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A Flip of a Coin

II. Tongue-tied

You've got to be kidding me.

Why HIM, of all people?! Really, it's just too awkward! Not that I like him or anything, it's just that I'm not the type of person who converses well with people I'm not really close to. Especially Natsume. Ugh! What the hell.

"Uhmm, Natsume, I think we should start with the basic information, right?" I tried to lighten up the awkward atmosphere around us. Seriously! It's the most awkward I've ever felt.

"Whatever. I couldn't care less." He said without even looking up from his manga.

"Oh, okay. Well what's your.. uhm.. birthday?" I asked randomly. "November 27." He said bluntly. I wrote it on my notebook. "Yours?" He asked.

"January 1. On New Year's!' I said proudly. "Hn." He replied. What's wrong with this guy?! He so…. unemotional. I noticed that he's not writing it down. I decided to ask him.

"Uhmm… Natsume, aren't you gonna write that down? You'll need it in writing the character sketch." I said. Seriously, he's too weird. Not like most guys, definitely.

"None of your business. I can take care of myself." He replied. God, I was just asking. Fine, whatever. I just kept on asking for the important ones and by the time we're almost done, the bell rang. Thank god! I can't wait to get away from him. I've had enough of Natsume for a day, thank you very much. I really can't stand his personality. Yeah, he's somehow like Hotaru but still! Hotaru's way better than him. Plus, Hotaru can be a real softie sometimes, not that many know about it.

"Heeeyy Hotaruuu, let's go to the cafeteria. I'm craving for some bacon!" I grabbed Hotaru and ran with all my might. When it comes, to food, I can't stop myself from going gaga, especially on howalons! They're my favorite desserts. But I also like strawberries. On our way to the cafeteria, I noticed that there was a little girl waiting outside our room. She was so cute! She had jet-black hair and had red eyes like Natsume's. Could it be that she's her sister? I decided to approach the kid and introduce myself.

"Hi! My name is Mikan Sakura. What are you doing here? What's your name?" I said while giving her one of my brightest smiles. "Uhh, ano, I'm Aoi Hyuuga." She had a really soft voice. Ohhh! She's sooo adorable! "Uhmmm, I'm looking for my big brother. He's supposed to meet me here a while ago." She said meekly. Oh no.. She looks like she's about to cry. I decided to soothe her and bring her to Natsume. "Come here. Let's go to your big brother."

As we reached our classroom, Natsume was sleeping with a manga on his face, as usual. I decided to wake him up and tell him that his sister's here. Suddenly, Aoi ran across the room and hugged him. Oh! Soo cute! Natsume woke up and was about to shout at whoever was brave enough to hug him and wake him from his sleep but realized that it was his little sister and relaxed. I felt my heart flutter as I saw him warm up to her. Guys who love kids are really my ideal type.

"Natsume, where were you?! I was so scared of my classmates… I wish you were there with me," Aoi said while crying. It breaks my heart to see a cute kid like this. Hotaru and I decided to leave them and head to the cafeteria but I heard Natsume call me.

"Oi Mikan. Can I ask for your help?" He blushed. He looks really cute though. What the hell Mikan?!

"Uh.. Okay. What is it?" I asked. I'm not really sure what he wants. "Uh, you see, Aoi can't really go to the comfort room alone. God, can you go there with her?" He said, really embarrassed to ask for such favor. "Obviously, I'm a guy and well, we're in a public place and.. it's just wrong." Gosh, I couldn't resist the two of them. They're sooo cute!

"Uh, sure! Why not? Come here Aoi." As we walked to the comfort room, Natsume was walking behind us. It was really awkward. I was just glad that Hotaru was with me. And Aoi as well.

After using the comfort room, Aoi hugged me. "Thank you very much Mikan! You're very pretty and nice as well! I hope you and Natsume can be close!" Aoi said. Woah, that's awkward. "Natsume, you should bring her home sometime." After hugging Natsume, she said goodbye and left the three of us alone.

"Hmm. Well… thanks. See you." Natsume looks really ashamed. He left immediately without even looking at us.

"Well, wasn't that awkward?" Hotaru said while laughing. I realized that she had been very quiet all this time. "Whatever Hotaru! Let's just go." Seriously, when I'm with Natsume, it's just too awkward. I don't know why.

As I lay on my bed that night, I realized that maybe… JUST MAYBE… there's something more about Natsume. Suddenly, I'm quite interested in him. I mean, I've known him since I was like in 4th grade but… I suddenly felt like I wanted to get to know him more. The real him. Not that I like him or anything. I just really want to know why he's a very reserved guy and all. I then realized the next day that I fell asleep while thinking about him.

End of Chapter 3

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