AUTHOR'S NOTE: The setting is around the end of the anime, and chapter 29 in the anime
The setting is around the end of the anime, and chapter 29 in the anime. I didn't really want to start in the middle of Mikan and Natsume's relationship, because I find the cold Natsume much more interesting than the oh-so-protective one.
Anyways, have fun reading!
by the way, I DO NOT OWN GAKUEN ALICE, OR IT'S CHARACTERS. I merely use them as pawns in my own imagination. 3
"A class trip? Kyaaa!" Mikan's tone took on an even shriller note than normal, drawing exasperated glances from the people around her.
It was the middle of class, and the sensei had just announced that there would be a class trip to the national park. This of course, drew excited whispers, for this was the long awaited trip. According to some of the upperclassmen, Misura Park was haunted.
In Mikan's head she was imaging all of the fun things the class would do together. She glanced to the side towards Natsume, but couldn't read his expression due to the manga book that was placed over his face. Tempted to knock it off to ask him what he thought of Misura Park, she refrained. Perhaps this was due to the survival instinct of 'don't piss off the violent boy,' or that he looked rather peaceful resting, she wasn't sure.
After the announcement of the upcoming trip, class downgraded into several whispered discussions. Soon no one was paying the slightest attention to the lesson and having their own side conversations. Mikan had gotten up to go sit by her best friend Hotaru. Hotaru didn't have the time to listen to Mikan, who was talking incessantly, so Hotaru slipped away without her friend's notice.
Riiinggg! The bell rang to dismiss all of the students. Mikan was too excited to notice, and she continued to chatter away to now absent Hotaru about what she would be bringing along with her. "Oh…And I'll have to bring along that cute little swimsuit that I bought…" Her voice trailed off suddenly when she was hit off the head with a rolled up piece of paper.
"Baka, everyone's already left." Natsume's tone was as cold as normal.
"I'm a baka?" Mikan raised her hand to take a whack at him in retaliation. "No, I think you're the idiot."
Natsume took one look at her annoyed expression and raised fist, and smirked. Without another word, he strolled out of the room, leaving an annoyed Mikan in his wake.
The brunette sat there for a few minutes muttering about how horrible everyone was for leaving her alone and packing up her bag. Finally she emerged from the room with a sour expression. To her surprise Ruka-pyon was there.
"Hi Mikan." Ruka smiled with a tinge of embarrassment. "I thought I'd… uhm, wait for you."
Mikan smiled brightly, her bad mood dispersing rather quickly. "That was so nice of you, Ruka-pyon." Reaching over, she grasped his arm. Cheeks flushed, Ruka smiled back at her and the two of them ambled down the hall way together.
Unbeknownst to them, Natsume was just several feet away from them, standing behind a pillar. His mouth was pursed into a frown, and his eyes glittered with jealousy towards his friend Ruka. How dare Ruka touch Mikan, even so casually.
…
The sun was going down, and most of the students had already gotten to their dorm rooms. Mikan was rushing along the pathway after visiting her Sempai. Rather ungracefully, Mikan stumbled over an uneven part in the road. Expecting to hit the ground painfully, she curled up her limbs and hoped that she might land in the softer grass. To her surprise, someone was there to catch her.
Well, not maybe catch, per say. But there was someone there to soften her landing. Mikan blinked several times and tried to catch her breath. At the sound of a voice, she started. It was Natsume's voice. "Get the hell off me, you obnoxious girl."
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Natsume." The silly girl had forgotten her previous argument with this boy.
Truth be told, Natsume didn't mind that Mikan Sakura was on top of him. Though he wouldn't admit it, he liked being close to her. "Next time look before you run." Natsume stood up awkwardly and rubbed his spine. Wincing slightly, he overplayed his fall with a pretend injury. "Look what you've done now; I think you must have sprained my back."
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" Her voice was really sounding panicked, and Natsume loved every moment of it.
"You should have thought about it before you landed on me." He replied in slighted tones. A hand on his hip, Natsume was the picture of exasperation. He pretended to wince again. "So, now that you've injured me, how are you going to make it up to me?" On purpose he let his voice crack, and bent over to sit down on the grass.
"I'm sorry! I'll do anything to help you! Just don't be mad at me!" Her eyes looked a little misty, and her expression was just as panicked as her tone.
"Anything?" The boy quirked a brow at her in an amused fashion. "You may regret saying that…"
END NOTES: tell me if you think I should continue, the story heads in the direction of Mikan and her classmates going on that trip where some bad things might happen. (Bad? If you thought that I meant ecchi things, then you are very naughty. But maybe I did mean that... Who knows. :D)
