Chapter 7…

Yukihira Mansion:

The girls stayed over again to keep me company and found Yoichi really adorable. He showed up at my door all fresh and clean and is in his cute bear . holding a stuffed bear.

We played games dressed Yoichi up and laughed. But they realized that I is still depressed.

"Am I bwothering you?" Yoichi asked me.

"No you're not in fact I'm happy that I have a brother now…the thing that is bothering me are the things that mama and papa said…" I smiled sadly. My friends were shocked to hear that.

Next morning…

"At school I'm known as Mikan Sakura, a poor girl on scholarship." I said to Yoichi.

Yoichi nodded "do people look down on you in school?"

My eyes sadden "Yes…they do…"

"Mommy and daddy looked down on you too…but I won't! I pwomice!"

"Thank you Yoi-little bro" I said with a small smile.

We left the house and into the car.

School:

*car stop*

I got off giving a small smile to Yoichi and the Chuffer.

"Why are you getting off so early swister?"

"I walk to school from here." I replied simply "Remember? I'm supposed to be poor."

While I walked everyone that passed by me looked at me with disgust.

When I arrived, I met up with my friends. We went to classroom together when suddenly I fell. Hard on floor, my friends rushed to my aid and noticed that my knee was badly scraped. Our classmates began to laugh and snicker. Hotaru got pissed and glared at them, immediately they shut up.

Nonoko's voice full of concern asked "Are you okay Mikan?"

"I'm fine, Nonoko." I said, but my friends noticed how my knee was bleeding really badly.

"Let's take you to the infirmary, you clumsy klutz." Even though Permy's words were harsh, I knew my friend was worried.

Infirmary:

The nurse looked at me with disgust and asked "How did you end up with this?"

"I fell." I replied quietly.

The nurse spoke coldly to me "Don't put to mush pressure on the knee for a couple of days, and don't do extreme sports."

"I understand, and thank you for your help." I replied gratefully.

"Let's return to the class. Otherwise Narumi's going to mark us absent." Permy said and we all agreed. Hotaru helped me up the stairs, but when we walked into the class, Luna pushed me and I landed on the floor.

Luna stared at me, her voice dripped with venom "Oops, I did see you there and I did do that on purpose."

At that moment, Narumi walked in and yelled "LUNA KOIZUMI! Apologize to Mikan immediately!"

"What? Why? I mean she's poor and she doesn't have a social status like me!" Luna shrieked with anger because the almighty Luna Koizumi needs to apologize to someone low like 'Mikan Sakura'.

Suddenly a familiar voice spoke "Miss Luna Koizumi, I suggest you do what Mr. Narumi said. Otherwise don't be sorry."

We all turned to see who it was, and to my surprise, it was my uncle.

"Principle Yukihara!" The students gasped in surprise.

Some whispers could be heard "Why would Principle Yukihara help the poor girl?"

"But Pri-"Luna's sentence got caught off when a little boy with soft silver hair with emerald green eyes came rushing in.

"Yoichi!" My friends gasped in surprise.

"Uncle, I'm bworde. Oh, hello everwyone." Yoichi smiled at us when he noticed us. Then he pointed his finger at my knee, his voice full with concern "What happwened to your knee?"

"I fell." I replied back with a small reassuring smile.

"Yoichi I'm helping Mikan right now, so go back to class okay?" My uncle's voice was gentle but full of command.

Yoichi walked away while saying "Okay." He came to me and whispered to my ear "I hope you get better soon swister."

The class stared at what just happened suddenly they yelled "UNCLE?"

"Yes that was my nephew, his name is Yoichi Yukihara." My uncle walked to Luna and said "Mikan is Yoichi's friend so if you hurt her, be careful because he can make you have a rough time." Those words were just loud enough for my friends, Narumi, and I to hear. With that my uncle left the room. Silence filled the room when suddenly, a boy with dark, messy raven, and ruby crimson eyes walked in to the classroom with his best friend who has soft blonde hair, and calming ocean blue eyes; in other words they are Natsume Hyuuga and Ruka Nogi.

Ruka's voice filled with curiosity "Why is everyone so crowded?"

"Principle Yukihara just help the poor girl." Someone said, but the voice was barley a whisper.

Ruka being a gentleman tried to help me up, but my friends beat him to it.

"Ruka~ don't touch her, she's poor and you don't know what poor people have!" Some random classmate said.

"She may be poor, but she is still human. Right Natsume?" Ruka looked at his friend for back up, but to his surprise his friend just glared at me.

"She's not worth our time Ruka and her social status is different from ours." With those words that hurt me so badly, Natsume left while my classmates other than my friends smirked with triumph.

Yukihara Mansion:

I was in the living room when suddenly I heard laughing and giggling. Instantly I realized that those belong to my parents. I was happy, yet sad at the same time. Happy that they are happy but sad because I fail as a daughter, a Yukihara. Since young they don't really spend time with me, but now with Yoichi here, my parents' mood became light and happy. Because I was in my deep thoughts, I didn't notice my family was walking into the living room. When they saw me, their mood changed dramatically. I greeted them by nodding my head but was ignored. My father looked at me and said "Mikan, the Nogis are coming for dinner and I don't want you to spoil it so stay in your room until it's over."

"I understand, papa." I whispered. I remember that my parents detest my voice so whenever I see them, I try to make the conversation as short and quiet as possible.

My mother glared at me "I thought I said no talking remember?"

I took my notebook and wrote 'sorry mama' with that I left the room; it was painful to know that your parents never really loved you, I may be a second grader but I feel much older.

TIME SKIP: dinner time

Mikan's Room:

From my room, I can hear laughter, jokes and memories of the past. I enjoy hearing stories about my parents but they never told me anything about them. I only hear them from uncle and the maids that I play with.

*knock*

I was shocked because dinner hasn't started yet, but I opened the door anyways. The moment I open my door, is the moment my life turns to the worse. There stood Yoichi, but he wasn't alone, beside him was Ruka.

From afar I heard the maid calling from him and he answered "I'm in my swister's room." The maid came toward us and greeted us. "Ruka sama, Yoichi sama, and Mikan sama"

"Sister, Mikan sama?" Ruka's complexion was a mix of confusion and shock.

"Yes this is Madam and sir's older daughter, Mikan Yukihara." The maid answered gently, she was about to say more when the other maids were looking for her, she left but bid us goodbye by nodding her head. With Ruka being a smart bot he figured it out completely and was shocked. He was about to drag me out to play hide and seek but my parents saw. They kept quiet but after our guests left, they were enraged with anger.

Yukihara Mansion: living Room

"I thought I told you to stay in your room until they are gone!" my mother yelled with anger.

"I thought it was the maid! I never knew it was Ruka!" I tried to reason out with my parents, but like always, they never listen.

"Excuses, excuses, you are nothing but full of excuses!" My mother screamed at me. "I hate you! Did you know that? I hate you for ruining my life! I hate you! Because of YOU, rumorsstarted to spread! If you weren't a girl than maybe we will love you like how we love Yoichi!"

I was speechless. I never thought that my own mother would hate me that much just because I am not a boy. I looked at my father, but all he did was look away.

"Am I really nothing to you? Was everything my fault? Do you hate me that much?" I screamed. Never in my life did I do that to my parents.

"I thought I told you not to talk! Did I not?" My mother yelled. "I wish you were NEVER born! I wish you were gone!" I never thought that this would happen but my mother pushed me to the floor and started to hit me. Everyone stared in horror, including my father. No one tried to stop my mother; they were all to terrify to stop her. Suddenly I felt something around my neck; my own mother is trying to choke me. I gaged, cried, but all I heard was 'shut up, be quiet, I hate you, I never loved you.' With those words in my head I fainted. But before I did, I saw my brother and father trying to stop my mother.

"SWISTER!" Yoichi yelled his eyes were filled with tears.

My parents noticed that I had lost conscious but my mother just laughed.

"Call the doctor quick!" Mia screamed.

Hospital:

I woke up, but something was wrong and I knew it. I looked at my surroundings. White walls, machineries, beeping sound; I was in a hospital.

"MIKAN! YOU'RE AWAKE!" I looked to my right and saw my friends.

"How are you feeling, Mikan?" My poor uncle, he looked tired as if he hasn't slept in days.

I looked around looking for my parents, my uncle knowing me well said "They never came, but you made us all worried sick." I apologize but no sound came out of my lips, I can feel my lips move, but no sound. That's when it struck me.

"Mikan, why aren't you making any..." Anna's voice trailed off.

I tried to talk make any sound but my effort went to waste.

"Quick! Call the doctor!" Permy yelled.

Moments later, the doctor came and gave me a check. To his surprise I became mute.

The doctor turned to my uncle "There is nothing wrong with her, but…"

"But what?" my uncle asked anxiously. Everyone saw the worriedness on his face.

"I wish to see Dr. Imai." Hotaru's face was dead serious. "I wish to see him immediately."

"I'm afraid that is not possible, he is busy."

"Do you know who she is? Who we are?" Permy asked the doctor.

"Of course, your parents ar-"The doctor started but was interrupted

"No need to be rude to them." A calm voice suddenly echoed into the room.

"Dr. Imai…this little girl is eager to see you"

"Please let me take a look at her."

"It seems that Miikan had a…a mental block…" Dr. Imai started "Due to that, it seems to me that she blocked her own voice."

Everyone in the room was shocked, they stared at me, my friends' eyes were filled with tears; my uncle was in despair.