Chapter 21 – Senri was the Culprit!
It was night time already, and Mikan, Ruka, Yuu, Koko and Taiki were eating fish noodle soup for dinner. As they were eating, Mikan created a conversation.
"Hey, I heard this is organic." Mikan says.
"Organic? This is obviously fish." Koko answered as everybody laughed. Then, Ruka talked to Mikan.
"Mikan, where did you go during the day? Did you know I was going to take you to try the Squid Noodles shop?" Ruka asked.
"Oh, I was with my brother. He especially came from America to see me." Mikan answered. Then Ruka paused for a while.
"So… You do have a brother. He must be as handsome as you." Ruka said.
"You want to see a picture of him?" Mikan asked as she pulled out her wallet and took out the picture, then she passed it to Ruka, and Ruka passed it to the gang.
"Wow, he's so handsome looking just like RAIN." Ruka said. (A/N: I don't know what came over me back then!!!)
"Hey in the back of the photo there is-." Taiki said, as if he was saying like there was a ghost behind the photo.
"Don't talk nonsense! Hey Mikan, you don't look any like you brother." Koko said.
"Oh no, my brother is the child of my father and his ex-wife. My brother resembles his own mother, and I resemble my mother. So we don't look that alike. But don't look down on him. He may be young, but he's in Harvard Medical School majoring in cardiology. He is the number 1 student in his field." Mikan replied.
"Wow, then your brother is a smart and handsome guy. When he becomes a doctor, you can be the nurse." Ruka said as he dropped his chopsticks and took a hold of Yuu's shoulder, "Then you'll become the most popular nurse in the hospital."
"Nurse?" Mikan asked Ruka. Then, Senri happens to pass by the gang, so he talked to Mikan.
"Mikan, how old are you?" Senri asked Mikan, "Still sitting there needing your brother? You're too naïve."
"Hey, why are you saying this?" Mikan asked.
"It means that I can't stand you." Senri answered.
"Whoa, you're too weird. We're chatting here, what does that have to do with you?" Mikan asked Senri.
"The topic you were talking about was too boring. Never would I wonder that a whole group of boring people would be listening." Senri said as they all stood up.
"Hey, if you dislike Mikan, that's fine. Why are you insulting us too?" Yuu asked.
"Yeah Senri Nakao. You really have nothing better to do. Don't you feel that you're a girl and are learning to get jealous? I really can't understand you." Ruka said.
"Who said that you can call me by my full name? I'm Senri-chan." Senri said.
"Okay, Senri-chan, okay. Then maybe I should start calling you little sweetie then." Ruka replied as the three laughed. Then, Senri called Senior Nanba as he went to their place.
"The canteen is filled with your noise. It's too noisy." Senior Nan said.
"Senior, it was Senri. We were eating our dinner peacefully and then he came over to start something." Yuu said.
"Senri-Chan, were you the one who started it?" Senior Nanba asked Senri. Then, Senri defended himself with his own words.
"Who's the one starting it? They're not even worthy." Senri replied. This made the gang gasp even Mikan. Then, Ruka was so mad; he wanted to beat Senri up.
"Senri, what kind of attitude is that? You're too much. You must apologize to me right now or else I won't care if you're a girl or not and beat you up." Ruka said, pulling his sleeves up, about to beat Senri up. But the gang stopped him.
"Ruka, stop." Mikan says, holding Ruka while he's mad as the Senri hides behind Senior Nanba. They were telling him to stop until Senior Nanba made his decision.
"Ruka Nogi," Senior Nanba said, "You're an athlete. Don't bully little sisters." After Senior Nanba said this, Senri hits Ruka then went back to Senior Nanba's safe side. Then, Ruka began to laugh.
"Did you see that? He hit me." Ruka said, being backed away by his friends, afraid he might do something bad to a student.
"You're the harsh one that always wants to hit people for no reason." Senri said.
"Who scared of whom? I'm Gakuen Alice's golden right foot. You come here and we'll really hit each other. Or maybe come and apologize! Don't tell me I'm not a gentleman." Ruka called to Senri, but Senri walk. Then, Senior Nanba tried to say something.
"Ruka Nogi, you're too much." Senior Nanba said.
"But Senior, Senri's been acting a little strange." Koko said.
"There is nothing to be angry with Senri. Don't worry, continue eating." After Senior Nanba said this, he walked away. Then, Koko tried to speak.
"It looks like all this time the culprit is always disturbing Mikan. Maybe it's Senri." Koko said.
"Yeah," Everybody says.
"His body is filled with jealous spirits. It must be him." Taiki said.
"Okay, okay, don't talk about it. I don't like guessing without any evidence." Mikan said to the gang.
"This is not something foolish, Mikan. Senri has a lot of motives. In the idol election, he lost to Mikan by one vote. That makes sense. Senri's popularity is decreasing here in this school Mikan." Yuu said.
"Jealousy is a very scary thing." Koko said.
"Yeah, he's a man acting like a woman filled with jealousy." Ruka said. "He'll go over the limit to do anything that we won't expect am I right?" Then he asked Mikan if he's right.
"I've eaten enough." Mikan said as she went to her room. Natsume saw Mikan when she entered the room – she was like angry for some reason. She slammed the door because she was in a bad mood, and she went straightly to bed.
"Mikan, what's wrong with you? Are you mad at somebody?" Natsume asked her but she ignored him.
"I never thought that Mikan would be so moody. Living with her for long, sometimes I think she's a guy and forgetting that she's really a girl." Natsume thought.
"You don't feel like talking? Okay, I'll turn of the lights now." Natsume said to Mikan. Then, he stood up, and turned off the lights. Mikan on the other hand, was still sad after the fight that happened a while ago. Then, she slept after, and had a nightmare.
MIKAN'S NIGHTMARE:
Mikan was walking, wearing her school uniform as usual. She was searching for her friends. She was calling their names. It felt like the school was empty. No one was there.
"Ruka, teacher (Mikan meant Dr. Mei Tian), Natsume!" Mikan called. She was searching every where. Then, she was people inside the classroom. She opened the door, and she noticed that no one was really there.
"Ruka, teacher, Natsume, where are you?!" Mikan continued to call, yet nobody wanted to show themselves. This time, she was worried. She was afraid maybe because of the boys not showing themselves. Yet she wondered. She ran out of the classroom, and suddenly she was wearing a girl's outfit.
"Classmates, where are you?!" Mikan called. Then, she saw Ruka, Koko, Yuu and Taiki in front of her. She was relieved, but something went wrong.
"Ruka, you're all here!" Mikan ran towards them, but Senri took a hold of her and said; "Everyone, look! Mikan is dressed as a girl! Everyone look! Mikan is a girl in an all boys' school!" Then, Mikan looked at herself, and she wondered why was she wearing a girl's outfit? Her secret was exposed!
"No, I'm not a girl, I'm not a girl!" Mikan said to Senri.
"Bitch," Senri says as he was pointing outside, "Hurry and go away!"
"I'm not, I'm not!" Mikan shouted to Senri as he continued dancing.
"Bitch, Mikan is a girl, Mikan is a girl!" Senri said to everyone.
"Stop lying, I'm not a girl!" Mikan continued. Then, Mikan turned around and called Ruka, but he was not there where Mikan thought he was. Then, the classroom behind her opened the doors and windows. Boys appeared, they laughed at Mikan.
"I'm not a girl!" Mikan said as she looked at everyone. "Don't laugh at me, Natsume where are you?! Where are you?! Natsume, save me!" Mikan called for Natsume, and then he appeared. She sighed in relief, but Natsume was mad to see her.
"Natsume, please save me! You must save me," Mikan said, holding the hand of Natsume. Natsume was so mad.
"You lied to me," Natsume said, he was very angry to see Mikan, "I trusted you… I hate you!!!"
"I didn't purposely lie!" Mikan said but Natsume won't believe her anymore.
"Go… you're not welcomed here anymore." Natsume said to Mikan.
"Natsume, I'm begging you. Please believe me! Natsume," Mikan cried. Then, her brother appeared from nowhere, he held Mikan's hand and said; "Mikan, come home with me!"
"Brother I don't want, I won't go home!" Mikan was trying to let go of her hand, then her brother's cell phone rang and he let go of Mikan's hand. She ran away as Natsume followed her.
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"I don't want to go home; I don't want to go home." Mikan was having a nightmare. Then, Natsume tried to wake her up. Her cell phone was ringing, and Natsume was handing it to Mikan.
"Mikan, Mikan, you have a call." Natsume said to Mikan. Mikan woke up, took the phone and talked.
"Hello," Mikan said, "What?! You can't!" Mikan sat on the bed, "School is not open tomorrow. We're going outdoors for class, going to the museum and art galleries. We're going to many places. I can't, we're leaving at 8:00 am. I really can't. There will be no one at school tomorrow. Okay I know. Okay, I'll talk to you later. Bye."
"Where did you come up with this outdoor class tomorrow? Who are you trying to lie to?" Natsume asked Mikan.
"My brother, he wanted to come to school to have a look around. I don't want him to come." Mikan answered.
"Why don't you want him to come?" Natsume asked.
"Please, look at my situation here. How can I let him come? This is a boys' school." Mikan replied.
"Oh… Your brother can't come to boys' school." Natsume says like it's not possible.
"Anyways, I don't want him to come." Mikan said, and she lied down after trying to sleep. Then, Natsume noticed Mikan.
"It looks like you had a bad dream. You kept saying 'I don't want to go home; I don't want to go home'." Natsume said as Mikan cried due to her problem.
The next day, the pranks continued. But this time, it was serious. On Mikan's desk, there was a bloodlike sign written all over. It was horrible. Actually, very scary because it was the most hurtful thing that Mikan saw, but she never cried due to it. Mikan's a strong girl, and nothing would block her way with a small thing. But this time, she wanted to release her anger, but she tries to resist it.
"How could there still be such a thing now?" Koko asked.
"Who was Mikan mad at?" Yuu asked. "Did Mikan found out someone's deep dark secret?"
"Hey, Mikan's an easy-going person. Who would want to cast a spell on Mikan?" Taiki asked the four.
"A spell," Koko said, "Should we report this to the police? Is it possible that Mikan is fighting against a wacko?" This time, Mikan can take her anger anymore. She wanted to shout to everyone. Mikan thought; "I have enough problems already. It doesn't matter if it's about Natsume or Shuichi or the brother that suddenly came to find me, so many things and nothing I can solve! I really don't have time to take care of this jerk!"
Then, she put her hands on the table, and shouted; "WHO REALLY DID THIS?!!! I WILL NEVER FORGIVE HIM!!!" Then, Mikan faced her friends, "I'm telling you, don't get involved in this. I'm going to catch this person by myself. DID YOU HEAR ME?!" Mikan was scary that time – really scary. She pushed her table, and ran away.
"He's too much, who is he? Stand up if you have the guts. Playing this dirty trick…" Ruka asked.
After class, Senri was inside, with no one there. He was holding a trash can, and he threw it on Mikan's chair. He despised Mikan so much. Then, Mikan appeared from nowhere and saw Senri.
"What are you doing?!" Mikan said as Senri ran, but Mikan stopped him. Mikan pulled him, and Senri dropped his things. "It's you Senri Nakao! Why do you hate me so much?" Mikan asked Senri.
"Hating you… Do I need a reason?" Senri asked. While Senri was picking up his things, Mikan took his wallet and saw a picture of Senior Nanba.
"Senior Nanba?" Mikan said.
"Give it back to me!" Senri said as he grabbed his wallet from Mikan.
"So you like Senior Nan. You think I'm in a relationship with Senior Nan? You did all that because you were jealous?!" Mikan asked Senri.
"Who's jealous of whom? Don't be too proud for yourself. I just hate people like you!" Senri replied as he was going to the door but Mikan blocked him.
"Wait, Senri-Chan, can't we be just friends? Let's be friends," Mikan said.
"Are you an idiot?" Senri asked, "Don't think that you've already caught me red-handed, that I'll have to listen to you! I'll still hate you and go against you until you're out of this school!!!" Senri walked towards the door after, but Mikan tried to stop him.
"Wait Senri-Chan, wait!" Mikan said.
"I never liked you! How can we be friends?" Senri said.
"Senri, then, then, what if I told you that I transferred here in Alice Academy is because I have someone I like here but he is definitely not Senior Nanba. Can you be nicer to me?" Mikan said this as Senri felt a little better inside.
"Then, who is the one you like?" Senri asked Mikan.
"You've got to promise me first." Mikan answered.
"You're strange. But your behavior's kind of like a girl." Senri said.
"I am…" Mikan replied.
"What?!" Senri asked.
"What I meant was that I am strange…" Mikan answered.
"Okay, I'm sorry." Senri said, "Let's go now."
"Wait until I get my bag." Mikan answered as she went to get her bag, and then walked with Senri outside. After a few minutes of talking, they finally understand each other.
"So the guy that you like is Natsume Hyuuga." Senri said as Mikan smiled, "But you're luckier than me. At least you and Natsume are room mates. You can see him all the time, unlike me and Senior Nanba."
"Being in the same room's pretty good. But it feels kind of awkward sometimes. Yeah, it's difficult to have a secret like that." Senri says.
"Right, it's keeping the secret a secret that's hard." Mikan says as they both laughed.
"Oh yeah, I have a piano lesson within a few minutes. I need to go now, bye Mikan!" Senri says to Mikan as he went to another building. Mikan ran after, happy that one of her problems was solved.
"Yeah, finally solved a problem." Mikan said. Natsume happens to pass by Mikan, so he called her.
"Hey, did you found out who the culprit was?" Natsume asked.
"Yeah, but don't worry. It's good now. He's not going to come and bully me anymore." Mikan says to Natsume.
"Really, well that's good." Natsume said to Mikan. Natsume stole a look from Mikan and tried to speak.
"It looks like you're not planning to tell me who he is." Natsume says.
"Natsume, since we've been sharing rooms, we finally understand each other. Finally, I resolved one problem and I feel so good!" Mikan exclaimed, "But I have more problems to solve in the future. So I must work harder."
"You're really busy, Mikan." Natsume said.
"That's true." Mikan replied.
"Let's go now." Natsume says.
"Sure," Mikan replied as Natsume messes up Mikan's hair. Then, Mikan thought; "Natsume's really good. He can put himself in my shoes and think of me. He's never forcing me to do anything I don't want to. We really seem like a married couple. If I could walk beside Natsume forever, wouldn't that be great?"
Everything was in peace, until…
"Mikan!" Shiro, Mikan's brother was in front of them. He already knew Mikan's secret. Mikan saw him too, and his brother was very mad to see his little sister in an all boys' school. Oh no! What would Mikan do?
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