The best things are unseen.
Chapter four
Authors note: Well… here we have another chapter! I hope you like it. Watching Alice Academy again really inspired me to continue my fics more often. Now I got a chance to study the show, I won't be so clueless anymore. (Plus I discovered that I emphasized the mean-ness of Hotaru too much. Watching the show told me that she's actually very sweet)
I dedicate this chapter to my 3 friends, Gia, Tola and Pia, whom have given me never-ending kindness everyday. I love you guys!
Disclaimer: If I were to own Gakuen Alice, I wouldn't be sitting in front of my computer writing fanfictions right? So there. (I don't own it, blah)
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The alarm clock rang. GRRRRING! … GRRRRING! It vibrated and slowly moved its way to the edge of the side table.
Bonk!
"Ouch! That hurt…" cried Mikan, as she rubs her hand gently to where the alarm clock hit her.
It was a Saturday today, particularly nothing special was planned for the date. Mikan got up her bed and stretched her arms up into the air.
"This is going to be a good morning. I can tell"
She did some more stretching, then she went into her bathroom to do her morning routine.
"I wonder what Hotaru could be doing right now… She just left me last night without a single clue!"
Mikan's POV
After my usual morning routine, I had to reset the stupid alarm clock. It's a weekend and it woke me up early! Oh wait… I guess I forgot to reset it last night… Hehe (sweatdrop)
Hmm… Last night IS a little blurry to me… I can't quite recall what happened…
Oh yeah! After Hotaru left, I dried my tears and started doing my homework quietly. Well, that's what Hotaru would want me to do; so I did it anyway.
Then, I fixed all my materials that were scattered around… went to my bed, and slept.
Darn it… there was something that happened… something else… But, why can't I remember anything?
Think Mikan, think! Why did you forget, and what was the thing you forgot!
…
Hey! I remember!
-Flashback-
I was on my bed…
"Well, now that I'm done with my homework, what should I do now? I'm still not sleepy…"
Suddenly, Natsume stepped in my room.
"Hey polka-dots"
That Natsume! I'm ALREADY diseased… Can't he take a break?
"What is it now Natsume?"
I turned around to face him, only to find that he had some kind of box in his hands. It looked really pretty; it was wrapped in beautiful pink paper, with a big, glossy, red ribbon tied around it.
"What's that you've got there?" I asked, as I went closer to get a better view of what he was holding.
Natsume closed his eyes and looked away.
"Tch. Go back to bed will you? A little girl like you shouldn't stay up past their bed time you know"
WHAT? But we're the same age! What's he talking about hmm? And I should be asking him that! This seems wrong!
"What are you talking about? Shouldn't you be in your room right now, huh mister?"
He opened his eyes and looked at me; Somehow… Very deeply…
My eyes widened, he never looked at me like that before… As if there was a never ending ocean, gleaming in my eyes.
"What? Wh-Why are you looking at me that way?"
"Take it" He threw me the box. "Night." Then he closed the door and left.
I was pretty shocked… I didn't understand WHY he did that. I feel warm… I feel… Happy.
I touched my cheeks… They were warm! I mean, I've never felt that way before! I've never felt so incredibly mesmerized over some lock of eyes…
My mind drifted away from that thought as soon as my eyes wandered to the small box he gave me. Why did he give me a gift? And why this late at night?
Gosh. Full of questions, but all could never be answered.
…Because they're all about Natsume. Pfft!
I thought of opening the box the next day, so I can put add a little suspense to it.
-End of Flashback-
How could I forget such an extraordinary event such as that? What if I have both, Minusvipedia AND amnesia at the same time? Wouldn't that be a sight for sore eyes?
Sight… Darn…
This is my 6th out of 7 days of having the brilliant sense of sight. What should I do to make it worthwhile?
I'm condemned to the sights of the academy and ONLY the academy. Like I have a choice to go out and see the world anyway.
But still, what could I do to make this day one of the memorable, nice ones I want to remember?
Hmm… I can open the box now, so I can make this day at the very least memorable…
Nahh… I'll open it on the last day… On Thursday…
Ok, what to do?
I'm sure lots of my friends are out in central… Not to mention Hotaru who just ditched me last night…
Wait! I totally forgot! Hotaru!
I ran through the halls, passing by the empty rooms of the students.
No one's here…
Then suddenly, I ran passed Hotaru's room. I stopped and slowly walked towards her door.
Knock knock knock! "Hotaru! It's me, Mikan! Want to go to central town?"
…
There was no reply.
I knocked again. Knock knock knock! "Hotaru! Are you alright in there? Answer me will ya?"
Suddenly, the door opened. Thank god! I thought she was in trouble or something… I smiled as soon as I saw her face me. But… She didn't look so happy… I wonder why? She had eye bags under her eyes and she looked really tired. What was she doing in there anyway?
"Hi Hotaru! I was wondering… If you aren't busy… Maybe we could…"
"I don't want to waste my time going around central town with you. Didn't I tell you to leave me alone last night? You're interrupting my work"
BANG! She slammed the door.
Hmm? I wonder why she did such a thing… Why did she slam the door on my face? My nose hurts…
"HOTARU! You didn't have to slam the door on my face!" I screamed at the door, hoping she would go out and apologize.
Then, the door suddenly opened. Her hand went out and placed a "Do Not Disturb, or Die" sign on the knob of her door, then closed it.
DIE? What? What is this all about!
"Hotaru! I don't understand! I really want to spend my day with you before i…"
Then she suddenly Hotaru opened the door again. She went out, holding a… Wait…
…a BAKA-CANNON!
"Wha-What are you going to do with th-that thing?"
"I told you to leave me alone. Go find Yuu or something" She then pointed the enormous cannon at me, then…
KABOOM! Out comes that wretched boxing glove that plows my face every time Hotaru thinks I'm annoying.
It knocked me off my feet and drove me to mid-air. "Hotaruuuuuuuu!" I screamed, as I flew into the sky, slowly fading from her sight with each passing second.
It's not that I'm not used to this, it's just that this time… It was twice as strong! Ouch!
As I flew going up, I suddenly went… you guessed it. Down.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH" I screamed, as I flew in an incredibly fast speed, downwards.
As I flew down, closer and closer to the ground, I get a clearer view of where I'm going to land… Hey! Lucky me! It's central town!
"Watch out!" I yelled at the people. The students shopping suddenly cleared the area, screaming: "WATCH OUT! A big, fat bird!" and "Look out! Something's coming this way!"
I closed my eyes and waited for the, hopefully not deadly, landing. Suddenly, I felt something grab onto me, then I switched direction; from going down, to going up again.
No, I wasn't going up… I was being carried by Natsume!
Then I realized what he did… He saw me going down from the sky, then jumped up and held me so I wouldn't plow down on the floor!
He jumped a few times on some buildings (Oh my goodness! He's very strong and fast!), and finally landed on a small, empty area of central town's district.
"Th-Tha-Thank you N-Natsume!" I said with a very shaky voice, still rickety from the very fast occurrence that had just happened.
"What did you think you were doing, hmm idiot? Did you think you could fly or something?"
He was panting. Hehe, I guess I should work-out more! Was I too heavy for him?
I placed my hand behind my head and smiled out of embarrassment.
"Hotaru used her cannon you see…"
"Such an idiot"
He turned around and started walking away from me. What's his problem? He's so rude and mean! Although, he did save me… I should at least thank him!
I ran closer to him, trying to catch up.
"Thank you for saving me! I really appreciate it!"
Natsume's POV
She placed her soft, gentle hand on my shoulder. Boy did she make me red!
I looked at her arrogantly; I didn't want her to think that I liked it… at least, not yet…
"Tch, I couldn't let you hurt anyone. They would think that, because I'm your partner, you've turned into a nutcase"
She pouted at me… cute.
"I told you! It was Hotaru who blasted me up into the air!"
… "Why are you following me?"
"It's not like I have anything else to do… I just want this day to be memorable… You know, before I…"
I had to stop her from getting into that subject. I wouldn't know what to say if we did get to that topic. I had to say something, fast.
"Let's get some ice cream"
Well, that came out of no where…
"What? Really? You're actually treating me to ice cream?"
How many times should I say it before she gets the point?
"Yeah, don't make me repeat it again"
"Sorry… I'm just surprised, that's all!"
She smiled at me sweetly then walked beside me, equaling to my pace.
I wanted this day to be special to her… Luckily she forgot all about the present I gave her yesterday… Maybe she didn't open it yet. Whew…
"What's your favorite flavor?"
My mind suddenly threw the topic away from my head when she spoke. Flavor? Let's see… Hey! I know!
I smirked and replied to her:
"Strawberry"
Her face lightened up and she squealed:
"Oh! That's my favorite… Hey… wait a second! You don't mean…"
I laughed deviously and smirked at her once more. It's so fun to tease Mikan! It seemed like she has forgotten the fact that she'll be blind in days… Well, she's really like that anyway. She's very good at changing moods… Sometimes, it's getting a bit weird.
"Natsume! Stop teasing me!"
"Teasing? I'm not doing anything. You asked me my favorite flavor of ice cream, and my favorite is STRAWBERRY"
"UGGGH! Come here you perv!"
She chased me all around the town until we arrived at the ice cream parlor. Boy! She's getting faster now, isn't she?
"We're here. What flavor do you want?"
She was quiet. I waited for her answer, but there was no reply. Until I saw her staring at the big sign that says: "Super Deluxe Sundae". She was actually drooling.
"Oi, polka-dots! What do you want?"
She shook her head and looked away from the sign.
"Uhmm… Just a strawberry ice cream cone"
She was being humble… Doesn't she know how much I earn as allowance everyday?
"Are you sure?"
"Yup! I'm sure!"
"Alright"
I rolled my eyes then faced the counter.
"What would you like sir?"
"One Super Deluxe Sundae"
She looked at me with big, wide, shining eyes. Was she really that surprised? Haha…
"What?" I asked, pretending to tease her.
"But… But… I told you that I wanted a strawberry cone! A Super Deluxe Sundae costs 175 rabbits! And that's way too much just for some ice cream!"
"So you don't want it then?"
She looked down and poked her fingers with each other. This girl is making me laugh…
"Well…"
"Here's your sundae sir. Please come again"
I got the gigantic bowl. It had 7 scoops of assorted flavors of ice cream, 3 bananas glazed with chocolate syrup, almond and pecan nuts, rainbow sprinkles and a twirl of whip cream with a cherry on top.
How are we going to finish this?
"WOW! That looks so amazing; almost too amazing to eat!"
We sat down and started eating. I was only getting little bites, since Mikan almost dug her face right in the ice cream. I wish I had a camera…
"Thank you SO much for treating me ice cream Natsume! I should pay you back!"
"You don't have to" I looked away and closed my eyes a bit.
"Aren't you going to eat some more?"
"I'm not so into ice cream"
…
After 10 minutes of Mikan devouring the poor sundae, she suddenly spoke to me.
She had ice cream all over her mouth; she even had some whip cream on her nose. I wanted to laugh but, she might cry and attract unwanted attention. (You know, fangirls?)
"I will definitely remember the sight of the big and delicious sundae you bought for me! It will always stay in my mind even if I can't see it ever again."
I was stuck. She did remember… And she also realized that she would never get another chance to see what kind of ice cream she wants… She'll always have to be asked…
Mikan's POV
I did remember that this was one of the last days I'll be able to see. No matter what happens, that thought still remains in my head. Where every happy moment that occurs with me, I suddenly remember that I'm going to be blind soon. I shouldn't be like this… I just shouldn't.
Hey… Natsume's going closer to me…
He sat beside me, and looked at me. His face went closer, and closer… and closer…
He stuck out his tongue and licked my nose.
OMG! What the heck did he just do!
He smirked and went back to his seat.
"HEY! WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR!"
"There was some whip cream on your nose, stupid"
"You could've told me!"
I was turning red as a tomato back there… He just licked my nose!
He looked away and got a towel. He threw it on my face and walked out of the ice cream parlor.
"I'll wait outside. Wipe your face will you? You look like a kid who doesn't know how to control herself"
Pffft! Natsume can be SO mean sometimes! … But hey, he's changing the topic!
I wiped my face vigorously and followed him out.
"You still didn't answer me Natsume! Why'd you do that to my nose?"
"So, where to?"
…
Natsume and I went around central the whole day. I got to take pictures of him with me in the photo booth. Most of them had Natsume's expressionless face; except one. I was hugging him tightly and he smiled. That's my favorite one! We also went to the pet shops and made fun of the animals that were inside. I pointed at the black fox that resembled Natsume, he told me I resembled the blue monkey that was smelling his butt… ARGH!
Well… After that very fun day, it was finally 8p.m. Central town was closing, and the buses were doing last calls for any students that were left.
I went inside the bus, followed by Natsume. He sat first, on a seat beside the window. I followed him and sat beside him.
I leaned on the chair and closed my eyes. I inhaled contentedly and leaned on his firm shoulder.
"Thank you for making this day, one of the most memorable days in my life, Natsume… I don't know what I'd be without you…"
Natsume's POV
She slowly fell asleep leaning on my shoulder.
I'm glad that I've made this day, at the very least memorable to her.
I, myself, am very satisfied with this day as well. I thought it was very memorable too…
…Me and my special girl, spending the whole day together. I made a mark in her life and she did the same with mine…
Even if she will be loosing her sight soon, I'm glad that I've given her a sight to behold when that time comes; when her world will be pitch black.
I will always remember this day. For simple, yet the day made my entire body twitch with happiness. A sensation I never ever felt in my entire life, until today.
But, I haven't helped her yet…
I just made her day, memorable. I didn't help her at all, regarding her situation…
What could I do to help keep her sight?
…
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
The bus stopped. We're in the academy already?
"Nn-nunnn… Huh? We're here already? Aw, I was just enjoying that nap too…"
I smiled at her, and stood up.
"C'mon"
She stood up and smiled at me once more.
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Sorry for the REALLY long chapter! It's just that, I had to fit in an entire day in one chapter! And when you have lots of ideas, it's pretty hard to compress everything into one! Haha… Well, I hope you like this chapter. And I hope you keep reading! Remember, Mikan has 5 days left before she looses her sight forever… What do you think Hotaru's doing in her lab? And what can Natsume do to help Mikan? Find out in the next chapter and…
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