Circle of Friends
zagogay
Day of publication:October 29, 2009
Edited: November 5, 2011 (Lol happy Guy Folks')
(New Zealand time)
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"Natsume…"
"Mikan, don't. Please, don't."
I sighed. "Natsume, you knew it'll lead up to this, someday."
"But we can get through this. We can just ignore her, dammit! Ignore them!" he reasoned.
"Her – we can ignore. Them – we can't."
"Yes!" he countered. "Yes, we can!"
"Oh don't you go 'Obama'-ing me!" I snapped. "They're your friends. We can't ignore them."
"I will! I don't care about them!"
"Natsume," I paused. "We both know you're lying. You do care about them. You care about their opinions."
He was silent.
"See?" I said. "Natsume, we need to do this."
"God, Mikan! Do you really hate me that much?"
"Yeah!" I lied. "I hate you. It sickens me to see your face. That's why we have to do this. God, I've wanted to do this for a long time."
"You don't mean that…" he said, looking taken aback.
I didn't.
"Yeah. I do mean it. I hate you."
"No, you don't."
"Yes! I do!"
His face tightened. What have I done? He was hurt.
I looked away, blinking away tears.
'Just say it, Natsume. Say it!'
"Let's break up."
I gasped. That being said was not the thing that surprised me, but the fact that it came from my own mouth, did.
"What?"
I cried. "Natsume…"
"You don't mean that."
"I don't hate you." I cried. "I don't."
"I know."
"But Natsume, we have to break up."
"No, we don't."
"Yes, Natsume. God, I can't take it anymore! They're too much! They hate me. They do!"
"But we can get through them!" he shouted.
"Stop it!" I snapped. "You're only making it harder for the both of us!"
"But you're being unfair." He said.
I looked away.
He grabbed my hand. "Mikan," he said, bringing my hand up to his chest, positioning it over his heart. "I love you."
"I know."
"Then why are you doing this?"
"Because of your friends, Natsume!"
"I can leave them." He said.
I cried harder. It seems like tears are something that I can't run out of. "No, you can't." I wiggled my hand free. "Goodbye, Natsume." I turned around and walked away. I haven't even taken two steps yet when strong arms enveloped me.
"Don't go," he whispered.
"Natsume!" I struggled. "Let me go."
"No." he buried his face on my neck. "Don't leave me." He said, his voice muffled.
Tears trickled down my cheeks. "I'm sorry."
"Don't." he said. "Please."
"Just let me go!" I screamed. I managed to escape him. No matter how tight his arms embraced me, I escaped him. And once I did, I ran. I didn't want to see him – I didn't want to look at his face. I didn't want to see him heartbroken, mirroring the expression that is currently plastered on my face. But it had to be done. We were a couple, but his friends couldn't accept that. They despised the idea. They kept on pushing this girl named Luna to him. They liked her more than me. And every chance they got, they would pair them up together. They even got Natsume to dance with her at the Last Dance. Not me.
I wiped away my tears as I ran, wanting to forget about him; about the reason why I broke up with him. I just continued running, not even knowing where to go, oblivious of my surroundings. But I kept on running – feeling the breeze on my face, feeling my feet run faster and faster.
"Natsume…" I whispered. "I'm sorry."
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Beep beep beep beep.
I smacked my alarm clock as I stretched my arms. Another day in the academy. Though I can't say it's any other day. I think it's fairly obvious now that this is no ordinary day. Once I step on school grounds, I have to deal with people asking what happened, demanding the full story on the latest gossip. I have to deal with fan-girls saying hurtful things to my face, saying that it was about time that Natsume dumped me – that it took him long enough to get sick of me.
I turned off my phone yesterday, not wanting to be disturbed. I knew that for sure, I will receive a lot of messages from individuals whom I didn't even know or recognize.
I turned on my phone.
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91 New Messages.
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Delete marked messages?
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Deleting messages.
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90 messages deleted.
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1 new message.
Open· Back · Delete
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From: Natsume Hyuuga
To: Mikan Sakura
Body: Can we talk?
Reply ·Back
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I sighed. 91 messages? Really? Gossip spreads that fast? Heck!
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Natsume Hyuuga
Answer ·Decline
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I walked along the corridors of the school, on my way to my homeroom class. I have successfully fooled all the girls and guys to thinking that I went to the toilets, therefore, all those who wished to bother me about the break-up, are either inside or outside the said toilet, hoping to get a chance on having a conversation with me.
Everyone scrambled to their seats as I walked in the class. Silence took over the place. A couple of people cleared their throats, while another coughed. I awkwardly walked to a seat, choosing one that's far from Natsume – who'd been painfully staring at me ever since I stepped into the class, just like everyone else in the room. I sat down and took out my books.
It was silent all over again. That was until I found Natsume standing in front of my desk, with his hands in his pockets, acting all cool and collected, so different from his image yesterday, when he nearly broke down as he begged me to stay with him.
"Let's talk." He said.
"No." I said.
A number of people gasped.
"Let's talk." He glared.
"No!"
"Polka!" he hissed.
"No!"
"Dammit!" he cursed as he grabbed my arm. He dragged me out of the class and to the Sakura tree, where he roughly pinned me against it.
"Let go of me!" I demanded.
"Not until you get back together with me."
"Natsume!"
"If you don't, they'll push the bitch to me."
"And 'they' are exactly why we broke up!" I shouted.
He hugged me. "Please." He said.
I closed my eyes, blinking away the tears that I knew would come. "Fine." I said.
He held me at arm's length. "Really?"
"No." I pushed him and ran.
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Sumire ShoudatoMikan Sakura: It's official! Your ex and Luna-the-bitch are together!
4 hours ago · Comment · Like · See Wall-to-Wall
Mikan Sakura I knew this would happen. I told you a million times already.
4 hours ago
Aoi Hyuuga Sorry, Mikan-nee, about my brother. He's an ass.
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Sumire Shouda Damn right, Aoi!
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Mikan Sakura Hey, don't be mean. :(
4 hours ago
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Natsume Hyuuga changed his relationship status from 'in a relationship' to 'single'.
3 hours ago · Comment · Like
Sumire Shouda I thought you and Luna-the-Bitch are together?
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Luna KoizumiSUMIRE!
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Sumire Shouda Oh crap.
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Koko TheMan Hahahaha busted!
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Natsume Hyuuga Shut your mouths, all of you. It's none of your business. Leave me alone!
3 hours ago
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Until next chapter...