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Chapter 7
I know you know
But why doesn't it show
Previously
After a while as everyone sat around the small kitchen table with an extra chair dragged from her study sipping the contents of each of their glasses, mikan began "so Aoi do you want to go to central town tomorrow?" she questioned.
"Sure" Aoi replied "but" she added with a glance at Nami.
"Don't worry, I have a plan" Mikan cut her off before Aoi could say anything else.
On with the chapter
Sunday, central town was buzzing with life. Mikan could spot many of her friends, class mates, teachers and students around enjoying the leisure of a weekend.
"ma…'am" a voice chirped around mikan, mikan smiled. Na-Chan was still not used to it. "Yes, Na- Chan" she said with adoration evident in her voice.
"Can I buy another box of this candy….after we have shopped for the uniform" she added the last part quickly eyeing the empty box of hufl puffs. Mikan could not help but smile. How her children have reacted to the box of hufl puffs was a sight not to be missed. It seemed like a blind man had seen the light for the first time. Of course, they were one of those things she had craved for during her pregnancy and unfortunately could not have.
"We will see" mikan replied
"Yaa" Na-Chan shouted. Few people around looked at her amazed.
Mikan shrugged. Her children were two stars, so they could afford it, ignoring the unlimited card Mikan had as a teacher. Mikan could not help but smile at the enthusiasm Na- Chan had shown. She was clearly a copy of Mikan, attitude wise.
The uniform trial was short and ….awkward. People were certainly intimated by Mikan but they were also attracted to Na-Chan's cheerfulness. Or maybe it was the alice Na-Chan had copied from Narumi on her arriva,l discreetly. Few of the girls from Mikan's grade had stopped to call Na-Chan cute, few have shouted it. It could be inferred that she'll have her own fan club soon. However, people did not forget to notice her eyes. Some had looked twice and even one had asked if she was wearing contact lens.
Her eyes were unsettling. They stood out and did not match her personality. They seemed unnatural. Or only mikan felt that they were unnatural and clashed with rest of her features. Her bright green eyes seemed an eye sore, somehow.
They sat around a table in the café drinking items from the menu. To a certain extent she was glad they offered milk or the trio would have suffered a second sugar rush by eating hufl puffs. Mikan sighed and waited, she knew her friends would be around in a minute or so. And soon enough they were. Her earlier waitress was intimated by her and Anna had been out to serve her. She knew her twin would be around soon.
"Mikan, can I get you the usual" Anna asked
"Noo..." mikan whined "please get me an extra strong espresso"
"Sure..." Anna trailed off worried by her change in order. "And what can I get her for these two beautiful boys" Anna asked.
"We are not beautiful" Noah said quickly. "We are handsome" Anna could see he had a cold exterior
"I would like finger chips" Neil had replied a same manner.
"Okay, and what about this little lady over here" Anna questioned as her usual self
Na-Chan beamed still jumping up and down "chocolate cake"
"You are not having a chocolate cake" Mikan said to Na-Chan. "I want you in bed as soon as we reach the dorms. She'll have a mini burger." Mikan directed to Anna.
"BUT MA…am" Na- Chan replied corrected herself at the right moment.
"No buts" was a clear reply with a raised brow.
"Okay" Na-Chan said "I'll have a burger" the energy still there in her voice
Anna could not stop her self from noticing the odd exchange. "So who are these cuties any way, mikan?" she asked as she scribbled the order
"my new students" Mikan replied monotonously. Anna could not help her self and gasped. Three new DA types. That would be terrible news. They were just too young. She stood there for a moment collecting her. Mikan just offered her a weak smile and a nod to reassure her about their safety.
"And I'll have a grilled cheese sandwich." A voice joined from behind. Unmistaken voice of Hotaru Imai came from behind dragging a tortured looking Ruka as she sat next to her supposed best friend. "Water" was the only thing he managed to say in between his distorted breath.
"Hi Hotaru" Mikan said with a smile that was quick enough to vanish as she lead out a groan to put her head on the table. Not only she seemed tired but she was suffering from a massive headache. What's with the kittens let lose with a supply of hufl puffs.
Hotaru seemed a bit taken aback from this behavior. Mikan had not pointed out her pains in a long time. This could only mean she was in too much pain or certain someone(s) was having her affect on her. She was quick enough to take out a strip of medicines for her best friend. It was her turn now to help Mikan. But she had an image to live up to. "10,000 rabbits" she added quickly. "Account" Mikan was quick enough to say as she grabbed the pills. Hotaru did notice how mikan had used her empty account again. Maybe her mikan was back
Five minutes later when everyone had been served and Mikan back to her usual self slowly drinking her coffee. Na Chan could be seen eyeing Hotaru's sandwich. "So Ruka why were you so out of breath when you reached here" Mikan asked. "Uhhh" Ruka replied with a blush "I was running" .Mikan eyed him, disbelieving and then glanced at Hotaru who had a sly grin plastered across her face
"That's a lame excuse, you know" Mikan answered back. Ruka could not help himself from blushing more. Hotaru was busy watching her boyfriend interact with her best friend and did not notice how Na Chan vanished from her seat reappeared a moment later in her lap, climbing from below the table on her legs. Hotaru could not help her self and be shocked.
"So you are Hotaru" her voice rang out as she bit into the sandwich. Hotaru looked down on her and everyone in the café had stopped to watch how the scene would fold out. "You know my mama and kaa- san used to talk a lot about you" she said taking another bit.
"Really" Hotaru replied. She found herself quickly taking a liking to the little girl and all her thoughts about her climbing her up and taking her sandwich were forgotten. There was something nagging her mind and an image of a little Mikan was there. There was instant affection for the girl.
"Yaa, they used say how you would react to me and kaa san said you would never be angry on me" her childlike voice rang. "You would not be angry, right?" She questioned.
"No" Hotaru answered. "Aren't your kaa san and mama same" Hotaru asked as she waited for her to reply, she dug into the other half of the sandwich. "What?" she said looking around. Everyone scrambled away by her aura and were amazed how there was no effect on the girl on her lap
"No. kaa san says she feels too old if we call her nana. My bothers", she said lisping a bit, pointing at the boys "tease her with it"
"Okay" Hotaru replied "what's your name by the way"
"Na Chan and that's Noah pointing to the left and that's Neil she said pointing to Ruka. Hotaru glanced at her boy friend to see that the boy had climbed him and sat there comfortably eating his chips and squatting away mikan's hand. Ruka was too shocked to notice the exchange between Hotaru and Na Chan. Neil offered him a chip which he took and thanked the boy, smiling.
Mikan pouted at Neil's behavior but soon relaxed as she saw her two friends. It seemed so easy for them to interact with the devil incarnations. Maybe, she could leave them with the duo if the need arose. After all, they were the godparents. She had not made it official. Once, they found out, she grimaced at the thought, she would make it official.
Speaking of relations, where was the hyper active aunt of theirs, mikan thought. She had refused to go to Natsume. She believed "the jerk broke up with you and left you pregnant. If I could, I would renounce our relation". However she could not, she would not; Mikan had made her promise. She could not tell her it was not his fault. He was high.
In a little while mikan could see Na Chan dropping off to sleep, still in Hotaru's lap. She stood up quickly and took her up in her arms. "Come on you two, your sister is already asleep. Let's go the dorms." Mikan said. They would go back to her room and she would tuck them in her bed. She wanted to spend as much as time as possible with them, before anything happened. "Guys she directed at her two friends, I'll see you in the class."
"Kay" Hotaru replied and then dove into her sundae.
Ruka gave her a smile and said "that's alright. See you too. Uhmm" he said
"What" mikan noticed her hesitation and politely asked
"Oh! Nothing just curious a bit" he said blushing.
"Go on" Mikan urged.
"How old are they? You know, the boys are twins, obviously, is Na Chan a year younger or so?" he asked
"They are triplets." Mikan answered trying to hide the pride and love in her voice. "They are three." She replied Ruka nodded. "So take care and Ruka I think there is someone who wants to meet you." Mikan said pointing to a figure approaching them.
"Huh" Ruka replied turning around to see a raven haired girl jumping at him.
"I missed you so much ni- san" the figure said
"Aoi" his shocked voice rouse.
Mikan smiled and left them to meet and catch up. She told Aoi about her plan she knew the kittens identity was a secret. It was to keep them safe. There alice was dangerous and swiftly pointed to their origin. Any how, she had three kids right now to take care of.
Mikan lay on the bed with the boys on each of her side. Na- Chan lay in her lap. Soon, she would outgrow her lap. She looked young for her age. Doctors said it was due to what happened at the birth. Her little girl was tiny when she was born. She also suffered from asthma due to incomplete lung formation on her birth. And she cried out in pain in her nightmare. She would clutch her chest, sometimes. Mikan knew why. The twins also knew. Na Chan was not supposed use her alice. Even nullification it affected her life span. The boys did not have the problem.
This had happened a few minutes ago. The twins had thus laid on both her sides for comfort and had fallen asleep listening to mikan hum a song to the girl. Mikan stroked the girl's hair cuddling her close to herself. She remembered doing to same to him when they were together. She felt like crying. She did not know why she had not confronted the boy and told him about what he had done under influence. But, she could feel the time coming when she would have to do so. There wad dangerous ability type class on the Friday. Five days. Mikan sighed. Let the count down begin.
Finish
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