CHAPTER 12
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After that he went to dreamland and dream about Mikan and he kissing together. Same as Mikan who dream Natsume.
I didn't own Gakuen Alice (hopefully I do)
CHAPTER 12: MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE BALLROOM
Mikan who already prepare to go the ballroom who been held by the Viscount of Riverdale, Tobita Yuu and his wife Tobita Nonoko, who good friends of her and Hotaru.
She wears a beautiful low cut neckline pink gown with tight fitting her body with make her bosom revealed by the small bodice. Her slippers were also pink and matched her long, elegant gloves.
While her maid busy to arrange her hair, she looked at her appearance in mirror, 'Four month for now I will be a Duchess of Ravenstone, I never imagine this will be happen to me, but I thrust him. When I near him my heart start beating very fast, maybe…maybe I in love. Even I love him; he will never return my feeling. I hope someday I confess my feeling to him.' Though her sadly.
Her maid has finish doing her hair. Her hair has match with her gown with her maid make her hair half ponytail and tide with red ribbon. She stands up to pick up her gilded red fan to match her gown.
"I will take the red cloak, the one with the hood line, Betty."
"You do look wonderful tonight, my lady," Betty breathed reverently as she carefully draped the long, flowing cloak around her mistress's shoulders.
"Thank you, Betty," smile her warmly.
She hear knock at her door, when her maid open the door revealed her cousin also her best friend, Hotaru wearing violet gown also tight fitting her body. Her long hair has been arranging half bun and loosely frees at her back with make her face look more beautiful. She adorned black cloak to match her gown. She also picks up black fan, violet slippers and matched violet gloves to match her gown.
"Are you ready, Mikan?" said Hotaru with emotionless face but her eyes show concern to her cousin also her best friend.
Mikan only nod for answer.
Both of them hear the sound of carriage near the house. Suddenly Mikan's mother came to her room, "Mikan honey dear! The duke has come, quickly greeted him" command her mother.
"Wait a few minutes mother; I have something to ask to Hotaru," ask her to her mother.
"Make it quick," after saw her daughter nod, she quickly walk out from the room.
After make sure that her mother already left the room, Mikan quickly speak to her cousin, "I hear that you has already been engaged to the Earl of Angelstone? It true? Are both of you and earl will announce your engagement in this Viscount Riverdale's ballroom same as us?" ask her eagerly.
Hotaru have expression shock in her face. "How you know this news? I still do not tell this news to your family because I want to shock of all you." Question Hotaru.
"Do you forget that I also have been already been engage to the Duke of Ravenstone and Earl of Angelstone is best friend of him? The duke told about your engagement to me," answer her with smile.
"You didn't have to worry. I did not told about this news to my mother yet I also wanted to saw my mother shocked face," laughing her went imagine her mother shocked look.
"But Hotaru are you went to the ballroom with the earl? Because I will go with the duke using his carriage" question her.
"We already promise to meet to the ballroom so I will go with your parent," answer Hotaru.
A maid comes to the room, "Miss Mikan and Miss Hotaru, Lady Dumont request to me to call both of to go down stair. You will leave for a few minutes."
"Can we go now Hotaru?" taunting her with smile.
"I already when you are," answer her simply with usual emotionless look.
Down stair……
"My daughter and my niece will come for a few minutes, your grace" told Mikan's mother.
Natsume only nod and hear some one walked near him. When he turn to look who come he stop to breath after saw Mikan appearance.
"It pleasure to meet you, your grace" Mikan come and curtsy gracefully in front of him.
Natsume also bowed to show his gentleman to his fiancée.
"Can we go now?" ask Natsume to Mikan's father, Lord Taiki.
"We already when you are, your grace," answer Lord Taiki after saw his wife agree to go now.
"Can we go now, Lady Mikan?" bow Natsume.
"Yes, your grace" answer Mikan primly.
Natsume took Mikan's arm and stroll out the Mikan's house to went to his carriage.
When his footmen open the door of the carriage, Natsume lift Mikan first into the carriage after that he went in.
When the carriage start to ride, both of them silence because did not think what to say.
Mikan lift her eyes outside the window's carriage to look scenery.
Natsume clear his throat, "You remember that we had already discussed to announce our engagement to this ball."
Earn nod from Mikan, Natsume continue "Maybe this announcement will shocked to everyone accept my friend's mother and your parent."
"I bet that everyone including half of the girls or all the girls with I not very sure about that in the ballroom and their mother will be fainted or swoon hear this news," joked Mikan teasing Natsume.
"After all you and your friend are famous and WANTED list of all girls," state her teasing.
Natsume glare but earn smile from Mikan.
Their carriage have already arrive near to Viscount Riverdale's mansion with ball had been held.
Mikan's parent carriage also has already arrived.
After let Mikan outside the carriage, Natsume held her arm and near to Mikan's parent and her cousin.
"I will waited your in the ballroom," whisper Natsume near her ear with make Mikan blush but only nod.
Natsume left Mikan to her parent and prepare go inside the ballroom.
After his name been announced by the butler, Natsume swore that all girls eyes in the ballroom have turn shinning when saw him including their mothers with freaked out Natsume.
Natsume quickly search the host and hostess who held this ball Viscount of Riverdale, Lord Tobita Yuu and his wife Tobita Nonoko.
Natsume eyes around the room and finally sported the viscount who busily chanting with other guests. Natsume saw that the viscountess, Nonoko also busy chanting but with Mikan and Hotaru.
Natsume quickly near the host and saw that his friend, Ruka also walked near to Lord Yuu. Natsume have already know that Ruka have same purpose as him.
After he and Ruka talked to the viscount, Lord Yuu have shocked look but quickly recovered.
The viscount go to the middle of the dance floor and gesture that conductor to stop the music, he clear his throat and announce loudly, "LADIES AND GENTLEMAN WE HAVE IMPORTANT NEWS THAT WE WANT TO SHARE TO ALL OF YOU. I WANT TO ANNOUNCE OF THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE DUKE OF RAVENSTONE, HIS GRACE HYUUGA NATSUME WITH DAUGHTER'S OF BARON DUMONT, LADY SAKURA MIKAN. ALSO SAME AS THE EARL OF ANGELSTONE, LORD NOGI RUKA WHO ENGAGE WITH MISS IMAI HOTARU."
There were shocked gasp around the ballroom.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" shrieked every girls (I mean EVERY) in the ballroom include their mother.
But the loudest one is one girl with permy hair style with wearing green gown. That girl is actually Lady Shoda Sumire daughter of wealthy Earl of Volton (not wealthiest than Natsume and Ruka).
"It not true it is your grace about this engagement between you and that girl (pointed to Mikan)? You suppose to propose me rather her because I more beautiful and rich than that girl," pointed Sumire with earn sweat drop from everyone.
Natsume glared evilly with make frightened Sumire half to dearth.
"Yes this engagement is true. I rather married with her than you ugly hag," answer him coolly but with tone that make everyone got fright.
Sumire and all girls hear the announce fainted with make chaos in the ballroom.
Natsume did not care about what have happen go straight to Mikan and bow. "Can I have this dance?"
Mikan only smile and curtsy "Yes your grace."
When music start after that chaos Natsume and Mikan dance waltz
Natsume look closely and realize what Mikan wear and got furious about that.
"Lady Mikan when we married I suggest that your change your attire dresses in the wardrobe because you now wear something with attract other men to look your chest." Said him to control his anger.
Mikan only smile because she think that Natsume make a joke. "I wear this gown just for you, your grace," state her softly.
Hear that Natsume give her small smile and turn to calm.
"You can wear this gown after we got married. I wanted to state that you are my personal properties and no one can touch you accept me, understand?" said Natsume coolly but have tone possessiveness in his.
"Yes, I understand Natsume," Mikan say his name with delighted Natsume.
They dance harmony together oblivious of their surrounding. Ruka also dance with Hotaru and some of the couple.
END CHAPTER 12
To all my beloved reader,
FINALLY I have finished writing this chapter.
For some reason I totally out of idea. That why I late for updated (I AM SO SORRY FOR EVERYONE WHO WAITED FOR MY NEW UPDATED. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
I include Sumire in this chapter after that maybe I include her in other chapter but brief moment only to make this story more interesting (I HATE SUMIRE).
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