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Addicted To You
Chapter 3

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Forget Her…NOT!

A 16-year old guy slowly opened his crimson-eyes from his deep slumber. He slowly sat up and automatically looked at the picture frame at his side table like it was his daily habit.

"Good morning, ugly girl." Yeah, you guess it right. It was no other than Natsume Hyuuga and the person in the picture frame is the girl he met 6 years ago. His friends sometimes called him obsessed because no matter what kind of advice they give, he just couldn't forget her. Since the girl left, he always mistook someone else that has the same hair color, build and complexion as her. He couldn't even believe on the impact that girl had given him.

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Flashback 6 years ago...

After the day he was mistaken to be a stalker, Natsume came back to the park to see her again. But after a long, long hours of waiting, she never came. He decided to go back again the other day, but instead of seeing the girl, the one he saw was Koko.

"Man... Sorry but that girl will never go here again." Koko said with a sad face.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Natsume answered with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

"She was transferred to another country you know." Koko said looking at the sky.

Natsume was shocked. He didn't know why, but after he heard what Koko said, he felt a strange kind of emotion he couldn't explain.

"Are you joking me, stupid?" Natsume said as he grabbed Koko in his collar.

"N-no!" Koko replied, frightened.

"Then how did you know about it?" Natsume tightened the grip in his collar that made Koko gasped for air.

"S-s-she's my cc-c-ousin, Natsume!" Finally, Koko was able to say it. When he said that, Natsume automatically loosen his grip. He gasped for air and breathed normally again.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier, huh?" Natsume shot him an annoyed look. Koko sweatdropped.

"Because I thought that you and my cousin could become friends! But I didn't know that she will be leaving today. My mom just said it a while ago!" Koko said emphasizing every word he said. Natsume sighed and stared at Koko.

"What's her name?" Natsume asked desperately.

"Sorry man, I can't tell."

"You can't? Why?" Natsume asked, slowly losing his patience. Koko flinched.

"Because... you better know it by yourself! And she might get angry to me! Sorry man!" Koko apologetically said and ran away.

End of Flashback…

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"I need to stop thinking about that ugly girl. I better get over it." He sighed and get off his bed. He ruffled his hair and went straight to the bathroom.

He stared at his reflection on the mirror. "I will never see her again anyway." Natsume said in low voice. He turned on the faucet and splashed some water on his face.

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Noon had come and Natsume and his friends just arrived at an exclusive restaurant in a mall to have their lunch.

"Finally! I can eat!" the 16-year old Mochu yelled. He was so damn hungry after their long hours of walking around the mall.

"Food-maniac bastard." Natsume murmured while reading his favorite manga.

"Hey! I heard that!" Mochu yelled again.

"Whatever." Natsure muttered. Mochu just frowned and checked his phone.

"Miracle, Natsume didn't mistake anyone now as her 'ugly girl'" Koko joked with a laugh. Natsume glared at him.

"I decided to get over her. That girl just makes my life troublesome." He said, his eyes still fixed to his manga.

They all looked at Natsume with a shocked face.

"That's great Natsume!" Ruka exclaimed. He let out a sigh of relief and smiled.

"Yeah, but why all of a sudden?" Yuu asked with curiosity in his voice.

"Because, I want to. So stop asking, fools." Natsume said coldly. Yuu shrugged his shoulder and just took a sip from his drink.

All of them looked at each other and nod in understanding.

"Whatever!" They said and laughed in unison.

They ordered their foods and continued talking until three girls approached them.

"Hi handsomes! Can we share table with you?" A girl with strawberry blond hair asked seductively.

"Find another table." Natsume answered coldly, his eyes still fixed to his manga.

"Pretty please? There's no other available table." Another girl with dark blue hair said in flirty voice.

"Ehem, go on girls, just take a seat" Ruka said in kind voice.

"Thank you, you're so cute, can we go out sometimes?" The strawberry haired girl asked.

Ruka's face became red in embarrassment. His friends laughed at him, except Natsume.

"Just sit down, freakin' girls and shut your annoying mouths." Natsume said in a really annoyed tone.

"Oh, common, don't you know me? Maybe you'll change your mind if you – "

"Shut up. Annoying bitch!" Natsume growled angrily.

"I like your attitude. So cool." She pointed out, with hearts on her eyes. By the way I'm Luna Koizumi, the only daughter of the President of Koizumi Enterprise. I know who you are, you're Hyuuga Natsume right?"

Natsume ignored her. Of course he already heard the Koizumi Enterprise. It was one of the largest companies in their country. The girls kept on flirting at them but the boys just ignored them with the nicest possible way – except for Natsume who just kept on throwing curses at them.

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Meanwhile, at the kitchen of that restaurant...

"Argh! So many orders! What to do? What to do?" A 16-year old girl with wavy pink hair and cool blue eyes exclaimed frantically. She was so exhausted due to the large volume of orders in the restaurant.

"Umenomiya-sama, please calm down." Her assistant said while patting her back.

"Waaahhh!. I need Nonoko-chan!" She yelled again. She was Anna Umenomiya, the daughter of the owner of that restaurant. Since her parents are in other country, they decided to leave the management of the restaurant to their one and only daughter.

"Ogasawara-sama is busy at the moment Umenomiya-sama, please calm down." Her assistant said again while trying to calm her down. But Anna wasn't calming down, she was so close to crying.

"What's happening here? I heard your shout Anna at the auditing room." A girl with long auburn locks that is in ponytail and matching hazel eyes asked.

"Mikan-chan! Please help me! Too many orders! Too many!" Anna said in hoarse voice. She ran and hugged Mikan.

"Stop being childish Anna, I'll help you out. I'll serve the other orders to the customers, just stay calm, everything will be fine." Mikan said in assuring tone. She caressed Anna's head which gave the girl confidence.

"Thank you very much Mikan-chan! You've done so many things for me and in this restaurant." Anna said while smiling.

"So, let's do it now!" Mikan said energetically while smiling at Anna. Anna nodded and they went back to work.

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"Our order was taking so long, I wonder why." Yuu said. He was hungry and still their foods haven't been served yet.

"Darn it! Where's our food!" Mochu yelled in annoyance. All the customers looked at him.

"Mochu calm down, let's wait for few more minutes." Ruka said, trying to calm his friends down. They didn't notice that a girl holding their order already arrived.

"Sorry for the delay. Here's your order." The girl with auburn hair and hazel eyes said with an apologetic smile. The mere sight of this girl has made Koko's eyes widen. He watched her serve their foods quietly.

'God am I dreaming? Is this my cousin?' Koko thought as his gazed never left her.

"Finally! Thank God that you look like a very nice waitress or else you will say goodbye to your job and to this restaurant." Mochu said in a not so very nice tone and then started eating like a pig.

"Don't believe in him, he was just joking." Ruka said and smiled at her.

"Tch. You know Mochu can do that." Natsume suddenly said but his eyes were still fixed on his manga.

"Then I apologize again for the delay. Please do enjoy your food." Mikan said and bow down. She was about to leave when...

"You think your apologies can undo the delay?" Natsume asked, a hint of anger in his tone. This made Mikan twitched a brow.

"So, what do you want ouji-sama." Mikan said emphasizing the word ouji-sama.

Natsume smirked but still not looking at the girl.

"Entertain us, just dance sexily and you're forgiven." Natsume said with a smirk behind his manga.

"Natsume! Don't!" Ruka said to his best friend. Natsume just shrugged his shoulders, like he was waiting for the waitress to beg or cry.

Mikan, who was really annoyed and humiliated, grabbed a strawberry cake from a waiter who just passed by.

"Hey." Mikan tapped Natsume on his shoulder.

"What? Just do what I said and you won't lose your job." Natsume said finally raised his head to look at her. His eyes widen for about .003 second as he saw her face.

"Here." Mikan smiled and slammed the strawberry cake at Natsume's face, with a great force.

"You look educated but your manners are worse than those who never studied. You're stupid and a perverted jerk. Just leave and do what you want. I'm not afraid of you." Mikan pointed out angrily as she gritted her teeth. She shot one last deadly glare at Natsume and walked away.

"Oh my! Are you okay, Natsume-kun?" Luna cried as she picked some tissue and wipe the cake out of Natsume's face. "That girl will pay for doing this thing to you!" She added angrily. Luna kept on throwing curses to the waitress but Natsume was lost in his thoughts to care.

Natsume was just frozen there, dumbfounded. He was not angry or furious at all. He felt like he just experienced some kind of déjà vu. He stared at the back of the girl who slammed a cake on his face. Until he remembered something similar to what happened to him from the past.

'Could it be... that girl... is her?'

End of Chapter 3