Disclaimer: I don't own Gakuen Alice.

Note: This is an AU fic. Characters may be OOC.

I wanna thank animeshadowangel, otherwise known as Jamie-chan! She inspired, helped and supported me create this fic! I also want to thank simplebutspecial (otherwise known as SbS) for also inspiring and supporting me.

"Following Your Heart"

"ATCHOOOOOOOOOO! Great! Just my luck! I shouldn't have left so suddenly…" A girl with brown hair and hazel eyes said, blaming herself.

Flashback

KNOCK KNOCK

Mikan jumped as she heard someone knock on her room.

"Miss Mikan?" A maid said.

"Yes?" She answered.

"Your grandpa would like to see you, Miss."

"Tell him I'll be right there."

"Yes, miss."

At the throne room…

"I told you Grandpa! I don't want to marry Ruka!" Mikan screamed.

"Nonsense! You've seen how nice he is and you WILL marry him. UNDERSTAND?" Mikan's grandpa shouted at her.

"NO! I WILL NOT!"

"YES YOU WILL!"

"NO! I WON'T!"

"YES YOU SHALL AND THAT'S FINAL!"

"GAHH! I'M LEAVING THIS STUPID MANSION!"

And with that she left.

"That granddaughter of mine…"

A few hours later… It began to rain very hard.

End of Flashback.

As she pondered on her what happened between her and her grandpa…

BUMP!

"OW! HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!" She screamed.

"Brown hair… Hazel eyes… Is that… Mikan Sakura? Hotaru's best friend? I better ask her name…" A boy thought.

"Hey! He looks like the boy that Ruka described to me! Raven-haired boy with ruby eyes…I know! I'll ask his name!" Mikan thought.

"I think I should be the one saying that, Polka dots!" A male voice shot back at her.

"What do you mean polka… YOU- ATCHOOOOOOOOOOOO! -PERVERT!" She shouted.

"IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT YOU SHOVED IT IN MY FACE! Anyway, what's a little girl like you doing out here on this weather?" He said.

"ATCHOOOOOO! I AM NOT A LITTLE GIRL! I HAD A FIGHT WITH MY GRANDPA AND I LEFT IN SUCH A RUSH THAT I FORGOT TO BRING AN UMBRELLA! AND HOW IN HEAVEN'S NAME WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT THE WEATHER WOULDN'T BE GOING MY WAY TODAY? CHECK THE WEATHER FORECAST? WELL, I'M NOT THE KIND OF PERSON WHO CHECKS THOSE THINGS! NOW IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL BE GOING NOW!" She shouted back at him, sneezing at every other word because of her cold.

She was walking away when he caught her wrist.

"What was the fight about?" He asked. This time his voice was a little gentler.

"IT'S NONE OF YOUR- ATCHOOOOO!- BUSINESS!" She screamed at him as tears dropped from her eyes.

Even though it was raining he could clearly see that she was crying.

"I had a fight with my father, too." He said.

"I'm sure your fight-ATCHOOO!- is nowhere as big as mine! Now, let go of my wrist!" She said.

He let go of her wrist as if it was on fire.

"Here." The boy said as he handed her his jacket.

"What's this for?" Mikan asked as he handed her the jacket.

"So you won't catch a cold you idiot!" The boy half-screamed at her.

"Thank you." Mikan said. Although she really didn't mean it. Though when she wore it, she instantly felt better. Her sneezes became fewer, too. (A/N: I added this because I was getting tired of adding "ATCHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" in every other word that Mikan said. I still will be typing that but I will type it fewer times. But I don't really think that wearing a jacket will decrease you sneezing. Though it will make you feel better. She still has her cold, by the way. Awww... what the heck. I really AM lazy today. This is just a lousy excuse...)

"I'M NOT AN – ATCHOOOOOOOOOO!- IDIOT!" Mikan screamed at him.

"Are you Mikan Sakura, the heiress of the Sakura family and best friend of Imai Hotaru?" He asked.

"Yes, I am. And you are…?" She asked. She calmed a bit now.

"Natsume Hyuuga." He answered.

"Natsume Hyuuga? ATCHOOOOOOOOO! THE Natsume Hyuuga?" She asked. She was really making sure that this boy was the one that her best friend, Imai Hotaru, was going to marry and also, Ruka's best friend.

"YEAH WHO DO YOU THINK I AM? SOME KIND OF ORPHAN?" He answered.

"I WAS JUST ASKING, YOU JERK!" She shot back.

"Oh yeah! YOU BETTER NOT GET SNOT ON MY JECKET!" Natsume said teasingly.

"Sooooo… Are you engaged to Imai Hotaru? And are you Ruka Nogi's best friend?" She asked, ignoring the tease.

Natsume was surprised at how fast this girl could change her tone of voice. But aside that, he was even more surprised at the fact that this girl knew he was marrying Hotaru and even more so that she knew about Ruka.

"DON'T REMIND ME! And how do you know Ruka?" He shouted at her.

"You know-ATCHOOOOOOOOO!-I'm beginning to think we have the same problem." She said, completely unmindful of how rudely he answered her.

"I'M SURE YOU'RE NOT FORCED TO MARRY SOMEONE YOU DON'T LOVE!" He answered.

"YES I AM! HIS NAME'S NOGI RUKA… AND WHAT'S WORSE IS, I ONLY MET HIM TODAY! Oh yeah you didn't answer me... Is he your best friend?" She answered.

"Yeah he is. Nogi Ruka's my best friend." Natsume said.

"Oh. And if you don't mind me saying, Imai-ATCHOOOOOOOOOO!- Hotaru's my best friend." Mikan answered.

"So that's how she knew about that…" Natsume thought to himself.

"Yeah I know she's your best friend. She told me that her best friend had an immature attitude, brown hair and hazel eyes. And her name was Mikan Sakura, heiress of the Sakura family…"

"And Ruka told me about you as well! Raven-haired guy with ruby eyes. A guy with a cocky attitude and engaged-ATCHOOOOOOOOOOO!- to Imai Hotaru. Oh! And he's the son of a rich family who's surname is Hyuuga…"

"Did Hotaru really-ATCHOOOOOOOO!- say I was immature?" Mikan asked with waterfall tears.

"Yeah she did. Besides, you really are immature you know." Natsume answered her.

"A lot of people seem to be saying that to me..." Mikan said.

Silence…

"Hahaha!" Mikan laughed out loud.

"WHAT'S FUNNY? DON'T YOU GET THAT WE'RE BOTH MARRYING PEOPLE WE DON'T LOVE? OR ARE YOU REALLY TOO IDIOTIC TO UNSERSTAND THAT?" Natsume said, quite surprised that this girl was laughing at a situation like this.

"Don't you think it's funny? How we were supposed to marry each other's best friends?" She answered.

"Well, yeah. I guess it is. Talk about coincidence!" He answered, SLIGHTLY smiling...

Since they talked/argued with each other for a heck of a long time, they both didn't realize that it was already nearing nighttime...

"I'M NOT AN IDIOTIC PERSON!" Mikan said.

"HEY! ARE YOU LISTENING-" Mikan was unable to continue because Natsume really wasn't listening. Then she saw what he was looking at.

"Oh, it's sunset already? I didn't notice! And the rain stopped, too!" Mikan exclaimed.

"Yeah… I didn't notice, too. Well, your voice was so annoying that I didn't even see the sun setting. Or the rain stopping, for that matter." Natsume said.

"HEY! MY VOICE IS NOT ANNOYING! BESIDES, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO BUMPED TO ME YOU KNOW!" She answered.

"ME? Bump into YOU? You must be out of your mind you idiot." He shot back.

"I AM NOT OUT OF MY MIND! AND I AM NOT AN IDIOT!" She screamed at him.

"Yes. You. Are." He answered.

"NO. I'M. NOT." She said.

"YES YOU ARE! AND SHOULDN'T YOU BE GOING HOME BY NOW, LITTLE GIRL?" He said.

"I'M NOT A LITTLE GIRL! And… Yes… I think I should be." She said, remembering that it was nearing evening.

"What about you? Will you go back to your mansion?" She asked.

"I guess… I'll go home after I walk you home. Ok?" Natsume answered while blushing slightly.

"Thanks Natsume!"

Then she hugged him, causing him to intensify his blush.

Mikan stayed completely oblivious of the fact that Natsume had been blushing like a tomato.

Then Mikan pulled back from him. Thankfully, Natsume recovered from his blush before Mikan could see him.

"Let's go to my house, Natsume!" She said while taking his hand.

Then he, again, blushed like a tomato.

Thankfully, Mikan didn't see because it was darker and darker by the minute.

They walked towards Mikan's mansion, each not saying a word to each other.

"Oh, Natsume?" Mikan asked.

"What is it now, little girl?

"Thanks a lot for today. I really- ATCHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!- felt better talking to you. Even though we argued mostly, I know that deep, deep, deep, deep, deep, deep down, WAY down, you're a really nice person!"

"Tch. Stop talking like you know me, Polka Dots. I only met you a few hours ago." Natsume said while blushing slightly.

"I HAVE A NAME YOU KNOW! IT'S M-I-K-A-N! MIKAN! And… I wanted to apologize. I was really rude to you earlier today. It's- ATCHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!- not your fault that your the first person who I happen to bump into." Mikan said, with her head low. She was really ashamed of herself.

"Tch. Don't really mind." Natsume answered.

"Jeez! I'm trying to be polite here! He could at least apologize, too!" Mikan thought.

"Thanks." Mikan muttered under her breath, she couldn't keep hints of sarcasm from her voice.

Natsume didn't seem to mind.

Then they, again, stayed silent until they were about 10 feet from Mikan's house/mansion.

Then Mikan gave him a quick peck on his cheek.

Natsume blushed furiously, though Mikan, again, remained oblivious of this fact.

Mikan, realizing what she did, blushed an even redder shade of red compared to Natsume, if that was possible.

"That was for...uh... helping me and making me feel better today!" Mikan said, relieved that she could find a decent excuse.

"Whatever, Polka Dots!" Natsume said.

Mikan giggled, "Goodnight Natsume!" while walking to the main door of her mansion.

As soon as she got into her mansion, Natsume said, "Goodnight little girl."

Then he walked to his mansion.

"I hope that we'll meet again…" He thought while sneaking into his mansion.

Mikan's place…

Since it was nighttime, she thought that it would be best to apologize and explain it all to her grandpa tomorrow morning. So, she sneaked to her room.

"I forgot to give him back his jacket..." Mikan said.

"I hope I'll meet you again Natsume… To give you your jacket back and also to..." Mikan thought before dozing off to bed.

"Oh shoot! She didn't give me my jacket back!" Natsume said.

Little did they know that at that exact time they wished, a shooting star passed the evening sky…

To be Continued…

Author's Notes: How was it? Good? Bad? Okay? I wanna thank Jamie-chan again! And also SbS…