Chapter 21

Mikan's POV:

Irresponsible. Stupid. Idiotic. Loser. Dimwit. Arrogant. Pathetic. Douchebag. I could go on but I don't want to bore you with just words. This is the situation, I was happy ok like legitimately euphoric… until it hit me.

NATSUME STUPID HYUUGA DIDN'T ASK ME TO BE HIS GIRLFRIEND. Like officially I mean…

Ok I get it this is totally out of character for me to even care about statuses in the student body but I don't want to known as Natsume's side bitch. That is just not ok.

Or maybe you just want him to legally be his girlfriend?

No I do not!

yes you do

Who are you to know that?

Well I am your inner thoughts after all, admit it you just want him that bad because he got you good

"AHHHHHHHHH!" I grab my hair in frustration and pull it like some mad lady who was changing into a zombie. I was walking back and forth infront of my bed and paused to see my reflection. I look like a cavewoman. Even my inner thoughts are picking on me, I am such a wuss.

"Mikan sweetheart, is everything ok?" I hear my mom call out from downstairs. Wow was I really that loud that my mom could hear me? Damn.

"Yeah mom, I hi-hit my toe again don't worry I got it!" yes Mikan she is so gonna believe you for that.

I walk up to my dresser where my square shaped mirror is and rest my palms on the table right infront of it.

"This isn't you Mikan, since when did you ever scream your lungs out over a guy?" my mom said standing by the door.

I wasn't really shocked that she was there but more of the fact that she knew it was over a guy. I was never a good liar; it was just out of my nature.

I choose to stay silent because I didn't really want to say anything.

"Don't give up the Sakura flag yet Mikan!" my mom went all lieutenant on me and marched away with a salute. I chuckled at how adorable my mom can be sometimes. We'll see Hyuuga.

I grab my bag and head out, where am I going? Who knows I just want to walk anywhere and everywhere.

An hour later…

How did I end up here again?

"Miiiikkkaaaaannn! You aren't even listening to me" Anna softly bangs the table with her fist like a 3 year old.

If you are wondering where we are, we are at Starbucks. Anna ordered her strawberry milkshake with whip cream while I ordered their chocolate mocha chip or whatever you call it and a cheese croissant. I ran into Anna while I was walking around. Apparently she was doing some shopping by herself and was just about to go for some coffee and practically jumped on me and dragged me with her.

"I am listening you moron. You were talking about how your oh so wonderful boyfriend gave you 18 roses since your monthsary is on 18. How romantic." I played with my straw not even looking at her while talking,

"Mikan is everything ok?" Anna asked.

"Yes, why?"

"You seem a bit…bitter today" she trailed off.

I look up at her and just stare at her for a hard 5 seconds. She was right, I am a bit off today and I know why but I just don't want to admit it. I clutch my drink hard as I look away from Anna. She seemed worried about me because she held my hand that was on the table.

"Are you ok?" she had a little sorrow in her eyes. I didn't realize how much I wanted someone to ask me that question. I am not the type of person who would play hard to open up in situations like this. If someone I cared about me asked me how I was and I felt like shit on the inside, I will tell them.

Then why aren't the words coming out right now..?

"It's about Natsume isn't it?" she gave me a sheepish smile.

I just nod my head with a small smile plastered on my lips. She lets out a little giggle but it did catch a few guys attention that were on the right. I look them straight in the eye one by one and give a hard cold glare. They seemed to get the message and turned away.

"Lesbians" I heard the big rugged one say.

"Least I can actually get a girl effortlessly." I say out loud so he would hear me.

I heard a chair rock backwards and footsteps towards our table. I know who it is but I choose not to look at his fugly face just yet. The footsteps come to a halt and Anna became pale white. I am starting to regret this but no turning back now right?

"Do you think you a smartass?" he says. I see Anna give me an alerting look.

I turn my gaze to this guy and get a clear view of his face. He had a scar shaped like a star at the corner of his right eye. He wore a dark grey beanie and is not that bad looking. He was actually really cute…

He had midnight blue eyes and his skin was fair. A few strands of his black hair popped out of his beanie but that only made him look cuter. He wore shorts that were dark blue and a white polo.

Once I snap out of my trance, I stand up so I was sort of at his eye level. Damn tall guys or maybe I'm just short. I look at him straight back and his eyes faltered abit. I think I just intimidated him abit just now.

"And what if I am a smartass?" I take a step closer towards him but he doesn't move an inch.

"What are you going to do about it?" I say as I smirk at his face raising one eyebrow.

We stay in that position for what seemed like forever but I estimate was maybe 30 seconds. Suddenly the whole of Starbucks was quiet. I could feel all the piercing eyes on us; I didn't need to scan the room to know that we had caught everyone's attention. He smiles back at me, which I feel is a bad sign.

"Are you?" he shifts into a more comfortable standing position. Why is he relaxing?

"Am I what?" I reply with a little sassiness.

"Are you a lesbian?" he chuckles at the end of the question which by the way pissed me off. However it was the you-are-annoying-pissed-off-and-not-the-I-want-to-kill-you–piss-off. I don't know why but I feel like he isn't really a douchebag.

"No, I am perfectly straight and have no intentions of ever changing my mind." I say with the same smile he gave me. I can't say it was a fake smile but it definitely was not a genuine one.

"I'm sorry about what my friend said then, he just cant take the disappointment of seeing a cute girl with another cute girl. To him it's just not normal unless they are lesbians." He rubs the back of his head in annoyance.

"So it wasn't you who said that?" I look at him doubly. He shakes his head from side to side. He turns around and points at a guy with long hair.

"He said it."

I look at the longhaired guy and glare at him and he gives a scared expression.

"Their straight Tono." I see that Tono guy's mouth turn into a smile.

Eww.

"So tell me, are you dating any-" he was cut off by someone's voice from behind me.

"Yeah she is dating me."

I felt a hand come across my waist and there I was in Natsume's grip. Why does this guy have to be everywhere? It's just not normal.

"Oh Natsume! I didn't know she was your type." He said while folding his arms while giving Natsume a devious grin.

"And who are you to know my kind of girl?" he shot back.

"Touché" was all tattoo-eyed guy said.

That tattoo is really pretty; it must have really hurt to get that done on your face. I cant help myself but stare at it…

"Do you like it?" He asks me.

Shit. He caught me looking at him. I just nod my head and continue to stare at it. What harm can it bring? He already knows I'm staring at it anyway, might as well enjoy it myself.

"Did it hurt when you got it?" I asked. Tattoos are not something to be taken lightly. To most sane people, a tattoo symbolizes something about that person, like a permanent reminder of a precious memory. I don't really have anything to mark on my body but I always did want to get a small tattoo. Just a really small one that I can understand.

"I was drunk when I got it so I don't really remember" he chuckles and then gives me a dazzling smile. His smile is childish, the kind you would see on a kid with candy in his hand. In other words he seemed so innocent.

But to get a tattoo just because you are drunk? Stupid reason.

"I see" I don't know why I was feeling let down but I did, only a little.

"If that's all we'll be taking our leave Tsubasa" Natsume said while pulling me along with him.

The nerve of this idiot. I yank my hand back and stood my ground. I look at him dead in the eyes, how could he so casually act like I'm his property? He didn't even have the decency of asking me out and now he goes around telling people that I'm his girlfriend? Ummmm, how about no?

"You know, you never really asked me out." I give him a cruel smile.

He remained silent.

"Well? Speak up." I try to intimidate him.

"Can we do this outside Mikan?" he calmly says.

So wait, he can tell the whole world that we are supposedly dating but I can't ask him this publicly? Kiss my ass Hyuuga.

"For the record Natsume, I'm not someone whose heart you can win just like that." I take a step closer to him.

"I'm someone whom you have to earn through pain, blood and sweat and you know why." I was so close to his face yet I felt like anyone within 5 feet from us could hear what I said.

With that I walk away not looking back to see if he wanted to say anything. You cant tie me down that easily. I felt Anna's heels hit the ground a few meters behind me. Damn, I completely forgot Anna was there. I turn around to see her panting while she walked towards me.

"You…walk…fast..the…heck" he had to take a few deep breathes before she could talk normally.

"Sorry Anna…I was just so infuriated with how that douchebag acted. I mean he didn't even ask and expects that it all go his way? No way."

"Don't worry babe, he'll ask you out eventually. Maybe he just never really had a real girlfriend before that's why he just doesn't know how to go about it." Anna said.

When I think about, I never really heard anything about Natsume having a serious relationship. Not that I would believe any of it since I don't really listen to all those rumors. But you have to admit that in some rumors lie the truth that was just twisted up by some lame ass.

Ok, so maybe I was being abit irrational about this whole situation and maybe I should go talk to him about it to save time.

"Ok, I'll go and confront him about it" I said while turning around to go back to coffee shop.

But I pause in a trance, there was someone already in my way and I just couldn't move. His eyes were malicious as ever. A cruelty that only demented people could have. This man has no dignity whatsoever and he doesn't give two fucks about it either.

"Reo…"

"Mikan, darling" he says in a seductive voice. Him saying my name irritates me but when he says it with that tone just makes my blood boil.

"What are you doing here?" I try to sound unaffected by his presence as much as possible. But the anger refused to subside and a hsss slipped of my lips.

"Feisty… I like feisty" he purrs back at me.

I know that what he did to me was in the past and I know that I have gotten over it. But why? Why is it what when he stands before me I freeze. I just cant move or bring myself to fight back. His smirk just makes him look even more of a manic than he really is.

He comes closer just as I take a step back. I hope Anna didn't follow me and pray that she went home on her own. I don't want her too meet this horrible monster. I don't want any of my friends to meet this hellion. The faces of all my friends pass through my head with their smiling faces.

No. I refuse to let this inhuman creature be within a 5 feet radius among my friends.

"What do you want reo?" I put on a stern face.

"I was just on my way home but then I had the honor of meeting you. This must be fate right?" his fake innocence is atrocious.

"Well then, I'll be on my way then." I said walking past him but I felt a painful grip on my wrist.

Reo swirled me around and cornered me to the wall. Fuck.

He looked like he was going to say something but he didn't get the chance too because of a flying fist that hit the corner of his jawline. It was a swift movement and you wouldn't have even noticed it if it weren't for the fact that Reo was coughing out blood on the pavement.

People around started looking and pointing at us. I turn to where the fist came from and see a very exasperate Natsume. His face was bank but his eyes said else wise.

I try to grasp what is happening at the moment but I didn't have time to think because Natsume had already started dragging me away from Reo, which was a relief, but an angry Natsume isn't really what I was looking forward too.

He drags me to a deserted parking lot, there weren't a lot of cars which was good in a way; more space to breathe in or run…

"Let me go!" I said and try to retrieve my own hand back.

"I take my eyes off you for 10 minutes and you already being hit on by some guy" I says while his back was facing me. He lets go of my hand and takes a few steps away from me. He turns around takes a look at me and then massages his temples.

He didn't realize it was Reo, he must have been pretty pissed to not know who he punched.

I move closer to him and cup his cheeks with my hands. His eyes seem calm now as they bore into my soul.

It hurts me just as much to see Natsume hurt.

"What am I to you?" I say softly not letting go of his face. I want to be able to see the reaction from his eyes. It's the only way I could tell if he means what he says.

"I don't know what you are…" he says. Not the answer I was looking for. I let go of his face and take a step back disappointed. He isn't even sure of his own feelings for me and here I am ready to throw myself to him. Silly Mikan, its your fault for putting yourself in this situation.

I didn't expect him to pull be back into him. I could smell his perfume, how it lingered on his skin. I couldn't help myself but breathe it all in, deep. I felt his arms around me and his finger tips gently placed on my back. He is warm…

"Mikan, I want to be with someone who wants to be with me." he whispers into right ear. He pulls me away but I am still in his arms. He looks me straight in the eye which both excites ad scares me at the same time. My heart was racing and I could literally hear it beating so fast.

"Do you want to be with me?" he asks. Here infront of me isn't the same arrogant guy I met on the first day of school. The proud Hyuuga who walks around like he owns the place. The big tough captain of the team. No here infront of me is a vulnerable Hyuuga, a side of him I want no one else to see but me. The cliché inside of him, the romantic moments he wants to know about, the sappy fairytale's he supposedly resents? Why is he acting like the prince charming in them then?

I smile at him and kiss him on the lips but just a peck. We are now nose to nose and I just had to look at his eyes. I smile even wider.

"Yes."

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