To the readers of 'A Debt To Pay': I'm just going to say what Mikan looks like, she's… um, you know has glasses, and her hair's in braids… you'll get the point… don't worry… in one of the future chapters, Sayaki will um… let's just say… 'Change' Mikan's looks… and stuff, anyway… I hope you understand.

To foresaken 3093 (Anon.): Thank you very much for pointing that out. I'm sorry if I didn't reply sooner… And sorry if you misunderstood that I ignored your review… I am very much grateful… well on with the story!

A Debt To Pay

Tsubame Sakura

Chapter 5: Staying with the Hyuugas

"Can Mikan-chan stay here for a while?"

-Mikan's POV-

"Doushitte Kami-sama? Do you really hate me that much?" I said crying waterfalls in one corner.

"Sniff…sniffs…"

"Mikan-chan, gomen ne… our rooms are occupied for some guest that my parents invited, they'll be delayed because of the flood, maybe they'll be here the day after tomorrow… so, you can probably stay in Natsume's room."

"Whaaahhh…."

"Hey, don't be a baby and help me set you stupid bed." I heard him say, I glared at him and sighed I stood up and help him get my blanked and a pillow.

"Be grateful I even let you sleep here." He said.

"How can I be grateful when I don't want to be here in the first place? Whose fault is it that you suddenly showed up in the front of my house?"

"Humph, I said I'd be picking you up." He said as he glared at me. "I guess you were not paying any attention to your master." He said.

"I don't need to listen to a moronic, idiotic guy like you." I said looking away. "And, great I don't have clothes to wear."

"Mikan-chan, in case you need any clothes to wear… here wear this!" Sayaki said giving a pair of pajamas.

"Talk about timing." He said. "You better thank her tomorrow, by that time maybe the flood would dry off."

"Why can't I just sleep with your sister instead of me sleeping with you?" I said glaring at him.

"Well, it would be troublesome. You won't be able to sleep." He said

"Why's that?"

"Because… She always talks to her friend about this guy and end up chatting the whole night." He said.

"How did you know?"

"Eavesdropping is the only way to know more about your companion." He said, I looked at him and giggled.

"Why are you giggling?" He asked me.

"It's just that… I can see you really like your sister." I said.

"I don't like that idiot… she's just noisy." He replied looking away.

"Ah… oh really, I don't think that's true." I said smiling at him. "Well… never mind that. Where's the bathroom?" I said looking around, "Oh… there it is." I said going towards it.

Natsume on the other hand just looked at the bathroom door.

-End of POV-

She sighed as she turned around for a couple of times struggling from her blanket, 'I can't sleep.' She thought, she stood up and went down the stairs and opened the fridge to get some fresh milk. (Parang bahay niya toh no?)

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"K-kyaa--!" He put his hands on her mouth to prevent her from screaming, "You idiot, it's me." He said as he let go of her mouth.

She sighed in relief and looked at him, "I almost got a heart attack!" She whispered.

"Why are you here, anyway?"

"I can't sleep so… I just wanted a glass of milk." She said. Natsume went to a closet and took one cup, he took the bottle of milk from Mikan and poured it into the cup, "Here," He said offering the other cup.

"Thanks."

She drank the milk and a couple of minutes she was finished. "Let's go back." Natsume said as she nodded. They went upstairs and heard Sayaki's voice.

"See, what I tell you."

"Hehe… I can hear her giggle; do you know who is this guy she's talking about?" Mikan asked.

"That guy? Tch, he's just a flirt, idiotic knows nothing but girls and whatever." He said as Mikan looked at him and grinned, "I can't believe Hyuuga Natsume is being overprotective about her sister." Mikan laughed, Natsume looked at her and raised a brow.

"Who's being overprotective about whom?"

"Ah… nothing, why don't you just admit?" she asked.

"Admit what?"

"For a guy, you sure are stupid." Mikan shrugged as she led the way to his room. Natsume looked at her and smirked, he followed her and opened the door to his room, and he found her lying on her bed and her back was facing him.

"Oi, little girl," He said

"What?" Mikan mumbled.

"For a sixteen year old you still wear bear printed panties?" Natsume said with a smirk on his face.

"What?" Finally Mikan sat upright to face him. "I can see you're panty you idiot."

"You… how?!"

"You're pajamas… I don't need to explain it." He said still smirking. Mikan looked at her back and her panty was higher than her pajamas revealing a brown bear printed on it.

"You…you, you PERVERT!!" She shouted as the door banged behind them, "Mikan! Mikan what's wrong? Is there a robbery? Or a Maniac?!" Sayaki shouted still holding the phone.

"Ah-ah… nothing Sayaki-san, I think it was just a dream." Mikan said as she sweat-dropped. "Oh… is that so? Well, have a nice sleep… you too Natsume." She said as she closed the door.

"Idiot," Natsume said, "You can't just shout at the middle of the night, it's very annoying."

"Humph! It's you're fault that you saw my panty." She said as she looked away. "I hate this bed… it's so hard and why am I beside you're bed?"

Natsume looked at her and went closer and sat beside her, "W-what are you doing?" Mikan asked.

"You complain too much, go to my bed idiot, I'll sleep here." He said lying on it.

"Y-you sure? I was just joki—"

"Just go there, and stop complaining." He said as he turned away. Mikan smiled at him, "Thanks." She said as she went up.

'I guess he isn't a bad guy after all.'

Author's Note: Gomenasai!! For being boring! This chapter lacks excitement and fluff! I'm really sorry! And for the short chapter! Whaaaaah!!!!!! But please I do hope that you liked it. 