Relax yourself man, get calm
I've never seen her so she must be no one
The girl that you found always gone
Tigers Jaw-The Sun
After it had gotten too cold to be in the pool, everyone dried off and headed inside. No one was ready for the day to be over so when Ana suggested a movie everyone agreed without a fuzz. The boys helped place blankets on the floor for extra sitting space and the girls argued over which movie to watch. In the end Hotaru closed her eyes and picked up a random movie, although everyone was sure she was cheating, they went with it.
Natsume and Mikan lay next to each other with hardly any space between them because of the lack of room. "Lift your head," he said after getting tried of being uncomfortable.
Mikan did as she was told, and he placed his arm where her head had been. He pushed her head back down on to his arm. It was awkward for a few minutes, but after they'd all gotten into the movie they didn't even think about it. Ruka stole sideways glances at the couple and decided to not let it bother him, but he couldn't quite mask his scowl. Hotaru noticed the looks he gave them and smiled to herself. She'd keep this little knowledge to herself, she was sure it would come in handy later, but right now she enjoyed the small traces of jealousy that he let slip.
It was closing in on midnight by the time the movie had finished. Mikan knew her mom had been out cold for at least the past two hours. Sumire had had enough of Koko and Kitsume's lame jokes and had begun to kick them out shamelessly, "Hey, guys isn't it past your bedtime? I think y'all should leave."
Ana and Nonoko caught on and joined her, "Yeah guys it's getting pretty late and you know we girls need our beauty sleep," Ana said with a smile to take the sting out of her comment.
Nonoko yawned and Ruka got the hint. He stood scratching the back of his head, "Boys I think it's time we go."
Koko and Kitsume began to whine and only stopped when Natsume stood up, "I've got bud at Ruka's."
That shut them up and they were out the door in mere seconds. Mikan and Hotaru walked them out talking to Ruka and Natsume for a bit longer.
Ruka began to apologize for the trouble, but Hotaru stopped him, "Don't worry about it, we had fun and we found out some interesting things," her face didn't let out any hint as to what that something might be so Ruka brushed it off.
Natsume on the other hand decided to do something that was strictly off limits for him. He wrapped his arms around Mikan placing his lips ever so gently at the top of her head, it didn't last more than a few seconds, but it was long enough to leave Milan's cheeks with a soft pink tint. She looked directly into his eyes as he stepped back. She didn't say anything, but didn't break the eye contact until Ruka began to speak to her.
"Thanks for today. It was nice," he smiled and she grinned back with that brighter than the sun smile that moved something inside him that he no longer thought existed. .
"You're welcome," she returned her gaze to Natsume and patted his head as if he was a small puppy and backed into the house after saying her goodbyes.
There was a small moment of silence after the girls walked backed in before the rest of squad pounced on them and bombarded Mikan with questions. "Girls, girls calm down. There's nothing to get excited about. You know what Natsume is like he can't possibly have meant anything with that he's trying to get a rise out of me and swoon me just to prove he can."
Boy expert Sumire's jaw dropped, "Um sorry but I've never seen him publicly FOREHEAD kiss any of his eye candy before," extra emphasis on the forehead.
Mikan rolled her her eyes, "I'm keeping your favorite blanket!"
Sumire gasped and jumped off the couch to follow Mikan into her room, "No, no not the blanket I'll be good I promise no more talk about studs and forehead kisses!"
Mikan laughed and tossed the blanket at Sumire's face. The rest of the girls came in and did their usual arrangement. Mikan and Hotaru on the bed, and Ana, Nonoko, and Sumire on the floor on a bed of blankets.
Hours after the house had quieted down Mikan recapped the events of her day in her head. What was Natsume's problem. He knew Mikan wasn't interested in him in a romantic way. She didn't know him well enough to like anything besides his appearance. And if he thought for a second she was gonna fall at his feet over a thing like that he had another thing coming. She might enjoy this little game he was playing.
A/N Alright okay I know it has been quite a while and this is a very short chapter, but I am already working on the next one and I have got a little surprise. I hope you enjoyed this little chapter that had been sitting in my drafts for the longest time. And yeah see you next time! Review and stuff xoxo