"Good morning EVERYBODY!!!" screamed a very energetic girl with brunette hair, as she walked into the classroom.
"Good morning, Mikan! Wow, you're not late today… amazing," said a blonde boy with glasses.
"Heh, I'll never be late again Yuu!" she said confidently.
"Yeah right, baka," said a familiar voice behind Mikan. She turned around only to see her best friend Hotaru.
"Hotaruuuuuu!!!" she said jumping to hug her friend.
Baka! Baka! Baka!
"Hotaru! Why do you have to be so mean?" Mikan asked rubbing her head as she sat on the floor. Hotaru's bakagun smoked some.
"I'm not mean, you're just an idiot," she said plainly, then walking to her desk. She promptly sat down and opened one of her books.
"Are you okay Mikan?" Yuu asked, helping her up.
"Yeah…" she said sighing. Just then the door opened to reveal the most dangerous guy on campus and his animal loving best friend. Mikan immediately perked up.
"Good morning, Ruka, Natsume!" she said smiling brightly. Ruka blushed and turned his head.
"Good morning to you too Mikan," he said with a little smile. She turned and looked at the other boy.
"HN" was all he said as he walked past her, Ruka following him, not too close behind.
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Natsume P.O.V.
I walked past her again, as she smiled stupidly at me. Her smile faltered a little bit. That's odd. Usually she'd yell at me, giving me the perfect opportunity to mess with her head. I sat at my desk and took out my favorite anime book, which I'm happy to say I've read nine times already. But as I read, I watched her out of the corner of my eye. Something was bothering her today.
"Natsume?" Ruka asked looking at me, uncertain. I nodded slightly. He looked over at her, worried. He knows too. She sat down next to me, frowning a little. Right before I was about to say something to tease her (and it was gonna be good too!) stupid Narumi walked in.
"Good morning class!" he said dancing around the room. Baka. I just got up to leave when I saw something strange.
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Mikan P.O.V.
I can't stop them, the tears rolling down my face. The more I try, the more they come. There was only one thing I could do. I stood up and walked out of the classroom. Sorry Narumi-sensei. Sorry Hotaru. I walked down the deserted hallway trying to dry my tears. They really wouldn't stop. He hated me. Hotaru did too. And now even Natsume. I walked out side and looked up at the school.
"Baka, Mikan…" I said to myself, the sun making my tears glisten.
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Regular P.O.V.
"Mikan, ditched my class?" Narumi-sensei asked in disbelief and horror. The class was dumbfounded. Sakura Mikan never ditched, not even when jin-jin taught.
"Natsume, that was weird," Ruka said turning to look at him.
"Yeah…" Natsume responded not even looking up from his book.
"Maybe she wasn't feeling well?" Ruka asked thinking alone. Natsume wasn't paying any attention, or was he?
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Natsume P.O.V.
She was crying. That baka was crying. But I don't remember doing anything to her today… I barely talked to her. Okay, think Natsume, think. This morning was the usual. I walked around the corner, as she bumped into me.
-flashback-
She walked into me not paying attention. We both landed on the ground, butts aching.
"That hurt, baka," I said getting up and brushing off my pants. She was silent though. I looked to her, expecting to see an angry girl glaring up at me. But instead I got a girl just sitting there. Really, she looked out of it.
"Hello? Are you even in there?" I asked crouching next to her. "I see its Polka-dots today… are those the ones you were wearing when I met you?" I just loved teasing her. She blushed slightly and turned those warm brown eyes to me, in a glare. Finally a reaction.
"Natsume, you… you… PERVERT!" she screamed standing up and holding her skirt down. She stomped of towards the classroom.
-end flashback-
She was acting a little weird, but other than that normal, well, as normal as she could be anyways. Now she was crying. Come to think of it as I waited for her at the corner, like always, I heard her mumbling. I turned to peek around at her and she was frowning. Hmm… maybe this wasn't my fault after all. She's so confusing!
"Natsume, aren't we leaving?" Ruka asked me patting his bunny.
"Sure, lets go," I said standing and walking towards the exit. Stupid Narumi was still crying when I closed the door.
Ruka and me walked down the hall in silence. He kept looking at me. sigh
"Fine, let's go," I said switching my direction path. Ruka followed me with a confused expression.
"Where are we going then?" he asked walking beside me.
"Nowhere, go to the Sakura tree and wait for me, I gotta do something." I said walking ahead of him. He was worried about me, not her. Baka. I walked to her door and knocked twice. No one came so I knocked again. Still no answer. I turned the knob and to my surprise, the door opened.
At first I saw no one in the small room. So I walked inside. One star rooms are small, I knew that but, hers just looked smaller. Hmm… anyways. There was a mirror on the wall, full body, who knew she spent time with a mirror? There was also a dresser with picture frames and other knick knacks on it. I walked over to it and picked up the picture that stuck out the most. It was some old guy… but I already knew it had to be her grandpa. She talked so much about him. Then I heard a noise. I turned in the direction of the bed to see her sleeping on it. Opps… I don't know why but, I walked forward. I stopped when my legs bumped into the bed. She looked so peaceful. Not at all like the childish girl who showed up in my class everyday. She looked older for some reason. Instead of her normal cuteness, she had an older beauty. Maybe it was her hair, it was down. She shifted in her sleep startling me. But I knew she was asleep. Her hand clinched something tightly, a piece of paper. I took a deep breath and held it, as I reached to open her hand.
"Hotaru…" she said hugging me around the neck and pulling me to her. Ack!
"I love you Hotaru," she said squeezing harder. Damn, damn, damn! This was bad. I can't move. Although this is very comfortable. But I have to get that paper. He reached to her hand and opened it gently. The paper fell out of it and onto the floor. Great. Now what do I do?