Chapter 12

"Natsu-chan…?" You awake yet?"

"Eh…?" I groggily opened my eyes to see Tsubasa's smiling face over mine.

"Gooood morning!" he smiled. I rubbed my eyes.

"What time is it?" I yawned.

"Eh? I don't know, I just woke up." he lowered his face inches away from mine.

"Eww! Morning breath!" he laughed, shoving a pillow in my face.

"H-Hey!" I blushed. "Sh-Shut up!"

"Aww… sorry Natsu-chan. Did I hurt your feelings? I don't care that you have awkward smelling breath. I still lo-" he stopped as a knock sounded from the door.

"We're coming in Natsume!" I heard Mikan and Misaki say.

"Crap!" Tsubasa yelped.

"Hurry up or you'll miss- Ahh!" Misaki screamed as she opened my door. Her face was bright red.

"M-M-Mikan! Don't come in!"

"Why no- Oh my God! What happened!" Mikan tried to look over her shoulder.

Before Mikan could see Tsubasa laying in my bed, I shoved a pillow in his face.

"Is-Is someone in bed with you?" Mikan asked.

"What?" I asked calmly, although my heart was racing. "Of course not!" I glanced at Misaki who patted Mikan on her head.

"Yep, there's no one there. It's just Natsume's other blanket, right Natsume?" I nodded. "Well, we have to get going…to do that thing…at that place."

Mikan tilted her head. "What thing? And what place?"

"You know…" Misaki's voice droned off as she closed the door behind her. Tsubasa threw the pillow off of his face and glared at me.

"What was that for?"

"It was payback, you shoved a pillow in my face." I stuck out my tongue.

"You do that again and I'll bite your tongue off." Tsubasa grinned. I raised an eyebrow.

"Really, you'd do that to me?" I asked jokingly.

"Yes."

There was a long silence.

"Jerk…" I muttered.

"Yes, but, I'm your jerk." he wrapped his arms around me and gave me a peck on the cheek. I blushed, remembering last night.

"C'mon, let's go get breakfast." he smiled, getting off my bed. He stretched hen offered his hand to help me up.

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"Ah, I just said, breakfast."

"Oh…sorry, I wasn't paying attention."

"Well, let's go!" Tsubasa grabbed my arm and forced me down the hallway, while I was still in my pajama's. He, who had normal clothes on, was grinning. Some people started but, many tolled their eyes. I didn't care much.

When we reached the cafeteria, I sat down beside Tsubasa, Ruka and Misaki sat in front of me. God knows where Mikan went.

"My my, what an adorable boy!" I heard someone in a foreign language say. I whipped my head around to see a tall blonde haired boy with blue eyes staring down at me. He looked like an older and gayer version of Ruka.

"What did he say?" I asked not directing the question to anyone in particular.

"I don't know." Tsubasa shrugged.

"I think it's English…" Ruka said.

I faced the guy again. "Speak Japanese. We can't understand you." I said narrowing my eyes.

"Whoa! I didn't know you spoke English!" Tsubasa exclaimed.

"Don't get your hopes up, that's pretty much all I can say." I snapped.

"Sure it is." Tsubasa smirked.

The boy said something else, leaving everyone clueless.

"Why he talking to us anyway?" Misaki whispered.

"Maybe he thinks your hot!" Tsubasa whispered back, narrowing his eyes. I saw Misaki slap the back of his head out of the corner of my eye.

"Shut it. And I doubt that's it." she said, blushing a bit. "Well… this foreigner is kind of cute." I heard Misaki murmur.

The foreigner boy just stared. I sighed. "Do you know any Japanese?" I asked him. He nodded. "Then speak it!" I said, rolling my eyes. Like any of us would actually speak English. I honestly only know the basics. I heard the boy his throat.

"H-Hello. I'm sorry. My Japanese isn't very good." he smiled innocently and scratched the back of his head.

"Ah! I understood that!" Tsubasa yelled, hitting a fist down on the table. Misaki slapped him again.

"Sorry about him. He's an idiot." Misaki smiled sweetly. "My names Misaki. And yours?"

"My names Malrick, nice to meet you all."

"Oh, nice to meet you too!" Mikan beamed. "Oh, yes, that over there is Ruka, by me is Tsubasa and that Meanie over there is Natsume."

"Oi!" Tsubasa waved. "Don't mind Natsume, he's just hormonal."

"Oh, and you're not." I snapped.

"Of course I'm not! You know that!" he winked at me.

"Cut that out." I muttered.

"Cut what out?" he asked.

"You know."

"No, I don't. Tell me Natsu-chan."

"Stop fighting! Both of ya'll!" Misaki yelled, hitting Tsubasa a third time.

"Ahh-ow! Your damaging a beautiful face! Face killer!" he yelled rubbing his cheek.

"Beautiful face my butt." Misaki muttered.

"Sorry about them." Ruka smiled at Malrick.

"Look who's acting all innocent." Tsubasa grinned.

"Tsubasa-sempai! That's rude! I'm always innocent!" Ruka pouted.

I sighed. The foreigner guy just started at me.

"What?" I asked him, sounding peeved.

"Your cute!" he said in shaky Japanese.

"Wh-What!" Tsubasa and I yelled at the same time. Misaki spewed milk all over the table as Ruka just stared.

"Gu-Guys, I'm sure he didn't mean that. It's early and he probably meant scary, not cute. (Kawaii means cute while Kowai (?) Means scary) Misaki said, sounding a bit angry. The foreigner looked at us confused.

Tsubasa stared angrily at the foreigner. I heard Misaki clear her throat.

Umm…so! What's you alice Malrick?"

He smiled. "It's a pheromone."

"O-Oh really? What kind?" she looked a bit nervous now.

"I know this may sound funny, but scent pheromones. Apparently, I smell like whatever person likes the most, driving them to me." he smiled innocently and scratched the back of his head.

"Ahh…" Misaki started. "No wonder I thought it smelled like roses in here."

"You like roses!" Tsubasa yelled sarcastically.

"Shut up!" she yelled, hitting Tsubasa for the forth time.

"Ow…" Tsubasa groaned.

"Do you mind if I sit here?" Malrick asked me. I shrugged as he sat down beside me. I felt Tsubasa's cold stare on me, it wasn't my fault if he'd taken to me….Plus… I didn't mind smelling lavender…

"What class are you moving to Malrick?" Ruka asked.

"I heard from Narumi I'll be put in with star face here."

"St-Star face! You think I'm proud of this curse mark!" Tsubasa yelled.

"Tsubasa…shut your face." Misaki said bluntly, lifting up a fist.

"Ah! Not the head!"

"Oh, no you'll get it somewhere else." Misaki growled, Tsubasa looked up momentarily and then down.

"Not the groin! Not the groin!"

Malrick raised an eyebrow. "Are they always like that?" he asked.

"More or less." I replied.

"You know, they would make a great couple." he said smiling.

I froze… Before I was dating Tsubasa, I thought that to. If I weren't in the picture I'm sure they'd be dating… I mean they do seem pretty good together…and Tsubasa and I are…both guys…

Gah! Stop thinking that way!

"Natsume? Are you okay?" someone asked. I saw a hand wave in front of my face and I slapped it away out of habit. Tsubasa, slowly pulled his hand back with a look of shock on his face.

"I'm done here." I said getting up from the table and began walking toward my room.

- Tsubasa's PoV -

"What did you do to him?" Misaki asked me.

"M-Me! I didn't do anything." I looked at her with fake disbelief in my eyes.

"Well, you had to of did something!" she accused again.

"Maybe he's mad about something else…" I pondered.

"Like WHAT!" Misaki yelled. I shrugged.

"Maybe his bacon wasn't fried right." in reply to my answer I got hit in the back of the head again.

"Maybe if his boyfriend want' such an idiot, things wouldn't have turned out this way!" Misaki sighed. "You know, I got drug into all this gay queer crap by you. Now! Go make up with your boyfriend, now!" she yelled.

"…You like using the word 'now' don't you…?"

"Tsubasa!"

"I'm going! Sheesh…and after we just made up to…" I muttered. I walked along, towards his dorm, my hands in my pockets. Natsu-chan is pretty hormonal, isn't he? I laughed to myself, still pondering about what peed him off. "Well, my bacon wasn't fried all the way…" I mumbled to myself, pacing down the hallway.

Did I do something wrong? Did I make him mad? Probably…but what? I did drag him out there in his pajamas but that shouldn't have made him to mad. I don't remember doing anything else that would make him mad enough to leave. Did that stupid, egoistic foreigner do something! Oh, I'll kill him… I'll cut his head clean off of his neck.

I didn't notice but, I was already at Natsu-chan's door. I inhaled deeply, then let it out.

"Oi! Natsu! You in there?" Stupid question Tsubasa, of course he is. "I-ah… I'm going to come in now!" I stuttered, reaching for the doorknob. I slowly opened the door to face a pitch black room. "Na-Natsu? You in…" I stopped as I saw him lying on his bed.

"Hey. You okay?"

"Does it look like I'm okay?" he asked.

"No?" It sounded more like a question than a answer.

"I'm fine, don't worry about it." he still didn't look me directly in the eyes.

"You're not fine! How could you leave breakfast without even touching your bacon!" I pointed a judgmental finger at him.

"Number one, that didn't make any sense what so ever. And number two, you can't tell me how I feel." he shot me a glare.

I narrowed my eyes. "Well, So-rr-y for worrying about you because I thought you felt bad or something. Oh, silly me, I forgot you have no emotions." I sneered.

"You better take that back!" Natsume growled.

"I wish I could, Natsume, but you don't seem to care about anyone but yourself so, why should I?"

- Natsume's PoV -

Tsubasa's last words were like a slap across the face. My eyes watered slightly but, I kept the tears in.

"I-I'm sorry… I went a bit to far… I was just mad that you-"

"No, your right." I snapped. I heard him sigh. Now that I think about it more… Tsubasa and I seem to get in lots of arguments…him and Misaki though… I looked up to see Tsubasa's concerned face staring at me. Somehow… I didn't want our relationship to end… But maybe…maybe Tsubasa's better off with Misaki… I hit my head on the backboard of my bed.

"Ah! Are you okay!" Tsubasa asked, running to my side.

"Yes… I'm fine." my eyesight became a clouded with more tears. "Tsubasa."

"Yes?" he answered.

"Could you leave." I said it more like a command than a question.

"Um…yeah… I guess if that's what you want, then I'll leave." I didn't bother to say good bye when he left. I sighed and buried my face in my pillow.

"It's…better…this way…Tsubasa." I murmured to myself, holding back tears. I fell asleep, feeling lonely and alone. It was better this way.

- Tsubasa's PoV -

After I left Natsume's place I went outside to think for a bit.

"Why is our relationship so…so… indecisive? No…that's not the right word…" I kicked a rock. "Why is it so bad!" I had expected God to strike me with lightning or something like that but, no such luck.

"What's so bad, Tsubasa-kun?" I heard my best friends voice say. My head jolted around to see Kaname.

"W-What are you doing here!" I asked.

"I just got out of the hospital and I thought I'd stop by for a little while." he smiled.

"You shouldn't waste your energy while you have it…" I sighed.

"It's okay, Tsubasa, I can take care of myself." he paused to hear my reaction but, I didn't give him one. "So, what's bad?"

"My life…"

"Hey, don't say that." he sat down beside me. "Is it relationship problems?" he asked me. I grimaced.

"Ah. Thought so. What happened between you and Misaki."

"Mi-Misaki! Where did you get that idea." I stood up.

"Was I right? You two are always together. It was a guess."

"Well, you guessed wrong! Misaki's my friend, nothing more!" I sat back down, in a rotten mood.

"I'm sorry…" Kaname said, looking hurt. I sighed.

"Sorry I yelled. Like I said, nothing's really going right. With my relationship I mean."

"…Well…who're you with? Maybe I could talk to her." he smiled. Kaname was such a good guy. He'd probably freak if I told him the truth…but…I guess I have no choice.

"I-It's…A-Actually Kaname…It's a…he…not…she…" my voice got softer with every word. I felt Kaname tense up beside me. "Hey, sorry I didn't' tell you sooner." I was about to say more but, Kaname cut me off with laughter.

"K-Kaname! Y-You okay!" he continued to laugh at me and I started feeling embarrassed.

"H-Hey… I'm being serious here." I said waving my hands back and forth in front of my chest.

"I suppose next your going to tell me your dating Natsume Hyuuga." he laughed some more.

"Yes…" I muttered. The laughter stopped.

"Your…not joking…are you?" Kaname's face tensed up again. "I'm not going to ask why your dating a demon but-"

"He is actually kind of cute…in his demonic way." I answered without a spoken question.

"Okay…" there was a awkward silence. "If you want I can go talk to him for you. If it'll make you feel better." he smiled.

"Tour actually going to do that…for me!" I asked.

"Yes, of course. You're my best friend."

"Thanks! He's in his room right now!" Kaname gave me a wave and began walking toward Natsume's dorm.

- Kaname's PoV -

Sometimes, I'm to nice to him… I thought, walking toward the dorm.I started to think about Natsume's and Tsubasa's relationship. Tsubasa probably made up some ridiculous nickname for him…poor Natsume… I sighed and knocked the door.

"Who's there?" a irritated voice asked.

"Eh… it's Kaname. We met once before. I'm Tsubasa's friend." I peered in the dark room to see two amber eyes staring back at me. "Can I come in?" I asked nervously. I heard him sigh as he looked away.

"Do what you want. I don't care…" I slowly walked in, closing the door behind me.

"Uhm…do you care if I turn on the lights? It's a bit dark." The last thing I wanted was to be in a dark room with a demonic gay boy. I saw a fire light up in his hand.

"This'll do. Those lights are to bright."

I could clearly see him now. His uniform was of course a mess. He had a knee up that he used to support his hand engulfed in a small flame. He face was red and blotchy. I was amazed this hid could actually cry, I had half expected him to have had his tear ducts removed at birth.

"Whatever you want hurry up, bear boy. I don't want to waste my time listening to you anyway.

I grimaced. "Doesn't look like you were doing anything anyway." I heard him mumble something but, I couldn't make out what it was. I sighed. "Okay, I'm just going to flat our say it. Tsubasa loves you…with all of his messed up heart. And if you don't realize that sooner or later he might leave you behind. He can't wait for you forever. Even that dufus has his limits, believe it or not." after I said all that there was a minute of silence. I wish I could've seen his face but, the flame had died down and his face wasn't very visible. "Well, I'm going to leave. I hope you listened to what I've said, if not then you just might not have a relationship with Tsubasa…" I began to walk away but, at the last moment I turned my head around. "And I just might steal him away." Then I turned and left.

P: = 3 = Ah... I'm sleepy.

J: O_o Your... sleepy?

P: Yup. Woke up, read some manga, and now I want to go back to bed.

J: Why-

P: I have to go to church now. DDDX

J: XDDD Oh. That's why you won't go back to bed.