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Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.

A certain raven haired boy is sitting on a bench under a Sakura tree. The sakura petals are swaying with the wind. It's already dark; the dark clouds are completely covering the sky. Little drops of water starts to fall from above.

The lad didn't make any sound even if it's already raining. He didn't even care if he's soaking wet. His hair and his uniform are messy. His eyes are dull and slightly sore; it looks so lifeless. He's clutching something in his right hand. The place where he is right now is the park.

He slowly unclenched his hand. The thing in his hand is a necklace with half part of a heart with "I Lo" carved on it. There's also a golden ring dangling on it.

"It was the gift I gave to Mi-chi when we were 7. And the golden ring was my gift for her before she went to America, before she left me. Mikan...she's Mi-chi...I knew it. But I just have to be a f*cking asshole!"

He began to tear up again. "I ruined everything... I broke her heart. I made her cry. I made her to hate me. I ruined our relationship. She left...she left me," the lad sobbed. He doesn't care if it damaged his pride as a man. He just can't control his feelings anymore.

He feels like he's tearing into two pieces. His heart is aching so much like hell. The pain is so unbearable that he just want to die right now. He can't even control his tears from falling.

"I'll do everything for you, Mikan. I'll do everything for you to come back in my arms again. I'll do everything for you to trust me again. I'll do everything just to make you stay," Natsume said, clutching the necklace in his hand.

A brunette haired girl is slowly walking inside the Yukihara mansion. She went in, ignoring her parents or her friends in the living room. She ascended upstairs and walked into her room.

"What's wrong with Mikan?" Yuka asked.

"I don't know. She told me earlier that she had something to do after school," Anna told them.

"She's less energetic," Izumi noted.

"She didn't even bother to greet us. Something is up," Misaki said.

"How about we go to her room?" Nonoko asked.

"No. She needs to be alone right now," Hotaru calmly said. There's a little sadness and worry in her eyes.

"Something must happened earlier," Sumire said.

"If only you knew," Hotaru thought.

The brunette slumped her bag on the floor and she quickly went to her bed. She stared at the white ceiling of her room like it's the most interesting thing in the world. After a few moments, a tear fell from her hazel eyes. And it continuously fell, one after another.

~O~O~O~{Mikan's POV}~O~O~O~

[When Natsume confessed to me]

Natsume straightened himself and put a serious expression. "Didn't I said that 'at first, I really don't believe in love'?" he stared at me intently. I couldn't tore my gaze from him because it felt like I was being sucked by his deep crimson pools.

"That's before I met you," he continued.

Thump... Thump... Thump...

"When I first saw you, I just couldn't help but to felt attracted to you. Then, when I met you, I want to know you more. So when I knew you, I started to have weird feelings that I haven't felt for a long time. You can make me show you my different sides. You can also make me do whatever you want, like the singing thing in the hallways. You can make me swallow my big pride," he told me.

I couldn't help but blushed. My heart is pounding rapidly on my chest.

"Then, I realized that I couldn't hurt you like what I did to the others before. You changed that side of me, Mikan," Natsume caressed my cheek with the back of his hand. "I realized that I'll do anything just to keep you away from all the troubles, like what happened. At first, I just want to play with the feelings of others but when you came, I felt like I just lost with my own game. Because... I have fallen in love with you."

"I'm really stupid to believed that kind of thing. I'm so dumb that I didn't know that he's just playing with my heart."

~O~O~O~[The second time he brought me to the Amusement Park]~O~O~O~

I spotted a game and I ran to it. Natsume sighed and followed me.

"Natsume, you have to shoot it three times so you can get a prize," I said excitedly. I'm staring at a big brown teddy bear because it's really cute. Then, I saw Natsume paying for a game. Natsume started and he shoot all of it.

"You did it!" I beamed. Natsume got the big teddy bear that I was staring at earlier. He gave it to me and I kissed his cheek in return.

"Thank you!" I looked around and saw the roller coaster that we both rode last time. I ran to the line with Natsume in tow. This time, Natsume isn't that scared anymore. We rode so many rides in the theme park and I spotted Howalon stand, my favorite candy. Natsume bought one for me and we settled down on a bench. It's already night time.

"I really had fun today! Thanks for bringing me here," I said cheerfully.

Natsume held my hand and brought it to his chest. I was startled at first. "I'm glad that you're happy... with me," he whispered the last part but I heard it.

"Silly! Of course I'm really happy with you," I replied. I leaned my head to Natsume's muscular chest. "I'm happy just being next to you."

Natsume touched my brown hair. "Thank you, Mikan."

"I was tricked by his actions. I didn't know that it was all an act."

~O~O~O~[Earlier]~O~O~O~

I saw everything. My boyfriend, my true love, my childhood friend was kissing my sworn enemy, the b*tchy Luna Koizumi.

"You...You're j-just p-playing with me? Yo-You're just a-acting all this time?" I yelled.

"I-I'm not! I'm serious about you Mikan," Natsume shouted. No, I wouldn't believe his lies anymore.

"Then, tell me. What's this bet about?" I asked. My bangs were covering my eyes which was slightly puffy because of crying.

"..." He didn't answered. I want to know it fast.

"TELL ME!" I shouted.

"...I should win your heart...and dump you afterwards. But Mikan, that bet was already off a long time ago," Natsume explained.

~O~O~O~[The End of Everything]~O~O~O~

"No...No... Look, Mikan... I'm sorry. That bet was already off. I regret thinking of playing with your heart. I regret everything that I did before. Please, Mikan... don't say that. You're everything to me."

"No... I don't know what am I gonna do without you."

I threw the necklace at him. The necklace that my Nat-kun gave to me. The necklace that tied the bond between us. The necklace that became a proof of our love to each other. And also the necklace that ends everything between us.

~O~O~O~{End of Mikan's POV}~O~O~O~

"I was being played all this time. Why...Why is this happening to me!" Mikan shouted. Her room was soundproof so no one can hear her. She sat up and cried.

"I wish I never met him! I wish I never fell in love with him! I wish he's not Nat-kun!" she continued to yell until she got tired and fell asleep.

A soaking raven haired boy walked to the Hyuuga mansion. He ignored the weird stares of his mother and sister. He quickly went into his room.

"Eh? What happened to Natsume-nii?" Aoi asked.

"I don't know, sweetie," Kaoru pat her head.

"Usually nii-chan will answer us with his 'hn' or 'upstairs' when he get home. But today there was nothing," Aoi pointed out.

"There must be something wrong. We should let him be," her mother said.

Natsume sat on his bed stared at the necklace in his hand. He's been staring at it for a while now. His eyes then flew to the small chest under his bed. He took it with his left hand while his right hand is holding the necklace.

He slowly opened the chest and took a red handkerchief. He put it aside and got what he's looking for. It's the necklace with a half part of heart hanging on it with a "ve You" carved on it. He put that necklace and the other one on his hand together. It became a whole heart and the words also formed a meaningful sentence.

"I Love You"

He put the necklace on his bed gently. He then turned to the chest again and grabbed another necklace. It's a necklace with a golden ring dangling on it.

"It's a promise. A promise that I will continue to love her. A promise that I will always think about her. A promise that I'll wait for her," he thought.

"Who knew that she's with me all this time," he chuckled humorlessly. "She left me again."

Morning...

"Morning, Mikan-chan," Misaki greeted. Mikan just arrived at the dining area and it's early. Her eyes are a bit swollen; she used make up to cover it.

"Mm, morning," she greeted back with less energy.

"Are you okay, honey?" Yuka went by her side and touched Mikan's forehead.

"I'm ok, Mom. I'm just...tired," Mikan said with a small smile.

"You," Hotaru looked at her. "I know what happened. C'mon here," Hotaru gestured her to come to her.

Mikan didn't think twice before launching herself to Hotaru. She hugged her tight and miraculously, Hotaru also hugged her back.

"Shhh... Don't worry we are here for you," Hotaru said with a bit teary eyed. She knew everything about what happened yesterday. About the bet, about their breakup, and about the plot of Luna. She knew that she set up all those things to break their relationship.

Mikan broke the hug and smiled a bright one but you can see the sadness in her eyes. "Thank you."

Hotaru smiled back and their other friends was surprised and confused.

"What's...that all about?" Sumire asked.

Hotaru glanced at Mikan who nodded at her. Mikan stood in front of her parents and her friends. "We broke up."

Just the simple 3 words made them understand what's really going on. They are shocked to hear that news because they didn't see any flaws in Mikan and Natsume's relationship. So there's only one thing in their minds: Explanation.

"I think we should go upstairs for a while," Yuka nodded at her daughter. Mikan's parents excused themselves and left the girls alone.

"What happened Mikan-chan?" Anna and Nonoko asked.

"He...He's just playing with me. He made a bet with his friends. He will win my heart and then dump me afterwards," Mikan said expressionless. They expected her to cry but she didn't. It seems like she already cried too much last night until there's no tears left.

"What? How could he do that! I thought he loves you. And why Kitsuneme didn't tell me anything about it," Anna said angrily.

"Yeah, Yuu too. He didn't mentioned anything about this bet," Nonoko told them.

"All of the guys didn't tell you anything because the bet was already off a long time ago," Hotaru stated. They all looked at her in disbelief.

"How come you know about this stupid bet?" Misaki asked, knitting her eyebrows.

"I have my sources. And I just investigated about this last night. I know about their breakup because of the cameras," Hotaru replied.

"Then, why didn't you tell us?" Sumire asked.

"Just listen. I saw Hyuuga acting strangely yesterday so I decided to spy on him. The red letters," Hotaru glanced at Mikan, "it was all planned by Koizumi. She sent you a letter and also one for Hyuuga. She set all of that."

"But that doesn't change the fact that everything started because of one f*cking bet," Mikan cursed. She's angry and disappointed.

"I know. But Mikan, think about the Natsume Hyuuga you knew from the start and the Natsume Hyuuga now," Hotaru told her.

"He...He's different," Misaki mumbled but Mikan and Hotaru heard her. They know that she's right. The Natsume Hyuuga that they know right now is different.

Mikan sighed and began walking to her car. Her friends just stared at her retreating figure.

"I'm also frustrated when I found out about the bet because Ruka was also part of it. But I thought about it last night. We shouldn't let past to destroy what do we have now like what happened to the two of them," Hotaru said before walking to the limo.

"She's right," Sumire said.

"Past is past. Let's just settle to the present before us," Misaki added.

At School...

"Hey, Natsume!" Ruka ran to him while Tsubasa was waving like an idiot. Natsume looked at his back and he waited for them.

"What happened? What's with the long face?" Koko asked, patting Natsume's back.

"..." he didn't reply. The guys were confused why the heck is he so quiet, too quiet.

"Something is up," the guys thought.

"Hey! Are you okay, man?" Ruka stared at Natsume, worry was written on his face.

Natsume sighed. He knew that they will find out sooner or later anyway. "Mikan...broke up with me yesterday," he said without expression or what-so-ever.

"WHAT?" the guys yelled. The students around them stared at them weirdly but the girls are staring at them dreamily.

"Why?" Yuu asked, shocked.

"...She found out about the bet," Natsume said, looking down.

"NO WAY!" the guys shouted once again.

"How?" Kitsuneme asked.

"The psychotic b*tch, Koizumi."

"Eh? How the hell did she found out?" Tsubasa yelled.

"She's listening to our conversation yesterday and she also recorded everything," Natsume began telling them the whole story. They didn't notice that the girls are walking towards them, except from Mikan.

"So... Mikan is your childhood friend?" Ruka asked. Natsume merely nodded.

"That's just... That sucks. You found out about her when she broke up with you," Tsubasa muttered.

"Because all of you are idiots!" Hotaru yelled as the guys looked behind them. As soon as they looked at the girls, they were blasted by Hotaru's Baka Bazooka. Each of them, including Natsume, had a bump on their heads.

The guys knew that they also found out about the bet so they were expecting that their girlfriends will dump them now.

"Although we are mad because you didn't tell us about the bet," Anna started.

"We can't hate you," Nonoko continued.

"We will not break up with you because we don't want to be like Mikan and Hyuuga-san," Sumire added.

"Look at the situation now. Their relationship is a mess because of a misunderstanding," Misaki said.

"You don't have to shove it to my face," Natsume muttered.

"Do you know that Mikan didn't like anyone since she met her childhood friend," Hotaru said. Natsume looked at her. "She said she wants to wait for him to show up but everything changed when she met you, Hyuuga," she continued.

"Who would have thought that you are actually her childhood sweetheart," Misaki added. Natsume just stayed silent.

"Bring the old Mikan back, Hyuuga. Even if it means getting her back with you," Hotaru told him.

Everyone looked at Natsume. "You don't have to tell me that because there's no way in hell that I'm just going to stand here and do nothing. I will get her back and win her trust again," Natsume said in a determined voice.

They all smiled at him, even Hotaru let out a small smile. The guys patted his back.

For the whole week, Mikan tried to avoid Natsume. But Natsume didn't let her. They were like cat and mouse; the cat who was trying to chase the mouse. Mikan didn't acknowledged his presence and she even switched seats with Yuu. Natsume brought flowers but Mikan just threw it in the trash can.

Natsume doesn't know what to do anymore. He even tried to make Mikan jealous by talking to some girls but Mikan didn't even budge. He wrote a bunch of love letters for her but it was all thrown in the garbage can.

The week passed and tomorrow is Sunday; the day of the welcome home party of Mikan's parents will be held. And Natsume will use this as an opportunity to reconcile with Mikan.

Ohhh... Next chapter will be the parteyyyy...

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