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Tuesday (12:00 pm)

DING DONG

"Finally! A break! " Mikan exclaimed loudly. Natsume ignored her and continued to read he's manga.

"Hey do you guys want to try my new cinnamon apple pie?" Offered Anna sweetly and brought out her creation.

"Yes please!" Mikan replied excitedly while Anna prepared a slice for her.

"Pig." Natsume commented when Mikan looked at the pie hungrily.

"Shut up!"

"Hey Mikan not fair! Leave some for us too!"Sumire said loudly.

"Pig."

"Not you too Hotaru!" She replied back.

"Don't worry everyone! I still have more for everybody!" The gang had swarmed around them and prepared themselves to taste Anna's pie.

Mikan was about to take a bite when Natsume suddenly used his manga and swatted it away from Mikan's hands. The pie landed on the floor creating a mess. Mikan got surprised at Natsume's actions and started to yell at him.

"Natsume you jerk! Apologize to Anna immediately!" Mikan demanded.

"Hmph." With that he walked away bringing he's manga with him.

"Sorry Anna, He's just being moody again."

"Don't worry about it Mikan chan."

"Hey Anna! What's that?" Koko pointed at her pie as black slug looking things emerged from it.

"Oh my goodness! That is a germie! I'm sorry guys! I didn't notice the flour was expired already! I'm really sorry!" The pink haired girl bowed her head in apology.

"I heard that if you ate something like that, you will get a stomachache for years." Yuu explained to them while Mikan gulped and shivered at the thought.

"Don't worry about it Anna! Nobody had eaten it yet anyway!" Mikan replied encouragingly.

"I guess Natsume noticed it was expired and stopped Mikan from eating It." said Ruka. Mikan felt guilty for shouting at Natsume but thought that he's attitude was still wrong.

"He could have just told us normally instead of slapping it away" Mikan countered.

"It's because people will know that Anna made a mistake. You know Natsume, he would rather be misunderstood than to hurt someone else" Added Ruka.

"Besides, you were looking so hungry that telling you would just be a waste of time." Hotaru replied.

"Fine! I'll look for him and apologize"

"Mikan chan! Tell Natsume san I'm sorry as well!" shouted Anna before Mikan left the room.

Mikan left the room and looked outside for the raven haired boy. She looked at his usual hiding place like the roof top, the northern woods and the cherry blossom tree but he wasn't there. She was about to give up and go back when she saw him resting at some random tree at the school backyard.

"Natsume?" He didn't respond.

"Look I'm sorry for yelling at you back there. I shouldn't have reacted like that…"

GROWL~

Natsume removed the manga on his face and raised an eyebrow at her. She turned her head away but another growl came.

"I already apologized so I'm going back" She replied hurriedly before running away but Natsume got a hold of her hand and tugged her back to him. She protested but he just dragged her off towards central town without a word.

"Where are we going Natsume"

"…"

"Natsume!"

"Shut up and just walk."

"Stop dragging me and tell me where we're going!" she demanded.

"You'll see when we get there."

"Fine! Just stop dragging me" She yielded and followed him sulkily without breaking their joined hands. They entered central town and saw the other students shopping while others are enjoying their free period. Mikan looked around first and noticed that most of the students were from the elementary division.

She followed Natsume when he started walking around. He then stopped in front of a restaurant with fancy writings on it. She glanced at Natsume strangely before looking back at the place.

"Why are we here?"

"I'm hungry."

"So? Eat by yourself! I'm going back." She replied but Natsume grabbed her hands tightly and dragged her inside.

"Hey!" she protested but it was useless as Natsume's hands held hers tightly. A beautiful looking girl greeted them and led them to a table for two that overlooks a seaside view from the window. Of course it was an illusion created by an Alice but it was still beautiful and life like that Mikan couldn't help but admire it.

The girl gave the menu at Natsume gently and almost threw the menu at Mikan. The auburn haired girl looked at the girl suspiciously before reading the menu.

Natsume glanced up at Mikan and saw her troubled face while she is reading the menu. He smirked at her silently before ordering 2 special courses for the both of them.

The waitress smiled back coyly at Natsume and took the menu from him while she snatched the menu from Mikan's hands which in turn irritated the girl.

"Stupid waitress! Why the hell did you bring me here anyway?" She turned her annoyance to the person in front of her. He just raised an eyebrow at her before replying blankly.

"I'm hungry"

GROWL~

"And it seems you are too. So what's the problem?"

"Can't you pick a different place to eat? I don't have any money on me and I can't read French!" she whispered angrily at him.

"I know"

"You know what? That I don't have money or I can't read French?"

"Both."

"Natsume! You little!"

"Don't worry about the money, I'll pay for it and I already ordered something for us" He informed her smoothly.

"You're not planning to leave me here to pay for this while you pretend to go to the toilet right?" She asked him seriously.

"Do I look that type of guy to you? Don't you trust me?" He asked her in an offended tone. Mikan looked at him thoughtfully before smiling up at him.

"Sorry…just a bad date experience."

"I know and I'll never do that Mikan" He replied softly at her. She felt her heart rate race up when he suddenly said her name after so many years.

'Somehow, this feels like a date to me…' she thought as she pretended to occupy herself with the view from the window while trying to hide the blush that tinted her cheeks.

"So…ummm...what did you order by the way?" She asked to change the awkward silence around them.

"Snails."

"(O_O)…Natsume…." She growled at him. She was about to question him when a thought suddenly popped up in her head.

"Wait! We skipped school!" Mikan said out of the blue.

"Stupid. Did you just realize that now?"

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To be continued…

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A/N:

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