This is the ninth chapter! I hope you like it! (See AN at the end!)
Recap:"Mikan?" it was Natsume's voice. I wouldn't look at him.
"What?" My voice was hoarse from crying so much.
"Are you okay?" he asks. I could hear the concern in his voice.
"I'm fine." I felt his arms wrap around my waist.
"Well, I'm not," he tells me, "I was trying to sleep, but something was missing." He buries his head in my neck, "I couldn't figure it out." I felt his hot breath on my skin. It sent shivers down my spine. The good kind. "Then I looked on my stand and saw your picture," he says, "I realized: It was you. I missed you, and I can't even sleep without you. I guess that just makes me weak, but I love you, and I'm sorry." I turn around, surprising him, and bury my face into his chest. His arms stay around me.
"I'm really sorry, Natsume," I say, "I love you too." His arms tighten a little. No words were said. Even though it was freezing, our body heat kept us warm. Me in his arms.
Right where I belong.
Chapter nine: Helping A Friend Part. 1
Mikan's P.O.V,
"Natsume!" I pout.
"Mikan!" he mocks my voice. I start laughing.
"You sounded so gay there!" I laugh. He glares at me. "Don't worry I won't tell anybody."
"Yeah right."
"What makes you think I will?" I ask, "I'm wounded now."
"Well Mikan as you always say 'two can keep a secret if one of them is dead'!"
"I really love that song!" I say with smile. Currently, we are walking to class.
"What song?" Hortaru pops out of no where.
"SHIT! MAKE SOME NOISE WHEN YOU WALK, GOSH!" I yell.
"What song?" she repeats rolling her eyes.
"Secret," I say. We walk into the classroom.
"Sing it," she orders.
"NO!" I yell.
"Well," Narumi says coming behind me, "That's not a way to address your teacher."
"I was talking to Hortaru," I explain, "She wants me to sing in front of everyone. Are you wearing a ballerina outfit?" I notice Natsume sitting in our seat.
"Yes I am," he says, "And as for singing in front of everyone, well that's a great idea! Let's take a vote!" He turns to the class, "Who here wants to hear Mikan sing?" Only one person did not raise their hand. Me.
"You guys are mean!" I pout.
"You have to do it," Hortaru says, "And it has to be the song you were talking about. I also love that song, so I'll help."
"I'll get you all back for this," I say.
(AN: Secret Lyrics By The Pierces. P.S I changed the words Alison to Hortaru and Kathrine to Mikan.)
(Mikan singing, Hortaru singing, Both singing)
Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you'll save
Better lock it, in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
If I show you then I know you
Won't tell what I said
Cause two can keep a secret
If one of the m is dead...
Why do you smile
Like you have told a secret
Now you're telling lies
Cause you're the one to keep it
But no one keeps a secret
No one keeps a secret
Why when we do our darkest deeds
Do we tell?
They burn in our brains
Become a living hell
Cause everyone tells
Everyone tells...
I stared into Natsume's eyes the whole time. I started to walk towards him.
Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you'll save
Better lock it, in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
If I show you then I know you
Won't tell what I said
Cause two can keep a secret
If one of the m is dead...
I sit on his desk, and looked right into his eyes.
Look into my eyes
Now you're getting sleepy
Are you hypnotized
By secrets that you're keeping?
I know what you're keeping
I know what you're keeping
Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you'll save
Better lock it, in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
If I show you then I know you
Won't tell what I said
Cause two can keep a secret
If one of the m is dead...
I turn and look at Hortaru.
[spoken]
Hortaru?
Yes, Mikan.
I have something I want to tell you, but
you have to promise to never tell anyone.
I promise
Do you swear on your life?
I swear on my life
[end spoken]
You swore you'd never tell...
You swore you'd never tell...
You swore you'd never tell...
You swore you'd never tell...
My eyes went back To Natsume.
Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you'll save
Better lock it, in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
If I show you then I know you
Won't tell what I said
Cause two can keep a secret
If one of the m is dead...
(chorus x 3)
Yes two can keep a secret
If one of us is... Dead.
(End of Song)
First silence then: "Go Mikan!" came from Ruka and cheers from everyone else, so I bowed. I smile. Well, if more days like this happens, I'll be the happiest girl in the world!
"Mikan I need your help," Hortaru says to me. I blink.
"Huh?" She grabs my hand and drags me to her lab.
"Huh?" I repeat.
"I. Need. Your. Help," she says slowly.
"The famous inventer Hortaru needs my help," I say, "Well, I guess there's a first time for everything. So what do you need my help with?"
She hesitates before finally saying, "There's a boy."
"It's a start, but that doesn't explain much."
"I like him," she says.
"Who is it?" I ask. She shakes her head. "Hortaru. Tell. Me."
"Fine," she says, "Ruka."
"YOU LIKE RUKA!"
"Shut up!"
"Sorry it's just a shock," I say, "If you like him, why do you blackmail him?"
"Because it's fun."
"Oh," I say, "What do you need my help with?"
"You know him almost as well as Natsume," she says.
"Let me guess," I say, "You want my help to get with him. I will."
"Thanks," she says.
"Thank me after your wedding," I say, "I know! You can name your first kid after me, and have big speech on your wedding day. And! If everything goes right, I can start a business-"
"Mikan."
"Charge rich people fifty dollars a person-"
"Mikan."
"And when they have a kid, just like you will, they can name their first child after me and-"
"MIKAN!"
"What?"
"Out."
"Your so mean!" I say, "Fine I'm going. Put the damn chair down!"
"Natsume!" I run to him at dinner, "You have to help me!"
"Not even a hello, Polka?" he asks.
"DON'T CALL ME POLKA!" I yell, "But I need your help."
"With what?"
"Who does Ruka like?" I ask.
"He doesn't like anyone, but he is in love with Hortaru," he says, "Why?"
"I knew it!" I say excitedly.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah."
"Mentally?"
"No," I say pouting.
"What do you need help with, Polka?" he asks.
"HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO YOU NOT TO CALL ME POLKA?!" I yell, "Hortaru and Ruka like each other, so we need to help them get together! So they can be as happy as us. Then they'll get married-"
"Mikan."
"And if they have a boy, they will name him 'Natsume', and if they have a girl, they will name her 'Mikan'-"
"Mikan."
"Then we can get a job as matchmakers and-"
"MIKAN!" I look at him.
"Yes?"
"You're an airhead."
"Well grr to you too!" I say, "Tomorrow we will start our plans!"
This is gonna be fun! I've never been a matchmaker before!
That's the end of chapter nine! I hope you all liked it!
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The first AN: I got sick again :( which is why it took so long. My five-year old cousin thought it would be a great idea to go camping while it was snowing. Then her father thought it would be a great idea to throw me in the Holy river WHILE IT WAS SNOWING! Moving on:
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