Disclaimer: Gakuen Alice doesn't belong to me. It is owned by the great mangaka Higuchi Tachibana.

A/N: I was bored so I did another songfic. The song is entitled, 'Til They Take My Heart Away. Title a bit corny? shrugs I still like the song, especially the lyrics. I think it would be good for my favorite pairing. NatsumexMikan (By the way, they're in middle school now. I think it would be more appropriate :D)

A sucky fic I made ages ago. ((sighs)) But please review! No lurkers, please XD

Summary: ONESHOT Sakura Mikan has finally come to terms with her feelings. She wants to be with him.. Desperately. But she was afraid he wouldn't allow it and just reject her, INCLUDING her feelings for him. What's she supposed to do now? NatsumexMikan

Believe in Me

Why is Natsume always like that, wondered Mikan. He never seems to smile.. All I see is a glare/frown/scowl (you name it) from him.Why is that? She stared across the grass at him reading his shounen manga. She remembered the time when she had the opportunity to look into his eyes.

OOO

I look into your eyes

So far away..

There's trouble on your mind

You're losing faith

OOO

What did I see back then? Sadness, emptiness, suffering.. masked by anger and laced by hatred.

Mikan remembered Ruka saying to her, 'Natsume is actually a very kind person. He would do anything for someone he considers a friend.'

She smiled at that and from then on, she looked at him in a whole new different light. Somehow, I knew that Natsume was capable of such thing, she thought, her eyes lit with affection.

OOO

Hey now.. Let me hold you

It'll be okay

'Cause I will love you 'til they take my heart away

OOO

I vow to do everything I can for you, Natsume, she thought tenderly. A person as gentle as you doesn't deserve this kind of sadness.

But I doubt it, she said to herself, her spirits faltering. You never allowed me to get close. Or any person, for that matter. Except Ruka-pyon and Youichi-chan, that is.

You pushed me away at every turn. I don't really know if you meant it or not.. But still.. I can't help but feel hurt by that, her heart constricted painfully.

She walked around the academy, trying to gather her thoughts. She sat down under a ginko tree and hugged her knees to her chest. She stared at the grass beneath her feet. She stared at the clouds overhead. And finally, her gaze fell to a couple (middle-schoolers), hugging. The girl was crying uncontrollably and the guy was comforting her, whispering reassuring words in her ear.

I want to be with him, she then realized. I want to be with him and take away all of his pain. But if that's not possible.. I'm willing to share the burden he carries with him. If only he would let me., Mikan felt her throat tighten with tears.

Oh, Natsume.., she wanted to cry out loud, but no sound came out.

OOO

Mikan hesitated but went over and sat beside Natsume.

Natsume just sat there, reading, not even paying the least bit of attention to the girl who suddenly flopped down beside him.

"Ne.. Natsume?"

She heard rustling as Natsume turned the page of his manga. "What is it, little girl?", he mumbled, sounding as though he was tired of people bothering him all the time.

"I just wanted to ask you something.."

- rustle rustle of pages

"How come you never smile.. at all?", she looked at him hesitantly, waiting for an answer.

There was no answer from him so Mikan just stared at her shoes dejectedly.

Finally, Natsume spoke up and Mikan was surprised because his voice contained tightly controlled anger.

"You really wanna know why? You really wanna know?", he said, eyes boring holes into his manga. He clutched it hard as if trying to rip it. "If you had my kind of life and my kind of alice, you would know!"

Mikan looked shocked and tried to speak, "Natsume, I can h--"

Natsume faced her swiftly, looking at her with smoldering eyes. "You think you understand me, do ya? Well, let me say this to you, little girl. Leave me alone", he said, cursing.

She looked at him with frightened eyes, surprised at his outburst. And then he was gone, leaving her there shaking.

Natsume.. please.. If only you could.. If only you could.. Mikan sat down again, and buried her face in her hands, trying hard not to release all the frustration she felt.

OOO

Remember when you called

And said goodbye

You'd thought we'd lost it all

And so did I

But even if I'd lost you

It would be the same

'Cause I will love you 'til they take my heart away

Believe.. I'm here to stay

'Cause I will love you 'til they take my heart away..

OOO

Natsume ran swiftly, the wind whistling in his ears. He ran and ran until he reached the edge of the Northern Forest. He made his way to a giant birch and rested his forehead against the trunk.

Nice move, Natsume, he berated himself. Nice move. Scare away one of the people who at least care about you. Or worse, scare her away.

He sat down at the base of the tree and leaned back, trying to calm himself down. He clenched his fists to his side and banged them down on the hard earth of the forest.

It can never be, you idiot, he told himself. Never let her get any closer 'cause she will only regret it when she's caught up in a mess. And gets hurt because of me, he thought grimly.

He looked up as droplets of rain began to fall. After a few minutes, it began to pour down steadily. He looked wryly at the sky. The perfect weather to match my mood.

He sighed and said to himself, It's better this way, knowing she'll be safe..

OOO

Now as stronger than before

We've made it through

Now I've never felt more sure

Because of you

Hey now are you listenin'

Can you hear me say?

'Cause I will love you 'til they take my heart away

Believe I'm here to stay..

'Cause I will love you 'til they take my heart away

OOO

But a voice broke through in his already messed-up thoughts. "N-N-Natsume! Where are you? Can you hear me?", a shaky voice called out.

He stood up abruptly and looked around. Mikan, his mind exclaimed. You idiot! Why are you here, he reprimanded her mentally. But he looked for her anyway.

"Little girl! Where are you? Answer me!", he yelled, trying to be heard over the howling wind.

"N-Natsume! Over here!". a muffled voice answered back.

His eyes caught sight of a figure sprawled on the ground. He could make out a head with russet locks, stained with mud. Idiot!

He rushed to her and tried to pull her to a sitting position gently. "What are you doing? You're not supposed to be here".

She tried to glare at him and shot back, "And neither are you". She gazed at him defiantly.

Natsume exhaled sharply and thought, No use arguing with this girl right now. He turned back to her and asked, "Are you hurt?"

Mikan was already rubbing her head and replied gingerly, "No.. Not really.. My head is just pounding a bit right now".

"Why the hell did you even follow me here? Huh, little girl", he looked at her a bit alarmingly. "It's stupid to come here. You know that!"

Mikan was looking at him strangely, for some reason.

Huh? What is it now, he thought exasperately. Then to his horror, she burst into tears. She clutched his shirt tightly and began to sob against his chest.

M-Mikan, he thought, feeling a bit confused. But deep down, he already knew why she was crying.

"Natsume, you idiot!", she screamed still soaking his already wet shirt.

He was frozen to the spot, unable to speak. Mikan continued, "Why do you keep pushing me away? Don't you see that I care about you? Or do you really just hate me that much?". Her sobs grew louder and Natsume unable to breath.

Mikan put his hands against his chest and pushed him away. "Say something!", tears still streaming down his face, then she turned her back against him.

He continued to stare down at his shoes, his bangs covering his ruby-red eyes. "I-I'm sorry, Mikan", he said in a barely audible voice.

She whipped around again and said softly, "What? I didn't quite catch that.."

"I said I.. I'm sorry.."

Then there was silence between the two of them. Nothing could be heard but the steady downpour of rain and the harsh howling of the wind.

Mikan finally cracked and yelled, "I care about you, Natsume! I care about you! More than you could ever know! It's because I.. I..", she faltered.

Natsume was still staring at the ground but he heard every word she uttered. She.. she.. what? Does she..? He never finished the thought because he felt her pull him closer and bury her face to his chest.

Through her tears, she whispered, "I love you, Natsume".

Natsume struggled hard to control the emotions that were threatening to take over him.

He swallowed hard and pulled her closer.

"I do too.. Mikan", calling her by that for the first time ever. Mikan looked up at him and gave him a watery smile that seemed to wrench at his heart.

OOO

Believe.. in me

I'm here to stay

'Cause I will love you

'Til they take my heart away..

Away.. away..

I will love you

'Til they take my heart away

OOO

He whispered through her hair, "Stay, will you, Mikan?"

She just nodded and hugged him even tighter, as to not let him go. Ever.

And I'll leave the rest to you to think about what happened to them next.

A/N: Okay, did it suck? I know, I know.. It's not my best work but I tried ! I had this idea and I just had to write a fic about it! Please review!