Recap: "Well...when I was little I made a bet with someone and...uh that's not important...I just like dressing up like okay?" I couldn't really tell them the real reason could I?
-Mikan's Unusual life-
-Chapter 9-
Well, school sucked, I can tell you that. I saw EVERYONE! Hotaru, Koko, Anna, Nonoko. Ugh! They kept asking me what it was like staying in the same dorm as Natsume, and I kept say it fuckin' sucks. Point dot plank period. It's especially bad when he brings in girls to him room which REALLY makes me want missions for that night even if it's one of my rest days and need to heal. Of course though, I didn't say the last sentence.
Throughout the day in class I unconsciously rubbed my shoulder. It had popped out of place occasionally and hurt really bad, I just kept hoping that it didn't do that on a mission or I'll probably die. Aw crap, it cracked, it popped, it cracked and popped, ow.
"Mikan-chan, you alright?" I turned to Yuu who looked concerned. Then again he always looks concerned but that's irrelevant. I sighed and nodded at his question and let go of my shoulder. "Are you sure? You look really tired and what's with that bandage on your arm?" Oh shit, I forgot to wear long sleeves today.
"It's nothing Yuu, I just got burnt a little off the stove in my dorm." I said teleporting a jacket from my room and pulling it over me.
Yuu looked at me with an 'O' face. "So what happened to your shoulder is that wound was from the stove?" Uh... damn...does he have to speculate everything? Geez, Imai and her blackmailing is enough, I don't need two of them on my back.
"After getting burnt I...tumbled...backward...into...the cupboards behind me and...bruised my shoulder..." If it weren't for the pauses between words I think he would have believed me but he left me alone after probably getting the hint I didn't want to talk about it. There is a god.
Again, and all you know this as I say it again, School sucks, because after classes I met up with Persona unexpectedly, and got, another, mission. As if I weren't at least half dead already, I agreed, though I really had no choice about it.
"Hey Mikan-chan!" I twitched looking over at the bubbly pink haired Anna as she ran over to me stopping to pant for a second before she got to say what she wanted to. "Mikan will you come to Central Town with us?" she asked as I looked behind her at everyone including Hotaru and... Hyuuga? Is it the apocalypse?
I sighed looking t her pleading face. I really had no idea why they wanted ME to go. I mean, ME? They hardly ever talk to me and a couple of them, Hyuuga, don't even acknowledge my existence. So I said the first thing that popped into my mind. "Sure, I guess." Was that really the first thing to pop into my mind? Hell, I don't know sometimes things just don't go as planned I guess.
Anna smiled leading me to the bus that would take us to central. Good thing I have rabbit debit. It's a pun, please don't ask, inside joke.
Once to Central, we all made our way to a fancy pantsy restaurant. Where they celebrating something? Well, apparently they were because you needed reservations just to walk in the door. We were all seated at one big long table and guess who I got to sit next to? Yup, Hyuuga...Youichi was on the other side of me so I guess that's okay... but like I said, I guess.
We got our menus and Koko ordered whiskey. My next thought, the world is going to come to an end. I don't know if that's good or bad though. I'm one of these people who are so pessimistic, they seem optimistic. Sometimes that's not a good thing. Luckily though he didn't get his whiskey. -Smiles-
Ruka suddenly cleared his voice and announced "So, I think we all know what we are here for today." I looked at him and shook my head like, no, no I don't. He sighed "But to go over it again for Sakura-san's sake. Natsume has been excused from every mission! And will no longer be trained! The other good news that goes along with it, Youichi will also not be in the D.A. Class anymore but, in the S.A. class and won't have to train to take on missions." Everyone clapped except for, well you know.
I smirked, So Persona didn't go back on his word huh? I guess owe him at least one successful mission tonight. I thought taking a drink of my soda. "So Sakura, How come you didn't get excused from doing missions like them?" Op, there goes my soda. I covered my mouth and looked over to Natsume who was almost dripping wet. I looked away wanting to laugh as he wiped it off glaring at me.
Everyone was still looking at me wanting to hear how come I was still going on the missions. Wait...they knew I went on missions? "How did you guys know I went on missions?" I asked curiously as my subconscious told me that was a dumb question, of course they know! You board with Natsume! And are a special star student! Oh yea, hehe.
"Well it really wasn't that hard to find out, after all you return to your dorm in the middle of the night, covered in blood, wounds everywhere. I know I saw it on day when you were walking down the double stars rooms to get to the stairs to your room." Nonoko said looking around behind Anna.
-Flashback-
Nonoko yawned as she held up one of her glowing experiments to find her way to the double stars public bathroom, her pluming just had to be on the fritz in the middle of the night! Nonoko looked down the halls as she heard a door bang and a person come to threw the doors. She looked around the corner and her eyes widened.
"Mikan?" she whispered to herself as she saw the brunette girl riddled in blood from her hair to her pants. Nonoko accidentally dropped her experiment making it brake and the light go out. But, with her well adjusted eye sight to the dark and little light coming from windows, she could see Mikan's head turn her way.
Then the next thing she knew, her eyes popped open as she sat up in bed. She knew it wasn't a dream, but as she ran back down to check, to see if there was any evidence there was none. Till now she thought it was all a dream, until she noticed bruises and scrapes on Mikan the next day when she saw her. But, was to afraid to approach her about it.
-End Flashback-
I gaped at her, damn it, I knew I should have erased her memory. Nugh. "What I would like to know is what happened after Mikan turned to look at me. It was weird. Knowing it wasn't a dream then just waking up? Hm." I sighed hope no one tells her that I probably knocked her out. Hell, I actually don't even remember that part. I think I was half dead at that point.
"Well, uh...I don't know why I didn't get excused, but now I'm jealous." I put on a joking face trying to lighten the atmosphere, and luckily, It worked. Everyone laughed, as I pretended to too. I was the only one to really know what was happening. So I guess it's just best to laugh it up. I need a break though, the wounds and tiredness are starting to get to me.
It was a fun night after all, it wasn't too bad except when Youichi accidentally spilled spaghetti on me. He almost cried, so I forgave him and patted his head giving him mine. I wasn't hungry anyway. I was to busy thinking of the mission tonight. Disable that bomb, if not, make sure it takes out a lot of AAO agents.
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Then finally, the mission. When I got back to the dorm I immediately dressed into my mission uniform and waited out the time until Natsume and Youichi were finally asleep, or so I thought Youichi would be. I could lie to Natsume not to him though.
"Nee-san." I heard the door open and Youichi peek in. "Can I sleep with you tonight? Tou-san said I'm getting to big for his bed," too big for... bastard. He was suspicious when I went directly into my room then sent Youichi in hear didn't he? We~ll two people can play at this game.
"Sure Youichi." I said patting my bed as I sat on it. Youichi smiled as he hopped into the bed and under the covers. I laid next to him on top of the covers. Youichi looked at me weird. "What?" I unconsciously asked.
"Why aren't you covered up? It's cold." I shrugged. I guess I'm not really cold S.E.C alice remember, I copied the fire alice so...I guess that's what does it.
"S.E.C, My alice. I had copied the fire alice a long time ago by one of my friends. It keeps me warm when cold." I'm actually surprised that he hasn't been caught by Alice Academy yet. Story short. My friend had the fire alice and in return for letting me copy it, he made me promise to make myself less attractive so that he would be the only one who could date me when we are older. Thus the cloths I wear. I never really thought I'd go through with it though.
"Tou-san said the same thing about his fire alice, not the copying part but the warm part...If you two ever have a baby will it also have the fire alice since both of you do?" Woah what! Were'd that come from! Holy neya! How can he ask that so innocently? Hyuuga must have taught him how babies come to be right!
"Youichi there are some things really sick and wrong with that. One: That's never going to happen. We hate each other with a passion. And Two: Since my fire is a copied alice, no, the probability would be they'd either have fire, Nullification, or S.E.C or two of the three. Last: The only probability that we'd have a kid, is if we were stoned drunk, and I don't do drugs, or drink alcohol." Okay maybe a few sips of Vodka or a Tangerine Breeze now and again near New Years but that's it!
Youichi looked at me then looked down innocently. "But..." Youichi pouted and I sighed. "Sorry Youichi, maybe in another life where we don't hate each other. But for right now, go to sleep." I said stroking his hair as his eyes closed and his breathing turned into small huffs of air. I watched him as he slept, I wonder what a kid of Hyuuga's and mine would look like... Black hair green eyes, brown hair crimson ey-eiy eiy! Bad thought! Extremely BAD Thought!
I sighed as I left the side of bed. I need to leave for the mission now, or I'll be late. Damn Hyuuga sending him in here. I snuck backwards to the watching every move Youichi made until I grabbed the knob of the door as silently closed it. I breathed a sigh of relief and turned around, so far I'm almost home free...you know maybe I should have taken the window I would have gotten out faster... ne, maybe next time.
I opened the door to get into the hall and was met with a very unpleasant sight. "Hyuuga." I said venom dripping with malice all over the place. He didn't say a word as he looked up to me, glare to glare. "What do you want? I'm in a hurry."
It was quiet for a while and I could take any more of the silence after only a minute, so I temped to leave, but Hyuuga caught my arm before I got anywhere. "What!" I spat as he looked up to me with those fiery crimson eyes that could bore a whole in you in an instant.
He finally answered but it wasn't something I wanted to hear, not yet. "Why was Youichi and I excused from all training and missions, yet your missions just seem to keep piling up? What did you do?" I scowled at him as I threw his hand off my arm.
"It's none of your business Hyuuga! Unless you want to go on missions and have Youichi trained and probably killed!" I yelled fiercely at him as he looked at me indifferent. "I don't care how many missions I go on as long as Youichi's not going them. You see what condition I return in, do you want that to happen to him?"
"So you did do something didn't you? Did you make a deal with Persona? and what was it?" he also yelled back as it was my turn to glare at him. "Don't go butting into anyone's business but your own!"
"You know what Hyuuga? F* you! I can do whatever I want to, and to let you know now, It was all Persona's idea, after an incident with a similar case he could risk killing you both from it. So he appointed me to do all your dirty work! Be happy you don't have to go on these suicide missions like I do, I'm luck I return every day from them. You have Youichi to take care of, so do so and stop complaining about a good thing." I said turning away before he could even say anything back.
God Dammit!
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"God Damn AAO agents must be on some type of drug!" I yelled punching this one guy in the face, but he shook it off like it was nothing and started fighting again, along side many more agents. Yup definitely on some type of drug! Speaking of drugs I'm going to need some pain killers after tonight.
A few more guys attacked as I leaned forward and flipped onto my hand and did a butterfly kick into their guts knocking them out cold. I looked around as I stood my ground as some more attacked. I think they knew I was coming and planned this all out. Too bad they didn't know I took kung fu!...okay maybe I didn't but the moves I did were sweet!
I punched and kicked as I did a back flip I accidentally pushed a guy down and was now standing on his...uh...yea. At least I knew he wasn't gonna get up any time soon... or have anyone in his gene pool running around in fact. I punched another guy and winced as I felt my shoulder pop. Oh god I was afraid of this I thought as I held onto it and tried not to use it as much. I fuckin' hurt!
I grunted as a knife sliced through the stomach. Damn! At this rate it didn't seem like it mattered how many down until I would be able to disengage that bomb there were to many of them! Oh wait! I forgot about the damned bomb!
I shifted a gaze of terror to the sticks of dynamite strapped onto a timer. "Detonation in 5...4..." I punched more people as I slowly made my way to the thing about to blow us all up!
"3...2..." I was right next to the bomb about to reach for it until... "...1...bye bye." DAMN!
BOOMB!...SHIV~
-Natsume's POV-
Damn it where the hell is she! She hasn't come back yet! "Tou-san, where's nee-san?" Youichi asked looking worried up towards me. How he got so attached to her, in so little time, I'll never know. "Have you seen her?"
"Luckily no." I said successfully making Youichi pout and even more worried than he already was. Damn it where is she! How many times do I have to ask myself this until Kami hears my message and make her come? Is this just a ploy because of what happened last night or did she finally get killed?
"But Tou-san! What if she's hurt! Or worst! KILLED!" Youichi yelled flailing his arms as if he read my mind. But he was over exaggerating the whole thing, he knows she's rarely here in the morning so why worry now?
"If she's killed, that'd be good, the world will be a better place, if she's injured, I'll kill her. Now come on time for school. I can be late, but you can't." I said opening the door for Youichi. But, when I opened the door, his face paled and gaped with a look of terror which made me look out the door also.
"Nee-san!" Youichi yelled suddenly as my nose curled in disgust at the sight. Was she finally dead? Nope. She was tattered and cut badly and bleeding from every wound she had received. Propped against the wall across from our door, she slightly smiled at Youichi before going into a coughing fit spitting out blood.
"What the bloody hell woman! You just won't die will you!" I finally snapped speaking my thoughts out loud. "AND you're bleeding all over the damned floor! What will other people think when they pass a blood stain in the middle of the hall?"
"First off," she said in a husky, tired voice "I wouldn't want to give you the pleasure of me dieing before you do. And second, I don't care what other people when they see a bloodstain and I don't want to read everyone's mind who walks by."
"Yea, who cares about that? We need to get you to the hospital nee-san!" Youichi spoke up grabbing onto her arm trying to pull her up to take her to the hospital. Mikan slightly winced trying not to show she was in pain.
"Sorry Youichi it doesn't look like I'm going anywhere anytime soon." She looked down to her blood encrusted jeans. I grimaced and tried not to shake my head that was...not...ugh.
"Well Youichi you're already late so we need to leave." He looked up to me with puppy dog eyes. "Now." I almost commanded, as he looked at me in terror and looked at Mikan who also looked at me.
I rolled my eyes. "Fine, I'll come back after I drop you off. If she's still alive when I come back I'll roll her into the room with my shoe." I said pointing my old shoes that were probably a couple years old.
I saw Sakura roll her eyes before Youichi and I walked away "Gee thanks, didn't know you cared so much."
-Mikan's POV-
I sighed a breath of relief as Youichi and Hyuuga walked away. My head dropped not able to hold it up anymore by pure will power. My fingers twitched as I tried to hold onto my stomach to hold in the sharp stabs of pain. I eventually found myself thinking about what would happen if Natsume took to long or never came back to help. I held in a snort. Hyuuga? Help? Ha! Haha ha. I could die before that happens. And probably will. My subconscious chimed in.
I sighed closing my eyes for a second, then when I opened them I saw mostly black, the floor that I was looking at started spinning, my muscles ached, and it was hard to breath. I tried to look up but I couldn't, it hurt too much. I tried to turn my eyes as I heard footsteps coming my way the steps were hard on the floor, and definite. I listened to the steps carefully to decide if he was friend or foe. The person was male about five ten and at best 175 lb.
Hyuuga? Did he actually come to help? No, it wasn't him. Hyuuga's only five six, and at best 162 lbs. The person stopped walking almost in front of me then actually picked me up instead of kicking me into the room like Hyuuga would have. I looked up at the person. The only thing I could tell about him was his black hair and worried eyes. Then I passed out.
Sorry for long update, school just started and I'm trying to get into the swing of things. 10th grade, beleive me, you do not want to make it this far it's not even five weeks yet and we already have every subject we're learning as homework. Neyuk!
