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Chapter X- Panic Attack.

- Mikan's POV -

Five days has passed after my encounter with Reo. Nobody still knows about it but Tadashi, Hiro, Hotaru and Natsume know that something happened five days ago. I just can't hide anything from them. I didn't tell them though and they didn't ask about it. I've been eating less and I didn't get a lot of sleep since I was so scared and I don't know what to do. My friends are worried because they can feel my gloomy aura.

Now I'm in my class trying to listen to Jin-Jin who is teaching us Math but my mind keeps on replaying what happened between me and Reo.

"I'll let you leave this stupid academy without hurting you or your friends but if you refuse I'm gonna have to hurt them. Starting with that girl, Imai." That's what he told me.

"Miss Sakura- I mean Yukihara, can you please come and resolve this problem?" Jin-Jin told me, making me snap out of my daydream.

I walked towards the front of the class. I took the chalk from Jin-Jin and look at the problem. I started answering but I felt dizzy, really dizzy. I tried to shake it off and continued answering. Suddenly I stopped writing. I feel my hand let go of the chalk but I didn't hear it fall. Everything was spinning and I couldn't look straight and I next thing I know everything was black.

- Natsume's POV -

"Mikan!" I heard people scream. I saw her fall but I couldn't get to my mind. When I saw Imai rush to Mikan's side I finally understood what was happening. I ran to her and I saw her body on the floor. She was unconscious. All our friends ran to our sides. Tadashi slapped Mikan's cheeks to try to wake her up but nothing happened. Imai didn't care to hide her tears; she was really worried for her best friend. I was panicking, Jinno was panicking, and the whole class was panicking.

I took Mikan's body in my arm and carried her bridal style. I ran out of the classroom and rushed to the nurse's office. I slammed the nurse's door open, I heard her shriek because of the noise but when she saw Mikan's limp body, she hurriedly come towards me.

"What happened?" she asked me.

"I-I don't know. S-she fainted in the middle of the class."

"Okay, I'll call Doctor Subaru to come and examine her." I saw her leave and call someone, "He's on his way," she told me.

I laid Mikan on the bed and some minutes later the door slammed open again and Subaru Imai ran towards me with his sister and Mr. Yukihara behind him. Subaru continued started to examine Mikan and told us to leave the room for a while.

"What happened to Mikan?" Mr. Yukihara asked me. I looked at him and I couldn't answer so Imai answered for me.

"She fainted in Math class. We had a feeling that something was bothering her. I'm so sorry,"

"Why are you sorry Hotaru-chan?"

"It's my fault. I'm her best friend, I should have helped her. I knew something was bothering her but I didn't ask her or help her." Hotaru told Mikan's dad while looking at the floor.

"Nonsense! It's not your fault. It's nobody's fault." He put a hand on her shoulder and smiled at her, and then he turned around and looks at me, "Thank you, Hyuuga, for carrying Mikan here." I bowed to him.

We waited for a while for Subaru. When he came out of the room we stood up and looked at him.

"She's fine. She just needs some rest, I guess a lot of things have been on her mind lately."

"Thank you, Subaru." The High School Principal told him.

"Thanks onii-chan," said Hotaru.

The older Imai turned to me and said, "Can you carry Mikan to her room? I think it's better for her to stay in her room."

Before I could answer her dad interrupted me, "It's okay. I'll do it."

But before he could move I already opened the door and walked to Mikan. I carried her bridal style again and exit the room. I looked at her dad and told him, "I'll carry her. It doesn't bother me."

I walked in front of everybody and I could feel their eyes on me, maybe trying to burn a hole through my head.

Well, it's understandable. Hotaru will never let me have her best friend so easily; she has become so protective of her. With Subaru, I think he just has a soft spot for Mikan. After meeting her, I think he sees her as his own sister. And for Mr. Yukihara, I think he hates me. I mean he's not stupid, he knows my feeling for his daughter. I think I need to pass hell before being able to date Mikan…

We arrived in her room and our friends were already waiting for her. Subaru left after a while and told us to let Mikan rest. Since we didn't want to leave her, we just stayed in her room and slept there. Youichi came too. He and Imai slept on the big bed with Mikan. I went to her balcony to have some quiet time.

'I need to know what was bothering her.' I told myself.

The next morning Mikan was still sleeping, we thought it was normal so we spent the morning in her room waiting for her to wake up. Now it's the afternoon and we're getting worried. She has been sleeping for almost 24 hours. Imai called her brother just to make sure Mikan was okay. Her brother entered Mikan's room with the principal, Narumi, Persona and Jinno behind him.

"She's supposed to be awake by now. We'll give her some more time and if she doesn't wake up by sunrise, we'll have to bring her to the hospital and examine her." He told us.

We all stayed in Mikan's room and waited for her to wake up. Hours passed and now we're eating snacks either in the balcony or her room. When I turned to leave to get something to eat, I heard her muttering something. I went by her and I saw her sweating and it looks like she was having a nightmare. I called out her name and tried to wake her up.

- Mikan's POV -

I don't know what happened after Jin-Jin's class but when I woke up I was somewhere dark. I couldn't see anything except myself, I was kind of glowing. I didn't know what to do so I started to walk slowly. Suddenly I saw a faint light to my right, I walked towards it. I could see dark figures but they were lying on the floor so I couldn't figure out what they were. When I was about 5 feet from the figures I could hear Reo Mouri's evil laughs and when I looked the ground I could see blood. I was walking on blood. I continued to walk but then I saw a familiar faces, faces of my friends, lying on the ground, lifeless. I wanted to scream but no sound left my mouth and my feet were stuck on the ground. I couldn't do anything. My friends are dead because of me and my just here on the floor looking at them. Tears started to come out from my eyes but I still couldn't talk. Then I heard a voice that I hate so much, the voice that keeps on laughing. I look to my left and I see him.

"I told you to leave, but you didn't listen. Now look at what you've done. You're the reason why they're dead!"

I tried to speak again but nothing happened. Then I saw Hotaru next to him, with blood running down her neck. She was looking at me, with tears on her eyes.

"Mikan." Was the last thing she said before she hit the ground.

"Noooo!" I yelled.

"Mikan!" I heard somebody call my name. I opened my eyes and I saw a pair of crimson orbs looking at me with concern. 'Natsume,' I said to myself, 'It was just a dream'.

He helped me he wiped the sweat on my heart was beating fast, everything was blurry and I was having a headache. I was sitting on my bed and when my vision was getting better I saw all my friends, Narumi-sensei, Jin-Jin, Subaru, Persona and my dad around my bed with concern look on their face. When I locked eyes with amethyst orbs I suddenly start crying and I jumped off my bed and hugged my best friend.

"H-Hotaru!" I sobbed. I could feel Hotaru's hands patting my back while I cry on her shoulder. When my sobbing lessened and my breath was becoming normal, Hotaru helped me back to my bed. My dad sat on the left side of my bed while Persona sat on the right.

"Are you okay Mi-chan? What happened?" my godfather asked me.

"I'm fine." I told them.

"Sweetheart, what happened?" questioned my dad.

"It was just a nightmare…"

"What was it about?" Hiro asked me. I looked at him and answered after a while.

"You were all dead. Somebody killed you, but it was my fault."

"Who killed us, Mikan-chan?" now it was Yuu talking to me.

"R-Reo…" I said in a whisper but loud enough for them to answer.

"Reo? Reo Mouri?" -I nod my head to my dad- "Why Reo?"

"I-I saw him, last Monday."

"Why didn't you tell us idiot?!" shouted Natsume.

"I-I'm sorry." I murmured.

"How did he even get in here? The Academy is supposed to be secured!" Jin-Jin said.

"What did he tell you Mikan-chan?" Narumi-sensei asked.

"He told me to go with him. He said if I don't go with him within a week he would kill all my friends and me."

"That's it. Naru, tell the guards to search any sign of Reo and the AAO. We also need to guard the dormitories, they could attack anytime." My dad instructed Narumi-sensei.

"But daddy, when he came, he was alone. I-I think he only wants me, and if he doesn't get me he'll kill me."

"Are you sure he was alone, Mi-chan?" Persona asked.

"Yes."

My dad started turning back and forth around my room and he finally said, "Ruka, Tadashi, Hiro, Hotaru and Natsume you'll be in charge of taking care of Mikan. Don't leave her alone. Not even for a second. And for you guys-" he pointed at Yuu, Sumire, Koko, Anna and Nonoko, "-just stay next to Mikan and don't leave her room. And you too Youichi don't leave your one-chan." They all nod at my dad.

"But-"

"No buts, idiot. We weren't asking for your permission. We're staying with you if you like it or not." Hotaru said with a glare.

The adults were about to leave when I remembered something else Reo told me.

"Daddy, Reo knows where mom is. Mom is alive."

A/N:

Hey guys! So this is chapter 10. I'll try to post chapter 11 tomorrow!

I hoped you liked it. Thanks for reading and please review!

-Danielle.