CHAPTER 5: BACK TO SCHOOL

"You ready Mikan?" asked a tall and lean man. He stared at Mikan with his deep blue eyes. It looked very nice together with his short blond hair.

"Ya… I guess so…" Mikan answered her brother in a very bored tone.

"Mikan you gotta understand that you have to continue studying, that's what mum and dad would what."

"Whatever." Mikan replied, "Just don't worry about me. I know what I'm doing."

"Geez… you always say that… I just hope you won't cause any trouble."

Mikan nodded. Then she came out of the car. She looked through the window of the car.

Rey was waving at her, she waved back. Then Rey drove off.

Mikan waited until she couldn't see the car anymore. "Good." She said to herself.

Then she untucked the top of her uniform. She looked at the school building, "Here goes nothing…" She said.

While she was walking to the class room, she heard a familiar voice, "Hey, little girl."

Mikan turned to see a certain raven haired boy. "Hi…" Mikan answered. She was no longer blushing or afraid to talk to him, he didn't matter to her anymore, not as much as before.

"Where were you for the past week, I got bored of school without you to make fun of." Natsume said.

"Haha that is so funny!!" Mikan said sarcastically, "Bug off Hyuuga." She added coldly.

Her words stopped Natsume in his tracks. Mikan didn't care she continued to walk.

NATSUME P.O.V.

What was that for? Did I say anything wrong? Mikan seems very different. She's not her happy go lucky self… but she's… starting to act like… me.

I noticed that Mikan started to be all bad and everything. Not wearing the uniform properly, not listening to the teacher, talking back to the teacher and ignoring them too.

She started to avoid her friends and she was always by herself… what did this mean? What made her change, or who made her change? I have to know…

I found that idiot alone near a tree during recess. I went up to her, "Hey idiot…"

She looked at me with an angry expression, "What do you want now Natsume."

"I want you to tell me what happened. Why are you acting so strangely?"

"It's none of your business." Mikan said as she turned away.

"Oi… Idiot, I asked you a question and you better give me a proper answer."

"I said it's none of your business!!"

"Don't give me that crap… Answer me now."

"GO AWAY HYUUGA!!"

I was really pissed. I grabbed that idiot by the shoulder then I pinned her to the tree trunk, "ANSWER ME!!!" I shouted.

Mikan looked at the floor.

I could see tears falling from her eyes. I knew she was hurt and I couldn't stand by and watch her suffer anymore. "Mikan… please…" I begged.

She looked up after I called out her name. "Natsume… you just… you…"

Before I knew it she embraced me and cried on my chest. She drop to her knees and I did the same she that she could continuing using me.

After a while she started pouring everything out to me about her brother and parents. Then after that she thanked me but she told me not to tell anyone about what she told me.

"As long as you start smiling again." I said.

"Gomen Natsume… that's the only thing I can't do anymore." She answered.

I stared as she stood up and walked away weakly.

Yay! I'm done with this chapter too... Hope i can finish the next chapter by today, if not i'll release it tmr...