Natsumes assignment

"His name is Natsume Hyuuga, 17. He have only been at this school for two days so I really don't know much more."

Mikan gave her report like a robot, saying what she had to, nothing more and nothing less. She didn't like this place, and she definitly didn't like Natsume being in this place.

"So, how would you say that we could use him kitten?"

She saw in the corner of her eyes that Natsume tensed at Personas words, but she had to answer.

"As much as I would like to say that we can't, that would be a lie. He is very skilled at tending to wound and therefor I would like to ask that the only way we use him is at tending to my wounds after my missions."

She hoped that Persona would be satisfied with that and not take it any further. The man looked carefully at her and then at Natsume, she knew that he was looking for any sign of a lie. Fortunally he wouldn't find any, since that was the only thing she knew about him.

"Hmm. Well, well settle for him being your personal healer. At least for now, until we know more about him. Give him your spare key and this."

He handed her a metal box. She knew what was in it. A communicator like her own.

"I also put two bracelets like mine in there for you, I will let you contact each other since that's easier. Now you can leave."

Natsume had been standing this entire time frustrated that thay talked about him over his head. When the man on the throne said that they could leave he couldn't stay quiet any longer.

"Excuse me for saying this, but for what reason did you want me to come here? You haven't even said a word to me."

The man looked down at him with amusement in his eyes.

"Because I wanted to see your face. I didn't get a good look earlier. Now, go with my kitten here and get the necessary things."

Natsume looked at Mikan who bowed slightly and then started walking out of the room. Slowly he followed her, almost afraid to look at her face. The emotionless look on her face earlier scared him a little. He didn't want to see it again. He followed her in silence to her room. There he relaxed a little, because when Mikan had locked the door behind them she sighed and slumped down on her bed with an annoyed expression.

"Man, I hate that place!"

He looked at her in bafflement for a second and then he smiled.

"So, can I have a look at that arm of yours now? And I need to check the other wounds again too."

She looked at him for a moment and nodded seriously.

"Now that you've gone and become my personal healer you don't have much of a choice. Don't blame me when I wake you up in the middle of the night."

He met her eyes and got speechless. They were very tired and worn, and in their dephts he could read great sadness and lonliness. Looks like the wounds on her body isn't the only thing that needs a healer. With this thought in his mind he started to carefully try to get the bullet out of her arm.

Mikan looked at him while he tended to her wounds. He was really very good at this. His hands were soft and gentle. She really didn't want to give him the communicator, but she knew that if she didn't she would be in great trouble. When Natsume was finished with her wounds she picked up the metal box that she had placed beside her on the bed.

"What's in there?"

She looked up into a pair of curious crimson eyes. Then she sighed and opened the box. Inside was an earring, similar to her own, but red. Hers was blue, and since she was a girl she had two. There were also two bracelets like persona had said, one red and one blue. She sighed once more before turning to Natsume again.

"I will have to pierce your ear."

"What is all this?"

"The earring are the same as the ones I wear. They allow the person with the matching bracelet to contact me. In my case, I will have two persons who can contact me shortly. Persona and you. And I will be able to contact you as well, through this earring."

Natsume looked at her amazed. So that was how she knew when to leave for missions, he had wondered about that. He looked at the earring in the box. It was the same color as his eyes. He wondered if it hurt to pierce your ears. But even so, he had to do it. He met her eyes.

"Okay, could you help me pierce my ear?"

She only nodded and went to the kitchen. He noticed that she was still limping a little, but not as bad as the day before. He gulped when he saw what she came back with. It was a big needle and a bag of ice. She sat down beside him and put the bag of ice to his right earlobe.

"This might hurt, so I'll try to numb it a little", she explained and he could only nod.

After a few minutes she took the ice from his ear and he felt a sting in his right ear. But it was over in two seconds and Mikan put the earring on. When she was done she gave him a small mirror.

"You accually look pretty good with it. I was worried that it would look strange, but I guess I was worried about nothing."

Natsume looked at his reflection and had to agree with her, it looked good.

"But why do you have two and I only one?"

"Because I'm a girl and it would look strange if a girl had only one earring wouldn't it? And nobody can know how I'm contacted. The same goes for you, you can't let anybody know how I contact you. If possible I don't want people to find out that you got involved with the security group so don't tell anyone."

Natsume nodded.

"Now for the bracelets."

"I should have the blue one right?"

Mikan nodded. Then she showed him how to send words by pushing the stone. The bracelet were big enough to reach the stone with the same hand where you've got it. She winched when he put the stone close to his mouth and said with a loud voice:

"Like this?"

She clapped her hands over her ears on reflex. She knew it didn't help.

"No, not like that! You shouldn't be so close! Seriously, du you want to destroy my ears?"

She put on the bracelet with the red stone, let her arms rest down her sides and pressed the stone.

"This is how you do it. Now try it."

They practiced until he could press the stone and talk without looking suspitious. Then she let him go sleep.

Just before she fell asleep she heard a soft voice in her ear.

"Good night Mikan."

She smiled a little and reached for her bracelet.

"Good night kiddo."