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MM: Sorry for updating after two months. I really missed but since I was too busy, I don't have time to update this story. I hope you understand and I'm sorry for the late update. But always remember that my first fanfiction, which is this, is dedicated to my reviewers everywhere. I hope that you know that and I will do my best on writing this story.
By the way, about the preview that you last saw, I decided to change it and make another plot for this chapter… to prolong this story. If you don't want to read this revised chapter, then you might as well go and read another story.
Chapter XVII – Consequences
When Hotaru found Mikan at her door, she was surprised that Mikan will appear wet in front of her. Yet, she pitied the brunette. She was wet all over while carrying a luggage at hand. Her expression was bitter; she can't stop crying.
Hotaru had a sudden guess to why Mikan was there, but she wanted to ask why she was crying.
Mikan bit her lip as Hotaru asked what was going on. But all Mikan could do is cry while shaking her head, saying no.
Hotaru welcomed Mikan to her suite. She said, "You could've taken the bus or pack an umbrella. It's raining cats and dogs outside." Then, she handed her a blanket to comfort her. Mikan sat down on Hotaru's couch.
Mikan lay frozen as Hotaru tries to talk to her. Hotaru was concern more than ever.
As she was preparing hot cocoa for her, Hotaru wanted to know the situation. "Let me guess," said Hotaru, "…you want to come with me to America, don't you?" Mikan nodded her head in reply.
"Is this your final decision?" Hotaru asked. Mikan nodded her head again. "I think I made the right choice."
Hotaru offered Mikan a cup of cocoa. "What do you mean?"
"I left the two. I want them to start a new life. You were right Hotaru." Mikan replied as she held Hotaru's hand, "I can't be Youichi's pretender forever."
Hotaru smiled as she groomed Mikan's hair. "Don't be so sure yet. You need to understand what's inside your heart. Through that, you will realize that what you think isn't important is really a treasure you should be keeping forever."
Mikan smiled to Hotaru, and then she hugged her. "I can be happy even without Natsume or Youichi."
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Inside his bedroom, Natsume was found lying down on his bed, sighing. All he can think about was Mikan. Suddenly, his phone rang.
"Hello" he answered
"You have a press conference tomorrow. Bring Mikan with you." Ryu said.
Natsume gave a sigh. "I can't bring Mikan tomorrow."
"What?"
"I said I can't bring Mikan tomorrow."
"I heard what you said, but why?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Anyways, you have to attend this press conference. They're going to interview the two of you.
"Whatever…" Natsume said as he turned off his cell phone.
Ryu was inside a hotel for an important business meeting. While he was at the register, he hears two girls gossiping about Natsume.
"Did you know that Maya Hyuuga, Natsume's wife?" one girl asked
"Yes, I do. Why?"
"It's because there's this rumor that Natsume Hyuuga only made a set up for his son to make him believe that his mother's still alive."
"What do you mean?"
"The true Maya is really dead. He's just keeping it a secret about his current pretender."
"Then what's the name of the girl Natsume's paying?"
"Mikan Sakura. I heard she checked in this hotel and she was wet all over."
"What a brat! Just because she's the pretend-to-be wife of Natsume doesn't mean she has to check in hotels while being wet from the rain."
"The next thing you'll know is that she's going to write on the hotel wall with a black marker, saying "the great Mikan Sakura". She's such a snob."
"Oh yeah… isn't she the writer who writes novels?"
"Yeah… that's Mikan Sakura."
While hearing those words, Ryu was shocked. Natsume's career might hit the drain, and Mikan will be known for the wrong image. Ryu asked the lady in front of him, "What room is Mikan Sakura?"
The lady checked her record, but it happened to be that Mikan Sakura wasn't there.
"Could I please check the record book?" Ryu asked as the lady showed to him the record book. He only saw there "Hotaru Imai". He knew that Hotaru was Mikan's friend, so after he checked in, he went to that room.
Another knock was heard on Hotaru's door. Mikan looked at the door as Hotaru walked by and opened it.
"Good evening. I'm sorry to trouble you but my name is Yamada Ryu. May I please talk to Mikan Sakura?" Ryu said.
"Mikan" Hotaru called Mikan. Mikan walked to the door and saw Ryu.
"Ryu-kun," she said
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Mikan, who is all dressed up, and Ryu went down to the café shop, where they can talk about the situation.
"What do you want to talk with me?" Mikan asked
"A lot actually. But I want to start with, why are you here?" Ryu replied
Mikan gave a deep sigh. "I quit."
"What do you mean?" Ryu asked as Mikan looked directly into him, "I quitted being Natsume's wife. That's what I mean."
Ryu carried a worried face. Mikan looked outside the window—it was still raining. As she watched the rain drop from the sky, she releases a teardrop from her eye. Ryu worried more than ever. He's not only worried for Mikan, but for Natsume too.
"This is bad." Ryu said. After Mikan heard this, she turned to Ryu and asked, "Why?"
"If the media hears about this, Natsume's career will hit rock bottom. And yours too."
"Why me?"
"People already heard about this scandal. Meaning, media has heard about this too. If this reaches the whole country, and if they confirm that this scandal is true, then your careers will hit rock bottom."
"I don't care about my career." Mikan said as she took a sip from her mocha cappuccino, "I care about Natsume's."
"I quitted my job there because I know someday, the media will find out about this. And if they do, Natsume's career and reputation will be ruined. Also, I don't want to let Youichi think that I'm his mother. I know that he'll find out about it soon and I don't want him to be tortured like this." Mikan said.
"There will be a press conference tomorrow. Natsume's going to attend it. Supposedly, you should be attending too. They're going to talk about your relationship. Are you willing to come?" Ryu asked.
"I can't… I'm going to America along with my friend Hotaru." Mikan replied
Ryu was surprised. "What? You can't just run away from your problems like that."
"I know. But I think that the best thing that I can do for Natsume and Youichi is to never bother them again. I think that the root cause of this problem is me. I don't want to be a burden to Natsume. But I don't want to be a masquerading mother to Youichi either. I want them to live peacefully starting now and I don't want to bother them."
"But Mikan, this problem won't go away on its own."
"Time will pass and they'll forget about the rumors."
"This isn't a rumor Mikan. We are trying to think of a solution to this problem." Ryu said as Mikan was concerned of everything.
"Even though I ran away from his house, I still miss him." Mikan thought.
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The next day, it was time for Natsume to tell to the press about the real deal. He hesitated on whether he should tell the press the truth, or not. But he knew what to answer.
Questions bugged his mind. But the only answer that he thinks can answer that question was either Maya or Mikan. He still loved Maya though.
As he walked inside, cameras were flashing and reporters try to question him. Bodyguards blocked the people who were going too near Natsume. He held his head up high and gained confidence.
He walks right to the stage, and he went to the microphone. Then, it was announced; "you may now ask Natsume Hyuuga for your questions".
A reporter asked; "What's the truth about the rumors that you and Maya Hyuuga? Or should we say the writer who is none other than Mikan Sakura?"
Natsume took a deep breath. He clenched his fists and he thought of Mikan and their happy times.
"I don't know how to answer that, but here's the deal. There was this girl… whom I loved my whole life. She was really doubtful and clumsy, but she never forgets to smile. In every problem, she always thinks of never giving up, and seeing her confidence and love of what she does, I can say that despite all of her imperfections, I fell in love with her. She never thinks negatively in a person, and she finds hope in little things. She always finds the good thing about a situation, and never thinks of the bad side. I never knew that my past was so horrible, until she taught me the true meaning of happiness--being with her." Natsume said. "This is all I can say to you now. Until next time," and he walked out of the stage with that cold look.
As he passes by, cameras never forget to flash their flashes, and reporters never forget their cameramen and microphones.
Here's a report by one of the reporters in the scene:
"It looks like Hyuuga Natsume is now in a scandalous event wherein he can't really tell his situation about Mikan Sakura, the famous writer. Rumors say that Hyuuga Natsume had a set up to trick his son into fooling him of having his real mother, Maya Hyuuga, who died during the explosion of the cruise ship they were shipping. The girl was none other than Mikan Sakura, the famous writer, who portrayed to be Hyuuga Youichi's mother. But behind all of these, his speech bothered everyone; who was he talking about? What was his reason? Why did he say a weird speech about this mysterious person? But is Hyuuga Natsume considered as a good or bad parent?"
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When Natsume looked at his cell phone, he noticed that Youichi's birthday is coming up. He arrived at his house and saw Youichi lying on the floor.
"Youichi!" he shouted as Natsume went up to him to check if he was breathing. It seems he was shocked that his mother wasn't there, or maybe he heard the live news about his father since the TV was on.
"MIKAN!" he shouted. But he forgot that she was gone.
He called the emergency number and rushed Youichi to the hospital.
"Youichi," Natsume said as he held Youichi's hand.
"WAAH!" Mikan said as she was woken up from her siesta. "Why do I feel something bad has happened? Oh well, since I'm awake, I might as well watch TV."
"Mikan, shocking news!" Hotaru suddenly appeared.
"What?" Mikan asked with a curious tone.
"Youichi…"
Just hearing about Youichi made Mikan worried. "What about Youichi?"
"It seems that he had a stroke."
"What!?"
"It was just at the news. Go check it!"
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End notes:
Finally, I'm done! It's possible for children to have strokes… I heard. But correct me if I'm wrong. It's just because when I visited this place for mentally retarded people, there were some children who were alone because they had stroke.
Anyways, here's the preview of the next chapter:
"Youichi, I'm so sorry."
"Mama…"
"Aren't you going to stop Mikan from going to America?"
"It's her decision so let her do it!"
"If you really love Mikan, you will stop her. Mikan loves you too!
END OF PREVIEW
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