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Chapter 4

"I can't wait to go to Central Town! Howalons here I come!" unexpected, Mikan Sakura got hit on the head, luckily once, with Hotaru's baka-gun.

"Ow, what was that for Hotaru?" whined Mikan.

"You're too loud baka. It's just Central Town, we can go anytime we want to."

"But it's always fun to go with your class," she grinned widely and Hotaru looked away. Mikan sat properly in her seat and closed her eyes. She fell asleep quietly until Hotaru knocked her on the head again with the deer hoofs. Mikan had a hunch that her head had a big red lump from all the hitting she's getting from Hotaru.

"What?!"

"Time to get off the bus," stated Hotaru.

"Couldn't at least shake me away instead of hitting me with that?"

"No." Hotaru got up and left. Mikan got out of her chair rubbing her poor sore head.

"Hurry up idiot, you're holding up the line behind you," Mikan looked behind her and saw Natsume's glare and everyone waiting for her to move.

"Gomen," she left the bus and ran to where Hotaru was. Finally, the last one to get out was Narumi-sensei.

"Okay, mina-san, I want you to stay with your partners closely today. If they go somewhere you follow. If any one of you are lost then report to me immediately. You can come back to Gakuen Alice whenever you guys are done here, but be back before 6 P.M for dinner! But for now, enjoy!" The children started to scatter everywhere, some going north, some going south, some west, while the others went east. Mikan stood there blinking a few times letting the words that Narumi-sensei had just said soak in. When she finally got it, she screamed.

"N…NANI?! Why do I have to stick with Natsume?!"

"Baka, sensei left already," Mikan heard a child's voice say. She looked down at Natsume's hand that was carrying a young boy.

"Kawaii, who are you?" she asked in an admiring tone.

"Youichi. He's very close to Natsume, they are like brothers. He adores Natsume very much. He is also the dangerous type. 3 years of age."

"You sure know a lot about him Hotaru."

"Of course I do. I know everything, not to mention I know Youichi."

"Oh, hajimameshite You-kun! I'm Mikan Sakura," Youichi looked at Natsume.

"Is she the baka?" Natsume nodded his head yes.

"B…baka?"

"Hello Baka," Mikan forced a smile, an annoyed smile.

"You mean onee-chan, ne You-kun?"

"Iie, I mean baka."

"Hey! That's rude of you especially if you're younger then me! I knew Natsume was no good to be around! You shouldn't even hang around with that jerk!" Mikan snapped at Youichi. Suddenly around Mikan there were ghostly spirits as if they were haunting her.

"Ah!" Mikan ran around Natsume and Youichi for a while.

"Baka, I told you he was the dangerous type didn't I?" Hotaru said. Mikan stopped running around and saw Natsume smiling at Youichi for a minute, she was very surprised too.

"You smiled!"

"So?"

"You never smile!"

"…"

"You should smile more."

"No."

"How come only he gets your smile?" Mikan was a little jealous because Youichi got a smile from him and not her. Although Youichi is a little kid.

"Reasons."

"Like?"

"Mind your own business baka." Natsume glared at her for a minute.

"H… hai, gomen," she hesitated with her words. Ruka, Hotaru, Natsume, Youichi, and Mikan started to walk around Central Town, first visit, the Howalon shop. Apparently it seemed like the boys like Howalons too, but they didn't show it through their emotions. The girls walked behind them far enough so the boys wouldn't hear. Hotaru spoke softly to Mikan.

"Are you okay?"

"Yes, why?"

"You don't seem like yourself with Natsume anymore."

"Really? I think I'm fine."

Drats, is it that obvious? Mikan thought. Hotaru glared at her for a minute.

"You can't trick me Mikan, spit it out. What's wrong with you?"

"I," Mikan sighed in defeat, "I think I like Natsume."

"Oh. Why?"

"Because… I don't know why either. He's not that great but I just feel that I do."

"Interesting, is it because he's funny?" Mikan stared at Hotaru with an eyebrow arched up.

"Funny? That guy? Hotaru, that guy plus funny equals 'totally not Natsume.'"

"Then what's the reason?"

"I told you, I don't know."

"Is it because he's nice?"

"Stop asking Hotaru! I said I don't know!" Hotaru was quiet for a minute.

"Is it because he's kind?"

"I SAID I DON'T KNOW!!"

"Okay, we better catch up with them," Hotaru walked faster up to catch up with her partner and so did Mikan. They came across a puppet show and Youichi wanted to watch it; so they sat down on the ground watching the puppet show. When they were done, they walked away. Youichi tugged on Natsume's shirt.

"Hai?" replied Natsume.

"I still want to see the puppet show," everyone turned their heads and saw that the puppet guy had already packed up.

"Sorry Youichi, but he already packed up," Youichi looked a little sad so Natsume set him down for a minute turning his head to Hotaru.

"Imai-san, do you have anything that can whip up two puppets quickly?"

"No. I'll go buy some materials though," she stuck out her hand at Natsume, waiting.

"What?"

"1,000 rabbits please."

"I thought you were buying it."

"I am… with your money. Hurry up or I can't invent one," Natsume rolled his eyes and gave her the money. She left quickly leaving Mikan behind.

"Hotaru! Don't leave me!" before Mikan's words were out, Hotaru was out of sight. They were in silence for a while.

"So Natsume, what do you plan on doing with the puppets?" Mikan started.

"What do you think baka. Of course I'm going to use the puppets."

"Well sorry for asking, I'm only trying to make a conversation."

"With a stupid question? It was better when you didn't talk," Mikan was a little hurt with those words, but she didn't show it.

"Sorry…" she muttered under her breath.

"What?"

"Nothing," so there they sat, waiting for Hotaru to come. When she finally came back the invention was done as well.

"What took you so long Hotaruu," Hotaru lifted the puppets up for Mikan to see.

"Are you blind baka? I was working on the puppets."

"Why couldn't you do them here?"

"Privacy," she looked over to Natsume.

"Arigatou," he took them and put it on his hand holding it up for Youichi to see. He started to do random things with the puppets, but it seemed like Youichi was enjoying it. So was Mikan, who was laughing her head off.

"What's so funny?" Natsume glared at Mikan.

"Nothing."

"Then why are you laughing?"

"Because the way you're using the puppets is hilarious. You suck at them!"

"Whatever," he turned his head down, but Mikan got a glimpse that looked like he was hurt by her words. He continued with his own little puppet show because Youichi enjoyed it. Mikan was a little worried about what she had just said. She felt really guilty.

Another chapter up! Yays yays! Thanks for reading minna! Daisuki. ) If you have any questions, please review and I shall tell you on the next chapter, unless you have a login, I can tell you that way. Oh right. Many things happen before they confess. Just to let you know. So please don't ask when they confess. It'd be like... chapters after chapters until they do. ) Sorry for the inconvenience. Loves you people still. 3

Preview!

"Give me a hint idiot!"

"No! You called me an idiot again!"

"Tell me!"

"No! Where are your manners?!"

"You're not my mother!"

"I never said I was!"

"So give me a hint!"

That's the preview! Look forward to next Tuesday when I upload chapter 5!! D

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