Author's Note 10/23/2006: I have nothing to stay…I just like to put "Author's Note" Haha. Thankees for the reviews. I'm too busy to send you PMs thanking you guys for the reviews. Exams are coming up! Trying to update as fast as I can!!!
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Chapter Six: Camp Out!
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Mikan's POV
7:00 am
I felt the warm sunshine brush against my skin. I haven't slept this well for a long time. I felt the fluff of the pillows behind my back and the soft blankets over me. I opened my eyes, well – I didn't see anything so it didn't make much of a difference to what I saw when I was asleep. But I heard somebody breathing on my lap. "Natsume?"
I felt for him. I felt his hair and his leather jacket. What was he doing here? He grunted and woke up. "#$&!" I turned pink. You should know your grammar, Natsume. "I overslept – and in the wrong place! Damn it. I have to go!"
"Where are you going?" I asked.
"I'm going away!" he hissed.
"WHAT?"
"Oh keep your voice down. I'm just spending the night in some camp out dummy place. My band is gonna be there. So…do what you like. Spray perfume in this apartment" Natsume said, going to the bathroom and getting his toothbrush.
"You can't just leave me here!!! Hey…why don't you take me with you?" I said, grinning widely.
"And why would I do that?"
"You don't want to come home seeing your apartment…girlified – do you?"
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"Road trip!!" I screeched excitedly as I got into Natsume's car. "Who are your friends?"
"Shut up" he hissed. God, he was like some old cranky man that didn't take his pills.
After ten minutes of driving, we stopped at one point. "Where are we? This place smells like you"
"Shut up. It's just a gasoline station. We're picking them up here"
Author's Note: Freeze the fan fiction for awhile! Before I continue, I'd like to introduce 3 of Natsume's friends.
Ruka: He's not really a delinquent as Natsume is. He devotes himself mainly to his keyboard. He smokes but doesn't as drink as much Natsume does. He's also the best friend of Natsume duh
Sumire: I couldn't think of anyone else. She plays the bass guitar. She's madly in love with Natsume (like in the real thing). She's a delinquent as well. She's known for getting away with her shop-lifting. But she's really artistic.
Kaito: An OC. He's also a delinquent. He doesn't smoke but he drinks a lot. He has auburn hair and blue eyes. He plays the drums and is usually silent. But he is awfully interested in Mikan.
Back to the story.
I heard people walk up to the car. "Hey, Natsume! Who's this?". It was a girl.
"Ugh. That's Mikan. Don't pay any attention to her"
"Natsume!" They were the voices of two guys. One of them had a hot voice. Although I couldn't see them, I bet they were. Hehe.
I heard them get into the car, one of them sat next to me. "Hi. I'm Mikan" I said.
"Kaito" the guy said. "Ruka" the guy in front said. "Sumire…wait…are you the girlfriend of Natsume? Cause if you are…"
"Shut up. I'd rather marry an elephant than end up with that dork. She's blind…"
"Oh shut up, Natsume! Show me a little respect!"
"So why's Natsume bringing you then?"
I told them the whole story.
"Well, keep your hands off my Natsume!" Sumire said, sticking out her tongue.
"Sumire, don't be so possessive. Natsume's not even your boyfriend" Kaito laughed.
"Oh, whatever!"
It was a long boring ride. We only stopped to go to the bathroom or if anybody was hungry, Natsume would pay no attention to me when I would ask if we can stop to buy some food – but he would sure listen to the other people.
The earsplitting music Natsume was playing on the radio was popping my ears. I couldn't hear a word anybody was saying except the screeching sound of the singer on the radio "YEAH, YEAH BABY!!" And it was getting quite irritating.
Soon afterwards, I smelled the scent of trees. We were definitely not in the city anymore. I could smell the fresh scent of wood and the burning smell of barbequed trout. I could also smell the lake and could hear the ripple of a river. According to my instincts, we were probably in a campsite.
"Where are we?" I asked.
"We're in our favorite campsite. It's just to get away from the bars and the night clubs we usually hang out in. It's our…tranquility spot" Ruka responded. "It sure is relaxing"
"Well, it doesn't make any difference to Natsume" I snorted.
After a ten-minute drive from that point, the car stopped. The right door swung open, the smell of lumber got stronger. I sighed to myself. It was a wonderful smell. I could smell the burnt scent of firewood and I could feel the rough brush of the dirt road against my sandals.
"Let me help you with this" Kaito said, taking my bag.
"Oh, that's not necessary. It's not that heavy"
"I insist" he said, taking the bag from me.
Wow. What a gentleman.
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Natsume's POV
I insist. UGH. He's such a kiss-up. That freak.
I took my bag from the trunk and we headed to our cabin. My dad bought that cabin years ago for Hikari and her husband. They don't use it that much so I claimed it. I fished the keys from my pocket and inserted it in the door knob. I turned it and the door swung open.
"I smell rusty appliances, wood and beds. Polyester bed sheets to be precise" she said and felt her way to the rooms, she felt the bed fabric and nodded. "Yup. Polyester"
"Oh shut up. Nobody cares what the hell the bed sheets are made of!" I said, trudging to my room and thrusting my bag on my bed. The rest did the same. "Come, band let's practice"
"You have a band?!" Mikan squealed excitedly.
"Yeah we do. Do you want to listen to us? You don't mind rock, do you?" Kaito said, waiting up for that idiot as we went outside.
"Oh, I love rock"
We went to the garage. We had left our instruments there, except for me. Kaito was on drums, Ruka was on keyboard, Sumire was on bass and I was on the lead guitar and vocals. The fool sat down on a stool. "Okay, let's do a run-through of Gray Sunshine". Kaito hit the drumsticks and we started playing.
The hazelnut color haired dork listened intently as we played the opening of Gray Sunshine.
"Yeah, yeah
I'm asking you a question
Open up your ears
Listen to the voice
You don't have any other choice…
Yeah, we're running under gray sunshine
Burning through the snow
Where the hell are we supposed to live?
Where the hell are we supposed to go…woah..
Don't see any smiles anymore
Blood paints the sky red
Tears are shed
We feel dead
Yeah, we're running under gray sunshine
Burning through the snow
Where the hell are we supossed to live?
Where the hell are we supposed to go??"
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Mikan's POV
Natsume was now doing his guitar solo. I could say that he was very skilled, for a perverted jerk. The lyrics were very deep, and I'm not a deep person – so I didn't get it. As I was lost in my thoughts, the music stopped. I clapped.
"Was it nice?" Ruka asked.
"Oh, you're done?"
"I told you she wasn't listening" Natsume spat.
"Oh, no – I was listening. I really liked the part…blood paints the sky red…very deep…"
"Yeah, I like that part too" Kaito said.
"Oh shut up, Kaito!" Natsume yelled. What was up to him? Somebody needs a temper check.
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Natsume's POV
GOD!!! I'm so pissed with Kaito. He's such a dork. Such a freak. Such a malnourished auburn-haired BRAT!! I'm Kaito, I'm a college graduate. Oh come on, like that helps his life!! Damn you Kaito!!
I checked my watch 4:50 pm. I'm getting kinda hungry. I left the garage and went inside the cabin. Kaito followed me inside.
"What are you doing here?" I hissed, getting a beer from the cooler.
"Just finding pleasure pissing you off"
"What are you talking about?"
"You definitely know what I'm talking about. You're getting pissed cause I find your Mikan hot"
"Oh, she's not MY Mikan – she's…a dork"
"I see… I knew this would happen. You would fall in love with someone the total opposite of yourself. It always happens. But what can I do? Mikan's hot. And what makes her cuter, is that she's blind"
"Shut up, damn it!"
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After that, I was just pissed. I didn't want to practice my music anymore. I was just pissed, damn it. It's not that I'm jealous, it's just that…damn…I don't know. I'm just SO PISSED!!! We ate dinner outside of the cabin, Sumire cooked barbeques and we are them around a bonfire. Kaito and that freak sat beside each other, what's worse is that when that moron dropped her barbeque stick on the ground, Kaito offered his and damn, she accepted it!!
After dinner, everybody went inside the cabin. I was still angry. I sat outside, staring at the bonfire with my guitar in my hands. Could I be falling for that damn, useless and idiotic cow? The beer must be getting to my head. I gulped another bottle and strummed my guitar.
"Natsume," Mikan said, coming out of the cabin. She was wearing jogging pants and a sweater. Yeah, it was kind of cold.
"Are you angry at me, Natsume?" Mikan asked, getting her walking stick and making her down the porch steps.
"I'm always pissed with you" I muttered. She followed the sound of my voice and sat beside me. Staring into space, but still givin' that stupid smile of hers.
"Play me a song" she said.
"No." I replied dryly.
"The tune you were strumming awhile ago. I liked it. Play it for me"
"No" I said again. Then Kaito's face popped into my head. My hands strummed the guitar angrily. "Yeah, that one" she said. Then the music started playing.
one
What if we were meant to be together
What if you were meant to be the one
I could hide a million years and try to believe
That any time the girl in mind will come and rescue me
'Cause you're the fire, you're the one
But you will never see the sun
If you don't know, you're right next to the right one
I could call it many names
But it's myself I need to blame
If you don't know, you're right next to the right one
In the end you've got a friend for lifetime (mhmh)
Truly there to truly care for you
I know you cry a million tears so I want you to know
That a pretty face can take you places, you don't wanna go
'Cause you're the fire, you're the one
But you will never see the sun
If you don't know, you're right next to the right one
And I could call it many names
But it's myself I need to blame
If you don't know, you're right next to the right one now
So in the end it all depends on whether you'll find
Warm embraces when I replace the one you had in mind...
'Cause you're the fire, you're the one
But you will never see the sun
If you don't know, you're right next to the right one
I could call it many names
But it's myself I need to blame
If you don't know, you're right next to the right one
Yeah (ohoh..)
You're right next ti the right one
I could call it many names
But it's myself I need to blame, if you don't know
You right next to the right one
Right next to the right one
Mikan's POV
Natsume's voice was so wonderful. It was much better heard than a softer tone than him shouting those lyrics of "Gray Sunshine". His voice was much like a sound that made me feel all warm and happy.
"That song was nice, Natsume. Not because I like the song, it's the voice who was singing it which made me stop to listen"
"Whatever"
"And it tells me, that you were never pissed at me…" I smiled, stood up and went back to the cabin.
Yeah, he was never pissed at me.
But I liked that feeling when he was singing.
It also told me
That he cared.
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End of Chapter 6
Song Used: RIGHT NEXT TO THE RIGHT ONE by Tim Christensen. The rest were by me. Thanks!