SO MUCH FOR THE HAPPY ENDING
A/n: Yep! Just as I promised, I'm gonna update faster than before! Hahaha :) and well, here's the 13th chapter of this story :) I hope you like it! Though I know, the Chapter 12 wasn't really good or interesting :) But I promise you the next chapters will be good, So yea, hope you'll like this chapter :D
Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice.
Chapter 13
Say Yes
"For a few minutes you made me feel as though I actually meant something to someone"
From a silent morning today the Academy became a noisy one when the break time arrived. And here I was walking alone, making my way to my locker room. There are already no people here in this part of the building. Maybe, they're all in the cafeteria. Eating, having fun, spending their time with their friends and love ones.
I sighed. I remember what Narumi-sensei had just announced early this morning. I am happy because I'm gonna sing in the upcoming festival. I always love to sing. Infact, When I was still 5 years old, I dreamt of being a singer. A diva. But now, I felt like I don't want to sing. Me singing with Natsume. It doesn't make me feel good.
I've already sang with Natsume many times but those were the days that we're still inlove with each other. I sighed again. Maybe I'm just nervous. Who wouldn't? You singing and practicing with your ex. That's really a little scary.
I arrived at the girls' locker room. And as expected, no one was there. Only me, I went straight to my locker and pressed the password. It opened and I put all my things there. While I was putting the stuff, my phone vibrated. I opened my bag and search for my phone. When I found it, I immediately read the message.
Where are you, Baka?
Hotaru.
I right away replied to her text message then continued arranging my stuff.
The cafeteria was busy right now. All students are busy chit chatting while eating their food and some are kept standing and buying foods and then proceed to the eating thing. But in the centre part of the cafeteria, there is a stoic Ice Queen who isn't busy eating her favourite crab roe. Instead she is busy texting.
Her beloved boyfriend had already notice it. Usually, Hotaru had finished her food but she didn't. She didn't even touch it and he was worried if there's something wrong with her.
"Hotaru." Ruka called her.
Hotaru didn't replied nor look at her. She was busy texting and sometimes look at the cafeteria's door.
"Hotaru," Ruka called her again.
Hotaru now heard him and looked at him. "What?" she emotionlessly said.
"You didn't eat even a little bit. Is there something wrong?" he asked him.
She shrug and looked at her phone again. "Nothing."
Ruka touch Hotaru's hand. "I know it's nothing. Tell me, what's wrong?"
Hotaru looked at Ruka. "I'm just worried to Mikan. She hasn't appeared yet."
Ruka smiled at her. "Don't worry. She'll be here. Okay?" he looked at Hotaru's food. "Now," then he grab the spoon and putt some food on it and tried to spooned Hotaru some food. "You bett---"
BAKA BAKA BAKA
Before Ruka can finish what he supposed to say, he was shot by the now known Baka Gun of the Great Hotaru Imai. He fell down on his chair and everyone laughed.
Hotaru glared at him. "I'm not a kid. Don't treat me like that." Then she started eating.
Ruka stood up and rub his butt. He sat down on his chair. "O-Okay," he stuttered.
Koko and Kitsunume laughed. "Great Ruka, trying to spooned Hotaru some food." They both said while laughing.
Ruka glared at them. "Shut up."
They continued laughing. "Do you want to be shot too?" Hotaru coldly said. The twins stopped laughing and shooked their heads. "No." then they continued eating.
Sumire laughed at them. "Told you, don't mess with the Ice Queen."
I was finished on getting my stuffs and now I'm on my way on the cafeteria. And Hotaru kept texting me where I am right now.
I'm on my way. My locker became a pain on the ass again.
Mikan.
Okay, to be honest with you, I'm making a long cut to the cafeteria. I really don't want to go there and be interview about the duet with Natsume. They'll just ask me if I'm excited or did I really agree. Especially, Sumire. She'll ask a lot of things. She's the Queen B on this school and she'll know things whether you like to tell her or not. Well, except for Hotaru.
I was thinking on when to tell the others about my past relationship with Natsume. I never tell them about him, being my ex and first boyfriend. Only Hotaru, Ruka and Tsubasa knows this little secret. I'm not yet ready to tell them.
I know it's bad to tell lies to your friends but you can't blame me. I'm not yet ready to tell them all the secrets I've hiding all this years. I know Hotaru know that there are things she haven't know yet and I'm thankful that she didn't insist on making spit those secrets. I know she's waiting for me to tell everything. And I'm going to tell them, in the right time.
When I turned on the left side, it was the cafeteria. I stopped on my tracks. Will I come in?
"What now Mikan?" I asked myself.
I stand there, looking at the door. Thinking if I'm going in or not.
"Mikan?" a familia voice interrupted my voice.
I turned around and looked at the owner of the voice.
"Narumi-sensei." I greeted him with a smile.
He smiled at me. "What are you doing here? Standing infront of the door?"
I fell silent. I wandered my eyes avoiding a eye to eye contact with him. I notice him smile.
"You don't wanna see your friends? Or Natsume?" I looked at him then shook my head. "I'm not ready to answer their questions."
"Questions?"
I shook my head. "Nevermind, Narumi-sensei."
He nodded. "Okay, Anyway, are you really sure you're going to accept to be Natsume's partner in the festival?" I looked at him. What's up with him now? "I…I mean, if you don't like…I-I can find, you know. New one?"
I chuckled and his face was turned into a puzzled one. "Narumi-sensei." I smiled at him. "I accept the offer. I mean we all know, I want to be a singer. So, why not grab the chance. And besides, I haven't sung in this Academy so I'll be happy to sing in the festival."
He smiled me and hug me. He immediately let go. "Thank you so much Mikan."
I grinned. "You're welcome."
"By the way, you have a practice tomorrow. 8:00 am in the morning. See you in Music room ok?"
I nodded and smiled. "Sure. I'll be there. I'm going to tell…Natsume about that."
"Thank you. I have to go." He said then he started to walk away. "Bye! See you tomorrow!" he wave while walking away.
I wave back and when he was totally gone, I sighed. "You can't back out now, Mikan."
I turned around and decided to go inside the cafeteria but before I can push the door Hotaru and the gang was the who opened it. I notice they're heading to somewhere. Wow, am I really late? Geez.
"Mikan?" Anna said.
I smiled at them. "Hello guys!"
"Where were you? We've been waiting for you there." Yuu said.
"Well, Mr. Narumi and I had bumped into each other while I was in my way here and we had our little talk that turned into a long conversation. Sorry to make you wait." What a good lie, Mikan. You're doing a great job now.
"I see." Hotaru said. "About the festival, huh?"
I nodded and smiled. "Yep!"
"Did you agree?" Sumire asked me.
I nodded again. "Yea, it's an opportunity."
Anna and Nonoko beamed in happiness. I sweatdropp at their reaction. They happily jumped up and down. "Yey! Mikan's gonna sing! Yey!" they happily said in unsion.
I laughed at their reaction. "So uh, I think you're done eating?"
Ruka nodded. "Yeah, you we're really late, you know."
"Sorry," I know I'm late. I wanted to be late. "So, I'm gonna go inside now guys," I patted my stomach. "I'm really hungry." Yea, I'm really hungry. Thanks to that long cut.
"Okay, but you can't just eat alone." She looked at Natsume. Uh-oh, she's up to something again. "Why not let Hyuuga accompany you while eating?"
What!? No. "Hotaru…I don't want---"
"I don't mind." He simply said.
I was frozen when he said those words. When did he became vocal on what he wants and feels? I looked at him with What-did-you-just-say face.
"Come on. We don't have all morning." Then he went inside the cafeteria.
I looked at Hotaru and she flashed me a smile, no not a happy smile, but an evil smile.
I smiled at them and went inside. Hotaru will really pay this time.
"Okay, but you can't just eat alone." The witch said. I looked at her. With the tone of her voice, it's obvious that she's up to something. She looked at me then smirked. "Why not let Hyuuga accompany you while eating?"
I looked at Mikan, she was alarmed on what Hotaru said. She opened her mouth and tried to protest on what Imai had just said but she failed.
"Hotaru…I don't want…" she stuttered. Don't tell me she's going to say no again? Stop him Natsume, it's your chance to be with her.
"I don't mind." I blurted. What the hell? Everyone looked me. They were in their curious faces. What the did I just said? Someone's controlling me.
Polka was frozen on what I said. Who wouldn't? I'm not the vocal guy who'll say what I really want to say and some devil just made me said it. Darn it. She looked at me with the What-did-you just say face.
I ignore her. "Come one. We don't have all morning." To avoid any suspicious look I went inside the cafeteria. When I arrived inside, I stop. I sighed then looked at the door. I saw Hotaru giving Mikan an evil smile. Damn that witch. How can she be the best friend of the sweet Polka and the girlfriend of the innocent Ruka? This world has turned upside down.
I continue looking and when I saw Mikan on her way inside the cafeteria, I immediately went to the head of the cafeteria and get some food for Polka. After that I went to the gang's seat and sat there.
She was now inside the cafeteria and she was scanning her eyes, searching for me. I raise my hand wave a little so she can notice me and being the stupid idiot, she didn't. I sighed and stood up and made my way to her.
"Polka," I said.
She jumped a little when she heard my voice. She was actually concentrating on finding me.
"Don't call me that." She glared at me.
I rolled my eyes and grab her hand. "Come."
She didn't protest, she just let me hold her hand and there my heart started to beat fast. Ugh, she can always make me feel weird stuff. Her weird virus is transferring on me.
We arrive at our seat and we both sat down. She was sitting infront of me. She looked at the food and then me. "Thank you," she said while smiling.
"Hn." Was only my response. I can feel the hot thing on my cheeks. Okay, I'm blushing again. I looked away so she can't see my blushing face.
She started eating her food while I was busy looking at her. I look at the way she eat. I almost laugh. She was like a pig when she eats. Well, that's Mikan attitude and I love her for that. She isn't like other girls who eat in sassy ways, trying to impress the guys that they like. She really is true to herself and that's why I love her so much.
She was still busy eating and I was still busy looking at her and admiring her beauty even though she was eating like a pig. Then a thought struck on my mind.
"Pig." I tease her. An evil smile formed in my lips but when she looked at me I change my smile into a smirk.
"What did you just say?"
"You're just not a pig but also deaf." She glared on what I said. Oh yes, she's pissed now.
"Shut up jerk! I'm not a pig." She angrily said.
"Look at your food." She looked at the 4 plates infront of her. "A one plate of rice, a chicken, a noodles and a pork chop. Haven't you eat for 48 years, polka?"
A red tint on her cheeks appear when I said those words. She pouted and wrinkle her nose. "Well sorry, Mr. I'm-not-pig if I eat like a pig. I'm not like other girls that you know that eat only a little to maintain their sexy body. Humphed."
I rolled my eyes. "Like I care about those girls." I leaned closer to her. "I prefer girls who eat like pigs." Then I winked. A blush formed in her cheeks then she continued eating.
"I have something to tell you." She said.
I looked at her emotionlessly. "What?"
"It's about the festival." She began. What about that stupid festival?
"What about it?" I asked her.
"Well," she sighed and looked at me. "Did you agree about it? I mean, will you sing with me?" she asked me.
I looked at her with a blank face but deep in me I was shocked. Did she just ask me if I will sing with her? Well, yes I will sing with you Mikan but how can I tell her that I want to sing with her without being embarrass?
I cleared my throat. "Well, maybe. I thought you don't like to sing with me?"
"Well, I thought it would be nice to sing in the upcoming festival and I like singing infront of everybody." Then she looked at me. "But when Mr. Narumi just declared that I am singing with you, to be honest, I was really…" she started to blushed. What about me singing with her? "nervous…" then she smiled. "But don't worry, I'm gonna sing with you but if you don't like...it's okay with me.
Is she really that dumb? Of course I like singing with her but I'll never tell her that. I have a reputation to takecare of. "Why did you agree?"
"I told you I love singing and…" she stared at me with those innocent chocolate eyes and smiled. "I want to sing with you,"
Okay, the weird feeling in my stomach is back again. "Why would you want to sing with me?" I asked her again.
Her facial expression was turned into an annoyed one. "Will you stop asking question?" I just rolled my eyes. "Anyway, it's been a long time since I sang with you." Yeah, we sang in the Alice Academy's festival 2 years ago. "And after all, you're my friend." She said while smiling at me.
I tried to control myself not to smile. When she said those words, she made me feel that I actually meant something to someone, though it's just friends, I felt a little contented with it. I'm happy that we're friends now. Not like in the first few weeks when I arrived here, we can't even talk nor looked at each other's eyes. She always give me a cold shoulder. So I'm happy that we're friends now, just for now, but that little friendship can't stop me from having Mikan back.
"Natsume?" Mikan said while waving her little hands.
'What?" I was lost in my thoughts again.
"Are you even listening to me?" I nodded and she sighed. "I said, are you going to sing with me?"
"Sure, whatever. Just finish eating." I mumbled.
She beamed in happiness and to my shock, she hugged me tight. I froze when she hugged me. It feels so good when she hug me. I hugged her back but the hug didn't last because she pulled away.
"Thank you Natsume!" she said while smiling.
"Hn." Was only I can say. I'm still speechless, okay?
She continued eating her food while I was still busy looking at her. We talk while she was eating but I sometimes ignore her. I tease her and she gets mad. She laughs, I rolled my eyes. She blushes, I smirk. I was really happy that I spend my break time with her. Thanks to that Imai. For the first time in her life she did a good thing for Mikan and I but I won't thank her personally. Never.
After she ate, we immediately went outside the cafeteria. We were walking together to the next class. I accompany her to her next subject, my subject is actually English and I don't want to go to see Narumi so I decided to skip class but I won't tell her or she'll stop me.
"Natsume, I forgot to tell you something." She said while we were walking.
I didn't look at her, I just continued walking. "What?"
"We're going to practice tomorrow. Mr. Narumi said we'll meet here in the school. Are you available?"
I nodded. "Yea, I'm going to fetch you." I said.
I notice her stop walking. I stopped also and looked at her. "What?"
I grab her hand and we started to walked again. "I'm going to fetch you." I made her looked at the left side, which is her classroom. "Now go inside, before Jinno kill you."
I said while walking away.
"Natsume!" I heard her call me.
I looked at her and she was running towards me. And you know what happen next? I'm not telling you.
"Bye and Thank you." She said while running back to her classroom.
I was just left standing there, still shock on what happened. Okay, I'm going to tell you ------------------------- .
Mikan Sakura, the girl I love the most just kissed me in the cheeks and hug me. Happy now? Me? I'm happy. Super happy. I am now even in the urge of jumping up and down and screaming like a beggar who had just won 100,000,000 billion yen but I won't do that. I'm Natsume Hyuuga and Natsume Hyuuga don't do stupid things like that. Well, except for the Natsume Hyuuga inner self. I rolled my eyes and I started to walk away. For sure I'm gonna have a good sleep in the Sakura tree today.
"WOHOOO! OH YES! SHE KISSED ME AND HUGGED ME! YES! ONE POINT! OH YESSSSSSSSSS! WAY TO GO NATSUME!" the inner self of Natsume Hyuuga screamed while jumping up and down.
A/N: and that's the 13th Chapter. I hope you like it! Please and please review! Hope to have nice and long reviews. Hehehe. Sorry for the wrong spellings and grammars :D. anyway, Hope you enjoy it! Thanks!