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Chapter 7 – Our Home, Our Base, Our Territory

The Gang was left alone in the sala when the couple went upstairs. When they heard a door was shut, they started their conversation. They all can't believe the changes in Mikan, she changed physically into a full grown woman, her muscles look toned and her hair is so beautiful and looks so smooth like a silk, as it flows up to her waist. Speaking of her waist, she is so hot now. Mochu earned a glare from Natsume earlier when he looked at Mikan's now sexy body longingly. Hotaru added that Mikan's eyes were different, its not innocent anymore like her auburn eyes before, but one thing is for sure, her warm smile hasn't change, and they all hoped they can preserve it until they graduated.

"Let's see what happens from here, why don't we be just happy she is back and let's have fun instead?" Sumire again suggested to the group. They all stood up from their seats.

Ruka who is curious along with Hotaru, started to check the 3 doors, Hotaru opened first door from the corner, it is a huge guest room with own bathroom, the room is empty, only a bed with no sheets, it needs a lot of decoration. Ruka decided to open the next door next to it; it is a bathroom with shower. Koko joined them by opening the 3rd door but it was locked, Hotaru used her invention but it didn't work, Mikan used a nullification barrier around it. The three looked suspiciously at the door with thoughts in their minds of what may be inside.

While Anna and Nonoko looked around the sala, and observed Mikan's taste for beautiful furniture and decorations, they noticed their class picture framed into the table where Mikan left her katana. Anna and Nonoko looks at the Katana but is too scared to even touch it, Inchou then took hold of it as he noticed the two just staring at the object. The katana is quite heavy for Inchou, he wondered how can Mikan carry and use this well. Then the three of them noticed the scripted gold carvings in its sheath… Messiah. What does Messiah actually mean? They thought for awhile.

"Guys! Come here!" Sumire and Mochu both shouted. The six of them went to the backyard to see what their problem is. They walk through the kitchen where the passage to the backyard is located, their jaws dropped when they reached the balcony glass door, Mikan has a swimming pool as big as their classroom, and there is a Jacuzzi. The place is radiant with all the cherry blossoms surrounding the backyard. There were wooden tables and chairs, may be used for picnics. When you looked up, you can see there is a terrace facing the pool, maybe it is Mikan's room, the curtains are closed so they can't glimpse at the room.

"Do you guys think what I'm thinking?" Sumire asked them while still huge eyed on their surroundings.

"We all do." Koko said in behalf of all.

Then as fast as a bullet they were all out of the house, since central town is just two blocks away.

Natsume and Mikan

"Natsume, put me down…" Mikan said smiling when they reached the second floor. Natsume didn't hear her as he looked around the second floor; it has a small living room, with big plasma television, a stereo on the side. Around the living room, there are three doors, but one of it is double-door, just like in their classroom while the two are just single-door. Mikan struggled from Natsume's arms, and went in front of the double-door. Natsume explored the sala, he noticed a bookshelf, full of books in the corner and when he went near it, he saw a collection of manga comics that he has difficulty finding here in Japan.

"It's my present for you, from America, I hoped you like it, I placed it there for awhile, I decided to give it to you together with the other presents for the gang but you already saw them so you can take it home later if you want." Mikan explained to him, still standing in front of the doors. Natsume then touched the manga comics with a small smile, Mikan knew him so well. He walked back to Mikan's side and kissed her. Mikan kissed him back passionately. It's been a long time since they felt each other's soft lips. Natsume pushed Mikan to the door for her to lean on and kissed her more while touching the sides of her body. Mikan then turned the knob of the door on her left side with her left hand and her right hand on the knob on her right side. The double-door opened, revealing a huge bedroom. Natsume was awed by its room; it's bright as the sun was illuminating the room from outside the terrace. It's cozy and inviting.

"Welcome to the master bedroom of the house, my bedroom. Or should I say our bedroom when you want to stay here sometimes…" Mikan proudly announced. Natsume walked step by step into the glass door of the terrace and saw that his friends are running around in the backyard, he saw the huge swimming pool, the Jacuzzi and of course, Sakura Trees, his favorite. He can see that his friends can see them from there so he closed the curtain. He sighed. Mikan is like the old Mikan, she looks like she had never been into the darkness as he is in. But just last night she was so cold, like she has a two personality, Shiro Neko or a.k.a. Messiah as someone who is so cold and ruthless while Mikan Sakura as bubbly and warm. Now, she is back to his arms, he'll be damned if he will ever let her far from his grasp again, today here she is showing him a place he can finally call home. Mikan closed the bedroom door and opened the floor lamp beside it since it became dark since he closed the curtain.

Mikan just watched him as he surveyed the place like a little lost child. Natsume looked around the room, there is a small sofa near the bed with a small coffee table and a bookshelf but its empty, then there are two doors again, he opened the first one near to him and it is a huge bathroom with a shower and a bath tub and has two sinks. There's a large mirror that you can see your whole body. Vanity. He closed it and opened the door next to it; it was a walk in cabinet! There are plenty of Mikan's clothes on the left side of the cabinet together with her collection of shoes and bags, and then he turned to his right and found it empty. Maybe she hasn't finished unpacking yet. He closed the door again.

"I was hoping that if you stay here sometimes you can put some of your clothes in the right side of that small room." Mikan said while blushing. She turned around and faced away from Natsume. She never felt her heart beat this wildly when she is in America. Because her heart beats differently when she is in missions but…this, this is definitely different. It's like how her heart beats when he first called her Mikan. Then she felt warm arms surround her waist as Natsume hugged her from behind tightly. He whispered thank you to her ear. She smiled.

Then they heard a loud closing of a door, they guessed it was the front door. Then Natsume carried Mikan to her four poster king sized bed with black satin sheets, "We are going to make up for the lost time, little girl."

"I'm not a little girl anymore, I know you noticed it last night, and hey I'm planning to preserve myself at least until I am 18 years of age, baka." Mikan scolded him.

"Who said we are going to do it? Or else you do want to, right pervert little girl?" Natsume snapped back at her, he really is hoping that he could feel her one day but he also thinks rational, they are only 16, too young for sex but so much as an adult to kill at an early age, weird as it may seems. "I'm just planning to kiss you and hug you and sleep in our bed." Natsume whispered to himself.

Mikan actually read his mind, she is so happy that Natsume respects her dignity, she knows that one day that day will come. She may have flirted with other guys in missions but never did she let them touch her more than last night.

They settled comfortably in the bed and pulled the sheets to warm them, Mikan rest her head on top of Natsume's chest, while he was playing with her hair with his right hand, and his left hand onto her waist.

"Polka-dots…" Natsume said.

"Hmmm… what is it?" Mikan asked.

"Welcome back." Natsume suddenly said.

"Yes, I'm home. But now that you are in my house and you are the one who came here, should I be the one to say, WELCOME HOME HONEY." Mikan teased. She is not used in using sweet names.

"I'm home." Natsume replied with a small smile. Then he pushed Mikan to his right side and kissed her again. After 30 minutes of making out, they finally fell asleep.

Back to the Gang

The gang just arrived back to Mikan's house at 5:30pm, each of them carrying at least 3 big paper bags. They bought swimsuits and groceries since Mikan's refrigerator is empty for real food, only howalons and beer. What a good combination for a stomach ache. They never thought Mikan as someone who drinks beer. They also bought cooked foods and liquor for them to celebrate Mikan's return, Sumire also insisted to buy some decorations for the backyards where they will celebrate. Anna and Nonoko prepared the food, Sumire for the drinks while the boys hang the decoration. They all tried to keep it down as quiet as possible, or the surprise will be ruined.

"Hotaru why don't you just give up on that darn door and help us work around here, everyone is doing something you know." Ruka reprimanded Hotaru who is by the way sitting in front of the locked door, just staring at it. Ruka just passed Hotaru while cleaning the place up from their mess.

"I smell something fishy about this door, so shut your yap." Hotaru replied sarcastically.

"We're finished decorating, and the food is almost done, well then just call for them to go down already instead." Koko said after putting the last decoration in place.

"Okay, but that will be 10 Rabbits." Hotaru then offered her open hand to Koko.

"Really? Ruka your girlfriend wants me to pay, why don't you pay her?" Koko said while calling out to Ruka, unbelieving to Hotaru's obsession of money.

"Here Hotaru, take this." Inchou then gave Hotaru with 10 Rabbits, solving the problem. Then after taking the money, Hotaru immediately went up the stairs.

Hotaru, Mikan and Natsume

Hotaru went upstairs and noticed the living room and there are three doors, now which door it is. Hotaru tried the first closest to her, and again it's a huge vacant room, no furniture or anything, its empty. Hotaru closed it. She opened the door next to it; it's a vacant room again just as big as the other room. Now the only left to open is this double-door room, why didn't she think that they could be in this room, its doors is different from the two rooms. Hotaru sighed, and then turned the knobs slowly together. When she opened the two doors, she smiled to see the couple asleep in each other's arms, fully clothed so she guessed nothing happened yet. She quickly took her camera out from her skirt pocket and snaps 30 different angles of pictures. Amazing, they didn't even stirred from their slumber due to the flashes of her camera. That's what she thought…

"Are you done snapping stolen pictures of us sleeping?" Mikan asked as she climbed out of bed.

"Really, Ice Queen, we felt you the moment you reached the living room, don't sell that pictures." Natsume said as he also climbed out of bed.

"We want the pictures for ourselves." Mikan smilingly said as she took Hotaru's camera and took the film.

"Okay, have it your way then but you'll have to pay me 500 Rabbits for my professional skill in taking your pictures." Hotaru then said to both of them. They wide eyed stared at Hotaru… seriously she's asking Rabbits for it? "On the second thought, don't pay; let it serve as my welcoming gift for you Mikan." Hotaru smiled and walked to the door, "Oh, come down already, we made dinner." Then she closed the door behind her.

"I'll just get my presents before we go down, okay?" Mikan asked Natsume who is now sitting on the sofa. He just nodded and watched Mikan enter the walk-in cabinet then went out with a big package, it's a box usually used for traveling. Youichi can hide himself inside that box. He noticed that Mikan is using levitating alice to carry it. "Come on Natsume." Mikan said as she walked out of their room together with the levitating box.

When they arrived downstairs, party poopers were opened and they all shouted, "Welcome home!" of course except by Hotaru and Natsume. Mikan put down the box on the floor and was teary eyed to see from her sala to her kitchen and as she glimpsed towards the backyard that it's decorated and there are lots of foods. "Thank you everyone." Mikan gratefully said to them.

"But I would like to say, that from this day, I want this house to be our little home, our base and our own territory, all of you can come and go as you wish." Mikan announced as she also look at Natsume as if asking him of his decision about this, he smiled and nodded. Then everyone jumped for now they have a place they can call as their home.