Gomen, minna!

I CAN EXPLAIN MY LONG ABSENSE!

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Okay, this is what happened:

My dad took away my VISTA with MICROSOFT WORD 2007 and gave me an XP with MICROSOFT WORD 2003! Being the spoiled brat that I really am, I refused to type anything on 2003 because it didn't feel right. Now, I begged him, and now I have it back! YAY!

Anyway, enjoy!

Mikan's POV

Now, commence my plan, "Get-Ruka-Nogi-to-go-to-the-cruise-with-me"!

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My current intention is to buy a bag of carrots "for the horses" and visit the Animal House, "coincidently" meet Ruka, and "accidently" let it leak that I have no date for the Cruise.

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I know I'm crafty. I know I'm crazy.

And you know what?

You can actually thank Natsume Hyuuga for making me insane.

A few hours after classes ended…

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I know I said I was fine…

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But somehow, it doesn't feel fine when you are balancing a sack of growth enhancing carrot sticks in one hand.

I crept towards the door to the Animal House and was about to push open the door when I stepped on a nearby twig.

Snap.

As if on cue, I gained my full consciousness and covered my mouth as the whole things happened. I dropped whatever I happened to be holding: the carrots, my tears, and my dignity.

I ran for my life to whatever sanctuary that would happen to be nearby. I needed to hide it: My shame, my tears. In everybody's eyes, I am a strong-willed, multi-talented young lady who has a backbone. However, in my eyes, I am a foolish, ill-tempered girl who thinks that I can force myself to suddenly like someone. It took me a while to admit that I like Natsume. To suddenly force myself to like Ruka is as intelligible as pissing off Sumire when she has a cramp.

I couldn't believe that I had lost half my mind during the whole chaotic incident. I felt the leaves crunch under my feet as I insanely ran through the forest. The beauty of the Northern Forests during Autumn… I didn't deserve it.

Smack.

I gasped and instinctively looked up to see who I had bumped into, and it was Ruka.

No, I'm joking.

It was Natsume, looking surprised.

"Gomen nasai!"

I looked down with my eyes shut tight, trying to avoid his eyes and tried to run past him.

He caught me by the arm as I rushed past him.

"Oi, what happened?"

Thinking fast, I faked a sneeze (courtesy of the mucus building in my nose) and nasally said, "Uh… hay fever."

His grip tightened.

"I wasn't born yesterday, you idiot. You aren't allergic to anything-- and don't point to the hay because hay doesn't cause hay fever, retard."

My tear ducts had amazingly dried themselves up in the presence of hotness. I looked to the side, mumbling.

"Ne, Natsume, when you have a girlfriend, you shouldn't talk to other girls. H..Hota--"

CRAP. The tears. At the wrong time, too.

I weaseled out of his hand and escaped to wherever I got first.

"--Hotaru will get angry if you do!"

The idiotic tears spilled the second I said, "do".

Natsume, I hate you. I…I'm doing my best, so, onegai, Natsume… stop and leave me alone!

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I retrieved my dignity once more, and I don't plan on losing it again. Never again.