CHAPTER 4

Five years later…

During these years Natsume and Mikan went to school together everyday. Mikan was the target of Natsume's tortures every single day. He would call her names and hit her. He would push her around in school but in front of adults, he would act like he was her best friend. It was a nightmare for Mikan because Natsume requested to have every single class with her and he was her partner in every single project. What's worse was Natsume became the most popular boy in school so she couldn't get anyone on her side to help her avoid him. Also during this time, Natsume met Hotaru Imai and Mochou. It took them a while before Natsume would trust them. Eventually they became Natsume's best friends as they hang out together more often. He let them in on the fun of teasing Mikan but he would never let them physically harm her. And so it begins…Junior High…

"Heads up!"

Mikan glanced up and saw a blurry object headed her way. Before she could block it, it hit her right smack on the head and gave her a bruise. "Ow!" she yelled and began to rub the spot where it hit her head. Natsume began to walk towards her. He was the one who threw the football.

"Aww…did it hurt?"

Mikan glared at him but he just smiled at her. She clenched her teeth and answered, "No." Right behind Natsume was Hotaru and Mochou. They were laughing.

"Hope you didn't make her cry man!" said Mochou.

Hotaru shook her head. "Naw…her head has too many bones in it."

"Maybe that's why they call her 'BoneHead!'" yelled Natsume.
All three of them started busting out laughing and gave each other high-fives. Mikan stood up.

"You idiots! There are no bones in the head! You don't know anything! No wonder all of you are so dumb to make that stupid joke. I hope all three of you fail and repeat eighth grade!" Mikan blurted.

Hotaru looked at her. "Aww…you don't mean that Mikan. Because that means you'll graduate before Natsume."

"Yeah," added Mochou. "You don't want to leave your Natsume-Honey, do you?"

Mikan's face turned red. "Shut up Hotaru and Mochou! Natsume Hyuuga is nothing of mine!" She points a finger at Natsume. "I hate you!"

Natsume just gave her a smile and said, "No you don't."

"Ahhh!" she screamed and then stomped off to class.

'Those jerks,' Mikan thought. 'Damn you Natsume. Act like you're King of the school. I hope you get kicked off your throne Your Majesty!' She began to imagine herself choking Natsume and she wasn't watching where she was going. Then she felt herself bump into someone.

"Ow!" said a voice.

"Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going.
Here let me help you up."

Mikan bent down to help the guy up. She noticed he had a long neck and really beautiful eyes. Then she cursed herself for staring at him. He was cute!

"Sorry about that."

"It's okay."

He gave her a really sweet smile. "By the way, my name is Andou Tsubasa. And you are?"

"I'm Mikan Sakura. Nice to meet you Tsubasa-sempai.

Are you new here?"

"Yeah. First day."

"Let me see your schedule." Mikan looked at the list Tsubasa gave her. "Hey you take Tae Kwon Doe?"

"Yeah. I'm the Junior Champion back at my old school. So do we have any classes together?"

"Really? That's tight! Hmm…we have four classes together."

'He has four out of six classes with me,' she thought. 'Damn and that monster Natsume has all six with me. Maybe Tsubasa will be the only guy here who won't listen to Natsume and pick on me. Who knows? He might even kick Natsume's butt in Tae Kwon Doe!' Just the thought of Natsume getting beat up made Mikan yelled out, "Yay!"

Tsubasa looked at her surprised. "Why are you so happy?"

"Oh nothing. Come on Tsubasa-sempai. Let me take you to your first class with me."