Taken Away (Gakuen Alice)

5.) Who are you?

Mikan POV

We stared at each other mumbling each other names. It was a huge surprise that we both never expected to happen. All hese years and I finally found her. I could see her fist clenched and I tilted my head in confusement, wondering what was the matter?

"Hotaru..."

"Don't touch me, how come you know me?" Her words pierces me harder than ever. Could it really be she forgot me?

Hotaru POV

Why out of all time? The times I have spent wondering of the day we will meet and she never came. I became a cold hearted person for one reason only, to become stronger. After her mothers death, I couldn't come and look straight in her eyes. The eyes of someone who was hurt and grieving. Her eyes at that time were empty, lifeless, and looked as if she was abandoned and betrayed.

I clenched my fist and it seems she noticed when she try to reach out to me but I stopped her. The only way for her to not get more hurt is for her to hate me. If she were to find out, what happened, she will never look at me the way she used to. I acted like I didn't know her, my words blew her in million pieces and I continued to say more things.

"Its weird for a random person to call out to someone who they have no clue who it is."

"Stop-"

"I never remember your face nor who you are in my past-"

"Hotaru please stop-"

"You should stop embarrassing yourself in your first day in school if you want to survive."

"You don't really remember me?" I could feel that she was going to burst in tears. The tears she used to have back then when I claimed she looks more ugly when she cries.

"Nope."

"Hotaru you jerk!" Mikan called out to me slapping me across the face with tearful eyes. My eyes widen and everyone in the room gasped. The teacher started to scream at Mikan before she ran out slamming the door behind her. All I did was stand there like an idiot, with my bangs covering my eyes and the sting that surrounded my left cheek.

Natsume in the other had was stunned by the scene and before I knew it, he ran out, trying to run after her.

"Are you okay?" The girls surrounded me but I quickly left the crowd, this is better this way. Her hating me is the only thing I can do to thank her.

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