Thanks for the reviews! I want to thank Mikimaren and piggycat350 for having the effort to read and review my story. I kinda followed your advice so I changed the sumarry, is it better? or still not? Please enjoy the next chapter...
Chapter 2:
"The hatred that you feel, don't let it get to your heart.
Don't let the darkness consume you.
Always remember who you are."
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"Ohayou gozaimasu minna-san!!"
A man with long blonde hair suddenly walked in the classroom. He was wearing a simple attire, white long-sleeve polo shirt, black pants and black leather shoes.
Everyone was startled and they looked up from their desk. Everyone started to whisper. They were wondering if he was the new teacher who was assigned to their class.
"There now. Everyone please keep quiet. May I introduce myself first?"
The students just looked up to him.
"I'm your new teacher and you may call me Narumi-sensei. I should've been your teacher when you were still in elementary but I had to go somewhere and now I'm back! I am really pleased to meet you all"
Everyone seems happy about their new teacher he was energetic and he seemed like he was someone who knows lots of fun.
But not everyone was that happy, Hotaru just stared at him with a stoic face for awhile and when she had seen enough she removed her gaze from him. She then busied herself with the new invention she was working on. She was tightening some lose screws as she calmly said,
"Stupid gay teacher."
Mikan at that time was lost in her own thoughts. She didn't bother to look up to their visitor but she heard what he said. He was their new sensei. Usually she would be the first one to stand up and greet the stranger happily and smile at him. But she wasn't her usual self, memories of someone broke her heart, and he was not here to make her feel any better.
Mother...
Natsume...
Narumi was nervous when he first entered the classroom but soon after he introduced himself he felt relief for the students had a good impression on him. Well, except for Hotaru of course and a chocolate-brown haired girl. He saw her looking down at her desk. He immediately knew that she felt lonely. He knew, from the aura she was emitting, he felt it.
And he knew why.
Mikan-chan you have grown a lot, you look just like her.
He walked between the aisles formed by the chairs and went near the brunette.
"Excuse me young lady... Are you alright? Are you feeling sick?"
Once again, Mikan's thoughts were interrupted. She heard their sensei talking to her. She knew that the young lady he was addressing to was her because she felt her near him. She still didn't look up to him because tears started to form in her eyes.
"I'm okay sensei, you don't have to worry about me." She replied as she stared down to her clasped hands on her legs.
Narumi saw that tears started to fall from her eyes so he kneeled down near her and lifted her head. He was now looking into her eyes he showed her a smile while his thumb brushed away her tears.
Brown orbs met purple ones.
Mikan was shocked. Her eyes grew wide; she shoved his hands away as she abruptly stood up.
"Sensei, I... I feel sick!! I have to go!"
With that, she quickly ran outside the classroom. She didn't care where her feet would bring her or when would she stop she just felt more pain in her heart. Or more like...
Anger.
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Back in the classroom, everybody was shocked with what happened.
Narumi was also shocked by the brunette's reaction, he stayed frozen in his position, he was kneeling down near Mikan's seat and his shoved hands were still positioned as if he was holding an imaginary face. Did his touch frighten her? He only meant to calm her.
Students of class B, started to talk about the very recent incident. They thought that their sensei's actions were very suggestive that it frightened Mikan.
On the other hand, Hotaru being very observant hinted that there was something more to it. Her best friend was very dense to realize that a man's touch was suggestive. She always thought of it as a friendly act.
Mikan. Baka.
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Okaa-san…
Finally…
"Oi! Mikan-chan!!"
She kept on running. Her tears were falling fast down her cheeks. She was drowning in her thoughts that she wasn't able to hear anyone who called her attention, she was just running.
"Eh? What's wrong with her? I need to go get her…"
A raven haired boy with bluish-purple eyes wondered why his cheerful and jolly kouhai ignored him.
He was getting ready to catch up with his beloved junior when a pink haired girl stopped her.
"Don't Tsubasa, don't be a Baka, you stupid!"
Misaki shouted at her boyfriend while holding his collar.
"I think she needs to be alone right now. I wonder why, every time spring comes she acts like this, but this time, its worse. Somehow she's more different."
"You think so? Yeah, I noticed that too. I wonder what's bugging her. I hope we can cheer her up. Let's go now Misaki we still have classes."
Both of then were now attending the academy as senior high students and they also became a couple. Though it was very hard for Tsubasa to tell Misaki how he felt because she was always shouting at him. No day passes by without them arguing but what he didn't know was that the girl felt the same way. One morning, he managed to blurt it out loud while Misaki was shouting at him that it made his ears bleed.
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She didn't stop. All she knew right now was that she needed to run. Even if she wanted to stop and catch her breath she still continued as if her feet had its own will.
As she passed by a certain tree, her pace finally slowed down until she stopped. She stared at its swaying branches. This certain tree reminded her both painful and sweet memories of two special persons.
And right now, she felt like she needed its company. She was panting; she was so tired from running. She walked to the tree and when she reached it she lay her palm on its trunk. A smile formed on her face as she sat down on one of the tree roots.
He was having his peaceful sleep when suddenly his eyes flashed open. He heard someone breathing heavily. As seconds pass by the loud whizzing sound turned into a sweet humming tune.
A smirked formed on his face.
She's here.
"Oi, stop murmuring. You're too noisy."
The humming sound stopped. Her closed eyes suddenly opened.
"Who-who's there??"
"hn."
She looked up. She saw someone lying on one of the tree branches and a book was placed on his face.
"Na-Natsume? Natsume is that you?"
"No. Go away Polka."
"Natsume!! Yes it's you! You arrogant jerk!! Stop calling me polka, I'm MIKAN!"
"…"
The sadness that reined her heart was now being replaced with happiness. Minutes ago she felt so sad and lonely that it almost took all of the strength she could feel and now she felt that she was regaining it back. She felt like she could smile again. A genuine smile that did not require much effort.
"Natsume? Stop being mean. And by the way I was not murmuring. I was humming. What are you doing here anyway, you didn't attend class again!"
"…"
He didn't want to answer any of her questions. He was busy listening to her voice; he always loved that cute voice of hers. It calmed him in a strange way.
"Natsume?"
"…"
"Hey, at least say something. Stop ignoring me, it's rude to ignore people you know."
"…"
He then felt someone trying to climb the tree. He felt her stepping on one of its roots while her hands reaching out for the nearest branch she could grab hold of.
What the hell is this clumsy idiot doing?! Is she out of her fucking mind? How selfish could she get climbing a tree and worrying people? Baka.
He then removed the manga lying on his face and jumped off the branch. He landed gracefully on the ground and rested his back against the tree trunk.
He knew he had to come down or she would climb the tree without thinking of what may happen to her. Knowing her, she would probably trip and fall and even if it took her forever, she would never be able to climb it.
"Natsume, you didn't have to come down. I was supposed to sit beside you on that branch."
"No you can't do that."
"Yes I can. That was what I was just about to do then you came down from the branch and you sat there. You didn't even give me a cha-"
She was standing on the tree roots when suddenly she lost her balance. But she was confident that she wouldn't hit the ground, she knew Natsume was there and he would catch her before her butt came in contact with the ground. She knew he would catch her; he always did whenever she fell.
She waited for his hands to cushion her fall. She closed her eyes and the words "thank you" was already on the tip of her tongue when suddenly...
"Ouch!!"
Her butt came in contact with the cold ground and it caused her to wince in pain. She didn't brace herself for impact so her fall caused more pain. She stole a glance at the boy sitting not too far from her as she started to get up. He was turning the page of his manga and his face remained calm as if nothing happened to her.
Stupid me! I should've known that he wouldn't catch me! Why did I think of that in the first place!!
She stood up with her lips pouted as she dusted the dirt on her skirt.
"You really thought that I would catch you polka?"
He asked her nonchalantly as he flipped the page of his manga while sitting under the Sakura tree.
"N-n-no I didn't!! Why would I expect that a cold hearted, arrogant jerk like you would do something like that?!
She shot back at him. It was obvious that she was really pissed at herself for actually thinking that Natsume would catch her. But she wondered why he didn't catch her this time, as far as she could remember every time she tripped or fell Natsume would always catch her.
As if reading her mind Natsume replied,
"I didn't want to catch you this time."
"Why not?" She asked while she rubbed her soared butt.
"Because you did it on purpose"
"I what?! Did it on purpose?! And why would I do something like that?!"
"I don't know, maybe because… you want to show me your panties."
Natsume said calmly as he continued reading his manga.
"Naaatsuumeee!!! You jerk!!! Why would I do something so indecent!!! You know very well that I'm not that kind of girl…!"
Mikan was now really pissed at him. She knew he didn't mean what he said. He only did that to piss her off so she would eventually go away. But she wouldn't let him succeed, she isn't going anywhere no matter how much he teased her.
"tch! Could you shut it polka you're so loud don't you know that you're damaging my eardrums. Go somewhere I wouldn't hear you and shout all you want."
Damn this idiot! Why wouldn't polka just shoo away, what is she doing here any way.
Yes he asked her to go but he knew in his heart that he didn't want her to leave. That was the last thing he wanted her to do, to walk away from him. But he can't afford endangering her dear life by just spending time with him.
He just can't.
"This is not your property so I can stay here and you can't make me leave…" Mikan said with finality.
Please don't do make me go Natsume. I need you.
"Okay then, if you won't leave then I will. You're too noisy I can't stand it."
Natsume then closed his manga and stood up. He was starting to walk away from the tree when suddenly he felt someone hugging him from behind. He halted his tracks. His pulse rate started to double and he felt his face heat up.
"Natsume… Please,
Don't leave me…"
She didn't know why she did it. The moment she saw him walking away she suddenly felt her feet bringing her near to him and her hands wrap around him as if they had their own brains. All she knew was that she couldn't bear watching him turn his back on her and walk away.
She wondered how many times she said it, those words…
Don't leave me…
Natsume, will you… leave me too, just like everybody else…
"Polka…"
He faced her. He saw tears forming in her eyes. He lifted his hands and made her look into his crimson orbs.
"I won't leave you…"
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"So you choose to stay…"
He emitted a dangerous aura that no living would ever want to approach him, scared that he would bring their existence to an end in one gesture of his hand.
He was standing on a tree branch. His eyes fixed on two certain persons under a Sakura tree. A smirk then formed on his face. The wind blew his way and in a blink of an eye, he disappeared.
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