Believing The Impossible
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Chapter 11 : Act
It's been two weeks since Mikan's "capture" by Natsume.
In the first week, Mikan tried to escape a few times, although in the end Natsume always successfully caught her again. After giving up escaping, she started another strategy, which is to stay silent until Natsume let her go. This strategy, she's still doing it until now, wondering when Natsume would stop ignoring her and act like nothing happened.
"Morning Polka." Natsume drawled lazily, stepping inside the bedroom with a silver tray on his hands.
Natsume still didn't trust that Mikan won't run away without her cuff, so she always have her breakfast, lunch, and dinner inside his bedroom. Aoi has told Natsume to break it off and let Mikan wander around, but Natsume is a stubborn man, he just ignore Aoi's pleading and continue with his own sadistic rule.
Mikan just rolled her eyes at Natsume's greeting, and wait for him to put the tray on the table beside her.
"Still not talking?" Natsume ask, arching his eyebrow while his crimson eyes boring into Mikan's.
Mikan sigh and just grab the tray from his hand and started to eat her breakfast in fast pace.
After eating in total silence, Mikan shove the tray back to Natsume's hand and curled on his bed, giving her back to Natsume.
"Polka." Natsume finally open his mouth after a few minutes staring at her.
Mikan answered with silence.
Natsume sigh and rake his hand through his hair, putting the tray aside. "Polka, answer me. Let's talk about this."
Mikan snorted. "Since when did you become considerate? As far as I know you always force your will on me!" Mikan ended her statement with shaky voice.
Natsume frowned and silent for a moment, thinking about Mikan's reaction. Slowly, he reach over, pulling Mikan so he could see her face.
His prediction is right. She is crying.
Natsume sighed. Gently, he wipe away the falling tears and pull Mikan into his embrace.
"Hey Polka. You do know what I am doing is for your own good?" He ask after a few moments.
Mikan only shook her head.
Natsume blow another heavy sigh. "You stupid bird brain. Is Akira that important? More important than me?"
That really got Mikan.
Her brain started to work, and her heart start to beat faster.
Is he? Is Akira more important than Natsume? Wait, why did she would even think that Natsume, the stupid pervert guy is more important than Akira?
But well, its been three years since Akira's abandonment on their relationship, and Mikan knew that she hasn't move on from him ever since.
But.. did she still love Akira with a full heart? There is too much pain when she break up with him, and now there is a new arrogant guy who can uhh... heal her heart?
Okay no. She would forbid herself to think like that. Natsume is her boss, nothing more, nothing less. She has fault and she would redeemed it by resigning from his corporation and stop bothering his life. After that she can take care Akira's problem with ease.
She will do that, she will do that, and she must do that.
Mikan sigh. Why would she even think this much about a simple question?
"Polka." Natsume's voice called Mikan from her train of thoughts. He moved a little so he can stare straight into Mikan's hazel pools.
Mikan blinked. "Yes?" She replied automatically.
"Is Akira more important than me? Tell me the truth about your feeling." He asked once more.
"Why ask such question?" Mikan slowly ask back, her eyes void of any feelings.
Natsume close his eyes for a moment, before opening them again, showing a blazing, passionate fire in his crimson eyes. "I am no romantic person, Polka, and I detest cheesy words. But I have felt that you become an important person in my life."
Mikan literally gaped at this.
She blink a few times, and her mouth seems can't move
Natsume rolled his eyes and lean down, giving a peck on her forehead before standing up and fumble with Mikan's cuff. He let the cuff with the chain fall on the bed, setting Mikan free. His eyes are back into emotionless again, not showing even one bit of passion that he admitted just now. "You are free to go, Polka. I guess I can't really hold someone down to go for her first love." He said in a low voice. Natsume stalked out from the room in silence, leaving the gaping and shocked Mikan on his bed.
Mikan can't go to sleep that night.
Despite the fact that she really want to go from this so called prison and that she is free to go without any restrain, she still stay, and choose to sleep on her 'own' room this night.
She keep tossing and turning, her mind whirring at full speed, thinking over and over about Natsume's confession and her feeling for Akira. She even cried twice, feeling confuse and hurt at the same time although she didn't really understand the reason behind her hurting feeling. Is it because Natsume? Or because of her old love life?
But, she was dumped a few days after her ex-fiance propose for goodness sake! Is it normal for her to feel this pain even after many years?
Mikan shook her own head, sighing loudly.
No, she should have moved on. She know it deep in her heart.
Yes, that's right, she should have moved on and turn a new leaf.
Another tear sliding down her cheek, making Mikan smile bitterly realizing she still cry over her ex despite he didn't have part in her heart that much anymore. She wipe the tear with the back of her hand only to find her tears coming in full blown like a river.
Mikan shook her head again and stand up, walking to her bathroom.
Picking up some tissues to wipe her tears, she started to strip and fill the bathtub with warm water. Slowly, she go into the bathtub, exhaling another sigh, as she felt the warm water relaxing her body and mind.
She let her tears free, following sobs which rake her body harshly.
She cry everything out, her pain, her misery, her confusion, her love.
Mikan doesn't come back to her bed that night, she just stay there in the bathtub crying over something she doesn't really understand.
Knock,knock.
"Nee-chan? Are you awake?"
Aoi waited for a few moments, before finally opening the door slowly only to find the bed empty, with the blanket tossed around.
Aoi arched her eyebrow. She has already been informed that her big brother finally let Mikan nee-chan go, but she didn't expect that her nee-chan would run away late at night, because as far as she knew she still have a short chat with her right before bedtime.
Aoi sighed and shook her head. It really isn't her problem although she has taken liking on Mikan with no doubt. She would love it if Mikan can be her brother's wife in the future. Aoi is sure that Mikan can take care of her big brother just fine despite his horrible temper and cold act.
Well, if Mikan choose to go, who is she to prevent that?
Aoi start to stroll inside, intending to take the cuff before any maid who clean the room found it and started annoying gossips.
When Aoi is going to take the cuff, she accidentally saw Mikan's favorite bangle. As long as she knew, Mikan never left without her bangle because its precious for her, although Aoi never ask what makes it so precious.
"This is weird." Aoi mumbled to herself and take the bangle to see it closer.
Confirmed. Aoi is sure that this is Mikan's favorite bangle.
"What are you doing here, Aoi?" A heavy voice ask from the door.
Aoi knew the voice by heart, so she didn't turn around and keep scrutinizing the bangle. "I'm going to check on Mikan nee-chan, but she vanished." Aoi answered simply.
"I let her go."
Aoi sighed and turn to face her older brother. "I knew that. But she left her favorite bangle."
Natsume, still with an expressionless face stalk forward, taking the bangle from Aoi's hand.
"It's weird isn't it?" Aoi continue, crossing her arms.
Natsume was silent for a moment, before looking back at his little sister. "Do you hear water running?"
Aoi arched her eyebrow. "I didn't hear that before."
"I think you are just deaf." Natsume stated plainly.
Aoi rolled her eyes and approach the bathroom door before knocking and asking whether Mikan inside or not.
After waiting for another moment without answer and hearing the sound of water keeps running, Aoi choose to open the door only to find that the door isn't locked.
Aoi glance back at Natsume, silently ask him what to do.
"Go in." Natsume said briefly, crossing his arms.
Aoi rolled her eyes and walk inside, closing the bathroom door behind her.
"My Gosh, Nee-chan!" Aoi shouted in surprise seeing Mikan sit not far from the sink with only a white shirt and hair still dripping with water. Her face is really pale that Aoi can compare her face with those of vampires' and she can literally see that Mikan's body is shaking.
Aoi quickly approach Mikan and shake her gently to make sure that she is still conscious. "What are you doing sitting here with wet hair? You are so cold too!"
Mikan turned her dead looking eyes towards Aoi and gave her a forced smile. "I'm okay." She said in a hoarse voice. "Just not feeling good."
When Mikan turned, Aoi finally can see Mikan's face clearly. She can see tear marks on her face, and her eyes, they are so hollow that Aoi start to wonder what did her brother do to make Mikan like this.
"What happen Aoi? Is Polka okay?" Came Natsume's voice from outside.
Mikan frowned and curl herself into a ball. "Don't let him in please, Aoi." She whispered softly, her voice laced with so much pain that Aoi quickly wrap her in a big hug despite Mikan's wet clothes and all.
"What's wrong with you, nee-chan?" Aoi ask in confusion. She put her hand on Mikan's forehead and quickly retract it when she feels that it is furiously hot.
Mikan slowly shook her head and start to move, trying to get up.
"Don't move nee-chan. I will bring you to hospital right away." Aoi said, pulling out her phone and quickly searched for nearest hospital.
"I don't want to go." Mikan replied, still in hoarse and raspy voice. Her eyes look unfocused and her eyelid keep dropping from time to time.
"You are really sick, nee-chan. I'm afraid you must go to the hospital whether you like it or not." Aoi answered with deep frown on her face.
"Aoi? Tell me what's wrong before I choose to walk in." Natsume threatened with a slightly higher voice.
"Just.." Whatever Mikan's going to say, Aoi won't know, because she lose her consciousness right there.
Aoi caught Mikan in time to prevent her head slam on the marble floor.
"Nii-chan! Can you bring in Mikan's clothes?" Aoi shouted.
Natsume didn't answer, but Aoi can hear a few sounds indicating that her brother is searching for Mikan's clothes. After a minute waiting, Natsume's hand shoot out from behind the door, throwing Mikan's clothes inside.
Aoi quickly and swiftly changed Mikan with the clothes her brother brought and open the bathroom door wide for her brother to come in.
"I think we must bring her to the hospital." Aoi stated calmly, pointing at the unconscious Mikan in her arms. "I don't know what happen, don't ask, just bring her."
"She is burning." Natsume commented when he lift Mikan up.
Aoi nodded and press a few buttons on her cellphone, calling for their chauffeur.
Meanwhile, Natsume quickly grab the blanket from Mikan's bed and wrap her to keep her warm, after that he stormed down to the front door, waiting for the car to arrive.
"What happened doc?" Aoi hurriedly ask after seeing the doctor came out from Mikan's room in the hospital.
The doctor smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry, it's just a normal cold."
"But she is really hot!" Aoi replied with a frown on her face.
The doctor nodded, his face turned into a serious one. "Yes, it is what I've been monitored until just now. Her fever is surprisingly high, it reached 40 degree celcius last I checked."
"What the heck did that little girl do?" Natsume said under his breath, clenching his fists.
"Is she going to be okay doc?" Aoi ask again, worry still written all over her face.
The doctor nod. "She should be okay in a few days. But may I ask how is she doing before today? I mean for how many days did she have the fever?"
Aoi take a quick glance at her brother who is still expressionless. "We actually found her dripping wet in the bathroom this morning, doc. We don't know what happened but I have suspicion that she was wet the whole night. She was really healthy yesterday."
The doctor nodded. "I see, that's why she has such a high fever. I will monitor her closely for a few days ahead. Please don't worry, she will be okay."
"Thank you so much, doctor." Aoi said, smiled and bowed.
"I must go now, I will check her later in the evening." The doctor smiled back, nodded and walk past the Hyuuga siblings.
Knowing that Mikan won't wake up for a few hours ahead, Natsume and Aoi choose to go down to the hospital's cafetaria and have a light breakfast there, since they are such in a hurry this morning.
"Hmm. This looks delicious." Aoi grinned excitedly at the sight of full English breakfast in front of her.
"You eat too much." Natsume replied, taking his sandwich.
Aoi pouted cutely. "You eat too little, nii-chan. You have a big body, you should eat more."
"Whatever."
"You are no fun, nii-chan. Stop worrying, nee-chan will be fine."
"You should go home, Aoi. Mother will ask." Natsume stated in deadpanned voice although Aoi can see clearly in his eyes that he is really worried.
"Why don't you?" Aoi ask back, smiling teasingly, trying to lighten the mood.
Natsume glared at his little sister, but his tensed shoulder relaxed a bit as he exhale quite loud and back to munching his sandwich.
"What did you do yesterday, Natsume-nii?" Aoi quietly ask after a few second of silence.
Natsume answered with silence.
"I'm sure there must be something happened for nee-chan to be like that. You said that you set her free." Aoi continued, staring at her brother who is still expressionless.
Still, Natsume didn't answer anything.
Aoi sighed. "I will go home if you answer my question."
Natsume arch his eyebrow. "Really?"
Aoi rolled her eyes and nodded. "Yes. I promised."
Natsume was silence for a few second again, before finally answering. "I confessed to her."
"What?!" Aoi half screamed before Natsume's vicious glare shut her up.
"I regret this." Natsume commented, standing up, taking his sandwich with him.
"Wait." Aoi pull her brother back on the seat. "I will listen to your story quietly."
"I doubt that." Natsume quickly replied, and try to stand up again.
"Nii-chan." Aoi whined. "I know you need someone to talk to anyway. I am a good listener, aren't I?"
Natsume sighed and finally back on his seat, taking another bite on his half eaten sandwich. "I really don't know what happened, Aoi."
"What did nee-chan said about your confession?"
Natsume shrugged. "She didn't say anything, although her reaction is too much."
"She still have feelings for him?" Aoi ask again. She already knew the story about Mikan and her ex, moreover, her ex acquainted with her so called brother, Persona.
Natsume frowned, his face looks bitter. "Yeah."
Aoi chuckled a bit, earning another death glare from her big brother. "I'm sorry," said Aoi, smiling. "It's just unexpected to see you care so much about one girl."
Natsume sighed again. "Truthfully, I can't even recognize myself."
Aoi laughed this time, seeing the frustated side of her big brother is an amusing new thing for her. "It's what love can do."
Natsume grunted. "You are so cheesy."
Aoi stuck her tongue out. "That's the fact. You know that. I'm sure you are just shy."
"Whatever, buriko. Now go home, I already answered your question."
Aoi pouted again. "At least let me finish my breakfast first."
"Up to you." Natsume replied shortly.
"Can you promise me that you will inform me when nee-chan wake up?"
"Why should I?"
Aoi frown. "Because I care about her of course. You can't hog her for all yourself, nii-chan! That's mean! I will totally report that to nee-chan when she wake up."
Natsume rolled his eyes. "I don't want to tell this to mother, I don't know how she will react to Mikan's sickness. Remember how she reacted when you collapsed?"
In Mikan days of capture, Kaoru Hyuuga has surprisingly been a really good 'mother'. The Hyuuga siblings can literally see that their mother love Mikan so much that she treat her like her own daughter. Kaoru even agree to Mikan's imprisonment in Hyuuga Mansion, since she knows how wicked her oldest son can be, although she didn't agree with the way Natsume held Mikan.
Well, actually Aoi never agreed with the way her brother held Mikan too, but she didn't see any other choice other than that way, because Mikan clearly still have a strong feeling for her ex.
Aoi chuckled. "Yeah I know, she went totally in panic, although the reason was just because of exhaustion back then."
"It's reasonable though." Natsume replied, frowning, remembering how Aoi collapsed because too much exercise.
Aoi stood up, leaving an empty plate on the table. "Well, I'll try my best not to let mother know. But you know yourself that you are like her in searching for truth. I can't lie to her."
Natsume sigh. "Whatever then. Just go home."
Aoi chuckled a bit. "She will be fine, nii-chan. I'll see you in the evening then."
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