Summary: People are wondering why now Mikan replies with "hm," like Natsume with his "hn."
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An eighteen year old Natsume Hyuuga was currently lying down under the shade of the famous Sakura tree, his head resting on his girlfriend's, Mikan Sakura's, lap as he read his manga.
He tried to concentrate on reading the manga, but then the cool breeze made some of her long auburn tinged with strawberry blonde strands fly and start tickling his face and hers as well, and it didn't help that his girlfriend was the prettiest in their division.
"Ne, Natsume," she called.
He averted his gaze back to the manga and started reading it thoroughly. "Hn?"
She smiled her famous infectious smile. "Isn't it a lovely day today?" she asked.
"Hn."
"We should go to the Woods today!" she chirped happily.
"Hn."
She sweat dropped. The only response that she heard [but clearly understood] was his infamous response of…
Hn.
"Mou, don't you say anything besides "hn?!" she asked irritably.
…… there was a long pause before an answer.
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"…Hn." Was what he replied. She looked at him with a "…" face and recalled past memories.
Flashback
"Natsume! Wanna come to Central town with me?" she asks excitedly.
"Hn."
another time
"NATSUMEEEE! EGGS ARE AWESOME!" she exclaimed.
"…Hn." And he burned her hair for wasting his time.
another time
"Hi Natsume! How are you?" she asks.
"Hn."
She sweat dropped.
End of Flashbacks
She went back to the present and was caught in a daze.
"Natsume, do you say anything besides "hn"?" she asked, looking at him.
He stopped reading his manga and looked up at her big brown chocolate orbs which were now staring right at his crimson ones.
Then he returned to his manga reading and replied,
"Hn."
She sweat dropped again once more. "Uh… Sure you do. Why do you use it and what does it mean anyway?"
He finally paused and closed the manga but inserted his finger in between the pages to act as a bookmark. "It saves time by being short, and it stands for two things—an affirmative response and my name." He replied nonchalantly. "See, when you ask me questions, you'll already understand me when I say hn besides saying yes."
"Ah, that's true," Mikan said in a thinking pose. "But your name?" she asked.
"My initials, Polka. HN = Hyuuga Natsume." He replied.
"Oh yeah!" she exclaimed in a "yay I got it" pose.
"I should have one too! Let's see… Mikan Sakura… Sakura Mikan… Sm? Err. Ms!" she said proudly.
"Stupid Polka. Yours should be Hm." He said, just letting the breeze play with his bangs.
"Hm? Oh Natsume, you're a genius!" she exclaimed happily as she hugged him.
Then he got up because his watch started beeping also known as he had to meet Persona. "I'll catch you later, Polka."
She nodded. "Ne, Natsume, where did you get Hm?" she asked, curious.
"It's the initials of your name, stupid." He stated.
Her cheeks puffed. "And that is?" she questioned.
He replied while walking away, and it made her smile.
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The Next Day
"Mikan-chan, do you want to go to the mall?"Anna asked politely.
"Hm!" she hummed.
Anna smiled at her. "After class, then!"
Mikan smiled back and replied another "hm."
She walked to the Sakura tree where she'd meet her boyfriend. She happily reminisced yesterday's events.
"And that is?" she questioned.
"Hyuuga Mikan, what else?" he responded.
770 words.