Summary: When people see Natsume Hyuuga, they see someone who is pure perfection, they see someone they envy, hate, love and admire. But when Natsume Hyuuga looks at his own reflection he sees someone who is imperfect, someone who will never be loved, never accepted and never cared for. However when Mikan Sakura sees Natsume Hyuuga she see's someone who is an imperfect perfection.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice or its characters.

I looked at Hyuuga thinking back to what had happened earlier that day when we went to go and get ice-cream. I watched as he opened his car door and looked at me, a small smile on his face. He pulled out of the driveway and rolled his window down throwing me a quick wave and driving off, I watched from the doorway frame of the front door. I was so deep in thought that I hadn't notice my mother come up behind me. Placing her hand on my shoulder "Who was that?" she asked me. I turned and looked at my mother. Her short brunette hair in a small ponytail, her hazel eyes amused, she looked satisfied in everyway "How was your date?" I asked, trying to change the subject, launching a quick distraction until I could safe-fully make it to my bedroom "It was lovely-Wait a minute, Mikan Yukihara Sakura don't go changing the subject" my mother yelled after me as I made my way up the stairs. Busted, I thought. I stopped and turned back to face her. "Who was that?" my mother demanded "Someone who goes to the same school as me, a classmate" I said "Mikan, I'm serious, you've been acting strange lately" my mother said. If this were an anime, I would fall out anime style. So you saw straight through me? I thought, smiling a nervous smile to my mother "Have I?" I asked her "You're not sleeping, not eating, and you're usually a bottomless pit, and you can sleep through anything without any problems" my mother said with a pause "Mikan, are you having boy problems?" she asked in a concerned voice. Without my mother knowing it, she hit the nail, everything that she was saying and asking about was true "I'm fine, you worry to much" I told her, but before I could slip into my bedroom, I heard her from down the stairs "Izumi, what am I going to do with her?" she asked. No doubt talking to the picture she had of my father hanging above the fireplace in the living room.

Once inside my bedroom I shut the door behind me, leaning my weight against it. I placed my hand against my forehead. I slumped down to the floor and looked out the window from my dark bedroom floor. "What did he mean?" I asked aloud to no one in particular. I moved my hand down from my forehead and looked at the palm, where I could still feel the touch of Hyuuga's skin against mine. Sitting there against the door, I could feel my body start to get heavy, my eyelids going numb, had I really used that much energy? I asked as I stared to drift into sleep.

…BEEP…BEEP…BEEP…

I moved my fingers. The touch of rough carpet in contrast to my smooth skin. Everything was a blur. I closed my eyes and opened them again. It was morning. I sat up slowly, considering that my body ached all over. Honestly, I had never been so confused in my life. I had spent the night on the floor. I rubbed the back of my head. Glancing around the room. What time is it? I asked myself, turning my attention to the alarm clock on the night stand. I felt my heartbeat quicken, my eyes widen "I'M LATE!" I screamed scurrying up from the floor, grabbing a clean pair of undergarments and rushing to the bathroom to take a shower. When that was done, I fumbled to get into a clean pair of skinny jean and a nice top. I grabbed my jacket and headed for the door, making sure to close the door behind me. "Need a ride?" I stopped and stared at Hyuuga. Leaning against his silver Volvo. "What are you doing here?" I asked him walking towards him "Thought you would need a ride, now get in the car or you'll be late" Hyuuga said grabbing a hold of me and pushing me into the passenger seat "Careful" I said rubbing my shoulder. I'm fragile, I thought.

Hyuuga moved in one swift motion and was in the drivers seat. While he was driving to school, I glanced over at him from the corner of my eye, like the day before. Again I was speechless, nothing to say. I looked back out the window, as we passed a speed sign, that we happened to pass by very quickly "Aren't you going over the speed limit?" I asked him nervously while scratching the back of my head. Hyuuga looked over at me briefly "Would you rather I went under the speed limit, then you'll never get to school on time" he said in a cocky tone. I heaved a sigh, he had a point, at the rate he was driving, we'd get to school pretty early despite the fact that I woke up ten minutes late.

Hyuuga pulled into the school parking lot, and parked his car. I watched as all of the girls, even the guys stopped to admire him. My eye started twitching, Hyuuga looked at me "Aren't you getting out of the car?" he asked me "Y-yeah" I said slowly. It had just hit me. I was inside of Natsume Hyuuga's car, the guy that every guy wanted to be, and the guy that every girl wanted to date, and I was in his car, not the backseat but the passenger seat. I placed my hand on the car door handle and pulled stepping slowly out of Hyuuga's car. "Thanks for the ride, bye" I said quickly walking away from him "Hey, polka dots" he called after me. I could feel my eye start to twitch again, I turned and yelled at him "Don't call me that" I turned and continued down the path way.

When I got to class. I was greeted by Anna and Nonoko, and they're friendly smiles and laughter. "Mikan, were so sorry about ditching you yesterday" Anna said embracing me, squeezing me tight. "Can't breathe" I said almost out of air. Anna let go, and I turned to Nonoko, who in return only glanced up briefly from the hot topics magazine that she was reading. "Nonoko-nee you could at least show that you care" Anna murmured to her older twin sister. "You were okay, right?" Nonoko asked me boredly "Yeah, I was fine" I said taking my seat, I watched as Anna stared me up and down, a sly smile on her face "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that? What's up with that smile?" I asked nervously. Anna pulled an envelope out of her school bag and handed it to me "Here" she said smiling at me "what is it?" I asked her. Anna scoffed "Karaoke ticket, at the Ganja bar, this afternoon, I want you to come, plus one" Anna told me, that devious smile plastered all over her small face. I looked down at the envelope lying limp in my hand "Plus one?" I asked her. When class was over I bid Anna and Nonoko goodbye, and headed for my biology class, the only class that I had with Hyuuga. While I was walking towards my class, I happened to pass two girls who were in the same grade as me but in a different class. I only caught bits and pieces of their conversation.

"Is that her, Sakura Mikan?" the girl with shoulder length purple hair and blue eyes asked the girl walking next to her, who had neck length red hair and pink eyes.

"Yeah" she said looking back at her friends. "And everyone saw her getting out of Natsume-kun's car this morning before class started" she said.

"I thought she was better than that, so she's that kind of girl, I had no idea…but if anything, she's just not good looking enough to date Natsume-kun if you asked me. She probably wants to be his girlfriend, I sort of feel bad for her, seeing as she has no chance" she said in a matter-of-fact tone to her best friend.

The two of them continued walking past me as if I was invisible, both of them probably thinking that I didn't hear a word that they said. I stopped in my tracks. I knew this would happen if I started hanging out with Hyuuga, I thought to myself, looking down at my feet, suddenly feeling self-conscious of myself. I shook my head quick. It doesn't matter what they say, it doesn't matter what they think, I thought. But why did I feel so shaken by what they said? Continuing down the hallway I walked into the classroom, and found my seat. I sat down and opened my bag pulling out the envelope that I received from Anna last class. What should I do? I asked myself, if I ask Hyuuga, there's bound to be talk, I thought while biting down on my bottom lip. "What's that?" I looked up quickly to see Hyuuga sitting next to me "Karaoke tickets" I said to him, placing the envelope down in front of me "There's two…" my voice trailed off, I shouldn't ask him, I thought, it'll only cause problems for him "There's two what?" Hyuuga asked me. I shook my head "Well there's two tickets, and my friends want me to come and to bring someone with me…you don't want to go, do you?" I asked him. Watching him carefully from the corner of my eye. I waited and waited for him to say something…but Hyuuga just remained quite, though I had no intention of asking him, I felt crushed that he didn't say anything. I picked up the envelope, ready to put it back into my bag and pretend that I never asked him, when Hyuuga's voice convinced me not to "Do I have to sing?" he asked me, I shook my head "It's just for fun, but you don't have to sing if you don't want to" I told him. Hyuuga reached over and grabbed the envelope pulling out one of the tickets out and placing it into his chest pocket "Then it's a date" he told me.

To Be Continued…