Summary: When the two were at a tender age of 13, Natsume confessed his love to Mikan. At this time, he wasn't exactly Mr. Hottie; he was the ranked 2nd in the year and had round glasses that made him look like a Megane Character. Mikan had indeed overlooked this trivial matter; however, she was on her way to confess to his best friend, Ruka. He agrees happily to be her boyfriend because he too, was about to confess to her. Five years have passed and the three are placed in the same class; Class A - which was for the best students in their year. Although he was a nerd before, Natsume has grown up to be quite the charming playboy. Mikan finds herself slowly falling for this new bad-boy attitude and is sometimes drawn away from her boyfriend, Ruka-pyon. Is he going to steal her away from Ruka – or break her fragile heart?

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I looked over it on 8/10/09 and edited it because I really needed to change some things. Tell me if you like it or not!

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~Revenge Has Never Been So Sweet~

Chapter 1 – The Beginning

"Umm… I- I like you! Please go out with me!" A crimson-haired boy exclaimed, intently staring at the ground.

It was the last day of school for the 6th graders of Gakuen Alice. They were making a transition from the Elementary School Section to the exotic world of the Middle School Section.

If you are in Middle School, you get several more benefits than being a wee little Elementary School student. You are able to go to Central Town alone instead of going with your assigned partners, you can actually leave the secluded academy to visit family and friends if you have the high grades and proper behavior, but the most exciting bonus was that you can also practice your Alice on whomever – as long as it wasn't an Elementary School student – since the principals considered this to be great practice for the youngsters.

(Obviously, the teachers weren't so ecstatic about it but they knew it was very difficult for a child to strike a blow to them unless they were completely oblivious to their surroundings.)

So, on this exciting last day of school, Natsume Hyuuga, one of the most diligent students in Gakuen Alice, - also regarded as the School Nerd – confessed his undying love for an auburn-haired girl named Mikan Sakura.

She was one of the most popular students in Central Town. Unlike the other well-liked students, she was caring and dense. But these unique attributes of hers were very well appreciated by her fellow peers – especially certain teenage boys with raging hormones. Mikan was also a hard-working student who was very much praised by her teachers – except the always humble Jinno-sensei.

He, on the other hand, was known as the school nerd. Yes, he was smart; but his round glasses and strict demeanor blocked anyone from getting close to him - not that he needed anyone, of course. Natsume blended in with the crowd; it was as if he wasn't there sometimes. But the one thing that made people recognize him was the fact that he was best friends with Mikan and Ruka - the two most popular students in their grade.

Natsume had always had feeling for her - ever since she stepped into their classroom in their kindergarden days. Unfortunately, so had Ruka.

Oblivious to Mikan, the two silently competed against each other for her. Today was the day, they would put their skills to the test. They would confess to her.

Mikan was suffice to say, surprised that her best friend would confess to her, when she wanted to confess to his best friend, Ruka.

Ruka wasn't the most brilliant child, but he was a black belt in numerous forms of martial arts. Ruka also participated in the Track and Field Club, which was a good thing, since his several fan clubs had the most terrible habit of chasing him day after day. Today, he is probably giving out all of his buttons – except for the top one that had a gold border around it.

That one unique button had an engraving of the owner's name - usually a male's. If a female student had one placed on her uniform, it symbolized their relationship. The tradition had started when the school was first built; who started it? No one knew. But it was continued for generations and generations.

She hoped that they both mutual feelings for each other, and Ruka would give her his button. But first, she had to do the most horrible thing - to reject her best friend. It almost brought tears to her eyes.

Mikan finally answered. "Arigato, Natsume-kun for liking me."

Natsume smiled widely – hoping the answer to be yes. "Y-y-our w-welcome, M-Mikan-chan." He hated that he only stuttered with her.

She smiled and sighed greatly. How could she reject him? But she had to, for she did not like him in that way. Mikan only saw him as her best crony.

"But I can't accept it." She mumbled softly.

Though it was nearly inaudible, Natsume heard it. It felt as if someone had stabbed a knife into his heart, and there was no cure to repair it.

"I'm sorry, Natsume-kun." Mikan apologized softly.

He couldn't accept her apology. So he did what he had do to. "Don't talk to me, Sakura-san."

Mikan's eyes widened at her new name. He hadn't called her that since first grade.

"I'm sorry but I don't want to see you ever again." He stated, spatting every word with cruelness. "Go. Go to him."

Tears were begging to come out, but Mikan forced them back in as she forced a smile as well. "A-alright then. B-b-bye-bye Natsume-kun."

And she ran away, with her head down, not bothering to find Ruka anymore.

Natsume's fists were tightly clenched. So tight, that blood was starting to fall out of his palms. He couldn't believe he lost to Ruka. What was he going to do now?

He started walking to the school gate when suddenly an idea popped in his head. One so clever, so devious, it had to work.

Natsume hastily took off his round glasses and shoved them in his pockets along with his hands. Then, there was a malice glint in his eyes and a never-before-seen smirk on his face. Just with these few changes, he somehow looked like the perfect image of the school's heart throb. Handsome and mysterious.

He arrived at the school gate and he turned around, caught a glimpse of Mikan's backside and smirked. "When I come back, Mikan, you will be mine. Forever. Even if I do have to steal you from Ruka." Natsume thought.

Ruka was pacing back and forth for his best pal. He knew that Natsume was confessing to Mikan-chan today and was worried that Mikan was going to accept his assertion. They both kept their gold-bordered buttons in the bottom of their surprisingly deep pockets. It was difficult to keep the annoying fan girls away from finding it.

"Ugh!" he groaned to himself. He was pacing even faster now that if a fly moved into Ruka's upcoming tornado it wouldn't survive for even a split-second.

He was getting very anxious now and decided to search for Mikan before she left for her summer vacation.

But just as he was about to run into a mad dash, Mikan-chan arrived in all her sweating glory. Ruka's eyes widened into one of Anna's "Magnificent McMuffins" and they (the muffins) were enormous.

It was as if the beautiful girl had read his mind - since she had arrived at the perfect time. "Well she did have the SEC Alice which means she could also have the Mind Reading Alice." He thought.

Mikan didn't see his smile though. She was currently rethinking her previous situation with Natsume. How could he not want to see her again?

"No," She thought. "I will be friends with Natsume-kun... as soon as I'm done finding Ruka-pyon."

And she raised her head high, only to find... Ruka.

"Ruka-pyon!" Mikan cried out. "You're right here!"

He raised an eyebrow. "Were you looking for me?"

She suddenly blushed as red as a tomato.

"N-no."

Ruka gave her a look and she sighed in defeat.

"Yes..."

He smiled at his small victory. "And why were you looking for me?"

"Just... b-because..." She replied, playing with her hair.

Ruka playfully rolled his eyes at her. He already thought that she had a crush on him and was ecstatic since he liked her too. Guess he has to be the first one to confess.

"Well, I was looking for you too, Mikan. And not just because..." He said, purposely stopping his response

Mikan looked absolutely shocked. "Y-you, you were?"

He nodded.

She seemed bewildered as to why he was searching for her. Although she was one of the most intellectual students of all time, she was void of common sense.

"Why?" She asked.

"Because Mikan-chan," He said gently and walked over to hold her smooth, pale hands.

To be honest, Ruka was apprehensive when he first started planning this out. But now he felt confident and was ready to speak the truth.

"I like you."

Mikan gasped loudly as she took her hands from Ruka's to cover her mouth, signaling she was completely taken back.

"Y-you do?" Damn the stuttering.

Ruka nodded slowly. "Yes."

Suddenly, a flood of tears started to cascade slowly down her cheeks as she put her head down. Could she possibly be the luckiest girl in the world?

He, meanwhile, was terrified that he had done something abhorrent. Did he say something wrong? Did he do something wrong? WHAT WAS WRONG?!

"Are you okay, Mikan-chan?" He asked with nothing but concern in his voice.

"I-I just can't believe you actually like me too. I always thought that you just wanted to be friends, but," A pause and a smile. "I'm glad I was wrong."

And a smile appeared on Ruka's face too.

"Soooo...." Another pause as Mikan looked up at him. "Does that mean you like me too?" He asked hopefully.

Mikan's petite smile grew wider as two noticiable dimples appeared on her cheeks.

"Of course I do, baka. How could I not?" She replied.

They both had expressions of joy on their face as they moved closer together for a hug.

Ruka could think of nothing but Mikan; however, for Mikan, an image of Natsume-kun popped into her mind.

"How strange..." She thought sadly. "I'm with the one I like, Ruka-pyon, and yet I can't think of anything but Natsume."

But then she shrugged lightly, knocking the thought off.

"It's probably nothing." She decided. "I'm probably only thinking of him because I just met with him. Surely, he meant nothing."

Oh, how wrong she was.

"So then, Mikan." He started.

Though both a tad bit reluctant, they let go of their grip on each other. As they stared into each others eyes, - blue meeting brown; brown meeting blue - Ruka let out the six words Mikan has been dying to hear since... forever.

"Will you go out with me?"

New salty water droplets started teeming her almond eyes as he asked that wonderful question.

With the sudden question though, Mikan found that she almost couldn't answer such a simple one. Of course, it was almost, not completely.

"I'd love to." She answered, the tears refusing to vanish.

With her final answer, the new couple kissed. Although it wasn't so passionate, their lips on each other were enough to make both of them go completely bananas.

Sadly, Mikan was thinking to herself as to why there were no fireworks, or sparks that the girls in her class had always talked about. "Oh well," she thought. "Maybe it takes a while. I mean fireworks don't always happen on the first kiss, right?"

She tried to convince herself of that while stopping the kiss with Ruka-pyon. With another soft kiss, the two walked hand in hand to the front entrance.

"It's okay if there are no sparks, because I'm going out with the most sought-out guy of Gakuen Alice. There will be sparks afterwards. And this relationship will last. I'm sure of it!" She thought with a grin on her face. She was confident that Ruka was the one for her, her soulmate, if you will. But there was doubt as another word was coming to her mind. "Right? …"

End of Chapter 1

UH-OH! Is she regretting rejecting the one we all love, Natsume?! Does she actually like Ruka, or is it just a mere obsession?! What will happen in five years????

Find out in the next chapter of.... *drums rolling* Revenge Has Never Been So Sweet!

Teehee!

So that's the end of Chapter 1! It was only the flashback or you could say the Prologue that started this whole story. By next month (maybe year~) or something I'll start the REAL chapter 1 of this story. I guess I made the confession with Ruka a little too dramatic and long, so if there's anything wrong tell me. :D

It might even take me a century to write another chapter, so you better review if you want me to update. ^^

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