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Chapter 9: Her smile

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"So that's how you met them. That means you know each other for five years huh?" Yuu said looking at Mikan.

"Uh-huh. They were my closest friends when I was in Middle School. We haven't seen each other for two years. We went to different schools after all." Mikan explained to everyone while Youichi is hugging her on her back.

"Mi-kan-chaaan, we missed you a lot! Can you hang out with us?" Tsubasa asked her taking her hand. Mikan forced a smile and look at Natsume. She saw him glare at Tsubasa and Youichi at the same time.

"Yes, yes, I'll go with you." Mikan answered Tsubasa. He and Youichi smiled at her while Ruka and Natsume frowned.

"Little girl, your promise. Remember?" Natsume said narrowing his eyes. Mikan pouted and looked sad. She looked at Natsume with puppy dog eyes, pleading to let her be with her old friends. Natsume gritted his teeth.

"Fine. But you'll be with me this afternoon. If you don't, you'll know what will HAPPEN." Natsume said walking away. He turned his head before leaving and gave Youichi and Tsubasa a death glare. Youichi glared back while Tsubasa just smiled at him sheepishly.

"I'll kill those two if they try to snatch her away from me." Natsume muttered to himself.

Natsume's P.O.V.

That girl, she's getting on my nerves. How dare she break her promise? I will definitely rip her clothes off if she doesn't come to me this afternoon.

"Natsume…" I turned around and saw Ruka following me.

"What?" I answered him with an obvious annoyance in my voice.

"We lost." Ruka said.

"We're not. In the end she will be mine." I said with certainty.

"You're wrong Natsume. Mikan is better off with me." Ruka said looking at me with evil smile.

"We'll see about that." I said with a smirk.

End of P.O.V.

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Afternoon…

"It's time for me to go back to the hotel, everyone is waiting for me." Mikan said to her old friends.

"If you don't mind we'll accompany you there." Tsubasa offered.

"Okay senpai!" Mikan answered enthusiastically.

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In the Hotel…

"Hey everyone! I'm here!" Mikan shouted at Anna, Nonoko, Yuu, and Ruka.

"Mikan-chan, did you have fun?" Anna asked her.

"Of course! If you want you can come along with us tomorrow. We will be hanging out again." Mikan said smiling to the group.

"We will surely come with you Mikan-chan!" Nonoko said happily. Mikan turned to Youichi and Tsubasa and nodded at them. They just smiled at her.

"Tomorrow at eight o'clock in the morning, Okay?" said. Youichi and Tsubasa was about to leave the hotel when Natsume came near Mikan.

Mikan waved her hand and said, "See you tomorr'-" but was cut off when Youichi pulled her arms and kissed her in front of everyone. Their eyes widened in surprise and some of them gasped. Natsume glared at Youichi (glaring becomes Natsume's habit… LOL) and pulled Mikan away from him.

Mikan was shocked so she didn't even bother if Natsume pulled her away from Youichi, leaving her back to face Natsume. He shoves Mikan aside and Ruka caught her. Natsume charged on Youichi, punching him in the face. Youichi's head turned on the side. He clenched his fist and started to walk. Before he could knock off Natsume, Tsubasa stopped him and said, "We should go now Youichi." He pulled him out of the hotel.

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Every time Natsume and Ruka cross path with Youichi and Tsubasa, they exchange glares. Heat rises up like hell, that's why Mikan had to drag either Natsume or Youichi away from each other. The summer at the beach ended so fast. Mikan bid her goodbye to her old friends, namely Tsubasa Andou and Youichi Hijiri.

"Call us when you arrive at your dormitory." Tsubasa said to Mikan.

"Okay senpai. You know you could visit me at school if you have time." Mikan said. She smiled at them. Tsubasa signaled her to come closer to him, as if he will whisper something. He kissed Mikan on her cheek and he patted her hair. Before leaving, he told something to her. She blushed and looked down. They were oblivious that a pair of crimson eyes and ocean blue eyes is watching them.

When Mikan entered the bus, she sat on the only vacant seat which was on Natsume's side. She rolled her eyes and frowned as she sits. She slump her back and closed her eyes, Tsubasa's words repeating in her mind.

"I missed you so much my love, huh?" She murmured and drifted to dreamland.

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In the School Dormitory…

Mikan's P.O.V.

When I entered my room, I dropped my things on the floor and headed to the bathroom to wash my face. I don't feel well. My eyesight gets more obscure than before. Perhaps I need to visit the hospital today. I took my phone on my bag and dialed Tsubasa senpai's number. When he picked it up, I asked him "Senpai, can you come with me in the hospital? I just want to have a check up."

I asked him because he's the only one who knows that I have this besides my uncle. I don't want to bother him from his work so I contacted senpai instead. The doctor said once that if I am going to get a check-up, I should bring someone with me.

"Okay Mikan-chan. I'll fetch you in front of your school. I'll be there in an hour." Tsubasa senpai said.

"Thanks senpai. See you there." I hung up and took a rest. After forty-five minutes, I walked out of my room and went on the school's front gate. When I saw senpai there, I waved at him and ran onto him.

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In the Hospital…

We entered the hospital and went straight to the ophthalmologist. We knocked on the door and the doctor's assistant let us in. She asked if I was a new patient or not, I gave her my name and she looked up through the files. When she found my previous record, she gave it to Doctor Nodacchi and signaled us to follow her. The doctor did some various observations, like using a penlight and Snellen chart.

"Ms. Sakura, it seems that your eyesight is weakening. There is something that affects your occipital lobe and we don't know the cause. It's an idiopathic disease." The doctor told me. It's not only my eyesight, but my body as well is becoming feeble.

"Doctor Noda, why is it that I feel tired even if I don't overwork myself?" I asked him.

"Are you out of breath sometimes?" He asked me.

"Y-yes." I answered.

"Have you tried to ask doctors who specialize with hearts and lungs about that?" Doctor Noda asked me. Come to think of it, I haven't asked other doctors except him.

"Nope." I answered him.

"If you want, I can refer you to Doctor Serina Yamada who specializes in that field. She is excellent in that." Doctor Noda gave me a paper and he told me where Doctor Yamada's place is.

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At the Pulmonary and Cardiac Section…

When we arrive at Doctor Yamada's clinic, I gave her the paper that Doctor Noda gave me. I told her my complaints and she makes me have some tests like Magnetic Resonance Imaging, using a Spirometry, Arterial Blood Gas and Chest X-ray. She asked me few questions regarding my condition.

"Ms. Mikan Sakura, your heart is normal, but your lungs seem to be the one with defect. Your bronchi deliver the air to your alveoli, but your alveoli don't function properly making the gas exchange in your body abnormal. The carbon dioxide in your body is greater than the oxygen. Your condition is called Hypoxia. Don't worry; your condition is just mild. If you feel you are short of breath, lie flat on the ground with your face downwards. It'll help increase oxygenation." Doctor Serina explained to me.

"Do I need some therapies or something?" I asked her.

"If you have severe hypoxia, yes you will. But for now, all you need to do is to get enough rest for your condition not to worsen." She replied.

"Okay, thank you very much Doctor Yamada." I said then we left the hospital.

End of P.O.V.

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At the School…

Tsubasa's P.O.V.

"Thank you for coming with me senpai!" Mikan said and smiled at me. I feel sad about her illness. Before we left Doctor Noda's clinic, he told me Mikan can lose her eyesight any time. I asked him if Mikan can have an eye transplant if she is to lose it, but he said she can't.

Flashback…

"Why can't she have an eye transplant?" I asked Doctor Noda.

"Even if she undergoes an eye transplant, her brain is already damaged. She will never regain her eyesight." He replied. I looked down and scowled. I clenched my fist and I nearly cried. I don't want to see the most important person in my life miserable.

Doctor Noda patted my shoulder. I looked at him and he said, "You know the reason why I told you to accompany her whenever she consults me right?"

I nodded and closed my eyes. I took a deep breath and said, "Because she can't handle too much stress. She is too fragile and she might break down…"

End of Flashback…

I held Mikan's hand and kissed it. She looked at me. I smiled at her and she looked away.

"Senpai, you look like a pervert." She said. I chuckled and I pulled her and hugged her tight.

"You already told me that before." I said. She looked at me and put her tongue out, "Bleeehhh."

"By the way, didn't I tell you before that just call me Tsubasa?"

"B-but I-" I cut her off and said, "No buts. Just call me Tsubasa, okay?" She sighed and looked at me.

"Tsu-tsu… Tsu-tsubasa…" She grinned at me and I frowned.

"My name is not Tsutsubasa. It's Tsubasa." I said with a straight face.

She looked in my eyes. "Tsubasa…" She looked away and blushed. I patted her head and I whispered at her, "If it's too hard for you, then just call me senpai."

Mikan playfully smack my shoulders and pouted. She smiled afterwards and went outside the car. She waved her hand goodbye, still smiling. Even for just a short time, my worries fade away because of her.

Mikan's smile, that's what I treasure the most.

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