Author's notes: I'm so grateful for those who reviewed…. It's really great that I have received that much review for the chapter four …. Hope you'll like this chapter too…. Please send your review… tell me if it's lame or bad…. And I'm sorry for updating late again… Thanks for reading and I hope you'll enjoy this chapter ….
For those who don't know their age here it is:
Mikan Sakura: 15 yrs. Old
Natsume Hyuuga: 16 yrs. Old
Ruka Nogi: 16 yrs. Old
Jacques Andrew : 16 yrs. Old (pronounced as jacks)
Freyer Malory: 16 yrs. Old (pronounced as Fre-yer)
Akira Fujitaka: 15 yrs. Old
CHAPTER 5: OPEN THE SECOND CARD OF DESTINY SERENDIPITY
One ship sails East,
And another West,
By the self-same
winds that blow,
Tis the set of the sails
And not the
gales,
That tells the way we go.
Like the winds of the sea
Are the waves of time,
As we
journey along through life,
Tis the set of the soul,
That
determines the goal,
And not the calm or the strife.
By Ella Wheeler
"Hey aren't you supposed to be inside?" Natsume told the person he saw as he walked towards her
The girl with amber eyes gaze upon the person in front of her. Her gentle amber eyes met with a very tantalizing crimson orbs… a sudden gush of wind blew… the dried leaves whistled…. As it gracefully flew with the wind on the night sky…… Her hairs which are half knotted lay gently and the ones that are left down were curled…. The wind blew her hair as she was looking straight at him…. Her face was covered by doubts….
She didn't give him an answer; instead she gave out another heavy sigh…
"Am I supposed to repeat my question" Natsume said coolly to her as he approached her by the bench…
"I'm…. just feeling… a little bit of… I am having doubts if I should continue" Mikan said as she sets out another sigh and stared blankly at the sky…
The wind blew another cold breeze… Natsume's raven hair was blown gently by the wind… his left hand was inside his pocket while his right is holding something… Natsume then stopped right in front of her then sat beside her… The moon and the stars served as their light at the moment…he then took off the jacket that he was wearing and place it on Mikan's shoulder…
"Huh?" Mikan wondered by his actions
"It's freezing, you might catch a cold" Natsume told her as he leaned a little backward and stared at the sky…
She stared at him for a moment… she was stunned by his action… he never liked the guy because she thinks that his a little too shady and a pervert… but this time he seemed more like a placid, quiet, gentleman who is comforting her….
"Thanks… but how a-." She said but he interrupted her
"I'm not a weakling" He said as if reading her thoughts as he gazed upon her… giving her a straight look on the eyes
"I see..." she said... It took her a short moment to absorb what he just said "Hey... Didn't you just call me a weakling?!" Mikan said almost shouting at him
It was quiet… Natsume stared at the stars… the wind is blowing really cold…
"Yeah I just did" Natsume replied to her calmly
"You can't ca-." Mikan said but he interrupted her again
"Only weak people doubt things before their decision" Natsume said intelligently
The wind blew the scattered dried leaves again as it whistled with the cement ground… The full moon giving them a romantic ambience was covered by a dark cloud… it started to get dim…Mikan eyes shot big… she was astounded to what he just said…This made her quiet for a short moment… she stared at the person beside her… he looks so different she thought…
"I guess you're right" She said in a very low tone as she bowed her head and clutched on the tuxedo that was placed neatly on her shoulder
"No doubt about that" he calmly said
She didn't give him another reply for she has nothing to say to him… She then cast out another sigh but it was heavier this time….
"I don't have any coward girl-friend" Natsume suddenly said as he switch his attention towards the person beside him and looked straight at her
"Huh?" She said in wonder as she slowly raises her head looking towards his direction… her amber eyes met with his crimson orbs… a shaft of the moon's light gave a clear view to his striking face… for a moment she stared at the person beside her… she saw a very handsome lad… a face were no trace of emotions can be seen but a warm feeling can be found…
"I understand" Mikan said as she smiles cheerfully to the person beside her
He then gave a rare smile back at her… a smile saying that everything will be fine, just trust me… a stream of the moon's light passed by his face giving another clear view of his handsome face…. This time he has a smile painted on his face… This guise made Mikan's heart pound differently… and each moment as she looks at his face, a feeling of tense is overcoming her….
"And as for your good luck charm" Natsume said
He slowly crouched towards her… Mikan was staring at his crimson eyes as if she was slowly hypnotized by the person in front of her… Natsume then held on Mikan's face… Slowly their faces are nearing… She can feel his breath… She then closed her eyes and for some reason she doesn't have any urge to fight back… her lips were trembling… Slowly his lips rest on hers… a very warm feeling went into her body… she can feel something weird… a tint of red rushed by her face….Natsume then gave more to her… he then gave her a very passionate kiss… as the moment pass by it becomes deeper and deeper…
"What is this I'm feeling" Mikan thought as her heart pounds rapidly… she is feeling something weird… it was unexplainable… is it happiness? But it wasn't like that… all sorts of question popped out from her head…
She then closed her eyes tightly and gave in to the kiss that Natsume gave to her… she followed every move he was doing…
"Am I doing the right thing" she thought but she can't feel any doubts inside of her….
Every time their kiss deepens, her heart pounds more rapidly… Natsume then guides her to every move she must take… they cherished every second of that moment… and with a bit on her lower lip Natsume finally released her from his kiss… He then licked his lips and bit his lower lip… he smirked a little…
Mikan then opened her eyes slowly… she can feel her cheeks became warm… and with her amber eyes laid sight on the person who gave her a heartfelt kiss… no words was able to escape from her mouth… she was dumbfounded… Suddenly she was shot back to reality when….
"You should go now" Natsume said coolly as if nothing ever happened
"Huh…Ah Right..." She said but still she has a little out of herself as she stood up slowly
"You should do your job well… brake a leg… after all you're my girl-friend" Natsume said to her as he emphasize the words "my girl friend" he then smiled at her
"I will" Mikan said as she began to walk towards the auditorium but then she stopped for a moment and shouted back to him "And I'm not your girl friend" and with that she hurried back to the auditorium… where lots of crowd were beginning to think if the recital will be canceled…
Natsume then smiled a little and gaze back at the sky… he smiled to the stars as he clutches the necklace he wore…
"I guess I'm moving on… without me even noticing it" he said as he looked back at the place where Mikan vanished… his hands then move a little to his right… he then felt something….
"Oh shoot… I forgot to give her these" he said "I'm such an idiot" he added then quickly he ran towards the auditorium where Mikan will be performing
At the back stage of the auditorium…
Time 7:30 every body is in a major panic…
"Oh no… I think we should cancel the show" Yuu said in disappointment "Mikan if you will not arrive here with in five seconds I will…"
but he was interrupted by the slamming of the door…. It revealed a beautiful brunet girl…
"Yuu, I'm really sorry for being late" she said as she quickly went towards the side door of the stage
"I love you Mikan" Yuu exclaimed as he was relief when she showed up "Mikan what happened to you? And why is your lip wounded?" Yuu asked in wonder
"I spaced out a little… it's a good luck charm" Mikan said as she was in a hurry to get on the stage…
"Any way let's forget the minor details and do our thing" Yuu said as he began shouting at the staffs inside the auditorium….
Outside, where the stage is…
"Is the show going to be cancelled?" Freyer asked his two friends
"Yeah and Ruka you told us that Natsume will follow, I'm beginning to doubt that" Jacques said
"I'm sure he will" Ruka said as he scanned the crowd
Suddenly the lights were turned off… a bright spot light appeared revealing the host for tonight…
"Ladies and gentlemen… we want to apologize for the inconvenience... Finally the show is about to start… Please welcome Miss Mikan Sakura!" The host shouted as the spot light turned its direction towards the right side revealing very gorgeous lass…
By the announcement of the host Mikan began to walk on the stage towards the black organ… She was wearing spaghetti strapped chiffon dress which is made by a satin… it has a slanting cut the highest cut started just about at her thighs and flows diagonally three inches below her knees… it was color pink fading to lavender …. The dress showed her perfect curves…
Mikan then took the seat on the organ
Mean while in the back stage…
The door slammed opened revealing a raven haired boy who is panting…
"Where is she" He asked the staffs
The staffs inside especially the girls screamed when they saw the famous vocalist walked inside the back stage… No one entertained his question except for one…
"Excuse me sir..." a boy with blonde hair and had eye glasses asked him "who are you looking for?"
"Finally someone normal" Natsume said to himself "do you know where Mikan is"
"Yes she's right there" Yuu said as he points his finger towards the stage
Natsume the rushed towards the place when suddenly…
A familiar musical piece was played… with this he felt as if time stopped… he stopped from running and walk towards the place where Yuu pointed him at and the source of the sound…
When he got there he saw a velvet red curtain… as he was nearing he can hear the beautiful piece that was being played… though it was beautiful… it reminds him of a very sad past… a past he wants to forget… he slowly and carefully peek through the curtains and to his surprise he saw a brunet girl playing the piece… he saw a trace of sadness while she was playing…. He watched her with his eyes….
"She's so beautiful" Natsume thought
When suddenly somebody tapped him on the back… he then turns his gaze towards the person who disturbed his thoughts…
"The music is really relaxing and very beautiful, right?" Yuu suddenly said to him as he stood just beside him
"Yeah" was all that Natsume said
"But though it's beautiful, for her the song is bitter" Yuu said with a very low tone
"Huh? Why say so" Natsume asked him but still his voice is the same
Meanwhile outside, where the stage is……
As Mikan began to play her first piece… Ruka's eyes shot big… he crouched a little bit forward and smiled a little…
"She finally decided to play it huh…" he said to no one
"What do you mean?" Jacques questioned him
"She never played that song…after her mother died… six years ago…" Ruka said in a serious and sad tone as he leaned back wards… resting his back on his seat…
"What is the connection of her mother and the piece?" Freyer asked him for he was confused by what Ruka told him
It took Ruka a short moment before he could answer back…..
"When we were still young… Mikan used to play that song with her mother… every day I see and hear play this piece with her mother… they were both laughing as if nothing was wrong…. That's what we thought until…
Flash back
The weather was bad there was a thunder storm…… A huge roar of thunder was heard… the wind blew vigorously as if it can pull down a huge tree…a lightning strike in the dark clouds……
Inside a huge dark room a young girl was crying as she buried her head on the edge of the bed…
"Mikan don't cry…you know mother doesn't want to see you crying" a weak lady's voice said
"Y-yes mother…" she obediently said as she tried to stop her self from crying
A hand tapped her head weakly and gestured her to come closer to her…
"Mikan will you be a dear and play mommy the song we used to play" her mother said and gave out a very weak smile
Even though she doesn't want to do it, she still obeyed her mother's last wish… the little girl sat at the piano, in front of her mother's bed… her little fingers started to touched the keyboard… as she pressed the first key, tears burst out of her eyes… she began playing the musical piece that once she played with her dear mother as they laugh together…she played every note reminiscing the past that can't be brought back… she wished those moments won't stop and this moment where she is in is just an absolute nightmare and once she wakes up she will see her mother's smiling face and feel the warm hug……
Suddenly she heard voices of the workers panicking…they were yelling…she heard one said call the doctor quick…but still she didn't stop playing, she knew her mother wants to hear her play the piece…the door slammed opened revealing a panting doctor, he quickly went straight to the bed of Mikan's mother…he checked for her pulse…
A thunder echoed through out place…a light strike dividing the night sky into halves…Mikan just kept on playing even though she knew she should be beside her mother…Then the doctor dropped the wrist of Mikan's mother and nod saying that she's gone…Mikan didn't stop playing the piano…she was crying…not until another thunder echoed as if saying to her it's time to go back to your mother's arms and bid your farewell…
End of Flash back
"That's sad" Freyer said as he felt sympathy towards Mikan
On the side of the stage…
"So that's the reason why she's crying" Natsume thought as he heard Yuu's story about Mikan's not so sweet past…
"Anyways… I think she got over it… she plays now the piece right" Yuu said and with that he tapped again Natsume's shoulder and went back to the back stage
Natsume then stared at Mikan, he never knew that the recital was a test of courage for her... he then remembered what she told him a few minutes ago… about doubting if she should continue… he now understands why she is sighing really hard….
After a few minutes… Natsume heard the audience applaud… it was a sign that she was already finished… he then stood beside the door where she will enter…
"I did it" Mikan said as she touched her lip "what a good luck charm" she thought as she was walking towards the door of the backstage… she then reached for the door knob and opened the door suddenly…
"You did well" A familiar voice surprised her
She then gazed towards the person who gave her a surprising comment…
"Thank you…Natsume" she said as she closes the door and face him
Natsume then gave her a bouquet of pink, red, white and tea rose
"hn... I was unable to give these to you back there" Natsume told her as he handed her the flowers
Mikan smiled at Natsume as he handed the flowers to her… her eyes gleamed with happiness upon receiving the bouquet… she was surprised by the gift Natsume gave to her but what surprised her more is the fact that he can be sweet…
"That's new" Mikan said
"I guess the good luck charm worked after all" Natsume said as he points at her lips
Mikan blushed because of this and tried to hide it by turning her back from him…
"I guess it did, who knows" she answered back
Even though she turn around to hide her blush, it didn't escaped Natsume's eyes… he then approached her and took her hand and his fingers crossed with hers… this made Mikan blush even more…
"Let's go" Natsume said to her as he grab her hand and drag her towards the door
"Where to?" Mikan asked him as she follows him
Suddenly the door slammed open revealing three handsome boys…
"Mikan!" Freyer and Jacques shouted as they ran towards her and hugged her
"You did a good job Mikan we're so proud of you" Freyer said as he rubs his left cheek to Mikan's right cheek
"You're so adorable back there" Jacques said as he pinches Mikan's left cheek
"Thanks" Mikan uttered as she was feeling uncomfortable with their cheers but still she tried to smile
"Ummm…guys I think you should stop doing that" Ruka uttered to Jacques and Freyer
"Hey" Natsume said coldly
Slowly both Freyer and Jacques turned their head towards the source of the familiar voice.
"Ehhh… Natsume how long have you been standing there?" Freyer asked him as he stopped pestering Mikan, and walked towards Natsume and rest his arm to his shoulder
"Longer than you did" Natsume said to him coldly
Freyer's eyes spotted something… he saw Natsume's holding Mikan's hand…
"So that's why" He said then walked back towards Ruka
Finally Jacques stopped playing with Mikan and walked towards Ruka….
"Hey Mikan when is your semester break?" Ruka suddenly asked her out of the blue
"One week from now, why you ask?" Mikan answered to him with a questioning look
"Well, I was planning on inviting you to Hawaii… Maybe you would like to have some fun…" Ruka said as he smiled to his cousin
"Sure no problem, who's in?" she replied
Natsume just frowned a little; he knew Ruka is up to something…
"Well, the four of us and maybe some girls to accompany us" he replied
"Can I bring a friend?" Mikan suddenly asked Ruka
Natsume raised an eyebrow when he heard what Mikan said. He thought that it will be Anna but the again…
"You're bringing Anna?" Ruka inquired
"Nope… She told me that she'll be spending her break in Paris, her mom invited her to have a little trip" Mikan replied as she puts a finger on her chin
"Then who?" Ruka wondered
Natsume frowned again…
"Well I was planning on bringing…" Mikan said then pause for a while
Natsume listened carefully to what name and who is she going to say…
"Akira" Mikan continued
Upon hearing the name Ruka shriveled and goose bumps appeared on his skin… Natsume got annoyed just hearing the name…
"Are y-you sure you want him to accompany you?" Ruka said as he was sweat dropping after hearing the name
"Yeah… I promised him that I'll be spending the break with him" Mikan said
"Who's this Akira guy" Natsume stated very coldly, in every word there is a trace of acid
"He is our childhood friend, he is close to Mikan" Ruka replied
"Is that so" Natsume said as he raised an eyebrow and jealousy can be seen with in his eyes….
"Something wrong?" Mikan inquired to Natsume, she was too dense to feel that he is jealous by this Akira guy…
"Nope… Nothing at all" Natsume said as he held on Mikan's hand more tightly
Time flew again quickly…. and as each day pass by… Mikan and Natsume's unfrequented and confusing so called relationship gets deeper…
One week later… At the Airport
"She's late again" Natsume mumbled as a girl clings her arms to his right arm
"Don't worry, she called me a few minutes ago and said that they are already near" Ruka said and with a split second a girl shouted from a short distance…
"Sorry for being late" she said as she was holding hands with a very handsome black hair guy with beautiful brown orbs….
"No worries…" Ruka replied as he distanced from Mikan
"By the way I want you all to meet Akira" Mikan said as he introduced a very handsome lad beside him
"Nice to meet y'all" Akira said in a very manly voice
Author's notes: Sorry for another long chapter…. Hope you didn't got bored reading…. Please tell me if it's lame or good or something else…. Please review…. Flames and comments are accepted