Chapter 13 – Meet the Ice Prince

"Ruka, you're so good at soccer. No wonder they call you the golden right foot!" Mikan said to Ruka.

"Good Point, good point." Ruka replied.

"No one ever said that. He just calls himself like that." Natsume answered.

"Give it to me." Yuu says to Koko.

"Why should I?" Koko asked.

"Guys, the aura is not good over there." Taiki says to Yuu and Koko.

"Hey, why are you saying all these weird things?" Koko asked Taiki. Then, someone from the back came and called; "Are you Natsume Hyuuga?!" He called.

"Hideaki Shuichi," Koko called.

"I haven't seen you fire cast for 2 years. Can you still fire cast?" Shuichi asked. "You haven't competed for so long. Are you afraid of losing?" Mikan was mad by what Shuichi said; she went near him and tried to fight.

"You smelly man!" Mikan cried.

"Smelly man? Isn't that a weird insult?" Koko asked.

"I don't like to hear that! Just because Natsume quit fire casting because of his health, so what? It's not your problem... How can you insult him like that? It looks like the one stopping him from going is you!" Mikan asked like she was very mad at Shuichi.

"Hey Mikan, who told you to call him 'smelly man'? Smelly man is an insult girls use." Ruka said

"Hey, where did you get that attitude of yours? You're cute and you don't talk badly." Shuichi asked Mikan. "Okay, so you're 50 percent correct. But Natsume must have the ability to make me fear him." Shuichi says again.

"Hey, there will be one day that Natsume will beat you." Mikan replied. Then, a girl called Shuichi.

"Shuichi, the coach is calling you."

"Okay, I'm coming!" Shuichi replied. "Its better this way," He said to Mikan.

"Natsume, I'll be waiting for you." Shuichi says to Natsume. Then, he bids goodbye to Mikan by saying; "Cute lady, goodbye." Mikan was surprised by what he said. He thinks that Mikan is really a girl!

"Lady, how could he call me a lady? I look very much like a man. Guys, do I look like a girl?" Mikan asked the gang.

"No way, nothing alike…" The gang replied. Only Natsume didn't respond. He was thinking of something else.

"So, Shuichi can tell that Mikan is a girl. No, actually he finding out that Mikan's a girl is not very hard. But no one would believe that there would be a girl in an all boys' school." Natsume thought.

"Hey Ruka, who is that rude guy who doesn't have any manners?" Mikan asked Ruka.

"You don't know who he is?" Ruka asked, while Mikan shook her head.

"You came from America to Alice Academy because of Natsume. And you don't know who Shuichi is?" Ruka replied.

"I don't know him. Who exactly is he?" Mikan asked Ruka.

"If there are magazines about Natsume, they'll talk about Shuichi." Yuu said.

"Really, but how come I don't remember? I remembered that I read all of them. He is Natsume's rival?" Mikan asked.

"I'll tell you. Shuichi has a bad attitude. The referee and the coach are very strict on him. But he has no other choice. He wants to steal everything. He holds the world record for Ice Casting. He's the enemy of fire. He fought all – thunder and lightning, water, land, weather and everything else." Koko explained.

"But why did he come to challenge Natsume?" Mikan asked.

"You know Mikan, Natsume and Shuichi dueled for the last time 3 years ago. And at that same year, Natsume beat him. That was his greatest lose. Only Natsume is good enough to compete against him." Koko replied. Then, Mikan noticed Natsume walking away. She felt sorry for him. Later that night, Mikan thought of what Koko said about Shuichi's history.

"You know Mikan, Natsume and Shuichi dueled for the last time 3 years ago. And at that same year, Natsume beat him. That was his greatest lose. Only Natsume is good enough to compete against him." Mikan thought.

"How come Natsume looks like he doesn't care at all?" Mikan thought. Then, the next thing you knew, Mikan was punching the wall with her boxing gloves.

"That Shuichi! I'll hit you, yeah! Watch me hit you! You really piss me off," Mikan continued to say these words as she punched and punched. As she was releasing her ultimate blow, Natsume went out from the shower already, and stopped her from doing another punch.

"With this strength, you still can't kill a cockroach?" Natsume asked Mikan as he let go of her hand.

"Hey Natsume, what's your problem? Aren't you mad? Shuichi says all these insulting things to you. How come you don't care at all?" Mikan asked Natsume.

"What's the point of getting mad anyway? He didn't say anything wrong. I indeed want to escape." Natsume answered.

"Sorry," Mikan said to Natsume. Then he saw Mikan about to cry, so he cheered her up.

"Mikan, you were too sudden today. Don't you think what you said to Shuichi was very rude? Calling him a smelly man," Natsume said.

Mikan laughed, "No way, how could I possibly say that kind of thing? Please, I'm very manly and handsome. I have lots of strength, okay? Didn't you see me insulting him? Don't you think I'll beat him?" Natsume was asking; "Really?"

"You don't believe me? Let's go meet up with him next time and beat him up… beat him up well. How about that?" Mikan says as they nodded their heads.

"Sometimes, my actions and words are too rude." Mikan says.

"Anyways, thank you for helping me with Shuichi." Natsume says as Mikan blushes, "Hey, why are you blushing?"

"Uh, it's because I am one of your loyal, number 1 fans!" Mikan answered as she posed for Natsume, raising her hand in the air, and looking above the ceiling. Natsume stood up, and hits Mikan on the head.

"Hey Natsume, you don't believe me?" Mikan asked.

"That's because you're a baka sometimes." Natsume answered.

"Hey…" Mikan says.

"But I'm saying it because you're like a baka sometimes." Natsume answered.

END OF CHAPTER…………………………