DISCLAIMER: I do not own GA.

CHAPTER 21: Should I tell her now?

It has been three days since Mikan's birthday party. Everything was going on well for everyone. The team of Natsume is still having basketball practice while the squad of Mikan and Hotaru are still doing their routines. They are all doing their best so that their performance for the big day will be extraordinary. And speaking of the big day, it is only four days ahead of them so they are really putting their focus onto what they are really doing.

Break time…

"hey, Natsume. Have you told her already?" Ruka asked his best friend who was now sitting on the bleachers since they were given thirty minutes to rest.

"Tell who what?"

"Oh come on. You haven't forgotten already didn't you? Your deadline is almost near so you better tell her already." Ruka stated as Natsume finally understood what his best friend is talking about.

"I still dunno when. I'm still aiming for the proper timing to tell her." Natsume replied.

"It's ok. Just make sure that you tell her soon." Ruka stated. "Well, I better get going now. I need to go and tell Hotaru something. Ja."

"Hn."

Natsume then went to the Sakura Tree and sat on one of its branches to have some peace and quiet until he heard someone passing by. He opened his eyes and looked who that person is and saw Mikan who was with Tsubasa. "Tch. Why is she and that Andou guy together?!" He thought as he looked at them even more.

"Really, Tsubasa-sempai? You're a member of onii-chan's team too?" asked Mikan.

"Hai. I'm just a sub so I don't practice along with them" Tsubasa replied while Mikan just simply nodded in response.

"Well, I better get going now. I still have to go and work on some homework. You're really lucky that you're excused from class."

"Iie. Even if we are excused, we still need to work just like you guys. Although we are in the field and you're in the rooms." Mikan answered with a chuckle. "Well, ja, Tsubasa-sempai."

"Tch. That guy really annoys the hell out of me. I can't even know the darn reason why Polka Dots hang around with him most of the time. Polka should hang around with me and not him!" Natsume screamed through his mind.

And with that, Tsubasa left as Mikan headed towards the tree and sat under its shade. "I know you're there onii-chan. So why don't you just come down there? You might even get hurt if the branch falls off."

"How'd you know I'm there?" Natsume asked as he jumped down and then sat next to Mikan.

"I just know. I looking for you a while ago and the Tsubasa-sempai showed up." Mikan stared as Natsume twitched upon hearing the name of Tsubasa. "So I thought of going here since this is the ONLY place that you go to here at school whenever you need some peace and quiet."

"Tch. And now that you're here, you definitely destroyed it." Natsume retorted. After a while, the both of them are just both sitting there and doing nothing. They just sat there in silence until Mikan decided to break it.

"Natsume-nii? Is something wrong? You're unusually quiet today." Mikan asked with a tint of worry in her voice.

"Nothing." Natsume replied. "Should I tell her now? I'm sure that the Andou guy likes her too and if I don't tell her now, he might be the first one to confess."

"Oh c'mon onii-chan. I know something's bothering you so why don't you tell me? Is it about a girl or something?" Mikan said while staring at her brother.

"Hn." Natsume plainly replied. "What the? Why on earth did I say that?! I'M SO STUPID! Now I definitely have to tell her how I feel! Baka, Natsume! Baka!"

"I see. Hotaru was right. You do like someone. May I know who it is?" Mikan answered in a low voice while Natsume just furrowed his eyebrow.

"What do you mean by Hotaru?"

"Well, during the sleepover, she mentioned that she has a hunch on who's the girl that you like since you rarely talk to girls. I've been curious about it so I asked her who it is but she said it's a secret and that I should find out for myself. So would you mind telling me who she is?" Mikan explained while looking at the grass.

"Gee. Why am I feeling like this? A part of me wants to know who the girl that onii-chan likes but a part of me also doesn't wanna know who she is." Mikan thought as she was waiting for an answer from Natsume but he just stayed silent.

"Oh, gomen for that onii-chan. I shouldn't ask personal questions. It's okay if you won't tell me who she is. It doesn't matter." She replied with a fake smile on her face. "But it does matter! I really wanna know who she is!" She screamed in her mind.

"No. I'll tell you who she is." Natsume then replied.

"Really?" Mikan answered back. "Huh? What's happening to me? How come I feel that I'll be sad when I'll know that the girl that he likes is not me? Sheesh! Why am I feeling this way again!?!"

"Hai. I like, no I love – "

Natsume was not yet even done with his statement when an announcement was said through the speakers around the school.

"To all members of the Crimson Warriors Cheerleading Squad, please go back to the gym immediately. I repeat, to all members of the Crimson Warriors Cheerleading Squad, please go back to the gym immediately. Latecomers will definitely meet the wrath of my baka gun and Coach Takashi's anger so you better get there now." Hotaru announced.

"Oh, I guess I should be heading back now onii-chan. You could just tell me later at home. I really need to go. Ja." She said as she ran back to their gym for their practice.

"I almost knew who that girl is. *sigh* Well, I guess I'll just have to wait until later." Mikan thought.

"Tch. What a way to ruin my opportunity. I was about to tell her how I feel and yet that announcement had to come." Natsume thought.