Chapter 4

Mikan POV :

(6 am – Saturday)

Normally I wouldn't wake so early on a holiday but I had to be somewhere in an hour.

RECAP FROM LAST NIGHT

It was 8 pm when I decided to call my best friend, Iera. She worked in a beauty parlour as a part time job and I really needed a wax if wanted to wear 'beach appropriate' clothes.

Originally I had just called her to book an appointment for the morning but it prolonged into a talk for an hour and a half. Well you couldn't expect less when you call your best friend.

As I kept the phone down I saw an Aoi Hyuuga's name light up on my phone' screen.

'Why would she be calling me? That to at night' I thought to myself and answered the call.

Aoi : Hey Mikan, Aoi here.

Me : Hii … how are you ?

Aoi : Oh I am good! Anyways so there is a slight change in the plan for tomorrow, don't worry it is not something to worry about.

Me : Um okay. So what is it?

Aoi : You will be staying over at our resort for a m=night because you know which party ends before midnight and the beach is quite far away from the city. So you can't just go back at dead night right? Don't worry. It will be fun. So are you cool with it?

Me : Uh…yeah sure. So I need to pack for overnight right?

Aoi : Yes! I'm glad you agreed. So I will pick you up at 6 pm. be ready okay. We will hit the beach as soon as we get there and don't worry brother would be going ahead of us. Okay bye goodnight!

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RECAP END

So I was awake at 6 am as my appointment was an early morning one precisely at 7 am. I got ready and decided to walk till the parlour since I didn't own any vehicle. Iera had said she wouldn't be there in the morning shift so I had to ask for Laura. It was really boring and painful as I had to sit there for an hour for the whole process to be complete.

When I got back to the apartment it was empty. My two apartment mates weren't really home for the most of the time. God knows what they did. I ate breakfast and started to skim through my closet for clothes. To be honest I know that my formal clothes are not that fashionable but I can't help it. I really didn't know what to buy at that time plus I just needed it for 6 months.

I decided to take my regular back pack. I packed a pair of loose jean shorts and a white graphic tee with the quote 'Exercise? Extra Fries' was printed for the next day and a pain of pyjamas.

"Okay. Now the real question is what to wear today at the party?"

I skimmed through my closet and finally found the perfect outfit. White shorts, a very loose white semi crochet top with long sleeves, a multi coloured strapless bikini top under it, gladiator sandals and a golden headband. I had decided to wear my hair down. I really wanted look good and wanted to make that jerk apologise to me for calling me a granny. I admit that he was really good looking and could make many hearts skip with a single move but when he opened his mouth my gorgeous image of him always used to shatter. Maybe it was only me because whenever eating lunch my female co-workers always had something good about him.

Before I knew it, it was 5 pm already. I quickly took a shower and started to get ready.

It was around 5:50 when Aoi called me telling me she was here. I quickly got my stuff, checked my bag to see whether I had taken everything. I rushed down and saw am Audi R8 standing right across the street and had no doubt it was Aoi's car. I mean nobody owned such a car in my neighbourhood. I crossed the street and saw her waving at and indicating me to get inside.

Aoi looked absolutely gorgeous. She was wearing a light blue maxi dress and had her hair up in a messy bun.

"Whoa Mikan you look good" she said like she was wooing me.

"Thank you. You to look absolutely gorgeous. By the way how much time will it take to reach there?"

"Umm 2 hours approximately."

We talked about random stuff and she told me about the party. The beach was a small private beach and they owned a resort over there. She told me that her parents were also going to be there.

"I bet brother's jaw is going to drop when he sees you."

"No I don't look that great plus I bet he is accustomed to have beautiful ladies around him." I said while remembering my first encounter with him. Somehow she took a hint of what I was talking about.

"I know he is player and I hate that about him. Believe it or not I have confronted him about it a lot of times. But he is a really good person. Plus you are like his first P.A, who I have seen, he talks to like this."

"You mean him calling me Polka all the time and being rude?"

"Well I never said he was not a jerk."

It is fun talking to her. She is so easy to talk to. We talk about school and college. She tells me she is in her final year studying business. Then she starts talking about Natsume's friends who are attending the party. She talks about this one guy named Ruka Nogi like he put the stars in the sky.

"So are you and this guy Ruka dating?" I ask

A blush spread on her face as she replied "N-no we are not."

"Well do you like him?" I ask curiously. Now I look forward to meet this guy.

"N-no I d-do not. He is Natsume's best friend. I d-definitely don't like R-Ruka."

"You know Aoi a person can lie but their eyes don't."

She turns even redder.

"Well I do like him… a bit. But I bet he only thinks of me as Natsume's little sister."

"Did you ever tell him that 'Ruka I like you.'?"

"No"

"Then how will you know what he feels. I mean he may or may not like you but you will never know if you never ask him. You should definitely ask him."

"But what if he rejects me?"

"You will never know that if you don't ask him. You should ask him."

"I will try" she says

Before we knew it we were there. There is large open tent pitched with loud music playing and a bar. A little far away from the tent is a ramp over the sand and partly over the sea. The view takes my breath away.

Wow! So beautiful. One day I am going to have house on a beautiful beachside.

My thoughts get interrupted by Aoi pulling me by my hand. I tell her that I need to go to the washroom. She spots her brother whom I can't seem to find. So she points out to a poll and tells me to meet her there.

Natsume's POV :

I search for Aoi and Polka in the crowd. They should have been here by now.

"Whom are you searching for Natsumeee?" asks Ruka teasingly

"Oh why do you ask Ruka? Don't you know he is searching for his dear P.A" Koko says while cooing

"Seriously you guys are like old ladies who do nothing but gossip." I turn to them and reply

A familiar sound enters the conversation "Well it is not their fault because you keep talking about her a lot." Well it is true but she is an interesting personality.

"Hi Aoi." Ruka and Koko greet her. But I don't see polka anywhere.

"Don't worry brother she has gone to the washroom." She says

"She probably is hiding because she might be wearing granny clothes." I snicker in my defence

Aoi takes the champagne glass from me and smugly says "You will see brother, you will see."

"Say Natsume if you are not into her can I ask her?" asks Koko with a big grin.

"Fuck off." I grunt still deciphering what Aoi said.

Suddenly Aoi started rush towards someone and started shouting "Oh there you are! I thought you got lost." My guess it is Polka so I turn around with a smirk on my face.

"Hey didn't you say your P.A wore granny clothes." Koko whispers in my ear.

I catch my voice in my throat. As they come near I feel my heart skip a beat.

What?! Seriously! Get your shit together Natsume. I tell myself.

-X-

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