For those of you who didn't know, there's stuff going around that Mikan and Natsume kissed and I'm here to set the facts straight. After hours of long research, here now is the final say on the matter.

YES! Mikan and Nastume DID kiss! And it was in the ongoing Gakuen Alice manga. Here's how the story goes. I've basically condensed the facts before and a little bit after the kiss. Here's the manga scan as well.

THE STORY

At the dance, Mikan trips and falls headfirst into Natsume making it seem like they kissed. Everyone was shocked but the boys were congratulating Natsume for being mature but no one was listening to Mikan's sqawks of indignation.

"We did not kiss! My lips landed on his tooth!!!" wails Mikan.

Meanwhile, Natsume goes outside while Mikan chases after him to make him retract the kissing story.

On the tree, Mikan and Natsume are still arguing about whether or not they kissed. Natsume was insisting that they did kiss, Mikan on the other hand was vehement that her lips landed on his teeth when Natsume suddenly grabbed Mikan by her collar and pressed his lips against hers.

After a while, Natsume pulled back. "So that's a kiss, I don't see what's the big deal about it," he said before jumping off the tree leaving a very shocked Mikan.

END OF STORY

Nope, the kiss didn't happen in the anime..too bad. I sincerely doubt if they'll ever animate that scene, there were a lot of scenes already cut from Alice Academy in Animax and the Japanese are also very strict when it comes to kids hugging or kissing (think Card Captor Sakura The Sealed Card Movie where the scene where Sakura is supposed to hug Syaoran was cut).

On the other hand, this is a good sign that Natsume and Mikan will end up together in the long run. Here are some shoujo manga signs to collaborate it:

1. Usually, the first guy who kisses the girl gets the girl in the end (Peach girl)

2. Brash, abrasive guys also win over their gentler rivals in love (Fruits Basket, Card Captor Sakura)

3. The first person/guy seen the by the heroine in the story is the guy she'll end up with (Love for Venus)

Wai! Mikan x Natsume fans rejoice! There is hope for our favorite pair! Uwah! I really, really hope there's a season two, the manga is amazing, definitely darker than the anime. Stay tuned!