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Italic and Underline- writing in the paper
I'm trying really hard not to cry over you because every tear is just one more reminder that I don't know how to let you go.
Yesterday, Mikan went to Natsume's house and she discovered everything about her childhood. She decided to tell Natsume everything in her mansion later after school. She's also thinking of telling him the truth, that she's a Yukihara.
Break time in Sakura Garden...
"W-O-W! You guys are dating for almost 2 months, and yesterday Mikan met your mother," Ruka mentioned.
"That means it will end in marriage!" Tsubasa cheered. All of the guys chuckled.
Natsume and his friends are resting in the garden. He's sitting on the grass with a manga on his hand. Ruka and Tsubasa were leaning on the bark of a Sakura tree. Yuu, Kitsuneme, and Koko were also sitting on the grass.
"Tch, like it will happen," Natsume mumbled.
"Why? Don't tell me you're not serious in Mikan-chan," Yuu accused.
Natsume rolled his eyes and put his manga aside. "Look, I'm really serious about her."
"Oh, yeah? Are you sure?" Kitsuneme asked.
"What do you want me to say? That I'm playing with her heart because of the bet before? That I will dumped her after we officially became a couple?" Natsume asked, slightly irritated.
"I thought the bet was off," Koko said.
"It's already off a long, long time ago," Tsubasa replied.
"Then, if your mother decided you to marry Mikan-chan, what will you do?" Yuu asked.
"I...I will not marry her if-" Natsume was interrupted.
"See, you're not serious about her," Kitsuneme said.
"Will you just shut up," Natsume slightly shouted. All of the guys shut their mouths. "I will not marry her if she doesn't want to. I'm not going to force her into any kind of situation like that," he continued.
"Natsume is surely getting more matured," Ruka muttered.
"Yeah," Tsubasa said.
Nearby bushes...
"So...it's all about a bet, huh?" someone said, chuckling evilly. That person was holding a mobile phone and also recorded everything, the conversation of the guys.
Cafeteria...
"Hey, You-chan. Did you also saw Aoi-chan's mother?" Mikan asked.
Mikan and the others, including Aoi, are eating their lunch in their table.
"Yeah," Youichi answered.
"Oh, really? Isn't she beautiful and looks young?" Mikan asked.
"Yeah. She's just like your mother," Youichi said. Misaki and the other girls froze. Youichi also stiffened when he realized what he just said. "Oooppsss... My tongue slipped," he thought.
"Mikan-chan's mother? Why? How old is she?" Ruka asked.
"She's 36 years old," Hotaru replied.
"Ohh... Say, Mikan-chan, why don't you introduce Natsume to your parents?" Tsubasa said.
"I'm planning to," Mikan mumbled. "Guys, do you have something to do on Sunday?" she asked.
"Sunday, this weekend? I don't have any," Koko replied.
"Me neither," Yuu and Kitsuneme said.
"Same here," Ruka and Tsubasa raised their hands.
Mikan turned to Natsume. "What about you?"
"I really don't have anything to do. Why?" Natsume asked.
"Because there will be a welcome home party for my parents, although they're here already last Saturday," Mikan informed them.
"So you're going to introduce Natsume to his parents-in-law?" Tsubasa asked in a teasing tone.
Both Natsume and Mikan blushed. "Shut up," Natsume said. All of their friends just chuckled.
"Yeah, my parents found out that I have a... boyfriend already so they want to meet him," Mikan said.
"Really? Why?" Yuu asked.
"Are they planning on your marriage?" Koko continued with a goofy grin on his face.
Natsume and Mikan blushed more. Natsume tried to hide his blush by looking away from them while Mikan was looking down.
"You idiots, you're embarrassing them," Misaki said with a playful smile.
The two just sighed. "Anyways, it's in the evening. The party will start at 7:30," Mikan reminded them.
"We will be there."
After Lunch...
"See you guys later," Mikan waved at her friends. Natsume walked to her and gave her a peck on the lips.
"See ya later, Polka," he then walked to his class.
When Mikan was ready to enter the class, she remembered something.
"Oh, crap! I forgot my book," she ran to her locker and luckily it's just in the corner.
She quickly opened her locker and got her book but something caught her eye. It's a red paper and she doesn't know what it is. She took it and rush to her class. After she sat on her seat, she unfolded the red paper and read it.
Mikan Sakura
Meet me in Sakura Garden later after school
You will find out about your beloved boyfriend's secret
It's up to you if you want to believe me or not
But I will remind you now that you have something to do with that thing
See you later
"About Natsume?" Mikan murmured. "What the heck that supposed to mean? We have our own secrets so why would I bother to know it? I have something to do with his secret? Should I go?" she pondered.
The day dragged on and it's now dismissal. Mikan was hesitating to go because she doesn't know if someone was just playing pranks on her.
"Hey, Mikan-chan!" Anna yelled, waving her hand.
"Anna-chan," Mikan ran to her. "I have something to do first, you can go with the others. Where's Natsume?" she asked.
"Oh, he also told Kitsu and the others that he has something to do and he asked us to tell you that he can't drive you home," Anna said.
"Okay. See ya later Anna-chan," Mikan waved at her and she ran to the Sakura Garden.
Sakura Garden...
A certain raven haired boy was leaning of a Sakura tree. He's waiting for someone to show up.
Flashback...
After lunch, Natsume and the others went to separate ways. But before he went to his locker, he walked Mikan to her class first and gave her a peck on the lips. He walked away from her and went to his locker. He got his books but there's something that caught his eyes. A red paper. He took it and read it.
Natsume Hyuuga
I found out about your biggest secret that will end your everything, and that includes your beloved girlfriend, Mikan Sakura
You know that there's one thing that could end your relationship with her
Meet me in the Sakura Garden after school so we can talk about this properly
I have a proof so don't even think that this is just a joke
See you later...
His eyes widen and he started to shook slightly because of anger. "Who the hell is he? How did he found out about the bet? But is it really about the bet?" Natsume thought. He walked to his class with a deadly aura around him. Hotaru and Ruka stared at him weirdly. Ruka approached him and asked, "Is there something wrong?"
"It's...It's nothing," Natsume muttered, seeing that Hotaru was also walking towards them.
"There's something up, right?" Hotaru said.
"None. There's nothing alright," Natsume replied.
"If you say so," she then walked to her seat again. "If you just talked to me properly and honestly, I could have told you a bit of information that I know."
End of Flashback...
"Oh! Goddammit! Where the hell is that bastard?" Natsume thought. Just then, there's footsteps that he heard. He straightened himself and clenched his fists, ready to punched the daylights out of that someone who threatened him. The footsteps became louder and that person showed himself, or rather herself.
Natsume's jaw tightened. That someone is the blonde b*tch who he depised the most. Koizumi Luna.
She walked to him closer until she's 6 feet away from him. She batted her eyelashes flirtatiously and smiled evilly.
"You're the one who sent me the red letter," Natsume said with a menacingly cold voice.
"Yup, I'm the one. Are you surprised, Natsu-kun?" Luna asked, crossing her arms in her chest.
"What do you want?" he hissed.
Luna got something from her bag. It's her mobile phone. She saw a certain brunette in the nearby Sakura tree from the corner of her eye. Luna smirked and began to play something from her phone. She put the volume in maximum.
Nearby Sakura Tree...
"That's Natsume and Koizumi! What the heck are they doing here? I can't hear what are they talking about," Mikan thought. She saw Luna got something from her bag,her phone, and she punched some buttons on it.
"W-O-W! You guys are dating for almost 2 months and, yesterday Mikan met your mother."
"That's Ruka's voice," Mikan thought.
"That means it will end in marriage!"
"Tsubasa!"
"Tch, like it will happen."
"That's...Natsume," Mikan mused. There's a twinge of pain in her chest when she heard what Natsume said. "This is a recording. A conversation of the others," Mikan figured out.
"Why? Don't tell me you're not serious in Mikan-chan."
"Look, I'm really serious about her."
"Oh, yeah? Are you sure?"
"What do you want me to say? That I'm playing with her heart because of the bet before? That I will dumped her after we officially became a couple?"
"I thought the bet was off."
"What bet? What the heck are they talking about?" Mikan pondered as she listened to every word that they said. She heard everything because of its maximum volume.
With Natsume and Luna...
"How the hell did you recorded it?" Natsume asked, his voice was tainted with venom.
"You guys should know the people who can hear your conversation," Luna said with a playful smirk on her face.
"Tell me what do you want from me."
"You should ask me properly or... Mikan-chan will going to find out about that bet," Luna replied.
"Don't you dare tell her anything," Natsume snarled.
"I can't promise you that Natsu-kun. She will find out sooner anyway," Luna said.
"What do you really want from me?" Natsume half shouted.
"I'm going to shut my mouth if you give me what I really wanted."
"What is it?" Natsume asked between his teeth.
"Kiss me," Luna answered.
"You really think that I will do that!" Natsume snarled.
"Yes, because if you don't...Mikan will going to find out that you're just playing with her heart." Luna smiled evilly.
"I didn't played with her heart. Yes, I admit that it's my goal in the beginning but it all changed," Natsume said. His eyes are burning with fury.
"But it will never change the fact that you guys tried to play with their hearts, right? That it all started in a bet."
Natsume was silenced for a while. She's right, it all started in a f*ckin' bet and he can't change that fact. The fact that his aim from the very beginning was to make her one of his 'toys' and just dump her when he's already tired of her. But things turned upside down. He's now the one who's scared of being dump. He didn't expect that his world will changed because of her. He didn't expect that things will got complicated like this just because of one stupid bet.
He's scared that Mikan will find out everything and leave him. He's terrified about the possibility that the one he loves will turned her back and walked away from him. He can't bear it. He doesn't want to be left all by himself again.
"I'm going to do it," Natsume said in a firm voice. Luna's evil smile widen and she glanced on her back for a split of second. The brunette, Mikan, is watching them though she can't hear anything because she's not that close to them.
Natsume stepped closer to Luna and she turned sideways. He continued to walked to her til he's in front of her.
"I'm going to warn you now. If I find out that you told her anything about this, you're going to regret that you were even born in the first place," Natsume threatened.
"Don't worry, I won't tell her anything," Luna replied. "Because she's already watching."
Natsume neared himself to Luna and closed the gap between them. His hands were on his sides. Luna wrapped her hands on Natsume's neck. Luna continued to nibble his lips while he just responded with cold kisses.
"It's nothing like Mikan's kisses," Natsume thought.
Mikan, who's watching everything, was stoned. Hot, painful tears are strolling down on her cheeks. Her chest felt heavy and it feels like her heart just shattered in million pieces. She wanted to ran away but her body seems not to listen to her. She clamped her mouth from crying loudly.
Her boyfriend, her true love, her childhood friend, is kissing her sworn enemy, the b*tchy Luna Koizumi in front of her very eyes. She thought that he's serious about her. She thought that he also truly love her. She thought...She thought. So all of that was an act?
Natsume pulled away and Luna's unsatisfied but she shrugged it away, for now. He glared at Luna really coldly.
"You got what you want so if-" he stopped when he heard something. "Cries?" he thought.
Luna looked at the Sakura tree where Mikan is hiding. Natsume followed her glance and his eyes widen in shock. He saw Mikan, crying and leaning on the tree.
"M-Mikan?"
"Natsume...why?" Mikan choked out.
"I-It's not what you think, Mikan," Natsume said. He doesn't know that she's there all this time.
"Don't worry, Natsu-kun. She already heard everything, right Mikan-chan?" Luna said sweetly.
"You...You're j-just p-playing with me? Yo-You're just a-acting all this time?" Mikan yelled.
"I-I'm not! I'm serious about you Mikan," Natsume shouted.
"Then, tell me. What's this bet about?" Mikan asked. Her bangs were covering her eyes.
"..." Natsume couldn't find the words to explain it to her.
"TELL ME!" Mikan shouted.
"...I should win your heart...and dump you afterwards. But Mikan, that bet was already off a long time ago," Natsume explained.
Mikan cried more. She looks so stupid for falling for him. She doesn't want to believe what she just heard from him. She doesn't want to believe that he just acted all nice from the beginning to win her heart. She doesn't want to believe all these.
Luna chuckled evilly. "So...Mikan-chan is just a toy for Natsu-kun?" she mocked.
Natsume snapped and pushed Luna. He tried to control himself from slapping or punching her because she's a girl after all. Luna fell on her butt and groaned in anger. Natsume walked to Mikan but she stepped backwards.
"Don't even tried to get near me. I don't want to believe in all of your lies. I'm tired of listening to you," Mikan sobbed.
"Mikan...please. I'm serious about you. I love you and God knows that. Please, Mikan," Natsume pleaded.
Mikan looked to him with regret and sadness in her eyes. Natsume felt guilty because he doesn't want to make her cry or sad. Something is weighing on his chest. Maybe it's because...he knows what will happen now. And he totally doesn't want it to happen.
"Natsume... We're over. I don't want to see your face anymore. Don't even dare to come near me," Mikan yelled. Her tears continued to flow from her hazel eyes.
Those words made Natsume's world to crumbled. The thing he's afraid to happen, to be left by his loved one. A tear fell from his eyes and he began to shook slightly.
"No...No... Look, Mikan... I'm sorry. That bet was already off. I regret thinking of playing with your heart. I regret everything that I did before. Please, Mikan... don't say that. You're everything to me," he quickly ran to Mikan before she even walked away from him. He hugged her tight but she's struggling to break free.
"Let me go!" Mikan shouted.
"No... I don't know what am I gonna do without you," Natsume said. He couldn't prevent his tears from falling.
"You should have think... all that...before. I regret falling in love with you!" Mikan yelled.
That made him to loosen his hug from her and she quickly kept her distance from him. Natsume couldn't describe what he's feeling right now. His heart aches and it's painful like hell. He's feeling so helpless. "It's all my fault. Don't leave me, Mikan...please."
Mikan pulled something from her neck and threw it to Natsume. He caught it in his hand.
"Goodbye, Nat-kun," Mikan said. She ran away leaving Natsume staring into space, shocked. He then looked at the thing in his hand.
It's the necklace with a half part of a heart with "I Lo" that carved on it. And a golden ring.
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