Chapter II
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Note: ok… things are just heating up… and feeling my lazy bone is trying to stop me from thinking… Ch.2!
After eating some delicious fluff puffs (I wonder how good they really were…) Hotaru stared at Mikan.
Hotaru: Mikan, do you have any idea on what you got yourself into?
Mikan: … (Suddenly remembers) Ahh! No way, I have to treat natsume… (Tears shed)
Hotaru: more than that… you made an agreement with him didn't you?
Ruka: that's right… you agreed that if natsume beats you, you'll have to kiss him…
Mikan: (temporary death) …
Hotaru: have you gotten any money recently? You're still a one-star, idiot…
Mikan: you'll let me borrow some money, right Hotaru?? (puppy eyes)
Hotaru: (ignores) why should I?
Mikan: I'm your best friend! Remember??
Hotaru: you still haven't paid your debts from the very first time you came to this academy…
Mikan: (shades of shadow on head) alright then…
Ruka: don't worry, Mikan… I'm sure natsume will understand…
Mikan: thanks for the comfort ruka…
That night had almost ended when Mikan decided to go confront the place she goes when she's down…
Mikan: oh sakura tree… I'm so frustrated today. I don't wanna make natsume mad at me but I have to ask him to reconsider… I've got no money on me… just thinking about it gives me the creep!
"… If you knew that you were no good at the game, you should never have accepted the offer…" a gentle voice that came out of nowhere was heard. Without knowing anything, Mikan talked to the voice again…
Mikan: what do you think I should do?
"… Tell the truth, I'm sure he'll understand…" the voice said to Mikan. Mikan thanked the person but before she could face him, he was gone…
Mikan: what a gentle person that stranger was… but the voice… it sounded so familiar… I wonder if I'll ever meet that person again… (Thud) ouch! Gomenne! Ah?? Natsume!
Natsume: … what are you doing so late at night… go to sleep little twit…
Mikan: uhmm… natsume, would you understand if I told you… I mean… what if I didn't have any money, would you understand? (Here it is! The big no!)
Natsume: if you didn't have any money, why'd you even bother accepting the challenge…?
Mikan: I'm sorry, it's just that I didn't wanna lose the fluff puffs and that's why I (teary eyes) …
Natsume: (taps Mikan's head) whatever… we're still going even if you don't have any money…
Mikan: thanks natsume…
Natsume: tch…
Natsume left. Mikan just remembered about what had just happened before she and natsume met. She forgot to tell natsume what happened. But she just thought that she'd tell him someday.
Mikan: natsume's the best! Even if he is rather cold to everyone or he picks on me all the time and even if he is a little perverted, he's still the best partner ever! (Eh?) What is this, I've been talking about him the wrong way! I'm just bad-mouthing him! Oh well! Time to sleep!
The next day…
Mikan: (open eyes) morning… (Close eyes) …
After a few seconds…
Mikan: (eyes open widelyshocked) natsume!! What are you doing in my bed?!
Natsume: we were supposed to be in central town an hour ago…
Mikan: how'd you get in here?!
Natsume: Hotaru opened the door trying to wake you up…
Hotaru: Mikan, you're such lazy hopeless bums… get up or he'll burn you alive…
Mikan: and I was having such a great dream too (waterfall tears)…
Ruka: (knocks) sorry to have eavesdropped on you, I heard you were having a dream? Who was it that you were dreaming about?
Mikan: (dumbfounded) I can't … remember…
Hotaru: (splashes bucket of water) hurry up…
Natsume: (got wet too) tch…
Mikan: natsume! You're soaking wet! You go on ahead first!
Natsume: just give me your darn towel…
Mikan: here… (helps natsume dry himself) sorry about that… (being awfully sweet)
Natsume: (staring at mikan) (is this how she really smells like? The smell of her shampoo and soap, no colognes)
Mikan: there you go! Before everything else, (shout) get out of my room!! You're invading one's privacy you know!
After another hour had passed, mikan got out of her room. Pretty simple outfit and a small bag on her back. Ruka complimented that she looked really good. As for natsume, a good compliment turned to an insult.
Natsume: you looked okay…
Mikan: why tha-…
Natsume: for a moron
Mikan: eh?!
Hotaru: go on you two or I'll force you out of the dorm…
Ruka: we'll see you later…
Mikan: yeah, I'll bring some snacks back later…
Natsume: if you have enough money to buy one…
Mikan: let's just go (shades of shadow under her eyes)…
Being thirteen and all, it's up to make a move for natsume. With every man's eyes laid on mikan, he wrapped his arm on mikan's shoulder making mikan blush.
Mikan: (blush hard) w-what are you doing natsume?!
Natsume: just stay like this until the stupid fan girls leave us…
But much to their surprise, nobody removed an eye from the two, making natsume hold on tighter to mikan.
Natsume: (tch... darn people won't leave us! Now I have to hold onto her like this for quite a while, and I know that it's making her uncomfortable…)
To b continued!!