I Love You: Chapter 10

#07: Gakuen Alice (Natsume & Mikan)
...xXx...

Ignoring the fainted class, the new couple walked out from the classroom.
Silence filled the room.

The group didn't make a move.

Natsumee was arguing with himself at the moment. After a few minutes, something inside him finally snapped as he clenched his fist and slammed it to the table. Immediately, he walked out of the classroom without a care for the shocked group.

They hurriedly followed Natsume.

Natsume spotted his targets, and he walked faster towards them.

Mika, who knew Natsume was following her, turned around and faced him.

Kazuma, too, stopped walking when he realized Mika had stopped.

Mika glared at Natsume with cold eyes. "What do you want, Katou-san?"

"Let me talk to her," Natsume replied with the same cold eyes.

"Her?" Kazuma looked between the two in confusion. When he was about to ask something, the group appeared and dragged him away from the two.

"Let go of me!" Kazuma shouted, but the group ignored him. Being stubborn, he continued struggling to get free.

"If you won't shut up, I swear you won't wake up for a week!" Hotaru glared at him while aiming her newly upgraded Baka Gun at him.

Kazuma shut his mouth instantly.

The group turned to look at Natsume and Mika.

Ruka was worried about Natsume as he never saw his best friend this angry.

"I already told you. Mistress doesn't wish to speak with you!" Mika said sternly and the six-pointed star on her forehead slowly darkened.

Mistress? Kazuma thought while looking at Mika confusingly.

Natsume closed his eyes. "Mikan, I know you can hear me. Give me a chance to explain."

"Explain? What do you want to explain? Is it about you hugging that girl over there under the Sakura tree?" Mika snarled as she pointed one of her fingers to Mitsuki.

I was right. She was there, Natsume thought.

Mitsuki's eyes widened. "No. You've misunderstood, Sakura-san. It's not what you—"

"Silence!" Mika growled dangerously.

Everyone froze as she started to transform.

Kazuma looked at Mika in horror. "W-what are you?"

Their actions had drawn great attention from other students.

Aware of his surrounding, Natsume called out, "Kai, present yourself."

In a blink of an eye, a man dressed in ninja garments appeared before them. Only his emerald eyes were revealed to them.

"I wish not to be disturbed," Natsume said at once.

Kai bowed low. "As you wish, Prince."

Kazuma's eyes widened in disbelief. He couldn't be Natsume Hyuuga… the Prince of Japan…

Kai stood and closed his eyes before chanting silently. A barrier slowly appeared around Natsume and the group.

The small audience gasped in surprise when they saw Natsume and the group slowly vanish before their naked eyes.

"Let me talk to her," Natsume repeated with softened eyes.

Mika glared at him in fury. "I obey only my master, Hyuuga."

Kazuma stared at Natsume. So it's true…he is Natsume Hyuuga, the prince of this country.

"Why won't you let me talk to her, Mika?" Natsume asked as he slowly lost his patience. Suddenly, Mika suddenly tried to attack him. He barely dodged her claws, but it scratched his right cheek. Red liquid slowly slid down his face.

Kai's eyes widened. He immediately moved to defend Natsume, but before he could do that, Natsume glared at him. "Don't you dare interfere!"

Kai bowed his head down in obedience.

The group tensed as this was unexpected to them. They had never thought Mika would go as far as to attack Natsume.

"I won't let you hurt Mistress again!" Mika growled and lunged after him once more.

Natsume blocked her attack with his Fire sword and successfully pushed Mika backward a bit.

The group watched them with worry.

"You just won't let me talk to her until I have defeated you. Is that what you want?" Natsume smirked.

"Hold your tongue, human. Realise your own limits," Mika snarled warningly, and a Fire sword appeared in her hand, too.

Natsume didn't have time to be surprised because she came towards him immediately.

They fought constantly for more than five minutes.

Ruka watched Natsume worriedly as he knew his best friend was growing weary. His eyes widened in horror when Natsume's sword was knocked away by Mika's sword.

Mika held the tip of the Fire sword at his throat as she shifted into a ready position to strike him down.

No one dared to make a move as they gulped anxiously.

Natsume closed his eyes and sighed inaudibly. He opened his eyes. "I'm sorry for leaving you that day, Mikan. I should have told you the truth about how I feel for you."

Mika's eyes opened wide in shock, and he looked into her eyes. "I guess time was just against us. That day, Mitsuki and I agreed to call off our engagement. She knows how much I love you."

The Fire sword vanished instantly.

…

Her appearance slowly returned to normal.

…

"I love you, Mikan Sakura."

…

Her crimson eyes slowly turned brown.

…

Tears streamed down her face.

Mikan slowly closed her eyes when something inside her heart clicked. A gush of wind surrounded her as she was slowly lifted into the air.

They all watched a string of ancient words colour her neck. The words glowed before they were pulled out from her. The chain started rotating around her neck, and slowly, the words one by one vanished into the wind.

At the same time, Natsume clutched his painfully aching heart. He dropped to his knees and shut his eyes tightly. Gritting his teeth, he tried to ignore the pain. His temperature started to rise.

Ruka rushed to his side, but when he was about to touch him, he was repelled back by an unseen barrier.

Before their eyes, Natsume's appearances started changing. His hair grew longer. His teeth lengthened into his fangs as his nails became claws. A six-pointed star became visible on his forehead. He growled painfully as the ancient memories flowed into his mind. Sweat ran down his face as his wounds from Mika's sword slowly healed.

When the last word of the ancient words vanished, Mikan was slowly placed back to the ground. Before she could walk towards Natsume, her knees grew weak, and she slumped to the ground before fainting.

Natsume's sight started blurring, and darkness welcomed him, too.

Unnoticed by their fainted companions, the silver bracelet had disappeared from their wrists.

...xXx...

Mikan slowly opened her eyes and blinked a few times. A warm hand caressed her left cheek. She closed her eyes again and leaned into the hand.

"How are you feeling?" the owner of the hand asked softly.

Mikan opened her eyes and met crimson eyes. She smiled. "Good. How about you?"

"Hn," Natsume replied shortly. After his fight with Mika, he only slept for a day. He had thought his appearance would change, but he was wrong as it remained the same. He stared at the girl before him. He never thought he would sacrifice everything for her.

She is worth all the troubles. He smiled inwardly. Leaning down, he kissed her lips. When he was about to deepen the kiss, he realised their friends were approaching. Both of them reluctantly pulled apart.

The door opened wide, and smiles graced everyone's faces.

Anna and Nonoko rushed towards her. "Mikan-chan!"

"You are finally awake," said Anna.

"How are you feeling right now?" Nonoko asked.

Mikan nodded with a smile. "Don't worry; I'm perfectly fine now."

Hotaru smiled for the first time and hugged her best friend. "Welcome back, Mikan."

Tears started forming in Mikan's eyes. "I'm back, Hotaru-chan."

Koko smiled as he, too, was happy to know his childhood friend was freed from the curse.

Kazuma stepped forward and looked at Mikan. His eyelids dropped a little as he smiled. "You must be the real Mikan."

Mikan wiped her tears and smiled. "Yes. Nice to meet you, Kazuma-san. I'm so sorry that I've involved you in my problem."

"No, not at all. But, I do admit that you're really beautiful," Kazuma replied.

Mikan blushed crimson.

Kazuma started sweating mentally when he felt Natsume's glare. "N-Natsume-san is lucky to have you, Mikan-san."

Mikan blushed some more as Narumi-sensei walked inside the room. "Ah, you're finally awake, Mikan-chan!"

Her face turned to normal immediately. "Yes. How are you, Narumi-sensei?"

"Hm… I should be the one asking you that, Mikan-chan."

"Really, everyone asked the same question. I'm fine."

'Mistress…' Mika called when Narumi-sensei excused himself.

Hm? Mikan stopped smiling and closed her eyes as she waited.

'If you may, I would like to meet him.'

No, not yet, Mikan replied mentally before opening her eyes again.

The group stared at her in confusion, and Mikan turned to look at Hotaru pleadingly.

Hotaru sighed and gave the sign for everyone to leave the couple alone.

Quietly, she began, "Natsume… I… I apologize for—"

Natsume placed a finger to her lips, stopping her. "I love you, remember?"

"Thank you." She hugged him. After breaking the hug, she asked, "Have you acknowledged him?"

He blinked before looking away.

"May I know his name?"

He stayed silent.

She tapped her chin and randomly guessed, "Natsu? Tsume?"

"It's just a name," he replied curtly.

She pouted. "He is your other half, Natsume. You need to give him some respect as you respect yourself."

"Hn."

"Tell me… please… pretty please…" she pleaded with her cute puppy eyes, but he only stared at her without being fazed.

"I'll do whatever you want so pretty please…" she said, but then, she froze.

Realising what she said just now, he grinned evilly at her. She screamed mentally in horror when he pulled her closer until their noses met. Knowing it was coming, she just smiled mentally and let him capture her lips. He brushed his tongue over her lower lips playfully and nibbled it. She granted him access and snaked her arms around his neck before pulling him closer to her.

They fought for dominance. Seconds passed as the kiss became more heated. They broke apart for just a moment before continuing again.

She felt as though her body was on fire and so was he. He trailed his lips down her neck. Although she moaned his name very softly, it was clear to his ears. He kissed her lips again, but it was slower than before. He realized that he had to stop and broke the kiss breathlessly. She opened her eyes, and her clouded mind slowly became clearer.

They smiled at each other. They both prayed that this moment would last forever.

"Mine," he whispered and hugged her protectively.

She smiled against his chest. "Yours."

Unfortunately, reality was not that nice as a knock was heard from the door.

They both sighed before breaking apart again. Of course, they both knew someone was coming.

She turned to the door. "Come in."

The door opened, and it revealed Misaki-sensei. He walked towards them, and once he stood not far from them, he said, "Both of you. Come with me to the office now. A certain someone has requested for your presences."

Natsume and Mikan exchanged glances. Nonetheless, both of them obeyed and followed Misaki-sensei to the office. They were asked to go to a room that was prepared for them to meet the person. They both walked inside the room. Natsume's eyes widened just as Mikan's did when someone stepped out from the shadows.

"Father," they said at the same time.

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