Tangled Love
Summary: Mikan Sakura, was betrayed by her friends and even the crush of her life. Heartbroken, she left the academy and went to America. Everyone regrets of what they had done even the Natsume Hyuuga. Three years later, Mikan came back to the academy...with a boyfriend! Natsume gets very jealous as he began to develop feelings toward Mikan. Now Natsume is trying everything he could to get Mikan back. Will Natsume succeed? Or will he lost her forever...?
Disclaimer: I don't own Gakuen Alice!
Chapter 18
The morning light dazzled in the room. Two bodies were snuggling together on the big, fluffy bed. Well, at least one of them were snuggling and sleeping. Crystal like eyes look upon the snuggling brunette besides him. The brunette's breathing softly as her chest goes up and down. Her pale, tiny fingers clench tightly on the shirt that he wore, making sure that he doesn't run away. His strong, muscular arms wrap protectively around her delicate waist. His fingers roam through her long, silky chocolate hair.
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg~~~
He could have stood in this position forever if that damn alarm didn't ring. He glare at the clock and burn the clock. "Annoying clock. I'll buy a new one later." he thought. He look back at the brunette and a playful smirk form on his lips. He slowly shook the snuggling brunette to wake her up. She stirred a bit, but then went back to sleep. What a heavy sleeper.
"Raise and shine, Strawberry." he whisper in her ears and start kissing down her neck.
"5 more minutes..." she moaned and then cover herself with Zero's pillow and drift off to sleep. She hug the pillow tight and start drooling. Zero rolled his eyes and snatch the pillow away from her.
"Hotaru is offering free hugs!" Zero said, sitting on the bed and folded his arms. As he expected, the brunette quickly shot out of bed.
"Hotaru is offering free hugs? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Hurry! There's no time to waste!" the brunette shout like a mad woman and quickly ran to her dorm and slip on her uniform. She went out 10 minutes after and found Zero waiting outside. She drag him and dash off to the classroom, unaware that there's barely a student in the hallway. They reached their classroom in about 3 minutes.
"Hota- Nani? Where is Hotaru?" Mikan said bang open the door. She let go of Zero's hand and start look all around the room, still unaware that everyone's not here yet. Zero smirk and shake his head from her idiocy.
"Hotaru? Hotaru? Where are you, Hotaru? Zero said that you're offering free hugs? Hotaru? Come on, we're too old to play hide-and-seek. Come out!" Mikan shouted, looking under the desks, in the closet, and if possible, the trash can and recycling bin. She then look at Zero, demanding or answers. She saw his smirk and realized that Zero had tricked her. She look around the room and saw that no one's here.
"Zero! Why did you lie to me?" Mikan asked, walking up to Zero and playfully slap him on his shoulders.
"To get your lazy butt off the bed." Zero smirked again. Mikan blush furiously.
"No fair! I could have been in the bed right now, snuggling the cozy blankets!" the annoying brunette whined. The silver-haired boy rolled his eyes.
"If I didn't wake you up, you'll be late today, again." Zero said.
"Will not!"
"Will do."
"Will not!"
"Will do."
"Will not!"
"Will do."
"Wil-"
BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA
"Why are you two arguing this early in the morning? Someone really need to tape your mouths." said a cold, emotionless girl with purple eyes and short raven hair. The brunette rubbed her sore head before facing the girl. Her eyes turn teary anime style and ran over, with open arms.
"Hotaru! Zero tricked me that you were offering free hugs! It's not fair, I could have been sleeping right now! Hotaru, you owe me a hug!" Mikan screamed and leap into the air.
BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA
Mikan went crashing into the wall just when the students came in. They got used to Mikan's everyday temptation. Hotaru blew the smokes off of her infamous gun and put it back in her bag. Mikan slid off the wall, making a huge mikan-crack on the wall. Yuu quickly went over and knock back Mikan's conscious. Hotaru then turn to face Zero.
"Don't trick that baka anymore. I never offer free hugs. Besides, you still owe me money. When are you gonna pay back?" Hotaru said, coldly. Zero fish some cash in his pocket and hand it over to Hotaru. Hotaru carefully count the money while Mikan came up and look at them with the confuse look.
"Nani? Why is Zero giving money to Hotaru?" Mikan asked.
"He owed me for wasting my bullets on him and Koizumi for non-senses. Speaking of Koizumi, she owe me money, too. Since she left, Tajima, you have to pay me back her debts." Hotaru said, expanding her hand out for the incoming cash. Everyone sweat dropped. Hotaru just loved money.
"I don't have any money left." Zero replied.
"I'll give you the money, Hotaru." Mikan said, searching her pockets for her cash.
"Where did I put it..." the brunette muttered and keep searching in her pocket. Zero slam his palm on his forehead.
"Nevermind, you can treat me with 30 cans of crab brains." Hotaru said. Mikan nodded her head. Then, a loud shriek were heard in the hallway.
"KYAAAAAA HYUUGA-SAMA! PLEASE ACCEPT MY PRESENTS!"
"HYUUGA-SAMA, HERE'S MY PRESENT!"
"HYUUGA-SAMA!"
"HYUUGA-SAMA!"
"Why are these fan girls giving Natsume presents? It's not Valentine's day, right?" Mikan thought as she eyed at the girls, running full speed, arms filled with crazy, frilly wrapped presents. Natsume quickly ran in the room and slam the door. All the fan girls that were in the classroom crowded around him which annoyed him.
"Move." Natsume said coldly, flashing his cold, murderous crimson eyes at the girls and burn the tips of their hair. Mikan gasped and quickly nullify the small fire on the fainted girls. Natsume glanced at her and "tch" before doing back to his seat. "Some attitude he had." Mikan thought as she pouted.
"Ohayo." said a voice. Mikan turn and saw a panting Ruka with his bunny.
"Ohayo Ruka-pyon!" Mikan smiled. "Oh, and why is those fan girls giving Natsume presents? For the record, today isn't Valentine's day or any other holidays."
A dead silence fell on them. Natsume's eye twitch and Ruka was surprised. Sumire stop bothering Kokoro and stare at Mikan with her dog ears out.
"What? Did I say something wrong?" Mikan asked, eyeing everyone. "Why is everyone acting so freaking weird today? Is today opposite day?"
"Err-Sakura-san, you forgot?" Ruka asked.
"What? I forgot what?" Mikan asked with confusion.
"Do you know what date today is?" Ruka asked again.
"Ummmm...November 27? NOVEMBER 27? Oh my god! TODAY'S NOVEMBER 27..." Mikan proclaimed. Ruka smiled while Zero and Hotaru rolled their eyes. Natsume had a little blush on his face...
"...today is Thanksgiving! Oh my god! How could I forget Thanksgiving! I haven't made my thankful list yet! Zero, why didn't you tell me that today's Thanksgiving!" Mikan said, throwing her arms up in the air. Ruka and the others sweat dropped. Hotaru just shake her head and Natsume? Well, the blush on his face vanished, replaced by his usual stoic face. Actually, his stoic face was covering his emotions.
"Mikan had forgotten my birthday. She forgotten my birthday. She-she-she- calm down! Okay. She forgot my birthday. Mikan forgot my birthday. How could she forgot my birthday!? Okay, maybe because of that damn bastard. But she couldn't just forget my birthday. Every year, she always pester me on what I want. How could she possibly forgotten my birthday. It hurts. It hurts so much. I felt like I've been ripped into thousands of pieces. I felt like I've been broken down into atoms! Okay, that's exaggerating, but it really hurts. Mikan, how could you forgotten that November 27th is my birthday?" Natsume thought painfully.
"Ummmm..Sakura-san, do you know what day today is besides Thanksgiving?" Ruka asked again. Mikan gave him a look that says what-the-heck-are-you-taking-about.
"What?" Mikan asked again, tilting her head to one side. Ruka mentally slapped himself.
"Oh. My. God. Today is Natsume-kun's birthday! How could you forget about this? Jesus!" Sumire said, throwing her hands up like it's the most obvious things in the world.
"Natsume's birthday? Wait, today? As in TODAY?" Mikan shouted.
"Polka, no need to scream. You're breaking my ears." Natsume said, with his manga covering his frustrated face. Mikan blush thousand shades of red and began screaming on top of her lungs as everyone except Zero stuck their fingers in their ears.
"NATSUME HENTAI!?" the brunette screamed. Zero ears hurt due to this bloody loud, high pitch scream.
"Jeez, Strawberry, I think I agree with Hyuuga, you're gonna make my ears bleed." Zero said, smirking. Natsume twitched. "Strawberry? What kind of nickname is that? Only stupid people would think of those stupid nicknames. Polka is better and it suits her way better."
"Strawberry? What kind of nickname is that? Only stupid people would think of those stupid nicknames. Polka is better and it suits her way better." Kokoro said, reading Natsume's thought. Natsume glared at him.
"How would you like to die? Burn to ashes or fry you into Kokoro fries and give it to your dear girlfriend?"
Kokoro shivered and shook his head. Unfortunately, Zero heard what Kokoro said so he glared at Natsume. "Why does he think he is? Just because he is Strawberry's last crush, he doesn't have to act so mighty. Polka? Oh please, respect people's privacy, will you? At least I don't call people by their underwear patterns."
Zero and Natsume had a glaring contest when Narumi whiz in, wearing frilly clothes and everyone went back to their seat.
"Ohayo mina-san!" Narumi said cheerfully.
"Ohayo Narumi-sensei!" Mikan replied while everyone else ignore the teacher.
"Do you know what day today is?" Narumi asked, eyes sparked.
"IT'S THANKSGIVING!" some shouted.
"IT'S HYUUGA-SAMA'S BIRTHDAY!" shouted the fan girls.
"Yes! Today is Thanksgiving and our handsome little black cat's birthday! And today, I'll have someone sing the happy birthday song to our dear Natsume-kun!" Narumi said. Fan girls' hands all shoot up, hopefully to sing for their beloved Hyuuga-sama. They hope that their "beautiful" voice would capture the heart of the infamous black cat. Mikan was busy talking with Zero which irritated Natsume. Hotaru was blackmailing Ruka into doing things for her. Sumire were busy nagging and scaring some girls off from flirting with Kokoro. Kitsuneme was carrying Nonoko in bride-style using his alice, which kinda creeps Nonoko out. Yuu was busy comforting Anna due to some rude students, saying that Anna's cookings are disgusting.
"Mikan-chan, would you please come up and sing for us?" Narumi asked. Mikan stop talking with Zero and face her favorite teacher.
"Nani?" the brunette said. She did heard what Narumi said.
"Please, Mikan-chan." Narumi plead, with his puppy eyes. Mikan hesitated and then nodded. Narumi jump up in joy. Seriously, sometimes people wonder if he really is an adult. All the fan girls look at the brunette will hatred. Why does it always have to be her? Mikan went up to the front of the room and took a deep breath and start singing "Happy Birthday."
"Happy birthday to you~"
"Happy birthday to you~"
"Happy birthday, dear Natsume~"
"Happy birthday to you~"
Everyone, exclude the fan girls, Natsume, Hotaru, and Zero, clapped and admired her angelic voice. Fan girls were jealous of her. The brunette's voice causes the fan boys to love and admire her more. Natsume somewhat blushed when Mikan said "dear Natsume". Zero doesn't like it. Well, he does like her voice, but not when she sing it for other boys other than him. She bow and then walk back to Zero with a flushed face. Narumi was clapping furiously like a kid who just received the newest Xbox 360 for Christmas.
Before anyone could have the chance to speak, fan girls sworn around Natsume.
"Ne, ne Hyuuga-sama, what would you like for your birthday?" asked fan girl #1
"I bet Hyuuga-sama would like a house full of mangas. He's just sooo smart." said fan girl #2
"Hyuuga-sama, where would you like to spend your birthday?" asked fan girl # 3
"Aw, he'll sure like to spend his birthday on a baloney of a romance restaurant with me. We would cuddle together and watch the sunset and then confessing our feelings. It's just toooooooo romance. Oh, Hyuuga-sama." said fan girl #4 who's drooling over him.
"Doubt that Hyuuga-sama would like to waste his precious time on you, I bet he'll rather go shopping with me and planning out our future house." said fan girl #5
"No, he'll go with me!"
"With me!"
"Get lost ugly, Hyuuga-sama loves me!"
"No, he loves me!"
"Shut up, old hags!" shout a voice. Ghosts start surrounding the fan girls and drag them away from Natsume as the little trouble maker stroll inside. The fan girls already fainted when the ghosts disappear. Narumi already sprint out of the classroom due to the "Fan Girl Attack" and left a writing assignment on the board.
Write a five paragraph essay on what you're thankful for. Hand it in no later than tomorrow afternoon.
"What a stupid assignment." groaned Zero. Youichi hop on Mikan's lap while the brunette was busy scribbling on her writing prompt.
"I'm thankful for my parents who brought my into this wonderful world. I'm thankful for Ji-chan who raised me. I'm thankful for the sun who shines down on me that makes my day. I'm thankful for the moon who looks and guard upon me while I sleep. I'm thankful for my personality that makes me unique. I'm thankful for my alices that protects me. I'm thankful for my teachers who brought me into the world of education. I'm thankful for my friends that stays with me until the end. I'm thankful for Zero who's there when I'm back-stabbed. I'm thankful for-"
"Aren't you thankful for Natsume?" Youichi asked when Mikan was going over her writing. Zero was proud that his darling girlfriend mention him in her essay. Natsume's eye twitch when the brunette mention that she was back-stabbed.
"Yeah yeah, I'm thankful for a pervert fox that knows nothing but glancing at my underwear." Mikan said sarcastically. Natsume's crimson eyes darken at her comment and a sly smirk form on his face.
"But I couldn't help it. You kept showing it to me, Polka. Or should I say, Cherries?" the fire caster said with the smirk.
"S-shut up!" Mikan shout, fuming with anger.
"You're not thankful for Natsume? You're not thankful for Natsume?" the little ghost summoner whimper and big tears glisten down his emerald eyes. Sad ghosts flow out and cry along with the little troublemaker, scaring nearly half of the class. Mikan, who herself, despise ghosts too, so she said..
"I'm thankful for Natsume who always comfort me despite his mean way of comforting. Happy now?" Mikan said. Youichi nodded while Natsume's stomach fluttered. "Stupid kid..." Zero thought.
After School...
Mikan shuffle her messy papers into her folder and put them in her bag. Zero already left due to some mission. Only if she could do missions to get out of class. Just when she's about to leave, Anna, Nonoko, and Sumire approached her. Hotaru was in her lab while Ruka was running errands for her. Poor Ruka.
"Mikan-chan, leaving already?" Anna asked. Mikan nodded.
"Ne, Mikan-chan, did you give your present to Natsume-kun yet?" Sumire asked while swirling her green perm.
"What? Have hots on him, again?" the brunette smirked evilly at Sumire. Anna and Nonoko gasp while Sumire just blushed.
"Sumire! You have Kokoro! What happens if he found out that you're cheating?" Anna exclaimed.
"I do admit that Natsume-kun had become sexier. Hots on him? Nah, that's the past. And who said that I was cheating? Although I really want to piss that Kokoro for flirting with those "sluts"." Sumire said, gritted her teeth.
"Oooh, I sense some jealousy," Nonoko giggled. "Anyway, what are you planning to give Hyuuga-kun?" Mikan shrugged.
"I haven't think about that yet. Oh well, see you later. I have to return these books to Zero." Mikan waved off and skip happily down the hall. Just when she past the Garden, she felt like visiting the Sakura tree. The brunette went over, noticing a raven-haired boy, leaning on tree, reading his manga.
"Natsume!"
Crimson eyes torn his gaze away from his manga and spot a pair of Hazel eyes. He was surprise to see her here. She never even come to their Sakura tree ever since she came back from America. The brunette look at the old tree when she spot something that nearly stop her breathing.
NxM
It was carved in the middle of the tree. This wasn't here three years ago. She was taken back from that little symbol. Memories and Natsume's little smile flash in her mind. She divert her gaze from the tree to the raven hair-boy.
"Ne, ne, Natsume, what do you want for your birthday?" Mikan said with a smile. This smile. This smile that once captured his heart. This smile that made him fall hopelessly in love with her. This smile might be only his if he didn't mess up years ago.
"You." Natsume replied bluntly. It took a while for Mikan to comprehend what Natsume just utter out.
"What?" the brunette asked innocently.
"I want you." he said. He continued before Mikan could even open her mouth to speak.
"Mikan, I'm sorry. I'm sorry okay? I know I was a jerk three years ago. I know I shouldn't have said those hurtful things. I don't know what have gotten me on that day. Seriously, I don't know. I don't know that I've hurt you until the day when you came back. But you came back with a boyfriend. I was jealous. I was so jealous of that bastard. It hurt me when I saw you smile your smile at him and not at me. It hurts when you paid more attention to him than me. It hurts when you ignored me and called me by my last name. It hurts me more when I saw you kissing with another boy other than me. I know this is a stupid confession. But I really love you. I love you so much that I couldn't live without you. The day when you left, you took my heart away, too. Mikan, please, come back to me. I really love you. I even carved our initials on our sakura tree, hoping that you would come back into my arms. I really love you, Mikan."
Mikan was surprise at his sudden confession. Hazel eyes search into his deep crimson eyes. It was pleading, begging, and were filled with hurt and love. The wind swirl past the brunette and the raven-hair boy, causing their hairs to flow. Seconds and minutes had pass as Natsume waited for her response. Mikan was frozen on the spot. She slowly open her mouth and began to speak.
"I'm so happy, Natsume. I love you, too..." the brunette started. Natsume's hope began to raise. "...but that's what I would have said three years ago if you hadn't betrayed me. Gomennasai." and with that, she quickly speed to her dorm leaving the shock boy behind.
"I'm so happy, Natsume. I love you, too...but that's what I would have said three years ago if you hadn't betrayed me."
These words struck Natsume like knifes that were after his life. He mess up. He mess up big time. He had no clue that the brunette was in love with him three years ago. There were no emotions portrayed on his paled face.
Right that instant, his world shattered. His crimson eyes were hollow. They were lifeless.
~~~~~~~Chapter 18 ended~~~~~~
Did I made you wait long? I tried to make this chapter as good as I could. Ugh 2 more days before Winter break and then I could write anytime, everyday. Hell no. I have a bunch of works waiting ahead of me. So I would tried to write the next chapter as quickly as possible.
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