A/N: Hello everyone! I'm so sorry for disappearing on you, I had some personal issues that needed resolving, but everything is okay now. I know this isn't that long, but I am working on more chapters I promise! Enjoy!
Chapter 2.
"Onii-chan! Ruu-chan! What's up?!" Aoi chuckled nervously.
"Don't Ruu-chan him!" the guy snapped. Mikan was annoyed at herself for noticing it in the middle of all the commotion, but dang, Aoi's brother was gorgeous. Messy, dark raven hair and a set of fiery crimson orbs that were strangely cold, making her body shiver and the nape of her neck tingle. Suddenly he looked right at her, his gaze meeting hers, red eyes piercing into brown ones that widened in surprise and quickly flickered down towards the ground. She blushed furiously, running a hand through one of her pigtails, a habit she had when she was nervous. Everything about him was perfect, except when she looked into his eyes. His face was etched in a scowl, which only made him more attractive. Mikan knew his type. Cold, confident, uninterested in everything. But underneath all of that, when she looked into his eyes, why did he seem so— sad?
Aoi's voice broke her out of her thoughts,"But onii-channnnnn, it's my first day here! Forgive me for being so forgetful," she pouted, "I'm sure you didn't want to eat with me anyway so now you get to eat with your friends."
He sighed, "At least you made friends, I was starting to think Ruka and I were your only ones."
Aoi snorted, "As if! I made plenty of friends already." One by one, she introduced her new crew. "This lovely lady right here is Misaki Harada, my proctor. Next to her is Anna Umenomiya, and her roommate Nonoko Ogasawara! And last, but certainly not least, Mikan Sakura, who also lives in our dorm."
The girls chorused their greetings. Her brother smirked, raising an eyebrow, "I'm waiting."
"What are you talking about— OH," Aoi's eyes widened, "Ahaha yes, and this is my wonderful onii-chan Natsume Hyuuga and his best friend Ruka Nogi!
"Nice to meet you all," Ruka greeted, "What year are you girls in? Freshman?" With his golden blonde hair and twinkling light blue eyes, he resembled a prince in the fairy tales Mikan used to read when she was little.
"Hai!" The girls replied.
"Except me!" Misaki chimed in, causing everyone to laugh.
"You two are in sophomore year I assume?" Nonoko asked.
"Yup, been here for a good year already," Ruka chuckled.
"A year too long if you ask me," Natsume muttered darkly.
Sensing the awkwardness, Aoi clapped her hands, "Okay! Well the girls and I are done with dinner, so after we drop Misaki off at the dorm I was going to take them on a quick tour around campus and maybe hit up an off campus trip."
"If you wait for us, we can take you guys after we finishing eating," Ruka suggested, "we have all the insider information," he joked.
"No, no! It's fine Ruu-chan! Wouldn't want to waste your time. You and Natsume go eat before they take the food away. Thanks for the offer—" a loud ringtone interrupted her, was that John Legend's All of Me? Mikan wondered out loud, she loved that song! Aoi snickered at her comment, causing Natsume to shoot her a glare before answering the call.
Unfortunately the caller was on speaker, and sickly sweet voice came booming out. Natsume cursed, dropping the phone in shock. "Natsume-kun, are you on campus?! Let's go eat together honey."
"Is that his mom?" Anna mouthed to Aoi.
"Nope, that's the backhanded bitch," Aoi mouthed back, "just listen."
"Natsume-Kunnnnnn, are you there? You're not ignoring me, are you? Natsummmeeeeeee. I missed you soooooooooo much, come on, let's catch up," the voice cooed. The girls felt a bit nauseous just overhearing the conversation.
"Yeah I'm here. Where are you?" Natsume picked up the phone, turning it off speaker.
"Well, we have to go now! Bye Ruu-chan! See you later!" Aoi said before dragging the girls away from the table and out the dining hall, leaving Ruka standing uncomfortably beside his friend.
"Who was that?!" Nonoko exclaimed,"That was the most annoying and fake voice I've ever heard."
Aoi snorted, "You've got that right. Her name is Luna Koizumi. You might have heard of her family, they own Koizumi Inc., a huge manufacturing company in Japan. They're successful yeah, but she basks in her money and has as much personality as a potato. Actually no, that's an insult to potatoes. Sure she's pretty, but that's only on the outside. Inside, she's a backstabbing, scheming, manipulative little— ugh! Just talking about her annoys me. I don't know why my idiot brother hangs out with her. She even makes Ruu-chan uncomfortable, but Natsume still keeps her around. I wonder why he hasn't gotten rid of her yet like all the other ones... Maybe it's cause she's got big tits? Nah, they're fake too, and onii-chan isn't like that. I think..." she trailed off in frustration.
Misaki whistled, "Damn, sounds like trouble. Is there something specific that made you hate her so much? I mean, sadly, a lot of the female population is just like her."
Aoi sighed sadly, "Yeah, but that's a story for another time. Right now I want to enjoy the rest of the night with you all! Let's go walk around campus."
"Onward!" The girls yelled, linking arms, running to who knows where.
Yay! I finally wrote another chapter. I'm actually really excited for this story. I might delete my other ones but I see potential for this one. Let me know what you think! Constructive criticism is very very helpful. Natsume and Mikan met! I know it wasn't explosive, but I feel like love develops over time. Sure there's initial attraction, but you really have to get to know the person, and how can you just be like, that's my soulmate and now I'm going to go through intense emotions with them? I don't think it's natural but then again, what do I know lol. Also, just writing about Luna makes me mad. In the manga I was like, who invited you? HUH?! NO ONE. GO AWAY AND DIE.
