I posted Chapter 14 a day before my deadline! I thought my beta-reader wasn't able to give Chapter 14 back. I was wrong, she sent it last 28th of December and I just knew it was given already. Please forgive me. :)
Anyways, here's Chapter 14!
Chapter 14
Natsume's POV
And I'm going to sneeze.. and..
"Excuse me."
A voice was heard, it's probably the doctor's. Whew, good thing I didn't sneeze. Tch. Why in the world am I hiding anyways?!
Normal POV
Hana stood up and bowed with a greeting. "Good morning, doctor."
"Good morning to you too." The doctor greeted back with a smile. "Aren't you attending classes today? It's still 10 in the morning and lunch hasn't started."
She made a soft giggle. "Actually, I am a new student and I won't start my classes until next week. I'm also the patient's sister."
"That's good to hear that Sakura-san's sister is here to visit her." The doctor said as his long, thick lab coat swished as he walked to check the sleeping patient.
After a few 'observations', the doctor faced Hana.
"What is it, Doctor? How is she?"
"She can attend classes tomorrow. The truth is, she can be discharged anytime today, but just give her a little time to rest in her own room."
Hana's jaw dropped. "If that's all it is, then I can't wait!"
Meanwhile, Natsume, who is currently under the patient's bed, smiled when he heard the good news. His nose was still itchy but he endured and surpassed it.
The doctor smiled too. "Well then, I better go now. Please take care of her."
"Yes, doctor, thank you very much!"
The doors opened and closed again as the doctor went out. Hana sat down again on the chair.
Due to the conversations happened a while ago, Mikan woke up. She had a blurry eyesight and couldn't see the environment properly. Aside from those things, she only could see a girl sitting down.
At first she thought the girl was Aika and she blurted out her name but when her eyes became clearer, she saw a familiar girl smiling at her.
"Hana?" Mikan's eyes widened.
Hana's smile got wider. "Onee-chan!" Mikan felt her strength coming back.
"How did you get in our school premises?" She asked as she gave Hana a tight hug.
"I'm already a regular student here. Starting next week, I'll be attending the same school with you!"
"That's great!" she paused and her tone changed "So, who's left with mom and dad?
"Onee-chan, don't worry! Our mom and dad said that they'll be okay. They can handle themselves because they're old and they know what to do!"
They both laughed. Natsume, still under the bed just smirked.
They're laughing just because of that. Stupidity really runs in polka's family... He thought.
"And, Mikan-nee, the doctor said you can be discharged from the hospital now! He also said you can attend classes too."
Mikan was delighted "Yes! I can attend classes again! Hahaha!" she exclaimed.
"So, I need to go down first to notify and inform the doctor that you're ready to be discharged. I'll leave you and I'll come back as quickly as I can."
"Thank you."
Hana paused on her tracks, looked back and winked. "That's what sisters are for."
While Hana is out, Mikan noticed something on the table. " is this a Sakura?" she got the note and read it. "Get Well Soon." And she looked at the back, luckily or unluckily, she saw 'From Natsume.'
"Natsume?" She wandered her sense of sight around the room. "He just visited me, right?"
Failing to see Natsume inside the room, she smiled not because Natsume wasn't there, but because of the Sakura he gave to her.
While Mikan discovered that it was from Natsume, Natsume smiled again. He chose to go out under the bed, dusted off his pants, and looked at Mikan.
When Mikan saw him, she began to say, "This is weird. Maybe, I'm still dizzy because I'm seeing him here and with all the Sakura, maybe it wasn't from him after all."
She blinked once, twice.
"Natsume!?"
"Polka, you know it's hard hiding under your bed for the whole time after your 'sister' came inside. Huh, you had a sister, since when?"
"Uh, in Alice Academy, no one really cared to know my family background, even Hotaru, so why bother telling anyone?"
You were hiding there the whole time?! She thought.
"Hn. But why does the name Hana Sakura sound so familiar to me?"
"I dunno. And why were you under my bed?"
"It's none of your business. Tch. Gotta go." He said as he was about to open the door.
He stopped when he heard the friendly greeting from Mikan. "Thanks."
"Hn." He continued opening the door with a blush on his face.
The Day of Game 2 and 3
"Game 2 and 3 are to happen in a day so.. The next game would be…DODGEBALL. And that is the reason why we are gathering in the court." Hotaru, Mikan's stoic best friend, announced through invention 317.
The crowd cheered. "Yay!"
"For the competitors, we still have Natsume and Kyoshiro. They will both compete in our dodge ball game." Ruka, who was beside Hotaru, said to the the mob.
Just as Ruka announced the names, Kyoshiro and Natsume showed themselves to the students who gave their time just to watch the game.
Kyoshiro went out with his group consisting of 5 members including him and so with Natsume.
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"Mikan-nee, would you watch the game?" asked Hana.
Mikan shook her head. "I think not. And I have a strong feeling that Kyoshiro will win the two games that would happen today. Now that I think of it, Hotaru mentioned something a while ago too."
Flashback
"Mikan." Hotaru approached her brunette friend.
"What is it?" Mikan replied with a question.
"After we declare the winner of the competition, we want you to be prepared."
"Prepared?"
"Yes. Dress yourself properly and make yourself presentable."
"But why do I need to, Hotaru?"
"I hope you would agree to our plan. Our plan is that the winner will have a special date with you, as their prize."
"What? I'd rather not!" she protested.
"You'll miss the chance Mikan. How if Kyoshiro wins? Don't you want to have a date with him? And if you're thinking that if Natsume was declared as the winner, um… I think Natsume will have lesser chances in winning. Kyoshiro got the first point right? Plus, in the votes, the current standing is that Natsume is behind Kyoshiro just for 200 rabbits."
"I would like to have a date with Kyoshiro, but-"
"No more buts, Mikan."
"Fine."
End of Flashback.
"So that is what Hotaru said…"
Mikan nodded with approval. "Yeah. So would you make me presentable?"
"Sure!"
"And I called Aika for help too."
"Eh? Who's Aika?"
After Hana questioned her big sister, the doors opened revealing Aika with a smile on her face.
"Mi-chan! I'm here!" she shouted happily.
Mikan stood up and went to her front door. She hugged Aika and greeted her.
"So, how is my fave best friend?" Aika asked.
"Oh, I'm fine. Great as always." She replied while guiding Aika to her bedroom.
When Aika saw Hana, she immediately asked. "Who's she, Mikan?"
"Well." She paused and went near Hana. "I'm proud to present to you, my little sister, who is just younger than me for 9 months, Hana Sakura."
"Pleased to meet you!" Hana bowed.
"Whoa... she's pretty! I love her blond hair! Pleased to meet you too. I am Aika, by the way."
Aika faced Mikan. "Well then, let's start.
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Kyoshiro and Natsume went to their respective sides of the courts and the game began. The ball they used allowed them to use their alices. So one by one, Kyoshiro team members got hit by the ball leaving 2 members remaining in Kyoshiro's team (including him) and 3 members in Natsume's team (including him too).
Kyoshiro threw the ball, hitting a member on Natsume's team. That left them 2 versus 2.
The game continued until only the team captains were left.
The both of them panted heavily.
"I'll never gonna lose to you, Natsume."
"Neither will I. I won't let you win this time."
Natsume threw the ball………
And..
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"So, how's your hair?" Aika asked.
"It's perfect! I love the bun!" Mikan replied.
Hana smiled. "Well, now let me choose your dress, nee-chan."
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His alice was so powerful; Kyoshiro got hit.
"And that proclaims our winner, Hyuuga Natsume!" Hotaru announced to the whole group and the crowd stood up and cheered.
Natsume smiled. Kyoshiro frowned.
"So for the voting, you only have a few hours to give your votes and the voting will end after the 3rd game."
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(after a few hours..)
"For the 3rd and the last game, we have TENNIS!"
And the game started..
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"And the winner is... Hyuuga Natsume for our 3rd game!"
Natsume grinned while Kyoshiro walked out.
"And for the final results of our voting… Kyoshiro garnered 530 votes while Natsume garnered 530 votes too!"
The whole crowd gasped. It's a tie!
"Obviously, our New Hottie of T.D.A is Natsume Hyuuga!" Ruka clapped his hands and so with Hotaru.
Hotaru went near Natsume ans whispered something. "You better wear something formal tonight. Eight P.M. You're lucky, since you won, you'll have a special date with Mikan tonight."
Natsume's eyes widened. But inside him, he'll almost jump with joy."
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(when it struck 8 p.m.)
"Mikan-nee, don't run! Your dress will be destroyed!" Hana reminded.
"Yeah, I know. I'm just so excited! I can't wait to see Kyoshiro!"
Aika clicked her tongue. "How if Natsume won? We don't know the results yet, right?"
"Nah, I'm sure that Kyoshiro won."
Aika and Hana both sighed. "Fine. Fine. Just tell us tomorrow what happened, okay?"
"Sure.. I gotta go! Bye!"
-
When Mikan reached the place Hotaru told her to go, she was amazed. She was very amazed to see the place decorated with candles, flowers and with the moon that shone so bright. In the center of the garden was a round table covered with expensive cloth and above it were plates and silverwares.
"Amazing.." she thought.
On the side were 2 violinists who were dressed in a formal attire, played a sweet tune just as she went inside the place covered with vines. In front of her, a lad stood, not facing her.
"Kyoshiro..." Mikan portrayed her best smile ever. "Kyoshiro.." She really hoped.
The lad's face turned to a small frown. He doesnt' have any choice but to faced her. He felt something weird especially that Mikan blurted Kyoshiro's name, not his. He faced the brunette who was dressed in a chocolate colored gown, her hair in a bun and with a simple make-up.
"Natsume!?"
The violinists stopped.
"It's me, polka. I obviously won the game." he said as cold as ever. Natsume wore something formal and this time, his hair wasn't messy like before.
"What! You sure cheated, right? You cheated!" she said with tearful eyes. "Why should it be you?!"
Natsume expressionlessly said. "You don't believe me. You won't even forgive me until now. All you say is Kyoshiro, Kyoshiro, Kyoshiro."
"You shouldn't care! I own my life and no one should tell me who should I love!" Mikan whimpered.
Natsume went near her and tried to give her a hug. But just as he offered his arms, Mikan already refused it. "Natsume, after all those words you said to me in Alice Academy, I was really hurt... I.. I hate YOU!"
"Mikan. I was happy that this was my prize for winning. I was really happy. Then.. If that's what you want. Go back to your room and let's have our separate lives." he said, avoiding looking at her. For the first time, Natsume shed a tear.
Mikan walked away, tears rolling on her cheeks. The rain fell down.
Everything that was arranged for the date was wet. The violinists chose to go back to the building while Natsume remained standing under the rain.
"I'll show you that you still love me, Mikan... I'll prove it to you...."
End of Chapter 14
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