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…DISCLAIMER…
I do not own GA (darn it) XP
…WARNING…
PERVERTED-NESS WILL BE FEATURED IN THIS CHAPTER
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…CHAPTER FOUR…
A Morning Together
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Mornings
Mornings are supposed to be one of the most peaceful hours of the day. Where you awake to either the sound of your alarm clock or the song of the birds or the smell of bacon and eggs traveling from the kitchen…
Oh, mornings were so wonderful. They're the sign that there's always a tomorrow, always a beginning, always a…
BAM! BAM! BAM!!!
Mikan arose from the blanket of leaves that she was able to sleep on (well not really). Her night had been utterly disturbed by forest creatures & mosquitoes. And now what was that disturbing noise that was ruining her morning?
This wasn't at all a "Good Morning".
"STOP IT!!!" she yelled, rolling on the ground. Dried drool stuck to her face as well as fallen leaves and legs of insects.
"I'M TRYING TO SLEEP HERE!!!" she whined, kicking the ground like a baby.
Her raven-haired friend came out of the bushes, holding a rabbit who was squirming for dear life
Mikan screamed and put her hands over his eyes. "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!?" she yelled.
"Breakfast" Natsume replied coolly
"I'm…I'm not eating something as cute as that!" Mikan said, staring at the 'food' in horror.
"Who said I was got it for you?" Natsume smirked, getting two pieces of wood & setting it on fire.
"What are you? A caveman? Civilized people don't just go out there & catch something!"
"We're in the FOREST, if you haven't noticed. There's no supermarket and there are no animals selling canned goods or something! You're so stupid!!"
Mikan grunted and took out some twigs from her hair. "Don't you have pity for it? It's so cute?"
"I'm an assassin. I don't have pity for anyone. Having pity for someone is stupid. There is no one in the world you can trust. You roam the earth ALONE"
"What have they been teaching you?" Mikan replied, putting her hands on her hips. "I know school is stupid but I've never heard of something as ridiculous as that! Of course you can trust people"
Natsume shook his head. "Idiots think that way which is why they end up as sewer cleaners"
"What does this have to do with SEWER CLEANERS?"
Natsume turned around & Mikan immediately untied the rabbit who scuttled back into the bushes. Natsume turned around again, coming to find NOHTING.
"You idiot!!!" he yelled, standing up.
"It took lots of time to get that damn rabbit & you just let it go like that? You're so stupid!! Now I'm going to starve to death because of you!!! Damn it!"
"Why don't you take fruits? It's much healthier & I'm sure there are lots in a forest"
"Oh yeah, whatever…go ahead with your tiny basket full of flowers and then return with poison ivy!!" Natsume scoffed.
"I won't return with POISON IVY"
"You can't even tell a hamster from a guinea pig so you'll probably come home with Poison Ivy thinking it's a bunch of berries!"
"I'm not that stupid! & of course I can tell guinea pigs from hamsters. They're…"
Mikan stopped to think. "Guinea pigs are smaller than hamsters, right?"
"UGH! This is stupid!" Natsume said, picking up his gun. "I'm going to hunt for something else! THANKS TO YOU, you ruined my morning!!"
"Well, you RUINED mine!!!" Mikan yelled back, folded her arms & sat down to wait for Natsume to return.
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…AN HOUR LATER…
He returned empty handed, grumbling away.
"Anyluck?" asked Mikan, who had been sitting on the same spot for quite some time.
"Does it look like I had ANY luck? There were no more stupid rabbits to be found!!!"
"I'm sorry!!! It's just that the rabbit was so cute and…"
"Who cares if it was CUTE? Geez! You've got to think more sensibly other than its looks!!"
"Well there are always fruits!"
"Okay, Ms. Vegetarian! Why don't you go and find some FRUITS if you're so sure that there are any?"
"Fine, then!" Mikan said, standing up. "I will"
"I'd like to see you try" Natsume simpered.
"I WILL" Mikan yelled & she disappeared into the forest.
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She came back holding something in her palm.
"I found something!!" she said, sitting down beside Natsume.
She opened her palm & grinned proudly. Well, Natsume just stared at it with disgust.
"Alright, you found a butterfly. Now how's that going to help us?" he said, folding his arms as he watched the butterfly flutter away.
"Well, at least I found SOMETHING" Mikan pouted.
"Something very useless" Natsume added.
Mikan heard a rippling sound…the sound of moving water.
"Sshh!" she said, putting her hand on Natsume's mouth. "Do you hear that?"
She removed her hand from Natsume's mouth & he nodded. "Yup. It's water"
The two of them followed the sound. And eventually, they found a stream.
The water was so clear that you could see what lied beneath it. There were stones shimmering in the stream floor and dull looking fishes swam through the current. Freshwater snails slowly made their way to upstream & birds cleaned parasites out of their feathers with the water.
BAM! BAM!
The animals dispersed, even the snails retreated back to the water.
"Natsume!! What did you do that for?" Mikan said, as Natsume blew the tip of his gun.
"To shoo them off" he said coolly and rolled up his pants.
"What are you going to do?"
"Fishing" he replied flatly.
As Natsume caught fish, Mikan closed her eyes and engrossed herself into the tempting sound of the water. She had to admit, the forest was extremely warm & she hated the feeling of sweat. She felt her backpack & she remembered that she had brought shampoo…if only…
"There!" Natsume said, holding a fish which was squirming helplessly.
"Ok! Get out of her and cook it!!" Mikan yelled, pushing Natsume into the inner forest.
"What are you gonna do?" Natsume asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I'm going to take a bath so don't peek!" the chocolate-haired girl replied.
"Ok. Who would want to look at your thick-as-brick figure anyway?"
Mikan glared at him and turned around. "Go away!"
"Fine" he replied and went into the forest.
Mikan checked if Natsume had really left & is not hiding amongst the trees to look at her bathing. When she was sure, she undressed and put her clothes on a rock and removed her pig tails.
She took out the shampoo from her bag & entered the stream.
Oh, how wonderful it was. The water was so cool & crisp and relaxing. She hadn't taken a bath in two days and this one really hit the spot. She poured a bit of shampoo onto her hair and laid back to relax.
It was as if she was in a spa, but all of a sudden a very strong wind came along & Mikan watched her clothes blow away into the inner forest in horror.
"DAMN IT!" she yelled, standing up. She collected her things & ran into the inner forest.
She was halfway there when she realized that she was naked.
"Oh God" she whispered to herself, slowing down. "Oh God, Oh no…"
Then, she smelled cooking fish. Natsume must be around this area.
"NATSUME!!!!!!" she yelled, hiding in the bushes.
Natsume raised his head from a log where he apparently was cooking the fish. "Oh, you're back. I thought you drowned or some piranhas ate you"
Then he saw Mikan's bare shoulders and turned away, blushing. "What are you…"
"PERVERT!" Mikan screamed.
"God, it's not my fault you go around showing your dumb body! Go change! I don't have time for…"
"I lost my clothes" gulped Mikan.
"You are so stupid" Natsume said, standing up.
"The wind blew it away and…hey don't look at me!"
"I'm not! Geez, just calm down – will you?"
"Please! Please help me find my clothes!"
"What's in it for me?"
"Well…you can have my share of the fish! Whatever! I need my clothes!"
"Fine! Fine! Just shut up!" Natsume said, and removed his jacket.
"Here," he said, handing it to Mikan.
Mikan looked at it. "What's it for?"
"Well…it IS a jacket so put it on. God! Do I have to tell you what to do ALL the time?"
"I know but…"
"Just put the stupid thing on!"
Mikan nodded immediately & slipped on the jacket. It was a warm leather jacket that smelled of…smelled of…
Mikan shook her head. Was she ACTUALLY liking the smell of Natsume?
Eew she thought and stuck out her tongue. She buttoned up the jacket and followed Natsume.
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"Ugh! We've been looking for your clothes forever!"
"Just keep walking, please" Mikan pleaded.
"Okay. Now maybe when we find it, we'll realize that ten million bloody years had passed!"
"Please have patience, Natsume-kun…" she said. "It's hard enough for me to walk with nothing but a jacket that's not even mine"
Natsume signed. "Whatever"
"I SEE IT!!" Mikan yelled, pointing to a tree.
Her shirt, pants and…
Mikan gulped. Her undergarments were hanging there. Natsume smirked.
"I'll get it"
"NO! I can get it!" Mikan said, turning red.
She climbed up the tree & collected her clothes. Natsume looked like he was holding back a laugh.
"What?" Mikan grunted, redder than ever.
"Nothing…Polka-dots" he said, turning away.
Mikan blushed as she looked at the underwear she was holding. It was a blue and green polka dot panty and Natsume was laughing…well, rather SMIRKING at it. "Shut up!" she yelled, kicking leaves at his face as he smirked.
Mikan walked and hid behind a bush. "Don't peek!"
"I'd rather not if I want to stay alive!" yelled Natsume and turned around, still sniggering.
Mikan stood up, fully dressed & handed Natsume his jacket. "Thanks"
He took the jacket and the two walked back to where their fish were.
"Here…you can have my share of the fish" she said, handing the other half to Natsume.
"Nah" he replied giving it back to her.
"Natsume…we made a deal…"
"Look, take it or leave it!?" Natsume said.
Mikan stared at it and took it and she started eating it.
Natsume rolled his eyes and smirked.
And so, Mikan & Natsume's day began.
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To be continued…
...NOTES…
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