Chapter 11: Promises
Class went on with Narumi in the funny outfit of the day, as Mikan sat at the front with Hotaru. Hotaru, who looked like she was paying attention to Narumi's babbling, was doing something many didn't expect from her: she was worried.
But why was she worried? For her friend Mikan of course, who was normally all smiles and happiness but instead sat next to her in a daze.
"Hyuuga must have done something to her while they were together. I thought I could trust him to look after her; he's going to pay for hurting Mikan. Only I can do that." Ran through Hotaru's mind, as the ever so sneaky Koko sweat dropped at that thought.
After the evil rant in Hotaru's mind, Koko tried to listen to both Mikan and Natsume's minds but all he got from Natsume was him reading his manga. Strange though, when he turned to listen to Mikan's mind all he got was static. "That's not right," Koko whispered in a low voice.
As class went on and Mikan began to block out all the noise of her classmates and the teacher, she slowly began to fall asleep sitting there. A single tear tolled out of the corner of her eye and down her cheek as she began to recall the events that had made her so sad in the first place.
Flashback
As Mikan's eyesight came back to her she saw the famous black cat, Natsume kissing her. Mikan's mind was telling her to hit him but when she tried her body wouldn't obey, preferring not to listen. Finally stopping to take a breath, Natsume rose and looked into the confused hazel eyes of Mikan.
"Na...Natsume?" Mikan squeaked out, when her mind began to work. "Where am I? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Mikan voiced raised as she began screaming in Natsume's ears.
Natsume quickly let go of Mikan and held his hands over his ears as Mikan began a full on question game with him. Her voice was so loud, Australia could probably hear it; if it wasn't for the sound proof bedroom Natsume had gotten with his special star rank.
"Mikan..." Natsume mumbled with slight hesitation as all fell silent. Mikan was now staring wide eyed at Natsume, who had moved away from Mikan and was now sitting on the side of the bed, looking at the ground as if it had began to talk to him.
"Mikan..." Natsume continued as he started down at the wooden floor, "I want you to promise me two things ok?" With that he looked up into those beautiful hazel eyes and as if he had seen something horrible, he looked away, back at the ground.
Mikan couldn't answer, "He said my name, my real name, not polka-dots or pinkie. My name..." Mikan was so happy yet shocked with all that has happened that she had forgotten all about the terrible events, plus the whole thing with the mysterious rock and Natsume kissing her.
Shaking her head up and down, Natsume continued. "Firstly, I want you to stay safe with Imai and Ruka, OK?" From the corner of his eyes he could see the head movement of Mikan nodding.
"Good. Lastly I want you to never talk, come near or have anything to do with me ever again." Now he had to see it, the face she would make to that promise.
Glancing from the brown wooden floorboards, to that angelic face of HIS brunette, he was sure he could hear his own heart breaking at that instant. Mikan's face was etched with so many mixed emotions that Natsume was certain he felt his heart shatter at the sight. His gaze transfixed on her, the emotional pain he felt was more unbearable than being tortured by Persona.
Hate, anger, pain, agony, sorrow and every bad, sad emotion were smudged into that tiny little face of Mikan's.
"Say something!" Mikan's mind commanded. Yet there was something big and sore, stuck in her throat, that talking was not even possible at that moment.
Natsume looked away, feeling what was left of his heart burst into flames and die. Slowly rising to his feet, with bangs covering his beautiful eyes; Natsume began taking a few steps towards the window, which led out onto a grand balcony.
Mikan's hands began to move and slowly reach out to grab him, yet he had already walked a good two meters away and there would be no way she could reach him unless Mikan could move. But that was a problem, with her voice not working and her whole body numb, she was amazed she could stay breathing, let alone move her arms.
'Please let me touch him or at least speak to him..." Mikan thought as tears began to fill her eyes. The same thought ran though each other's minds as Natsume took another step towards the windows: "Why do I feel this way when I've only know him/her for such a short time?"
When Natsume was just about to take a step out to the balcony, a light tug was made at his school t-shirt. Looking down he came face to face with Mikan, the shinning tears standing in her hazel eyes.
"Ple...Please..." It only came out in a whisper, yet Natsume could hear every letter in that cry to him. "Please don't leave me; you don't have to do this. There's no reason to." Mikan's voice was low and small yet never did she leave the eye-to-eye contact she had with Natsume.
"Yes there is. Good-bye Mikan. Please keep your promises," Natsume said as he softly pulled Mikan's grasp from his shirt and jumped off the balcony, disappearing without a trace.
Mikan's legs gave out from under her as she fell to her knees and then finally sat on the floor. Sitting there looking at the blue sky, tears flowed from Mikan's eyes freely, not even bothering to wipe them away as they fell to the ground with her broken heart.
"Why should I keep my promise, when you're not going to help with mine?"
That was really the only thing she remembered after that, except that she walked into class and found him acting the same as always.
End flashback
Class ended with the ringing off a bell and many students began talking, moving about or just hanging till they decide to leave. Mikan awoke to the sound of the bell, but kept staring at the wooden desk in fount of her.
Hotaru sat staring at her best friend beside her, as well as many of her friend's gazes were on Mikan's form. No one knew what was going on and as the gang gathered in a group; they began to discuss what was happing to their happy brunette. Koko informed them that he couldn't read the broken girl's thoughts, and that sent a bad feeling though everyone there.
Everyone was there, discussing Mikan and their idea on what had happened. But the one who most likely knew was nowhere to be found.
Natsume had disappeared when the bell had rung and not a single person had seen him leave. Not even Ruka, who always sat next to the fire caster.
"You know your just being a big cry baby, Mikan..." Shadow's voice called from deep within Mikan's mind.
"I'm sorry..."
"Stop apologising it makes me seem weak."
"Ah...um...err..." Mikan mumbled softly in her mind.
"Don't just sit there, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT NOW!!" Screamed Shadow as Mikan went though the events slowly.
"Natsume said he doesn't want to be with me anymore...but...but..."
"Get into gear Mikan or I'll come out and bop him one!" Shadow's angry voice rang through Mikan's thoughts.
"Yeah...So what if Natsume says I should stay away, when was the last time I listened to a stupid promise like that. Yes, I'll just have to fix this with him and then we can enjoy the festival all together soon."
The sound of someone standing made the gang turn and stare, as all the class had left already and the only people left where them and the silent Mikan.
Mikan rose from her seat with bangs covering her eyes and a straight lined mouth. Turning towards the gang she walked up to them and stoped in front of Hotaru.
"So why are we standing around here for? We should be going to central town to hang out." With that Mikan stared at her friends with a giant smile on her face.
"Mikan"
"Sakura"
BAKA BAKA BAKA
Mikan was thrown back against the blackboard and fell to her butt, rubbing her head. "Owwie Hotaru, that was mean!" Mikan pouted cutely as she stood rubbing the places which mostly hurt.
"Don't you ever sit near me again in class, you got it?" Hotaru said in her emotionless tone as usual. But a caring sound filled it slightly giving Mikan an idea that Hotaru was happy once more.
The gang sweat dropped at the scene before their eyes, as Hotaru turned and walked out of the room. Mikan quickly stood and ran after her screaming Hotaru's name in joy, before the sound of the BAKA gun rang again. Followed with the bang of someone hitting a wall and the slightly muffled words of Mikan's wining.
All was back to normal...for now anyway.
I Know I know...Late, short and most likely a bad chapter.
But it's not all my fault, my computer hates me. (Tears)
First it dies and I lose everything, then we have this new Microsoft Word and I could not use it.
But I like the chapter, I tried really hard. If there are any problems then tell me.
Thanks
Kmc27
Mysterious Angel Girl (MAG): (looks at above note) Aw, c'mon Kmc27, don't be so hard on yourself...
Kmc27: (shrugs and walks off)
MAG: Hey! Come back here! (Runs after her) I know what can cheer you up!
Kmc27: (turns around to face MAG) What you talking about? I'm ALWAYS happy (does cheesy grin)
MAG: (rolls eyes) Very funny. I know! How about we torture some clones?
Kmc27: (pulls out weapon of mass destruction as devil horns and tail appear) Why not? Where are they?
MAG: (pulls out bazooka) Over there (points to Clone Syaoran from Tsubasa Chronicles, and not just any Syaoran, the one who does the English dub, which will no doubt come out in Australia sometime soon)
C Syaoran: Hey! Why me? Kill that winey Mokona from the English dub!
MAG: (hold up one finger) One, cause you're an evil feather gathering machine who stole Fai's eye (holds up two fingers) Two, you're the only one here who shouldn't be here, and three (hold up three fingers) we're bored.
C Syaoran: There's no OVA English dub yet!
MAG: (shrugs) Meh...
Mikan: (from sidelines and talking to Natsume) Are you sure they're doing the right thing?
Natsume: (cooking popcorn with Fire Alice then eating it) Meh, crazy author's doing crazy things can be entertaining...
Kmc27: (to C Syaoran) Pleeeease Cloney? Otherwise we'll go after that winey English dub Sakura. And you wouldn't want that would you? (Does puppy-dog look, along with an evil grin)
C Syaoran: (cold look in eyes) don't touch Sakura...
MAG: (shrugs) that's settled then. Let go, Kmc27!"
And with that, the two crazy Fan Fic author's fire their weapons as a warning, while C Syaoran runs off into the distance. The two girls drink some V and head off after him; weapon's firing at their target madly.
Dear readers,
That was written by MAG who is under my favourites; I do these to her stories too.
Also, I would like to note about 40 people have me on story alert.
So may I asked why is there not about 40 reviews??
I don't really mind if you miss one or two, but I review like very chapter of every story I read.
Thanks
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