Friday was horrible for me. Not only were my friends trying to ask me who I'm taking to the dance, I also had to get the gym prepared, go to play practice to find out that I have to memorize my lines in two and a half weeks, help my sister find a dress, and also mentally prepare myself for tomorrow. After dropping my sister off at home with her new dress, it was about 9 o'clock at night and I needed to relax. I called Ruka and told him to meet at our usual spot in twenty minutes with the usual. And with that, I drove straight to our meeting place.
"So Natsume, how many girls did you turn away?" Ruka asked taking a bite out of his warm pretzel. We were in our secret hiding place in the local cemetery.
"Ten or twenty I think. It has helped a lot that I asked Polka. Though, I really don't think I should show up tomorrow." I responded exhaling the smoke from my cigarette.
"Why did you pick her in the first place?"
"Because."
"Because what?"
I didn't respond. Why did I ask her? I mean, I did have all those fan girls that I could have asked very easily but I didn't. I wanted to relax a little and not be drooled over. There are only about five or six girls that would do that and not faint over me after a while. One of those girls, whom Ruka and I concluded a while ago, was Mikan.
"Well, I think you just might like tomorrow night." Ruka said taking a sip from his Sunny D.
"Why would you say that? This is Mikan Sakura we are talking about. I should have asked that pink hair girl Anna when I had the chance." I replied, taking another puff from my cigarette.
"I think Anna is going with Koko. But just remember your are THE Natsume Hyuuga. You can make anything work. Heck you can make a lacy dress with grease stains on it work if you wanted to. Every guy wants to be you, every girl wants to date you, and everybody wants to be noticed by you. You are a rare item Natsume, and I think this date with Sakura-san might be good for you." Ruka said to me. He is right though, I am the most popular guy in school, I'm a trouble maker yet no one really bothers me (except the principal), and I'm rich. I really don't talk to anyone except my close friends, and even then Ruka is still the only person who I can talk to and trust. Maybe going to the dance with Polka won't be such a bad idea. Like my sister says, "Put down the cigarette and enjoy the fresh air once in a while!" Maybe, just this once, I will do that.
Suddenly, I heard footsteps coming from behind us. Who in the world would be in a cemetery this late at night? The figure soon came clear as we saw Mikan Sakura walking towards us. It seemed like she didn't see us since Ruka waved but she didn't respond. When she came closer, she finally saw us and stopped.
"Why hello there Nogi-san and Hyuuga-san. How are you?" She asked. I noticed that she was carrying flowers in her hands.
"Why hello Sakura-san. We are fine and how are you? May I ask why you are here alone at this time of night?" Ruka asked her. He sure was a ladies' man.
"Well since I will be going to the dance tomorrow, I won't be able to bring these flowers to the cemetery like I always do on Saturdays. I usually come around 5 o'clock but I had to help my dad this afternoon. So I came now!" She said to us smiling. But then her smile faded and she asked, "Why are you both here? Are you guys doing something you're not suppose to?"
"None of your business is it Polka?" I said. Oops, she wasn't suppose to here that nick name.
"Huh?" She questioned
"He meant that we were just hanging out like we always do here. But don't tell anyone about this." Ruka said winking at her. Good cover Ruka.
"Oh okay, well I'm off. If you would excuse me." She said smiling and leaving us.
After she was out of our sight, Ruka said, "I think you should take her home."
Before even asking why he said, "Because she walked here from the church. And walking home this time of night is not safe." With that, he started to pack up and leave.
"I'll see you tomorrow. And please be nice to her." With that Ruka left waving his hand and going back to his car.
While waiting for her, I took the time to clean up. About ten minutes later she headed back towards where I was.
"Hyuuga-san, you are still here?" She asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Hn. I stayed so that I could take you home. Got a problem with that?" I said with no emotion.
"No, thanks for thinking about me though. It was very kind of you."
We then proceed out the cemetery in silence. Noticing that it was dark on our way to my car, I took out my lighter for her to see.
"So the rumors are true, you do smoke." She said walking behind me.
"Hn."
"Daddy doesn't like smokers. But I told him that there was nothing wrong with them." She kept talking.
"Hey Hyuuga-san, do you ever wonder about the meaning of life?"
By this time we had reached my car. Why would she ask such a weird question?
"Yeah, some times."
"Well, what is your opinion?"
"That it truly sucks."
She was quiet for a while not saying a word. Afraid that I had hurt her, I spoke up to follow my last statement.
"But it can also be mysterious and exciting."
She turned to me and said, "There is never a day that you are bored is there? With you being popular, I bet there are so many things you have to do that it keep you busy."
"No not all the time. Sometimes I just want to stop time-"
"-And take a deep breath so that you can view the world at its most peaceful stage."
I turned to look at her. She was looking out the window not moving a bit, but breathing slowly. For some reason, she looked normal. More normal than usual. We finally reached her house and she thanked me once again for my kind gesture. Saying that she will see me tomorrow, she got out and proceed to walk to her house. Her father opened the door and stood there in the opening watching me drive away. Such a weird family.
Saturday came and I felt like I was going to kill myself. Not only was I helping make sure that everything was set up perfectly for the dance that night, but those bloody fan girls who were on the committee keep bothering me and asking if I was bringing my girlfriend or not. What losers they all were.
After leaving the school, I rushed to the florist to pick up some flowers for Polka. I started to laugh at myself. I was weirder than her sometimes because I'm the one giving her a nickname based off her print of her panties I saw the first day of school. It blew my mind on how crazy I actually am. After picking up some flowers, I rushed home to get dressed. I wasn't going fancy or anything. I mean it was the homecoming dance. I ironed myself out some blue jeans, and a nice black polo and called it a day. Well changing into my shirt, Aoi bursts into my room and asks for a brush. Looking at my outfit she begins to yell at me. "You are NOT going to the dance in that are you? Uhg, only my brother would be that lazy. You are taking Mikan Sakura for goodness sake! Where something better than this! Your sluty last girlfriend might have liked something like this, but it no nice enough for your date tonight."
She the stormed into my closet and brought out my red dress shirt and some black pants. She then quickly ironed them and threw them to me. I smiled at her and said thank you. Why did I have to look nice? It was just a dance. I wasn't going to ask her to marry me or anything. But I changed my clothes and walked down stairs where my sister was waiting for me. It was now time to pick up Polka.
"The bleeding has stopped a little and his wounds are clean now…"
"Will he be okay?"
"When will he wake up?"
"Mikan you need your rest…"
"But…I can't leave him…he might wake up…"
"It has been four days since the incident…"
"I brought candy today…and look, Youichi brought you a bear…"
"Pft, stupid fan girls. But I brought you candy today my dear Natsume!..."
"Baka, you are making her worry, wake up soon…"
"Natsume…please…Natsume…"
Okay So Here is the question from the last chapter: Name a song Mikan is listening to on her iPod that would shock Natsume. In about two chapters I will be writing it in and I want your opinion. I hope you liked this chapter and please review!
For those of you who know the story "A Walk to Remember" really well, try not to give away what happens in the reviews for me. I want to make sure the people who haven't read it would be surprise. But to answer some questions, yes I am following the story line of the book/movie. But of course as you see, I am adding my own twist to it. Okay its off to bed for me so that I can think about this stupid satire I have to write for english.
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