#33: Gakuen Alice (Natsume & Mikan)
...xXx...
Mikan was almost as tall as him today. He was a little afraid she would become taller than him, but she told him that she had stopped growing. Her hair was already knee-length. Her power would grow instead of her physical body in the next few days. To be honest, watching her grew up before his eyes in a few days was a bit unnerving. He mentally admitted that she was beautiful. She lived up to what she was, a beautiful angel. Her childish features were no longer there, and her body had filled in all the right places. Since the night he kissed her, he couldn't stay away from her anymore. But of course, he didn't touch her or anything. In fact, that night was the only time he kissed her on the lips. Every night she changed, he still gave her a kiss, but it was on her brow....xXx...
He sighed. Even though Mikan was with him here, in his house, he couldn't stop thinking about her. He knew that Mikan had tried to comfort him about his ex-wife yesterday, but really, he did not even think about her. To him, fate had a twisted sense of humour. Who would have thought he married his ex-wife only to become her brother-in-law after three years? Unthinkable. He glanced at his small mountain of paperwork and shook his head. He had better things to do, and he might as well finish his work quickly so that he could spend the day with Mikan.
...xXx...
The day was sunny with a clear blue sky, but her mood was not as sunny. Plucking the grass beneath her, Mikan started twirling them in her dainty fingers.
It was pure love. She wouldn't mistake that for anything else. Natsume truly loved her. How? She wouldn't bother to answer that. As strange as it sounded, she felt the same, too. Yes, he was handsome, but that was not why she was attracted to him. Well, maybe a little. Natsume was the first human who left a deep impression on her from the beginning. He defied her, made her angry, and knowing that she was an angel, he didn't worship her as he should have. He just treated her like another human being. Someone in her status would find that offensive because angels were basically immortal as they lived far longer than humans. Angels had more experience in life as they lived for hundreds of years. No human could compete with that. Yet, she was happy to be treated as such by him because he accepted her for who she was, not what she was.
Looking up at the moving clouds, she sighed. Though Natsume had agreed to remain in the house for the next three days, she was not happy. Her mission was going to be a success without a doubt. What she was not happy about was the fact that she would have to leave him soon. It brought pain to her heart whenever she remembered that her time with him was going to end soon. Heaving a sigh, she called forth her wings. After snapping her fingers, she waited for her best friend to appear in her line of sight.
"I see that you are doing well, Mikan."
Mikan smiled. "Yeah…"
Noticing Mikan's distraught face, Hotaru decided to wait. She knew the brunette would tell her what was bothering her.
"Hotaru…" Mikan started. Uncertainty was clear in her voice. While gazing into her best friend's amethyst eyes, she told her, "Pure love."
With those two simple words, Hotaru understood what happened to her best friend. She sighed inaudibly. "It's forbidden, Mikan."
Resigned, Mikan sighed. "I know… but… I can't just ignore him… For five hundred years, he's the first human who offered me that willingly, not because of my beauty, not because of my power, not because I'm an angel… and I… and I think…"
"You fell for him," completed Hotaru.
Burying her face in hands, she moaned, "Oh… What should I do, Hotaru? It hurts…"
As fellow angels, Hotaru knew what Mikan was talking about. She, after all, had experienced the same thing herself when she was assigned to that one mortal man, namely Ruka Nogi. They had fallen in love with each other during her mission to preserve his life. She had been able to stay with him, but on one condition: their love would bear no fruit. For the rest of Ruka's life, he wouldn't have a child to call his own. Since she knew how much he loved children, she let him go by clearing his memory of her. Watching him happy with his wife and children brought some happiness to her, but still, the pain remained in her heart. Because of that, she didn't want her best friend to go through the same thing.
Mikan perfectly understood what Hotaru felt decades ago now.
"Mikan…"
Mikan looked up to meet her best friend's gaze.
"I can't give you my opinion because this is a matter of heart. I've been living my life with regrets. It is best that you talk to him and ask him what he wants. You are my best friend and sister, so I don't want you to make the same mistake I did."
Mikan's eyes were brimming with unshed tears. "Thank you… Hotaru."
Natsume was confused by the sudden change in Mikan. It was the look in her face that he didn't like one bit. He had caught a glimpse of her eyes that were filled with sadness. Since he didn't usually ask what was wrong with her, he kept quiet until she was done changing. After laying her down onto his bed, he sat at her side and caressed her cheek. Usually, he would leave her immediately with a kiss on her brow, but tonight, he felt like staying with her. When her eyes fluttered open, he stated the obvious, "You are sad."
Out of everything, he did not expect her tears, which made him feel uncomfortable. Wiping her tears, he gently asked, "Do you want to talk about it?"
He sighed when she shook her head. Since he didn't want to force her to tell him, he let it go. Instead of kissing her magenta flower mark, he kissed her slightly wet cheek. When he was about to leave, however, she held onto his arm.
"Stay," she murmured quietly.
It was a request he couldn't refuse, so he stayed. She moved to the other side of the bed to give him a place to lie down beside her. Her eyes beckoned him to come, and he complied with her silent request. Lying down beside her, he pulled her close to him. Unlike any other night, he felt at ease with her in his arms. Sleep was easy to come to him tonight.
what will happen now? will she leave? please don't let her leave. she and natsume make a cute couple.
ReplyDeleteyour story is interesting, i love it...
ReplyDeletealways looking to your updates... :)
Awww, how sweet! Thanks for the update! :)
ReplyDeleteAwww so sweet (: update soon please(:
ReplyDeleteI don't know how to explain it, but reading this story makes me feel very warm and content. I really like how you're going with this story! Keep up the good work and thank you for the chapters! :)
ReplyDeleteAww how cute! Their in each others arms like a married couple XD Update Soon!
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