Peeps!! Sorry for the late update! ) Too busy with stuffs..
Chap 3
'Could it be?' a certain mind-reader thought you guessed it – Kokoroyumi.
Koko is currently found sitting under a tree – in deep thoughts – not long after school…alone. This is simply unusual. I mean, at this kind of time, this happy-go-lucky mind-reader boy usually hangs around with his friends. But today, there really is something that confuses him. During classes, someone's thoughts caught his attention.
FLASHBACK:
'Sigh'
Koko heard Natsume sighed in his thoughts, but Koko just ignored it and continued to listen to the teacher discussing.
'Mikan'
'Now that's interesting..', Koko thought as he smirked, but tried his best to be unnoticed by the fire caster.
'Oh crap! Why am I thinking about that darn, stupid little girl?!...Concentrate Natsume..Concentrate..'
'Whoa.. Natsume sure is distracted.'
Natsume forced himself to concentrate on the lesson but it seems that he can't get rid of his thoughts.
Y-you like Mikan, don't you?
'But… Why is it that what Ruka told me had struck me?', Natsume thought as his conversation with Ruka flashed in his head. And what's bad (well, I think it isn't bad), is that Koko saw it….all – in Natsume's head – the flashback of the conversation of the Black Cat himself and the Animal Lover in the hospital, which actually happened yesterday, when Mikan was hospitalized and was half-day absent. 'Do I like Mikan? Do I have feelings for her?', Natsume continued to ask himself.
'…No.. That's so impossible. She's an idiot. She's simply not my type.', Natsume assured himself.
'Hah.. Really? Then why do you keep thinking about her?', Koko exclaimed in his head while grinning at Natsume. But then, Natsume noticed this and glared at Koko and thought, 'Don't you dare continue to read my mind or you'll be a roasted chicken.' Koko sweat-dropped and abruptly nodded.
END OF FLASHBACK:
The reason why Koko is bothered about this is because Natsume is his friend, and Mikan as well, and he felt like he has to do something about his friends' situation. Well, he also actually noticed Natsume's changes and he concluded that this was because of Mikan. Mikan is obviously oblivious of Natsume's changes (She's too dense to notice..). Koko thinks that if Mikan and Natsume get closer, then Natsume's coldness will decrease, even a bit will do. He also thinks that the two make a great couple. But his problem is that he doesn't know what to do, and he knows that if he ever interfere Natsume, there will be chaos (and I mean CHAOS!)
'He's just denying what he feels.', Koko thought. 'Or maybe he just don't know what he feels..' Then after sometime, he gave up thinking and just decided to tell the others.
At this same time, Natsume is found under his Sakura tree taking a nap with a manga on his face when suddenly…
"Hi Natsume!", a familiar voice said, which awakened him. But knowing who owns that annoying voice (yep, it's Mikan), Natsume pretended to be asleep.
Mikan was just strolling around the campus wanting to be with anyone of her friends badly. Hotaru told her that she is busy and must not be disturbed. Anna and Nonoko were given an assignment from their Misaki-sensei and have no time either, and the boys are nowhere to be found. But lucky for her, she found Natsume. Though she really don't want to be with him right now, she thought that it's better than being alone, and besides, she's tired of finding her other friends. She greeted him but found out he was asleep. She knew that it's a mistake to wake him up – there will be a teasing marathon between them . But her idiocy took place and decided to wake him up (well, she don't wanna talk to a sleeping person anyway..). She took a step closer…
"Natsume?", she called, but still, she was ignored (zzzZZ..). This isn't normal. Natsume doesn't sleep that deep – a little sound wakes him up (that's how alert he is). She called him again and was ignored again. Something's going on. That's it. She's pissed off.
"Nat-su-meee!!!", Mikan yelled while shaking the lad's shoulders.
"WHAT?!", Natsume yelled back as he shoved Mikan's hands away and stood up.
Mikan smiled and said, "Nothing! I just happened to pass by and I'm alone then I saw you here and – "
"You tried pestering and annoying me…", Natsume interrupted.
"Huh? No I didn't pester you!! I just –"
"Yes you did, and you are. I mean, first you awakened me because of that ever-so-loud-and-annoying-and-stupid-sounding voice of yours for no reason and now you're saying that you didn't even pester me." Natsume explained, annoyed.
"Well sorry for my stupid-sounding voice..." Mikan sarcastically said. "But you should be sorry for your rudeness.." she continued.
"Hah.. Well who's the one here who woke up someone who wants some time alone and peacefully resting? Isn't that what you call rudeness?", Natsume snapped.
"Let's just say that I'm rude, but not as rude as you!", Mikan blurted. "Besides, I was just finding someone to hang out with!"
"Well I'm not in the mood to hang out with you. Who would want to be with an idiot like you?", Natsume teased (He really finds it fun teasing her, huh?!)
"Shut up!", Mikan yelled as she ran out of words to block Natsume.
"You can stop pestering me now baka.."
"I said I'm not pestering you!"
"You are."
"I'm not!"
"You are."
"Eurgh! If that is so, then I'll continue pestering you!!", Mikan said as she jumped onto Natsume's back, her right hand messing his hair while her left arm hugs his neck.
"Get off me Polka-dots!", Natsume fumed as he struggled to get her off of him.
"No way!" Mikan blurted as she continued to pester him.
Then Natsume caught her right leg which made her gasp and lose balance. Too scared to fall on her butt, she held onto Natsume's shirt, but instead of being safe from falling, it got worse.
"Owwwch!", Mikan whined, her eyes tightly closed. Then she realized that she had freed her grip on Natsume's shirt. She opened her eyes only to find crimson orbs staring at her. (A/N: Imagine the haunted house part of the real Gakuen Alice anime where Natsume saved Mikan from falling rocks when they were trapped in the walls – that's their current position, just exclude Mikan's funny facial expression…Heehee.. Wondering about Natsume's position? 'Coz I know myself that he is supposed to be lying on Mikan and not facing her. If so, please just consider the possible cause/s. Thanks peeps!!)
Mikan's eyes widened and were glued to Natsume's eyes as her jaw dropped a little. Natsume's face remained expressionless, yet cool, as he stared back at the brunette's hazel orbs. Neither of them made a single move nor utter a single word.
How can his eyes be so deep? A-am I lost?
"Are you alright?", Natsume asked as he stood up and reached out his hand.
Whoa. He's nice all of the sudden.
"Oi. You're starting to fall for me are you? Stop daydreaming.. Snap out of it Polka-dots.", Natsume said as he snapped his fingers in front of Mikan's face. "And close that huge mouth of yours.", he continued as he stood up.
"Huh?", Mikan uttered as she blinked.
It was just her imagination!!
'So it was unreal. Hah.. Of course it was. Natsume Hyuuga, asking me if I'm okay and lending me his hand to help? Sooo un-Natsume like.. Impossible.' Mikan thought as she scowled. Seeing that she is still lying on her back, she stood up – without the help of Natsume of course. Then, she saw an evil smirk crept on his lips.
"What?!", the confused Mikan asked the smirking Natsume but was ignored as the fire caster continued smirking. Then Natsume's words flashed in her head.
You're starting to fall for me are you?
Here we go again… Her eyebrows twitched and she gritted her teeth as veins pooped on her head. "HECK!! Why would I fall for a pervert like you?!", she growled, emphasizing the words pervert and you.
"You should've reacted a little earlier Polka-dots." Natsume said calmly. "But don't worry", he paused, "I'll catch you anyway."
'H-he'll catch me?.. Argh! What am I thinking?!' Mikan thought as she turned a little red – which Natsume noticed and made him smirk more. "Aaaargh!! Just how did you jump into that conclusion?? No way! I don't like you, you jerk!", she yelled.
"Hn. Admit it Polka-dots… Besides, you're drooling.", Natsume teased. 'Haha. It's so fun teasing you little girl.' , he thought. (He actually laughed in his thoughts! – well, a bit..)
"I have nothing to admit you perverted jerk! You don't even need to worry about catching me! 'Coz FYI, I am soo safe from falling from any mountains or cliffs or buildings for you!!", she yelled and walked away furiously, murmuring words like argh!, grrr! or darn him! as she stomped.
Natsume stared at her retreating back as he leaned on his beloved tree. He smirked as he declared himself as the victor of their little fight….
I don't like you, you jerk!!
Not that it hurts, but why does it stung?
I have nothing to admit you perverted jerk!
I'm so safe from falling from any mountains, cliffs, or buildings for you!
Mikan's harsh words ran through his mind. (Wait.. Did I say harsh?)
'No. I'm not affected with those stupid words of hers. She's an idiot. She's such an idiot that she probably have no idea about falling for someone.' Natsume thought. 'But I did saw her blush...Damn, what am I thinking?! I guess her idiocy is quite contagious.'
I'll catch you anyway…
'What has gotten into me to say those?.. No..I'll never catch her.', he thought as he recalled what he said.'She'll never fall for me anyway.'
Natsume then sat down and put his manga on his face as he leaned on the tree – but stayed awake – thinking about his encounter with the brunette.. Then, he heard footsteps and felt that it's nearing him.
"Natsume.."
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Waaa! It's sooo hard to maka a fanfic..! Phew.. I actually don't know what will be the ending of this.. XD
Sorry about this chapter..I think it's boring.. If there are errors (grammar etc.), sorryyyy! But I still hope you appreciated it! I'm a new one here anyway..
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