Recap

"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?"

Chapter 4

Normal POV

Silence reigned after that statement. Mikan stood stunned, staring at Natsume as if he had gone mad. Natsume smiled, or rather smirked. However, it wasn't the usual I-am-greatest-and-I-know-it kind of smirk. It could almost be mistaken for a(guess what?) smile! Mikan shook her head, riding herself of the silly thoughts that came in her mind. "So, what is your reply?", she asked as calmly as she can though her insides were on a kind of roller coaster. Natsume didn't reply; instead he kept staring at her. "I ASKED, WHAT IS YOUR REPLY?", she yelled. It was then that a terrible thought struck her; What if he doesn't like me but would not say so to spare my feelings? That jerk! Tears immediately flooded her eyes but she blinked them back and turned to leave. At the same moment, Natsume called, in a surprisingly tender voice, "Mikan, wait!" He came near her and started to say something when Mikan suddenly shouted out, "Damn it, Natsume, just let go of me. Who do you think I am, a doll to just play with?" On hearing this outburst, Natsume quickly stepped back. It was all Mikan needed; she ran back to her dormitory sobbing all the while.

BAKA BAKA BAKA!

"How dare you hurt Mikan's feelings like that, Hyuuga?", said the no-longer-emotionless-inventor; indeed, she looked so furious that even Natsume backed down a little. Ruka tried to calm her down but he too looked angry. "You are to go after her and apologise and confess your feelings or else-"she removed her Baka Bazooka 6.0 as well as her Deer Hoof Glove, "You die." Ruka told Natsume, "You better do as she says."

Where could she have gone? Natsume decided that she must've gone to her room and his guess was right; Mikan was indeed there, sobbing noisily on her pillow and dead to everything else in the world. He entered through the open window noiselessly and stood before her. It took Mikan at least a few seconds before she could realise that she was no longer alone, her eyes were swollen so much. She's still cute, Natsume thought as he took in her swollen and red eyes, tear marks on her face and her shocked expression. "What do you want now?", she managed to ask. There was no trace of anger in her voice; it seemed that she was too tired to even be angry. Natsume replied gently, "I came to apologise, Mikan." She was surprised to hear Natsume calling her by her given name but she also wanted the truth. "Is that all?", she asked, clearly disappointed. "I also promise to not call you 'Polka dots' " he added. "And?" "And I love you too, Mikan", Natsume finally admitted. "Really?", Mikan asked with hope in her watery eyes. Natsume went closer to the pretty brunette and whispered in her ears, "Do you want me to prove that?"

Without waiting for an answer, he fell on her bed and not knowing that a certain inventor's camera was clicking their pictures, their lips met in a passionate kiss.

Author's Notes: Guys, it may look like an ending to you, but there is still the epilogue and maybe one more chapter(I haven't yet decided). So hang on there and please, please do review.