Chapter 19: Only A Mans Battle
Xx From some comments I got I'm sorry if it's kind of confusing, but it's because the reasoning comes later on. I'm trying the best I can so please try to enjoy even if it's confusing - oh yea with the kissing and hugging between them is like going out but they're both to shy to say it Xx
Natsume laid his hammering head back against the chair as students piled into the classroom. Like every morning Permy and her group would idolize him and his best buddy Ruka. Natsume was about to turn his head to the side to say good morning, but Ruka wasn't there. "Unusual.." Natsume sat up straight and scanned the room for any signs.
"Natsume what are you doing?" Mikan asked arriving at her seat next to Natsume.
Natsume jumped at the sound of her voice as his head spun over to her, "What?"
Mikan sat down still looking at Natsume with a strange look, "Usually you're already asleep, what's up? Something wrong?"
"No." Natsume's simple answer was as he regained his usual pose as everyone took their seats. "Where the hell is Ruka." He must have a little talk with him about the so-called "Date", he actually believed in for a second while hanging out over at Mikan's. Just saying her name in his head made him blush.
"Good morning Natsume, Sakura." Ruka sung out suddenly arriving through the classroom doors.
"Good morning Ruka!" Mikan cheered sweetly waving at him.
Natsume glanced back at Mikan to Ruka with jealousy, "Hn."
Ruka sat down and leaned over to Natsume strangely, "What's wrong? You look a little bit mad today."
"Don't I always look this way?" Natsume snapped back feeling a little bit crappy.
Ruka gave him a frown and shrugged his shoulders, "I'll stop bothering you." Natsume raised his eyebrow and watched as Ruka got up and swiftly walked down to talk to Mikan and Hotaru.
"Hey Sakura, do you know if there's something wrong with Natsume today?" Ruka asked glancing at what Hotaru was building.
Mikan placed a slim finger on her lip and shook her head, "I really don't know."
"You are really a baka." Hotaru spoke out of nowhere.
"Huh? I didn't do anything!" Mikan barked at Hotaru.
Hotaru let out a soft sigh and pulled Mikan down close to her, "He's jealous retard." Then she let go of Mikan, but Mikan didn't move.
"Why?"
"Because you hung out with Nogi without him." Hotaru hissed getting mad that she'd have to explain the whole thing to her idiotic friend.
Mikan stood up straight and put on a puzzled look, "I don't get it."
BAKA!BAKA!
"I'm not going to say it again, now go away." Hotaru said blasting 2 bullets of her Baka gun into Mikan.
Mikan flew across the room and slammed against the floor, "WHY DID YOU HIT ME HOTARU?" Mikan cried rubbing her bruised head. Ruka sighed and went over to help Mikan up and make her stop crying.
Natsume gritted his teeth from afar as Ruka wiped tears from the angel's face with his fingers. Of course she said thank you and took him back over into Hotaru's space. Natsume humphed and stood up fast getting ready to go outside and stay there until Mikan missed him.
Mikan glanced up at her seat which she shared with her bud's, but Natsume wasn't there. She leaned over to Ruka and asked, "Where'd Natsume go?"
Ruka looked at her weirdly and took a look up there to. To his surprise Natsume was gone, "I don't know…Where would he go?"
Mikan sighed and raced up the stairs and out the classroom door along with Ruka, leaving Hotaru all alone. Hotaru just chuckled and stayed her workbench.
"Stupid little girl…" Natsume hissed in his mind as he walked peacefully through the woods. He felt better out in the wild then in a chamber full of idiot's back in the classroom. Especially Mikan. She'd always ask the most stupid questions and bother him. He couldn't think why he even liked her.
Well she was always by his side patching up his tattered body after missions. And stood up for him at difficult times. Natsume stopped in the middle of an opening through the trees and looked up. "Her smile…". Natsume backed his head down and kept walking onwards.
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"I'm so tried." Mikan whined as she panted. They'd been running for about an hour now just looking for the red-eyed pervert. She still didn't know why he was jealous, and why Ruka was involved.
"Let's split up." Ruka pronounced daring the chances of Persona finding Mikan while he was gone.
"Alright." Mikan agreed taking one pathway leaving Ruka in shock.
"Fine…" Ruka whispered running the other way.
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Natsume was hanging out under a random tree he choose while he was walking through the woods. He rested his mind, trying to push out Mikan's face out. "She'll be happier with Ruka." He thought always since he would die from his alice. Ruka wouldn't die until he was ready. Natsume yawned and fell asleep thinking of ways to hate his baka. But nothing could come up. Suddenly he surprised himself as he dreamed:
Mikan was standing in the middle a red circle with waves rushing up to the shore. Natsume stood there on the shore watching Mikan. Her soft honey hair stayed still against her sides while her blank brown eyes stared at the red water. Natsume gasped for air while he reached his hand out towards her even though he knew he couldn't reach her.
"Mikan…" Natsume mumbled weirdly. Mikan's body turned around towards him. Suddenly the water caught on fire pushing Natsume back in surprise. The fire whizzed around the circle before striking Mikan. Natsume screamed out her name to use her alice, but she didn't listen.
All out of the blue Persona appeared standing right next to Natsume cupping his shoulder. A chuckled escaped his throat as Natsume turned around.
"Well look what you did neko, you destroyed my toy." Persona laughed.
Natsume's eyes widened not knowing what was going on, "What do you mean?"
Persona smirked, "You'll find out." Suddenly a huge breeze pushed Natsume away, throwing him down in deep darkness. Natsume screamed out for Mikan but nothing answered.
"GAH!" Natsume yelled sitting up fast. Sweat dripped form his body as he brushed his face against his hands trying to remember what happened, but everything was a blur.
"Natsume?" a familiar voice asked from Natsume's side.
Natsume released a hand form his face and stared up at his best friend staring down at him fearfully. Ruka dropped down and looked at Natsume's face, "Natsume, what's wrong?"
Natsume closed his eyes and turned away, "Nothing."
Ruka sighed and answered, "Yes there is you can't hide it. Just ask me."
Natsume leaned back again up against the tree and calmed back down, "I only have one question."
Ruka got excited and sat closer waiting to hear. Natsume pulled his face away from Ruka's happy face, "Was it really a date?"
Ruka tilted his head and asked, "Date?"
"With Mikan." Natsume shot back blushing.
Ruka smirked and laughed, "What date? If you're talking about when I forced you to stay behind, That wasn't a date!" Natsume huffed a puff of air out in relief but Ruka kept on, "But if you want me to go on a date with her I'm willing to."
Natsume forced an angry look at Ruka with fire burning in his eyes, "I didn't ask you to go on a date."
Ruka laughed again before laying back, "Don't worry Natsume I won't try to take her away from you while you're around."
Natsume growled, "Don't even try or I'll burn you till you're ashes."
Ruka chuckled and turned towards Natsume, "Enemy's?" while putting out a hand.
"Hn." Natsume replied shaking that hand knowing that'll he will win his polka dots over instead of Ruka taking her away.
"We better get going or Mikan might lose it." Ruka said stretching.
Natsume quickly got up and started running as quick as he could back to school before Ruka could get there. Ruka dropped his mouth but started running to. Now that they're enemy's, their friendship came a little bit closer.