Author's note: First of all since I have a wee bit of time today, I want to thank: winglessfairy25, yamishun, jeje-chan, Sie-sama, maplecat, natsumeNmikan, RandomGirl, lysabelle, ladalada, kisekimotto, XfhylliseXanne, emina25, Serena, xXxNaNa-cHaNxXx, and Little Kittie Angel for reviewing chapter 10! thank you guys! I'm glad you liked it and read it till the end even though it's mostly a mikanxruka chapter. I have a feeling you'll like this chapter more. Anyway, here is chapter 11! Oh and I hope I didn't make any mistakes in this chapter. Tell me if I have, okay?

Chapter 11: Blackmail

Someone's trying to wake me up... I know it's too early because the alarm hasn't rung yet… what the heck is going on?

I slowly opened my sleepy eyes, waking to see…NATSUME?! I blinked a few times. HE'S HAUNTING ME IN MY DREAMS!!!

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE HAUNTING ME IN MY DREAMS!" I yelled as I sat up.

He lightly slapped my forehead. "Get a grip, stupid this isn't a dream!" he said.

I rubbed my eyes a few times and slapped my cheeks as well. It wasn't a dream! He was really there, sitting on the bed beside me and he was the one who woke me up! "What are you doing here?!" I asked, putting my hands on my hips.

"Decided to wake you up." He said plainly, standing up from the bed.

"I told you I'd be meeting you at the fashion house at 11 am!" I complained.

"We don't have much time in our hands, it's best to start early."

I groaned and looked at the clock, 8 am. "I hate you." I mumbled as I got up and started fixing my bed. "Get out of my room, I'm gonna dress up!" I yelled.

"Good morning Mikan!" Jii-chan greeted.

"Jii-chan, why on earth did you let him in my room?" I asked him as I was walking down the stairs.

"Who?" he asked.

"Natsume."

"I just let him in the living room, maybe it was your mother who told him to wake you up." He replied.

Darn it, why the heck did mom let him in? "Anyway, I'm going out today." I told him.

"Take care of yourself, Mikan." He said just before I walked to the kitchen.

I opened the fridge and grabbed the bottle of milk and a slice of bread. I stuffed it all in my mouth then went to the living room. He was sitting there, looking at an album.

"Hey." I said.

"You look like a wild boar in this picture." He said, holding the album up. He was looking at a picture of me in pre-school when I was playing in the mud.

"Oh shut up." I said.

"Jii-chan, I'm going now!" I said as I walked out of the house with Natsume.

We walked towards his limo and the driver opened the door for us. Again, he was the first to step in his limo but I just tried not to get irritated by it so as to not further ruin my already ruined morning.

The door was shut and the driver went to his seat. We drove off, and I just leaned on the black leather seat as I stared out the window and watched the people that we would pass by at the same time.

"Hey." He said.

I turned to him. "What?" I asked flatly.

"Go out with me tomorrow." He said, not looking at me.

"Wh-what?" I stammered.

"What are you, deaf? I asked you to go out with me tomorrow."

"You didn't really ask, you just said it!" I began to argue with him.

"Whatever, just go out with me tomorrow." He replied as he looked at me.

"Like on a date?" I asked sheepishly.

"No, on a fieldtrip to the zoo… Of course on a date you idiot!"

"Jerk" I said as I raised an eyebrow at him. "Get real; I wouldn't go out on a date with you not even if you're the last boy in the world!"

"You will go out with me tomorrow." He said in an assuring tone.

"What makes you think that I will?"

"Just say yes and don't make me complicate things for you." He said.

"So now you're threatening me?" I said as I crossed my arms over my chest.

He then took out a piece of paper and held it in front of me. My eyebrows furrowed as I began to read was what written on the paper. My eyes widened. HOW THE HECK DID HE GET THAT PIECE OF PAPER?!

It was the paper where in I wrote "Ruka and Mikan" over and over again, filling all spaces possible with those three words. Just how the heck did he get that paper?!
I attempted to grab it but he quickly whisked his hand away.

"Give it back!" I yelled as I tried to grab it from his clutches.

"Go out with me or I'll give this to Ruka and let the whole school know about your big fat crush on him." he said.

"What, are you blackmailing me?!" I exclaimed. "How did you get that paper in the first place?!"

"None of your business." He replied coldly.

"Give it back to me you sneak!" I yelled.

"Go-out-with-me."

"Not a chance!" I yelled again then attempted to grab the paper again from his hands. He kept it away from me as I leaned forward to try and snatch it. I WON'T DATE HIM NOR WILL I LET MY CRUSH ON RUKA BE EXPOSED IN SCHOOL! I JUST WON'T ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN! I'D RATHER DIE THAN LET THE WHOLE SCHOOL SEE THAT PAPER!

The car suddenly stopped and I fell to the floor. "ITAI!" I cried out in pain.

"Idiot." He remarked as I got back to sitting on the seat.

"Shut up!"

"All you had to do was say yes." He replied.

My fists were clenched with rage and I was practically shooting balls of fire with my eyes. Ugh, I hate him but what else was there to do? My dignity in school would be at stake if he told everyone in school about my BIG FAT CRUSH on Ruka. I hate the fact that he has the power to do that.

"Why do you want to go out with me anyway?!" I asked frustratingly.

He didn't reply, nor he did he look at me. "WHY?!" I demanded for an answer as I clenched my fists even more.

"Go out with me or I'll show this to Ruka and everyone is school." He just said and flashed the paper in front of me once more.

I swallowed my pride, "F-fine." I almost gagged. It's so hard to say yes to that jerk. I felt like I lost my dignity already just by saying yes to that date with him.

He kept the paper in his pocket and looked out the window.

"I am so not talking to you!" I yelled. "Oh, and thanks for completely ruining my day!" I added.

We arrived at our first location, the Royal Court Hotel. Hotels always have ballrooms and the Royal Court was one of the most popular hotels in town so there's bound to be a great ballroom in there.

"We'll think about it." Natsume told the receptionist as the two of us saw the ballroom.

It was big but it wasn't as grand as the one in Tokyo Plaza. The one in Tokyo Plaza was still the best for me. It was perfect for grand events like the one we're hosting. This ballroom looked ordinary, like a big empty room.

We continued on with our search at other hotels, we traveled back and forth, one hotel to another. Nothing was as grand as the one in Tokyo Plaza.

"That's it, we're taking Tokyo Plaza." said Natsume as he entered the limo.

I followed him from behind without a reply. I don't ever want to talk to him, especially after he blackmailed me!

We drove off and it was past 12 pm already, lunch time. I was feeling dizzy and very, very hungry at the same time. I only had a slice of bread and a bottle of milk for breakfast for crying out loud!

My tummy suddenly made a weird sound. I placed my hand on my stomach and groaned silently. I was so very hungry.

"Driver, Town Plaza." Natsume instructed and the driver took a turn and headed towards the road leading to Town Plaza.

Were we going out to eat lunch? I damned hope so; I was so hungry I could just collapse right now! I looked at Natsume as he was looking out the window. Did he hear my stomach? Oh man, if he did that was so embarrassing!

Shortly, we arrived in Town Plaza. He got out of the car and I followed. He walked towards this Italian Restaurant and I just followed him.

"Table for how many sir?" a young waitress asked.

"Two." Natsume answered plainly.

"Right this way." she said and led the two of us to our seats.

She gave us the menu and waited for us to take our order.

"I'll have the pasta alfredo." Natsume said.

"I'll have a fettuccini." I told the waitress and not Natsume.

The waitress left with our orders.

Our table was pretty silent, it was very awkward. But anyway, I'd rather have it be this way than talking to that jerk. I still haven't forgotten that blackmail and I'm very pissed off about it. How dare he blackmail me!!!

"Wow, it feels weird when you shut your mouth." He said in a teasing tone.

I twitched and was about to open my mouth to yell at him but I stopped myself. "Remember Mikan, you're not going to talk to him" I told myself over and over again.

"You're an idiot." He said, trying to annoy me.

I just crossed my arms over my chest and raised an eyebrow at him. I WILL NOT LET IT GET TO ME.

He then brought out his cell phone and the paper which says "Ruka and Mikan" on it. He started to punch in some numbers. Who the heck is he going to call?!

"Hey Ruka." he greeted nonchalantly.

My eyes widened as he said Ruka's name. Is he really talking to Ruka? More importantly, if he was talking to Ruka, would he tell him about the paper?!

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!

I stood up and snatched his cell phone. "What's the big idea?! Why do you keep tormenting me?!" I yelled causing everyone in the restaurant to stare at us. I then looked at the cell phone and almost died when I saw what was on the screen. It was the normal home screen; he didn't call Ruka at all! I can't believe he tricked me! he's such a dirty rat!

"Because you look dumber than ever when you pretend you can ignore me but actually can't." he said coldly.

I slowly sat down on my seat and threw the cell phone at him. He caught it with his hand even though I was aiming for a direct hit on his face. I placed and elbow on the table and then rested my chin on my open palm as I looked away from him. "You cold-hearted moron." I mumbled.

"So, where do you wanna go tomorrow?" he asked dryly.