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Title: Cry from the heart (Cri De Cceur)
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ME: LAST CHAPTER MINNA!!
Shall I remind you for the last time that this story is dedicated to Neko246?
Crimsonfire3… you are the only reader who really had point out the mixture of animes story plot in this story! This is my first time writing like this. So, I have to say that:
I do not own Alice Academy, Fruit Basket, Please Teacher and Reservoir Chronicles of the Wings!
I have been reading these manga these two months… Yes… all of it… LOL!
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Chapter 10 Cry from the heart
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PREVIOUS CHAPTER---
"The expensive trade…" cried Mikan. "The mind-soul Alice is the Alice where the Alice user is able to go into another's person mind but with an expensive trade to give up," said Mikan out loud towards Hotaru.
"And that expensive trade is?" began Ruka. Mikan hazel eyes hid by her auburn bangs.
"Natsume's feelings towards me," she muttered quietly. "Natsume loves me… and he has to give that up to me in order for this Alice to work,"
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Mikan hesitated. It's not that she doesn't want to do it… but to make Natsume to give up those feelings… it hurts her inside. Truthfully, she only told partially of the 'expensive trade'… there is more which she needed to activated this Alice and she couldn't do it to sacrifices that too…
"You love him too, isn't that true, Mikan-chan?" asked Yuki as he lean against the door. He gave her a smile on his gentle face. Mikan was taken aback…and tears trickled down her cheek as she nodded. Yuki kissed her on her forehead. "You want to break up, Mikan?"
No answer. Mikan herself was speechless. She doesn't want to say it. It hurts her deeply.
"Silence means yes," said Yuki gently and he hugged her. "Meeting you is the best thing happened in my life, Mikan… I am glad that I was given this very opportunity to be the one who you loved. Arigato, Mikan-chan…" he smiled at her as he broke the hug. "Now go and help him…"
"I will help you whenever you feel down, Mikan. I am your best friend. Come to me whenever Natsume makes you feel down," said Hotaru as she laid her hand on her fair cheek. Mikan smiled at her.
"Come to me too…" said Ruka and Yuki unison… and they stared each other and laughed.
"Come to us whenever you feel like it… I understand how you feel when some you love forgot their feelings towards you," said Ruka as he smiled at her.
"Sound like you speak through experience, Ruka," sneered Hotaru. Ruka blushed red at once.
"NO no no no! I think I watch too much Korean drama… hehe," he muttered as he laughed shakily.
"Arigato minna (thanks everyone)… you are so kind…" said Mikan as she smiled at them. "I better start now," she said as she walked towards the unconscious Natsume… closed her eyes as she memorised the feelings of the kiss she had before with Natsume. It's our first and last, Natsume…
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Natsume POV
"I'll sleep now, Imotosan…" I smiled at her. I was happy for she said that. I was wrong to think that she meant something bad in her words. I knew it that she wants to protect me… protect me from all the sufferings…
Aoi Hyuuga smiled at me back.
"I go first, niichan," she said. The wind suddenly blew hard and she dissolved along with the wind… I smile. There is no one to worry. The trees began to dissolve. There is nothing to be sad of. I am going to sleep. The blue skies above me dissolve. This emptiness that I feel is better than to feel anything.
Normal POV
Everything that remains, dissolves and Natsume Hyuuga now stood in a white space. As his crimson eyes could see even try to see to the 'horizon'… there is nothing but white backdrop with no detail nor shades… just plain white.
"I might as well go to sleep now," he muttered to himself… and he suddenly collapsed on his chest. His sight began to darken… as he suddenly felt a little drowsy… and have the urge to go to sleep…
"Natsume," called a familiar sweet voice. His eyes darted opened again.
"Huh?" blurted Natsume as he raised his head. He was shocked to see a pretty auburn girl haired looking down at him wearing a uniform of a school he not sure of.
"Natsume," she said again as she held her hand towards Natsume. Natsume took it and stood up right again.
"Who are you?" he asked curtly. "How do you know my name?" The girl giggled. He got irritated. "Tsk… who are you little girl?" he growled.
"Just the same Natsume I know," she muttered and she giggled again. Natsume was shocked to hear that.
"You know me?" asked Natsume in amazed. "When? How?" The girl looked at him as she smiled sweetly at him.
THUMP!
Natsume held his chest as he knelt down to bear the sudden heartbeat. He felt something fluttering in his heart. Something warm… calm yet confusing…
"What did you do to me, polka dots!?" he barked at her. The girl choked.
"OH MY GOD! PERVERT AS USUAL!!" she shrieked.
"Stop it! I have never seen you! Who the hell are you!?" yelled Natsume. The girl hesitated.
"I d-don't want to tell it to you, Natsume," she said as her auburn bangs hid her hazel eyes. "I am here to tell you something…" she said as she gave him a sad smile. The girl approached him and holds his hand in hers.
THUMP!
His heart beats again. The fluttering in his heart began to wild up. He found himself blushing for a reason he wasn't sure of…
"Beyond this white barrier you coloured in your world here… there are many people who are waiting for you… those who cares a lot for you… there are things—many interesting yet happy memories awaits for you out there to be a part of you, Natsume… colours which shines your life… they are waiting for you. They want you back to them," said the auburn haired girl and she smiled again.
THUMP!
He felt warmth in his body… his body which once like an empty container began to fill up with a certain feelings he doesn't know… that smile got him mesmerised.
"How about you? Are you waiting for me too?" he asked eagerly. He felt happy to know that there are people in his life. To feel exist in other's life… it makes him feels appreciated. For all he could remember, he didn't know he has friends. The girl let go of his hands as she had her back at him.
"I am no one in your life anymore, Natsume," she said. Natsume gasped.
"What do you mean?" he asked her. He saw driblets of tears fall to the white floor.
"Just wake up, Natsume… move on with life… we are all waiting for you… we missed you dearly, Natsume" she said as she began to walk away.
"Am I be able to see you too?" asked Natsume. He wants to know that. It is important to meet her again.
"I will always be with you, Natsume… I have always been with you," she said and she turned to look at Natsume with a smile.
THUMP!
And he knows… he want to wake up… he want to see her… he doesn't know why but he want to do that badly.
"Move on, Natsume… it is time for you to let all your traumatic memories behind and move on," she said. "I'm going," she said again with a smile… and she walked away.
"Wait!" called Natsume. "At least… tell me your name… I want to remember it…" The girl swivelled.
"Mikan Sakura," she smiled and she disappeared into the thin air. Natsume gasped. He wanted to ask her more questions but she was gone.
"Mikan's waiting for me…," he said and suddenly shower of colours began to fill the white backdrop as it took a scene of the Gakuen Alice roof top again.
"I want to move on…" he muttered as the once-still air now fills with the gentle breeze of sweet Sakura Tree fragrance…
"I want to wake up," he said and his sister appeared before him… staring at him in horror.
"I thought you want to be with me, Oniichan!" cried Aoi as tears ran down her cheek. "You said that just now! What's wrong?!!" screamed Aoi at his brother. His raven bangs hid his crimson eyes.
"Gomenasai, imotosan… but I want to move on…" said Natsume clearly. Aoi was angry. She went to him and started to hit him on his chest non-stop.
"I HATE YOU, ONIICHAN!! WHY ARE YOU LEAVING ME ALONE!! YOU PROMISED! YOU PROMISED ME THAT YOU STAY HERE WITH ME!!" cried Aoi as tears flow fast down her cheek. Natsume took her little hands.
"Gomenasai, imotosan… I really am… but you too have to move on… you have to go to heaven and meet mother there… don't stay here inside me anymore, imotosan…" said Natsume quietly and silence stroll in. Only Aoi's sob was heard.
"I have t-to move on too?" asked Aoi. Natsume nodded.
"Yes, Aoi. Do remember that I love you, imotosan. Send my love to mother and father as well," he said and give a peck on her sister's little soft cheek. Aoi smiled at him… and she disappeared into the thin air as the wind which brings the Sakura leaves dance elegantly towards the sky…
"Wake up, Natsume," cried Mikan's voice.
"Yes, Mikan…" said Natsume as he let the breeze took him away into the real world…
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Bright lights showered into Natsume's eyes…
"Hyuuga?" called a voice.
"Thank goodness he's awake! Natsume!" cried another…
"Hmm…" said a monotonous voice. Natsume's eyes now opened wide just to be greeted by three teenagers in the same uniform.
"Uh-oh… who are you?" asked Natsume. The blonde boy smiled at him.
"Take a rest Natsume… your memory will come back again," said the blonde.
"My name is Natsume?" asked Natsume. The silver haired boy nodded.
"Natsume Hyuuga if you want to know," he said. Natsume's head throbbed madly as he tried to recall back any of his memories.
"Where am I?" he asked as he registered the white painted room.
"Hospital, Hyuuga," said the emotionless faced girl as if it was the most obvious thing. Natsume stared at her blankly.
"Oh," he said. The doctor entered— stunned.
"Oh you're awake," said the doctor.
"Do your job, doctor," "Please check on Natsume," said the emotionless face girl and the blonde boy together to the doctor. The doctor smiled at them. He checked on Natsume. The blonde smiled at the girl who surprisingly smiled back at him… which made him blushed furiously.
"Um… Ruka," called Natsume. Ruka was shocked.
"Oh, you remembered me!" cried Ruka happily as he approached him.
"Yeah… It seems to come back to me… but I need help," said Natsume.
"Of course… what do you want?" asked Ruka as he felt happy to see Natsume recovering.
"I'm hungry," he said and everyone in the room sweat dropped.
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Mikan POV (but not address as 'I' through out this section)
I had to do it. If I didn't take it, I would not be able to go into his mind to meet his soul…
"Mikan! Did you do it? Did you manage to talk to him???" asked Ruka. Mikan smiled at him and nodded. She was just awake from her sleep when her soul entered Natsume's body.
"Um… can you do me a favour?" asked Mikan to them. Ruka, Yuki and Hotaru looked at her.
"Don't tell Natsume about me," said Mikan. "I didn't tell you this earlier but… in order for me to enter his body; I also have to take his memories which concern me. So, he would only remember you guys… but not know me at all," Gasps was heard from them.
"I'm tired," sighed Mikan as she massages her forehead. It has been a long night. The mind-soul Alice had eaten a big chunk of her lifespan… and her body was aching.
"I'll come with you," said Hotaru but Mikan stopped her.
"No. I can go back to my room myself. Stay here and take care of Natsume for me," said Mikan and she walked alone that night… leaving the three of them to stay overnight in Natsume's hospital room under Mikan's order.
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Few weeks later…
Natsume's birthday has finally come and the NatsumeXRukaXYuki fanclub decided to buy him a present. Since it's 27th of November and everyone could not wait to celebrate Natsume's birthday that evening… including our Mikan Sakura! The high school students roam happily around the Central Town… as they enjoy their day out. Natsume Hyuuga walked together with his best friend, Ruka Nogi and Ruka's girlfriend, Hotaru.
"Hotaru, have you seen Mikan-chan?" asked Ruka to his girlfriend. She looked at him emotionlessly.
"Do I look like a GPS to you, Ruka?" she snorted. Ruka laughed shakily.
"HOTA-CHAN!!" cried a voice and she hugged Hotaru. Hotaru shot her with her baka gun at her.
"Baka! Are you making me deaf?" said Hotaru sharply. Mikan Sakura stared at her as she pouted cutely with her puppy eyes… Hotaru hesitated for awhile. Then, surprisingly, Hotaru approached her and hugged her. "Let's go, Mikan. I want to eat crab. Pay for me, Mikan-chan," she said to the special star girl who sweat drop. Before they left, Mikan bid goodbye to Ruka and Natsume.
"Oy… Ruka," began Natsume as he look at Mikan who was smiling at Yuichi, Hotaru's little brother who suddenly changed into a handsome stoic seventeen year old boy and kissed Mikan on her cheek. Mikan then blushed furiously.
"Yes, Natsume?" asked Ruka.
"Are you sure I don't know that polka dots? She seems to know me well," said Natsume as he suddenly felt jealous with Yuichi and Mikan. Why am I like this? Ruka hesitated.
"Nah… everyone knows you well, Natsume," lied Ruka. Natsume could tell that he was lying but he did not bother to ask more. They took a seat on the side bench. Natsume look at Mikan at the corner of his eyes. Mikan looks happy and her smile was breathtaking. Every time he stare at her, he could feel the awkward emptiness which had been inside his heart since the day he woke up from coma, start to fill up with a feeling which he not sure of. Every day, just to see her smile… or to see her pretty face… or her cute pouting… to have her sitting beside him in class… to have her beside him… he feels calm and complete… Mikan realised Natsume was staring at her and she gave him a smile. Natsume blushed and looked away.
"Tsk," he said annoyed. "Are you sure I don't know her?" mumbled Natsume quietly as he felt confused with his emotions. He buried his face in his palms to hide his blush.
"What's that, Natsume? I didn't hear you," said Ruka. Natsume clicked his tongue as he stood up straight.
"Tsk… nothing… I want to go back…" said Natsume as he slips his hands into his black jacket.
"I'll come with you, Natsume," began Ruka but Natsume stopped him.
"Be with your annoying girlfriend, Ruka," he said and he walked back towards the academy alone… trying his best to recover any memory he forgotten about the pretty auburn who didn't come to his birthday party that night… only to receive her present through Ruka.
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Yuki's POV
The next morning, the high school session was told that we would receive a new student to our class. I was bored and Mikan had told me that I have been quiet since our break-up. I smiled at her. It is true that I am sad that Mikan's no longer my girlfriend but it hurts me more to see Mikan's in this tight condition. Just then, a cute green eyed girl with dark brown hair entered with a friendly smile. I can't help it but to look at her…and somehow she looks a little familiar…
"Morning everyone. My name is Tohru Honda," smiled the girl shyly as she bowed politely at the class. "I have the Alice of vision and I am a one star student," The class become noisy at once as they are excited to have a new student, no—exchange student. She is the exchange student for my partner, Daiki Katsuro who went to her school… That means that she's now my partner.
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"I'm Yuki Souma. Nice to meet you," I smiled as she seat beside him.
"Nice to meet you too," she said. "Ano… since you are my partner, I just want to tell you that… I have this bad habits which I can't help to do… my Alice is not really good and I tend to fall asleep due to my Alice to see the future and the past… so it's no use to try to wake me up whenever I fall asleep in class, okay Souma?" I hesitated.
"That is not a bad habit, Honda-san. It is just your Alice…" I chuckled and began to laugh. The dark haired girl looks innocently at me. I felt bad for laughing at her, so I stopped.
"Gomenasai…. But I found you funny, Honda… Wow… it has been a while since I last laugh like this. Thank you," I said to her… only to receive that gentle smile from her… which I felt her captured my heart.
I blushed and swivelled at once. Suddenly, I heard a 'thud' from her only to see she had her head lied on the desk. Is she asleep already?
But then my eyes captured on something red she was holding in her hands… and my purple eyes widen.
"My red cap," I muttered.
FLASHBACK
Before I was sold to the Academy, I was taken care of the master of the family, Akira Souma. Everyday, I was tortured—beaten, kicked, bullied… yet the young Akira never hesitated to find his action a sin. To him, it was fun… to see me crying and groaned out of pain…
"DRINK THIS, YOU SHIT!" he laughed as he forced me to drink rotten milk… pushing the cup into my mouth. I vomited at once when I took the first gulp. He laughed like a sadist. My pain is his bliss. I cried. I cried.
On the day I decided to run away, that is the very day when the academy found me and I was sold to them. But earlier, when I ran from the Souma's… I met a girl. She was lost and doesn't know her way back home. I felt sad and useless for I don't know how to help her…so I left her alone. At one corner, I heard a woman screaming to the two policemen… saying that she had lost her daughter….
"I TOLD YOU! SHE IS A CUTE GIRL! SHE WORE A CUTE DRESS WITH A CUTE FLOWERY PIN ON HER CUTE BROWN HAIR!!" screamed the woman. The policemen told her that those physical traits would not help them to find the missing child. But when I heard she mentioned about the flowering pin on her brown hair…
"Doesn't that girl just now have those too?" I paused and I feel confident that that girl I saw earlier was the missing child. I ran towards the place where I saw the crying girl. The girl had her tearful green eyes on me. I wanted to tell her that her mother was searching for her… but I found her to follow me… so I decided to lead her towards her house. I stopped for her every time she stopped. Then, continue to run once she's alright. At last, we are at her front yard. I put my red cap on her head with a smile on her face and walked away… That is the first time in my entire life I felt useful and happy that I could help someone.
END OF FLASHBACK
But then… to see her sleeping here beside me… it is fate that brings her here and we can see again after many years? I don't know. But I don't want to tell her just yet that the cap was mine. She stirred and woke up as the last bell rang.
"Ano… I slept didn't I?" she gasped in disbelieve. I smiled at her.
"It's alright," I said to her. She smiled back at me as she hugged her cap.
"Would you like if I show you around?" I asked her. She nodded.
"Please do," she said and we walked around the school… tell her about the school. But then, we stopped at bench for it was cold.
"I bet you were wondering that why I have been holding on to this," said Tohru breaking the silence. "Well truthfully, when I was little. I met this boy who had saved me. He gave me this cap. Even though I can't remember him but I had always pray to god that I want to see him again. Since my Alice doesn't work well… I only could remember bits of pieces of the memory… I wish it would work well though," she said. I felt guilty. Should I tell her that that boy is me? Perhaps not.
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Tohru's POV (Earlier in her dreams)
Pant. Pant. Pant.
I ran as I followed the mysterious boy. I must see his face again. Please let my Alice work better, kami(God). I have never been this far… my Alice is working better today…I must have improved… at last, we reached to my house. The boy must turn to look at me and give me his cap. The boy must turn to look at me and give me his cap. I prayed silently as I badly wanted to see his face. After ten years… this is it. I must see his face!
And he swivelled as he put his cap on me. I gasped. It's Yuki Souma. I can't believe my eyes… but it's Yuki Souma, my new partner!
RIINGG!!
I startled as I heard the school bell rang. I woke up just to be greeted by the same boy who is in my dreams but he is much older. Ten years older. I felt happy that Yuki asked me to show me around. At least, I could have the chance to talk to him and thank him for the past event.
Now, sitting in this bench with him, I decided to tell him slowly about the cap… and how insufficient my Alice was…
"However, I feel happy, Souma," I told him again. I saw he look up at me.
"Happy? Are you happy that your Alice can't work well, Honda?" he asked me. I smiled at him.
"No. Because today… I manage to find the boy who gave me this cap. I finally saw his face in my vision today… and I am glad that I finally could tell my gratitude to him," I saw he was taken aback.
"You knew it was me then," he chuckled. "Glad to know that you finally found me, Honda,"
"I'm glad too. Thank you for everything, Souma. I think you might want to cap back," I held the cap back to him but he shook his head.
"No. Keep it," he smiled and I know from that day onwards… this is not just a friendship we are having… it was more than that…
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(Okay back to Gakuen Alice!)
No matter where Natsume goes, he wished that Mikan would be with him. Mikan will never walk alone with him. She would only come when there is Ruka or Hotaru to talk with. She doesn't talk much to Natsume. Only about school stuff and that's it. To Natsume, Mikan Sakura is a girl with mystery. He could feel inside his heart that he somehow knows her… but he just don't know why he couldn't remember anything. The fact that Mikan is avoiding him as much as she could didn't help him at all!
BANG!
His fist throbbed painfully on the Sakura Tree trunk as he hates himself for not trying so hard to remember the girl. He also felt angry for Mikan didn't come to his birthday party last night.
"DOUSHITE (WHY)!?" he yelled as he think more about Mikan. Suddenly he heard a soft gasp and ran to see who was that. There stood on the other side of the tree was Mikan. She was sitting down as she hugged her knees.
"Gomen ne… I didn't know that you are here, Hyuuga-sama," she said shakily as she was about to walk away.
"Wait!" called Natsume but Mikan began to run. Natsume quickly ran and took her by her hand.
"Let me go, Hyuuga," she said. Natsume stared at her hazel eyes.
"I know you, don't I? We know each other once. What am I to you, Sakura? What are you to me?" asked Natsume as he just couldn't stand the question haunts him again.
"No one, Hyuuga," she said quietly. Natsume hesitated.
"Liar," he muttered as he pinned her to the Sakura Tree.
"I am no one to you, Hyuuga! Seriously! Let me go!" she screamed as she tried to push him away. Natsume crimson eyes were hidden by his raven bangs.
"I don't think so, Mikan. I found it hard to believe that. I could feel inside me that you are very important to me," he said. Mikan cried.
"I can't tell you, Natsume! If I do, my Alice will take more of your memories! I don't want that to happen!" sobbed Mikan as she sobbed harder. "So please… just accept that we are no one to each other!"
"No. I don't want to… Even if we are nothing to each other or not in the past…" began Natsume as he stared into her eyes. "Then, let's be someone special to one another now," Mikan gasped. Tears ran down her cheek.
"I-I—" began Mikan but Natsume held his finger between her lips. He laid his hand on her soft fair cheek.
"Can I find those answers myself?" asked Natsume. Mikan befuddled.
"What answers?" she asked him.
"The answers from the past and for the present, Mikan… I want to know if I have ever kissed those lips before," Mikan blushed at once. Slowly, he held her nearer… their lips were only inches away and kept coming closer.
"I love you, Mikan," he whispered.
"I love you too, Natsume," she muttered and they kissed passionately. To Natsume, even though he can't remember about the girl, but this is the present. He loves her. The awkward empty feeling in his heart was fill with the emotion which should be in it… where the queen had once again to fill the throne of his heart… he finally knows what was missing from his heart… for this is the cry from the heart which he tried to answer all these times… it was Mikan.
THE END!
ME: I know that I suck in writing the Fruit Basket part. Sorry. I am not good in writing other Anime. As a matter of fact, I am not good in writing at all! I am just trying my best to improve my grammar. I hope you enjoyed reading the whole story. Thanks for all the supports. You readers are the best!
Do read my other current GA stories if you like—"The Ugly Duckling" and "My Foe is My Fiancée?!!" To those who read those stories especially "My Foe, My Fiancée?!!" I have decided to change the title to that starting the next update for that story.
A new upcoming story "Bestowed Upon You" is in progress.
Summary you say?
Genius Inventor, beauty queen, rich but has a heart cold as ice; Hotaru Imai is well-known to the world as The Snow Queen, until she met a certain guy call Ruka Nogi. He entered to her life, bringing her hidden nature out… This is a Ruka X Hotaru Story with Natsume X Mikan as the supporting characters…
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