Chapter 18 - Give Me Back my Kiss!

The next day, the gang realized that Natsume had a black eye. The gang didn't know who did it, because they fell asleep before it even happened. Natsume can't remember anything that happened between him and Mikan. Only Mikan knew the 'kiss.' She got confused – why did Natsume kissed her? Was it because he was a pervert? Or he had feelings for her? Mikan kept on asking these questions. But with Natsume, he was embarrassed of the black eye that he was been given by a mysterious guy. The gang laughed after seeing Natsume with a black eye. They were eating lunch already, as Mikan never managed to talk.

"Natsume, what happened?" Koko asked, while he and the others were laughing except for Mikan, who was cold that time, and Taiki, who will appear for a while…

"Hey Natsume, did you accidentally fall on dog poop?" Ruka asked as he continued laughing with the others.

"It looks like someone hit him." Yuu said.

"I don't think so. I woke up like this." Natsume answered, "Hey, you're not any better. You're mouth is swollen." Natsume says to Ruka.

"My mouth is swollen?" Ruka asked the gang. He took a hold of his plate, and saw his swollen mouth from the beer party last night. Mikan offered Natsume a cold towel, while nothing for Ruka.

"Here, take a cold towel, you'll feel better." Mikan says.

"Mikan, why are you being so kind to Natsume? My mouth is swollen too. Then I want some service too." Ruka says as he closed his eyes, ready to receive Mikan's service, but Mikan won't be doing it for him.

"I think the one who got his lips swollen was you." Natsume says as he hit Ruka.

"Hey, who told Natsume to get drunk last night? I just want him to clear his mind, and he still dares to drink." Mikan asked the gang.

"NATSUME GOT DRUNK?" Koko and Yuu asked, both surprised at the same time. "Then the kissing monster…" The two said as Mikan tried to not be in the conversation, and Ruka holding his lips. Every one of them held their lips except for Mikan.

"No way, Natsume got drunk?" Ruka says, "Then he stole my first kiss? Are you kidding me, this is my first kiss! Natsume, even if you love me, you can't take advantage of me while I was drunk." Ruka continued to worried, covering his lips with his hand, "Besides, I already have someone I love. And a kiss should be given to someone you like. Natsume, how can you be this way?! Aren't you going overboard? Natsume return my first kiss to me!" Ruka demands Natsume, wanting to take back his stolen kiss; if only Natsume would want to. Ruka pulled Natsume as Natsume tries to get away from Ruka.

"Let go of me…" Natsume said.

"How can you be this way?" Ruka asked Natsume again.

"Oh my god, the kissing monster has returned!!!" Koko said in surprise, as if he wanted this to happen.

"Natsume, why did you drink?" Yuu asked Natsume.

"Please Natsume; don't ever do something like this again!" Ruka says as Natsume tried to talk to Yuu.

'It's your leftover drink that you haven't finished. I thought it was water." Natsume says.

You still have an excuse?" Ruka asked Natsume as he continues to attack him. On the other hand, our weird Taiki, who never took off his chopsticks on his hair, appeared from nowhere as the gang was busy. He was like a cold breeze.

"Hey, the orange ones won't be looked at as high tides. Drinks like that aren't very distinguishable." Taiki says to the two who were fighting.

"What kind of person are you? Saying all these weird things." Ruka says to Taiki. "And you Natsume, give me back my first kiss! Return it now! My kiss, my kiss, you stole my first kiss!" Ruka says to Natsume. Mikan ran while everyone was in a middle of a conversation. She ran outside and thought of the problem.

"Scared me," Mikan says as she was panting from a long run.

"Scared me that I couldn't look at him, but judging from his look he doesn't quite remember. Then I must pretend that I don't care." Mikan says to herself. Then, Natsume appeared at her back.

"Mikan," Natsume called as Mikan had her mouth dropped behind Natsume.

"It can't be that he remembered what happened last night?! Oh my god, if I said that I had been kissed, you would feel very awkward right? But I don't want to say that you didn't kiss me either. I will regret it for a lifetime. It's my first kiss. I really can't confess." Mikan thought, then, she walked towards Natsume.

"Hey Natsume, anything you want?" Mikan asked Natsume, but Natsume doubted about Mikan's look – she was nervous, and you can tell.

"Even if I told myself that I wouldn't care, I really do, especially when I see Natsume's lips. Wait, last night, I fell asleep- that could be my excuse." Mikan thought as she looked at Natsume's lips.

"It was you who put the blanket over me?" Natsume asked.

"So it was something that small? Don't worry, it was nothing." Mikan replied. "Oh, it's almost time for class," Mikan says as she looked at her watch, "I'm going to the bathroom." Mikan ran after, but Natsume tried to call her. Mikan continued to run after.

"What…" Natsume said to himself, "Was it Mikan, the one I kissed was Mikan?" Natsume said as he was holding his black eye.

Before class started, every body surrounded someone's chair. They were really shocked to see – someone cursed a class mate through this. You can say it was terrible – skulls, pictures of it, bad words, someone in class hated a pupil. Then, Ruka spoke his opinion.

"Only a kid would do something like this. Wait, if it was my kiss that was stolen, it should be Natsume that they want. Do you have any rivals?" Ruka says.

"Gee, how could someone be doing this?" Koko asked.

"What person would hate me like this? And did all this," Mikan asked.

"Student, I'm so ecstatic. This hasn't happen before, has it?" Koko asked, being the teacher in the story.

"This kind of case hasn't happen for a long time." Yuu replied, being the student. "Mr. Narumi, looking at this case, what are you thinking?"

"According to the clues, if we want to find out who did it, it'll be a bit dangerous." Koko said.

"No, no, no. According to the placing of these notes, it tells us who knows Mikan's seat is." Yuu says.

"It could be someone from this class," Koko says.

"Narumi-sensei, calm down. This is too obvious, we might have been tricked." Yuu says.

"He is too tricky and witty." Koko says.

"Have you guys finished chit-chattering?" Ruka asked the two.

"This thing is just a silly prank. Don't think too much of it." Natsume says.

"You're right, for this kind of prank to happen at an all boys' school; that means the person wants revenge." Ruka said.

"This kind of situation seems like it happens more often in an all girls' school." Mikan says.

"Mikan, don't worry." Ruka says as he took of his jacket, "Looking at my strong built body, its existence is for protecting you." Ruka says as Mikan gave a sweat drop and nodded.

"Hey, Mikan has just been chosen as the school's idol!" Koko says. "It must be someone who is jealous of Mikan! It's a warning from him."

"But things are not that easy. There will be more complications later on." Yuu said.

"We haven't figured out this thing yet, don't say such ridiculous things." Natsume said, "Ruka, come on. We're going to be late."

"Natsume, you're too careless. Mikan is being bullied." Ruka says to Natsume.

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