Chapter ten: Bad Things
Mikan wasn't talking to Hotaru or Ruka. Why? You'll see...
"Mikan?" Ruka asked, "What's with that face? Why won't you talk to me?"
"Humph!" Mikan pouted. Her cheeks were all puffed out and she wouldn't even look at Ruka.
"Mikan-chan!" Ruka plead.
Mikan didn't respond.
"She's just mad, Ruka," Hotaru said, grabbing his hand. Very roughly, if I might add. Hotaru wasn't keen on being gentle.
"About what?" Ruka said blushing.
"She caught us."
"Huh?"
"In the broom closet. Our secret isn't a secret anymore."
"She caught us k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-"
"Kissing? Yeah."
"Humph!" Mikan puffed, tightening her grip on her arms. (As they are crossed)
"B-but... you said no one could get in..."
"I lied. It wasn't like we were doing anything wrong, Mikan. Who cares if someone came in?"
"I do! Hotaru, I didn't tell Natsume that we're..."
"And I didn't tell Mikan. And that is why she's mad. She's one of those girls who likes to talk about he friend's love-interests and boyfriends. However, she's so selfish, if I asked her about any of hers she'd keep it to herself."
A vein appeared on Mikan's forehead.
"I actually feel sorry for any boyfriend of Mikan's. She's such a mess." Another vein. "She's a sloppy eater." Another. "She can't tie her shoes without looking." Another. "She's a spaz." Another. "And she's gonna break in three... two... one..."
"HOOOOOOOOTAAAAAAAARUUUUUUUUU!"
BAKABAKABAKABAKABAKABAKABAKABAKABAKA!!
Hotaru shot Mikan with her Baka Gun. (You all may be wonder WHY Hotaru's Baka Gun works in Hogwarts, well, it's an alice object and since there's not much difference from an alice object and a magical one, it works.)
"Mikan, if you had a boyfriend, you wouldn't be getting worked up over this."
"Hotaruuuuuu! You meanieeeee!" Mikan yelped, rubbing her head.
"Koi!" Hotaru snapped, "Go to the great hall and get me some pumpkin juice."
"Why me??" Ruka asked. (Note: "Koi means "Boyfriend")
"Because you're my boyfriend!"
"You'd make me do it even if I wasn't, wouldn't you?"
"I'm so glad we understand each other."
Ruka sighed and went to get the girlfriend from Hell her pumpkin juice. Hotaru smiled as he went. (Not much of a boyfriend... more like a slave, really...) Mikan crossed her arms and pouted again.
"I don't care if you don't talk to me for however long you can last. It'll be kinda nice." And with that, Hotaru left Mikan sitting on the ground. All alone.
And defenseless.
"Hi there."
Mikan looked up and saw a blond boy wearing robs with a Slytheren emblem on them. He smiled down at her with... kind of a sick smile.
"Ano... who are you?" she asked. The boy looked familiar.
"My name is Draco Malfoy. You can call me Draco."
"Hello... Draco-kun..."
Malfoy (Draco) kneeled down next to her.
"You know, I didn't like you at first 'cuz you were put in Griffendoor. Slythens and Griffendoors have a long standing tradition of hating each other, but you know... you're kinda cute. Wanna be my girl?"
"Nani?" Mikan asked. (Nani means What)
"You wanna be friends?"
"Ano... okay. We can be friends, Draco-kun! I like making new friends!"
"Well... what about friends-with-benefits?"
"Nani? What does that mean?"
"It's just what it sounds like!" Malfoy said, "You know..." He winked. Mikan didn't get it.
"I'm still not sure what that means..."
"It'll be fun. Trust me!"
And Mikan, being the idiot she is, took his hand and let him pull her off the ground. A friendship was born.
And possible a tragedy, too.
Day's later
"Mikan."
Mikan turned around. Natsume was standing behind her looking venomous. She flinched.
"What is it, Natsume?" she asked.
"I heard from some guy named Knox that you've got a..." he gritted his teeth, "...boyfriend."
"NANI?? But I don't!"
Natsume grabbed her roughly by the shoulder, "WHO IS IT MIKAN??"
"NATSUME! YOU'RE HURTING ME!"
"Is it Ruka?" Natsume asked, his face a little too close to hers for comfort, "Is it?!"
"N-no! Natsume! Let go!" she pulled away from him. She knew that he must have loosened his grip, or else she wouldn't have been able to do even that.
"You're an ugly girl," Natsume spat. "UGLY!"
"Draco-kun said I look cute! Looser! And Ruka-pyon says I look pretty! And Hotaru says I've got a nice smile! Stupid! You just don't know what's good!"
"UGLY GIRL!"
"PERVERTED BASTARD!"
"BAKA!"
"UZU RATON GAKI!" (moron of morons)
Natsume turned away from her, his heals squeaking against the tiled floors. He walked away from her with dignity. And she stuck her tong at his back with dignity. Everyone around was starring. Mikan rushed away so no one would see her tears. She was a prideful girl, after all.
She had only run so far, when she ran face first into someone, and fell to the ground.
"Itai..." she looked up.
"Everytime I see you, you're on the ground it seems."
"Draco-kun!"
Malfoy smiled at her. It wasn't a kind smile, but a mischievous one.
And Mikan doesn't know the difference.
"Ohayo, Draco-kun."
"Why's the princess crying?"
"Oh... I had a fight with Natsume-kun..." She crossed her arms. "He's a wired JERK! That's what he is! I don't need 'im!"
"Good. 'Cause you've got me!" he pointed to himself, "And my friend, I know exactly what'll get you're mind off of this..." He grabbed Mikan's hand and pulled her off the ground and made her follow him.
"What is it?" she asked.
"It'll be loads of fun!" Draco said, "I just hope you're not a screamer, or someone'll catch on."
"I'm not a what?" Mikan asked innocently. She really did not knot what that was.
"Oh... nothing..."
Draco then suddenly pulled Mikan into a secret passageway behind a picture.
"Draco-kun... what is this place?" she asked.
"It's a secret passageway. Filch knows about it, too, but that's a chance we have to take..." he then did something Mikan never expected. He suddenly grabbed her and began unbuttoning her blouse.
"HEY! What're you-?!"
"Shhhhhh... leave everything to me," he said as he placed his hand under her shirt.
"Stop it! Stop it! STOP IT!" but suddenly he silenced her with his lips. He pushed her to the ground and grabbed her roughly by the chest. Mikan tried to kick, to punch and to push him away, but she wasn't very strong. Malfoy was a heck of a lot stronger than her. She tried to scream but it was muffled by his mouth. He tried to force her mouth open for some tong action but she kept her mouth sealed tight. She tried pushing him away but failed. He felt his way down to her jeans. He began trying to undo the button. Because his concentration was divided, Mikan was able to free her mouth.
"HELP! SOMEONE! HELP! NATSUME! NATSUME!!"
And Natsume came.
The passageway door swung open with a bang, to revel the Kuro Neko. And he looked fit to kill. And that wasn't an expression. He looked mad when he opened the door. When he saw the seen, he looked like he really would kill Malfoy.
"Natsume!" Mikan yelped, reaching her hand out for him.
Suddenly Malfoy's robs caught fire. BIG fire.
"AAAAAAHHHH!" He jumped off of Mikan and began trying to take off the robe.
"Mikan is my girl!" Natsume yelled, "Keep your filthy paws off her!" Natsume created a fireball in his hand, and threw it at Malfoy. Malfoy ran away from it, by going down the tunnel. Were he'd end up later, wasn't his problem at the moment.
Natsume walked passed Mikan trying to get a good shot at him for another fireball.
"Natsume..." Mikan whispered. He turned around to face her. Tears sparkled in Mikan's eyes. She began to really cry. Natsume's fireball evaporated. He walked up to the crying girl and kneeled down, and made her look him in the eye.
"That bastard's gone now. He can't hurt you..." Natsume said.
Tears glittered in her eyes even more. She buried her face in his muscular chest. He ignored the fact that his body begged him to finish what Malfoy started. All that mattered was that his Mikan was crying, upset, and violated. Even if that bastard didn't get the chance to really do anything, he would take care of her, and he would protect her.
"C'mon, Mikan. Let's get you together." He pulled her off his chest and buttoned her shirt up again. He tried to ignore what he was seeing as he did this. The fact that she wasn't yelling and calling him a pervert meant that something was dead wrong. He buttoned the last button and pulled her off the ground. He looked at her at arms length. She looked terrible. Her hair was messed up and her clothes were tattered. She was still silently crying as well. The sight made Natsume's heart hurt. His Mikan... His girl... His princess... His guardian angel... was hurt. It made him want to hold her close, to comfort her.
And that's just what he did.
Natsume started caressing her hair, trying to calm her. The girl's breath evened out every time he ran his fingers though her light brown hair. She gripped his shirt tightly.
a few days later
It was a Sunday. The whole school had been informed (courtesy of Filch) that Draco Malfoy tried to rape a Griffindoor girl by the name of Mikan Sakura. Everyone tried to talk to her on this Sunday day, but she didn't speak back. Actually, she didn't speak at all. The Griffendoors challenged the Slytherens to duels, the Ravenclaws spat on them, and even the spineless Hufflepuffs picked fights with them. Heck, the Slytherens themselves looked down on and treated Malfoy badly.
"That little git!" A Slytheren girl could be heard, "How dare he?! Next time I see him, I'll hex him into his grave!"
But no one was as worried as the Gakuen Alice group. Hotaru tried to spend every waking moment with Mikan. Ruka kept telling her that that Slytheren eyesore was going to pay, and tryed to comfort her. Hotaru and Ruka both tried to make her talk again.
But she wouldn't talk. No. Mikan wouldn't even look anyone in the eye. She would only look at her feet. She didn't even like being touched on the arm. There was one exception to two thirds of these rules.
Natsume Hyuuga.
Natsume was the only one Mikan would look in the eye. He was the only one she'd let hold her hand, hug her, or caress her hair.
But she wouldn't speak. Not a word. She wouldn't even write. Natsume basically translated the looks she'd give him and the way she gripped his arm. No one could understand what she wanted without him being there. To be exact, she didn't leave Natsume's side. She refused. The teachers had to move her seat to the one directly next to Natsume's. She sat next to him in the Great Hall whenever they ate. And she had to sleep in the boys' dormitory because Natsume couldn't go into the girls and they had to share a bed. Going to the bathroom and getting dressed was a hassle, for the mere reason that Natsume had to pry her off his arm, which killed him to do. The teachers gave him and Mikan an 'All around bathroom pass' (which was made up on the spot) because even if Natsume can manage to get loose of the brunette, she wouldn't stray any farther away from him than three feet. Natsume had to help Mikan get dressed, too. In a short wile, he had seen more of Mikan's body than he thought he would in a lifetime. The surprising thing was, he didn't care. All he cared about was that one of these days she would swat his hand away when he tried to help her. All he cared about was that she going to one day call him a pervert for this. All he cared about was that Mikan would go back to her old self.
She had to.
Right now, Mikan was helpless and needed Natsume for everything. And Natsume didn't like that. Yes, he wanted her to need him, but not like this. He wanted her to need him because she wanted him. Not because she was helpless without him.
"Mikan," Natsume said early that morning, giving Mikan a bath, "Won't you talk?"
Mikan shook her head, as Natsume rubbed soap on her back. He cursed when the soap fell into the water and splashed him. He wished Mikan would make a 'the black kitty don't like the water?' joke. To his dismay, Mikan stayed silent. Natsume looked over his shoulder. A bunch of girls in swimsuits were eyeing him suspiciously. (After they heard that a boy had permission to go into their bath, they all started wearing swimsuits to take a bath.) He glared at them.
"You got a problem?"
They all looked away and started their showers and baths. Natsume took a towel to his now wet clothes. He picked up the soap and washed Mikan's arm.
"You know, you can do this yourself..." he said, trying to hand her the soap. But Mikan didn't take it. She just looked at Natsume with pleading eyes. Natsume knew what they ment. "If I do it myself, you'll leave." Natsume sighed.
"I'm not going anywhere."
But Mikan still didn't take the soap, so Natsume had no choice but to clean her for her.
"Hello."
Natsume turned around. A girl with long blonde hair and big blue eyes stood behind him.
"Who are you?" Natsume snapped.
"I just came in to use that bathroom, you see. I saw you, and figured... you are Natsume Hyuuga?"
"Who wants to know?" Natsume snapped. He suddenly felt a wet hand on his arm. He looked back to see Mikan looking at him with fearful eyes. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"You know, Hyuuga-kun, she just needs reassurance."
"Who are you to tell me that?!" Natsume asked, rounding on the other girl, "I try to give her that!"
"My name is Luna."
Natsume twitched. She shared the name of the biggest bitch in history...
"I know you're telling her words that sound reassuring, but she needs more than that."
This caught Natsume off guard. He blinked. Luna then skipped off. He blinked a few more times. Mikan's hand tightened on his arm.
"I'm sorry, Mikan!" he said, "Here. Let's finish up and get you dressed."
Natsume and Mikan spent the entire day together (which was usual these days) when Natsume got a phone call.
"Hello?"
"You know who this is."
"Yes." Natsume said though gritted teeth. He looked over at Mikan who gave him "Who is it?" eyes.
"Black and Z are in Dufftown. I know that unfortunate incident made it so it took all you had to get back to Hogwarts, but we're running out of time. They've already met up. This isn't going well, Natsume! You have to get them, NOW!"
"I can't," Natsume hissed. "You wouldn't understand."
"You have to! Or do you want me to hurt precious Aoi?"
"You can't! I really can't." Natsume said, lowering his voice, when Mikan gave him an alarmed look, "I've got a situation here. I can't go anywhere without taking Mikan."
"Surely you can shake her."
"I can... but I won't. She needs me."
"Does this mean you've fallen in love with her?"
"Teme!" Natsume hissed, "She needs me. She might hurt herself without me. She can't do anything on her own at the moment. She doesn't trust anyone else. Can't you get another agent on this?"
"Do you know how long that would take?! England, Natsume! ENGLAND! YOU have to! Now DO it! Natsume-sensei..."
The phone clicked off. Natsume looked at the phone. It was all over in one little comment... Mikan's grip on his arm tightened. It said "What's wrong Natsume? Did something happen?" He sighed. He took her by the elbow and sat her down on a rock. No use hiding anything now.
"I want to be everything another man's not. I'm gonna give you every thing I have, Mikan. 'Cause you are more than any man needs. I'll have you know that my love is so special. And... even if the day turns into night, I'll love you. And... if it's hard for you to get to sleep, I'll sing you a melody, Mikan. I want to feel this way forever, because I pray for the day that you'll be mine... Mikan," he said, kissing her forehead, "I love you so much. So please, just be okay?"
Mikan stayed silent. Her eyes showed that she was contemplating something. Suddenly, tears welled up in her eyes.
"I'm scared." She said, "And now... I know... you're going somewhere, aren't you?"
"I'll probably be back."
"Probably isn't defiantly! Natsume! You promised me you'd never go and leave me behind!"
Natsume wished he hadn't lied to her so long ago right at that moment.
"Natsume..." Mikan said, looking at her nails.
"Mikan..." Natsume said in a voice filled with love.
"Natsume..." Mikan said in a sad voice. But almost by magic (no pun intended), her voice cheered up, "YOU PERVERT! YOU SAW ME NAKED!"
"Hun?" Natsume muttered, raising both eyebrows.
"I'll never forgive you for that! And I'd feel really guilty if 'I'll never forgive you' is the last thing I ever said to you, so you better come back, Pervert!"
Mikan was back. Good old, annoying, prideful, stupid, cocky, beautiful Mikan. Natsume still wasn't sure what he did, but he was happy. Mikan was Mikan, and always would be. He smiled.
Mikan had stood up with her arms crossed and walked a little ways away from him. Her back was to him as she spoke.
"Thank you... you... I know everything will be alright. Just as long as I have you, Natsume..." Natsume was taken aback by these words. Mikan then turned to him and smiled. "I know I'll be okay! Because you'll be okay! Right, Natsume?"
Natsume blinked. Mikan bit her lip as if deep in thought. Her eyes were glazed over slightly. She blinked and looked at Natsume, as if coming back to reality.
"You'll get your answer when you come back." She said with finality in her voice.
"My answer?" Natsume asked.
"You just confessed your love for me!" Mikan yelled at him, "You think I'd have an answer for that now?! Sheesh!"
"You're... going to..." Natsume said slowly.
"Think about it." she said with dignity.
"About what?" Natsume asked.
"Are you dense?" a cold demonic voice asked, "She's going to think about weather she'll agree to being your girlfriend or not."
Natsume turned around to see Hotaru swimming in the lake with a strange mechanical object in her arms and a scuba snorkel in her mouth. (How the hell could she talk??)
Mikan noticed her best friend.
"HOTARU-CHAAAAAAAAAN!" Mikan ran up to the water, nearly falling in. Hotaru, seeing that Mikan was back to her happy self, simply splashed her with water.
"HOOTAAARUUU!" Mikan complained.
"Hyuuga!" Hotaru snapped. Natsume fought back a wince. That wouldn't have been cool... "You better take good care of her, Baka."
"What are going to do with that terrible machine?" Natsume asked, ignoring her demand.
Hotaru didn't answer. She just dove down into the water. Mikan decided to sit by the lake and wait for Hotaru to resurface. Natsume told her to be careful and that he was going to go back to the dormitory. Mikan told him okay, but Natsume sat there a moment longer. Truth was... he was afraid. What if something bad happened again and he wasn't there? But he had to trust that Mikan would be okay on her own. He had to let her be on her own.
So he left for the dormitory.
(please continue to chapter eleven)
Author Note:
Thank you HinamoriSenna, SakuraBlossom525, xXStarryangelzXx, and sternenhagel for reviewing. A special thanks for xXStarryangelzXx for giving me the idea of having Draco try to get Mikan to be his. I kinda fiddled with the idea and my mind went into strange places... eh-he! I'm sorry bad things almost happened! It really wasn't my intention to do that it just sort of took on its own life here. But I promise! This is the only chapter that'll go so far up on the T scale. It won't get so close to A again! Sumimasen! Eh-hem! Let's see what happens next, okay? I'll be introducing Sirius and Yuka (AKA, Z) in the next chapter. Please review!