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"Husband and wife are like a pair of scissors...Joint together, often moving in opposite directions yet punishing whoever comes between them."
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"Tsubasa-senpai!" I run to his open arms and greeted him with my most powerful squeeze.
"How are you Mikan? How's the baby?" he asked me as he hug me back.
"Well, I'm doing great! And so does our twins!"
"Woah… It doesn't look like there's a baby in there, it looks more like fats!" He said as he pointed on my stomach.
"Senpai!" I punched him playfully on the shoulders as he chuckled.
"Just kidding… You know, you're still on a perfect figure. You don't look like pregnant at all." I blushed at his remark.
"So, how are you? How is it to manage my business?" I changed our topic.
"Oh Mikan! It's fat burning!" We laughed at his compliment.
"Well, do you want to go to Aragawa Restaurant?" he asked me.
"But what about work Tsubasa-senpai?"
"I can manage to do it tomorrow Mikan, let's go now!" He quickly grabbed my hand and led the way to the building's parking then, we buzz off to Aragawa.
Aragawa is one of the world's priciest restaurants. It is also Tsubasa-senpai's favorite place to eat and hang-out. He always goes to this place with his friends even if it takes two hours to drive from home to the restaurant.
After we're there, we slowly entered the main entrance door. A friendly gentleman leads us to our seats and gave us the menu.
"What do you want to eat Mikan?"
"Uhm, Kobe beef please." I said to the waiter as he scribbled something on his notepad.
"Make that two." Tsubasa-senpai added.
"What about drinks Ma'am, Sir?" The waiter asked.
"White wine please!" I cheered energetically.
"Oopsss. Nuh-uh, you're pregnant remember? Wine is prohibited." He suddenly interrupted. That's the pain of being pregnant besides the morning sickness and such; you don't get to eat the foods you like.
"Alright. Ice tea please."
"And white wine for me." Tsk. Is he trying to get me envious? Hmp. Nevermind, I'll drink all the white wine in the world after I give birth to my twins.
"Got it. Just wait for a minute ma'am and sir." The waiter bowed and shortly went towards the kitchen.
"So, how did you get out of your husbands' den?"
"Well, I said I need to go out, simple as that." I reached out the water from the table and drink it.
"Really?" He grinned widely, as if not believing me.
"Well, uhm. Actually, I have to beg him for three days just to let me out of the house! My goodness! He won't let me go senpai!" I confessed to him.
He laughed hard at my confession. "He didn't change a bit Mikan, he's really protective of you."
"Yes and that's one of the reasons why I love him." I smiled at him happily.
Just then, our orders came. We started to eat our foods. We exchange stories as we eat. After we're done, Tsubasa-senpai paid the bill. Suddenly, my phone rings.
"Sakura here."
"You're Hyuuga now, stupid."
"Oh, Natsume! Where are you now?"
"I should be the one asking you that idiot. Where are you? "
"I'm in Aragawa Restaurant Natsume."
"What? How did you end up there?"
"I'm with Tsubasa-senpai. We just finished eating."
"Go home, now."
"But…"
"No buts. Just go home." And with that, he hung up.
"I guess I have to take you home now Mikan. Your husband is already missing you."
"I agree with you senpai. You won't mind taking me home right?"
"Of course! Come on, let's go." And with that, we doze off.
After driving for about two hours, we finally arrived at the Hyuuga's Mansion. I bid Tsubasa-senpai goodbye and then went off the house. I saw Natsume waiting for me on the first floor living room. He is seated on the couch in front of the fire place. I walk to him and kissed him on the cheek.
"Hi Natsume. You missed me?" I ask him sweetly. He put his strong arms around my waist and seated me on his lap.
"What took you so long?" he asked calmly.
"The restaurant is two hours drive from home, dear husband."
"Hm. Mikan, I'm leaving for one week." He blurted out. What? He's leaving me? But…
"I need to go on a business trip with Dad. We will go to London to meet some clients."
"Can't I join you?"
"You can't. You need to stay here. You should take care of yourself."
"But I can take care of myself there."
"It's not a vacation dear wife, it's work. It's stressful for you and our baby."
"Ok. It's just one week right? Just always call me."
"Of course. And one more thing."
"What?"
"I'm leaving tonight."
"Tonight?! Why so sudden?!"
"It's Grandpa's order. Besides, the earlier I leave, the earlier I come back."
I embraced him tightly and cried into his strong chest. "Natsume, can't you just stay with me? I need you."
"I know, I need you too. But this is business Mikan."
So we end up with Natsume leaving me. He promised to call me whenever he have his free time. We bid each other our goodbyes before he get in into his private plane.
I waited for his call.
First day
No call.
Second day
No call.
Third day
No call.
Fourth day
No call.
Fifth day
Still no call! Damn it! Did he leave me forever into this boring mansion?! Did he forget about his dear wife? Uh! I should go out of this mansion and spend my time wisely than waiting for a call that never reaches me!
Since Hotaru is out of country, I'm going to spend my time on my Ji-chan's farm. I'm going there to check if the farm is still as good as it is before. And I will check if the workers are still alright.
"Ms. Sakura!!!" I heard my voice being shouted by the head person of the farm. I quickly gave him my most heart whelming smile. He and the workers ran to me to greet me.
"Ryuu! I miss all of you guys! How are you all doing?" I beamed at them. We all seat on the rest house that Ji-chan himself made.
"How are you Miss Sakura? It's been a long time since we last saw you." One of the farm workers said.
"Well, you see, after graduating from the academy, I begun to run my own business. I have my own restaurant now, clothes shop, Villas and so much more!"
"What a great endeavor that must be! You're so lucky Miss, at an early age you have so many businesses running. Your future husband will be very lucky to have you." Ryuu replied with full of admiration.
"Thank you. By the way, I am married now."
"Whoa! You're married miss? Who's the great guy?" They were all shocked by my revelation. Everybody seems to listen attentively to me, eager to know who's the guy I married.
"He's name is Natsume—" I was cut off by one of the farmers.
"Natsume Hyuuga? The richest man alive?!"
"Umm… yes." Some fainted when I answered, some stared at me with wide eye, some look at me with jealousy and some of them screamed. So, Natsume was really this popular ah?
"Uhm, guys, is Claire still here? I want to ride on her." Claire was my horse when I was still a kid, she's my favorite pal.
"Yes miss. I'll go get her right away." Ryuu answered me, and then proceed to get my best horse buddy.
After about a minute, Ryuu was back with Claire. I quickly run to her and brush her nose using my hand.
"Do you want to ride her now?"
"Yes please." Ryuu assisted me to seat on the horse."Miss, please be care—"
I quickly hit Claire on the back to make her run. Then we started our journey.
We visited our old house, the river and the farm.
I was under a Sakura Tree, still riding my horse, when Claire started to run hysterically. She suddenly run into high speed while I was left hugging the horse and closing my eyes. I didn't know what to do when suddenly we hit a hard thing and I quickly fell from the horse. Worst thing is as soon as I fell, my mind and body shut down.
London
"Natsume, why did you leave Mikan in Japan?" his dad asked him. They were in a famous restaurant, eating their dinner.
"It's more dangerous if I brought her with me." He answered, carefully chewing his food.
"You should go back now son, I'll do the things that need to be done."
"Why?"
His dad looked at him seriously on the face. You can see in his eyes that he's worried. "There's a curse in our family Natsume."
"Curse?" he repeated, his heart throbbing every second that pass, somehow, an image of his wife flashed through his mind.
"Yes, a curse Natsume. It started with your grandfather's wife, my mother. They were living happily when a woman, who had a huge love for my father cursed them."
"After my father and mother got married, the woman was badly heartbroken. And that woman was said to have a supernatural power, a witch to be exact. She cast a spell on our family that all the husband/wife of the Hyuuga's will die."
"That explains why your grandmother and your mother died. It is because of the spell. Son, Mikan is prone to accidents especially if she isn't with you. The only way you could save her is to be by her side always and be protected by your love."
Natsume's heart skipped. He needs to go back to Japan, now.
"Your mother died because I was always out of country, leaving her on her own. Even if your grandfather told me about the spell, I didn't believe him. I was hard-headed that time. And one day, when I got back on our house, I saw her lifeless body lying on the coffin."
Natsume can't take the words anymore. He needs to see Mikan as soon as possible. Suddenly, his phone rang; making his mind come back to reality. He quickly answered it.
"Yes?"
"Sir? Is this Hyuuga Natsume, the husband of Mikan Sakura?" the other line asked. Natsume's heart seems to be frozen that time. He knows something happened, something bad.
"Sir, I'm sorry to tell you this but she's in the hospital right now. She fell from a horse sir."He stood there in shockness. His hand slipped, shattering his expensive phone on the cold floor.
He quickly went to the airport. His only aim is to see his wife right now. He can't think straight, all his mind could process was the images of Mikan Sakura.
Hospital
"Mikan?" a cold voice called out her name. She slowly opened her eyes only to see her bestfriend.
"Hotaru?" she asked in a weak voice."What happened to me?"
"You fell from the horse baka. You're so careless." She paused for a second, reminiscing the previous happenings.
"What about my baby? Are they alright?"
"Yes, they are. The doctor said you lost consciousness because of the nervous breakdown. "
Then, Ryuu entered her room.
"Miss, I'm sorry. I tried to tell you that Claire was lately being uncontrolled. I guess due to old age. But then you sped up." He bowed.
"It's alright. Anyway, it's my fault."
"Thank you miss. I'm going back to the farm now. Please get well soon." He smiled at her gratefully then instantly left the room.
"Hotaru… why is Natsume not calling me? Before he went away, he promised to call me." She asked her bestfriend, sobbing in process.
"Maybe he's busy baka."
"It's alright for me to live a simple life with him. I don't need lots of money Hotaru. All I need is him." Her tears slowly fall.
"You know, I thought that after we got married, I can stay with him always and forever. But I proved that wrong. Natsume doesn't have time for me! He's always at work! Work and work!"
"Shhh... Don't cry now. Your baby will get ugly. Just rest." Hotaru said in a comforting tone. She held the hand of her bestfriend and they both slowly fell asleep.
Hotaru, on whatever way of technology she has, instantly recorded the whole scene. And right away, sends it to Hyuuga Natsume, who's on his private plane going back and dying to see his beloved wife.
"Hotaru… can I go home now?" Mikan asked. They were in the hospital for one whole day now. And she is bored.
"No baka. You have to stay here for four more days."
"What?! But I don't want to. I want to go home now." She insisted.
"Idiot. Your body is still weak." She paused, got up and continued, "I need to go now Mikan, I'll just see you tomorrow. Don't do anything stupid."
"You're leaving me? But why?" Her eyes saddened.
"Business matters. But I'm going here to check you tomorrow so don't give me that face."
"Alright. I'll wait for you Hotaru!" She waved her goodbye as she exited the room.
As soon as her best friend leaves her, she notices a person-like-robot eating on the bench of her room. She stared at him with awe. He's eating the fruits that were brought by her office workers and friends. After quite sometime, the robot notices Mikan's eyes on him. He quickly stopped what was he previously doing and went to her side.
"I'm sorry Miss Sakura. I got hungry so I ate your foods." He apologetically gave her a smile and bowed his head.
"Oh, it's ok. Who are you by the way?" Mikan asked. He turned his head up and answered her,
"Well, I am from Imai Technology. My name is Toko and I was instructed to take care of you."
"Oh good. I will not get lonely then." She smiled at him.
"Do you want anything Miss?"
"Yes please. Buy me steak, fruit juices – I want all flavors, roast chicken and vegetable salad." The robot record all Mikan's order on his computer then proceed to do his job.
After about ten minutes, Toko is back with all the food Mikan ordered. He quickly placed it on the bed table as Mikan begun to munch her food.
"Toko, I don't want the steak anymore. I want some ice cream!"
"What flavor Miss?"
"I want all the flavors mix together! Go get some as fast as you can!" The robot swiftly went out to work again. The whole day was like this, Mikan craving for weird foods and Toko being extremely tired because of his boss' commands.
Evening came.
Mikan and Toko was at the Hospital's room balcony. Mikan is sat on the wheelchair while Toko is seated on the bench near her.
They were staring at the night sky and were lost on their own thoughts when someone from the door came to them.
She walked slowly from the room's door and proceeded silently to where Mikan and Toko were. She was holding a sharp knife that she slowly put around Mikan's neck.
"So, you're Natsume-sama's wife ah?" the voice said. Mikan seated there frozen by the sudden act. The sneaker didn't notice the robot's presence and so she continues.
"After you're gone, there's nothing in the way to stop me from loving him." The voice laughed demonically.
Toko focus his eyes on the newcomer, his mind begun to process the details about the girl.
Without further ado, he tried to grab the knife from the girl, but unfortunately, the woman is fast, so he failed.
"Luna Koizumi, what do you want?" The robot asked.
She kicked Toko on the heart, and the robot, due to the exhaustion, black out.
So that leaves her and Mikan. She grabbed Mikan's collar and forcedly make her stand.
"What do you want from me?" The poor girl cried.
"I want you to be gone!" Luna screamed, tightening her grip on Mikan.
"Why?! I didn't do anything wrong!" She screamed back.
"I love Natsume-sama! And he should be mine! Only mine!" Luna was about to slash Mikan's neck when the door burst open.
Natsume's eye widen in horror as he saw what was happening. His anger aroused, burning Luna Koizumi's hand in process.
The slutty woman screamed her lungs out as she felt the fire on her hand, she quickly let go of Mikan and ran out of the room.
Mikan, having been free from Luna's strong grip, was about to fall on the cold hard floor when Natsume manage to catch her.
She tried all her might to break free from his grasp. His husband, feeling this, gently lets her go. She distanced herself from him.
"Why are you here?" She asked coldly.
"Huh?" Natsume responded.
"You should be at your work right?"
"What's wrong with you Mikan? Didn't you miss me?"
"What's wrong? Everything's wrong Natsume! You're always at work! Before you leave, you promised to call me! But I've waited and waited and you never did call me!"
"I'm sorry…"
"Sorry?! Is that all you can say?! Get out!" Mikan screamed.
He didn't budge. So Mikan's anger went to its full level.
"I SAID GET OUT!" She screamed right in front of him. Natsume seems not to care on what she was saying. Instead of turning back and going out, he grabbed his dear wife and embraced her tightly.
"What are you---" She was cut off hen Natsume kissed her.
"Allow me to explain;" still hugging her, he continued, "I was hell busy with my appointments so that I could get back here earlier than scheduled,"
"I DON'T NEED ---" Mikan tried to say something but Natsume sealed his lips with her again.
"I'm really sorry. I shouldn't leave you here. I won't leave you again." Natsume promised her. "I missed you…" Mikan tried to push him away, but she's not strong enough for him.
"NO! I don't believe you! You don't care about me anymore!" She cried at him. The tears came rolling down from her eyes.
"That's not true! I care about you. You are my life, Mikan. The reason why I'm still breathing is because of you. Please forgive me." He whispers in her ear, not letting her go from his hug.
She did not speak. She cried and cried and instantly collapsed into her husband's arms.
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Author's Note: Thanks for reading! So, did you like the new chapter? Please review and write your comments. Thanks again for reading!:)
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