Chapter 10 – Boys and Girls!!!

3 days after their argument, Natsume has been avoiding Mikan at home and even at school. This was hurting Mikan very much. She didn't do anything wrong in the first place but with Natsume's cold treatment she felt like she did do something wrong. She tried to speak to him but to no avail, they end up arguing again.

-Flashback-

"Natsume! Please talk to me!" Mikan called out after class grabbing Natsume's arm, "I didn't do anything wrong for you to be upset like this!"

Natsume turned around, facing her and said, "I NEVER SPOKE TO OR HANGED OUT WITH ANY OF THE GIRLS WHO I KNOW LIKES ME. I DON'T WANT THEM TO GET THE WRONG IDEA. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT OF ALL PEOPLE MIKAN. I never showed any signs of affections that may lead to something false because… I know for myself how much I liked you…. How much I LOVE YOU…. So much that it hurts WHEN YOU'RE NOT DOING THE SAME THING." Natsume turned around and walked away before Mikan could say something.

-End of Flashback-

Everyone at home decided that they should do something for Natsume and Mikan to talk and fix things.

"It's not like Mikan really did something wrong, right?!" Anna asked

"Well, it's different for guys." Mochu said and continued, "You see, how do I explain this?!"

"If let's say Nonoko found out a girl likes me, then she saw us hanging out together quite more often than expected or lets say the other way around, wouldn't you feel jealous?" Yuu said, "I mean, I would get jealous by it and I would make ways not to let my girl hang out with that guy." Which made Nonoko blush.

"So you're on Natsume's side then?!" Sumire asked. "I mean, this incident could apply to all of us. Aren't you guys a bit being possessive and selfish? Are you insecure or something?"

"Okay, lets say Sumire you found out that Andrea likes me, (Andrea is a girl from their class who really likes Mochu), then you saw us together hanging out but nothing is really happening. You know just like the normal hang-out. What would you feel?" Mochu said trying to turn things around.

"WHAT ANDREA?!!! GRR!!! Of course I won't let you hang out with her. I'm not stupid you know. If you really go near her, you'll really get it Mochu!!!!" Sumire said fuming.

"You see girls?! It's not like we're on Natsume's side but he does have a point somehow." Koko said.

"But you're forgetting something, how about when Mikan just wanted to go shopping with us girls or just go to the grocery alone, she had to ask Natsume's permission." Hotaru said.

"As if you don't do that as well, Hotaru. To cut this short, Natsume's acting is plain normal. I would do the same thing if I find out that the guy who likes my girl lives next door and it's pretty normal as well that girls would ask permission from their boyfriends if they're going out and it's up to us boys if we would allow you." Ruka said.

"Hmm…. Something is not right with what you said Ruka, but I'm letting you off the hook since I love you." Hotaru said approaching Ruka and kissed him on the cheeks.

"And girls, would you rather have someone who's protective over you and selfish when it comes to you or someone who doesn't really care at all and let's you do whatever you want." Mochu said.

Mikan heard the conversation loud and clear. "I guess I'm really at fault here" Mikan thought. "If I considered what Natsume's feeling then this would not have happened. I'm so stupid." Then Mikan remembered what Natsume told her, "I NEVER SPOKE TO OR HANGED OUT WITH ANY OF THE GIRLS WHO I KNOW LIKES ME. I DON'T WANT THEM TO GET THE WRONG IDEA. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT OF ALL PEOPLE MIKAN. I never showed any signs of affections that may lead to something false because… I know for myself how much I liked you…. How much I LOVE YOU…. So much that it hurts WHEN YOU'RE NOT DOING THE SAME THING."… Then Mikan continued thinking, "I'm sorry Natsume! I'll make it up to you." Mikan thought and hurriedly searched for Natsume.