I Like You, Natsume-oniisan
Chapter 20: Her Child
"I have seen the will, Andou-kun."
"When did you see it? How did you manage to find it? And why..."
"A question at a time, Natsume... Hyuuga."
Mikan stood up from the bushes and charged towards Nobara with Hotaru's little pouch in her hands. Before Nobara and that unknown man could react, the pouch had already swept across their faces, leaving behind soft red marks on their cheeks.
"Mikan, stop!" Hotaru yelled and caught up with Mikan.
"Mikan? Ah! It's Andou-san! Nice to meet you here," Nobara giggled as if nothing had happened.
Mikan panted and asked in a low voice, "Just now, what did you just say and do? What about that man's child? Are you carrying it?"
"She must have overheard our conversation," that man growled and grabbed Mikan's arm tightly. "I will teach you not to be rude, little girl."
Mikan flinched and tried to pull away from his grasp but the more she struggled, the tighter his grip was.
"Let Mikan go, idiot!" Hotaru shouted and pushed the man hard but he just stood there like nothing had happened too.
"Ibaragi-san, you are carrying a child, right?" Mikan asked again.
Nobara tucked her hair behind her ear and smirked.
"Yes, I am. There is no use lying or whatsoever. That child is not your brother's but my lover, Rei Serio. Of course, your brother doesn't know a thing about it so I advice you not to tell him anything relating to the child and Rei."
"Why should I listen to you?" Mikan smirked back at her and raised her leg in front of Nobara. "There are two conditions, Ibaragi-san. One, don't get involve with Natsume-oniisan anymore and cancel the wedding. Two, you can continue marry him..."
"Of course, I will choose two. You, little low IQ brat!"
"...but you will have your stomach kick," Mikan continued her previous sentence. "So, if that is your choice, here you go!"
Using that man, Rei Serio, as a support, Mikan leaned towards his shoulder and jumped. She sent her right leg flying in mid air while the other leg swept across Nobara's knees, making her unbalanced. Upon seeing her right leg flying towards Nobara's stomach, Rei immediately let Mikan's hand go and pushed her onto the ground. He rushed to Nobara and supported her before she fell down.
"Gosh... I thought I will lose my child," Nobara panted heavily and glared at Mikan. "Imprudent creature, if my child is killed, you will be responsible for his death!"
"I won't because this child is illegitimate. I also don't care if I would be accused for murdering this unborn child because this child is not Natsume-oniisan's child. Even if you married to him and gave birth to this child," Mikan sneered. "I will tell this child that his father is not Natsume-oniisan but is some unknown guy whom his mamma slept with. I wonder how he or she will look at you one day."
"Maybe he or she will call you a slut!" Hotaru snickered and stood next to Mikan.
"If the two of you tell anyone about today's incident, I will reveal to everyone that you, Mikan, is in love with your brother," Nobara shrieked. "If you were to say a word about Rei and our child, I will tell everyone about your feelings for him, including your parents."
Mikan wanted to retort against her but was interrupted by Hotaru, "You're wrong, Miss. Mikan has already given up on him."
"Then, should I say that she used to like him in a wrong way? Remember that in everyone's eyes, they are siblings. Even their relationship as siblings is written in black and white under the law," Nobara continued and then laughed. "In conclusion, if the both of you disobey me, I will make sure that everyone will change their viewpoint of the little female Andou."
Mikan's knees fell onto the ground and she stammered, "How... How come? Wh... Why do you want to hurt Na... Natsume-oniisan? He li... likes you and..."
"Your brother is great," Nobara interrupted. "And I like him too. End of story, Andou-san. Now, scam!"
Hotaru frowned and stuck out her tongue at Nobara. After that, she picked Mikan up and dragged her away. Mikan was in daze and was still slightly confused of what exactly happened. If Nobara like Natsume, then why did she cheat on him with another man?
"Mikan, your brother's dinner," Hotaru said as she shoved the plastic bag to Mikan. "You're lucky that I helped you to safe-keep it for you or else, I could see that couple's faces smeared with delicious food. Here you go, little ninja."
"Thank you," Mikan said wearily and took the plastic bag from her hand. "Can you now tell me what do you know about Ibaragi-san?"
"It was like this," Hotaru started. "It was two months ago before we even started high school. As you know, I am a regular customer of that stationery shop so I would usually walk past this area. At that time I didn't recognise her so I just assumed that it was some random woman inviting her boyfriend into her house in broad daylight. Honestly, they were behaving like a couple as they touched here and there, and even kissed intimately. Until a few weeks ago, I saw that same woman again and it was so happened to be your brother's girlfriend. However, I was very sure that the man whom she invited into her house was not your brother because I recalled that you said that your brother had a staff outing from morning to evening. I was kind of suspecting her but I cannot be very sure about it. So, I didn't tell anyone about it. I'm sorry, Mikan."
"It's okay." Mikan sighed. "What should I do? Should I tell Onii-san about it? I don't wish to hurt him by saying that. Neither do I want Ibaragi-san to say those things too."
"Then, just keep quiet about it. We will find another alternative to help your brother, if there is. For now, we will pretend that nothing had happened and act cool about the matter."
"But the wedding..."
"Unless we should do it this way," Hotaru interjected.
"What is it?"
"Let your brother find out the truth himself..."
Meanwhile, Natsume was staring at the computer screen as he gritted his teeth furiously. Those words from the email had made him so angry that he felt like punching the screen. His fingers dug into his skull and he let out a long and heavy sigh.
"Natsume-oniisan! I'm home!"
Natsume jumped and looked around. Had Mikan reached home?
"Where are you? Geez! Don't tell me he has went out. What's with his bachelor blues? Wait... Why is my room lights on?"
Suddenly, the door swung open, revealing the disheveled Mikan standing in front of him.
"O... Onii-san, what are you doing in my room?" Mikan queried.
Natsume scratched the back of his head uneasily and replied, "Oh, sorry. I am using your computer because mine had broken down and I have to check some emails from the school."
"It's okay. You can use it all you want until you fix up your computer. By the way, here is your dinner. Sorry if I come home late, because there were some issues cropped out suddenly and I was held back." Mikan laughed sheepishly and handed the plastic bag to Natsume.
"Did Nogi-san buy it?"
"Nope. I bought it and it is the cheapest I can find though. I spent a lot of my money on games."
"So, you didn't eat anything at all, right? If you don't mind, I can share some with you."
"No thanks. I had eaten two sticks of fishballs and Ruka-pyon shared some hot buns with me. So, that's enough for me tonight. Enjoy your meal!"
Natsume looked back to the computer screen and exit from the webpage. He stood up and walked out of the room.
"Thanks," he mumbled and walked past her.
Staring at Natsume's back, Mikan bit her lips and then sighed deeply. She bet that he did not know a single thing about Nobara cheating on him and even carrying another man's child. However, she could not tell anyone about it. If she did, not only would she get into trouble, but the whole Andou family would be brought to shame.
"Seriously, what should I do now?" she muttered as she closed the door of her room.
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