Chapter 11: My childhood friend
After Mikan heard everything about her disease, she then went to her room and everyone was there, she was pale and seems like she has no life as she sat down on her bed and looked outside.
"Mikan is there something wrong?" Hotaru asked, but she didn't have any reply instead she just clenched the blanket, and then Yuka came inside.
"Guys! Mikan can go home now, the doctor told me that she is fine already" She said, the suddenly they saw Mikan's tears falling down and wetting her blanket.
"Mikan"
"Why?" Mikan said while crying
"Mikan"
"Why didn't you tell me?" Mikan faced them, they were stunned, she was crying
"What do you mean?" Yuka asked
"What do I mean? Why haven't you told me about my sickness?" she shouted
"I'm sorry, Mikan" Yuka said and looked away
"Sorry? You don't care about me! You don't care about my feelings!" Mikan shouted and walked out, and then Natsume followed her.
"I just wanted to protect you" Yuka said and cried, the Luna was going to follow Natsume, but Sumire hold her arm
"Leave them will you!" Sumire said then Luna sat down on the couch
Meanwhile…
"Mikan" Natsume said and she stopped
"Will you please leave me alone?" Mikan said while crying, and then Natsume hugged her from the back.
"Natsume" she said
"We didn't tell you because we don't want you to be sad, the Doctor said we should avoid you from being sad because it will affect your health" Natsume said, then Mikan faced him, then she saw the necklace that she gave when they were still kids, then she hugged Natsume back and cried, after a minute Mikan stopped crying.
"You know before, I got a good friend, he also comforted me before like what you are doing now, I was crying that time and I got collapsed" Mikan said that made Natsume stunned
"Maybe because I have the leukemia before, he is kind, I gave him a necklace that my father gave me during my birthday" she smiled "Actually, he is my first love" Mikan continued
"What are you talking about?" Natsume asked and Mikan broke the hug
"Natsume" Mikan said while the tears are still on her eyes, then Tsubasa came
"Mikan" Tsubasa said "What did you do to her?" Tsubasa asked
"It's none of your business" Natsume said
"Tsubasa lets go" Mikan said while holding his shirt and then they left
"No! Impossible, Luna is the girl before" Natsume thought
"Whatever, maybe it's someone else that she means" Natsume said and left the Hospital
The next day…
Mikan was at school, just the same pale face, and since she already knows about her sickness, everyone treat her well which makes her happy and same as her friends too. During their homeroom Narumi-sensei announced that there will be a social night to be held in the campus auditorium. And the night came everyone was there including Mikan and Tsubasa. They were all in their seat then Narumi-sensei spoke up on the stage.
"Good evening! Ladies and Gentlemen, before our first event will start this evening we will first have our Marching, now choose your partners!" Narumi-sensei said, then all took their partners, Mikan was still sitting, then Natsume stood up to be her partner but then Tsubasa came and took her as his partner then he paused and Luna stood up and Hold his hand.
"What are you doing?" Natsume asked in a cold voice
"Natsume! I know you want me to be your partner, so now lets go" Luna said and grab him going to the line of pairs, well Natsume didn't argue with her, then the music started and Natsume saw Mikan with Tsubasa at their back and Mikan also saw them, then Natsume faced front, while marching (note this is not a marching like soldiers, ok?) Luna leaned on Natsume's shoulders and Natsume looked at her, but at Mikan's side it seems like Natsume is leaning back to her which made her sad, so she lower her head and her face was covered by her bangs, then Natsume looked back to look at Mikan but her face was down and he saw Mikan and Tsubasa's hands holding tightly, he was jealous though so he faced front again. Then the two couple separated ways, "Now double-couple, you must connect with the other pair that you are going to meet so we'll have 4 persons each row" Narumi-sensei announced and unexpectedly Natsume's pair got to meet with Mikan's pair (Luna-Natsume-Mikan-Tsubasa) they were all holding hands including Mikan and Natsume, they were both silent then suddenly the lights went off, and then Luna got departed from Natsume and same as Mikan to Tsubasa, Mikan can't see anything so she just stay at Natsume's hands, on the other hand Tsubasa hugged a girl, thinking that she was Mikan.
"What the hell is this?" the girl thought, then suddenly the lights turned on and shockingly Mikan saw Tsubasa hugging another girl in short red hair.
"Tsubasa? Misaki-chan?" Mikan said, then Tsubasa went back to his senses, he saw another girl that he was hugging then he pushed her in a gentle manner.
"I thought it was Mikan" Tsubasa reasoned, but Mikan walked outside and Natsume followed her
"I'm really sorry, Miss" Tsubasa said and was about to walk out when Misaki was still holding his shirt
"I'm Misaki" She said with a flushing face
"Pleased to meet you, Misaki-chan but I have to go now! I'm really sorry" Tsubasa said and left
"His warm hands" Misaki thought and wrapped her hands around her
Meanwhile…
"Why now when I stated to like you Tsubasa" Mikan thought
"Mikan!" Natsume shouted and Mikan stopped from running then Natsume hugged her from the back
"Natsume" she whispered then Tsubasa came
"Mikan! I'm sorry! It's a mistake!" Tsubasa said and came closer to Mikan but then Natsume stopped him
"What the hell are you doing?" Tsubasa said
"You can't come near her anymore!" Natsume said while covering his face with his bang
"What are you talking about?" Tsubasa asked
"Like what I have told you before, I'll snatch her away from you if you hurt her" Natsume said that both Mikan and Tsubasa stunned
"Natsume" Mikan said
"I'm her fiancée!" Tsubasa said
"Fiancée? Are you kidding? You can't even take care of her, so I'll take her away from you and from now on you can't touch her!" Natsume said and then Tsubasa punched him
"You don't have the right to say that!" Tsubasa shouted and Natsume punched him back
"Stop!" Mikan shouted, both of their attention got caught and Mikan collapsed, Natsume immediately catched her and Tsubasa was about to touch her but Natsume once again stopped him.
"I have told you already!" Natsume said in an angry face and ran Mikan to the hospital
Hospital
"The patient must rest for a week here in the hospital, so that her bruises well recover, and with her sickness in leukemia instantly turned to 2nd stage" The doctor said that made everyone shocked
"That's why we should avoid her from being stressed, and in that way we could lessen this cruel disease" the Doctor announced and left them
"Mikan" Yuka said while crying
"I can't take care of her now, I have many more works to do, and where is Tsubasa by the way?" Yuka said
"He can't come here now! So I'll be the one to take care of her" Natsume said
"Thank you Natsume you are such a help!" Yuka said to Natsume
"I will protect you Mikan, no matter what!" Natsume thought
End of chapter 11
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