Hi dear reader! Sorry if I don't have any summaries, I just can't think of one, but I do promise you this story will be good. I could only tell you that it's about Mikan and Natsume that got lost then they went in this very huge mansion then they can't get out then they found out the secret behind that mansion and it has something to do with Mikan.

Just review me and tell me if you didn't like the ending because I'll make an alternate ending (you'll know why you might not like the ending if you finished the story). Arigatou!! Well, here's the story!

Note: Sentences in ' ' means thoughts while italicized sentence means a flashback.

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Didn't we promise each other... that we would be together... forever?

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"As principal of this academy, I now declare everyone present here, graduates. Congratulations!" everyone cheered. It was finally the day they got out of this damned academy, the day these birds got out of their cages. Yup, the day of their graduation has finally come.

"The academy gates are now open for you all. We surely will miss you and have a safe life outside." the principal continued. The cheers didn't cease, in fact, it grew louder. Suddenly, a random student threw his cap up in the sky, then everyone did the same. Life can't get any better.

- Half an hour later -

Many students had already left the academy while few of them still roamed around the school. One of these few is our favorite fire caster, sitting under his favorite sakura tree, reading a manga. We would think that he should be the one to first step out of this academy 'cause he hates it here. But no, there's actually a reason why he stayed behind. He just wanted to see his favorite little, brunette girl, well, maybe not so little now.

"Natsume!" came the voice of a running brunette. The raven haired lad lowered his manga then looked at the panting girl in front of him.

"Gomenasai for being late, Natsume. So, what do you want to talk about?" Natsume patted the ground beside him, motioning Mikan to sit down. She sat down without a second thought.

"What do you want to talk about?" she asked again but no reply. "Oh yeah, before that, where's my graduation gift? You said you'll give me one. Where is it?"

"I don't have one."

"What?! But you said you'll give me one! No fair! And I even gave you one, where's the one I gave you?"

"I threw it away."

"HUH?! WHY?!"

"Don't be too loud you idiot! I'm sitting beside you. You're making my ears bleed. To shut you up, here." he handed her a small white box with a gold ribbon tied around it. The brunette could only stare at it.

"Wow, it looks expensive. Is it a ring? Don't tell me you're proposing?" she exclaimed jokingly. The boy could only look away with embarrassment.

"No way!! You are?!" Mikan quickly opened but to her surprise...

"Nothing's... in it?? WAAAHHHH!! Don't tell me your gift is-"

"The box. Plus the ribbon." continued Natsume as he smirked inwardly at the sobbing Mikan.

"WAAHHHH!! I hate you!! And to think we dated. You selfish, stubborn-" she wasn't able to continue when his lips crash into hers. It was a gentle kiss at first but then it turned into a passionate one as their kiss deepens. The first one to pull back was Natsume.

"-pervert." she said, continuing her previous sentence. Natsume stood up then turned his back on her.

"Come on. We're meeting up with the Ruka and Imai, right?"

"But what about my gift?" Mikan asked as she too, stood up.

"You're already wearing it." he started to walk away, leaving the confused Mikan.

"Wearing it?" she held her neck then felt something. When she looked at it, it was none other than a necklace, but instead of some pendant, a silver ring with diamonds was there.

"Aww, Natsume, you're so sweet." she said softly then quickly followed suit.

- In front of the academy -

"Hotaru!!" she called out to her best friend from afar. Hotaru was holding her baka gun, ready to shoot at her, but she stopped.

"Maybe one hug wouldn't hurt." she whispered to herself then kept the gun. Mikan came charging at her, arms spread wide, shocked that her best friend isn't pointing the baka gun at her.

"Oh Hotaru!" she exclaimed as she squeezed her best friend tight.

"That's... enough... can't... breath." Hotaru said. Natsume went to Ruka then patted his shoulder as a greeting. The latter just smiled and nodded in response.

"Sorry." she let go of Hotaru then smiled her signature smile. "I can't believe we actually graduated!"

"I know. Especially for an idiot like you."

"Don't be so mean, Hotaru. So, what are we going to do now?" an awkward silence surrounded the group. The silence was interrupted when Ruka cleared his throat.

"I heard there's this beach resort north from here. Many of the students will go there for a vacation before going to their hometown. Is it okay if we go there? We might see the others." he glanced at each and everyone of his companion. Hotaru nodded before picking up her cell phone which was ringing inside her bag.

"Yeah! It would be fun to go to the beach! Can we go Natsume, please?" Mikan begged with her adorable puppy dog eyes. Before Natsume could speak, or protest, Hotaru spoke.

"That was Anna. She was asking us to join them to the beach resort Ruka had just mentioned." Hotaru said with her monotonous voice.

"Then it's decided! We'll all go!" Mikan cheerfully declared. "Since Natsume and Hotaru are the only ones with a car given by the school, we'll be divided into two groups. I'll go with Natsume, and Ruka goes with Hotaru. Understand?" everyone nodded in agreement.

"And to make it more fun, let's race there." Ruka added.

"How do we get there anyway?"

"I know how to get there, idiot. Now just get in the car and let's get this over with."

"Mou, Natsume. You don't have to be mean." Mikan said as she slid inside Natsume's black Ferrari, sitting on the passenger's seat. Hotaru and Ruka did the same with Hotaru's violet Ferrari. These Ferraris, by the way, was a present from the head principal because both Natsume and Hotaru are honor students.

"Hey, Hotaru. Can I drive?" Ruka looked at the stoic, inventor's eyes staring back at him.

"No way. But if you really want to, you'll have to pay me."

"Uhm, never mind. You drive." He sat beside the driver's seat then fastened his seat belt. Knowing Hotaru for a lot of years, she's kind of a fast driver. He knows because he can't even catch her riding on her scooter while he's already riding on a cheetah.

'Good times'. Ruka thought to himself without knowing that he chuckled.

"What are you chuckling about?" Hotaru asked before starting the engine.

"What? Oh, it's nothing." He looked out the window and his eyes averted to the elementary building. That was where it all started. He's got to admit, he's going to miss this school. Even though they tortured his best friend, they still had a great time in there.

"Are you guys ready?" Mikan asked from the other car. Hotaru nodded to her, at the same time, smiling. Mikan smiled back in return. She then turned to face Natsume who was seating himself comfortably on the driver's seat.

"Are you ready?" she whispered in a low voice. The lad beside her turned to her then held her chin up.

"I'm always ready." He said in a seductive voice then crashed her lips on his own. It was just a short kiss; it didn't take an hour like a few of their previous make-out sessions in his room. But, they haven't done it yet. (A/N: if you know what I mean, which I know you do because this is a T fic.)

"Natsume, you've got to stop kissing me every now and then. Not that I don't like it or anything, it's just embarrassing. We could do it but not in public."

"I can do whatever I want to do to my girl, so shut it."

"Hmph! You're always like that." She crossed her arms in front of her chest then pouted so cutely.

"You can't fool me with that pout of yours." He smirked at her then started the engine. "Oi, Imai. Are you ready to lose?" the inventor glared at him then said in her coldest voice ever-

"In your dreams, Hyuuga." They glared at each other for a long time when Ruka started to talk.

"Uhm, Mikan, you should do the counting before it really gets hot in here."

"You're right." She turned to Hotaru, then to Natsume, then to Hotaru again. "Alright racers, the rule is simple. Race to the beach and whoever goes there first will be the masters of the losers. Got that?" both Hotaru and Natsume nod their heads without taking their glares off of each other.

"Race starts in 3!"

"2!" The two stopped glaring at each other then turned to face the road, both wishing the other to lose.

"1!"

"GO!"

Okay, Chapter 1 finished. So, how was it? Any wrong grammars or spelling? Please tell me and I'll change it immediately. Flames, by the way are highly accepted, but please, don't include any of the colorful vocabularies that can be found or that cannot be found in the dictionary. I don't know when I'll post the 2nd Chapter so please patiently wait for it.

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-Kurenai Chou-

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