Chapter 12: Test One
(Sorry for not typing for so long, but I've been sick.)
Rain slid down the cold stained window. Mikan sighed and lowered her head to the desk. Suddenly a little tink made her jump and reach into her coat pocket. She softly pulled out a small bottle with tiny blue pills jingling inside. A blank look crossed over her face along with shame and pain. She had to take this for the next 3 days after each activity she had performed, but she didn't want to take it. One morsel could take her life away from everyone, or put her into a coma.
Mikan punched the bottle back down deep in her coat as she sat up from her classroom desk. It was still early, about an hour before classes even started. Mikan walked up to the doors and graved the handle.
"OUCH!" Mikan yipped jumping back looking at her hand and then at the handle, "What the?…"
The door opened, "Why are you here so early, little girl?"
Mikan put up and anger sign and looked at her red hand, "LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO ME!" she screamed pushing her hand in Natsume's face.
Natsume tilted his head to one side and veered around her. Mikan puffed out her cheeks and blew cold air on her toasting hand. Natsume turned to her and lowered his head, "Sorry…"
"Eh?" Mikan peeped looking up. The beautiful light blue glow tinted Natsume's outline. His ruby eyes shined a pretty red inside of a killing red. Mikan blushed and quickly turned around.
"Are you going to answer me?" Natsume ordered taking a seat.
Mikan looked at him her side with the most painful look on her face. Natsume raised his eyebrows and carefully watched her every move. "I just a bit early that's all…"
Mikan turned towards the door again and she reached out. Right before she touched it one word was spited out of the pervert's mouth, "Lair."
"I'm not lying…" Mikan mumbled pulling the door open and running out. Natsume jumped to his feet and raced after her.
"You can not let anyone know what's going on." Persona ordered throwing an evil look at his under student.
Mikan gulped and raised her head, "Yes Sir."
"Make sure you take these for 3 days after any daily activity. If I catch you not doing what I asked…well you already know." Persona chuckled holding out his hand killing the tree he was leaning against.
Mikan began to sweat a bit. She knew exactly what he meant 'Do it or Natsume and your friends die and you die along.' She dug her fingernails at the bottle tightly in her hand. "I'll do it no matter what. You don't need to worry." And with that Mikan walked away drenched in water from standing in the rain. She quickly ran off to school where she could think alone.
"Ha…Ha…Ha…" Mikan breathed heavily as she ran through muddy puddles along with huge raindrops carrying her downwards. From the corner of her eye she caught the sight of Natsume and veered around a corner.
"Mikan stop!" Natsume called keeping up, "I just want to talk to you!"
Mikan shook tears from her eyes and dove in an ally way, under boxes. Natsume's footsteps came thumping by while Mikan quivered under a box. Tears stung her already wet face. Lucky her hair was down or she would be in more pain. "I can't tell Natsume…If I do…" an dreadful image captured her mind making her watch Persona kill off Natsume. "NO! I can't let that happen!…I can't…"
School began with a ring filling the air piece by piece. Mikan was already walking to school watching out for Natsume who might be learkng in the dark shadows. She was totally all wet. Her school outfit stuck to her like glue on paper. Her shoes made little smudges on the ground leaving muddy tracks behind. Mikan sneezed and looked up. In one of the school's windows she spotted Hotaru, Ruka, Anna, Nonoko, Yuu, Sumire, and Natsume looking down at her. Only Mikan's eyes focused on Natsume staring angrily down at her.
Mikan waved and ran into the building.
"You're soaking wet!" Anna yipped staring at poor Mikan rubbing her flat hair with a small towel.
"What happened?" Nonoko asked helping Mikan out with her shirt.
"Nothing…just late." Mikan faked laughed.
Hotaru caught it and looked at Mikan. Natsume also caught it and she continually stared at the girl he loved. Ruka glanced at Mikan but back at Natsume.
"Liar." Hotaru (U.U) said shooting a Baka gun bullet at Mikan's head.
Mikan flew to the ground and she just laid there with her eyes closed.
"Mikan are you ok?" Anna asked bending over to look at her.
Mikan held her stomach and curled up into a ball, "I don't feel to good."
Suddenly Mikan was picked up by one of Hotaru's robots and Hotaru arrived by its side, "This isn't like you dummy."
Mikan peeked out and smiled, "Sorry…"
Hotaru smacked Mikan over the head and put on a smile, "Don't worry I'll take you to the nurse."
Mikan nodded and laid back against the robot's cold arm. Natsume got up and ran down to where Hotaru and Mikan were leaving and asked, "What's wrong?"
Hotaru looked back at him and answered, "Mikan doesn't feel well."
Natsume looked up at the girl in the robot's arms and helplessly stared. There lays Mikan unmoving, sleeping. Natsume nodded and walked back into the classroom.
"Natsume… what's wrong with Sakura?" Ruka asked worriedly.
Natsume sighed and glanced back down at the puddle she made, "Sick."
Outside the window a shadowy figure jumped off from one of the tree's chuckling, "Test One completed."