Chapter VIII- Day 4: Mischief Day

Everyone went on with their daily routine in the house. Some cook lunch, some do exercises, some wait in the living room but all wasn't the same for them because the oldest in the house is not there. He's not playing checkers with Yuu, he's not chatting with Natsume while waiting for breakfast, and he's not telling stories to the others about Mikan's childhood. All of them missed him but they have to get used to this now for they will feel the same the next weeks. Then the lunch is ready, all is now seated. But there's one vacant seat at the end of the table. They all looked at it and sighed and they went on eating their foods. After they ate they put their dishes in the sink and left to do their own businesses but Natsume, Mikan, Ruka and Hotaru were left behind for they are the ones to do the washing.

Mikan sighed after looking at the piece of paper at the refrigerator then she said not minding if anyone is listening to her "Why didn't he wake us up before he left?" then again she sighed.

"He just doesn't want to disturb us so he just left and left us with only that letter." said Natsume while he was washing some of the dishes already.

"Why does it seem that you know my Grandpa well as I do?" she asked confused to their knowledge of the old man.

"Because he does they talk a lot when they have nothing to do. Didn't you notice that? You're such an idiot." said Hotaru sighing "Maybe you can never take your stupidity away all the time." at that the 2 boys by their side chuckled.

"Hey! That wasn't funny…" said the now angry Mikan.

"Well it's true anyway… You ask questions that the answers are so obvious…" said Natsume grinning.

"Well I'm sorry if I'm so curious!" she shouted at him.

"You're not curious you're stupid." Hotaru corrected her.

"Enough with that you guys." said Ruka calming them down "Now where do you think Grandpa went to?"

"Maybe he went to the shrine. He often goes there from break of dawn till sunset. I don't know what he does there." said Mikan thinking thoroughly.

"That explains why he didn't wake us." said Ruka "But I was wondering why we took all morning finding him."

"It's because of someone here that always take her stupidity everywhere with her." said Hotaru.

"I already said sorry! I didn't look at the ref carefully. I thought it was just a piece of paper." she depended.

Flashback

10:30 in the morning everyone was waken by Mikan's loud voice. She kept on shouting that Grandpa is missing. When everyone looked at his room no one is there so they decided to look around the house. They went to different rooms Ruka check the living room, Hotaru check the Great Hall, Yuu the other rooms, Natsume the yard, Mikan the kitchen and the others the town. But 30 minutes has passed but they didn't find him. The ones that searched the town already went back.

"We didn't find him anywhere. We'll cook some lunch now." said Anna as she looked at the clock "then after we ate we'll look for him again." then she left for the kitchen. The rest was in the living room. Then Anna burst in the room and gave them a piece of paper.

It says that:

Kids I'll be gone for the whole day so take care of yourselves.

Granpa

"What the…" said Sumire "So he left, he didn't went missing? Alright now who checked the kitchen?" she was looking at the ones who were left behind.

"Mikan did…" said Hotaru

"I did but I didn't notice that paper." she said sweating.

"We did all that walking for nothing!" shouted Sumire

"SORRY!" said Mikan as if she's begging for her life.

"I ought to…" but before Sumire can finish Hotaru cut her off.

"That's enough what's done is done."

End of Flashback

They were finished with the dishes so they decided to rest in the living room. When they got there everyone else is there.

"Why are you all here?" asked Mikan

"After what happened earlier we don't have enough energy to do anything else." said Sumire

"Wait a second did you turned on the Perimeter scanner?" asked Ruka to Hotaru. (The scanner is the rope like from before.)

"No. I thought you did." she said confused.

"We're in trouble. The birds just told me that there are 10 men in suit going this way." he said almost panicking.

"What!" shouted Natsume "Are they near?"

"They're at the stairs now." he said

"Alright everyone prepare yourselves now. Those aren't ordinary men." said Natsume acting like a real leader for he has lots of experience in this. "I'll fight them outside you guys stay here."

"But that's dangerous!" said Mikan so worried about her partner.

"Don't worry I'll be okay." he replied.

"But…" she insisted

"Don't worry Mikan he can handle himself." said Hotaru

"Alright." she said sadly.

Then Natsume went outside there 10 men are standing at the top of the stairs. He didn't give them any chance he started his attack immediately. The supposed-to-be-attackers are caught off guard by the Black Cat. After 5 minutes he already burned 5 of them it seems that they have weak Alices. So he defeated them easily but one of them got away. After that he returned to the house.

"That was a piece of cake." he said boastfully as he entered. But he stop dead at the door to see that one of those men were there holding his precious Mikan by the arm and a knife at her neck. "What the…"

"You thought you outsmart me didn't you boy?" said the man smirking.

"Let her go!" he shouted

"I don't think so." he said. Natsume was ready to burn him but he saw Mikan's crying face.

"You can't do it? So the Black Cat has a weakness and it's this girl." he said tightening his grip to her arm. She twitched at the pain in her arm.

"Stop it!" shouted the now angrier Natsume. "Let her go I'm the one you want."

"What if I don't let her go? What you'll burn me?" he said laughing

BANG

"No I'll shoot you." said Hotaru from the back. "Good thing I went to the C.R."

Then when the man freed Mikan from his grip as he knocked unconscious at the floor Natsume went to her and hugged her.

"Don't cry… it's over now…" he said calming her.

After that they tied the man and they called the Academy. After that a teacher from the Academy that has teleportation Alice appeared and took the man with him. They decided to not let Grandpa know this because they know that he will be very worried and he might forbid them to not visit him if he found out that their life will be in danger. At dinner time Grandpa is already home. They enjoy the dinner and didn't talk about what happened earlier. And when he asked them how was their day. They just lied and said sorry in their minds.

That night Mikan and Natsume are still awake.

"I thought I would lose you earlier." he said.

"Me, too"

"After what I said that I would protect you but I couldn't do anything earlier. Maybe I'm not the one for you."

"You silly stop talking about nonsense. You protected me by not using your Alice if you did I'll be burned too. And don't say that you're not the one for me because if anyone else is I won't accept it. You're the only one for me."

"Right and you're my only one as well." he said smiling at her.

"Let's go to sleep now I'm exhausted. I don't want that to happen to me again."

"Don't worry I won't let it. I'll do my best just for you." he said as if waiting for a reply but none came. Then he discovered that she's already asleep. So he kissed her forehead and muttered "Sleepyhead."

A/N: SORRY! for the fight scene. I know it sucks, I don't know how to made that up. I'm so sorry if you want to complain please do so. And by the way thanks to everyone that reviewed. And by the way again Lorraine an anonymous reader reviewed my story and well thanks for your opinion. You have the same name as my older sister so I'll respect that. THANKS TO EVERYONE: ) I LOVE YOU ALL! YOU'RE MY INSPIRATION!