Here's another chappie!! I'm alive, guys!! I'm alive!! I can't believe it, I was reincarnated!! Hahaha!! LOL!! Just Kidding!! Well, I guess, it didn't take me that mcuh long to update, ne??
Last May, I told you guys that I'll publish the story "A Stupid Date with my Stupid Idol".
Gomene, if I wasn't able to publish it last last month, last month, or this month. I was sooooo busy thinking of what will happen next for this story, and as a result, I didn't have a chance to publish it. :)
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Disclaimer: I own Gakuen!! Really, I do own it!! It's not that bad to daydream, right?? Hehe...I don't own Gakuen Alice, and I mean it now!!
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Chapter 12: "True Colors"
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-Somewhere-
"Madam Leira, Yuki went back to Japan!!" an exhausted voice of a young man was heard.
"What?!" The old woman exclaimed, twitching her eyebrows.
"I just found out this morning, and she left this letter,"the young man explained as he handed the letter to his grandmother. The old lady took the letter from him and begain reading it.
"Forgive me grandpa,grandma, and nii-san...
I really miss my parents and Mikan-chan...
I'm sorry for running away, I just want to see them again..."
The old lady heaved a heavy sigh, as she crumpled the paper in her hands.
"Where's your grandfather?" she asked him.
"I overheard him talking with Ayaka-sama and Kyomori-sama." he answered promptly.
The old lady looked outside the window, she had a strong feeling that Yuki only went back to Japan for one reason: Hyuuga Natsume.
"Madam Leira?" the guy called out with softness in his voice, seeing unusual actions of the old woman. She then turned to look at him seriously.
"Why are you calling me madam and not grandma like what Yuki does? She's your sister after all, and you're her nii-san?" she asked him out of the blue, making him flabbergasted. She was , normal children would call their grandparents grandpa or grandma. But he didn't. He never did. Why?
"Since before, you never told me how should I address you madam. And I believe, that I am not a part of this family." he answered.
"And what do you mean by that?" she asked again.
"You never let me feel how it's like to live with your own parents, and you never let me feel how it's like to have grandparents. At this time, you treated me like I'm one of your servants and do everything you wanted me to do. I know that you are my real grandmother, but I can't feel it. So what's the use of calling you grandma? I shouldn't be calling you "grandma". since I'm just like a servant here. Now. what do you want me to do, Madam?" he explained scornfully.
What he told her, made the old lady taken aback. She never expected her own grandson to feel that way. Maybe she had overdone things, which included him. What was wrong on protecting her grandchildren from the curse? What was wrong in preventing the curse for the good of all mankind? What went wrong?
She didn't know how to answer him, and she knew he had been enduring it for a long time.
Just when she was about to speak, the door opened and revealed Zyon. The young man bowed at him.
"Leira, what happened?" the old man asked his dear wife.
"Yuki went back to Japan. And I'm afraid that something big will happen." the old lady said.
"Tsubasa, you need to go back to your parents." Zyon said, massaging his temples.
"Yes, sir." he said and walked out of the room.
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-Alice Academy-
"Mikan-chan" Yuki called out. The bell just recently rang, indicating that it's dismissal time. Mikan was peacefully walking down the hallway, when she heard a certain someone called her. She looked back and wore a fake smile, when she saw her sister.
"What is it, Yuki-nee?" she asked. Honestly, she didn't want to see her right now. Not that she hated her at all, but because she can't withstand the thought of her own sister, being on good terms with her own fiancé. (Who wouldn't?)
"Nothing much really. Where are you heading?" Yuki asked. She was still her sister after all, so she can't avoid of getting worried for Mikan (As if!!)
"Uhm...To Natsu-...I-I mean, to Hyuuga-kun's house. Okaa-san told you everything, right? About me...being engaged with...him?" she with a low voice and a meek smile.
"Yeah, mom told me everything." Yuki said, emphasizing the last word, which literally, caught Mikan's attention.
"But don't worry, Mikan. Past is past, and I've moved on." Yuki added and sighed. She felt relieved, and also, she felt like something was wrong. Mikan was silenced and she didn't know what to say next. This is Yuki, her elder sister. They used to be so close and share each other's secrets. But when she came back, she can't feel the closeness they once shared. It was liked she was still far away, even though they were so close.
"Yuki-nee..." she trailed off as she lowered her head.
"Yes, Mikan?" she asked.
"A-are you sure?" Mikan asked
"Sure about what?"
"That you're totally over him?"
"Of course I am. But sometimes, I can't stop wondering, what if I never left this place? Then, maybe I'll still be on his side. Maybe, he won't be marrying someone else. But what can I do? We can't turn back the time and change everything, right? Still there's something inside me that still lingers."
Mikan looked at her with a quizzical look. She knew that her sister meant something by saying those words. Yuki noticed her sister's reaction, she smirked inside but she didn't show it.
"What do you mean, Yuki-nee?" Mikan asked.
"Mikan-chan, you know me very well, right?" Yuki started as Mikan just stared at her, waiting for whatever she's going to say next.
"You know that once I lose something important, I will always find a way to get it back. You know that I never failed on doing those," Yuki said menacingly.
"And you very well know, that I'm a selfish person. I always get what I want. And to tell you the truth, Natsume is not an exception to my wants." she continued, stabbing Mikan with every painful words she said. Mikan's lip parted, she wanted to say something but nothing came out. Yuki smirked, she knew this would happen.
"What is it, Mikan-chan? Can't say a word?" she asked mockingly.
"I...You..." Mikan uttered. She really wanted to say so many things, but didn't know where to start.
"What?" Yuki said mockingly.
"You said that you're over him?" she asked again. She was really confused right now.
"I did say that. But I never said that I won't take him back." she smiled evilly. Mikan scoffed at her, totally bewildered by what was really happening.
"Is that really you, Yuki-nee? I feel like I don't know you at all." Mikan blurted out. She really wasn't expecting that her own sister turned out to be like this, only because of one guy. Her hands turned to fists, clenching them.
"This is the REAL me, Mikan. If it weren't for you, a thief like you, we wouldn't be like this!" Yuki exclaimed.
"Yuki-nee, what happened to you?" she asked, she can't believe that she would act so unreasonable.
"Nothing happened and I'm perfectly fine." she smiled a fake one. This isn't Yuki. This isn't the Yuki-nee she used to know. She changed, and it was because of Natsume.
"Yuki-nee..." she whispered. Why did things turn out like this?! These aren't what she wanted.
She lowered her head, tears welled up in hazel orbs. She can't look straight at her sister.
She just can't.
No.
Not now.
"Just cry, you cry-baby. I know you're good at that, and that's only what you got. Just cry, 'cause starting today, I won't be there to comfort you. And I will never give a damn on whatever you do. Oh, and by the way, there's a party tonight. Don't miss it, Dear sister." words from her own sister. She looked back, watching Yuki's retreating figure.
"She's definitely not Yuki-nee..." she thought, as her left hand turned into a fist.
"What happened to you?" a familiar voice asked. Mikan quickly wiped her tears off, wore one of her warm smile, and looked at whoever who owns the cold voice. But to her dismay, the person she saw was the person she didn't want to see. Her smile turned upside down. They stared at each other's eyes, crimson met hazel.
"You cried?" he asked again, seeing her eyes red and puffy but didn't receive an answer from her the second time. She remained silent as she looked away form his gaze. His eyebrows twitched.
"Idiot, I'm asking you! Why don't you answer me?!" he exclaimed in annoyance.
She looked at him again, her warm smile was replaced by a mock.
"What's the catch, Hyuuga?"
Hyuuga?
Did she just call him Hyuuga?
Why?
"Pretending to be concerned?! (-scoff-) Wow! I'm impressed! You'd better be an actor and win an award for being the best. 'Cause you know what, you pass the audition." she said with disgust and turned back, preparing to leave. But she was stopped when a hand grabbed her wrist and made her face him. He was taken aback when she saw her crying.
"Tell me, what happened!" he commanded. He was about to wipe her wet face, but she shoved off his hand.
"I don't need to tell you everything. You said it yourself, I'm just your stupid fiancée, who doesn't mean anything to you, right? So what's the use of relying to someone like you?! If I don't mean anything to you, then just leave me be." she said and left a Natsume, dumbfounded. He leaned his back on the cold wall as he brushed his raven locks by his knuckles. He sighed an exasperated one.
"Her words,...why did they stabbed me? And why did she called me Hyuuga?" he asked himself, but found no answer to his own question.
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After the 'not so good' conversation with Yuki and Natsume, Mikan walked and walked, until she reached a playground. No Children were playing at that time, so she sat on a swing.
It was dusk, which suited what she feels right now, gloomy. Right now, she wanted to be alone. She didn't want to remember what happened a while ago, although, she can't help but think about that. She heaved a heavy yet exhausted sigh. She wanted to cry, but it can't solve any of her problems. She wanted to put everything back to normal, but she didn't know how to. When will things get easier and lighter for her?
"Yuki-nee…Natsume..." she whispered, as cool breeze soothed her, and she closed her eyes.
This time, it was only the breeze that could comfort her. The breeze that had witnessed her agony. The breeze that made her forget her problems, even just for a while. Somehow, she was relieved. Even if it was only the breeze that had seen her pain.
"Daijubou(is this the correct spelling)?" a manly voice asked which stopped her from her reverie. She looked back to look at the person. But before she could even take a glance at that person, everything was pitch black. And before she knew it, she passed out.
-TBC-
Whoah!! It's quite short!! Now, who do you think the guy is?!
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