I'm having too much fun with this. ;)


#07:
Truth

"You punched Narumi-sensei in the face?" Hotaru asked.
Natsume huffed. "He deserved it."


"You punched Narumi-sensei in the face?"

Sixteen-year-old Natsume Hyuuga flipped onto the next page of his book. "Yeah. So?"

Hotaru Imai leaned against the tree, looking unimpressed. "Why?" she asked, her bored gaze on the vast expanse of the Academy before them.

There was an awkward pause, and then an irritated grunt. "He deserved it," he said curtly.

At this Hotaru looked down to the young man, finding him frowning as he went back to what he was reading. "What did he do, exactly?" she insisted, fixing him with a careful, curious stare.

"Shut up, Imai."

"You know I won't, Hyuuga."

He huffed, obviously growing more annoyed by the second. "He called me..." he faltered, as if the next words were too vile to be uttered, "he called me a spineless wimp."

"Ohhh..."

"I said shut up, Imai," he repeated sharply.

Hotaru shrugged. "Now why would he call the Black Cat..." she said, her eyes flashing with amusement, "a spineless wimp?"

Natsume snapped his book shut, rising as if to accentuate his temper. "He said because I still wouldn't confess to polka dots," he muttered, speaking the words through clenched teeth.

An amused scoff escaped Hotaru's lips, despite his exasperation. "I don't understand why you're so worked up, Hyuuga. Everyone knows you've always been brave enough to risk your life in doing missions for dangerous ability."

She let a smirk fall on her face, craning her neck so that her eyes met his own, her nonchalant violets against his irritated crimsons. "Besides..."

"Hadn't you been brave enough to confess to me, Natsume?"

truth.


Mwahahaha! YES I WENT THERE! For the record, I'm a huge NatsumeHotaru fan, and I sincerely think they look adorable together. I first entertained the idea when I watched this episode where Hotaru hit Natsume (and Ruka) with her gun, and I just knew it would be such a match if they're put together. I swear, NatsumeHotaru is the best pairing in GA.

Apologies for the lack of Narumi in this. I just thought this needed to be written, after the responses to the previous one.

Hilaire
08.06.10