Yeah, I know, I updated really late AGAIN!
I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
It's kind of hard to continue, but I get the feeling that I'll be pelted at with tomatoes if I delete them.
But it's not like I would delete them…I just…kind of have writer's block. XP
Anyway, from what I can squeeze out of my head:
Here we go.
Thirteen Chains.
They bind her.
Like a bird, trapped in a cage.
This tormented soul.
Slowly.
Slowly…
She's breaking.
"Help me…"
It's killing her inside.
"Help…"
Thirteen Chains…
"Somebody…anybody…just…"
They're breaking her inside.
"HELP ME!!!"
Dark clouds hung over the sky, as rain poured down endlessly.
Classes were canceled for the day, as everyone stayed in their rooms.
Well, except for Mikan.
She stood outside with her eyes closed, letting the rain soak her wet.
The Thirteen Chains...
Can break in two ways.
By darkness. Hatred, Jealously
By Happiness. Kindness, Love.
The outcome…
How many chains were broken by either Darkness or Happiness…
Would affect the owner with not doubt.
Thirteen Chains…
Don't let them break from the Darkness...
She opened her eyes and let the drops run down her face and into her eyes.
So many things ran through her head. What Youichi said about her mother, and all her previous masters and mistresses. She knelt down and put her hands to her head.
After a few moments, she felt the rain wasn't falling on her anymore. She looked up and saw Natsume holding an umbrella above her head.
"Oi, idiot. You're going to catch a cold." He said thickly.
"Natsume…"
She cocked to head to one side. It was then she noticed him breathing pretty hard. Blood trickled down his arm.
"You're hurt…and you don't look too well…"
"It's nothing, idiot. Get back…to…your…room…"
He dropped the umbrella and collapsed into Mikan's arms.
"It's nothing? Are you kidding?"
She felt his forehead.
"You're burning up…"
"I said it was nothing…"
"You're really bad at lying, Natsume," She commented, and somehow dragged him to her room.
Mikan's Room…
Mikan convinced Natsume to give her his keys to his room, and she got him some fresh clothes. He changed clumsily, while she took a shower.
Natsume, finished changing fall back onto her pillow.
How the hell did he get himself in this situation?
Well, he knew, as the scene happened seconds ago.
But why. Why, why, why did the outcome have to be this?! He felt like he was going to throw up, and he put his hand on his head. He really was burning up…
In seconds, he fell asleep.
"It's him."
"Who?"
"Natsume Hyuuga."
"Who's he?"
"You haven't heard? They say he's been to so many different schools anyone could possibly imagine. He's a troublemaker."
"But there's plenty troublemakers at our school too, you know."
"He's different. He isn't normal."
"How so?"
"I don't know. But he's different. I heard the teachers talk about it."
"Are you talking about Natsume Hyuuga"
Another person.
"Hey, I heard he burned his own home down! His whole village, too."
"Yeah, yeah! I heard that too."
"He's so scary…"
When I was six years old…my life was always shrouded in darkness…
"Natsume."
Twelve years old.
"You can't escape."
"If you're ever captured…"
"You must take your own life."
"You cannot defy my orders, Kuro Neko!!"
"Natsume!"
"Naattssuummeee!"
His body shot up, his eyes flew open, and he gripped his shirt tightly.
He was sweating profusely, his eyes wide and filled with fear.
"N…Natsume…?" Mikan called out his name softly, gently placing her hand on his forehead.
"Are….are you alright? You looked like you were having a nightmare."
Her voice….it was her…she was the one….who called my name…
"H-How long did I sleep…?" Was all he could muster. His throat was dry.
"Barely ten minutes. Your hair isn't even dry yet….you'll get a headache if you sleep like that."
She rubbed his hair with her towel, as he made no move to stop her.
She threw the towel in the laundry basket, and she filled a bucket with lukewarm water. Opening her drawer, she grabbed some bandages and medicine, along with another small towel.
Dipping the towel into the water, she cleaned the dried blood from his arm, and dabbed his wounds with medicine… She wrapped the bandaged firmly around his injury, and knotted the ends to make sure it wouldn't become undone. She smiled in satisfaction.
"There! Not bad for my first time, hm?"
Natsume stayed quiet.
"Natsume? Are you okay?"
He rolled his eyes.
"I'm fine, little girl. At least, until you dragged me here."
She pouted.
"Well I'm so sorry for caring for an injured person!"
Natsume reached out his hand.
"Keys."
She dropped them into his palm.
"Be careful, alright? Your fever has gone down a little, but take some medicine and get a lot of rest."
"What are you, my mother?"
He left the room, closing the door behind him.
Mikan folded her arms.
"Jerk! I was just trying to help!"
She stuck her tongue out at the door.
The door opened again.
"I heard that, little girl."
The door closed.
"NATSUME, YOU JERK!"
Next Day…
Early, early, morning. Mikan was used to this because when she had served all her previous masters and mistresses, she did everything when they were asleep.
She threw on a coat, and breathed in the chilly, morning air. Fresh, cold, and crisp.
"Mikan Sakura, I presume?"
A male voice.
She turned around, and a man dressed in all black with a white mask stood before her. Something about him…she didn't like. Not at all…
"Y-Yes…?"
He smiled a smile that sent shivers down her spine.
"My name is Persona. But no matter. I shall get to the point."
Mikan stayed silent.
"I believe you have met the Black Cat…Natsume Hyuuga."
"Y-Yes…"
"He goes on special missions for the school…but lately, he has become weak."
"Is that where he got his injuries?!" Mikan demanded.
"My, feisty, are we? And yes. But, I believe you have more potential. So, I will be having you go on missions either alone, or with him."
"I-I…"
"Are you disobeying a new master?" He said cruelly.
"N-No…"
"So what is your answer?"
"Y-Yes…Master…"
Thirteen Chains.
The First Chain…
Has not been broken just yet.
Will it be broken by…
…Happiness…
Or Darkness?
Only time will tell.
The first chain has not been broken.
Uuuhhh…hm. Like I said, I had writer's block, so this chapter is just kind of…here.
Nothing important, besides the ending parts.
So Mikan's going on missions now…O:/D:
Uh-oh. Persona's taking control of the situation…
Please review!