Chapter 5: give them a break
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Chapter 5: just this once
Previously on cyberlove:
Hotaru was puzzled. Then she got her phone and dialed someone's number.
"hello, Ruka…" she said
"Hotaru?"
"yes, it's me…" she answered
"you missed me already? How fast…" he said jokingly
"shut up… we need to talk… meet me at the coffee shop…" she said
"what coffee shop?" Ruka asked
"as usual…" his girlfriend answered and hung up.
"okay…" Ruka said and wept… she didn't even say… goodbye Ruka, take care Ruka, I love you Ruka, or I'll be waiting Ruka… he thought miserably.
PRESENT:
Where is she? I've been here for 3 hours already… an angry Ruka thought
Ruka already stood up and was about to live when the girl he's been waiting for came in.
Man! She's late and that look on her face tells me that the thought of hurrying didn't even cross her mind…not at all… he thought.
"oi! Where do you think you're going? Sit down…" the one and only Hotaru Imai ordered.
"you're late!" he commented in a tone which isn't pleasant to Hotaru's ears.
"so you shout at me now? Another lesson learned, Nogi?" she asked gently
"or another lesson forgotten?" she added but this time it was far from being gentle.
"no… it's ju-hust that I was worried ab-bout you…" he reasoned out.
"and why are you late anyway?" he asked in a more manly way since everyone looked kept looking at them coz they heard him stuttering in front of a girl.
Hotaru looked directly into her boyfriend's blue orbs and said,
"revenge…that's why…"
"huh?" Ruka uttered. The young inventor didn't stop having eye-contact with the guy in front of her.
"what?" Ruka asked and gulped…
"don't tell me you have forgotten, idiot…" Hotaru said
"so…uh… happy anniversary…"
"happy birthday?"
"congratulations?!" he kept on guessing until he finally gave up.
"what do you want me to say?! What have I forgotten?! C'mon… don't make me go through all these guessing games…" he yelled due to panic… he felt like he was under time pressure…
"the reason why I'm taking revenge…" she answered
The blond guy took a deep breath and closed his eyes… trying to recall everything… when he opened his eyes and saw Hotaru's purple orbs… a scene crossed his mind and he got really nervous. "oh… my god…" he said under his breath.
Hotaru smirked at her boyfriend's reaction, this was the sign that he already figured it out…
"Hotaru… that was weeks agoooo… can't we just forget about it?" he pleaded
"you can forget about it if you want… but I won't…"
FLASHBACK:
Ruka was running really fast… he seemed like he was running for his life… and he kept looking at his Rolex watch and thought…
Oh kami-sama… please don't… it's 9:30… I'm late for one hour and thirty minutes now… please wait… I'm coming…
He kept running across the streets like a crazy man… when he was at the entrance of the restaurant, he fixed his hair, straightened his tie and suit, wiped the sweat off his face, and walked in.
He went directly to the table he reserved for his supposed date… but when he got there… the table was empty and so was the seat…
He didn't mind it and just sat down coz he thought that Hotaru was also late…
He kept waiting… it was already 10:15… then a waitress walked up to him and asked… "sir, are you waiting for a girl?" Ruka just nodded in return.
"is she Ms. Imai, sir?" she asked again
"yes! Is she here already?" he asked with excitement…
"well… she was…" she answered sadly…
Poor guy… you can date me instead… she thought inwardly while looking at his pretty face…
"was?" Ruka asked
"yes… you see, she's been waiting for you… for a really LONG time, you know…"
Ruka felt guilty of the waitress' words and just looked at the floor.
"oh… and she left a note for you, sir…" she informed
"huh?" Ruka looked up and saw the waitress handing him a piece of paper.
"thanks…" he said. The waitress smiled and walked away.
The note says…
Dear Bastard,
Thank you for wasting my time… don't worry… I really don't mind what you did… I just got to love you even more… just come to me and you'll see how much I LOVE you…
Love lotz,
Imai
Ruka's hands trembled while folding the paper. He fell on his chair and thought with fear because of the LOVE LETTER from Hotaru… I ran across the busy streets of Tokyo like a crazy man, left my car in the middle of nowhere, got
chased by dogs, jumped over fences and almost got hit by a speeding bus just to get to this damn restaurant as early as I can… and this is what I get?!
Because of the influx of so many thoughts in his mind he suddenly hit the table and cried, "DAMN IT!" everyone looked at him with a scandalized look.
Ruka realized what he just did and ran out of the resto without saying anything else but "sorry…"
END OF FLASHBACK:
"c'mon… let's just forgive and forget…" he insisted
"well… I'd gladly forget about YOU… and save your pleadings for later… that's not why I wanted to see you…" she said. That statement made Ruka's lungs function perfectly again. (breathe, Ruka, breathe…)
"it's about our plan… or job rather…" Hotaru added
"what about it? And… when did it become my job too? I just helped you last time because I was only one who would be able to get info about Natsume…"he said
"it became your job ever since I decided that you would help me carry out my plans as PART of your punishment…" she answered
"just a PART?" he asked
"of course… and stop asking stupid questions and let's get down to business…" she demanded
"here are the problems: 1) Natsume pretended to be some "Haiite" 2) she rejected him 3) there's this Kaito who I think is courting the baka 4) everything is going the wrong way 5) if this continues, I won't get my money from Mr. and Mrs. Sakura" Hotaru said non stop
"so… what're we supposed to do about it?" Ruka asked
"nothing…" she answered plainly
"huh? Then… why do you need me?" he asked
"we just have to hide it from her parents… we did our job… I just have to get my money…" she explained
"oh… so that's my punishment…piece of cake…" he answered proudly
"PART of it…" she reminded him
"then… what is my other punishment?" he asked nervously
"what ARE, you mean… and that's a SURPRISE…" she answered evilly
Oh god… I HATE surprises… he thought
Then Hotaru stood up and went for the door. This is gonna be interesting… VERY interesting indeed… she thought while walking and her poor boyfriend (who looks more like a slave) is trailing behind her like a dog.
MEANWHILE:
"YOUUUIICHIIIII!!" the girl with long, brown, wavy hair called. Obviously, it was none other than, our very own Mikan.
She's lost in the amusement park and now she's looking for her lost brother. Youichi went with her to the park since she was upset AGAIN… but this time, there's no Haiite to the rescue… so she just called for the best substitute… her sweet little brother, Youichi.
"Youichi! Where are you?!" she yelled again and again. But Youichi was also looking for her ever so dumb sister.
He was busy looking at every corner of the park when he suddenly bumped into someone… "hey… watch where you're going… punk…" a cold voice exclaimed
"who the hell—" Youichi was cut off when he saw who it was.
"oh… so it's our GUEST…" he commented
"…" was Natsume's reply and walked away.
"hey… um…" Youichi started… Natsume stopped on his tracks when he thought that Youichi was gonna say something but when he fell silent, Natsume just went on.
"hey…wait!" Youichi yelled
"now what?!" Natsume was obviously getting pissed
"have you seen my sister?" he asked quickly because of pride.
"no… and who cares anyway…"
Youichi didn't answer him anymore because he didn't have all the time to argue with Natsume and just thought, I was right… I could get nothing from him but crap…
After 5 hours of searching for Youichi, Mikan finally gave up. She knew that her brother wasn't as stupid as she is so she really doesn't have to worry too much.
She just walked around the-- where is she anyway… okay… she's lost… she kept on running around the place, looking for someone who can get her out of that sick place.
While this one also has a problem –no, he's not lost… he's upset- yup, it is the Natsume Hyuuga and he's just sitting under some tree staring blankly at free space.
He still can't get over the supposed rejection he experienced. Then an unexpected thought entered his mind where could that stupid girl be?
He shook his head, to get the thought out of his already disturbed mind. Then he felt something wet on his cheeks… he was crying… joke… it was raining… he got up was about to leave when he remembered the stupid girl thought and the little conversation with Youichi earlier…
He just put into mind that Mikan was already found and that there's nothing to worry about her and continued walking.
That place was really secluded. He didn't see any trace of a person walking along that area. He was already dripping wet when he saw this abandoned building where he could stay until the rain stopped.
It wasn't really a good idea to stay there even just for a while… coz for one, it looks like it's hunted and ready to collapse any minute (really scary…) and secondly, it was getting really dark outside and the weather seems not very cooperative since the rain just gets stronger and stronger every passing minute.
He was already feeling really cold, freezing actually… his body was shaking… and he kept on sneezing… he was about to fall asleep when he saw several shadows not very far away…
He got so intrigued of what he saw and went to where the shadows were. When he got there he heard laughs, several voices and footsteps.
The moment he heard the laugh, he knew that it was a guy and that this guy was up to no good. Then suddenly the footsteps stopped and he heard a scream. He hurriedly went there and he saw Mikan with six other guys surrounding her.
The guys were drunk and one of them was pinning Mikan to the wall, this scene aroused the anger inside him and made him fight those guys with all his might.
"let go of her! You bastard!" he cried while charging towards the group of men.
Mikan was really surprised to see Natsume in the scene and not only that, the fact that he was helping her is really shocking. But Mikan was really glad that Natsume came, if he hadn't… who knows what could have happened to her.
Natsume punched the guy who was pining Mikan to the wall first. The guy fell to the floor and told his companions to attack Natsume.
There was this guy who held a piece of wood and other guys with a steel bar or a knife. Then they charged towards Natsume all at the same time.
Natsume was able to dodge ALMOST all of the attacks. He got hit by a strong kick from the back since he was busy facing the guy in front of him who had a knife. He flew to the hard ground and said to Mikan who was just staring at them because of fear, "run! Idiot, what're you doing?! RUN!!"
Mikan got out of her trance from hearing Natsume's words. She saw that Natsume was lying on the ground and they were still beating him.
Natsume's body couldn't move but his eyes were still open and that pair of crimson eyes were telling her to leave and save herself. The group wasn't paying much attention to Mikan since they were having fun beating the so-called "intruder".
Two men pulled Natsume's arms for him to stand up and the guy who looked like their leader was kicking Natsume's abdomen. Mikan couldn't bear to watch that sort of violence and tears were already strolling down her cheeks.
Natsume was still looking at her and there was this pissed look on his wounded face. He already told Mikan to leave but look at what she's doing, he's just standing there looking terrified.
Then when the guy was about to hit Natsume's head with a wood… "STOOOPPP!!" Mikan yelled while running towards the guy and she held a steel bar with both hands.
"t-the hell?!" Natsume was able to utter weakly. He was bleeding from head to toe.
She hit the guy straight on the head. (On his nape, actually…since he wasn't facing Mikan's direction). The guy passed out and the two guys who were holding Natsume, dropped him and ran to their supposed leader who was now lying unconsciously on the floor.
Mikan went directly to Natsume and helped him walk away from those guys. (they were six but three of them already passed out when Natsume fought with them and the three that remained were the ones who beat him.)
The two walked to wherever their feet would take them. Then since Natsume was wounded and the rain was really strong, they decided to stay in some storage room. It has some costumes, clothes, different kinds of cloth, broken chairs, wheels and other things. It looked like it was a storage room for circus stuff.
The two went in and closed the door. But they didn't lock it since the door's lock was outside.
Mikan laid Natsume on the ground and started to wipe the blood off his body (which includes the face, limbs, etc.). They were both silent and Natsume had his eyes closed while Mikan was doing her thing.
Then out of nowhere came a staff of the amusement park and said when he came to the storage room "man! I almost forgot to lock the door… I'll surely get fired if one of the garbage in that place gets lost."
Then he locked the door (remember, the door is locked from the outside) without even checking if anyone was inside like, Mikan and Natsume.
Natsume seemed like he was asleep, so Mikan thought that she could leave him for a second and go find some help.
But when she turned the knob… TRIED to turn the knob… it won't open… oh…god… please don't… she thought while forcing the door to open.
"somebody!! Please help me…uh…us, I mean!!" she yelled behind the door.
She gave up when she was about to lose her voice… she was in the verge of tears coz for one, she was locked up and secondly, it had to be with the person she hated the most—Natsume Hyuuga.
Then when she remembered about hating him, she also remembered what he did for her earlier. She didn't really know what made her hit that man with a steel bar instead of just running for her life and leaving Natsume.
What's wrong with me? If I just left, then I won't be here… she thought while looking at the sleeping Natsume. He looked too peaceful at that moment, even in Mikan's eyes.
Maybe I should give him a break… I've been hating him for like years… but there's also something good in this moron… so maybe… just this once… I could be nice to him… she thought and smiled.
When she was about to take a step towards him a thought interrupted the peaceful aura surrounding them, just this once… you still hate him… more than anything… remember that…
She tried to ignore the idea and just walked to him to check if the bleeding really stopped already. The second she got there, Natsume grabbed her and hugged her tight… really tight…
"what do you think you're doing?!" she asked while struggling. "and to think that I even thought of being nice to you… you pervert!" she cried and slapped him the moment she was able to break free.
But Natsume didn't care about the slap. He just pulled her down and hugged her again. When she was about to break free and slap him again… but this time harder… she heard something from Natsume.. "c-c-col-d… v-ve-ry co-ld…" he said.
He was shivering and breathing heavily… then she was struck by a sudden thought… when I slapped him… oh god…
Then she got up and touched Natsume's forehead. "damn! He's burning up!" she exclaimed. She doesn't know what to do in this sort situation. Then she remembered that she always brings with her some medication.
She got something from her purse and put it in Natsume's mouth… she quickly told Natsume what he was taking in so that no further questions will be asked. "it's a medicine…I bring it in case of headaches and etc… I know it's bitter but bear with it… if you want to get well…"
Then she wrapped him with whatever kind of cloth that could be found in that place. She watched over him the whole night until she fell asleep.
What they both didn't know was that something very INTERESTING was happening while they were asleep.
Mikan slept beside Natsume without any kind of blanket or something since she wrapped everything on Natsume…
Natsume woke up when he heard some kind of noise. When he turned his head to his right, he saw Mikan… she was shivering coz of the cold.
He was puzzled to see that she wasn't using any cloth… but when they got in there, there were lots of cloth dumped in one spot. The he noticed that he wasn't bleeding anymore and his fever cooled down… she… took care of me? He thought, looking at Mikan wide-eyed.
He smiled and hugged Mikan to stop her from shivering… stupid girl… he thought. When he was about to close his eyes, he noticed that her hand was still shaking and so he decided to hold her hand and warm it up. I'm doing this because I don't have a choice… no other reasons… he kept in mind. But anyone could tell that he was happy… for the first time since the rejection he experienced.
Mikan was now sound asleep in Natsume's arms and thought when she was half conscious of her surroundings, so warm… cozy…
While they were sound asleep, there was this little kid who never had the thought of sleeping right now. Yup… it's Youichi, he's worried about Mikan… it's almost midnight and still no nee-chan… it was already 11:53
"okay… I'm calling the police…" he said and went over to the phone.
"we will do that… and you should be in bed now… we'll handle this…" his parents said.
"now go to bed… and tomorrow is the time that you worry… for now, get some sleep…" Yuka said while pointing at Misaki who was right behind them.
"okay…" Youichi said plainly and went to Misaki. They went to Youichi's room and tried to get some sleep. But the moment the clock struck twelve, Youichi got out of bed and went downstairs to call the police…
"hey… where are you going? I said we'll handle this…" Reo said while holding a cup of coffee…
"you said that when tomorrow comes… then I can do something… it's already twelve ya'know…" he explained
"fine, fine… but no need to call we already did that… now we just have to wait…" Reo told his panicking son.
The police arrived at the Sakuras' residence at 2:30 in the morning and started asking some questions. They immediately went to the amusement park right after Youichi told them that he was last with her in the park.
It was already 3:38 and still no trace of Mikan. They searched everywhere except one place… the only secluded area in the park.
They searched the area but no Mikan found… the finally, they saw the storage room… they tried to open it but it was locked… they noticed that it was locked from the outside do there's a possibility that someone could be locked it.
They had no choice but to bust the door down. What they saw really shocked them… Mikan and Natsume was sleeping side by side and worse, they were hugging each other.
But Reo looked like he was the happiest man in the world… "I knew they'd eventually fall for each other…" he stated. While Yuka fainted because she didn't expect Mikan to do that in her age. Youichi was just standing there with a shocked face. The policemen just kept on smiling.
Youichi reached for the two and shook them. "hey, wake up… lovebirds…"
Mikan opened her eyes and saw a lot of people staring at them… Natsume also woke up when he felt something move. The brunette quickly pushed Natsume away when she noticed their current state.
"we shouldn't have looked for your daughter Mr. Sakura, she was having a really good time…" a policeman teased
Youichi looked at the policeman who fired that sentence and whispered to no one in particular, "wrong move, man…"
Mikan stood up and glared at the man… "I was jo-king…" he said
"I'm not accepting jokes at the moment…" after that statement from Mikan, the policeman was sent flying out of the solar system.
"okay…our job's done… we're leaving…" the other policemen said and ran away from Mikan.
"kids, c'mon and let's go home…" Yuka suggested and walked away dragging Reo along with her. While Youichi just followed them.
Mikan still had her bangs covering her eyes. "you MORON! Who ever told you to do that?! You PERVERT! What did you do?! You don't have the right to go on hugging people just because you want to… you JERK!!" she threw insults at him.
Natsume just ignored her and walked to the door.
"I hate you!! I hate you!! I HATE YOU!!" she cried. These were stabbing him… these words… and he didn't know why…
He suddenly stopped walking and answered in a low voice... "you were shivering…"
"what?" Mikan asked since she didn't hear it clearly…
"you were shivering and your hand was shaking that's why I hugged you…" he repeated but longer this time.
Mikan was shocked and she felt bad coz she threw insults at him and everything without even listening to his side and to think that he saved her life last night.
She blushed a bit when she realized that it was Natsume who made her feel warm and comfortable.
Natsume was about to walk out when she suddenly cried, "SORRY… and thank you" the second part with a much lower volume.
You could see a small smile across Natsume's face. Mikan was passing by him when he caught her arm and said while looking at the other side… "thank you for taking care of me last night…" then released her arm.
Mikan took one step then said, "we're even… but I still hate you and always will…" then she ran off to where their limo was parked.
"hey! You coming or what?!" she asked while running
"have my own car!!" Natsume replied in the same manner.
He just watched her before going to where his car was parked. Mi-kan Sa-ku-ra… Mikan… Huh… he thought happily
When he got in the car, he said Mikan's name over and over again as if it was a term that he wanted to glue on his mind.
"tss… what am I thinkin'?" he asked himself and drove off… but that million dollar smile was indeed glued on his face at that moment…
END OF CHAPTER:
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