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CHAPTER 28: It's nice meeting you, again

MIKAN'S POV

I was in my room since I figured out that I might check if I forgot something. I was quietly scanning my room until I saw the balcony where I used to pass whenever I go to the rooftop to get some peace and quiet from all of the problems that I have.

"The rooftop! Baka Mikan! Why haven't I thought of that! Natsume goes there frequently too!" I thought as I went out the balcony and headed towards the rooftop hoping to see a raven haired lad. I sighed in relief when I saw him sitting there quietly while staring at the sky.

I was quietly approaching him until I heard him murmur about something. "What's part of your imagination?" I asked and then he faced me as if he has seen a ghost since his eyes were as big as saucers.

END OF POV

NORMAL POV

"What's with that look? It's as if you have seen a ghost." Mikan said. "Would you mind if I sit here?" she asked as he just kept quiet. "Uhm… I'll take that as a yes then." Mikan said as she sat down.

"Ano… where have you been? Ruka, Hotaru and I have been looking for you." Mikan asked.

"She was looking for me??? How come???" Natsume thought.

"You know, we have been looking for you everywhere. Ruka even checked your room and he also went back to the school." Mikan said. "And then, I lost hope that I might not get to see you again so I just went back to my previous room here to check whether I left something." She continued but she still got no answer.

"And then when I got to my room, I saw the balcony which I used whenever I wanna go up here to think. And then I suddenly remembered you. So I went up here just in case I could see you and then it seems that luck was on my side and I found you here. But it seems that you wanna be alone so I better get going instead." Mikan said as she was about to stand up but then a voice stopped her.

"Stay." Natsume quietly said as Mikan sat down again. They both didn't know the proper words to say so they have been quiet for some time until Mikan decided to speak.

"Uhm… I just wanna say sorry… for everything." Mikan muttered.

"Sorry for what? As far as I could remember I'm the one who should apologize since I confused you a lot." Natsume answered seriously.

"Iie. It's not your fault to start with." Mikan replied. "I'm sorry for keeping the contract a secret, I'm sorry for not letting you know my choice right away, I'm sorry when I walked out on you the day you told me about how you were feeling for me and I'm sorry for avoiding you these past few days."

They both fell silent for a few moments as Natsume started to speak.

"Don't mind it. It's all in the past. It already happened so there's really nothing that we can do about it." He said.

"So, you're not mad at me?" Mikan asked while staring at him.

"No. I was never mad at you to begin with."

"Okay then. Shall we start all over?" Mikan replied while Natsume just gave him what-do-you-mean-start-over type of look.

"Hi there. I'm Mikan Sakura. And you are?" Mikan started as offering her hand to Natsume.

"Hn. Natsume Hyuuga." Natsume replied as he took her hand and then shook it.

"It's nice meeting you Hyuuga-san." Mikan replied with a smile. "Gosh. Calling him Hyuuga-san is just as uneasy as calling okaa-san Auntie Yurie." She thought.

"Tch. Baka. You don't have to overdo it. You can just call me Natsume."

Once Mikan heard this, she held out a sigh of release. "Phew! I thought I'd have to be stuck calling you Hyuuga-san. Thanks, Natsume-nii. Oh, I mean, Natsume." Mikan said. "I guess I also have to get used to it that I cannot call you onii-chan anymore." She mumbled.

"Oi, Polka Dots."

"Hm?"

"Why?"

"Why what, Natsume?"

"Baka. Why'd you choose to be a Sakura instead of remaining as a Hyuuga? Are you that mad at me that you even decided to stay with that Miyu girl?"

"Iie. It's not that, Natsume. You see, I have my reasons why I chose that kind of decision." Mikan responded. "And I was not mad at you so please stop thinking of things like that."

"Then would you mind tell me what your darn reasons were?" Natsume said seriously.

"Huh? Honestly, I don't know. Hotaru told me to follow my heart that time and I suddenly felt that my heart was telling me to choose being a Sakura so I told okaa-san that one." Mikan replied.

"Fine then." Natsume said. "Now that she's a Sakura, I have the chance to be with her forever. But the thing is I still don't know how she feels for me." He thought. "But why did you come back to the gym?"

"I just felt like I needed to go back there. I felt that there are people who need me… like the cheer squad. They wouldn't know what to do if I wasn't there to lead them." Mikan answered. "Like you, Natsume. I came back because I needed to tell you how I feel for you." She thought.

"So it was only for the cheer squad? Tch. So much for me. I shouldn't have expected and thought too much that she came back for me." Natsume thought disappointedly.

After what Mikan has said, no one even dared to utter a word. They just stayed there plainly staring at the bright night sky…