Disclaimer: Gakuen Alice belongs to Higuchi Tachibana. This story, on the other hand, belongs to me, and is inspired by and dedicated to xxtranscendence.

Hijiri Youichi's Parents

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Chapter Six
Caught on Camera

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Written by EzMouse

Hotaru pressed the play button on the DVD player.

"Great, thanks to you, we'll be humiliated… again. You shouldn't let your emotions get the better of you, you know. It was just a stupid kiss. It has no meaning whatsoever."

"Natsume…"

"What now?"

"Was my kiss… really that awful?"

Both Natsume and Mikan were shocked, while all the students watched with excitement.

You see… it was the first time I've actually been kissed by someone. And I can't believe it turned out to be you..."

"Of course it was awful. Did you hear what I've said yesterday? You're the worst kisser ever born. I had to brush my teeth ten times, you know!

"Yeah, whatever!"

"Wow! It's such a great scene!" Koko commented, his eyes fixated on the screen.

"It's like a real movie!" Anne agreed.

Mikan and Natsume could only watch in horror because they didn't believe that all that they did was caught on tape.

"But you know, kissing someone you don't like is so annoying."

"You're not the only one whose first kiss was wasted."

"First kiss? You, Natsume?"

"Shut up."

Everybody looked at Natsume and he, in return glared at them.

"Natsume's first kiss?" Koko said, almost bursting into laughter.

"Just you wait. I'm going kill you once this stupid nightmare is over," Natsume threatened Koko.

Koko sweatdropped and hid behind Mochu, terrified at Natsume's words.

"Well, anyway, I'll make sure that I'll be a better kisser next time!"

Natsume raised an eyebrow.

"Hey, don't get the wrong idea. It's not like I'm going to kiss you again. Gross! I'm going to give my best second kiss to my future husband."

"Pfft. Like you will ever get married with that ugly face."

A vein popped on Mikan's head after those words. She glared at Natsume and heglared back, causing another Glare Fight between the two.

Mikan was about to hit Natsume, but she stopped, looking like she had just remembered something. "Natsume!"

Natsume turned around and saw Mikan's face just a few inches from his. He blinked twice.

Natsume turned red and shouted, "…What are you doing, Polka Dots?"

"Here comes the good part," Hotaru said as he turned the volume much higher.

A smile crawled on Mikan's face as she stared at Natsume's face.

Natsume returned her stare with a glare. "Well, are you just going to stare at me or what?" A few seconds later, Mikan pulled away and laughed like a maniac. "What are you laughing about?" Natsume asked, annoyed.

Mikan was in hysterics. "It's… it's…"

Natsume was getting irritated. "…It's?"

"YOUR FACE!" she shouted, still bursting with laughter.

Natsume put a hand to his forehead. "My face? What's wrong with my face?"

"Your face is so red, Natsume! You look so cute! So, this is what you look like when you turn red!" Mikan said, gaping at the blushing face of Natsume.

Natsume blinked twice and shook his head. He glared at Mikan and he hit her on the head.

"Ouch! What did you do that for? I only did it because Hotaru told me to! She said that if I did that, you'll turn red again. I just wanted to actually see you do it in front of me!"

Mikan and Natsume suddenly sweatdropped on that part.

"I like watching Mommy and Daddy on TV," Youichi remarked, clapping his hand together.

Hotaru's eyes danced with enjoyment as she watched Mikan and Natsume shocked expressions. They were frozen in their spot, unable to move or say a word anymore at what was happening right in front of them. Koko was also enjoying every minute of this as he read Mikan and Natsume's thoughts.

Natsume just pushed Mikan away and turned around. He put his hands in his pockets and he started to walk away.

"Hey what's the big idea!" Mikan shouted, making her stance stable again.

"Who told you that you can stare at my face like that? And don't call me cute," Natsume answered, not stopping from his tracks.

"Hmph!" she exclaimed as she dusted off her skirt.

Natsume clenched his fist and burned the big television together with the videocam. His bangs covered his eyes, and everybody looked at him, terrified.

"Why did you do that? It was such a great scene!" Koko pouted.

Mikan was very relieved when Natsume did this. She was able to breathe properly when all the evidence was gone.

"As I've told you before, there's no point in burning any of my blackmailing equipment. Besides, I've made copies for only two hundred rabbits—"

"Hotaru! How could you do this? You're supposed to be my best friend!" Mikan shouted at Hotaru, interrupting what she was supposed to say.

Hotaru shook her head. "I am your best friend, and as your best friend, I'm showing Youichi how his parents are getting along…"

"Getting along? That's what you call getting along?" Mikan screeched.

"Youichi's happy." Hotaru turned to Youichi. "Aren't you, Youichi?"

"Yeah!" Youichi said. He was definitely not making the situation any easier for either of them.

"Besides, I'm making a lot of money for this,t he class loved watching videos, and Youichi's enjoying it. Everybody's happy."

"Except us!" Mikan shouted.

They suddenly heard a loud slam on the door. They just noticed that Natsume had disappeared.

"Natsume? Natsume, wait!" Mikan called, but Natsume was already gone when she looked outside, so she decided to follow him. "If I were Natsume, where would I go?" She thought hard. "I know!" she said as she ran towards the most obvious place in the whole of the academy.

TO BE CONTINUED.

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