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YAY camping trip twooooo.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gakuen Alice or its characters. But you know, Christmas is coming up...haha jk.
Sitting around a huge campfire, the students wrapped their coats tightly around themselves. It was evening, and starting to get slightly chilly. They were camping in the mountains after all.
"Okay darlings!" Narumi said super chipperly in a fluffy pink overcoat, "Go line up in a row with your partner so I can assign you guys a tent." He winked in a very suggestive manner.
Grudgingly, the students who didn't like their partners got up to stand beside each other awkwardly. Meanwhile, people who actually did like each their partners blushed and smiled dreamily at each other.
Mikan pouted and stood so that her back was completely turned on Natsume, crossing her arms over her chest. She was still getting over the fact that she was partnered up with Natsume freaking Hyuuga of all people.
There were murmurs of people greeting each other, or in some cases, people introducing themselves to some person they had never even seen before. It was just like Narumi to set up such awkward situations.
Natsume, noticing Mikan's efforts to stay as far away from him as possible, spoke in a low voice so that nobody else would hear him.
"...I'm not going to do anything to you."
Mikan, still turned the other way, snuck a glance in Natsume's direction. Staring straight into the distance with his deep crimson eyes, Natsume actually looked sort of serious. She wondered if she was just overreacting or being immature about the entire situation.
"You have zero feminine appeal anyway."
...Then again, she hated him. A lot.
Fuming, Mikan stomped the rest of the way to where Narumi was standing. Once they got their tent number, Mikan stormed over to their tent before Natsume, dumping her things inside first.
When Natsume arrived, he found a curtain hanging from along the edges of the top of the tent. Looking mildly amused, he looked at Mikan for explanation.
"This is my side," announced Mikan snappily, pointing to the part of the tent to the left of the curtain. "And that's yours," she said, pointing to the other side. "You may not enter my side of the tent at any time, or touch any of my belongings."
"And likewise," Natsume replied as he set his stuff down with a thud, "I don't want your dirty hands on my stuff either."
"Fine." replied Mikan, sitting down in a huff.
That night, there was a blizzard.
The tents shook with all the wind, and Mikan couldn't sleep with all the pitter patter of ice and snow hitting the tent. Shivering, she tried to hug her blanket closer.
'Aghhhh, I'm such an idiot,' thought Mikan as she realized that despite all the stuff she brought along on the camping trip, she had forgotten to bring a thick blanket!
Teeth chattering, Mikan tried to switch positions in her bed, trying to find the warmest spot. She curled into a ball, holding her knees to her chest and feeling miserable.
Suddenly, a hand emerged from the other side of the curtain, holding a blanket.
"Here," Natsume said from behind the curtain, handing her the blanket. "You're cold right?"
"T-t-thanks," said Mikan, still shivering. She took the blanket from his hands, feeling better immediately.
'Why is he being so nice to me?' thought Mikan, putting his blanket on top of hers. She hadn't done anything but fight with Natsume for the past who knows how many years. And they hadn't been on good terms just a few hours before! But regardless, she was really grateful.
'So the pervert has his good points too,' was Mikan's last thought before drifting off to sleep.
The next morning, the sun shone brightly on the ground and tents that were covered with snow. The sky, bright blue and clear, had not a cloud in sight. Mikan, feeling awake and refreshed, sat up in her bed.
"Hey Natsume," she called through the curtain, "Thank you for lending me your blanket last night."
When there was no answer from him, Mikan pushed aside the curtain, holding his blanket in her hand.
"Natsume?" she asked, sticking her head out the curtain. She found him lying limply on his side, breathing harder than usual, and...blanketless.
'Oh my God,' realized Mikan in horror, 'Don't tell me he gave me his only blanket!'
Feeling immensely guilty, Mikan frantically gathered up all of the blankets in the tent and layered them on top of Natsume. She crawled over to where he was lying, and found her fears confirmed when she felt his forehead.
Natsume Hyuuga did indeed have a fever.
"Mikan," sighed Narumi when she informed him of what happened, "It's part of your responsibility to watch over your partner so that this doesn't happen."
"I know," replied Mikan meekly, hanging her head in guilt.
'How could you be so stupid, Mikan?' she scolded herself, slapping herself inwardly.'You didn't even think to check if he had enough blankets because you were too busy feeling bad for yourself! Stupidstupidstupid!'
"Well," continued Narumi, "I have no choice but to make you stay behind while the rest of us go hiking." He handed her a few towels and some other supplies.
"Take good care of Hyuuga-kun, kay?"
Mikan could have sworn that she saw Narumi's eyes shining with excitement with the last sentence.
Mikan sat in the tent, holding a wet towel in one hand and sighing. As much as she fought with Natsume, it was her fault that he got sick, and she wanted to make up for it. Besides, she didn't want to owe Natsume anything.
Sitting by his bedside, Mikan brushed back Natsume's hair and placed the wet towel on his forehead.
"I'm sorry Natsume," she apologized silently, looking down on his slightly flushed face. "But you really didn't have to give me your blanket..."
Come to think of it, although she and Natsume were always at each other's throats, she had never been in such close proximity with him. And glancing down at Natsume now, Mikan couldn't help but admire his gorgeous features. Messy raven hair, dark long eyelashes, flawless skin, a strong jaw, and a pair of luscious red lip-
'No!' cried Mikan inside her head, shaking her head rapidly, 'Get your head out of the gutter! What are you, a pervert?'
'And remember, you hate him...
...right?'
Yay, part two completed! (: (: And today is my birthday, so you could review as a birthday present...?
Haha, joking, review if you want to!
Oh, and I also feel like I'm centering on Natsume and Mikan too much. Do you guys think so too? I love HotaruxRuka and KokoxSumire too...so I could try to include them too. Tell me, kay?