DISCLAIMER: I do not own GA.

CHAPTER 9: Giving some advices

Mikan was still crying her eyes out on her bed since she got so depressed that Natsume yelled at her without even knowing that she came home late all because she was trying to find a perfect present for him. "This is so unfair. I'm doing stuff just to make Natsume-nii happy and all I get is him yelling at me." Mikan thought as she heard a knock on the door.

"Go away. *sob* I don't wanna *sob* talk to a *sob* meanie like you." Mikan said in between her sobs.

"It's just me, Mikan-sama. Could you please open up the door? Locking yourself up in your room is not good. You haven't even eaten you dinner yet." Reika stated.

"I don't wanna *sob* eat dinner. Just *sob* leave me alone." She replied.

"Onegai, Mikan-sama. Just open the door." Reika pleaded as Mikan then got up from her bed and the opened the door. Reika entered her simple yet elegant room and the sat on the couch with Mikan.

Mikan just sat there and then she cried and cried while Reika was hugging and comforting her. "Shhh. Don't cry. It'll be alright. He was just worried about you. It's normal for an onii-chan to be worried over his younger sister."

"But it's so unfair. I did all of this all for him and yet he yells at me as if I did something real bad. I only wanted to buy him a perfect present for his birthday so I ended up going home late just because I search every single store in Central Town. If only I could tell him that so that he would stop lecturing me like a father." Mikan explained in a low tone.

"That's because Natsume-sama doesn't know a thing about the surprise party. Just have a little patience on him. He's been through a lot this day." Reika stated while Mikan gave her a puzzled look.

"He had a long basketball practice this afternoon and then since no one has seen you around the campus, he searched the whole school ground just for him to find you. He even went to Hotaru-sama's lab to see if you were there. He waited for you at the parking lot until 6pm but since you were nowhere to be found he just went home alone."

"He did that?" Mikan asked in disbelief while lightly slapping her cheeks just to make sure what she had heard from Reika was real while Reika just gave a small nod.

"Actually ever since he got home, he hasn't done anything other than wait for you at the living room. He was so worried about you. just bear with him for a while since you're his responsibility since your okaa-san is not around."

Mikan just sat there in silence as she was absorbing what Reika had said.

"So he was worried about me? Whoa. That's something new. But Reika-san would never lie to me so I guess it was true." Mikan thought.

"Mikan-sama, would you like to eat something?" Reika asked while Mikan shook her head in disagreement. "I already ate at Central Town. Thanks for the offer though." She said with a smile as Reika headed out the room.

Once she got out, her navy blue eyes met crimson ones. "How is she?" Natsume asked.

"She's fine now. She already stopped crying. Natsume-sama, it would be more advisable to let her rest now since she's too tired from all the Central Town and crying stuff. Just give her a break for a bit. Maybe you could talk to her tomorrow instead." Reika replied as she went back to her room.

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"Tch. Baka Natsume. You made her cry." Natsume scolded himself.

"Oh c'mon. Would you even let the night pass without you apologizing to her?"said Nate as he suddenly appeared right in front of Natsume.

"Why would I do that?"

"Because you made her cry, you baka. You said so yourself just a while ago." Nate replied.

"Why should I? That baka started it. It's her entire fault why I did that. She made me worry to death." Natsume retorted.

"I know she made you worry, but you could at least say sorry for yelling at her. Your mom will not even do that."

"Gezz. First the housekeeper and now you, how come you say the same things over and over? And I thought you were my conscience? Shouldn't you be on MY side of the story?" Natsume said while giving him a glare.

"Just because I am your conscience doesn't mean that I have to take your side ALL THE TIME. My real purpose is to help you when you're puzzled and stuff like that and to lead you to the proper way in life. And as of this time, I tell you to apologize to your sister now. she has her reasons why she came late, you know."

"Tch. Yeah right. She needs to buy something special for someone special. Whatever. That's a lame excuse. She could do that this weekend."

"Well, let's just say that she has a deadline to accomplish to buy that item. It's really really really important for her since she only wanted the best for that person that she will give that item to."

"So you know who the person she's referring a while ago?" Natsume asked while Nate just plainly nodded. "Who is it then?" Natsume continued.

"I can't tell you. But I'll just give you a hint. Mikan knows him very well and you know him very well. You'll know who it is at the right time. But as of now, you need to apologize. And when I say now, I really mean now!"

"Tch. Whatever. She's probably asleep by now. I think I'll just talk to the baka tomorrow. She needs to clear her mind."

"Do whatever you want, Natsume. All I know is that I'm tired and I need to go to sleep. Oyasumi." Nate said as he disappeared into thin air.

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Mikan kept on stirring on her bed since she is not yet sleepy.

"Geez. I hate it when it's like this! How come when I need sleep I'm not sleepy and when I don't need sleep I fall asleep in an instant?!" Mikan told herself as she sat up and then an idea suddenly popped into her mind.

"I know! I'll just go to the rooftop! It's been a long time since I went there. I guess I should just go there and watch the stars or something. Who knows that I might feel sleepy there!" Mikan thought as she then went to the balcony of her room and started to climb to the roof. She did this most of the time when she was young so she's used to it when it comes to climbing it.

Once she got there, she admired all of the pretty, shining, and twinkling stars that are right above her. She then sat at her usual spot and enjoyed the peace and silence of the place. After a few minutes of admiring the heavens above her, someone then sat beside her and when she turned around, she saw the person that she didn't really wanna see for the moment.