Chapter 11! Haha, lots of reviewers wanna kill Yumiko.
And...do Sakura trees have leaves or petals? I always thought they were petals…O.o
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The next day was still pretty cold. Winter seemed to last so long…everyone hoped to see the flowers and trees bloom with life again. The Sakura tree, too, had lost its petals.
Hotaru dressed warmly and threw on a scarf. She stomped angrily toward the classroom. She looked furious. The Ice Princess…had just probably turned into a demon. Literally. You could see this black and red aura that screamed "KILL…"
And, of course, everyone separated their little groups for her to clear her path. Who knows what she might have done if they didn't.
Upon reaching to classroom, she banged open the door.
Heck, she broke it. And the door is pretty hard to break, even with Alices.
Everyone stared at her as she pulled off her scarf and made her way to Natsume and Yumiko.
"Hyuuga. I need to talk to you. Now."
Natsume looked a little surprised, but quickly returned to his cool posture.
"Come with me."
She turned to leave, and heard two people getting up. She turned around.
"I need to talk to him alone."
Yumiko glared at her.
"Natsume is my boyfriend! Whatever you say to him, you say to me too."
She kissed him on the cheek. He winced a bit, but no one really noticed it.
"Oh Really? Let's go outside then."
"NO! I don't want to! Even though I have the Alice of ice, I'm a sensitive to the cold!" Yumiko screamed, clinging to Natsume.
Hotaru smiled, which sent chills down the other students' spines.
"Oh, okay."
She raised her hand, and…
SLAP!!!!!!!!!
Yumiko though, saw this was aimed at Natsume, and took it instead of him.
"YUMIKO!" He shouted.
"What the hell was that for, Imai??!"
Hotaru narrowed her eyes.
She raised her hand again, and slapped him with so much force, he actually lost his balance and fell.
"YOU STUPID BASTARD!!I CAN'T BELIVE YOU COULD ACTUALLY BE SO DENSE AND BLINDED BY THIS BITCH!!!"Hotaru screamed. Everyone was watching and listening to her now.
She kicked him in the stomach, and he coughed a little blood out.
"YOU KNOW HOW SHE FEELS?! Huh?! HUH?!?!?!? DO YOU?! I DON'T THINK SO!"
She glared at him with so much hatred. Ruka was now coming into the classroom, and he made his way into the font of the crowd. He gasped as he saw Hotaru beating his best friend up.
She jumped into the air and brought her heel down on his head, which made a little dent in the floor.
"PUT SOME ICE ON THAT AND THINK THINGS THROUGH YOU BASTARD! OPEN YOUR EYES, YOU STUPID IDIOT!"
"…Hotaru…" came a voice from the doorway. The ever-so-familiar voice. Everyone gasped at they turned around to see what the saw.
Mikan.
She was wearing short a short-sleeved shit and some shorts because of an examination.
Now everybody could see her wounds and injuries. Scars, bruises, and cuts covered her body.
"M…Mikan-chan…?" Anna said nervously.
She barely glanced at her. She made her way to her best friend and grabbed her arm.
"We're going."
"Sakura…" came Yumiko's voice. But it wasn't all cutesy like she did with Natsume.
Mikan smirked. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a rather sharp knife.
"I use this for peeling apples. They're supposed to be good for you."
Everyone stared at her in confusion.
APPLES?! Why bring up something totally irrelevant?
"It's quite sharp, this knife."
She brought it to an un-injured part of her arms, and drew the knife over her skin. Scarlet blood trickled down her arm. People gasped.
"Although, I would have liked a bigger and sharper knife to skin that 'innocent' face off to reveal what was under."
She walked closer to the both of them.
"What a lovely couple…made up of a bastard and a bitch."
She threw the knife between them. As it stuck to the wall, it took off a couple of strands of their hair.
Mikan smirked, as she and Hotaru head out of the classroom.
Outside…
"Jeez..you didn't have to do that, though."
Hotaru shrugged.
"I felt like her deserved it."
"For no reason…huh…?"
Hotaru looked at her. That's right—she hadn't told her about how she read her diary.
"Actually…"
Mikan looked at her and tilted her head.
"I read your diary…"
Mikan didn't look very surprised or anything. She smiled. She kicked the snow.
"I suppose…then I should tell you."
"What?"
Mikan looked at her sadly.
"Apparently, I have some sort of rare illness that can't be treated in Japan. I'll be going to America, because they know more about it, and a doctor there can actually treat it. Fourteen people have had the same illness, and the survived under his care."
Hotaru looked shocked.
"W…Why..?"
Mikan stared at the snow.
"I…I'm a multi-Alice user. Some of the Alices I have I used too much of, and it affected my sickness, making it worse…"
Hotaru stared at her.
Silence.
"W…When are you leaving?"
"T-Tomorrow."
"WHAT?! So soon?!"
Mikan nodded.
"I only have two days left. If I don't, I'll die. Although I'd feel better if I did…"
She kicked some more snow and stared at Hotaru.
"…But wouldn't you, Ruka, Anna, Nonoko, Koko and people be sad?"
Mikan laughed weakly.
"Or maybe not…"
She stared at the sky.
"I…I'm going to sing one last song that the stage…from the festival… tomorrow morning…"
She smiled.
"My last song…because after my illness is treated…I won't be able to use my voice…for another ten years…"
Hotaru's eyes bulged.
"And get you're still going?!"
Mikan smiled.
"Yup! So I can be with Hotaru forever!" She smiled again, but a bit awkwardly.
A true smile…
After seventeen years…
"Forever…"
Both girls smiled as tears ran down their cheeks.
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"Konnichiwa, Minna-san! I am Mikan Sakura!"
Mikan was wearing the same fox costume from the festival.
"I was actually the fox from the festival. Hotaru was the Raven, Ruka was the rabbit, and Hyuuga was the Black Cat."
She didn't even want to say his first name anymore…
"I'll actually be singing you guys one more song before winter is over! Unfortunately, my other band mates won't be singing with me."
Silence. They seemed to sense that something important was going to some out of this song.
Hotaru and Ruka were standing near the stage, as Natsume and Yumiko were standing somewhere in the middle.
The music started playing, as Mikan picked up the microphone and started.
"Been given 24 hours
To tie up loose ends
To make amends
His eyes said it all I started to fall
And the silence deafened
Head spinning round
No time to sit down
Just wanted to
Run and run and run
Be careful they say
Don't wish life away, Now I've one day
And I can't believe
How I've been wasting my time
In 24 hours they'll be Laying flowers On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me
Is there a heaven a hell
And will I come back Who can tell
Now I can see
What matters to me It's as clear as crystal
The places I've been
The people I've seen
Plans that I made
Start to fadeThe sun's setting gold
Thought I would grow old,
It wasn't to be
And I can't believe
How I've been wasting my time
In 18 hours they'll be
Laying flowers On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me
In 13 hours they'll be
Laying flowers On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me
I'm not alone, I sense it, I sense it
All that I said, I meant it, I meant it
And I can't believe
How much I've wasted my time
In just 8 hours they'll be
Laying flowers On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me
In just 1 hour they'll be
Laying flowers On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me"
Silence as Mikan put down the microphone. She removed her mask.
5…
4…
3…
2…
1…
And the crowd broke out in cheers.
"Doumo Arigatou, Minna-san!!" Mikan shouted.
All of a sudden, confetti came from the sky. It was like a celebration.
Mikan shot Hotaru a 'Thank You' look and ran from the stage. In all of the confusion with the confetti, no one noticed.
She took one last glance at the crowd.
Tears ran down her cheeks.
Everyone…
She was alone…
Again…
"Mikan."
Hotaru walked up to her.
"I…If you're going, take this with you."
She handed Mikan an envelope.
"Pictures from the festival. Don't forget about us, idiot."
Mikan smiled, as she hugged the envelope.
"You're no alone…I'm sure Hyuuga will realize eventually…"
Mikan nodded slowly, and burst into tears. Hotaru hugged her, and they stood, for the last time until she was well enough to come back.
"Thanks…I have letters for everyone in my room. They're hidden, so you'll have to look for them."
Mikan smiled through her tears.
"Goodbye…"
The Crowd…
Everyone was still yelling and screaming and jumping to catch the confetti.
Natsume and Yumiko stood together.
Some sort of pain shot through him, and Mikan's face appeared.
What the hell?!
Yet…his heart ached again.
But he shrugged it off and concentrated on Yumiko.
But somewhere in his heart…he felt like he would never see Mikan's face again for a along time.
And little did he know…
It was true.
"Sayonara…Minna…" Mikan whispered quietly, boarding the airplane.
"Goodbye…"
Done! Don't worry, more chapters are coming. Though this might be shorter than I expected, the fanfictionWell, hope you enjoyed it. I find it hilarious that everyone wants to kill Yumiko. Well, I know why. Hmm...but maybe I should end it here and make a sequel…and change it ittradegy or something like that.
What do you think? Review?