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Chapter 9

Natsume's POV

Tsk. Babe? ... Babe?! Who does he think he is? !

Her boyfriend, maybe?

That's impossible. An idiot like her couldn't possibly have a boyfriend.

HA! Says the person who was captured by her...

Shut it!

I knocked over a bunch of mangas on my desk. Our history teacher didn't actually care if we were listening or not. He was too lazy himself and probably hated teaching history. I was angry - No. I'm still angry. That idiot didn't tell me she had a boyfriend. I switched places with Koko who was Permy's partner. If you're wondering, yes, her eyes are glued to me and she has just stopped trying to start a conversation with me. Thank you, Kami-sama.

I sneaked a peek at my partner and found her staring at me worriedly. I looked away quickly. It's been three days since that incident. I was too angry and annoyed to talk to her. So what if she had a boyfriend? Why do I care?

And here you are sitting next to the green-haired fan girl...

I groaned and placed my head on the desk.

Mikan's POV

I wonder what's wrong with Natsume. He keeps on avoiding me. I don't remember having a normal conversation with him for the past three days.

*snore...

And why do I need to sit with Koko? His snores are too loud I can't pay attention to the teacher! I slapped myself on the forehead. I was staring at Natsume's head for the past hour. Sumire wasn't making his life much better. What could I have possibly done that made him sit with the least person he likes?

I sighed and tried to think of the possible reasons why he was mad. I did everything I could to make him try to talk to me but his pride is just way too up high.

Flashbacks...

"Hey Natsume! I'm back from Central Town! I bought us our food for the week. I haaaaveee youuur faaaaavorite, BACON!" Mikan sang out.

"Hn." Natsume said and left the couch and went in his room leaving a confused Mikan.

...

"Hi Natsume! Hey, aren't you suppose to be MY partner? Why are you sitting there?" Mikan asked as Natsume took a seat next to Sumire.

"He's full of your ugliness, Sakura!" Sumire said as she tried to hugged Natsume but failed when he avoided her.

Mikan's heart sank.

...

Natsume had just got out of the shower and was done changing into his clothes.

"Natsumeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" Mikan jumped on his back, surprising him and they both fell on the floor. Natsume, face-first and Mikan was on his back. "Tell me why you don't talk to me anymore!" Mikan yelled and started shaking Natsume. He didn't say anything. Mikan realized her shaking wasn't affecting him and stopped. He roughly got up, causing Mikan to land on her butt and he left.

End of Flashback

I tried to let him talk to me but he just wouldn't. I sighed.

*Ring...

"Class dismissed." The teacher said and my classmates looked like they were injected with energy-booster shots and darted out the room.

Maybe Natsume would talk to me now.

"Natsume!" I called out as I saw him slowly getting up from his seat. Ruka and Hotaru already left.

He seemed to look for the voice that was calling him and when he found out it was me, guess what. He completely ignored me! That jerk.

"Natsume!" I called out again trying to chase after him. He was heading out the room. He was brisk walking along the hall way.

Damn! Why am I so unfit?

"Nat-su-mee!" I called out in between breaths as I tried to chase him amidst the pool of high schoolers. Since when did the school have this many students?

Fortunately, I managed to grabbed his collar when I caught up with him.

"Natsume.." I said as I was trying to catch my breath.

"What?"

"Uhmmm...Why-"

"Hi babe!" My vein popped. Shit Tsubasa. Why now? Can't you interrupt another time?

"I'm leaving." Natsume said. He glared at Tsubasa and turned his back towards me.

I frowned.

"Nice going." I glared at Tsubasa and went to follow Natsume.

"What did I do?" Tsubasa asked confused.

...oOoOo...

"Nat..." I said and sat beside the figure that was leaning on the trunk of the Sakura tree.

He had his eyes close and his head rested on the trunk. He didn't respond.

"Nat, whatever I did wrong, I'm really sorry." I said as I placed my hand on his shoulder. I was so desperate now. I wanted to go back to being friends with him. I wanted to hear his insults and argue with him. I didn't know what I have done but if whatever it was, I'd swallow my pride and admit I was wrong.

"I thought we were friends, no secrets?" He started.

"I don't get you, Natsume."

Shit. Secret? What if he found out my secret? Oh my God. I started sweating and my eyes were twitching. What if he found out that this was all a disguise?

"Mikan..."

Thump..Thump..Thump..

My heart was beating like crazy. Say it already, Natsume. What have I done?

"What is it?" I avoided his eyes and looked for another object to focus on. He wouldn't recognize me if I don't stare back.

"Are you..."

"NO! What makes you think that? AHAHAHAHA. I'm just an average girl with a scholarship. I get all of my clothes from Hotaru 'cause she doesn't really want them anyways and I just love wearing wigs because they say a girl makes a statement with her hair and -"

Before I could continue a finger was placed on my lips, signaling me to stop talking.

"What are you blabbering about, idiot? I was going to ask if you're that guy's girlfriend."

Whew! HAHAHA. I thought he knew it already. Wait. Me? Someone's girlfriend?

"Ne? Who's girlfriend?" I asked sounding really confused.

"That guy."

"What guy?"

"You know..."

"Natsume, I don't know." I said annoyed. "Just tell me who already."

"The one who took you to our room the other night."

"Tsubasa?" You've got to be kidding me. I started to laugh so hard that no sound was able to come out of my mouth.

"Natsume, You-you're gross! Me and Tsubasa? Hell no! HAHAHAHAHAHA" I was gripping my stomach because it was starting to ache. I saw Natsume go red and tried to keep a composed face.

"Nat, you are jealous aren't you? HAHAHAHA..Natsume is jeeeeaaaalooooouuuusss!" I sang and started to tease him. He was turning crimson, just like his eyes. How cute!

"Shut up, idiot. I wasn't jealous. I was right. How could someone like you ever have a boyfriend?" Natsume said as he went back to his stoic self.

"Haha. Ne, Natsume. You're just saying that because I found out you were jealous!" I smiled victoriously.

"Don't be so stupid, Polka. You only get jealous if you like that person." He reasoned out.

"Soooooo you like me?" I could sense my smile was wide. I loved teasing him.

"About Tsubasa, why does he call you babe?" Natsume avoided my gaze and looked at the tree.

He totally changed the topic.

"Well, he sees me as his baby sister, that's why. Haha. You don't have to worry, Nat! My heart's big enough for all of my friends. Tsubasa's like my older brother. Him, me and Hotaru go waaay back."

"Whatever."

"Can we be friends again? Will you talk to me now?" I asked him.

"Hn."

I smiled and gave him a hug. Surprisingly, he hugged me back.

"Thanks, Natsume." I said and released him.

"Whatever, idiot."

*Ring! *Ring!

My butt's vibrating...Oh my phone! I forgot I even had one. Who placed this in my pocket?

"Hello?" I answered.

"Sakura, where are you? I thought you're Natsume - sama's friend and yet you're not here!"

"Wha-? - Who is this?" How rude. She was screaming.

Natsume gave me a confused look.

A different voice was now talking on the line.

"Hey idiot. Come here. Now."

"Hotaru?" I asked the very familiar expressionless voice.

"No. It's the lochness monster, now get your butt to Central Town and find Crimson Hotel, DON'T BRING HYUUGA." Hotaru added and hanged up.

What was that about?

"What was that about?" Natsume echoed my thoughts.

"Uhmm, nothing. Diving team. I need to go. Ja, Natsume!" I said in a hurry leaving Natsume confused and hanging.

...oOoOoOo...

I arrived at Crimson Hotel and a lady in her 20's wearing a fancy uniform led me to a function room. It was amazing. The room was filled with black and red balloons. There were banners hanged on the ceiling. The room was huge. Round tables were neatly positioned along with chairs surrounding them. One part of the room had a sign that said "Fan Club Posters and Banners". There was a photo booth at one corner. Two buffet tables were on each side of the room, but there was no food yet.

I scanned the room and found that it was full of girls and only a few boys, finishing up the decorations.

"Sakura! You're finally here! We needed someone to mop the floors and get all the dust that the janitors missed." Sumire came rushing to me holding a mop.

"What did you say?"

"I want every inch of this place to be sparkling clean for Natsume-sama's party tomorrow." She flipped her hair and was beginning to go to her daydreaming state.

"I do not get any of this." I told her and tried to shake her awake.

"It's Natsume's birthday tomorrow!" She said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

End of Chapter 9

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Fast forward to November?

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I'm still in a hurry.

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Note:

This story is fiction. It is made from my own imaginations and thoughts. I have black hair, with pimples, and all those other stuff, plus guys love me (cause I'm one of them) so I think it's safe to say that I am not making fun of myself or other people who are similar to what I look like or what Mikan looks like in her disguise. I am not trying to offend people and I am sorry if you are but please understand that this is just a story. And I am trying to prove later on that looks really don't matter, too cliche' but it's true.

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