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Sorry for the very late update. Got caught up with exams and all D: Professors and their wants to make their students suffer jk lol

Chapter 15: New Beginning

Two weeks had passed and it seemed like nothing changed.

Well, except for the fact that Natsume was being fangirled again since he is single now.

And maybe the fact that it was really annoying since I was still his seatmate.

For the two weeks since Sumire left, everything went back to 'normal'. I mean, I became the bubbly Mikan and our group, Hotaru, Ruka, Koko, Natsume and I, ate meals together more than often now. Well, maybe we felt the same 'emptiness' and we could find it with each other's presence? Well, at least that was how I see it.

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It was Narumi's class when everything went into sort of chaos – at least for someone who has a heartthrob seatmate.

"So, as you all know, finals week is over!" Narumi exclaimed.

"And what does that mean?" Narumi chirped again which made the class murmur in confusion.

"Prom!" Some girl from the class shouted which made the class 'aah'-ed.

Murmurs of excitement was clear in the room but I couldn't help but sigh.

"What' up Polka?" Natsume asked me as he noticed how 'down' I was.

It was as if every single girl, excluding me and Hotaru, heard his question as they gathered around Natsume, asking him to be their pair.

"That answers your question, Mister." I said as I stood up.

But unfortunate things happen to people who don't deserve them. As I passed by the group of fangirls of Natsume, someone accidentally (or who knows, intentionally pfft poor souls) pushed and knocked (yes) me off.

I wailed in pain as Hotaru, Ruka and Koko rushed towards me.

"Get away you assholes." Hotaru said as she gave them a very cold glare. And as usual, the crowd gave way to my Hotaru.

"Here." Koko offered his hands. I tried to stand but my ankle was trying to kill me.

"Weakling, eh?" Natsume teased me but I just ignored him.

Guess whose fault this is.

Ruka knelt down and held my ankle which, right away, sent pain.

"AWWWWWWWW." I wailed in pain as tears were starting to form.

"Careful bud." With a worried tone, Koko said.

"Sprain." Ruka diagnosed.

"You could be a doctor now, Ruka-pyon!" I smiled at him.

"Yes. I guess everyone can be a doctor now." Hotaru replied with her monotonous voice as she asked Koko to help Ruka stand me up.

"To the clinic!" Koko and I chanted as we made our way.

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(Hotaru's POV)

"Somebody hurt Mikan again and I swear that person can't face the public ever again." I said while giving them death glares.

Seriously, when will these girls mature? I sighed in defeat when I discovered that the answer to that question is never.

"Chill, Hotaru. I'm pretty sure it wasn't intentionally." Natsume said, chilling his ass off.

"This is your fault, Hyuuga." I glared at him.

"Hey, hey. How come this is my fault?"

"YOUR fangirls, remember?" I looked at him while pointing at those ughhh.

"Listen..." He started but I cut him off.

"Shut up and just come with me to the clinic. You can't leave Mikan like that, can you?" I asked him, knowing that a "part" of him was already changing back.

"Seems like it." He softly said, to the point the only one could hear it was him (too bad for him I have a good sense of hearing),as he stood up and walked with me.