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Where's your soul now?

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CHAPTER X

Unnamed Chapter

(NOTE: the chapter is unnamed because I couldn't think of anything. Haha)

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"Natsume-kun? Daijobou?"

Natsume sat up from his futon, his nose all runny and his face paler than it usually is. Mikan smiled and knelt down beside him. She put her hand on Natsume's forehead. The temperature had gone down but he still was sicker than a stray dog.

"This is your fault" Natsume said, his voice nasal and congested.

"But how come I healed faster than you? You're still sick…" Mikan replied, putting a small damp face towel on his forehead to bring down the fever. Natsume sneezed and rolled his eyes.

"Is it because you haven't been drinking blood or something?" she inquired, not waiting for a reply.

Natsume stared at the window for awhile. Mikan noticed this and turned to the direction he was staring at. Something seemed to be hiding in the bushes and it quickly dashed as soon as Mikan laid eyes on it.

"What was that?" Mikan asked, tugging Natsume's pajama sleeve.

"I don't know" he said.

"Hey, stupid…aren't you supposed to be in school by now?"

"Oh right!" Mikan said, promptly standing up. "Ja! Natsume-kun!" she said and ran out the door.

Well, Natsume DID know what or who that was. He just didn't want his pig-tailed friend to yell in pure shock.

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"WHAT! You haven't captured that nuisance yet?!"

"I told you…Kanashimi has wandered off somewhere"

"I know that you useless bitch! Just make my orders happen, alright? Do I have to remind you ALL the time about the consequences if you don't fulfill this mission."

"You have told me lots of times, master. I'm quite aware of that already"

"Don't use that tone with me!"

"You're not my mother"

"You never had one and don't imagine that do!"

-Click-

"Hotaru-chan?"

Hotaru blinked and turned to the pig-tailed brunette. "What is it?"

"Nothing. You just looked so depressed" Mikan said, giving a smile.

Hotaru sighed. She hated to admit it but she was REALLY and HONESTLY depressed. She wanted to pour out all these heart-wrenching emotions but if she ever announced that she had any feelings, she would suffer the consequences and those certain consequences were much too painful to bear.

"Okay. So please don't forget to do your assignment, pages 102-104 and I'll see you tomorrow. Class dismissed" Serina-sensei said and the class stood up to get ready for lunch.

Ruka, Mikan and Hotaru walked to their usual lunch spot. It was under the Sakura tree and the three of them enjoyed the soft breezes that they would receive whenever they would sit down on the spiky wildflowers that would tickle their thighs.

Their eyes were fixed upon a group of seniors. They seemed so carefree and they ran around the field, tossing Frisbee. One of them, was (to Mikan) VERY handsome.

His name was Andou Tsubasa.

He had bluish black hair and sapphire eyes. He was the hottest of all the seniors and even had a small star tattoo below his eye. He was the most popular boy in school and all the girls would melt whenever their eyes would meet his. He was a dream-come-true.

Mikan couldn't help staring at his face. She was in much of a daze when she didn't notice that the Frisbee hit her chest. She flinched a bit and continued staring at the seniors.

"Gomene!" he yelled and ran to her. He picked it up and smiled. "Saika"

"I-i-i-it's okay" Mikan stuttered and brushed off some dirt off her skirt

"Hehe. Oh, you're Imai Hotaru?" Tsubasa said, turning to Hotaru who just glared at him.

"How do you know my name?" she grunted.

"Hehe. Your ID" Tsubasa laughed and grinned. Hotaru just glared at her.

"Oh and you're Nogi Ruka" Tsubasa said, examining Ruka's ID.

"YEAH! I'm the boyfriend of Hotaru"

"Oh are you?" Tsubasa smiled.

"Shut the hell up"

"Just joking!!" Ruka giggled.

"Okay. I better get going, nice getting to know you guys. Ja!" Tsubasa said and ran to his friends.

"URGH. He didn't even look at my ID" Mikan grunted, folding her arms.

Mikan noticed Hotaru space out for quite sometime and then she stood up. "I'll just go to the bathroom" she muttered and without waiting for a reply, she ran off.

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"Why are you telling me this if you don't even have frikkin Kanashimi?"

"Because that Andou guy had a beautiful soul. It was very pure and I think…it could help us capture that nuisance"

"Uh-huh…and how can we even capture that exile when you lost that dumb rabbit!?"

"It would be nice if you lent me some pins"

"…."

"Master?"

"Pins? Why the hell would I lend you some pins?!?!"

"The ones with demons inside"

"Oh…you mean the ones that you use to possess people"

"Yes"

"I thought you meant the ones for sewing. Bah. Fine. I'll lend you some pins"

"Arigatou gozaimasu, master"

"Whatever"

Then three pins arose from her ears and she took them. She stared at them blankly and placed them inside her pocket.

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The day passed and Ruka left earlier than he normally does for a soccer tournament. Mikan and Hotaru remained in the classroom as they cleaned up the trash since they were on duty. The sky was painted in magnificent scarlet colors and the birds flew elegantly in the sky and Hotaru stared at them as they did.

"Hotaru-chan…do you want to walk home with me?" Mikan asked, placing the cleaning materials back into the cabinet.

"Hmm? Oh. No, thanks. I'll just walk home by myself" Hotaru said, her voice drooping with much melancholy. Mikan noticed that day by day, Hotaru grew sadder and Mikan grew awfully worried for her as she watched her face grow paler.

"Are you sure? It's awfully dangerous. There are mean men lurking around and I like walking with people" Mikan replied. She hated to admit the fact that she was afraid of walking home alone. It was her worst nightmare…unless she'd decide to take the bus instead.

"I'll be fine. I can handle idiots like them" Hotaru sighed.

"Ok" Mikan said and took her bag. Hotaru watched her leave the classroom and watched her walk out of the campus. Hotaru took her bag as well and closed the classroom door. But she didn't go home. No. She couldn't go home. She had to fulfill a duty.

She went straight for the senior classrooms and opened one where Tsubasa was. Luckily for her, he was still there, cleaning up.

"You have a beautiful soul…

It begins NOW"

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DING DONG

"I'll get it!" yelled Mikan and ran to the door. She was thrilled to have a guest since she and Natsume spent endless hours playing Monopoly and apparently, she couldn't even buy a property since Natsume's player kept on buying them and no matter what, he wouldn't run out of coins.

Mikan opened the door but nobody was there.

"Natsume-kun, did you hear someone ring the door bell?"

Natsume gave her a strange look and continued counting his money.

Mikan shrugged and closed the door.

"What time is it anyway?"

"Quarter to twelve" Natsume responded.

"Oh I better get to sleep" the brunette said. Natsume nodded and abandoned the Monopoly set. Mikan shut the lights and they went to their respective bedrooms.

Mikan opened her lamp and found a Frisbee lying on her bed. Mikan pondered about this because she didn't own a Frisbee and didn't remember bringing one home. She shrugged and picked it up.

The Frisbee was so hot. Mikan let it go and it immediately disappeared.

"Uh oh" Mikan whispered. She could sense this was one of those ridiculous incidents.

"Mikan-chan" a voice said. Mikan turned her head and found a boy sitting down on her table.

"Tsubasa!" Mikan exclaimed.

"Would you like to play a game of Frisbee?"

Mikan gulped. "Natsume…" she whispered.

Then, countless Frisbees were tossed at her. They had blades and Mikan clumsily dodged each one. She wasn't good at dodging and one even cut her knee. She flinched with pain and then Tsubasa came and pinned her to the wall.

"I'm sent to kill that nuisance" he told her.

"Nuisance?" Mikan asked.

"Yes. But first I have to kill you!" he said and put his hands around her neck. Mikan gasped for air but his nails dug into her throat as she did.

Natsume, you never stop don't you? She asked herself and finally mustered up enough strength to free herself from Tsubasa's grasp.

Tsubasa fell on her bed and Natsume came in. Again, he removed something out of Tsubasa's chest and he fell on the floor unconscious.

"Natsume---how could you?!?!" Mikan yelled, pushing Natsume.

"Wha---?"

"I thought you stopped but you didn't!!! You just never stop possessing people! I know you've done it for a few times only but its pissing me off!!! I cant believe you intend to HURT ME!!!"

"I told you a million times I'm not the one who's doing it!!!"

Mikan just pushed him out her room. "And I can't believe you targeted the hottest guy in school, too!"

Natsume rolled his eyes and walked back to his room, coughing. Yep, he still had his cold.

He wanted to tell Mikan everything but he knew that she just didn't have the strength to understand.

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To be continued…

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