Cocoa: I'm so sorry I took so long! To compensate, I shall post the nest chapter asap!

Rich: And the Mikan and the fangirls part is quite hilarious..

Together: Pls review!

Natsume's POV-

It was just a friend's hug, right? It's not like they kissed or something…

Flashback-

Ruka touched her back and they formed an embrace.

Ruka looked up and saw Natsume, his face with a hint of blush.

Disgusted, Natsume simply walked away.

But if it wasn't anything serious, why was Ruka blushing?

Frustrated, Natsume got up from his bed and came out of the room.

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Mikan couldn't sleep that night, whenever she closed her eyes, images Natsume would appear in her mind.

Deciding to take another 'night-walks', she quietly sneaked out of her room.

The air was both cooling and comforting. The moon was also in sight.

'If only,' Mikan thought, 'he was here..'

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Natsume's POV-

There was a rustle of movements underneath. From the branch I was sitting on, I was hidden. Slowly, I managed take a peek without making too much noise.

Under the tree was the unmistakable figure of Mikan, an expression I never knew she possessed, plastered on her face.

A mixture of seriousness and innocence, an expression of serenity, made her look almost beautiful.

Mikan looked up and around, no one was around. She filled her lungs with a large capacity of night air before she did something nobody would expect her to do.

She lifted up one arm above her head, placed her foot to point in front of her, the other slightly bent.

Mikan slowly spun around, again and again and again.

Then she slowly came to a stop, her posture similar to the one she began with.

Satisfied with her little dance routine, Mikan smiled and made her way back.

Natsume's POV-

At first I was just snickering inside, but when she was done… Wow I guess she isn't that dumb as she seems to be. The way she smiled, nearly erased my memory of her hug with Ruka.

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The sunlight penetrating through the glass window made it hard for Mikan to close her eyes again. She had no choice but to get up and prepare for the 'big day'. Still sleepy, she groped the bedside table for support.

Her hand came to contact with a papery material. Mikan rubbed her eyes and stared at the note that was now lying in her hands.

Meet me at rooftop of your dorm building at 2.

Natsume

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It was already 2.15. Natsume glanced at the note in his hands.

Meet me at Mr. Bear's house at 2.

Mikan

He found the piece of paper resting on his bedside table, finding it hard to believe that she could actually wake up so early to place the note on his desk, Natsume decided to play along.

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"Wh-who are you people?" Mikan asked uncertainly. As soon as she arrived at the rooftop, someone blindfolded her from behind dragged her to a room and tied to a chair.

"Say that you don't like Natsume and you hate, no, despise him for being such a jerk. DO IT, NOW." A masked voice commanded.

"Who are you? And why are you making me say those things?"

"If you don't do it, all your beautiful brown hair would be gone." Another masked voice threatened.

"Yes, and wouldn't that be such a waste? Your hair is too nice, dear." The first voice commented sarcastically.

"Y-you think so? Well, I use Dove sometimes but the secret is actually my condi-"

A stinging slap landed on Mikan's delicate cheek before the second masked voice hissed, "We don't have time for this, DO IT NOW."

"Do what now?"

The oppressor took in a deep breath slowly, as if to control rising anger.

"Now let me repeat this slowly, so that even someone with a brain like yours can comprehend. No, forget it, just repeat after me, okay? Natsume Hyuuga is a jerk, I totally hate him."

"You do? Why?"

"JUST REPEAT AFTER ME!"

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Ruka was taking another stroll at northern forest when he spotted Natsume sitting under a tree beside Mr. Bear's house.

'Isn't he on a date with Mikan? Why is he here all alone?' He wondered. Curious, he went forward.

"Natsume?"

"Have you seen strawberry-undies?"

"No, did she ask you to wait here?"

"Hn, since 2."

"Maybe we should look for her, huh?" Ruka asked, getting a little worried.

"And look like a desperate puppy? I don't think so."

"I guess, so you're just gonna wait here all day?"

"Depends."

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Back to Mikan and the Shoda gang

"Okay I'm done saying what you want me to say, Mr. Whoever-you-are, so can I go now? Please? I'm really late now!" Mikan pleaded.

"You're going no where, honey. We aren't done with you just yet." The first masked voice rejected Mikan's request and added,

"Now that you're already in trouble with Natsume, why don't we get you in trouble with the rest of the people you know?"

"Sounds like fun… but I'm really really late. So can I go now?"

"In your dreams."

"I'm not asleep yet-"

"Would you shut your mouth and just listen??"

"It's okay, we can let her go already, we have what we want, the rest would be just humiliating her." The other masked voice said.

"Heard that?" The previous voice spat, obviously unsatisfied.

No response came.

"You can respond now, and you can go already."

Still no respond came.

"Oh god, why are you obedient at the wrong times??"

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