Author's Note: Nothing much to say now, except for the fact that I've found all, and I mean, ALL manga scans of Gakuen Alice!!!! But it's in Chinese, so if anyone wants to read them despite the fact that they are all in Chinese, please move the cursor to the link to my profile and scroll all the way to the bottom of the page but right above the Stories Authored section. Domo arigatou gozaimasu and I hope you enjoy the manga scans!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything concerning Gakuen Alice.

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Chapter 3 – Lovey-Dovey Moment

Natsume was lying down on his bed, holding up his manga that Ruka got for him. He flipped through the pages and tried to get his mind to focus on reading the manga. However, not even his favourite manga could help get his mind off Mikan.

'That baka… What did she think she was doing? Showing off her underwear like that…' Natsume felt something creep up on his face and shook it away. 'What the heck am I doing? How can I be thinking of that baka? I got to keep myself focused and refrain from thinking about that idiotic Polka-dots.' Just as Natsume was about to forget about Mikan's printed underwear, the door opened and guess who came in…?

"Konnichiwa, Natsume-kun!"

Yup, it was Mikan.

"Natsume-kun, Daijoubu? Classes ended a bit earlier today so I decided to come and visit! How's your arm?" Mikan asked sweetly, like as if she had forgotten that Natsume had seen her apple printed underwear. Natsume stared at her and didn't reply. He looked at the manga and muttered something, but Mikan didn't catch it. "Nani? What did you say, Natsume?"

"I said, I'm fine… Ringo Kara," Natsume added with a freakishly tiny smirk.

"Natsume, you pervert!" Mikan exclaimed before calming down and changing the subject, "Anyway, Ruka-pyon and Hotaru will be coming later. I just wanted to let you know."

"Why do you want me to know about that? They can just come in and visit anytime they want to."

"Eeto…" Mikan pulled a chair and sat down before continuing, "It was about last night's video about you and me in here…" Mikan blushed and Natsume covered his own small blush well with his bangs and manga. "Well… Hotaru is selling copies of the video for 1000 Rabbits each along with a free set of 'Ruka-pyon in a dress' photos. She said that they are selling well and she has already earned 9000 Rabbits. Demo, she also added that she will be escaping from Ruka-pyon's wrath after school today so they'll be coming later."

Natsume sweat dropped anime style. 'How can this baka and that Imai be best friends? They are so different from each other… Then again, Ruka and I have been best friends too and we are totally different as well…'

"Ne, Natsume, what are you thinking about? You seem deep in thought."

"I wasn't thinking about anything, baka," Natsume lied. Mikan, being the baka she is, fell for it. However, she still had some scores to settle with Natsume.

"Mou, can't you even call me by my name?" Mikan asked, putting her hands on her hips. "Call me Mikan, not baka or anything! Come on; say it with me, Mi… ka… n… M-I-K-A-N, get it?"

"…"

"Hey, Natsume, are you even paying attention to me?!"

"…"

"Say something, Natsume!"

"…"

"Come on; don't scare me with your deathly silence! Say something! Or… or do something! I don't care what; just let me make sure you're all right!"

"…"

"NATSUM-!" Mikan was immediately cut off by Natsume, but Natsume wasn't saying anything that interrupted Mikan's shouting. What stopped Mikan's mouth was Natsume's own mouth. He had pulled her collar, dragged her closer to him and leaned in to put his lips on hers.

He was kissing her.

Mikan's eyes were wide open with shock but she didn't pull back or do anything to stop their kiss. Natsume, on the other hand, closed his eyes as his hold on Mikan's collar loosened and slowly but truly, Mikan closed her eyes, as if accepting Natsume's sudden kiss. Natsume let go of Mikan's collar gently and Mikan gripped onto Natsume's hand as time slowly passed by.

After approximately 20 seconds, Natsume pushed Mikan away from him, breaking their approximately 20-second long kiss. He let his bangs cover his eyes, hiding the evident blush creeping up on his face. He decided to lie back down on his hospital bed and pulled the blanket covers over him. How embarrassing, he felt. Mikan placed her right hand over her chest where her heart was and she could feel her heart beating very quickly. It was so fast that Mikan was breathing heavily in order to supply herself with enough oxygen. Her face was as red as an apple already.

"N…Na…Natsume… Did you just…?" Mikan muttered out, hoping to get an answer from the Kuro Neko.

"… Yes, I did," Natsume admitted. (A/N: Woohoo! Wait, what am I saying? I'm the one writing this! Please ignore my delusional comment…)

"Demo… Nande…? Nande…?"

"…"

"Say something, Natsume-kun. Onegaishimasu… Natsume."

"Because… Uchi…" Natsume's grip on the blanket covers tightened. His heart was racing, just like Mikan's. Mikan gripped onto her collar, waiting for Natsume's answer. Natsume had stopped half-way and Mikan couldn't stand being unanswered. The blush on Mikan's face started to fade away slightly but the blush on Natsume's face was simply refusing to fade away, and it became even more evident than before. Natsume turned his back against Mikan's face.

"Uchi…" Natsume started again. "I… just wanted to shut you up."

"NANI?????!!!!!" Mikan screeched angrily.

"You were being so noisy, you baka! Don't you know that when you're in the byouin you have to keep your volume down at all times?"

"Natsume…!!"

"Oh, and by the way, what kind of toothpaste do you use to brush your teeth? Your breath stinks."

"NATSUME……. HENTAI!!!!!" Mikan screamed at the top of her voice, despite the fact that one nurse occasionally popped in to tell her to keep quiet. Mikan was about to run over to Natsume to strangle him alive but she tripped over the foot of her chair and fell on the ground, her skirt lifting up. Mikan realized it and hoped that Natsume didn't see her underwear again. She got up, dusted herself, and pulled her skirt down to cover her underwear, completely forgetting about strangling Natsume.

"Before I forget, next time, ask me along whenever you want to buy your underwear because you sure have a weird taste in underwear… Kiiroi Hana Kara."

'Kiiroi Hana Kara…? Isn't that my…???" Mikan's face turned fiery red, and it wasn't because she was having an intimate moment with Natsume. It was because she was mad. Oh so very mad…

"NA…TSU…ME…… YOU HENTAI!!!!!!!!!!!!" Mikan screeched until she almost lost her voice. Natsume just covered his ears with his hands and ducked under the bed sheet covers.

"Urusai Kiiroi Hana Kara onnanoko……!" Natsume commented. His voice was muffled because he was under the bed sheet covers. If Mikan were a volcano, she would've erupted 3 times in a row because of that one Japanese comment.

"Argh!! If you weren't lying in the hospital bed, Natsume, I swear, I would kill you on the spot!"

"Whatever." Natsume stated as he quickly hid the approaching blush. 'Why the heck am I blushing like this? It's not like she has done anything cute…' At that thought, Natsume's blush became even heavier as he continued to bear with Mikan's delusional babbles about Natsume seeing her underwear.

Meanwhile, with Hotaru and Ruka…

"Ah, this is my chance. Once this leaks out, I'm sure even the teachers will be lining up to buy it for 3000 Rabbits," Hotaru stated emotionlessly.

"You evil onnanoko…" Ruka replied with a sweat drop on his head. 'But then again…' A slight blush appeared on Ruka's face as he continued to stare at Hotaru busily filming Natsume and Mikan's kissing scene. 'That's one reason why I like you, Imai…'

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A/N: Gomenasai for a short chapter with a lot of dialogue! I just can't help myself! I love dialogue! I'm only good with dialogue! Gomenasai… Anyway, I love this chapter even more than the previous chapter. I think you can figure out why yourself! (wink wink) I also changed the Next Chapter part of the previous chapter. Sorry but I can't help myself! I love this kind of intimate moments! I hope you people like this chapter too!

Next chapter: Natsume is discharged from the hospital but he is immediately sent on another mission. What can Mikan do about that?

Eeto…: Uh, well… ええと

Nande?: Why? (I think so…) なんで

Uchi: I (I think so…) うち 

Onegaishimasu: Please (the most complete and MAYBE the most polite way of saying it) おねがいします

Byouin: hospital びょういん

Kiiroi Hana Kara: Yellow Flower Pattern (direct translation)きいろい はな から

Urusai: noisy うるさい

Onnanoko: girl おんなのこ