To those amazing readers, thanks for reviewing. And as what I promised, I'll update the story as fast as I can. Since its summer here, I'm guessing I'll update more often. I think :)
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Sweetest Acts;
Recap: Our leads met and yet, they didn't unite. Hatred mixed with love engulfed our Mikan's heart and as for our hot stud, he felt loosing the only key to his cold heart. And what's this? The hot stud having a bitch for a girlfriend; let's see what happens when our tangerine backfires.
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6:30 am – it's so early. I need more fucking sleep, I'm tired and I'm having panda eyes. And I'm seriously telling you that they're not cute, not even close. Shoot, I have to get up or else I'll be damn late again like I used to be.
What's today's first class? Uh… oh yes, right, Math with Jin-jin. Wait, what the hell? The strict teacher who often punished me and get me detention when I don't even deserve it? Crap, I have to get moving. And with that I swiftly went to the shower.
7:00 am – oh sweet joy, its breakfast time, I remember the awesome pancakes here and they have even have strawberry syrup to top it all. And here's what's best, I could eat 'em until I feel I couldn't eat anymore.
As I entered the canteen, everyone stared at me. Yet I don't mind, I'm used to being stared at and some, glared at. I grabbed a silver tray and ordered my pancake with strawberry syrup. And I'm guessing, the lady who was giving out the food, recognized me as she smiled and I grin back at her.
"It's been a long time since you ordered that, dear. That raven-haired lass changed a lot when you left, he became more violent and silent. What happened to him, dearie?" she asked me as I glance at Natsume, who was sitting at center of the table with his fellow jocks and Koizumi-san, his real girlfriend as what she told me.
"It's a long story," I told her as she laid my pancakes on my tray. And I started walking to a vacant table. I sat down and started to eat my pancakes; I smiled the pancakes tastes better now. I happily finished my meal when someone tickled me from the back.
"Eep!" I turned my head to the side as a sign of a reflex movement. I stared widely at the boy, silver shiny hair and those dull lavender eyes. And of course, that crooked smile.
"Yo,"
"Zero?!"
"In the flesh,"
"Omigosh, you're here! How? Why When?" I got excited and hug him like a bear. At my sudden shriek with my loud voice, everyone turned around, Natsume turned around. But I didn't notice anything, Zero here was in front of me and he was supposed to be in the States.
"Easy there, Ika-chan, I just came in yesterday. Why? Because my father's job was transferred here and since I know you study here, I transferred schools here. And I missed you, a lot," that velvet smooth voice, I remember him humming a tune and it sounded as if an angel sang it.
"I've missed you too, Zero. And I noticed, you still call me Ika-chan? Ahahaha," I let out a giggle.
The school bell rang and it's time for hideous Math with Jin-jin. I accompanied Zero and we laughed remembering all of those stupid yet fun memories we had. As we entered the room, everyone was staring at us as if we're aliens.
"Good morning, I'm Kuroshi Zero, nice to meet you," he said with his accent. He's half Japanese and half American. So being in the States ever since he's five, he's accent is unique unlike people who live and study in Japan.
"Kya~! He's hot," several girls screamed and I felt nostalgia, the first time I met Zero, almost every girl was hitting on him while I was being glared at.
"Ne, are you single?" Koizumi asked him, looking all lovey-dovey. She has a boyfriend already, right? And it's Hyuuga. What a flirty bitch she is.
I scanned the room, finding Hyuuga not here; so maybe, that's why Koizumi was flirting with Zero. I looked back at Zero, who was wearing his crooked smile. Tss, Zero's new here and he already have girls hitting on him? Unbelievable.
"I'm single, but I secretly love someone," he proclaimed. Alas, his secret love, even I don't know it. No matter how many times I ask him to tell me, he just tells me I know her better than he does. At first I though it was Leanne, then again, she has a boyfriend, Eric. So it's impossible, then if I have spare time, I keep asking his secret love.
"Is it Mikan?" a familiar raven haired girl asked, emotionally and face ever so stoic.
"Hotaru-chan?" it's her, it's really her! The freakish inventor slash blackmailer that likely is to be my best friend ever. And not meeting her for like three long years, I want to hug her lots.
"Hotaru!" I flung my arms around her, giving her a big, big hug.
"Idiot, I'm only allowing you to hug since I haven't seen you awhile. And what's this, you're new boy toy?" she asked, referring to Zero who was entertaining the questions the girls asked him.
"Nye," I smiled.
"About that question, Kuroshi-san, is it the idiot, Sakura Mikan that you got a crush on?" Hotaru inquired him.
I blushed. Zero wouldn't really have a crush on me, right? He treats me like his younger sister and I love him like an older brother.
"You noticed?" he replied and smirked.
I was empty-headed. I was sure I thought it was Mary from the States. But me? Heck, I didn't even think it was me.
"She's taken, Kuroshi, a long time ago," Hotaru said, piercing violet eyes remarked.
"I know, that's one of the reasons why I'm here," Zero smiled and winked at me, which he always does since we met each other.
I was left there dumb-founded. But then again, feeling myself out of my trance, I began to smirk. You heard me, Mikan smirks, for a mischief.
"Ah, let's not converse those kinds, let's talk about other things," I interrupted. I'm not dense as what they may seem to think; of course I heard them talking about me, I just don't want to get into the deeper said of the topics.
"Ne, Zero –"
"I heard you having a new boyfriend, Polka, where is he?" Oh yes, Hyuuga Natsume came right through the wooden door looking for trouble again. Yet, I wouldn't want to give in to Hyuuga.
"Deaf, I presume. Of course I don't have a boyfriend yet," I told him, which was true in any way possible. I didn't have a boyfriend ever since I learned his deceits and lame lies.
"Then who's he?" he pointed at Zero.
"Kuroshi Zero and you are?" Zero answered ever so politely. Gah, can't he be rude sometimes? He's too much a southern gentleman, but I have to say, I somewhat like it that way.
"Hn," was all Hyuuga could offer to say to Zero. He's so ignorant and rude, Zero's being all polite to him and he's like this? Not that I could blame him but, oh what the heck.
"Ah, Hyuuga Natsume, I presume. Ika-chan told me everything 'bout you," Zero smiled at Natsume, and his smile was fake. Knowing him, he's irritated and annoyed with Hyuuga here.
"Ika-chan, who the hell is she?" Hyuuga hissed.
"Sakura Mikan, you know, also known as Polka-dots," replied Zero. He's so much of a southern gentleman, which sometimes is sort of flattering, at some other times, it pisses me off. But that's how we roll and live, so why bother.
"She told you everything? Damn right everything?" Hyuuga smirked widely, if the was possible. The smirk that I so loathe and I wish I could wipe if off his face, for good.
"I think so, the way how you two met, the way you maltreated her and the way you—"
"Zero, stop it. Jin-jin is coming and knowing this guy here, he knows everything he has done; no need to proclaim it," I don't want to stay any longer in this four corners of a room, its like you're never gonna expect what's gonna happen.
My eyes widen a bit. I can't believe it's still here, it still exist, wow. I took sure steps to the cornerstone of the room; I feel the smoothness of the wall with my bare finger. There's that marking, the marking we made out of territory.
"So clichés still exist in this academy? How stupid," I scurried off to my desk which was beside Hyuuga and a window seat; whenever the class is boring, I go stare at the peaceful and care-free clouds flying through the air, not caring about the slightest thing.
"You," a flirtatious feminine voice boomed the classroom, "stay away from my boyfriend, got that, sweet cakes? My sources tell me you're one of those I'm-Not-Going-To-Let-Go persons and that's just pathetic," Ah, Koizumi, Hyuuga's oh so new girlfriend.
"Look whose talking and new flash, too much lip shiner? It's reaching your chin, mehn," I told her off. I was not intimidated by her at all; I can handle a bitch like her.
Koizumi growled and looked at Hyuuga for defense; Hyuuga not doing anything to defend his high-maintenance excuse of a girlfriend. And seriously, I'm not even surprised.
Boom, loud bang of the wooden door, entering our very gentle Math teacher, Jinno-sensei or what I to call Jin-jin; along with that frog of his, the slimy green thing on his shoulder; sometimes, I wonder if Science or Chemistry would suit him more.
"What's all this commotion here? Sit down and pay respect to your teacher," Jin-jin's demanding voice didn't change at all, a little cackle but that goes with age. No offense really.
"What do we have here – Sakura Mikan; let's see if you gotten any dumber in Math. Please answer the question on page fifty-five and if you need any scratch paper or papers, it's with Tobita there, alright?" He told me, a half smirk plastered on his wrinkly face and eyes gleaming with amusement.
"Five hundred fifty two square meters, sir," I told him after analyzing the problem. In fact, he was rubbing it in. Of course I hate Math, but that didn't mean I suck at it. I've gotten a lot smarter since I left this Academy.
Almost everyone's eyes widen a bit and I'm guessing they weren't expecting me to be correct. Zero's eyes glittered with a grin as I grin back at him, feeling all friendly with him as someone growled. I turned to the owner's growler and heck; it was that obnoxious guy yet again – Hyuuga, of course.
"You got that correct, Sakura, for the first time," Jin-jin's face was priceless. I wish I had my camera with me, too bad.
"Could I sit down now?" I asked him, smirking. He nodded and after two seconds, regained his posture.
The rest of the lecturing about problems and equations, I got bored, die hard bored. I grabbed a paper from my spring notebook and decided to write nonsense on it.
Want to hang out again like the old days? : )
And don't worry, this time and the following times, it's on me now.
So… what do you say, Ika-chan? : D
Zero
A neatly pulled out page from a spring notebook appeared in my table, knowing that familiar hand-writing, I gleamed at him. I nodded back at him with a small smile as he grin back and winked, as always.
And as soon as class was over, we grabbed our things and slung it to our shoulders and I hopped into Zero's convertible which was a BMW, a very sleek one that at that time.
"Where are we going now?" I asked him as I pulled the seatbelt and fasten it.
"Surprise, no say," Zero told me as something glittered in his eyes. I wonder, we'll we go to an amusement park? Ooh, that'd be lots of fun.
"Amusement Parks? Movies? Malls?" I asked him, thinking of any possible place where a boy could take a girl.
"Secret ~"