This story was originally a one-shot but I decided to change it to a series of one-shots and drabbles. I'm not sure how many I'll do, but they'll probably all be Natsume x Mikan (I love these two so much :3)

Disclaimer: All Characters from Gakuen Alice belong to Tachibana Higuchi

2 - Home Is Where The Heart Is

"Hey, Natsume?"

Mikan placed herself on the ground beside him, leaning back to rest against the Sakura tree, just as he was doing. She stared off into space for a while, her fingers clenching the material of her skirt, and then relaxing, as Natsume kept his gaze on the Manga placed in his hands, not taking notice of the girl beside him.

"Can I ask you a question, Natsume?" Mikan asked quietly, snapping out of her daze and turning to face him, her eyebrows coming together in a frown

"Hn," His eyes flicked sideways to look at her, before going back to reading and Mikan huffed, pouting slightly before taking his small gesture as a yes and continuing with her question

"What do people mean when they say 'Home is where the heart is'?" she asked thoughtfully, turning away from Natsume to stare at the line of trees that were opposite them, "Does it mean that my home is in my chest, where my heart is?"

"You have a tiny home then, Polka dots." Natsume smirked, and Mikan swiveled her head to stare at him in confusion, until she realized what he was saying

"Baka hentai!" she screeched, as she crossed her arms over her chest and scowled; her face turning a light shade of pink, "Just answer my question!"

"It's just a saying," Natsume put his book down and turned to face her, "It means that your true home is with the person or in the place that you love most."

Mikan placed her hands in her lap and stared at the boy beside her, her eyebrows rising ever so slightly, "Oh, okay… I think I get it, but-"

"-for example," Natsume cut off her words, moved his face closer to her own and whispered in a low voice, "My true home is with you, Mikan."

He watched her face shift from curious, to confused and then embarrassed, her cheeks turning a shade of red that could rival his eyes. Her mouth opened and closed a few times in an attempt to get words out, and her hands reached forward and clutched the front of his shirt.

"I-I… My home is with you too!" Her voice was too high-pitched, and she covered her burning face with her hands,

Natsume simply smiled, took her hands in his own and pressed his lips to hers. They were finally home.