AN: another chapter to celebrate my 7k hit. Hehehe. Thanks to all of those who read and reviewed my story.
Disclaimer: Not mine and never will be…
Previously…
She ripped a piece of paper from Natsume's medical chart from the foot of the bed and wrote at its blank back side… After writing, she folded the paper and tucked it under Natsume's left hand. Feeling her strength giving out, she ran to the door and out to where Persona was waiting for her, before she lost her reason o leaving them.
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Sayonara Natsume
Mikan
Normal POV
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Mikan went out of Natsume's room and found Persona leaning on the opposite wall. "Uhm. Persona-sensei, thank you for allowing me to say goodbye to my friends." Mikan bowed low, showing respect to the man she hated.
"Don't be so full of yourself girl. It was necessary so you wouldn't bitch too much about leaving the academy." Persona looked passively at Mikan.
Mikan's eyes widened with Persona's response, then they returned to normal but glazed over. "Hai, Persona-sensei." Mikan thinking that whatever Persona said didn't matter anymore. She was leaving her home and family behind. It felt like she was dying…
'Nothing else matters now…' she told herself gloomily and started to follow Persona out of the building.
Just as they were about to reach the glass doors of the hospital's exit. Mikan heard someone calling out her name.
"Mikan-chaaaan!" Narumi was running towards her. He was panting. He put his hands on Mikan's shoulders as he caught his breath.
"Mikan, I'm so glad I found you! I was so worried! Everyone was so worried! After the attack, I wasn't able to find you or hear from you." Narumi smiled, his face flushed from running.
"I thought that you might be in the hospital being treated because of injuries. Well, I was right and here you are!!!" Narumi beamed a bright smile at Mikan.
"Narumi-sensei, I wasn't injured during the attack."
"Eh? But you're here so that means that you were receiving treatment. Its okay Mikan-chan you don't need to be shy around your Tou-chan."
"Sensei… I was not receiving treatment here. I came here to say goodbye." Mikan lowered her eyes to the ground.
"What do you mean Mikan-chan? Why would you be saying goodbye? I think you need more treatment. Hmmm… maybe for a bump on the head."
"Stop it!" Tears were flowing down Mikan's eyes once again. "I'm leaving the Academy. I don't belong here anymore."
"What are you saying Mikan? Who would want you to leave?"
"That is no longer you concern Sensei." The moment he spoke, Persona came out of the shadows and in view of Narumi.
"Persona…"
The moment his name left Narumi's lips, his hand reached out and pulled Mikan behind him. He was in a ready stance when he heard him speak.
"Just what are you doing Sensei?" Persona quirked an eyebrow.
Narumi was glaring at Persona and whispered to Mikan. "Don't worry Mikan I'll protect you so just stay behind me okay?"
"But, Narumi-sensei…"
"What are you doing here Persona? And what do you want from Mikan-chan?" Narumi was gritting his teeth. It pained him to see his adoptive daughter looking so sad and worse was being followed around by Persona. He knew how Natsume suffered because of this man, and how his students especially Ruka and Mikan who suffered as well watching Natsume do his bidding.
"As I've said, it is none of your concern. Now step aside and give the girl to me."
"No! I wont let you take her!"
"Feeling rebellious again Narumi? You really should think about the consequences of your actions."
Narumi was getting ready to land a punch on that masked face when two small hands reached out and stopped him.
"Mikan?" Narumi looked at her.
"Don't hurt him Narumi-sensei. You'll just get in trouble with the higher-ups." Mikan looked at him with tear stained eyes.
Narumi lowered his fists and looked at Mikan directly. "Why are you protecting him Mikan-chan?"
"I'm not protecting him Narumi-sensei…"
"But I don't understand…"
"Its okay sensei. I've decided to leave the Academy myself and Persona-sensei was just escorting me."
Narumi held Mikan in the arms. "Why Mikan-chan? Why do you have to leave?"
Mikan looked at Narumi's eyes and smiled sadly. "I cant tell you, but as long as I'm not here everyone in the Academy would be safe."
"What are you saying Mikan?"
"Narumi-sensei, would you say goodbye to everyone for me?" Mikan's voice was shaking as she asked this request.
"I can't do that Mikan."
"Please Narumi-sensei! I-I can't let them worry about me."
"But I still don't understand why you have to leave Mikan?"
"To keep you and everyone safe Tou-chan…"
Narumi hugged Mikan tightly, his daughter was saying goodbye to him. He couldn't take it. He couldn't grasp the logic behind it. Wasn't the Academy built to protect those with alices, and even here she couldn't be safe? What the hell happened?
Mikan's hands reached up and pulled away Narumi's arms from her. "Tou-chan, thank you for taking care of me all of these years. I won't forget you."
With a side step Mikan turned her back from Narumi who still had his head bent down. She started to walk through the doors and just as the doors were closing, Narumi heard her say "Sayonara Tou-chan."
His head snapped and he stared at Mikan's retreating figure being swallowed by the darkness of the night. Her hair being blown by the wind looked like it was waving goodbye to him.
"Mikan, I'm sorry I failed… I told you I could be your father… I told you I would protect you… but I failed you." Narumi brought his hand to his face which was wet with tears.
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They were already a few meters away from the hospital when Persona looked back and saw Narumi slump on the hospital floor. 'Weakling.'
He then looked at the girl walking beside him. He was surprised that she herself denied that idiot teacher's help. Not that he could really do anything, but at least she was not giving him a hard time anymore.
A sneer played at Persona's lips. "I didn't know you had it in you Little Kitty. I'm impressed. I thought that you were going to ask for that idiot teacher's help to stop you from leaving."
"Shut up! I don't need to hear anything from you!" Mikan kept a passive look on her face. But deep inside she was screaming. She wanted to run back to the hospital and stay with her tou-chan. She wanted to stay. But her mind and conscience kept telling her that she should leave, and that's what was able to let her continue to walk and follow Persona.
"Where the hell are we going now?"
"Tch. Back to your rude self again I see Little Kitty. Need more lessons?"
Mikan flinched at the threat. She remembered that she decided to go along with the plan and leave the academy and that she owed Persona for saving Natsume. "May I ask where our destination is Persona-sensei?" she hissed.
"Hn. Better."
"Che."
Mikan was about to ask again when she saw ahead of them was a shiny black car parked under a lamppost with a guy wearing a black suit and a chauffeur's hat was leaning at its side with his head bent low.
Persona stopped in front of the guy as if waiting for the guy to acknowledge him.
"Kino."
Upon hearing his name the guy jumped and said his apologies. "Eh… Gomen Persona-san, its just that. Well, it took you so long to get here and I've been waiting for hours." He whined.
"Hn. Some people are just so slow."
"What?! Well excuse me! Its not easy being told you have to leave your home in a matter of hours!" Mikan retorted back to Persona.
Kino peeked at Persona's side to get a look at the person who answered back to the most feared man in the academy.
Mikan was still glaring knives at the back of Persona's head when she saw the guy Persona was talking to peek at her from the side. "Eh?"
"Are you Sakura Mikan-chan? You look so kawaii!!! Can I hug you?!" Kino was getting ready to jump at her when Persona grabbed him by his shirt collar.
"Behave yourself."
"Hehehehe! I'm sorry. I wouldn't do it again Persona-san." Persona then put him down and glared at him.
"Ah… Good evening Ms. Sakura. I'm Kino and I will be your driver for tonight." He beamed a smile at Mikan.
Mikan who was forced to take a few steps back due to the attempted hugging, stepped forward. Seeing clearly for the first time what this energetic person looked like. He had grey hair sticking out from the chauffeur's hat and he had lilac colored eyes. He looked quite handsome except for that big idiotic smile on his face. Mikan couldn't help to smile back.
"I hope you will take care of me during my travel Kino-san." Mikan bowed.
Kino blushed. "No need to be so formal Mikan-chan, by the way can I call you Mi-chan?" another big smile plastered on his face.
"Uh… it's okay Kino-san."
"Idiots." Persona grumbled.
"Hey! You don't have to say that!" Both Mikan and Kino said out loud.
They looked at each other and started laughing.
"If the two of you don't mind, I would like to get back at the job on hand."
"Oh! So sorry Persona-san. Its just not so often that we could get such a cute fare. Hehe."
"Hn."
Kino opened the door for Mikan and Persona got on the other side. Mikan suddenly realized how luxurious the car was. It was beautiful. Leather seats and the works. Persona crossed his legs and told Kino to go.
When they started to move, Mikan looked out the window and said her goodbye to the academy…
"Please forgive me…" she murmured.
At the car…
They weren't driving that long when Mikan started dozing off. Her head slid from her arm that she used as a pillow and she was jerked awake. She looked around the car and saw Persona.
It alarmed her when Persona looked tense.
"What's wrong Persona-sensei?"
"Quiet." He ordered.
"Kino."
"Hai." Kino answered. The bouncy chauffeur suddenly looked dead serious.
"Hold on Little Kitty, we don't want you to bump your head." Persona smirked at her.
After persona gave the order the car sped off at tremendous speed that Mikan was thrown back at the seat of the car.
"Ahhh! What's happening?!" Mikan shouted. "What's with the reckless driving?!"
"We're being followed." Persona answered with a flat voice.
"What? Where?" Mikan was thrown to the side when the car did a sharp turn. "Argh! Hey, that hurts Kino."
"I told you to hold on."
"Well I'm sorry if I can't find anything to hold on to you jerk!"
"Kino. Stop the car."
"What? Why do you want to stop the car?"
Persona ignored her.
The car screeched to a halt. Persona opened his door and was about to step out when Mikan grabbed his coat.
"Let go."
"No. you said that we were being followed, its dangerous!"
Persona just looked back at her. A little surprised by her concern.
Mikan averted her eyes. "I just don't want anyone to get hurt because of me."
So it was not of concern, but of guilt that she stopped him, Persona thought.
"Let go now Little Kitty!"
"I said no!"
"Kino, take her to the drop-off. Use your alice once you get back on the road." Persona ordered. And with a yank, he freed his coat from Mikan's grip.
Persona saw the car speed off in he dark night. "Idiot. She should've known. I'm the dangerous one." Persona smirked as he saw the car trailing them coming nearer.
He stood at the middle of the road. His white mask glowing in the moonlight, his hair and long black coat being blown by the wind.
A few seconds later three cars stopped in front of him and men wearing black suits got out and surrounded him.
"Looking for me…?" Persona smiled eerily at the men. And that was the last they saw of him as Persona struck them down one by one.
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Back at the car…
Persona slammed the car door at Mikan's face and the car sped off in its escape. Mikan looked back at where Persona got off and saw him walking calmly to the middle of the road.
"Well if he wants to get run over then its his problem!" Mikan said as she settled in the back seat.
Mikan looked at her driver. He was smiling again.
"What is it?"
"Hm? Oh. I just thought that you might be really special since Persona-san himself is escorting you. I'm very honored that I was given this mission. I was nervous at first that I would be working along Persona-san himself, usually I work with Kuro Neko-san."
"Huh? You work with Natsume?"
"Yup."
"What kind of work do you do Kino?"
"Oh that. Usually we transport important people to and from the academy."
"Does Natsume get hurt a lot?"
"Well, I cant say yes and I cant say no either. But he gets the job done." Kino smiled back at Mikan. "He sure has a very powerful alice that guy."
"Uhhmmm… Kino, may I ask, what's your alice?"
"My alice is… Invisibility."
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AN: hey guys! hope you liked this chapter... dont forget to review okay?
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