(The Awakening)

(After a few hours….)

Mikan slowly opened her eyes, she could slowly feel her strength coming back little by little. She then noticed someone lying down on a bed beside her. Oh its Natsume what's he doing here? She thought

Just then the nurse came in.

"Oh I am glad to see that you are feeling better."

"Thank you said Mikan. "But could you please tell me what happened, why am I here?"

Well I don't know why you stayed at the forest despite the weather lucky for you this young man brought you back here. It seems that you have fallen asleep in the forest while it was snowing and so you ended up getting a very high fever.

"Oh I see…..I was being careless again…" Mikan said as tears started to fall out of here eyes.

"Now, now don't cry. As far as I'm concerned I suggest you thank this young man as soon as he gets up." The nurse said as she left the two alone.

All of a sudden Mikan started to remember fragments of what happened in the forest before she passed out.

(Flashback)

Mikan wake up! he yelled, Come on get up!

Thank god you're awake. What were you thinking! You could have died out here!

I'm very sorry to worry you.

And then she recalled a warm feeling that came over her body.

"What could that be she thought."

And then she heard a faint sound coming from the person beside her.

"Natsume…" she said

:"hmph….how are you feeling?"

"Good thanks to you." Thank you for saving my life I am so sorry you had to go through all that trouble" she said as she started to cry. "And for what happened earlier, when I bumped you I…i…didn't mean to…but she just couldn't speak. What's happening to me? Why cant I talk?

Just then she felt someone grab her waist. Natsume hugged her so tightly and said. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to embarrass you. I just didn't know what to do at that time. You got me so worried you know but I am glad to see your ok!

Oh my gosh! Mikan thought is this really real? Natsume …she said as she turned around just then she caught his gaze. She never realized how deep his eyes looked before. Just then he raised his hand and placed it on her face.

It felt so warm Mikan thought. But before she knew it he was kissing her. It felt so good Mikan though and just then and there realized it was the same feeling she remembered having in the forest. This same warmth that seemed to revived her whole body from the cold.