Anyway, here's a part from the other chapter, I forgot to put this paragraph for the last chapter, Chapter 4-You Still Have Hope. So here it is!
But one thing still bothered her. "I… saw a guy just like him, I didn't see the face clearly, but, I think that was… him…" she said totally perplexed.
By the way, "their" approval means Mikan's parent's approval here.
Are You Hiding From Me?For the next Sunday, Mikan thought hard about the guy who looked just Natsume. She tried to ignore it but can't get that guy out of her head. She thought, "I shouldn't think too much, maybe I just missed him so much that I thought I saw hi…"
Suddenly, Mikan was cut when she saw the same guy, she was distracted by the fact the guy she saw looked like Natsume even if Mikan can only see the back. The guy was at the bottom-right of the church, which wasn't the usual place Natsume and his family sits, beside Mikan's parents.
"He wouldn't hide from me? What would be his reason? I didn't do anything bad to him; I haven't even spoken to him. Or maybe that's the reason! Maybe he's tired of liking me, it's already 2 years since we met, and not much has happened between us. Oh Lord! Help me! Is it really him?" Mikan thought.
In the other hand, Natsume was there with his friend; his friend's name is no other than Ruka. This was a different Ruka though, not the Ruka Mikan liked. He was there, since last, last Sunday 'til now to help Natsume for Mikan. Natsume thought the more people that would help him, the bigger the chance he can get Mikan.
Flashback (Reason why Natsume, her aunt, Hotaru and Ruka sat at the bottom-right of the church since last week.)
"Natsume, hey! Let's sit over here at the side!" Ruka said.
"Why? I thought you wanted to help me with her? Why don't you want us to sit beside her parents?" Natsume said confused.
"Well, tell me something, you want Mikan to like you right? Yes I know you want their approval, but before their approval, you should be approved by Mikan!" Ruka exclaimed.
"Oh, okay? Is it okay Aunty?" Natsume asked.
"Yes, yes! That's a great idea Ruka! It's a good thing you're here." the aunt agreed.
Back to the present
"Hey Ruka! She looks really pretty from this view doesn't she? With her pigtails and everything. I can stare at her, without being obvious too, you're a genius!." Natsume whispered.
"Yeah it is a good view and you won't be obvious here, but we have to think of a way for her to notice you." Ruka answered.
"But how?" Natsume said looking up and seeing Mikan staring at him. He became so shy and cut the eye-to-eye contact with Mikan.
"I think we don't need to think of a way for her to notice me, she already is staring at me! Natsume told Ruka signaling him look at Mikan.
"Wow! She must really like you! I must know, I had a girlfriend once, she was madly in love with me, and Mikan's stare is just like hers, believe me!" Ruka stated.
"Wow, I didn't know that she'd feel the same way as I do, when I saw her. I didn't think it would be mutual! Should I tell her my feelings?" Natsume questioned.
"Search for more signs of mutual affection, stupid!" Hotaru barged in the conversation with a monotone voice.
Mikan's POV"That's him!" Mikan said to herself at the top of her voice while at her seat with the choir.
"What are you talking about?" some asked her.
"Oh nothing. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be that loud." Mikan apologized.
She was lucky that only the choir heard her, not everybody in the church heard her reaction since the priest spoke loudly at the same time.
"Whew, that was close, I thought everybody would here me. That was him! But, why would he change his place? Is he hiding from me or since I know he likes me already, does he want to see me in a better view? " Mikan thought.
"Hey! Hey! Are you okay? Next song already!" the guitarist asked.
"Oh, sorry!" Mikan told the guitarist.
End of POVMikan was so distracted, that she didn't play well. She didn't know what to think about Natsume. She didn't know how to react. But certainly, that wasn't the end of that day, Mikan, wanted Natsume to see her. She wanted him to see that she did her best, for him to notice her. She even changed he hairstyle from ponytail to pigtails for this day.
Thus, Mikan went down for the communion. She afterward headed to the line. Then Natsume, Hotaru, Ruka and their aunt came towards her, they were going to line up too. But unfortunately, 2-3 people were between Mikan and Natsume. Mikan was a tad sad about this, so she decided to look back. It looked to Natsume that she was checking the choir if they were singing well, but really, Mikan wanted to glance on Natsume. She saw him stare at her, for he thought she doesn't notice him. After that, Mikan went back up to the choir, passing Natsume by the process. Time seemed to stop for the both of them in that very simple but special moment. A kind of "spark" was present at that moment.
In the end of the mass, after the priest blessed Natsume, he then looked up to see Mikan. She noticed this, since she was glancing on Natsume at times too. When Mikan and her parents went to their car, Mikan noticed Natsume's car hasn't left yet, since she obviously seen that they left the church before them.
Inside, the four of them were talking about Mikan.
"Hey, Natsume! Look! It's your girlfriend! Why don't you say goodbye to her?" the aunt questioned.
"Yeah Natsume! You slowpoke!" Hotaru joked.
"What? No, she's not my girlfriend! She can't be, I haven't even said a word to her. You're right Hotaru, I am a slowpoke, I can't even go to her and greet her." Natsume said as if he's guilty or something.
"Oh come on Natsume! She's not your girlfriend yet! But don't worry, us 3 are here for you, so just stare now, or she'll might go in her car and leave!" Ruka said pushing Natsume for a joke.
"Ouch! Hey! She went in already, let's go now!" Natsume stated.
It was a weird day for the both of them, but a connection was still present between them, the kind of "spark" that real lovers experience. In both Mikan and Natsume's cars, they asked themselves, "Is this really love?"
"Oh, I don't know why but whatever it is, the feeling I have whenever I see her is great. I forget everything, my problems, just, everything!" Natsume thought to himself as a fact.
"He sooo makes my day! Oh, I hope he'll be able to come to that upcoming important day for me!" Mikan said as a wish.