Konnichiwa! It's been so fast! Now I am already at chapter 8! Yay! Time really does fly… I had read lots of other fanfic and some of them are simply fab-bu-lous, a-maze-zing! Demo ne…some just stop their story in the middle of no where and decided to end it…just when it was getting to a good part! Oh how infuriating! Don't worry readers! I won't ever leave my fanfic and will continue writing to the end!!

(Me): Ne ne Mikan-chan…

Mikan: Nani? (smiles)

(me): Do you like Natsume-kun as your pairing??

Mikan: Eh!? Of course not! He is irritating but sometimes he can be nice…NO! He is such a jerk too! Although he can make me feel better in a flash…I wonder how he does that?? NONONO!! Ah! What am I talking about? Ne, Jun-chan, why did you ask this question?

(me): "Oh God! She has to be the denses person that I had ever met!" I thought as I replied: Betsuni… well, instead of listening to Mikna's ranting, why not we continue the story? (this is going to take way long brfore she realizes he feelings….)

(Disclaimer notes: i dun own GA!!)

CHAPTER 8

"Oi polka, wake up…" Mikan heard a familiar voice. She stirred and hugged the 'thing' next to her tighter. "So warm…" She thought.

"Oi Polka! Stop being so clingy!" The brunette opened one of her eyes. Amber met crimson. She knew whose eyes those belong to. "Natsume…" She murmured, she did not seem to care that she was leaning against him. "He feels so comfortable…" She thought as she managed to say, " 5 more minutes…"

A vein popped out of Natsume's head. Clearly pissed that his whole arm was nearly numb, he shook her, "Polka! Stop treating me like your mommy and wake up already!"

"Mummy? But I don't have one, is that how you treat your mommy?? Natsume…" She half-answered, half-asleep. He was silent. Somehow, he thought that was a pretty sensitive topic.

"Never knew that polka could be so tragic huh? At least I experienced my mum's love and care for a few years before she died." He thought. His mind drifted off to Yuka Azumi, member of AAO, relative of Mikan, Mikan's Mother…

"Guess I will just have to let her sleep for 5 more minutes huh?" The raven-haired boy smirked as he caressed her face. "She looks just like a baby… so innocent and pure, simple and cute… Wish I could just hug her…"

Suddenly, the girl tighten her grip on Natsume's hips, and tiny drops of tears starts to fall. "Ji-chan…Hotaru…Don't leave me alone… Ruka-pyon…Natsume…Natsume…"

The surprised flamecaster looked at the sobbing brunette who repeatedly said hi name. "She's having a nightmare..A terrible one…" He hugged her as he tried to calm her down.

"Don't leave me… Don't go…" She sob as she cling on to Natsume.

"I won't ever leave you polka… I never will…" The flamecaster said as he stroke the crying brunette.

It was as if she had heard him. Mikan stopped crying and her nightmares ended. She continued to sleep in Natsume's embrace. "Arigatou Natsume…" She mumbled unconsciously.

He froze, "Is she sleeping or awake?" The raven-haired boy thought as he don't want to show his soft side to her. But as soon as he heard her little snores, he knew that she was sleeping the whole time. "Baka… Guess I'll just have to bear with this for a while till she wakes up… heh, 5 more minutes huh? I bet she would not even wake up after a few hours. I think I will wake her up in half an hour's time…" He thought as he glance at the sleeping brunette and smiled one of his rarest smile...one that he thought that he had lost long ago...

XXXXXXXX--Half an hour later…--XXXXXXXX

"Wake up…" said the raven-haired boy as he gently shook the sleeping 'beauty' beside him.

Her eyelids opened and she glanced at the boy. "Ara…Natsume, what time is it?" She whispered to his ears.

"Do you have to ask a question at every time of the day? And do you intend to cling on to me? Forever?" He inched his face closer to hers and said. She blushed. He smirked.

"N-n-noo! Oh whatever, just tell me what time is it now…I am hungry…" She stuttered and grumbled. Her stomach started to complain as it growled deeply much to her embarrassment. She pushed herself awkwardly and rather –un-wil-ling-ly- from Natsume.

"So…A typical pig who eats and sleeps huh?" The raven-haired boy rolled his eyes as he ruffled his hair. He kept his book near the tree at god-knows-where and let out a yawn.

"What!? How rude can you be!! Mou…… Well, let's just go to the cafeteria please? Oh pretty please… I wanna see Hotaru too! I miss her and my stomach is hungry…" She whined and stood up, trying to grab and drag the annoyed flamecaster with her.

"Stop your consistent whining! And don't drag me! I. know. How. To. Walk!" He stood up and walked ahead of Mikan, gently leading her along.

"Perhaps being stuck with him is not such a bad thing after all!" The brunette smiled as they walked to the cafeteria, hand in hand. However, that thought did not stay long when Natsume teased her, "Oi Pandas, do you really like to hold my hand?" He smirked as he waited for her reply. "NATSUME!!ＹＯＵSAW!! NATSUME NO HENTAI!!" Mikan immediately retracted her thoughts from just now as she scolded and teased him back but never releasing her hand from his…

To the brunette, she was unconsciously falling for the flamecaster, just like he was falling for her more and more too…

'I wish that there are more peaceful periods like this...although bakas like this is terribly difficult to be with...' Both of them thought as they bicker all the way to the cafeteria…

Sorry if most of the chapter are about Mikan and Natsume! I will try to include more of other charactors in my following chapters! And if you are those types of people who LOVE complications, perhaps I will include it in my next sequel to this story! (Hehheh! Just a tiny sneak peak: I am going to have sequel to this story and I am also in the middle of creating a oneXshot! Woohoo!)

(Me): Mikan, did you fell anything when Natsume held your hand?

Mikan: Not really – smile- but just a strange heat on my face. Perhaps its his alice!

(Me): It's not his alice! It's you blushing.

Mikan: Why would I blush? –innocent eyes-

(Me): Yah…Yah… You will know soon, soon… -patting her head-

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