DEADLY ENCOUNTER EQUALS LOVE

CHAPTER 02

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"Hey, have you heard? Natsume was in an accident." A lady in her twenties, reading the daily news paper at a local salon, told the woman beside her.

"That Natsume Hyuuga. Yeah! Of course I've heard about it. It's all over the news. Heard his Benz's headboard was damaged." The other lady replied.

"It's a good thing Natsume wasn't hurt or else that girl that caused the accident is in deep trouble."

"Nothing's good about it all. I heard that car was one of his favorites. It was imported from the United States and is priced at around 40 million yen. Whether the young Hyuuga was hurt or not that girl is so gonna get it."


"That stupid Mikan, how dare she hurt Natsume-sama." Permy was enraged. For her, putting her crimson-eyed prince in danger is a mortal sin. "I'm so gonna fire her. The nerve of that ugly hag. Not only does she come to work late, but she also dares to injure my Natsume-sama."

"I'll make her wish she died in that accident." Luna Koizumi said through her gritted teeth. She was twirling the ends of her strawberry colored hair while glaring at the news about the car accident.


'Cause this thriller, thriller night. And no ones gonna save you…'

The genius daughter of Yuzu and Kiryuu Imai was deep in her sleep when her phone awoke her from her slumber.

"Hotaru-chan."

She instantly recognized the husky voice of her friend slash ex-neighbor. "Tsubasa, it better be important. " The youngest child of the Imais would have disconnected the call if she didn't sense the worry in the man's voice.

"Mikan-chan, she's in an accident. She was crossing the street and then the light turned green. She was almost hit by a car. She's at the hospital right now. It was all over …..." Before the guy can finish his sentence, the line went dead. He didn't try to call again because he knew too well that Hotaru's probably ordering his pilot to fly from America to Japan this instant. He's fully aware of how important the brunette is to the inventor. After all, Mikan was the lass's first friend.


"Hey man. How are you?" A man in his early twenties asked his friend as he sat down on the cozy sofa in the spacious office of the raven-haired hunk.

"Shut it, Ruka." The young Hyuuga took a manga from his desk and started reading it while sitting comfortably on his chair with his feet above his table.

"I only came to check on my best friend and here's what I get." Ruka Nogi, an attractive lad born from a French mother and Japanese father, patted the pink rabbit at his lap.

Silence.

"You know what? Usa-chan. I don't even know why I became that jerk's best friend." The heir of Nogi Hospital was taking to his favorite rabbit while trying to get the attention of his best friend.

Silence.

Ruka practically got bored talking to himself so he decided to leave. Besides he needs to talk to his parents about the establishment of his own veterinarian clinic. As he was about to leave, Natsume threw a hair pin at him.

Ruka caught it before it him. "Hey, man. What are you doing?"

Silence.

The blonde looked at the thing in his hands. A puzzled expression appeared on his face before gazing at his friend. "Why do you have this? It's the Yukihara's emblem right? How did you get this? Only their family members are supposed to have an item with the emblem, not to mention, that this one is a hairpin. I heard that only the direct descendants of Yagami Yukihara, the founder of the Yukihara Group of Corporations, are supposed to have this." The Yukihara Group is second only to the Hyuuga Group in terms of influence and wealth. The one leading it right now is the old Yagami, with this nephew Rio Serio.

Silence.

"I also heard that the last of this of pin was Yuka's, Yamagami's only daughter. And since she and her husband passed away 22 years old, no one is supposed to have own one right? Unless it was copied, of course." Ruka was getting more and more puzzled. "So, why do you have one? Did you possibly copy it?" There was a playful and teasing tone in the blonde's voice.

Silence.

"Come on, man. You can at least play along with me."

Silence.

"I'll give you the number of that hot chick from yesterday if you tell me how you got this."

Silence.

"Come on, man. You can trust me."

Silence.

"Shut up, Ruka. You're annoying." Natsume said as he threw his manga on his table and left his confused blue-eyed friend in his office.

"I knew it. It's a Yukihara heirloom. But,why does that girl have it? And what does she have to do with the Yukiharas? I better find out."


Mikan's eyes were blinded by the bright light. She closed them a few times before she noticed that she was in an unfamiliar room. The walls were painted with white and a bluish blind hang over the large window. Beside her were Anna Umenomiya, Yuu Tobita and Nonoko Ogasawara, a 23 year old blue haired girl who works at the same café as Mikan.

"Where am I? I remember I was evading cars, then, I heard this screech sound. And then. And then. What happened?" Mikan looked towards her friends for an answer.

"Can't you smell the scent of medicine in this very room? You're at the hospital, stupid." Mikan and the others looked towards the source of voice. Standing in the doorway are Tsubasa Ando and Hotaru Imai.

"Hey, Yuu, that's Ando Tsubasa and Hotaru Imai, right? What are they doing here?" Nonoko looked at Yuu with confusion evident in her face. The man with eyeglasses was also the same. His face clearly shows that he's as puzzled as his co-worker.

"Hotaru, Tsubasa-nicchan!" Mikan was ecstatic at the sight of the two.

"Mikan-chan, how are you? I hope you're fine." Tsubasa said as she went near Mikan's bed and hugged her.

"Yeah, I'm fine, Tsubasa-nicchan. It's only a bruise. Look." Mikan showed Tsubasa the bandages in her two arms. "I also have two on my knees."

Tsubasa was relieved that nothing bad had befallen her favorite sister. "I'm glad you're alright." The diplomat patted Mikan's head and hugged her tight.

"Thank you Tsubasa-nicchan." The brunette released herself from the older guy's grip and hugged the girl who was standing next to him. "Hotaru, I missed you. When did you return? You should have called me."

BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA

"Ouch! Why'd you have to hit me with you baka gun?" The young girl was rubbing the top of her head.

"Cause you're stupid." The inventor said with her expressionless and stoic face, which also made her famous, by the way. The girl was excellent in keeping her uncaring façade, but Tsubasa and Mikan knew that she was also relieved that nothing serious happened to the brunette. The three were so engrossed in their reunion that they forget the other three in the room, until Yuu spoke.

"Uhm. I hate to interrupt, but Anna, Nonoko and I were wondering how you three knew each other?" The poor man lost the staring battle he had with his two associates, and was forced to interrupt the heart-warming reunion between the three.

"Ah. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to forget about you guys, but, I was just too engrossed in seeing them again. I'm really sorry." Mikan continued and narrated their story.

"Oh. So that's why the three of you look so close. " Anna said as she satres at the two important people beside Mikan's bed.

"Uhm. Why am I here again?" the girl sitting on the white elevated bed in the middle of the room asked. BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA. Hotaru's Baka Gun found its way towards Mikan's head the second time that hour.

"You were in an accident, stupid."

"Ah. Yeah. I remember. Permy asked me to deliver some cakes at the Hyuuga HQ across the café. I was crossing the street when a tall man brushed my hair and my…" Mikan touched her hair, then rummaged through the things that were on the table beside her. She stared blankly at the bed for a few minutes.

"Uhm, Mikan-chan, what's wrong?" Tsubasa asked with nervousness in his voice.

"T-T-Tsubasa-n-n-nicchan." Tears were already falling from the brunette's eye.

"Hey. Hey. Hey. What's wrong? Do you feel any pain?" The others were also becoming worried about her and were bombarding her with questions. Just as Yuu, motioned to call the nurse, Mikan spoke in a barely audible voice. "M-m-my pin. The p-p-i-n my m-mom gave me. I-I-It's gone."

"Hnn."