Well,…
I guess I took another long time to update,…
Well,…
Gomen ne…
I cannot say farewell yet,
Not, when I know I'll never forget,
Let's make a momentary goodbye,
Let our emotions flow and cry…
LiRpA~~~
Tribute to Graduation
BOYLENIANZ 08-09!!!
And to all graduates BATCH 2009!!!
Okay!!! Enough with these,… here's Chapter five!!!!
CHAPTER 5: THE ACCUSATIONS
"Tell me why it is so complicated?!" Natsume said as he slammed his hands down on the table. His knuckles turned white as his grip on the sides of the table tightened. He glared at his sister who was frowning at his actions, but still she remained silent.
"Aoi…" he said menacingly.
"Onii-chan," Aoi started, she touched her brother's tensed shoulders and tried to make him relax a bit, but Natsume just shrugged her hands off.
"I don't know why you're so frustrated by the simple fact that I like someone," she continued, now, both of them felt the frustration of having to talk to each other.
"Aoi," Natsume said while gritting his teeth, "Just say who he is."
"No, why do I even have to tell you, onii-chan? You have your own love life, and I never, even once, get in your way." Aoi reasoned out to her brother, thinking that he might change his mind in knowing 'who-this-unfortunate-guy-is'.
Natsume frowned at her sister. 'She has a point,' his rational mind said.
'She does? But who knows? She might be crying someday cursing the guy and saying that she should've listened to me, at least I know who the guy that will make her cry and can beat him if that happen,' said the overprotective side.
'Baka! She can protect herself! You know she's not someone who others can easily mess with,' his rational mind reasoned.
'What if she can't handle it?' the overprotective side defended.
'What if she can? You should trust your sister more!' the rational side said.
'I had trusted an old hag and look where I ended u-' he thought, taking the overprotective side but was cut off before he finished his thoughts.
"Onii-chan!!! What are you spacing out for?!" Aoi said as she tapped her brother on his cheeks.
Natsume frowned once again; he unconsciously combed his hands in his soft raven hair then sighed. He talked but this time a bit calmer.
"Aoi, all right, you just need to say who he is and why it's complicated," he said then, once again, sighed.
"You're a playboy. You should be one of the first to understand," Aoi said as her bangs covered her eyes. Natsume was taken aback by what she said and he become a bit uncomfortable, but didn't showed it.
"So?" he said, pretending that he's not affected. "I can't see the connection of that in my questi-" he stopped in the middle of his talking when the idea hit him like he was hit by a stone.
"No, don't tell me. Aoi. He isn't a…," he said the words was slowly becoming a whisper.
"Well, he is. I don't know if it's a karma or what but, that's what makes it complicated," Aoi said but not looking in his brother's eyes. She doesn't want to see the hurt in them. The way she said those words, it's as if she was accusing her brother that he is the cause of it. The cause of why her love life seems complicated.
'I'm really sorry onii-chan. It's not that I am lying, I just didn't tell you the complete story,' She thought guiltily. She remembered their mother's words to her before she went to her brother's manor.
"Don't tell him anything that will make him suspicious. Do you understand, Aoi???" the words of Kaoru Igarashi still rang in her mind.
"Never tell your brother anything about what's happening here," she repeated.
"But why?! Doesn't he deserve to know?" Aoi defended.
"It will only make the matters worst, Aoi, just do what I say," Kaoru said with finalization as she walks away from her.
"He will only hate you more, and that will only lead to more complications mom. I hope you know that," Aoi said to her mother's retreating figure.
"Who is he?" Natsume asked; the tone of his voice doesn't contain any emotion.
"Eto," Aoi said hesitant. Natsume look at her, searching her eyes, wanting to know if she was lying. Of course, she can't let her promise to their mother be broken, so she looked into his eyes, crimson met crimson. They were searching each other's eyes for something that can be used against each other, but both of them are defiant, neither want to lose.
"Who is he?" Natsume asked, once again still looking at his sister's eyes.
"Hijiri," she answered, unable to lie. "Hijiri Youichi".
Natsume's crimson orbs widened at the said name. "Youichi?"
Aoi nodded; not really surprised at her brother's reactions. 'Youichi is someone who is close to onii-chan anyway,' she thought.
"Youichi has become a playboy?!" Natsume said; surprised.
"Well, where do you think he got it?" Aoi asked mockingly then continued, "Of course, in his senpai!!! You!"
'So, does that make me the reason why Aoi's love life's complicated??? Damn!' Natsume thought. 'How did that happened?!'
While Natsume was busy in analyzing the situation, Aoi looked at him guiltily. She can't help but clench her fist while observing her brother, 'I just hope he won't take it personally, once he found out about the whole story. Youichi is certainly a playboy, and it is true that I kinda like him,' she blushed at the thought, 'but, I hope mom's decision is right or else, he will not only hate her, but also me,' she thought as she turned her gaze outside.
"Come on onii-chan! You don't have to think about that! I can handle him personally and I know that you know that!" she shouted at Natsume.
Natsume was taken aback by the sudden exclamation, he unconsciously raised his hands in surrender.
"All right! I lose," he said as he stood out and started to walk out of the room. Aoi smiled but that smile immediately vanished when he heard what his brother said, "But, don't think I did not realize that something is definitely not right and if this is because of that old hag's business, you might want to tell me the truth," them he walked out leaving Aoi uneasy.
"Oh Kami! I screwed up! He will hate me too!" she whispered. As her face was filled with guilt and concern. "Mom, I hope I did the right thing."
AT THE SAKURA MANSION
MIKAN'S POV
A blinding white light caused my eyes to hurt, I tried to open them slowly until I got used to that light. I saw my mom talking to Hotaru and they both look quite concerned. I traveled my gaze at the door and saw two men standing there, one has a short blond hair and ocean blue eyes while the other has this long dark raven hair that reached below his ears but not over his shoulders, he has this sinister dark lavender eyes and I don't feel comfortable as he look at my mom with those intimidating eyes.
'That man, I saw him before! But where?!,' I thought as I frowned at the man.
Nobody even noticed that I was awake when he looked at me with his scrutinizing gaze. I stared back at him to let him know that I can be defiant even with my current state, but after a moment, I started to feel uneasy and began to squirm, that's when the boy with the blond hair noticed that I am awake. He tapped Hotaru, and then she immediately went over beside me.
"Mikan, are you okay now?" she asked with concern evident in her eyes and voice. I never saw Hotaru like this before even when she found out about my illness. I concluded that she knows I won't stay alive any longer and I noticed that she calls me Mikan now. I smiled half- heartedly, suddenly touched by the unexpectedness of the situation.
"Hotaru, you used to call me baka," I laughed but still continued, "I'm glad you still know my name," I said as I poke her in the forehead.
She immediately remained stoic but then she smiled when she said, "I see, so you prefer baka. I got no problem with that."
"Aww! Come on! I prefer if you call me Mikan!" I said as I try to make her take back what she said.
"All right girls! Enough with that, Mikan still needs to rest and I still need to continue my meeting. Stay with her for now Hotaru and ah, what's your name?" Yuka said as she asked the blond boy.
"Ruka, Ruka Nogi ma'am," he answered.
"Well, Ruka, stay with the girls as I continue my meeting with Mr. Serio Persona, and you may call me Yuka!" she said as she walked over to Mikan and gave her a kiss on her forehead.
"Mikan, my dear, are you okay now? Do you want something? Have you taken your medicine?" Yuka asked as she strokes Mikan's hair.
"Yes mom, I'm okay now. I took my medicine and it is fine, I don't want anything," Mikan answered as she stole a glance at the person called Serio.
"Okay then, I'll go now dearie! You stay here with Hotaru-chan!" she said as she stood up and walked out the door.
Mikan and Hotaru sweat dropped at her mom's actions, but they both smiled. After the door closed, Mikan's face turned serious as she said, "I don't like that Serio- guy or whatever to call him. He seems like he want to take something from me."
"Yeah, I think you're right," Hotaru agreed as they look at the closed door.
'So this is Mikan Sakura. I see,' Ruka thought as he gazes at her. Mikan looked at him and raised her eyebrows, "Yes? Who are you?" she asked.
"Mikan, that's my boyfriend, Ruka," Hotaru explained to Mikan.
"Ah. I see," she said as she scrutinized him, "He's good- looking, and he looks kind," she added then smiled.
Ruka unconsciously scratched the back of his head and said, "Thank you," as he sweat dropped. 'They are almost alike!'
Mikan saw her cell phone on the bedside table and suddenly remembered something. She frowned and took the cell phone then asked Hotaru, "Hey, Hotaru, did you call mom? She was the last person I saw before I fainted."
"Huh? Well, yeah. I called her. Why?" Hotaru asked, confused.
"Where was she? At the time you called," Mikan asked once again as her grip on her cell phone tightened.
"Well, I don't really know, but they were discussing something in the background when I called her," Hotaru said starting to feel suspicious. "Why?" she asked once again.
"Ah, I don't know. It's just that, I don't really like the person she was with. I really got this feeling, and I know it's not really good," she said as she looked out of the window. Stars can still be seen in the sky and the cold air is still there. She felt dizzy, and as she stretched and yawned, she remembered that she was about to sleep before she decided to call Hotaru.
"Oh!" Mikan exclaimed.
"What?" Ruka and Hotaru asked her at the same time.
"Where will you sleep? There are lots of rooms here. You can choose any of them. It is night-time now and you also need to sleep. Go on!" she said as she slumped on her bed and started to doze off.
"Just close the door when you leave," she said before she completely went to the dreamland.
"She's sleeping," Ruka said the he started to walk out on the door.
"Yeah, I know. Thanks for pointing out the obvious. Let's go," Hotaru said as she followed Ruka.
Ruka smiled at her then closed Mikan's door. He chose the room beside Hotaru while Hotaru's room is beside Mikan's room.
"Goodnight Hotaru," he said before he went inside.
Hotaru looked at him then smiled and said, "Whatever."
Ruka was taken aback but still smiled. He went in after Hotaru closed the door, but before she fully closed her door he heard her whisper, "Good night too, Ruka."
Thank God it's finished!
Hey! I started doing this before my graduation, and only finished it a month after my graduation!!!
How uncool!!!
Anywayzzz…
At least I finished this chapter right?!?!?!
Well,… Time to think of a good scene where our couple will meet!!!
Haha!!! I think I got overdramatic!!! I mean, Hotaru being so sweet! And Mikan being like her! And Natsume, he-, he- whatever!
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