Chapter 4 – The Sakura Tree
Natsume
So, after that, we all dispersed. Anna and Nonoko, Permy and Koko (ugh), and Ruka and his GIRLFRIEND. That's right. I said it. That evil girl Hotaru. Ever since they became a couple, Ruka has always been with her. Sitting in class, eating lunch, etc. Well, I won't dwell. This gives me more time with my polka.
We were walking together to the sakura tree. Our tree. Gosh, I love this girl. We were walking right next to each other and I wanted to hold her hand SO badly. Being here just brings back memories of when we first met. I was such a jerk to her. But she kept coming back, helping me, and pulling me out of that dark abyss I'd been in for so long. Now, she's all I think about. Mikan is all I've ever wanted and all I'll ever need. Am I going to tell her that? Oh, hell no. Is she going to be mine regardless? Abso- wait. Maybe not with that guy around. But, I know I'll give it my all. Because, well, I love her.
"Natsume." She interrupted my thoughts. "What?" "Did you not hear me? Geez, you never listen to me!" she went on her rampage. While I just stared, looking at her face as if trying to memorize every detail of her face. Her big, beautiful hazel eyes, her light brown, soft looking hair that I constantly yearned to touch. Her cute little nose, which was just the right size. And her lips, which I wanted to kiss all of the time. "As I was saying, Natsume, I think we should start out with talking about the history and legends of the cherry blossom. Then go on with talking about the parts of the flower, in a diagram of course, and then I believe if anyone has any questions, we should take an actual blossom and dissect it." Whoa, all right, I think this girl has got to be smarter than anyone gives her credit for. Well, intellectually anyways. Otherwise, she would've already known how I feel about her. But I won't tell her that directly. "Well, it looks like dense people CAN memorize stuff from the internet." Her face turned mad. "Darn you! I did not go in the web! I'm not as dumb as you think!" I felt a smirk growing on my face, "Whatever you say, Polkadots." "PERVERT!"
Normal
While our two quarreled over very random stuff, the sun began to set. Mikan stopped ranting and looked at the breathtaking view ahead of her. "Oh my gosh! Natsume, look." They both watched the sunset together. "Hey, what do you think of the sunset?" Mikan asked, to which Natsume replied, "It really can't compare to you." Mikan blushed, but was still confused. "You still don't get it?" He asked as he grabbed her face in his hands. He brought her face closer to his.
Mikan's eyes widened. Natsume noticed this, and he stopped. She's not ready for this. He pulled away and stuck his tongue out at her. "Just kidding, idiot. Who would want to kiss someone as dense as you?" Mikan's face reddened, "NATSUME!" She yelled, but felt better with his comment. He got up and started towards the academy. "You had to meet your friend, right? Well, it's almost curfew. Let me walk you there and then I'll leave." "O-okay" Mikan said. She couldn't stop thinking about how her heart was racing just a while ago. They started for Dimitri's dorm.
"Well, this is my stop!" Mikan said to Natsume. He was reluctant, but he let her go. Leaving her with a simple "Goodnight." As she walked into Dimitri's room, she found him fast asleep on his bed, the entire place covered in tissues. Mikan smiled and made sure to not make much noise as she cleaned up the room. Then she went to the store to pick up some OJ and ingredients for some homemade soup. She went back to the dorm and quietly whipped up some of the best soup she's ever made. And she was a great cook. With the soup done and ready, she went to wake up Dimitri. Gently, she shook him, "Wake up. C'mon, I made your favorite soup." He sat up, in a groggy state, obviously not conscious. He smiled slightly, "Mikan, even with the years of you being gone, I never stopped loving you." Her heart started to pound, and she didn't want this to be real. She gently laid him back down, went outside and took some deep breaths. Then she walked back in, yelling "WAKE UP, SLEEPYHEAD!" He woke right up, "Ah, I was beginning to think you weren't going to come." She smiled and gave him his soup. It was JUST a dream. I mean, the guy wasn't even coherent! She felt better at the reassurance and stuck by it.
After she was done cleaning up and making sure Dimitri was fine, she went to say her goodbye. "Don't go." He said firmly. "But we, uh, have, um, school! Yeah, I have to get to sleep" She lied. "But what if I have a seizure in the middle of the night? Or cough up a lung?" Mikan, being gullible, believed all of this, and decided to stay the night on the couch. Dimitri smirked. "But, I've got to go back and get some stuff!" "Alright, but hurry back. And be safe!" He called before she shut the door, "Got it!"
She got to her dorm and packed an overnight bag. She walked out and started for Dimitri's room when she met a pair of crimson eyes.
"Where do you think you're going?"