Chapter 9: Ruka, Hotaru and…… RING?

It is afternoon now, same as before, going on a bus to Central Town.

"Hey, Hotaru, can you sit at the back with me?" Mikan asked, shivering.

Just as Natsume and Ruka heard that, they pretended nothing was happening, they got on the bus and walked to the back and sit down together.

After five minutes, Hotaru finally had a grin on her face and agreed to sit with Mikan as she saw Natsume and Ruka sitting at the back.

"Oh, Natsume, Ruka-pyon, you are sitting here too." Mikan said happily.

Mikan sat down beside Ruka and Hotaru sat beside Mikan.

One minute before the bus left, a little boy ran onto the bus.

"You-chan, why are you on the bus too?"

Youichi saw Mikan and said, "It's none of your business, ugly." And he turned to Natsume, "Onii-chan, you said you will bring me onto your bus too."

Oh! No! I forgot about it, when I heard Mikan will sit at the back, I just rushed to the back and forgot about Youichi.

Kokoroyomi laughed.

Natsume glared at him.

"Natsume, how can you forget about You-chan?" Miss Ugly said. After a second, she realized that Youichi had called her ugly, she said, "What? You-chan, you called me ugly?"

Youichi just ignored her and sat on Natsume's lap.

Suddenly, he stuck out his tongue at Miss Ugly.

"You-chan, look how naughty you are!" Mikan said.

"Look, they are like a family!" Kokoroyomi suddenly burst out.

Mikan and Natsume blushed.

All of the girls glared at the poor idiot.

"Hotaru, please help me!" Mikan said as she turned around.

"HHHOOOTTTAAARRRUUU!" She realized the one sitting next to her wasn't Hotaru, it was Hotaru's invention: The copy robot.

When she turned back and looked for Hotaru, she found out that Hotaru was sitting at the front holding a big "IT'S NOT MY BUSINESS" sign.

"What do you mean 'It's not my business'?" Mikan thundered.

Just as she decided to kill Hotaru, the bus stopped.

And she flew out from her seat and landed on Narumi's feet.

"Beware, Mikan-chan, if it is Jinno-sensei, you won't be able to join today's activities." Narumi smiled at the poor idiot.

The whole class laughed.

And they got off the bus.

"Girls, get your chocolates."

The girls were different from the boys, they got their chocolates quickly and rushed to Ruka and Natsume, except Mikan and Hotaru.

Mikan was still surprised at the girls' amazing speed, blinking at them

And Hotaru just got her chocolate and went under the tree, taking a nap.

Mikan waited until the girls went away, drooping about Natsume and Ruka not accepting their chocolates,

And she just walkedto where Natsume is, and said, "Natsume, do you want to eat with me? It is not something like Valentines Chocolates, it is a thank you chocolate for saving me last night." Mikan said without thinking.

They thought about what happened last night and blushed again.

"Whatever." Natsume said, though he really wanted to.

Natsume and the idiot went to a restaurant and had the chocolates, they both enjoyed it.

Ruka looked at the couple, suddenly he smiled.

You won, Natsume, congratulations.

Suddenly, someone held his hand, it was Hotaru.

"Do you want to eat with me? The teacher told me to find someone or else I will become a two-star."

"What?"

"Mi-ka-n" she used that trick again.

Ruka blushed, "What do you mean?"

"Nothing."

"Ok, I will eat with you."

And they started eating too.

Suddenly, Ruka felt something hard.

(I am sure everyone knows what it is)

"A ring." Ruka whispered.

Just as Hotaru looked at him, he hid the ring away.

I am sure I am not going to be with that evil girl, I will continue eating, and I am sure I will get the other ring.

Then he ate faster.

Unluckily, Hotaru felt something hard again.

"Ring." She said emotionlessly.

And she put it on the table.

"Where is the other one?' She asked Ruka.

How does she know?

He put his on the table too.

"A pair." Hotaru said emotionlessly again.

And she walked away.

What does that mean?

"I don't know about that." Kokoroyomi said. "It is quite hard to read Imai's mind, she has strange thoughts."

Ruka agreed with it.

Maybe nothing will happen.

At that time, Mikan and Natsume had finished their chocolates.

"Wow, I am full now." Mikan said happily.

And they saw Ruka walking near them.

"Ruka-pyon!" Mikan waved at him.

Ruka came over.

"Ruka-pyon, I saw you eating chocolates with Hotaru, did you get the ring?"

Ruka blushed and said, "No." and walked away.

Just as he walked, the ring dropped out from his pocket.

Natsume found it and picked it up.

He smiled.

to be continued...


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