Chapter 26: The Not So Boring Day
"Another welcoming morning! Couldn't you agree Mikan?" Anna asked sweeping her gaze over the newly dewed grass out in front of the girl's dorm.
Mikan stood by Anna casually looking down but back over the trees and resting upon the school building far off in the distance, "It really is peaceful…"
Anna giggled and spun around so she was facing the way towards the door, "What are you planning to do today?"
Mikan lifted one of her small white fingers to her chin and thought for a second, "Hmm…. I might go out and hike for a bit. I've never really seen what it is really like in there…"
"I might join you on that, but I have to so now Nonoko wanted me to go shopping with her. I'll see ya later!" Anna cheered racing out the door leaving Mikan in the dorm's living room.
"I wonder if it'll rain later?" Mikan thought deeply not even noticing Hotaru walking across the lawn and walking towards the school. Carefully, Mikan leaned upwards and tipped toed upstairs making sure she wouldn't wake any of her other classmates. With one jump she was back into the comforting arms of her own room. Mikan walked up to her closet an reached in fast and soon returning with a pair of her old jogging out fit that she once used to train in when she trained with Persona. Just saying his name made her narrow her eyes and build up anger inside.
Quickly she pulled on the clothes and pushed Persona out of her mind so that she could go on the hike she has wanted to do for a very long time. Once again she slipped downstairs and exited the entrance door. As she breathed in she was off into the brush that would soon lead her into the deeper woods.
After some time pasted she tiredly slumped down on a tree as she closed her heavy eyes. The whole last night she couldn't get any sleep since Natsume was right there. Breathing on her neck and with one arm around her. Mikan slightly blushed and shook her head, "No thoughts of that perv today! Only me and nature today!" Mikan yelled happily into the trees above her. Birds sung and animals ran around unaware of the human watching them from a tree. Softly Mikan picked up a nearby leaf and stared it carefully before laying it back down and closing her eyes once more.
"It's so nice out here!" Mikan giggled feeling the small sunlight tickle her bare face, "Maybe I should do my homework out here instead of inside!" Cheerfully Mikan leaped up and jogged deeper into the forest being careful not to trip on and log or startle any weird beast that might be out there with her, and with a smile she laughed and ventured on.
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"Oi, Ruka have you seen the idiot around?" Natsume asked with a little edge in his already nasty voice.
Ruka shot up from what he was working on in the animal barn and turned around, "No… I haven't seen Mikan…"
Natsume moaned and quickly sat down on a pile of hay leaning his head back while he rubbed his temples. Ruka stared down at him confused and more animals came over to join Ruka.
"Natsume what's wrong?" Ruka asked smiling hoping his best friend would answer.
Natsume pulled his head back up and answered, "I don't know if she's on a mission or not… it's kinda agitating…"
Ruka tilted his head with a friendly smile and softly picked up the nearest rabbit, "Don't worry. I bet she's just running around somewhere."
Natsume chuckled and nodded, "I bet your right."
Ruka laughed for a second before returning back to the now growing population of animals around him, "You all must be hungry. Hang on I'll be right back…" Ruka quietly got up and walked out of the barn to go fetch some food.
Natsume lowered his smile into a frown and petted the rabbit that Ruka last held, "Do you think you can do me a favor?"
Quickly Ruka appeared once again and with a huge bag of animal food cradled in his arms, "Who's all hungry?!" All the animals began to for a line up for the food just Ruka was about to hand out food he looked around like he was in panic mode, "Um… Natsume did Mr. Bunny leave before I came back."
"I don't know." Natsume lied hiding his expression.
"Ok… I wonder where he went… oh well he'll come back soon!" Ruka said going back into his loving mode.
Natsume got up and waved to Ruka as he left the barn and off to the sakura tree where he would wait for Mr. Bunny to arrive.
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"I guess this is a good spot." Mikan said plopping herself down onto the nice green grass enclosed by trees, "Dang I forgot my lunch! Oh well…"
Sweetly Mikan began to pluck flowers around her that would dazzle any vase at the dorms. Manly were normal flowers around but some were out of 'her' world. Pretty purples and gushing greens made her mouth twitch up into her famous smile as she kept picking. Suddenly a white bunny popped out of the bush Mikan was sitting close to her. Mikan screamed in fright, but soon covered her mouth with her hand.
"What a cute bunny!!" Mikan giggled petting its head softly, "Kawaiii…."
As she was about to pick it up a slice of paper fell off from its foot and onto the ground. Mikan stared down weirdly before placing the rabbit back down, "What's this?" Mikan picked up the paper and opened its nice folds. Inside it read:
Polka Dots,
Where the hell are you!
Natsume.
Mikan closed the paper and rested it between her hands. The rabbit looked at the paper and back up at Mikan, but it shot back with an eye twitching with fear written all over it's face. Quickly Mr. Bunny left in a flash leaving Mikan alone. Suddenly Mikan exploded with anger as she stood up and started walking back, "Just when you got out of my mind you…You….PPPEEERRVV!!" the whole woods shook as Mikan's fury raged on. Quietly back by the sakura tree Natsume's low chuckle, as the bunny appeared, "Thanks You can go now." The rabbit didn't bother to hesitate and it was gone. So was Natsume leaving another note on the tree awaiting for his princess to receive.