Chapter 31: PersonaKindness?!
"Mikan." Natsume thought fearfully as he tried to stay awake from the pain. This time he couldn't do anything. Nothing to protect the one he loved.
XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx"Ow…" Mikan hissed as she rubbed her now bruised bottom, "What did he think he was doing!?" Quickly she managed to get up and successfully jumped through the hole she made through the roof and back out onto the grass. That's when she saw Natsume cringing on the ground not to far from her. As she snapped into action Natsume opened his mouth and screamed to her, "DON'T COME NEAR ME!"
Mikan stopped in her tracks and just stared at Natsume, who was not trying to yell in pain, "Natsume?"
Snap! Mikan slid to her left and rolled a bit before standing back up but into her stance. Across the field was the young boy snapping his fingers as much as he could. As Lightening thundered down Mikan jumped, ran, and rolled out of their paths making sure she was far away from Natsume as she could. Sweat rolled down her face as she dodged every bullet of lightening along with the small pelts of blood swinging down her legs from rolling around too much.
"I thought I told you to stay put." The boy laughed snapping his fingers once again.
Swiftly Mikan ran forward and reached into her pocket as lightening followed her. Carefully Mikan pulled out one of her emergency five stars (a/n: a five star in a ninja tool for those who don't know.) and chucked it at the little kid still laughing like a fool. With one hit the child fell to the ground with a huge impact. Blood spread over every blade of grass surrounding the boy as his eye's rolled back into his head. Mikan sadly walked up to his body and reached down to pull out the star in the boy's chest.
Suddenly one of his hands gripped upwards and grabbed her arm making her fall besides him. Mikan gasped in fear as the body next to her rise while still holing her arm, "I'm not that easy to kill stupid girl." With that he sent electricity waves into her arm. Mikan screamed as loud as she could as he whole body gave out.
Natsume fearfully sat up and stared over to the other side of the battlefield. Shock shivered down his spine as he saw the boy hovering over Mikan's body while she laid flat on the ground. "Damn it…" Quickly he focused all his remaining energy into his palm. With a flash, fire blazed from his hand along with his other hand. Swiftly he threw the ball of light as quick as he could, aiming it directly at the boy. Natsume once again laid flat on the ground and watched pleading for success.
As it traveled, the boy laughed monstrous as he sent another wave of electricity through Mikan's body. Natsume winced and gritted his teeth forcefully. That's when it happened. A sudden bright light covered everybody, along with the land around them. Just as fast as the light got there the ground shook and the ground broke apart into little pieces. Natsume shielded his eyes as the boy flew away from Mikan's body. As the ground shook more and heavier, another wave of light blasted Natsume, making him unable to see anything. With a heave from the ground, he was punched away from the light bubble and back to the outside world. Quickly he gasped for air as pairs of feet surrounded him. He opened one of his crimson eyes. Standing above him, surprisingly, was Persona.
"Hn. I thought you could take care of this kind of stuff. Guess not." Persona smirked down at him.
Natsume growled behind his teeth and flipped his head away from his sight, "Shut up."
Persona quickly glanced around everywhere and returned back down to Natsume, "Where's the girl?"
"She's…" Natsume froze and turned his head back towards from where he came from. The light bubble still stood as spots of fire roamed the surface. Natsume gulped and stared into it as deep as he could go. Worry plastered him as he laid his head back down, "She's in there somewhere."
"Got it." Persona answered already jumping into action. With a little push off he was running full speed at the bubble.
Natsume watched in amazement as Persona raced into it going off into the murky distance. "Why is he so worried…"
"Girl! Where are you?" Persona asked lifting an arm to cover his burning eyes, "Damn it. Answer me!"
A gentle cough escaped from the air to the left of Persona. Quickly Persona turned his heels and ran to his left. Suddenly a bump hit his foot. Persona stared downwards. There on the ground lies the boy. Persona stopped and pulled out a picture. With a smirk he lifted his hand and grabbed the boy with one stroke. "Now onto the girl…" he planted his feet to the ground and zoomed off farther into the light.
"What's taking him so long?" Natsume asked himself as he sat up. He bit his lip as he watched within.
"Girl. Where are you? Answer me." Persona demanded harshly glancing in every direction.
"She's probably already dead…" a whisper from the boy as he chuckled.
"Do you want me to leave you here to die?" Persona barked in his tiny face.
The boy froze and tilted his face away from Persona's eyes, "I would like that a lot better."
Persona growled and smacked the boy straight onto the head. Gently the boy's head fell against Persona neck, knocked out, "That should keep you quiet." Sweat beaded off Persona as he flipped each way searching for Mikan.
"Persona…" Mikan's ghastly voice rose from the light.
Persona froze and stared down at the ground. There laid the person he had been searching for. Gently he lifted her, not trying to cause any pain. Mikan winced and gritted her teeth from the pain. Carefully He placed Mikan over his open shoulder and took off at lightening speed the way he came from.
"Why is the boy here?" Mikan asked tiredly.
Persona concentrated ahead as he ran as fast as he could, "Because he's guilty for a lot of murders."
Mikan nodded and laid her tender head up against Persona's shoulder. "Yawn…I'm warn out…dang." Persona glanced behind him and gasped. There racing behind him was a wall of blasting light ramming towards the group. Persona galloped away glancing behind him every second. The wall inched forward getting close enough to touch the kids on his back. With a hit of dread he jumped up and outwards to the edge of the bubble. Suddenly a brighter light over came the one around as he landed on the ground once again.
"Persona…" Natsume spoke out surprised.
Persona gently placed Mikan and boy back onto the ground by Natsume, painfully sitting up in an arch, "Persona, why did you saw that little monster?"
Persona flipped his mask off and sighed, "Because I have every right to."
Natsume sighed and turned towards Mikan. Carefully he touched her cheek with his fingers, lightly. A smile spread across his face as he patted her head, "Thank you Persona." And with a great heave to the head, Natsume glared upwards and looked Persona straight into the eyes, "But don't expect me to say that again."
"I don't." Persona answered back. Quickly he flicked out a cell phone and started dialing, "Now Natsume watch after these guys. I'm sending some people to come and get you."
"Understood." Natsume spoke back still focusing on Mikan.
Persona glanced one more time down at the children lying on the ground. With a smirk he jumped away and disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Natsume…" Mikan's childish voice called out with a smile on her lips.
Natsume gasped and touched her head once more, "Are you ok?"
She shook her head and giggled lightly, "How could I be ok after that ordeal? Now may I ask you, are you ok?"
He chuckled and brushed the bangs from her eyes, "I'm always ok when you're around."
It was her turn to laugh. Quietly they both laughed as the boy besides Mikan laid completely still. Mikan turned her gaze from Natsume and stared at the boy, "Natsume…Do you think he's dead?"
Natsume lifted off the ground and glanced over Mikan's head to the boy, "No I don't think so." "I wish he was though…"
"I wonder if Persona will spare him. After all he is just a kid." Mikan said smoothly as she returned to her normal position.
Natsume shrugged and sat completely up, "I sure he won't. You know Persona very well don't you. He doesn't do those kinds of things."
Mikan patted her head down and sighed, "Maybe I can talk him into letting him have one more chance."
"Good luck with that." Natsume said frowning at her sentence.
Mikan lifted her head with a boastful smile and giggled slightly, "You know, Persona did save me and the boy. Maybe he is kind, in his own ways."
Natsume turned to stone as she rambled on how nice he was saving her and doing all these things while in the bubble. Natsume dropped his head and glared at her, "Persona will never be nice!"
Mikan pouted her lower lip and glared at him also, "Oh yes he can!"
"No he can't!" Natsume fought back.
"Yes he can!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!…"
"Will you both shut up for one minute!" a yell came from besides Mikan.
"Ekk! The boy spoke!" Mikan shuddered moving over closer to Natsume.
"I'm not dead! What's so scary!" the boy asked angrily.
Natsume sweat dropped and put an arm around Mikan, "We thought you were dead kid. How about you lay back down and take a nap."
The boy growled and sprung up onto his feet, "Don't fuck with me! I'm not gonna listen to a weak little rodent like you."
"What did you just say…" Natsume said glaring at him.
Mikan sighed and pushed Natsume's fiery cheek inwards, "Calm down, he's just a kid."
"I'm not just a kid you old hag!" the boy shouted pointing a finger down at Mikan.
This time it was Mikan's turn to get angry, "Why you little!" Mikan bounced up putting both fists into a ball. Natsume held onto Mikan's shoulders and held her still as her eyes turned into fire.
"You tell me to calm down and you go off and do this." Natsume sighed holding Mikan steady.
"Let me go! I'm kill this kid once and for all!" Mikan screamed.
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"Is there any major injuries?" Natsume asked walking up to a pure white bed.
"Nope! I'm almost perfect." Mikan giggled poking her wrapped up head.
"I hope those attacks didn't make your brain any smaller…" Natsume whispered with a chuckle.
Mikan gazed up at him and tilted her head at an angle, "Did you say something?"
Natsume waved his hands across his face in a 'no way' sign, "Nope, I didn't say a word…" he answered back not helping with his laughs in the middle.
"You did say something! Tell me!" Mikan pouted crossing both arms across her chest.
Natsume smiled and leaned down to her forehead. With a simple kiss he smooched her wrapped head, "I don't want you losing your only sense you have."
Mikan blushed and swiped the pillow from behind her and knocked Natsume with it, "Sh—Shut up!!"