CHAPTER 3 – Natsume's whereabouts
In China, Natsume is resting in his room, he was tired of his mission last night, but at least they were successful to put down 3 men that were members of the top members of the anti-alice in China. But the founder is still nowhere to be found, and it's the last, then he can go home to Mikan. They already killed the top members of each country but it seems that the founder is as slippery as a fish. In going around the world, he learned that the anti-alice badly wanted Mikan. He turned the radio on his bedside table to relax himself. He switched the channel where different popular songs from different parts of Asia could be heard.
"So let's listen now to the song from the single album of Mikan Sakura from Japan, its her first song from her album Fire, she is still a student and 17 years old but really talented, so here's her first song, Wherever You Will Go." The dj of the channel said, then the song started. Natsume was shocked on what he heard. He sat up on bed and turned the volume loeder. Natsume smiled and listened.
"It is definitely Mikan's voice, somehow I believed that this day will come and she will be a singer." Natsume thought proudly. After the song, he immediately got up and changed clothes, he wanted an album himself and he plans on having an album reserved for him. He went out to have him reserve an album of Mikan's.
Back to Mikan, now her fanboys doubled. "Mikan, we totally envy you." Anna and Nonoko said at their friend. Mikan smiled and said, "Thanks guys, I may be a singer but I don't have what I want. I hope it can reach him." Anna and Nonoko looked at each other, they understand what she meant. "Oh yeah, Mikan, you're birthday will be on three months from now, what do you plan on your debut? You're earning money, I think you can easily afford a glamorous birthday party." Anna said, and Nonoko nodded at Mikan. "Oh I totally forgot that my birthday is coming, thanks for reminding me, but I will think about celebrating, but I promise to have fun with you guys, where do you want me to treat you all at Central Town, of course the Class B is the only one to exclusively have me on my birthday… Hahahahaha!" Mikan happily said. The class B was happy at least Mikan doesn't want to be alone with herself on her birthday. But she doesn't know that her friends have plans for her.
Mikan went to the cafeteria during break and sat on the table with Ruka. "Where's Hotaru?" Mikan asked Ruka. "She said she was busy and has to do many reports on her lab. So how's the new star?" Ruka said joking. Mikan smiled and told Ruka how she badly wanted her songs to reach to Natsume. Ruka knows that Natsume has a good reason why he left them. He doesn't believe the reason that he left just to empower himself and travel around the world. He still remembers the last conversation he had with him…
Flashback
"Natsume, you should eat, you've been here in Mikan's room for a week now. If she's awake, I know she doesn't want you to torture yourself." Ruka said to Natsume while offering food. "Ruka, I can't believe I let myself involve her to danger, I care for her so much, it hurts to see her like this." Natsume sadly said. He was so depressed on what happened. "Ruka, leave me alone with her for awhile. Thanks Ruka for understanding me, I know you do, I also know you know what I feel about her." Natsume said. Ruka nodded and left the room.
End of flashback.
"Ruka, I don't know what Natsume feels about me, but its okay if he doesn't love me back but I hope I can express it to him before he rejects me…" Mikan was cut off when she was called for the headmaster's office. Ruka watched her go, he doesn't want to tell Mikan that Natsume feels the same, he wants Natsume to fight off his demons and tell it to Mikan directly.
At the headmaster's office, Mikan was congratulated by the headmaster for her good work. That her song was a total hit. And told her that she will be recording her other remaining songs of her album starting tomorrow and have her MTV of some of her songs as well, she will be excused from class for 3 months because she will be staying in a five star hotel near the studio, Narumi will be with her. She was given a list of songs she wants to have an MTV with and the headmaster said that the director wants Mikan to finish the single album first before having her friends join her. And that Mikan can soon write her own songs.
She went to her room and packed her things, and told her friends she will be leaving for 3 months. They said they will wait for her return since it will be her birthday. She hugged them all and they had party in a bar at Central Town where they asked Mikan to sing any song she wants in the stage to fight off her stage fright.
Mikan let herself walked to the stage, she chose from the karaoke and smiled when she saw the song she wants to sing and entered the code. The music started and she held the mike. (It's a song from the movie Corpse Bride)…
Mikan started to sing…
If I touch a burning candle I can
feel no pain
If you cut me with a knife it's still the same
And
I know her heart is beating
And I know that I am dead
Yet the
pain here that I feel
Try and tell me it's not real
For it
seems that I still have a tear to shed
If
I touch a burning candle I can feel no pain
In the ice or in the
sun it's all the same
Yet I feel my heart is aching
Though it
doesn't beat it's breaking
And the pain here that I feel
Try
and tell me it's not real
I know that I am dead
Yet it seems
that I still have some tears to shed
After her song, every person inside the bar applauded and cheered for her success in her career. Mikan smiled and get down the stage. She high five Koko who escorted her back to her chair on their wide round table in the center of the bar. Actually it looks like they already own the round table because they are always sitting there, anyone who dares to sit there who is not a member of Class B specially "The Gang" is doomed. It is one of their territory besides the Sakura Tree. They resumed the night with lots of dances and drinking 'til they dropped to their own rooms without changing clothes due to exhaustion.