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Summary:
Mikan Sakura, a boyish rich girl and Natsume Hyuuga, a playboy rich guy has to work together to get what they want. Can they succeed even if they always clash? But if freedom and fame means tying the knot, will they do it?
Previously… on BBP meets SPP…^^
Their journey went on. There were not much routes to take so they just continued walking. There wasn't much to see, only people passing by and hedges. There was an old couple who had commented too in their bracelets and how sweet they look. Actually, they weren't doing anything. They were just walking. But to other people, they look like a cute couple. They were walking when they heard that there were people running as they excused loudly.
"~Jamsimanyo..! Jamsimanyo..! We're in a hurry. Sorry~" They passed by the people ahead of them. Mikan and Natsume looked behind them and saw those running people. The maze is kind of narrow so only about two or three people can pass by. [Jamsimanyo = Excuse me (when passing by)]
Without a word Natsume grabbed Mikan's left hand then pulled her to him and encircled her into his arms. His left hand held her head to his chest. Now Mikan was between the wall of the hedge and Natsume's body.
Chapter 10 part 2:
~First Day at Jeju Island: The Afternoon. . . and a Pleasant Surprise. . .3
AT Manjanggul Cave... Luna's POV...
"Natsume-sama…! Natsume-sama…!" Sumire shouted as the trip inside the lava tube continued. "Where are you? I need warmth. It's so cold here."
Some of the other candidates sweat dropped at her. Even the tour guides had started mumbling about her.
"... on the top of the rock is Mount Halla with Seogwipo city at the front and Cheju city in the back. Seongsan sunrise peak lies on the right side and around the edge of the border is the first circular high way. It is said your wishes will come true if you..." The tour guide continued on talking about a rock formation in front of us. Some people call it the 'turtle rock' because it looks like a rock with a turtle head by an end. The amazing thing about it is that on top of the rock is Jeju Island itself. With Mount Halla on top and the other parts of Jeju island.
I looked around to find a certain someone. I noticed that Natsume and Mikan are nowhere in sight. I saw earlier that Natsume and Mikan were left behind as Mr. Narumi talked to the two. After that, I never saw them enter the cave with Mr. Narumi. Our group moved on and I saw a chance to talk to Mr. Narumi. I told my partner—Akatsuka, Kaito—that I would just ask something from Mr. Narumi, so we went to him.
"Sensei, can I ask you something?" I started.
"What is it, Luna?" The blonde teacher smiled sweetly at me.
"Uhm… Can I ask you where…where…" I couldn't ask the question straightforwardly.
"You mean Natsume and Mikan?"
I nodded.
"Mikan forgot her jacket, so they can't come here. Instead I told them to go somewhere else and meet us up at our last destination." He explained with a smile.
"Aaahhh… Sōka. Thank you, Sensei." I smiled at him as I nodded then went on our way. But my smile didn't reach my eyes.
"WWWHHHAAATTT? Natsume-sama isn't here?" Sumire screamed then dragged her partner to Mr. Narumi. [Poor guy. ^_^''"] "Where are they?" She demanded.
Mr. Narumi sweat dropped before answering. "They're somewhere else. I can't risk my students' health. Sorry, Sumire." He smiled awkwardly.
"That Mikan did that on purpose! She wants to have some time alone with Natsume, that's why she purposely left her jacket." She said in outrage then stomped her way through the other contestants. "She'll never win." She muttered and suddenly slipped when she didn't see an uneven part of the pathway taking her partner with her. Everyone inside laughed at her sudden accident. "This isn't funny!" She shouted at us.
But I wasn't joining the fun. Could she really do that? Leave her jacket intentionally so that she could have Natsume alone by herself? I frowned at the thought, and then shook my head. No, she couldn't...could she?
BACK to the Maze...^^
The ring of the bell has signaled the end of Mikan and Natsume's little adventure inside the maze. Things have been awkward after that little incident. [ Author: *evil grin* ] After those people in a hurry had passed by them, because their bus leaves early, there was dead silence between the two of them. Mikan still had her forehead rested on Natsume's chest. Her breathing caught in her throat. And Natsume's breathing ragged.
"~Look at the cute couple, Ja gi.~" That statement from the old woman earlier had made the two of them come to their senses. Mikan looked around and saw smiling faces at them.
"~You're a little over protective of your girl friend, sonny.~" The husband of the old woman tapped Natsume's shoulder. Slowly, Natsume let her go, as if he was hesitant to even let her go. Come on, Mikan. Are you crazy? He's just trying to make a move on you.
Just like before, Mikan and Natsume didn't face each other. They both sighed in confusion.
"Le-le-Let's go." Mikan stammered and Natsume slightly nodded.
What the hell is wrong with you Hyuuga? Natsume thought. Get your head straight. She's way out of your league. You already have Luna!
Stop thinking Mikan. That means nothing. N-O-T-H-I-N-G. NOTHING! Mikan debated to herself.
AISH! They both cursed at themselves.
As what Natsume had said, it was no fun if they wouldn't get lost. It did happen. They got lost, since they couldn't decide clearly on which route to take. They were very indecisive at that moment. They even ended up at the entrance again. But it was NOT FUN. Not after what had happened.
Mikan shook her head in dismay and Natsume smacked his forehead, when they saw the entrance from where they came from earlier.
So they went back to the dolmen, one of the 7 symbols inside the maze, where they thought they made a wrong turn. Minutes after, they found their destination and ring the bell. Mikan looked at her ladies' Swatch pinussina black white watch and saw that it had already been 45 minutes since they entered the maze. She chuckled slightly and shook her head.
Natsume looked at her and asked "What?"
"Nothing." Mikan smiled. "We've been inside that crazy maze for 45 minutes coz we've gone around in circles."
"It's a maze. People are supposed to get lost." he said irritably..
"Whatever." Mikan rolled her eyes. "Let's go eat. I'm hungry." She nudged his right hand with her left hand.
"Which restaurant?"
"Restaurant?" She made a face. "Nah. I don't want those foods. I've eaten them. Let's go have some street food." Mikan said then started walking, but Natsume didn't move, so she only moved a few steps forward. "What?" She asked impatiently. Her stomach was starting to rumble and she has to take her medicine.
"Street food?" He asked unsure.
"Yeah. Haven't you eaten any?" Mikan asked as she frowned.
He shook his head.
"Oh boy." Mikan said as she shook her head in disbelief then held his right hand. "Well, let's get going so that we could catch up with the others. I'm pretty sure they've already made their way to the second destination." She started walking and dragged Natsume. What are you doing Mikan? She thought. I'm hungry and I'm going to eat. She answered in her mind.
"So, where are we going to eat? And what are we going to eat?" Natsume asked as they continued on walking when he remembered something. "Where are our body guards?"
Mikan stopped walking. Where are their body guards? Mikan looked around and heard her phone ring. She took it out then looked at the caller on th screen...
Calling...
Loving Uncle Joe...3
"Hello?" Mikan answered.
"Mistress..." Uncle Joe started.
"Uncle Joe, I told you not to call me that." She pouted. They continued walking, looking for some food tents. "Where are you?" She asked and looked at Natsume when she heard his phone.
Natsume tried to get his phone from his right pocket but unable to due to the hand cuffs. He tried again but frustratingly failed. He cursed something unintelligible.
"Hold on, Uncle Joe..." Mikan said to the person on the other line. "What's your problem?" Mikan whispered to Natsume.
"Damn hand cuffs won't allow me to get my phone. My pocket's too deep." He said as he looked at his right pocket.
"I'll get it." Mikan suggested without thinking. $H!T! Mikan cursed in her mind. [Author: Sorry for the language…^_^'''V]
Did I hear her right? Natsume almost chuckled.
"Don't think anything, Hyuuga." Mikan said with narrowed eyes. "I just can't stand to hear that annoying ringtone of yours." She said defensively.
"I'm not saying anything." He shrugged. "Go ahead." He spread his arms open. "Take it."
"What the hell are you doing?" Mikan hissed at him.
"Letting you take my phone." He closed his eyes with a mischievous grin on his face.
"Will you stop it? People are looking." She said in a low voice.
"Take it already." He shook his arms.
Mikan cursed then faced Natsume. Mikan was taken aback when she saw his expression. It was as if he was a bird ready for flight. He looked so carefree in his position with that grin in his face. He looked like a little boy. His breathing as if was asleep.
Slowly, Mikan neared her right hand to his right side pocket where she could hear his phone ringing. Mikan took one last glance at Natsume's face as she dipped her hand into his pocket. She tried to grab the phone when Natsume opened his eyes and looked at her with mischief in them. Mikan was stunned again and again as his crimson eyes surveyed her face. Then his smile turned to a grin. Mikan knew then that Natsume was playing with her. Damn. She cursed him, his eyes, his grin, and especially herself. Why did she have to react that way to his teasing? She just didn't know why.
She took out the phone and looked at the screen.
Calling...
Darling KL...3
"It's Darling KL...3." Mikan said. She literally said : "Darling KL dot dot dot heart."
Natsume looked at her with a confused expression. Then something entered his mind. Koko, you're DEAD! "It's probably Luna." He said then grabbed the phone from her then answered the call. "Hey, Luna..." He started talking to her.
MIKAN'S POV… ^^
I looked around for some food tents, to avoid eaves dropping on Luna and Natsume's conversation.
"Mistress… Mikan…"I heard then remembered that Uncle Joe was waiting on the line. I hurriedly put the phone on my ear.
"Sorry, Uncle Joe. Something came up." I said. "Where are you?" I looked around to find any of my bodyguards, or even Natsume's. But no one was in sight.
"I'm inside the maze with your other bodyguards. Master Natsume's bodyguards are here as well, including the head of their security group, Akiyama Akira." Uncle Joe answered.
"And I suppose you're lost now, huh?"
"Ah... Well,that is the case."
My shoulders were shaking from the controlled laughter. "So, two security teams of the best agencies in the world are now stuck inside a maze at Jeju Island? Bravo, Uncle Joe. Bravo." I said in between light chuckles.
"I'm so sorry Mikan for my incompetence." Uncle Joe said apologetically.
"Come on, Uncle Joe, I was just kidding. Don't take it to the heart. It's okay. We're safe. Nothing is going to happen." I assured Uncle Joe.
"Where are you going?" He asked in a fatherly tone.
I smiled a bit. I really love it when he uses that tone. "We're just going to eat at some food tent around here; I really need to eat to take my meds."
"Can't you two wait for us? Something might happen to the two of you." Uncle Joe said worriedly.
"Aww. You're really sweet Uncle Joe. But I'm really hungry. You know how much I crave for street food here." I said imagining all those duk-bokk-ee, gim-mah-ree, oh-jing-oh and go-goo-ma that I could eat later.
"~You really like eating street food here, huh?~" I looked behind me and saw no one eaves dropping on me conversation with Uncle Joe.
"Who the hell are you looking for?" I turned to my left and saw that Natsume had already finished talking to Luna.
"Were you the one who just talked to me?" I asked even though I know that it wasn't his voice I heard.
Natsume looked confusedly at me, and then shook his head. "I just finished talking to Luna. Then I asked you who you were looking for. Why?"
I frowned before shaking my head. "Nothing." I thought I just heard something. I thought to myself but didn't bother to add.
"Aren't you talking on the phone?" Natsume looked at my phone.
I hurriedly put the phone on my ear. "Uncle Joe..." I said softly.
"What is it? Are you okay?" He asked in a worried tone.
"I'm okay." I cleared my throat. "Just hungry." I lied, trying to hide my feelings behind my jolly tone. I haven't heard that voice in years.
"Are you sure? I'm really sorry we're lost in this maze."
"It's okay. Besides, we wouldn't be able to eat peacefully at a food tent if we have escorts." I looked at Natsume.
"Where are they?" Natsume mouthed.
I pointed the way to the maze where we just came out. "Lost." I mouthed back.
Natsume laughed. "I knew Akira will not find his way through."
"Is that Natsume laughing?" Came an unknown voice from behind the background in my phone.
I heard Uncle Joe saying 'yes' before talking to me again. "Mistress, Akira wants to relay a message for Master Natsume."
That 'mistress' again. I thought then pouted.
"Please don't pout. Sorry Mikan." Uncle said in a soothing tone. He knows that I don't want to be called that.
"Please don't say that word ever again." I begged. "It really burns my ears." I joked. "What's the message?" Uncle Joe told the message before saying good bye and saying that they might find the exit soon. "Okay. I'll make sure to say that to him. Bye." I ended the call then looked at Natsume.
"The message?" He asked.
"Eaves dropper." I looked at him with narrow eyes. He just raised a brow at me. The nerve! I rolled my eyes and shook my head. "Fine. Your Akira said: 'I'm really happy that I can make him laugh.' He said sarcastically." I imitated how Akira had said it and lowered my pitch so that I sounded like a man. "He also said: 'And make sure to tell him to bring lots of water because those street foods are spicy. His stomach can't take too much spicy foods, you know.' He added in a whisper. That's it." I waited for a reply from Natsume, but didn't get any. "I never thought that you can't eat spicy foods."
"Everyone has a different appetite." He said defensively. "And don't ever use that tone again. It creeps me out." Natsume said acted as if he was really freaked out because I imitated Akira's voice so well.
"What voice?" I asked using the tone again.
"That. I really feel that Akira is here with me." He chuckled and shook his head.
"You two are really close, huh?"
"He's like an older brother to me. His age is not that far from ours you know. He's in his mid-20's."
"So young and he's the head of your family security."
"He was trained since he was a kid. He taught me every martial arts I know." He said proudly. Ok. So I guess I'll be safe with this karate master after all. I thought. Yeah right. Since when is a girl safe in the hands of a player?
"Is that it?" Natsume pointed to my right, and I saw a red tent.
I nodded. "Yep. That's the one." I looked at him. "Are you really sure you're up to this?"
"Don't underestimate my stomach, your highness." He said with a bow. I just made a face at him.
"I guess being cuffed together has its miracles." We both heard, and before we knew it, Koko had smacked Natsume's head. "Man, why are you bowing in front of her?"
Natsume also smacked Koko's head. "Dare lay a finger on me?" Natsume said and turned into a fighting stance. His fists both ready as if he was in a boxing match. Koko did the same.
"Hey... Hey... Hey..." I said as Natsume punched Koko playfully. Koko and Natsume looked at me. "Arm." I said as I wiggled my now hurting wrist.
"Oh..." He put his arms down. "Sorry."
"Thanks." I shook my head.
Normal POV...^_^
Little did the two of them know that the other six people amongst them are looking at them as if they were some weird strangers and not their friends. Natsume apologizing to Mikan. Mikan thanking Natsume. Weird! Their six friends thought.
Mochu cleared his throat. "What are you guys doing here?" He inquired.
"I heard rumors about the hand cuffs, but I didn't know that it would be real." Koko said as he tapped the heart on the hand cuffs.
Ow! Mikan thought. She looked at her reddened wrist. Aish! She cursed.
"I thought you guys should be on your way to the Psyche World Theme Park?" Ruka asked.
"Why are you two really here?" Nonoko asked.
"Have you two eaten?" Anna asked.
"Make sure I didn't miss any scenes of you two." Hotaru warned the two. Everyone sweat dropped at the statement.
Money hungry. They all thought.
"Guys, one at a time." Mikan said.
"Yeah. What are you guy anyway, paparazzi? Asking questions continuously." Natsume chuckled as he shook his head.
"AND WHY ARE YOU GUYS TOGETHER?" Mikan and Natsume both asked at the same time.
"Is there something going on between the two of you?" Koko asked curiously. "You're kinda weird today."
"Going on between them? Why would Mikan even associate herself with that playboy friend of yours?" Nonoko said in wry amusement.
"Mikan, have you taken your medicine?" Anna asked.
Mikan shook her head and looked at the red tent across the road.
"Why don't all of us discuss this over lunch?" Anna suggested.
"That's a great idea, Anna." Koko said and smiled his charming, knees melting smile.
"That's a great idea, Anna." Nonoko imitated. "Whatever. Don't forget she already has a date."
"Don't forget you don't have any date." Koko reminded.
"Yet." She raised a brow at him. "I don't have any date, YET." Nonoko emphasized.
"Can you two not have this conversation right now? I'm hungry." Mikan gave the two death glares.
"Shoot me now. Mikan Sakura of SGC is staring at me." Koko said as he made a gun figure in his right hand and pretended to shoot his temple.
"It's glaring not staring, ba-ka." Nonoko batted out.
"Who's stupid?"
"You are."
"You're the stupid one."
"Enough." Hotaru spoke for the first time. "Let's go eat in that tent. I don't want restaurant food. Then you continue your childish conversation there." Then walked towards the red tent.
"I agree with her." Ruka said then followed Hotaru.
EH? The 3 girls - Mikan, Anna, Nonoko - thought.
Finally Ruka. The 3 boys - Natsume, Mochu, Koko - thought.
"Let's go." With a grin in his face he started walking while Mikan was still talking to Anna and Nonoko, so he accidentally pulled Mikan's left hand.
"OUCH!" Mikan groaned and looked at Natsume with narrowed eyes.
"What?" Natsume asked stupidly then looked at her wrist.
Natsume's POV...^_^
Alright Ruka. He's really stepping up his game now. I wonder when I can confess to Luna… again? I really hope she wins. But this polka dots has her own charm. I don't really care about winning. I'll just have to make sure that if Luna wins, I will too. Then what if you win and she doesn't? I don't even want to think that. I guess it would be better if Luna and I won't win. Then I can take her to the ball. With that thought in mind, I grinned and started to follow Ruka and Imai.
I didn't know that Mikan was still talking with her two friends, so I accidentally pulled her hand and she groaned.
"OUCH!" She said as she looked at me with sharp eyes. I don't know what's with her eyes that made me lost in them earlier, twice.
I looked at her wrist, and shockingly, it was red.
"What the hell happened to your wrist?" I asked stupidly. Of course it's because of me pulling it earlier.
"Need ask that? Isn't it obvious?" She frowned at me.
Yeah, it is. Sorry. I thought, but couldn't get the words out. I've already apologized earlier, and with Koko and Mochu still here with us, they'll tease me and think I'm into Sakura. Which is wrong. I like Luna. Luna is the one for me. She's the one I'm going to get married with. Wait! Why am I even thinking about marriage at this point? We've got to become a couple first then get engaged then end up getting married. This is seriously ridiculous. [Author: I know.]
"Lamenting on your fault?" Mikan asked seeing that I dazed off. "I guess I'm not the only one who likes to idle." She smirked at me. Smirked. I can't believe this.
"At least I'm not crossing the street when I'm day dreaming." I snapped back.
"Hey. I already told you, I was thinking not day dreaming." She emphasized. "There's a difference."
"Yeah, right. Let's just go." I wiggled my right hand to tell her that I'm going to walk. I maybe a jerk sometimes, but I'm still a gentleman. Something my mother has taught me when I was young. 'Honey, when you grow up, you may become many things. You could be a jerk, like your father when I met him. You can be the hottest guy at school. Be a playboy and all those usual bad attitudes that came from you father because of having such gorgeous face. But never, ever forget that one attitude that I fell in love with your dad. Always be a gentleman. Happy Birthday, Honey.' I remember my mom's last words before they went to Jeju city to get my birthday cake.
I felt a tap on my right and looked up to see Mikan was frowning at me. "What?" I asked.
"Let's go." She looked at our friends who have made their way for the red tent.
I just nodded. And so we crossed the street and entered the tent.
[a/n: The upcoming info's about the different places in Jeju are mostly made up. Please don't judge me. I really did my best in researching about the places. I haven't really been to Jeju, so... I'm really sorry for some misinformation. But as they say, the story must go on.]
Steam and smoke from the food being cooked inside the tent greeted Mikan and I. Luckily there were tables where we can sit. We walked over to our friends and sat down. I surveyed our sitting arrangement at our table. Obviously, Mikan and I are sitting beside each other on the bench. So this is how we sat at our table.
Me ┌───┐ Mochu
Mikan │ │ Anna
Nonoko │ │ Koko
Ruka └-┘ Hotaru
"So why are you two really here, when you're supposed to be at that Psyche-whatever place and where's Akira, Natsume?" Mochu was the first one to break the ice.
I shrugged. "Ask her." I motioned Mikan.
"Why me?" She asked.
"I wasn't the one who left her jacket back at the resort."
"Forgetful as always." I heard Hotaru commented.
"Hotaru... She was just in a hurry coz she was running late." Anna defended.
"Okay. I forgot my jacket that's why Mr. Narumi had to send us to the Maze. That's where our bodyguards are lost right now." She said the last sentence in a whisper.
"Eh?" Our friends said.
"So you two have been alone for more than an hour now?" Nonoko asked.
The both of us nodded.
"You two better make up for the scenes I know I've missed." Hotaru warned.
Everyone just sweat dropped at her. Only if you knew. I thought to myself recalling our awkward moments earlier. By the entrance of the cave. By the street. And by the maze. I know she'll make a fortune had she been with us. Luckily, she wasn't.
"So, why are you 3 together with these 3?" I heard Mikan ask.
"If they handcuffed the pageant contestants, they grouped the rest of the students into groups of six. Sadly, we ended up with these two and this monkey boy. Boys and girls mixed up, so that the girls will be safe." Nonoko explained. "As if we'll ever be safe with playboys." she added.
"Hey! I'm not a playboy." said Ruka.
"Whoa! Special mention." said Koko with wry amusement. "Monkey boy? Now that's interesting. First you called me a playboy, then an exhibitionist. Now you're calling me 'Monkey-boy'. You really like me, don't you? With all the pet names and stuff." He said as he grinned at Nonoko.
"You wish. I'll never like a monkey-boy like you. Going crazy when there is a hot girl in sight." Nonoko said with disgust.
"Okay. But why are you here and not at the cave?" I asked just so that the two will stop.
"We just arrived and it's almost lunch hour. They told us to grab some lunch first, then we'll proceed with the tour." answered Ruka.
"Okay. I'm hungry." said Mikan then stood up and pushed me off the bench.
"Hey, watch it." I said then moved out of the way.
"I want to eat. So move out of the way." She stood up then went to the place where there were food being cooked in red sauce. Of course I had to follow her. I looked at all the food being cooked and saw that everything was deep fried.
"How hot did you say these foods are?" I asked as I stared at a pan with red sauce and hot pepper flakes where there was food cooked in it. "What is this?" I asked again stupidly.
"That's duk-bokk-ee." she said and looked evilly at me. "It's okay. For me." She shrugged.
"How about, for a normal human being who has no appetite for much spicy foods?" I asked again.
"It'll be. . ." she made a face again. "Very very spicy. Still up to it?" she raised a brow at me.
I swallowed and then tried to look confident. "Didn't I tell you not to underestimate my stomach?"
"Suit yourself." she said and shrugged.
MIKAN'S POV…^^
[Author: I'm just using Google translate so I hope you'd understand if there are some grammar errors using Korean - for those who knows Korean. I seriously don't know how to speak Korean. Please don't kill me. ^^''V]
I shrugged at Natsume's supposedly confident look, but I know he was nervous about eating spicy foods. It's not that spicy in fact. . . Well, for me that is.
I grabbed a plate and our other friends followed. I took two Oh-daengs on stick. It's just some crushed fish cake on a stick.
"~Jom dukbokkee eul jusigessseubnikka?~" I asked the old woman.
[Can I please have some dukbokki?]
"~Yeogiseo meog-eul geongayo ?~" asked the old woman.
[Are you going to eat here?]
"~Ne.~" I answered politely before accepting the bowl with duk-bokk-ee. It has red sauce and the old lady had added chilly, so I bet it would really be spicy. [Yes]
I looked at Natsume who seemed undecided whether he would ask for some duk-bokk-ee too.
The others had already sat down, while Natsume and I were still standing by the food stand.
"Hurry up so I can eat." I elbowed him.
"Alright. Alright." He said and asked for the same thing from the old lady.
"~Dukbokkee hasigi balabnida. Nan yeogiga geugeos-eul meog-eul geoya .~" he said and got the bowl from the old lady.
[Dukbokkee please. I'll eat it here.]
"~Gamsahabnida.~" I told the old lady with a slight bow and went to our table with our friends. As usual, Koko and Nonoko were having another one of their conversations which ends up in either Koko pissed or Nonoko.
"Good luck on finding your date, Nonoko." said Koko with an evil grin on his face.
"I'll make sure you'll regret ever writing on that stupid twitter of yours those rubbish." said Nonoko in controlled anger.
"Can you two not fight while eating? It's starting to irritate me." Said Hotaru while eating her gim-mah-ree. "You won't like it if I give every person I meet on this island a copy of your pictures, will you?."
I guess I better shut up. I thought, thinking that Hotaru also has pictures of me and Natsume.
"That's better." Said Hotaru then continued eating.
Surprisingly, there was 10 minutes of peaceful eating.
We heard running outside the tent and saw that there were men in black suit surrounding the tent we were eating in. By the entrance of tent, Uncle Joe and a man who seems to be around the same age as my cousin Misaki, entered and bowed courtly when they reached Natsume and Mikan.
"Took you long enough, Akira." said Natsume with a grin on his face.
"I was trained to fight off attackers and protect your life, not find myself lost in a maze." said Akira grinning at Natsume too.
"I'm sorry we're late." said Uncle Joe.
"It's okay." I said with the slightest smile that seemed like a twitch of my lips to the others. I'm not comfortable about the others seeing me smile. "You want to eat anything?"
"We've already had our lunch before coming here so that there won't be anything that will keep us from guarding you." said Uncle Joe.
"Okay." I shrugged then finished eating.
"Did you really get lost in the maze?" asked Koko with a mischievous grin, both to Uncle Joe and to Akira.
"Yes." the two head securities said grimly.
"You don't have to worry about this guy's comments, Uncle Joe and erm. . ." Nonoko didn't know what to call Akira.
"Just call me Akira." said Akira with a smile.
"Don't bother about what he says, Uncle Joe, Akira."
"I'm used to it." said Akira. "Plus, it's nothing really, since I know Natsume would rather be alone than have all his body guards always following him."
"We better hurry up." said Hotaru as she eyed her watch. "It's almost time." then stood up.
"Right." said Ruka then stood up too. This guy is starting to give my best friend hints now, but the question is will my money-hungry best friend be even interested in liking Mr. Sunshine-boy? I just shrugged mentally as everyone stood up.
"Well, see you two later." Said Anna then went out of the tent.
"See you, man." said Koko as he followed Anna out.
"Don't let this guy make his moves on you." warned Nonoko as she looked sharply at Natsume, he just sweat dropped.
Mochu saluted and nodded at us.
Hotaru looked grimly at us. "Preserve your scenes for the pageant, where I can take pictures of you."
"Take care." Said Ruka , and then the only ones left were the stall owner, the two of us, and our body guards.
"We better get going." I said. "It'll be a long way to the Teddy Bear Museum."
I stood up, but he didn't follow. I looked down at him coz I was already standing. What's wrong with this guy?
"Yah! Hyuuga, did you hear anything I said?" I asked again.
He looked uneasy. He silently stood up then headed for the exit while dragging along me with him.
"Hey!" I yelled at him. My arm hurt again. Stupid guy! "Ow!" It's only when I groaned in pain that he stopped dragging me.
"Sorry." He mumbled.
This was literally my reaction when I heard him say the word. . . AGAIN! == O_O?
Did he just say SORRY. . . again? SORRY!
"Must be the weirdest day ever." I said and looked around as I whistled. I tried to suppress my giggle. His friends must've had the same expression as I had earlier if they had heard him.
"Stop whistling." He said again with a dark aura around him.
As if I'll get scared. Psh! "What?" I asked innocently. "What's wrong with my whistling?" (_)
"Aish!" then he mumbled something. . . well, cursed actually.
"Mikan. . . Young Master Hyuuga, we better get on our way." Uncle Joe suddenly said then opened the door for me and Hyuuga. I smiled at Uncle Joe, he didn't call me Mistress . (^_^) Of course, it was just for a split second, and then I entered the car.
"Nat, you need anything?" Akira peeked through the still opened door.
I looked around and tried to listen to what Hyuuga was telling Akira, but I guess the two have learned the art of lip-reading, coz all I heard was just little murmurs.
"Alright. We'll be right behind you." Akira was suddenly out of sight.
"Let's go." said Uncle Joe, then the driver started to drive off.
No conversation was heard between the two of us. Uncle Joe was just giving updates to my Mom.
"Yes, Madam. We're on our way to the last destination. A few more minutes and we'll be at the museum." said Uncle Joe.
I smirked grimly at myself. She let me come here, but still wants to check if I haven't escaped. Tss. Witch!
"We'll be arriving momentarily." said Uncle Joe.
I glanced at Natsume, he was awfully quiet. Not even a one-liner about how my mom always calls to check if I haven't don't anything stupid. He looked so uncomfortable. The hell I care with him, but then, I don't know what happened.
"Oi, Hyuuga, you okay?" I asked absent mindedly. Ahhh… Why did I just ask that? -_-
He just looked around and I saw he had beads of sweat on his forehead. He frowned and then looked outside the very much tinted car window.
"Ok." I just said. What's wrong with this guy? I thought. Oh well. . . PMS? (^_^)? I was trying to control my laughter. I could even feel my ribs hurting coz I was suppressing my laughter.
"What's your problem?" he asked me heatedly when he felt me sniggering.
"Nothing." (¬_¬) Can't I have a little moment mocking you?
"We're here." said Uncle Joe.
"Finally." I heard Natsume mutter.
What's wrong with this guy? Okay. . . That's was already two times I've asked this question. I thought to myself. Right. Maybe he just can't wait to see his DarlingKL…3. Okay, that sounded bitter. But seriously, I just can't get over with the name. (^_^)
We got out of the car and saw the building of the museum. The last time I went here was with Oniichan. *sigh* He even bought me this tiny bear with a pink dress and scarf. He said he bought it coz I had the same dress and scarf on that day. That bear is still in my room, though it's in my closet.
"Natsume. . ." Akira went near Natsume and handed him a plastic bag that looks like it came from a drug store. "Here."
Natsume dragged me to a nearby bench and told me. . . scratch that. . . ordered me to sit down.
"Sit." he just said.
Because of the truce, I sat down obediently and looked curiously at him.
"What is it this time?" I asked while frowning at him. "And can you please stop ordering me around? I'm not a dog you know."
"Can you just shut up for a bit? I'm doing something." He said irritably then he took out something from the plastic. He knelt down in front of me and took out a bandage, and some cotton balls. He also took out a green bottle, but I didn't bother looking at it.
"What's that?" I asked as he took out a box, and I read the Korean characters. Wound Wipes?
"I thought that you could read Korean, since you speak it so fluently?" he said and took out one piece of the wipes, and then grabbed my damaged wrist.
"Of course I can read Korean character, Ba-ka! Why did you buy that?"
"For wounds, I guess." He said sarcastically. "It says wound wipes, doesn't it? Slow girl. Now sit still, so that I won't have any debt from you."
"Yah! Who's slow?" I asked him with a raised brow. (►.◄)
He started wiping my scraped wrist silently. Just to finish it off quickly before the others came, I shut my mouth up.
"Why so quiet all of a sudden?" he asked. He was now putting a brownish liquid on my wound.
"Can you just hurry up? I wanna get this day over with." I said irritably. It was just so weird that he was almost finished cleaning and bandaging my wound, but I didn't even feel any pain at all. He has light hands . . . and that's seriously speaking.
"Alright, alright, your highness." He said. He finished bandaging up my hand. He stood up and take a one last look at my wrist. "That should do."
I stood up from the bench. "Where are they?" I asked more to myself out of boredom and being alone with this guy for almost half a day. But at least we don't fight that much.
"Probably still eating. We're still early, you know." He said as he looked around.
I sighed. I wonder how long would it take for them to get here. It's only a few minutes' drive since the Theme Park wasn't that far from the Museum.
Suddenly, Natsume started to walk towards the museum entrance.
"Hey! What the heck are you doing?" I asked him. Though this time, he held my hand. "Why are you holding my hand?" I looked at him with wide eyes, and then snatched away my hand.
"We have to get inside. Now." He said grimly, then held my hand again, and this time, he ran towards the entrance.
While we were running, I heard shouts from somewhere.
"~Hey! Hey! Sakura, Mikan. . . Hyuuga, Natsume. . . yeogi jom bwa~" [Look here a bit.]
"~uliege miso leul pyosihabnida.~" [Look here a bit.]
"Geuman . Sajin-eul jjigneun jungjihabnida." I heard Uncle Joe shout. [Stop it. Stop taking pictures.] "Get inside now!" he shouted to us.
Once we were inside, I knew why Natsume was dragging me inside. "How did you sense them?" I asked him. . . yes, a bit amazed.
"Plain awesome, that's why." He said, of course, I rolled my eyes.
"Brute." I muttered.
"Thank you." He said then walked again. "Since we're here, let's start the tour ourselves."
I just shook my head, then rolled my eyes. Can anyone tell me how many times I've rolled my eyes because of this guy?
We've passed by teddy bears, those that looked like the Beatles, a Charlie Chaplin, those wearing traditional Korean wedding outfits, there was even a Michael Jordan bear.
I pointed to an old looking with a stick. "You look like that." I said as we passed by. I tried to say it as if it was nothing, but I sniggered a bit.
"Are you sniggering?" he asked me, of course I could sense his teasing tone.
"No I'm not. I'm just saying, that that's how you look like to me. An old guy. With a very BIG ego." I said and chuckled a bit.
"Mikan Sakura, laughing. I know you like me Sakura, you don't have to say that I look like an old man just to get noticed." He teased again.
He stopped walking so I stopped walking too. He turned around then looked at me in the eyes. Of course this time, I wasn't taken a back. I know that he's playing with me again. I looked back at him. I tilted my head a bit and gave him a crooked smile. Suddenly, his look changed. He blinked twice then he looked dazed. He looked down from my eyes, to my nose, then I felt his gaze on my lips.
Of course it felt awkward, what's wrong with you readers. Don't tell me that you think it's sweet. *barf* So I did what every girl does in a VERY awkward situation, I looked away as my smile slowly faded away. He held my chin and made me look at him. I still looked away, of course still facing him, but I set my eyes on the nearby bear, on his right.
"Look at me." He said softly.
I looked at him with wide eyes; I was shocked with the tone of his voice. It was like he was pleading me not to look at anything else but him. My mind won't work properly. *crickets* See? I told you my mind isn't working now!
He looked into my eyes as his face lowered near mine. I can feel it, he's gonna. . . you know. . . I don't have to spell it. I can feel his breath on my face as his face nears mine. . . I was closing my eyes. . . Slowly, as he closed his.
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Geuraeyo nan nul saranghae
Unjaena miduh ggoomdo yuljungdo da joogo shippuh
Nan geudae sowoneul ilyuhjoogo shipeun (shipeun) hengoonae yeoshin
Sowoneul malhaebwa
Sowoneul malhaebwa
Sowoneul malhaebwa
Naegaeman malhaebwa~ Genie by SNSD
I opened my eyes, and saw a pair of shocked crimson eyes. I guess mine was as wide as his. Oh GOD! I pushed him, and I blinked more than ten times to get me back to reality. Sh1t! Sh1t! Sh1t! Sh1t! Sorry for the language, but I just can't control myself. I calmed myself down, then picked up my still ringing phone.
Narumi-sensei calling. . .
I stared at the name. . . That was close! We almost. . . We almost. . . Breathe in. . . Breathe out. . . I calmed myself down before I answered my phone.
"Mikan, we're already here. Where are you two at?" asked Mr. Narumi.
"We're already by the life-size bears." I answered, I hoped that he didn't sense that I was tense.
Beside me, I could hear Natsume cursing and hitting his head on the wall.
"Come back to the entrance. I've got something to say before everyone proceeds with the tour." He said then hang up.
It was quiet after I put my phone back to my bag.
"What did he say?/He said we should go back." We both said at the same time.
"Okay./Let's go." We both said again.
TALK ABOUT AWKWARD.!
We walked in silence until we reached the group.
"At least, they're here." Announced Mr. Narumi.
"Natsume-sama!" said Sumire dramatically then ran to Natsume then hugged him.
"Whoa!" said Natsume then grinned.
Ugh! You see Mikan, another girl hits on him, and he acts just like every other guy. WHOA! Wait! I didn't just sound bitter. Who cares if he flirts around with all the girls at school? I know I wouldn't.
"How come you're not hand cuffed to your partners?" Natsume asked as he looked around. Girls and boys are now gathering up together by some teddy bears by the entrance.
"Ms. Shouda, please let go of Mr. Hyuuga for a while. I have to unfasten their hand cuffs." Said Mr. Narumi.
"Ahh. . . Sensei. . . After you un-cuff them, can you chain me up with Natsume-sama?" asked Sumire sweetly.
"I'm sorry, Sumire, but there is a reason why I un-cuffed everyone." Said Mr. Narumi then he used a weird-looking key to release us. The key sort of looked like. . . uh. . . it's not that much key-ish from the looks of it. It looks like a devastatingly made stick with that horrible heart shape as the handle.
I massaged by bandaged wrist then stepped away.
"Hey, Nat. . ." said Luna then walked towards him. She smiled as she passed by me.
"Everyone. . ." Mr. Narumi clapped his hands together to get everyone's attention.
We circled around Mr. Narumi.
"Okay, not that I have everyone's attention. We are here at this beautiful tourist spot in Seogwipo-si Saekdal-dong, Jeju Island. Now, you all know that this place boasts and lives up to its name with various teddy bears, by showing the Korean culture, to showing some other famous people even from other countries. Now, everyone can tour the place separately, and we'll meet here after two hours. There's a shop here, and guys. . ." he looked at the guys around him.
"What's the usual purpose of teddy bears?" he asked.
"To give to girlfriends." answered Touya.
"If you don't have girlfriends, to whom do you give them to?"
"Girls we're courting." Said another one of the male candidates.
"That's right." Said Mr. Narumi as if he had hit the jackpot. "Now, each of the guys here. . . and I know you don't have girlfriends, must buy any bear small or big, and give it to the girl whom they like among their fellow female contestants." He said.
"Huh?" Each of the guys asked. Well, except for Natsume coz he's busy chatting with Luna. Oh, what the heck! I'm not being bitter, okay?
"You can choose any type of bear that you think represents your feelings for the female contestant you're giving it to. It'll lessen the tense atmosphere amongst everyone, and I hope everyone can be closer to one another. Be friends. Now, get out of here. I'll meet you in two hours."
Everyone moves out, and continued on their ways. Some boys glanced my way, but I just went to the comfort room. TWO HOURS? What am I supposed to two in two hours? Dmn!
They're taking us closer to one another? Well obviously me and Hyuuga have been way too close today. Oh crap! When will I ever get this out of my head? This is not good..! T_T
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