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Crazy Love Affair

Chapter 11: Hidden Truth.

Natsume couldn't move, couldn't speak. It felt that someone poured a bucket of cold water to him and he felt numb. He had just seen the hurt that Mikan have in her face. She even ran away from him and couldn't bear to see him.

"Hyuuga," Hotaru growled, "What have you done to Sakura-san?"

Natsume snapped away from his reverie and looked at Hotaru for the first time. She was scowling at him; her eyes turned into slits and she was ready to pounce at him anytime. He closed his eyes and mumbled, "I don't know."

He took off the eyeglasses and put it down in the table. Sumire and Koko came rushing in the room.

"What happened to Mikan?" Sumire asked worriedly. Koko was behind her and scratched his head, "I don't want to sound mean but if you done anything to upset Mikan-neechan then I would never forgive you folks."

"I—I'm going to find her," Natsume muttered and dashed out of the room. Hotaru, Sumire and Koko were left behind, confused by his actions.

Natsume went outside the studio and saw Monchu with Youichi and Hayate. He noticed that it was already night time and it was kinda chilly.

"Monchu! Hayate!" Natsume called. Monchu turned around to look at Natsume.

"Oh, Hyuuga-san," Monchu smiled. Hayate tilted his head and asked, "Did you know what happened to Mikan-neechan? She's running out of the building and didn't even bother to look at us when we called her."

Natsume looked down and muttered, "Did you know what direction she took Hayate?"

Hayate thought for a while and pointed to his right. "She went to that direction," he answered. "Thanks Hayate. I owe you one," Natsume patted his friend's back and ran towards the direction Mikan went.

"He sounded like a close friend," Monchu stared at Natsume's retreating back, "And how did he know your name? For what I remembered, we never introduce ourselves to him."

Monchu shrugged, "Oh well, that's not a problem anyways."

"Maybe he heard our names from someone," Hayate mumbled and glanced at Youichi. "Come on Youichi, we're going back in the—" his words were cut when he saw Youichi not in his side anymore.

"Youichi!" Monchu hollered and slapped his forehead, "Sumire-chan will kill us!"

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Mikan ran further away from the building, ignoring the looks she gained from the people in that area. She was in a wedding gown after all. To others, she looked like a ran-away bride. Suddenly, she tripped on the wedding dress and skidded down on the floor.

"That looks painful," she heard someone said.

She groaned when she felt the pain racked her petite, fragile body. Silent tears formed in her eyes and she let it flow down her cheeks. She hid her face in her arms, refusing to stand up from where she fell.

A hand reached out to her and grabbed her arm, helping her to stand up. She looked up and saw the serious face of Natsume Hyuuga.

"Natsume-kun," she murmured. With his hand on her arms, he dragged her with him.

The people in that area saw him and gasped. They quickly went to their directions and took pictures of them.

"Who is this Natsume-kun?"

"..."

"Is that your girlfriend?"

"..."

"Are you secretly marrying each other?"

"..."

"What will you do with Hotaru-chan?"

"..."

"Answer us!"

Mikan cowered behind him. Natsume reached for a nearby cell phone and forced it to close.

"Stop harassing us," he said.

He brought his face closer to Mikan and murmured, "When I say "go" we'll run, ok?"

She nodded. Natsume smirked, took a deep breath and hollered, "GO!"

Together, holding hands, they ran away from the nosy people.

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Mikan was now sitting in a swing on a park. Natsume put his coat around her. He knelt down and held her hand, "I'm going to get coffee for us so wait for me." She nodded numbly.

When she was finally alone, she reassembled her thoughts. She needed to ask Natsume about "Natsu-kun" or she was just exaggerating.

She felt something warm in her cheeks and looked up. She found Natsume, pressing the warm can to her cheeks. She accepted it and muttered thanks. She opened the can and sipped a little.

"Are you really Natsu-kun?" she asked. Natsume took a seat beside her in the swing. He closed his eyes, sighed and said, "Who is he? Are you confusing me for someone else? My name is Natsume Hyuuga." This is for the best. I'm sorry Sakura-san.

"No. It's just that he and you have a lot of similarities. Sometimes, I mistook him for you too," she muttered, looking far away.

He opened his eyes and vexed, "I'm sorry Sakura-san but I'm not him. He and I might have a lot of similarities but in the end, we're two different people."

She looked at him for the first time, seeing his uncomfortable expression. "You're not lying to me, aren't you?"

He took a sip from his coffee to ease his tension and replied, "Why would I lie to you? There's no point in that."

"I hoped so," she leaned her head in the metal of the swing and closed her eyes. "I hate it when people lie to me. That's deception and I have my own morals to follow."

Natsume cringed. "Yes, me too," he told her. I hope one day, you'll find in your heart to forgive me. I just want to protect you from the wrath of Imai.

"Thank you Natsume-kun for clearing up that matter and I'm sorry for mistaking you for somebody else," she said.

"It's alright," he looked away from her. "So shall we go back to the studio? Everybody is worried about you."

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"Mikan! Thank goodness," Sumire hugged her friend tightly. "What happened to you back there?"

"I'll tell you later," Mikan mumbled. Sumire nodded. Koko, Hayate and Monchu were in her side at once.

"Mikan-neechan, are you alright?" they chorused. Mikan grinned at them and nodded, "I'm fine now. Don't worry about me."

Sumire looked at the trio and frowned, "And where is Youichi?"

Monchu and Hayate gulped and scratched their heads. "We lost him," they said.

"You idiots," Sumire smacked their heads, "You can't look out for a single child. I'm so angry."

"We're sorry Sumire-sama!" they begged.

"Sakura-san," Hotaru popped out from nowhere and dragged Mikan to the dressing room. "You need to change your clothes now."

Mikan nodded and followed her.

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"Thanks for everything Hotaru-chan," Mikan smiled at Hotaru and then hugged her.

"I should be the one thanking you for saving my life," Hotaru said. Mikan shook her head and mumbled, "It's nothing."

Then Mikan saw Natsume coming out from the dressing room and she bowed, "I'm sorry again for all the trouble I caused you."

"Don't worry about me," Natsume said.

"Let's go now Mikan-neechan," the trio hollered harmoniously.

Before going out of the studio, they saw a blonde man running towards Natsume and knocked him to the ground. "Natsume! I missed you," he wailed.

Sumire trembled and pointed at the blonde, saying, "Who is he?"

"He's Natsume's manager. His name is Ruka Nogi," it was Hotaru who replied to her question.

"You don't answer my calls. You're always taken me for granted," Ruka shouted, "You know how much I love you."

Natsume pushed Ruka aside and stood up. He sighed and said, "And you know how many times I told you that I don't feel the same way, you frustrated homo."

"Ah, he's in love with Natsume," Hotaru said impassively. "How can you be calm? He's harassing Natsume-sama!" Sumire jumped up and down in aggravation.

"Calm? Do I look like calm to you?" Hotaru looked at Sumire with disdain. Sumire winced and said, "Oh that proves that you like Natsume-sama."

Hotaru turned red and looked away, "Who would like him?"

"Natsume!" Ruka hugged Natsume's leg. "Don't leave me!"

Natsume glared at him. Ruka moaned, "Uwah! Natsume hates me!"

Mikan went towards Natsume and Ruka. She stooped down at Ruka's level and asked, "Are you alright?"

Ruka glanced at Mikan and said, "Natsume hates me."

"No, I don't think so," Mikan smiled at him. Ruka detached himself from Natsume and grabbed Mikan's hand.

"You're so kind," he shouted, "Are you going to support my love?"

Mikan wiped away the sweat forming on the side of her face and chuckled. The trio went towards Mikan and pulled her away from Ruka.

"We can't let his stupidity rubbed on you Mikan-neechan," the trio chorused, glaring at Ruka.

"I think we should go now," Mikan said. The trio nodded and went to get Sumire.

"We're going now," Mikan announced and together with her friends, exited the building.

"What a nice girl!" Ruka exclaimed, "I want to see her again."

Hotaru scowled at Ruka. Natsume sighed.

Then Ruka saw Hotaru and he smirked, "Oh, Hotaru-chan! Thanks for the kiss of life!" He pointed his lips. She remembered the CPR she gave to him a while ago.

"Kiss of life?" Natsume raised an eyebrow at them. Hotaru smacked Ruka on the head, took a deep breath and shouted, "I'll definitely kill you Ruka Nogi!"

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