Author's Note: Patience is a virtue. If you think I'm slow at updating my chapters well, I am very sorry for that. You need to wait for me if you added my story to favorites or simply to alerts. I am a very busy girl. Oh, and by the way, I'm not forcing you to review, enjoy!
Title: A Hated Matched Marriage
Chapter 8: Horror movie?
-Flashback-
"We're going to watch a…?" Mikan asked.
"A… Horror movie." Hotaru answered.
-End of flashback-
"A-a horror movie, y-you say?" Mikan stuttered as she turned her head facing Hotaru from where she was looking, before Hotaru mentioned 'Horror movie'
"You heard me; a horror movie…" Hotaru said.
"Y-you know Hotaru, I-I don't like h-horror movies." Mikan shivered giving a fake smile, "Why don't we watch this instead?" she pointed out the board where she was looking earlier.
"You know me well, Mikan, I love horror movies. And you're too late because I already bought the tickets." Hotaru said smirking, "Quit yapping; let's go before we miss the beginning." Hotaru said pulling Mikan's back.
"Whaaahhh!! Hotaru I don't wanna!!" Mikan shouted while her arms were in front of her chest, as she cried waterfalls. "We are totally opposite you know!"
She sighed, "That's because we're bestfriends." She said monotonously.
"Huh?"
"Now stop crying like a baby, oh I forgot, you're already one, hurry up let's go." Hotaru said.
"Whaaahh!"
-Natsume's POV-
"Hey Natsume…" Ruka said.
"Hmm? What is it?"
"Do you know…? Mikan Sakura?" Ruka asked with embarrassment showing on his face.
"Ugh… please, don't mention her name, every time someone mentions her name I can hear her annoying little voice." Natsume grunted.
"Why?" Ruka asked curiously.
"Because, that baka and I are… ugh, I can't even say it." Natsume said, looking away.
"What? Tell me."
"We're… engaged." Natsume said placing his hand on his forehead.
"En…gaged?" Ruka said lowering his voice in disappointment.
"Yeah, well, it's still not fully decided…yet." Natsume said.
"Oh, okay." Ruka said, "Well, we better get going before we miss the show."
"Yeah."
-Cinemas-
They sat down on the middle seats and Hotaru ate popcorn before the movie even began. While Mikan still shivers like a puppy cold and wet from the rain.
"Mikan, stop acting like a little girl and just act like a normal sixteen year old." Hotaru said, "It's just a fiction, it's not real."
"But H-hotaru, do you even remember when we last watched a horror movie? It was grandpa's birthday and he almost got a heart attack. And I couldn't sleep for a week after watching that movie." She said.
"True, your grandfather did almost get a heart attack. But we were thirteen back then. Now you're already sixteen face your fears, Mikan." She said.
"But I might get a heart attack!!" She shouted. While the people said 'shhh's
"Opps, sorry everyone." She said.
"You idiot, you don't get the point do you?" Hotaru asked.
"What? What's the point?"
Hotaru sighed, "If you get rid of this fear about… horror movies, then you won't get scared anymore if you watch another one. Got that?" Hotaru said.
"Oh… I got it." Mikan said, "But what if I don't get rid of this fear?" Mikan asked.
"Then that's…" Hotaru said, "Not my problem, idiot." Hotaru said.
"Whaaa, Hotaru…" Mikan whispered.
-Meanwhile-
"Hey Natsume, where are we going to seat?" Ruka asked.
"What about there, that's a good place." Natsume said pointing out the middle seats that is just above Mikan and Hotaru's seats. But they didn't notice that there were just sitting there arguing. (Stupid aren't they?)
"Oh, okay." Ruka said as they went up the stairs. When they sat down the movie began 'Good timing' Ruka thought.
Twenty minutes have passed…
"Eekkkk!!!" Mikan shouted, while Hotaru looked at her pissed
'Huh? I know that voice… nah… must be my imagination.' Natsume and Ruka both thought.
"Shut up, idiot. Can't you see many people are disturbed? Stop shouting." Hotaru said calmly.
"Whaa… I can't Hotaru, I'm so scared." Mikan whispered.
"Then cover your eyes." Hotaru said.
"But I will hear weird noises…"
"Then cover your ears too."
"But if the movie ends, I will just keep on asking you what happened…" Mikan said.
Hotaru sighed, "Ekkkk!!!' Mikan shouted as she ran off, going out.
While Hotaru was looking around she noticed Natsume and Natsume noticed her she made the look like 'Go after her'
But Natsume looked back 'Why should I?' while Ruka is busy watching the movie
'Because you're her fiancé, stupid.' She looked back.
He sighed "Fine…"
"Huh? Did you say something, Natsume?" Ruka asked.
"No…" He replied, "I'm just going to the comfort room." He said as he stood up.
"Okay, come back soon."
'Stupid girl wasting my precious time.' He thought as he went out, he saw Mikan sitting on a couch, crying.
'Why is she crying?' He went closer to her.
"Hey, baka, will you stop crying, and go back there." He said.
"-Hic- Natsume –hic- what are you doing –hic- here?" She questioned as she wipe her tears.
"Because…" He said, "Your friend gave me that 'look'."
"Hotaru? She knows you're here?" She asked.
"Well, she just knew." He replied, "But I'm not alone, baka."
"You're not… alone? Who's with you?" She asked
"Ruka," He said, "My bestfriend."
"Oh…"
"…"
"I was so scared that I almost got a heart attack." She said.
"A… heart attack?" Nastume said.
"Yeah, hehe I'm so silly. I guess I can't get rid of this fear." Mikan said
He sighed, "You're such an idiot," He said "Don't you know that 'fear' of yours isn't really a fear."
"Huh?"
"Tell me, why are you scared anyway?"
"Because of the…" She said, "Well, I really can't explain. It's because it's a horror movie"
"Idiot, just because a movie is called a 'horror movie' doesn't mean it's really scary. You just get surprised that's all. And all of those will go away for a couple of hours. Remember a fiction isn't real."
"…"
"Thank you, Natsume." Mikan said
"What?"
"I said thank you," She said, "You made things easier for me to handle, thank you." Mikan said
Natsume slightly blushed but Mikan didn't noticed it, "Whatever."
"Oh! I didn't know time would pass by so early! The movie's over." Mikan said as she looked at her watch and at the same time the people coming out.
"What?!" Natsume exclaimed 'It's over?! It took me one in a half hours to talk to that idiot?!' Natsume thought angrily.
"Don't worry, Natsume. I'll treat you next time when a new horror movie is showing, we can go together." Mikan cheerfully said
He shrugged. He saw Ruka waving at him.
"Natsume! What? You took one in a half hours just to do that?" Ruka asked.
"Just shut up Ruka…? Ruka?" Natsume said as he looked at his friend whose eyes was focused on Mikan.
"Hi! You must be Natsume's friend!" Mikan said offering her hand. As Ruka gladly accepted it.
"Y-yeah…"
'I'm Mikan Sakura." She said.
"I-I know…" He said.
"Huh?"
"I-I mean, glad to meet you Sakura-san. I'm Ruka Nogi."
"Hehe! Glad to meet you too!"
"Oh! My friend's there! I gotta go! Natsume, see you soon!" She shouted.
"Yeah, whatever."
Ruka looked at him confused, "See you soon?" Ruka asked.
(Bohahaha!)
Author's Note: That happened to me once… Yeah! As I have promised, a longer chapter. Though I'm not saying it's long, I said a 'longer chapter'. Did I improve? Well, not yet. Thank you very much for all the readers of AHMM!! See you in the next chapter!
