a/n: Well, here's my new story, The Thief of Hearts! This first chappie is pretty short, but that's all I can write. The title is pretty... self explanatory. You can pretty much tell who is the Prince and who is the Jerk. Not that hard, really. Well, anyway, enjoy and please review!
Note: This story is inspired by the manga Sugar Sugar Rune.
The Prince and The Jerk
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Fingering the delicate fog like element in his hand, the ruby eyed boy turned and gave it to the masked man behind him. "Here's what you wanted." He said tonelessly, and stuffed his hands in his pockets. An eerie smirk spread on the masked man's face, and he said, "Well done." The boy stared straight forward, silent. Then he said, "When can I have her back?" The masked man smirked unpleasantly. "When there's enough."
The boy's jaw hardened.
"Fine." He said, and walked away, anger flickering across those ruby red eyes.
The masked man watched as he walked away and looked down at the element in his hand, smirking. Then, with a voice that was barely an audible whisper, a voice that was easily carried away by the cold winds, he whispered,
"The Thief of Hearts."
"Good morning, Mr. Sun!" A certain brunette called out cheerfully. A faint groan came from a raven haired girl, and she covered her head with a pillow. "Wake up, Hotaru! Today is a brand new day!" Another groan was heard, followed by the girl's voice. "Why, Mikan, why, out of all these days, you had to wake up early today?"
Turning away from her friend, 13-year old Mikan Sakura put her hands on her hips and smiled brilliantly. "I don't know, Hotaru. But I have a feeling something important will happen today."
Hotaru Imai, finally waking up, sat up on her bed, looking at Mikan with those amethyst eyes. As she got up and changed into her uniform, she told her friend, "Don't count too much on it. But if something will change, I hope it's that simple mind of yours. But I doubt that."
"What?!" Mikan cried, turning around, and then realizing Hotaru was already getting ready to go out the door. "Hotaruuu!" She wailed, chasing after her friend.
To all the other girls in the dorms, the day started like every other day. Hotaru calmly riding her new invention out the door to the cafeteria, and then Mikan crashing out with her, wailing her friend's name so loud that people a thousand miles away could hear.
Yes. It was like any other day.
"You do realize running while eating can choke you to death." Hotaru calmly said, her invention gliding smoothly in the air towards the academy.
"HOTARU! I KNOW THAT! PLEASE LET ME ON!" Mikan screamed, trying to grab hold of her friend's invention. Without looking back, Hotaru quickened the speed of it, and the next second, she was out of sight.
Wailing, Mikan ran as fast as she could towards the academy. She woke up early today, but still managed to be late. It was all because of the new cookie Anna had created that morning. Being too lazy to wait in the cafeteria line, she offered to help her taste it. Abandoning Hotaru in the line, she followed Anna to the table and started eating the new cookies she had created.
It was very tasty, and everything was alright. Until the odd grumbling began in her stomach. "Mikan, your face looks pale!" Nonoko had said worriedly, her face alarmed. Mikan didn't think of it as anything until she felt ill.
Then, escaping the cafeteria, she managed to scramble outside and puke in the bushes. After puking and sitting there until the dizziness subsided, the bell had rung. Hungry and feeling quite ill, she hurried to class, only hearing a small sorry from Anna.
But thinking of this also made her remember the 'prince charming' she had met in the morning. Complete with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a gentle smile and voice, he had come to the 'rescue'. After puking, she looked up, only to see that boy smiling at her, offering her a handkerchief. Feeling as if she had died and went to heaven, she accepted it with trembling hands, with a silly smile upon her face.
Just remembering this, Mikan suddenly yelled out loud. "No!" Thinking back, she realized her 'prince charming' had caught her in the most embarrassing state possible. This was a horrible first impression! Feeling as if she died and went to hell instead, she let out another cry of doom.
"Hey, you." Her moment was interrupted by an irritated voice. She turned around, and saw a boy with longish raven black hair and ruby red eyes. "Please don't act like this in the middle of the path. It's a very disturbing sight."
Mikan blinked, and then her face flushed with embarrassment. Then, to her horror, she saw her 'prince charming' with this… this… boy. She whipped around, covering her flushed face. Again he had caught her in an embarrassing state! Fate isn't working with me! She thought, horrified.
Letting out an exasperated sigh, the boy made a path around the embarrassed girl and walked away, slinging his backpack across his shoulders. The other boy, her 'prince charming' stopped at her side and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Are you feeling better now?"
Bolting upright, Mikan replied loudly with a stammer, "Yes! Thank you! Thank you very much!" First, the boy looked mildly surprised, but then he let out a faint laugh. Embarrassed more than ever, Mikan wanted to die. She did it again. She made a complete fool of herself.
But the boy just smiled and said, "Let's hurry. We're going to be late." Nodding quickly, Mikan followed the boy's footsteps towards the academy. "Hey, Ruka, don't wait for that short legged girl. She'll just slow you down." WHAT?! He DARES call me SHORT LEGGED? Now angry than ever, her eyes burned with fury.
This… this… this had to be the jerk of the century!
But her 'prince charming' just looked down at her and smiled softly, "Don't mind my friend. He's always like that."
Mikan stood still as a rock, watching her 'prince charming' walk away with the other boy. The word 'friend' echoed through her head. She felt as if she just suffered another devastating blow from her 'prince charming'.
My prince charming is associated with the jerk of the century?!
a/n: Well, there you have it. Yes, Mikan is embarrassing herself pretty badly there. lol... Well, I hope you like it, and please review. I'll update again if I get at least ten reviews. So please review... I want to see how well liked the story is so far. But anyway, thanks for reading!