ZOMG KATARASAN41 IS ALIIIVE APOCALYPSE!! (gets hit by a random object...)
I made this chapter a long time ago actually. Kill me for only updating it now . Kill me for not updating in a lot of months. XD Katarasan41 has a complicated life, and yay she graduated from Grade School...
I was in a great state of writers' block and am dreadfully fond of describing many details in a story. Which isn't always good, particularly in my case.
...ZOMG THE LINES WERE GONE. I hope you, the reader, do see the lines now .
Chapter 9 - Narumi-sensei
Narumi walked to a place a person so close to him called home.
"Sakura-san! May I know if you are here?" Narumi politely raised his voice so the elder would hear.
No reply.
"Sakura-san?"
"Ah! Narumi-sensei!" He recognized his voice and went towards the gate.
At least he still calls me sensei.
"Come in, Narumi-sensei!" His now terribly wrinkled, pale and internally sad face was flashing a smile of courtesy. Narumi really felt bad for the person now. He must've been alone all the time, not taking care of himself well.
Misaki ate lunch with Serina. Somehow, they unconsciously created an attachment to each other. He was hanging around her as much as Mikan did to Tsubasa, except in a little bit more mature way.
"So... does this mean we too should keep an eye on Mikan?" Misaki asked Serina to break the silence between them.
"Well, it isn't that easy not to make it obvious."
"The academy might think Narumi told us to change the academy or something." Misaki said with on hint of sarcasm. Suddenly, Serina laughed at Misaki's idea.
Misaki smirked.
"Then we'll be kicked out of the academy too."
"To think we'd do such things. Well, all we need to do is watch out for Mikan and Class B, so there's no trouble." Serina smiled.
Misaki never saw Serina smile like that. He stared at it.
"Is there something wrong, Misaki-sensei?"
"Oh! No, nothing." Misaki continued eating his lunch.
"How have you been, Sakura-san?" Narumi asked him while kneeling comfortably near the table. Across him kneeling was Mikan's grandfather, who just welcomed me to his house without any suspicion.
"I'm fine, thank you. Though I admit I feel sick at times, I can take care of myself!" He cheerfully admitted.
"Well, I'm sorry to contradict you, but it doesn't seem that you're totally healthy now, Sakura-san. Mikan and I are worried about your health." Narumi answered back worriedly.
"Narumi-sensei... Have you been... told to resign from the academy?" He asked him sincerely.
How did he know? Can it be seen clearly in my face that I left the academy? And he was so frank too...
"...Yes, Sakura-san. I deeply regret leaving your daughter and now disturbing your peace in your house. Maybe I should..." Narumi stood up and reached for his luggage.
"Narumi-sensei, don't leave. I need your help here."
Narumi stopped, and knelt down again.
"I'll be glad to take care of you while Mikan is not back, Sakura-san."
"Not just that, I want you to... stay here for a while... if it's fine with you though." He said calmly, but what Narumi saw was a sad old man missing his granddaughter and pleading her beloved teacher to stay.
"Gladly." Narumi smiled at the old man, and he stood up to go towards Narumi.
"Is there anything you need, Sakura--"
He embraced Narumi and knelt down to his level.
"You..remind me... of my son." I felt wet tears touch my chest, and the cold arms which held me were shaking.
I embraced him back, pitying the old man.
He made sure all his restraining jewellery was on him, in case the old man just fell for his pheromones.
How much was I...like his "son"?
Class B was dismissed, and the sunset at that day wasn't as colorful as always. Instead of shining brightly with different colors, it only showed boring shades of orange. Long shadows of the walking students described the feelings of the depressed students.
Mikan took a bunch of papers from her table and packed her things in her backpack.
"Mikan, will you be taking those papers to Misaki-sensei?" Yuu asked to make sure the class' worksheets were with Mikan and were going to be submitted to Misaki on time.
"Yeah, I'm taking these to Misaki-sensei." She smiled weakly and walked towards the exit of the room.
"She must be...really depressed." Yuu watched her leave.
"Mikan's an idiot after all." Hotaru did not do anything about Mikan's depression that day. She figured that what Mikan needed at the moment was privacy, and to be alone.
After submitting the papers to Misaki-sensei, Mikan went straight to her room and lied down on the bed. Narumi's name was still ringing in her head. She hugged a pillow and stared at the bookmark her made for her.
"Narumi-sensei..." She became teary-eyed and buried her head into the pillow even more.
"I don't think I even thanked him properly..." She was rolling on her bed and remembering all the moments she had with him.
"If it weren't for him, I wouldn't even be here right now..."
I think I forgot what the plot really is. I feel like a really stupid writer now. Hey, at least I updated lol... XD
I lost it all. I forgot what happens after and I can't believe I planned for this story to be really, really long. .
(goes to a corner and sucks her thumb)