Disclaimer: All Characters from Gakuen Alice belong to Tachibana Higuchi.

A/N: Idk what this even is but I haven't posted much lately and bleh. I should be able to update more after this week, because the I shouldn't have any more Exams :3

17 - Injured

A shout roused him from his light sleep, startling him slightly and causing him to rock unsteadily on the branch he was laid on, making his hands automatically shoot out and grab the tree trunk as he maintained his balance.

"Natsume!"

The shout came again, and he peered through the cherry blossoms to see Mikan wandering over to the tree, her head turning from side to side and her eyes scanning the area.

"Natsume are you here?"

She came closer to the tree, and Natsume instantly planned to just let her walk by and go back to sleep, but she stopped at the base of the tree and looked up, a smile spreading across her face as their eyes met.

"I knew you'd be here," She stated, her smile transforming into a grin, "You're almost always here, you know."

"What do you want?" He was still slightly tired, after missing so much sleep last night, and just wanted to nap in peace, "Hurry up, I'm busy."

"You're just sleeping." Crossing her arms she frowned up at him, "Narumi-sensei says he wants to see you."

Natsume glared at her, before reclining back and closing his eyes again, "Whatever."

"Natsume! He said it's important! Come on!"

He ignored her, figuring she'd leave eventually, but he heard the branches beneath him begin to rustle and leaning over slightly and cracking an eye open, he saw her struggling to scale the tree, her feet slipping against the bark.

"Idiot, get down," He growled at her, sitting up again, "You're going to fall."

"I'm coming… I'm coming to get you down!" She shouted up, frustration showing on her face, "See! I'm halfway up already!"

"Polka dots, get down," Her hand reached up to grab at the branch he was perched on, and he was about to pull her up when she let out a small squeak and she began to fall. It happened so fast that all he could do was watch with wide eyes, and when she hit the ground with a thud he jumped down instantly and knelt by her side.

"Polka dots? Hey, Mikan are you okay?" He nudged her slightly with his hand and her eyes flickered open, "Did you hurt anything?"

"Natsume… No I don't-" She cut off her words as her eyes screwed shut and her teeth clenched, "My arm, Natsume… It hurts, ow."

He glanced at her right arm and found it trapped under her back, bent slightly at an odd angle.

"It's broken, I think." He gently eased it out from under her, trying to ignore her moans of pain, "I told you not the climb up the tree, you idiot."

"Natsume stop shouting at me, it really really hurts!" She began to cry, tears welling up in her eyes and pouring down and over he cheeks, "Natsume,"

"I'll take you to the doctor, hold still." He reached out and pushed his arms under her knees and shoulders, carefully lifting her off the ground while trying to avoid moving her arm.

"Thank you Natsume," She murmured, tears still flowing down her face as she shifted slightly in her arms, "Sorry for causing you trouble…"

He simply shrugged, already making his way to the hospital, "You really are an idiot."

"You still have to go see Narumi-sensei," she told him, and he smirked, his arms tightening around her body as he walked

"Sorry, but I'm in the middle of something right now."

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