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Mikan angrily threw her bag on the couch and stormed into her bathroom to wash her face. She glared at the mirror right in front of her. The nerve of that guy! Kissing her sweetly and saying something romantic then comes his fiancé flouncing on his body making lovey dovey, Mikan was beyond frustrated she was furious! Wouldn't anyone be mad after they got kissed and the fiancé appears? It burned like fire in Mikan's eyes. If Natsume Hyuuga was going to play around then maybe she should have some sweet fun herself. She patted her face dry and went to her living room where she placed the flowers sent by Karashima. She took the card and grabbed the phone dialing the number printed on the card. She brought up the phone to her ear and heard it ring once and it picked up.
"Moshi moshi, Karashima Ryuji speaking" came the calm deep set voice which Mikan couldn't help but lift up the corners of her lips.
"Karashima-kun? This is Mikan Sakura; I like the flowers you sent" said Mikan thanking Karashima for the little present he sent.
"I'm glad you like them, I was a bit nervous whether you would like them or not" said Karashima sounding a bit nervous, Mikan laughed at his little comment.
"I was also thinking about that lunch offer you wrote on the card" said Mikan hugging her pillow and lying down on the couch.
"Great! Do you like Italian?" asked Karashima, Mikan answered yes "Then how about at Mezzo tomorrow at one?"
"Sounds great" said Mikan grinning from ear to ear, she hung up and dialed another number which was Hotaru's. The other line rung five times and it was finally picked up.
"Hello?" came Hotaru's stiff voice, Mikan sat up at the sound of Hotaru's voice.
"Hotaru!" exclaimed Mikan in a loud voice.
"What do you want baka?" she asked in an obvious pissed tone.
"Mou Hotaru, I want to tell you something!" said Mikan in a giggly voice which she hasn't done in years.
"Okay exactly what is it that's got you acting like a high school girl?" asked Hotaru demanding an answer, Mikan giggled.
"More like who" she answered, she waited for Hotaru to react but it took her thirty seconds to speak again "Aren't you curious who it is?"
"Do I need to pretend to guess?" said Hotaru in an exasperated voice "It's obvious it's Karashima"
"At least act surprised" said Mikan with a pout on her face.
"So what happened?" asked Hotaru, Mikan explained everything about the flowers and the phone call she made with Karashima awhile ago. She didn't bother talking about Natsume because of two reasons. One, she was still mad and didn't want to mention or even try to mention his name. Two, she didn't want Hotaru to overreact and murder him then dump his body into the ocean. She just wanted to forget about the pompous jerk and enjoy her time with Karashima. There was something about him besides his dashing good looks that made her attracted to him like a honey bee. She could even taste his sweetness when she heard his voice and she was dying to find out more about him.
"Good for you, I'm glad your hanging out with someone decent unlike Hyuuga" said Hotaru as a clacking sound was heard loudly on the other line.
"What was that?" asked Mikan.
"Oh, Ruka's here" answered Hotaru, there was then a voice, and it was Ruka's.
"Hey honey"
"Hey Ruka"
"Who're you talking to?"
"Oh, Mikan's on the other line"
"Oh really? Say hello for me…mmm"
"Ruka, stop it"
"Why?"
"Because it's pissing me off" Mikan raised her eyebrow, she wondered if something was happening over there and if there was, well she really didn't want to know.
"Sorry, I don't feel like obeying orders"
"Ruka-"and the line went dead. Mikan stared at her phone for awhile and just shrugged her shoulders. At least the phone hung up, she didn't want to hear how her best friend was spending her evening tonight. She went to her bedroom and stared at the dresser mirror in front of her. She was thinking of what she should dress up like for her date tomorrow. Sure it was just a lunch date but she wanted to look presentable at least. Not like the usual black coat and dress pants with that messy pony tail she wore to work everyday, at least something more feminine.
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Mikan came in wearing a light dress with sakura blossoms as design. She was wearing a pink sweater over it and her hair was down with a pink headband. She was also wearing light make-up and sat in at her office box with her co-workers staring at her.
"Ohohoho! Mikan-chan, you look adorable today! Going on a date later I presume?" said Misaki raising her eyebrow giving a smug look.
"Is it that bad to go to work like this?" asked Mikan as she started organizing her things.
"Well, normally Mikan-chan would come to work looking like a woman who would rather be single for the rest of her life with cats as companions" said Nonoko popping out of her office box, Mikan sweat dropped and felt a tinge of depression.
"So that's the impression I give" said Mikan gloomily hanging her head low.
"Ah! No, that's not what everyone thinks!" said Nonoko trying to comfort her.
"So there are people who DO think that?" asked Mikan getting more depressed, Nonoko sweat dropped. Misaki patted Mikan gently on the back.
"There, there Mikan-chan, at least the guy you're going to see will get to see your good side. You're my adorable Mikan-chan and there's no one who could dislike you!" said Misaki hugging Mikan tightly.
"Um, Misaki-san, I can't breathe" panted Mikan trying to gasp for air.
"Ah gomen, I just love you so much! And if that guy dares to treat you wrong I will make sure he won't be seen ever again!" said Misaki with a threatening aura.
"Why am I always surrounded by protective women?" thought Mikan.
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Mikan got out of the taxi and went inside the Mezzo Italian restaurant. She looked for Karashima and saw him waving at a table right next to the window. She smiled and walked towards the gentlemanly vet.
"You look lovely today Sakura-san" said Karashima smiling charmingly at Mikan making her blush.
"Well you don't look too bad yourself" said Mikan as she saw Karashima wearing black casual wear.
"Well thank you, have a seat my lady" said Karashima as he pulled out a chair, Mikan smiled brightly and thanked Karashima while sitting down. Karashima called the waiter for the menu "Don't hesitate, you can have anything you want"
"Really? Looks like someone is decently paid" smiled Mikan, Karashima just gave a grin. Mikan looked at the menu and widened her eyes, it was quite pricy than the usual submarine sandwich she would order from Subways for lunch. Mikan felt a bit hesitant and she looked up at Karashima. Karashima also looked up and smiled showing her its okay to order anything she wanted "I'll just have the Basilica pasta and ice tea for drinks"
"And for you sir?" asked the waiter, Karashima ordered the same one as Mikan's.
"Why did you order the same as me?" asked Mikan curiously as the waiter left.
"I just wanted to know your likes and dislikes" Karashima said simply, Mikan blushed a bit at the statement. It was the first time any guy wanted to try what she liked; she couldn't help but feel happy.
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I turned my phone off and hastily threw it into the back seat of my car. That annoying girl, at first she was just troublesome but now she's become a blood sucking organism that wouldn't let me go until all the color has drained from my face. I wonder what made her turn extra irritating, knowing Rumiko who is from the Nishima Company there is something up. I stopped as I reached a red stoplight and relaxed in my seat. My head just happened to turn to an Italian café and I saw her with some other guy. I checked the stoplight again when my eyes widened, did I just mention I saw her with some other guy? I turned my head again and confirmed it this time; it was her and some other guy! That guy looked a bit familiar, where have I seen him before? I didn't notice the traffic light already turned green and there were people honking their horns angrily at me. I parked my car to the side to let them pass and I went out towards the café.
Seeing them laughing and smiling was making my stomach sick to the core, I entered the café and asked for a seat near theirs but of course not obvious to their eyes. I hid my face behind the menu and spied on them, hmm…she looked particularly cute today, why can't she look cute for me? Well its not that she doesn't look cute, she always does, in fact she's pretty and a beauty since she matured. Blood was boiling under my skin as I saw them having a really good time with each other. I have never been good at controlling my temper let alone my jealousy, obvious isn't it? There's no way she fall for such a guy just because he seemed kind and gentle, every person has their secrets and I should reveal his. I will expose him for the lying twit he is for taking advantage of her.
"Um sir, are you ready to order now?" asked the waiter sweat dropping as he has been standing there for nearly four minutes already.
"Oh sorry, I'll just have some coffee please" said Natsume as he gave away the menu, the waiter took it and muttered something about a cheapskate who only came for coffee.
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I can't believe this, first we had lunch and now Karashima is inviting me to see a movie! I haven't had a decent date like this since I went out with some jerk a few months ago. I haven't felt this excited since Natsu-
I stopped in my tracks, was I beginning to remember something? Was I about to unconsciously admit something?
"Are you alright?" asked Karashima then I snapped back to reality, I nodded and followed after him. Why am I remembering that bastard when I'm out with a really nice guy? I just can't shake off the feeling that somehow he is here, that somehow I can feel those crimson eyes staring at me.
Meanwhile Natsume was following them intently glaring at the couple. He would move around stealthily hiding behind random objects while getting strange looks from the people around him. They would think that a grown man has gone 'thawck!' in the head. One small child was even looking and pointing at him but the mother grabbed him away telling him to keep away from the 'strange' man.
"So which movie are we seeing?" I asked as we entered the movie complex, there were about three romance, four action, two horror and one adventure movie showing in the cinema right now, I don't think I'd like to watch those two horror films.
"Well 'The Four Roses' has got me intrigued" said Karashima referring to a very mellow poster of a romance movie.
"I have been dying to see this movie for weeks! I didn't know you were into these things" I said surprised to find a guy besides Ruka who is into romance stuff.
"I have sisters that influenced me" he replied, we went to get our tickets and some movie snacks then entered the theatre, I was really excited to watch this one with Karashima.
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I followed them into the cinema and saw them looking at a poster. After they left I went to check it out. I scrunched my face up in disgust, 'The Four Roses'? Isn't this some lame romance movie that girls are dying to see? The poster is all lacey and there are so many flowers, the actress's face looks like a clown due to too much make-up and the dress was absurdly puffy. Just by looking at the poster I can tell the movie was a headache to watch, but they're going in anyway so might as well. I went to the ticket booth and tried to buy the ticket to doom.
"Um one ticket to that um, flower movie" I said not remembering the title of the lame movie, the person at the counter was a woman and she looked like a tomato head with all that blushing she's doing.
"You mean 'The Four Roses' right?" she asked, I nodded "Only one?"
"Yes, only one!" I said getting a bit impatient with this woman, she thought I was like some loner buying only one ticket, her face was so readable. She finally gave me the ticket and I slapped the money on the counter.
"Keep the change" I said gruffly as I grunted my way inside the theatre, I had to look for them now and it was a bit difficult seeing there were many couples seeing this movie too. I finally spotted them in the middle row and went two rows behind them. There was a guy who was passing by selling some popcorn and I asked for the biggest one as to not get spotted. The lights dimmed and the movie started to play.
After thirty minutes into the movie I got bored out of my mind, well at least they weren't doing anything inappropriate; they were just sitting there totally engrossed into the movie. I sound like an overprotective father right now, instead of watching the movie I was just watching them. I was about to close my eyes when I saw that guy inch closer to Mikan, they were talking about something and my head perked up.
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"Would you like a drink?" asked Karashima.
"Sure" answered Mikan.
"Here, you can have some of my soda" said Karashima giving Mikan his soda.
"Wow, thanks!" said Mikan smiling brightly, it was only a friendly gesture from their point of view but from Natsume's point of view it was different, and seeing things in the dark wasn't the most accurate thing you can see.
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A-are they? Tch! What does that guy have that I don't? I'm every bit as good as him and more, so why him? I couldn't stand it anymore, my fists were shaking violently and I gritted my teeth. All I could was glare at them, if I took any action now there would be a big commotion and she would hate me even more. I couldn't sit still while all this was going on, this huge popcorn was also getting in the way and I-…popcorn, popcorn, its sitting on my lap right now, there's a lot of it. Popcorn, it's small and barely missed, I took a single piece of popcorn into my hand and held it up, and I could also see Mikan in the distance. I smirked, popcorn is not only a delicious snack accompanied for watching some entertainment, I threw one at Mikan's direction and ducked. Mikan looked around and had an irritated look on her face, I smiled, and popcorn has its uses after all.
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Natsume is acting like a kid again (sigh) when will he ever mature?