ei there! i'm back! ya'll! see? what did I tell ya? i update faster than yah think I would! well anyways, here's dah 2nd chapter! enjoy! as well as review plzz..

Chapter 2: The Good News

"Okay, class! Are you ready to hear the good news?" Mr. Narumi asked once more.

"Yes, teacher!" shouted everyone in the classroom.

"Just get on with it..," Natsume muttered.

"Okay then. The good news is.." Mr. Narumi started.

(students getting anxious)

"..that it's my birthday tomorrow, so please bring me gifts! Adieu!" he finally said while quickly walking out the door.

Everybody sweatdropped, feeling so irritated.

"Wha..? That was it..?" said Yuu, feeling a bit disappointed. "That.. was the good news?"

"Tch. Idiot," said Natsume.

"Wow! It will be Mr. Narumi's birthday soon! I must decide on a gift to give to him," Mikan said, thinking, with her chin resting on the palm of her right hand.

"Looks like Mikan is the only one taking this good news thing seriously," Nonoko said, sweatdropping.

"Afraid so," agreed Anna.

"Hotaru, let's buy gifts for Mr. Narumi in Central town later on!" Mikan suggested.

"No thanks. I'm too busy doing better things than hanging out with you," Hotaru replied coldly with the same emotionless face. Mikan was broken hearted.

Just then the subject teacher arrived. He noticed that all of the students except Mikan aren't in a good mood today. Then he raised an eyebrow.

"Why do you all look upset? Is there something I missed?" he asked, confused.

"Teacher, it'll be Mr. Narumi's birthday tomorrow!" Mikan reported.

"So what?" he asked.

"He said that he had good news for us. But it was just about his birthday coming up," Sumire said, with a veinpop on her head. "He got us all anxious just for that."

"We thought it was something more exciting and special." added her seatmate.

"That's it? That's all it was?" he said, relieved it wasn't something serious. They all nodded in reply.

"Well then, maybe this will brighten up your mood," he said. "Your subject teacher, Mr. Jinno, is absent today."

Everyone cheered.

"Well, well, you recover quickly," he said, feeling amazed while sweatdropping.

"Oh yeah! Now that's what I call good news!" cheered Koko.

"You said it!" agreed Mikan. "But what's so bad about the good news Mr. Narumi gave us anyway?" she wondered.

Everyone else glared at her. She sweatdropped.

"What an idiot," Natsume sighed.

"Plus, you also have no classes tomorrow, because of political reasons," the teacher in front of them added.

Mikan's POV

'Great then. That means I have plenty of time tomorrow to buy Mr. Narumi a present' Mikan thought. 'But who will I go with?' She then took a look at a raven-haired brat behind her for some reason. 'I must be out of my mind! Sigh. But no choice. I'll ask him later.'

Normal POV

"Okay then. Since Mr. Jinno is absent, you are having a free period starting now. Good day to you," the subject teacher ended and walked out.

"Good day to you, too," everybody greeted back. When the teacher was completely out of sight, they all did what they do best, use their alices for fun.

"Finally!" sighed a very thankful Koko.

Mikan then approached Yuu.

"So, Yuu? What are we gonna do on Mr. Narumi's birthday, huh? Will we prepare him a surprise party?" Mikan asked rather excitedly that she said them quite fast.

"Slow down, Mikan! Don't get that much excited! Let's plan this along with everyone else," Yuu replied calmly. Then both of them called all their friends and planned a surprise party for their Homeroom Teacher in a certain area in the middle of their dormitories and the faculty building. They agreed that they will prepare it all on the next day.

Once classes ended..

Natsume's POV

'Man, I'm exhausted. I think I'll sit by the sakura tree and rest a bit. Good thing it's a cloudy day today,' Natsume thought to himself. 'But then, what about Ru-'

He was going to turn to his best friend, but he wasn't there beside him. Then just as he was about to look for him, he heard his voice..

"Hotaru! Come back here!" shouted Ruka as he was chasing Hotaru for she took some more embarrassing pictures of him.

'Never mind then..' thought Natsume as he was walking out the door. 'Good thing though. Maybe I need to thank that Imai sometime.' He then headed to his favorite sakura tree in the whole academy.

Normal POV

"Okay, guys. Remember, the surprise birthday party for Mr. Narumi will start at 5pm. So we must all start preparing at 2pm. Please be there on time and bring your assigned things to bring," said Yuu. "You have all morning tomorrow to buy your presents for Mr. Narumi."

"Okay!" they all said in reply.

Mikan's POV

'Huh? Where did Natsume go?' Mikan thought as she noticed that Natsume was not on his seat anymore. 'Where did he run off to? I needed to ask him something. Sigh. I'm pretty tired to look for him at the moment. Maybe I'll just ask him tomorrow, early in the morning. Hope he's awake by then.'

End of Chapter

Lovelyirene: so? Whadya think of my 2nd chapter? I'm sorry if I didn't meet your expectations about the good news. But I planned this one long and hard. And I'm sure you all won't be disappointed. This is a long story. So bear with me! I'm already excited about the other chapters! Please stay tuned!

Natsume: why do speeches have to be so long? (having a slight headache)

Lovelyirene: Whatever. Make me mad and I'll make you do something embarrassing on the next chapter.

Natsume: Yes, your highness. Your wish is my command. (saying it in a lazy voice)

Lovelyirene: Don't use that tone with me! (furious)

(Ruka's bunny holding up a sign that says "REVIEW PLEASE". Then turns it around. The back read, "FLAMES AND CRITICISMS ALLOWED, AS WELL AS SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS")

Sneak Preview on the Next Chapter:

This chapter is all about Natsume and Mikan. Natsume already knows about his feeling for Mikan, but her feeling for Natsume is yet to come, slowly unfolding.