Thanks
for the reviews! I intended this to be the last chapter, but I'm
planning to make another one.
So let's begin.
Take it off!
Mikan turned around and saw the man in her dreams. He looked exactly the same. He was wearing the old black suit. He had his red cape, he wore his black mask, He even had the band aid that was covering the wound on his hand. Mikan was baffled once again. Realizing her dream was reality.
'I can't believe he's really here...' Mikan thought to herself.
The masked man bowed infront of Mikan. Mikan gracefully curtsied in front of him. He held out his hand and aked Mikan politely "May you honor me the pleasure a dance".
Mikan completely, shocked just nodded. They danced in the middle of the room, with everyone looking at them in complete shock. Narumi, sensed that this was Natsume, so he let them dance together. Narumi, then stepped aside so that Mikan and Natsume could have more room to dance.
Natsume felt sheer bliss. He was dancing with the one he loved. Nothing could ruin the momment. Soon afterward, everybody else danced as well. Ruka with Hotaru, Yuu and Nonoko, Tsubasa and Misaki, Sumire and Kokoroyumi. Everything was pretty ok.
Natsume led Mikan to the second floor of the ballroom. You could see the magnificent view of the dance floor from the second floor.
"I'm glad that the dress fits you. I don't know your size." Natsume then spoke.
"So it was you who gave me this dress and the rose." Mikan said.
Natsume nodded.
"What's your real name?" Mikan asked him.
Natsume didn't answer.
"Atleast show me your face so I can try to identify who you are." Mikan told him.
"You do realize the paradox of asking a man who is wearing a mask to reveal his identity?" Natsume told her just so that she would keep her curiosoty to herself.
Mikan smiled. Natsume blushed. Everything was going according to plan.
"Listen Mikan, I really like you." Natsume said to her.
"I like you to, but I'm afraid I need to see your face." Mikan said accepting this as a friendly 'I like you'.
"No you don't understand! I like you!" Natsume exclaimed trying to make her naive mind understand.
Mikan was baffled. "At least tell me who you are."
"I'm Na..." Natsume suddenly didn't want to tell her his name.
'This is a bad idea. I can't tell her, what if she rejects me! I will do it someday. I'll do it when she's facing the real me.'
"I'm just an admirer." Natsume then said.
Mikan who was satisfied with the answer, smiled at him.
"Okay since we have reached the end of this masquerade, it is now time to start the unmasking!" Tsubasa happily shouted.
Then a sea of people started taking off their masks. Then the people at the second floor took off their masks.
"I guess we should take our masks off now." Mikan said, then took off her mask.
Natsume just stood there thinking 'Oh my God! She's gonna find out it's me!'
"What are you waiting for, take off your mask." Mikan said
"I don't want to" Natsume then said.
"Come on take it off. Everyone took off theirs"
"I said I dont want to"
Mikan slowly got irritated. "Come on take it off, for me please?"
"I said I don't want to."
"Come on take it off!" This time Mikan got a little too loud, because every one from the first floor was looking at them.
"I said I dont want to, you idiot!" Natsume getting irritated suddenly shouted at her.
"Take it off, Natsume!" Mikan suddenly mentioned Natsume's name. Natsume was shocked.
' Why did I suddenly scream out his name?' Mikan thought to herself.
'Does she know it's me! I've got to leave!'
Natsume saw his opportunity, there was a
boy standing near the main switch that controlled all the
lights.
Natsume burned the guys hair, making the guy wave his
hands in the air, causing him to move the switch in the off position.
Mikan finally got Natsume's mask off, when all the lights went
out.
"What's happening?" Mikan said to herself.
She felt someone kiss her on the cheek. It was Natsume. Natsume had already stormed off to the first floor. All the lights went back on. And Mikan saw that he was gone. She saw a red cape moving. She knew that this was the masked man and decided to chase after him.
"Wait!" Mikan screamed.
Natsume had rushed through the door.
'I can still catch up with him!'
But when Mikan passed through the door...he was gone.
Phew! Only one more chapter and this is done.
