Recap

Mikan and Natsume, on the other hand, were so busy staring at each other that they completely forgot about Ruka and didn't even notice the noisy scene Hotaru and Ruka was creating.

Finally, Mikan made up her mind. Before she could lose her nerve, she blurted out, "I Love You, Natsume"

Chapter 3.

Natsume's POV

"I Love You, Natsume".

Before I could comprehend this simple line, Mikan had turned and was seemed to be ready to run away. .Her face was as red as a tomato but she still looked cute. Before she could do anything else, I grabbed her hand; I do love teasing her so much.

"What did you say, Polka- , I mean Mikan?", I asked her inspite of having heard her quite clearly.

"NOTHING!", she shouted as usual in her loud voice(which is one day going to blow away my eardrums for sure) and started to run away; only I wouldn't let her move now that she finally confessed.

Normal POV

So now stood two teens(they were 13, didn't I mention? sorry about that) in an uncomfortable silence with the beautiful sunset for company.

Hotaru's POV

"What the hell are those two Bakas doing? Should I hit them with Baka Bazooka 6.0?Why don't they hurry up and kiss?", I demanded to Ruka, my favourite blackmail victim.

"Hotaru, what are going to do with those photos?", asked Ruka nervously. "Sell them to Natsume's fan girls as a proof of Natsume's love towards Mikan.", I reply. Ruka's eyes widened with horror. "But then, the fan girls will be furious with Mikan and chase her like crazy.", he spluttered. "And I shall earn more money from Mikan for saving her from them by using my Baka Bazooka.", I replied coolly. "When are those two going to kiss?", I asked, getting more irritated by each second.

Suddenly, I was on my back. Ruka was looking at me with an expression I couldn't quite place. He said, "Let them be alone. We have our own confessions to do." "That being?", I asked coolly. However I knew exactly what they were. "I Love You", he said simply. I had been expecting this since quite a few days but expecting is quite different from actually experiencing it. "I love You too", I replied. Finally, I was flooded with emotions that I was unable to hide; Ruka must have seen them too. He drew near to me and I saw that he was blushing furiously. I could feel a blush creeping up my face too as he leaned forward to steal my first kiss; the camera and the Baka Bazooka lay forgotten on the grass nearby. "Ah well", I thought, "maybe I will get the photos some other time" as our tongues battled for dominance.

Back to Mikan and Natsume…….

Mikan's POV

Wait, did he call me by my first name?screamed my brain excitedly. It was so nice to hear my name from his lips, I mused as we stood under the Sakura tree.

"ISAIDILOVEYOU", I shouted. "Sorry, but I didn't get that, Mikan", said Natsume with a small smirk. Taking a deep breathe, I repeated slowly and clearly, "I love you." There, I did it. His grip had loosened a bit so I decided to make a run for it. However, Natsume's next words stopped me in my tracks, "Wait, don't you want to hear my reply?"

Author's notes: Another cliffhanger!sigh, but anyways, there was a minor mistake in the 2nd part. It was a sunday evening, not afternoon. I made that change but I thought I would better inform about this to the early readers. Thats it. I shall try to update soon.