Chapter 12: Away from Danger
(Guys, remember that the party arrangement is like this: the stage is facing the building's academy – not the northern forest; tables and chairs are in front of the stage while the banquet is at the back of the tables and chairs; Mikan and company's table is at the very back)
"Agreement is an agreement nullifier; if you break it, you will suffer. Let's just see whether he can still see the sunrise tomorrow!" the silhouette on a tree said before he goes down. When he reached the ground, he walked straight ahead – heading to the party.
Staring blankly at the trees, Mikan saw a familiar figure walking towards them. As the figure gets nearer, she can already tell whom it is. She suddenly whispered to herself, as she still stares at the figure, "No way! It can't be!" Even though it's a whisper, Natsume heard it though. He looked at Mikan and said, "What's 'it can't be'?" Still, Mikan didn't answer so Natsume decided to look at the direction where Mikan has been staring. There he found also the figure, the figure of a man wearing all black except for his eye mask that is white. He also wears many rings of different sizes. As this figure approaches, Natsume, little by little, knew who it was. It was Persona. A man that once controlled his life; but now, they're on their own ways. Natsume stood and shouted which caught everybody's attention, "What are you doing here? You're not invited!" Persona just continued walking until he reached near the stage and said, "Relax, black cat! I'm not gonna control you again. I'm just here to ask for my payment. A payment due to some misunderstandings or a payment due to some agreement that was broken!"
"What do you mean 'payment'?"
"Why don't you ask yourself or someone very important to you?"
"I've already followed your orders for almost a lifetime! Won't you stop bother us and get a life of your own?"
"Chill. I only want my payment and after that I'm leaving already."
"How much do you want? I can pay you!"
"Aaaa… Money is not the form of payment that I want."
"Then what is it!"
"A life for a life. That's what I call REPAY!"
"What do you mean life?"
"I don't know. Why don't you ask someone else who have this kind of knowledge?"
"Who is this someone? Don't fool me or your dead meat!"
"I won't tell it because she doesn't want me to!"
"Who's this 'she'?"
"Ooops… My tongue slipped!"
"Who's this 'she'?! Answer me!!!"
"I don't know! I don't know! I don't know! I don't know! I don't know! I don't know! And I won't tell it! And I won't tell it! And I won't tell it! And I won't tell it! And I won't tell it! And I won't tell it!"
Persona was stopped when Mikan suddenly stood and walk into Natsume, "Stop it! What the hell do you need?" "Hmm… I know that you know it already girl!", Persona replied.
Natsume suddenly asked Mikan, "What's the meaning of this?"
Quietness and tension are being felt all throughout the place. Mr. Narumi is currently standing up near Natsume and the others. Aoi, who was supposed to be at the front, immediately went close to her brother. "What now, black cat? Can't find the right person to ask? Why don't you look around again?" Persona said teasingly. "Stop this foolishness Persona! Just spit out the reason and leave this place!" Natsume said angrily as he slowly place a fire on his hands. As Natsume did this, Mikan suddenly stood up and still hiding her eyes with tears, walk pass Natsume and the others until she reached a small center aisle. Standing still, Natsume ran in front of her and said, "Are you out of your mind? Why are you here?" "No! Stop this stupidity of yours, Persona! What do you need?", Mikan said bursting out all her anger with tears in her eyes while Natsume is at her back who doesn't know what to do. "I guess you already know what I want, Sakura?" Persona said to her. "Wait! Stop! I don't understand! What's happening here?" Mucho said. "We don't know either!", Sumire said blankly.
Their questions were stopped when Mikan suddenly said, "Take me instead of him!" "Well, let see? If you're going to compare the capacity of your powers to him. If calculated, it will be…" Persona was cut off when Natsume said manly, "I don't know exactly what you're talking about but I will not let you take her away from us. The death of mine will only be the key before you can take her away!" "Ow, a fight is it! It's decided then! If you die, the nullifier is mine; if not, then she is yours – which I think will never happen.", Persona said horribly. "What are you doing! You have nothing to do with this! Don't waste you life on such a silly fight. It's just me!", Mikan protested to Natsume who is currently removing his coat and preparing to fight. "Yeah, right! Because that's my biggest problem! It's just 'you'!...", Natsume paused while Mikan upon hearing this, stopped her blabbering and kept quiet. Natsume, after his pause, continued, "Aoi, let her sit on the chair. Guard her so that she won't interrupt our fight." Aoi followed what her brother had told her to do and Mikan just followed where Aoi was going.
Mikan, who is still crying, sat on the chair. She can clearly see what's going on the fight. On the other hand, Natsume and Persona are currently fighting each other. Persona was not anymore the person who has limited powers; but the person who managed to let his alice became even stronger. "On my second attack, you will die!", Persona challenged him. "Let's just see!", Natsume said as he ran towards him with a flame in his hand. When Natsume reached him, he punched and punched him; however, Persona just kept on avoiding and avoiding it. After almost a minute, Natsume turned back and said, "Darn you!" "What? Are you finish?", Persona answered. With that, Persona created a black tornado that went to Natsume. The tornado made Natsume wounded and his body is covered by blood already. His clothes are already tearing off and worse, his alice is not working on him anymore. Natsume is now lying on the floor, blood is already flowing down his mouth and he can barely stand up. "What now, black cat! Tired already? We're just starting the fight! Don't tell me you want to give up already?", Persona said proudly because he's still standing and doesn't have any wounds. "No! I'-ll fi-ght beca-use of a rea-son! And what-ev-er hap-pen, I wi-ll no-t re-gre-t a-ny-thi-ng!" Natsume said strongly as he slowly stands. "Really! Then that's nice! Prepare for your death!", Persona warns him as he collects all his energy into a ball.
The others are shocked and completely astound of what's currently happening. No one would move from where each stands, when Mr. Narumi suddenly said, "Persona! Don't do this to your former student! Are you insane?" Persona, who is too proud of himself, said, "Shut up! This is my fight!" Then, he threw the ball to Mr. Narumi making the teacher lie helplessly on the floor. The others ran towards him except that of Mikan who just stood near him. Mikan, who is still crying, whispered to herself, "No! This can't be happening! I agreed on the agreement for you to be happy, and for you to live your life well! This is not the way I want it to end! It can't be!" As she finished what she's supposed to say, Persona formed a ball again and suddenly threw to Natsume; however, Mikan suddenly ran to block his attack. A stunning white light appear that covered the whole academy. It occurred for almost a minute. Everyone hid their eyes so not to be struck by the white light. After almost a minute, the white light disappeared. Revealing a Persona who is lying dead on the ground and Natsume sitting on the ground while Mikan is lying weakly in his arms.
The others were all alarmed and quickly approached the lovebirds. Natsume said, "Idiot! Why the hell did you that? Don't you know that you can kill yourself! Are you out if your mind!" Upon hearing this, Mikan smiled and weakly said, "You have been saving my life since we arrived here at the academy. This is my way of paying it!" "So what if I've saved you! It doesn't matter! What I want to know is the reason why you blo-", Natsume was cut off when Mikan suddenly said as she raises her hands to his lips, "I'm glad that you're safe Natsu-!" Mikan wasn't able to finish her sentence when suddenly her hands fell down of Natsume's lips and her eyes were shut. The others can't move. What happened? All was in silence when Mucho suddenly said, "MIIKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN!"
sorry if it's late! very very late! i got sick!