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Unpredictable Life
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Chapter Seven
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I strolled around Andrean Park, which was beside my school. I held a package from McDonald's. The sweet smell from the package filled my nose trills every time the cold autumns wind blew on the package.
When I found a nice bench, which wasn't colored with graffiti or serve nasty courses, I sat down on it and ate my Double Cheeseburger, potatoes Fri and drank medium size Fanta. I was in euphoria, eating dinner.
Eating took off my stress.
And lately I was full of stress. And no, it wasn't the fault of exams. I got stress from people, who were studying at my new school.
I sighed, thinking about the past few days. 'Gees, I have been here for five days and I already have enemies.'
In school I tried to ignore my neighbor, my dream prince and Hotaru. In fact, I tried to ignore everyone expect the teachers.
Katy Perry's voice interrupted my thoughts. I opened my backpack and took out my mobile. Anna was calling.
"Hello."
"Hey, sweetie." I smiled, hearing Anna's gently voice. "I was sitting in the bus and thinking about you."
"Wow, I'm honored." I smiled, looking around the park from the bench.
"Sure you are, now, listen, sexy biatch." I laughed, hearing Anna's bitchy fake tone. "What would you say if we spend this Friday together?"
"You mean, like a sleepover?"
"Well, duh. I'm not in the mood for parties."
"Anna, you know, I hate parties." I whined, taking a slip of my Fanta.
"And I know it, this way we're not going to a party today, even thought Richard is making one, super big party at his house." Anna said dreamy.
"And I thought you were over Richard."
"I'm over him, my body isn't."
"Your body or your heart isn't over him, Anna?"
"Both."
"Which shows that you still like him."
"Whatever. You know, I hate how logical you are." Anna said, brushing something into the background.
"What was that?" I asked.
"My dog."
"Ah," I smiled, remembering Spunky. Little dog, who was three years old. He was a big pervert because he liked to fuck Anna's teddy bears.
"So, you're coming today or not?"
"I will ask my grandma." I said and took another slip of my Fanta.
"Ah, right. You parents are still in Germany?"
"Yeah, for two months I will need to stick with my grandparents."
"Well, look at the bright side, your parents will be there for your seventeenth birthday."
"Yeah, well, okay, till later."
"Bye." she hanged up and I flipped close my phone. I looked at the phone's display and sighed. It was almost three o'clock.
After finishing my dinner, I dropped it in the nearest trash bin and walked around the park again. Looking at strangers made me feel a bit better. The fact, that I wasn't the only loner made me feel great.
"You know, I don't care about the stupid competition. Go and make a duet with someone else." A brunette yelled into her mobile phone, passing me. She seemed somewhere to be seen. "No, no, no. I'm taking a big break from singing too. They saw us at the opening ceremony, so, we can take a break f-" As our eyes met, she stopped walking, slowly hanged up her mobile and stared at me.
I looked at her, being dumbfounded in those green eyes. A smile showed on her lips as she looked at me for a longer time.
"Do I know you?" I asked her, which made her laugh.
"I have no idea, but I know you, for sure. Alas, you must be Mikan Sakura, right?"
"Yeah, I'm Mikan Sakura."
"What a pleasure to finally meet you." her smile grew wider, "I have heard so much of you."
"Heh, I hope that they aren't rumors."
"I hope too." she smiled again.
"What's your name?"
Now, in her green eyes I saw some sparks, "My name is Sumire Shoda. But friends call me Sum."
"Nice to meet you, Sumire."
"Say Sum, darling, I have a great feeling that we are going to be friends." she giggled and I giggled with her.
"Were you running somewhere?"
"Oh, right." I laughed and waved at Sumire. "Goodbye then, till later?"
"Till Monday." She winked at me and started to walk, while she was texting something to someone.
I walked away from the park.
My boring Friday turned into amazing-ish Friday.
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Skittles were strewed around Anna's bed as we watched New Moon.
"I soo love Jacob, just look at his muscles, they look so yummy." Anna said, looking at the TV screen. She squealed every time she saw Jacob.
"Oh God," I said, closing my eyes. Being with Anna, made me remember how annoying she was sometimes.
"Don't say that you like Edward. He's such an ass. So overprotecting, c'mon, he should give Bella some free time. And look at his torso, it's so hairy. Ew, gross."
"You know nothing about love."
"Well, I have been in two relationships, while you have zeerrrooo relationships."
"Kindergarten doesn't count."
"It counts."
"There is no point in arguing with you." I said, taking few red skittles in my mouth.
"Ha, logic wins!" Anna made a victory sign and looked back at the TV.
"Bella, will you merry me?"
My eyes popped to the screen as fast as they could. I saw Bella's dumbfounded face and the ending title started.
"Well, that was unexpected. He needed to propose to her only in Eclipse."
"Ah," I groaned, closing my eyes. "What's the point in watching the movies if you know what will happen in them?"
"You can compare the book to the movie."
"And which is better?"
"The books, movies usually disappoint me."
"Why?"
"Don't ask, Mikan. The scenes usually look worse than you imagine them, reading Stephanie's books." Anna said, turning open the DVD case. "You want to watch something else?"
"I dunno." I said, looking at Anna's room's ceiling.
"What are you thinking?"
"Nothing at all."
"You bore me."
I closed my eyes. I wanted to sleep, to rest from the hazy first school's week. I heard how Anna stood up and walked out the room, switching the light off. I was left alone.
And still, the loneliness made me feel worse.
I looked at the window. Outside everything was dark. The only thing, which brought some light in Anna's room, was the Moon and billion of little shining stars.
'Maybe mommy and daddy are looking at the moon right now.' I thought and stared at the moon. The moonlight shone into my face. It blinded me but I couldn't look away from the Moon.
I secretly hoped that someone in this world felt the same way, which was looking at the Moon now.
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As Anna came back, we watched Avatar, talked about the latest Drabel School's gossip and went to sleep. The night was quiet and I slept till ten o' clock in the morning.
"Mikan," someone pinched my cheek and I turned around to the other side.
"Mikan, lazy butt, wake up." Anna's voice went into my brain hard drive.
"Ten more minutes-" I was interrupted as Anna pulled off my blanket.
"Damn, it's cold." I cursed and sat up, feeling annoyed.
"You're so cute when you wake up." Anna giggled and pinched my cheek again.
"Why did you wake me? I had such a nice dream."
Anna smiled at me, "Another wet dream?"
I laughed out laud, making Anna giggle. We laughed about three minutes and stoop up. I dressed myself in yesterday jeans and in white tank top.
We went to the kitchen on the first floor and ate cereals in breakfasts. They were super delicious. As I ate second bowl, Anna's mobile phone rang and she answered it.
"Yep," she said, taking the bowl in her hand and walking to kitchen's sink. "Oh, hey, Stef."
Stefanie, Anna's second best friend, was my friend. I wasn't jealous that Anna liked her more than I did.
I accepted her, letting her hang out with us. She was, in fact, very nice, maybe too nice for my liking.
"Okay, bye, till later." Anna hung up the phone and came closer to the table. She was smiling, which was good sign.
"Guess where Stefanie invited me."
"To Richard's after party?"
"How did you know?"
"Stefanie is Richard's best friend from kindergarten." I mumbled, standing up.
"Where are you going?"
"Home, you need to get ready for the party if you want to impress Richard."
"Aw, thanks, Mikan." Anna hugged me and accompanied me till the door. As I dressed in my lovely blazer, I took my bag and kissed Anna on the cheek. We promised to call each other in the next week.
Few minutes later I was standing in the bus stop and waiting for my bus. Knowing that it was Saturday, the buses came later. I was standing in the bus stop for five minutes. Getting tired of standing, I sat down on the bench in the bus stop.
An old lady came to sit beside me. She asked me some questions, which I replied politely. She smiled at me and I smiled at her. Soon, my escape came.
I ran inside my bus and waved at the old lady. I bought a ticket because I was too lazy to buy the e-talon.
When I stepped out, a pang of memory came crashing down. It reminded me Sunday, when I first met Kokoro. I sighed and walked down the similar streets.
As I was few blocks away from my house, a motorbike stopped beside me. I didn't look at it, just kept walking in my slow rhythm. As I walked, the motorbike fallowed me. I felt kind of amused and scared in the same time.
Two blocks away my patience was over and I turned around to look at person, who was fallowing me.
Looking at him, I felt somehow funny. Why was he, out of all people, fallowing me?
His smirk, his piercing red eyes, his raven black hair brought memories I didn't wanted to remember.
The scene at school's hall came back. I gulped down and looked at him as he stared at me. His stare made me feel embarrassed and scared in the same time. I wanted to hide from it.
"Hey," I said, hearing how high pitched was my voice. His smirk grew wider and he waved his hand at me. I nodded and we felt in silence. In silence, which was nerve wrenching.
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm driving to my house." He said, driving few meters away from me.
"Why did you fallow me?" I asked, walking further as he drove slowly.
"Wanted to see how you will react." He said, smirking again.
"And?"
"You were scared like a rat."
I glared at him to see amused look on his face, which was slowly erased by blank look. I looked at the walkway and walked further.
"Hey," his husky voice stopped me in my tracks. I turned around to look at him.
"Yeah?"
"If you want, I can give you a ride to your house."
I looked at him, dumbfounded. Was Natsume Hyuuga asking me to drive with him?
I looked at the far, lonely street and back at him.
My mind was screaming no, because I was still mad at him but my legs climbed on the passenger's seat behind him. I wrapped my arms around him and I was amused how my moves didn't work with my brain orders.
Mikan, jump off of it right now.
But I only leaned my head against his hard back. He sure was built very well. I wanted to laugh out loud of my thought but I kept it to myself as we drove down few blocks. As we stopped I jumped off his motorbike.
"Thanks for the ride." I smiled at him and was ready to go away but a sound from my grandparent neighbor's house brought my attention to their house.
Hotaru Imai stepped out the house; her perfect porcelain face was scowled into a scowl. She was hurrying to Natsume's motorbike. Ruka Nogi fallowed after her, saying something, trying to stop her.
She didn't listen to him and climbed on Natsume's bike.
"Drive, asshole."
"Someone is in a bad mood?"
"Just drive, Natsume."
"Nat, don't listen to her." Ruka said, stopping in front of the motorbike.
I slowly took few steps away from the scene, pretending that I was walking away.
"What happened to you two again?" he asked, looking at Ruka and then glancedat Hotaru.
Hotaru took a deep breath, closed her eyes and spilled out the beans.
"Your sister interrupted us before we had sex."
I stood in the yard before my grandparent house, being frozen. I couldn't focus on anything. The motorbike drove away in full speed, Ruka cursed and I blinked.
Then, it all slowly registered in my mind.
And I ran inside my grandparent house, feeling very, very embarrassed. I spied on Hotaru, my neighbor and their friend, which was closer to Hotaru.
I leaned against the wall and slipped down on the floor. Thoughts ran through my mind and I closed my eyes.
After few minutes I started to laugh hysterical.
They were fooling me all week, pretending to be different from others, which they obviously weren't. They didn't want me to be in their gang. They didn't trust me, which hurt me a lot.
I laughed till I started to cough. It hurt. But I knew the truth.
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~LCG
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