Runaway Baby

Sexy Love

''Yeah, sorry, but I can't.'' he replied into his phone and listened to what the girl on the other side had to say. He sighed, shrugging. ''I know… We could still talk sometime.'' He listened once more, then smirked. ''Yeah… Sorry once more. See you around.'' With that he ended the call and put his phone into his pocket. With a satisfied smirk, he threw his school bag over his shoulder and swaged off to school.

He was in his last year of college, right before starting life for real, and for that reason, he enjoyed his youth until the last moment. As he walked through the college grounds, people passing him by, he received many seductive smiles from different girls, inviting him to call or for a visit. He smirked confidently, enjoying the attention he received, and already knew that this weekend was going to be awesome. He would call up a few girls and have some fun.

He licked his lips, making the girl who coincidentally looked his way blush and giggle.

Ah yeah… Who thought that life as a playboy ended with high school was an idiot. Because his life started when he started college. These four years here had been his best and he regretted nothing. He was the ladies' man. He was a playboy. He was-

''Natsume!'' he heard his best friend call behind him and the black-haired heart-throb looked his way. ''Morning.'' He greeted and waited for his blond friend.

''Morning… You're in an awfully good mood. We going out tonight too?'' Ruka Nogi asked walking beside him.

Natsume shrugged. ''Sure. I completed the seminar work and sent it to the professor. I think I deserve some free time.''

Ruka rolled his eyes. ''Free time my ass. So you talked with what-was.-her-name-again?''

''Luna. Yes, we agreed to keep it casual.''

''You mean you told her to keep it casual. You're such a bastard Natsume.'' Ruka laughed and hit his friend playfully on the arm. ''Just how do you have so much energy? So many girls every weekend… Do you even count them?''

''Oy! They're not numbers, you know!''

''Of course I know that. Do you?''

''I can't help myself. I love girls; they know what I want and those who want the same, come with me. It's not like I lie or play them. They all know what they are getting themselves into.''

Ruka stared at him with a raised brow. ''I seriously hope you're having regular check-ups with your doctor. Because with all that sex, you're most probably contagious with STD or AIDS.''

''Of course I-'' he glared at his grinning friend. ''Asshole…''

Ruka laughed. ''I'm sorry, Natsume. But with your sexapades… What else should I think? I'm not sure what you're doing is healthy…''

Natsume shrugged. ''Don't worry. I'm careful and I'm visiting my doctor every month. No worries.''

Ruka shook his head at him. ''One day, this is going to bite you in your ass…''

''I know I know…'' Natsume replied, rolling his eyes, before they walked into the building of the Tokyo University with thousands of other students. Ruka and Natsume parted at one point because Ruka studied medicine, and Natsume Arts and Sciences.

The mass of people moved through the too narrow halls of the building, but Natsume strolled through with confidence, earning yearning glances, and sly smiles inviting him to come over. He smirked back at them, knowing exactly how to manipulate the poor girls into liking him. Visually, he had no problem – lucky him – the problem was only his personality. He was not a bad guy; far from it. However, he was bad at staying with one woman for a long time. He loved them all, he loved their bodies, their voices, their soft skin and the scent. He just loved them all and he could not help himself wanting them.

He loved sex and he did not judge girls who loved it the same way he did. He did not understand why people looked down at girls for wanting casual sex. It was not like they still lived in the Middle Ages where women were not allowed to desire anything. He did not understand why people shamed girls who played around or experimented. Life was simply too short to let it fly by and hide yourself from these wonderful pleasures life had to offer.

And if men were allowed to do it just like that, why not women too? If anything, they should do it more often, because it has already been proved that sex made people happy. And if girls were happy, he felt happier too.

As his day went by, Natsume philosophised about all the love he wanted to share with his body and how not many understood his logic. Until the evening rolled by, he was already fully prepared for a night of passionate company.

He and his guy friends went out to a night club where they met their other friends; girls who were actually just friends for some.

''Evening.'' Natsume greeted Hotaru, Misaki and Nonoko, his only girl friends who he never had an affair with because he considered them as sisters.

''Hey, Nat! Ready for the night?'' Misaki smiled, dishevelling his hair. Natsume laughed and nudged her to the side. ''Of course. Anyone new coming tonight?''

Nonoko smiled. ''Yeah. Anna will bring her friend with her. Her name is Mikan.''

''Yeah? What is she like?'' Natsume wanted to know, glancing around the dimmed place of dancing bodies.

''She's all right.'' Hotaru told him. ''And according to Anna, she needs some lovin' because she just went through a nasty break up.''

''And who else is better for that than me?'' Natsume smirked.

Misaki shrugged. ''Yeah, but don't be angry if she rejects the offer. She's still… You know…''

Natsume nodded. He did understand. Sometimes people just were not able to be with someone else after a break up. If the feelings were strong, the body was able to resist, so he did not hold it against anyone.

''Why the hell are you guys always talking to Natsume but not with us?'' Tsubasa Andou complained, hugging Misaki from behind. She rolled her eyes, but did not move away. They had that strange relationship of yes-no-maybe, and no one wanted to get involved with that.

''Well, for one, he was the only one greeting us. You machos had your nose too high up there to even sense us here.'' Hotaru told them, making them laugh. She glanced at Ruka then away, and Natsume smiled to himself, knowing what those two were doing. They were not there yet, but Ruka had admitted to him that he liked Hotaru, but was not sure how to approach her. They had been friends for a very long time, had seen the best and the worse of each other, and he simply did not know how to make a move without jeopardize their friendship.

Natsume knew they could just talk this out, but not all people were as easy going as he was, so he could not expect it to happen just like that. And Hotaru was… Well, Hotaru. She was a little reserved, never speaking about her intimate feelings. Yet, it was obvious she had noticed Ruka's intentions. Natsume noticed Ruka stare at the black-haired girl with determination.

This was the night then. He would do something about it.

''Oh, come one, Hotaru.'' Ruka joked, walking to her, throwing his arm around her. Natsume noticed Hotaru stiffened. Did something happen between those two?

''You know I love you all.'' Ruka grinned at her and Natsume realized what his friend was doing. He was dancing around her like a cat ready to attack – and it seemed Hotaru realized it too. If she blushed, no one noticed, but Natsume saw her eyes grew a little, and Ruka's arm found her hips, pulling her closer.

No one else seemed to notice the obvious body language.

''Yeah, we love you all. And anyway, you could greet us too!'' Tsubasa complained, leaning on Koko's shoulder. The blonde pushed him off with a laugh and Tsubasa glared at him playfully.

''Hey, there's Anna!'' Nonoko noticed and everyone turned towards the pink-haired girl who made her way through the crowd of dancing people. The music got louder with each minute and the night became heated.

Right behind Anna, there was another girl. Natsume noticed her right away. Long brown hair, big eyes, and a body to dream of wrapped in a tight short blue dress. Whoever left this hot hot girl, was a stupid moron.

''Hey guys!'' Anna greeted with a bright smile and walked into their circle. The girl behind her stopped next to her and smiled shyly at the group. ''Guys, this is Mikan Sakura. Mikan, these are my friends, Hotaru, Misaki, Nonoko, Koko, Tsubasa, Ruka, and Natsume.''

''Hey…'' Mikan greeted and Natsume could already feel it – the desire to have her. His eyes wandered down her body, then up again, catching her eyes. He smiled at her in a way that told her he liked what he saw. She did not react much, but simply smiled back, her eyes moving from one person to another.

''Hey, Mikan. What would you like to drink?'' Koko asked, and asked the others too. He was usually the one bringing drinks.

''Um…'' Mikan looked around. ''Whatever that isn't too expensive, I guess…'' she told him, scratching the back of her neck awkwardly. She did not know how to behave yet.

''Straight or a mixture?''

''Straight. And strong if possible.''

Koko smirked. All right. You guys?'' he asked the others.

''Beer for me!''

''Me too!''

''Happoshu!'

''Twice!''

''Trice!''

''Later…''

''Whiskey.''

''Anything is fine.''

''You don't want anything, Hotaru?'' Koko asked in bewilderment. It was not strange that she did not want anything yet, but he had to tease. The girl shook her head, Ruka still holding her around the hips. ''Later…''

Ruka watched her with a small smile, knowing exactly why she did not drink. She had to stay sober for this. She had to have control over herself once they decided to have the talk.

''All right then.'' And Koko went to the bar counter.

''So, Mikan. How come I've never seen you around?'' Natsume asked, starting his little game. Mikan looked at him, and he felt a sudden giddiness in his chest. She made him feel strange, a little nervous. She had this strange aura around her, all those pheromones and the scent…

''Natsume, right?'' she smiled sweetly. He seriously wanted to take her with him. ''I haven't been going out for some time now.''

''Had a boyfriend?''

''Yeah… Not anymore – thank Kami for that…''

''That bad?''

''Nah… Just… A little too clingy for my taste…'' she grimaced as if ashamed for what she said.

''Well, it does sometimes happen that it's the guy who's clingy.''

''Yeah…'' It looked like she wanted to say more about it, but did not.

''So you came to have some fun tonight?'' he asked, giving he ran inviting smile. He knew she understood, because she looked at him without answering just a second too long.

''Actually, just to drink and forget. I'm not sure I could handle anyone right now.'' She admitted, rejecting him gently. Natsume nodded, understanding, but not discouraged. He would try for now.

''Here are the drinks!'' came Koko's voice from behind and Natsume smirked. Koko gave everyone their drinks and stopped in front of Mikan. ''Whiskey for you, darling. I know you need it.''

Mikan took the glass and took a sip. ''Thank you. The next round is on me.''

''Sure.'' And Koko went to Anna.

Mikan realized she and Natsume drank the same. ''That's a coincidence.''

Natsume shrugged. ''From time to time it's all right to consume something stronger.''

''Can you handle it?''

''If I drink it slowly.''

''True. Gulp it down at once and you'll wake up at the hospital.''

Natsume chuckled. ''Happened to Ruka once.''

''The blonde?'' she glanced at Ruka and Hotaru who talked to each other in whispers.

''Yeah, he had realized he messed up with a girl and drank his sorrows away. It was a nasty thing to watch.''

''I believe you. So how old are you Natsume Hyuuga?''

''23. I'm in the last year of Art and Science College.''

''I'm in the Engineering program, 24 years old.''

''Engineering? Seriously?''

''Yeah, I know… A girl shouldn't mess with men's work and blahblah.''

''No, it's just… It's a surprize for me to get to know a girl who studies this.''

''It's quite interesting, really.'' She slowly sipped at her drink, her cheeks colouring.

''So what made you run for the hills if I may ask.'' Natsume asked once more, hoping to stir the conversation in that direction.

Mikan chuckled, her deep alluring voice making him react in a very very pleasant way. ''Stalking.''

Natsume's eyes grew and he choked on his drink. ''Stalking?''

''Stalking.'' Mikan confirmed with an unsure smile.

''Seriously? That's… Does that actually happen?''

''Apparently yes. It took them six months to lock him up.''

''Just how did you get involved with someone like him?''

Mikan shrugged. ''He had been a nice guy and he never caused any trouble. But once I mentioned breaking up, he lost it. That's it.''

''So you were practically hiding these past months.''

''Yeah… Something like that. You can't really go out without feeling a little scared…'' she admitted sheepishly. Natsume was baffled. Just why would anyone do that to a girl? It was sick!

''Man… That's a crazy thing you had to go through. No wonder you need such a strong drink.''

Mikan chuckled. ''I'll need more than just one.'' To forget… Was her unspoken sentence and Natsume got it. If she let him, he would make her feel better about it, but he knew that women did not see things this way. Sex and emotions were mixed together and while he never had sex without emotions, he certainly did not develop romantic ones right away like many girls did.

It might hurt her if he tried to seduce her now.

He caught her smiling at something behind his shoulder. He glanced back and smiled himself. Ruka played with Hotaru's hair, smiling at her, while whispering something to her that made her blush. She seemed a little uncertain and confused, but not unwilling.

''Ruka's quite persistent.'' Natsume noted, and Mikan chuckled. ''Obviously.''

Ruka pulled the black-haired girl closer to him, telling her something that made her stare at him. She asked him something and he nodded, sighing, leaning his front head on her shoulder. It seemed he just confessed and tried to make her believe him. Natsume could read the next sentence from Hotaru's lips and he felt a little bad for his friend. ''How should I know this isn't just a game for you? You are my friend. I wouldn't stay your friend if this is just-''

Ruka interrupted her by saying something Natsume could not catch. It seemed it made Hotaru relax into his arms. Then she pulled away slightly and made him look at her. She said something and Ruka smiled brightly. When they kissed, Natsume and Mikan turned away to not intrude their moment.

''That's nice.'' Mikan commented.

''It was about time.'' Natsume smirked. ''The poor guy had it bad for her since forever.''

''Why didn't they get together then?''

Natsume shrugged. ''She's the ice queen, and he's insecure. He had fun elsewhere first before even thinking about approaching her.''

''This was what he had messed up?''

''Ah yeah… Once he realized she also had the hots for him and he still had flirted around, he kind of realized his mistake. She never said anything, but it was obvious she had been hurt.''

Mikan nodded. ''Love is a tricky thing…''

''Yeah… Still nice.'' He grinned at her.

She laughed, and he pulled her to the dance floor, where they had fun for the rest of the night. They danced, drank, and laughed, forgetting about the world. He made her feel happy and relaxed and she kept him entertained, made him laugh and talk about nonsense. Natsume did not want to admit it, but rarely did a girl make him talk so much, and brought out so many stories out of his mouth.

But this Mikan…

She gave him a feeling of… How to put it? She made him want to protect her… In a way. He could not explain it. It was not like he was some macho who thought women were weak and all that crap. It was just that she… He wanted to, like, keep her safe or something. Maybe it was just the fact that she had been in danger not long ago and he was somewhat shocked.

As they walked towards their dorms early in the morning, the sun still not up, they were drunk enough to talk about it.

''So why in the world did you choose to spend your night with me, Natsume? There were quite a few girls trying to gain your attention. Yet you stayed with me… I hope I'm not some pity case here.'' She chuckled unsure about herself.

Natsume shook his head. ''Nah… Honestly, you're interesting. Beside wanting to jump you, of course, just look at you-'' for a second he lost his focus by checking her up and down. Only after she nudged him, did he gain his senses and grinned at her drunkenly. ''-you're interesting. I'd love to hear more about you.'' He slurred. ''Of course if you talked about something else, while we'd be doing something else-''

Mikan shrieked in laughter and Natsume grinned at her. ''Kami-sama, I've never met anyone that direct!''

''Well, life's too short to hold back. Just saying what I think.''

''That's good, I guess.''

''It is, it is. Just look at you…'' he stared at her chest wishfully. ''Man… What the hell was that guy thinking, bloody idiot…''

Mikan chuckled, far from walking straight. ''I'm glad he's been gone from my life…''

''I'm glad too.'' He grabbed her hand, and pulled her closer, planting one on her mouth. Then he pulled away, grinned at her cheekily, and walked again. Mikan blushed, her legs almost giving in, but caught her breath the last moment. She stared after him.

''You sneaky little…'' she laughed, running after him. Once she caught him, he grabbed her again, and snogged her one more time. This time not just stealing a kiss. This time he took his time, making her co-operate. He was breathless as he nibbled at her lip, and played with her tongue. Her body was so soft and warm and alluring, and she smelled wonderful, and he could not help himself but want more. With a gasp, he slightly pulled away, noticing she searched for his lips. ''Come with me, Mikan… Come with me…'' he chatted, nipping at her lips, her neck, her shoulder, and back on her lips.

''Natsume… I don-''

''Let's not complicate it. Let's just enjoy…'' his mind went blank once she touched his chest, his heart beating rapidly.

They snogged for a very very long time. Then he pulled away, gazing at her ravished lips, her half-open eyes. ''Let me make you feel good, Mikan. It's going to b-'' this time it was she who kissed him, taking his breath away once again.

Natsume did not wait anymore. Even though his mind was completely preoccupied, he moved the moth towards his dorm. They did not stop kissing, only when he had to find his goddamn key, did he pull away for a second, and unlocked his room. They soon disappeared behind the door, falling through it like rocks, laughing at their eagerness.

They continued kissing and ravishing each other on the floor, and then there was a moment, Natsume leaned above her, gazing at her, his heart hammering against his chest. She stared at him with her big brown eyes, her hair around her head like a halo, her chest moving up and down quickly. His knuckles brushed over the valley between her breasts. He heard her breath hitch and he became instantly excited.

She was beautiful.

''You are beautiful.'' He whispered, and he meant it. He always meant it when he told that to a girl, but this time, he did not just throw it out. He meant it in both physical as well as in mental way. She was beautiful.

He leaned down and kissed her, his arms hugging her around her back and butt to pick her up and take her to his bed. She let him. And she let him do many other things too.