A Summer Stuck With You (An Alice Academy Fanfic) - COMPLETE

Root of All Evil- Final Chapter

"Miss Haruka," Ruka called with a gentle voice as he stood behind the navy haired lady in a long classic dress.
From walking, she stopped gently, her skirt occasionally being blown by the gentle wind.

"Ruka! It's you!" she replied, seeing his ever calm face, stained by his ever exhausted expression after running.

He smiled, and she replied.

You may wonder why this once cold, arrogant, self-centered little maiden became a little colored. Maybe it's because of the things she had realized the days she spent with Ryoma... What would you expect from childish little Mikan? (Yet of course, as a boy, imagine the big leap he'd give girls' hearts!)

"What brings you here?"

They were now both in Haruka's private garden, where she spent most of her time in breezy afternoons, after she finished her half bath.

Ruka looked down and bit his lower lip, at the same time, the breeze went in. Her perfume smelled good for a fact.

"I've come... to tell you something really important." He bit out.

"Miss Haruka, your limo is ready and as well as Sir Ryoma. He is at the fourth lot." A bald footman called out from the entrance.

Haruka smiled at the old man and glanced back at Ruka in an excited way.

"Umm... I am sorry to say this, Ruka, but I have an earlier appointment."

"Wait. This is important!"

She paused. Her smile fainted, but she tried to understand his emotions. "Ruka, I hope you understand-"

"It's about Ryoma." He busted, catching her attention.

"Ryoma?" she smiled. "Oh, you must meet him, Ruka! He's a friend of mine and he's outside!" her smile deepened as she took his hand and lead him out.

Ruka's eyes widened, "She's my friend!"

"She?"

"I mean HE's my friend." He cleared, fighting with his mind.

Her frown immediately cleared out and she smiled, walking again and she made it out, pausing back at him as if waiting for him to catch up. "Now let's go. If it's that important, you may speak of it along the way."

But Ruka wasn't in his regular thoughts.

What, what? Now what? I don't understand. I can't understand myself! You caught her attention, then what? Tell her the truth!

But Ruka, you have no right.

Yes. But it's the only way I could get even.

Get even? With whom? Natsume?

Yes! He touched my poor innocent Mikan.

Your poor innocent Mikan? She's not yours. She was never-

She can be mine if Natsume wouldn't just be too confident on her!

He isn't. You're the problem, Ruka!

Why? What I'll do would be for Mikan's sake! She's safer with me!

You're acting selfish.

I was never-

YES YOU ARE!!!! YOU ALREADY KNEW MIKAN WAS NATSUME'S EVEN AFTER THE BALL, YET YOU STILL INSISTED AND HUGGED HER AND MADE HER CONFUSED! YOU AREN'T EVEN THAT SURE IF SOMETHING REALLY HAPPENED BETWEEN THEM AND-

"Ruka? Are you ok?" Haruka's voice disrupted him in his dazed thoughts, yet when he was about to reply, Ryoma's surprised disposition came to his view, standing ten feet before him.