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Chapter 3:
Mikan pov
What. Just. Happened?
Wait. wait. Rewind.
So… where was i?
Oh yeah. I'M HERE. FREAKIN' OUT.
Nothing unusual. Right?
That's me, freaky mcfreaker girl!
God I can't believe it.
I mean.. it's just the first day of school for crying out loud!
Ugh…
Let's start with this morning… where I met my nightmare.
earlier this morning….
Normal pov
"are we there-"
"yes. God Mikan. Yes. We're finally here." Hotaru answered exasperatedly to the excited Mikan.
"oh gosh…. " Mikan stared out the window as Hotaru parked in front of the gate. "it's like the first day we enrolled here…" the brunette whispered as she marvelled the great, gold gate with the initials 'G.A.' in the middle. inside, you could see the main building distantly. But still, no one is still around because,
"IT'S STILL FREAKIN' EARLY?" Mikan exclaimed as she looked at the time. "DAMN! 7:00? WHAT THE HELL? I THOUGHT WE'RE LA-"
BAKA BAKA BAKA
'and the ice queen stikes again.' Mikan groaned loudly.
"you're noisy. Quiet down will you?" Hotaru ordered calmly as Mikan's veins showed.
"you made me hurry out awhile ago FOR NO STINKING REASON AT ALL? GOD HOTARU." Mikan glared at her so called 'best friend'.
"well If I didn't do that, then you wouldn't have the chance to take a 'peaceful' walk inside, right?" Hotaru smirked as she checked her wrist watch. "plus, maybe you could also visit Naru."
"oh yeah! He's back from Europe right? Wowowowowoah!" Mikan jumped up and down, excited for her long awaited visit to her 'otou san'.
"hn." Hotaru just nodded.
"yiip! Arigatou! Thank you soo much Hotaru! You're the best!" Mikan's face lightened up.
"tsk. That'll be worth a month's supply of crab brains." The 'ice queen' reminded her.
"hai hai! Bye!" Mikan excitedly opened the door and got out quickly, running towards the academy with joy.
'Naru! Wait for me!' Mikan thought hopefully as she entered the academy and continued on running towards the main building, where the faculty office is found.
Hotaru pov
RRRRRIIINNGGGG… RRRRRIIIIINNNGGGG…. RRRRRIIINNGGGG… RRRRRIIIIINNNGGGG….
RRRRRIIINNGGGG… RRRRRIIIIINNNGGGG…. RRRRRIIINNGGGG… RRRRRIIIIINNNGGGG….
RRRRRIIINNGGGG… RRRRRIIIIINNNGGGG….
I ended the call.
Shit.
Why isn't he answering? Damn.
"I have to tell Mikan." I told myself. "but I also have to respect their decision… since it's for the best…" I groaned inwardly. Why isn't he answering the goddamned phone? I called for ten times already! Don't tell me he's deaf?
"what're they planning anyway?" I asked myself. "sending him here…. Are they serious? They're just making things worse!" 'something's wrong…'
I looked at my phone. I knew something's not right. My instincts told me so. And never had I, the Hotaru imai, was wrong in anything. Much more my instincts.
An exasperated sigh escaped my lips.
That's it. No more ms. Nice gal.
"I'll investigate on this matter myself." I then found myself dialling my father's secretary's number. "kaichi. Yes, it's me… I want you to investigate on something….. hai. It's about the hyuugas and yukiharas… no one should know. Including otou san, of course….. okay, arigatou. Ja."
Normal pov
As Hotaru ended the call, she turned on the radio and listened to music.
ZOOOM
A familiar black and blue blur raced in front of her, running towards the academy. When the 'blur' reached the gate, she narrowed her eyes on the person.
"hm…. Familiar.." Hotaru whispered to herself as she rummaged her glove compartment and brought out a pair of hi tech binoculars. She switched it on and instantly, the person's back came into view. The person is talking to the guard, like forcing the latter to let him enter.
"that's strange.. seems like the guard is somewhat.. starstruck?" Hotaru noted amusingly. Finding this rather peculiar, she zoomed in more closely, specifically to the person's face. Hotaru saw that the guy has raven hair, and is in disarray. He is also wearing the school uniform, the same formal, black jacket and navy blue pants with checkered trims.
She then saw her opportunity, the guy looked directly towards her car!
Her reaction?
"oh shit." Hotaru muttered as she removed the binoculars. 'so that's why….. if I'm not mistaken…' she leaned back.
'the same crimson red eyes... it seemed rather troubled..?' She reached a conclusion. "that's weird… it looks like he's after something…" she pondered. And then her eyes bulged.
'no way… what if it's not something…. But someone..!' Hotaru then turned on the engine again and drove towards the gate. She checked the guard, 'he's not there anymore. Damn Natsume!'
BEEP BEEEP
The gate instantly opened for her car to enter. As she rapidly parked her car beside the main building, her eyes searched for one person: Natsume hyuuga.
"where is he?" Hotaru murmured to herself as she got out of the car and jogged towards the main entrance. "I hope he's still lost as hell."
Mikan pov
Huff…
Huff…
'where is he? I thought he arrived yesterday!' I screamed out loud in my head.
*pant*
*pant*
"MAN THIS IS TIRING!" now there, I literally yelled.
"Narumi sensei!" I called out.
No one answered.
"where could he be…." I asked myself. 'if I were a weird gay teacher… where would I-'
oh. Right.
"duh. To the faculty!" I said to myself sarcastically and headed to he said place.
Am I really this stupid?
Yeah. I am.
Normal pov
As Mikan went nearer and nearer to the teacher's faculty office, she grew more and more excited of seeing her favourite teacher. Well, you can't blame her for being this hyper; the guy practically is her father figure! Even though he isn't acting like a 'he' if you know what I mean.
Faculty office…
"NARUMI SENSEI!" Mikan's voice boomed throughout the entire room. But too bad, only the croaking of a frog answered her.
No wait.
A frog croaking. Inside the faculty office.
"oh shoot." Mikan cursed herself under her breath.
"SAKURA!" a really angry teacher with brunette hair yelled out. "IT'S JUST THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND YOU'RE ALREADY CAUSING THIS TROUBLE?" he stood up and glared at her, with the frog on his shoulder.
'fudge. I'm doomed. Baka jin jin.' "j-jinno sensei.. ohayou..?" Mikan grinned nervously.
"ohayou? Ohayou? What's so good this morning? You prac-"
"ermm.. ano... uhh... bye jin jin!" she scurried out of the door, hoping to escape the doom teacher's wrath.
"tsk… great. Now *pant* i won't be able to *pant* find Naru..!" Mikan's eyes rolled in irritation and looked at her phone. "and it's already been thirty minutes! Ugh. *pant* *pant*" she turned to a corner and stopped to catch her breath and rest for a while. After about three minutes, she called Hotaru.
"where are you now?" was the first thing Hotaru said.
"uh… here? Still in the main building. I didn't freakin' find Naru!" Mikan stood up and started jogging down the empty hall, still not accepting defeat.
"hm… okay. I'll just meet you back in the dorms. And you better not arrive seconds before classes start. Got it?"
"hai hai. Ja."
"ja." Hotaru hurriedly ended the call.
"shoot. Ugh…" she came to a stop after she checked five rooms. Her eyes showed tiredness while she messed her hair unsuccessfully.
"I GIVE UP!" she yelled out loud, hoping that someone would hear her.
And fortunately, someone did.
Back to the left wing…
"damn. Damn. DAMN!" a lad with raven like hair came rushing as he searched the whole hallway. "I knew I saw her! The same brunette hair…..!" he stopped and looked around.
'maybe…. maybe it's just an illusion… it's been many years since she died… it's impossible to suddenly see her…' he sighed at his own foolishness.
He was about to give up and call ruka until…
"NARUMI SENSEI!" a lively female voice was heard from the middle hallway and instantly, natsume's eyes widened in amazement. 'who could be so loud this early in the morning?' he smirked to himself. He pocketed his phone and followed the voice, hoping to entertain himself and forget his current problem.
Natsume came to a corner when an angry voice was heard from the same room in the same wing.
"SAKURA! IT'S JUST THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND YOU'RE ALREADY CAUSING THIS TROUBLE?" the voice almost caused an explosion throughout the whole building. But still, natsume's eyes showed amusement and his smirk grew bigger.
Let's have a countdown, shall we?
Five steps from the corner….
'who knew enrolling in this school isn't such a bad idea?'
Four…
'that student is sooo cooked, and would you believe it? The first day of the whole school year!' a chuckle escaped his lips.
Three…
'but… that voice… that angry voice sounded familiar… just tone it down… add some excited or 'colourful' emotions… he could be like the clown I used to hate!'
Two…
' Yeah! The one with the crazy frog on his shoulder! What's his name…? uhh…'
One…
'uhh…'
RIIIINNNGGGG…. RRRIIINNNGGGG….
His phone suddenly rang, and natsume instantly stopped and fished out his phone.
"hn?"
"natsume! Where have you been? Thirty minutes left before-"
"stop nagging. Look, I'm on something worthwhile. You remember the frog clown I used to hate?" his head leaned back and he took a step forward again closer to the corner.
"yeah… so?"
"I think I just found him." He chuckled.
Another step back.
"oh really? God natsume! *laughs hard* that's insane!" ruka laughed really hard through the phone.
"I know. I'll just meet you back in the car. I have some unfinished business with frog clown." Natsume said with a small smile. A freakin' hot smile.
"okay okay *still laughing* shit my stomach hurts! B-bye!"
"hang in there ruka." He rolled his eyes sarcastically. "watch your heart! Bye."
At first he heard heavy breathing, like someone ran a marathon. Then, he heard heavy footsteps too, 'someone's running…' he commented in his head.
"what do you mean my hea-" ruka's sentence was cut off. Natsume hid his smile and continued walking down the hall.
And then, a figure came into view in front of him. A slim girl about his age was running straight to the right wing. So what? Maybe it's just an average student running from someone, right?
Wrong.
This girl has the same brunette hair like the girl he's chasing.
The weird part?
He saw something that wasn't even his right to see.
And that 'view' made him smirk. But nonetheless, he still continued on chasing after her.
"god. I'm like a crazy person running like a maniac on the loose." He commented as his jaws clenched and he ran faster, like that was even possible.
And then, he heard her voice.
"uh… here? Still in the main building. I didn't freakin' find Naru!... hai hai. Ja."
'the same voice….' He stopped and didn't dare take a step closer, a step closer to finding out who that girl is.
"shoot. Ugh…" the girl murmured. And then suddenly, she shouted:
"I GIVE UP!"
Natsume's eyes widened in shock. 'it… it isn't possible…! N-no…' he then paused his train of thoughts. 'just one more step…' he stared at his feet with his trembling hands and clenched his jaw.
A loud thump was heard from the right wing, like someone just dropped. Natsume escaped from his trance and ran towards the said noise without any second thoughts.
"iica chan!"
Mikan pov
"I GIVE UP!" I yelled with the last of my energy. Who will blame me? I'm freakin tired, my legs hurt, my day was ruined all because of baka jin jin, and I. Didn't. Damn. Find. Narumi sensei! God, I placed my hopes high for nothing? Shit-
THUMP
"itaii…." I felt a stinging pain at my b- uh… my you-know-what. Great. My first day of school and I'm already dizzy because of running around and around this building! It's like I ran a mara-
"iica chan!"
Normal pov
'who's that?' mikan asked herself as she looked around groggily. As she looked behind, she saw a black blur running towards her. She squinted her eyes to get a clear view of the person's face, but the more she tried, the more she felt dizzy and nauseous. The steps came louder and nearer… until..
"iica! Iica are you alright?" 'ah… it's a he.' Was mikan's first thought when the guy approached her frantically.
"…eh…? I think you've…. Got the wrong… person…" mikan answered indifferently and then tried to stand up. "so if you'll excuse me… I'll…"
"h-hey! You don't look so good…!" the guy prevented her as his eyes showed concern and nervousness. "fuck. I'll take you to the infirm-"
"I'm fine! Please, I don't even know you…!" she then stood up wobbly, with a little help from the young lad. "listen, whoever-you-are-"
"y-you don't know me? me?" the lad stood up and asked with a little sarcasm. "are you goddamned joking?" and this tone made mikan more cross at him.
"hell no I'm not! As I was saying, it would be more of a help if you Get. Away. From. Me. you're a goddamn eyesore." She mimicked his tone as she tried to walk away with pride.
"woah woah woah! Oi chibi!" the guy caught up with her and got a hold of her wrist.
"hey! Lemme go!" mikan struggled from his grasp.
"are you serious? You don't know the natsume hyuuga?" he asked with disbelief and a tint of sarcasm.
"duh. I told you I am! I haven't heard that lousy excuse for a name until now! Happy?" mikan smirked at his expression as his hold on her tightened. " Now let. Me. GO!" with that last word, she kicked him in his shin and ran away.
"SHIT!" the guy cursed out loud many times and squinted his crimson eyes in pain. "FUCK!"
"yeah… YOU'RE RIGHT! You're way weird to be her!" natsume called out to the disappearing figure as he fished out his phone.
"hm?"
"….shit….. ruka…" natsume groaned over the phone.
"huh? What happened?"
"grr…. Just get the fuckin' car in the academy and wait for me!" and so, he hang up with a glare on his face. He clenched both his jaw and fists as he started to walk carefully and wobbly.
'I'll get that polka dots girl. She'll freakin' pay.'
"shoot. Ow." Natsume groaned endlessly while he walked.
Mikan pov
'where's the… dorms….?' I asked myself. God, I can't believe I forgot where it is! So, here I am now, in some path which I don't know to where it leads, alone, and damn, only ten minutes left before school starts! I then rested under the shade of a nearby sakura tree and called hotaru. 'hope she doesn't kill me…' I heaved a sigh.
Normal pov
"yo."
"what do you mean 'yo'? where are you?" hotaru asked with a monotone.
"here, in some park-"
"mikan. There are tons of park here inside the academy. Which one?"
"i-I don't know…? Hm.. I took this path that leads to…."
"to..?"
And then, that's when mikan saw a 'ray of hope'
"ah! There's a sign! It says 'to the dorms'! yey!-"
"oi. Baka."
"ne?"
"something happened, right?" hotaru asked suspiciously. How did she even know that?
"e-eh… erm… ano… I just feel dizzy and-"
"and?"
"uh… I met this weird, freaky guy that started asking me questions and mistaken me for his goddamned 'iica chan' and-"
"wait. Did you just say 'iica chan'?" hotaru asked with indifference, but still, she felt nervous nonetheless.
"yes..? and stop. Cutting. What. I'm. sayi-"
"hn. I'll talk to you when you get here. Your dorm number is-"
"you just did it aga-"
"your dorm number is 227. Get here fast."
"hey-"
"bye." With that last word, hotaru ended the call with a shocked and nervous expression on her face. "damn hyuuga. You just have to ruin everything huh?" hotaru heaved a sigh as she pinched her nose bridge in frustration.
"i guess we'll just play the game our way." she then smirked and dialed on her phone a number she never used until now.
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