---CHAPTER 2---

(1 month later)

It's already winter and everybody's in their room except Mikan Sakura who always play with snow under the sakura tree. It's her favorite hang out every winter season and so as Natsume, but, she realized that Natsume didn't come to play snowballs with her.

'what's wrong with Natsume? Where is he?' she said to herself.

"What's wrong with Natsume? Where is he?" a voice said, comes from nowhere.

"Hey Koko, I know it's you… stop reading my mind!" Mikan said.

"Ha-ha… what are you doing here? It's pretty cold over here." Koko said.

"I'm doing my routine every winter season. Who's with you?" Mikan answered.

"ME…" boom! A shot from someone's BAKA gun, "Hotaru-Imai…Ha-ha, Mikan, why are you so shocked?" Hotaru said laughing.

"You scared me Hotaru!" Mikan said.

"Well, idiot… who are you waiting for?"

"She's waiting for that Natsume Hyuuga… and I think, they didn't see each other since yesterday and she's so worried about him." Koko answered.

"I said stop reading my mind Koko! Shut up ok?" said Mikan.

"Oh? Poor Mikan… Ha-ha… why don't you just go to his room and look for him, idiot!" Hotaru said.

"Uhm… well… (Sigh) ok! Thanks." Mikan said then leave.

== at the hall ==

"Mikan, where are you going?" asked teacher Narumi.

"Going to look for Natsume. Uhm… well, did you saw him Narumi-sensei?"

"Mikan… uhm… better not to find him, he's now resting." Narumi answered.

"Oh, really? Well, that's… great! Yeah… great. Maybe I should not disturb him. Thank you." Mikan said coldly and then return to her room.

-Mikan's POV-

"I wonder what was happening to him. He didn't visits me since yesterday. Oh, how I missed him. Natsume, I really love you… and if you leave me… I'm telling you… My world will be frozen.

-End of POV-

Then, she falls asleep.

The next morning, Hotaru and Ruka were fighting in front of Natsume's room and when Hotaru shoots Ruka by her BAKA gun, he accidentally bumped his head off the door of Natsume's room. It opens, then, Hotaru helped Ruka to stand. They looked inside Natsume's room and to their both surprise, Natsume is not there.

"That Narumi-gay, he lied to us! He said Natsume is here resting but look, there's no trace of Natsume here, nor, the tip of his fingers were not here!" Hotaru said.

"Well, maybe he's at the sakura tree. You know Hotaru, it's already 8:17.10 in the morning and all of the students were awake. Tch. You're being such an idiot like Mikan…" Ruka answered, "Ouch! My head aches! How dare you Hotaru." He said then suddenly kissed Hotaru on the cheeks then run away.

"Oh Rrruukkaaa… how could you!!! You're so nasty… eew!" Hotaru said while shooting her BAKA gun to no one.

'that crazy old chick, grr! Why didn't he target it to my lips? Tch." Hotaru said to herself.

On the other hand, Mikan has already finished bathing. She chose the best clothes that could fit her firm body and a mini-skirt. Then, she wears her favorite jacket to be much prettier. Besides, it's cold outside.

She went first to Natsume's room and finds no one. Then, she went to the sakura tree for maybe, he's there.

"Natsume, are you up there?" Mikan said but nobody answered. 'where is he? He didn't show up since last day! Tch." Mikan said to herself.

'Mikan.' Someone said.

'Huh? Who's that?' "Hey, who are you? Show yourself!" Mikan said.

'mikan… it's me.'

"Natsume?" Mikan asked.

'mikan I'm sorry…'

"Sorry for? Where are you?! Show yourse…"

'…sorry for everything.'

"Hey! Show yourself, pervert! It's not good to forgive someone who doesn't do anything wrong and who doesn't show himself!" Mikan said.

'can you do me a favor, my love?'

"Huh? My love? Ha-ha, duh?! What did you ate this morning? Are you sick? Ha-ha." Mikan answered joking.

'only a favor…'

"of course, what was that?"

'can you smile for me?... Everytime... no matter what happens?' Natsume said.

"Tch. Is that it?... well, sure. That's easy. Now show yourself or e…"

'I love you Mikan Sakura. I love you not only till death do us part…'

"It's lovesick Natsume… you're so funny! Come on here." Mikan said.

'…but till' life…'

"Duh?! Come on, I've missed you. I miss your smile… I miss your hug… I miss your kiss… I miss you laugh, I miss everything to you. So please, go down here, I'm waiting!!"

'…after death.' Then a sudden wind passed by Mikan's ears like, somebody whispered…

-Flashback-

"Natsume, don't leave me ok." Mikan said.

"Of course, why should i?" he answered.

"Nothing, just promise me you'll never leave me."

"Tch. OK. OK… I promise." Natsume said.

"Really?"

"Tch. You know polka, you're such an idiot! Don't you know I love you?"

"Oh?" Mikan said.

"Mikan Sakura…"

"Hmm?"

"…I, Natsume Hyuuga, loves you… not only till death do us part, but till life… after death." He said while whispering it to Mikan.

-End of flashback-

-=THE END of CHAPTER 2=-