"The Bartender Girl"
Chapter 5: Broken Friendship, Love Blooming
-Mikan's POV-
How could she do that to me...?
She knows that I'm inlove with him right..?
She knows that very well….
Did they have a secret relationship or something…?!
How could you Hotaru-chan…?
How…?!
I threw the small vase I saw beside me, I was mad, no, I was more than mad! I was angry …. To Hotaru and… to Natsume.. I was angry with the world… I was even angry with myself… Of course, as I threw the vase, some pieces of it hit my hand, so now, my hand was bleeding madly. "O- Ouch… " More tears fell from my eyes… it was as if I was thrown to hell by my best friend. I could never forgive her for this…. I would never forgive her for this!
"Argh…" I whispered beneath my breath, now clutching my diary, getting ready to throw it at something again, "Darn it…. What's happening to the world?!" I now let go my diary and threw it to the door of my bed room. Since my diary's cover was hard, it made a very loud sound. Loud enough for somebody to hear downstairs, somebody who was a bastard… somebody who was … my EX- best friend.
-Hotaru's POV-
Mikan…….. She must be angry with me right now…. I hope she would understand, but knowing her, she won't understand something like this…. Especially things that includes the marrying-natsume-part. Right now, I wanted to go up there and knock at Mikan's door, I probably say something that would go like this:
"Hey Mikan! I'm really really sorry for not telling you the truth about mine and Natsume's arranged marriage. It was really arranged by our parents and I can't do anything about it! But you know what? I'm really really sorry! I also don't love Natsume so if you want, tell him you love him so at least! At least we'd have the reason to stop the marriage!"
But no…. absolutely no, I didn't say something like that. Cause I didn't even bother to go up there and knock at her door. I had no guts to do it, I was too afraid, first because I'm afraid to see my best friend's face all tear-strained and full of anger, second because maybe something she threw would hit me. Third because I don't have enough proof that what me and Natsume were having was an arranged marriage, and without proof, she wouldn't believe what I'll say.
"Shit, how could this happen to my life…?" I asked myself, getting my jacket from the couch behind me. I opened the door and ran out, no destined destination. Just plain walk.
My hands were inside my pocket, I was looking at the ground, I don't care if I bump someone nor something. I was so hurt inside, you know that feeling? You're so hurt that you don't care about the thins around you already. It was as if you want to die already? You know that feeling? That's what I'm feeling right now! Yeah! That's it!
"Ou- Ouch!" I fell to the ground, why? Because I wasn't looking that I bumped someone. I looked up and gasped. I couldn't speak, it was as if a lump of saliva or something formed in the middle of my throat.
"Ho- Hotaru Imai.. You're Hotaru Imai right?" The blonde boy lend out his hand to me, "Gomen nasai…"
I took his hand, blushing. "Nandemonai…"
I could feel my heart beating inside my chest like a horse galloping fast. What's this feeling?! I didn't notice that our hands were still linked together…. I was too busy thinking.
"Hey… you seem pretty occupied there…" Ruka said, leaning closer to me to look at my face.
I jumped in surprise, "H- Hey! Don't surprise me like that!" But since our hands were still together, when I jumped, he joined me jump. "S- Sorry.." I quickly took my hand away from him.
"It's because of … the arranged marriage right?"
I was shocked, Natsume told him about it..? And he understood?!... STUPID HOTARU! Of course he'll understand, it's not as if he loves me just like Mikan loves Natsume .. so he had no reason to get mad at Natsume and cry like Mikan in his room. "Y- Yeah… "
"Why don't you forget about it? Even for a while?" He said, whispering a little, "C'mon, let's take a walk around the town, I might make you happy… even for a little may do" He grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the train station.
I just let him drag me, I don't know why. But it felt like from hell, I rose up and landed on the floors of heaven. With my hand in his, I felt like nothing was wrong, and nothing was going to be… I could feel my heart beat from my throat, I could feel my body melt as he continued to drag me…
"It's starting to rain.." I heard him grumble, I was too busy thinking that I didn't notice little drops of rain falling to my body, "Y- Yeah.. "
"Guess I can't bring you to the park today.." He whispered to me, loud enough though. He tightened his grip on my hand and I shrieked, "Would you want to go to my house?"
I just stared at him, crimson blush creeping on my cheeks, he wants me in his house?! But we barely know each other! Well.. never mind that…. "Isn't it far from here?"
He giggled and looked at a house, no, more of a mansion infront of us, "That" He pointed his left index finger on the house, "Is my house"
My eyebrows went together, was it a coincidence that we were lead to his house or was it on purpose? "Well… I guess… I have no other choice…"
He took out a key from his pocket and unlocked the gate, it revealed a very beautiful but rain-soaked garden, it had a fountain in the middle and a path way, surrounded by charming flowers. Meters away from the flowers, a Jacuzzi was built, drops of rain fell on the bubbling water of it… I looked around, amazed. "This, … is your house?"
"Mine and Natsume's" He answered, leading me to the front door.
"O- Oh… his here?"
"Fortunately, not"
Fortunately?! What does this guy want?! "Oh I see…"
We finally reached the main door of the house, he opened it slowly, making me excited, as he opened it… I squinted a little because it was dark, no lights were on. I could make out a big chandelier hanging from the very tall ceiling. But before I could continue to gaze around hardly, I felt arms wrap around my waist and hot breath on my neck.
The hot breath sent shivers to my spine, it was as if I was going to break down on the floor… I couldn't control myself, my body was aching, I knew my lips were longing for his. Much as I wanted not to think of it, my mind showed pictures of him…. What was I feeling?! What was this feeling?!
"Ruka…"
He didn't answer, I felt his hand make circles on my thigh, I tried to shrug his hand away but the other hand just took my other hand and held it tight, "Shh…. I'm not a stranger to be feared of…"
What?! He is a stranger! I barely know him and now…. What was he doing now?! Kissing my neck and caressing my thigh…! But …… was I going to give in to this…!?
But before I could think anything else, Ruka pushed me to the wall, hard. He stared at my eyes…. And since it was dark, all I could see was his blue orbs and just by seeing it, I could feel my hands trembling and my lips would do anything just to feel his lips on it. What was I thinking?! This wasn't me, the Hotaru Imai, I know.
He leaned forward and pressed his lips to mine, my eyes widened, but honestly, I couldn't resist. This was something different… It was something extraordinary… It was something…. Something I was yearning for ….. all my life. "R- Ruka…" I moaned…
He pressed me harder to the wall as he held my hands tigher than ever to the wall, he was a hard kisser… but it felt so good…. His tongue twisted with mine… it was the first time I did this but it felt like I was doing this forever…..
-Mikan's POV-
I wonder what Hotaru is doing downstairs…? It seems really quiet … I decided to take a look at her, even for a little… but when I arrived downstairs… I saw no sign of my best friend… no, correction, my EX-best friend. I stared angrily at the kitchen door, "Now where did that liar go?" I asked myself, still mad.
I noticed the couch empty. It was the place where Hotaru usually puts her coat…. And now it was empty.. It meant she went out…. "She escaped?!" I took my own coat and stomped outside, "AAaaaahhhh…" I felt big drops of water wet my body, "It's … raining.."
But no matter how hard it is to travel outside, I still did. I wanted to… was I …. Worried about her?! How could I be worried about her even if she already did me something not worth forgiving for? Well, never mind that… right now, I must find my darn best friend…
I passed by a big mansion, it made me sigh, it was the most beautiful- oh never mind, no time for complimenting mansions, right now I must find her. As I was about to turn around the corner, I bumped someone, causing me to fall to the ground, "O- ou…"
"Mikan.."
That voice… I quickly looked up and my heart started dashing like it was competing with millions of contestants, "Natsume... –kun"
I stood up and brushed the wet dirts on my coat, "Sorry I wasn't looking.." I murmured nonchantly, remembering that he was already engaged to my best friend…
"Mikan… why're you out on this kind of … weather? You'll get cold…"
"I don't really care…" I said, still not looking at him.
Now he forced me to look at him as he touched my cheeks and pulled it up, "Why're you scared to look at me?"
I blushed madly, who won't when the love of your life touched your cheeks and stared at your eyes?! "N- Natsume… I- I'm … not …"
"Yes you are… look at you," He gazed at my soaked body, "You're shivering.. Let me take you inside"
I raised a brow questioningly, "Inside?"
He looked at the mansion beside us, "Yeah.. that's my house, oh sorry, I mean, mine and Ruka's house"
I gulped, So he was this rich?! "S- Suteki!" I suddenly let out, causing everyone around us to look at me.
I got in the gate and I was more impressed by the things around, fountain, Jacuzzi, blooming flowers in the middle of a thunderstorm, a rain-soaked path way but it continued to gleam in the dark, it was the most beautiful garden I ever saw! I followed Natsume to the front door, my heart skipping beats.
"Here we are"
He turned the doorknob and entered, the lights weren't on, "Huh? Ruka isn't here yet?"
But we noticed something on the floor…
Clothes.
And no ordinary clothes….. those clothes… it belonged to someone I know….
"H- Hotaru-chan.. "
End Of Chapter
Author's Note: Sorry for the very late update, I hope you loved this chappy, please don't forget to review ne?