Only You
Chapter 2: Mikan's Secret"Good morning everyone!" Mikan cheered arriving to her classroom.
"Good morning Mikan-chan." Anna and Nonoko answered together.
"Do you have a cold?" Yu asked staring at her face in worry.
"No why?" Mikan answered weirdly.
"Your face is all red." Hotaru pointed out while making a robot or something.
Mikan blushed and looked away with her arms crossed, "Maybe I do have a cold."
Like every morning the Ruka-Natsume fan club squeaked and cheered as they came in. Mikan gave up her tough pose and watched as they came in. Of course Ruka said good morning, but Natsume seemed to avoid the likes of people once he reached the room. Mikan ran up to them once they sat down and gave a wave, "Good morning Ruka! Natsume!"
"Good morning Sakura-san!" Ruka replied smiling back with a bit of blush.
"Hn." Natsume answered picking up his book and started reading it.
Mikan sweat dropped and took her leave to her desk.
"Good morning students!" Narumi shouted when he entered his classroom, "I have good news! Classes are out for today! Have fun! … Also Mikan-chan can I have a word with you?"
Everyone went silent and watched Mikan, "Alright." Mikan got up and followed Narumi out of the room. Hotaru, Natsume, and Ruka stared worriedly at Mikan as she left. (Hotaru wasn't really worried but you know her look T.T) Once the Sensei was gone everyone got up and took their leave while others just stayed and talked to their friends.
Ruka got up and walked to Hotaru, "Do you have any clue?"
"No." Hotaru answered standing up, "If you don't mind we can see."
"I'll go. Hey Natsume want to come?" Ruka said turning to Natsume staring at the door Mikan left in.
"No." Natsume answered leaning back and closing his eyes.
"Lets go Ruka." Hotaru took action walking out the doors with Ruka following her.
Narumi lead Mikan into a private room down the hall. The room was dark but a little came from the closed window. Mikan blinked a bit before she could see a dim figure standing by the window. Narumi sighed and patted Mikan's shoulder before leaving.
"So your Mikan Sakura. Am I right?" the figure asked.
"Yes, and you are?" Mikan asked trying to see who it is.
"I'm known as Persona." The figure stated facing her.
"Persona…" Mikan repeated, "I've heard this name before…"
Flash Back
"What's wrong with Natsume?" Mikan asked worriedly watching Natsume struggle walking to his seat.
"Lately he's been put on missions one after another." Ruka answered sadly.
"Why him?" Mikan said clearly.
"Persona I guess likes to watch him suffer." Ruka stated before rushing to help Natsume.
"Persona…" Mikan thought sadly watching Natsume suffer.
End of Flash Back
"I have a deal for you." Persona said still not letting any light come in.
"Go on…" Mikan whispered thinking of Natsume.
"If you join my team and do all the missions I assign to you. I will let Natsume go, and he can live with out dieing young." Persona responded smirking.
"You'll let Natsume go…" Mikan thought looking back her memories so far seeing Natsume in pain from all the missions, "I except, but you promise to leave Natsume alone."
"I promise. Now that you said yes meet me at your classroom around 10 pm tonight. I'll assign your first mission." Persona said right before disappearing.
Mikan nodded shaking a bit. She finally got to save Natsume, but what was she going to do. No one can find out about her meet with Persona or anything. Mikan quickly left the room with her face hidden with her bangs. Narumi-sensei disappeared too. Slowly Mikan made her way back to the classroom.
Ruka and Hotaru were around the corner with one of Hotaru's weird listening devices.
"Mikan made a deal with "Persona"." Hotaru confirmed taking off the headphones.
"Mikan…" Ruka shivered. Quickly he got up and ran around the corner and ran after Mikan.
Mikan reached the classroom and she stepped in. People didn't notice, but Natsume watched worriedly as she came in and sat at her desk with her head down. Natsume got up and walked down to her trying to see her face.
"Oi little girl what happened?" Natsume asked with his hands in his pockets.
"Nothing." Mikan lied not looking at Natsume.
"Yea something is up. Tell me." Natsume ordered getting angry.
"Once you leave school… go get a good rest Natsume. Just relax." Mikan answered sadly. She got up hiding her face as she left the room and started towards her dorm.
Natsume lifted an eyebrow in confusion. Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder tug at him, "What do you want?" When he turned it was Ruka panting, "Ruka?"
"Where's Sakura!?" Ruka asked trying to breath.
"She just left. Why?" Natsume answered now facing Ruka.
"I have no time to tell you." Ruka struggled out before rushing out after Mikan.
Hotaru came strolling in like nothing happened, "What happened to Ruka?"
"What's going on?" Natsume asked narrowing his eyes.
"Mikan saved you I guess." Hotaru answered flopping down on her desk.
"Saved me?"
"Yea I over heard her voice "You'll leave Natsume alone…I except, but you promise to leave him alone." It sounded pretty desperate." Hotaru coldly said going to her reading.
Natsume froze in horror. Persona the one who made him suffer each day, and now Mikan joined. He known she would probably die on the first mission. He didn't want this to happen, especially someone he truly cared for besides Ruka. Quickly Natsume fled out the doors and ran towards Mikan's dorm.
Ruka was nearly there when he saw Mikan outside against a tree resting.
"Sakura-san!" Ruka shouted rushing to her.
"Oh, Hey Ruka-pyon." Mikan said giving a fake smile.
"Why…why did you agree Persona's deal!?" Ruka panted.
"How do you know?" Mikan asked helping Ruka sit down.
"Hotaru listened to you from one of her weird devices…just tell me Mikan. Why!" Ruka asked getting serious.
"I can't really tell… But please Ruka… Don't worry about me." Mikan sadly said getting up and started to walk away.
Ruka angrily stared down at the ground in confusion, hate, fear, and sadness. Every emotion sweep over him. He felt like he couldn't do anything to save the one he loves. Ruka got up and walked away slowly praying Mikan wouldn't really go through with it.
Natsume came up to her door and started to bang on it with all his force, "Polka-dots! Come out!"
Mikan was just arriving up the stairs when she heard Natsume screaming her nickname. She went up to the top and a sweat drop dropped. Natsume was standing there trying to push the door open.
"What is it Natsume?" Mikan asked watching him.
"Hn." Natsume realized she was behind him and he blushed a bit.
"Hurry up and ask, I've got stuff to do." Mikan said not in her cheery mode.
"Imai told me your little deal." Natsume stated angrily.
"It's none of your business. Just go home and get a good rest." Mikan answered unemotionally while she went to her door and unlocked it.
Suddenly she felt a hard surface on her back. Natsume was pinning her to the wall making sure she wouldn't escape. Mikan blushed a bit staring into his ruby eyes looking at her.
"Now tell me the whole thing!" Natsume ordered.
"Get off pervert! I have nothing to tell!" Mikan struggled trying to fight against him.
"I'm not letting go. So just tell me." Natsume said calming his voice.
Mikan stopped and looking away with a frown, "To make it short and simple, I made a deal with Persona that I would take your place."
"What!" Natsume yelled in her face clutching her wrists.
"Oww! Natsume!" Mikan squeaked in pain.
"You idiot! Do you know what you did!" Natsume said looking down in sorrow.
"Yea I did it to protect you." Mikan whispered. Natsume let her go and stepped aside.
"I didn't want this to happen. You don't even have a attack alice. What do you think you can do?" Natsume asked softly not looking at Mikan.
"A secret between us. I actually have two alices. Natsume… don't worry about me." Mikan cried out walking away in tears.
Natsume looked up in shock, "Did she just say she had two alices!" He quickly calmed down and walked up to Mikan.
"Just go home…" Mikan cried shaking.
"Idiot." Natsume answered pulling Mikan into a forceful hug. Mikan was shocked as he hugged her. She could feel his eyes on her. Soon he let go and walked away with five more words, "I will still protect you…"
Mikan nodded and went into her room with a smile on her tear stained face. "Only for you Natsume.."
Disclaimer: I do not own this anime……..i wish I did though xD