Is it TOO LATE for US?
You don't DEFINE love. You FEEL it.
Chapter 1: HAVING HIM
"Hey Natsume, stop joking around!" a very angry brunette stops at the sakura tree trying to catch her breath.
A few paces away, a smirking raven-haired boy with crimson eyes is standing on the branch of a tree as he watches the lovely girl emanating a deadly aura.
"I swear to you Hyuuga Natsume, the moment I find you, you will wish that you should never have known Mikan Sakura!!" she shouted.
"Hn." was all an amused Natsume can say.
Thinking of how sweet her flushed face looks, the excitement and happiness reflected in her chocolate eyes and the way her long brunette tresses cascaded down to her waist..
'definitely not. I will NEVER trade meeting MY polkadots with anything else...'
"Oh there YOU are Hyuuga… come down here and give me back my ribbon!" Natsume snapped out of his thoughts as the girl found him and he could see the death glares shot directly at him.
"Oh? Do you mean this?" he asked sarcastically as he raised the scarlet silk on his palm making the girl more annoyed than before.
"Yes. THAT red ribbon... the one YOU are holding right NOW. BAKA! Could you PLEASE give that back to ME???!" mikan said rolling her eyes.
Natsume climbed down the tree and walked slowly to where Mikan was standing and now he was just right in front of her. She could see up close the way his hair had been disheveled, his stunning crimson eyes, the planes on his smooth face and the lovely smirk that he wears on his face.
'CUTE' was the only thing she thought of.
Earlier
"Good morning everyone!" Mikan greeted as she entered the room.
"Good morning Mikan!" they greeted back as this was their routine every morning.
"Good morning Hotaru, Anna and Nonoko!"
"Good morning Ruka-pyon and Natsume!" she greeted them and everyone except for Natsume (because he is busy with his manga) greeted her back.
"Wow Mikan! You look really great today!" Anna and Nonoko greeted her with admiration.
At the back of the class, Natsume put down the manga he was reading to survey how his polkadots looked. She was beaming with her usual smile and her hair was up in a single ponytail. There were loose locks on the side of her face. Adding up to these was the sparkle on her eyes, her rose-colored lips and the innocent blush that slowly crept up in her cheeks.
"No wonder she has a HUMUNGOUS fans club." Ruka assumed breaking his daydreaming as he looked at the growing commotion of fan boys at their classroom door.
"Okay class, settle down." Narumi said as he entered the room marking the start of the class.
Later on
"psst! Mikan, it's safe now… I think we got rid all of your fan boys...hehe" Nonoko said
"hai! Arigatou, thanks for shooing them away, I am really grateful to you guys." Mikan said as she exited the room.
She strolled out of the building and went to her favorite spot.
"AT LAST! Peace and quiet." She sighed as she settled down under the shady leaves of the sakura tree to read the book she borrowed from Ruka.
"Oi Polka! I didn't know you read books."
Mikan twitched at the name. 'he REALLY doesn't know the word PRIVACY'
"Oi Pussycat! Can't you be a little QUIETER?? And yes, as you can SEE I AM reading." She said imitating him.
Natsume sat down beside her and watched in silence as the sakura leaves fell. Well... that was until she felt something on her back and before she knew what was going on, her tresses cascaded down her shoulder.
"Hey! Give that back to me!!" she yelled as she was trying to catch up to Natsume who was running or should I say… ESCAPING.
"YOU BAKA!! Wait till I get my hands on you!" she yelled.
'where the hell is he.. I thought I saw him somewhere here'
"Hn. Polka, you're wearing your Polkadots again??" Natsume whispered from behind her then jumped off as far away as possible.
"AHHH!!!! YOU PERVERT!! BAKA! BAKA! BAKAAAAAA!!!!!!!!"
She turned around and caught him giggling atop a tree.
End of Flashback.
And now he was standing close to her, an inch or so away.
'Hmm. Strawberry'
She heard him murmur.
"Strawberry?" Mikan asked as the blush made her face red.
"Yes, you smell of strawberry" she heard him whisper again almost seductively. She felt his hands on her slender back as he was closing the space between them. They were staring at each other and for her it was as if time stood still between them.
"Mikan… I…" Natsume started to say something
"Mikan… I think I like you."
She felt bemused. She just can't believe what she heard. She was about to confess the same thing when she heard Natsume talking again.
"No. forget what I said…"
'WHAT??!' Mikan was REALLY confused at the moment and she felt really pained.
It's funny how someone can break your heart in a million pieces… and still, you love them with all the little pieces left.
She tried to hide her face as she felt tears welling up her eyes and tried to break free from his grasp but Natsume only hugged her tighter and it seems that he has no intention of letting her go.
"Natsume, let go of me." She managed to say.
"Please... just let go of me…" she asked, her voice coming out barely a whisper.
"No. I won't let you go." He replied sternly.
I never planned to meet you. I never expected knowing you either. It was such a nice thing that expectations exist because I never expected that I would care for you like this.
"Stop messing with my feelings Hyuuga." She answered back as tears flowed. She couldn't breath normally and she really can't understand his reason for doing this. She felt wounded a hundred times, no. maybe a thousand or even a million times.
"You don't understand, I don't think I like you anymore."
"wow! So much for a rejection. Know what? I wish I wasn't here... I wish I didn't mind you at the first place…and if this was a dream hope it'll end soon becau—"
"would you Please JUST let me finish??" he cut her off "…I love you okay?"
"I don't think I like you because I think I already love you. I denied it at first but Kami didn't allow me to forget you." He said. Deep scarlet eyes full of love and longing met with those of her. He cuddled her and showered her with endearing affection.
You're one of the person I never asked from God, but still… He gave you to me. And I asked Him why and He said, "Because I know this person can fill your life like no one else can."
"I love you too Natsume…" she whispered back.
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note: please rxr, this is my first fic and my first ever
spoiler:
CHAPTER 2: LOSING HIM
"What is it Mi-chan?" he replied waiting for her to answer.
"anou… can heartbreak really kill a person? I mean… how painful is it… really??" Mikan asked in a serious tone as she looked at the azure skies.
"hmm…" he sighed as memories flashed back.