A/N: Hi! her's my next chap... well enjoy it even though I know it's lame there's some surprises in this one... I guess... Sorry if it's lame not much idea came inside my mind... Sorry if you want to flame me b'coz of this fell free... THANKS...

Chapter VII- Day 3: Preparing for the Festival

"Hey you sleepy heads wake up it's already 10 in the morning!" Grandpa shouted in the hall so loud that they got startled and drop from the bed. And the first thing they said is you know "OUCH" but they got over it and went to the dining room.

"You all should eat well, I already cooked breakfast." Grandpa said as he sits to the end of the table.

"Good Morning Grandpa…" greeted Mikan as she enters and then the others did the same. After that they sat and ate their breakfast.

"I'm wondering why all of you didn't wake up early but you guys slept early last night." said Grandpa very confused to what happened.

"I guess it's because we did many things yesterday." said Yuu yawning.

"But still that's not hard enough to what we do in the academy." said Kokoroyomi

"I guess your right, maybe were not meant to sleep early." said Yuu laughing then everyone else laughed with him.

"Yeah with all that we do it always took us all night." said Yuu again laughing.

"We're just missing what we do in the academy. Even if we really don't like the academy." said Hotaru with her emotionless eyes and reaction.

"Well that's enough with your reminiscing kids you'll be back there 4 days from now. First that you have to do is eat your breakfast." said Grandpa looking sad.

Everyone noticed this and they said their sorry.

"Don't worry Grandfather we'll always write to you. So that you won't feel lonely and sad." said someone that all of them didn't dare think that he would say such thing, the mean and cold guy from Class B and is one of the dangerous type Alice, Natsume. He said that looking at the old man smiling as if he had said it before.

"That's right Grandpa that's a promise." said Mikan after Natsume said the suggestion as if she knew that he'd say such thing. Or probably because she knows he's change now. Then everyone else nodded their heads.

"We'll even package you some things from the Central Town." said Yuu.

"You kids are so kind. First you took care of Mikan and now you're taking care of me as if I'm your real Grandpa." he said tears at the edge of his eyes.

"That's nothing Grandfather your always kind to us and now you even bother to wake us up and make breakfast even though we're the ones supposed to be doing that." said Mikan gratefulness in her voice. After that they finish their food all of them smiling.

"I'm finish I'll just go get a shower." said Natsume as he stand up.

"Oh no you don't!" said Mikan grabbing his hands.

"Why not!" he asked.

"Your just trying to escape dish washing." reminding him that he has to help her.

"But you're the one suppose to wash it today." he said

"Yeah you're right but you have to help Me." she said.

"You two stop arguing we'll wash the dishes for now since we didn't cooked." said Anna.

"That's right so you should relax now." said Nonoko smiling at the two of them.

"That's settled then I'm going to get a shower." said Natsume as he exits the room.

"I'm going to my room." said Mikan and she left.

The others went to the living room, including Grandpa who has something that he's been meaning to ask the others.

Living Room

"Are those two always like that?" asked Grandpa to the others.

"Yes" they answered in a chorus.

"Well as I can see that they make fine couple even if they're still young, maybe when they're older they'll be more compatible." he said smiling.

"And they have changed since that day." said Ruka grinning as he remembered what they did.

"You bet." said Yuu laughing.

"Owww… that day… I wish I could see that time…" said Grandpa sighing.

"Well you're in luck." said Hotaru entering the room holding a video camera in her hand.

"When did you left?" asked Ruka curiously as she was by his side not a moment ago.

"When you were laughing and remembering what we did." she said as she sat back down beside him.

"What do you mean I'm in luck?" asked Grandpa.

"Well you see I caught it all in tape." she said holding up the camera.

"Oh! That's right you were carrying your video that night." said Yuu.

"Let's watch it then." said Ruka still grinning. Then Hotaru put the CD in the player and they watched it. When it was still the start Anna and Nonoko entered the room and watched along with them. When the part where they confessed Mikan and Natsume entered the room and boy were they shocked to see that their classmates are watching their little scene like a movie in the cinema house. They were all silent and watching thoroughly afraid to miss any details. They didn't move for quite some time. Then when it was finished….

"What the...!" yelled Natsume as he got back to his senses.

"Where did that came from!" shouted Mikan.

"Oh! So our celebrities are here." said Hotaru as she was taking the CD.

"You filmed it! I can't believe you!" said Mikan to Hotaru knowing she's the perpetrator.

"Well it's for the best." she answered.

"What do you mean it's for the best?" asked Natsume.

"Well as you can see many had liked It." she said smiling at the others. And boy did they have big grins in their faces.

"I'm gonna burn all of you if you say just one word about this to anyone in school." he shouted sitting down next to Grandpa. And Mikan who is blushing madly sat next to him.

"We told you he changed." said Ruka referring to the way Natsume responded.

"What do you mean? Natsume changed? You must be kidding he hasn't changed a bit he's always mean to me." said Mikan.

"I'm not always mean to you." said Natsume correcting her.

"Well maybe not always but you're still mean." said Mikan

"You two stop it. Both of you changed and you don't know that but we do." said Hotaru.

"Yeah. You should have noticed it the way you care for each other. And that fact that you're always sweet with each other." said Ruka smiling at them.

"Alright you made your point. So when is lunch gonna be prepared?" asked Natsume looking at the clock.

"Ay! It's already 11:45 we have to cook now, Nonoko." said Anna as she saw the time.

Well this time it changed the others volunteered to help with the cooking to escape Natsume, well except for the 4 who now know that he won't do anything. The 5 of them were the ones left in the living room and Grandpa went to his room to take a nap because he got stressed when he did the morning chores. Then at 12:30 the lunch was ready and they well eat. They just brought Grandpa's food in his room so that after he eat he can go back to sleep and they said that they we're going to the market to buy kimonos.

At exactly 1:30 they went to the market. And after a long walk they reached the shop Mikan was talking about and there they looked around for the kimono that suits them best. Mikan first look for Natsume's kimono. She found a black one with fire breathing dragons at the bottom and at the left side chest is a fire symbol.

"Like it, I chose that because it suits you." she said smiling at him.

"Whatever…" he said. But she just smiled because she knew that he liked it.

After that she looked for a kimono for herself. She spent 20 minutes finding the right one. Then she saw a pink one with cherry blossoms all over, she instantly liked it. And she decided to buy it. When she was in the counter she saw Hotaru, Ruka and Yuu going towards the counter.

"So did you find the one that suits you?" she asked them. Then they held out the kimonos that they had chosen. Hotaru's is an orange one and has flowers on the sleeves and in the bottom center. Ruka's is a blue one with animals doing funny stuffs (like juggling and they look like circus animals.) at the part of the legs. Yuu's is a green one with large jade green colored leaves all over.

"You guys! Those are very cute ones." she said after seeing.

"And you?" asked the raven-haired. Then she showed them theirs.

"For you and Natsume?" asked Ruka as he saw both of the kimonos.

"Yup. Mr. Oh-so-Timid is so timid to pick a kimono so I decided to pick it for him." she said then she noticed that he wasn't around.

"Where did that guy went to?" she asked.

Outside the Shop

There he was standing in a jewelry shop.

"Sir, what would you like to embed in the pendant?" the vendor asked.

"Put a fire at the front and a flower at the back." said Natsume as he looked at the heart shape pendant. (A/N: Fire and flower? Fire for Natsume because of his Alice and Flower for Mikan because her name 'Sakura' means Cherry Blossom and her personality. If you think I'm weird sorry about that b'coz I'm really am.)

After a few minutes the vendor gave him the necklace box. Then he waited outside the shop. When Mikan got out she immediately spotted Natsume.

"Where have you been?" she yelled at him

"I'm just here." he answered.

"Why did you leave me inside?"

"No reason."

Before Mikan can start another fight Hotaru asked them if they want to have ice cream.

"Sure" then she went to them.

"Sorry that I left you but later you'll know why I did." he muttered to himself then he went towards his friends.

Afterwards they went home and they chat about their trip to the market. Then After dinner they all went to sleep. But they didn't know what is install for them the next day.