I woke up in my room, confused. How did I get here? The last thing I remember is that I was at the place after I ran away from the others.
Your parents were so sick of you they sent you away?
Those words kept on replaying in my head.
"Mikan-chan! You're awake!" I looked around and found Anna. I smiled.
"Oh, you're finally awake!" Ruka said, entering the room with a trey of food. "We were really worried about you, Mikan-chan!" He said.
"I'm sorry... How did I get here?"
"Natsume found you unconscious somewhere." Tsubasa told me. It wasn't he spoke that I realized he had been in the room the whole time.
"Mikan-chan, are you okay? Are you feeling ill?"
"Just a small headache."
"You should eat." Ruka said as he put the tray in front of me. It looked delicious.
"Who made this?" I asked.
"Yuu came in laughing with Koko and Kitsu. "That arrogant jerk, as you call him, is the only one who can cook in this house." Koko explained.
I looked down at the food. I really had to thank Natsume this time. I smiled weak.
"Mikan, you look read. Are you sick?" Anna placed her hand on my forehead. "Oh my! Mikan, you have a fever!" Her voice was filled with worry. I smiled at her, realizing how much she actually cared for me, even if we just met.
"Tch. Of course. She was outside in the cold." Natsume was leaning against the doorframe. He threw something at me. I didn't manage to catch it. Instead, it hit my head. I was about to give him a glare, but I realized it was medicine.
"Thanks." I mumbled and took some of it out of the pack.
"We'll let you rest, Mikan. We'll be downstairs, so call us if you need anything." Tsubasa-sempai told me.
"Thank you. All of you." They all left and I started eating. A few bits into the meal, I felt like I wanted to puke. I shouldn't have thought that. I ran to the bathroom and hung over the toilet. I forgot to close the door, because I saw someone standing there. I felt the person stand beside me, pulling my hair back. I threw up a few times more before standing up to brush my teeth. I was surprised to find Natsume right beside me.
"Are you okay?" He asked me and I shook my head. That was a mistake.
"I'm dizzy." I walked over to the sink and started to brush my teeth. "Thanks for holding my hair back."
"You should sleep."
"I've slept all day." I pouted.
"Hn."
I giggled and he looked at me like I was crazy. I finished brushing my teeth and tied my hair up in a messy bun. We walked out of the room and down the stairs. We saw the others watching a movie. They didn't notice us, so I walked into the kitchen and over to the refrigerator. I poured myself a cup of iced tea. I turned around and offered Natsume a cup. He refused as he sat down at the kitchen table.
I walked over and sat across him.
"Thanks... saving me." I mumbled. He didn't respond, so I continued. "And I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"Yelling at you and hitting you."
"Why did you?"
"It's just that... you know nothing about me and what you said really hurt me."
"Sorry." He said.
I stared at him shocked before smiling huge. "And I'm also sorry. I guess it's the same with me. I don't really know anything about you, yet I labelled you. I'm sorry for that."
"Hn." He got up and left. I sat there grinning like a fool.
"Mikan-chan! What are you doing up? Go to bed and rest now, you're sick!"
"Yes, yes! As you wish, Anna-sama!" We giggled and I went upstairs to my room.