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Chapter 13: I'm So Confused
[Sumire]
If I were a boy… I'd buy more fashionable clothing. You can never go wrong with the right clothes.
[Mikan]
"That's what I would like to know," came a voice from the doorway.
All three of us jumped in our seats and whipped our heads around to stare at the intruder. As soon as I looked, I felt all heat drain from my face. Koko gasped dramatically, while Youichi chose to stay quiet.
"Natsume," I squeaked.
Raised eyebrow. "The one and only."
Clearing his throat, Koko grinned and asked, "And what exactly would you like to know, Natty?"
The crimson eyed teen glared at Koko's now innocent expression. "I'd like to know what Minoru here does during practice."
It took all of my restraint not to sigh with relief out loud. So he hadn't heard the earlier part of the conversation then.
Youichi, Koko, and I all relaxed in our seats. I closed my eyes momentarily, but when I opened my lids again, all three boys were staring at me expectantly.
"Well, klutz? You gonna explain yourself or what?" Typical Natsume. Can't wait for anything.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm getting to that. Okay so ya know how Nakagawa makes me practice with him, right?" They all nodded. "Well, apparently I have some of the 'maddest and talented' jumping skills that he's ever seen. So that I'll be used to it, he's been having me work on jumping for the ball for almost the whole of each practice, so that it's more controlled."
[Youichi]
I looked at Mikan with surprise. "What? Jumping for the whole effing practice?" That sounds worse than what the rest of us were ordered to do.
Natsume frowned. "Jumping…" He shook his head. "You still have to have practice with the team before the practice game. Tch. That stupid Nakagawa isn't even polishing your other skills… Assuming you have other skills," he smirked.
I know what he's trying to do. He wouldn't usually care about this sort of thing from the team as long as we brought out the best of our abilites. Well I'll be. Natsume's worried about Mikan. And he thinks she's a boy. This will be entertaining to watch as the days go on.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Koko roll his eyes with a grin on his face. Mikan did the same thing, minus the grin. "You jerk. Of course he's making me perfect my other skills."
"The fuck? How can you even have time for that if you're prancing around for two to three hours?"
With that, Koko burst into laughter. "HAHA! Natty, calm down. Heaven forbid the poor guy overexerts himself. Heh. I think he's trying to say that Nakagawa's been setting he- him… the ball, and he's been perfecting his aim and spiking, among other things, while working it all out so that it ties in with jumping."
"How the hell would you know that?" Snapped Natsume.
I shook my head, amused. Natsume doesn't like it when people figure out things before him. Especially Koko. He thinks that it's an insult to his intelligence. Ruka and I told him before that Koko just does it to tease him, but Natsume was too stubborn to accept that answer.
"Aw Natty, you need to learn to read between the lines better." Koko grinned pointedly at him.
[Natsume]
Damn Koko. If he wasn't one of my friends, I'd have smothered him with a pillow the first chance I got. But then that wouldn't make me a very good friend, so I'll -attempt to- keep those thoughts to myself.
"Aw Natty, you need to learn to read between the lines better." Koko grinned at me weirdly. He must be implying that he knows something that I don't. Damn him. Now I want to know, but then again… Do I really? Curiosity killed the cat, after all. Knowing Koko, it's something unimportant.
More than anything, I want to smack that damn grin off his face. That's right.
Minoru cleared his throat. My eyes immediately snapped to his. Hmm… He has really nice eyes. They sparkle with innocence, and they're just so mesmerizing.
"… Sume."
And those lips, they look soft, like they belong to a girl.
"Natsume?"
His chestnut locks look soft, and I just want to run my fingers through Minoru's hair.
"Natsume!"
Even the way he says my name is amazing. I can think of numerous ideas to make him say my name. Just imagine all of the different ways I could get my name to roll off of his tongue, panting beneath my fingertips. All I would need is a bed.
"Natsume… Freaking marshmallows what is wrong with him?"
"I think he's spacing out. But that look on his face is kind of creepy," said Youichi.
Ugh. He's a dude, what the hell am I thinking? I. Am. Not. Gay. I'm so confused. It's pathetic really.
Man, you really need to get laid.
What the fuck? Who are you? Get out of my head and leave me alone. Sick bastard. I refuse to sleep with some bimbo that only cares about looks.
But I'm you. So if I'm sick, so are you. Damn, you're pathetic.
…
"Shit Koko, what are you doing?" asked Youichi.
"What does it look like? I'm taking pictures. Oh man, Hoshi would love to get his hands on these," said Koko.
Smack
What the fuck?
I blinked and looked down at the pillow lying at my feet. Confused, I looked around at the three people that were staring at me. "What?" I asked.
Minoru laughed. "Jeez Natsume. What happened to you? I've been trying to talk to you for the past few minutes."
"Hn. Whatever. What did you want?" I asked.
"I was trying to ask you what you came over here for."
Wait, why did I come over for? Shit. "I was looking for Ruka," I lied. Koko snorted, and Youichi looked amused. Damn them.
Minoru merely smiled at me, oblivious to my lie. "Ruka? I think Hoshi dragged him off to his lab. I don't know what for though. Probably got blackmailed into doing a photo shoot. You know how Hoshi is."
"Ah… right." I cleared my throat. "I'm uh… Going to leave now… Right. Hn." I backed away through the door and hurried back to my room as fast as I could.
[Mikan]
I blinked at the spot where Natsume was standing just a few seconds ago. "Um… Did he seem a little… odd to you guys?"
Koko scoffed. "It's Natsume." He said it like it was the answer to everything. "Well. I guess I'll go too then. It's getting kind of late. I have some homework that's probably going to take me the rest of the weekend to finish, so I'll see you guys on Monday." He stood up.
That's when I remembered. "Hey Koko. Expect a phone call or text soon."
He shot me a confused look. "What? From who?" Just then, a loud ding was heard. Koko looked at me again, and then pulled his cell phone out of his pocket. Flipping his phone open, he gaped down at the screen like it he'd never seen it before. "No way," he breathed.
"Who is it?" Youichi whispered.
"Sumire."
"Ah."
To our astonishment, Koko slapped himself across the face. Then he pinched himself. "Ow." He broke out into the largest grin I've ever seen, then started rapidly pressing he keys on his cell phone. Thirty seconds later, another ding was heard. Koko looked as if he had won the lottery. Waving goodbye to us, he quickly rushed out of our apartment door, fingers flying in an excited attempt to answer his text message.
Youichi and I sat in silence for a few minutes, before he cleared his throat. "Well… What do you feel like eating, Mikan?"
I smiled warmly at him. "I'll go make some sandwiches, okay?" He nodded, and I walked off into the kitchen while he turned on our PS3.
When we began eating, it only took a few minutes before someone knocked on our door. Youichi groaned, and I sighed. He polished off the rest of his sandwich and got up to open the door.
Hotaru marched in a few seconds later. I paled, and gulped down my sandwich.
"Mikan," she said.
Oh marshmallows, please tell me that she doesn't know that Youichi and Koko know.
"I know that Youichi and Koko know."
"Well Hotaru, that's a really funny story actually…" My voice died away when I saw the look in her eyes. I glanced at Youichi for help, but his face was expressionless. Jeez Yo-chan, thanks for the help.
Hotaru sighed, and then turned to face Youichi. "You better not tell anyone, or I'll make sure that everyone knows that you still sleep with your Mr. Bear teddy. A photo will just accidentally slip into some crazed fans hands."
I glanced at Youichi, shocked. "You still sleep with Mr. Bear?" I remembered the teddy bear fondly. His mother had given it to him for his birthday before she and his father died when he was three.
The silver haired teen shrugged.
Amethyst eyes scrutinized Youichi. "Take care of her during games, and whenever I'm not around," she ordered. Youichi nodded in agreement, not wanting to anger Hotaru.
Someone knocked on our door yet again.
Youichi let out an exasperated sigh before wrenching the door open. "Great," he muttered sarcastically.
Two people shoved past him.
"Hey cousin!" shouted a familiar voice.
I grinned. "Hey Tsubasa." I looked passed him at the other person that entered. "What is he doing here?" I glared at Tono, who merely winked.
Tono walked up to me, and leaned down. "Hey sexy," he purred. "You look just like your sister ya know. I could just... eat you all up," he said seductively. I didn't have to time to retort, since he got on top of me, straddled my waist, and covered my lips with his in the next second.
I flailed my arms and opened my mouth to try to scream, but he took the opportunity to stick his tongue into my mouth and explore. I froze, my eyes wide open with shock.
Baka! Baka! Baka!
Tono was wrenched off of me by three angry people, one of which was holding a gun. "You have ten seconds to get him out of here, Andou," stated Hotaru.
"Sorry… He followed me here, and then it was too late to make him go back…" Tsubasa apologized.
I nodded.
Tsubasa then hurriedly dragged a half-conscious Tono out the door. Youichi slammed it behind them, and locked it just in case. "What the hell just happened?" he asked.
Hotaru ran a hand down her face. "Tono happened."
We all stood and sat in silence, until we all decided to call it a night. This is going to be a long three years.
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[1/2/2011]