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CHAPTER 10
"What-" Ruka was cut off mid sentence as Natsume leapt forward, pushing both of them down onto the floor as he ducked himself.
Milliseconds later, they saw a blinding light approaching the window with the speed of lightning. Suddenly, the window exploded with a deafening sound, as millions of shattered glass showered them.
Mikan opened her eyes slowly, finding herself unharmed. Someone had shielded her, and that person was none other than Natsume Hyuuga. He held her in his arms protectively, ignoring the numerous cuts inflicted by the glass shards on his body. A thin cut had formed onto his left cheek, a thin stream of blood slowly covering the wound.
"Are you alright?" he breathed.
Before Mikan could answer, they heard a scream.
"IT'S THE AAO!"
"They're here for Hana," said Natsume grimly.
"We have to protect her," said Mikan, getting up and running towards the corridor. Natsume followed.
Ruka stared at them blankly.
Yui Hana swore loudly.
Three men were surrounding her in a fighting stance, leaving her no space to run away. Yui Hana clenched her fists tightly and looked down.
"I'm going to give you one more chance," said Yui Hana coldly, although she knew that her Alice wouldn't work well, she was hoping that they wouldn't detect the controlling device on her wrist, "Leave now, and no one gets hurt."
The three men laughed.
"We're not blind, Miss Hana," one of them lifted a finger and pointed it towards the silver bracelet on her wrist.
"Damn that Natsume…" Yui muttered under her breath as the stunning features of the fire caster flashed in her mind.
"Now come with us quietly and we won't hurt you."
Yui lifted her head up defiantly and shot them a death glare.
"If you're thinking that a controlling device could actually stop me," Yui whispered coldly, "You are so wrong."
The controlling device started to shake violently on her thin wrist, as Yui took a deep breath. She knew she was going to risk her life doing this, but she couldn't give up. I can't go back, she thought.
The silver bracelet started to crack.
The men stared in shock.
They heard a loud snap as the bracelet broke into pieces, the impact causing the silver bits to fly across the room. Yui Hana's body was shaking uncontrollably, as a strong wind surrounded her, threatening to engulf her.
Her face was ghostly white, her beautiful features invisible as the tornado around seemed to grow stronger. She was disappearing out of sight, her figure barely visible.
The men stepped back in surprise. What was going on?
Suddenly, the tornado moved towards them and slowly, they were sucked into it. They didn't even manage to cry out.
Yui Hana smiled weakly.
She was fading away.
My first time using the Tornado…
She was ready to disappear. The Tornado she had created would engulf her as well, sucking her into oblivion. She was never supposed to use that technique.
Oh well, the irony.
As she was about to close her eyes, she saw two figures advancing towards her quickly through her bleary vision.
The Tornado seemed to disappear gradually.
She staggered forward, and the last thing she felt was a pair of strong arms catching her before she fell into a dark, bottomless pit.
Yui Hana woke up hearing two bickering voices.
"Why did you drag me here anyway?" The person sounded irritated.
"I wanted to see whether she was alright." The voice sounded patient.
"That stupid girl, she almost got you killed."
"Natsume!" the voice was now full of dignity.
"Next you'll probably send flowers to Reo."
"Natsume Hyuuga!"
"What, Polka Dots!"
Yui Hana couldn't take it anymore.
"Will both of you just shut up!"
Natsume Hyuuga and Mikan Sakura whipped their heads around in surprise.
"Oh, you're awake, Yui-chan!" said Mikan cheerfully.
"Tch," Natsume looked away. Mikan frowned and tugged at his sleeve quietly. Yui raised an eyebrow and folded her arms across her chest.
"My, Natsume. You look like you were forced in here." She said dryly.
Natsume glared at her coldly.
"You almost killed my girlfriend," He stood up and leaned forward, threatening to lunge at her any time, "Is that your way of expressing gratitude to people who save your life?"
He walked away, dragging Mikan out of the room.
"Before you do something incredibly stupid, don't expect anyone to clear up your mess."
Yui was stunned. Memories started to flow back into her head, as she recalled the incident before she passed out.
She was fading away.
My first time using the Tornado…
She was ready to disappear. The Tornado she had created would engulf her as well, sucking her into oblivion. She was never supposed to use that technique.
Oh well, the irony.
As she was about to close her eyes, she saw two figures advancing towards her quickly through her bleary vision.
The Tornado seemed to disappear gradually.
She staggered forward, and the last thing she felt was a pair of strong arms catching her before she fell into a dark, bottomless pit.
The person who caught her was unmistakably Natsume. But what did he mean by saying I almost killed his girlfriend? How did I survive?
She found herself drifting into a deep sleep once again.
"Natsume…"
"…"
"Natsume..."
"…"
"Natsume…!"
"What!" The raven-haired boy replied exasperatedly.
"Are you angry?" Mikan asked meekly.
"No, I'm just ignoring you for fun," Natsume gave a sarcastic remark.
"But you aren't ignoring me," said Mikan cheekily, as she gave him one of her cute smiles, "At least, not now," she stopped to ponder for a minute.
"Baka, why did you save her? You almost got yourself killed," Natsume looked away, though he did not try to hide his concern for her.
The amount of Alice that Yui Hana used had been massive. When they reached her room, they found her dying on the spot, a tornado surrounding her. Mikan had to nullify her Alice so that they could reach her. It had taken her a tremendous effort to nullify her Alice. Mikan had fainted right after Natsume caught her.
"I guess I wasn't thinking then," said Mikan, sticking her tongue out playfully.
"Idiot," Natsume muttered, "You don't care about your life."
He was furious with her. How could she risk her own life just to save other people? Furthermore, she would always keep her smile even though she'd scarcely escaped from death.
"I do care about my life, Natsume," said Mikan indignantly.
"No you don't. If you did- which you DON'T," Natsume added, "You wouldn't have been so reckless."
"You would've used your Alice if I hadn't," murmured Mikan as she crept closer to him and touched his cheek seductively, pulling him into a light kiss.
"There," she pulled away, smiling as if nothing had happened, "That should make up for my reckless actions."
Natsume was speechless. He did manage to squeeze one word out though.
"Baka…"
Mikan laughed.
"That kiss wasn't enough to make up for your reckless actions," Natsume stared at her intensely, causing her to shift around uncomfortably.
"What else do you want me to do?" She mumbled, pouting cutely.
A sly grin appeared on Natsume's face.
"Let me teach you."
He leaned forward and pinned her onto the wall, and the moment his lips touched hers, Mikan had a feeling that she would never forget this kiss.
He kissed her hungrily, pushing her backwards as her back slammed against the wall.
Mikan closed her eyes.
She was enjoying this more and more.
And so was Natsume.
They would have to do the explaining later.
I'm so sorry... Ruka's explanation will have to wait for the next chapter! ;) I'll definitely make Natsume and Mikan explain themselves!