Disclaimer: I don't, and never will I, own Gakuen Alice. Songs mentioned aren't mine.
A/N: Everything that happened in the previous chapter wasn't just a dream, Mikan just carried her frustrations home, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding and thank you for Nessa-LuLu-BestFriendsForever for pointing that out ^_^
What the Hime Wants, the Hime Gets
(Natsume x Mikan)
By: LaDy CoUnteRpart of NaTsume
Chapter 21 (I'll Get What I Want)
Previously:
"I'M NOT INSECURE!" Tsubasa, Misaki, and Taka all rushed to Mikan's room.
"Hime-chan, why? What happened? Why are you shouting in the middle of the night?"
"Eh?" Mikan then realized she was already inside her room and was trying to sleep. Sweat drop.
Late Summer... Tendou no Hikage Beach Resort...
"Aoi-chan! You came!" Mikan beamed as she ran to hug Aoi. Aoi hugged back cheerfully too.
"It's good to see you ever so cheerful, Mikan-nee-chan," Aoi smiled.
"Looks like you're doing well, Mikan-chan," Akito patted her head.
"Let's go to your rooms!" Mikan led them to their private vacation house. "The Hyuugas will be staying at our rest house since you're all family to us! Just be careful when walking on the bridge. Aoi-chan the first room is yours. That room in the middle most part is mine. And then that one near the terrace is Uncle Akito's. And that one near the top should have been for Natsume-kun. Speaking of him, where's Natsume-kun?"
"He'll be here tomorrow, that's for sure," Aoi said.
"Eh? Tomorrow's the wedding already!" Mikan said. Her cellphone then rang. "I'm here in Aoi-chan's room that's why you can't connect to me on my intercom. Eh? Hotaru-chan, Pyon-pyon, and Kitsu are all here already? Alright, I'll go there. Aoi-chan, I'll leave you for a while, it looks like Hotaru-chan and the others are here."
"Okay," Aoi smiled. Mikan left the room and went to the lobby at the hotel. True enough, Hotaru, Ruka, and Kitsu werere there already.
"Hotaru-chan!" BAKA BAKA BAKA! "Itai! You meanie, Hotaru-chan!"
"She just doesn't learn, does she?" Kitsu asked Ruka. Ruka shrugged his shoulders in response.
"So let's see," Mikan said as the receptionist gave her the task board. "Hmnn, Hotaru-chan will be staying at the hotel, while you guys are staying at the cottages near ours. Eh? Doushite? Why is Hotaru-chan far from my place?"
"Because Misaki-sama arranged for the bridesmaids to stay at the hotel so that tomorrow the preparations would be easy, Hime-sama," the receptionist answered for her.
"We'll be taking you to your room, Imai-sama," two female staff who were carrying Hotaru's luggage said. Hotaru nodded and followed the two. Mikan faced Ruka and Kitsu.
"Well, follow me to the cottage," Mikan smiled again. They were about to go out of the hotel when the glass doors opened and Tsubasa came inside. Mikan whistled. Everyone inside the lobby froze. Mikan continued walking and dragged Tsubasa at the collar as she went out, followed by Ruka and Kitsu and two staff who were carrying their luggage. "No seeing the bride before the wedding, Onii-sama."
"But my office is inside the hotel, Mikan-chan," Tsubasa tried to get away with it.
"You're on leave, Onii-sama, and I signed it myself that you are to not do anything in relation to business in two weeks before the wedding up to until you get back from your honeymoon," Mikan said and continued to drag Tsubasa. They arrived at the cottage. "Pyon-pyon and Kitsuneme-kun will be staying in the same room. The others, Koko, Yuu-kun, and Mochu-kun will arrive later and will be staying in this same room. Anyway, this is the biggest in here. Other groomsmen will be staying on the other rooms. If you need anything there's the phone and its directory."
Ruka blushed at his nickname. Kitsu grinned.
"Is Natsume in here already?" Kitsu then asked.
"Iie, Aoi-chan and Uncle Akito are here but not Natsume-kun," Mikan said. "They said he'll be arriving tomorrow. He already has a room in the cottage, but he'll probably sleep with you guys tomorrow night anyway."
The phone inside the living room of the cottage rang. Tsubasa picked it up. "Yes, speaking. Kaname's there already? Sure, I'm going! Hime-chan, we have to go, more and more guests are arriving."
"We'll be going, guys," Mikan waved at them. "Later on, the other groomsmen will be here too."
Mikan and Tsubasa went back to the lobby. They arrived in time to see an elevator open for Misaki and some girl friends. Mikan waved at them. Misaki waved back and just smiled sweetly at Tsubasa.
"Tsubasa! There you are!" Kaname stood up from sitting on the sofas on lobby with some girls surrounding him.
"Now here's the natural charmer," Tsubasa whispered to himself. "Kaname! Glad you came."
"Yeah, looks like you closed the resort from tourists, huh," Kaname said. He smiled at the girls. They were Misaki's friends in the agency. The girls went crazy.
"Okay, stop it with your 'natural charmer' thing, let's get going to your room," Tsubasa and Kaname went out of the hotel with their arms on each other's shoulder, buddies' style of course. Sweat drop.
"Oh, other senpais!" Mikan cheered when she recognized who just came inside the lobby. They were Tsubasa's other guy friends that also came from Gakuen Alice. She recognized most of them since most of them came from the Special Ability Class. "Megane-senpai! Akira-senpai!"
"Mikan-chan!" Mikan ran to them and leapt to Akira. "Aren't you still the cutest?"
"E-he-he, Akira-senpai, Tsubasa might see you hugging his sister again," Megane laughed nervously.
"Eh? Megane-senpai still wears glasses?" Mikan then looked at Megane while still holding on to Akira. Sweat drop.
"That's why it's Megane, Mikan-chan," Akira laughed.
"Well, we better head off to your room," Mikan then said and went down from Akira. "I'll lead the way!"
Mikan went out of the hotel again followed by Megane, Akira and some other guys. She led them to the cottage where Ruka and Kitsu were staying at. Ruka and Kitsu were in the living room.
"Look, it's the cute kouhais," Akira said. "It's the bashful Ruka-kun and Foxy, right?"
"Yo!" Kitsu said. Ruka nodded.
"Let's see, says here you guys stay in this room," Mikan said while pointing to the guys and to a door with her eyes on the task board. "And then you guys in this room."
The men nodded. The staff that carried their luggage went inside the designated rooms and put down the luggage there.
"Hime-sama, call from the reception, says that some guests named Umenomiya Anna-san and Ogasawara Nonoko-san are already here," one staff said to her. She was on the door leading the guys.
"Oh, Anna-chan and Nonoko-chan! I'll go right away! Bye, senpais, Pyon-pyon, and Kitsuneme-kun, Anna-chan and Nonoko-chan are here," Mikan waved. Ruka blushed at his nickname again. Kitsu then stood up.
"Nonoko-chan is here?" Mikan's eyebrow rose and both she and Ruka looked at Kitsu.
"Yes, why?" Mikan and Ruka eyed Kitsu suspiciously.
"N-nothing," Kitsu then said and went back to reading the magazine he was holding earlier when she came with the senpais.
"Oh, really? Well, I'll just go and lead them to their room at the hotel," Mikan said and left for the hotel.
Later that night, two parties were held at the resort. The bachelor's party for Tsubasa was held at the cottage of the groomsmen while the bridal shower party for Misaki was held at a function room at the hotel.
The bridal shower was held smoothly and if you ever got the chance to pass by the door to the function room, for sure, you'll still hear the laughs of all the girls that were there, from models, to old classmates, to kouhais. But then, unlike the bridal shower, the bachelor's party for Tsubasa was affecting the surroundings a little. They were so loud that their noise scattered all over the shore, reaching the sleeping staff on their quarters.
"You got married pretty young, huh, Tsubasa," Akira said.
"Yeah, you're only 24," Megane nodded.
"Guys looking at Misaki are kind of pissing me off already so I had to secure stuff," Tsubasa looked at Akira sharply. "I should have gotten you as a sponsor instead of a groomsmen, you old man."
"Hey, I'm not yet old," sweat drop. The other guys were picking on Ruka again. They kept asking him about Mikan and Hotaru. Tsubasa laughed as he looked at them.
"Too bad Natsume-kun isn't here," Tsubasa said and drank from his wine glass.
"Hey, I heard my name in there," the door then opened. Everyone looked at who opened that door. They were astonished to see Natsume.
"Woah, it's Natsume-kun," some senpais cheered.
"Eh? Nat really likes to make a grand entrance huh," Koko said. They had just arrived earlier before the party started. They all laughed.
"Look, Tsubasa, it's your future brother-in-law," Kaname said and patted Natsume as if he was still way shorter than him.
"Get the hands off me, Prince Bear," Natsume grunted and he sat by the gang.
"Hey, since Natsume is here and we all seem to be complete in here, why don't I call my special surprise for Tsubasa?" Akira then stood up. He flicked open his cellphone. "Bring it in."
Tsubasa's eyes grew. He already guessed what it was. They did this too during one of their friend's bachelor party. That friend went beside Tsubasa and patted his shoulder. Tsubasa gulped. He was so going to get it from Misaki if his hunch was right. The door opened. There was a big 'gift'. Two staff carried it inside.
"Open it, Tsubasa," Akira said to him with a devilish grin on his face. The other guys can already guess what it was.
"You are so gonna get it from Harada," Natsume smirked.
Tsubasa went near the big box and untied the very big ribbon with his hands shaking. The boys all laughed at Tsubasa's actions. When the ribbon fell off, so did the sides of the box. It revealed to be a large cake which made Tsubasa cry even more.
"No!" Tsubasa fell to the ground and crept back to his place beside Megane and Kaname. Koko and Kitsu then changed the music to a seductive song. They felt the cake shake a little.
"Here it comes, senpai," the boys said as they eyed the cake excitedly. The top then opened and what came out was much more unexpected. It made Tsubasa even more scared.
"NO!" Tsubasa ran. The other boys were all frozen. Akira was laughing so hard. It was none other than Akira's batchmate, Rui!
"My, my! My alarms were right, there were many handsome guys in here! But of course, since it's a very special night, I shall focus on you today, Tsubasa-kun!" he chased Tsubasa who was running for his life.
All the boys laughed so hard. "That was a good one, senpai," Megane laughed.
"Well, we are all gonna get it from Misaki-chan if we brought in girls so I thought of something even better," Akira said.
"Though there is probably someone who ordered for guys for the shower party," Kaname said and looked up at the hotel through the window of the cottage.
"That's another case though," the one who patted Tsubasa earlier said. They all laughed again and continued to party.
The next day…
"Hime-sama, wake up," Chiki frantically tried to wake Mikan up. "Oh my, what am I going to do? I still have lots to do!"
Hotaru then came inside the room. BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA! "Oi, dummy, 'til when do you intend to sleep on your brother's wedding?"
"Whew! Thank you, Imai-sama, I'll leave her to you then," Chiki said and went outside.
"Eh? It's only 8, Hotaru-chan, the wedding is still in the afternoon," Mikan then whined.
"Doesn't mean you can sleep 'till then," Hotaru said. "Get up from there, your brother's waiting for you downstairs."
Hotaru went out of her room. She looked around her first. "That's right, it's Onii-sama's wedding today. And I have a few more hours before Onii-sama is finally a married man." Mikan got up and went to the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth.
"Onii-sama!" She leapt to her brother who caught her in time.
"Hime-chan!" Tsubasa beamed happily. The Hyuuga family, Kaname, Chiki and the two drivers were already seated. Mikan then went to her own seat beside Tsubasa.
"Wow, so, this is our last breakfast as Onii-sama being a single man, huh," Mikan said.
"It's the same as ever anyway," Tsubasa said. Mikan then looked in front of her and met Natsume's crimson eyes.
"Na…tsu…me…kun," she said. Then her surprised expression turned to a happy one. "You're here! When did you arrive?"
"Tsk, you're just going to ask me that and you have to be so loud on the table? Tsk, Bear-print huh," Natsume glared at her who was standing with both hands on the table and leaning on Natsume.
Mikan's eye widened as she bent her head and saw her own brassier.
"Natsume-kun, you pervert!" Mikan leapt to Tsubasa. "Onii-sama, I'd really never be a wife anymore! That guy stole all evidences!"
"Eh? Then you can be his wife since he's the one who stole everything anyway," Tsubasa grinned. Mikan whined even more.
"That'll be good, you'll really be my Onee-chan then," Aoi smiled. Everyone looked at her. "What? Mikan-nee-chan is Onii-chan's girlfriend, right? I even saw the music video of that song, Today Was A Fairy Tale."
"Actual—" Natsume then forced a bacon on her mouth.
"Go back to eating, Bear-print," Natsume said. Mikan went back to her seat and continued eating silently.
"Eh? Why are you so silent, Onee-chan?" Aoi then asked.
"It's just that, I feel like I'm really going to miss Onii-sama even though the situation is almost the same, we'd still be living in the same house anyway," Mikan voiced out her feelings. Everyone became quiet and looked at her.
"Don't worry, Hime-chan, you'd still be my precious princess," Tsubasa said and held her hand. "If you ever need me I'll always be there and you can still come leaping at me like always."
Mikan looked at Tsubasa then leapt to her again and cried. "Sorry, Onii-sama, I just can't hold the tears."
"Sshh, sshh, it's okay," Tsubasa said as he patted her back gently. Mikan continued crying until she calmed down. She went back to her seat and continued eating again. A little while later, they're all busy again for the wedding.
They had just finished eating lunch when Natsume spotted the siblings. Tsubasa was carrying Mikan at the back. They sat at a rock at a far corner of the beach, somewhere past their beach house. He raised the manga from his head and shifted his position on the tree branch he was sleeping on to watch the two.
Misaki too saw the two from the balcony at the second floor of the hotel.
"Their savoring their time together huh," Kaname was then beside her.
"Yeah, couldn't be helped, it's been the two of them only ever since their parents died," Misaki said. "They probably both feel a bit sad."
"She cried earlier, probably later at the reception they'll both cry," Kaname said.
"Misaki-sama, you better start preparing too," Chiki then arrived. She nodded and waved goodbye to Kaname before leaving for her room to take a bath first.
"It's time we get back to the house, Onii-sama," Mikan stood up from the rock.
"Yeah," Tsubasa stood up from the rock too. He threw one last look at the beach. "Ahh, my last quiet time as a single man!"
Tsubasa put his arm on Mikan's shoulder and together they went back to the house to prepare for the wedding.
After taking a bath, Tsubasa shaved and when he looked back at the mirror he smiled. "Alright, Sakura Tsubasa, it's almost time for your wedding," Tsubasa said and went out of the bathroom with a smile on his face.
"I can almost hear the sound of many hearts breaking," Kaname joked whom he passed by along the way to his room. Tsubasa laughed back and continued on to his room.
Meanwhile, Misaki had just finished taking a long bath. She made sure she was clean and took a bubble bath. She went out of her bathroom with a robe on. She sat in front of the dresser and tapped her face with both hands. "Ahh, Harada Misaki, soon that name'll be Sakura Misaki, are you ready?"
She looked at her reflection and felt for her heart. She calmed down. "Alright, I am ready!" Knock! Knock! It was Mikan.
"Onee-san," Mikan smiled. She was in a robe too. She came to Misaki and hugged her. "Congratulations, Onee-san."
Misaki hugged her back. "Are you ready too?" Misaki asked her. Mikan nodded.
"Take care of my brother, Onee-san."
"I will, I will," Misaki patted her hair.
"I love you, Onee-san." "I love you too, Hime-chan." Knock! Knock!
"Oh, that's good, you're both in here," two makeup artists came inside. One makeup artist attended to Misaki and one attended to Mikan.
And soon enough, there were many rooms that were very busy. Everyone was excited. Sounds of blowers, hairsprays, voices, laughs, hurrying steps, shouts and many more can be heard from both the hotel and the cottages, while the outside world, specifically the showbiz world, doesn't have a clue that their favorite couple is going to be tied to each other in just a few hours…
"Tsubasa! You're so nervous, stop it! It's so not you!" Kaname said to him. They were already in the chapel that was decorated beautifully for the wedding. Almost everyone needed was there, except for Mikan and her friends and the bride herself. Pictures were already being taken and the video coverage has started.
"I wonder how many disks the coverage for this one would need," Ruka said. Sweat drop.
"The bride is here, the bride is here!" they heard people outside get excited. Tsubasa and Kaname ran outside and saw a car followed by the bridal carriage arrive. From the car emerged Mikan, Hotaru, Anna, and Nonoko while from the bridal carriage emerged Noda-sensei. Tsubasa felt the world slow down when Misaki showed herself to the public. She was so beautiful.
"Tsubasa-sama, time for the wedding to start," Terada whispered to him.
"Alright, please line up accordingly! Where are the flower girls? …" the wedding coordinator's voice filled the air. Tsubasa went in front of the line.
"So, why am I a kid escort to this girl?" Youichi then asked. Erlyn was invited to be a flower girl and Youichi became her partner, much to his irritation. He was 11 years old, for Pete's sake! Natsume and the gang had laughed about this.
The wedding song filled the air as Chiki started the wedding. "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Sakura Tsubasa & Harada Misaki Nuptial. I am Iwaki Chiki your emcee for this afternoon. Let us all welcome the groom of this momentous celebration, Sakura Tsubasa…"
Tsubasa walked handsomely. He was so dashing in his suit, every girl could have killed Misaki in jealousy that the handsome prince was her groom.
"Following him is his grandfather, his majesty King Sakura-sama," Jii-sama just came earlier and will leave after the wedding due to a heavy schedule.
He was followed by the cute flower girls, accompanied by their small, cute and handsome escorts, who scattered petals of fresh flowers on the red carpet. The Sakura Trees were still dancing outside. Next were the sponsors, most of them being older senpais that were married already. There were also some teachers like Narumi, Misaki, Fukutan, and Persona who were all still single, but Misaki already have a girlfriend who accompanied him to the wedding (Yes, they asked Persona to be a sponsor through Nobara who was a bridesmaid partnered with Megane XD). Jinno was also with his wife, and so was Serina who was with her husband. Noda himself was sponsor but he was not on the line.
"Now let us all welcome the beautiful bridesmaids and the handsome groomsmen, starting with the couple's senpai Tonouichi Akira and the lovely model Fuji Shinobu," Akira smiled dazzlingly as he accompanied the lovely friend of Misaki.
"That old man," Tsubasa shook his head. After Tsubasa and Misaki's classmates and friends were the kouhais.
"The Prince-like Yukihira Kei and the lovely Koizumi Luna," yes, Luna was present, with Yukihira Kei, son of the former High School Principal, Kazu.
"The smart kouhai of the couple Tobita Yuu and the Hyuuga Princess, a close family friend, Hyuuga Aoi," Yuu smiled shyly as he accompanied the cheerful sister of Natsume.
They were just down in the middle when they heard Sumire's ever infamous laugh.
She was partners with Mochu and they had to admit, she also looked pretty and elegant, just minus the infamous laugh. Sweat drop. Chiki regained her composure after the laugh from Sumire and continued on.
"The ever sly kouhai, Kitsuneme and the sweet Ogasawara Nonoko," Nonoko was blushing as Kitsu tapped her hand that was holding on his arm before they walked down the aisle.
"Hn, Kitsu's got smitten," Natsume smirked. Mikan tried to look but because they were second to the last, she couldn't see. Sweat drop.
"Another sly one is the close kouhai Yome Kokoro and the gentle Umenomiya Anna," Koko smiled his usual energetic smile as he walked down the aisle with now his girl Anna, with flashing eyes following them from behind.
"Another close kouhai is the fair Nogi Ruka and the elegant Imai Hotaru," Ruka smiled shyly but still looking cool and Hotaru also flashed a smile, no, not her tricking smile that she uses when she gives modified chocolates to her brother and Misaki-sensei, just a genuine smile. It was a good thing there were none of those businessmen who truly adored her. Ruka felt very proud as he held the hand of Hotaru that was holding to his arm firmly. If not for the event, Hotaru would have used one of her hidden weapons that can knock Ruka out. Sweat drop.
"The best friend of the couple is the charming Sono Kaname and the closest girl friend of the bride Shiba Aya," Sono was so much a natural charmer as ever, smiling his innocent-looking charming eyes. He looked at the blushing friend of Misaki who blushed even more when he smiled at her.
"Kaname, that 'natural'," Tsubasa almost balled his fists. Kaname stood beside him instead of going to his seat. He tapped his shoulder.
"Good luck, man, I'm always here for the both of you," Kaname said. Tsubasa smiled back at him.
"And now, the future brother-in-law, the handsome Hyuuga Natsume and his girlfriend, the precious princess of our groom, the innocent Sakura Princess Sakura Mikan," everyone's eyes were on the 'couple'. Natsume was so handsome in his suit. He would have preferred a messier look but Akito and Aoi took away his favorite sneakers and warned that they'll not give it back unless he made sure he wore his suit properly. Mikan who held on to his arm was also so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes off of her when she arrived earlier. He felt so lucky for being her partner and her known boyfriend. The gown was not as grand as Misaki's but it flowed with her as she moved. The gown had gold lining and pink sparkly embellishments that fit her perfectly as a princess.
Tsubasa looked at Mikan at each step and felt so damn proud. Otou-sama, Okaa-sama, look at the Princess we raised, walking beautifully beside the handsome son of your best friend here in my wedding, I can't believe I'm already at this time where I will see her grow into a beautiful lady…
Mikan, instead of going to the other side which were her seat was went the way Natsume went. She hugged Tsubasa and had to leap a little to reach him. "Congratulations, Onii-sama, I love you." She whispered and stayed with him to wait for Misaki.
"And of course, the most beautiful lady in this memorable event, the dazzling queen of our groom's heart," Chiki said which made some kind of dramatic feel to the audience. "Harada… Misaki…" She said the name so carefully that the audience felt the world go slow as they looked at the doors of the chapel where Misaki was, so beautiful, like a queen.
Noda was beside her, for Misaki was an orphan already. As Misaki and Noda walked down the aisle, Tsubasa saw different Misaki's, starting from when he first met her, to the time she lived with them.
Mikan hugged Misaki first then Noda carefully took Misaki's hand and put it on top of Tsubasa's, closing Tsubasa's hand firmly. "Take care of her, Tsubasa-kun."
Tsubasa hugged Noda too. "Thanks, Sensei."
"Can't believe it, you were just my students once, and now, you two are already getting married," Noda said and smiled. "Don't cry, Misaki-chan, don't cry, sshhh."
Noda, Kaname, and Mikan gave way for the two. Tsubasa gently led Misaki to the altar. Mikan then went to her seat.
"I love you, Misaki," Tsubasa whispered to Misaki.
"I love you too, Tsubasa," Misaki was almost teary-eyed. They went to the altar and the solemn wedding started. Emotions can be felt as each word was said, even when Tsubasa chuckled.
"Do you, Sakura Tsubasa, take Misaki-san as your lawfully wedded wife, and remain to be faithful to her—"
"Yes! I do, and I'd be glad to marry her every day in every church there is in this world," Tsubasa then stole a kiss from Misaki's cheek even with the veil covering her face. The boys all cheered.
"You're the man!" Tsubasa winked at them. Misaki laughed too. The priest just scratched his head.
"And do you, Harada Misaki, take Tsubasa-san as your lawfully wedded husb—"
"I do, Father, so all you girls there back off from this guy here," Misaki then looked behind them where some girls were weeping. They all laughed again.
"I guess that's it, no more stopping this wedding, I now pronounce you man and wife, you ma—"
Tsubasa then removed Misaki's veil and lifted her by the waist and kissed her passionately.
"Whoo! Tsubasa, save that for later! You're so excited!" Akira said which made them all laugh again.
And then there were many, many, picture takings. It almost took forever. Tsubasa then decided that they had taken all the 'necessary' pictures so he suddenly carried Misaki bridal style and were showered with flowers as they went out of the chapel. He took her to the carriage and they used that to go back to the resort and they all followed through their cars.
When they went back to the beach, they all started partying again. The beach was decorated beautifully. And many speeches were given, and a particularly surprising one was from Jii-sama.
"And, I guess we all know that I always try to appoint the brides-to-be of my successors and they always do win in the end by marrying the girl of their own choice and that they always don't want to succeed me to the throne," the King was a bit loose that day. "I'm sure Tsubasa here doesn't want to either, he's a rather lazy one, very like my deceased son, Izumi, so the throne is having a problem, but I have a surprise to all of you. I would like to present to you my successor and his son, Kazu and Kei."
They were surprised that the principal himself was there because only Kei, a batchmate of Otonashi, attended the wedding earlier. Kazu had just resigned being their High School Principal two years ago, a rather unexpected and sudden resignation. "Kazu here is my long-lost son, the older brother of your father, Izumi. Due to some events, he was separated from us." He looked at Akito meaningfully.
"Tsubasa, Mikan-chan, Kazu is your uncle, and he will succeed me to the throne," Jii-sama then announced. Tsubasa's and Mikan's faces lightened. They went in front and welcomed their uncle. The King's personal assistant then came. "Eh? We have to go now? Oh well, congratulations on the wedding, kid, just be sure that you will be faithful to your new wife. And make sure she wouldn't be the old wife, just, the wife."
They all laughed at this again. Kazu had to come with them. They were fetched by the helicopter. They all waved good bye to them and then continued the party. It was Mikan's time to say something.
"First of all, if people from the industry ever hear about this, I want to say sorry that I am not the perfect princess they believe I should be as the sister of Sakura Tsubasa. Uhm, I really don't want to say anything because I might cry again, but I guess it can't be helped. Onii-sama, Onee-sama, I love you both, and when the moment the wedding came, I just kind of absorbed everything that was happening, and many thoughts wandered in my head like Onii-sama has a new priority in his life, so where does that lead me to? It's not like I'm opposed to it, but I just really felt heavy, but then I thought, it's high time I try to stop depending on Onii-sama too much," Mikan felt her eyes get wet. "And I can't continue this anymore so I just prepared a gift for you two. Congratulations, may you lead on a new life. May I ask Natsume-kun to go up here please?"
All eyes went on Natsume. Natsume's eyebrow rose but he went up anyway. "What is it?" he hissed at her ear.
"Play the guitar for me, I'll sing, I don't think I can do both now," Mikan said and gave him a sheet music. Natsume had no choice so he took the place of the guitarist on the band earlier. Mikan stood beside him in front of the microphone. "Onii-sama, Onee-sama, this one's for you two."
"I'd never gone with the wind
Just let it flow
Let it take me where it wants to go to
You open the door
There's so much more
I've never seen it before
I was trying to fly
But I couldn't find wings
But you came along and you changed everything…" Mikan held her eyes closed as she sang for some tears were still warning to come out… And let's skip the actual singing part…
They continued the program. And then there was the traditional throwing of the band and bouquet. Tsubasa took the band from Misaki's thigh.
"Wow, nice legs, can I just stay here?" Tsubasa said loudly as he took out the band. WHACK!
"Tsubasa, you pervert!"
"And that was the fifth time for this day," Chiki said. Terada and Taka nodded. Sweat drop.
Tsubasa chuckled and stood up, his back on the guys behind him. He threw it, and it was supposed to go to Kaname who felt the girls get excited so he dodged it and Natsume who just happened to pass by got hit by it. (Sweat drop.)
"What the—" FLICK!
You lift my feet off the ground
You spin me around
You make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm falling apart and I am lost in your eyes
You make me crazier, crazier, crazier
"Woah, Natsume's got plans already," the senpais cheered.
"You better get married quick before Natsume gets tied before you," Hotaru said to Misaki-sensei who was seated beside his girlfriend, while she looked at the picture she took when the band fell flat on Natsume's face. Misaki froze anime style.
"It's time for the bouquet, girls, please gather up in front behind Misaki-sama," Chiki said. Many girls, specifically Misaki's model friends who were all still single, gathered in front, each wishing to get the bouquet, but Sumire was the one in front, really aiming for the bouquet since Natsume got it. Mikan, Anna, Hotaru, and Nonoko just shook their heads. They stayed seated at the back of the gathered girls.
Misaki was facing the sea so she didn't actually see the formation of the girls, though she dearly hoped that the bouquet will go to Mikan. And Misaki, being the infamous tough girl she is, threw the bouquet a bit higher than normal, and it flew all the way behind the girls, landing perfectly on top of Mikan's head that was just about to take a spoonful of dessert in her mouth. She froze anime style. This is not happening!
I've watched from a distance as you made life your own
Every sky was your own kind of blue
And I wanted to know how that would feel
And you made it so real
You showed me something that I couldn't see
You opened my eyes
And you made me believe
Natsume smirked. The whole crowd roared, Sumire shrieked then fainted. Mikan was immediately pushed to the chair Misaki was sitting on earlier. "Eh? Why does this pervert have to put that band on my leg?"
"He's your boyfriend anyway, Hime-chan," Tsubasa chuckled, emphasizing the word boyfriend. And then he patted Natsume who was already knelt in front of Mikan. "Just take it easy though."
"Jerk," Natsume hissed at him. He then faced Mikan and smirked. "You're not hiding anything not-so-pleasant in there, are you?"
"Just get that done and over with, Natsume-kun," Mikan retorted back. Natsume lifted her leg and slipped the band on her leg. Akira then threw a small rock on Natsume's head and then looked away, which made Natsume move and his hands almost fell somewhere that shouldn't be. "Eecck! Natsume-kun, YOU PERVERT!"
"Tsk, that old man threw a rock on me, Cherry Blossom trees!" Natsume retorted back. Mikan's eyes grew even wider.
"NATSUME-KUN!" Mikan leapt to Tsubasa again. "Now I'll really never be a wife anymore!"
"Don't worry, you and Natsume-kun got the bouquet and the band, it means you two are gonna get married next, so then you'll be a wife," Tsubasa said. WHACK!
"You're not helping, Tsubasa," Misaki said. They all laughed. Next was the open dance floor. Tsubasa and Misaki danced in the middle, followed by the forced Natsume and Mikan.
You lift my feet off the ground
You spin me around
You make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm falling apart and I am lost in your eyes
You make me crazier, crazier, crazier
Later on, it was almost time for sunset. The private plane of Tsubasa came to pick up Tsubasa and Misaki. They all saw the newly-weds off on the rooftop of the hotel.
"Good luck on the honeymoon!" "Oi, take it easy, Tsubasa!" "Tell us the news when you come back if you'll have a new 'visitor' huh!" They all laughed.
"Onii-sama!" Mikan leapt and hugged Tsubasa before letting him go.
"Be a good girl, Hime-chan," Tsubasa said and then carried Misaki again and went inside the plane together. They all waved goodbye to the couple. Soon enough the plane was on air. Mikan looked at it until it was out of sight. She then looked around and saw the sunset.
Baby you showed me what living is for
I don't wanna hide anymore
Oh oh
Everyone went back on the grounds to continue the party, everyone, except…
"I'm still here," Mikan knew that voice very much, that voice she trusted so much. She turned around and met those crimson red eyes, amidst the wind blowing his bangs that covered them here and then, looking at her gently.
"Na…tsu…me…" Natsume went to her and leaned her head on his shoulder. She cried harder. A little while later, the two became silent. "Natsume-kun, did you know? I love you." Silence again.
"I'm sorry about leaving you suddenly, I had to clear my mind for something that bugged me for so long," he was looking away. "I'm not a kind person, you know that. I didn't deserve to love someone like you… an angel."
"Ruka is right, I should have tried fighting for you, but I was always scared that you still liked Angelique-san, and then there was Luna-san, and so I just felt like me being your girlfriend was a burden to you," Mikan looked up to him.
"Ange will always be special, but I have moved on, because before I even met her, I already liked you. You know I never really had a thing for Luna, she's just a friend," Natsume then smiled a little.
Mikan then giggled. "It's funny, how did I ever fall for you? You, Mr. I-don't-care-about-your-stupid-rules-because-when-you-meet-these-eyes-you-follow-mine. If you didn't say you liked me too, I would have done my own thing just to get you, because have you forgotten who I am? I am—"
"Sakura Mikan-hime and I-get-what-I-want-at-all-costs-with-just-a-flick-of-my-finger," Natsume then kissed her passionately as the wind danced with them on that rooftop…
You lift my feet off the ground
You spin me around
You make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm falling' and I am lost in your eyes
You make me crazier, crazier, crazier
Crazier, crazier, crazier
Okay, I know I write the crappiest dramatic scenes ever, so sorry about that. I don't know if you guys liked the ending, but I thank you for reading this and sticking with me 'til the end, I love you all so much :) There we have it, minna-san, the story has ended, I hope you guys still liked the story. I am going to post a bonus chapter by the way, a few bits of side stories. About writing a new fanfic, I'm still thinking of a new plot, but I'm not sure if I'd still be writing for GA, I might write for CSS or Eyeshield 21, depending on which plot develops further in my head :) This has been What the Hime Wants, the Hime Gets, my second long-running fanfic. This, and your reviews, had helped me improve as a writer and in my next stories, I promise to try and continuously improve. Once again, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.