Mikan POV
"Get off me" I screamed at him.
"You get off me, you're heavy polka" Natusme said pretending to groan.
"Am not, you stupid Baka" I yelled
We sat next to each other in the dark for the next 25 minutes in silence until I felt natsume's head rest on my shoulder. I squeaked at him so close to me. He was sleeping, before I knew it I was sleeping too with my head on top of his.
I woke up to Baka bullets being shot at me.
"Ahhhhh, HOTARUUUU" I screamed
"Baka the lights went on an hour ago" she said
"Really" I stood up and ran to her. " I wanna go home, away from the Baka Natsume" I said pointing at Natsume who was talking quietly to Ruka.
" Natsume will drive us " she said
" whyyy" I said pouting.
" let's go polka and Imai " he said.
We went to his car and I was surprised when Ruka and Hotaru sat in the back. The drive was surprisingly quiet. They dropped me off first. Natsume surprisingly gentlemanlike opened my door for me.
" here's my phone number, call me any time something happens, you can call whenever you want don't hesitate, bye Baka" he whispered
I waved and went inside.
Natsume Pov
" her house is quite big" I said surprised
" it's her grandpas" Imai responded.
I really wanted to go inside of her house. I didn't like that she lived alone. Boys could easily enter the old home. The rest of the ride home we spoke about Mikan.
3 days later
After school
Mikan Pov
I left the school ready to run home then to the cafe. I was stopped when I saw a motorcycle parked 10 metres away with a familiar man leaning against it. I screamed and ran to him. I hugged him for the longest time. "Brother, what are you doing here, I thought you were still in America, I missed you so much"
" miki, my plane landed 3 hours ago, I wanted to surprise you. Look how much you've grown in a year" he said as he ruffled my hair.
I smiled widely and took in his appearance. He was wearing a plain black t shirt that showed of his muscular body, he was wearing jeans and red sneakers. His hair had grown a bit but was still flawless, his handsome face was much more tanner than the last time I saw him. I grinned at him. He was a good 8 inches taller than me. " you haven't grown a bit" I said laughing.
Normal Pov
" who's the guy mikans talking too" " so handsome" " it's not fair, Mikan has such a gorgeous boyfriend and Natsume is also chasing after her"
Whispers rocked the courtyard as what seemed the whole school stared at Mikan and her mysterious boyfriend. Unknown to anyone, a certain black cat was glaring at the pair from a distance.
"Tch" he said as he walked away
Natsume Pov
" who is that dickhead, whys he talking to Mikan so friendly. Why do I care." I thought angrily as I walked up to Mikan.
" who's this" the boy said when I went up close to them.
" Natsume" she said as she dismissed me with a flick of a hand. I glared at her.
" I'm Tsubasa Sakura, mikan's older brother, shadow Alice, I just came from America where I have lived for the past 5 years." Tsubasa said making direct eye contact with me
I breathed a sigh of relief then put on a polker face and said " no need for your life story"
I watched as she hopped onto his motorcycle and clutched at his waist. I felt a pang of jealousy but I dismissed it.
Mikan Pov
Over the next few days, things went back to how they were 5 years ago. Tsubasa's six friends, one was new would hang at our house till 10 and helped me with my homework and watched movies and stuff. Endou, suguru, rukas, tatsu, goro and Hinayana would just literally live in our house. It was lively and I loved it. Tsubasa made me quit 4/5 jobs so I only worked on the weekends which was ok I guess. Misaki would sometimes drop by. Misaki was Tsubasa chans fiancée. They loved each other very much and I loved her as if she were my older sister. I giggled as we watched big hero six. It was the exact same as years ago. Me and Tsubasa were on the couch while the guys were lying down on the floor. I remember the day Tsubasa posted up the rules list to our kitchen door.
Rules List
ONLY Mikan and Tsubasa and any future girlfriends and boyfriends are allowed on couch when watching movies. EVERYONE else on the floor
NO FLIRTING WITH MIKAN- YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE ALONE WITH MIKAN
NO stealing our food
I remember that day we all had a huge argument over rule 3.
It was on the second Friday that Tsubasa came back that I finally used natsume's number.
Friday
We had just finished watching twilight ( Tsubasa wanted me to become more girly so he insisted we watch some thing girls my age would watch) and Tsubasa told us he had to go to the grocery store. Everyone but Hinayana agreed to go with him. It was quiet at first. I was on my phone when I saw Hinayana sit next to me on the couch when I realised rule 1 and 2 had been broken.
" urmmm, Mikan I think you're really hot and I want you to be my girlfriend" he said confidently.
Before I could tell him no I felt his lips press to my neck. I screamed at him
" get off me". He persisted this time kissing me on my neck and putting his hands up my back. I cried when he started to take off my t shirt. I kneed him in the chest and ran to the bathroom where I locked the door and cried. I looked for my phone and shaking I called Tsubasa. He didn't answer. I heard Hinayana knock on the door calling me a bitch and I better not tell my brother. I tried Hotaru but she didn't answer either. I was ready to wait in the bathroom till Tsubasa came back but I heard Hinayana come through my bedroom, he was about to use my back door. The back door didn't have a lock. I screamed at him to go away. I looked at my phone and saw natsume's number just sitting there on my contact list. I called it and he picked up
" Mikan?" He said groggily ( it was 11 at night)
" Nnn Natsum mm e, one of my brothers friends is trying to rape me I think. I'm scared Natsume. He's about to open the door. Help" I said as I fumbled with the lock to the front door and ran out while dropping my phone.
Hinayana came after me calling me a slut. I ran to the kitchen and grabbed a knife. I held it to my chest as I saw Hinayana walk towards me. It was all in slow motion. I threw the knife and he dodged it.
" who's gonna save you now m-i-k-a-n-c-h-a-n. Your brother doesn't care about you, your friends don't care about you, your parents didn't care about you. I can care about you?" He said evilly. He felt the air go cold as my anger stated to radiate.
" don't mess with me you twerp, you've broken two rules, how about I break two of your bones" I said as I spat in his face. Just then Natusme burst through the door and saw the position we were in. His eyes radiated the anger I had just let through. I didn't even realise he was beating Hinayana till I heard a blood curdling scream. I cried and pulled on natsume's arm to let him go. He kicked Hinayana outside. I started sobbing, I fell to the floor and cried and cried. I felt Natsume slide to the ground next to me. I couldn't help it, I hugged onto Natsume and cried into his shirt. I cried for what felt like years. I couldn't bring myself to look up when Tsubasa and the guys came through the door laughing and goofing around. I felt vandalised and horrible. The didn't notice me for awhile till Tsubasa came into the kitchen and saw me and Natsume.
" Mikan?" He said rushing towards me.
"Oniichan" I said and went into another fit of sobs.
After a few minutes I calmed down and told them all what happened. They looked shocked and angry. I saw suguru and goro run to the door probably about to beat Hinayana up again. I giggled a bit and told them that Natsume already practically killed him.
" this is Natsume, he's in my class and I happened to have his number" I said to them. I giggled when I saw Tsubasa lift an eyebrow at me.
" he's just a friend" I said laughing. I went upstairs and showered making sure to thoroughly wash the parts where Hinayana touched me. I felt tears run down my cheeks but I washed them away. I went down and we ate dinner like normal and then we watched a movie. I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows when Tsubasa told Natsume to sit on the couch. Tsubasa risked his eyebrows higher which made me laugh and I knew everything was going to be okay. I fell asleep and when I woke up I was leaning against natsume's shoulder. I rubbed my eyes and looked at the time. I ran upstairs and got dressed then ran down and promptly tripped over the steps which woke Natsume up.
" hurry up, you're late Baka" I said and pulled him outside. I ran to catch the bus not caring that Natsume wasn't following me. He could skip school but I would never let myself do that. I was about to board the bus when I felt a hand pull me back.
" who's the Baka here, it's Saturday" he said laughing.
I grinned at him " let's get breakfast then".
We decided to go to the cafe across the road.
" umm, Natsume about yesterday. I'm really grateful that you came, you weren't as big a jerk as I thought you were. Anyway thanks." I said blushing.
He grabbed onto my hand and held it inbetween his. We stared at each other for awhile.
" I don't think you should skip school anymore" I said coughing a bit.
" huh" he said looking confused.
" well you always skip and I don't think it's good." I said slowly.
"Sure polka" he said amused.
I plunged into my Breakfast which made him laugh.
" you know, I've never met anyone like you." he said smiling for the first time ever.
I choked on my food and spluttered everywhere.
" I know you don't get many compliments but if you act like that every time they'll know for sure you're a psycho" he said seriously staring at me as if I was crazy.
" i take it back, you're such a jerk" I said storming outside. I promptly ran back in and paid my share then stomped out. The last thing I saw was him laughing. I touched my heart when I was outside, it was beating really fast. I had made him laugh thrice and I wanted to do it again. I smacked both cheeks telling myself not to be so stupid.
During the afternoon Hotaru visited my work for the second time ever. I knew by her face that Tsubasa told her everything.
" Baka" she said when she reached me.
I pouted at her.
" natsume's family invited the big families to dinner and I'm inviting you to join me" she said stoically.
" big families?" I asked
" you know the leading companies in business, our parents. The yukihara's, Natsume's, mine, ruka's, luna's, sumire's, Anna's and nonoko's, misaki's and koko's. Tsubasa was invited by misaki's family and I'm inviting you. Come to my house at 6"
Before I could protest she left. I couldn't ignore Hotaru, she was my best friend. At 6:03 I arrived in front of the Hotaru mansion.
"You're late, you stink and you're wearing a dress I'd never let you wear"
I pouted for the second time that day.
Hotaru made a series of commands into her phone and before I knew it robotic maids were undressing me, redressing me and applying makeup. I was in a daze and when I looked into the mirror I couldn't recognise myself. My worn eyes were gone, replaced with bright hazel globes coated in mascara and a light coloured shadow. My lips were a dark red that made me look mysterious. I was wearing blush which compliment my even skin tone. The dress was beautiful. It reached my knees and was a beautiful peach colour. It hugged me beautifully and I never wanted to take it off. I ran to Hotaru who looked stunning in a black dress that reached her legs.
" HOTARUUU" I said crying with happiness.
" Baka" she said as she wiped my tears away with her fingers.
We arrived at the Hyuuga mansion ten minutes later. It was gigantic just like a Castle. I stared dumbfounded. Hotaru pushed me up the steps. Butlers opened the door and inside were 28 gorgeous no stunning people. Some were prettier than others but they all oozed power and status. I glanced at Tsubasa who was talking animatedly with misaki's father. He looked handsome but I giggled at his childish face.
" welcome Hotaru and ..." Mrs Hyuuga said
" Mikan, her names Mikan and she's my best friend" Hotaru said
I beamed when she called me her best friend. They all smiled at me.
" now that everyone's here, time for introductions." Mrs Hyugga said royally.
starting at the head of the table Mr Hyuuga introduced himself. Everyone followed pursuit with their names, ranks, kids and business. I felt Natsume stare at me throughout the introductions. My eyes looked at the most stunning man and woman in the room. They were beautiful. I watched her as she stood up and talk in her melodic voice.
" I am Yuka Yukihara, me and my husband own the most powerful business in the world, I have a son youichi" she paused for a minute her face falling but then she went back to smiling " our business provides everything from technology to restaurants. We help other businesses grow and whatnot" she sat down gracefully. I felt a pang in my chest but I didn't understand why.
" Izumi Yukihara and my wife told you the rest" he said smiling. I felt like I knew him but from where. Maybe a tv show or something. I heard a crash. Tsubasa had dropped his glass. I ran to him. " what happened" I whispered.