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Chapter Seven: Jealousy? What's that?
Everything was going great in the school's ball room and Mikan was having a blast as she waltzed around the dance floor with her new found stranger. He held her by the waist and looked intensely into her eyes whenever he got the chance to do so. Though it seemed a little weird to Mikan, she just smiled at her warmly and continued dancing with him. Everything was perfect but the only problem was...
" Have the air conditioners stopped working?" asked Mikan inoocently.
" I guess so, as the room seems to get hotter with every step we take." said the stranger.
" It's getting very hot in here. I'll go get a drink." with that Mikan was about to leave when the stranger pulled Mikan towards him so that their bodies touched.
" You stay here princess. I'l go get the drinks. Stay right here." the stranger flashed an enigmatic smile towards her that could make any girl's knees weak but Mikan's as he left to get the drinks.
Mikan begun fanning herself with her hand as she stood in the middle of the dance floor, obviously sweating.It didn't take long for the stranger to return with the drinks and as he handed Mikan a glass, he suggested that they went outside to the school yard to drink it as it was too hot inside. Mikan readily agreed and followed him outside to the school yard, hand in hand.
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Natsume was keeping a sharp eye on Mikan and her strange partner as they went outside the school building. He couldn't help but notice the star on his right cheek. It burnt him inside as he remembered what the shop lady had said. A guy with a star on his right cheek bought the same dress he did and delivered it to Mikan before he himself could.
But what burnt him even more was the fact that the lunatic was holding Mikan by the waist and he kept staring at her stupidly all the time. He wanted to go there and box his eye out but ofcourse that was not possible.
" Why the heck is she hanging around with him? What does she think she is doing letting him touch her?" thought Natsume to himself.
Natsume stared at the couple as they made their way towards the school ground hand in hand. As he watched them, he felt a feeling that he couldn't bear. What was that feeling? He didnot know. But he was going to find out once and for all.
He followed them towards the school yard and then made his way towards the Sakura Tree. He climbed up to the top and waited. As it was Mikan's favourite spot, he somehow had a feeling that she would come there. And she sure did...
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Mikan and the stranger kept walking without knowing which way they were going. Suddenly Mikan exclaimed:
" Hey, do you want to see my most favourite spot in the school yard?" asked Mikan excitedly.
"Sure princess. Where is it?" asked the stranger.
"I'll take you there." with that Mikan took his hands in hers and rushed towards the Sakura Tree. Once there, she let go of his hand, rushed towards the tree, sat under it and gestured the stranger to sit beside her.
He obeyed and went and sat beside her.
" I have to admit princess. I am impressed." said the stranger.
" Isn't it beautiful? I just love it. I come here often and always find Nats..." just then Mikan stopped. She remembered that this was the exact place where Natsume had pinned her and she had got that wierd feeling in her heart. A slight blush crept across her face as she recalled Natsume's warm breath washing over her face.
" What is it? Why did you stop so suddenly??" asked the stranger.
" It's nothing" and that was all Mikan said.
The stranger just smiled at her as if he understood everything.
" Hey, Mikan can I ask you something?" asked the stranger as he gently stroke Mikan's hand.
" Yah sure." was her reply.
" Umm...I just wanted to...I wanted to ask..what Natsume means to you." said the stranger.
" Na..Natsume?" said Mikan a little astonished.
" Yah..I mean what is he to you? Is he a nobody,a friend or something else?" asked the stranger.
" He..he is a friend" I guess. Said Mikan
" Just a friend?" inquired the stranger.
" Yah..just a friend." said Mikan smiling warmly.
After hearing that, the stranger let out a sigh of relief.
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" What the heck are they doing?...What the heck am I doing?!!...Why am I here in the first place?!!...Am I following them...NO WAY!..Why do I care what that idiot does? Why should I care about the way that lunatic stranger stares at my Mikan..I mean..that idiot?? I shouldn't. I should just leave right now. But how can I leave this idiot alone with this lunatic...I can't..." Natsume was himself surprised by his thoughts but he just couldn't stop from thinking about her.
Just then a movement down below made him alert and so he crouched behind the leaves. But what he saw made him feel like jumping out of his hiding place and burn that stranger to ashes.
The stranger was slowly moving towards Mikan with a determined and serious expression in his deep blue eyes.
" What does he think he is doing?? Is he about to..to...kiss Mikan?!"
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Mikan was innocently counting the number of stars in the beautiful night sky.
" Mikan" the stranger practically whispered to Mikan's ears and she felt a range of shivers travel down her spine as the strangers warm breath washed across her ear and part of her expossed neck.
" Huh?" was all Mikan could say as she turned toward the stranger to find his face inches apart from hers. His deep blue intense eyes gleamed under the moon light. Though his eyes were the only things that Mikan could see, she could feel the intensity in it. The view was breath taking and even our Mikan was caught off-guard.
" You sure are a sight for sore eyes." said the stranger. He stared at her lovely hazel eyes. Her eyes clearly showed signs of confusion and surprise. A strand of her hair fell across her face and it made him want to put it behind her ear. And he just didn't think about it but he put his thoughts to action. He slowly reached out towards her face, gently stroking her spotless skin and then he traced his way towards the strand of hair. He gently took the strand of hair and put it behind her hair, staying in that position a little longer than necessary.
"He's so gentle and caring unlike that rude and emotionless Natume and he is so...What the?? Why am I comparing him to Natsume? It's not like I care but still..." Mikan drifted off in her own thoughts when suddenly a great noise returned her back to reality. Realization struck her like a bucket of cold water.
Both Mikan and the stranger shifted their attention to the great noise that had ruined thier romantic moment. A bark of a nearby tree had suddenly some how caught fire and brroken off.
" That's strange. How did it suddenly catch fire?" asked the stranger.
" I don't know. It's weird." was Mikan's reply.
" Let's go in now. It's pretty late." said Mikan.
" Yah...you are right. Let's get back." with that the stranger got up and offered Mikan his hand.
Mikan gladly accepted it and they both made their way towards the school building.
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" What the heck did I just do?? I didn't mean to...I mean...it was a reflex action..it just suddenly caught fire...what's happening to me??" these thoughts were brewing across Natsume's mind as he looked first at the burning bark then at the retreating couple. " I should get back now" with that Natsume went back to the school building. Somehow the thought of them in the school building was more comforting then them being alone in a moon lit night...
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As Natsume went inside the school building, he was greeted by an anxious Ruka who started asking questions immediately.
" Where were you all this time? I have been looking for you." asked Ruka
" Outside" replied Natsume.
" Outside? What were you doing outside?" inquired Ruka.
" None of your business." was the reply.
" Natsume sure is in a bad mood today. I wonder if he is still upset about the dress incident...ofcourse he is...he'll never forget it."
Ruka looked around the ball room in search of his black mailing friend. He didn't know why but he suddenly had the urge to see her.
" Why the heck am I looking for her?? ofcourse...just to make sure that she is not working on another of her master plans to black mail me..thats all...for my own benefit and safety...and desire and to have a glance of her dark eyes and...what the heck am I saying?? I must be going crazy!" Ruka thought to himself.
Meanwhile Natsume's eyes were fixed upon Mikan and her partner who were sitting quietly in a corner of the ballroom.
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" So Mikan, tell me about your family." said the stranger.
" My family?" asked Mikan.
" Yah...your family." said the stranger.
" Well...I live with my grandpa." said Mikan.
" Just your grandpa?" inqiured the stranger.
" Yup...only him." said Mikan.
" I see" said the stranger.
Suddenly Mikan realized that she didn't even know the name of the guy she almost kissed!! Actually he almost kissed her, not the other way around.
" Oh.. I forgot to ask you your name. What's your name?" asked Mikan warmly.
" My name?" repeated the stranger sheepishly.
" Yah..your name, you have one right? Maybe your parent's didn't give you a name! Then are you called stary cheeked or something?" asked Mikan with a question mark over her head.
" I do have a name princess." said the stranger.
" Yah about that...i have been wondering, who is the princess around here actually??" asked Mikan sheepishly.
" Ahh...forget it" said the stranger.
" Okay...so what's your name?" asked Mikan.
" Well...it's...umm..uhh..it's..." As the stranger was about to reveal himself, Sumire's voice was heard over the microphone.
" Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, eberyone listen up. Now we are about to start the main event. The dance competition is about to start. Everyone and I mean EVERYONE is now requested to take their places in the dance floor with their partners. The music, which has been chosen by me, is perfect for the event. The music will begin shortly but by then, take your places in the dance floor."
The whole ballroom was in a rush as people started looking for prtners and taking their places in the dance floor.
" So...I guess my name will remain a mystery for tonight then." said the stranger.
Mikan just stared at him for a while with a surprised look on her face.
The stranger got up and offered his hand to Mikan.
" May I have the pleasure of dancing with you in the competition?" asked the stranger politely.
" Yah, sure." was Mikan's reply.
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" So, Natsume whom are you going to dance with?" asked Ruka.
" You" replied Natsume.
" Me!!??" repeated a shocked Ruka.
" You have other plans?" asked Natsume.
" No, I mean, is it legal...I mean... two guys dancing?" asked Ruka stammering.
Natsume just walked towards the dance floor and glanced behind him to find Ruka still standing in the same position.
" So, are you coming?" asked Natsume.
" Ya..." was Ruka's only reply.
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The music started to play and everyone was dancing and having a great time. The stranger turned out to be an amazing dancer and both of them stood out in the crowd. On the other hand, Natsume and Ruka barely moved at all. Ruka just moved his legs to the beat and Natsume stood beside him with his hands inside his pocket. He couldn't bear the fact that Mikan was dancing with that strange guy and seemed to enjoy it so much.
" Darn it! I have to do something before...anything happens." thought Natsume.
" Ruka" said Natsume.
" What is it?" asked Ruka.
" Let's dance" said Natsume.
" Huh?...okay..whatever you say Natsume." was Ruka's reply.
As Ruka and Natsume danced, Natsume kept his eyes only on one particular couple, Mikan and the stranger. He couldn't take his eyes off them. Natsume kept dancing towards Mikan and the strangers direction. His rapt attention was focused on what the stranger was saying to Mikan.
" You have lovely eyes princess" complemented the stranger.
" Your eyes are great too." replied Mikan.
" Your skin...it's so smooth and perfect." as he said this, he reached out to stroke Mikan's face.
" Thank you, your skin's great too." replied Mikan.
Natsume was burning with jealousy but on the other hand he couldn't help but smirk a little at Mikan's stupid answers.
As the music went into a more livelier mode, everyone's dancing beat increased. Natsume and Ruka, Mikan and the stranger, were dancing side by side. Natsume was so close to Mikan that if he wanted, he could have just grabbed her. And then, Natsume put his thoughts to action...
As they kept dancing, Natsume, with a quick movement of his hand, grabbed Mikan by the waist and pulled her towards him, and with his other hand, he pushed Ruka towards the stranger. The movement was quick and complicated and it took the stranger some time before he realized that he was dancing with a guy.
Mikan was surprised by the pull in her waist and because of this sudden shock, she closed her eyes. When she reopened them, her eyes met with two cold and emotionless eyes.
" Those eyes...they seem...familiar..." thought Mikan.
The dance had to go on and so it did. Now, the stranger was dancing with Ruka and Natsume was dancing with Mikan. All the time, Natsume kept his eyes on Mikan's.
" Her eyes...they are...so innocent and...lovely..and so warm.. " thought Natsume.
Through out the dance Natsume and Mikan just gazed at each other with rapt attention. They kept on dancing and now, the spotlight was on them. Natsume turned out to be an even better dancer than the stranger. Ruka , the stranger and the whole crowd stood petrified as Natsume and Mikan waltzed around the room. They were so close to each other that occassionally their noses touched and sometimes even their lips brushed against each other. A slight blush crept over Mikan's face as she danced with this unknown partner.
Suddenly a wall of fire surrounded both of them.It separated them from the rest of the crowd and no one could see what was going on inside. Mikan stopped dancing and so did Natsume. Though Mikan looked around, surprised and a little scared, Natsume's gaze never left Mikan. He held her hand in his and pressed it gently. Mikan stood there, unable to understand what was happening. Natsume went closer to Mikan. His warm breath washed over Mikan's ear and as a reflex response, Mikan closed her eyes.
" Don't go dancing with that idiot again" Natsume gently whispered in Mikan's ear.
Mikan stood there, this time a little shocked with what she has just heard.
" But..." Mikan was about to say something, but Natsume stopped her by putting his finger over her lips.
He then traced his way towards Mikan lips and then, with at first a little hesitation, pressed his lips against hers. He could feel Mikan's shock and confusion but he continued. He held Mikan by the waist, holding her close to him.
Mikan, on the other hand, stood there petrified. But, then as the kiss deepened, her hands found their way to the back of Natsume's neck. She closed her eyes and held him close to her.
The kiss lasted for only seconds as Natsume released her mouth too soon. He gently caressed her face and then with a last look at her, he walked away without anyone noticing him. As he left, the fire wall disappeared as well. Inside it, was only Mikan, who stood shocked and petrified...
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Guys this sort of the end of the ball. I have tried my best to make it big and interesting. And listen up people, I need reviews to continue this story. Reviews are a writers encouragement and if I dont get enought encouragement, then I dont think i'll continue this story any more. Can you think, I got only 20 reviews for 6 chapters!! This time, I wanted to delete this story once and for all but I still wrote this chapter. I hope my reviews will at least be over 40 this time. Please guys please REVIEW!!
