Hey everyone (again)! Thanks for all the reviews…and as I promised, I'm updating very soon!

Hmm…I wonder if Natsume will ever tell Mikan his feelings…

Natsume: Idiot, as if I could fall for that baka over there, points to Mikan.

Mikan: Hm? What? Oh! Is this another fanfic again? Hehe…ok…let's get started!

By the way, lucky colour for all Gakuen Alice fans out there is white for today (innocent Mikan)!

Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice -.-

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Now, Mikan and Ruka were left alone. As Natsume walked away, heading for the ski rent department, Mikan felt a tinge in her heart, as if someone just stuck a needle inside of her and pulled it out very quickly. She rubbed her chest uncomfortably and twiddled with her hair. What is this feeling? she asked herself but no sooner when she was just about to think of an answer, Ruka smiled and pulled her over to the ski department as well.

Surprisingly, Hotaru was already there but not wearing one of the skis that were given out to her. No, she was wearing her invention no. 236, the ski bullet. Explanation: it allows you to ski at the speed of a bullet-simple-.

Mikan quickly grabbed the skis that were rented for her and followed her best friend out to the mountains.

Once she was outside, Mikan stopped dead in her tracks. The view was the most exquisite thing she had ever seen. The sky so blue and the snow, pure white. She picked up some snow and felt it with her bare hands. It was cold and icy but soft as silk in a way. She smiled her biggest smile yet for the whole trip. Maybe it's not going to be as bad as I thought, Mikan told herself.

Suddenly, she was hit by a huge snowball. Giggles erupted from behind a large block of ice and Mikan ran to find out who had just hit her.

Behind the ice, she found her friends all bundled up together, laughing their heads off. Mikan smiled and picked up a large chunk of ice and threw some at them.

Soon after, a snowball fight started up with everyone tripping, slipping and getting hit by giant snowballs. This glorious moment with her friends was one Mikan only had a few minutes to enjoy as a moments later, the voice of nobody but Natsume came from behind her.

"Baka, I told you to be my slave. That means staying with me every moment in case I need something."

Mikan sighed and turned around, her face nearly in tears. From joyful moment to her worst moment. It was all going wrong for her.

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For the rest of the day, Mikan trudged around behind Natsume. Even though she had the most fun she had since coming to Alice Academy, she was not enjoying it to the full.

In the afternoon, Narumi-sensei called everyone inside the Great Hall for hot chocolate as the weather was getting colder. Mikan was relieved when Natsume allowed her to go off and find her friends for the rest of the break.

Things got even better when she saw what Narumi-sensei gave out to the class for a treat. Howalon. The instance her tongue touched the fluffy candy, her insides went all bright and fuzzy. It was as if nothing could stop her from being happy, nothing, not even Natsume.

She grinned around at everybody sheepishly and was just about to drink her hot chocolate when she saw she got the wrong drink. The ice chocolate she was holding was supposed to be for the upper-classmens. She sighed and looked back at where all the hot chocolates were supposed to be but there were none left. She was about to cry (the howalon's effect was wearing off) when a blasé of flame came from underneath her ice chocolate.

The flame was coming from a hand. Mikan followed the trace of the hand and at the top, she met the face that surprised her the most. Natsume. She sucked in her breath at a rapid rate with surprise and chocked.

"Baka, breathing in fire is not going to help your ice chocolate," said Natsume with no expression.

What you couldn't tell from his face was that inside, he was feeling scared. Scared that Mikan might refuse his help and that she might push him away with not another word. But none of this happened at all. Instead, the beautiful brunette smiled her most dazzling smile.

"Arigato Natsume," she smiled.

Natsume quickly took his hand back and walked away. Inside, his heart was beating as fast as a steam train and somehow, he felt proud and happy of himself. It wasn't that I needed to help her, it was just that seeing someone as stupid as her getting so caught up with an ice chocolate was frustrating, he thought to himself, even though he knew this was not the case.

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After the break which Mikan not exactly thoroughly enjoyed but was pleased about, they were free to explore the whole mountain but on one condition, they must go with your partners. Once Narumi-sensei said this, he smiled sweetly into Mikan's disappointed face. She had pictured herself in paradise with Hotaru by her side the whole time (even though this cannot be true even if she was allowed to be with her) but this thought soon got crashed down to the ground.

She walked over to Natsume and thanked him again for what he did. Natsume looked down at the pigtails that was dangling from side to side and was transfixed. Mikan looked up and smiled. She has such a sweet smile, Natsume thought to himself but quickly shook his head after this thought.

Natsume started walking and Mikan followed behind. Suddenly, a small hand reached up and tugged at her sleeve. She looked down and saw the face of a very cute and small kid.

"Youichi?!" she cried in alarm.

Natsume turned around and soon enough, the little boy was in the arms of his senpai. Mikan watched as the two walked hand in hand towards the mountain. Mikan always thought Natsume was just a perverted jerk but when that time she saw him smile at Youichi, his smile was not one that was evil. One that was more relaxed and one that actually could be called a 'smile' for him. Thinking this thought, Mikan smiled to herself and quickly ran after the two.

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Natsume took the lead and walked up to his best friend, Ruka. Mikan walked behind but soon spotted Hotaru and planned her next move to escape. Right in the middle of her thoughts, Natsume walked off and she knew that if she was not to follow, her hair would be burnt to crisp by the end of the trip (her alice was still not perfect yet).

Natsume was now heading up the mountain. Mikan hesitated a bit before following. They were not exactly allowed to go this far but it was Natsume we were talking about here. A few metres up, he let go of Youichi and the little boy slid himself back down to safety. Mikan swallowed.

They were now alone…