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Author's Notes:

…………………………………I'm sorry………………………. For not updating!!!! I'm so darn sorry!!!! And yet again, I'm too caught up with school and…. Thanks for all of you who reviewed, every single reviews makes me very very very very very very very very HAPPY!!!! Thank you very much:)

I hope you all can forgive me if I didn't write the "Thanks for updating" and all that… This can help me update more faster, issit okie?

Here's the next chapter!

Torn Between Love and Duty

Chapter 18: He's My Master


Mikan's POV

I look up the clear blue sky… The sun shines ever so brightly…

Cherishing the passing moments, I closed my eyes, peacefully feeling the warm ray on my skin….

…So warm and protective…

As if they were Natsume's fiery gaze on me….

…Natsume…

I suddenly snapped away from my thoughts.

How can I think of him at a time like this?

Slowly shaking my head, I closed my eyes, trying to move away my thoughts to something else…

I continued walking…

Feeling the soft breeze blowing my hair, I smiled to myself…

The wind blows so slowly…

Ever so softly….

Like Natsume's gentle hand on my face….

…His soft lips on mine….

I snapped my eyes open.

I shook my head vigorously.

Feeling my face blushing, I look around to make sure nobody's here to see my perverted nature…

Making sure that no one's around, I let a small sigh escape my mouth…

Why am I thinking of him every passing second?

I put my hand on my face…

Oh my god, my face is burning…!

I caress my face, hoping the heat will cool down…

Suddenly, someone tapped on my shoulder.

Alerted, I quickly spun around and was greeted by an unfamiliar face.

Setting myself to defense mode, I glared at him.

"Whoa, cool down! I'm not an enemy!" the guy quickly said.

He looks friendly enough… But I'm not letting my guard down.

Natsume will kill me if I'm….

…What? I'm thinking of him again…!!

"Hey… are you ok?"

The guy said to me again after I spaced out.

Noticing his gaze on me, I blushed a little as I noticed I've been ignoring him for quite some time now.

"Who are you?" Feeling a little awkward, I finally asked.

For some reason… he looks a lot like Natsume… His raven hair is oddly similar to his, besides the fact that his eyes didn't have the same fiery soul as Natsume's…

He took his hand out, gesturing me to shake his hand.

"Andou… Tsubasa Andou." He grinned at me.

Reluctantly taking my hand out, I shook his hand.

I'm still hesitating whether to trust him or not…

"And may I ask…" He softly kissed my hand, "What pretty name does such a pretty princess have…?"

I quickly draw my hand away. "Sakura… Mikan Sakura…" I kept my calm gaze on him.

He smiled at me, as if reading my mind, he said to me. "I've noticed that you're a bit… uneasy around me…"

I soften my guard on him. I tried to tell myself that no one will hurt me here…

"And besides, if I'm to hurt you, I'm afraid our dear Natsume will not forgive me, tearing me limb by limb…"

I blushed at his last comment.

"Seeing how he held you so tight the other day, you must be very important to him…"

"I… uh…." I finally said something, and at the same time shaking my head vigorously.

Taking my last breath, I finally blurted out, "It's not what you think…!"

"Oh…?" He looked amused.

"What I mean is…" I stared down the floor.

He gave me a familiar smirk and closed the gap between us. "Then you're available?"

I blushed a bit more.

He suddenly laughed. "I'm just kidding with you, haha…"

As if he's laugh is infectious, I giggled a little.

I suddenly noticed….

I haven't laughed for a while…

I stared down the necklace on my neck…

"So…" He cleared his throat. "What make a princess to suddenly join the AAO?"

I looked up at him.

He was serious when he asked that question.

I smiled at him. "Why did I join…?"

He nodded in agreement.

"It's because of…"

"Natsume…?"

I chuckled.

"Good guess… but… no."

I returned him the serious look. "It's Persona…"

"Persona….?"

His eye widen when I told him…

"He's my master."


Author's Notes:

Erm… I think there might be like four or five chapters left… Hope you all can review and I'm soooooo hooked up on blood plus nowadays that I'm waiting every Sundays to watch it!!! I cannot go to youtube cause my internet is somehow very slow and…. Oops, sorry if I'm wasting your time reading and…. Ooops! Review pls!