Chapter 8

Hello hello! This is a chapter only on Mikan and Natsume

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" Well well, what do we have here?"

Mikan gasped. Someone was here.

Natsume pushed Mikan behind him and glared at the figure appearing before them. Behind the curtain of smokes, a tall figure was coming closer and closer. " Who the heck is that person?" Natsume thought. As the smokes slowly subsided, the figure became clearer.

It was a man.

His face was badly scarred. Marks on his body showed that he had been badly burnt before. His eyes narrowed as he stared at Natsume with hatred in his eyes. Clutching his fists, he walked towards Mikan and Natsume. Footsteps got louder and clearer each time. He breathed heavily, getting excited as he got closer to his enemy- Natsume. Finally, he got the chance to get revenge. Soon, he will taste the sweetness of success.

Smokes had cleared by now.

Natsume gasped in shock when he saw the man that appeared in front of him. " its him!"

The man stopped. He stood with his hands in his pockets and smiled in a evil manner.

" You seems shocked to see me here, Natsume. You must be wondering why I am still alive aren't you? Hahahaahahah!" came a sinister laughter.

In fact, Natsume was shocked.

" who is he?" Mikan asked, hiding behind Natsume, gripping his clothes in fear.

" He? He is Reno. He has a Ice Alice" came a flat reply from Natsume.

IN his mind, Natsume's mind panicked. This is no good. Reno is a strong opponent. The last fight I had with him almost killed me. I remembered burning him in the flames of raging fire. Why is he still here now? He should be dead in that fire as I had used my most powerful flames to burn him last time. Darn, I smell danger.

" Well, Natsume? Surprised? To think that you cannot kill me after such a long struggle last time?" Reno teased. Natsume clutched his fists- in anger. Two years ago, Natsume was sent to a mission to kill Reno, a person in the anti-academy who had a powerful Alice of Ice. The presence of Reno in the anti-academy was a threat to the Alice Academy, as a result, the Principal decided to get rid of him. At first, the teachers in the academy were strongly against killing Reno as he was once the student of the academy and was a Principal student- honour student. After the activities Reno had done to harm the school, it was decided that he had to be killed.

As Reno's Alice was Ice, Natsume's fire Alice could defeat him as his Alice was strong. However, no one expected Reno's Alice would become so strong after he joined the anti-academy that Natsume almost lost his life while dealing with Reno.

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" I have be wanting to kill you ever since you burn me so seriously that I look like a monster" Reno said bitterly, " Now, you idiots from the academy finally fall into the trap we set and I can get revenge!"

" Trap? What trap! Don't you dare to harm my classmates!" Natsume shouted.

Reno laughed and ice formed around Natsume and Mikan. " Prepare to die you both!"

" Argh! Mikan, run away!" Natsume pushed Mikan away from the ice. Mikan stood aside, shivering with fear. She was lost at what to do. " NATSUME!" she screamed.

Natsume produced balls of flames to melt the ice around him. It was no use. His body temperature decreased rapidly. Shivering, he tried to use his fire to warm himself. It was no use too. Reno's Alice was too powerful.

Watching Natsume crouching down, groaning, Mikan's heart ache. She did not know what to do. She had no attacking Alice. NOTHING! She blamed herself for having such a useless Alice. Without thinking much, she ran forward and pushed Reno away. Her Alice nullified Reno's ice on his hand.

" GO AWAY!" Mikan screamed as Reno grabbed her in rage. " How dare you interfere me!" Reno shouted," I will make you pay for this!"

He picked up the small Mikan and threw her at one corner. Slowly, he formed ice around her. She had a nullifying Alice huh. I will let her see what I can do!

Reno grabbed Mikan's neck and said, " I can kill you too without using my Alice, little girl. This will teach you not to interfere me when I do things." He held tight. Mikan gasped for air. She struggled to break free from him but his grip was too strong. Blood slowly drained from Mikan's face. Her face was ghostly pale by now. Coughing and gasping, Mikan shrieked, " Na-nat -sume!"

Natsume, saw Mikan at the corner of his eyes, that she was in danger. His eyes blazed in rage as he saw how Reno was torturing her. " HOW DARE YOU! HOW DARE YOU TOUCH HER!" He shouted in rage. Enormous fire formed around him suddenly and melted Reno's ice barrier. He dashed towards Reno, with fire in both his hands.

Reno was shocked. No way, he could not melt my ice so easily. However, he calmed himself down. Grinning menacingly, he used his other hand and shoot ice arrows at Natsume's direction. " Prepare to die you fool!" Reno shouted in glee. As he said so, he tightened his grip at Mikan's neck even harder. Mikan squealed in pain.

Natsume heard that. He heard that. He will not allow anyone to harm Mikan like that. The rage in his body reached its maximum. His body felt hot. Flames formed around his body as he rushed forward. His only aim now was to save Mikan.

The ice arrows shot by Reno hit Natsume. Reno smiled in delight. He should be dead by now. However, Natsume was not even hurt. No a single scratch on him. The flames around him had melted the ice arrows was before they reached Natsume. " Oh no!" Reno panicked. Natsume shouted in anger as he pushed Reno away- freeing Mikan from his grip, and surrounded Reno in his flames of fire.

" Argh! FIRE FIRE! Stop that flames around me!" Reno screamed in pain. He was afraid of hotness. The high temperature around him was too much for him to take it. He could feel himself melting. Screaming, he realized in horror that his legs were gone. They had melted to nothing. " STOP! PLEASE!" Reno pleaded. Natsume stopped the flames. By now, Reno was moaning in pain. His legs were gone. There was no fear of him running away to inform the people in the anti-academy. Natsume wiped the sweats from his forehead.

Mikan coughed. She had woken up. Natsume heaved a sigh of relieve. He walked over to Mikan and carried her ." Its all over now, don't worry."

Mikan gasped for air. She was relived too- to see Natsume alive. Tears formed in her eyes as Natsume carried her. " Natsume, thank you."

" Welcome polka dot panties- no, should be strawberries panties for today" Natsume replied in amusement.

" What! YOU PERVERT!"

" Shh! Quiet, you are still weak" Natsume whispered back. Mikan leaned her head close to Natsume and closed her eyes.

I will not let anything happen to you again. After Reno's incident, I realized how important you are to me. I will not lose you. Natsume thought.

" You are my girl" Natsume whispered. Mikan moved her head slightly, but her eyes remained closed. She was asleep by then. Natsume hoped that the sleep would make Mikan forget about the nasty incident she just had. He hoped that she will not have nightmares. "Sweet dreams- strawberries panties."

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