Waiting For Yesterday.
By Courting Torment
2.
When time flies, everything simply changes, whether we wanted it or not. There were times when we just wished we could just knock dead and hope that it was all a dream. That when we wake up, it'll be our peace. And there were times when we want it to just stop and pause for all eternity, never to resume; with our never ending happiness we share with that special someone. But we all knew that it was simply unfeasible.
When time goes by, everything changes. Pain and suffering numbs through and relieves us as if it wasn't there any longer. We make ourselves believe it was gone.
But deep deep deep down. We can't expect to lie to ourselves forever.
Or maybe we can?
I don't know what to think anymore.
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Years later…
"Ruka!" he knew that was Mikan's voice, he knows it anywhere. It's been already a few months since he had coincidentally met up with his best bud and his soon to be wife. How Natsume had actually brought down his pride and confessed made him gawk like an idiot just thinking about it, but how Natsume had actually dropped the bomb and asked the question, he had nearly drop dead.
He sighed tiredly and refrained from rubbing his hands along his face. Mikan was getting him quite aggravated these days. She was acting like an overprotective mother that wouldn't stop pestering him. She was everywhere; at first he didn't mind, but it became incessant, it drove him crazy. And what's worst from her always being omnipresent and attaining to his every move, Mikan always set him up with blind dates. Always. It nearly drove him insane.
"Yes, Mikan?" he forcefully puts on a smile,
The brunette beams at him, "Did you eat lunch yet?"
After answering a regretful 'No,' the lady began lecturing him, how it wasn't good to skip lunch, and breakfast, how she knew, he had no idea, then began on his weight, how skinny he was becoming and so on. He had long memorized what she had to say.
"… Ruka-pyon, please also take care of yourself," she hands him a bento box, "anyhow, Natsume's inviting you to join us later tonight for dinner, you'll go right?" translation: I'm telling you to come tonight for dinner.
Without even looking at the calendar and how Mikan had asked the same question once again, he had no doubt that today was the month's first Friday. When Mikan never ceases to stop trying to do the match making business, and a 'no' wasn't even an option. Unless he wanted to be tied and dragged to dinner like a piece of trash that is.
Women are getting scarier these days, but he wasn't one who would tell them directly.
And what surprised him the most is his so called best friend just stood there and stared at him, shrugging if he ever asked why. What was he to do now?
"Her name's Mekai-chan, Ruka-pyon," he couldn't help but wonder where Mikan found those girls, they were all beautiful, possible candidates to be a model (well, most are), and they had the brains too. They were no idiots, and mostly were kind hearted, but
When he had already tasted and found what he found perfect, how can he settle with something just 'good enough'?
And it was painful enough that he had lost it in the end.
But he knew himself he had to stop, one way or another. Why did he have to repeat it again and again to himself? It was hard enough just thinking about it, it was like his heart was breaking constantly, never ending.
'She broke up with you! LIVE WITH IT!"
"Why? Why are you telling me all of this suddenly? Why just now?"
"It's not just now Ruka,"
"Are you telling me you didn't love me? At all? All this time?"
"I did," she bits her lower lip, "don't make this harder for me, I did love you, I did, but-"
"Enough!" he unconsciously swore and hit the steering wheel of his car, Mekai beside him yelped in surprise at his abrupt outburst. He stopped on the corner outside her residence. Realizing what he had done, he quickly apologized,
"I will forgive you in a condition," Mekai stated, looking at him directly
Nodding, Ruka just sighed tiredly, "What is it?"
"Why do you have that dull, sad look in your eyes?" she quickly looks away as he stares at her, "It's even painful by just looking at it,"
"Why do you want to know?"
"Because I want to," he chuckled at her direct answer,
For the first time of the night, Ruka looked at her, really looked at her, not just letting his vision pass through. She straight red hair and dark deep-emerald eyes that he swore made him remember Sumire, but she was definitely a sight to look at.
He took sometime thinking for the right answer, "You know how the cliché stories goes, perfect love found, perfect love lost," he chuckled ironically,
"But how can it be perfect when it got lost?" she asked innocently, those beautiful green eyes sparkling.
"I was just thinking the same thing,"
Except he saw purple, the color of the beautiful stone amethyst. Only warmer.
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Natsume never thought he'd see the day come again when his mate had actually found a girl thinking worthy to be with, he nearly yelped in amazement,
"Surprised myself too," his fiancée grinned, kissing him on the cheek, "I'm even amazed that the whole match making worked,"
"Yeah," the former black cat nodded, "who'd thought something you actually planned had literally worked as planned," he smirked as the brunette opened her mouth and thought of a retort,
"Hey!" she slapped his arm playfully, "Some of my plans did work, you know!"
He chuckled, "Like what?"
His brunette then stuttered, trying to think up of something, "You see, strawberries, that's just the way you are, still an idiot,"
"I'm not idiot, you stupid asshole!" she fumed, pouting her lips as Natsume snatched a kiss, seeing her blushing face, he grinned, "Or is it thongs today?" he whispered, making her flush madly, he then pinched her butt cheek as she squeaked, shocked
"That's it!" she glared at him, giving him some space as she let go of his arm, taking out her phone and hastily dialed someone's number,
Flabbergasted, the man looked at the brunette with puzzlement, "Permy? The extreme-bachelorette party sounds great!" she smirked at how the man beside her had his eyes widen, "Yeah! Of course! I don't know, you know these things better than I do… wait! Remember Ami's-chan's… yes that one! I want Akira-baby especially!...you already know why! Kou? Ah, you're right, he is hot," a mischievous glint was in her eyes, "alright already! Pick some hot stud ones too!" she began to lower her voice, away from Natsume's side, "Just make sure everyone, particularly me will enjoy the party," she giggled and said good bye,
Sneaking a glance back at her man, who was emitting a dangerous aura, glaring at her, too bad for him, she was already immune with his infamous looks, "What?" she asked,
"You know what!?" he snapped, glowering,
"Oh come'n Natsume-kun," she tried to kiss his lips as he evaded it, "Aww," she reaches for his head and turned it back to her, brushing her lips on his and doing a pattern on his nape, which was his weak point, his gaze quickly soften,
She sucked his bottom lip just lightly, leaving him with the ache of wanting more, she quickly parts from him, dodging when he tried to stay her put, she runs a good distance and waved her hand bye, and even faster jogging out the shop before he could stand up,
He bangs the table in frustration, not enough to break it, but enough to stop the manager from going near him. He then crossed his arms, murmuring some incoherent words.
"Woah!" Koko whistled, who was standing just near the entrance, "Never thought I'd ever see the great Hyuuga get a throbbing boner!" he winked at his pants, laughing his head off
The crimson eyed man threw a fork at him, and if he hadn't ducked in time, he was so sure he'd already have holes on his head. Having enough with the warning, he also hastily raced out the door, but still had that stupid smile on his face, along with the taunting laugh echoing as Natsume gripped the knife in his hand as it dented. Relieving his stress.
Looking back outside the window, his gaze softens as he saw the blonde laugh his head back; things were turning out fine. He simply hopes this time there'll be no more heart breaking drama shit.
He was tired with those stuffs as it is. If it happened again, he wouldn't be surprised if there will be an upcoming murder soon.
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Quite short! I know!! Sorry it was a bit late than expected, got plots all mixed up my head! And it wasn't pretty trying to find the right pieces with this story! I rewrote this story more than five times, and I mean erasing every single thing I had virtuously typed for more than five times. But it was my fault so who am I to blame? Anyhow. Hoped you like this chapter. Just added the MikanxNatsume for fun. I like teasing that guy. And I couldn't help but to put that in! X3
A few more chapters left! And this time I won't make a promise I'm not sure I can fulfill, but I'll TRY to update the next chapter in a week's max! Hope you stay tune and review!
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-CT