Morning came quickly and left in a rush. Soon everyone was back in the Academy's walls. Poor Natsume had to carry Mikan all morning, because the idiot wouldn't wake up. But he was happy she stayed asleep. He could finally spend time alone with her, even though she wasn't awake. Once he stepped foot in her room the sleeping beauty woke up in his arms tugging on his sleeve to put her down.
"How long was I out?" Mikan asked cutely rubbing her eyes.
Natsume turned his head to hide the blush, "All morning."
Mikan slowly pulled out her hair bands and puffed her hair down against her back. Actually Mikan looked even more adorable with her hair down, but Natsume couldn't dare tell her. "I'm sorry if you carried me around."
"No problem. You might want to get dressed and go back to classes." Natsume spoke out quickly trying to not look at Mikan.
Mikan groaned and walked over to her dresser and pulled out a school uniform, "Are you going to be there?"
Natsume shrugged his shoulders indicating that he didn't know. Mikan sighed and walked to the bathroom, "You should really go to school you know. So you can be smart."
"Take your own advice. I'm smarting then you." Natsume argued turning towards the window.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT!" Mikan shouted throwing a sandal at his head making his eye twitch.
"You're not going to get away with that!" Natsume barked burning the sandal. Mikan's mouth dropped and she recovered with a slam of the bathroom door.
"You better not peek!" Mikan yelled from inside the bathroom.
"What would make you think I would, ugly girl!" Natsume answered lying down on the bed, inhaling her sweet scents.
Before he could sit up Mikan was out glaring at him, "You'll pay for that." Quickly she flicked her nose in the air and brushed her hair down, "Get ready for what's coming today." Then she was out the door.
Natsume sat still on the bed confused. "Get ready for what's coming today? What the hell?" and in a blink Natsume was out of Mikan's room and off towards school.
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"Wow Mikan! Your so pretty!" Anna sparkled staring at Mikan's long hair. Even Sumire had her mouth drop after the gorgeous brown hair girl skipped in.
"Thank you Anna! I decided I needed change." Mikan laughed stealing glances at Hotaru.
"Why so sudden?" Nonoko asked folding papers.
Mikan shrugged and smiled, "I've got a little business to take care off." Just as she said it Natsume strolled in with hands in pocket and a swarm of girls following.
As he sat down he stole a glance at "his" girl. A vain popped out of his head as he saw all the guys in class flirting with her. To his shock Mikan responded with a cute smile or a flick of her hair making her scent flow through the room.
Ruka walked up to Natsume and sat down, "This is sickening…"
"Huh?" Natsume replied strangely looking at his best friend. "I thought he was 'deeply' in love with Mikan."
Ruka turned to Natsume and waterfall tears squirted out, "I can't even get close and all those guys all over her!"
Natsume sighed and looked down again. Anger filled his body while guys were lovey dovey around her. All the other girls were already sharpening their weapons. Ruka kept quiet when he saw his face, and he let go a deep breath.
Once the boys retreated the girls crowded around her, "You're dead Mikan!"
"Why?" Mikan asked putting a finger to her head.
"BECAUSE…" all of them were cut off as Hotaru came up behind Mikan dragging along her evil aura making all the girls shriek and go away.
"You did that for ME!" Mikan said happily hugging Hotaru.
BAKA! BAKA!
"IDIOT!" Hotaru yelled stomping Mikan's face to the ground with her baka gun.
"Owwwww!!!" Mikan cried sitting up rubbing her head.
Suddenly Mikan felt a tug on her shoulder. She turned her head and saw Persona standing over her. Everyone was in gasp and shock. Quietly some people started whispering. Natsume looked out from his book and his mouth dropped while the book fell onto the floor. Ruka was token back too. Both eyes were wide open while his mouth hung open.
"You've got a mission. Come along." Persona said breaking the silence.
"Hai (yes)." Mikan answered standing up and looking at everyone.
Quickly Persona put arm on her shoulder and guided Mikan to the door.
"Stop right there Persona!" a voice pierced the quiet room.
"Well isn't the little neko. What do you want?" Persona asked genitally.
"What do you think you're doing! Taking her out of class like this!?" Natsume ordered angrily.
Persona sighed and responded, "You had to do the same thing so why are you askin'?"
Natsume gripped his hands and his teeth. Ruka sat there looking at Persona to Mikan to Natsume. Mikan's face was hidden by her bangs but everyone could tell she wasn't happy.
"There's no more time Mikan. Lets move." Persona said pushing Mikan more.
Mikan raised her head and looked at Natsume. His face was horrid. Both eyes were lifted to the maximum to the top of his head while his mouth hung a bit open, "I'm sorry Natsume…" she whispered giving him a fake little smile before disappearing.
"DAMN!" Natsume cursed slamming his fist down on the desk. Ruka shot up and stared at Natsume.
"Calm down Natsume. Here, lets skip class and relax and wait for Sakura to come back." Ruka said trying to comfort him.
"It's no use…" Natsume mumbled before rushing out of the classroom leaving everyone in shock.
"Ah! Natsume! MATTE! (Wait)." Ruka shouted chasing after him.
"Damn! Why does she have to go! I was right there! He could of took ME! Why! Why! Why…" Natsume screamed in his mind as he climbed the Sakura tree and sat on the branch splitting leaves into halves. "I don't want Mikan to die…"
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"All you have to do is get past that door and retrieve a box labeled '497'. Can you do that?" Persona asked quietly sitting on a branch.
Mikan was also on the branch with him, but she was standing so she could see, "It looks to easy. Tell me everything."
Persona sighed then chuckled, "Well there might be some men, so kill them if you have too."
Mikan gulped and looked down at him, "Kill?"
"That would be the only way to get through, so might as well." Persona answered jumping down off the branch and onto the ground, "Report back to your room when you're done."
Mikan nodded and watched him leave. Once he was gone she jumped down and sneaked up to the bushes. Mikan had got a lot of training with Persona so she felt pretty confident, but the 'kill' thing crossed her mind. All through training Persona told her how to quickly kill a person so it wouldn't be so bother some. Mikan gulped one more time and walked forward.
The shed looked even farther away then when she was in the tree. She kept walking making sure on one would hear her, but it seemed it was miles away. Mikan quickly ran. She wanted to get through this mission as fast as she could. Once she got back she'd probably have to explain everything to everyone, but that's better then not seeing them ever again.
"An intruder!" a voice screamed causing uproar among the shed.
Mikan stopped and got into her fighting position. Men jumped in front of her and to the back. She dropped her head and sighed, "Please back off or I'll have to kill you all…"
"Hehe! Right little girl!" a man shouted pointing is finger at her.
Mikan twitched her head when he said 'little girl'. She shook it off and bit her lip, "Ok then prepare yourself." Mikan reached down into her sock and pulled out a gun. Persona had bought it for her since she refused to use her alices. The gun had an imprint "M.K." and was outlined in red. Mikan smirked and pulled the trigger. This gun wasn't any normal gun. Instead of bullets it shot out a ray of blue light, like a laser, but more powerful.
All the guys in front quickly fell dead onto the ground making the other ones behind scream and run. Mikan pointed the gun down and started towards the shed. A little more confident, Mikan pulled the door open not even looking for any traps. Just as she stepped in, many knives were unbolted from the wall and were flying at her.
Mikan screamed a bit as she dodged some, but the others sliced her clothes and skin. Once the first attack was finished Mikan put her hand to her head and laughed out, "I should've checked before I would get myself hurt!"
Suddenly a clapping noise echoed the shed passing through Mikan's ears and to outside. "I'm surprised a new student could make it this far!" Off in the shadow was a thin figure sitting on a box wearing a dark outfit making Mikan have to squint to see him. "I suppose you're here for this box?"
Mikan gulped and pulled the gun in front of her, pointing it at the man, "Move or die."
"Oh. Stingy. And may I ask who you are?" the man stated walking out of the shadows. He had pearly white hair and red eyes. Mikan shoke, but Persona told her not to show you're afraid when you're on a mission, and this was her first mission and she didn't want to make a bed image towards him. If she did he would probably take Natsume again. Mikan wasn't going to let that happen.
"I should be asking that!" Mikan struggled out jiggling her gun a bit. "Oh god…I hate this! How could Natsume bare with this?…"
Mikan blinked and she gasped, he was gone! "You can't blink around me or you'll die." A whisper shivered up her spine making the gun drop onto the cement floor.
Mikan quickly threw a kick to her back, turning around with it. There he was shrugging his shoulders smiling, "You're better than I thought." Mikan growled and went into her fighting pose. "So lets see who is stronger."
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"Are you asleep Natsume?" Ruka asked yawning a bit.
"No." Natsume answered still having his eyes closed. Since Mikan left, both him and Ruka sat, perched in the Sakura tree that Natsume and Mikan shared. When he first arrived he was boiling with anger, but now he was calmed and relaxed. He still worried and twitched once in awhile.
"She should be here soon…" Ruka mumbled staring up at the darkening sky.
"Hn." Natsume replied clutching a sakura blossom. "You better hurry Mikan or I might do something…" Suddenly a rustle in the bush under the tree made Natsume and Ruka sit up and look down.
"Hey…Natsume…are you up there?" Mikan voice trembled.
"Mikan!" Ruka cheered jumping down and walking past the bush. Natsume hopped down along side Ruka. Both paused and gasped. Mikan was standing there with a little smile, but her shirt and pants were painted in blood. A tiny fragment off her jeans was hanging out while deep in there was a fresh wound.
"Mikan…are you alright?" Ruka asked looking up and down at her in shock and worriment.
Mikan dropped her head and shoke it side to side indicating that she wasn't. She dropped to her knees and put her hands onto the soft moist ground. Stinging pain shot through her body, Mikan winced in pain and bit her lip. Ruka and Natsume rushed over to her telling her, "Hang in there Mikan!"
"I'm…Sorry…."Mikan said as she fell asleep in Natsume's arms. Natsume stared at her for a second before Ruka pulled his shirt towards the hospital wing.
"At least you didn't die Mikan. I'm glad." Natsume thought stroking Mikan's back with a smile.