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She was always the good girl. He did not want to break his best friend's heart. Yet there they were, sitting in Ruka's car, stealing gazes of each other through the rear view mirror. Mikan sat in the front passenger seat beside Ruka. When she wasn't stealing glances at Natsume she was watching Ruka as he fixated his eyes on the road. She wanted nothing more than to tell him everything and apologize profusely, but she was too scared he would break up with her. The last thing she wanted to do was break up with him.

Then why are you cheating on him? asked a little voice from the back of her mind.

Mikan didn't know how to answer the question. She had no idea why she couldn't resist Natsume. It might have something to do with his well toned body, his gorgeous crimson eyes, or maybe his raven hair that left Mikan wanting to run her finger through it for hours. Whatever the reason, it over powered everything Ruka had to offer. Sure Ruka was cute, flirtatious, and sweet, but there was something about Natsume that no girl could resist. Even Mikan who had seen him with morning breath, unruly hair, and red, blotchy, crying eyes couldn't resist him.

All she could think of as Ruka parked the car and walked over to the passenger side to open the car door for her was how she had to break up with him. She couldn't do it anymore. She wanted to be in an open relationship with Natsume. She was too busy thinking about Ruka to notice that he sneaked a small smile at Hotaru.

Damn. Ruka just couldn't focus on the road. It was all Hotaru's fault. She was sitting in the back seat of the car stealing glances at him through the rear view mirror. He almost forgot that Mikan and Natsume were in the car. Then Mikan started to watch him. She did that a lot when he drove. She would also run her fingers through his hair, touch his arm, and give him a kiss on the cheek, anything to get the physical contact they both craved. This time, however, she just stared at him. He noticed her glancing up at the rear view mirror occasionally. He figured that she wouldn't be staring at Natsume so he immediately jumped to the conclusion she was looking at Hotaru.

She would look at Ruka, then back up to Hotaru. Oh crap! Ruka thought. She must have found out I was cheating.

He almost pulled the car over and apologized to Mikan. Fortunately he stopped himself from doing so by thinking rationally. If Mikan had known that he was cheating on her with Hotaru she would have made a fuss about it. After all she was Mikan Sakura and she made a fuss about everything.

After parking his car in his drive way Ruka walked over to open Mikan's door. While doing so Hotaru had gotten out of the car. Unable to restrain himself he smiled at her. Mikan seemed too lost in her own world to notice that. The group of four made their way to the stables behind Ruka's house.

"So Mikan," Ruka started, "Do you want to go for a ride today?"

Mikan and Ruka often spend a lot of time with Ruka's horses. They loved taking care of the horses together, whether they were riding or grooming or feeding them.

Mikan looked down at the skirt she was wearing. "I don't think I'm dressed for that Ruka," said Mikan.

"I want to go for a ride," announced Hotaru. Her face was as expressionless as ever.

Ruka had to refrain from grinning. "Okay, you and I'll go for a ride," said Ruka. He then turned to his cute brunette girlfriend, "I hope you don't mind staying here with Natsume."

"I don't mind," said Mikan with a smile.

"Okay," said Ruka, placing a small kiss on Mikan's lips. "Hotaru and I will be back before you know it."

Natsume mumbled something Ruka didn't quite hear so he asked, "What did you say Natsume?"

"Nothing," he replied.

Ruka turned from the raven haired guy to the raven haired girl. "Let's go in the stable," he said. The two disappeared into the stable, leaving Mikan and Natsume alone with each other.

Mikan seemed to have been the only one to hear Natsume's comment. After Ruka told her that he and Hotaru would be back before she knew it Natsume had mumbled, "Take your time. I'm sure Mikan and I can find . . . activities to preoccupy our time."

As soon as Ruka and Hotaru left Mikan hit him on the arm.

"Ow," Natsume said. Truth be told, it did not hurt him one bit. "What was that for?"

"What if he had heard you?" she asked.

"Don't worry Polka, I'm not that careless. I'm not the one that couldn't resist stealing glances at me in the rearview mirror."

Mikan fumed at her earliest childhood nickname. "You were doing it too!" she exclaimed, "And I told you never to call me that. Sometimes you are just so annoy-"

Before she could finish, Natsume silenced her with a kiss. She immediately pushed him off.

"What if they're still in the stable you idiot!"

"Relax Polka," said Natsume. "Didn't I just tell you that I'm the careful one?"

"Don't call me that!" she yelled.

He smirked and moved to kiss her again.

She moved out of his way.

He gave her a disbelieving look. Why was she suddenly moving away from his kisses? Last he checked she loved when he kissed her.

"If you keep calling me polka, I'm not going to let you kiss me."

He glared at her, determined not to give in. Then she started licking her lips. The pink muscle glided over her top lips, then her bottom lips, and then finally she captured her bottom lips between her teeth. Natsume watched captivated.

"Fine," he growled. "I'm sorry Mikan."

He watched as his signature smirk played on her lips. It was the same smirk he had given her many times before. "You better be," she said before capturing his lips with hers.

"So which horse do you want to ride?" asked Ruka as he and Hotaru walked into the stables.

"None," replied Hotaru. She took his hand and dragged him out of the stable. She didn't want Mikan and Natsume to hear them.

"What are you doing?" Ruka asked. He was so naïve.

"I didn't want to go for a ride Ruka," she replied.

"So what do you want to do?"

Hotaru resisted the urge to slap him over the head. "Sometimes you're almost as dense as Mikan," she said. She then got on her toes and placed a small kiss on his lips.

Ruka smiled against her lips before gently kissed her back.

A/N: Yay! I got 8 reviews last chapter! Thank you guys so much! So did you like this chapter? Do you have any suggestions on how I can make this better. I'm not done with the plot yet and I need help. Please tell me what you think!

I have to do summer assignments so I have no time to reply to your reviews. Damn AP History, AP Biology, and Honors English. I swear I'm going to die next year :(

~Jay~