Here's the latest and the last chapter (except the epilogue) then. Hope you love it. Please review.
Chapter 5
Five Years Later
"NATSUMMMEEE, WAIT FOR MEEEE!!" a certain brunette yelled at the top of her lungs. What a fool, thought Natsume Hyuuga. But she is my own adorable fool, he corrected himself. "What is it, strawberry pattern girl?"(Yeah, he still calls her that) he asked. "Why do you have to call me that?" pouted his cute girlfriend. "Because it suits you." said Natsume. "Humph! Anyways, where are you going?" asked Mikan Sakura, a tall girl with a slime and petite figure. Natsume shrugged. He had grown too. His wavy raven hair was now in a small ponytail and he looked incredibly hot. "What is it that you wanted?" "Well, nothing. I just wanted to ask something. Why don't we go to the Sakura tree there?" asked Mikan. "Why don't you just tell whatever you want here?" asked Natsume. "Aw, come on, this is our last day in the academy. Why don't we relax under the Sakura tree for the last time before the evening's graduation ceremony, please?" at this she put her best puppy-eyes expression. "Okay then, but only five minutes." Natsume sighed. Even though she had been his girlfriend for almost five years, he still couldn't refuse her anything when she put that expression.
Wow. That was the first thought that entered the couple's mind when they reached the Sakura tree. It was in full bloom with Sakura blossoms flying everywhere and birds singing sweetly on the branches and the sun shining brightly overhead. "What is it?" Natsume asked. "Huh?" Mikan was suddenly jolted out of her thoughts. "You wanted to say something, didn't you?" Natsume prompted her. "Oh yes, it was just that…" Mikan suddenly remembered what she wanted to say. "Yes?" Natsume asked. He seemed to have become a lot more patient after spending five years with Mikan. It was just that Iwantdtaskwenyowilprpostme", she asked hurriedly without stopping to take a single breath. Though the words were quite unintelligible, he got the gist anyways. However, pretending to not understand, he asked, "Sorry, but I didn't catch that. Do you mind repeating it a bit more slowly?" "It was nothing…" Mikan replied, blushing furiously the colour of tomatoes (the ripe ones) and quickly getting up to run away when Natsume caught her round her waist. Both lost their balance and fell down on the sheet of Sakura blossoms. Natsume whispered in his brunette's ear "But I got a gist of it anyways". He straightened up and waited till she had stood up and then taking out a beautiful diamond ring, he asked on bended knees, "Would you marry me and become Mrs. Mikan Natsume Hyuuga?" "Of course I will! I am so happy!" she exclaimed with tears of happiness and joy while she allowed her now fiancé to put the ring on her delicate fingers. "Hotaru, Ruka-pyon, look, Natsume proposed to me!" she called out to Hotaru and Ruka coming towards them, holding hands. "Did Ruka propose to you too?" she asked brightly, pointing to the ruby ring on her best friend's finger. "Of course he did" replied the emotionless inventor, "Even though I had to threaten him with my Baka Bazooka 9.0 deluxe. That baka was too shy to do it by himself even though he did buy the ring." she added. All of them except Ruka laughed while Ruka merely gave an embarrassed grin. "Come on baka, we have to get ready for the ball after the ceremony." Said Hotaru, dragging Mikan along with her to her room "And you two be ready to pick us at seven pm sharp otherwise…" she added to Natsume and Ruka, holding out the Baka Bazooka 9.0 deluxe which she had used to threaten Ruka. "We shall be ready" Ruka said, a little alarmed; after all, he did not want to attend the graduation ceremony with a huge bump on his head!
Author's notes: Okay then guys, that's the end of the story as far as I am concerned. I am working on the epilogue part which has a wedding scene and our couples' future lives. However I am running short of ideas and so I might take a little time. Give your suggestions regarding the writing of epilogue and I will see to it that the epilogue is posted on or before 14th April i.e. the next Monday. Adios till then.