NOTE: I do not own this whole plot… Okay, okay, some of it I do but most part of it… I don't. I got some of the ideas from mangas…
CHAPTER THREE
Mission 2: Fill me with your warm embrace
At about 7:20 a.m., ten minutes before class starts
"Girls, come on! Help me! That girl is torture" Natsume pleaded the girls of their class
"Natsume-sama, we are willing to help you if it's another girl but when it comes to the Ice Princess-," the girls replied in unison with their cracking and whimpering voices
"Oh, I thought you don't want me to be taken away by some freakish girl," he reasoned out
"We want you fully, Natsume-kun but-" they answered him but were interrupted when…
"Trying to outsmart me, huh?" a voice spoke from behind.
They gulp real hard as if something's stuck in their throats that are impossible to remove including him as he turns horrifically to where the voice came from.
"Of course… not, why would I think something like that?" he tried to answer in a way that'll tell he's not lying but failed to do so. I smirked when his trembling speech vibrated across my ears as I walk in the middle of the room with Ruka by my side.
"Do you want me to tell them your little secret?" I whispered so that no one except the two of us could hear what I said
"No," he yelled causing the other students to confusingly look at him, "I'm sorry," he uttered after, completely embarrassed of his sudden outburst
"That's a good pet," I sneered, making him grit his teeth in anger
"Why are you with Ruka anyway," he asked me but his gaze fell upon the blond guy standing right beside me.
"Why do you care?" I asked
"I asked for no reason," he replied, avoiding both my and Ruka's eyes. But somehow I felt, through his voice and looks, how concerned, worried and afraid he is for what he might discover next.
"Oh, Ruka's my cousin," I said out loud as I heard others gasp due to my surprise announcement
"I can't blame you for being surprise. Trust me, we just found out the truth early this morning," I uttered.
FLASHBACK
6:00 a.m.
While I was going downstairs, obviously prepared to eat my breakfast then head outside for school, I saw him sitting on one of the couch of the house's lobby. I looked at him questioningly, wondering what he's doing here when mom came out of the kitchen and handed him some mango juice. They talked but I couldn't clearly make out their conversation since their voices were nothing but a whisper. I cleared my throat, feeling hopeless in deciphering their discussion.
"Oh, Mikan, good morning" mom called
I gave her nothing, no smile or any good morning greetings. Instead, "What's he doing here?" I asked completely expressionless as I descended the last step and headed to their direction.
"Silly me, did you meet your cousin already? I heard the two of you are classmates," she uttered as she stood up and pats Ruka's left shoulder
I turned my head to stare or more like glare at the animal-lover as he flinch in horror, "No, I met him as Ruka Nogi and not as my cousin"
"Really or maybe you just don't know?"
"Yes, I don't know," I replied coldly and irritably. Why didn't anybody –including him –tell me that he is my cousin?
"I'm sorry for that, dear. I guess this young man doesn't know too. So, let me just tell you now that Ruka over here is your cousin and Ruka," she turns to face the blond, "Mikan is your cousin"
"How," I asked but because of my emotionless voice and face, it sounded more like a statement
"Though the two of you're not related by blood but long time ago, when I and his mother were just kids, we were pretty close friends / best friends until we decided to swear upon the river Styx to be sisters for a lifetime," she narrated
"Tch," I rolled both my eyes, "What a lame commitment," I added
"But if you want to marry Ruka-kun here, you may still do so. Anyway, his not your cousin by blood as what I've said," she spoke, making the blond boy blush real hard. I mean, what is he blushing for?
"I am not going to marry him," I sigh, "Again with the question, what is he doing here?"
"No reason, actually I just invited him for a little chat. Oh, how I miss my nephew," she said dreamingly
"Argh, whatever," I muttered as I stomp my way to the kitchen but was stopped again by mom's voice
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. You're dad's away for some business trips. He'll be back next month. I was also kind of wondering if Ruka could go to school with you like everyday starting today"
"No!" I yelled
"O-kay, he'll just be waiting here in the lobby for you to finish eating"
What the hell?! Did I just say no? Argh! Is she kind of deaf or something? I sighed again. I hate my life!
END of FLASHBACK
"Really," Natsume said in a questioning tone as he precipitously did something with his lips then back to his normal gesture. I don't know what that was but I swear t' was a smile.
"Oh, but we're not related by b-" Ruka suddenly burst it out but before he could say anything, I covered his mouth.
"What?" Natsume asked
"He said nothing," I replied abruptly his question, making me sound like lying, even though if the query wasn't intently for me. I don't know what just got into me but I want everyone to know especially him that Ruka and I are really blood related. I don't know what just got into me that made me think that that news made him happy… I don't know what just got into me that I want to assure Natsume that I'm clearly for no one but… him? Wait, what was that? What the hell did I just thought?
That afternoon, I asked Ruka to go home without me. It was a tough argument with him but luckily, he sighed, surrendered and back out. So, during dismissal, as the students hurriedly went to their respective houses and the school grounds were little by little turning quiet, I bump into him again in the now peaceful hallways.
He cleared his throat, "What do you want this time?" he asked
"I don't know," I said coolly
"What?" he asked, a bit surprised
Honestly, this time, I don't know what I should ask him to do. Talk about people who don't know anything about love. I sighed. Just then, as I was scrutinizing the whole campus, my gaze fell on to two students at the distant building disgustingly clasping each other. Then, the idea struck me.
"Alright, hug me," I finally commanded him.
"What?!" he yelled
"Hey, you don't need to shout. If you don't like the missions I gave you, you can tell me and I'll just publish this stupid notebook of yours to the whole student body," I said, pouting as I turn my body to the other side and crossed my arms.
Suddenly, when I thought he finally left, someone hugged me from behind, making me blush real hard for his sudden movements. Phew! Luckily, he couldn't see my real expression since my back was on him. Still, my body hairs stood out as I could feel the warmth of his breath from my nape. Then, what totally caught me off-guard is that… using his gorgeous hands, he made me turn back to him as he seriously hug me in front as he whispers, "I'm glad Ruka's your cousin," in my ticklish little ears. O-kay! What was that all about?
That night, I was messily rolling in my bed, thinking of what just happened earlier.
Surely his words meant different things but why do I only settle to one reason… he loves me! Well, it could be possible but knowing about the earlier state… the thing back in the room when he asked the girls to threaten me… Gah! I don't know. Anyway, why should I be like this? Gah! I really can't concentrate into writing my story if I keep on thinking about him. Certainly, I should not trust him. Guys like him can't be trusted and are not known for their loyalty. He should be crushed, sliced and tortured. Yes, that's it! Go Mikan! You can do it! Whahaha!
When I finally recovered myself from too much thinking of that stupid little matter, I decided to update my story. Astonishingly, it remained number 1. Whew! Thank goodness! But I guess I really can't escape Natsume's help now, eh? I sighed at the thought. Later, I went into my sunflower blog. Shoot! Speaking about sunflowers, I forgot to visit my own plant today! Gah! I'll blame Natsume for that!
-Sakura_blossom-
Because of that stupid person, I forgot to visit my sunflower
Because of that heartless bastard, I made a lot of mistakes today
Because of that jerk, I can't stop thinking of what just happened earlier
Because of that pervert, I don't know what I'm saying
Help me BC and WR
And just when I thought that they would give me long advices… Guess I'm wrong!
-Black cat (='o'=)-
You're in love (What the heck was that?!)
-White rabbit ('w')-
People like him only brings misfortunes
You should… AVOID HIM
LOG OUT
[Yes] No
After I closed my laptop, I fell on my bed. Again, thinking about both Natsume and Black cat's advice totally makes my head ache. Whoa! Total coincidence… They both fill my mind with questions. Though White rabbit's advice is also a little bit weird but why do I felt weirder with Black cat… Not to mention he was the one who first commented my blog. *sigh*. Guess it's best to leave it all in sleeping.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Japan…
'She's in love with him, huh? Should I tell Natsume?' someone thought as he logged out his blog
-Black cat (='o'=)-
LOG OUT
[Yes] No
Yoo-hoo… Could you now guess who black cat is??? You really thought its Natsume, do you? Sorry, but he's… Oh, I can't tell you just yet! (LOL)
LEGEND:
Italiced words meant Mikan's thoughts
Bold ones are for Mikan's words
Inside the (') are thoughts by anyone
While (") are normal outspoken words by anyone
BTW, thanks to…
Amanda
And mystery for commenting and
Esp. to those people who added me and this story in their favourites…