A/N: Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: Higuchi Tachibana-sensei owns Gakuen Alice, not me…
Chapter 11Girlfriend? Fiancée?
(Normal PoV)
"YOU! What are you doing here!" Natsume asks completely shocked quickly scanning his surroundings and immediately recognizing the place as his room.
"What do you mean what am I doing here? Don't you remember?" the girl asks him rather irritated.
"I- Remember? What is it that I should remember?" He asked rather shakily. "Di- did somethinghappen, you know umm… between us?" he says lowly not really wanting to know the answer to that question.
"What?" she looks at him disbelievingly for a second. "Oh you mean did we do it?" she asks casually. (A/N: You all know what itis. If not, you have a long overdue chat with your parents.) Natsume nods stiffly and she let's out a loud snort. "Well, you did drink a lot last night…" she states almost teasingly but not quite…
Natsume instantly freezes as a cold wind blows in the room. His jaw starts shaking and his right eye starts twitching. "Y- You… Ah…" is all he manages to let out.
She gets off the bed slowly and starts walking over to the gawking teen who takes a step back for every step forward she takes. "What's wrong Natsu-chan?" She smirks as he hits the wall with his back.
He raises a hand and starts shaking it quickly in front of his face. "Wait… this isn't… Look I don't… I didn't… I mean I wasn't… I…" he slaps his forehead with the hand he's been shaking. "I don't even know what I want to say anymore…" he sighs.
"You don't have to act so shocked Natsu-chan…" her smirks widens as she sees the horrified look on his face when she ruffles his hair with her hand.
"WHY do you keep calling me Natsu-chan?" he asks sounding more irritated than nervous. (A/N: But if there's something we've learnt throughout this fic is that he really HATES it when they call him weird names…)
"Well your mom calls you that, and since I'm your girlfriend now I-."
"YOU ARE MY WHAT!" He screams at the top of his lungs for all Japan to hear.
She instantly covers his mouth with her right hand to keep him from shouting anymore. Placing her left index finger to her lips "Shhh… Calm down…" she says crossly.
Natsume glares at her and tries to say something in his defense but fails miserably as muffled words leave his mouth.
"Okay, I'll remove the hand if you promise you'll be a good doggie and you'll stay put and will refrain from barking…" she looks at him doubtfully but removes the hand nonetheless. "Now I know-."
"I can't believe this is happening…" he says shaking his head. "I'm never going to a party again…" he places a hand to his forehead. "Oh god I'm so dead…" he mumbles as he recalls last night's events.
"STOP INTERRUPTING KAZUME!" she suddenly snaps at him. (A/N: There you go, mystery solved…) "Honestly… Are you going to let me explain what happened or do you want me to call your mom to explain?" she threatens.
"Go ahead…" he sighs "I won't interrupt…" Natsume says holding both of his hands in the air in defeat and sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Right… So you remember we were talking under the tree…" she says and he nods. "Well, you kind of passed out and then…"
(Retelling-brought to you by Mikan)
(A/N: Since it is Mikan retelling the events to Natsume he'll be referred to as "YOU" because she's talking to him. Things in Bold-Italicsare comments they make in the middle of the retelling.)
"Are you alright? Open your eyes hey!" I shouted when suddenly Hotaru and the others came from god knows where.
"What happened?" she asked me calmly as usual.
"I don't know. We were talking and he just passed out…" I explained nervously.
("Hold it… You were worried about me?" Natsume asks grinning proudly.
"You wish… I was just nervous! Anyone would be in that situation!")
Hotaru bent down to check you; I don't really know when she learnt first aid or whatever but anyway.
"He's fine, he's just sleeping. Someone should take him to his house though…" she instructed coincidentally she was looking at me.
"Wha-? Why do I have to-?"
"Imai-senpai is hosting the party, she cannot leave… As for the others, well…" Youichi looked at me like saying 'do you honestly expect any of these guys to drive?'
I sighed and lead the way to my car while the Tsubasa-senpai and the others carried you making comments like…
"Looks like the party is over for Cinderella…" or "Well at least his carriage is gonna be driven by princess charming…" and "Dude, isn't Cinderella a girl? I mean doesn't that make Natsume a lesbian or Mikan gay? Ugh I'm confused…"
I'd already left Mochu's house when I remembered I didn't really know where yours is. Luckily you woke up about that time and after getting lost on the way for following your directions we arrived safely after like half an hour when it could have taken like ten minutes.
You got out of the car and I helped you walk up to a huge gate with a gigantic golden "H" in the middle. I looked around and asked "Is this your house?"
You placed your hand on a button and mumbled "S'mee! Open!"
The gates started parting immediately after that and we had to go back to the car and drove to the main house.
("You never told me you were a rich kid by the way…" she says accusingly.
He shrugs "You never asked, I thought it figured considering I go to Alice Gakuen andwhat withmy last name being Hyuuga and all…"
Mikan gasps "You mean your dad is THE Hyuuga Satoshi 'the best businessman of the 21stcentury' as my dad puts it?"(A/N: So I don't think Natsume's dad name is ever mentioned or not that I could find, so I just invented it… If anyone knows anything about it let me know…)
"Well when you put it that way…"
"So did it never occur to you to tell me this?"
"Nope… I didn't think it really mattered…" she sighs in response.)
So we were walking to or more like trying to find our way to your room, which you couldn't really tell where to find and we somehow ended up in the kitchen.
After rummaging through some of the shelves I found a mug and poured you some coffee so that you'd pull yourself together and I could drop you off safely and leave.
A couple of minutes later when you finally recovered some of your senses you started talking.
"Ugh I really hate coffee… Tastes like old shoe or something…"
"Drink it so that I can go home." I said bored. You looked at me and sighed.
"Thanks for bringing me here…" you said staring at the table.
"Sure, no prob-."
"Natsu-chan? Is that you?" a woman voice sounded from the other side of the door. "Natsu-chan?" she said opening the door and smiling widely when she saw you. She quickly ran to hug you. "I thought you wouldn't be back from Osaka till tomorrow!"
("Oh right, I was supposed to be in Osaka with Ruka…"
"Yeah well I kind of forgot about that…" Mikan answers and smiles guiltily.
Natsume's eyes widen "What did-?")
"Ah! Yes, we came back early because Ka- Natsume-kun said he was feeling a bit homesick…" I told her and she looked at me confused.
"Oh my, I heard Natsu-chan was on a trip with a friend, not his girlfriend!" she hugged me tightly "It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Natsu-chan's mother, Yukiko." She said taking a step back, holding my hands and analyzing me with a huge smile on her face. "You are such a pretty young lady, I'm so happy Natsu-chan found a pretty girlfriend… And look at him, he looks so handsome!"
("You told my mom I went with YOU to Osaka? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!"
"I'm sorry! I forgot all about it!" she says clasping her hands together in front of her face.
"Why didn't you tell her you aren't my girlfriend?" he asks pissed.
"Well, it's not like I didn't try!")
"Oh no, I'm not his-."
"What might your name be dear?" she asked me smiling even more.
"Ano, I'm Sakura Mikan, but I'm not-."
"What a pretty name Mi-chan!" She hugged me again.
"Yes, but what I'm trying to say is that I'm not-." I tried to explain but she kept interrupting. I guess I know where you get that from.
Her eyes softened as she looked at you and smoothed your hair gently with her hand. "I guess you won't have to worry about that Luna girl anymore Natsu-chan… Aren't you glad?" a small smile forming on her lips.
"Excuse me but, who exactly is Luna?" I asked intrigued.
"Koizumi Luna is Natsu-chan's fiancée…" she stated rather sadly "But since he already has a girlfriend he doesn't have to worry about that anymore…" and she smiled
("Care to explain Kazume?" she asks raising an eyebrow.
"Oh yeah, Koizumi Luna… Weird girl… I met her when I was a kid. She's the daughter of some company's chairman and often came to my house with her dad." He says trying to remember.
"So? How did she become your fiancée then?" Mikan asks interested.
"Well, she was this spoiled selfish brat and decided that she wanted to marry me when we grew up because she said I 'had cute eyes'. My dad was thrilled with the idea and I hated it… She moved to America some years ago and I told my father to forget about the whole engagement thing. Suffice is to say that he refused to and told me that unless I was planning to marry someone else, a girl up to HIS standards he wouldn't." he sighs deeply.
"Wow, arranged marriages still exist?" she asks almost laughing.
"Shut up… it's not funny." He says glaring at her.)
Well anyway obviously I was very surprised by this but considering what your mom had said I thought best not to tell the truth just yet and decided to change the subject quickly. I smiled politely and told her I'd take you back to your room so that you could rest from the long trip.
"Um where exactly is Ka- Natsume-kun's room?"
"Oh, just go up the stairs, it's the big door to the left…" she explained "And Mi-chan… You should just call him Natsu-chan; you're his girlfriend after all." She winked and left the kitchen.
I had to wake you up because you had apparently fallen asleep and I led the way. When we finally reached your room and you were safely lying on your bed I started making my way out when you mumbled something about your clothes being wet and that reminded me of the pool incident.
I had to help you slip off your clothes and under the sheets. Since you didn't say anything else I made my way to the door.
"Wait, don't leave me alone…" you said raising a hand "Won't you stay with me for a little while longer?"
I sighed and decided against my better judgment to stay. I took a big t-shirt and a pair of shorts from your closet and changed into them in the bathroom, leaving my wet clothes aside.
I lied on the bed for a while and I eventually fell asleep.
(Normal PoV)
"So you mean nothing really happened?" he asks shocked "You had me worried all this time for nothing? Do you have any idea how worried I've been?"
"Well, I never really said that something had happened…" she answers laughing.
"YES YOU DID! YOU SAID THAT…" he stares at her for a second and then sighs "No, you didn't…" he says shaking his head.
"I should probably get back home, and you should get some more rest..." she places a hand on his shoulder and smiles. "Don't worry I'll let myself out…" she slowly stands up and suddenly the door bursts open.
"NATSUME! WHAT'S THIS NONSENSE YOUR MOTHER TOLD ME ABOUT YOU HAVING A GIRLFRIEND?" Natsume's father bangs the door loudly behind him as he walks over to them and eyes Mikan.
"T- tou-san (Dad)…" he stutters.
"Is this her?" he asks pointing at Mikan "A rather plain girl if I must say so myself…"
Mikan scowls. "Excuse me but I'm-."
"So unladylike, coming to a house in the middle of the night and talking when you're not spoken to before… And look at those clothes and that hair." He turns his gaze to his son. "Natsume, this is unacceptable, this girl is not good enough to be in the Hyuuga family…" Mikan just stares at him gawking; each word he says is like a stab to her pride. "You are to marry Luna and that's definite."
"I already told you I'm not gonna marry her! And even if I didn't have a girlfriend I still wouldn't!" he says standing up.
"You don't have a say in this Natsume, it's already been decided that you shall marry Luna…" he looks at him up and down "Put some clothes on Natsume. We'll talk about this during breakfast." And with that he storms out of the room.
"IT'S MY LIFE AND I DON'T HAVE A SAY IN IT?" He yells at the closed door.
"Unforgivable…" Mikan says through gritted teeth. "UNFORGIVABLE!" she repeats louder. "No one calls Sakura Mikan plain and mocks her hair and lives to tell the tale! I'll show YOU who Sakura Mikan is, old man!" she shouts.
"I beg to differ but I did mock your hair and-."
"SHUT UP! Unless you have a death wish…" she says glaring at him. "Kazume! We're gonna show that old man not to mess with me… err YOU anymore…" she states in a commanding tone.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Go get dressed, as from today, and as far as your dad is concerned, we are a couple very much in love. Once we step foot out of this house you can do whatever you want, go chase after Hotaru or whatever I don't really care…" she says as she heads to the bathroom.
"But I-."
"NO BUTS KAZUME! I'm doing this for you so that you can forget about that Luna person so just-."
"No you're not, you're doing this for your own pride!" he retorts.
"Same difference, it's gonna help you too anyway, so just go with it… Nobody from school has to know about this so it'll be fine…"
"I don't know I mean, deceiving my dad to break my engagement with a girl I hate to make him feel like a complete moron and admit he was wrong…" he thinks for a while.
Mikan looks at him disbelievingly.
"Let's do this!" he finally shouts and they both exchange evil grins.
After an hour or so of dressing up till perfection, Mikan is finally ready to meet Natsume's dad once again. She had to borrow some of his little sister's clothes and they had to explain the whole incident with Mikan's before Aoi decided to even let her inside her room.
Mikan checks herself in the mirror one last time. Thankfully Aoi even though she is one year younger than Mikan, is her same size. She is now wearing a simple baby-pink, knee-length, simple yet elegant, strapless dress, a pink lace tied on her hair and pink slippers.
She decides not to wear to much make up and simply applies some lip-gloss, not wanting to ruin the innocent image she was trying to give.
Natsume comes into Aoi's room not long after that.
"Took you long enough to get ready…" he snorts.
"Rome wasn't built in one day…" she answers still checking herself out in the mirror.
"You took like five minutes to get ready for Mochu's party though…"
"Yeah but this is far more important than that!" she says finally turning to look at him.
"What, impressing my parents?" he asks cocking an eyebrow.
"Nope… Revenge…" she says smirking.
Natsume sweat drops and leads the way to the dining hall. "I don't think that makes me feel any better…"
Mikan runs a little to catch up with him and clings on to him grabbing his arm tightly, he shudders but keeps walking.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter… I couldn't bring myself to make Hotaru be the one with Natsume in his room… It just couldn't be…
To be continued…