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Still not mine :'(

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A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed for the last chapter!
Chapter two: In Which Mikan Thanks Natsume

"HOOOTTTAAARRRUUUUU!"

Three, two, one.

BAKA! BAKA! BAKA!

"Itai! Hotaru, you meanie!"

"Mikan-chan, daijoubu?" Iinchou ran up worriedly to Mikan and helped her up.

"Mou, Hotaru!" Mikan, with steam rising from her ears, yelled after the receding back of her best friend as she walked away unconcerned into the classroom.

"Ruka-pyon, ohaaiyo!" Mikan called out cheerfully as she saw the blond-haired boy sitting at his usual place.

"O-ohaiyo." the blond haired boy stammered out, a blush tinting his cheeks. He quickly turned back to his rabbit and pretended to be engrossed in playing with it, hoping that no one had noticed.

Hotaru noticed, but her expression did not change from her usual solemn expression. But Mikan, being Mikan, was already looking around for Natsume, who was no where to be found.

"Ne, Ruka-pyon, where is Natsume?" Mikan asked, slightly disappointed. She had wanted to thank Natsume for his gift from last night.

"He was called away by Persona-sensei in the morning." This came from Sumire, who had popped out as soon as she heard the mention of Natsume's name. "And I, being the president of the Natsume and Ruka fan club was naturally the first to know." She laughed a high-pitched laugh, the back of her hand covering her mouth.

Mikan, Ruka and Iinchou sweatdropped.

Sumire was on better terms with them after the kidnapping attempt on Natsume, but she was still unbearable sometimes.

Hotaru simply raised an eyebrow and silently handed the laughing Sumire a small black ball.

"What is thi-"

SPLAT.

"Invention #051, Water Ball. When aimed at idiots, it emits a stream of water that soaks the person."

"Argh!" Sumire let out a high-pitched shriek and glared at Hotaru beneath her now soaking bangs.

"You are disturbing me.", was all the purple-eyed girl said before she turned away.

At the sound of a muffled laugh escaping behind her, Sumire turned back to glare at the trio who were busy trying to contain their laughter at the sight of a soaking Sumire.

"Don't you dare laugh at me!" she threatened before huffily returning to her seat, water and all.

Immediately, laughter burst out from the three good friends.

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Later, during Jin-jin's class…

I wonder whether Natsume has returned. Mikan thought with her chin propped in her palm as she pretended to be listening to the Maths lesson ongoing.

She stifled a yawn discreetly behind her palm as Jin-jin scrawled yet another long and uncomprehensible mathematical equation on the board and stared out of the window. Autumn had just arrived, bringing with it leaves of every colours possible.

I wonder where Natsume went.

"Mikan-chan!" the frantic hiss from Iinchou, who was seating behind her, caused Mikan to immediately turn her attention back to the lesson, but it was too late.

Jin-jin loomed in front of her, a huge scary scowl on his face. Lightning sizzled around him unceasingly. Mikan could almost see two horns protruding out from his head.

"Sakura Mikan! Faculty room!"

"Croak."

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Mikan sighed as she stepped out of the faculty room.

Jin-jin had extended her previous punishment to two weeks. (It would have been three if Narumi-sensei hadn't intervene)

She headed out to where the trash can was hidden and was about to go about clearing it when she spotted someone sitting under a tree nearby, a manga in his hand.

Natsume.

"Na-tsu-me!" Mikan greeted the raven-haired boy with a smile as she reached him.

Natsume simply flicked a glance at her before turning back to his book.

"What do you want, ugly."

Predictably, Mikan immediately took offense at the name. "Don't call me that, stupid!"

"Polka-dotted panties girl."

"Baka!"

WHOOSH!

"Argh! Put it out! Put it out!" Mikan panicked as she ran around in circles, the tip of her hair on fire.

Then she remembered her Alice and used that to put out the flame.

"Natsume you meanie!" Mikan stuck her tongue out at him.

"What do you want, you moron." Natsume lifted his brow in annoyance as she walked up to him.

He did not expect her to bend down, smile at him and kissed him on his cheek.

"Arigatou for the bread last night!" She called out cheerily as she ran off.

She did not see the stunned look on his face, nor the blush that came over it an instant later.

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Meanwhile, a few feet away, Hotaru lowered her camera and smiled slyly.

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.Ohaiyo: Good morning

.Itai: Ouch

.Daijoubu: Are you alright?

.Arigatou: Thank you

.Baka: Moron

A/N: awwwwwwww...Natsume-kun blushed ;'p