This fic was intended to be light, so I'd like to keep it that way, if it may. (:

Drabble 10: Mikan x Ruka

Main Genre: Friendship

Word of the Drabble: Happy

Dedicated to: To any person out there who also supports and adores this rare yet lovable pairing, this short and sweet drabble's for you and to my friends Dana, Deanne, Camille and Dareel, I hope you find Christopher Drew under your Christmas trees with a late Christmas Yippee EP present. XD

Ruka trudged on; his head kept low, his eyes on the long shadows cast by the trees and other inanimate figures basking in the late afternoon sunset. He shuffled his feet, sweeping some hair off his face. His heart felt extremely heavy, his nerves getting the better of him as they grated and pounded, giving him a splitting headache.

Undeniably, Imai was a lot of work, and that much was true enough to give him troubled thoughts and a migraine.

He walked briskly, keeping a low profile so as to not attract a lot of attention.

Because clearly the last thing he needed was the attention. Please, anything but the attention.

"R-ruka!" a voice called from behind him.

But despite that, Ruka kept going, not stopping to see who that person – or dreaded fangirl – was.

"Ruka-pyon! Wait up!" the voice called again.

He stopped, and didn't bother to turn once Mikan sidled along beside him, a pout evident in her features.

"S-sakura, what brings y-you here?" he said.

"Nothing much except the fact that you kind of ignored me the first time around," she tilted her head in disappointment.

"O-oh sorry about that…" he quickly apologized.

Mikan's face lit up, mumbling, "I thought you'd say that." She moved her hand to have it clasp Ruka's lightly.

Ruka's eyes widened, unconsciously letting them meet with hers.

"Look, Ruka-pyon, I know Hotaru's been hard on you the past couple of days, and I guess I could completely understand how it feels. So why don't you just forget about the horrid things that happened to you today? Neh?" She smiled brightly.

Mikan leaned forward, and gave him a light peck on the cheek, her warm lips still formed in its charming smile brushing against his cold, numb cheek.

"We should be happy, that's what I said from the start." She ran off, then said with a wave from her hand, an almost distracted and flushed look on her face, before turning back, "I'll save you a seat, we're having mushrooms, mash and dumplings for dinner. See you later Ruka-pyon!"

He stood there for a while, dumbfounded, and only when she was out of sight did realization dawn on him, making him aware of the furious blush that started creeping through his face.

You make me happy, whether you know it or not.

We should be happy, that's what I said from the start.

I am so happy, knowing you are the one that I want for the rest of my days.

For the rest of my days, you're all of my days.

Happy – NeverShoutNever!

Writing this one in particular put no pressure on me, which makes for the very light tone. Hope you liked getting a glimpse of this rare pairing. ;)

Late *cough* review *cough* Christmas present anyone? :) Neh? :)