Hey guys! First of all, I'd like to start with an apology. I'm really super sorry that I haven't updated! *Down on knees* Please forgive me! I have been overseas so please don't be too mad at me. Well here is the next chapter and the next one is coming soon!

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Chapter 5: Forgive Me Not?

Previously on the Choosing

Mikan's sight grew blurry and a red haze covered her eyes. The world seemed to shift under her and she collapsed on the ground.

Aoi walked the empty corridors to her room. She had just finished her midnight snack when she saw Mikan. At first Aoi had mistaken Mikan for one of her father's many drunken friends. She rolled her eyes and came towards the figure. But as she came closer, she saw the darkened pool of blood. She quickly ran over and bent over Mikan

"Oh no! Chosen Sakura!" cried Aoi. Then she ran to get help.

Mikan woke to the sun shining in her face and a blurry figure staring down at her.

"What happened?" Mikan managed to croak out.

"Nope. Don't even think about talking right now. Drink this, questions later" Aoi said handing her a mud colored substance to drink. Mikan made a face and gulped it down.

"Ew! What is that?" Mikan choked.

"Um, nothing…medicine! Anyway what happened?" Aoi quickly changed the topic and pointed at Mikan's arm. "If she knew it was Truth Medicine, she would have never drunk it." Aoi thought. There was a long gash with stitches running down it. Mikan gasped. "I fought with Natsume and he knocked down my glass statue and I reached out to grab it but it shattered in my hand." Mikan said in a rush. Aoi stared at Mikan. "Good thing the Truth Medicine worked, she would have never told the truth." "I shall be going, please rest, Chosen Sakura." Aoi quickly backed out of the room. "Time to teach my brother a lesson."

Aoi quickly stormed into Natsume's room.

"What the hell have you done?" she hissed right as she got in the room. Natsume looked up from his manga. He was sitting down, casually reading.

"Oh, hi sis." He replied. Aoi snatched the book out of his hands. "What?" he asked reaching out to grab his book back.

"How could you? Her first day too! What is wrong with you?" Aoi spit at him holding the book away from his grasp. Natsume was getting annoyed.

"What did I do?" he retorted. Aoi scoffed.

"Of course you would be the last to know that last night Mikan was laying in the hall bleeding to death." Aoi said. She might have exaggerated but at least she got Natsume's attention. If it had been anyone else besides his sister, they wouldn't have seen Natsume's eyes widen a fraction of an inch. Aoi saw it and softened. "At least he cares a little bit." She thought.

"What happened last night?" Aoi gently asked.

"Nothing." He mumbled.

"Come on, tell me." She gently pried.

"We fought okay? Then I accidently knocked over the statue and she reached out to grab it but it shattered in her hand." he said.

"How could you? On her first day too! Seriously! What is wrong with you?" Aoi exclaimed as she stormed out. Natsume sighed and placed his head in his hands, exhausted.

Meanwhile in the King and Queen's Study Room

"I don't think that went to well..." Kaoru shot her husband a "Ya think?" look smacked her husband with a book. He pouted.

"Now how are we suppose to do what Yuka wanted? Now it's back to square one!" Kaoru spat irritably. Igarashi winced at his wife's anger. Kaoru continued ranting.

"At this point it would be a miracle if they even talked to each other! No, looked at each other! Argh! I have to think of a whole new system!" Kaoru paced around the room frantically. Igarashi tried to sneak out of the room. Kaoru shot him a death glare. He sank back into the room and sighed.

"This is going to be a long day." He thought.

Natsume hesitated in front of the hospital wing where Mikan was being kept.

"Should I go see her?" he thought. Then he shook his head. "Why should I even bother? It's not like I'm in love with her." He smirked at the thought and silently left.

Mikan glanced down at the scar on her arm. She boiled with rage.

"That Natsume is gonna get it!" she said bitterly to no one in particular. "How come I have to deal with him? I would give anything if I could go back to being just Mikan Sakura." She sighed and rested her head on the pillow. "In the morning I'll think of some way to escape." She thought.

Natsume tossed and turned in his bed. Guilt gnawed through him. He tried counting sheep, but to no avail. He got up and made a quick phone call. The guilt quickly went away. He sighed and went to sleep.

Mikan woke to what she thought was the sound of footsteps. She quietly got up and opened the door just a crack. No one was there. She started to close the door when a faint gleam caught her gaze. She opened the door all the way. There sitting at the doorway was a replica of the statue, with a simple note saying, "I'm Sorry." Mikan bent down and picked up the statue gingerly. Then she stopped. "This obviously is gift from him" she muttered with disgust. "Well if he thinks I'm going to forgive him with just this, then he is wrong." Silently she snuck out of the hospital wing and walked to Natsume's room. Then she threw the statue on the ground, shattering to pieces. "I'll forgive him when I get the real thing back, and it looks like that will be never." She said viciously. With that she went back to the hospital wing and ice incasing Mikan's heart thickened.

I hoped you enjoyed! Once again I'm extremely sorry to my readers!

Please forgive me!

*Diana*