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Hey, guys! This will be...a short chapter, since I actually planned this one out .
Natsume was making his way towards the auditorium when he saw someone he hadn't seen around before. Not that Natsume would know many people around the school, but this guy definitely did not attend this school for any reasonable reason, according to Natsume, that is. As they walked closer to each other, Natsume was able to see the person's face clearer. 'He can't be much older than I am' thought Natsume. Just as Natsume was about to walk past the person, the person stopped in front of him and introduced himself.
"Hello, I'm Kaito Yamamoto. Uh, I was wondering where the special star rooms are?" he asked Natsume. Natsume's eyes narrowed at the person in front of him. Natsume merely continued walking, ignoring the person. Kaito raised his eyebrows at Natsume, staring at Natsume as he walked away.
"Oi!" Kaito called out. Natsume stopped in his tracks. Kaito grinning and jogged up to Natsume, who was slowly turning around cautiously, eyeing Kaito, trying to read him.
"What?" said Natsume, starting to get annoyed by a guy he barely knew- not that that was a surprise.
"What's your name?" Kaito asked him. Natsume raised an eyebrow at Kaito.
"What good will it do you?" Natsume asked him. Kaito shrugged. Natsume decided to leave and proceeded to make his way towards the auditorium for the, what seemed like, the hundredth time.
"You know, it would be nice to answer people and know people, you know! It could do you some good!" Kaito called out. Natsume stopped walking and turned around.
"How would you know?" Natsume asked him coldly. Kaito smirked.
"It's something I learnt from a girl that I've only met for, not even a week, and I seem to know lots about her already" answered Kaito, referring to Mikan. Natsume grunted and turned away. Before he continued to walk, he called out to Kaito.
"Go straight, then turn on the second left, then the first right" Natsume told him. Kaito grinned.
"Thanks!" he called out, before turning around to make his way back to Mikan's room. He stopped in his tracks when he heard someone call out to him. Slowly turning around, Kaito gave Natsume a questioning look.
"It's Hyuuga. Natsume Hyuuga" Natsume told him before turning around to continue walking. Kaito watched Natsume walk away with a smirk on his face.
"Well, didn't he seem nice" said Kaito as he shook his head in amusement.
Hotaru and Mikan were currently seated at the couch and were talking about Mikan's stay at the AAO.
"Are your injuries healed? Were there any other problems? Does it still hurt anywhere?" Hotaru asked Mikan. Mikan smiled at Hotaru's concern. It wasn't every day that Hotaru would ask her if she was alright.
"Yes, I am fine. I'm cured. Kaito fixed me up" Mikan told Hotaru, smiling. Hotaru grimaced at the name.
"This guy- Kaito" said Hotaru, "What kind of guy is he?" questioned Hotaru.
"He's great. I absolutely adore him" Mikan answered, smiling. Hotaru stared at Mikan for a long moment Mikan stared back, confused as to why Hotaru kept staring at her.
"Hotaru, what's wrong?" Mikan asked, concerned. Hotaru sighed and leaned forward, leaning her elbows on her knees.
"Do you like this guy? Kaito, I mean" Hotaru asked Mikan. Mikan smiled at Hotaru's frankness.
"Yes, I like him. Of course I do!" Mikan replied, giggling. "But I don't like him any more than a friend. He's only my friend. Maybe cousin or brother, but that is all" said Mikan. Hotaru nodded and put down her cup of water on the coffee table, and stood up, followed by Mikan.
"So, how are Sumire, Anna and Nonoko?" asked Mikan.
"They're fine. They're getting ready for this evening" replied Hotaru, crossing her legs. "It's all ready. Everyone's done their part. Now it's all up to you" said Hotaru. Mikan nodded.
"Well then, I'll see you later in the evening" said Mikan. Mikan smiled at Hotaru, who nodded at her.
"Yes, I shall" answered Hotaru.
"Well, I'll be going then" Mikan announced. Mikan closed her eyes to get ready to teleport when Hotaru spoke.
"Are you sure you're able to use your Alice?" Hotaru asked her. Mikan nodded, her eyes still closed.
"See you later" said Mikan before teleporting away.
Kaito was seated at the couch, watching a movie that he had picked out from the collection by the table under the television when he suddenly heard something behind him. Kaito turned around to see Mikan behind him, about to fall. Kaito's eyes widened and he jumped over the couch and caught Mikan in time before she fell.
"You're not well enough to be using your Alice. You should know that, Mikan" scolded Kaito. Mikan waved her hand at him, trying to dismiss the topic.
"I'm fine. I'm just a bit dizzy. Honest" said Mikan, standing up on her own, making her way towards the couch and slumping down on it. Mikan lay down on the couch, looking up at the ceiling. Kaito face came into view, leaning over the couch and stared at her. Mikan smiled at him. Kaito and Mikan had a staring contest for a moment before Mikan's eyes widened and she leaped off the couch, screaming.
"SWEET PANCAKES!" she cried, running around the couch, and then Kaito, in circles. Kaito held his arms out and caught Mikan, preventing her from continuing to run in circles before she ended up getting too dizzy.
"Calm down, take a nice and deep breath" he instructed her as if she was a little kid. Mikan did as she was told, after glaring at Kaito, and took a deep breath. "What's wrong?" Kaito asked Mikan, after she looked as if she had calmed down enough. Mikan told him that she had to do something for this evening and she had to practice something. Kaito laughed.
"What's so funny?" Mikan asked him, frowning.
"Not much. Just how you freak over such small things" he told her. Mikan poked her tongue out at him, placing her hands on her hips.
"I'll help you" he told her. Mikan's face brightened up.
"Seriously?" she exclaimed. Kaito nodded. Mikan cheered, and made her way to her closet to change into something more comfortable. When she opened the closet, she found two dresses on the rack, both rapped in a separate plastic bag. Mikan smiled, mentally thanking Hotaru before grabbing a pair of yoga pants and a three-quarter sleeved shirt to go into the bathroom to change.
Natsume walked into the auditorium to see people going everywhere. Natsume saw Yuu busy checking the final details, Hana and Daichi leaning against a wall all relaxed, listening to the IPods. He was about to go and sit down himself when Hotaru appeared from out of nowhere and took out a bullhorn, announcing to everyone there was rehearsal. Natsume saw Anna appear from the side of the stage and onto the stage.
"Anna, Hana, Hyuuga, Nishimura, let's have you rehearse first" said Hotaru. Anna nodded got into her position on stage as the rest of them hopped off. Yuu walked up to Hotaru and told her they everything was done and finished. Hotaru nodded and Yuu walked away, along with everyone else, except for the four people on stage and Hotaru herself.
Natsume and the others rehearsed multiple times, never forgetting a step in their dances. Anna also practised her MC-ing on stage. Hotaru would tell her to take breaths in between sentences and to even out her pace when talking, since Anna kept on talking too fast.
While Anna was practicing her MC-ing, Hana, Daichi and Natsume would lean against the wall and listen to their IPods until they were needed again by Hotaru. Natsume leaned his head back onto the wall and heaved an exasperated sigh. He had a feeling that tonight would definitely be a long night.
Kaito and Mikan had started dancing the moment Mikan came out of the bathroom. Kaito frowned as he caught Mikan when she was about to fall flat on her face when she tripped.
"Are you sure you're alright? I thought...someone like you would have better footing" he said. Mikan could barely resist the urge to roll her eyes at Kaito.
"Honestly, Kaito, I'm fine. Great" she told him. Kaito opened his mouth to say something when Mikan held up a hand, silencing him. "But I won't be if you keep asking me, alright?" she told him sternly. Kaito nodded and kept quiet as he plopped onto the couch and watched Mikan head into the kitchen to fill two glasses with water. Kaito accepted the glass of water gratefully and drained it down. Mikan drank her water slowly and tapped her fingers on the glass rhythmically to a song that was stuck in her head. Kaito stared at Mikan from the corner of his eyes before fully turning around to face her, deciding to make a conversation as they had a break.
"So, how you know, while I was walking around the academy, I noticed all the floors were amazingly shiny, and..." and like that, they started talking as if they've known each other since they were in diapers.
"I swear, he gets on my nerve. Everytime I see him I want to just- wow. Really, you have no idea. Akatsuki Watanabe is a complete dick in my opinion" said Mikan. Kaito slumped back against the couch and laughed.
"Really?" he asked her with a raised eyebrow, wondering if Mikan was just over exaggerating.
"Yes. Really" she replied. Kaito laughed again.
"So, what else is there?" asked Kaito. He then sat up straight. "Anyone you fancy?" he asked her. Mikan blushed and tried her best to hide it but failed. Kaito smirked.
"So there is. Who is it?" he asked her. Mikan took a deep breath before speaking.
"He's in my class. He's arrogant bum face, but he's also caring. The things he does behind the curtains for everyone else in the school makes him simply irresistible" Mikan spoke honestly. Kaito chuckled.
"Alright, alright" he said. "So, what's his name?" he asked her. Mikan raised an eyebrow at him. Kaito put both his hands up in the air. "Just curious" he said. Mikan laughed.
"His name is Natsume. Natsume Hyuuga" said Mikan smiling to herself as she said his name. Kaito couldn't help but smile as he watched Mikan say the name of someone she liked.
"I see... Natsume Hyuuga's the lucky guy, aye?" said Kaito. Mikan grinned and nodded. It was then when something inside Kaito clicked. Natsume Hyuuga. That name sounds seriously familiar. Kaito could barely stop himself from grinning like an idiot in front of Mikan. He had to pick up his glass of water and pretend to drink it whilst looking the opposite direct of Mikan.
An hour later, they were on their feet again and dancing. Mikan threw her head back and laughed when she ended up tackling Kaito onto the ground when she lost her footing. Kaito laughed along with her. He was sure that it wouldn't be the last time Mikan would tackle him for the afternoon.
Narumi sipped his cup of coffee and watched his fellow students rush around from place to place from the classroom window. Narumi smiled when he remembered the first day that Mikan arrived into his class. All his cute students were in awe at her cuteness. Narumi grinned. He knew that Mikan and Natsume would be right for each other the moment he assigned them to be partners.
Narumi took a sip from his coffee and smiled. He was happy. And he was sure that they will soon be very happy as well.
From a distance, hidden behind the trees, someone watched Kaito and Mikan dance around the room and start laughing whenever they stuff something up. He rolled his eyes when he saw the girl try to steady herself properly on her feet since she almost fell. Deciding that he had enough watching, he decided to approach them.
He jumped onto the balcony outside the girl's room without a sound and slammed open the door, knowing that it wouldn't be locked. The two youngsters jumped in surprise. Mikan stared wide eyed at the person in front of her.
"Persona!" she cried, running to him before leaping onto him, giving him a hug. Persona patted her head and rolled his eyes. His gaze then focused on the boy in front of him, who seemed to not be able to move since he saw Persona.
Mikan slowly lowered herself on the ground before turning to Kaito and then back to Persona. "Persona, this is Kaito Yamamoto" she introduced, him. She then turned to face Kaito and introduced her brother. "And Kaito, this is Persona, my brother" she said. Kaito paled slightly when Mikan told him who the freaky guy in front of her way.
"Your brother?" he asked her nervously. Mikan beamed.
"Yes, he is" she told him proudly. Kaito smiled slightly at her before turning back to look at Persona.
"Uh, hello" he greeted Persona. Persona greeted him back with a nod before turning around to face Mikan and raised an eyebrow at her. Mikan, as if knowing what he was saying, pouted.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you I was back" she apologised, her hands linking behind her back. Persona rolled his eyes.
"Whatever" he said. "But why exactly is he here?" asked Persona, pointing at Kaito. Kaito paled even more.
"Well…he…" Mikan stayed silent and stared at Persona. Kaito looked between the two of them, who seemed to be having a staring contest. After a moment, Persona nodded and turned around to walk off after bidding goodbye.
"Bye, Nii-chan!" Mikan called out before Persona leaped off the balcony and disappearing. Kaito approached Mikan and stood next to her, staring at where he last saw Persona.
"What were you two doing a moment ago?" he asked Mikan, still staring at the balcony. Mikan turned to look at him.
"Oh, just told him how you left the AAO, and you wanted to do something here at the academy" she told him. Kaito nodded and walked over to the couch to pick up the two cups to refill them. Mikan followed Kaito to the kitchen as he refilled the two cups with water. Mikan leaned against the kitchen counter and looked up at the ceiling.
'By the way, you'll be working with him. I was able to persuade him to give you a chance to take my place in the Dangerous Ability class" Mikan told Kaito nonchalantly. Kaito chocked on his drink and started coughing. Mikan leaned off the counter and patted his back. "What's wrong?" she asked him.
"You couldn't tell me that before I starting drinking my water?" he choked out. Mikan grinned and patted his shoulder before grabbing her cup and drank from it after uttering an apology. Kaito sighed and leaned against the kitchen counter with Mikan.
No offence, but you brother scares the shit out of me" he told her. Mikan stopped drinking and smirked at Kaito.
"Yeah, he tends to do that to people"
A/N: Helloooos. This chapter's shorter than my other chapters. I apologise. Reason being, I actually planned out the chapter and then started planning out the next chapter before rethinking if this chapter was long enough. I'll try to make the next one longer.
The story's almost coming to an end, I think. The next chapter will be the chapter Mikan and Natsume meeeeeeeeeeet. (: Just telling, if you wanted to know.
Anywho, thanks for reading! Review? :P