gingham-penguin - Sorry about that…they're on deviant art; just put deviantart in front of (DOT)com and they may work.

Vione – Cliffies were created for a purpose…to make sure people curious which makes them keep this story on alert :). Just keep reading and you'll find out who it is…

Xxdarkness-angelxX –Maybe it's Natsume and maybe it's not…keep reading.

HarunaNiwa073 – Yes, dear they're on deviantart.

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My Opposite Me

Chapter 7: Small world – Part 2

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find you and I collide

Don't stop here
I lost my place
I'm close behind

--Collide by Howie Day

Natsume's POV:

The fresh smell of rain and the sound of a waterfall filled the air; I looked around the field filled with beautiful flowers. Suddenly it started to rain; I looked up as raindrops fell on my face. I held out my hand and watched the drops fall on my open palm. "Hey…" a soft voice said. I turned around and it was a girl but I couldn't see her face. She was wearing a yellow sun dress and she was bare feet. She held a yellow umbrella with pink flowers on it.

"Hi Natsume." she said.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"You're getting wet."

"I…"

"You can stand under my umbrella…if you want." She said quietly. I did what she said but I still couldn't see her face as she was looking down. Somehow, this girl in front of me was alluring and she smelled like strawberries.

"Do I know you?" I asked her.

"If you want to know me you can."

"I want to know you."

"Then don't be afraid to try."

"Try what?" I asked but she leaned over and caressed my cheek. He hand was soft, "Don't be afraid…to love." She said and kissed me. Her lips were soft and luscious; she dropped her umbrella as I held her in my arms. Then she stopped kissing me,

"Love suffers just so the other person can be happy. Love is putting yourself last. It can hurt but forgiveness is important too." She said. "Try to find me." She then disappeared before I could see her face.

I abruptly opened my eyes and sighed; it was just a dream. I sat up in bed and rubbed the back of my neck. I've been having these weird dreams lately but this time I kissed her. Why? Who is the girl? Why can't I see her face? Do I know her? These were the questions I asked myself.

A knock on my bedroom door interrupted my thoughts. "Come in." I said. A young maid entered, when she saw me sitting on my bed without a shirt she blushed. "Your father says that should be present in the dining room now as you have some guests." She said quietly.

"Ok; thank you." She immediately withdrew and I got out of bed. I took a quick shower and changed. Shoving my cell in to my pocket, I left my room. The hall was deserted and next to my room was Aoi's. I took a quick look in – I wanted to greet her a good morning – but she wasn't there. That was weird. Aoi is always sleeping in whether she goes to bed early or not she's always the one last to wake up. I looked at my watch; now wonder Aoi wasn't in her room, its 12 o clock. I left Aoi's room and made my way to the dining room.

The dining room was filled with sunlight and the walls were white. There a couple of portraits of our family hung on the walls and on one corner of the room there was shelf which had some porcelain plates. They were my mother's collection and she never lets us use it unless it was a special occasion. After she died, dad put away all her stuff except for her porcelain plates. There was one particular pink plate that I recognized. Mom said that that was her favorite considering Aoi and I got it for her.

"Natsume!" a girly squeal filled the air. I shifted my view to the dining table and narrowed my eyes. There was dad who looked extremely happy, a pale faced Aoi, a grey haired man, a green haired girl whom I presumed was Sumire since I had seen her hanging out with Riku and the person I hated the most, Luna.

"Good morning, Natsume. It's finally nice to see you up." The grey haired man said.

"Excuse me, but do I know you?" I asked in a gruff voice.

"Natsume, mind your manners please." My dad said in a stern voice.

"I'm sorry but I am Mr. Koizumi." He introduced himself. What was he doing here? I took a seat next to Aoi; as soon as I sat she took my hand and gave a seat. Obviously, she was nervous. I squeezed back and gave her a reassuring look though I wasn't feeling reassured myself. We didn't like this meeting but Dad seemed happy. Sumire looked up from staring at her plate and smiled at me. I smiled back which is really unusual for me but after seeing her with Riku and acting quite normally here I guess she deserves a break.

"Natsume, Mr. Koizumi and I have made a deal."

I stared at my father, "What type of deal exactly?" I glared at him.

"He and I have decided to work together for the betterment of our companies." My dad took a sip of his coffee as Mr. Koizumi nodded.

"What's the catch?"

"Well, we will work together on the condition that…" my dad swallowed. My dad didn't seem to look to happy about whatever the condition was.

Luna got up. "On the condition that we get engaged!" Luna exclaimed happily. Aoi choked on her drink, dad gulped and Sumire dropped her fork. They all seemed surprised by the outcome but as for me, I was outraged!

"What the hell --" I started but Luna cut me off. "Aren't you excited Natsume?!" she squealed. "I'm going to be your fiancée." At the very mention of that word, my voice seemed to be stuck in my throat.

"Natsume isn't going to be your fiancé!" Aoi screamed. I stared at her in awe; at least she had the courage to stand up while I sat here like a dummy. I know people think that I'm some kind of cool, hot and cold person who doesn't seem to have any flaws but I have a lot of flaws like right now. Whenever I'm nervous or scared my voice gets stuck…always.

"My brother wouldn't marry a witch like you!" Aoi shouted.

"Aoi!" Dad in turn shouted at her. "Shut your mouth and sit down."

"But dad…" Aoi said weakly.

"Sit down!" Aoi sat; I wanted to give her a hug and tell her it would be ok but I couldn't. "Please excuse my daughter's behavior, miss." Dad said to Luna while staring at Aoi.

"It's ok, Mr. Hyuuga. She doesn't know me well." Luna said in a honey coated voice. I stood up and grabbed Aoi's hand. "Natsume, where are you going?" Luna asked. I didn't but kept on moving.

"Natsume, come back here!" I heard my dad shout but I didn't pay any heed. I left the house all the while holding Aoi's hand. "Natsume, you're hurting me." She whined. I stopped and let go of her. "I'm sorry, Aoi." I gave her a hug and kissed her forehead. We approached my which was parked in the garage; I took my key from my pocket and opened the door. "Where are we going?" Aoi asked as she got in.

"Far away from here." I closed the door.


Mikan's POV:

I stared at the person with huge eyes. "Well, aren't you going to help me up?" he asked. I broke in to a grin, helped him up and gave him a bear hug.

"Hi grandpa." I said quietly.

"My little cherry," he placed his hand on my cheek and gave me a kiss. "You have no idea how much I've missed you."

"I've missed you too." I smiled. "So what are you doing here?"

"I'm on a business trip, my dear." I shrugged. "So how are you?"

"I'm good. What about you?" I asked him.

"As good as ever; now, tell me about Yuka, how is she?"

"Mom…is…Mom is great." I said. I didn't want to tell him about the money trouble. I felt it was better if Mom told him…if she decides to speak to him. You see, grandpa didn't quite agree with mom's marriage with dad and grandpa said that if my mom ever married dad she would never be welcomed back to the family. Eventually, mom did marry and never went back to the Sakura family. Now, I think grandpa regrets it.

"That's good to hear and where's Kuro?"

"Kuro's gone to camp." I lied. I've never lied to Grandpa and I felt so bad. Damn it!

He scratched his chin. "Well, Mikan I never realized you would wear a skirt." I looked down at my uniform and blushed.

"It's not my choice; it's my uniform."

"You're attending summer school?"

"No; I'm working."

"What?! Yuka is making you work!" Grandpa exclaimed.

"No…well, yeah but I'm working at her café. It's no biggie…"

"Yuka set up a café?" Gosh, grandpa has certainly been left out of a lot of things!

"Yes, grandpa."

"Hm…"

"What are you thinking?"

"Nothing, I've got to go now;" He hugged me again "I'll see you later, ok?"

"Sure." I said. He let go of me and walked down the street. I sighed as I watched him walk away; I wish grandpa and mom would make up and become…a family again. Whenever I look through the old family albums I always see mom and grandpa happy. If you ask me, mom does miss grandpa no matter how many times she denies it. My phone rang and I picked it up.

"Hello?"

Mikan, where are you?! The café opened half an hour ago! Mom's voice screamed from the other end.


Natsume's POV:

"Natsume, I'm hungry." Aoi whined for the hundredth time this after noon. "We didn't get to eat lunch and we've been driving around this town aimlessly."

"What do you want me to do? Do you want to back home?" I asked.

"I don't know and no."

"Fine, let's just look for a restaurant." Aoi crossed her arms and sat grumpily in the back. Just then my cell rang and I flipped it open. The user ID read Azuma; I smiled as I looked at it and pressed the answer button. "Hello?"

Good afternoon Natsume.

"Good afternoon sir. How are you? Why did you call? Is there something wrong?"

I'm doing well; I'm just in town and I thought I'd give you a call. Are you free?

"Yes, I'm very much free." I replied sarcastically though I didn't mean to.

Good, would you like to have dinner with me?

"Sure, would it be ok if I brought Aoi along?"

Of course! Meet me at this place called Yuka's café in an hour. Is that fine with you?

"Absolutely; I'll see you then. Goodbye."

Goodbye.

Then the line went dead. "Who was that?" Aoi asked. "Just Azuma and you're in luck. He asked us to have dinner with him."

"But isn't it a bit early."

"Do you want to eat?"

"Finally you asked." She muttered.


Mikan's POV:

"Thank you very much." The lady said as I place her food on the table. I smiled and went back to the counter where red was standing. "Oh, check out the hottie who just came in." she said.

"What?" I asked turning around.

"The guy with raven colored hair; too bad he has a girl." She sighed. I scanned the crowd and found out that the guy was no other than Natsume and Aoi. I gasped and immediately ran behind the counter. I sat down on the ground and leaned on it. "What's wrong?" Red asked leaning over the counter.

"Don't you know who that is?" I pulled her down next to me.

"No but he looks very familiar." She said.

"He's Natsume Hyuuga."

"You mean the Natsume Hyuuga; one of the top hottest guys and going on the cover of Wild and Loose along with many female magazines."

"The one and only." I knelt on the floor and slowly looked over the top of the counter. He seated at a table near the window looking at the menu and Aoi was with him. "Then why are you hiding from him?"

"Because I know him."

"That's not a reason; did he do something to you."

"No! I just don't want him to see me."

"Sorry sweetie but you have a work to do."

"I know." The I saw my grandpa enter. "What is he doing here?" I muttered to myself. I saw him walk over to Natsume's table and sit down. I thought I would almost faint; what is going on? How do they know each other?

One of the waitresses came over to the counter and gave me and Red a mean look. Red immediately picked up her tray and went to take the order of one of the families. "Mikan, you're needed at Table four."

"Table Four?"

"Yeah; why? Is there a problem?"

"No." I picked up my tray and went over to Table four – the table at which Natsume Hyuuga and my grandfather were seated.

Somebody help me…


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