So thanks for the reviews-again. Because of it, I'm fired up to write this next chapter. Hope you'll like it. This chap has total OOCness of Natsume. This is the chap for their love finally blooms. Though in the weirdest way EVER!
Chapter 13: Leaves
"Natsume, go and wave farewell to them. We're going back to the Academy. I have yet another mission to accomplish," Mikan said.
"Umm…, bye? To who?" Natsume asked.
Ruka waved to Zen and smiled. Then he bowed for thanks and walked back next to Natsume.
"I'll be accompanying you Mikan," Persona appears in front of them and said.
Mikan smiled and wave to Master Kirian, Master Idnos, Lady Sinori, Damien, Nadishiko, Suzumiya-san, and her fellow beasts. With Zen and his arm in a cast and his bruised purple blue eye. But Genzou was put back into his sleep until tomorrow. He was in his slumber chamber that Mikan created for him last night.
"Mikan," Persona smiled.
Mikan nodded and stood in front of the lifeless door. She touched the door and chanted, "With my command, release the portal!"
A gust of wind blew as the door opened. A view of an endless path was seen behind the doors. Mikan held Ruka with her right hand and held Persona with her left. Ruka got a hold on to Natsume.
"Don't…let…go," Mikan told them and jumped into the portal.
Mikan dived into the portal with the others in her hand. They swam and saw figures and scenes of which time manipulates. She saw a portal with her grandfather sweeping the lawn. She smiled and headed for that portal.
Persona shook her hand and mouthed the words, 'Wrong way'. Mikan nodded and pouted her way to the Academy's portal. There she saw Hotaru and Sumire with Yuu and Nonoko searching into the forest. Hotaru was holding her trusty M-Tracker 201 (From chapter 1) and pushing all the thorns in the forest.
Mikan dived towards that portal and was sucked in it. And everyone landed safely.
"So, Persona, what's the surprise about?" Mikan asked as they appeared out of the huge sacred rock.
"Satoshi is entering the school with you," Persona smiled and held out his cape, and then Satoshi appeared. Satoshi smiled and bowed.
Mikan smiled and bowed back. She faced an oddly expressionless Natsume.
"Someone is coming over. When you decide to talk to the Academy, inform me. I'll be there by your side," Persona said.
"Sure thing……Otou-san," Mikan snickered.
"You knew. Alright then, farewell," Persona then disappeared.
"I'm sure of it! I sense Mikan!" Hotaru shouted. "But the tracker is sensing some unusual aura. She must be with Hyuuga. God, I just need his blood and a strand of his air and my crucial problems are over!"
"WITH MY NATSUME-SAMA?! I'LL CUT THE HEAD OF THAT GIRL!" Sumire cursed.
Mikan grabbed Natsume's and Ruka's wrists and motioned for Satoshi to follow her. She pulled and dragged all of them to the girl's dormitory.
"Meet me here tomorrow at 11 p.m. That's when I'll be telling the Academy about our plan," Mikan whispered to all of them.
"And why are you telling me this?" Natsume asked.
"The plan that Master Mikan is talking about to the Academy includes saving your sister," Satoshi explained.
"Now, now, Satoshi. Just call me Mikan, we're not in the Underworld Central so Lady Sinori wouldn't be chasing you," Mikan assured.
"So you're going to save Aoi?" Natsume asked dumbstruck.
"That is what Satoshi said. Are you joining us Ruka?" Mikan asked with her puppy face.
"Heh, since I've been into your missions this far, there's no stopping me from helping you. So, take care of me please," Ruka bowed.
"Do the same for me," Mikan bowed. "So how about you, Natsume?"
"Are you sure you can get Aoi? I thought she was held captive by Persona," Natsume sneered.
"I found her. I felt her presence in a room in the AAO building. But she's being possessed by something. I have to think of a way to control her back," Mikan admitted.
"Then I'm in! There's no way I'm letting my sister befall in their hands," Natsume snickered.
"Good. 11 p.m. at night?" Mikan asked them.
Ruka and Natsume nodded their heads.
"OK then, I'll be taking Satoshi to the chairman's office to inform of his attendance in the Academy. So I'll see you two tomorrow in class, kay?" Mikan smiled and left with Satoshi.
"Are you really going to join us Natsume?" Ruka asked.
Natsume nodded and put his hands in his pocket. The wind blew in their direction making their hair sway along with it.
"Is it for your sister?" Ruka asked.
Natsume shook his head and smiled.
"It's for Mikan…," Natsume and Ruka said together. They left towards their dorm in an elegant way.
"So Yumoru-san, all the applications to attend this academy has been settled. The new student, Satoshi Sakura will attend the academy as of now," Mikan stated.
"Ah," The hypnotized chairman of the academy answered.
"Ne, Master, I meant Mikan, you don't have to go so far as to hypnotize and control them, you know?" Satoshi said.
"But then I'll have to negotiate with them about your being and Alices and things like that. It's troublesome," Mikan whined and pouted her face.
"So then, starting tomorrow, you'll be in the same class as me, and here is your key to your room in the boys' dorm," Mikan smiled handing over the key to Satoshi.
"Arigatou," Satoshi bowed.
"Satoshi, you don't have to be so formal with me, you know. In the Academy, consider me as a friend, or better yet, a sister. I can be anything you want me to be," Mikan smiled.
Satoshi's smile widens.
"EXCEPT YOUR LOVER," Mikan pointed out. Crap! Satoshi cursed.
"OK then, I'll see you tonight to discuss the things for tomorrow night. Sore jya," Mikan smiled and waved.
Satoshi nodded and left for his room.
Satoshi's POV
So I have to walk straight into the dorm and clear everything? Can't I just fly there?
"No you can't," A voice said behind me. I turned around facing a boy. I scanned his body and search for references in my mind like a computer.
Name: Kokoroyomi, called as Koko.
Alice: Mind Reading. Enjoys quoting other people's thoughts.
Age: 16
"Kokoroyomi," I mumbled.
"Owh, so you know me?" Koko asked.
"Only from my cousin's head," I replied.
"GYAAAAAAAAH!" Koko was shot back and hit the ground. "Damn it! You have the Light Shield, just like Mikan."
(A/N: A Light Shield is a barrier created by Mikan to avoid mind readers and controllers.)
"Of course I do. I'm her cousin after all," I answered.
"But it doesn't mean that all cousins and relatives have the same Alice," Koko pointed out.
"Actually, Mikan possess all Alices," I mumbled under my breath.
"Sorry? Did you say something?" Koko asked.
"Nope. Let's start again, I'm Satoshi Sakura," I held out my hand. Koko smiled and shook it.
"Just call me Koko. My name is complicated, and no one ever uses my full name anyway," Koko smiled.
I nodded and smiled.
"So you're related to Mikan, huh?" Koko asked as he offered to help me find my room in the dorm. He took a look at the map Mikan gave me and twist it around and around.
"HEY! Why is it from the map, it looks like your room is nowhere near the no star Alice rooms?" Koko asked curiously.
"Eyh?" I asked and went to his side and took a look at the map. The were rooms with no star where he pointed at. But my room was far away from those no star room. Way, way far away. Even further than the room that has a logo of either two stars or three stars.
"NO WAY! YOU'RE IN THE SPECIAL STAR RANK ALREADY?!" Koko asked in shock. I shrugged my shoulders. Oh why in the world did Mikan place me in the highest rank already? I thought there was supposed to be a certain teacher to rank me as an Alice according to my Alice.
"So Mr. Froggie pants stated you were in the Special Star rank already? Even before you stayed here? Cool! What was the challenge the Academy gave you?" Koko asked in enthusiasm.
"Umm…," I started to think of what to say.
"Jeez! I was hoping you could get to your room with ease without being interrupted by someone," I heard Mikan said. I saw her on a Sakura tree and she jumped down. She was in a usual evening sundress, white color with orange colored petals as decoration.
She jumped and landed on her two feet elegant and gracefully. She was wearing a head band so her hair flew front swayed back as she retrieves her balance. She was wearing normal orange colored slippers.
"Hey Koko," Mikan waved.
"MIKAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!" Koko shouted and ran to hug Mikan. With my natural reflexes, I blocked his path with a glare.
Mikan put her hand on my shoulder and nodded stating that the boy means no harm. I complied with her fact and stepped out of her way.
"So Koko, helping my cousin out already?" Mikan asked with a smile.
"Yeah I guess. I was heading back to my room and saw him with a map. So I tried to read his mind, the weird thing is, I can't read it, except for his statement which said 'Can't I just fly there?' so I assume his Alice is either the Wind Alice or the usual Flying Alice. But to my senses, he doesn't seem to possess any of those Alices," Koko explained.
Mikan smiled and walked over to Koko and whispered something into his ear. He immediately smile and waved goodbye and left. I was totally confused to his reaction and kept quiet.
"Since he's gone, I can show you around properly now," Mikan smiled and my vision of her turned into a haze. A minute later, she was gone.
"Boo!" A deep voice shouted from behind. I looked back casually even though I was seriously shock beyond all reasons.
"Hey ya!" A boy with brunette short hair said to me. He had olive like eyes and quite short. About the same height as Mikan. MIKAN?!
"MIKAN?!" I shouted out loud.
"Mm… You have a good eye," Mikan said while nodding her head and crossing her arms. "Since girls are not allowed to go into the boys' dorm, I have to change myself as a boy to show you around."
"When you say you have to change yourself in order to show me around, are you saying that you've changed yourself into a boy and have been roaming around the boys' dorm a lot of times?" I asked in disbelief. No way could my master act so disrespectfully.
"Ohohohohoho!" Mikan started laughing continuously. (Most likely like Sumire when she laughs.)
"ARE YOU SAYING YOU HAVE?!" I asked in panic.
"Joking, Sheesh, I was just joking. I've never been inside the boys' dormitory, not once," Mikan smiled to me. Her expression looked the same even when she's in a boy's body.
End POV
"Na-Natsume-sama!" Sumire cried out as she ran towards Natsume who reading a manga under the Sakura tree. Ruka was sitting on the branch of the tree daydreaming.
Natsume got up and dusted his pants. "Running again, Natsume?" Ruka asked and chuckled.
"Not today. I'm going to give her a piece of my mind," Natsume smirked and produced two small bottles from his pocket and smiled.
'Here there are two bottles. One is for you to drink and the other for Sumire. Red for you, blue for her. Be sure you get it right. Or else, you'd be the one ignoring her and she'll still boss you. It lasts for 3 weeks. But after both of you drink, you have to say command instantly.' Those are the words the ice queen told me. I hope it's not going to be a lie. Here goes.' Natsume thought.
"Natsume –sama!" Sumire continued running with her hands open to embrace Natsume.
"This is it," Natsume said clutching on to the blue bottle tightly. He snapped the lid open.
"NAAAATSUUUUMMEEEEEEEE!!!" Sumire screeched her mouth wide open.
"The chance," Natsume said and swings the bottle to the front. The liquid of the bottle flew out straight into Sumire's mouth.
"CHOKES!!!" Sumire fell down holding her neck. Then she looked up to see Natsume. "What the hell was that for?" Then she saw him drinking from a bottle which looks like the one the liquid she drank came from.
No… No way! Is this indirect kissing?! If I could get a hold on to that bottle and drink whatever it is inside, it's considered as indirect kissing, right? Hahah! That's it! I've finally beaten you Sakura. Hyuuga-sama is now all mine. Sumire smiled slyly.
But right after Natsume finished his last gulp. "Command."
Exactly after the word Natsume said, Sumire froze and stood up emotionless. She started walking the opposite way of where Natsume was facing. Natsume smiled, "Hey, Sumire."
Sumire faced back to take a look at Natsume and said, "Don't call my name like you know me. Get out of my sight. I don't ever want to see you in my eyes again." Then she stomped her pace and was nowhere in sight.
"SCORE!!!" Natsume shouted with punching his fists high up in the air. Then he starts to dance like a little kid and started to clap his hands. He did the Red Indian dance and made the annoying sounds as well.
"Na-Natsume? What're you doing?" A deep male voice asked as the voice saw the most handsome boy dancing like a kid and embarrassing himself.
Natsume stop his childish dancing and saw a boy with brunette hair and olive eyes staring at him holding hands with Satoshi.
"And to think I'm doing something embarrassing," Natsume laughed. "You're gay!"
"Excuse me?" The brunette boy (a.k.a Mikan) asked in a harsh tone. Before Natsume's eyes the boy transformed, the curves and hair grew and a quick change of clothes turned the boy into Mikan.
"Gay you say? Is that your impression on everybody who is holding the same sex hands?" Mikan grew a vein on her forehead.
"Mikan-chan?" Ruka jumped from the branch and landed with a sore butt.
"You have to practice on your landing, Ruka," Mikan smiled. "And as for you!" Mikan pointed her finger at Natsume. "Don't ever randomly call people gay!!!" Mikan shouted and landed a kick Natsume's head.
"OI! BAKAYORU!" Natsume shoved Mikan's leg that made her tripped and fell on her butt.
"EVEN AT THE AGE OF 16 YOU'RE STILL WEARING STRAWBERRY UNDIES?!" Natsume cried out with a red face. Ruka looked away and so did Satoshi.
"HENTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIII!!!!" Mikan screamed and let out a powerful light burst. Plant vines start to emerge from the light and tied Natsume and hung him upside down on an oak tree branch.
"Strip him up!" Mikan laughed with evil glints in her eyes. The vines obeyed her command and started to rip Natsume's clothes.
"B-But Mikan! He'll be naked! I'm sure you don't want to see him naked! Unless you do," Ruka sweat dropped. Natsume gave out a small smirk unnoticed.
"Damn that bastard," Mikan cursed then she looked up to the hanging Natsume. "Hey! You wearing boxers?" Mikan asked. Natsume shook his head.
"What a pervert! Disgusting! That's it! Just rip everything apart, I'm going away. Keep him like that for another hour or so," Mikan commanded the vines. "Satoshi! Come on, were shopping at Central Town for your uniform and other stuffs. Leave the pervert as it is."
"Don't you want to see my underwear, Strawberries?" Natsume gave a small sarcastic remark.
"Puh-lease! Why would I want to see underwear worn by a small crotch?" Mikan insulted and left with Satoshi.
"I think you went over the top for insulting her about her undergarments at this time of age, Natsume. She's a whole lot stronger than you think now," Ruka smiled and looked at the crossed arm Natsume hanging from a tree.
"Care to help me out, Nogi?" Natsume asked.
"Now, now, can't you even burn those vines?" Ruka chuckled.
"Mikan used her Nullification Alice on these vines so I can't seem to burn them. Come on, Nogi! My breakfast is coming out, FAST!" Natsume cried.
"You know, I think I've grown a few inches. I'm going to follow Mikan-chan to buy some clothes. Bye Natsume!" Ruka smiled.
BAAAKAAAAAAAA!!! BOOOMMM!!! Ruka was shot on his right side and fell to the ground.
"Just where the hell did you think you're going after dumping me at the dance a few days ago?" Hotaru imitated Natsume's black aura and sends glares to Ruka.
PLOP!
Hotaru turned around and saw Natsume fell down from the tree naked. Her face turned beet red and starts to take out her camera. Should I take it? Or shouldn't I? Should I? Shouldn't I? The picture of him will sell millions! But the consequences of the picture will get me nowhere.
Hotaru tied up Ruka in a tight knot and summoned her Swan Flight. The Swan Flight is the new version of her transports. She pulled Ruka in the vehicle and took her camera closer to her chest.
"Something tells me the end of us is coming near. I shouldn't be worried about this. Ruka, come on. We have something to do," Hotaru said in an expressionless tone and got into the Swan Flight and drove away.
"Damn you Imai! Lemme go! Lemme go!" Ruka's cries echoed through the whole section.
Dammit! What can I wear now? Natsume thought to himself. A squirrel ran past him biting a leaf then brought it to Natsume. Natsume burnt the leaf to ashes. "I'm not going to become George of the Jungle got it! I don't wear leaves!"
(A/N: For some reason, what I wrote up there cracks me up! LOL!)
"I'm not an idiot who walks like Tarzan everywhere with leaves covering his crotch. That's just plain disgusting," Natsume hid him self behind a bush.
"Darn that Narumi-sensei who thinks I can join the festival as a waitress. Sure he can, BUT I LOOK 100 PERCENT MALE!!!" A boy with long black hair cursed. Walking past Natsume's bush.
Target confirmed. Subject, High school boy.Details of subject, shorter by 2 inches.Wears extra big clothing and shoe size perfect. "So he's my prey," Natsume smirked.
Natsume jumped out like a cat and he really did put leaves to cover his crotch. He pulled in the unknown boy into the bush.
"Hy- Hyuuga-sama," The boy whimpered.
"You say a word about this to anyone, I swear to burn you life to a crisp," Natsume held out his hand and created an illusion fire to show off in front of the kid.
"ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! I WON'T SAY A WORD!" The boy starts shouting in panic.
"SHUT UP PIG FACE!!!" Natsume punched the lights out of the boy and wore his clothes and shoes.
"Damn it. The pants are shorter. Ah, better than anything else I guess. Much better than leaves. Oh, yeah. Central Town," Natsume punched his fists together and ran towards Central Town.
"Have we bought everything for you?" Mikan asked Satoshi.
"Hime-sama! Hime-sama!" A boy cried out.
Mikan faced back and saw the boy. "Kiryuu-san?"
The boy ran towards Mikan and panted heavily. He stood up and took a deep breath. "Natsume is torturing each and every one of your Fan Club members."
"Finally someone takes a head start to destroy you all," Mikan smiled and started to walk back to Satoshi. Then she froze, "NATSUME?!?!?!"
Mikan burned with anger and fury. She started stomping towards Kiryuu and dragged him along to see where Natsume is.
"Satoshi, follow me," Mikan motioned and Satoshi obeyed and followed her.
"Die you infernal brats!!!" Natsume made fire cages and trapped all the boys from Mikan's Fan Club.
"BAKAYORU!!!" Mikan shouted and threw a huge rock at Natsume. Natsume smiled and dodged it. He jumped onto the nearest tree and stood up straight.
"So the Hime-sama has finally arrived, huh?" Natsume snickered.
Mikan looked up to Natsume on the tree. She looked at her fans which are crying out of joy because she arrived to aid them, well, more or less, to just destroy Natsume's pride. She laid her hand out and flipped it over and strong waves came flowing out.
As the waves hit the cages of the members, the fire cage disappeared.
"Hime-sama saved us! YAY!" They all screeched out.
(A/N: Oh yeah, Hime-sama means My Princess or something.Pronounced as He May.
"You escaped my vines didn't you," Mikan asked.
"Escaped? More like being abandoned by it. It left me naked on the school grounds! And there's this stupid squirrel giving me a leaf to wear on my crotch," Natsume snapped.
Mikan's eyes twitched. "DARN YOU BASTARD!"
Mikan let out and huge wind storm making the tree tumble. Natsume started to waver and falls from the tree.
"GO SPLAT IDIOT!" Mikan snickered.
Natsume smirked and fell towards Mikan's direction.
"H-HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE FALLING!" Mikan cried.
He smiled and landed on Mikan. Mikan's eyes grew big in shock. And with that incident, their lips met each other.
So that's my 13th chapter. Not very good, I know. Oh well, I don't want to talk much. Well, honestly, I have nothing to talk about now. Sore Jya.