#15: Gakuen Alice (Natsume & Mikan)
...xXx...
...xXx...
Hazel glared at crimson. She was angry at him for doing this to her, to Youichi.
Knowing she was angry at him, Natsume looked away from her. "It has nothing to do with you."
Her face turned red from fury. "You selfish jerk! It has everything to do with me! Youichi is my boyfriend if you must know!"
Natsume merely flinched at her harsh words and declaration. Seeing how she defended Youichi, his own anger rose. "I'm selfish because I wish to keep you to myself!"
Everyone gasped at his exclamation.
Mikan was speechless, and everyone stood still. She and Natsume didn't realize that Youichi had left them.
"You left," she stated the obvious thing, but he knew what she meant.
He sighed. "I had no choice. Before she dumped me, it was best to walk away from her."
"You really love her." It was another statement from her.
He smiled at her sadly. Before leaving, he replied, "I really do love her."
"Like I said, Youichi really loves Mikan," Nonoko said, stopping beside Hotaru.
Anna, who stopped on the other side of Hotaru, said, "I wonder what Mikan would do about this."
Hotaru made no comment on that as she walked back to her dormitory.
Nonoko and Anna looked at each other before they shrugged and followed after her.
It hit her then.
Youichi had left her after Natsume's confession. Had he left because he didn't want her anymore? A sudden fear crept into her mind as she thought about his feelings. Her heart thumped in anticipation as she approached Youichi's classroom. It felt like déjà vu when she found him nowhere to be found, again.
"Did anyone see Youichi?" she asked his classmates.
Everyone turned silent immediately as each of them glanced at each other with uncertainty, or it could have been nervousness.
Mikan narrowed her eyes suspiciously as she had a bad feeling about this.
Feeling the intensity of her stare increase, one of them finally replied, "Mikan-san, Youichi-san has left to Gakuen Alice of United States a week ago. He's…"
She didn't hear the rest as she had run to the dormitory. Youichi's room was empty. She was beyond shock, and she felt weak on her knees as she fell down and cried. A week ago meant Youichi had left two days after Natsume's confession. She felt so stupid for not speaking to him sooner. Finally, she understood that Youichi left her because he knew it would be difficult for her to choose.
"How could you… you promised me…" she whimpered. Her tears kept falling. Closing her eyes tightly, she shouted, "Youichi, I hate you!"
"I didn't know you hated me that much, Mikan."
She turned her head to the source. Standing before the door was none other than Youichi.
"Y-Youichi?" she muttered quietly as she was unsure if she was imagining things.
Youichi raised an eyebrow at her. "Yes?"
Seeing his raised eyebrow, she stood up and ran to him. She realised she was not dreaming when he didn't disappear after she hugged him.
Youichi was clueless of what was happening but decided to hug her back and whisper soothing words into her ear. After she calmed down, he asked, "Can you tell me what you are doing here?"
"And why you're crying and shouted you hate me?" he added while wiping her stained tears with his handkerchief.
"I thought you left me," she said and hugged him tightly.
He tensed immediately but still replied her, "Why do you think that I will leave you?"
"I don't know what you are thinking, but I want to be with you, not him."
He breathed out slowly as he had unintentionally held his breath when he asked her. Obviously, he was afraid what her answer might be.
She pulled away from him and looked at him. "Where were you?"
"I heard from your classmates that you had left to…" she trailed off and looked away from him.
"Gakuen Alice of United States," Youichi completed, and she looked back at him.
Calmly, he said, "I've been asked to look around that branch for a week."
"Why?" she whispered.
Since he was not going to lie to her, he told her the truth, "They want me to accept their offer to transfer there."
Urgently, she gripped his jacket, and new tears started forming in her eyes. "You are not going to leave me, right?"
To her horror, he remained silent. She let go of his jacket and took a step back from him. Tears started rolling down her face again. "You promised me."
"I'm sorry," he muttered quietly. He tried to approach her, but she would step backward each time he stepped forward. "Please, Mikan…"
"No!" she exclaimed with tears.
Before she could run away from him, he caught her waist and pulled her into his arms. While struggling, she punched him in the chest. When she finally gave up, she wept harder. Still hugging her, he refused to let her go. "I'm sorry. I thought you would eventually choose him over me. But then… after thinking it over, I just couldn't leave the only girl I have fallen in love with."
Her tears stopped. She pulled away from him and looked at him with wide eyes. "That means…"
Youichi smiled and wiped her tears. "That means I refused their offer. You didn't let me finish explaining, you know."
She blushed scarlet and looked away from him. Embarrassed, she muttered, "It's your fault for making me panic, though."
He chuckled. "Still, I'm happy to find out that I could make you so desperately need me. You are so cute."
She pouted.
"By the way, what are doing here?"
She blinked in confusion. "This is your room, right?"
He raised an eyebrow at her. "I thought I already told you that I was assigned to a new room?"
She gaped at him in shock.
Unable to resist her cute expression, he leaned in and immediately assaulted her mouth with his tongue. That brought her back from whatever land she was in as she closed her eyes and moved her tongue with his. They fought for dominance at first as they tried to control each other. But after a few seconds, she gave in. Tightening her arms around his neck, she pulled him closer. The air was calling them urgently, but they seemed to lose themselves in their burning passion. When they couldn't hold it any longer, they broke apart breathlessly. They smiled at each other before leaving the empty room.
Unknown to them, they got together because of Natsume.
Natsume would have had his happy ending if he chose her over his pride. He had been given five years' worth of chances, but he ruined it by not using them wisely.
He had never been rejected by anyone until today. While staring at her eyes, her determined eyes, he stood in silence.
"I see…" he muttered quietly. Since Youichi had lent him a hand to get her, he had the confidence that she would accept him, but he was wrong. She rejected him, telling him that he had lost his chances. His heart hurt so badly that he felt like screaming. And he could blame no one and nothing but his pride. Because of his pride, he had lost sight of the most important thing in his life.
When Natsume saw them together, he finally realised that she was worth his pride. If only I choose her over my pride…
Knowing she was angry at him, Natsume looked away from her. "It has nothing to do with you."
Her face turned red from fury. "You selfish jerk! It has everything to do with me! Youichi is my boyfriend if you must know!"
Natsume merely flinched at her harsh words and declaration. Seeing how she defended Youichi, his own anger rose. "I'm selfish because I wish to keep you to myself!"
Everyone gasped at his exclamation.
Mikan was speechless, and everyone stood still. She and Natsume didn't realize that Youichi had left them.
...xXx...
Youichi sighed and stopped walking. He turned around and met a pair of amethyst eye. "Do you need something, Imai-san?""You left," she stated the obvious thing, but he knew what she meant.
He sighed. "I had no choice. Before she dumped me, it was best to walk away from her."
"You really love her." It was another statement from her.
He smiled at her sadly. Before leaving, he replied, "I really do love her."
"Like I said, Youichi really loves Mikan," Nonoko said, stopping beside Hotaru.
Anna, who stopped on the other side of Hotaru, said, "I wonder what Mikan would do about this."
Hotaru made no comment on that as she walked back to her dormitory.
Nonoko and Anna looked at each other before they shrugged and followed after her.
...xXx...
This was unbelievable. She almost thought that she was dreaming, but she wasn't. Natsume really confessed his love to her. She was confused more than ever. Everything that happened within the past few days was like a whirlpool or typhoon that shook her sanity, and she couldn't think straight. She admitted to herself that she still loved him, but there was another tug in her heart that told her that she had someone who was still waiting for her.It hit her then.
Youichi had left her after Natsume's confession. Had he left because he didn't want her anymore? A sudden fear crept into her mind as she thought about his feelings. Her heart thumped in anticipation as she approached Youichi's classroom. It felt like déjà vu when she found him nowhere to be found, again.
"Did anyone see Youichi?" she asked his classmates.
Everyone turned silent immediately as each of them glanced at each other with uncertainty, or it could have been nervousness.
Mikan narrowed her eyes suspiciously as she had a bad feeling about this.
Feeling the intensity of her stare increase, one of them finally replied, "Mikan-san, Youichi-san has left to Gakuen Alice of United States a week ago. He's…"
She didn't hear the rest as she had run to the dormitory. Youichi's room was empty. She was beyond shock, and she felt weak on her knees as she fell down and cried. A week ago meant Youichi had left two days after Natsume's confession. She felt so stupid for not speaking to him sooner. Finally, she understood that Youichi left her because he knew it would be difficult for her to choose.
"How could you… you promised me…" she whimpered. Her tears kept falling. Closing her eyes tightly, she shouted, "Youichi, I hate you!"
"I didn't know you hated me that much, Mikan."
She turned her head to the source. Standing before the door was none other than Youichi.
"Y-Youichi?" she muttered quietly as she was unsure if she was imagining things.
Youichi raised an eyebrow at her. "Yes?"
Seeing his raised eyebrow, she stood up and ran to him. She realised she was not dreaming when he didn't disappear after she hugged him.
Youichi was clueless of what was happening but decided to hug her back and whisper soothing words into her ear. After she calmed down, he asked, "Can you tell me what you are doing here?"
"And why you're crying and shouted you hate me?" he added while wiping her stained tears with his handkerchief.
"I thought you left me," she said and hugged him tightly.
He tensed immediately but still replied her, "Why do you think that I will leave you?"
"I don't know what you are thinking, but I want to be with you, not him."
He breathed out slowly as he had unintentionally held his breath when he asked her. Obviously, he was afraid what her answer might be.
She pulled away from him and looked at him. "Where were you?"
"I heard from your classmates that you had left to…" she trailed off and looked away from him.
"Gakuen Alice of United States," Youichi completed, and she looked back at him.
Calmly, he said, "I've been asked to look around that branch for a week."
"Why?" she whispered.
Since he was not going to lie to her, he told her the truth, "They want me to accept their offer to transfer there."
Urgently, she gripped his jacket, and new tears started forming in her eyes. "You are not going to leave me, right?"
To her horror, he remained silent. She let go of his jacket and took a step back from him. Tears started rolling down her face again. "You promised me."
"I'm sorry," he muttered quietly. He tried to approach her, but she would step backward each time he stepped forward. "Please, Mikan…"
"No!" she exclaimed with tears.
Before she could run away from him, he caught her waist and pulled her into his arms. While struggling, she punched him in the chest. When she finally gave up, she wept harder. Still hugging her, he refused to let her go. "I'm sorry. I thought you would eventually choose him over me. But then… after thinking it over, I just couldn't leave the only girl I have fallen in love with."
Her tears stopped. She pulled away from him and looked at him with wide eyes. "That means…"
Youichi smiled and wiped her tears. "That means I refused their offer. You didn't let me finish explaining, you know."
She blushed scarlet and looked away from him. Embarrassed, she muttered, "It's your fault for making me panic, though."
He chuckled. "Still, I'm happy to find out that I could make you so desperately need me. You are so cute."
She pouted.
"By the way, what are doing here?"
She blinked in confusion. "This is your room, right?"
He raised an eyebrow at her. "I thought I already told you that I was assigned to a new room?"
She gaped at him in shock.
Unable to resist her cute expression, he leaned in and immediately assaulted her mouth with his tongue. That brought her back from whatever land she was in as she closed her eyes and moved her tongue with his. They fought for dominance at first as they tried to control each other. But after a few seconds, she gave in. Tightening her arms around his neck, she pulled him closer. The air was calling them urgently, but they seemed to lose themselves in their burning passion. When they couldn't hold it any longer, they broke apart breathlessly. They smiled at each other before leaving the empty room.
Unknown to them, they got together because of Natsume.
Natsume would have had his happy ending if he chose her over his pride. He had been given five years' worth of chances, but he ruined it by not using them wisely.
He had never been rejected by anyone until today. While staring at her eyes, her determined eyes, he stood in silence.
"I see…" he muttered quietly. Since Youichi had lent him a hand to get her, he had the confidence that she would accept him, but he was wrong. She rejected him, telling him that he had lost his chances. His heart hurt so badly that he felt like screaming. And he could blame no one and nothing but his pride. Because of his pride, he had lost sight of the most important thing in his life.
When Natsume saw them together, he finally realised that she was worth his pride. If only I choose her over my pride…
The End
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ReplyDeleteeventhough mikan didn't end up
with Natsume..
Stupid Natsume!
To be honest, It serves natsume right
ReplyDeleteYouichi is more worth it! Haha.. sorry, natsume... to bad...
And I actually have predicted that the YxM version, that it would be closed by natsume's regret.. P
Nice, sachii-nee, good luck for the other stories XD
wait is this a different ending or what? i am completely confused...
ReplyDeleteWow Just Wow
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT! this is so awesome.. yes, i love MikaTsu pair but I also love MiChi pair... This is an incredible fanfic.. I wish I can think of things such as this.. This is like a . that's not an insult... because there can be 2 endings right?... well, al i can say is.. THIS IS SO COOL, GREAT. name it... haha :D hope you make more.. :)
ReplyDeleteActually I also learned to love YxM pairing because of this story... Love the alternate ending! Hope u have more stories for us to read!
ReplyDeletelol i think weird reading this! lol i'm used to Youichi being younger than the rest of them and while reading this, i gotta keep reminding myself that youichi is the same age as everyone else in this! haha XD not used to the couple and i like mikanXnatsume better, but still a great story!
ReplyDeletewow amazing...
ReplyDeletethank u.
'wOW..awEsoME..
ReplyDeletei LovE thE twO eNdiNgs...
thEy arE bOth grEat..hEhe..xD
LOVE YOUICHIxMIKAN! hey.. i'm planning to make my fanfic and i'm about to post it sometime when i am free :))
ReplyDeletepls review and give me comments and tips and how to make my story not kiddish..:D, thanks in advance..if you really are gonna do it XP
I didn't really get the ending lol, but nice story. I'm happy that Youchi ended up with Mikan :D
ReplyDeletehaha! LOL!
ReplyDeletetell you what, whenever I read a fanfic I always look for a loveteam of NxM coz I really love them, but as I read this, I was really shocked to know I'm siding with the YxM pairing! haha! All these time that I've been reading your story I keep on wishing that Mikan will end up with youichi instead of natsume. Thanks for making a different ending. XD
LOVE YOUR STORY!
:]
(p.s. I'm still a NATSUMIKAN FAN, even though I'm liking youichi):D
Being a Youichi fan, I think it'd be obvious that I'd like this ending better. I love YouichixMikan, too!
ReplyDeleteHave you seen Youichi with his 13 year old form? He was absolutely adorable!
Kya!
Love him to bits.
xD
Regards,
teh-crazeh-one
the story was great. the plot was also great.
ReplyDeleteit was a great NatsuMikan fanfic, but from the way it was told and from the story itself, i think it would be a better youichiXmikan fanfic. sont get me wrong and all, i totally LOVE NatsuMikan fanfics, but for this stroy, it was a nice youichiXmikan :))
but either way, its still good
xoxo
aah... This was just the CUTEST story ever. (x
ReplyDeleteawwwww 2 cute but a lil sad endings T_-
ReplyDeleteUgh , the story is not really good . But i found it quite interest me .
ReplyDeleteHaha, that was a nice spin off near the end. In spite of not really liking this pairing (I actually thought it was quite odd) I really liked how this turned out. In the end, the one who loved her most got her and Natsume, the idiot he was, finally learned that the girl was WAY more important than his stupid pride. This was a really nice story and I would love to make a story that involves a love triangle like this. Man, I think I just got a jolt of inspiration! . Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis was a really good story! It was a great idea, too, to have an alternate ending. I haven't ever seen any fanfic like this, so you definitely add "flavor" to this fic! Thanks for the wonderful story, now I'm going to read some of your other fics (again)!
ReplyDeletelove it
ReplyDeletegreat story!xD
ReplyDeleteYou know what? It's a good idea for you to add an alternative ending for Youichi ang Mikan. And i thank you for that! XD
Great writing style, by the way...
Hmm, I like this ending better...
ReplyDeleteI loke this ending wasy better! Finally! Some YouichixMikan finfics
ReplyDeleteThank you for creating mikan x youichi happy ending... Eventhough i would prefer m x n ... But poor youichi.. Natsume seemed foolish for choosing pride over mikan... Baka,.. But thank you, i enjoy reading it :)
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