Chapter 11: The Truth beyond Natsume's Alice
It is already 10 a.m. and mikan still not wake up yet. Someone entered her room.
"Mikan wake up. We're going to have a meeting with the teachers at the hall this 11 in the morning" a certain blonde hair boy with glasses waking her.
"Jun" she mumbled in her sleep.
"Poor Mikan. It will be hard for her to forget about Jun" he feels sorry for her.
"Hey idiot! Get up there" Hotaru said.
She opens her eyes, she still cannot see clearly, "I have a nightmare," she said to herself. She still did not notice Yuu and Hotaru.
"What nightmare?" Yuu asked curiously.
"Huh! Aaah. Ghost!" she scream, she ran to the corner of her bedroom and cover her face.
"Idiot" Hotaru mumbled.
"Mikan calm down, we're not a ghost," Yuu told her while laughing.
She uncover her face and saw the smiling and handsome face of Yuu, of course the beautiful but no emotion face of Hotaru.
"Oh, good morning Yuu! Good morning Hotaru!" she greeted them.
"So, what about your nightmare?" Yuu asked hesitantly because mikan might thought that last nights encounter was just a dream.
"I dream that the anti-alice organization came here to kidnap me and there were water dragon, red phoenix and a hand. And… and in my dream Jun died" she told them.
Hotaru's eyes softened. Yuu was scared to tell her the truth. "You see Mikan… ahm… ahm… the truth is…"
"That it is not a dream" Hotaru completed his sentence.
"What are you saying? Don't be silly that was only a dream" Mikan said, she thought Hotaru was only joking.
"It wasn't that's the truth, face it" Hotaru told her. She wants her friend to know the truth. It may be painful to her but she need to accept it. Tears threatening to flow down in Mikan's eyes.
She cries her heart out "he tells me he'll never leave me" she said.
Yuu rubbed her back for comfort.
"Don't cry, he tells you to always smile for him" Hotaru said, she smiles at her.
Memories of last night came back to her…
He smiles at her and said, "Please don't be guilty. I want you to live your life happily. I wanted to see your smile always"
She gave him a sweet smile and said, "I always will"
She came back to her senses…
"You're right" she wipes her tears and smile. However, you can still see sadness on her eyes. "Anyway, what are you two doing here? Its Saturday we don't have classes, do we?"
"Mr.Narumi calls us for a meeting," Yuu told her.
"Oh, what time is it?"
"11 in the morning. It is already 10:15" he said to her while checking the time.
"Alright, I'm going to be there in time" she said and gives them a reassuring smile.
They got out of the room. She entered her bathroom and takes bath. While showering, there are tears pouring in her beautiful eyes.
"I better get used without you by my side," she murmurs to herself.
She finishes bathing. She dries herself and wore a jeans and a blue fitted blouse with a pair of blue rubber shoes, her clothes showed her slim body and tied her hair in ponytail. She looks at herself on the mirror, she was pretty much please with her looks. She gets out of her room and goes straight at the hall.
Boys are staring at her with admiration, some girls were jealous wishing that they were she. She reaches the hall door and saw Natsume leaning at the hall door.
"Hi!" natsume greet her. He saw a not so Mikan in front of her. He feels bad about it.
"Good morning!" she greeted back not so cheerful.
She enters the hall and he came with her. The hall was cast of the teachers and the students that are with them last night.
Hotaru and the others are standing at the corner of the hall.
"Good morning fellow teachers and students. The headmaster will be here in 5 minutes. So please wait and relax," Mr.Narumi said.
The headmasters enter the hall. The headmaster of the high school division speak at the microphone (I'll name him Horio Takahashi. Hehehe.)
"Good morning everyone. I am Horio Takahashi headmaster of the high school division. Some of you know that some of you do not. Since high school students are the one involve last nights encounter I'm the one who's going to speak here in front of you" he paused for a while.
All of them listen to him attentively. Natsume is beside Mikan. Horio takahashi continue his speech.
"All of you know that the anti-alice organization came here last night to kidnap Ms.Mikan Sakura" there is a long pause "I want this whole event to be kept as a secret. As for Mr.Jun Yamasita even though he is a member of the anti-alice organization, we will honor him because he protect Mikan Sakura from his allies. However, I want his death to be a secret—"he was cut off by Mikan.
"But why! Why would you make his death a secret?" tears streaming down in her eyes. Natsume is holding her to calm her down.
"Because we need to. If other students will know about his death, they will start to panic. Do you understand that Ms.Sakura? We still are going to give him a grave that is well hidden in the eyes of the students. Even if he does not have a body, you could put his things in there. Now, I don't have anything to say, you may all go now" he said calmly.
The headmasters step out of the room. Mr.jinno spoke at the microphone.
"All of you heard what the headmaster said. We should all keep it a secret! Dismiss now" the teachers start to get out of the room. Mr.Narumi approaches Mikan.
"Mikan are you alright?" he asked her.
"Yeah, I'm fine Mr.Narumi" he hugs for comfort. He waves them a goodbye.
The gang headed to their classroom (even though they do not have classes. Let us just say that it is their meeting place. Hehehe.)
"So Koko why did Jun vanish if he is going to die?" Anna asked him.
"Do you really want to know?" Koko ask them.
"Yes. Anything wrong?" Hotaru ask.
"No. its not that there's anything wrong about it. Okay, I'll tell you"
They form a circle at the center was Koko. (Clockwise formation: Hotaru, Ruka, Yuu, Sumire, Anna, the levitating boy, Nonoko, Mikan and Natsume). The smile faded in his face and he became serious.
He began his story "there's a certain alice family here in Japan, their alices is well known in the world. Every bit of their family members can control the four elements. Some of them can control the wind, water, air, earth of fire. One-day unfortunate event struck their family; they were attack by the anti-alice organization in their sleep. They burn the whole family alive and they can't used their alices because there is this certain girl who has a nullifying alice inside the house"
Sumire interfere "it is not supposed to be Mikan's mother is it?"
"I don't know," he said plainly.
"Maybe that was someone not related to Mikan" Anna said "is Natsume belong to their family as well?"
All of them look at her even Natsume. They do not realize that.
Koko did not answer her instead he continue his story "but the girl is not one of them. She was force to do it because if she would not do it the anti-alice organization will attack her town and kill all the people that live there" they listen to him attentively "the girl and the family was burn alive. However, two of their family members survive. One of them is junk, he was the protector of that certain boy. Because every 20th year one of the family member will bear a son who has the fire Alice to lead their family. You see, it was Natsume Hyuuga" there were gasps. Natsume's eyes widened.
"Every 20th year there is only one family member of their family who can control the element of fire. In addition, there is the protector, Natsume's protector was Jun. every 20th year there will be one child to be born; it does not matter if it is a girl or a boy who can control the three element, the earth, water and wind. However, the protector does not only have three Alice but it has four, he has other Alice than that. In case of jun he has the Alice of strength" he paused for a while.
"Everyone of their family will die by vanishing except for the leader. They can use their alices a thousand times except for the protector and the leader. The protector can only used it 10 times that is why he has other Alice than controlling the three elements. As for their leader, his life span will shorten and he will live as long as his body can stay long" he finishes.
"But why did they need to vanish?" Yuu asked.
"In what I read from jun's mind. They have this kind of god; they get their abilities from that god. If they already use their alices a thousand times the god will get their life as a food" he said.
"What if they don't use it a thousand times and they die?" Nonoko asked him.
"I don't know" he answers her smiling.
"Do you mean that my parents just adopt me?" Natsume said with anger on his voice. His bangs cover his eyes. Mikan hold his hand to calm him down.
"I guess so, you see, anti-alice organization chase after the two of you. Jun left you at your parents' door with your name in it. So, when the two of you will cross paths again he will know that it was you and your alice also" Koko said.
"Natsume why don't you take a rest. This whole revelation tired you," Ruka said. He cared for his friend and he was afraid that it would stress him. All of them look at him.
He stands up but he still holds Mikan's hand. Mikan was releasing her hands to him but he will not let go.
"Mikan, why don't you just come with him" Hotaru said to her coldly.
She just nodded and they walked out of the room. There are tears from Anna and Nonoko's eyes. They fell sorry for natsume not only them the whole gang as well.
Outside the window there is a man standing and listening to them. He wears a black coat, white mask and much jewelry that is used to control his alice. It was persona.
He was smirking "I guess the two of you know already. It will not be hard for me to tell Mikan the truth of her mother's death. She will take revenge and I can use her and her alices" he say to himself, then he walks away.
Thanks for all the reviews for my last chapter thank you very much.
Papayagirl-you do not need to apologize to me, actually I am the one who should thank you.
I cannot upload this chapter soon because my laptop has a virus. Therefore, I repair it first. Actually not me but the technician. Hehehe.
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