A/N: So another side story. Sorry most of you would want me to go on with the original story but I am having a writers block about Ji chan and Natsume. Anyone with any suggestions/ideas about it please PM me!

I was reading the chap 134 "Feelings finally confessed" (again, for the 10 th time I think!) and I thought that Mikan does not give a proper reply to Ruka's feelings, so here's a Ruka-Mikan fluff and. I was originally a Ruka-Mikan fan when I watched the anime ( I watched the anime first then read the manga ) as I found Natsume too perverted at first. But after reading the manga I fell for him! And now I am Natsume-Mikan fan.

Side Story 2: Ruka's First Kiss

The sun was gradually to making his journey to the other side of the world. As twilight was taking over the evening the two squirrels were busy quarreling over a small nut that they had found. The bigger one had an advantage and won the battle and hurriedly climbed his nest in the tree with his spoil. Ruka who happened to be sitting on the bench near the tree noticed their battle and being an animal lover he went over there to see for himself. He felt pity for the defeated little one.

"Here you go. Take this" He reached out for a nut from his pocket and held out his hand towards the squirrel. He always carried with him some nuts and grains to feed the animals he came across. Sometimes he would even smuggle bread from the cafeteria and feed it to the dogs. Almost every animal in the Academy knew Ruka. They didn't fear him. They adored him.

The squirrel hastily nibbled the nut, as if someone else would steal it away from him. "Easy there little one" Ruka told his little furry friend. He loved to watch how those tiny furry fingers in action.

"Wow it's so cute !" A very sweet and overexcited voice came from behind him and startled both the squirrel and Ruka.

"Oh! Sakura it's you! You scared me!"

"Sorry about that. The squirrel is so cuteeeeee! Can I touch it?"

"Yeah of course."

Mikan stretched her hand out to pat the squirrel on it's head. Mikan's sudden appearance had already scared it, so it ran away and hid behind the tree.

"Owwwww! It ran away! Ruka pyon!"

" You scared it with your loud voice. Be quite. Here watch how I do it." Saying this he took out another nut from his pocket and threw it near the tree. Knowing Ruka's scent well, the squirrel was drawn out and started nibbling again. The two pre teens went closer to it, and this time Mikan made sure she remained silent. "Okay, now take this and offer it to him" Ruka handed Mikan a nut. Mikan silently took it and held her hand out. The squirrel crept stealthily towards it. "I did it! Ruka pyon I did it!" Mikan said in a small excited whisper. Having satiated it's hunger the squirrel returned to it's burrow.

"Ruka pyon sure knows the animals!"

"How's Natsume doing? You went to visit him, right?"

"He's getting super bored in there! He keeps yelling at the nurses to let him out! The doctors have told him that he'll be discharged in a week. It's just been one day since that. He keeps worrying a lot about uncle though, keeps mumbling something to himself all the time as if he's practicing to talk to uncle later. I went to give him some of his mangas to shake his boredoom off and now he's so absorbed into it that he didn't even notice me leaving the room!"

"Ha ha ha that's Natsume " Ruka said while giggling. "But seriously he's lucky to be loved by you."

"Ruka pyon!" Mikan remembered something he had told her earlier. About five months ago. He had confessed to her. Right! Confessed! Her friend Ruka pyon! Natsume's best friend! Never in a million years could she have guessed that he too was in love with her! She remembered it distinctly...

"...After this... I would not be able to see you again...I wish that even for just a moment time would stop right now...I can't believe that I can even think of something like this at such critical time...

Because it's the first time I have loved a girl so much...

And it's you, Sakura..." the ground behind her feet had slipped away when she heard what Ruka had said that. She had always thought of him as a brother, a friend.

'He's Natsume's best friend! Does Natsume know about Ruka's feeling for me? What should Itell ruka pyon! I am so confused'

Mikan's tiny brain was obviously overloaded. She had just come to realize her true feelings for Natsume and then all of a sudden she receives a confession from Ruka! Ruka saw the confusion in her eyes, so he said, "I had no intention of saying it..." Tears were flowing down his eyes as well." I'm so pathetic to cry like this..." Mikan didn't know what to do either so she simply pulled Ruka in for a hug without saying anything. She held him closely to her, cradled him like a baby. Slightly annoyed by that Ruka added, "You treat me child Sakura"

Mikan had always wanted to talk about that incident to Ruka. She felt that she should properly confront him about it.

"Ne Ruka pyon... There's something I wanted to tell you since a long time...But I didn't know how to say it...I... just wanted to say that...I...I...IamsosorryRukaPyon!"

"What are you saying? You were too fast to understand."

"I...I am so sorry for...breaking your heart Ruka pyon...I wanted to tell you this since a while now...but I..."

"Sakura!..." Ruka was surprise by the sudden mention of the confession he gave her. "It's okay, Sakura! You don't have to worry about that! I am happy for you both. I love you guys. You guys are great together. I have told you that before, right? So don't worry much about it." Ruka gave her an encouraging smile.

Yes, she also remembered that he had mentioned that right after his confession...

"I'll always support the two of you..."

"I'll pray that one day you and Natsume can see each other again..."

'Ruka pyon has always been so selfless and self sacrificing. I think Natsume is lucky to have him as a best friend.' Mikan thought to herself when she remembered those kind and selfless words of his.

"Ruka pyon I am sure one day you'll find someone who loves just as much as you love the two of us." that was the best line Mikan could come up with at the spur of the moment.

"You know I ran into Nobara chan earlier this evening and she told me that she loves Rei sensei! can you believe it! I think everyone finds someone who loves them very much. One day even you will. I am sure of that!" But Ruka was barely paying attention to what Mikan was saying about Nobara, his mind was working something out! And he finally said that to her:

"Sakura...there's something that I wanted to ask you too... How does it feel when you...k..ki...kk...kkii...kiss someone you love" Ruka's face was red as tomatoes.

Mikan was shocked by his question too.

'How does he know we've kissed! This is so embarrassing!Why did I have to bring this topic up?'

"You don't have to answer that. I mean I am so sorry to bring such a question out of the blue. I know it's embarrassing... but I was just curious... When Koko read out Natsume's mind on new year's eve, he told everyone out that Natsume has kissed you a lot and that he keeps thinking about it everyday...So I thought it must be a wonderful feeling (since Natsume too can't seem to get over it)...I just wanted to know your opinion..."

'Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Now everyone knows about it! I am going to KILL Koko! What else has he read in Natsume's mind!

There was a long silent pause after that, and Mikan broke it," It's magical. The best thing ever. You feel that you and the person you love have become one!" Ruka himself could not believe that Mikan could come up with such an explanation.

"You are the first girl I feel in love with. You'll always hold a special place in my heart, no matter what. So I want you to be the one I share my first kiss with..."

'Ruka, you idiot what the hell are you saying! Natsume will kill you if he finds out.' Ruka's conscious was biting him. But he wanted to do something once for himself. Just this once.

Mikan's condition was worse. Ruka was throwing one embarrassment over other. He had totally put her in a fix. She had absolutely no idea what to do.

"Sorry Sakura. I shouldn't have said that. Sorry to confuse you like that"

"I'll always support the two of you..."

"I'll pray that one day you and Natsume can see each other again..."

'Ruka pyon has always been there for me. For Natsume. For both of us. He has sacrificed his feeling his love for us to be happy...I could do that much for him...Just a small friendly kiss...nothing more...' After thinking over it she finally came to that decision. She stood there and closed her eyes, inviting Ruka in for the kiss.

Ruka was trembling in excitement as well as nervousness. He hadn't thought in a million years that she would've accepted that. He walked upto her, put one arm around her waist to pull her closer and caressed her cheek using the other. How he longed to do that! He leaned in towards her face. Gradually the distance was decreasing. Their lips were now few millimeters away from hers. He could feel her heavy and anxious breathing on his face. Mikan was never touched that way by anyone besides Natsume so she was getting uncomfortable which was reflected in her breathing. Ruka remembered the last time he was this close to Mikan: During the play "The Sleeping Snow White in the woods" at the alice festival. He was almost about to kiss Mikan, if it weren't for the apple that hit her head. Ruka knew it was Natsume who threw that apple for sure. But this time he was determined to kiss her, nothing would interrupt them.

'Sorry Natsume...I guess you owe me at least this much' Ruka's mind was thinking this over and over as their lips came closer and closer... until they finally met...

Nothing else mattered to him at that moment. To hell with the Academy. To hell with the world. To hell with Natsume! He was completely lost in the kiss. Mikan was right it is magical. Especially if you do it with someone you love so much.

Mikan was the one who backed off after mere three seconds. Ruka opened his eyes to look at Mikan who was just as red as he was. She didn't face him but kept looking at her feet.

"Thank you...And sorry...Mikan"

He used her name! Mikan looked up. He used her name! She had enough for that day and walked of without a word. (in case anyone's wondering where she stormed off to: she went to Natsume and she probably kissed him a lot to get rid of her guilt)

'I think I can finally move on now.' Ruka thought.

"Hey Ru chan" Aoi came running to him and interrupted his little mind talk. She came from the direction where the infirmary was," I was looking all over for you. Those two love birds are making me crazy with all the smooching so I thought that the two of us could play for a while"

Ruka pyon I am sure one day you'll find someone who loves just as much as you love the two of us"

Mikan was right. That someone was closer than Ruka thought...

A/N : Okay Natsume Mikan fans please don't throw rotten tomatoes at me, I am one of you! I just thought that Ruka needed a reward for all his sacrifice and hard work.

Don't worry Mikan will not fall for him.

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