I'm really tired, but I'll try to produce the best chapter I can. Please understand… :(

Love,

Da-Special-Song


My heart panicked when I saw her. What was I gonna do? I quickly turn towards the other direction and tried to avoid her, but then a loaded trolley came in my way and I was forced to walk in her direction. I turned my head and tried not to face her and walked off.

"You," She said, her voice icy cold. I froze.

Faking a smile, I asked, "Yes?"

She grabbed my wrist forcefully and bruised it, "Don't think you can get away after stealing Natsume from me. You'll pay." With that, she strode off. The only thing I had in my mind was to call Natsume. Panicking, I picked up my cell and dialed his number, but nobody answered. I rushed back home and hid in my room.

I was afraid of her.

The usually brave and strong Mikan Sakura was cowering just because she saw Luna Koizumi. What a joke, I thought to myself. Natsume called me 25 minutes later and asked me why I called him for.

"What's wrong, Mikan?" he asked. At first, I wanted to tell him what happened just now, but seeing that he might make things worse, I replied, "Nothing. Just wanted to check on you."

There was a silent pause. "Well now, you don't trust me do you?"

"No! I was just checking, like checking on how are you! Why are you so sensitive?" I answered him in panic.

There was a muffled laughter from over the phone. "Relax, I was just kidding!"

"That's not something to be joke about. Natsume, how many people are there on your mom's guest list?"

"Hmmm… Probably about 200 to 300? You know the business industry; there are more people you have to know." He replied.

"Oh… I shan't disturb you from your work. See you later."

"Bye."

We ended the call at around 4 pm, there was still time before I had to prepare. I went downstairs and called Yukimi to get me a light snack. I didn't have lunch. Okay, maybe I wanted to have it in the mall, but after meeting Luna, I totally had no appetite. After eating, I went to get myself ready for tonight. I was some super star after all, and I could not afford to be seen shabby.

The cool water hit my face, reliving me from the stress I have right now. Luna Koizumi and the photo shoot next week, I didn't care about it now. All I wanted was Natsume by my side. All I want at this moment is someone who can protect me.

I was scrubbing my body when a sharp pain pierced through my wrist. I looked down and noticed that I was bruised; it occurred to me that it was caused when Luna grabbed my hand just now. Look at the trouble she's caused; now I have to apply foundation to make the mark less visible.

Drying my body, I headed to my closet and got dressed. I pulled out the dress that Natsume handed to me and started wondering about what's so special about it. My attention was caught when I saw the dress label: Natsume Hyuuga Collection.

That is exactly the same as my pair of shoes!

I quickly wore the dress and did my make-up, focusing more on my wrist than my face. But it wasn't enough to conceal everything. I heaved a heavy sigh, I guess I'm gonna live with it.

My doorbell rang just when I finished getting ready. Yukimi opened the door for who I assumed was Natsume. He's early, it's only 7 pm. My closet's door clicked opened and behind it revealed Natsume. "You're gorgeous." He said.

I turned around and faced him, "You're not too bad yourself."

He smiled at me and gave me a bear hug. "Well, shall we go off earlier? At least we can get some attention from the media."

"We already have enough," I told him, "besides, we just appeared on today's newspaper. Didn't you see it?"

"Well, it doesn't hurt to get more. I'm having my concert in September while you're doing your photo album in August, it's only to our advantage."

I couldn't be bothered with his argument and went ahead with him. He took my hand in his and led me out of the house. "Ouch!" I winced in pain. The bruise was hurting me, a lot. God, how strong were her hands? Natsume looked at me and asked me where I was hurting. I refused to tell him, but I guess it didn't work caused he squeezed my hand harder, thus finding out the answer.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"It's just a bruise."

"Right, a bruise that looks like the shape of fingers. How amusing." He said with sarcasm.

"I didn't want you to worry!"

"Let's get back into the house and fix this up. I'll settle the scores with you later." He said and dragged me into my mansion.

Once in, he made a dash for my closet and took out my make-up box, applying more powder to hide the bruise. It's amazing to know that for a guy, he's better in make-up than me. He rummaged through my accessories and found a fancy silver bracelet. It covered my bruise mark well and Natsume seemed very pleased about it.

"Aren't you amazed by your wonderful boyfriend?"

"Yeah…" my voice tinted with irritation. Heck! This guy's a narcissist!

Finally, we hopped into his car and drove off to the venue. The vans of the media were parked around the hotel, all ready to take sneak-peeks of the well-known figures in the business and entertainment industry. Natsume and I weren't an exception. As soon as we got off the car, they started crowding around us. Me and Natsume meandered our way through the media and entered the lobby.

"It's our renowned couple!" one reported shouted in our direction. They tried to enter the lobby but were blocked by the security guard at the entrance. "Please wait until the person-in-charge gives instructions to enter the venue." The security personnel told the media.

In the ballroom:

"How have you been, my dear son and daughter-in-law?" Natsume's mom, Kaoru, asked. I blushed when I heard the term "daughter-in-law".

"We're not that far yet…" I replied.

Natsume kissed my forehead and said, "Well, soon to come. We're fine, mother."

Kaoru Hyuuga gave a smile and led us to the VIP area. I saw Natsume's father chatting with some of the people in the business industry and he excused himself to talk to us. "Hello son," he said, "and Mikan."

"Good evening Mr. Hyuuga." I smiled and greeted.

"Shouldn't it be Dad?" he asked me, giving Natsume a wink at the same time. I blushed again. They are out to embarrass me!

"Dad, Mom, I know you guys are impatient and can't wait for me to get married. But you know, the time is not right." Natsume replied to his parents. I looked up at him and gave him an irritated look. "Not you too!"

He stared at me, his eyes clearly saying "What?" I just couldn't be bothered with them anymore! Releasing my hands from his, I headed towards the table where the food and drinks were and got myself something. By the time I finished eating, the rest of the guests and the media were already inside the ballroom. It didn't take them long before they started getting their recorders, pen and paper ready to interview the hot-shots present in the room. Nevertheless, Natsume and I were always caught up in such tiring situations.

"Miss Mikan, now that you and Mr. Hyuuga are an official couple, aren't you afraid about what your fans would say? Or what Mr. Hyuuga's fan would say?" one of them asked.

I paused and thought for a while, "It's true that I worry about the number of our fans decreasing, but I think that as long as you're someone the public knows, especially in the entertainment industry, you will have fans. About what our fans would say, I haven't thought much about it. If they are unhappy about our relationship, then so be it. We love each other, that is all I can say."

"Then Mr. Hyuuga, are you worried about any antis that might harm Miss Mikan? As we all know, your concert has been postponed to September, then what if it's not a full house?" another questioned.

Natsume smirked, then answered, "Antis? I think that if they have time to go and defame her, I would rather they go and find someone else to go crazy over. Also, I didn't ask for a full house for my concert, though it's most likely that it will be, based on my popularity. I just need people who will appreciate my talent and my looks."

Airhead, I thought to myself.

After a few more question and answers, the reporters finally left us alone. "Peace at last!" I sighed. Natsume didn't say anything and went on to talk to some of his parents' friends. I roamed around the room and constantly waved 'hi' to some of the directors I know. Feeling bored, I sat at one of the round tables and ordered a drink.

"Here, champagne for a beautiful lady like you." The voice said.

Wait, that voice sounded familiar.

I looked up and saw my senior, Tsubasa.

"Tsubasa-senpai!" I screamed in delight.

"Hi Mikan, you have grown."

"You're one to say. How's your life with Misaki?" I asked.

His face was cringed when I mentioned her name. "Ugh, don't talk about it. Her PMS is getting on my nerves."

I laughed, "PMS? What did you do to her?"

Pouring another cup of champagne for himself, he sat beside me and replied, "Hmmm… Let me see… Ok, in the case whereby the sperm fuses with the egg, the process is called fertilization. So the end result would be pregnancy, am I right?"

I tried to absorb the information into my mind before I got what he was saying. And then I struck me. "Oh my god! You're gonna be a father!"

Tsubasa smiled at me, "Yup!"

But something was still confusing me, taking a sip from my cup, I asked, "If Misaki's pregnant, what's with the PMS?"

"It doesn't actually mean PMS like it usually does. It means 'Pissed at Men Syndrome'."

Oh, that's a good one. I continued chatting with Tsubasa to catch up with the old times, since Natsume wasn't around and there was nobody disturbing me.

Soon, the light in the room went dim and the only light source was from the stage.

"Welcome to my mother's birthday celebration party everyone. I'm Natsume Hyuuga as all of you may know and I would like to thank everyone for coming in place of my mother. Now, let us warmly welcome her onto the stage!"

That's what so special about Natsume. He only speaks when he needs to, but yet straight to the point.

Kaoru Hyuuga went up on stage and gave her speech, followed by Satoshi Hyuuga who once again thanked his business partners for attending the party. Natsume made his way towards me and pulled me away from Tsubasa. "Who is he?" he asked. I knew that he was jealous, because there's another guy next to me.

"He's just my senior from high school. Why? Jealous much?" I teased. Natsume stared Tsubasa for a moment, and I could see Tsubasa sweating.

"Chill Natsume. He's married and a soon-to-be father."

Natsume seemed to cool down after I told him about Tsubasa. That's Natsume for you, ever so protective of me. How sweet.

Tsubasa excused himself from us and went out of the ballroom to pick up a call. I'm guessing it's Misaki.

"Natsume, have you seen Hotaru and Ruka?"

"No, Aoi didn't see them either."

That's strange.

"Did they come?"

"Yeah, they signed the guest list."

The both of us went searching for them, even asking some of the clients if they had seen them. Usually, in such events, Hotaru would be the one to approach me first, then she would wander off to speak to people whom she thinks she can blackmail.

I turned my head to right and finally caught sight of them.

But they were not alone.

"Hey Natsume." Ruka called out, seeming worried.

Natsume turned his head towards the direction Ruka was, "Yo."

And then behind Ruka and Hotaru was…

"Natsume baby!" the voice shouted.

Luna Koizumi.


How was it? Not bad? I tried to type as much as I could. Pardon me if this chapter is boring. I'll produce a better chapter next time.

I promise. ^^

Love,

Da-Special-Song