CHAPTER THIRTEEN

I Dreamed A Dream

Written by:

happytears_21

Mikan's POV

"This is gross Tsubasa, what made you think that I like these stuffs? This is too sweet to my liking." I brought my tongue out to show my point to him as I set down the cup of strawberry juice down.

"Isn't this the one you girls like? Sweet things?" he chuckled.

"Well, I'm not one those girls who fancy sweet things. I'm different." I huffed in response.

"Yeah right, tell me that you dislike sweet things and I assure you that you'll eat your words when I face you your favorite howalons." he rolled his eyes and brought his coffee to his lips, sipping the content.

"Except that Tsubasa! Except that. The only sweet thing that I could stomach is my howalon." I replied.

"Then why can you stomach me?" he chuckled and winked at me.

I shook my head and laughed, "You, really."

"Hey, it's true admit it. I am a sweet thing. No one could say no to me when I do my sweet talkings and I have the thing for romances." he said proudly.

"Right." I said in sarcasm. Somehow, what he said is true. He can be one of the good examples of a sweet man but Natsume just tops the list... even with our current problems that keeps throwing their selves out, he is still trying to be sweet as possible. And I appreciate it.

"So... I heard that someone has been keeping your phone busy, eh? Mind telling me who is bugging you?" he asked looking at me hopefully.

"Why would you be interested in rumors sir? I thought you can be better than that." I answered keeping the smile that is about to appear on my lips.

"It is just the flow of air darling, nobody knows where it will go in time." he replied. Smiling sadly and looked at his coffee.

I stared at him. "Tsubasa." I called.

He looked at me quite taken aback and returned his jolly smile. "Yeah?"

"You know that I'm always here for you, right? No matter what happens, I will still be here for you. If you need a shoulder to lean on or an ear to listen to you, remember that I am here." I smiled at him.

His eyes widen a bit and his mouth hung slightly open. He looked confused, hopeful even. "What?" then he broke into a smile.

"I am just saying that I am here for you." I stated frowning at him for his reaction.

"I know that you're here but what made you say those words to me? It made me feel nervous and uncomfortable all of a sudden." He chuckled.

I rolled me eyes at him. "So much for telling those things to you then."

He laughed. Throwing his head back while he tried to process what I said. "You... haha... are so... unpredicatable! Haha, I couldn't believe you!"

He laughed some more while I just watched him with amusement, barely feeling the humiliation that I should've felt after what he did. After he finally calmed down, I said, "Well that was quite a laugh." mockingly.

"I know." he chuckled again. "You are so adorable."

"Yeah? Well, thank you for the compliment." I sneered.

"You deserve it." he replied and I was quite taken aback from it.

"You are kind of... just a bit extra sweet today which is odd." I told him. He leaned forward and supported his chin with his hand.

"That's what happens when you are in love." he replied. I shifted from my seat and looked at him, amazed.

"That's news. Who is she then, your higness, that you have been looking up to for so long now?" I teased, grinning cheekily at him.

He sighed and straightened his back. "You."

End of Mikan's POV

Natsumes POV

"Before you leave, can I ask you something?" Hotaru appeared from my view of the mirror as I was tying my necktie.

"Yeah. Sure. Go for it." I said.

"I talked to my doctor yesterday and she said that I'm due this month." she gently rubbed her stomach up and down like she's carressing the baby inside of it. I stopped and turned around to look at her.

"That's great." I smiled at her but she doesn't return my smile back, I started to get worried. "Is everything okay?"

She frowned. "That is my question actually. Do you think that I am okay?"

"I... what... what?" I stuttered.

She moved and sat at the edge of the bed. "You came home like two hours ago and you never spoke to me not until now. You come home late, not at all sometimes, always busy for work, never did accompany me to my check ups even if it is also your fault why I am knocked up. Do you really think that I'm okay?" she looked at me square in the eyes not showing any kind of emotions at me.

I shivered. Oh God, is this the time wherein I should've wished I am dead right now? I gaped at her. "Hotaru..."

"Is there soemone else?" she looked down at her knotted hands avoiding my eyes.

"Where did you even learned that?" I asked her feeling guilty all of a sudden. Well, I should be. Why couldn't I just say the truth to her? This is one of the right times where I should already confess to her, take advantage to the vulnerability of the situation. Why?

"Just checking. You, after all, is showing signs during from the very start so I wanted to know if there is really someone." she said looking at me with a glare.

I sighed harshly and raked my hands on my hair. "Who Hotaru?"

"I asked you a question." she replied hardly.

"Why would you think like that? Do you have any evidences that I cheated on you?! I work really hard Hotaru! I have been working my ass out all this time in that forsaken place and you just tell me now that I am cheating on you? How could you even do that?" I flared, feeling angered by her doubt to me which is also undeniable true.

She stared at me and stood up. She straightened her blue dress which fit to her body perfectly, she smiled a smile not reaching her eyes and went towards the door. "Your reaction tells it all. Natsume." then she disappeared fron my sight.

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