This chapter is dedicated to my beloved youngest sister whose enthusiasm so great that I had to update sooner or I'll be in serious trouble. She forced me to read this story for her almost every night… (Sore throat every time before I went to bed.) T--T

Enjoy the twists, readers. Or perhaps, hate it then.

MY FOE IS MY FIANCE??

Chapter 11 Slaveries, Curses, and the New Masters

Written by Sarah Patrick

Kyoya Hyuuga was furious. His lips pursed, his eyes narrowed, though he breathed steadily, he was fuming inside. He had called for Natsume into the library as he wanted to talk to him in private.

"You are not a master anymore, Natsume," his deep voice crooned, stating the obvious, after the long deafening silence, he was apparently trying to keep his temper. His first son, Natsume Hyuuga nodded once, his crimson eyes fixed on the floor. "You lost both masters post," his voice began to rise; he was losing his patience fast.

Natsume flinched. Yes, he was no longer a Hyuuga Master as well as an Element Alice Master. He couldn't understand how this could happen.

"I-I don't know how that could happen, father," blurted Natsume, his eyes were probing nervously at the fuming man. "H-How d-did—" but his father cut him off.

"How did you lost your posts as both Alice Master and Clan Master?" hissed his father at once. He shifted in his seat. "Sure, I'll tell you why," Natsume startled upon his answer and his head shot up again at him.

"Did you sleep with her?" asked Kyoya at once, almost whispering. Natsume froze edgily and his eyes dropped to look at the corner of the carpet again. "Don't - make - me - repeat," snapped his father again. Natsume barely nodded. Kyoya grunted angrily.

"Do you know that the curse in our blood and the slavery of her family are not broken yet?!" growled Kyoya, his patience wearing off quickly. Natsume gulped and nodded. He doesn't understand what this has to do with him losing his status as an Alice Master and Clan/Family Master.

"Mikan's family is the only Sakura family who are not treated as slaves in her whole family tree. I let them go. That's the reason why we are not staying in Hokkaido together with our relatives in the main house. According to our stupid tradition, her family ought to work for us as she's a master and so are you. Sakura Clan Master supposedly to be your slave because you are, or in this matter, were the Hyuuga Clan Master, not Arata or Arisu Akira," his voice husked. Natsume stared at him, almost disbelief to hear what he had said. The Akira twins had worked for him since he was a little boy, and they both were only two years older than him. But why did his father had hired them to be his personal maids? Was there any particular reasons?

"Do you know"—his father's piercing crimson eyes was on the crestfallen Natsume—"Your action had proven us, and your relatives who idolized you in Hokkaido that you had treated Mikan as a slave. They are proud of it, and you know I don't" Natsume gasped and was about to protest, but Kyoya held his hand up to shut him up. "No matter if you meant it or not, it's still the same, you should have known that Mikan still has the slave-master ties with you and doing so means you as her master…" and his voice trailed. He sighed exasperatedly. Disappointment was shown all over his face. Natsume was stunned, he couldn't believe his ears, his eyes widened in horror, and he seriously didn't think about that when he...

Natsume stared at his father, Kyoya, hoping that it was a lie. He was terrified; the truth that he gulped in was too bitter, extremely bitter.

"And you lost both post as masters of Alice and Family is because you have disobeyed my wish as a former Hyuuga Clan Master," explained Kyoya, his glasses caught the sunlight that dimly washed over the library through the red long curtains. Natsume couldn't believe himself. It was his entire fault, his stupid fault that Mikan was no longer his fiancée. He bit his lips and clutched his fist hard.

Natsume felt so stupid. He couldn't believe that it was his fault that Mikan was no longer his treasured fiancée. How could he do this to himself? He cheated himself. He wished to turn back the time, just turn back the time, please…

"But I have to admit that I was shocked to know that you are no longer one of the Alice Masters, Natsume. You are supposedly to lose your post as a Family Master only," muttered Kyoya, pondering. "Not the Element Alice Master… I wonder what had happened," It doesn't make sense to him either.

"Your grandmother called,"—Natsume startled when his father said 'grandmother'—"She said that the new Clan Master is coming to visit you…" Kyoya hesitated for a moment. "And Mikan," Natsume lips thinned when Mikan was mentioned. She belonged to him and only him alone. "I hate the new master…" muttered Kyoya softly as he pressed his lips with his fingers, barely whispered that Natsume thought that it wasn't for him to hear.

"Father," called a voice after the opening door. The two swiveled and saw Natsumi was at the door. Kyoya nodded. "Father," smiled Natsumi as he walked towards them. Once he stood beside Natsume, he held out his hand, shocking both his father and Natsume.

"I'm the Alice Master, father, I'm the Element Alice Master," informed Natsumi as the two latter stared intently at the blue icy stone. Kyoya took the stone and examined it closely. Yes. Natsumi was definitely the Element Alice Master now.

"How?" blurted his father, curiously. "How did you become the Alice Master, Natsumi?" he added, doesn't want to sound rude. Natsumi merely shrugged.

"I don't know, but one thing for sure, it won't give me a wish to wish for." Kyoya eyes narrowed. He knew; in order to be an Alice Master, one has to undergo a few rituals and conditions before they become one. It was absurd that he just become an Alice Master without going to any of it. Then it struck him.

"You used the wish. You wished it, didn't you?" asked Kyoya quietly. Natsume has no idea what he was talking about, but he saw Natsumi suddenly become slightly fidgety and nodded impassively. "Ah… I see," Kyoya mused. Its true then, twins are unique. Though they were two different individuals, they somehow 'shared' the same soul. Natsumi was blessed by the Alice Flames, without needed to attend the rituals because Natsume was there. "I see," he nodded, tacit.

Kyoya gave the stone back to Natsumi as Mikan entered the library. The three of them were worried to see her, she was clearly upset.

"The master came, he wished to see you," she said humbly and bow. Natsume was stunned that she acted like a slave now. It must be the new Hyuuga Master. The new master had forced her to be his/her slave. Natsume shut his eyes, devastated. He hated himself. It was his fault Mikan's now become like this… it was his fault, and he can't forgive himself.

"…"

TBC!

This chapter is really short, shortest amongst all. Sorry, I did it on purpose. The next would be long as usual.

Clearly, the new Hyuuga Master is not Natsumi. Since you readers were very certain that he would be the master; I simply create a new character to surprise you.

Anyway, THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAD REVIEWED! Thanks for the PM birthday/belated wishes too!!

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--Sarah Patrick