"Natsume-kuunnn! How about we going to Central Town? I have something nice to show you!" Asked flirtly a fan member of the 'Natsume Hyuuga and Nogi Ruka fan club'.

"No." Came the short reply.

"Ehhh?! Why not?!"

"Because you're ugly. And i am busy."

Thus, the school heartbreaker went away calmy and towards the school canteen, leaving the girl crying in the hallway.

'Really...these girls don't have anything better to do than to ask me to dates?' Thought Natsume angry. This was the third asking this day. Why didn't anyone know that he wasn't in the mood for these types of things.

He arrived at the canteen only two minutes later. He looked for the same table that he and his friends have eaten at since they were 10. Yes. Since the light of their life has arrived here. Sakura Mikan. The hero of this school. The matriarch. The guardian angel. These were just a few of the names that Mikan was know as at this school. Especially the younger students. They were introduced to her in their first day of school or on the day they arrived here. It was just like a tradition. If you get an OK from her at the first sight, then you are family. Even the students that had serious problem (like Natsume when he was young) and were found out as an enemy, Mikan would get them on her side. She had that talent.

The name that Natsume liked the most was "The Godness of Beauty and Compassion". Really. That name fitted the girl like a glove.

In his musing, he missed the looks he was given by the most of the female population. They were very persistent.

The fan girls were ogling and staring him pretty obvious. He just didn't care.

When he found his target, he started to walk slowly toward their table.

"Yo! Natsume-kun, busy as always, aren't we?" Asked in mock salute the group clown, Koko.

"You don't know half of it..." he muttered tiredly. Only when he was with his friends could he be himself. He seated himself next to his best friend, Ruka, and his partner, Mikan.

"Natsume, here you go. Me and Ruka got you some food." Said concerned Mikan eyeing him slowly, as if to make sure that he was the whole Natsume.

"Thanks."

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah. The same as always."

"These girls don't know when to give up! Ne, Natsume-kun?" Asked Sumire. As the president of their fan club, he couldn't tolerate these stupid girls that tried to spoil everyone's game.

"Hn. Mikan."

"Yes?"

"After this, wanna go to central town?"

"Sure! I wanted to buy something from there!"

Silence.

"Hm? Guys, what's wrong?"

"No...seriosly? What is wrong with YOU two?!" Asked sumire the century question. Everyone knew that there was something between these two. Even since the war against AAO has finished, these two seemed more closely than ever, but at the same time, they weren't.

Everyone was confused. One time he came back with Mikan on his back sleeping. When asked what happened, he answered that during the movie she fell asleep and he didn't want to wake up after it. This leaded to fact nr.1: they were going to movies often.

Another time, one junior said he saw Natsume and Mikan under their sakura tree. Fact nr.2: they shared a tree. It seems that a lot happened under it. But not the fact that the junior saw them was questionably, but the position. And before someone thinks at strange thinghs, it was not that way. Natsume was sleeping on Mikan's lap meanwhile she was playing with his hair. And the expresion! The junior said scared that Mikan was looking at him with such loving eyes and the scary thing: when Natsume woke up, he kissed her hand and smiled serenly!

Fact nr.3&4: Natsume and Mikan were at an intimate relationship and Natsume was really in love with Mikan.

But here was the problem! When someone tried to get something out of them, they either dodged the question, ignored it, or denied it with the classic: "we're just friends."

Yeah sure. And Hotaru fucking Imai wasn't the ice queen.

"With us? Natsume, i know for a fact that there's nothing wrong with you. Is there something wrong with me?"

"Hn...nothing new that you should worry about."

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!"

Here it is. The thing that threw all of them off. They were times when they wouldn't talk with each other at all. For days. Or when they talked, they shouted at each other.

Really. Not even Hotaru knew what was between them. And that pissed her. A lot. If not for her boyfriend, Ruka, then maybe she would have killed Mikan from frustation.

There were times when they would get along like a couple, and there were times when they would be the worst of the worst type of enemies.

"No! That wasn't what i was talking about! About you two! What are you?! Friends, or lovers?!"

"Friends" answered in sinc the two teenagers and resumed their eating.

"How can it be?! You are not comporting like friends at all!"

"And?" Asked codly Natsume." I don't see what's your problem what me and Mikan are."

That wasn't true. The whole school was curious! They started this game based on their curiousity! First who came with the ideea was Koko. The in a few weeks, the whole school was participating in it. Even the teachers! Narumi was in blooming with happiness.

"Mikan. I, as your best friend, and Ruka, as Natsume's best friend, demand that you tell us the truth."

"Hotaru..."

"Ruka..."

"Sorry, but it's a secret." Both of them said slowly and in sinc. Then they got up and leaved the already quiet lunch room.


"Do you think they would leave us alone anytime soon?" Asked a muffed feminine voice.

"Hn. I don't think so." Answered another voice. They were Natsume and Mikan. And they were embracing each other.

"What can we do? It's still early to tell them... Beside, the fun will be ruined." Mkan pouted cutely.

"Of course. We throw them off. The game is still on."

"Hmm..."

"What?"

"I just...don't think that i am ok with not telling Hotaru for so long..."

"It's ok. Let's go. We can talk tomorow with them."

"Ok."