Introduction

A brunette was running through the school corridors chased by a boy with crimson eyes. "Mikan!" The boy shouted as he kept running after her. "Try to catch me Natsume!" She playfully replied causing the boy named Natsume to smirk. Suddenly Mikan turned in a blind alley. After few seconds she found herself trapped by Natsume. "I caught you, little girl." He said smirking causing Mikan to blush. Her heart started to beat faster she was blushing furiously as she noticed Natsume's face coming near her. What is he doing? She thought, trying to avoid his crimson eyes which were staring at her. When Natsume was finally close, he stopped and looked at the brunette. He laughed at her expression, and smirked again. "Did you really think that I would kiss you?" He said looking at the now furious Mikan. "Even if you were the only girl left on this earth, no one will kiss you." He said as he walked away. "Kyaaa!" Mikan screamed at his back. "Who does he think he is!" She said to herself. "Just because he's my best friend he can't tell me whatever he wants. Pff!" She said as she pouted and walked away.

Chapter 1: All for you.

"Did you and Natsume fight again, Mikan?" A girl with amethyst eyes named Hotaru asked.

Mikan nodded sadly. "I don't understand." Hotaru suddenly said.

Mikan raised her head and looked at her. "Why?" She whispered.

"You guys are best friend, but every time you fight it's like your worlds will fall. You two aren't even together. So why are you over reacting? You're just friends, Mikan." Mikan stared at her friend. She was right, she was thinking the same. Why every time they fight, she feels so depressed.

"Mikan, maybe you like him." Hotaru suddenly added. Mikan's eyes widened in surprise something hit her when she heard Hotaru spoke.

"No, I don't… I think." She said. Hotaru went near her.

"There's nothing bad in liking someone and you know that Mikan. So, just admit it you like Natsume?" Hotaru said as she started to tease her.

"No, that's not true." Mikan kept replying as a smile started to form on her lips.

"Mikan you're smiling, that means that you're denying it. I know you very well!" Hotaru told her. Mikan blushed.

"I think you're right. I… l…like him." She whispered. Hotaru threw her a pillow on her face causing Mikan to fall from the bed.

"Aww, Hotaru that hurts, baka!" She shouted laughing.

"You like your best friend, you like your senior." Hotaru teased her.

"Hotaru stop! Someone might hear you!" She said in a low voice.

"Want me to help you get him?" Hotaru asked smirking.

"Stupid." Mikan replied as she threw another pillow at her.

"You want war, eh." Hotaru said and the two played until late.

The next day Mikan and Hotaru were walking to their classroom.

"Good morning, everyone!" They greeted.

"Good morning!" Their classmate replied. Suddenly two girls ran to them.

"Mikan, Hotaru texted us last night." They said smiling evilly.

"S…So?" Mikan replied nervously.

"We know you like…!" The two shouted. Unknowingly to them Natsume passed and heard them. Mikan jumped and covered their mouths.

"Shut up! No one, I repeat no one must know this! Only the four of us." Mikan said.

"Ehm." Suddenly someone coughed from behind. Mikan turned and saw Natsume. She rapidly fixed herself and turned to him.

"W…What are you doing here?" Mikan asked nervously. "Are you here to say sorry?" Mikan asked with a very hopeful tone.

"No. Only idiots say sorry. Idiot." Natsume said coldly.

"So, by calling me idiot I can presume that you want me to say sorry." Mikan said as a vein popped out her head.

"Look, if that was the only thing you wanted to tell me, go to your class because you're going to be late." Natsume raised his eyebrow and looked at her.

"What's with the attitude, little girl. Sorry, okay." He said laughing. Mikan's eyes widened.

"You… You… You're saying s-sorry?" Mikan asked in disbelief.

Natsume caressed her head, and smirked as he turned and walked away.

"Ahh, damn idiot! You messed my hair!" Mikan shouted at him before he walked out their room.

"Don't worry no one will look at you even with your hair fixed." He teased and walked to his class.

Hotaru walked to Mikan and patted her on the shoulder.

"This is going to be hard." Hotaru teased and Mikan hit her with her book.

The bell finally rang and Hotaru, Mikan, Anna went to the school cafeteria. They sat at a table that wasn't far from the seniors. Suddenly a girl named Nonoko ran to their table showing a book to them. The book was entitled 9 recipes of Love. Hotaru, Anna and Nonoko looked at each other for a while and then looked at Mikan. Mikan sweat dropped and hid herself under the table.

"Mikan, we have to try!" Sumire shouted.

"We have to try, okay. Who knows? Maybe we'll get him and you'll live happily ever after!" She added and getting the attention of everyone especially of Natsume.

Sumire noticed it and coughed. "Ehm, Mikan I mean maybe you'll get what you want if you try to ask your dad, right girls?" She said as the others went back to what they were doing except Natsume, who was still watching them from their table. She's been acting strange since this morning. I wonder why? He thought.

Classes restarted and everyone was in their respective classrooms. Mikan, let us help you okay. Sumire wrote on a paper and passed it to Mikan. Mikan read it and glared at Sumire who was glaring back at her.

"Why?" Sumire whispered.

"Yes why Sumire?" The teacher asked her.

"Shut up. Mikan I'm talking to you. Look at me." Sumire said without knowing that the person she answered was their teacher.

"Oh, really Ms. Sumire?" The teacher asked.

"What the, you're pissing me of-, oh oh." She said as she looked at the furious teacher who was standing in front of her desk.

"Sensei… Gomen…" Sumire apologized. "Get out." The teacher shouted and her classmates laughed. "Shouda you'll never change." The teacher added.

Classes ended and Mikan, with her friends, went to study at her house.

"Girls, look at the first step of the book. Write the name of the one you love with your finger during a night full of stars." The three girls ran to the window and started to point in the dark sky. Mikan watched them.

"Mikan, why don't you try?" Hotaru said as the three girls walked to her.

"I think it's non-sense." She replied hiding her face behind the book.

"Ahh, I don't understand you at all. Well, bye! We'll go. See you tomorrow." When the girls left Mikan stood and ran to the window. She took a deep breath and looked at the sky. After a while she smiled and pointed her finger to the shining stars and started to draw the name of the one she loves.

The next day Mikan woke up and prepared herself for school. Suddenly someone knocked on her door. When she opened it, she was surprised to see her handsome best friend outside her door.

"N-Natsume." She said as she rapidly combed her hair.

"So, going to class?" Natsume asked.

"Isn't it obvious?" Mikan replied in a matter of fact tone.

"Hoho, little girl, it's still early to fight." Natsume said teasing her.

"Today is our official first day of classes, yesterday was just an orientation. This year we'll be on different floors, so don't cause troubles little girl." He said in a very teasing tone as he messed her hair and walked away.

"What's with him? He's always the one who causes troubles, not me!" She said as she shut the door.

After a while Hotaru with the other girls picked her and walked to the classroom. "Hey, Mikan. Are you okay?" Nonoko asked.

Mikan was too lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear her until she bumped into someone.

"Aww…" She said massaging her head.

"Feeling comfortable?" The person she bumped in asked.

"Yeah." She replied. When she opened her eyes, her eyes widened in shock and she blushed as she found herself sat on top of a handsome boy. She quickly stood up and stared at the boy with embarrassment.

"S-s-sorry." Mikan whispered. The boy stood and stared at her for a while and then he smiled.

"No, it's okay. Gomen, it's my fault. But just be careful next time." He said and followed his friends.

"Mikan, are you okay? Who was that guy?" Hotaru asked as she approached her.

"Nothing, I don't know him." She replied as she stared at his back.

Lunch break came and Mikan with the other girls walked in the school cafeteria. They sat at their table and started chatting.

"Mikan, when will you tell him?" Anna asked. Mikan spitted her drink on Sumire's face. A vein popped out.

"Mikaaaan!" She screamed. Mikan stood up and wiped her face with her handkerchief.

"I'm so sorry, Sumire-chan. I-I didn't do it on purpose." Mikan tried to apologize. Sumire stood up and took her handkerchief and ran to the toilet, leaving a guilty Mikan. Mikan sighed.

"Don't worry, she'll be okay. By the way you didn't answer my question yet, Mikan." Mikan glared at her and ran outside the cafeteria.

"Let her go. She needs to think, and you know that she rarely thinks." Hotaru said as the others sweat dropped. Mikan ran to a sakura tree, and stood near it while looking at the sky.

"Should I tell you or not? Just the other day I realized that I really love you. Ahh, what should I do?" She spoke aloud, thinking that she was alone. Meanwhile a boy, who was trying to sleep on the branch of the tree, heard her and stared at her until she left.

"Mikan…" He whispered.

"So, Mikan what do you plan?" Sumire asked.

"You didn't spit your drink on me for nothing, right?" She added as she evilly smiled.

"Ahh, give me that damn book." She said and grabbed the book, as they laughed together.

"So, you're going to try?" Mikan slightly nodded and looked down to hide her blushing face.

Suddenly a boy started to wave his hand when he saw Mikan.

"Mikan, look at that guy. He's waving at you?" Hotaru said.

"Um? Who? Where?" Mikan said as she looked around confused.

"There, Mikan." Sumire replied as she pointed to the smiling guy.

"Oh, that guy… HIM?" Mikan said in surprise. The boy approached her and stood in front of her.

"Hey, earlier I forgot to ask your name." He said while scratching his head and handing her his other hand.

"M-mikan." She nervously replied with a weird smile.

"Oh, what a nice name. Well, I'll see you around." He said and ran away.

"Bye." Mikan replied. Suddenly the girls hit her on her head.

"Stupid, you didn't ask him his name! What an idiot!" The girls said in unison.

"Aww, sorry." Mikan replied.

The boy ran towards a table in the cafeteria, "How's my buddy?" He said as he punched Natsume.

Natsume looked at him in surprise. "Shadow-freak!" He shouted as he hugged him.

"Guys, meet my best friend. We know each other since kinder garten." Natsume introduced him.

"Nice to meet you." The boy said. "You can call me Tsubasa or Andou." He added. After classes, Natsume and Andou were walking around the campus.

Many girls screamed and stared at the new boy, while the two were talking about their experiences.

"It seems that I'll have a rival now as the heartthrob of the school." Natsume said.

"Stupid." Tsubasa replied. "So, how long are you staying here?" Natsume asked.

"I think for good, finally. My father found a job here." Tsubasa replied as he patted Natsume on the shoulder.

"Boy, do you still like taking pictures?" Tsubasa suddenly asked.

"Yeah." He replied. "I like it, every time that I'm free." He added.

"What about soccer?" Suddenly Natsume looked down and hid his eyes behind his bangs.

"Okay, I get it. Change topic, right?" He said. The two kept talking and telling each other their stories.

Meanwhile, Mikan was still thinking about the guy. Who is he? Hmm, I think he's a senior. Mikan thought.

The next day, Mikan decided to do everything just to see Natsume. She walked in the seniors floor and stared at him from their building, watched him playing football and taking pictures. In few words, she was stalking him. The girls laughed at her sudden change of attitude they found it funny that Mikan was crazy for her best friend now. It was weird but really funny. Especially for Hotaru.

One day, while watching Natsume playing football, a girl approached him.

Mikan saw them and felt hurt. The girl was pretty. She suddenly felt insecure. Hotaru noticed it and sat near her.

Suddenly Mikan spoke. "Hotaru, am I pretty?" Hotaru looked at the girl that walked away with Natsume and sighed.

"No." The girls tried to cover her mouth, while a tear fell from Mikan's eye.

"Mikan." Sumire whispered. "Hotaru, why did you…" but Hotaru interrupted her and spoke.

"No, you're not pretty at all and crying makes you uglier. It's time for you to know that you should do something to change! You must change in all aspects! I'm here to help you, Mikan. Don't give up. You're already lucky to be his best friend, just because you know each other since elementary…" More tears fell from her eyes, when suddenly she stood and punched in the air.

Fire was seen in her eyes, which made the other girls worried about her while Hotaru proud of her.

"That's the attitude you need! Let's go we still have so much work to do." Hotaru added. Mikan and Hotaru walked away with chins up, which made the other girls' jaw dropped.

"Should we worry or be proud of them?" Anna asked in a weird tone as they watched the two walking away.

It was already afternoon and Mikan and Hotaru were still walking. When they walked passed Natsume, Mikan ignored him; her target now was to change before facing him. Natsume was surprised. Normally, she would run and jump to hug me. What's with her? She's been acting strange since the other day… He thought.

THIS WAS THE FIRST CHAPTER, LATER I'M GOING TO UPDATE.

P.S. Remember the story Two is better than one? I'm going to update it soon. Well, you see. I lost Internet connection and I had to buy a new laptop. So I didn't have much time to update that story. Hope you'll understand.

Going to submit Chapter 2, later ;))

Hope you liked it!

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