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Feb 8
"This morning I got a call from mom from California. Like the usual way a parent calling home, asking how everyone is and asking if there's anything you need. Time passes so fast, just a few more days and I have to…" Mikan's thought was broken when she saw Ruka going in to the school.
"Ruka-pyon! Ohayo!" Mikan said running to where he is.
"Sakura-san, Ohayo" Ruka said with a faint smile.
"Ruka-pyon, what's wrong?" Mikan asked with a curious and worried face.
"N-Nandemonai… Why do you ask?"
"You look troubled."
"It's nothing, maybe because I didn't sleep well last night." Ruka said but in his mind, he is really troubled. He's troubled by Mikan, staying all night thinking "What could be she be hiding?"
"Oh, is that so…" Mikan said with a little doubt on her face.
The bell rang and classes started. Ruka Nogi still troubled and his mind wandered off while the teacher is discussing. "What's Mikan hiding? Why can't she tell us?" Those questions keep coming back to his mind.
School's Garden…After Classes…
"Okay! Everybody let's work hard today!" Sumire shouted with extreme energy.
"Hai!" Anna, Nonoko, Koko and Mikan all shouted back.
Everybody, well, except for Hotaru and Natsume get their watering can and started watering the roses in the garden. Natsume sat beside a tree trunk observing everybody while Hotaru sat on the other side of the tree trunk thinking about things, then, she suddenly speak.
"Mikan paid all her debts today. Isn't it weird…" Hotaru said. "I was expecting her not to pay any." She continued.
Natsume stayed quiet and observes Mikan's actions, it didn't have any difference from before but somehow there is something weird about her now. It seems like she's limiting her actions and had became kind to everyone. She also pays more time with her friends.
"Maybe she made this activity to spend more time with her friends but why does she want to spend time with us? It's not like we're going to be gone or…" Natsume's eyes widened. He now understands Mikan, even from the start of this activity is made Mikan had already planned everything. Hotaru noticed Natsume's face and smiled "Maybe he has found out something… Mikan… you can't always hide whatever it is your hiding… soon we'll find out..." Hotaru thought in her mind.
Feb 9
Mikan's House…
DING DONG DING DONG (Door bell)
"Oh, Natsume, what brought you here early in the morning? Come in" Mikan's grandfather said. Mikan usually went to Natsume's house and play there when she was a kid so her grandfather always had to go to Natsume's house to fetch Mikan.
"Sorry to bother. I would like to go to school with Mikan." Natsume said but he was really there to find out if his prediction is correct.
"Mikan's on the phone with my daughter or her mom."
"Her mother? In California?" Natsume asked.
"Yes, we'll soon be living in California, don't you know that? Well, why don't you wait for her here in the living room?"
Natsume now knowing his prediction is right, still a little surprised and pretty angry. After a few minutes, Mikan finished talking with her mother mother on the phone and went in the living room where Natsume is waiting. Once she entered the room, she saw Natsume staring straight at her or should I say glaring at her which made her a shiver a little.
"N-Na-Natsume?" Mikan said a little scared of Natsume since he had that fire burning ruby eyes.
"You…" he started to speak and also seems like trying to control the fire burning in him.
"Why did you hide it?" he continued.
"Huh? What are you saying?" Mikan asked confused on what is happening.
"Stop playing dumb! Why didn't you tell us you're leaving?!" Natsume shouted while getting closer to where Mikan is.
"You had planned everything, right? The activity for the school festival and everything you're doing. You had planned everything so that you can leave without regretting the last time your with us and have enjoyed school to the fullest!" Natsume said and doing another step closer to Mikan.
"How long are you planning to hide it from us?" he asked.
"Until the festival ends" Mikan answered.
"Why did you hide it?"
"I don't want any of you to worry because of me leaving and I don't want to have any weird actions between us friends." Mikan said almost about to cry while Natsume slowly got closer to her, a little bit calm now and slowly he hugs her. Mikan surprised on how Natsume is reacting.
"Mikan…" Natsume said in a shallow voice and thinking… "I don't want you to go… but… I can't be selfish and tell you that I don't want you to go to California because I know you missed your mother so much… Mikan…"
"Natsume, I'm sorry for hiding it, I'm sorry for not telling you." Mikan said now crying and hugs him back.
They hugged each other and remained quiet for 5 minutes until…
"Um… Natsume, could you let go now and we're going to be late for school." Mikan said. Natsume didn't let go and said to her…
"You're the one who's not letting go, I just waited for you to let go. I'm going to let go if you let go."
"Fine!" Mikan said and she let go then Natsume let go.
"You sure had fun hugging me, right?" Natsume said.
"What? Why would I have fun hugging you?" Mikan said blushing a little angry and hold Natsume's shoulders.
"See, you're holding on my shoulders. Do you want to hug again? Maybe you like hugging me because you like me." Natsume said.
As soon as she heard what Natsume said she let go of his shoulders and she blushed, not knowing the reason why she blushed.
"Natsume, don't be so full of yourself! You're my friend and I like you just like that." Mikan said blushing really hard.
Natsume then noticed the time and grabbed Mikan's hand.
"Come on, let's go to school and you should tell Ruka and the others about this thing as soon as possible because they all got worried about you." Natsume said.
"Yes, I understand." Mikan said with a bright smile on her face.
Natsume seeing that smile, he smirked a little. They went to school holding hands which caused a rumor…
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