell me bout' it and I'm not a pervert, brat."
"Whatever. Anyway, Imai told me to give you this. I was about to give this to you a while ago, but Mikan suddenly popped out. She told me not to let myself and Mikan see what's inside." Youichi gave the bag to Tsubasa and saw a note inside. Tsubasa read the note and grinned widely. In the paper, there it was written: MIKAN'S NEW UNDERWEARS. Make sure to change it when she's asleep.
"Hotaru, you're a genius."
End of Flashback
"What?! Hotaru?" Mikan glared at her best friend for being the mastermind of this senseless plan. She walked towards her stomping to show that she's really furious. But before she could even utter a word, a Web Shutter was already placed on her mouth.
"Ha hel?! (The hell?!)" Mikan was surprised to meet the upgraded Web Shutter on her mouth. Mikan was about to complain, when Hotaru interrupted her.
"Thank you for allowing me to test my upgraded invention on you Mikan. You are such a useful best friend. Invention #266: "Automatic Web Shutter". It is like the other web shutter before, only it deactivates unless I want to. Very useful for annoying people like you. And don't worry, it will automatically deactivate when the laser detects food and then activates again. Pretty useful isn't it?" Hotaru said which just awed Tsubasa.
"Wow, that's so cool Hotaru! Can I have one?" Tsubasa said practically amazed at what Hotaru did to Mikan. With that, Mikan glared all the more at his brother.
"1000 yen. But since you were able to do your job, I'll give you a discount. 950 yen." Tsubasa handed her the money and then left excitedly as he got the product. Not long after, Narumi-sensei arrived and all students went to their tables.
"Good evening everyone! Do you like your rooms?"
"Yes!" Most of the class answered, one of them was Sumire.
"Very well. I bet all your stomachs are already complaining so let's not prolong this. Everyone, tonight's dinner is specially prepared by Alice Academy as a welcoming gift for all of you. So class, dinner is finally served." Narumi-sensei said and both doors opened with waiters coming out each holding plates. The students were amazed as each one placed the dishes on the table and opens it with grace. It was like having a meal in a luxurious hotel.
"Everyone, enjoy your dinner." Narumi-sensei finally said and everyone dig in. All were very happy because of the food. It's like eating in Hogwarts. But if all seems to be enjoying their meal, one is exceptionally pissed off and that is Mikan Sakura.
"Hey Mik, stop glaring at the majestic food!" Koko uttered impulsively. When it comes to food, Koko, Hotaru and Mikan are the sweepers. But it seems their teammate doesn't feel eating the most delicious dishes they have ever tasted. Mikan just glared back at him since she cannot speak. If looks could kill, Koko would be long dead.
"See this eel sushi?" Koko asked Mikan as he took the sushi on his dish and held it up high. "This is the first time I'll be able to eat this! I thought that I have to be in heaven in order to eat these babies." He ate it and cried waterfalls, "It's so delicious!"
Mikan rolled her eyes at Koko's stupid skit. True, the food tastes heavenly. But what's going on her life right now is hellish. She keeps on cursing inside her mind that she could not enjoy the food she's eating. She stared at Koko's dish grumpily. It was filled with food but what caught her eye was the fancy tuna, preferably called "Ootoro" in Japan. Koko noticed Mikan's stare at the sushi so he went to grab it, but Mikan was faster. She ate it before Koko could even react.
"Hey! That was the last and I haven't even tried that!" Koko cried as Mikan munch.
"Yho're right Khoko, et ish jelicioush!" Mikan said while munching the food.
"That's no fair Mikan! I was supposed to eat that." He stood up and looked at the other tables if there are available ootoros'. Mikan smiled and thought. Koko's right. Might as well enjoy the food before it's gone.
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At the basketball gym…
"All right, gather around!" Masachika-sensei ordered and all the members formed a crescent shape, exhausted.
"It's getting late. Tomorrow we continue our training, be sure to practice on your own tomorrow morning. Training will be at 3. Dismissed." After that, all of them spread out. Natsume headed to their bags and checked Ruka's phone. That idiotic Persona still haven't contacted me! Natsume thought angrily to himself. He was about to call him when Persona's number showed up.
"I said 3 minutes not an hour and a half."
"I had to pass by on something important."
"Whatever. The phone?"
"Someone called but only the number of the academy showed up."
Mikan, Natsume thought then cursed. "Darn it! Fine. Just leave it there in the house."
"That's it? What's—"
-beep-beep-
"Useless manager." Natsume thought aloud angrily that he accidentally threw the phone at the bag. Unfortunately, the phone bounced and its monitor hit the floor hard. Ruka's eyes grew big.
"What the hell?! Don't use my phone as your anger-outlet man!" Ruka complained picking up his iphone.
"Blame the floor, not me." Ruka glared at Natsume's sarcasm that he in return just rolled his eyes.
"Fine. I'll buy you a new one, crybaby."
Ruka grinned as Natsume slowly walk away. "I want the latest model, got it?!"
"Whatever."
OOOOO
After the exquisite lunch the students had, Mikan and the others headed to their rooms to change their clothes and take a shower. Unfortunately, before Mikan heads to the shower room, non-stop complaints were heard when she opened her luggage.
"Oh shit, what is this? These are not clothes!" Mikan complained while holding up a Roma black pleated miniskirt and a Levis denim shorts with disgust.
"And these, these are no pajamas. This one's used during honeymoons! Agh, this is too much!"
"Aw Mikan, I don't think it's that bad. Well, except for that night gown, these clothes would suit you. Besides, it's for a new change right?" Nonoko comforts her and Mikan just stared at her in disbelief.
"Just shut up and wear this!" Hotaru demanded and threw a pink cotton paired pajamas straight to her head.
Oof!
Mikan stared in disbelief at the clothes Hotaru handed her. She HATES pink. She glared at her but then noticed that even Nonoko and Sumire had an evil smirk pasted on their faces.
"Well if it's fashion and style we're talking about then we're no problem." Sumire suddenly mentions as they slowly went to her like they're planning something.
"Wh-what're you doing? Don't come near me!"
"Hotaru, do it!" Nonoko said as she and Sumire took hold of Mikan's arms and legs. She struggled really hard but she was overpowered that she just screamed in despair.
"NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!"
After 45 minutes…
"This is too much!" Mikan grumbled while wearing the despised pajama. Instead of the silky night gown, Nonoko and Sumire forced Mikan to wear a pink and white Hello Kitty pajama.
"Aww~ no it's not! It suits you!" Nonoko praised at same time tittered at the displeased friend. Sumire, too, managed to laugh at Mikan's clothes. It definitely suits her especially with her long hair down; it's like slowly making her into a girly girl.
"You know Sakura, I noticed that you're very pretty… but not as beautiful as me. In fact, with that thin body and height of yours, you could be a model!" Sumire said.
"Oh no! I'd rather represent Japan in the Olympics rather than pose like a slut for guys to drool on." Sumire fumed at what she said and was about to retort back when Narumi suddenly went inside the room.
"Excuse me, ladies. I would like to remind you that it's almost 9 in the evening so have you checked your classmates' rooms?" The three were about to say 'No' when suddenly Hotaru replied,
"Yes we have Mr. Narumi. You may now leave."
"That's great! Very well, I shall leave the rest to you. And before I leave…" Narumi looked at Mikan, "Aw Mikan, you look so cute wearing a Hello Kitty pajama! It suits you." Mikan glared at him. And with that, he left. She, too, glared at the three masterminds but the three just returned it with a teasing laugh.
"I'll head off to bed first; I want to end this nightmare." Mikan told them and went to sleep.
OOOOO
For healthy people, waking up early is a must in order to have a morning workout and some sunlight to get vitamin A. As for lazy people like Natsume, waking early was never a routine. Even though he's praised with his built body, Natsume always prioritize his sleep first especially when he's tired. And whoever destroys it, will probably get a morning yell for the day even if it's Persona or Ruka. And today was never different. It was 7:30 am in the morning when Mikan suddenly woke up and went to the bathroom quickly. She brushed her teeth, changed her clothes with a violet hooded sweatshirt and black shorts she quickly picked out her bag, and hurriedly ran off to the telephone booth with Natsume's number on her pocket. Since she wasn't able to contact him yesterday, she thought that calling him early in the morning would be the perfect time to speak with him.
Both of us were never early birds and I'd be happy to ruin his beauty sleep. She grinned evilly at the thought as she finally arrived at her destination. She punched some numbers and waited. It was endlessly ringing, like no one bothers on answering it.
On the other hand…
I can tell that you don't know me anymore
It's easy to forget, sometimes we just forget
And being on this road is anything but sure
Maybe we'll forget, I hope we don't forget
I'm falling into memories of you and things we used to do
Follow me there
A beautiful somewhere
A place that I can share with you
This song kept on going 3 times that Natsume already felt irritated about it. He's still half asleep and his voice seems to have a hoarse and croaky sound because of not feeling well. He slowly grabbed the phone as blood boils in his head and answered it harshly.
"The hell! Stop calling, it's 7:30 in the morning!" he complained raspingly. He sensed that it was a girl, since the caller seems chuckling and giggling at the same time which pisses him off. He was about to end the phone call when the caller finally spoke.
"Good morning, Natsu-chi~! I've missed you. It's early in the morning and you're still hot-tempered. Tsk, tsk, tsk. You never changed." It was Mikan. Finally hearing her voice was like music to his ears even though it was high pitched yet her cheerful tone seems to wake him up with a smile.
"You're calling non-stop, that's why I woke up you big bird." His voice still croaked because of the unexpected call. He keeps on clearing his throat but his voice never changed. Shit, I have a sore throat. How perfect.
"Hey~ that's not how you talk to your best friend after 10 years! Don't you even miss me? And what's wrong with the voice Natsume? Is it real or are you just ill?" He frowned at Mikan's teasing tone but still smiled at the thought, she never changed.
"I had sore throat genius. I was busy yesterday."
"Oh. Well, sorry for destroying your beauty sleep your highness. How bout' you get a good day rest today and let's just talk some other time?"
"Meet me at Shinjuku Gyoen bridge on Thursday. Be there at 12 sharp. And don't be late."
"Okay, I'll try NOT to be late! Haha, I'll see you then! Bye chibi~ don't let the bugs bite!"
"Hn."
-beep-beep-
"See you… idiot." Natsume grinned. Oh how he can't wait for Thursday to come.
OOOOO
"So today, we'll be making banners for the team and prepare the clappers for tomorrow's game." Nonoko said as she finished reading the schedule. "Since everyone is required to do this, where's Mikan?"
Just then, the door opened revealing a jolly brunette. She came in hopping forward and smiling to herself which left her roommates a questioning look.
"What's with her? Did the power of fashion got into her?" Sumire questioned herself while facing the mirror. She went to Mikan and asked, "What's with you hoyden?"
"Nothing. I just get to finally talk to my childhood best friend, that's all." Mikan replied, smiling brightly which Sumire thought was weird. In her thoughts, Mikan would usually glare or curse or even call her irritating nicknames, but this new Mikan is different. She's becoming weird.
"Okay… We'll be making banners at the hall Mikan, are you gonna come?" Nonoko asked.
"Oh, I can't Nono. We'll be having our training later." Mikan replied with a bright smile and head off to her drawer. Nonoko and Sumire shivered at the Mikan they're seeing in front of them and thought, Was that really Mikan?
The big day was fast approaching. All athletes seem to be working at their best to achieve not only victory but also the things gained during the game. But not only athletes are practicing hard, students of Alice Kyoto were also working hard making banners and clappers at the dormitory's function hall.
"Look girls, we need to make the font look bigger and glamorous in order for Natsume-sama and Ruka-sama to notice." Sumire demanded.
"Yes, Shouda-sama." Just then, popped out.
"And oh, place some glitters on that side to add some sparkle on the banner."
"Hey girls, how are you doing with the— why are these banners for the opposing team members?!" Mr. Narumi sweatdropped. Students are supposed to cheer for their school's athletes, not the school's opposing team.
"Don't worry, Mr. Narumi. We also made something for the school's athletes. It's just that as part of the Natsume-Ruka fanclub, we should also support them no matter what the circumstances may be. Right girls?!"
"RIGHT!"
"So where are the banners and clappers for our team?"
"Oh, it's just right over there. I think some of the students are in charge of it." Mr. Narumi just sweatdropped and said, "Shouda-san, we are here to support our team so please show some support for the school's hardworking athletes."
Sumire just rolled her eyes and replied assuredly, "Mr. Narumi, you shouldn't worry a thing. We've done our part. Why don't you go to the other side of the room and see for yourself what great masterpieces we've done for our very own athletes."
Mr. Narumi felt enlightened and hurriedly checked the other group's work. But unfortunately, it wasn't what he expected it to be. The banners were made with mere simplicity. Only a few banners were made with such effort, but these are individually made for Tsubbasa, Tono, Kaname, Kaoru and some of the soccer players. And since the boys doesn't seem creative enough, a few cloth and some paint were sufficient. Mr. Narumi sweatdropped at the sight. I think I would need some help on this.
OOOOO
"Okay, that's enough. Gather around." Mihara-sensei ordered. The players were all exhausted and a bit worried for tomorrow's match.
"Tomorrow would be the big day. And I want you to sleep early cause' you'll need all your energy tomorrow so we'll end our training early today." Mihara-sensei announced and all of them roared in delight.
"Heh, don't be too happy about it. Tomorrow's the match and I don't want any lazy asses on the court once the match starts, got it?!"
"YES SIR!"
"You've trained hard for this, so get your lousy head in the game. Remember, whatever happens, win or lose, just enjoy the game." All the players nodded and lightened up a bit. "Don't be nervous once the match starts, because tough guys can handle tough challenges, okay?!"
"YES SIR!"
Mikan smiled at the sight of the team as they placed all their hands together to end the training with a team yell. They look like a one big, happy family that's working together and uniting as one: Mihara-sensei as the team's father and the team as his sons. While me, a helper of the family. A mascot.
"Hey Mikan, come over here!" Koko offered.
"Yeah Mikan. We don't want our little girl to be left out on our team yell" Kaname added and all of them agreed. Mikan smiled and hurriedly went to them. No, I'm not the helper of the family; I'm the team's little sister, she thought.
"All together! ALICE KYOTO~"
"WIN!"
OOOOO
The next day…
"So the soccer team will be playing at 9 am, while the basketball team will be playing at 2 pm." Nonoko read aloud the schedule while fixing her hair so that everyone in the room could hear..
"I'm sure the soccer team will win." Sumire mentioned, practicing her cheering moves for later's match.
"How do you know?" Nonoko asked.
"It's because Tsubasa-sama and Tono-sama will be there." Nonoko raised her brow.
"So?"
"So, they'll win. Duh?!" Mikan rolled her eyes and said, "They'll win if they'll work together as a team and would trust each other's abilities."
"So are you gonna cheer for your brother later Mikan?"
"Maybe I'll just watch a bit. I still have to check on the basketball team. Besides, the soccer team can handle their game. I know my brother. When it comes to the real game, he won't back out until it's over."
"Oh yeah, tomorrow we'll have a free day. You guys wanna hang-out and explore Tokyo?" Nonoko proposed.
"Us? No way, my girls and I will go shopping tomorrow." Sumire replied.
"I'll pass too. I have a date tomorrow." Mikan said which caught the attention of everyone in the room.
"A date?! With who?" Sumire asked.
"My childhood bestfriend." She said as she got to the doorstep.
"Where are you going, idiot?" Hotaru asked.
"Gym."
"What are you wearing?! It's sooo ew!" Sumire asked furiously.
Mikan was wearing her team's varsity jacket, jogging pants, plain white t-shirt, and covered her hair with a white cap and a hoodie.
"My jersey's with Koko, so I'm wearing this. It doesn't matter anyway. I'll see you guys at the field later." With that, she left.
"I'm very curious about that childhood friend of hers. Wanna spy on her?" Nonoko suggested then wondered, "I wonder if the guy's cute or not."
"I'm sure the guy's not as handsome as Natsume-sama."
"But her childhood friend's name IS Natsume." Hotaru mentioned which caught the attention of the two.
"WHAT?!"
"Natsume Hyuuga." The last name made Sumire sighed in relief but as for Hotaru, she knows that there is something behind that name. And she will definitely find that out!
OOOOO
Mikan's POV
I can't help thinking about what's to happen tomorrow. No matter how I try to focus on how to create strategies to motivate the team, the feeling of excitement for tomorrow seems to overwhelm it. I kept on distracting myself on imagining what we'll be doing tomorrow and how we'll enjoy ourselves the whole day!
I was walking towards the gym not noticing that I already bumped someone. I shook my head, facing reality, and turned towards the person to apologize.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't looking to where I was going." I bowed apologetically without looking at the person's face.
"It's okay. No harm done." He said softly. It was a guy. He has such a soothing voice that I turned my head up to see his face. My eyes grew big. Never in my life had I believed in fairy tale princes. But this, this kind of handsome guy is rare to see. He's the perfect description of a prince charming. I was merely gazing at him that he suddenly felt it to be awkward.
"Excuse me, miss. Are you okay?" he asked as he shook his hand up and down to bring me back to reality.
I shook my head once again and gazed at him once more. He looks familiar. But asking him questions like 'Do I know you?' or 'You look familiar' might lead him to thinking that I'm getting his attention. But still, I asked.
"Do I know you? You look familiar." He chuckled softly, thinking that I'm getting his attention and answered, "I think you do. I'm GA's small forward in basketball, Ruka Nogi."
That hit me. He's one of the guys Sumire keeps on blabbering about. It's so embarrassing not knowing him as the team's opposing player. I apologized once again for not recognizing him.
"Oh yes. I remember." I lied, "I'm sorry for not recognizing you."
"It's okay. Are you the manager of the basketball team?"
"Yes, I am. How did you know?"
"Your jacket says so." He pointed at the words inscribe on the left side of my jacket. I wanted to slap myself. I felt stupid to feel awkward with a guy like him.
"Oh, right."
"Well, I'll see you later then. Good luck on your team later." He smiled and waved goodbye. I smiled back and also waved him goodbye. He's not bad, unlike that Igarashi guy. He reminds me of Kaname-senpai. Plus, he's charming.
And so, my thoughts for tomorrow got drifted away because of Ruka Nogi.
End of POV
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End of Chapter 7
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Yeah, it took a long time. Hehe! Suppose to be, they're meeting each other on the next chapter. Unfortunately, I just felt like cutting that part there… hehe! Don't worry, I'll try to update on December as my present for all of you. The next chapter is going to be funny( I hope~.). And if I get a 100+ reviews, I might add some spoilers about Chapter 9~ hahaha! This may not be the best chapter, but I still hope you like my Halloween treat for all of you~ :D
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