10 Things Natarle Hates About Arnold Neumann

1. She hated his grin. More specifically, his sly grin. Every time she saw that grin she knew he was up to something, and she also knew from experience that whatever he was planning, it involved her. But in a disappointing contrast, she never even once figured out what his plans were before they happened, which more than often had rather drastic consequences.

2. She hated the way he whispered into her ears. Each time he did that it sent shivers down her spine, and it felt like he was draining all her energy from her body, or worse, like he had total control over her.

3. She hated how he would wrap his arms around her waist; not too tightly, but surely secure enough to keep her within his embrace. She hated how it made her feel like she was trapped, having nowhere to run, but she was not sure if she really did want to run away in the first place anyway.

4. She hated it when he would now and again suddenly pull her in for a kiss in the middle of the corridor when no one was around, sometimes just a light peck on the lips, other times backing her against the wall with a passionate kiss. She would always tell him off afterwards, warning him to never do it again, not that he ever listened though. She did not even dare to imagine what would happen if someone saw them in one of these occasions.

5. She hated how he pampered her. He knew very well that she was a disciplined person, but he also knew exactly the things she could not resist. He would always give her his portion of desserts whenever they ate together. He would hide sweets in her drawers, leave them on her desk or shove them straight into her mouth, depending on her mood. He would plan the duty roster in a way so that he would every so often be on the same shift as her, as well as getting off shift the same time she does, so that they could spend more time together. He would be there for her right away whenever she needed help, even if it was something as minor as finding her favorite pen. This list could go on forever. And it makes her doubt herself if one of these days she would finally lose control over her discipline.

6. She hated it that whenever she was talking to other male crew about something outside work, he would find an excuse to interrupt and take her away, only for her to find out that he was to occupy that tiny extra bit of free time of hers himself.

7. She hated the way he would look at her as she passed by when he was surrounded by a group of people. He would pretend at first that he was only greeting her out of courtesy, but then he would shoot her this funny look that would shift everyone else's attention towards her, as if telling them about their secret relationship without him even speaking out. And she would pray in her heart once again, hoping that the people had not figured out what his look meant yet.

8. She hated every single time he stayed over in her room for the night. Although he never really did anything more than a few hugs and kisses to her, sleeping beside him was pretty bad already; it made her nervous enough to keep her sleepless throughout the night.

9. She hated the kiss marks he left on her neck, just a bit below her ears and merely covered up by the collar of her uniform. She knew he did it on purpose; it was like he was literally, as the term suggested, marking her his.

10. Out of all the things she hated about him, nothing compared to her hatred for him not believing her when she told him she hated him. And she probably hated him even more for that because she knew he was right in guessing that her words were not true anyway. Yes she was contradicting herself, but she was also confused; was it even possible to love someone so much that one could not even find the tiniest thing to hate about him?

A/N: Yay!!! Finally got my 10th review!!! Many thanks to those who've put me or my stories on their favorites or alerts list!!! Also thanks the people who gave me my first 10 reviews:

CrimsonHowls
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Mimi the pink Kitty

It's pretty sad really, celebrating my tenth review only after 2&1/2 months since my first story was up. I've posted 3 stories and a total of 9 chapters so far, and all I've got is 10 reviews. Oh well, at least better than nothing, since I do realize I'm writing for a 'niche market'. XD

Back to the fic itself. Got this idea when I was reading one of the official GS fan books. Kuwashima Houko (the seiyu for Natarle) was laughing about Natarle being a person who would blush really easily, so I thought I could sorta make a list of the different ways of how Arnold would tease Natarle, just for fun. Yeah I'm being mean to Natarle. XP

Anyways, next hit is the 25th review!!!