Author's Note : hi there. thanks for those who reviewed. sorry for the updating late. i've been very busy with school work.

i hope you like this.

The next day, Mikan and her friends went to central town to have her second welcome-back celebration. And certainly news spread that she was hear. All her fanboys were following them offering drinks and gift to Mikan.

If any boy would come up to her, Natsume shot a come-near-her-and-you'll-burn-alive look and all the fanboys looked terrified.

Secretly, Natsume was trying to do this so no one would be able to confess to her, or have Mikan in the process. He can't bear it. He really can't.

"You could actually tell Mikan that you love her. Than to scare those guys away," Koko said.

"You are reading his mind again?" Ruka interrupted the mini conversation Natsume and Koko had.

"So what did it say?" Yuu asked curious about what Koko would say.

"He scares those fan boys so no one would walk up to Mikan," Koko replied.

"Tch," was all they get from Natsume.

"You could actually tell her you know," Ruka said.

"I can't," Natsume said.

"But why?" Yuu asked while eating dumplings.

"I can't. I just can't. is that to understand?" Natsume replied.

The three boys kept silent for a while. "Will you just stand there of you will ride with us?" Hotaru said.

They all looked at the raven-haired girl whose eating crab sticks with her 3 friends. The 4 boys went to them and together road on the newly built ride.

"Hey, there are 5 rides left and its only for two people," anna said.

"I think we should go in pairs," Hotaru said.

"But what about Mikan and Natsume," Nonoko asked.

"They'll go together," Hotaru said as she pushed the two together inside.

"hey, don't do that. Its unfair to impose things on him," Mikan protested.

"And why do you care if I do so?" Hotaru answered back.

A slight blush formed on Mikan and Natsume's face. "Fine," Mikan replied stubbornly.

"Good," Hotaru said as she pushed the two inside, "Now its settled. Lets go guys,"

"Yeah," as the others answered back entering each ride paired like newly weds.

"Great, I'm stuck with an idiot like you," Natsume said coldly?

"What did you say? I haven't done or said anything to you yet you big meanie. Leave me alone and stop calling me names," Mikan said angrily.

Back on Hotaru's ride, "Hey babe, do you think it was right to set them up like that?" Ruka said as Hotaru hugged him.

"Well, I hope so. Maybe it will bring the two of them back to reality," Hotaru replied.

"Reality means what for them?" Ruka asked.

"Well, like the reality the six of us have. They should not be scared to tell how they really feel. I just hope this would work or the minds of us 3 girls might explode. To tell you the truth, Anna and Nonoko also thought of this," Hotaru explained.

Ruka sighed, "Sometimes the 3 of us do not understand what all 3 of you think. But what the heck, we love it anyway."

Hotaru looked up at her boyfriend and kissed him passionately, "And we love you all too."

Back on Mikan's ride, she sighed for the nth time, this ride is taking so long…

"Uuhhh…" Mikan said trying to break the silence.

"Hn"

"Nat… Natsume… do you really think I'm an… an idiot?" Mikan asked. He looked at Mikan and see if she was serious or not.

Natsume kept his silence until it almost the end of their ride, "Well… I think you are"

The ride stopped when Mikan replied, "is that what you really think of me? I guess maybe your right. Well thank you for telling me the truth Natsume."

Mikan went out of the ride acting really okay but the fact is she was not. Natsume quickly noticed it. I'm sorry if I have to lie Mikan. I can't see you get hurt. I just can't…

Hotaru and the others followed Mikan and Natsume sat on a bench… Maybe something happen really good… Hotaru thought.

The brunette sighed and her friends heard it, "hey Mikan, you alright?" Anna asked while Nonoko touched her forehead.

"Yeah. I guess I'm still tired. Maybe I'll go ahead. Have fun okay?" Mikan said as she walked passed by her friends.

"But Mikan this is your day," Yuu said trying to make his friend return.

"Nah. Its our day. And I don't want to ruin this day for all of you. I'll just take go back and have my rest. We can continue this some other time. sorry," Mikan said as she tried walking away.

Hotaru looked at her best friend's actions and couldn't do anything. Mikan walked briskly until she reached the bus stop. Tears wont stop flowing down on her cheeks. As soon as the bus came, she sat down on the first row of chairs and started to cry.

When she reached the dormitory, she locked up herself in her room and cried her heart out. Why Natsume? Where did I go wrong? why can't you love me?

Outside her window was the known black cat watching her… I'm sorry Mikan…

sorry if its kinda short. really busy. i promise i'll update soon.