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Chapter 4

At the palace

"So that's what happened." Koko and Kitsuneme said at the same time. "You mean he suddenly wants to go outside the palace."

"Yes" Ruka said while stroking the rabbit, who was shivering because of fear. Natsume, I'm sorry….

"So, when will he get back?" Yuu asked

"I actually don't know." Ruka said hesitatingly "But don't worry about him. He's Natsume. Nothing will happen to him."

"I just hope that he doesn't encounter fan girl" He murmured the last part.

"You know, Natsume really hates girls." –Koko-

"Being chased by fan girls everyday really make him afraid of them." -Yuu said rolling his eyes.

"That's the price for having bad boy image, not to forget Handsome and Cold." -Kitsuneme –

"I think that's the thing which make all the fan girls fall for him." Koko said while rubbing his chin. "Even with one glance at Natsume, they immediately fall for him not even know who he is"

"Then how can he find his soul mate when all the girl immediately fall in love with him?" Ruka said gripping his hair.

"Let's just say there will be a girl, whom he meets today, is going to be different from others." Yuu said

"What?" -Ruka-

"This is only a prediction. Nobody knows it is true or not." Yuu said shrugging his shoulder.

"Yeah. It's not like he will bump into a girl like Yuu said and finds her interesting." Koko said jokingly

"Yeah" All the guy nodded their head

But little did they know, at the market, Natsume really did bump into a girl and who knows if he finds her interesting.

At the market.

Natsume's POV

"Ow, who the hell hit me?" I thought as I looked down and saw a girl who was about the same age as me. She had waist-length brunette hair which matched her orange sundress and her while skin. I couldn't see her eyes because she was looking down, wincing in pain. After a moment, she looked up and met my eyes. I was surprised. She had big hazel eyes which showed innocence and sincerity. That was the things most of girls didn't have anymore. Her eyes somehow shined brightly with sparkle in it. I felt myself lost in her eyes. I could tell she was indeed a beauty. A pretty one I must say. Not too long after that, I realized her dress lifted up a little bit enough for me to see her underwear.

"Polka dots? Heh." I smirked in my thought.

Mikan's POV

"Ow, it hurts." I thought as I rubbed my butt. "What kind of day is it? First, Hotaru shot me and threw me out. Then I bumped into a person….Wait, I bumped into a person? Oh shoot, I have to apologize."

I looked up and boy, I was surprised. In front of me was a boy, whose age was about the same as me, wore a hoodie. Why does he have to wear a hoodie? But the thing that amazed me the most was his eyes. His eyes had a rare crimson color and somehow showed darkness and loneliness. We just stayed there staring at each other eyes, not minding all the noise around. Suddenly, I saw him smirking. I immediately snapped back into life and stood up, dusted my skirt and looked at him once more.

Third's POV

"I'm so sorry, sir. I didn't mean to bump into you." Mikan said as she bowed down. she saw Natsume picked up his sunglass on the ground and said,
"Whatever, little girl. Next time, be careful."

A vein popped on Mikan's forehead

"Well, excuse me, sir, why are you so rude? I have apologized you and that was the thing you say to me? And also, I'm not a little girl. I'm 16. Then OMG, are you a thief? " Mikan shouted, gained everybody's attention. Natsume felt all the eyes staring at them so he immediately grabbed her hand and ran out of the market.

"Hey, let go of me." Mikan protested.

"Shut up, Polka." Natsume said irritated.

"Polka?" Mikan thought about that then realization struck her. "You saw my underwear. YOU PERVERTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT."

They reached a river, a little far from the town. After making sure that the girl was silent, Natsume began to talk.

"First, I am not a thief. I wear this in order not to attract attention from people. Unlike someone in front of me." He said making Mikan's blood boiled.

"Second, you are the one who showed me your underwear when you bumped into me." Natsume said coldly.

"But you peeked it." Mikan said

"No, I didn't peek it. It happens to be in my line of view." Natsume said smirking

"Agh, you are so arrogant. I hate you." Mikan said with a pout. "I wish someone like you would disappear from this world."

Sigh "With this, I can assume that she is not a fan girl. Normally, a girl would die if I saw her underwear. But this girl is different. I want to tease her more." Natsume thought."But wait, this girl don't know my real identity. To make sure she is not a fan girl, this is kind of risky but I hope it's worth to try."

"Hey, Polka, do you know who I am?" Natsume asked

"Huh? First, my name is not Polka and second, why do I have to know about you?" Mikan said then turned away.

Natsume sighed then looked around. Nobody was here except for them. He slowly took off his hood reveal his messy raven hair.

"Oi, Polka." He called

Mikan turned around and her eyes widen. She had to admit he was gorgeous with his crimson eyes and raven hair. She felt blood rushed to her cheek. "No, no, no, I must resist. Remember, he is just a pervert fox. I can't fall for him."

"I ask you again. Do you know who I am?" Natsume asked irritated.

Mikan looked thoughtful then shook her head. "No. I haven't seen you before."

This made Natsume relaxed a little bit. But he suddenly thought of something.

"Hey, do you know the history of the Hyuuga kingdom?"

"Yes."

"What about the Yukihira kingdom?"
"Yes."

"King and queen of Hyuuga kingdom?"
"Yes"

"Then what do you know about the prince?"

"…"

"Well?"

"I actually don't know much about him. All I know is he is talent in both fighting and studying. He is popular, for sure, because he is always the topic in the town…"

"That's all?"

"Yes. Because I have many things to do so I don't have time to listen to those talks."

"Then in your mind, what do you feel about him?"

"I feel….pity for him."

"What? Why?" That statement made Natsume surprised.

"Because I never meet him once as well as all the people in the town so I think he is always in the palace, never goes out of town before. Just like a bird in a cage. Never knows the feeling of freedom."

"That's why you feel pity for him?"

"Yes. Is that wrong?" Mikan asked innocently

"No" Natsume said "For the first time in my life, someone feels pity for me. I don't need pity. But what she said is full of sincerity. People always looks at me with perfection. Nobody knows about me. Why do I feel my heart races when I heard that? Is this feeling called love?"

Natsume was busy in thought that he didn't realize Mikan looking at him curiously. "Why did he want to know about the prince?... Who cares anyway."

"Wait, I have another question." Natsume said

"What?"

"What do you think when you look at me?"

Mikan stared at him in wonder. Then she opened her mouth to say "I think you are handsome, have a aura of a leader but you are rude and egoistic….However, I think you are fine just the way you are." Mikan said with a smile.

Again, Natsume was speechless. He really didn't know what to say. Nobody has ever said that to him. They always told him to do this, do that, always wanted him to be perfect. "I have finally found her, the one for me"

"Well, I think this is goodbye. I have to return. See you again, Mr. Perfect Fox." Mikan said beaming at him, turned around in order to walk away.

"Wait" Natsume grabbed Mikan's hand. "What's your name?" Mikan looked puzzled a bit but she still answered

"Mikan. Mikan Sakura."

"What a perfect name. Mikan Sakura. Tangerines and Cherry blossom." Natsume thought.

"Then what's yours?" Mikan asked

"Natsume….Natsume Igarashi" He said

"Can I call you Natsume?" Mikan asked. Her eyes were full of sparkle.

"Hn."

"How old are you?"

"16"

"Yay, then you can be my friend." Mikan said happily with a smile. Her smile is so beautiful "You can call me Mikan if you want.".

"No."

"Then what will you call me?" Mikan titled her head to a side. Natsume smirked at that.
"Polka."

"What? Then I'll call you Mr. Pervert Fox." Mikan pouted and looked away.

She didn't know that Natsume was looking at her with gentle in his eyes.

He didn't know that he let out a small smile and somehow developed a feeling toward her.

She knew she was attracted by him and in her mind, she found him familiar.

He knew he had to leave her and returned to the palace, back to be a prince. He didn't want to leave her, didn't want to be caged in that place again. He wanted to see her smile, wanted to hear her laugh and most of all, he wanted to be with her….

"For the first time, I have found someone I hate leaving. I have found someone I can't get enough of. I have found someone who will accept me for who I am and doesn't tell me I need to change. I think I have found someone who I can fall madly in love with"

Hello everybody

If anyone is wondering about the last part, I will tell you. Natsume is interested in Mikan and somewhere in his mind, he knew Mikan is the destiny one for him.

Because the next chapter is about their date so I kind of speeding the process.

Anyways, thanks for reading^^