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Tee hee.. HELLO THERE! I'm back to deliver the next chapter! Thank you for your reviews! It's muchy much much appreciated! Mind you, though, the end is fast approaching and I want it to be extra extra extra special! So you better review cuz if you don't, I might discontinue this.. dun dun dunnn.. XD I'm really hyper today.. X3
Disclaimed. …But I made the characters Irish and Siera that will be mentioned in this chapter and for the following chapters. :)
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Chapter Eleven
The Search
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All of a sudden, her hum ceased and a sound of a fallen object echoed. Anna and Nonoko were surprised. They stopped from their track and peeked on Mikan. To their dismay, she was gone, leaving a box of Howalon that she was probably holding earlier.
"OH MIKAN!" shrieked the two.
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Anna turned to Nonoko, "Where's Mikan, Nonoko??" she said.
"Why are you asking me?? I don't know!" Nonoko replied.
"This is bad, Nonoko. This is bad."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's look for her!"
They searched into the perimeter of Central Town and yet no sign of Mikan was found. She is nowhere to be seen! They tried visiting the places they went, but she wasn't there either!
"Oh no, Nonoko, what will we do?" Anna said to Nonoko who seems not being attentive, "We might get scold of what we did."
"What do you mean 'what we did'" asked Nonoko.
"We didn't watch for her."
"Oh come on! It's not our fault if Mikan's a bit…"
"…a bit?"
"Oh never mind," she said in a tone of annoyance. "Ooh, look! Isn't that Natsume and Ruka??"
"Oh yeah, why don't we asked help from them?"
They ran heading to where Natsume and Ruka was and told everything what had happen.
"WHAT?" yelled Ruka.
"Now that we told you everything, could you help us?" said Nonoko.
Ruka simply turned to Natsume to search for an answer but he only shrugged. Mikan had been a good friend for Ruka, he can't lose her just like that! (Or was it really just for a good friend. giggle) There were times that Ruka was sad, and it is only Mikan who turned them into smiles. He owed a lot to Mikan, especially for Natsume.
"I'm sorry Natsume, but I'm going to help search for her." He said
"If you say so." Natsume shrugged and walked away them.
Ruka didn't mind his actions. Being the best friend of Natsume for a long time, he knew his attitude very well. Ruka knew that Natsume will search for her in his own way.
"Let's go." Ruka said to the girls and they nodded.
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"Ugh. What got into that idiots head this time?" Natsume thought and grunted.
He leaped from tree to tree, hoping to see any clue of the brunette.
"It can't be…" his eyes widened as a thought crossed his mind. "It can't be because of Sumire. those darn fans of mine and Ruka's. Ugh. Why in the world do I have to be this handsome?" (bwhahaha! X3)
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Ruka, Anna and Nonoko searched into the limits of the academy yet no sign of Mikan was found.
"What will we do? We can't find Mikan." Anna said while panting badly.
"I don't know. By the way, where's Natsume?" asked Nonoko.
"Wherever he is right now, I hope he finds Mikan." Said Anna, "He could at least tell whether she found her already."
"What now Ruka?" asked Nonoko.
"Guess we have no choice but to…"
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Natsume stood before a cliff, facing the direction of an old lighthouse. It's still working though.
"This is the only possible place where they could hide." Natsume thought.
Suddenly a silhouette in motion was about to hide at the corner of the lighthouse. Before it completely disappears, the wrist of the eerie figure emitted flame. It shrieked in shock. The voice of it came from a girl, if he wasn't mistaken. The silhouette was about to run when she was stopped by Natsume's piercing glare. The corner was dark yet his eyes glowed in crimson, making it look bloody. Everyone who sees it will tremble in fear.
Natsume suddenly clasped the girl's wrist tightly and said, "Where is Mikan?" voiced out huskily. His voice seemed to be so soft enough but the girl was able to hear it vividly.
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Thud
"WHAT!?!"
Anna and Nonoko squealed as they kept their heads down. Ruka remained still,
"Calm down, Mr. Jinno. This is not good to children's sight." Said Mr. Misaki
"That little girl is always making problems in this academy." Growled Mr. Jinno
"Who else knew about this?" asked Noda-sensei.
"It is only us who searched: Me, Anna, Nonoko and… Natsume." Ruka answered.
"Natsume? But where is he?" Narumi asked.
"Perhaps he's still out there searching for Mikan."
"Sigh."
"I told you. We shouldn't have let that nullifying girl enter this academy!" growled Mr. Jinno again.
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"Seira! There you are!" said her companion. But her eyes widened.
Behind her friend, Seira, was a pair of bloody crimson eyes. And it belongs to none other than Natsume Hyuuga, gripping one of the pigtails of the girl. The girl trembles in just seeing his eyes.
Seira took the chance to escape from Natsume by hitting his torso using her elbow. Natsume flinched and lost grasp of her hair and she ran to her friend.
"Where is Mikan?" he emphasized each word as he eyed them intensely.
"Come one Irish, it's time to use your alice." Whispered Seira.
Irish is a pretty lady. She has jet black hair that reached her butt and pure turquoise pair of eyes. Unlike Siera, Irish is not part of the fan club. Sumire probably hired someone who has a great alice just to attain their goal. She's also part of the dangerous ability type.
Irish smirked. For some years, all she wished was to duel with Natsume. And now that Natsume's in front of her, she will NOT miss the chance.
"Let's get this on.."
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Bwhahaha! Honestly, I can't help but to laugh while I'm making this one! It's tragic, yes I know, but I really can't help laughing! Do I have ego problems? Tee hee.
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God Bless… buh-bye!
--RoyalGoddess (flies off to Saturn) …(for… some reason)