Author's Note: Here I am, once again … back again. Thanks for the reviews, I sure did appreciate it, please keep them coming, I really love it, it gives me inspiration… I want to thank several friends of mine again, Chris-chan, Sbs and Sheena Deala…. That's all, I really do hope that you'll enjoy this chap.

Chapter 12:

Mine or Her Fault?

The silhouette turned clearer and clearer each second and both the kids were trembling really hard now, they were already semi-kneeling, but still, Yuu's pretty sure that something was different with this silhouette, its size, its shape, it looks like…

"SUMIRE-CHAN!" Shouted the person beside him, he was too busy thinking that he didn't notice the silhouette turning into a clear figure. Mikan ran to Sumrie and hugged her…. She could hug her but, she felt cold as soon as her body touched her. Mikan let go, it was like she hugged a big ice cube a while ago, but she didn't care, "Sumire-chan, let's go to Jinno-sensei and Narumi-sensei! Let's prove to them that you're not dead!"

Yuu cupped his mouth and approached the two, "Mi- … ka- kan, I- I don't think that's- that's such a- a- a- good idea!"

Sumire was still standing there, her face showed a little smile and her hair was swaying with the cold breeze. Mikan faced Yuu and blinked twice, "What do you mean?"

Yuu bowed his head, now his bangs covering his face, "Because…. Sumire's already …… " He faced Mikan, "DEAD!" He shouted.

Tears started to form in Mikan's eyes, she sniffed and sobbed, "How- How could you, Yuu? Look! She's here! She's –"

"I'm dead, Mikan-chan…." Whispered Sumire loud and clear.

Mikan froze, not because of the strong wind that passed by when Sumire said that, its because of the words she heard from her, she shook Sumire's shoulders, even though it was cold as ice, she didn't care, "YOU'RE NOT DEAD! LOOK! I CAN HOLD YOU, SEE YOU! YOU'RE TRULY NOT DEAD!"

Sumire started to cry and hugged Mikan, "Mikan, you feel cold?"

Mikan's eyes twitched, "Huh!"

Sumire hugged her tighter, "Do you feel cold when touching me…?"

Mikan's eyes shot wide, she just remembered it now, "Ye- Yeah…"

"It's because…. Because….. be- because…"

"She's a ghost, nono, she's an immortal, that girl, that girl in that shop, that old lady, she's no ordinary person, you do noticed a while ago that she looked a lot like Sumire right? They're related… related in many ways, and in those ways, includes, that old lady also has…. Alice…" Said Yuu in a respectful but thoughtful manner.

Tears flew away as Mikan looked away, her body still pressed against the immortal's body, "Nonono! Sumire isn't dead, she isn't dead, she must not be dead, she cannot be dead! NO!"

Mikan's voice was heard all over the floor, no, not just all over the floor, all over the dormitory, everyone at the same moment rose up and got up from their bed, sensing and thinking where the shout came from, it lead them to the middle of 4th floor, there, their eyes got wider as they saw Sumire hugging Mikan, Mikan crying, Yuu looking down at the floor.

Natsume pushed the people that was getting in his way and at last, he arrived at the middle of the crowd, he bumped something cold, or rather, someone cold. He turned to face the person and he's eyes started to shake when he saw Sumire looking at him, he could not see love at her eyes, only a stare that will come from a friend, emotions like happy and fright mixed up inside him.

Mikan stopped crying as she saw Natsume, jealousy started to creep from her heart, she thought that Natsume loves Sumire. (which was wrong) "Na- Natsume…" Her body still being hugged by Sumire.

Natsume pushed Sumire away and embraced Mikan in a protecting way, "What are you going to do with Mikan? DID SHE DO SOMETHING WRONG!"

Youichi who was with Hotaru looked amazingly at the commotion, his eyes twinkled in amazement, Wow… a ghost and 2 people fighting and arguing, or was that talking? Oh never mind… this is amazing! He looked up and wasn't surprised when he saw Hotaru video-taping the whole thing.

Sumire's bangs were covering half of her face, "I'm not going to do anything to her ….. Natsume"

Natsume froze at the moment she called his name, he embraced Mikan tighter than ever. Mikan used her strength to break free from Natsume's hug, she ran to Sumire and hugged her just like the way she hugged her a while ago, "Sumire's my friend…. She won't do anything!"

Everyone looked interestingly at Mikan, Natsume and Sumire. It was something that won't happen everyday, Hotaru on the other hand was also thinking, 'I'll earn MILLIONS!' Her eyes turning into dollar signs already.

Ruka sweat-dropped at the scene.

Sumire again, whispered loud, "I'll not do anything to her, I just want to tell her what really happened, she seems… troubled with what happened when I was about to kill her before…." Cool breeze again swept pass the crowd and bangs were still covering half of her face.

Mikan now felt confused, she thought that it was the other way, she was getting hurt every minute, with all her emotions, she pushed Sumire and she fell down on her knees, she was crying hardly and was hugging herself. 'about to kill her….. about to kill me? But.. I thought I killed her? What happened!'

Sumire landed straight on the floor, she rubbed her forehead to take away the pain, she looked at Mikan once again, by the look on her face, she knew exactly that Mikan was troubled and confused. She approached her and kneeled infront of her, "Mikan-chan…"

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