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MY FOE IS MY FIANCÉ?
Chapter 2 Mikan Sakura VS Natsume Hyuuga
Written by Sarah Patrick
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There, stood amongst the boulevard of the Sakura trees as the pale pink petals of the Sakura Tree fall continuously like rain falling from the sky--she pouted angrily and her soul was burned with high determination to kill anyone who passed by in front of the petite auburn. Her fist held high with death-threat blazing in her hazel eyes as she glared at her number one enemy; the infamous Natsume Hyuuga.
Smirking, hands in pockets, with his emotionless face, he didn't bother to stare into those burning eyes of the seventeen year old girl. As a matter of fact, he was yawning--bored to death. He was wondering why on Earth he would come across with the loud mouth girl when he was supposed to be on his way to his favorite spot, the Sakura Tree to read his manga.
"Tch... go away polka-dots... I don't have time to waste my precious breath on you...Shoo..." he muttered dully as he shoved his hand lazily on her. Her eyes flinched dangerously.
"HHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEENNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTAIIIIIII!!(PERVERT)!" Screamed Mikan Sakura as she ran towards him and was about to send him a flying kick... but alas!
He avoided the kick by just taking a few steps to the side and—
WHAM!
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She fell—butt first on the hard cement. She whimpered in pain while she massaging her painful buttocks. A smirk of satisfaction wiped across the handsome boy face... and he left without another word...
Mikan glared at him with her piercing stare. He was the only person she hated the most to meet, the only person in the entire world whom she couldn't get along with. Yet, that person was her very own partner... her damn bloody partner.
She was so angry with him because today was supposed to be an outing day. Every person who wanted to go to the Central Town must... let me stress that 'must'... MUST BE WITH THEIR PARTNER IN ORDER TO GO TO THE CENTRAL TOWN!
She sniffed a little as she felt sad for she couldn't buy her favorite Hawalon. But she wouldn't want to cry on such petty things for she knew that she's seventeen; a high school senior—the only senior who still tied her hair in two childish pigtails!
But she's still look cute though...
It has been eleven years since they had been in Gakuen Alice; where all special students who possessed special powers call Alice, studied in this academy and mastered their Alices. Special stars were given directly to those who were the Masters of Alices or Family Masters. There were many types of Alices and not all of them were masters.
There were seven Alice masters existed in the Alice world. They were Elements, Pheromone/Active, Technical, Somatic/Physical, Rare/Special, Latent/Mind and Dangerous. Clan Masters, on the other hand, were leaders of their family who were given responsibilities to make sure that their family members wouldn't go against their customs and betrayed the Alice Masters.
Mikan Sakura was one of them; both Alice Master and Clan Master.
She had the rarest of the rare type of Alice where it was believe that she and her father were the only people who had that very special Alice; the Nullification Alice.
Mikan Sakura is the Master of Rare/Special Alice; possessing more than one Alice which is all rare types captive in her petit body.
Yet, in the eyes of 'certain' people, these types of Alices are nothing but a whole lot of trouble-makers! That was the very reason why she was the only master in the academy who was still a no-no star!
Well, she was promoted once a while (Masters were only promoted special star. Three stars and below was not in their status...) but still, it was taken off constantly by the one and only Jinno-sensei. Oh boy, pathetic.
"CAN YOU AT LEAST BRUSH UP YOUR MATHS, SAKURA!?" yelled Jinno-sensei as he gave her Math's result at her which bear a BIG ZERO. Mikan could only remain still and sulked in silent. All the students of the high school division felt sorry for her.
Did I say all?
I mean... except for one of course... Natsume Hyuuga, Master of Element Alice and Hyuuga Family, smirked as he enjoyed watching the teacher tried to electrocute her. However, the teacher ended up got electrocuted by his own Alice due to her Nullification Alice. He glared at her dangerously and growled, "DE-TEN-TION SA-KU-RA,"
Mikan was in the empty classroom alone even because the school session was long over--hours ago. She laid her head on the wooden table as she was bored and...
Grumble, grumble.
Hungry.
Her eyes glistened in gloominess as she stared at her empty stomach which growled louder by the minute.
"Aww..." she whimpered as she hung her head in depression. While all other students were enjoying themselves out side; eating their lunch or sleeping nicely in their comfortable bed or playing outside... she, Mikan Sakura had to be in detention for using her Alice by accident on her teacher.
But then, she remembered something...
She has a secret.
A secret which every time she thought about it, it would definitely promised her a smile on her face.
A smile which never hesitated to come even on the darkest moment of her life, for this secret was so precious to her that she couldn't even tell it to her best friend, Hotaru Imai...
That secret only belonged and cherished by her... and that person.
Mikan smiled as she slipped her hands between her books. Her finger touched a bare piece of paper. She closed her eyes as she could memorize the smell of the perfume on that paper. It was so comforting. She remembered the words written on the paper, and that cinnamon smell...
Her eyes darted open at once in anger... why?
Because that idiot pervert too has the same perfume!
She took the paper out and was about to flip it open when the door slammed open. Mikan quickly hid it as fast as she could.
"Mikan-chan... Gomen ne... I thought... um..." began a handsome blonde hair boy as he panted hard. Clearly, that he had been running towards the class. He paused and took a few deep breaths.
"Sorry... –pant-–pant- I was running all the way here. –pant- My rabbit called for help... –pant- have you seen her, Mikan-chan?" asked the guy. Mikan shook her head. The boy sighed deeply and then looked at Mikan again. His features suddenly got gentler as he saw her pouting cutely while she was lazily playing with her fingers to kill time.
Ruka Nogi, known for his looks and his gentlemen's behavior; once a rebellious child, but changed when he met Mikan Sakura when they were seven. He had loved her. Not at first sight, but on the process of changing him to the better... to a person he was now.
A master of Pheromone/Active Alice, who came from a high profile rich family and has connections with the royal family of Japan... a prince of the generation who will inherit the throne if all four other princes and princesses are not present or not qualify to be the King or Queen. His charming azure eyes, his friendly smile and his brilliant brain had convinced many about his talent to be the future King of Japan.
Ruka walked towards the auburn and sat beside her. Mikan looked at him side ways.
"What's wrong, pyon-pyon?" asked Mikan quietly as she lean back.
"Still in detention, Mikan-chan?" asked the prince.
"Hmm…" she answered him with a sigh.
Awkward silence strolled in after that.
Mikan just couldn't understand why she can't talk much as she used to whenever it comes to Ruka. It will always—Pyon! Look at this! Pyon! See that!! Blah! Blah! Blah!
But now, she was tongue-tied.
"Mikan-chan..." he called quietly. "I am not forcing you or anything but... I just want to tell you that I'm waiting for your reply..." and he left, leaving the blushing girl in the class alone. She couldn't help it but to felt like a love triangle was complicating in her life. She loved two guys: her mystery fiancé and also that gentle prince. She took the paper out again, and read it quietly...
My Dear Ms. Tangerine R,
It has been six months since I last reply your letter and received yours too. Its not that I don't want to reply your letter but my school, just like yours... we are not allowed to post any mails from here...
Sorry, I still can't tell you my name and my school... but that promise we made that we will tell everything when we meet for the first time later on in my seventeenth birthday, we have to keep it right?
My brother too can't wait to see you... He was far more excited than I am.
How's your family? Are you okay? Is everything fine? How's your study? Flunk maths as usual...? HAHA... You remind me of a person from my school too... that person sucked in math's too... got trouble with everything...
Anyway, the main thing that I have to tell you are that my parents want you to come here... looks like that promise we made can't help to be broken, huh? During the summer holidays... are you free??
I hope you'll agree... Spending my whole life talking and knowing you by these letters and emails... I can't wait to meet you... You are so different than any person I knew... I just hope that even though we are engaged, I hope that we are not to force to like each other because of that fact. Truthfully, I will still love you even if you are not my fiancée. Thank to Kami (god) that we are like this. Destiny brings you to me.
I'll wait for your reply... even if it would take months or years... I'll wait... but the problem is, my mother... she always nag me to go to check the mail every time whenever I come back home for holidays.
Tch. Annoying woman.
Hope you'll be alright, Tangerine R...
I love you.
From me,
Crimson E (At first, I've decided to put Crimsonfire... but then, it would be too obvious that the guy would be Natsume Hyuuga. Mikan doesn't know that her fiancé's surname is Hyuuga too. Her parents never mentioned it. I'll tell you why on the later chapters.
Mikan folded the letter and keep it neatly between the pages of her diary. She had replied the letter of course, but hasn't got the reply back. The thought of she would be going to meet him made her nervous and all.
She untied her ribbons and let her hair loose on her shoulder. She doesn't know why she was doing that but it felt better and comfortable. Jinno-sensei entered the class and told her that she was finally freed from detention. Mikan was given a special star again.
"Behave Sakura or you'll find this star will be gone again..." said Jinno-sensei dangerously. Mikan smiled weakly at him and walked away. The teacher felt uneasiness churning inside him as that was not the reaction of trouble-maker Mikan Sakura he had taught all this years. He sensed that she was somewhat, troubled.
"Maybe I'm too harsh on her, I think I should be nice a little to her as she is a Master..." thought Jinno-sensei to himself.
"Sakura!" he called her again. Mikan swiveled. The lights of the corridor suddenly flickered.
"I-I di-didn't do a-anything sensei... I swear! I swear! Something's wrong with the lights... it w-wasn't me!" stammered Mikan as she tried to look innocent. Truthfully, it was her fault that the light flickered due to her Alice of light. She was so nervous that that Alice activated automatically.
"Of course you didn't do anything... I just want to tell you I found you a tutor. You never exceed the passing range for math's... So, for the sake of your final exams in your last year... You have to pass this... at least a weak C... but truthfully, I prefer a one double zero!!" he said strictly. Mikan nodded.
'A one double zero means a hundred... he is going to send me to hell... hell... hell...' thought Mikan horrified.
"And your tutor is..." began Jinno-sensei as he passed her new and extra Math's exercises into her hands. Mikan frowned.
"Natsume Hyuuga. Do your best, Sakura. I'll be expecting improvement from you," he finished and left the petrified girl behind alone...
"N-N-N-N-Na--" stammered Mikan.
"Tch… how annoying to have a loud-mouth-childish-polka dots-panties-little-girl to teach," mocked Natsume as he appeared behind the corner wall. Mikan puffed. She knew, she can't say a word for this. 'He might not teach me... that pervert! Hate him! Argh! For my sake of my results, I have to bear with him!'
"Tsk," he sneered as he stuck his tongue out and left the angry Mikan behind.
TBC!
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Loads of apologies to my buddy, enuphix; who told me to change 'manga-hentai' to 'manga' in the second paragraph. Natsume's not a hentai. Note that.
--Sarah Patrick