Hello, everyone. First of all, I'M SO SORRY I TOOK SO LONG TO UPDATE. FORGIVE ME:( I had no inspiration at all. This chapter will be a bit short, because I'll leave all the action scenes for Chapter 16. This chapter should be a bit boring, but please continue reading this story, because the next chapter will be Mikan and Natsume's battle!
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CHAPTER 15
The alarms would not have gone off if it weren't for her.
As soon as she saw Mikan slam the window open, she fished a walkie-talkie out of the unconscious guard's pocket and pressed the emergency button.
She had caused the commotion.
And as Yui Hana heard the footsteps of two people, she smiled knowingly. Mikan approached with Natsume saying, "It's in this room."
"Where's Yui-chan?" Mikan asked. He shrugged.
She hid in a corner, watching them closely.
Natsume melted one of the door hinges and pushed the door open warily. The room was dark and quiet.
"Mikan, activate your Alice." Natsume held her hand and walked in slowly, shutting the door behind them.
Natsume snapped a finger, lighting a small fire around them. The room appeared to be a study, with documents piled up neatly on a table. Mikan walked towards it and started rummaging through the drawers, while Natsume went through the documents on the table quickly.
Suddenly, the door banged open and the lights came on as they looked up sharply, spotting Reo in a black suit with his men behind him.
"Natsume…" He whispered maliciously, his voice full of hatred.
"Hana," Natsume cursed, knowing instantly that they had been set up. Sure enough, Yui Hana stepped forward, her arms crossed over her chest as she smirked. "Hello, Natsume."
"Shut up." He snapped.
"Remember I told you that you'd be mine? You will now," Yui Hana flashed him a sweet smile, snapping her fingers loudly.
All of them, except Reo and Yui, lifted guns up, aiming them at Mikan Sakura. Natsume removed his mask, revealing his magnificent red orbs, which were now gleaming in the moonlight.
"Don't you dare."
Yui Hana laughed.
"Before you join us, Natsume, let me give you an explanation for all of this. I happen to be one of the top agents of the Anti Alice Organization. The minute you saved me, you walked right into a trap."
"We're not blind, Hana." Natsume spat.
"Ah but you were, Natsume."
"I thought I told you to shut up."
Yui's expression hardened. "But I really liked you, Natsume. I meant every word that I said to you; didn't you feel it through the kiss?" She smiled, knowing that Mikan was listening to every word.
Mikan widened her eyes.
"And if you were wondering, Mikan-chan…" Yui turned to her, a grin etched onto her face, "Yes. I'll confirm it now. I did kiss Natsume."
Natsume didn't turn back to look at her.
"Trust me, Mikan." He said firmly, confident that Mikan would do so.
"Don't you want to know how I kissed him?" Yui stepped forward, "Why don't I show you?"
She grabbed Natsume's collar and pulled him towards her roughly, slamming her lips against his, and this time, she didn't let go that easily. Yui held onto his shirt tightly, not wanting to end the kiss so quickly.
"Hotaru..." said Ruka Nogi in a bored tone.
"……" Hotaru didn't respond.
"Hotaru!" Ruka Nogi raised his voice slightly.
"... I'm busy." Came her monotonous reply.
"Busy doing what?"
"Counting my monthly profit."
Ruka Nogi almost fell off the bed.
"It's decreasing…" Hotaru frowned slightly, "Your pictures aren't selling well."
"It's not my fault!" said Ruka indignantly.
"Yes, it is."
"I can't do anything about it."
"Yes, you can. Pose in front of the camera for me." Hotaru grabbed a camera from her bedside table and started clicking away.
"Stop it, Hotaru!" Ruka yelled, "I'm not ready!"
"Then propose a way for me to earn more money."
Ruka sat there, thinking hard. Finally, he snapped his fingers triumphantly, grinning at Hotaru.
"Sell this picture- You'll make millions."
He grabbed her collar and pulled her towards him gently, pressing his lips onto hers.
Natsume pushed Yui Hana away furiously, but it was no use. Yui Hana was propelling herself forward with her Alice. Natsume snapped his fingers vigorously, but nothing happened.
What the hell is wrong? He thought furiously. Why couldn't he use his Alice?
Suddenly, the energy behind Yui's back faded slowly.
"Don't touch him."
Natsume gave one final push, and Yui staggered back, dazed. Mikan Sakura was staring at her coldly, as her blazing orbs were reflecting her anger.
For the first time, Mikan was angry.
"Shoot me, do whatever you want, but I won't let you touch Natsume." She said coolly, walking towards Natsume and standing beside him.
Natsume lifted his hand slightly and touched Mikan's, their fingers intertwining. He smirked at Yui Hana, fire appearing on his other palm.
I'll protect you with my own hands.
Reo Mori's expression hardened.
"So you've decided, Natsume? Wrong move," He said, snapping his fingers loudly.
The men fired at Mikan Sakura.
The bullets disintegrated instantly before reaching their target.
Natsume let out a small sigh of relief- Mikan was unharmed.
Reo smirked. "As I thought, we'll have to use our Alices."
Natsume's grip on Mikan's hand tightened. Mikan glanced at him briefly, and he let out a small smile.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine."
She trusted him.
She trusted him with her life.
"Let's go back together, Natsume…" Mikan said firmly, clenching her fists tightly.
Natsume smirked.
"Sure."
"Attack them," Reo commanded.
Yui Hana lunged towards Mikan immediately. Natsume pulled Mikan behind and blocked Yui Hana's attacks effortlessly, throwing a fireball at her.
She dodged it narrowly and shot Mikan a death glare.
"Which way are you looking, Hana? I'm your opponent." Natsume snarled, burning her black skirt at the same time.
"Natsume, you are such a pervert." Yui Hana put out the fire, laughing lightly.
Natsume pulled her roughly by the collar, and drew her closer to him.
"Don't ever call me that." He lifted a palm, revealing fire on it and pushed her away, thrusting it at her.
Yui Hana created a wind shield, blocking his attacks. She frowned.
"I'm getting slightly irritated, Natsume. When will you stop protecting her?" She said coldly.
"You just don't get it, do you?" A ring of fire appeared around Natsume and Mikan, separating them from Yui Hana and the men. "I'll always protect her."
Yui Hana laughed.
"You can try, Natsume." She sneered, gesturing to the men behind her. "Attack the girl."
The men lunged at Mikan Sakura immediately as Natsume pulled her away, blocking their attacks. Mikan glimpsed at Natsume briefly, he was now sweating. The usage of his Alice was getting more frequent as he dodged and attacked for Mikan.
I can't let him use his Alice.
Mikan wrenched her hand out of his grip and dodged the attacks targeted at her.
"BAKA! What are you doing!?" Natsume yelled, grabbing her hand once more.
"They're targeting me, Natsume! Get the envelope while I distract them!"
"No-"
"Trust me, Natsume…" Mikan cut him off softly, "Trust me…"
He stared at her pleading eyes, and bit his lip. Across the room, Reo yawned.
"Both of them still have time to flirt at this time," He commented, amused. Reo walked towards them and called out, "Natsume!"
The aforementioned whipped around to face him as Reo fished an envelope out of his pocket.
"This is what you're looking for, Natsume. Defeat me, and get it."
Natsume leapt high into the air and landed in front of Reo.
Fire spilled out of his palms, as Natsume advanced fearlessly towards him.
Across the other room, Yui Hana raised a hand, warning the men to back off as she faced Mikan Sakura alone.
The battle commenced.