Miha-chan: This chapter has a lot of drama, ne Nattie-chan?
Natsume: Nattie-chan? What kind of name is that!
Miha-chan: -pouts- you don't like Nattie-chan?
Natsume: Of course I don't, who the hell would?
Yuu: Miha-chan does not own Gakuen Alice!
Miha-chan: NatsuNeko-chan?
Natsume: -has vein marks- Just call me by my real name!
Chapter 13 - Confession and Rejection Time
"Wah Hotaru! Please help me! I just don't know what to do!" whined Mikan who was bothering Hotaru.
"..."
"Hotaru?"
"..."
"HOTARU!"
BAKA! BAKA! BAKA!
"Don't bother me idiot"
"H-hotaru, your mean!" said Mikan crying waterfalls, but then Hotaru already left. Mikan stood up and dusted her skirt; she was feeling pretty down today. Mikan walked through the hallways out to the park; she sat on the swing and started sulking there.
"Hey Mikan-chan" said a certain sixteen-year-old guy.
"Akihiro-san!" exclaimed Mikan. She started blushing again.
"Can I sit here?" asked Akihiro pointing to the swing next to hers; Mikan nodded her head so Akihiro sat down. There was awkwardness between the two and yet Akihiro still managed to smile like an idiot.
"Ah eh A-akihiro-san.." started Mikan.
"Yes?"
"Um..I l-li-" Mikan gulped, she was sweating and blushing all over "Ilikeyouverymuch!"
"Huh? What? You like mumps very much?" asked Akihiro, Mikan sweatdropped.
"Who likes mumps?" Thought Mikan, Mikan took a very deep breath.
"Was that a tongue twister?" thought Akihiro. (Wow, Akihiro has become dense, he's been hanging around with Mikan too much)
"I...l-like...you" Mikan almost whispered but Akihiro understood it.
"Mikan, do you really like me that much?" asked Akihiro. Mikan nodded shyly.
"No, I don't think so," said Akihiro, Mikan looked at Akihiro but Akihiro just looked at the sky.
"You only like me cause I'm nice to you and I act like your older brother..." said Akihiro "When you fall in love with someone you get a very strange feeling and you start to get weird thoughts"
"But I did get a strange feeling!" said Mikan.
"That's different, that's shyness" said Akihiro looking at Mikan "Someday you'll find someone who likes you for you and that person would do anything to make you happy, you must also love that person back"
Mikan kept silent.
"I hope you understand" said Akihiro sincerely "When you find that person I'll be rooting for you"
"I understand," said Mikan, she still managed a smile "I wish you happiness as well"
Akihiro smiled.
"Me too"
"Um...excuse me, I have to go do some homework" said Mikan her voice was cracking and she ran away.
Mikan went under a Sakura tree and cried, she cried her heart out, and she had no idea it would be that painful.
"Hey little girl" said a familiar voice "why are you crying?"
Mikan looked up with her eyes full of tears. It was Natsume.
"Natsume" read Mikan's lips "nothing, why do you care?"
Natsume felt like needles have stabbed his chest, but he ignored that feeling. Natsume sat down beside Mikan; Mikan looked at Natsume confused.
"What are you doing?" asked Mikan.
"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm not leaving this spot until you tell me what's wrong and do to make you stop crying" said Natsume "it annoys the hell out of me when I see you crying, I prefer your stupid and loud self"
Mikan managed to stop crying.
"Natsume, do you know how its feels when the person you like doesn't like you back?" asked Mikan.
"Yes I know that feeling, that's the feeling of rejection, I felt it a lot of times because of you," thought Natsume, he answered a 'yeah'.
"Well I just found out and it hurts a lot!" said Mikan crying again, she buried her face in her hands, Natsume patted her back and gave her a handkerchief.
"Here, use this stupid, unless you don't know how to use it," said Natsume, even in times like this he still manages to insult her. Mikan took it and cried on Natsume's chest. Natsume hugged her.
The next day Mikan woke up feeling all better, she didn't know why but she felt like it.
"Gee, I thought heartbreaks lasts for weeks, even months" said Mikan "oh well!"
Mikan noticed something on her desk; it was a handkerchief, mainly Natsume's.
"Oh yeah! I remember now!" said Mikan "guess I should thank him for yesterday, he's not too bad of a pervert after all!"
Mikan did her morning routine and went to class. In the hallway Mikan was very deep in thought that she didn't notice Natsume who walked right passed her. Mikan just noticed after he passed by.
"NATSUMMEEEE!" yelled Mikan running to Natsume dust trailing after her. Natsume sweatdropped at the site. Mikan was running too fast that she lost control so she bumped into the hard cement wall and had a bandage on her forehead in a form of a x.
"Really your such an idiot" said Natsume, even though Mikan was still hit by a wall she still managed to be energetic. (Reminds me of Tomo in Azumanga Daioh)
"That wasn't enough for you to go dark wasn't it?" asked Natsume.
"Haha! I don't know why but I'm feeling very happy todaaay!" said Mikan waving her arms up and down, Natsume sweatdropped. (Hehe, I'm also sometimes like that, I can get very crazy without any reason)
"You're beginning to annoy me," said Natsume walking away.
"Ah! Natsume! Wait up!" yelled Mikan, she stopped in front of Natsume and panted.
"I wanted to give this back to you," said Mikan giving Natsume the handkerchief "I also wanted to thank you for yesterday, it really helped me a lot! Thanks a lot for comforting me yesterday!"
Just then Mikan was acting like her usual hyper self so she ran to class with dust trailing after her, Natsume sweatdropped again.
"That girl can be so annoying," said Natsume to himself, he managed a small smile "Your welcome Mikan"
Miha-chan: Gomen! Gomenasai! It looks like that I'll be updating even more slowly! Gomen!
Hotaru: Her 1st term exams are near so she has to study.
Miha-chan: Yeah! So that's my excuse believe it or not! Ja ne!
Hotaru: Hmmm...She left her notes for the exams.
