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12 - Polka Dots
Mikan flung herself down onto the ground by the Sakura tree, loud sobs escaping her mouth as tears streamed down her face and fell to the ground. Shifting to sit against the cool trunk of the tree, she buried her face into her knees and cried even louder. She blamed Natsume for all of this, if he hadn't started the whole thing, everybody else wouldn't have joined in. Something shifted in the branches above her, causing a few cherry blossoms to flutter down and land around her, a few getting stuck in her hair. Moving her gaze upwards, Mikan narrowed her eyes at the person responsible.
"Go away, Natsume." She hissed, wiping away a few stray tears that were quickly replaced
"I was here first…" Mikan ducked her head down, not prepared to deal with him right now, and she heard him jump down and land close beside her, "What's wrong, Polka dots?"
She snapped, "Would you stop calling me that, Natsume!" She was shouting, probably too loudly but she didn't care as she directed a glare at the raven haired boy, "I've told you so many times that I don't like it but you don't seem to care!"
Natsume only stared at her, his stoic expression masking his surprise at her outburst. Mikan buried her head back in her knees, and he silently sat beside her, gently reaching over and pulling out the stray cherry blossoms that had gotten tangled in her hair.
"What happened?" He avoided using the nickname he'd given her, and his tone was lighter,
"It's your fault!" Her shout was muffled, her face staying pressed against her legs, "Mochu kept trying to look up my skirt and he keeps calling me Polka dots! And now Koko is joining in to, Natsume! They're following your lead, it's all you fault!"
"What?" Natsume growled, and at his tone, Mikan turned to look at him
She could see he was angry, though she wasn't sure why, she thought he'd get a kick out of this, everyone harassing her. He stood up quickly, patting her head slightly before he walked away and towards the academy, his hands balled into fists.
The next day, Mochu and Koko came into the class with singed hair and half their eyebrows burnt off, and they both gave Mikan a quiet "Sorry Sakura," before hurrying to their seats, their heads down the entire time.
A/N: I'm sorry it's so short and that I havn't updated in a while but I've got exams soon and if I don't revise I'm sure to fail, so I don't think I'll be able to update as quickly as I did at first... Sorry!
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