Author's notes: thank you very much for those who reviewed for the last chapter… I'm so grateful that you liked that chapter… I'm sorry if the outfit for the recital isn't clear… when I said tuxedo… I only meant the jackets…. That's all…. Hope you liked this chapter…. Please don't forget to send your reviews... I'm also sorry i have just updated the story it's because someone in my family died... so please bear with me... thanks... please don't forget to send your reveiws..
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 6: THE CARD OF INTIMACY
When love is accompanied wit deep intimacy, it raises us to the highest level of human experience. In this exalted space, we can surrender our egos, become vulnerable and know levels of joy and well-being unique among life experiences. We attain a glimpse of the rapture that can be ours. Boundaries are blurred, there are no limitations and we rejoice in union. We become one and, at the same time, both.
--Leo Buscaglia (Born For Love)
"Nice to meet y'all" Akira said in a very manly voice as he waved his hands towards the band… he then spotted Ruka who is just a distanced from him with a girl blonde girl….
"Ruka… long time no see" Akira said as he gazed and eyed at Ruka
Ruka then shriveled inside in just the sight of Akira, goose bumps began to appear on his skin..
"Yeah… anyway let's go now guys… we should check in" Ruka said trying to avoid any of Akira's little confrontation…
"Ruka, are you all right…. You seemed pale" Freyer said as he stood beside his band mate with a raven haired girl clinging on his arm..
"you think?... you must've been imagining things.." Ruka said as they walk through the airport heading towards their plane…
"Natsume, so what are you planning to do tonight" The girl with blonde hair and emerald eyes said in a flirtatious tone
Natsume on the other hand wasn't paying any attention to her… instead he was starring towards a brunet girl who is happily talking to a black haired boy… they were laughing and seemed to be having fun… this irritates him so much…
"stop flirting… it disgusts me" Natsume suddenly said almost yelling as his was colder than ever, he then glared at Mikan and Akira with his eyes full of annoyance towards the boy… then he frowned a little…
Mikan eyes shot big, she was shock by the words that escaped Natsume's mouth and most especially by the way he looked at her in disgust…. This almost killed her (not literally), as if time suddenly stopped, something inside of her just prickled her heart… her mind was full of enigma… she was confused why Natsume said those stuffs and most of all glared at them like that…
suddenly her thoughts were interrupted by…..
"What the hell is the matter with you…, remember this, you just asked me to accompany you… and if you ever dare to say those kind of words to me… I'm getting out of here" The girl with blonde hair said threatening Natsume of her leaving him…as she was affected by the words Natsume said and misinterpreted it to be his reply to her…. She then gripped Natsume's wrist…
"Shut up!" Natsume said coldly to the girl almost yelling
"I'm not talking to you moron if that's what you think… and if you want to leave that's more convenient for me, I have no time to waste for slut like you…" he said as he poured all of his irritation towards the girl…
He then brushed off the girls grip on his wrist and walked a head of them,
Everyone was taken aback by what Natsume did… he just made a scene… it was a good thing that the VIP's were the last one to board the plane so no one else around saw the cruelty he did towards the obnoxious girl…
"Natsume come back here!" the blonde girl demanded
Suddenly he stop, he then tilted a little to give the girl another disgusting look and…
"About me asking you to accompany me… you were JUST my last resort and I have no choice 'coz the girl I was SUPPOSE to be spending this whole stupid trip preferred to be with a BRAINLESS SCUM BAG" Natsume said coldly to her emphasizing the word "just", "suppose" and most of all "brainless scumbag….
Upon saying his last words to her he glared to Akira again and gave him a very evil look which is much worst than the death glare he usually uses… he then continued his walk towards the plane leaving his friends hanging on the air….
"Natsume…" Ruka said slowly in a very low tone as they walked towards the plane… he sensed that his best friend is already jealous of Mikan being with Akira
The blonde girl was left hanging on the air… to her fury being embarrassed publicly she walked away and left the airport…
Finally they have entered the plane… upon entering the plane, they searched for the seats which Ruka have reserved for them weeks before he asked Mikan…
Ruka, Freyer and Jacques were seating side by side with their partners for that trip….
Since Akira was just tagging along, his seat was far from Mikan, since it was unexpected….
Mean while…
"Seat 2-A" Mikan said as she was looking for her assigned seat "Aha.. here it is" she said as she put her bag to her seat and sat "who might be my seatmate" she thought as she looked outside the plane's window…..
The sky was calm as the ocean, the sky is very bright, the weather is just right for a 28 hour trip…
"Hmm… I wonder…. What happened, or where did that blond girl went…. After natsume ditched her" Mikan thought as she was staring at the sky, remembering what just happened a few minutes ago…
Suddenly, she felt someone sat beside her… being curious to who is the person she is going to seat with during her long trip, Mikan gaze on the person…
She was then surprised with the person she saw… a very familiar person…
"Natsume, I didn't expect that you'll be my partner here" Mikan said as she smiled at him cheerfully
"Hn…" was all Natsume replied "I wasn't expecting in having a you as my seatmate here, I was hoping to have a very hot person to seat beside me" Natsume then said to her as he took the seat belt and locked it…
"Sorry to disappoint you" Mikan said sarcastically as she took the seat belt and buckle it up
"What's the matter, getting jealous, don't tell me you've fallen for me" Natsume said to her in his teasing tone as rests his elbow to the arm chair with his head resting on his palm… he then looked staright in to her eyes
She then eveded his eye contact with her and….
"I-I wasn't moron… and why should I? I don't have any reason and your- your not my type" Mikan said as a faint tint of red passed through her cheeks
Natsume then smirked at her, he really enjoys seeing her blush…
"really" Natsume said as he arrowed his eyes "then tell me"
"What?" Mikan questioned as she finally looked at him
"Why did you let me kiss you" Natsume said
her amber gentle eyes met with his crimson tantalizing eyes… the flash of moment that she shared with Natsume that time, under the spell of the moon went back to her memory… Upon remembering this, her blush grew extraordinary…
Then there was a deafening silence, even a slightest fall of a needle can be heard
"I remember that moment, now come to think about it why didn't I pushed him away like I usually do" Mikan asked herself but unfortunately she can't find any answer… she was again spacing out and being trapped with in her thoughts… suddenly….
"can't say a word" Natsume interrupted her thoughts "you like me" he said confidently
"it's not like that" she reasoned out "I don't like you" she said as she was trying to escape his provocations….
"you like me when I'm all like a gentle man, so if I am going to be gentle…" he said as he gave her a very evil look and licked his lips
"You're going to play with me tonight" he continued in a perverted manner
"And who gave you that idea!" Mikan said almost shouting at him
"Calm down, you don't have to worry a thing" Natsume said in an assuring tone as he leaned closer to her and held on her face "I'll be gentle with you, and since it's your first time I'm going to make sure that you'll enjoy it" he whispered in her ears in a very seductive tone
"Pervert! Get away from me ass hole" Mikan shouted at him as she pushed him back to his seat
Fortunately for her, they were the only ones to be seated in the first class cabin…
"No need to get all that excited" Natsume said as he gave her another seductive look
"if you're in a hurry we can do it now" Natsume said as he points towards the planes comfort room
"I'm not exited! Moron can't you understand that" Mikan said as her blush grew stonger
"don't deny it, I know you're craving for it" Natsume provoked to her again as he rest his elbow on the arm rest and his head leaning on his palm…
"I don't have to deny it 'coz-." Mikan said
"'coz you also liked it" Natsume continued what she is about to say
"Yeah that's right" Mikan said as she didn't realize what Natsume said, after a few seconds she finally absorbed what he said…
"Ehh… I mean that's not it…" Mikan said as she was trying to clear out what she said before
"So you finally admitted it huh" Natsume said to her calmly
"No… you got it all wrong" She reasoned out to him
"You're playing naughty, little girl" he said
Mikan being defeated has no words to tell him, because no matter what she says, he will always provoke him and in the end… it'll appear that he is right… she then unlocked her seatbelt and stood up…
Suddenly…
A hand gripped her wrist making her stop…
"I'm going to Akira, maybe I can have some DESCENT talk with him" Mikan said emphasizing the word descent
natsume on the other hand hearing the name Akira, made his blood boil… he then frowned a little… as a sign of irritation
"go back to your seat" Natsume commanded her
"and why should I" Mikan rebelliously said to him as she pulls her wrist from him
"Sit down" Natsume ordered her, he is not yelling but with his tone cold tone… one will obey his words immediately… he then tighten his hold on her wrist
"Why should I… answer" Mikan replied to him
" What's goin on with him…don't tell me that he is jealous with Akira" she thought as she keenly put in to a whole the jigsaw words of Natsume
"The plane is about to fly… so seat back… if you don't want to be lectured by the stewardess" Natsume said to her as he points towards the stewardess
The stewardess was looking at her, Mikan then got embarrassed by the fact that she is thinking too much, even though in reality her thoughts were true… she then sat back and buckled up her seat belt… the plane then took off… when the plane now in still in the air… the headsets where handed out
"Why didn't you tell me at first place that, that's the reason" Mikan whispered to Natsume
"I did told you, but you were too stubborn to listen" natsume said as he puts on the headset on his ears and listened to a very loud music
"geez" was all Mikan said, she forgot her idea of going to Akira and have some descent chat
After a few hours, Mikan got bored of watching or listening to music, she then fell a sleep, her head unconsciously fell on Natsume's shoulder, natsume noticing it, didn't bother to wake up… instead he watched her sleep, innocently… as he was watching her sleep, it gave him very sleepy feeling that made him doze off… he then rest his head on Mikan's head and took her hand and held on it…
"I never thought that in such a short time knowing you, I'll fall for you" Natsume thought as he was lying on Mikan's head
"I'm starting a new chapter, and I'm ready to leave her… it's been two years, since I was left hanging on the same ground… I won't let the same incident happen to her, I'll protect her no matter what the cause is... this time" he thought as he clutch on the necklace he was wearing and held more tightly on Mikan's hand
And after that he fell asleep, after a few more hours, Natsume woke up, they are already at Hawaii… it was morning there, a stream of the sun's light, hit the face of Mikan… giving a very clear view to her innocent face… natsume then gave her his rare smile…. Then…..
"Hey… wake up" Natsume said to her
"huh?... are we already here?" Mikan said as he opens her eyes slowly revealing her amber eyes as she lifts her head
"Did you enjoy your sleep" Natsume said to her
"Yes… it was really comfortable" Mikan replied without the knowledge that she slept on his shoulder
Natsume just gave her a smirked, which puzzled her….
"huh? What's up with you" Mikan said as she stretched her arms and gazed at the window
"wow!" Mikan exclaimed in a very childish way
"it's awesome" Mikan said
"there is nothing so Unusual here" Natsume said coolly as he shrugged a little due to the stiffness he felt because Mikan slept on his shoulders for a long time
"really? But it's… anyways there's no point arguing with you" Mikan said as she brush her hair preparing for their arrival
"hey, Natsume" Mikan asked him as he looked straight at him
"hn…" was all the response he gave to her as he gaze at her gesturing that he is listening
"do you know how to surf?" Mikan asked him out of the blue as she put inside her bag her brush neatly
"Who knows" was a very puzzling answer from him
"hey, c'mon tell me… do you" Mikan insisted for a sensible answer
"why you asked" Natsume said to her but it wasn't a question but rather a statement
"Well… it's just …. Just tell me if you know how" Mikan said avoiding the question natsume blurted at her
"Yeah I do, so is there a big deal about it" he replied to her
"can you teach me how to?" Mikan said pleading him to teach her….
Natsume just leered at her… in his eyes a playful game can be seen…
"Sure…" natsume said as he pause for a while
"really?" she confirmed the answer
Suddenly, Natsume crouched forward to her, he then whispered to her ears
"Yeah… if you make it out with me tonight" he whispered as he played with his fingers her neatly combed and soft hair
Mikan, upon hearing the words that escaped Natsume's mouth, a faint blush appeared at her face… she then pushed him away from her…
"Shut up pervert!" Mikan shouted
natsume just gave her a smirk as he comfortably sat at his seat…
Finally, after staying a couple of minutes in the air they have landed at Honolulu International Airport…
"finally we've arrived… I can't tolerate another minute with a pervert like you" Mikan blurted as she stepped out of the plane
"you think I enjoyed the flight with an off-putting person like you" natsume said ironically as he stepped out of the plane and stretched his arms
As soon as Natsume and the band stepped out of the plane, a group of fans were yelling….
"Natsume! You're the best" a girl from the crowd shouted
Natsume then just snubbed whatever their fans are shouting…
"Don't be so humble, you're not that great" Mikan said as she commented the reaction Natsume gave
"Whatever" Natsume replied to her coldly
Mikan just turned her back from him to avoid any public arguments, because she knows that, it's not good for their and especially for his reputation…
"hey Akira" Mikan shouted as she run towards the black haired boy and cling at his arms
natsume seeing the picture in front of him got irritated and ….
"hey… stop FLIRTING with those annoying fans" natsume called for them but he is really saying this words for Mikan
After saying this, he then walked a head of them…
"should I tell natsume about Akira?" ruka asked himself as he watch his bestfriend walk out from them all irritated "but where's the fun? Nah… he should figure this one out" ruka then contradict his thoughts
"Hey wait for us" Ruka shouted as he was walking faster along with his band mates, Mikan and Akira
After catching up with Natsume, they finally arrived at the receiving area…
"Who's gonna pick us?" freyer asked Ruka as they were walking
"of course the crew from Halekulani" Ruka said confidently as he said the name of the five star resort they are going to stay at
After a few minutes, they were escorted to their car and went straight to the resort…
At the resort lobbies….
"So here are your keys" Ruka said as he handed out their keys
he then gave Mikan a key, Natsume then noticed that Ruka didn't gave any keys to Akira….
"Hey, Ruka… where is he going to stay" natsume said to Ruka pointing to Akira
"Well…" Ruka said as he pause for a moment "in his case… he'll be staying with Mikan"
natsume then raised an eyebrow at Ruka and sneered at him..
"What does he mean in his case?" Natsume thought as he absorbed what Ruka said
"Any other question" Ruka said as he looked at everyone…. No one replied to him
"good… let's just rest for an hour and meet here" ruka said
After those words, they split up and went to their respective rooms, each of them got the best room; the partial ocean view room. It has one king or two twin beds, balcony with partial ocean view, down duvet cover and pillows with Egyptian cotton bed linen, soaking tub and seperate glassed-in shower, marble vanity, seperate sitting area, mini refrigerator, 27 inch flat screen cable T.V., DVD/CD entertainment center….
Everyone got the room with one king sized bed but in Mikan's case she has the two twin bed….
After an hour of resting, they finally met at the lobby..
"Ruka what's your plan for the day?" Jacques asked him
"hmmm… Mikan told me a few minutes ago, if we could go to the town" Ruka said
"That's fun" the girls who were escorting them said in unison
"But I want to check out the beach" Jacques contradicted
"We can do that tomorrow, but for now let's give the ladies the chance to shop… whatever they wanted" Ruka said taking the side of the girls "besides we still have four days of staying here"
"Guess I lose…" Jacques said as he sighs then he turned his attention towards Mikan "Hey Mikan… why do you want to go shopping? Aren't you suppose to do that after the trip?"
"Umm… well you see… I still need to buy a swim wear, since it was autumn back there… it was really hard to find a good pair of swim suit… and…" Mikan said as she pause for a while…
"I'll go with you" Natsume said but it wasn't a question but a cold statement as he interrupted her before she could continue…
"huh? You might get bored" Mikan said trying to ditch natsume's idea
"I said I'll go and that's it" Natsume said as he stood beside Mikan
"Akira is it all right if he's going with us" Mikan said as she turn around and looked at akira
"Yeah, there's no problem with it, and it's going to be fun with a man around us" Akira said
"What the hell is that suppose to mean" Natsume asked himself
after settling their little discussion, the whole clique went to the town and went shopping, they separated and agreed to meet up at the hotel's bar…
Mean while with Mikan, Natsume and Akira …
"Akira, you promised me that you'll be helping me to pick the swim suit I'll be wearing here" Mikan said as they were standing inside the boutique where lots of swimming attire are displayed
"Yeah… I think this fits you good, try all of these" Akira said as he took different design of swimming attire…
Mikan's eyes shot big, she was a little surprised to what Akira picked for her… Natsume on the other hand raised an eyebrow and was curious how Mikan will look if she'll wear that out fit…
"Akira, can you pick another set… I don't feel like wearing a bikini" Mikan said as she was embarrassed to wear two piece swimming attire
"Yeah that's right pick another one" Natsume said in a teasing tone "she looks awful in that outfit"
Mikan then frowned and raised an eyebrow at natsume…
"give me that…" Mikan said as she took the swim suit in Akira's hand "I'll prove to you that it fits me good" she said and went inside the dressing room
Outside the dressing room…
Natsume and Akira are seating on a couch…
"hey.." Akira said daring to start a conversation with Natsume
"What" was a cold reply from him
"Do you like Mikan?" Akira blurted out.
Hearing this question, Natsume was taken aback… he was silent than ever, it took him a while to reply to what he said…
"What does it have to do with you" Natsume stated coldly, he never like talking about how he feels, he hates it when talks are about mushy stuffs…
"So you do" Akira replied with a grin on his face
"It's none of your business, so don't step on line" Natsume said warning him not to tell her whatever he figured out…
"What if I do-" Akira replied
but he was interrupted when the curtain of the dressing room opened wide, revealing a brunet girl with amber orbs, a tint of red flushed on her face as she was covering her body with the curtain…
"Mikan let us see, if it fits you good" Akira said turning his attention towards the brunet haired girl
"You're hiding 'coz you look.." natsume said but he paused for a moment when he saw the brunet wearing a very skimpy outfit… it was an unpaired bikini… it has a white halter top with a flower design on the right breast and a black… the outfit shows her perfect curves…
"I look what!" said the brunet girl as she stood in front of two handsome boys
Author's notes: 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