For those who had already read this story before, I had change this chapter a little but it didn't make much of a difference. I WILL BE POSTING THE 4TH CHAPTER ON SATURDAY THIS WEEK SO STAY TUNED!
Wheels of Fate
By Yuki Tomoyo
Episode 3
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"Mikan, are you heading home?" Nonoko asked.
"Yup." Mikan answered.
"Let's hang out for a while before you go back to Hokkaido." Anna happily suggested.
"Um, okay. I'll just call my mom that I'll be a little late." Mikan said and continued packing her things.
It was weekend and the girls were planning to go back to their own houses. The academy allows the students to go to their homes during weekends.
The girls had finished packing their things and headed outside the academy. They shopped to their hearts' content until they got tired and settled in a café.
Mikan, who was currently drinking her latte, almost choked when she saw someone awfully familiar at the counter.
"Oh my gosh! She's here!" she almost screamed out loud and quickly ducked under their table.
"Who?" Nonoko asked while looking around.
Mikan, who was still hiding under their table, lifted her finger and pointed at a girl with curly dark green hair.
"Can we leave now?" Mikan begged.
Her friends sighed and stood up from their seats. They managed to get out of the café without getting spotted by the one they're hiding from.
"I can't believe you're hiding like a convict." Hotaru stated
"Sorry. She doesn't know that I'm in Tokyo." Mikan said.
"Eventually, she would know so stop hiding." Hotaru said with a little hint of irritation in her voice.
"But she might get angry if she knew that I was here. Moreover, if she knew that I enrolled in the academy." Mikan reasoned out.
"That's still not a reasonable excuse." Hotaru said nonchalantly.
"She's right Mikan. Are you going to hide all your life?" Anna asked in concern.
"And besides, it's been seven years ever since you became family yet she still acts like a brat and denies you as her sister so it's not your fault." Nonoko added.
Mikan took a deep breath.
"Let's go to a bookstore." she changed the topic and walked away.
Her friends looked at her with worried faces and followed her eventually. The girls split up once they arrived at the bookstore. Their types of genre weren't the same so they decided to meet after they had finished searching for the books that they liked.
Mikan went to the fiction section and started searching for 'The House of Hades'. She had loved the series ever since she was fourteen and started collecting different collectibles. She hasn't bought yet the latest book so she was planning to buy it today. As she was currently searching for the book, she heard a familiar voice. Curious, she turned and saw her seatmate talking to someone on the phone. Her eyes widened in shock and she quickly turned away.
'Why is he here?' Mikan asked herself and slowly walked away while trying to hide her face.
'Wait. Why am I even hiding from him? He still doesn't know what I truly look like right? Ugh, I keep on seeing the people I don't want see. I should have worn my disguise.' she thought to herself.
"Oi Polka." Natsume uttered as he noticed the lass.
'He recognizes me!' she panicked.
Mikan stiffened and instantly ran out of the bookstore while Natsume followed her.
'Why is he following me?!' Mikan shouted in frustration.
She was running along the street. She turned left, right then left and left again. She found a hospital and went inside without second thoughts. She didn't dare look back. She bolted inside the girl's restroom. The cubicles were all locked and occupied. She then found the last cubicle open so she went inside only to find cleaning equipments used by the janitors.
An invisible light bulb flickered above her head. She went outside the restroom dressed as a janitress with a piece of white cloth covering half of her face. She tied her hair in a ponytail and covered it with her handkerchief. She was holding a mop and a bucket. She found Natsume standing on a corner near the restroom; his back was leaning against the wall. Natsume looked at her and she instantly averted her gaze and walked away. When she looked back, Natsume was following her. She fastened her pace and started mopping the floor along the way. Soon, she came across a person who was lying on a hospital bed. The person was being taken to the ICU. She took the chance to pretend that she was a relative. She dropped the mop and ran to the person. She was shouting and faking a cry while the doctors, nurses and the people (the original relatives) were eyeing her confusedly.
"Who are you?" a man asked.
"No! Grandpa! Please don't leave me!" Mikan cried, ignoring the man's question.
On the corner of her eye, she could see Natsume smirking but still following her. She cursed under her breath. She then passed a random room and she quickly went inside. After a few minutes, she went outside dressed in a white coat, a stethoscope around her neck and a surgical mask. Natsume was again leaning against the wall, not too far from the room where she had been. Coincidentally, a doctor and a nurse were passing by so she walked with them.
"How's my patient doing? Is her heart stable?" she asked the doctor beside her.
The doctor gave her a puzzled look then he looked at the nurse.
"Who is she?" he asked but the nurse just shrugged.
Mikan looked behind her and saw that the hallway was empty. There was no sign of Natsume anymore.
"Keep watch on my patient okay? I'll be off for a while. Bye!" she waved and walked ahead of them.
She took her disguise off and placed them on a random chair. She was on her way towards the exit of the hospital when her phone rang.
"Mikan! Where are you?! We've been looking for you everywhere! Hotaru's going to explode!" Anna shouted on the other line.
"Sorry. Sorry. I'm in the hospital." she replied.
"What? Why? Did you have an accident? Are you hurt?" Anna bombarded her with questions.
"No. I'm fine. Something came up so I had to leave." she explained.
"Then why didn't you call us?" Anna asked again, a little bit frustrated.
"Sorry, I was in a hurry. Anyway, I think I'm going home now. See you at school!" And with that, she hung up before her friend could say anything.
Mikan turned around to leave but was shocked when she saw Natsume standing in front of her. Before she could even react, Natsume grabbed her wrist tight and dragged her with him.
"Hey! Let me go!" Mikan protested while struggling to get her wrist out of his grasp but the lad was holding her so tight, it could leave red marks on her fair skin.
They reached Natsume's Lamborghini and he shoved her inside. He then immediately went to the driver's seat before Mikan could go out of the car.
"Where are you taking me?" she demanded.
"Could you shut your big mouth for once?" Natsume grunted, clearly irritated.
"I can call my lawyer now and sue you for kidnapping."
"Let's see whose lawyer will win."
"See here, mister. I. Don't. Know. You." She hissed, emphasizing every word.
"Stop pretending, Polka. I know exactly who you are." Natsume smirked.
"No you don't. And would you stop calling me that?"
"Not in a million years."
A vein popped on Mikan's head. She inhaled, trying to calm herself.
"Okay, Hyuuga. You caught me. What do you want?"
"You." He bluntly said.
"What?"
"I said, I. Want. You. And whatever I want, I get." He said and neared his face to the girl. Mikan's heartbeat immediately fastens. Before the lad could do anything, Mikan quickly pushed him away.
"So not gonna happen, Hyuuga." She said.
Natsume laughed a little and started the engine.
"Why are you driving? Do you have license? You're not even at the right age!" Mikan protested.
"I can do whatever I want."
"Hmp. Stupid spoiled rich brat."
After hours of driving, Natsume halted in front of a huge mansion but not as huge as his.
"Wait, how did you know where I live?" Mikan asked the lad who was sitting beside her.
"I had my resources." Natsume shrugged.
"Are you stalking me?"
"No. The people that I hired are the ones actually stalking you, not me."
"It's just the same! I can't believe this!"
Natsume ignored her and honked. The guards saw Mikan and immediately opened the gates. They both got off the car and went inside the mansion.
"Mikan!" a woman in her 40's shouted as she crushed the lass into a hug.
"Mom." Mikan smiled.
The woman released her daughter and turned her attention to the raven haired lad.
"Is he your boyfriend?" she asked excitedly while having sparkles in her eyes.
"Mom! Y-You got it wrong! H-He's not…" Mikan tried to argue.
"I'm Serina, Mikan's stepmother. You're Natsume Hyuuga, right?" the woman asked, completely ignoring her daughter.
"Yes." Natsume replied.
"Oh my! What a lovely boyfriend you have here Mikan! And to think that you've only gone to Tokyo for a week!" Serina exclaimed happily.
"Mom, like I said…"
"Why don't you stay here for the weekend? I'm sure you're tired because of the trip. I'll make sure to make you comfortable!" Serina offered, ignoring her daughter once again.
"Mom! He can't stay!" Mikan shouted in protest.
"It seems like your daughter doesn't want me to stay." Natsume said.
"No! No! It's totally fine!" Serina convinced him and shot Mikan a glare.
"Mikan, lead him to the guest room." her mother ordered.
"Sorry, but I don't like to stay in the guest room." Natsume said.
"Oh, then where would you like to stay?" Serina asked.
"In her room." Natsume answered as he pointed at Mikan.
"M-My room?!" Mikan raged.
"Okay! Mikan, you stay in the guest room while Natsume-kun will stay in your room." Serina finalized.
"But-"
"Go. Now." Serina ordered with a menacing aura surrounding her. Even though she's kind and gentle she could still be scary sometimes.
Mikan pouted and went upstairs while Natsume trailed behind. Mikan was muttering different things to herself like:
"Why is she doing this to me?"
"Why did he have to stay?"
"This is hell."
After countless mutterings and twists and turns in the hallways, they finally arrived at their destination.
"This is my room." Mikan announced as she stopped in front of a mahogany door.
"Stay in the guest room first while I get my things." she ordered and went inside but Natsume, being as stubborn as he was, went inside too.
"Hey! Are you deaf? I told you to stay in the guest room for a while!" she shouted but Natsume ignored her and lay down on the girl's bed.
"Get off of my bed!" Mikan shouted again as she grabbed Natsume's arm and tried to pull him out of her bed but was unsuccessful.
She was still holding Natsume's arm when suddenly; the lad grabbed her and pulled her into the bed. Mikan yelped and her eyes widened when she found that she was on top of him. Natsume was caging her with his arms so their bodies were closely intact while their faces were an inch away.
Mikan could feel her face getting hot and her heartbeat getting faster. If she didn't tear herself away from him, she would explode any minute.
"Natsume-kun, if there's any-" Serina suddenly barged in and was ultra mega shocked when she saw the awkward position of the two teenagers.
"Oh, I'm sorry for interrupting your business. I forgot to knock. Please continue. Don't mind me." she urged, smiled sweetly and walked away.
Outside, Mikan and Natsume could hear Serina's voice shouting in delight; "OH MY GOSH! I'M GOING TO HAVE A GRANDDAUGHTER!"
Mikan, who was still on top of Natsume, tried to stand but Natsume forcibly pulled her closer and their lips locked.
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BLOOPERS!
READY, SET, ACTION!
Mikan, who was still hiding under their table, lifted her finger and pointed at a girl with curly dark green hair.
"Can we leave now?" Mikan asked her friends.
Her friends sighed and stood up from their seats while Mikan also stood and bumped her head on the table. She completely forgot that she was hiding under the table.
"Idiot." Hotaru side commented.
CUT!
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READY, SET, ACTION!
"Mikan, I can't believe you're hiding like a convict." Hotaru stated and continued. "Although you look like a crazy stalker to me."
"How would I look like a crazy stalker?!" Mikan complained.
CUT!
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READY, SET, ACTION!
Mikan took a deep breath.
"Let's go to a bookstore." she changed the topic and walked away.
Her friends looked at her with worried faces.
"Are you sure Mikan?" Anna asked in concern.
"Yes. Why?" Mikan asked curiously.
"Well, nothing. It's just that…" Nonoko tried to say.
"You're level of stupidity doesn't fit in a bookstore." Hotaru finished.
"Hotaru, you meanie!" Mikan pouted.
CUT!
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READY, SET, ACTION!
An invisible light bulb flickered above her head then Koko came into the scene and hit the light bulb with a baseball bat.
"Koko!" Mikan shouted in rage and started chasing after him.
CUT!
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READY, SET, ACTION!
She was still holding Natsume's arm when suddenly; the lad grabbed her and pulled her into the bed. Mikan yelped and her eyes widened when she found that she was on top of him. Natsume was caging her with his arms so their bodies were closely intact while their faces were an inch away.
The cast including the producers, writers, cameramen and director was watching closely at the hot scene in front of them.
"Wohoo! Go Mikan! Beat Natsume into a pulp!" Kitsu cheered while banging his hand in the air.
"They're not fighting." Nonoko reminded him.
"Oh. I thought they were." Kitsu grinned as he scratched the back of his head.
"Kyaaahh! Mikan-chan's going to do it! Go Mikan-chan! I'm rooting for you!" Anna exclaimed while having stars in her eyes.
On the other hand, Ruka and Yuu were trying their best to stop Hotaru from firing her ultra mega bazooka at Natsume.
"Oh my. Teenagers are so lively nowadays." Hime-sama, the MSP, commented.
R&R!