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Never Realized

Natsume and I have been together for two years now, and I have to say that our relationship is completely different from what I expected it to be, especially judging by how he treated me when we met for the first time—pinning me down to the couch, attempting to burn me, and after failing to do so, he took my skirt and exposed my underwear. Charming, huh?

Before I actually considered being with him, I told myself I'd be ready for what was coming—constant teasing, hair-burning, and being ignored when I tell him I love him, or when I ask him to go places with me. I expected the worst from him. I didn't even expected kisses or holding hands.

I guess people are right when they call me naïve. I'm Mikan after all, how can I not be naïve? How can I not be dense? He said that's what he liked about me, though. Which just makes that true, then—I am naïve. And my naivety is what made me see past what our relationship could really be.

I should have known better.

I love him, but I didn't know I'd ever grow to love everything he does. And I do—I love everything Natsume does. The worst I expected turned out to be everything I love about him the most. Like how I wouldn't be me without my naivety; he wouldn't be the same Natsume if he stopped teasing me, or burning my hair persistently.

I endlessly tell him I love him, and he doesn't say it back all the time, but he lets me know once in a while. This is all I could ask for, really. My naivety made me expect the worst, which got all these wonderful things to catch me off guard. And when he kisses me—the one thing I never thought he'd ever do, especially in public—it's always something new, and it never fails to make me realize how lucky I am to be with someone who can make me feel that this could only be happening to me.

When I thought about what to expect from a relationship, I guess I should have known better with a guy like Natsume.

Author'sNotes:Oh look, another drabble. [: A She & Him song also inspired this one, it's entitled IShouldHaveKnownBetter. At least I was original enough not to use the same title. :P

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