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"Starting tomorrow, Natsume Hyuuga will no longer be with us," The teacher announced.
"Huh? No way!"
"Who else is going to give us that glare when we make noises!" Koko joked and Natsume ruffled his hair.
"Idiot!" Natsume chuckled.
"Why didn't you tell us sooner? We could've planned a small farewell party," Mochu said and Sumire ran in.
"NATSUME! Why didn't you tell me you were moving?!" She shouted.
In the two years to come, I'm sure I'll be happy and be laughing like normal when we see each other again. Suddenly Ruka stood up in a foul mood and pulled me out of the classroom. "Why didn't you tell me anything?" He asked.
"About what?" I asked then he pointed to my arm, my leg and my neck, all the bruises that I tried to hide. "Oh, I just didn't want you to worry!" I said and he frowned and I was suddenly pulled into a hug.
"I'm your boyfriend now, you should tell me these things. If you don't I'll get more worried," He said. Yeah, Ruka's sweet and kind, he'd know what to say. Not like Natsume.
I saw Natsume glanced at us and looked away instantly when he realized I saw him. "Ne, Ruka. Let's go on a date tomorrow! I heard a new Café was just recently opened just down the station." I said and Ruka smiled.
"Sure," He said and when I glanced back I saw Natsume couldn't care less and was busy talking with everyone and laughing.
"Hey Ruka!" Koko shouted. "We're having a small farewell thing tomorrow for Natsume. You in?"
Ruka glanced at me. God, how I wanted to go! "No, I'm having a date!" Ruka grinned and I blushed. Oh right, I just made a date and I forgot!
"But it's Natsume! You'd never miss out on anything that has to do with Natsume."
"Well, it's a change of mind. Now, I'd never miss out on anything that has to do with Mikan," Ruka grinned and I followed him out from the building.
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"Mikan, the chocolate cake here is delicious," Ruka said and I realized I spaced out for a moment.
I ate a bit and tasted nothing. "Oh my god. It's really good," I smiled.
"Isn't it?" He smiled then I realized he was staring into my eyes. "Let's go to the farewell party," He suddenly said.
"Wh-What?! No! Today's my day with you!" I protested.
"What's the point of you having a day with me when you're looking so depressed?" He asked.
"OK! I promise not to be depressed any longer! Let's go to the park! I made a picnic!" I said to change the topic.
"You made it?" Ruka chuckled. "Is it edible?"
"Meanie! I made it with my mom! But I did most of the cooking!" I said and he laughed. There, better, now we won't have to talk about Natsume.
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"A toast! To Natsume! May you never forget any of us!" Mochu shouted and sprayed the juice around and everyone started to shake their cans and opened it and water sprayed everywhere.
"I don't think that's possible!" Natsume laughed. Natsume now wears contact lenses since he broke his glasses during the fight. He heard Sumire and Mochu singing a L'Arc~en~Ciel song and when Mochu got the lyrics wrong Sumire knocked his head.
Natsume glanced at the door hoping his two best friends would show up but after two hours of glancing, nothing comes up. "Natsume, it's your turn to sing," Anna shouted.
"What? No way," Natsume said.
"Aww come on! It's your last day with us!" Anna wailed and everyone had pleading faces.
"I swear, if you use this against me one day, I'll send assassins to hunt you down," Natsume said and everyone cheered when he took the microphone.
"Woohoo, Natsume!" Nonoko shouted when they heard Natsume singing Gackt's Redemption song.
"We should have more fun than this. You only have another ten minutes before you have to head to the station and wait for your train!" Koko shouted. "Sing another song!" Koko cheered and Natsume took and can and sprayed it open on Koko's face.
"No fair! Come back here!" Koko chased Natsume while holding on to a can and shaking it.
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When Ruka and Mikan got to the park Ruka stopped his pace when he looked at his watch. "Are you sure you don't want to send him? He's leaving in practically twenty minutes on his train," Ruka said and Mikan turned away.
"Nah," Mikan said. I shouldn't be getting close to Natsume anymore. She thought, "Besides, I really want us to spend the day together." I want to forget Natsume. "Come on!" Mikan pulled Ruka to walk under the trees and sat and prepared the picnic.
Ruka and I are a great couple and we have a lot of things to talk about. Starting tomorrow, no matter if it's Summer or Winter, it'll only be us two.
"Wow! This is so much different than the food you brought before," Ruka said when he saw the sushi, egg rolls, rice balls, garlic sausages and some meat dumplings.
"I woke up really early to do this. Before it was Natsume who did this for us…" Mikan said. "Ah," She realized what she said. "Umm…come on, let's eat," Mikan panicked.
"You don't have to force yourself," Ruka sighed. "If you hurry, you could still catch up to him," Ruka said. "Chase him, he'd want that," Ruka said.
Mikan looked at Ruka in disbelief. "Wait, no! I don't want to!" She shouted. I don't want to hurt you! Natsume already left me with you! If I run to him and he leaves, you won't be by my side either. I'll be alone, again!
"Will you really…hide your true feeling like he did?" Ruka asked with his eyes looking as serious as ever. Mikan was now confused. Didn't Ruka like her? Why is he giving her up? Why?
"Y-You're wrong," Mikan said.
"Am I?" Ruka asked and leaned on the tree. "Don't be stubborn, just go," Ruka said. "You didn't look like you had a good time with me. Every time we walk, you'd glance at your watch to see if he has left. You'd look around as if you're hoping you'd bump into him. You'd glance inside a Karaoke shop to see if was in that one," Ruka said. "I may be blinded by love, but I'm not blind when my love doesn't love me back."
"No, I really love Ruka!" It's true, I really love you! You're always by my side and treat me well.
"I know," Ruka smiled weakly.
"I always have fun being with you." But I took advantage of his kindness. Mikan thought and cried.
"I know but I know your real true feelings," Ruka said with his head facing the ground. "So go, he'll be there if you hurry," Ruka smiled.
"Ruka, I'm sorry!" Mikan bowed and ran as fast as her legs could. Ruka always understand me and that's why he forces my cowardly self to stand up to my feelings. "Thank you," Mikan whispered to herself.
That day, once I realized about my true feelings, I didn't tell Natsume because I gave up since the beginning. Please, I hope I'm not too late! Mikan wished and ran towards the station. She saw a lot of people coming out and couldn't get through them. There were too many.
"Let. Me. Through!" She shouted and pushed everyone in her way. No! I won't let anything stop me! I've got to tell him! He has to be there! He must wait for me! He must! I don't want it to end like this!
"Train No. 124 leaving to Kyoto has left. Next train will arrive in an hour. Thank you," The announcer said and Mikan stopped running.
"N-No way. I…I…," She stuttered and fell to the floor in shock. "I still haven't told him how much I love him." She stuttered and more tears welled up in her eyes.
"Mikan…" A voice said behind her and she perked up. "What a pity, wearing such beautiful clothes yet you're contaminating it by sitting on the floor. A waste," Mikan turned around and saw Natsume.
"Ah! Natsume! I thought you left with the train that just left!" Mikan said.
Natsume smiled sweetly. "Ruka just called and apologized to me. He told me, you're on your way," He smiled.
"I…I've hurt Ruka," Mikan cried.
"I know, I'm sorry, I had to let you go through a bad experience like that. I should have told you my feelings sooner," Natsume said. A perfect relationship like a circle, it won't be as perfect as it used to be.
"Ruka told me, he won't ever forgive me if I hurt you again," Natsume said and bent down and touched my face. "So you have to stop crying," Natsume said and kissed me sweetly.
"Are you still going to leave?" Mikan asked and he nodded.
"I'm sorry but I have to. I don't have a choice. Father wants me to enroll a business school," Natsume said and pulled Mikan up.
"Will I ever see you again?" Mikan asked.
"I'll come and visit as often as I can. I'll kill anyone that is in my way," Natsume said. He touched his ear and pulled out one of his red ruby earrings and took Mikan's hand and placed the earring on her palm. "This is a promise," Natsume said.
"It's a promise!" Mikan grinned and hugged Natsume.
"I'll miss you," Natsume said and they kissed for the last time before the separations.
There, it's the end!