To The Beautiful You

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Chapter 5

RECAP: He was glad that Ruka had given him the opportunity to fulfill his goal. He grinned evilly in his mind. It won't be long before she falls for me.

Normal POV:

Mikan was annoyed by Natsume's relentless teasing when the bus finally arrived. "Are you still wearing polka dot just like last time?" (I added that part when he saw her… in chapter 3) Natsume was never teasing anyone for the matter. Mikan did not feel honored about that. She was always too dense to see that boys were going crazy with her. She was often bullied by girls who were jealous of her beauty.

Ruka and Hotaru was enjoying their friends' interaction. Both of them noticed how good they look together. They acted like a married couple. Arguing all the time. But then they noticed something.

"Polka, why can't you grow up?" Natsume teased. He thought it was going great. But his thought came to a halt when he heard her response.

"Well, maybe you are the one who can't grow up! You know what? I can't stand a single second of being within 10 meters of you. YOU JUST KEEP ON TEASING ME AND I'M SICK OF IT. I thought you were a good guy deep within but it looks like you're just as rotten as your looks." Mikan exploded like dynamite. "Hotaru, let's just go already. I can't stand being with a perverted idiot." Then she quickly boarded the bus with Hotaru behind her.

Natsume panicked. He went to Ruka and asked, "What did I do wrong?"

"Well, apparently, you were teasing her to such an extreme measure that she couldn't stand you, and ditched you here with me." Ruka answered coolly. It puzzled him why Mikan hasn't fallen for his best friend. He was, after all, the heartthrob of the school. What he did know was that his friend is very interested in Mikan for a certain reason. So the only thing they could do was to follow them to Central Town.

So the two boys boarded the bus. Every girl in the bus looked at them, following their movements. All except two girls. The two sat near the end of the bus. They were looking at something on their cell phone and it had amused them. The raven-haired girl was stoic as always, but a hint of amusement was seen in her eyes and the tiniest smile was on her lips. The other girl who was a brunette was laughing at the things on her cell phone. The culprit of their amusement was a picture. It was taken by Hotaru, about 3 minutes ago. After Mikan finished her rant, Natsume's stunned face was captured on camera. Hotaru planned to blackmail him in the future so she could earn some money to buy some crab roes.

Their amusement didn't go unnoticed. The two males were curious about the two girls' interest in a picture. They dismissed it when the bus suddenly lurched forward, forcing Natsume to fall forward onto someone. He waited for the impact to come but it never did. When he looked up, he was staring into someone's hazel eyes. He looked down only to see himself over her lap. His face turned red as he muttered a quick "sorry", and headed toward the empty seat beside Ruka, groaning as he realized that he just shattered his 'cool guy' facade.

Mikan's POV:

After that funny incident with Natsume, Mikan felt a lot better. After she get off the bus, she couldn't help but exclaim at the wonder of Central Town. Shops were full of goods, waiting to be bought. There were the latest kind of technology. Or the department store that sold cute clothes for babies. There was also a store for sweets. Mikan was tempted to rob that store, she was a huge admirer of the famous "howalon." The cotton candy was pure heaven to Mikan. Especially when it melts on her tongue and her taste buds. Mikan snapped her attention back toward her surroundings. Kids were running around in joy. They were playing tag around a gorgeous water fountain. Mikan looked at the stores that had special signs, then she realized that they were signs for restaurants. Every restaurants had their own unique specialties. Mikan's eyes filled with wonder.

She and Hotaru immediately head toward a cafe. Her stomach was growling so loudly that Hotaru couldn't help but to give Mikan a sympathetic glance. When they enter the cafe, the smell of food aroused Mikan's desire to eat even more. Then, She and Hotaru scurried to a window seat. A dark-blue haired guy headed to their way. Mind you, a very handsome guy headed their way and he had deep charming blue eyes that reminds her of ocean.

"Hello, I'll be your waiter for today," he explained. "What would you guys like to drink and eat?" He was stealing glances at the cashier. He seemed like he was about to say something more but he dismissed that thought.

"I'll have a lemonade and everything with crab." Hotaru replied coolly. The waiter didn't seemed surprised. He actually nodded, like he already knew that was going to be ordered by Hotaru. "And what about you, miss?" he asked Mikan.

Mikan was hungry enough to eat the menu instead. But she used her self-control to keep her in check, and told him that she wanted a chicken salad sandwich with some lemon iced tea. He wrote down their orders, and left to place their order. After a few minutes, h e came back with their drinks.

"So how was your summer, Hotaru?" He asked while ruffling her hair. "Did you miss me?" Hotaru shot him a look of disgust. She fixed her hair immediately. Mikan was surprised that Hotaru wasn't shooting him in the head with her latest invention, the Baka Gun.

"This dude here is the only and one Tsubasa Ando." Hotaru introduced him to Mikan with a dead voice. "He's guy who flunked for two years. Mikan, you are probably in the same class as him in math." Tsubasa grinned.

"Nice to meet you, senpai!" Mikan said with a bubbly voice, being the happy-go-lucky person. She found him to be the second nicest person she has met since coming to this school. She was happy to make another friend. At the same time, a girl with auburn hair headed their way. She sneaked up behind Tsubasa and then slapped his head. "Stop slacking off and start working. Oh! Hotaru, you're here. And who is this lovely girl with you?" The girl asked in a rush.

"I'm Mikan Sakura and I'm Hotaru's roommate. Nice to meet you." Mikan replied brightly. She was interested in the relationship between the three of them.

"Hi, I'm Misaki Harada and I'm friends with that idiot who is slacking off." She faced Tsubasa. " Get back to work, you idiot! " She turned back to Mikan and gave her a smile. "It was nice meeting you, but I have to work now. Bye!" Misaki said in a rush as she ran back to the check-out line and continued working.

Mikan and Hotaru was finishing their brunch when someone came in. They were discussing their plan for the school year. They both had most classes together except one. At Alice Academy, they had different majors the students can study for. Hotaru was an inventor so they immediately put her in the technical class. As for Mikan, she was specializing in Martial Art, despite the clumsy person she was, she was an expert in defensive martial art. Back to the two girls, they were too busy talking to notice who it was. His crimson eyes scanned the room until he found what, or who, he was looking for. Then he decided that he was up to some more teasing to do. He advanced toward the two girls and sat down next to the brunette and put his arm around her. He was pleased with his actions and how flustered the brunette looked when she turned to look who dared to sit next to her without permission and put their arm around her. She was startled by the burning red eyes staring into her brown ones. Her reflexes from martial arts kicked in and she sat up, stunning the boy beside her. Her shrill voice cut through the air.

"What the hell are you doing?"

-End Of Chapter Five-

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