Wussup peeps? Haha! Well, here's chapter 10 of our awesome story! I really hope you like this chapter and just like I've promised, I will put a NatsumexMikan moment in here! Oooh, and while I'm at it, I'll make this one extra long! This will be a great new year's present/ Mikan's birthday! Woooooo! So, enjoy everyone! :D Oh, and I have an important message at the bottom! So, please read that when you are finished reading! Thanks!
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Gakuen Alice nor do I own its characters! They all belong to the wonderful Tachibana Higuchi-sensei! I only own this story line and my random characters! Enjoy! :D
Last time on Two Doors Down
(You know this is getting weird…)
"Sorry about that! My Dad's over protective" Mikan said, smiling sheepishly at me.
"Nah, its fine. I wouldn't trust me either." I said, slipping my hands into my pockets.
"Wow, low self esteem huh, Natsume?" Mikan asked, laughing.
I looked at Mikan's laughing face. She looked so cute. She is really beautiful. She's like an angel. I smiled for the second time that day as she slipped her hand into mine and swung out hands back and forth. Yeah, I'm beginning to like today….and Gakuen Alice's Fall Festival.
Two Doors Down
~Chapter 10 (yes! :D)
~Mikan's POV~
My breath was taken away when I saw Natsume smile once more as we were walking to Gakuen Alice. He looked so…wow! He should smile more often! I just entwined my fingers with Natsume's and swung our arms, smiling all the way to the academy. I have to admit that I felt something like electricity run through my body when our hands touched, but I just shoved that thought out of my mind.
Not wanting to raise any suspicions, I let go of Natsume's hand somewhat reluctantly when the two of us reached the gates of Gakuen Alice. Natsume and I made our way to the spot where we saw Hotaru, Anna, Nonoko, Ruka-pyon, Hiro, Permy, Koko, Kitsu, Yuu, Youichi, Misaki senpai, and Tsubasa senpai were last. But when we got there, they were gone.
"Eh? W-where'd everyone go?" I asked looking around.
"I guess they left" Natsume answered me back after he finished trying to locate our friends.
"I guess so.." I said. I looked to Natsume and smile. "Hey, let's not fret! Why don't we go around the place and we can chill and stuff?"
Natsume slowly nodded at me, raising his eyebrow as if I'd done the most stupid thing in the world.
"What? Did I do something?" I asked him, curious as to why he did that.
"Tch, let's just go" Natsume rolled his eyes and grabbed hold of my hand, leading me around the place.
The two of us walked all around the school, pointing out a whole bunch of rides and stuff. We weren't going to ride them yet. We were saving them for tomorrow! Oh yeah, I have to get a song ready for tomorrow too…
"Ne, Natsume?" I called out once we were done scouting out which attractions were good enough to go on tomorrow.
"Hn?"
"Can we go to the music room? I have to get some songs ready and practice them at least twice."
"Yeah, whatever."
And with that, we headed our long trek to the music room. I couldn't help but sneak some glances at Natsume. He was just too hot! Haha! It sounds so wrong when I think and/or say that word! Well, anyways, he does look hot! It's a naturally known fact! The way his hair catches the light of the sun's rays, his chiseled look as if he were carved by the hands of angels, sigh, he's so handsome! I could look at him all day!
"Heh, falling for me Mi-kan?" Natsume snapped me out of my 'daydream', separating my name into syllables.
"N-no…" I stuttered, looking down the floor and blushing.
I managed NOT to look at Natsume the rest of the walk to the Music room. And once we were there, I immediately went onto the computer to look for some cool songs.
Let's see….there was Already gone, Secrets… I kept on scrolling down, checking all the names of the song until one caught my attention: These Words by Natsasha Bedingfield! It's perfect! Now for just one more.
It was a few minutes until I pulled up a random page of lyrics off the internet. And guess what I found? It was I Do Not Hook Up by Kelly Clarkson! I love this song! Haha! This is exactly what I want to play!
So, with my decision made, I looked up the guitar chords for both songs and printed them out. Once I was done, I pulled out a sweet electric guitar and started strumming, liking the way the sound was made. It was music to my ears! Haha, get it? 'Cause it is literal music and I hear it through my ears? Gosh, I'm so weird!
I giggled at my weird thoughts and Natsume looked at me as if I were a complete weirdo.
"Sorry" I muttered, "Inside joke!"
I continued playing the songs a few more times and I got the hang of it. I'll practice when I get home and before the concert. I'll just have a CD with the songs playing in the back ground while I play my guitar so I'll be fine! I put down the instrument, folded up the music sheets and put them in my pocket, smiling to Natsume which let him know I was done.
The both of us headed outside without any words exchanged. I noticed that the sun was already low on the horizon. Wow, the day has gone by so quickly! So, Natsume and I made our way out of Gakuen Alice and to the park where we always went to at the end of each day. We walked in a comfortable silence until we reached my- no, OUR Sakura tree. Natsume sat at the base of the tree as I thought of something.
I didn't want to do the same thing as we did every day. I wanted to mix it up a bit. With that thought, I started to climb the tree. And I climbed up to the highest point in which the tree's branches could hold me up without collapsing.
I looked towards the rolling hills and what greeted me was completely breathtaking. The oranges, pinks and purples of the sunset were painting the rolling hills, shrubs creating little shadows here and there. It looked like it was literally out of a painting! It was absolutely beautiful!
"Natsume! You have to come up here!" I called down, somewhat breathless.
I couldn't tell if he were coming up or not. So, I looked down to see Natsume making his way steadily up the tree.
"Come on Natsume! Get up here before the sun sets!" I told him.
"Be patient!" Natsume sighed, lightly scowling.
I just rolled my eyes, gesturing for him to hurry his butt up. Finally, he sat down beside me on the branch. I was next to the trunk while he sat on the outer part. When Natsume saw what I did, his breath caught and I grinned.
"…..wow…" Natsume mumbled, flabbergasted.
"I know" I sighed, looking back to the perfect scenery.
We both sat in silence until the sun went down. We watched until the last ray of light was smothered by the darkness of night, still breathless of the beauty of what we just saw. The moon shone down on us and I looked up to see the sky filled with stars surrounding the said moon. I smiled and closed my eyes, relishing in the moons lunar light.
I looked to Natsume and noticed he was staring at me. I blushed. Wait, why'd I blush? I had no reason to….right?
And then….I noticed the way he looked. The way the moon's light reflected on his skin made it look flawless. His shining crimson eyes were a big contrast to his raven black hair which was as dark as the night. The moon was angled just right so that his features were further enhanced. He was, in one word, beautiful. Yup, THAT was my reason to blush: he looked totally, handsomely, beautifully, HOT!
We just stared at each other for who knows how long. I couldn't make myself look away from his breathtakingly beautiful eyes. They mesmerized me. I noticed he was leaning closer and I froze. But the weird thing about it was I was anticipating it. The closer he got, the more I wanted him to get even closer.
I don't know how it happened, but I found myself with my back pressed against the trunk of the tree, Natsume's hand on my waist, his face just inches away from me. I could feel his breath on my face. It felt as if it were caressing my cheeks. I could smell his scent: vanilla and a hint of cinnamon. Who the hell knew he could smell so good!
Natsume leaned closer every second; his free hand found its way to my nape and the both of us closed our eyes. We were so close! I could feel the heat radiating off of his lips!
-RING-RING-RING-
Ugh! Wait…what was….Oh! The phone! I quickly snapped my eyes open and turned my head away, grabbing Mom's phone out of my pocket as Natsume leaned away, straitening his position. I thought I saw a glint of disappointment in his eyes but I couldn't bring myself up to think about it; I was blushing like crazy! I quickly answered my phone, letting out a breathless "Hello?"
"Mikan, can you come home now? You know, I heard from your friend Hotaru that you needed to work on a couple more songs for tomorrow! And also it's getting late!" I heard my mom on the other side of the line say.
"Oh, uh, yeah I'll come home." I stuttered, sounding somewhat normal once again.
"Good! Now be home soon now! It's not safe for a girl like you to be out late at night!"
"Alright! See you soon, Mom."
"Okay, see you soon honey!"
"Bye" and I hung up.
I looked towards Natsume and noticed him staring at me….or a part of me. I traced his line of sight and noticed he was staring at…my lips? I blushed an even deeper red and looked away from him.
"U-uh, I gotta go….I'll s-see you t-tomorrow….b-bye" and I climbed down the tree and I started down the path towards my neighborhood.
All that time, I was thinking about one thing: the almost kiss.
I can't believe Natsume and I almost kissed! I felt the butterflies flutter around in my stomach and my heart started to beat a little faster than normal. I remember the way it felt when Natsume held my waist and nape. I remembered the shock of electricity that went through my body when his fingertips first made contact with me. Oh my gosh, the butterflies started to flutter even more as my heart beat even faster! I felt so weird. I've never felt like this before!
But I definitely know that one thing is for sure: I'm and deeply and utterly in love with Natsume Hyuuga. I mean, why else would I want to kiss him so badly? Why else would I want to be with him forever? Why else would I get…uh….j-jealous when other girls except for my friends try to get his attention and ogle at him? I had to face the facts. I love him.
I found myself in front of my house without me noticing when I got here. I sighed and composed myself before entering my house, a smile plastered on my face to make sure my parents didn't know that something was 'wrong'.
~Natsume's POV~
I watched Mikan's figure getting smaller in the growing distance between us. I couldn't help myself than to blush at my actions earlier. I liked the way Mikan felt in my arms, the way that when I touched her, I felt a jolt of electricity run through my body.
I remembered that I was….uh…staring at Mikan's lips. But I couldn't help but stare! They looked so tempting! The way they were the most perfect shade of pink, the perfect size, shape and plumpness…
"Natsume, stop thinking of this!" I scolded myself quietly as I felt the butterflies flutter around in my stomach, heart racing.
I sighed, figuring it was no use talking to myself. I leaned on the trunk of the Sakura tree, still on the same branch where Mikan and I almost kissed…keyword: ALMOST.
Man, I wish it did happen! I was tempted to jump out of this tree, catch up to Mikan and kiss her senseless! I wonder….has she kissed someone yet? Knowing me, I didn't have my first kiss yet. But, did she? I scoffed. Of course she didn't! She's too innocent to have had her first kiss!...But she almost kissed me….
I pushed that thought aside, too scared to think about it. I remembered how she looked like in the moonlight: it seemed to enhance her features, her eyes twinkling like stars, light brown hair still curled in the fashion it was this morning, pink lips which were nice and plump and perfect no matter how you looked at it, perfect goddess like body with curves in all the right places….. I went back to the thought of the way her lips looked in the moonlight.
"I wonder what her lips taste like…" I mumbled. When I realized what I just said, I practically yelled, "WAIT, WHAT? HOLY SHIT I'M LOOSINGIT!"
I closed my eyes and breathed deep breaths, trying to get a hold on myself. Once I was pretty sure I was fine, I climbed down and out of the Sakura tree, making my way to my house.
When I got home, I quickly went upstairs after I was greeted by my family and I greeted back. I could see the worried glances that my family was giving me but I could care less. I locked myself in my room and took a hot shower to calm my nerves. Once I got out, I put on some black pajama pants and sat down on my bed, looking out the window and at the stars.
I slumped on the wall next to my bed, wondering what Mikan was doing right now. She's probably practicing her songs for tomorrow. I wonder what she will wear for her performance tomorrow. She will probably look even more stunning than ever.
All of a sudden, I heard a knock on my door. I stood up with a sigh and answered it. Apparently, it was my dad. Raising an eyebrow, I opened up the door more and let him in. When he was in, I closed the door and sat on my bed, crossing my legs as my father sat on my desk's chair.
"So, what's been up with you recently? You seem…..different" Dad started a conversation somewhat awkwardly.
"…..Nothing" I answered.
"Are you sure? You haven't been eating dinner a lot lately."
It was true: I skipped out on dinner a lot after I hung out with Mikan. I don't know why I do. It's probably just that whenever I think of her, I never think about me being hungry or not. It's just all her and how cute she looked and what she said to me that day. Hey, I was acting pretty weird!
"I'm just…..thinking" I answered my dad after a minute or two of silence.
"Hm…" Dad mumbled, "What about?"
"…."
"Natsume, you know I can help you with this weird phase you're going through. Just tell me and I'll help as much as I can."
He can help me? Yeah right, I highly doubt anyone can help me! All I think about is Mikan; how I want to make her mine so badly! I sighed and shook my head, looking into my lap. How can Dad help me win over the heart of Mikan Sakura? I don't think he could do it.
"Come on Natsume! Tell me!" my father pleaded after a few minutes.
Sighing once more, I said "….It's about….about…"
"Go on…" Dad ushered me to continue, leaning towards me in his seat.
"….M-Mikan…..Mikan Sakura" I finished.
Dad sat back once more, looking at me with a measuring gaze.
"W-what?" I stuttered, blushing a bit.
"Oh, it's nothing. And don't worry, I know what you're going through" Dad answered, smirking at me.
"…What do you mean?" I asked him warily.
"Well isn't it obvious? You're definitely in love! You're completely love sick!" Dad exclaimed, jumping off of his seat and pumping a fist into the air.
"Wha-what?" I asked, completely bewildered.
Dad came over to my side and patted me on the back. "Don't worry Natsume. It happens to everyone! You just have to let this work itself out! And I believe in you! I bet you could win her heart over in a snap!"
With that, Dad jumped up and went out of the room. But before he closed the door, he looked to me and said "Good luck!"
I sighed once dad left. What a waste. That didn't help at all! Whatever. I crawled under the covers after I turned off my room light. I looked out of the window and at the glowing stars. I was just staring when I saw a bright light shoot across the sky: a shooting star. I felt kind of stupid when I did this, but I closed my eyes and made up a wish.
"Please….make Mikan Sakura my girl" I whispered, wishing on the star.
Wow, I felt utterly stupid! I'm pretty sure I've officially become desperate to make Mikan mine! Aw man, this sucks! Oh well, I'm fine with it if Mikan becomes mine. And I will fight…HARD….in order to achieve that goal.
~Mikan's POV~
In my dream, I was sitting at the Sakura tree with Natsume, looking out at the scenery just like earlier today before….all of that happened. I watched as my dream self sighed and leaned against the trunk of the tree. Apparently, the dream Natsume was lying down on the branch, seeing that it was big enough to lie down on, his head placed in my lap. My dream self was playing with his hair as she looked out at the beautiful landscape.
"Mikan" dream Natsume whispered.
My dream self looked down to Natsume, smiling. And all of a sudden, Natsume pulled me down by the collar of my shirt and-
BEEP-BEEP-BEEP
I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock ringing. I blushed when I remembered where exactly my dream was going. Great, now I was DREAMING of kissing Natsume! This can't be healthy! Sighing, I shut off my alarm clock and got ready for Hotaru to come and help me prepare for my stage performance. Oh wait, the performance is going to be at sunset today. I sighed and put on a light blue denim skirt and a sea foam green t-shirt and headed downstairs, slipping on some flats. I pulled my hair into pigtails as I trotted down the stairs and into the dining room.
"Good morning!" I greeted my parents cheerfully as I stepped into the room.
I went to the cupboard and got out a box of cereal. I grabbed a bowl and filled it with the said cereal and some milk as my parents chorused, "Good morning sweet heart!"
I smiled at the two as I sat down and ate my breakfast. Once I was done, I cleaned up my dishes and stepped out of the dining room.
"I'll be going now Mom and Dad!" I called out.
"Wait!" Mom rushed towards me. "You need to hold onto this throughout today so that we can keep in contact." Mom said, handing me a brand new flip phone.
"I-is it m-mine?" I stuttered, grabbing hold of the said phone.
"Of course it is! It's all yours! Now go and add all of your friends numbers on it! It enables unlimited text and talk. So, don't loose it and knock yourself out!" My dad came and wrapped his arm around Mom's waist.
"Thank you!" I squealed, hugging my parents both. "And I promise I won't loose it!"
"Good! Now run along and say hi to your friends! I believe that's Natsume walking isn't it?" Mom said, looking out the window.
And sure enough, there was Natsume, looking perfect in his jeans and ocean blue shirt and black zip up sweat shirt.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Go Mikan, go!" and Mom pushed me out of the house, slamming the door so hard that I thought that the whole neighborhood would hear it.
I stood there for a minute, but sighed and shook my head. I turned around and found Natsume RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF MY FACE! I gasped as my eyes widened to the sizse of saucers.
"Oh my gosh, don't do that! You gave me a heart attack!" I scolded Natsume, putting my hand over my heart.
"Hn" Natsume answered. "Come on, let's go."
Natsume grabbed my wrist and started to drag me. I felt the electricity shoot through my body. I remembered the events of yestereday: how we almost -gulp- kissed. I looked down to the ground as the blush made its way onto my face. But, I just let Natsume drag me to Gakuen Alice.
Natsume continued to drag me even though he attracted the stares of many people who were wondering why Natsume was holding my wrist. Soon, we found ourselves in front of the stage where I was to perform today and tomorrow.
"Do you need to practice a little bit or are you fine until later?" Natsume asked me, looking at me with his crimson orbs.
"U-uh, no, I'm fine. I'll practice a little before the show." I said, looking away from him, blushing.
"So..." Natsume started. I looked up to him to notice a mysterious glint in his eyes. Uh-oh... he's up to no good. "Do you wanna finish what we started yesterday?"
As he said that, he wrapped an arm around my waist while his free hand traced down my arm. I shivered, feeling the butterflies go rampid in my stomach.
"N-no!" I stuttered. I'm pretty sure my face is as red as his beautiful eyes. I looked away from him and towards the ground.
I swear I saw a glint of hurt in his eyes but soon, it was gone and he kept that weird smirk on his face. I pulled away from Natsume's embrace somewhat reluctantly. Natsume sighed and put up an impassive face.
"Let's go" Natsume said and started to drag me to random places.
Natsume took me to the elementary division and we saw all the little attractions that they had decided to put on. And then, we saw Youichi.
"Youichi!" I called out, waving to the said boy.
"Mikan-nee!" and he ran over knocked me to the ground with a bear hug...literally.
We both fell to the ground with a 'THUD' and we were laughing like crazy. When Youichi got off, Natsume helped me up and I nodded to him in thanks.
"So, what did your class do for the festival Youichi?" I asked him.
"A play" he said in his oh-so cute voice.
"Really? What was it? When is it going to start?" I asked, eyes sparkling.
"Yeah, it's Snow White and it already finished not too long ago."
My face fell when I heard it finished. Awwww! I would have loved to watch the play! I bet Youichi was playing the prince because of his popularity in his grade. He would have been so cute!
"But don't worry!" Youichi said, sounding somewhat panicked, "We're doing it again tomorrow! At noon too so it's perfect!"
My mood brightened as I smiled and hugged Youichi, getting down on my knees to do so. Youichi hugged me back much to my chargin so I was happy. I heard a small 'ahem' before Natsume spoke: "Hey, don't I get a hug too?"
I laughed and looked at Natsume who was grinning down at Youichi and I.
"You have to come down here in order to get it" I answered him, giggling at the same time.
Natsume shrugged and complied, hugging me around the waist from behind as I hugged Youichi who hugged me.
"Awww, group hug!" an oddly familiar voice said. But before I could look, three more bodies joined in our hug. And not long after that, there was more. I heard the sound of a camera's shutter and immediately knew that Hotaru was somewhere near so this must be everyone in the group.
Natsume's grip on my waist tightened as I noticed another pair of arms wrapped around me. The embrace felt familiar...but...it couldn't be! After a few minutes, the huge group hug ended as everyone got up and off me, Youichi, and Natsume. I let go of Youichi as Natsume literally picked me up and set me onto my feet. I smiled at him and looked around for the said person that would confirm my suspicions. At first, I only saw the regular: Anna, Nonoko, Koko, Kitsu, Yuu, Permy, Tsubasa-senpai, Misaki-senpai, Ruka and Hotaru aside from Youichi, Natsume and I. But sure enough, there he was with his long, black hair and dark eyes. His favorite white, long sleeved button up shirt and black jeans with sneakers.
"Tono-senpai!" I yelled and jumped into his waiting arms.
Tono-senpai chuckled as he looked at me up and down.
"You've grown kiddo" he stated, amusement in his eyes.
Tono-senpai graduated two years ago, before Natsume came. He is currently 20 years old and in his second year of college. He is really protective of me, like an older brother I never had. He would always chase off all the boys who tried to get close to me, even Ruka, Koko, Kitsu, Yuu and Youichi at first. But he opened up to them and decided that it was fine for them to hang out with me.
"You did too senpai!" I replied as we pulled away from our hug. "So how's college?"
"It's hell" Tono-senpai replied, the air around him getting dark.
Everyone but Hotaru, Youichi, and Natsume laughed. The three mention just smirked a little...well, except for Natsume. He seemed to be...bothered.
"Natsume," I said, turning to the said guy, "Are you okay? You seem...bothered."
"Nah, I'm fine" he answered, giving off an impassive look.
All of a sudden, Tono-senpai stepped out in front of me, seperating Natsume and I.
"Hey" Tono-senpai started. "My name's Tono. I remember we talked on the phone yesterday. You must be Natsume."
"Yeah, pleasure to meet you" Natsume said. I swear there was bitterness in his voice.
The two shook hands, letting off a dangerous aura. And thus, a glaring contest started. I sweat dropped. The two were acting like little kids fighting over a toy. Natsume let go of senpai's hand and walked around him and next to me. He wrapped his arm around my waist.
Natsume glared at Tono-senpai, his glare getting scarier by the second. As his grip tightened on my waist, Natsume said "Mine" in the firmest voice he's ever used.
My eyebrow twitched and I got out of Natsume's grip. "I'm no ones" I said. I glared at the two boys who were glaring once more. "Now you two knock it off. Just because you've been gone so long doesn't mean that you can go around scaring off my friends like that Tono-senpai."
"But" Tono-senpai said, running to my other side and hugging me tightly as I struggled to get out of it, "I just want to make sure that you aren't hurt! I only want the best for you!"
After a minute of struggling, I decided it was useless. I sighed and looked up at Tono-senpai. "Okay" I sighed, "It's okay. Now will you let go?"
Tono-senpai and let me go, grinning. And then, we were all off, looking around at the attractions trying out the games and riding the occasional rides. Natsume stayed close to my side. I don't know why he did though. But, I sure was happy that he was with me. It made me feel...happy. Happier than I've ever felt in forever! I mean, yeah I'm always happy, but this happiness was better than I've ever felt.
~Chapter 10 End~
Wow! IT's done! And guess what? It's 16 pages! Wow! It's usually just about ten! Aren't you happy that it's longer than usual? Yes, yes you are. And here it is, Tono is in here too! And I bet that you thought Mikan and Natsume was going to kiss! Oh well, we'll save that special occasion for later... ^-*'
Haha! Well, thanks all of you who have reviewed my last chapter! Those very sepecial people are... those who've reviewed! Sorry, I don't have all the time in the world you know and I can't write down your names right now so YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!
I love you all! And I want to thank all those phantom readers who don't even review! Please please please review phantom readers! I really want to hear your opinions! I would love to know your views on the story!
Also, if you haven't noticed, there is another story that I'm working on right now and just to let you know, it is going to be even harder to update 2 chapters due to the hectic schedule I'm not really looking forward to so I hope that all of you have some patients with me!
So, good bye everyone! And happy new year's! And don't forget: Happy Birthday Mikan! Haha, Mikan is a lot like me: bubbly, friendly, annoying, weird, lots of friends...you know all that stuff! So, if you know what Mikan is like, you know how I'm like! :D
Well, I gotta go and stuff! So see you all later! And a happy new year! ^-^
~natsumikanluverization697 logging off! :D