42A/N: Yey! So…I decided to update my story before the start of our school year. And today's that day! Tomorrow's our first day of school and I'm so wretched by it. Ugh. Why did people even invent school?! Haha! Just kiddin'. But I hope that my miserable mood won't affect this chapter! Haha! Well, here's chap 8 of Beyond a Dream's Kiss. Enjoy!
CHAPPY ROLL!
`≈.•.≈\\⌠Chapter 8/≈.•.≈`
`… ║ The Final Battle : Phase 2 ║ …`
THERE WERE NO STARS TONIGHT, JUST ONLY THE MOON SLEEPING SILENTLY ON THE CLOUDS.
"I'm glad you had time to come Natsume-kun. You can join me in wishing her farewell." Narumi announced, his voice echoing through the trees that surrounded the mysterious place. He had sensed Natsume who walked past the two big boulders which served as the entrance to a big garden full of dull, moss green plants. The garden was circular and crystal-like stones lined the span of the circle and at its center was a pole. It stretched high above the trees that it seemed to disappear from sight.
"Tch. It's very predictable when he said that the most harmless teacher would be taking part in this scheme." Natsume replied emerging from the shadows. He didn't forget to emphasize the word 'harmless' which made the teacher laugh.
"Look at her. She's pretty, popular, smart… powerful…" then he laughed. A horrid laugh. The same laugh when he finally got his hands on the poor princess. "And WEAK…A pity… such a pity…" His voice trailed off.
Natsume looked around hoping to see where the despicable teacher had hidden the girl he loved. He took a glimpse of everything, to the extent of the place where his eyes could possibly see. And there she was. Her hair tangled. Her face ashen. Her body weak. And how could she not be a pitiful sight? She was tied on the metal pole, unconscious. Natsume could not bear but be filled with rage inside him. And then suddenly… fire.
"Oh, did I say that I just got an erase alice from the master?" He sneered as he showed Natsume a purplish blue alice stone which he used to put the fire out. "You are powerless now. And I can say that we have claimed victory."
"But she's still not dead!"
"She will be, once the moon lights the pole, the alice stone would appear, and the body would disappear." Narumi turned around. His dark eyes focused on Natsume. But Natsume wasn't intimidated at all. He was devising a plan on how to handle their predicament. But his thoughts were interrupted by Narumi's sudden words.
"She's about to go. She could wake up but it's a one percent possibility. The potion is now taking control of her brain. And if she does wake up, she'll never remember anything. And that'll help a lot since she won't remember you, the one who's destined for her. Even if you escape with her safely, she'd still die of weakness and the stone would still appear here inside the circle. I know you know how this place works when some alice keeper who had already been here dies."
"I perfectly know that." Natsume snapped. He didn't have much time. The moon was about to light the pole. And he had no chance of winning against Narumi. If he could just get the necklace which holds the erase alice stone, he might have a chance. But it's going to drain a big part of his strength and his life. He had no other way of reversing Mikan's fate. She was already about to cross the fine line between life and death. But he still had one more mission other than his heart's. The mission to save everything, everyone from doom.
He's got only one chance. And he took it. Without warning he threw himself into Narumi's arms pretending to cry about how he could not save Mikan anymore and snatched the alice stone from the teachers neck.
He hated what he did. But it was the only way. The stone crushed in his palms as the teacher stood stunned at what the boy had done. And so his plan to roast the teacher in his fires had begun as raging flames circled Narumi and smoke filled the skies. He hurried to Mikan untying her and carried her like a princess.
Narumi laughed inside the engulfing flames. "Even if she wakes up… It's still the end!" He laughed again, the last of his words echoed through the woods and kept repeating. "the end… the end…"
Natsume ran to look for a hospital but they were in the middle of nowhere. The wind brushed across his face as he eluded some hanging branches of the trees. He used up a lot of power for the fires and his body felt weak. Weaker than when he was out during missions as the kuro neko. His time may have had come. And he was happy since he'd be together with Mikan. He accepted the fate.
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CHAPPY ROLL!
`≈.•.≈\\⌠Chapter 9/≈.•.≈`
`… ║ The Last Word ║ …`
He stopped at a big Sakura tree and slowly laid Mikan's back on its bark as he too sat beside her. It started snowing. This made Natsume laugh a bit. It was ironical that at that moment he laughed. It was the least thing to do in that situation. But still he did.
"The first time I saw you it was snowing. And now it is too." He looked up the sky. He was talking to this girl. The girl he should have fought for way back then. Even if it meant cutting ties with his best friend. "You know Mikan, there's a legend about the snow. You like legends don't you?" he asked her, but silence was her only response.
"When the first snowfall starts and your with someone you love you'd be together forever. I sound OOC again right. I'll… just sto—" He stopped not even finishing the word stop because Mikan's moved a little beside him. She opened her eyes ever so slowly and looked at Natsume. She smiled a bit. She said a word. Only one word and it meant everything for Natsume.
"And if she does wake up, she'll never remember anything. And that'll help a lot since she won't remember you, the one who's destined for her…" He heard those words from Narumi. And even if the potion got into Mikan's brain, it never got to her heart.
"Natsume…"
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`≈.•.≈\\⌠Chapter 10/≈.•.≈`
`… ║ The Epilogue ║ …`
HE DIDN'T DIE. SHE DID IN PLACE OF HIM.
The 10 years passed by swiftly. Nothing changed. But Mikan's presence was no longer there. They had gotten over it but they didn't forget her.
Natsume's only reminder of his princess were tiny orange stones. Those stones he had gotten from the circle. And he took care of them all along. Because Mikan was still beside him 'til the end. Nothing could keep them apart.
"Hey Natsume!" Ruka called out. "Are you sure you're going back?" he asked with concern. After the years he had accepted his bestfriend's love for the girl he loved before. He was fine with Hotaru. They were a perfect couple.
"Yeah. I don't want that these little stones would be my last memories of her." He said playing with the alice stones.
"Well, then. It's done Natsume. Go ahead." Hotaru said emerging from behind the curtains of a dimly lit room. Natsume walked across the floor, his eyes locked on the machine. If it was successful before it would be good now as well. Hotaru turned on the switch and lights flickered from the sides of the metal door. Natsume opened it and bright light filled the room. In an instant he was gone. The machine took him to the familiar place where things all began.
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Underneath the Sakura tree was a girl. He brunette hair being tussled by the cool spring breeze. She was anxiously waiting for someone. Natsume walked past her and turned to a corner and stopped.
"Don't you ever hurt her again. Your life would be a complete mess if you don't follow your heart." He whispered to the raven-haired boy who happened to pass by the same corner.
"Tch. And who was that anyway. And why did he look like me?" the boy thought as he turned to the corner and saw the girl he loves silently waiting for him underneath the sakura tree.
"Because you are me. I am you. I'm from your future. Don't make the same mistake as I did."
Her auburn eyes lit it up with delight as he finally said it…
"I love you…"
Natsume smiled as he continued the boy's line. "Forever and always…"
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~THE END~
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A/N: Phew. I was happy to have finished it before shool! School starts tomorrow! I'm I'm gonna wake up late cause of this! Anyways, hope you like the ending! I worked hard to conclude this but I still have a lot to go through to become a good author!
Thank you do much for those who supported my story and me all the way!
Special thanks to my nee-chan, Minahoru for always being there to cheer me up when I feel that my story's not good and for being there to help me fix some sentences. I love you nee-chan!
Thank you everyone for supporting me! 'til then!
~Nina
P.S. please to read my other stories and the "new" one entitled "My Tutor: The Devilish Angel"
I hope you enjoyed as much as I did writing it!
muwaah!
Bye…^^