Author's Note

Helloooo!! Hoped you like the last chappie!! So here's my usual thanks to the people who reviewed: anonymous, Bellie (anon), Natsumesama, hend, simplebutspecial, reviewer who's too lazy to log in, GhiminaRuho, Llamas are Sexy, icedprincess9114, Star Sapphirex, me (anon), natsumeluvr and kukali. Hope you like this one!!

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Nine

Jealousy and Wine

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The next day, after a long beauty sleep in the hotel (since I was super-duper exhausted from yesterday's thing), I spent the day shopping in the department stores. My hotel was surrounded by lots of shopping centers and department stores so I just walked with Hotaru and bought some cute outfits. Hotaru didn't buy much since she said that clothes are just a waste of time and she makes her own clothes.

When mid-afternoon fell, Ruka told me that there was going to be a party tonight in Tokyo Media Industries for Persona's birthday and we were invited. I dressed up in a yellow halter top, a red mini skirt and put on my new yellow Converse sneakers. Hotaru dressed up in a blue off-shoulder shirt dress and white pants. She looked much prettier than me when we both looked at the mirror.

We always go to the Celebrity Lounge first. When were arrived, Ruka was there watching the home shopping network. They were featuring this product that was called a TV Pillow and Ruka was dialing the home shopping network number on the phone hastily as if her were a rabbit running away from a fox.

"Where's Natsume?

"Oh, he's picking up Ayame" Ruka responded sadly, he had just found out that the home shopping network number was temporarily disconnected. He changed to the children's channel and watched some mascots dance with three-year olds.

"Who's Ayame?" I asked. Assuming that it was his cousin, sister, Persona's slave or whatever.

"Um, his girlfriend. But don't tell – he wants to keep it PRIVATE. And he doesn't want his mom to know either…so just keep quiet about it okay?!?!"

The moment he said those words, I fell into a black hole.

No, I'm not IN LOVE with him if that's what you think. And don't you dare think I'm in the stage of denial either. I just don't believe that somebody would be attracted to a hot…wait… obnoxious…hot…no…selfish…hot…

Before I could finish my mental stammers, the door opened. A beautiful girl about my age entered. She had black, long and wavy hair that fell to her bottom. Magnificent green eyes and fair skin, she was wearing a breathtaking polka-dot cocktail dress and some high heels. She looked everything that I was…

Not.

Natsume entered as well. His arm was around her waist just like boyfriend and girlfriend. I tried not to look and I just faced the television, probably just to take away the depressing thoughts by drowning myself in insane nursery rhymes.

"Who's this?" Ayame asked, staring at me disgustingly from head to toe.

"Mikan Sakura" I responded quickly, standing up and shaking her hand.

"Charmed…I'm Ayame Riyuki " she said sarcastically and wrapped herself around Natsume once more.

"You didn't tell me you had a girlfriend" I said impatiently, glaring at Natsume. Oh God, I was acting like a wife whos husband came home late with his mistress. UGH. This was so annoying.

"I keep it private. I have this kind of technique to shut people who know up. Even my mom doesn't know, which is why she presumed that were together yesterday"

Ayame gasped. "She thought this drowned rat was your…" and then she started laughing her head off. SHE WAS SO ANNOYING I WANTED HER TO DIE.

But she was so beautiful. She was so fixed up. She was probably wearing Chanel or Christian Dior make up, she was probably wearing Mikimoto pearls, she was probably wearing expensive foreign clothes with brand names that are difficult to pronounce. While I, Mikan Sakura was wearing nothing but chocolate flavored lip gloss, plastic rainbow shaped earrings and a tacky department store outfit. She probably doesn't even BUY in department stores…she probably gets its specially made or goes to Europe or America to buy them!!! I HATE HER.

Most of all. She had Natsume.

STUPID.

I'm just joking.

Persona's birthday party was about to begin. Ruka turned off the television and all of us went downstairs. I wanted to DIE when Ayame said that she and Natsume would take the next elevator PRIVATELY. What were they gonna do there?!?! Make out?!!?!? But Ruka told me that Natsume wasn't that disgusting and he was more of a respectful person. Still, I didn't believe him.

Why was I so jealous?

We arrived at the top floor where Persona's party was. It was SUCH a cute party. There were pink streamers everywhere, pink curtains hanging on the windows, pink satin tablecloth, gold utensils, pink wine glasses and there was going to be a band playing…the instruments were pink. Persona was handing out leaflets on tonight's program.

8:30 – Welcoming Remarks, Persona's Fashion Show.

9:00 – Dinner

9:30 – Persona sings duet with The Cherry Girls.

10:00 – Persona's Salon: Persona shows how to fix funky hair styles

10:30: Dance!! Dance!!

11:00 – Persona and Make Up

11:30 – Persona sings duet with The Morning Stars

12:00 – Do Whatever You Like

The program was awfully tacky. Although I know Persona would be the life of the party. Persona was wearing a pink suit with a necktie that said: IM GAY AND IM PROUD. He was wearing those hot pink boots again, but this time there were purple ribbons tied to it.

Natsume and that…that..AYAME of his arrived. Persona handed them leaflets and they sat beside us. Ayame was discussing how much she loved Natsume and how nice he kisses. Natsume just rolled his eyes while I, stabbed the table with my fork.

The night was not as great as I expected since Ayame had to ruin it by dancing. SHE WAS SUCH A SUCK-UP. I WANT HER TO DIE SO SHE CAN GO TO HELL. After that, she completely murdered me when she told Natsume to kiss her to project their love. THAT'S WHEN I GOT EXTREMELY PISSED.

"EXCUSE ME!!!" I yelled and stood up, I was so ticked off. I stomped off to the buffet table and scooped up big amounts of food on my plate. I went back to our table, where everybody was speechless and I started munching down food like a caveman.

Everybody was staring at me.

"WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT?!?!?! EXCUSE A GIRL FOR EATING!!" I said, spitting out some chicken on Ayame's face, she wiped it off with her finger and threw it on someone's margarita.

"Mikan, shut up. We're in a celebrity party here" Hotaru whispered angrily at me. I gulped down some wine and glared at her. "SO WHAT? It's not like their royalty!! It's not like they're my boyfriend or something!!" I said, spitting out wine on the table. People stared at my behaviour and whispered things like "omg. She must be a rabid kid" or something like that.

As I embarrassed myself further, Hotaru whispered something in Ruka's here. Something that sounded like "Mikan's getting too pissed with this plan. I think we have to move on to save her from further embarrassment"

At that point…

Ruka kissed me.

It was a five-second kiss. I seemed to have waken up from my insane episode and go back to the real world. Ruka leaned back with a i-have-done-the-best-thing-in-the-world look pasted on his face. He sipped some water and grinned at Hotaru who looked simply flustered. She whispered a "I didn't mean that" in his ear. I glanced at Natsume who had just broken a wine glass. I have no idea why the hell he did that, I mean – all I did was scream in front of everyone, pour an enormous serving of food on my plate and practically embarrass me and my friends – but not something as wild as that. Gawd.

"You didn't have to do that" Natsume uttered, glaring at Ruka. His fists were clenched and he stabbed the table with his SPOON (I mean, you can't exactly stab something with that kind of a blunt utensil).

"Why, are you jealous?" I grinned.

Natsume roared at me like a lion.

I laughed to myself and drank some more wine.

"BUURRRRRRR!!!" I yelled. Yes, I was completely drunk. I drank wine from the moment we arrived at the party. I poured myself an eighth glass and toasted to the sweat-dropping people. I drank one third of it and spilled the rest on the floor. I got on the dance floor and started dancing a very unusual dance. As I pranced around the floor with a wine bottle – I wasn't aware that I was now the center of attention, and that wasn't good.

"WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHH!!"

After dancing, I got up on stage and started mimicking the sound of a blow dryer. I could see from my very blurry vision that Hotaru was hitting her head on the table now. I smiled, exhausted from all my dancing, I started getting dizzy and I fell on the floor, welcoming sleep.

I could hear the faint laughs of people. Then, I felt someone carry me. He was so warm and he was so gentle. As I nuzzled his arm, I felt him grow hot. He was probably blushing…the silly-billy guy.

I heard Ruka, Hotaru, Natsume and that moron Ayame enter the celebrity lounge. And then afterwards, I dozed off to full sleep.

"I think I better get going" Ayame said, walking out the door. "Thanks for the fun night guys. See you in the morning!!" she smiled and closed the door.

"Natsume, that's the cheapest thing you've ever done"

"What are you talking about?"

"What I'M talking about is YOU inviting your classmate in acting class to act as your girlfriend just to make Mikan jealous"

Natsume grunted.

"Are you mad at me for kissing her?"

Natsume grunted.

"NATSUME LIKES MIKAN!!!"

"Shaddap"

I slightly opened my eyes. What did they say? Who likes who?

Then, afterwards – I heard two people go out of the room. And then, I felt someone sit beside me and just…stay with me.

I wonder who it was.

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Author's Note

There ya have Chapter Nine! Such a silly chapter, ne? Hoped you enjoyed it, regardless of its stupidity. RxR!!! Thankees!!!