CHAPTER FIVE: THE SHOCKING NEWS AND RESOLUTION

Mikan: Rich people really irritate me! They act so childish and laugh loudly!

Natsume: Mikan is insecured…

Mikan: Eh? Me? DUH! Why would i?

Natsume: What's the real reason behind that madness?

Mikan: Rich people are liars. Once, they told me they'd give me a job. But when they searched my preferences and found out that my family came from a "not-so-rich" level of the society, they laughed at me and told me I am dreaming that I would get a job! They are KILLERS and RACISTS!

Natsume: Not all rich—

Mikan: Not all? All of them are boastful—

Natsume: My uncle is not one of them! He's very down-to-earth.

Mikan: Shuh… let's stop this foolish talk. I'm hungry

Natsume: Where would you want to eat?

Mikan: Anywhere.

They ate at a pizza parlor.

Natsume: I'll just make a trip to the bathroom. I'll be back.

Mikan: Go ahead.

Shortly after he left, news flashed on the TV

Misaki: There is a new CEO of the Hyuuga Enterprises in the person of Natsume Hyuuga who is seen walking in town with a lady…--

Mikan: So, that's why people are looking at me suspiciously… how you dare lie to me, Natsume… how dare you!

Mikan just can't help herself but cry. She's been played on. They are going out for like, months and she, a true idiot damsel-in-distress, did not realize even a single clue that her boyfriend is a big boss.

She left the Pizza Parlor and went home. Natsume looked for her and a man said she went to the subway. He ran there and saw Mikan enter the train but as he ran, the door of the train closed and he was there watching as Mikan goes away, thinking when will be their next meeting.

After about two months of not seeing each other, because of hectic schedules, Natsume again walked to the station. Mikan was shocked to see him at the stairs. There were few customers that day and he was approaching fast, if only she could tell the other customers to buy the Central Station ticket but she can't! She tried to act casually

Natsume: I need a ticket.

Mikan: Destination, please?

Natsume: To your heart…?

Mikan: Excuse me?

Just then, a train comes in with a banner on it that says: "COME BACK TO ME, MIKAN SAKURA!"

But…

Mikan: LIAR! You lied to me once and it's possible for you to lie again!

Mikan walked out of the booth and rode the escalator. But Natsume, cruel as ever, turned it off and out came Mikan, falling into his arms.

Natsume: I'm sorry I lied to you about my status. It's just that I don't want you to get intimidated. I really love you so much that is why I did that. I was just waiting for the right time, but I guess the newscaster told you first.

Natsume helped her stood up. He then signed to one of the man inside the train and out came 20 young children with ring boxes in their hands, they know what is happening, they formed five lines. (They'll get much McDonald's! – Natsume)

Natsume: If you don't guess which box has the proposal ring, I'll never show myself to you again. You decide.

Mikan: You look so confident. Baka may laman lahat yan. Let me open one from each line.

Natsume: Go ahead.

Each box Mikan opens has no rings in it but it's full of confettis.

Mikan: Okay, I'll choose now.

As she chooses, Natsume froze. He was having butterflies in his stomach, the feeling that he only gets when he will be presenting plans in a board meeting.

Mikan: I choose this… I hope this is the right one… I really wanted to be with him… FOREVER…

Natsume: Are you sure? Damn you, Mikan if this is empty… anyway… I'll not live to my promise if this is empty…

Slowly, Natsume opened the box and inside was the 1,000,000 24-karat diamond ring.

He knelt down and proposed to her AT THE TRAIN STATION.

"We may pass away someday, my love…

But I assure you…

Our love will never ever die"

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