Saving Alice from Wonderland - Chapter 7

Disclaimer: I will never thought of rabbits as money currency.

The kids' stares were so intene, their eyes are showing drools. Mikan turned her head away from them. She was afraid she would give in to those cute eyes and give them the food she sacraficed lots for.

She put the howalons into her vacuum mouth. Pleasure ripped through her whole body when the fluffy food touched her tongue and into her throat. The food was so nice, Mikan suspected that it was from the heaven's cloud.

She turned, prepared to walk to the direction where Natsume was, when she saw the two cute kids, the obstacle of the way she was going to walk to.

God damn it! Why am I such a weak person to such thing? Mikan cried inwardly.

She counted the howalons in the pink box. She got ten howalons. She ate one. ten minus one. She left with nine howalons less. She sighed, her kind heart and mind decided to give two howalons to each kid.

She walked towards them. The girl clutched the boy's sleeve really hard. She was afraid as Mikan started walking towards them.

Mikan realised the girl was scared because of the way she was walking. Like a monster. She sighed, she have to change the way she walked. She changed her walking style to a much gentler and calmer walk. The girl loosen her grip a bit.

Mikan smiled, she was happy that the girl was a less defensive about her. But the boy was not. His defense was still high. That dampened Mikan's mood a bit.

"Hi," she raised a hand to indicate her greeting, "don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you two. I just realised you both were looking at my howalons."

Both of the kids blushed, but kept their mouth tight close, like a venus trap, not wishing to release the insect. Mikan still smiled kindly, hoping she did not look like a pedophile. She shook her howalon box a bit, so that the small things inside would not drop out, "Do both of you want some of this? I can share"

"Who knows you might want to tempt us with those and then kidnap us. Don't try, evil old hag" the boy said rudely in a emotionless tone.

Mikan gaped at the young boy, "O-old hag? Why you're a rude boy, I was just being kind! And have you been watching too much drama shows? You're too young for those!" she was angry at the boy.

The girl beside was frightened by her boomed voiced. Mikan noticed and quickly softened her face, "I'm sorry. Don't be afraid" she wanted to comforted the child be touching her shoulder but her hand was slapped away by the rude boy, "Two-faced"

Her head was showing a vein or two popping, "You know respect, young man? I was trying to be kind and give you howalons. You should be grateful. Thoses howalons are not cheap-"

She was interrupted, "Aoi?"

000

Natsume sat at the same area for almost already fourty-five minutes. He had never waited as long as this.

The longest time he had waited was fifteen minutes and the guy got hung upside down at a tree. And now this girl was over his limit, and was going to be worse off than just getting hung.

He stood up and went to find Mikan at the howalons shop. He got a bit of problem though. His legs were not in a perfect condition. He had to limp a bit around. And that little action got his ego ruined. He was going to murder that little, stupid, naive girl after he find her.

He took at least fifteen minuted to reach around the howalon shop. He found Mikan shouting at a small boy, his hair untamed, with a girl with a raven shoulder lengthed hair as black as his. Their sides were facing him. He limped a bit more nearer. Then the two children became a clearer view. The girl was somebody he knew. It was his sister, Aoi.

000

Everybody turned their head at Natsume when he voiced out.

"Who is Aoi?' Mikan was curious.

"Onii-chan" the girl finally voiced out her cute voice. Mikan's eyes widened, "Onii-chan? What the hell? Someone tell me what is going on here?''

"Shut up Mikan," Natsume limped nearer to them, pushing Mikan aside, making her pouted, "Where did you went, Aoi?" Natsume showed an angry frown on his face.

"Sorry Onii-chan" she hugged Natsume very tightly with her short arms, "I'm so sorry! I did not listen to you and wandered around. I'm very sorry!" the girl named Aoi cried her eyes out.

Natsume's eyes softened at his sister's action, "Don't every do that again, alright?" Aoi nodded her head.

Aw, what a sight of a sister and brother relationship, Mikan sighed at them.

Natsume pulled out from Aoi's arms, "You look very clean for someone who haven't got anyone to get care for. Who have been taking care of you?"

Aoi showed fear, "It is a very scary man, Onii-chan. We are scared of him. He wears white mask" Aoi held Natsume's hand tight.

Mikan understood that with Aoi's personality, being scared was a big possibility, but the boy looked fearless. But everybody have fears, even Natsume, she was sure. No matter how old one is, fear will always remain. And that boy did not look older than seven, fear obviously still contained in him.

"Who is that?" Natsume jaws tightened.

"Persona uncle" Aoi softly said.

Natsume suspected the correct person, and that angered him further, "You're coming with me," he paused and looked at the boy, "so is that boy" he nodded at the boy.

Mikan smiled. Natsume had a heart after all, for kids at least. The boy's eyes lit up brightly. "What's your name?" Natsume asked.

The boy hesitated for a bit, stared at him warily, then decided that Natsume was no suspicious man, after all he was Aoi's old brother, "Youichi"

Then something happened that almost got Mikan became a 'ornament' in Central Town forever. He smiled. Natsume. Smiled. Even if it was a very tiny, small smile, and did not last for long time, he still smiled. What a miracle, his mouth could turn upward.

"Thank you, Youichi, for taking care of Aoi" Youichi's face appeared a bit of redness before he talked like some responsible adult, "Aoi is my responsiblity" Natsume raised an eyebrow in amusement and looked at Aoi. She blushed.

Mikan laughed, "You-chan is such a cute responsible kid" she squeezed his cheeks. One of Youichi's hair strand suddenly stood up stiff.

Aoi widened her eyes, "Erm, onee-chan, be careful"

Mikan smiled at her, "Careful about what?" she felt something tapped her shoulder. She turned and screamed, "What the hell is that? It's chasing me!"

Lesson for Mikan: Never pinch little Youichi's cheeks.

A/N: A damn short chapter. I hate this man. Why can't I write a long chapter for you guys T-T?