Chapter 6
First day of Winter break Mikan's POV
We're at the airport right now that is heading for Alaska International Airport. There are two planes. One plane was assigned for the boys and one for the girls so I don't have to worry about showing Akemi to all the girls. They all thought she was cute. I made up a cover story that Akemi was my aunt and uncle's daughter who passed away in a car accident and I was recently given her to take care of. They believed it without doubts.
Hours later Alyeska Resort in Alaska Normal POV
"Wow this suite is so cool!" –Anna
"I know. I'm glad I came" –Mikan
"The view is magnificent!" –Nonoko
"It's okay" –Hotaru
"Let's pick our rooms" –Sumire
"Mikan should get the biggest room I asked for a crib to be placed in it anyways" –Hotaru
"Awww thanks Hotaru you're the best" –Mikan
"Whatever oh and the nanny is coming" –Hotaru
"Who is the nanny I'm not sure about leaving Akemi alone with a stranger"
"It's nothing to worry about she was my nanny when I was a baby and my parents were away. She moved to Alaska when I grew up and she retired"
"Okay, what's here name?"
We near a knock.
"You'll find out now"
Mikan opens the door revealing an elderly woman with completely gray hair looks about 60.
"Hello you must be Sakura-san I am Chitose Imai-san's old nanny."
"Hello you could call me Mikan it's nice to meet you come in please"
"So who is the child I will watch over?"
"She's sleeping right now this way please"
Mikan leads Chitose to her room and explains Akemi's needs.
The boys are on the 3rd floor in the resort and the girls are on the 4th. Teachers, counselors, and chaperones (refer to them as guardians) are staying on the 5th. The 1st and 2nd floor was occupied with shops and restaurants.
After they unpacked they headed to the 2nd floor where the other students and guardians were eating. Mikan had left Akemi in the suite with the nanny. Mikan gave Chitose her number in case Akemi cannot be handled.
The girls got their food and headed to where Natsume and his friends were seating.
All the boys and teachers in the food court greeted Mikan happily when they saw her.
When they seated themselves at Natsume's table they started talking like she was never gone.
Next day Mikan's POV
My friends and I had coats in our hands as we were about to leave our suite to go skiing.
I opened the door to face Natsume and his friends behind him.
"Hi" He greets me with one of those rare smiles.
"Hey" I smile happily to see him.
We all head to the elevator my friends talking with their boyfriends and me talking to Natsume about what has been happening at school while I was absent.
We put on our coats before we stepped out of the resort.
Everyone decides to go snowboarding or skiing so we grab what we want.
Me and Natsume get a snowboard.
At the top of the mountain
"I'll race you down unless you're scared to loss to me" Natsume says with an evil smirk
"As if. You'll be the one losing" I fire back
"Really? Then, ready" we prepare our boards on the mountain's edge
"Set" I say giving him an excited smile which he returns
"GO!" we both yell and take off on our boards down the steep hill
Hotaru's POV
We just arrived at the top of the hill and Mikan and Natsume are already taking off on their own.
I head to the edge and look down to where they went down and see that Natsume is winning so far but Mikan was close behind.
Yuu, Anna, Koko, Nonoko, Kitsuneme, and Sumire were all positioning themselves at the edge ready to go.
I'm on skies so I plan on going after they all leave.
Wonder where Ruka is.
I was about to turn around to search for him when I was suddenly pushed down the hill.
I turned my head while going down and saw Ruka the cause of the push and was beginning to go down with everyone else.
Ruka is so gonna get it for pushing me.
I turn back forward and concentrate on getting down the mountain.
Mikan's POV
I reached the bottom of the hill after Natsume.
"I win" he says simply as soon as I reach him
"Whatever" I answer annoyed
"Wanna go again?"
I was about to answer yes when I felt my phone vibrate. Chitose was the caller.
"Hello?"
"Mikan please come back Akemi has woken up from her nap, I know she wants milk but it seems she is picky today and wants her mom to feed and carry her"
I hear crying in the background as Chitose is trying to talk on the phone.
"I'll be right there" I hang up
"I'll take up your offer another time I gotta go now"
"What? Why?" Natsume looks concerned
"Just because bye"
"Wait!" he hurries to follow me
I hurry into my suite and shut the door before he could enter.
I run to my room where the crying is coming from and see Chitose trying to calm Akemi and looks relieved when she sees me at the doorway. I rush to take Akemi from Chitose's arms and start rocking her as her crying softens.
I tell Chitose she can rest for today and heads to her room in the suite.
I head to the kitchen and give her a bottle of heated milk and go to sit on a couch in the living room.
Akemi was half way through drinking her milk when I heard a knock.
I signed deeply.
I went to open it with Akemi still in my arms.
Natsume's POV
I'd been waiting outside for 5 minutes when I decided to knocked.
To my surprise she opened the door quickly.
She wasn't looking at me but something in her arms.
I follow her gaze.
She was holding a baby; it looked about 2 months old.
I stare at it speechless. The baby's hair was the same color as Mikan's and its eyes where exactly like mine. Her face features were Mikan's.
The baby was like a combination of me and Mikan.
"Natsume" Mikan says calmly snapping me out of my thoughts
"Come in I'll explain please don't be mad" she says quietly
She leads me to the living room we sit on the couch need to each other.
None of us spoke for a while.
I broke the silence.
"The baby's mine right? You were the girl I partnered with during the Valentine's Day masquerade ball in 11th grade. I did the math. She looks two months old. Two months ago was exactly nine months from the time we did it. Why didn't you tell me?" I said sternly
"I can't deny that the baby isn't yours. She has your eyes and your best features. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I didn't want you to know that I was the crazy drunk girl back then and that I didn't know what I was doing."
"What happened was also my fault I was drunk too but not that much. It's not easy for me to get drunk but I wanted you so badly that I did it to you."
"If you don't want your daughter in your life I don't mind I can support her. Hotaru's family doesn't mind me staying with them"
"Of course I want my daughter…um"
"Akemi…Akemi Hyuuga"
I stare at her wide eyed at the last name
"It was Hotaru's idea to put your last name on her birth certificate" she blushes lightly
"Of course I want my daughter, Akemi, in my life… and I want you in my life Mikan"
"Really?!" she looks at me. Happiness finally showing in her eyes and smile.
She looks so beautiful with that smile.
Mikan's POV
Natsume suddenly leans toward me and kisses me.
I blush madly as I remember what happened the night of the dance.
The kiss reminded me of it how it was just as passionate as those months ago.
We pulled away for air.
I smile at him and he smirks.
Suddenly I near soft giggles.
I look down and Natsume does too at the same time.
Akemi is giggling and reaching for Natsume.
"She knows you her father"
"Of course she would she has my brain"
I pouted .
He chuckled.
I handed him Akemi and he gladly toke her in his arms.
Natsume lightly kisses my forehead and we head outside after dressing Akemi
We find our friends outside sitting at a table near an outdoor café.
No one says anything. Hotaru must have predicted this when we disappeared from the slope and told everyone.
I smile and sit down with Natsume besides me.
As soon as we sit down Ann, Nonoko, and Sumire start asking questions about me and Natsume and I answered all of them.
We left an hour later since it has gotten darker and the temperature is dropping quickly.