MapleDumplings: (Reading a book which is…er…upside down) Oh hello! I didn't see you there. Welcome! Would you like some fresh homemade cookies I baked myself? (Shows a plate of cookies that are half burned) Oh, you don't want it? Then what about something sweeter? Oh look guys! I found the 14th chapter just lying around on my living room, you silly chapter you! (Giggles like an idiot) I will now end this awkward introduction and present to you with this chapter!
Date
"Let's go on a date!" said Natsume as he gave Mikan a handsome grin.
"What? Go on a date with you? You must be delusional" said Mikan.
"Why not? I'm bored, you're bored. So let's go on a date" said Natsume, Mikan just narrowed her eyes.
"Did you hit your head somewhere? What makes you think I will just go along with you" said Mikan, Natsume inched closer to Mikan's face making Mikan blush.
"Because you have no reason to reject me so let's go" said Natsume as he grabbed onto her wrist and dragged her around.
"Hey! Where are you taking me? I didn't even agree!" yelled Mikan trying to pry Natsume's grip off her but because Natsume worked out besides working in a company it was no use. Mikan kept quiet after awhile and let herself be dragged to who-knows-where. They stopped in front of a high end clothing boutique.
"Huh? Why are we here?" asked Mikan.
"You don't think I'm letting you go on a date with me while wearing those work clothes of yours, do you?" Natsume looked at Mikan from head to toe making Mikan roll her eyes.
"These clothes are fine, I'm not going in there!" said Mikan but she was suddenly dragged inside.
"Good morning Mr. Hyuuga" greeted one of the sales ladies, Natsume looked around and pushed Mikan towards the sales lady.
"Escort her to the dressing room and make sure she stays there, I'm going to pick out clothes for her" said Natsume, the sales lady nodded and gestured Mikan to follow her. Mikan anxiously looked back and forth between Natsume and the sales lady.
"Miss?" Mikan finally went with the sales lady while glaring at Natsume.
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After awhile in the dressing room, Mikan finally heard some footsteps.
"Here" she heard Natsume say while tossing the clothes over the door making them fall on her head.
"Kyaa!" Mikan stumbled backwards when she tried to catch the clothes.
"Are you alright?" asked Natsume.
"Oh sure, I'm fine" said Mikan with sarcasm in her voice.
"Try them on and let me see" said Natsume, Mikan just groaned and tried on the various clothes Natsume picked for her.
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"What is this?" muttered Mikan as she tried on a very short and fitting navy red tube dress that emphasized her curves.
"Are you done? Let me see" said Natsume while he was knocking on the door that separated them.
"N-No, I'm not coming out!" said Mikan blushing embarrassingly at her outfit.
"I picked it so let me see" said Natsume fiddling with the door knob.
"What's with these clothes you picked? I should have known than to trust your perverted tastes!" yelled Mikan.
"Open this door or else I won't hesitate to smash it open!" said Natsume already losing his patience. Mikan tensed up and quickly opened the door.
"There! You see now? No need to use force" said Mikan as she opened the door and glared at Natsume. Natsume looked at her quietly moving his eyes up and down staring at her body. He suddenly covered his mouth with his hand and looked down.
"Change your outfit. That looks horrible on you" said Natsume not looking at Mikan in the eyes, Mikan was taken aback. She narrowed her eyes and gritted her teeth.
"Fine, I'll change into something that will cover my horrible overweight body!" she said as she went back inside the dressing room upset that Natsume only insulted her figure.
"Hey, I didn't say you were overweight. I just said you look horrible in that dress, you made it ugly" said Natsume "Darn it, it's too early for my hormones to go crazy"
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"Too ugly"
…
"Too pink"
…
"Too conservative"
…
"Hmm…it's not flattering" Mikan groaned and crossed her arms.
"I've been trying on these stupid clothes for you for almost half an hour already!" complained Mikan.
"Hey, it's not my fault you don't look good in these expensive clothes. Now go change again!" ordered Natsume, Mikan exhaled and stomped back to the dressing room. Natsume secretly chuckled; she could be such a kid sometimes no matter how old she is.
Mikan finally came out in a light pink sleeveless lace dress that was above her knees. It made her look so innocent and angelic. As soon as Natsume looked up he stopped breathing like someone took away his oxygen. Her beauty was glowing and there was something about her long wavy hair, light pale skin and big innocent brown eyes that made her seem even more charming than before. Now if only she could smile instead of having that blank indifferent expression on her face, she would become the bubbly and cheerful Mikan that he knew.
"Natsume?" called Mikan, Natsume went back to planet earth and blinked "Well how about this one? Does this one finally approve of your high class taste?" said Mikan as she placed a hand on her waist. Natsume grinned at her.
"It's perfect" he said making Mikan's heart skip a beat, Mikan instantly clutched her chest and told herself to calm down.
"I'm not having heart problems, am I?" thought Mikan.
"I'll take this one, and get her some matching shoes" she heard Natsume say to one of the sales lady. She can't believe Natsume was buying her a whole outfit with shoes in a high end store.
"It's not like I'm his girlfriend or anything, not even his fiancé" thought Mikan, the thought of his fiancé just made her blood boil. That Rumiko was just a spoilt, annoying and unpleasant girl. The very thought of her as Natsume's fiancé was infuriating…or did she only hate the fact that she was engaged to Natsume? No! She just doesn't like her at all! Fiancé or not, she was still a person Mikan wouldn't be able to get along with.
"Actually, she kind of reminds me of Permy" thought Mikan, Permy was also mean to her and she was helplessly obsessed with Natsume in high school. Somehow though, they have managed to settle their differences. She wondered if she could be able to get along with Rumiko, but that thought instantly disappeared when she remembered she was Natsume's fiancé.
"Honestly, I don't even think I'll be able to get along with the girl who was engaged to him. Even if it wasn't Rumiko but some kind and gentle woman instead, I still wouldn't bring myself to be friends with her" thought Mikan.
Date
"So where should we go?" asked Natsume as they were both in his car.
"When you kidnapped me, I thought you at least had a destination in mind" said Mikan.
"You're the traveling person, you probably know a lot of good places here in Tokyo" said Natsume, Mikan kept quiet for awhile.
"Well, there is this one place…" trailed Mikan while fiddling with her thumbs.
"Great! Where is it?" asked Natsume while looking at her, with his arm on the stirring wheel.
"I've never been there though" said Mikan.
"It's ok, I have a GPS" said Natsume "So what place is it?"
"Ueno Park" answered Mikan, Natsume stared blankly at her.
"You've never been to Ueno Park?" asked Natsume.
"Don't judge me! I-It's not like I want to go somewhere childish like the zoo or anything!" said Mikan turning red from embarrassment. She covered her face with her hair to hide her blushing face.
"Heh, I didn't know you still like zoos" said Natsume as he started the engine.
"W-what are you doing?" stuttered Mikan.
"We're going to Ueno Park!" and with that Natsume drove off.
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"Whoa, it's so beautiful!" said Mikan as she saw the blooming cherry blossoms dancing around other people as if to say welcome. Mikan started running around leaving Natsume behind.
"Hey! Don't just run off like that! You're not a kid anymore!" yelled Natsume as he ran after Mikan.
"Eh, but you're running too! Hehe" giggled Mikan as she turned around. Natsume had a small smile on his face; this is what he loved about Mikan. Her childishness strangely made him feel at ease and calm.
"Ah, it's the zoo!" exclaimed Mikan, she was about run when she tripped over her heels. Natsume quickly held her waist preventing her from falling. When Mikan looked up their faces were inches apart. Mikan blushed and pushed Natsume away, all she could hear was her heart beating wildly.
"You clumsy girl, I guess it can't be helped" said Natsume as he grabbed her hand and held it tightly startling Mikan "If I don't let you go, you might fall into the tigers' pit or something" said Natsume as they started to walk hand in hand.
"This is the first time I ever held her hand" thought Natsume, he glanced at Mikan and saw her blushing "Baka, if she keeps on looking like that, I might attack her"
Meanwhile Mikan was so overwhelmed with holding Natsume's hand that she forgot all about the fiancé issue and savored the feeling of Natsume's touch.
"Wow, I never knew how warm his hand was" thought Mikan. They both went inside the zoo and Mikan started to get excited forgetting that fact she was already a working professional and just let her inner child have fun.
"Ahahaha! Look Natsume! The seals are so funny!"
"Hey! Be careful! Don't lean so close to the railing!"
"Wah! Kawaii! It's Penguin-san!"
"Don't run! There's water everywhere!"
"Panda-san! Ohayou!" yelled Mikan.
"Oi! Stay back!"
"Natsume…"
"What is it this time?" asked Natsume irritated.
"That cat looks like you" said Mikan pointing to the black jaguar. Natsume stared at the apathetic look of the big cat, it did resemble Natsume somehow.
"I don't look like that" said Natsume.
"It's the same grumpy look!" said Mikan as she giggled. Natsume stared at the jaguar again to see what she meant when suddenly Mikan could smell something delicious in the air. She turned around and saw a café serving sandwiches and such.
"I'm hungry" said Mikan as she looked at what the customers were eating. Natsume turned around and also saw the café.
"Let's eat since it's already lunchtime" said Natsume, Mikan nodded and they both went to the café. They ordered some pasta and Mikan, being hungry instantly gobbled up her red sauce spaghetti.
"Eat like a lady, you're going to get sauce on that new dress I paid for" said Natsume.
"No one asked you to buy this for me" said Mikan as she ate her pasta.
"Well did I want something to match the while lace" said Natsume as he started eating his pasta. Mikan stopped for a second and wondered what he was talking about. Mikan widened her eyes upon the realization that…
"Ah! You pervert! You still peek under skirts? Only immature boys do that!" yelled Mikan receiving some looks from onlookers. Mikan blushed and shrink down in her seat in embarrassment.
"And you still act loud and boisterous like an immature girl" commented Natsume while sipping his tea "You know, you're really cute when you're face is red like that"
"Ugh, stop it you jerk!" said Mikan covering her face. Natsume laughed and they continued lunch like bickering adolescents.
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"So, are we done?" asked Mikan hopefully while biting her lip, Natsume gave her an all knowing smirk and bent down near her ear.
"We only spent half the day together; I'm not going to let you go that early" whispered Natsume, Mikan was conscious of the proximity.
"I know where I want to go" said Natsume "It will take awhile to get there so we gotta get a move on" Natsume grabbed Mikan's hand and they both went in the car.
"Ugh seriously, I could charge you for kidnapping" muttered Mikan as Natsume drove off to who knows where.
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"Odaiba? You took me to Odaiba?" said Mikan as they were obviously in Odaiba, the famous manmade island in Tokyo.
"You've been to Odaiba?" asked Natsume as he turned off the engine.
"Only to a mountain for work" replied Mikan.
"Well there's something here in Odaiba that I've always wanted to try but never had the chance to" said Natsume.
"What is it?" asked Mikan as she saw Natsume grin.
"You'll know" he said with a twinkle in his eye, there was that thump again in Mikan's chest. Strangely she only feels like this with Natsume, not even with her past boyfriend or even Karashima. They both arrived at a harbor and saw a giant luxury cruise ship.
"This is what you wanted to try? You're rich, you could go on one of these fancy floating tins every weekend if you wanted to!" said Mikan.
"Sure but it's boring if I just do it alone" said Natsume. He grabbed Mikan's waist as they approached the entrance to the ship.
"What are you doing?" hissed Mikan.
"I'm just feeling a little bold tonight" said Natsume as they entered like it was nothing, Mikan could struggle her way out but knowing Natsume it would just tire herself out even more. Besides, it's not she was complaining or anything.
"Champagne?" asked one of the waiters holding a tray of drinks.
"Thank you" said Mikan as she grabbed a glass, Natsume did the same. As Mikan drank her glass she moaned at the deliciousness.
"This is so good, I never had champagne this sweet before" said Mikan as she praised the drink.
"Everything they serve here is from France, its high class quality" explained Natsume but Mikan didn't seem to listen as she took another drink from a passing waiter.
"Hey careful there, I don't want you to become sea sick on this ship" warned Natsume.
"It's alright! No need to worry grandma!" joked Mikan, she then spotted some hor d'oeuvres and went to get some.
"Whoa! They look so delicious!" commented Mikan as she took one and gobbled it up "Oiishi!" exclaimed Mikan as she held her cheek with a grin on her face, she felt like there were sparkles everywhere.
"I should have known you would eat everything in sight" commented Natsume as he followed after her.
"Good food is like gold and I'm enjoying it!" stated Mikan, Natsume rolled his eyes at her statement.
"Hey, let's go check out the view on the deck" said Natsume, Mikan nodded as she finished her drink and followed Natsume out on the fresh cold air with romantic city lights surrounding this dark night.
"Wow, it's like diamonds. This is my first time experiencing this kind of thing" said Mikan amazed as she held on to the railing.
"Hey, try spreading out your arms" suggested Natsume.
"Huh? Like this?" said Mikan as she spread out her arms, Natsume slowly went behind her and held her arms.
"Titanic" said Natsume, Mikan suddenly turned red when she realized what she was doing.
"Of all the stupid embarrassing things, I can't believe you made me do this cheesy thing!" said Mikan as she withdrew her arms.
"Not my fault you fell for it" laughed Natsume.
"I don't like to be reminded of Titanic on a ship like this" pouted Mikan.
"Hmm…if this ship does sink; you and I can both jump together. You jump, I jump" chuckled Natsume.
"Ugh, stop it. What if it does sink?" said Mikan as she slapped Natsume's arm.
"There's no ice berg around here stupid, so it's most unlikely" said Natsume, soothing jazz music then started to play by a live band on deck.
"Hey Natsume, do you know how to dance?" asked Mikan.
"No not really" answered Natsume.
"What? Come on, let's do a simple one" urged Mikan as she grabbed Natsume's arm and brought him to the dance floor, she placed Natsume's arm on her waist then held his other hand while she placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Just flow with the music" instructed Mikan as they slowly started to move, Natsume looked down trying not to step on Mikan's feet. Mikan giggled as she saw Natsume's flustered face clueless to what he was doing.
"Relax, I'm not gonna sue you if you injure my feet" said Mikan "Just do it step by step…one, two…one, two…" slowly they started to get used to each other.
"Look up, it's rude to your partner you know" said Mikan, Natsume finally looked at Mikan and Mikan smiled.
"Hehe, should I teach you to waltz next?" said Mikan laughing.
"Dancing like this is fine, thank you very much" said Natsume. Music continued to play and Mikan slowly rested her head on his chest, Natsume could smell her cherry blossom scent. He felt like he was holding spring in his arms.
"Such a beautiful night" mumbled Mikan, Natsume heard it.
"Yeah beautiful" Natsume said while looking at the stars.
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"And then she thought I was lost instead of coming for work" laughed Mikan as she was already in the car with Natsume, drunk from all the champagne she drank. Even after dancing, she helped herself to some more alcohol.
"We're here" said Natsume as he stopped in front of the building Mikan lived in.
"Oh already? This is my place" said Mikan looking out the window "I live there?"
"Yes you do" answered Natsume, Mikan turned to him a bit unstable.
"What about your place? I wanna see your place!" said Mikan as she grinned.
"Well you're drunk" said Natsume as he took off his seatbelt and assisted Mikan with hers.
"What? I'm drunk?" Mikan started to giggle "No I'm not, I'm just too happy!" Natsume ignored her nonsense babble and went out the car to bring Mikan inside the building.
"I'm not drunk" said Mikan stumbling a bit as she stepped out the car "You liar, hehe"
"Whatever you say" said Natsume as he caught her and escorted her inside the building.
"Oh, I know this place" said Mikan as they entered the lobby "Serina…Serina works here!"
"Yes she does and you live here" explained Natsume, he looked around for Serina but saw no sign of her "Maybe she went to bed" thought Natsume as he escorted the drunken Mikan to the elevator.
"Do you remember?" slurred Mikan as she almost fell again "Do you remember?" she mumbled again.
"Remember what?" asked Natsume.
"In high school…" trailed off Mikan with her eyes half closed "You said you liked me, hehe"
"Yes I did" replied Natsume patiently as he tried to keep Mikan from falling.
"Well, I liked you!" said Mikan as she smiled which caught Natsume a bit off guard "I like you, I don't know why"
"Well you are drunk" said Natsume, she's spouting nonsense is what Natsume thought.
"It's true, I haaaattteeddd it when you left me so I-" Mikan was having trouble standing up straight "My feet hurt"
"I'll take them off for you" said Natsume as he crouched down and took off her heels.
"That feels better" said Mikan as she felt the floor with her bare feet "Natsuuumeee!" Mikan plopped on Natsume as soon as he stood up "Hehe, you're like a black cat. I like black cats" Mikan stared at his red eyes "You know…I like red, tee hee!"
"I thought you like pink" said Natsume.
"Nooooo! It's reeeeddd! Red is the best!" wailed Mikan as if someone insulted her favorite color "Hey, do you still like me?" asked Mikan, Natsume paused for a bit. Mikan was really drunk and she probably wouldn't remember anything the next day.
"Yes" he answered as he stared into her half unconscious eyes. The next thing he knew, he felt Mikan's soft lips against his. She was tip toeing with her arms wrapped tightly around his neck. Natsume could taste the champagne mixed with strawberries, it was an intoxicating flavor. Mikan withdrew her lips and touched the floor with her feet again.
"Hey, stay with me…in my apartment" said Mikan as her eyelids were becoming heavy, the elevator door suddenly opened and Natsume helped Mikan get to her apartment door. Natsume tried opening it but it was locked.
"It's locked" said Natsume, Mikan tried to open her purse but she dropped it and the contents spilled to the ground. Natsume sighed and put down the heels he was holding to fix the things spilled out from the purse. He found the keys and unlocked the door. Natsume dropped Mikan's heels and purse on the couch and went to get the almost unconscious Mikan who was about to fall on the carpeted floor, instead he carried her in his arms and brought her to her bedroom. He placed her on her bed and was about to step out when Mikan suddenly grabbed his arm.
"Hey! Stay here!" said Mikan with her face flushed almost pleading.
"Oh how wonderfully vulnerable she is right now, but I don't want to take advantage of her" thought Natsume as he sat next to her on her bed. Mikan took off her sweater and started to unzip the side of her dress when Natsume turned to her and saw her almost stripping.
"Stop! Stop what you're doing!" yelled a blushing Natsume as Mikan just gave him a confused look "Don't strip in front of a guy!"
"Huh?" Mikan stared at him sleepily then back to her half unzipped dress "Silly Natsume, you already saw me naked! Hehe"
"Ugh" Natsume groaned as he massaged his head, taking care of a drunken Mikan was like taking care of a wild child. He turned back to her only to see her lying on her bed snoring.
"So she finally fell asleep" he thought as he propped her feet on the bed and gently placed her head on the soft pillow. He covered her body with a warm comforter and stared at her sleeping form. She looked so peaceful and calm. He stroked her hair and pecked her on the forward.
"Good night my drunken princess"
End of Date
If some of you read my one shot: Drunken Confession, Natsume is drunk in that story but in this chapter it's Mikan's turn to get drunk. As a somewhat almost responsible citizen, I would like to remind my readers to drink alcohol only moderately and if only you are of legal age as too much alcohol is dangerous for the health. Otherwise not only would you be endangering your health but you will also do some stupid things when you are half unconscious.
Also since I know it can be frustrating not knowing when stories will be updated, I have set up a twitter and tumblr account so I can update you guys on the progress and what's happening.
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Thank you for reading ^_^