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Chapter 13
Mikan's POV
Doshite…? Why is there a part of me saying that I should help him? Natsume….I… I can't bear to see him like that… coughing up blood… denying his predicament… I can't understand him… I know he's hurt… why does he even try to hide it? Ruka-kun said that Natsume does anything for those who he considers a friend… Natsume why? Why because of me? tears start to form in her eyes…
Mikan: shouts Natsume no BAKA!! normal voice now… Natsume…. You shouldn't have… I wish you hated me from the beginning!!she's crying already… Natsume…I hate you if you're always like that…demo… Natsume…
I really love him, don't I? It was pity that urged me to like Ruka… it was infatuation.. I didn't want him to get hurt cause he's my friend….demo… Natsume… Iya! I don't want that to happen! wipes tears off her eyes… I need to talk with persona right away….
Natsume's POV
So, she really did…didn't she? As I thought… nani? Where is she going?! Ugh… following her around is a complete waste of time… demo.. it can't be helped…
Normal POV
Mikan headed back to the academy's corridors, hoping to find the masked teacher… demo out of luck she went out again…
Mikan: geez…Persona where are you… when I don't need you I bump into you..when I do need you... you're out of sight…sigh…
Mikan stared at the floor closed her eyes and started to walk straight…
Mikan…Itai! (ouch in Japanese…) gomenasai!
Persona: Sakura-san… watch out where you're going…
Mikan: Persona! Chotto Matte! I need to talk with you…
Persona: no, you can't join the missions again… you'll just cause more trouble like before…
Mikan: demo… I need to know what's happening with Natsume…
Persona: Natsume eh? My kuru neko has a lot of things to do… and that doesn't include anything related to you…
Mikan: …speechless
Persona: Sakura-san… it'll be better if you just keep your distance… Natsume's trying hard to forget you….
Mikan: eh?! Persona!! Matte!
Persona: Gomenasai Sakura-san…
Persona disappears on the path…Mikan stares at him or probably at nothing because Persona is now far away and nothing was to be seen of him…
Mikan's POV
Natsume… iya! I won't let persona hinder me… Natsume.. I'll definitely protect you…
Normal POV
Persona: This will be your last mission kuruneko…I expect that you'll be able to handle this…
Natsume: …
Persona: well then, I know you thought of a plan already so get going… and oh… one more thing… a copy alice can't copy an alice unless the owner of the copy alice sees an alice being used…
Natsume: …
Natsume went away… hoping that he'll accomplish the mission without getting hurt... but with that copy alice in the hands of the enemy… would he?
Anyway…back at Mikan's room…
Mikan: Natsume…where could you be now?
Mikan looks out her window when she sees the distant figure of Natsume…
Mikan: Natsume! He's on a mission again?!
Mikan raced down the hall and outside…she couldn't see anything but darkness and the shadows of sakura trees…
Mikan: Natsume? Natsume?
Mikan started wandering around until she came to a light…
Mikan's POV
Where could have Natsume gone? thump…thump… ouch… what was that sudden jolt of pain in my heart? Natsume? Natsume…? Anou…. What's that? thump…thump… my heart's beating very fast… kya! What's happening? Kya! I closed my eyes and in an instant I was in a warehouse of some sort… Natsume! Huh? What's happening here?
Normal POV
When Mikan saw the light she approached it and got transported into a warehouse of some sort. she saw an unconscious child on the left. The little girl was looking very weak… a guy was standing in the center. He was staring blankly at Mikan… then Mikan heard a loud crash…She saw Natsume bump into some of the barrels...
Natsume's POV
Mikan…? Why are you here?! Argh…ouch…
Mikan: Natsume!!
A girl appears from the shadows of the warehouse…
Girl: so this is how weak the Academy's pawns are…snickers oh… is this your girlfriend? I see you want to join the club…
Mikan: huh? No! Who are you? What have you done?
Girl: oh… I didn't make a formal introduction… I'm Mishuiro Ayami… looks at Natsume… Don't you dare move an inch…kuro neko…returns her stare at Mikan… and now you know me... I wouldn't want to know you though…she lights a fireball in her hand… and now's your doom…this is such good entertainment…
Natsume: Mik…an…
Mikan: You think that you can do anything you like huh? Well, hurting people will never be a good joke!
Ayami: You're pretty interesting…. Too bad I need to dispose of you…Take this!
Ayami threw a fireball at Mikan, but of course, you and I know that Mikan has the nullification alice…and the fireball didn't hurt at all…
Ayami: snicker… thanks for that alice…. It was hard eluding the attacks of your boyfriend… now I can easily kill that boy…
Mikan: wha… Natsume…
Ayami: snickers… you did a wrong move… Just like that little girl…points at the unconscious child… and that guy….points at Natsume… hhhmmm… you seem not much of a use… Kodiru…take care of her… I'll just make things fun for this…kuru neko…snickers…
Kodiru: hai…
Mikan: Kodiru?
Mikan looked at her back and saw the guy who was just staring blankly at her a while ago… he approached Mikan…
Kodiru: You may have the nullification… demo… I can still win…
Every step Kodiru took, Mikan steps back. It came to a point that Mikan was trapped. But… let's go to Natsume's part first….
Ayami: there's no use in using your alice…thanks to your girlfriend…
Natsume: You'll never get away with this…
Ayami: oh really? What makes you think so? Haha… you're quite funny… not to mentin handsome… it really hurts me to kill you… well, taste your own medicine!
Ayami lighted up a huge fire in her hand… Natsume didn't, or rather can't, move because his body was already very weak after fighting with the girl… The attack hit Natsume where Ayami wanted it to hit…
Ayami: haha…Bull's eye….
Mikan was really frightened but the sight of the fire caught her attention…
Mikan: Natsume!!
Mikan was of course really foolish and this act just led Kodiru see an opening. Kodiru pushed Mikan really hard that her body instantly lost strength.
Mikan: Kya! Kodiru-kun…
Kodiru: …
Mikan's POV
Kya… I can't fight him… I can't even stand up… demo.. Natsume… Natsume's in trouble… if I use my steal to get Ayami's alice..i would be able to help.. demo.. how can i… i…need to fight with Kodiru… Natsume… I wish you could help me now…
Normal POV
I guess we can say that Mikan's prayer was answered… Mikan closed her eyes, hoping that when she'll open them again, she would be waking up from a dream… but when she heard Kodiru scream, she opened her eyes instantly and knew that it really wasn't dream…
Kodiru: AHH!!
Kodiru had his shirt on fire and so was his hair… He screamed as he ran around like crazy and bumped into a wall which knocked him dead…
Ayami: heh… I guess you still have that last ounce of strength eh? Well, I'm gonna take it from you now…Hya!!
A big flame darted towards Natsume. In the blink of an eye the fire turned to diminished before it even hit Natsume…
Mikan: Yamete!!(STOP!!)
Ayami:shocked eh...?!
Mikan: You shouldn't do these things!
Mikan ran toward Ayami and touched her. In the blink of an eye, a yellow stone was in Mikan's hands…
Natsume: Mi…kan…
Ayami: What? How did that happen?
Mikan: Using your alice to do bad… is unacceptable!
The little girl in the corner opened her eyes, barely stood up and talked in a very faint voice…
Little girl: Nee-chan… I opened that portalpoints at the bright light that appeared behind Ayami…
Mikan: hai.. wakatta…(I understand)
Ayami: huh… please don't…
Mikan: gomenasai…
Mikan stepped closer to Ayami, Ayami stepped back, touched the portal… she was easily transported to another dimension…
Little girl: Onee-chan… I'll close this portal… please help Onii-chan…
Mikan: huh? Natsume!!
Mikan's POV
Natsume's still weak… He's in so much pain… Oh my! He has a lot of wounds… Natsume… Why do you do such reckless things…? I have to get him out of here… Natsume…
Normal POV
Mikan: anou…
Little girl: My name is Yume…
Mikan: Yume-chan… can you make a portal back to the academy?
Yume: Hai… nee-chan… puts her hands in front of her and a bright red light appeared… This way… ane-chan….
Mikan: arigatou… goes to Natsume…. Natsume… please stand up… We're going back to the Academy…
Natsume stood up very slowly… He was trembling with pain… He fell down on his knees…
Mikan: Natsume… she pulled him up and helped him walk…
Our three heroes walked to the path of the red light and once again... They were walking on the bricks that lay out flat between the Sakura trees that stood on the fields of the Academy…
Mikan: Yume-chan.. I'll just call the teachers… please accompany Natsume-kun… I'll be back in a short while…
Yume: Hai…
Natsume held Mikan's hand… He won't let it go…
Mikan: Natsume…
Yume: Ane-chan… I'll be the one to call for help…
Yume ran leaving them alone…
Mikan: Natsume…
Mikan's POV
Yume-chan… Why isn't she still here? Natsume… hang in there… I believe in Yume-chan… Natsume… You'll be fine I promise… Natsume… demo…how can I help you…? looks at Natsume with her eyes full of concern and sadness… Natsume… huh? Ame? (rain?) Spring rain huh? Soon everything will be in full bloom again… the Sakura trees will be lovelier than ever… demo… it's getting really cold… the shade of this tree is not much of a use… the raindrops still keeps on falling on us… Natsume… this will worsen his condition… Natsume….
Normal POV
Mikan: Natsume… I'll just look for a good shelter that's nearby…
Natsume: Mikan… no…holds her hand… cough…
Mikan: Natsume… This rain will worsen your condition… I need to find you a shelter…
Natsume: no…
Mikan: Natsume… If I don't it'll only worsen your condition…tears start to form in her eyes… then… I… I won't be able to protect Natsume-kun…
Natsume: no…
Mikan: Natsume…
Mikan's POV
Natsume-kun… Why…? It'll be for your own good… but why…?
Natsume's POV(Alternative)
I don't want Mikan to leave… I don't want her to leave me alone… especially on this day… this rain will stop soon... and after that… the flowers would be very beautiful… This path will become prettier… I hope we can still sit on the shade of the trees… like we do… when I would sit beside the tree and she would sit on the opposite side… I closed my eyes thinking that my mind was going blank… my body was starting to weaken every second… I don't know what Mikan's doing… I could only hear the rustle of the leaves… Then… I felt a warm sensation envelop me… It had the feelings of love and tenderness… but it felt really sad…
Mikan's POV(Alternative)
Natsume… if you don't want me to leave… then, this is the only thing I can do to help you… I approached him… his eyes were closed… Natsume… Hang on for just a bit okay? Yume-chan will be arriving soon… I hope… I hugged him tightly. The only thing that I was able to do was to warm him right?
Normal POV
Natsume: you shouldn't have lied to Ruka, Baka…
Mikan: huh?
Mikan freed her arms from Natsume.
Natsume: you told him you still don't remember everything… that's just the opposite of the truth right?
Mikan: You knew…
Natsume: You can't hide anything from me… cough… cough…\
Mikan: Don't speak… Just rest and save your energy…
Natsume: why shouldn't I?! That's why I was given a mouth!
Mikan: geez, Natsume…
Natsume: but… you know… I'm feeling better when you're here…
Mikan: blushes
Natsume: Take care of everyone…
Mikan: I'm stupid right? I can't even do anything to help you… much more, how could I help everyone?
Natsume: Baka, with you everyone feels better; you have that attitude that can cheer anyone. I like that part of you…
Mikan: you sound like you're…
Natsume closed his eyes once again and stops breathing…
Mikan: Natsume? Natsume?!
Tears rolled down her cheeks everydrop falling on Natsume's cold body…
Mikan: Natsume?! Why….W….Wh..y?! Don't leave me here! I told you to hang on! Baka! Pervert! Idiot! Natsume!!