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"Imai" Ruka whispered.

Hotaru turned around & looked at Ruka.

"What?" her eyes seemed to say.

Ruka signaled her over to where he was standing.

Hotaru slowly walked over.

It was Mikan, and she wasn't late for class.

"That's what you called me for?" Hotaru asked annoyed.

"Doesn't she look more depressed than usual?" Ruka asked worried.

"If that's what you think, why don't you ask her" Hotaru asked (still annoyed).

"Well I---" Ruka began before he was cut-off.

"GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!" Mikan shouted with a smile.

An arrow pointed to Hotaru. (Hotaru takes out baka-gun ready to shoot the arrow)

"Ruka-pyon! Good morning! (She still didn't notice the arrow or Hotaru. Tsk. tsk. Tsk.) Eh?! HOTARU!---" Mikan said before being hit 3 times with Hotaru's baka gun.

Mikan fell & someone helped her up (this time it wasn't Yuu).

Mikan stood up.

"Arigato!" she said bowing.

Then her eyes widened & she became quiet.

"Your welcome Sakura-san" a cold voice said.

Mikan bowed again & quickly left to her seat.

"Ah, Natsume" Ruka said as he saw Natsume. (Btw it wasn't Natsume who helped her it was Luna)

Natsume looked (Luna quickly came to Natsume & clung onto him again).

"Good morning Natsume" Luna said with a cheerful voice.

"Tch," Natsume said as he rolled his eyes & went toward his seat. (Luna&Ruka with him of course)

Mikan looked for a brief second before noticing Luna's cold eyes glaring at her.

"Oh." Mikan said as she quickly turned around(with a sad face).

Ruka noticed and became gloomy but kept walking.

"Good morning class!" Narumi-sensei said.

"Good Morning Narumi-sensei." The class said.

"Ah, well I have some things to take care of so it'll be a self-study class. Adieu!"

Narumi-sensei said.

Narumi-sensei left with a smile but noticed Mikan & Natsume.

Gomen, Mikan-chan.

Hotaru continued on her inventions (the spy vehicle)

Mikan stared of in space & began to think.

"Sakura." Someone said.

"Eh?" Mikan said as she went back to reality.

She turned around & saw Ruka.

"Would you like to sit with us?" Ruka said.

Mikan looked at Ruka, Luna, and then Natsume. She grew a sad face for a second but quickly grew out of it.

"It's okay Ruka-pyon! I'm fine here. I was just uhh…thinking of my grandpa! It's nothing. Eh. Hotaru? Did you call me? I'll be right there1" Mikan said nervously with a smile.

Hotaru turned around & said, "I didn't call you, baka. Go away"

Mikan stopped running & said "Oh right. Well, I'll go back to my seat."

Mikan went back to her seat & started to stare off in space again.

Ruka grew worried.

Maybe I shouldn't have said anything…

Skip to lunch time

Mikan walked out of class with Hotaru, when a voiced called her.

"Sakura! Imai!"

Mikan turned around.

Ruka-pyon?

Ruka waved with a smile, he was with Koko, Sumire, and Yuu.

He walked up to them & said, "Would you two to like to join us for lunch?"

Hotaru shrugged as Mikan nodded and said "Sure!"

Ruka smiled as he looked at Koko.

Hotaru saw & said "Ruka-kun"

Ruka turned around, "If your planning to get him to read her mind it won't work."

Hotaru whispered.

Ruka sweat dropped.

"Eh, I know.." He said slowly.

They headed toward a table with their lunches.

Everyone started eating (except for Mikan).

"Aren't you going to eat?" Sumire asked.

"Eh? Oh ya. I'm not that hungry." Mikan said.

"Ehhhhhh??? But Mikan-chan, you haven't eaten anything this morning" Yuu said surprised.

Mikan didn't hear what Yuu said & got up.

"I think Luna's right. I might be coming down with something. Sorry guys, enjoy your meal" Mikan said blankly as she left.

"Luna? What do you mean Luna? That col—" Sumire started to say but stopped as she saw that Mikan wasn't there.

All the others were shocked (except Hotaru, who had a blank expression).

"Hey, Imai" Sumire said.

Hotaru stopped eating & looked at Sumire.

"Aren't you her best friend?" Sumire asked.

Hotaru kept looking at Sumire, blinking.

Sumire shook her head & began to say, "Hmph. Never mind, I'm not that hungry anymore either. Let's go Ko—"

"Just because I'm her best friend doesn't mean I know everything about her. And even if I did what makes you think I would tell you? If you're so curious to why she's acting that way, why don't you ask her yourself?" Hotaru said blankly as she got up & left.

Everyone was shocked, except for Ruka who began to worry.

So Imai is worried too.

She must have been holding the frustration up to now.

Ruka sighed.

What has gone into them? (Them as in Natsume & Mikan)

I wonder where Imai & Mikan went…

Later …(about 5 minutes after)

Mikan went to the Sakura tree & sat down.

What do I do?

My mind is in such a mess.

Luna was actually nice today.

Wasn't she?

I wonder where Natsume is right now…

"If you looking for Natsume, I saw him with Ruka near the classroom a while ago" Koko said.

Mikan jerked up & said, "Ehhh? Oh! Thanks."

Koko shrugged & left.

Mikan sat back down & felt herself becoming weak.

She blinked her eyes slowly a few more times before dozing off to sleep.

Baka. Baka. Baka.

Mikan jerked up.

"You shouldn't sleep anywhere whenever you like too" Hotaru said.

"Heh.Heh.Heh. I guess I was a little tired" Mikan said.

"Tired or not. It's 5 minutes until Jinno-sensei's class. I suggest you run" Hotaru said blankly (she was on her flying scooter).

"Ah right! Thank Hotaru!" Mikan said before running off.

"Baka." Hotaru said quietly.

Hotaru turned around, "You should get going to." She said.

Natsume's eyes widened.

How did she?

"You stink." Hotaru said.

What?

"That Luna has horrible taste in perfume. If you're going to go near her (her as in Mikan) again, I suggest you take a bath first. Yo---" Hotaru began.

Natsume was just about to say something when…

"u. Might scare her if you go around smelling like that" Hotaru said before leaving.

Scare?

Is that what's going on?

Is Mi--

Wait. What the heck did she mean by Luna?

Tch. Whatever.

Natsume jumped out of the Sakura tree & was about to leave when someone grabbed him.

It was Hotaru. "You should talk to her" she said.

"Tch. Like I haven't tried that already" Natsume said before leaving.

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Kawaiix67: Hmmm…too short? Sorry, Please review! Thank you again for reading.