A/N at the end.
Chapter 13: Hana and Mikan (REVISED)
Flashback:
BBBBBEEEEEPPPPPP
"Mikan-chan!" I heard Aika's voice. Did she just arrive? SMASH!
And my sense of sight went blank.
End of Flashback
I slowly opened my eyes. The first thing I saw was a white wall.
"Am I in heaven?" I asked weakly. But no answer was heard. Am I really in heaven? I looked at each side of the room to check whether I am really in heaven or not. Seeing a table with medical supplies on top, another door that probably would lead to a comfort room, and a big window where sunlight passed, I was wrong.
I wandered my eyes around and I saw Aika-chan's head beside my left hand. I moved my left hand purposely for her to wake up. Successfully, she rubbed her eyes and saw me. Once she saw me, she cried out loud,
"Mii-chan!" I smiled. Suddenly, I remembered to ask.
"Why am I here?"
"Mii-chan! Stop being oblivious! You're in the hospital!" She told me with teary eyes.
"Don't try to cry, Aika-chan. I'll never talk with you again if you shed a tear." I warned her politely and jokingly. I don't want my friends to cry just because of me. "But honestly, what really happened to me?" Before starting, Aika sighed.
"Mii-chan, you got hit by a car." She narrated everything as she started to sob. "Just when I spotted you near a tree in the center of Central Town, a car ran past you. I panicked and the first thing I did was to call an ambulance. Unluckily, I forgot my cell phone and I panicked more. What happened next isn't really important, the good thing is you're here and your eyes are wide open." She paused as she avoided my eyes. "I don't want to use say this because it might hurt you."
I tried my best to smile. I know, the thing she's going to tell is a bad news, but I am ready. I am always ready.
"Come on. Spill it. I don't want you to keep a secret especially, when it's about me." She nodded lamely.
"The doctor said you can't walk for now."
Sadness was visible on my face. I was struck. I can't walk for now? Does that mean I'm going to be a burden to all my classmates and friends? Does that mean, I can't attend school for a while? No. I'm not going to be a burden to them.
I felt my hand being held tightly. I also felt my hand, wet. I looked at her and said.
"Aika-chan, remember what I told you a while ago. Fine, I won't talk with you, since you shed a single drop of tear." She giggled softly. I felt relieved when she stopped crying. I lifted my right hand and wiped her tears.
I'm really happy to have a friend like her. A friend who is so caring and thoughtful, a friend who is willing to waste her tears just to show how much she cares for me.
"But I want to ask, if you didn't bring your cell phone, who helped then? We need to thank that person. Without him or her, it might have taken a long time for me to reach here." I paused, "Was it Kyoshiro?" The truth was, I expected a 'yes'.
"No, it wasn't him. He was the one who told me to follow you to Central Town, though. He didn't come with me. It was actually-" She wasn't able to finish her sentence because the doors creaked open.
Our attention were transferred to the panting boy on the door.
"Mikan!" He shouted with much happiness, but the feeling of guilt was evident on his face.
"Why are you here in the hospital, IDIOT?" Kyoshiro asked harshly.
"Kyoshiro-san… you're mean. Mikan just got hit by a car... she didn't die." Aika defended Mikan.
"JUST got hit?" he emphasized the word 'just'.
"Actually, she can't walk for now." Kyoshiro faced me.
"Baka! You made me worry so much! I should have walk with you. Urgh, I feel like this thing is all my fault. Did you know that today is supposed to be my rest day?"
I was confused. Why would he ask us if, obviously, we knew the answer right from the very start.
"Yeah, we know. Today's your rest day from the competition yesterday." I said. Okay.... that had a lot of –ay's.
"No. Not just that. I have a big mission tonight." He told me, avoiding my stare.
Aika excused herself because she knew that it's something personal. "I'm going out first. Please take care of Mikan, Kyoshiro." Were the last words before she closed the door.
We waved back and I faced him. "Continue." I let him speak. He sat on the chair just unoccupied by Aika.
"The Boss said we need to get the secret files from our enemy." I wondered. It's only him, why did he say 'we'?
"We? Who's with you?"
"Argh. With the black cat." I smirked for the first time. "Since when? Tell me all the details, hm?"
"Since he came here, THE END." He replied with an annoyed face. Being obstinate, I pushed him harder.
"I am not satisfied with your answer."
"Ugh., after we went to the pond and walked you back to your dorm. We were called by our Boss and he announced it. That's all..."
"So, does that mean that the enemies became partners, huh?" I giggled weakly.
"Tch."
There was a long silence until I blurted out something.
"Please avoid fighting with him." He tch-ed again.
"I'll avoid, I promise. Unless he starts it." I saw him rolled his eyes. A little smile lit up on my face as a sign of care.
"Remember, there are still 2 games left. I want you to take care of yourself. I don't want that something bad will happen to you." I felt the warmth of his hand as he held my left hand.
"Get well soon…"
The doors for the second time, opened, ruining the moment. We saw Aika with Hotaru and Ruka this time.
Ruka started with a friendly greeting. "It doesn't hurt if old friends visit right?"
A smile. I love it when friends gather.
"Yo!" Kyoshiro said coolly.
"Kyoshiro-san, It's nice to meet you here." Replied Ruka.
"I am not that pleased." Hotaru said confidently. Oh Hotaru, can you be at least gentle to my new friends for a while, especially Kyoshiro? Hotaru went near and she hugged me. She whispered and made sure that I was the only to hear it.
"I only want Natsume for you, baka." She stopped the hug shortly. Wait... did she read my mind? She just replied! She doesn't want to be gentle to the others because she only wants Natsume for me?!
That's insane… or maybe it's a new invention... I wasn't able to notice that I started to stare at the sky.
BAKA
BAKA
BAKA
"Ouch! Hotaru…" They all laughed. "Don't hit me with the baka gun!" I talked back.
"You made us worry so much, idiot! Congratulations, you're still safe and breathing." Hotaru spoke.
"Thanks for congratulating, Hotaru-chan. And, when did you start to hug people?" I asked. She just ignored my question. I felt overwhelmed. I'm happy that my old friends are back, plus Aika and Kyoshiro are here. Natsume's the only missing though.
Hooo.. Why the heck am I thinking of him! I was like disappointed that Natsume wasn't with them.
Sigh.
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{The next day}
It's a beautiful Monday morning and I noticed that more classmates, enemies, and friends came to visit me before attending class. Yeah, I'm still in the hospital and if you don't know, the hospital is inside the school premises.
The doctor that took care of me told that I will only stay here for a short while. He said that I'll only stay here until tomorrow. And that means, only 3 days.
As what I have heard, the second game would still be this Saturday. I want to watch and support Kyoshiro, but I needed to rest. Since last night, I've been thinking on what happened on their mission.
Were they successful? How if not? I haven't seen Kyoshiro since morning. He hasn't visited me yet. Aika visited, though, but she didn't mention something about Kyoshiro. I thought something happened with the Shiro Neko and Kuro Neko, but when the door opened, Kyoshiro came into my sight.
"Kyoshiro-kun! I'm glad you visited before attending class." I tried myself to act cheerful.
"I only have a few minutes. And I feel like cutting classes today."
"Mou… Don't ever cut classes. I'll be okay here, promise. So how was your mission?"
"It was fine and we got the files. But the black cat got injured"
Normal POV (Biology Class)
The students were in inside the science lab, except for Mikan of course, who is in the hospital currently. Some students listened attentively to their teacher, while our very own Natsume just did his daily class routine.
Read manga, read manga, sleep, cut classes, sleep, and read manga.
That's what we should expect of Natsume. He doesn't need to study because the entire lesson that the teacher teaches, he knew before the class is taught.
Kyoshiro and Aika seem worried about Mikan's condition, if she is okay. Hotaru and Ruka both listened to their teacher. The class ended shortly and the students rejoiced. Natsume went out of the classroom grabbing the opportunity that the next teacher hasn't arrived.
"This is so boring."
He wandered around the campus when she stumbled on a Sakura tree. He can hear the rustling of the leaves. And he can see how the leaves fall.
"This brings back memories…"
He went near a fallen leaf and picked it up. A thought came up into his mind. He got more leaves and flowers from the tree and after that, he turned back and went to the direction of the hospital. You maybe have something in mind, right? Yes, he's going to visit Mikan for the first time and it's going to be secretly. He chose not to visit her yesterday because he knew that Kyoshiro, Aika, and the others would be there.
Natsume's POV
When I reached the room, I sighed. Doubting if Mikan is asleep or not, but I took the risk. I twisted the door knob and went inside.
Luck was on my side. She is asleep. I went closer and closer to check the sleeping brunette. Sadness was very evident on her face. (A/N: Sadness, because she heard that Natsume got injured.)
I sighed again. I made sure that I won't make any noise so that the brunette wouldn't wake up. I placed the flowers and leaves I got from the Sakura tree on the table beside her and got a sticky note and a pen.
'Get Well Soon.' Was the thing I wrote. At the back of the note, I wrote the tiniest I can. 'From Natsume.'
Just as I stuck the note near the leaves and flowers, the doors creaked. The windows are just too small for me to escape and the comfort room is near the front door. The only place where I could hide is under the bed. I hid very fast like a cat under Mikan's bed. At first, I thought it is Kyoshiro, since he also wants to cut classes, but when I saw heeled sandals, I was mistaken. It was a girl. I couldn't see the face, but when the girl spoke softly, I could tell that the girl is kind.
"Onee-chan… Hana-chan is here. I don't want to disturb you, so just continue sleeping… I hope that you'll get well soon."
Hana-chan? Onee-chan? I never knew that Mikan has a younger sister. I continued listening. I sense Mikan still snoring since no reply was heard. I saw her feet moving going towards the chair near the table where I placed the leaves and the flowers. She sat down.
"Onee-chan, I just arrived last Saturday. I was supposed to surprise you, but instead, I was the one surprised when I heard you are in the hospital. I wasn't able to visit you yesterday because I was scared. I think I was scared because your other friends might not know me yet."
She was scared?
"Onee-chan, I'll be your classmate next week. I'll be an official student of this school next week. Finally, you'll meet and see me again next week. Oh, wait. Who brought these leaves and flowers here? It's from the Sakura tree."
Normal POV
The girl who was talking with the sleeping Mikan for a while, flipped the sticky note.
"From Natsume?" she was able to read the small message on the bottom right.
"She read it? She was able to read it?" Natsume thought.
"Who is Natsume? Is he your boyfriend, Mikan-nee?" she asked innocently. Just as Natsume heard the last sentence, his nose became itchy.
"Why did I even hide here?"
He couldn't take it anymore. He's going to sneeze and.. and..
SIGH. End of Chapter 13
GOMENE MINNA_SAN!
It took me a month to update this story and I was soooo guilty!
I was lazy to open my account for the past 2 weeks because of too much assignments and practices for our speech choir. I just opened my account yesterday night to check whether my beta reader has finished beta-reading it, and so I received the new chapter. Sigh. I'm so sorry if I disappointed some of you...
To: JeZrA_Amutolover110- Thanks for liking the story (but always remember that the plot is really from huyutfsakura and I just continued her story) and I am sorry if I wasn't able to update this the usual way I do. I am hoping that no interruptions will happen again so that I'll update the next chapter fast. :) Again, I'm sorry.
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