Chapter 25: Mikan's Weakness
"Grandpa…" Mikan cried having tears flow down her cheeks as lighting and thunder pounded out side leaving bright lights showing through the window.
"My dear Mikan what is ever the problem?" Mikan's grandpa asked arriving in the tiny pink room.
In the corner was the poor six-year-old Mikan with a blanket over her small head trying to cut out the noises. Carefully Mikan's grandpa stridden over swooping his granddaughter into his arms carrying her out side into the hallway and into his neat quiet room. Sweetly he placed her down next to him and removed the blanket from her head, "Not so scary now is it?" and with a chuckle Mikan squinted her eyes open to see her loving grandpa smiling at her.
"Grandpa…""Who are you calling 'Grandpa' baka?" Natsume asked with his usual unemotional voice.
Mikan yawned and blinked her eyes for a second before waking up, "Huh…what?"
"I asked who you were calling Grandpa." Natsume said again sinking down close to her face.
"Yaaaaaahhhh!" Mikan shot up in surprise with a flustered face putting on a weird stance.
"Sakura-san!" Jinno yelled from the front of the class, "Out!"
Mikan sighed and slowly stepped out into the hall leaving the classroom. Sadly she sat herself down on the ground right by the classroom doors and rested her head on her knees, "Grandpa…"
"Haven't you gotten over it yet?" Natsume's voice stung the air.
Mikan's head shot up in fright with the sudden voice. Natsume was standing right there coming out of the classroom door. Mikan closed her eyes in tiredness and stood up, "What are you doing Natsume? You're supposed to be in the classroom."
"They can't make me stay." Natsume said unexcitable.
Mikan flopped her hand in front of her, "Whatever…I'm going to go sleep…"
Natsume quickly grabbed her wrist before she turned around. Mikan's eyes opened in shock as she looked at her wrist and Natsume's hand. Natsume narrowed his eyes at her as he ajared his lips, "Why did you say Grandpa earlier on? Do you miss him again or what?"
Mikan dropped her eyes and swapped her hand back, "No not that. I just had a dream." Natsume still stared at her looking right through her lie, "If you don't mind I'm gonna go to the Sakura tree and sleep, see ya around Natsume."
Natsume watched as she disappeared around the corner before he gave a rare smirk and walking after her.
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Dusk appeared over the hilly land as Mikan watched peacefully. Through the whole day her head had been filled with thoughts about the past and about the future. Sometimes she'd cry and sometimes she'd blush, but her mind was still clouded and every teacher kicked her out of class. Luckily she had the Sakura tree which gave her comfort and protection unlike the person above her who kept throwing blossoms down on her head and snickering.
Finally one last blossom landed on her head and a small chuckle tickled the air. Mikan made a mad face and yelled up above her, "Will you stop already!" and with one hop Mikan was up on branch where Natsume sat at plucking cherry blossoms off the twigs.
"Did you hear me!" Mikan yelled up in his face puffing out her cheeks.
Natsume smirked and whispered softly, "Got yea."
Mikan pulled her face away in bewilderment until two strong arms cupped her shoulders and held her in her spot. Mikan blushed and stared up the arm and down to his face, "Natsume?"
"Now tell me what is up with your weird face today?" Natsume asked determined to find the answer.
Mikan lowered her eyes so she wouldn't blush anymore, "Didn't Narumi say that tonight we would have a bad thunderstorm?"
Natsume tilted his head to the side keeping both crimson eyes locked on her, "Yea, but what do you mean by that?"
Mikan laughed viscously making Natsume release her, "Ah—Nothing for you to worry about but thanks." Cutely Mikan lightly pecked his lips and slid down the tree trunk and off to the girl's dorm. Natsume stayed still up on the branch stunned with embarrassment. Heavy blush flooded his cheeks as he still felt her lips on his. Slowly he got up and jumped down from the tree and followed Mikan's tracks again.
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"Yay—I'm tired…" Mikan yawned stepping out of her bathroom in her blue pj's. Suddenly a tiny flash entered her window. Mikan stopped in her tracks as the flashes came back, but this time with some noises. Her eyes widened as the flashes got bigger and the noise grew with strength. Quickly she grabbed a blanket and rushed down the hall to Hotaru's room.
"Hotaru…Open up please…" Mikan whimpered through the door.
"Go away I'm sleeping." Hotaru's voice exited through the door.
Mikan dropped her head and walked back to her room. Just like fireworks random booms flooded in Mikan's ears making her whimper in horror. She pushed her head deeper into her knees trying to avoid the sounds until her window opened and closed. Mikan pumped her head up in fright and turned to see what just entered her room. A shadow walked towards her with lighting making it look eerier.
"Stay away!" Mikan screamed for her life jumping under her bed.
"What's your problem polka dots?" the familiar voice asked.
Mikan released the hands on her ears and got out from under the bed, "Natsume?!"
"Hn." Natsume answered coming up to her.
"Why are you here?" Mikan asked sitting on the bed.
Natsume sat right next to her so their shoulders touched, "Because I can."
Mikan turned her head so it faced Natsume's, "That's not a answer B-A-K-A."
Suddenly a huge boom set Mikan flying up and diving underneath the covers of her bed. Natsume sat there for a second before chuckling, "So the unfearful Mikan does has a fear."
"Don't laugh! I…I can't help it." Mikan cried out blushing.
"Are you…" Natsume was saying before anther boom went off making Mikan scream in terror. Natsume nodded in agreement, she was scared.
Mikan was about to whimper but a sudden burst of warmth tickled her side. She flipped around and stared into Natsume's eyes. "Why are you sleeping here?"
"1: you're scared 2:I'm not going to go back to my dorm while it's raining and 3:I want to stay." Natsume answered wrapping an arm around Mikan's waist.
Mikan blushed and flipped back over, "Just don't do any lewd things to me while I'm a sleep pervert."
"Like this." Natsume said kissing her cheek seeing how she'd react.
"Yes please don't do that." Mikan ordered putting her hand on Natsume's arm, "goodnight."
"Goodnight." Natsume answered as they both feel a sleep.