Chapter 4: Natsume's Partner partII
"…you…" he whispered. 'Sorry, Ruka, sorry…'
"Huh..?"
She was so shocked. Natsume's partner--HER!?
"Uh…I…" she blushed. "You're…kidding…r-right?"
Natsume stared at her and said, "You don't have to if you don't want to. It's your choice." Then he went off to the preparations.
Mikan was left alone at the tables. She thought about what he just said to her.
Mikan's POV
"It's…"
"IT'S..?"
'Wow, I'm actually going to find out who his partner is! But who knows, he might say…
"…you…"
W-WHAT!? He just…HE JUST...!!
"Huh..?"
B-but why did he chose…me? Of all the people…
"Uh…I…You're kidding…r-right?"
"You don't have to if you don't want to. It's your choice."
Naze? Naze…watashi no kokoro… It's beating so fast...!
Normal POV
Meanwhile, Ruka was on his way to help in the preparations for the dance, but can't help thinking about what Hotaru was about to say.
'What was she about to say to me?'
He can't help but think of her.
On the way, he saw Natsume, so he stopped and told him that they go to a quiet place to talk.
"So what happened with you and Mikan?" Ruka asked.
"…Nothing…"
'Don't hide it, something happened…'
"Come on, what?" Ruka said, suspecting something.
"Nothing…"
"Really?"
"I said nothing!" Natsume said, irritated.
"Tell me, you already asked her to be your Last Dance, right?"
"…How did you know..!?"
"I knew it…" Ruka said, softening his voice.
"Sorry—"
"Congratulations!" Ruka said, smiling. 'At least he already found a partner.'
"Huh..?"
"You finally asked her."
Then Natsume looked at Ruka. He wondered why Ruka was happy for him.
"Hey Ruka…have you asked anyone yet..?"
"Asked…someone yet..?
"For the dance…"
'I see…maybe he thought I asked Sakura to be my Last Dance…"Ruka thought.
"Well?" Natsume repeated.
"No, not yet."
'But the truth is, I can't ask Imai to be my Last Dance. She might not accept it…' Ruka thought. 'I'd want that to happen, but I just…can't.'
Both friends were thinking what would happen if the girls they liked would accept their invitation. It went on for a few minutes then Natsume broke the silence.
"Oi, Ruka,"
"…What?"
"…if you want to ask her out, ask her. She's not going to be there always, you know." He told Ruka.
And he went off to continue helping the others prepare for the dance. Ruka was left alone.
"I know that…I just don't… know…how to tell her…I'm not that brave, after all…" he told himself.
Then he followed Natsume to help the others.
A/N: Really sorry if my chapters are short…Anyway, there might be more
chapters to come…