COMPLICATED LIFE
by: melodicAngel016
CHAPTER 11
Now, it's all about the bet we have. All I need is to find the real culprit and everything would be fine, right? Everything and that includes my reputation as well. I will clean the name 'Mikan Sakura' in the whole Alice School and it will be perfectly fine.
But what if I haven't? Tsk. Goodbye myself! Goodbye Mikan, goodbye good reputation and hello to bad name, bad personality, bad image and more importantly, hello to my BAD reputation.
The Hyuuga guy only gave me a day to find the person responsible for the mess I'm into now. He's so damn arrogant and I am so moronic to be played in a prank. If I found out who the person is then I will let that guy fall in my hands first before giving him to Natsume to finish that darn bastard, whoever it is then!
"Time is running out, Polka." I glared at the person who stated those words. I'm eating breakfast and it seems like I'm having a hard time swallowing my food properly. What is he doing here anyway? He told me that he has an apartment.
"You do realize that we're still having classes today." I said irritated by his actuation. "And for Pete's sake, it's another week, don't spoil the mood!"
"The ticket's ready and if you don't introduce the person that did that to you, then its good bye for good!" He said coldly. Come to think of it, he's getting cold to me every second…
"I'm done. Thanks for the food." I stated calmly with an expressionless face as I made my way out the dinning room.
Somebody grabbed me by the arm. "Where on earth do you think you're going?" As I thought, it was Natsume.
"Out." I stubbornly said.
"You do realize that we still have classes today." He said raising an eyebrow.
"And you do realize that you're throwing me the words that I have said to you a while ago." I said coldly. That's right folks, I'll be getting cold to him the way he's cold to me. "And could you get that hand of yours out of my arm? I bet you're too clean and you're too cool to hold a dirty girl like me." I stated with angry eyes looking at Natsume's bloody-red ones.
Natsume let go of me. I walked upstairs and Natsume followed as well.
"Why are you like this? I thought you're going out" He asked icily.
"Like what? I'm normal. And yes I'm going out, I just left something." I said. If he's playing games with me like giving him who the real culprit is, then I'll play games with him too like I'm being cold to him. I don't care. This is so much torture in my part.
"Below normal, that is." He stated.
I entered the room. "And you're above normal, my friend." I glared at him.
"What are you doing here in the room? You're in school uniform now, right."
I shrugged. "Don't care. Just get out of this goddamned room and help yourself out to be in school!" I screamed pushing him out and slammed the door angrily.
From inside, I heard him groaned and said the words, "I am so breaking this engagement" again.
I don't care if he breaks the engagement. There are still guys out there and if I don't find one, then I'll be living in the convent for the rest of my life till I die. Call me crazy and a little bit exaggerated, but that is what I want even before I met the Hyuuga-bastard guy.
And talking about school, I will not attend class for this whole day just to find the culprit is. The person in the pictures, if I'm not mistaken was all censored except me. I guess there are lots of people who hate me.
I sighed to that thought. Well, it's better to remain happy as always than to think of the problem, right?
But then, if I'm going to skip class today, then I'll be punished by my teachers sooner or later. My life turned upside down the day I met Hyuuga. He's like a bad influence and a bad luck to me. I know things happen for a reason but this is tormenting me so much!
Whatever. I should smile and be as cheery as always but this is not the right time to act like that. Now I have to think first who's the person responsible for everything that I am suffering in the situation now. I sat at one corner of the bed and finally, an idea came at hand. Mikan thought of the day before the incident happened when group of girls cornered her at the shop.
=ooo=
ALICE ACADEMY
(Normal P.O.V.)
"What? You're leaving already?" A blonde boy curiously questioned. "This is insane, Natsume, insane I tell you!"
"Don't get so over board." Koko exclaimed. "I know that everything has explanations on why it happens."
"Not everything happens for a reason." Natsume blurted out as he put his legs on top of the table.
"Didn't you give her a chance?" Ruka asked.
"I did. But I know it's impossible. I told her if she didn't find the real person responsible for this within this day, then I'll go back to Australia where I belong." He stated flatly.
"Natsume, you know that it's really impossible. How come you still order that to her?" Yuu exclaimed worriedly.
"Nothing." Natsume said coldly. "I just want to see if she's really eager to find the suspect to know that she is not what I think she is."
"Natsume-san!" A perm blurted out happily as she came to hug Natsume.
"Get off of me, you freaking woman!" He said blankly. "You're even worse than Sakura." He added coldly.
Sumire got off him and pouted. "Don't you compare me with that ugly slut. I'm way better than her!"
Natsume raised one perfect brow. "Acting like a bitch now eh, shouda?"
Sumire just groaned and stomped her feet while going back to her sit, embarrassed.
"Great going, dude." Kitsuneme said as he popped from nowhere.
"Where the hell did you came from?" Yuu asked, as his sweat dropped.
"Window." He answered simply as he pointed the opened window. "And it's been a while. In case you don't know, I will just enter this class because I have problems with my cousin."
The bell rang and Narumi suddenly entered the room.
He coughed as he checked the attendance. When Mikan's surname was called, there was no answer of 'present' or even 'here'.
"Does someone know where Miss Sakura is?" He pouted as he realized that her seat is vacant.
Hotaru looked at Natsume with deathly glare. Natsume looked at Hotaru with a poker face.
"Okay then, I'll leave that as absent. But she's not skipping class, right?" Narumi asked, wanted to ensure that one of his student is not doing anything wrong.
'Where the hell could that little girl would be?' Natsume thought. Deep inside him, he wants to know where she is or why hasn't come to school today. But in reality, he never shows it.
And then, something came to his mind…
"Where on earth do you think you're going?"
"Out."
"You do realize that we still have classes today."
"And you do realize that you're throwing me the words that I have said to you a while ago. And could you get that hand of yours out of my arm? I bet you're too clean and you're too cool to hold a dirty girl like me."
"Why are you like this? I thought you're going out"
"Like what? I'm normal. And yes I'm going out, I just left something"
"Below normal, that is."
"And you're above normal, my friend."
"What are you doing here in the room? You're in school uniform now, right."
"Don't care. Just get out of this goddamned room and help yourself out to be in school!"
'DARN! Did I do something wrong?' He thought again.
=ooo=
-OUTSIDE CAMPUS-
"This sure is a bad idea." A brunette told herself as she continued walking at the busy skirts of Tokyo. The day is definitely great, but then, this girl should be in school, not roaming around.
'I'm not skipping classes am I? I have reason why I'm here.' She thought dumbly. 'And seriously, no one would know that I'm skipping class because I'm not in my uniform now.' (A/N: Mikan changed her clothes when she's at her/their room)
She was on her way to the place where everything of it started to happen. Familiarizing the place, she sopped at her tracks where she saw a recognizable place.
"Well, this must be it, if I'm not mistaken." She said to herself.
She decided to enter the apartment and saw a lady. "Excuse me, Miss" The lady asked her.
Mikan looked at her face. "Oh, sorry. I was uh-, " she was trailed off.
"I'm the owner of this apartment, d'you need help, miss…?"
"Uh, hi. I'm Mikan Sakura." She smiled at her. "Sorry for not introducing myself a while ago."
"It's fine. By the way, you look strangely familiar to me." She said while supporting her chin by her finger and made a thinking look.
Mikan was dumbfounded as she slanted her head sideways.
"Ah, you're a friend of Kazuma Echiro, right?" She smiled happily at the brunette but Mikan was getting a little bit curious now.
"What friend? Who's Kazuma Echiro, and why did you say that I look familiar?" Mikan asked in rapid motion.
The lady raised one brow. "You mean, you don't know Echiro? But I'm thinking you know because he carried you to his room together with some students of Alice School, if I'm not mistaken."
Mikan's chocolate orbs widened. "What?" She snapped. "Tell me what happened, ma'am, please. My whole reputation and my whole life depends in you're life. Please tell me what happened. Please, please, please!" She pleaded while shaking the owner.
"Calm down Miss Sakura," She said with sweat dropped.
Mikan too was surprised by her own actions. "Oh, I'm sorry… I got carried away." She pouted a little bit embarrassed and looked at the floor nonchalantly. "But could you please tell me where he is now?"
The lady thinks again. "I'm sorry, but he's not here now. He's attending class in Hirunoh High."
Mikan twitched his eyes. "What? Hirunoh?"
"Yes my dear. And it's 13 kilometres away from here."
Mikan muttered something unintelligent then sighed. "Thanks ma'am." She said as she went to the door. "And if anyone asks about me, please do tell that you don't happen to see me."
The lady smiled at her. "Sure."
=ooo=
Mikan was now looking for a cab that will help her get there. "This is so damn stupid. I will kill that guy for messing with my life."
She saw a cab and immediately got it's attention. "sir, I need to go to Hirunoh High, pronto." She exclaimed. And with a nod from the driver, she entered the cab.
'I'll kill you, Echiro guy!' She thought, still cursing many things about him on her head.
=ooo=
And approximately minutes later, she was now in front of the said school. She gave the payment to the driver and said "Thanks."
"Now, my mission is to find him. It's a good thing that I remembered his face. Its now or never." She said to herself as she entered the unknown campus for her.
Class session is certainly going because of the peaceful aura outside. But where could the person she's searching for in? She has no idea. But at least she's here.
'I wonder what's happening in Alice Academy now.' She thought. She looked at her watch and it read, 9:50. She sighed.
She then found herself walking at the corridor. She placed her cap suddenly at her head and brushed down her brunette hair. Moments later, she noticed that some students were coming out of the room.
"Break, I suppose." She whispered to herself. While busy looking for the person she was looking for at the crowd, she accidentally bumped into someone.
"Watch it stranger, will ya?" A masculine voice was heard.
Mikan on the other hand was on the floor helplessly. "You should see where you're going to, stranger." She blurted out. She slowly stood up and so does the man.
The guy suddenly realized that the girl was not wearing a uniform that will suit Hirunoh High. Mikan's cap was facing the guy because she was busy dusting her shorts.
"And who the hell are you? You're not a student here. But if you were, why the hell are you not wearing a school uniform?" He stated while glaring at her.
"Simply because I'm not studying here and I am just looking…" Mikan slowly lifted her head up when she saw a familiar face. "For…" She continued. Her eyes are getting wider by the second. "Someone…" Mikan then pointed a finger at him. "Who happens to be YOU!" She finished angrily while the man in front of him twitched hi eyes and a few sweats were dropped from his head.
"W-Who? Me?" He asked while trying to step back. "Y-You must be mistaken. I'm not the guy you're talking about is." He then smirked.
"How dumb do you think I am?" Mikan put a hand on her waist. "My brain is still retentive to remember every little detail of every little thing." She stated while glaring at her coldly.
The guy smirked. "This aint the right place to talk about that thing, baby."
Mikan stepped on the guy's foot. The guy ached for his foot. "Don't you dare call me crappy things."
The guy added to smirk even though his foot was hurting. "You, You're really are Mikan Sakura."
"Yo, Kazu, what's up? Is this girl you're girlfriend?" Asked one of his friends while walking.
"No. It's my cousin. I left something at home, so she's here." Kazuma explained.
"I see." Another guy said. "Nice to meet you."
Mikan smiled. "Same here."
Another guy appeared in front of her. He got her hands and kissed it. "So, Are you available?" He asked.
Kazuma suddenly slapped the hand of hi friend away. "Seriously guys, we need to talk. Bye." And with that, he bid goodbye, dragging Mikan around.
They stopped at one corner, near the garden and then,
"Seriously, what did you do to me?" Mikan asked impatiently to the lad in front of her.
"Nothing." He assured her.
"Seriously speaking, is that so? Are you sure you didn't do anything to me, or touch me?" She asked once more.
"I didn't, okay?" He snapped, almost shouted. "Even though I have fallen for you that time, I didn't do anything to you."
Mikan was taken aback, not so sure of what she heard. "W-what was that?"
"Don't mind what I said, Sakura." He said as he looked away a little bit withdrawn.
"Then what happened? That day, I found myself sleeping in some unfamiliar place then I saw something written in the mirror, saying: Thanks for last night. I want to know the whole truth, nothing but the truth. What happened? And more importantly, why?" She asked walking around in circles.
Kazuma slapped his head in frustration. "One question at a time, Sakura. First, it was all because of a deal. This Shouda girl said that my parents will be disbanded from their work if I will not do what she wants me to do." He sighed. "And in case you don't know, my parents work for them. And you know what Shouda's are like. What they want, what they get."
Mikan felt sorry for the guy. "So that's why you did that?" She rolled her eyes. "You do realize that it's ME who will be humiliated in front of many people, yet you did not stop them? My status and my name will be put to mess! And congratulations! Because for you're general and specific information, I already got humiliated in front of the whole student body! You should be grateful because you're face is censored!" She stated angrily and pissed.
"Sorry." He remorsefully said.
Mikan glared at him. "How could you say sorry when the damage is already done?"
"I know. But somehow, there is always a way out to every sudden mistakes."
"Whatever, dude. I have gone this far but still there is nothing I can do about it. I think I skipped class just to find you but got nothing. Everything is a mess. My whole life is tattered." She stated. She can feel her eyes warming by the second.
"Sakura-san." He murmured pitifully.
She shook her head harshly. "Be thankful that my parents aren't here. If they found out what happened, then surely, they will forget that I'm their daughter." She said as she walked away.
Kazuma smiled to himself. "Some things never change. Like you, Mikan."
-000-
Mikan was heading off. So that guy was really despicable. He did that because his parents will be out of work if he will not do what Sumire say.
'Shouda?' Mikan thought questioningly. "Is she the one responsible for all of this?" She asked herself. "There is only one thing to find out." She smiled to herself until she heard her tummy growled.
"But first, I will eat." Her sweat dropped.
=ooo=
ALICE ACADEMY
"Where the hell is Mikan, Hyuuga?" Hotaru asked strongly as she glared at him.
Natsume was staring nonchalantly at the ceiling with his legs at the table. "Don't know. Why?"
"Stop playing games, Hyuuga. I know you didn't believe her when she said that she don't know what happened. And now I bet she's searching for the real culprit from god-knows-where."
"That girl sure is an idiot." He stated as he covered his face with his manga.
"You will not follow her are you?" She asked.
-No comment-
"Hyuuga!"
-No comment-
"Hyuuga!" And with that she grabbed Natsume's manga. "Follow her or not? This piece of crap will be going to the trash now."
"Whatever. That's useless anyway." He stated.
Ruka was there and so does the others. Ruka sighed. "Natsume is really stubborn. How come I ended up being his best friend?" He shook his head in frustration.
"What is really happening here?" Asked Kitsuneme.
"Complicated." Yuu answered.
"But I have really made my decision." He stated as he went out.
Ruka sighed. "I don't believe him. Why can't he believe Mikan that she has really no idea of what happened to her. I mean, they're together, at least he should be the one helping her in finding the person behind all of this." He said calmly but at the same time, worried. "There's only one person who could stop him."
Suddenly, he put out a phone and speed dialled a number. "Hello, Aoi-chan…"
CHAPTER ENDS HERE