Together in the Woods
A/N: Dear readers of our previous story "I'll Dance with You", we are very sorry to say that this is not considered a sequel due to one "special" kissing scene and a far connection of the plot from the one of this story's and to the previous one. Just think it is a sequel. Thank you.
Everyone here is a year older than in the manga (11 yrs.)…
Chapter 1: The Big Announcement
"Ohaiyo, minna!", an energetic Mikan shouted as she entered the room.
"HOTARUUU!!" Mikan shouted as she went to her friend.
BAKA! BAKA!
"AWW!! HOTARU YOU'RE SUCH AN EVIL FRIEND!!" Mikan said as waterfalls of tears flowed out her eyes.
Iinchou put his hand on Mikan's shoulder as he comforted her.
"Don't cry, Mikan-chan. Anyway, I don't think there's such an evil friend…" he told her warmly.
Then Natsume entered the room followed by Ruka.
"Ohaiyo, Ruka-pyon! Ohaiyo, Natsume!", Mikan greeted.
Upon hearing Ruka's name, Hotaru looked at him straight to the eye and smirked.
"Ohaiyo, Sakura." Ruka said as he looked at Hotaru who was smiling evilly at him. Ruka sweatdropped.
"So what're we wearing today, polka-dots?" Natsume commented.
"Wha--NATSUME YOU PERVERT! Why can't you be like Ruka-pyon? He's just quiet and acts like a gentleman, not like you!" Mikan shouted then smiled at Ruka who simply smiled at her.
"Tch.", Natsume said, being simply irritated.
Naru finally entered the room after a while saying, "Ohaiyo, minna!"
"Ohaiyo, sensei!" the noisy students greeted before being seated.
"Class, I have something to announce…"
"Ooh…announcement! What could it be? ...Is it good?" the class mumbled to each other.
"Okay class, I'd like to tell you that we're going to have a one-week camping trip!" Naru said enthusiastically.
Dead silence.
"What do you mean 'CAMPING TRIP'!?" Sumire shouted from the corner of the classroom.
"Well…the usual kind. We'll go hiking, building campfires, stargazing, ghost hunting and more!" Naru joyfully said.
The class suddenly became excited while others thought of plans.
But in a corner…
"G-g-ghost…h-hunting…!?" Mikan said.
"Yeah, but you'll do it with a partner." Naru told her.
"HOTARUUU!!" Mikan shouted as she reached for her friend.
But then…
"Your names are in these boxes, the pink one for the girls and the blue one, for the boys. I did it like that so I won't be picking your names twice, okay…? Anyway, I'm going to draw out names from these boxes. So if I get your name from one of those boxes, you will know your partner if I get another name from the other box."
The class understood the instructions, but something came to Mikan's head.
'Now Hotaru can't be my partner…But…what if…NATSUME BECOMES MY PARTNER!? Wait…why am I thinking about him now..?'
Suddenly, the voice of the very person Mikan was thinking about entered her ears.
"Hey polka-dots, stand up and get moving so we can get this thing over with." Natsume said.
"Oh…okay…" Mikan replied. 'Wait—why is he worried about me..?'
Then one by one, everyone seemed to have a partner. It wasn't a while until…
"Sakura Mikan! Your partner for this camping trip will be…" Naru called.
Mikan was shaking in her seat. Who could be her partner for one week during a camping trip?
"Please be someone I like…please be someone I like..!" Mikan whispered to herself.
A/N: Uhh…people…sorry if the cliffhanger sucks…anyway, pls review!