Oops another oneshot. :D
I couldn't get to sleep last night so I wrote this at 3 am, so excuse any weirdness or bad spelling or whatever.
Just Natsume's idle thoughts (probably during Jin-Jin's lesson).
Disclaimer~
And That's Why I Love Her
Maybe... Maybe, at the beginning, it was because of Aoi.
That incessantly cheerful and irritatingly contagious smile of hers that reminded me so much of Aoi that it hurt... That was what had originally drawn me to her, I think. Naru can say whatever shit he likes about being responsible, but I'm pretty certain she would've caught my attention even if that damn Naru hadn't been trying his goddamn hardest to play matchmaker.
Even Ruka had noticed it, and had quietly mentioned it over breakfast once; those two were just so similar that it was almost creepy.
I hadn't been surprised when they instantly became best friends after that... incident at the Hanahime den. Despite everything, they giggled and laughed together about some pointless event or another, eyes wide with childlike ignorance of the world.
However, as I began to spend more time with Mikan, I realised that there were some very plain and obvious differences. Aoi, for starters, was far quieter and shier than that loudmouth Mikan had ever been. Aoi was also very much a pacifist, whereas Polka would not think twice of attacking me full-force at the drop of a hat (I mean sheesh, I was only teasing).
I'm not entirely sure when it happened, but I think it was around the moment I realised I'd fallen for her that I had an epiphany.
Mikan is - and will always be - just Mikan, and no one else, no matter how similar they may be, could ever be Mikan the way Mikan is Mikan.
And that's why I love her.