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Natsume POV
CHAPTER EIGHT
Mission 7: I'll go for stalking
During dismissal, I and Mikan didn't stay in the classroom like we used to for my missions. It was kind of weird since I was finally accustomed to, you know, staying there late in the afternoon. She gave me a choice, during Art Class, which was my task today –whether to stalk her with Ruka or fight him in front of the whole student body. Thinking about it over and over again, if there's a third range, I would go for that which I'm lucky if it'll be a neither. Hesitantly, I grabbed my things and walk out, riding my family's personal pick-up car. I would be named crazy if I'll stay and punch him like a weirdo for a just deadly abysmal girl. I mean, you're the student body president and yet you're recklessly socking the next in line which is, as we all know, the vice –who would agree with you? No one, especially if it's with a lame reason. I have a persona to protect also most importantly from my father. One slight mistake in his name and he'll give me a union of universal sets of sermons of which may contain subsets of physical punishments i.e. subtraction on my allowances and privileges –my biggest weakness.
Still, I have to make a decision out of the two. Not having one would mean a lifetime embarrassment on me and a month which can extend to probably a year of disownment and poorness. That is why on the first place, even if it's just for a notebook, I never oppose to her stupid and immature missions. My career, my image to my father and to every person in the universe (not that I'm exaggerating), which is miraculously improving previously, depends on it. But whatever method I do, not that I'm begging or anything which I would never do, her heart is still as solid and as hard as a rock which matches with her pale, emotionless, heartless face and brain. Though I may be something like that but only, take note, only to sluts and filthy women like that. And in my X-list, she doesn't belong to any of the group –nerds, I'm not saying single-minded enthusiasts are unclean they're just too odd for me, or bitches. You want to know why? She's undetermined, completely unpredictable. I guess that's why we understand and are more comfortable with each other but even once, she didn't show any sign of palpable attraction to me which makes her more interesting in my case –another reason why I agreed.
In my mansion, I came early which unexpectedly made most of the helpers shock. It's an unusual déjà vu, me being prompt then next thing not then back again into being timely. I thought they're already habituated to that, even my parents are. I guess I'm wrong but I'm not insulting if you rather think that I am. I changed my uniform into something informal but elegant. As much as I want, I don't want to attract people's attention. After clothing myself, I left the house using the back door. Sounds confusing? There's a rule –dad's rule –that once you're in, you can never get out unless if it's the next day for school. We're not that rich, we are but not like those people owning multi-billionaire companies. In this story, a life's reality but mixed with a little bit of romantic fantasies. You get what I mean? My father's an official and a lawyer while my mom's a doctor and yes, we own business –I could say a successful one at that.
I waited, instead of her house which Ruka would probably be there, in his backyard. I climbed in the white walls. It's a good thing it's twilight which means its half dark –a few minutes after sunset. I used the back part for fewer lights and lesser possibilities of being caught and known as an intruder, snatcher and stuffs like that. Minutes later, I hear the sound of an opening gate and two humans indistinctively talking –what do you know? His parents' house is also huge, long to be precise and the backyard is a little bit distant to the front. I can't risk walking to the sides; their windows are also huge and lengthy.
Luckily, his room is at the back. A one-floored stretched building with many panes on the sides but a single one at the back and front. I could hear their every conversation.
"Mikan, you know how much I love you," I overheard him say. I don't know but I don't like where this thing is leading. What the hell were they talking about while walking towards this house? Walk because she lives like just a few blocks away.
"What are you doing?" Mikan panicky squealed
"Mikan!" I yelled softly. What the hell is Ruka doing?
"No! Ahh… Ruka, what are you doing? Stop! It hurts!" Is it just me or did I just hear her continued saying in a lustful way? I flustered until nothing but silence. I couldn't bear the uneasy quietness that I knocked on the single glass which happens to be connected to his room.
"Natsume, what are you doing here?" Ruka questioned when he spotted me. She was sitting in the bed while Ruka was kneeling in front of her, tending her wounded foot. Oh, I look so stupid. I stared at her while she playfully gawk at me, raising her brow. Another few minutes after and I are already sitting with them on the room. Ruka asked me for the third time why I got on the yard and yet I gave him nothing but silence. I kept on staring at her or more like glaring. She makes me feel so like, for me, her –an idiot.
"What actually happened to your foot?" I asked boringly, changing Ruka's unanswered topic.
"While walking, I accidentally tripped" she replied emotionlessly
"It's actually my fault," Ruka defended which was later on followed by silence. I stood up and take my leave.
"I just happen to pass by. The gate was open and I thought you would be home. I actually wanted to talk to you about the council but it's getting very late. Well, I need to go. See you tomorrow" I excused with a lie. Ruka nods while Mikan smirked. That idiot!
END of POV
After Natsume left, Mikan and Ruka were back to being alone. She raised her brow again as he flinched in horror.
"Thanks for treating my wounds but what were you about to say before I screamed and Natsume barging in?" she monotonously questioned. Ruka cleared his throat.
"I just want to tell you that if you want Natsume so badly-"
"I don't want him" Mikan butted in
"The point is, Mikan, I'm backing out. I think you're good for each other. I'll be just here as your cousin"
For the first time, Mikan smiled as in really smiled and hugged a person –heck! A boy
"I'm happy being you as my cousin" she said, still smiling
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE
"White Rabbit, what are you planning?" Luna asked the person through phone
"Nothing, I think that since you already introduced yourself, I think it's my turn"
"You sure you're ready about that? She didn't even have time chatting with us for days already," she protested
"It's because she's insecure of you," White Rabbit replied
"This adds more insecurity in her if you'll reveal yourself"
"It's fun distracting her in her novels"
"I do not desire in being the top," she exclaimed, "being the second is enough"
"Tch. Ruka finally backed out," he declared out of the blue, his voice with happiness
"How did you know?"
"I was in his estate a while ago and I heard him said so," he answered
Luna ka (known as) Dangerous Kitty aka Black Cat didn't reply. "It's up to you" and she hangs up.
'Mikan, I totally don't want you to be with him,' was her last thoughts after she quit the conversation
**To Be Continued**
Sneak peek:
"Mikan…"
Somebody told Mikan something and I don't want to tell you yet who and what he said.
Yoo-hoo! Do you get the feeling that you know who White Rabbit is? Mikan's partner perhaps… Wee! This story makes me very excited and thrilled –hey! An author also gets that feeling when she's writing her stories. Do you? Ha-ha. Oh and please review. I love reading your comments. I need inspiration to keep me uploading this one. Just say anything. ^^ I'll accept them wholeheartedly.