Where we left off, Tamaki and Haruhi just left Mikan and Natsume alone by the fountain...
"Tamaki-sempai, how long have you and Mikan stayed by the bushes huh?"Haruhi asked
"Mikan-chan said that she wanted to show me something, actually, somewhere but we didn't expect that you and Natsume were at the same place "Tamaki explained
"Oh..."Haruhi said ' I think she knew it from the start' she sweatdropped
"You know Haruhi-chan, I was worried about you and what will that Natsume guy do to you and it's good that Mikan-chan and I came there on time or else...owww!!"Tamaki was hugging on Haruhi while walking until Haruhi can't take it anymore but to give him a big smack but...
"Kaouru? Hikaru?" Haruhi was startled that Kaouru and Hikaru jumped over Tamaki and gave him a big smack on the head
"Why did you do that for?!"Tamaki asked while rubbing his head
"You pervert, hugging Haruhi-chan like that! Who gave you permission to do such a thing?"the twins said while hugging Haruhi. and Haruhi was so annoyed that she gave the twins the same treatment like Tamaki: a big smack on the head
"Ow!"Kaouru said
"Hey!"Hikaru said
"You're all the same!"Haruhi said ' All I ever wanted is to go back to the party and eat ootoro before it runs out! Is that too much to ask?'
"Don't worry Haruhi-chan, I'll get you back to the party and we'll eat ootoro together"Tamaki's eyes were glistening with ethusiasm and took hold on one of Haruhi's hands
'Did he just read my mind?' Haruhi thought and pinched Tamaki's hand again
"Really Tono?"Kaouru sarcastically asked
"Okay, what's with the sarcasm?"Tamaki asked with annoyance
"Do you really know how to get us out of this dark, creepy, forest?"the twins threatened their Tamaki-sempai
"W-W-Well..."Tamaki was sweating because..
"Tamaki-sempai, just face it, you don't know how to get us out of this forest, am I right?"Haruhi released her "raising-one-eyebrow" stare to Tamaki and Tamaki's spine tingled
'She's right!!' Tamaki sweatdropped 'Well, there is only one thing to do...'
"You're right, well, do you have any ideas?"Tamaki just simply asked
"What? Th-That's all?"Haruhi asked with amazement
"What do mean by that?"Tamaki asked
"Well, usually in cases like these, you would panic and sometimes do something idiotic, but this is really different"Kaouru explained
"Yeah, well, since Tono is asking for suggestions, I think Haruhi should think of a strategy to get ourselves out of this stinking forest"Hikaru suggested
"W-WHAT?!"Haruhi gasped
"You're absolutely right Hikaru! Haruhi is after all, the smart one, besides Kyouya-sempai of course"Kaouru agreed
"Why didn't I think of it?"Tamaki wondered
'My precious ootoro...Why does it have to be me?!' Haruhi's conscience is being sucked into a warp hole of confusion
Meanwhile...
Natsume and Mikan were sitting on the side of the fountain. Both of them were unable to speak, but somehow, one of them manages to break off the silence...
grooooooowl
"Ooops! Sorry, I haven't eaten anything, that's why my stomach is complaining.. Hehehe..."Mikan laughed a bit since she hasn't eat anything since Tamaki offered her a dance, but she still feel nervous, even though she break off the silence, for just a few minutes
"Here"Natsume then offered food wrapped in a tissue
"What's this?"Mikan asked but Natsume ignored her and distanced himself from her
'Why does he have to ignore me like that? He's so ignorant!' Mikan thought and opens the tissue then she found inside...
"Cookies"she murmured and glanced at Natsume again
'But why did he gave me this?' Mikan wondered and then she heard a strange sound...
grooooooowl
The noise sounds like it's coming from Natsume's tummy and Mikan noticed him. So she gathered enough courage and releases a warm smile then she approaches Natsume and taps him on the shoulder. And Natsume turns around..
"Hey Natsume, lets eat these cookies together"Mikan smiled at him and Natsume looked at the cookies up to Mikan's smiling face and he starts to think. Mikan was still smiling at the same time, she feels nervous because she expects that Natsume will scowl at her but luckily for her...
"Sure, why not"Natsume said to Mikan with an emotionless face
"Great!"Mikan giggled and she sat down near the fountain "Natsume, lets eat over here!"
Natsume went to the place where Mikan is sitting and sits facing across her. Mikan then laid the cookies on the ground and they're both eating the cookies...
Back to Tamaki and the others..
"Haruhi, are we there yet? I'm hungry!"Hikaru complained and Haruhi pooped a nerve
"Will you stop complaining! I'm trying to find out which direction the moss is facing at!"Haruhi then released a cold and icy stare that the twins, even Tamaki were afraid of her