"What the hell are you doing? Are you trying to kill me?"
"I'm doing what you told me to!"
"No, you're not! I said to take it forwards then one to the right and then forwards again!"
"I did that!"
"No, you didn't!"
"This is hopeless!"
"You're hopeless"
"Really mature."
It's Sunday afternoon. I've been living with the boys for 6 weeks now. Everyone was against Tsubasa-sempai teaching me how to drive. They convinced Natsume to teach me and they convinced me to let Natsume teach me. It wasn't going well. I stopped suddenly and got out of the car, leaving a pissed Natsume in the passenger's seat. I didn't care that it was an hour and a half to walk home. I heard a car horn beeping. I just walked faster. I jumped when he suddenly drove and took a sudden stop right in front of me.
"Get. In. Now." He glared at me. I shook my head and walked past him. I screamed when I was picked up and thrown over his shoulder before he started to walk. I started hitting his back and shouting at him to put me down. And he did. Just to push me inside the car and lock the door. He got in and drove off. I crossed my arms and looked inside the window. We didn't say a word to each other. I sighed. How did it end up being like this? Will we ever stop fighting? I looked at the gearshift. His hand was resting on it before he switched. He made it seem so easy. Just like all he is doing is to move the wheel when a turn came. I sighed again and noticed that we weren't driving home.
"Where are we going?"
He didn't respond, but we arrived at an empty parking lot a few minutes later. He stopped the car and got out. He waved his hand at me, telling me to switch seats with him. I was nervous when I was behind the wheel once again. He sat beside me and ran a hand through as he sighed.
"Listen closely. First, hold the clutch in. Second, take the gearshift all the way back. That's first gear."
I did as he said.
"Step carefully on the gas."
The car slowly moved forwards. I grinned happily. Who cared if I was going in a few miles per hour?
"Go a little faster." He told me. Okay, so he cared. I gave the gas more pressure and the car moved faster.
"Stop."
I stepped on the break a little too hard. "Sorry!" I looked at him. He was rubbing his forehead. He got out of the car and opened the back. I saw him taking some cones out and put them around in the parking lot before getting into the car again. He pointed out a routine and told me to drive. I hit three of them, feeling glares coming my way each time. He got out and told me to turn the car around while he would put the cones out again. We practiced for hours and he was really patient with me. I have a feeling he's trying hard not to yell at me. I've made so many mistakes. I was really thankful.
Hotaru, Anna, Nonoko, Sumire and I were at a cafe. I had just met Nonoko; Anna's sister. Yuu, Kitsu, Ruka and Nonoko joined us. We ordered something to drink and sat there for hours, just talking.
"Mikan, we'll have a guest sleeping over tonight. That's okay with you, right?" Ruka asked. All of the guys looked at me, waiting for an answer.
"Of course it's okay. I'll stay away so you can have a boys night or something." The boys started laughing.
"The guest is actually Aoi-chan, Natsume's sister." Yuu explained.
I was really surprised. We heard a bell ring as the door opened and I saw Natsume, standing there with a girl on his arm. She had short raven black hair and crimson red eyes, just like Natsume.
"Ah! Ruka-nii!" She excitedly ran over to Ruka and hugged him tight. Ruka made gestures about not being able to breathe. She pulled back and apologized with a giggled. Ruka gave her a quick hug. Natsume was not coming over with a cola in his hand.
"Aoi, you should stop being so all over the place. You've been running from place to place all day."
Aoi giggled. "So, which one is the one you told me about?" She looked at her brother with curious eyes.
"I haven't talked about anyone." He looked away and I was so surprised when I thought I saw him blushing.
"Yes, you did. You talked about a Mikan."
I choked on my drink and everyone looked at me. Koko patted my back. "Are you okay, Mikan-chan?" He asked.
"Oh my gosh! You're Mikan-san?" Aoi stared at me with a grin on her face. I nodded. "It is so nice to finally meet you! I'm Hyuuga Aoi, Natsume-nii's younger sister." Aoi was so excited she was almost jumping up and down and it made me giggle.
"It's nice to meet you, too." I smiled.
She suddenly turned to her brother and tip-toed to whisper something in his ear. When she stood normally again, he gave her a mild version of his usual glare.
"You what?" He asked.
"Please?" She pretended to be whiny and Natsume just sighed.
"I'm out of here." He placed some money on the table for his drink before walking out of the cafe.
"Ne, Mikan-san?" Aoi looked at me with big, hopeful eyes.
"Yes?"
"Will you give me some company while I go shopping?"
I was surprised. "S-sure. I'd love to." I smiled at her and got up, placed some money on the table and looked my friends. "I'll see you later." I smiled and walked outside with Aoi.
"Ne, can I call you Mikan-nee?"
I gave her a smile.
"Then, can I call you Aoi-chan?"
She nodded excitedly and I giggled. We went shopping for a few hours. When we walked through the front door, we found five guys sitting in the living room.
"Hey guys!" I greeted them.
They all greeted us and they came over to us.
Yuu, Kitsu, Koko and Aoi introduced themselves to each other.
"You're really cute, you know that?" Koko told Aoi. I giggled as I saw Natsume standing behind Koko on is way out, giving him a murderous glare. Koko gulped and slowly turned around.
"Natsume, I didn't mean it like that. You know I already..." Then he ran out of the room. We all, except Natsume, laughed.
"Come one, Natsume-nii! He was only giving me a compliment! That's it." I smiled for myself when I saw Aoi whining to Natsume again in order to get him to give in and lighten up. Then I looked at Ruka, standing beside me.
"Ruka... What did Koko mean by 'you know I already...'? " I asked.
"Hmm... I'm not sure. Maybe he got someone he likes." He shrugged his shoulders and smiled at me.
I took this as an opportunity to tease him. "Just like the way you feel about Hotaru." I whispered. I laughed as he tried to hide his blush. I yawned all of a sudden.
"I guess I'm tired. I'm gonna take a shower and then go to bed. Good night, Ruka." I smiled at him and headed up the stairs. I heard him tell me good night.
I stepped out of the shower and was about to grab my towel. It took me a few seconds to really understand what happened. I stood there, naked and reaching out for a towel, with wide eyes staring at the figure in front of me. I screamed. LOUD.