Author's Note: My first two shot! Hope you like it!

Summary: Mikan and Natsume always argue on such small things… but this time their argument came out far from what they had expected. Now ignoring one another and ignoring their friends for two whole weeks. Hotaru and Ruka made a plan Natsume and Mikan will never forget.

Title: Suspended Argument

Two shot

Chapter 1

As days go by, the two didn't seem to get any much closer to each other. They always fight about small things like calling and being called 'Polka-dots'.

Are they going to end the fight or are they going to make things worse?

"Will you stop calling me that?!" shouted an angry brunette.

"Why should I, polka-dots?"

"Ugh! Because it's annoying." Mikan shouted while their classmates looked at them.

"It isn't annoying for me." Natsume said.

"But fine I won't call you polka-dots." He then added.

"Whew… thanks-"

"Strawberries"

"Ugh!! That's it I hate you, Natsume!" Mikan shouted as she was going to her seat.

"I hate you too, strawberries. Besides, who would even like an idiot like you?" Natsume said.

"What?" Mikan asked as she looked back.

"I said, 'who would even like an idiot like you?'" He said once again. 'You, stupid' his inner thoughts replied.

"I… don't know. But of course my friends like me." Mikan said.

"It's because they're your friends, idiot. Friends are supposed to like each other." Natsume said.

"Well, at least some people still like me!" Mikan shouted

"Because of your cheerfulness, dummy; But I, for one despise you." Natsume coldly said, 'Hey, hey, hey! What the hell are you talking about you idiot?!' His inner thoughts shouted at him.

"…" Mikan fell silent

'You're a freakin' idiot you know that?! Why did you say those words that shouldn't have came out from your mouth! You're impossible!' His inner mind battled with him, 'Geez, I'm the boss here. I have the brain, body and voice, so I make the decisions!'

"I'm sorry, Natsume. I'm such an idiot…" Mikan said

"Glad you know…" Natsume said 'Freak! Why did you talk back?! Let her speak first! You'll make things even worse!'

"I'm such an idiot that I didn't even realize you hated me that much!" Mikan shouted.

Natsume was taken aback, "I won't bother you anymore, so this must be your lucky day…" she said as she went back to her seat.

'See? What did I tell you? But nooo… you didn't even listen to me, if that's how you take things, then I won't bother you too, bye, and I wish you no luck!!' His inner mind's voice vanished, 'Great now my mind's against me… well he was against me from the start actually.'

'I should've said that…'

Just then Ruka and Hotaru went in. Hotaru was surprised when Mikan didn't try to hug or greet her, so was Ruka.

"Hey, Natsume, do you know what happened to Mikan?" Ruka asked.

He kept silent, and after a couple of minutes he went out of the classroom. 'What's up with him?' Ruka thought.

-Two days later-

"Natsume can you come with me to central town?" Ruka asked

"Why?"

"Because Hotaru and Mikan will be there,"

"Not interested."

"Why not?"

"Because I don't want to walk around; I need to finish the manga I just bought yesterday."

"Oh, Okay…" He said as he walked away, he went to a near by bush and…

"He didn't want to go." He said

"Why not?" Hotaru asked

"Maybe because he doesn't want to see Mikan," He said, "And he's not talking to me anymore."

"Of course he's ignoring you, idiot! Because he's heart broken, that's why! Everybody knows that." Hotaru said

He blushed, "W-what do you mean?" He said, "Natsume's straight, don't think about him being ga-"

"Stupid!" Hotaru shouted "Because Mikan is ignoring him and trying her best to avoid him!"

"Oh… Well I thought…"

"Never mind… We've tried our sixth plan! And I had it…. "Hotaru thought for a while "I know, come here…" She said as she whispered something to Ruka

"That's a great idea!" He shouted "When will we do it?"

"Saturday night, seven thirty is the best time."

"Okay! I can't wait!" Ruka shouted "But what will I tell Natsume?"

"He's your best friend, you deal with him."

"Just as I thought you'd do…"

"Well, you're right."

As days go by, Natsume avoided Mikan and ignored Ruka. Since Hotaru and Ruka are already together, they worked as a team. They planned something Natsume and Mikan would never forget.

"Hey, Nogi hurry up." Hotaru said

"Hotaru, I'm already your boyfriend and you still call me that?"

"Fine, Ruka, hurry up and let's go. We only have an hour left."

"Fine"

"You already know our plan right?"

"Yeah, yeah, I've completely downloaded the information in my head."

"Good."

He sighed, "I'll get Natsume."

"And I'll get that idiot." Hotaru said

"Okay, bye." Ruka said as he went away to look for Natsume.

"Whatever."

Hotaru went to Mikan's room and knocked the door, "Who is it?" Mikan asked.

"It's me idiot."

"Oh Hotaru, wait for a while." She said

She opened the door to see Hotaru with a still emotionless face.

"Hi Hotaru, what brings you he-?" Mikan said but Hotaru immediately went in and proceeded to her closet.

"W-what are you doing Hotaru?" Mikan asked.

"Just shut up." Hotaru said as she took out Mikan's red off-shoulder dress.

"What are you doing with that?"

"Wear it."

"What?"

"I said wear it."

"Why?"

"Just wear it. When you're done, come and see me in my room, so I could put make-up on your face, no objections."

"O-okay." Mikan said as Hotaru left.

'That was weird.'

-Meanwhile-

"H-hey, Natsume?" Ruka asked to a closed door.

"What is it?" Natsume asked.

"C-can you let me in?" He asked.

"Fine" He said as he opened the door, "What is it?"

"Um… Can you wear the tuxedo that you used last year?"

"Why?"

"B-because… I kinda like you wearing that, if you're already done can you follow me?"

"Like what I had asked earlier, 'why'?"

He sighed, "As I said earlier, I like you wearing it." He said, "Just this once… please??"

'You better do it idiot, you did a wrong move with Mikan and now you might make a wrong move to your best friend.'

"Fine, just this once got that?"

"Yes! Thank you Natsume!"

'Why the hell is he asking me to do these?'

When Natsume was done putting on his tuxedo, he followed Ruka to a classroom, well; at least he thought it was a classroom.

Natsume was in front of the opened door of the classroom while Ruka was behind him.

"I'm sorry Natsume."

"What--!" He was pushed in the room.

"What the hell?! Where the hell am I?!"

-Hotaru's POV-

When I was done putting make-up on Mikan, I told her to follow me and she gladly agreed. I pity her, wow, yeah, pity her but this is for her own good.

"Hotaru, why are we here?" Mikan said referring to the room.

"This is for your own good, Mikan." I said as I pushed her inside of the room.

"Hotaru!!" Mikan shouted banging the door.

"Where am I?"

"You're in a virtual room, Mikan." Hotaru said through a microphone

"Hotaru, where are you?!"

…(…)…

Author's Note: Explanations if you don't quite understand: Mikan and Natsume are in the same room but they couldn't see each other because there was a virtual wall placed in between them. Hotaru is using a PA system, so that Mikan could hear her, as well as Natsume will be able to hear Ruka… that's all! I don't want to be a spoiler!