I Like You, Natsume-oniisan
Chapter 19: The Start
"One packet of Teriyaki don," Mikan said and almost immediately, the stall owner had prepared it and gave the packet to her in a plastic bag.
After paying it, she walked along the side of the field to return to the classroom. On the way, she saw Anna and Nonoko playing sparklers as they ran in circles and laughed like little children.
"Anna-chan! Nonoko-chan!" Mikan called out and waved to them.
The girls stopped what they were doing and waved back.
"Mikan-chan, do you want to play with us?" Nonoko asked.
"I... I wish to, but I have to return back to the classroom."
"Classroom? What for?"
"Hotaru and Ruka-pyon are waiting for me there."
The girls looked at each other and then Anna suggested, "Then, let's go there together so that we can play sparklers in the classroom with everyone."
Mikan raised her eyebrows in surprise. Was playing with sparklers even allowed in the classroom? It seemed dangerous but was kind of interesting.
"S... Sure," Mikan answered in an unsure manner and they walked back to the classroom.
When they stepped into the unlit classroom, they saw Ruka sitting on top of the table and was staring blankly at the sky, whereas Hotaru was scribbling nonsensical words and drawings on the blackboard with an evil smirk on her face.
"Hi guys!" Anna and Nonoko greeted and skipped into the classroom.
"Why are you two here?" Hotaru asked and looked at Mikan quizzically. "And Mikan, have you bought his dinner?"
"Yes, I have!" Mikan laughed and held the plastic bag up high. "About Anna-chan and Nonoko-chan, we met together on the way here and they suggested to play sparklers with all of us so they came up as well."
"Playing sparklers in the classroom? It's dangerous," Ruka said.
Hotaru rubbed her chin in delight and sniggered, "No, it's fun."
Anna took out the sparklers and giggled, "Then, let's play!"
Nonoko handed some sparklers to Hotaru, Mikan and Ruka. She lighted hers first and soon, everyone's sparklers were lighted. They swung their arms randomly and swirled around to make it looked as if their sparklers were fireflies flying around them. After playing with the sparklers, they turned on the classroom lights and cleaned up the mess which they had made. It was really fun and Mikan enjoyed it. She looked at the time and gasped. It was already past nine o'clock. Natsume would be very hungry by then!
"I need to head home for now. Onii-san must be very hungry now." Mikan let out a sheepish laugh.
"I will go home with you tonight," Hotaru said and grabbed Mikan's wrist.
"Bye, guys! I really enjoyed myself. Thank you!" Mikan thanked the rest and walked out of the classroom with Hotaru.
On the way back home, Hotaru bought some snacks from the nearby stores and shared it with Mikan. Mikan clutched onto the plastic bag tightly and realised that the food was no longer hot, all thanks to the sparklers.
"Mikan, what are you going to wear for Runo's concert?" Hotaru asked out of the blue.
Mikan scratched her head and replied, "I don't know. Maybe a normal blouse with a pair of jeans?"
"Hmm... I am going to wear the same too," Hotaru wondered aloud. "By the way, I have bought two tickets to his concert so you definitely must come."
"How much it costs? I will pay you the next time."
"It's alright. I'm in a good mood today so I'm thinking to give it to you for free."
Mikan's eyes glittered with gratitude and weeped, "Hotaru... you're the best... I love you so much..."
"Yeah, I know. So, please stop weeping before I change my mind."
Mikan stopped immediately and giggled.
Just then, a very familiar voice was heard, "Thanks. And do you think anyone would notice it?"
That voice definitely sounded like Nobara. Mikan also realised that they were already at that place where she saw Natsume and Nobara kissing. This time, Nobara and a male figure were standing outside the Ibaragi's residence. They were standing very close to each other.
"Nobara, it is not very obvious yet," a male voice was heard as well. "Furthermore, I think it would not be very noticeable until the fifth month. For your case, it is only the second month so it is still quite flat. Thus, no one will notice it even if you wear that wedding gown."
Mikan was very sure that the male voice was not Natsume's voice. Moreover, Natsume had told her that he would be staying at home. Did he suddenly had an urge to see Nobara despite having bachelor blues?
"This child," Nobara continued as she rubbed her flat stomach gently with a warm smile. "I will take good care of him and name him after Andou... no, Hyuuga."
Hotaru's eyes widened and she immediately pulled Mikan into a nearby bush to hide, in order to listen more of their conversation undetected.
Mikan was shocked too and whispered, "Hotaru, I can't believe Onii-san and Ibaragi-san did it already! They haven't even married yet!"
"Shh! Be quiet and listen!" Hotaru hissed.
"That's pretty unfair, Nobara," the man laughed and touched her stomach affectionately. "That child should name after mine."
"Maybe once I am done with the will, then yes." Nobara giggled and leaned forward.
The man did the same too and they both shared a kiss. Upon seeing this, Mikan was practically dumbstruck. What was Nobara saying? What kind of will was that? Who was Hyuuga? Who was this unknown man? And what was he doing here? How dared he kissed Nobara? Was he related to her? But she thought that Nobara had no parents and relatives.
Mikan stuttered, "Wh... What's going on? Why is Ibaragi-san ki... kissing that man? I thought... she and Onii-san..."
"So, I was right all along," Hotaru interrupted with a frown.
"What are you talking about too?" Mikan looked at Hotaru with tears in her eyes.
"It's a very long story before your brother's girlfriend and I met face to face for the first time," Hotaru replied.
Mikan was getting confused. What did Hotaru know about Nobara? What was Nobara hiding? Did Natsume know that his girlfriend was kissing with another guy? Was she cheating on him? But she said that she liked him very much.
What was the meaning to this?
"I don't understand anything at all," Mikan's voice quivered as she wiped her tears. "Hotaru, please tell me what happened."
Hotaru did not reply Mikan as she kept staring at the kissing couple. Her eyebrows were knitted very tightly as she observed them, especially Nobara's stomach area. When their lips were finally pulled apart, their eyes gazed at each other with a lot of affection for a long time without speaking a word to each other. It was as if their eyes could talk to one another.
Then, the man spoke in a low and serious tone, "Please get that will done with quickly, Nobara. I desperately want my child back."
Hi guys, thanks for reading up to Chapter 19.
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Here are the common questions which are being asked by most of you or you might be currently thinking right now:
1) How many chapters will there be?
Just like 'I Like You, Mikan-sensei' fanfic, there will be forty chapters in total.
2) Will Mikan go out with Ruka?
Maybe? :)
3) Did Nobara force Natsume into a relationship?
That... I can't be a spoiler, can I? But you are somewhere there. Let's just say that both Nobara and Natsume are responsible for this relationship.
Please feel free to ask me any questions. I will try to answer them as far as possible.
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