CHAPTER 9

NORMAL POV

"Mikan...hush now." Hotaru says as she stroke the back of Mikan comfortingly.

"What should I do?" Mikan ask.

"Clear the things between you and Hyuuga."

"But it might get worse. You know...isn't it I told you that I saw him sucking Luna's face? Ugh. I don't know... Maybe he likes her?"

"Mikan listen to me." Hotaru break the hug and made Mikan face her. "You won't know unless you ask. Maybe he has reasons for all his weird actions."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm saying that you should talk to him and clear all the things between you and him."

"I don't know...I might just break down in front of him. I don't want him to see me in a pitiful state."

"You're so stubborn." Hotaru sigh.

As Mikan walks toward her classroom, she caught sight of Natsume who is surrounded with many of his fangirls. He look annoyed, he suddenly look up and lock eyes with Mikan. She tense up, he was about to call her but she suddenly ran away. She's not yet ready to talk to him. 'Maybe he's thinking that I'm weird for running away while crying last night. Natsume...if you only knew.' she tought. She did her best to avoid Natsume all morning. She sat at the edge of her chair to add more space between them, and this didn't go unnoticed by Natsume. He sense that Mikan is avoiding him. He tried to approach and talk to her but she always get away. Now the tables had been turned. Yesterday he was the one ignoring her but now is exactly the opposite. She's avoiding him. When the bell rang,signaling for lunch break, Mikan quickly went to her friends. When tht were about to leave for the cafeteria, someone held Mikan's wrist.

"May I borrow her for a while?"

The girls nodded and left.

The guy started dragging her as she struggled to be freed. But to no avail, this man is way too stronger than her so she just let herself be drag. They reach the Sakura Tree where Natsume usually hang out. He sat down under the shades of the tree and patted the seat beside him, motioning her to seat.

She knitted her eyebrows in annoyance and said, "What do you want?" she said in a very cold voice. Silence. "Well?" said the annoyed Mikan.

"Sit" he ordered sternly.

"Tch. Why would I-"

"Sit."

She sigh in defeat and sat as far as she can away from him. Natsume sigh.

Silence.

Silence.

Deafening silence.

Natsume decided to break the silence by asking, "Why are you avoiding me?"

MIKAN'S POV

This is it. God, somebody help me!

"Why are you avoiding me?" he ask. That is the question I do not want to answer.

"Why do you care?"

"Don't answer my question with another one."

Silence.

More silence.

"Just answer the damn question already!" I can say that he's patience is running out. But I don't want to answer his question...I can't. I put my stoic face and stood up. I'm near to the point of breaking down and I can't afford for him to see me in my pathetic state. I was about to leave when he held me back by gripping my wrist. He stood up and made me face him.

"Answer me."

"No."

"Just answer it!"

"Why are you doing this to me?"

"I'm just asking you to answer it! Damn it!"

"You want the truth?"

"Yeah."

"The truth is I don't know. I don't know why I'm avoiding you! I don't know why I feel mad eventhough I have no right to be." I look at him straight in the eyes. This is really it. I'll tell all the heavy feelings inside me. "The other day I don't know why the hell are you ignoring me! I tried to approach you and what? You'll just act like no one's talking to you. The day of our date, I saw the soft part of you. I saw you're different reactions and you made me feel safe and special within your arms. Then suddenly what? You turned cold again! Colder than when I first met you." Tears stream down my cheeks and I can't do anything to stop them. Tch traitor tears! "Why did you suddenly decided to avoid me, I don't know why. Yesterday you skipped classes and I'm worried sick! You didn't show any single sign of you and I thought someting bad happened! While I'm worried sick thinking about you on my way back to the dorms I saw you sucking up another girl's face. Don't you know how much it hurts me? It felt like someone stab me directly to the heart. I don't know what to do..." Tears continued streaming down my face. I felt miserable. Miserable for breaking down in front of him. He just stayed silent and that's why it hurs more. I punch him continuously in the chest. "Can't you see? Are you that blind? Don't you know how I feel about you?"

He still haven't answered.

"Ssh. Hush now Mikan. Everything will be fine." he wipe my tears away wit his thumbs.

I push him away."No! Nothing's okay! And nothing will be fine! I...I...I love you Natsume!"

I look up at him and he look shock. That's it. I feel like shit.

"Listen. Let me explain okay?" he kept his calm face. I didn't answer. "I'll take that as a yes." he took a deep breath and started explaining. "Yeterday I was avoiding you because my mind is blurry. There's many things I can't understand and I need sometime to make it all clear. Then suddenly it hit me. I'm not sure if I was capable of taking responsibilities in my feelings. I don't want to hurt you that's why i decided to avoid you and divert my attention away from you." his tone of voice is soft, it makes me want to hug him tightly but I refrain myself from doing so."So I thought that if I look to other girls I might as well erase you in my mind." Ouch! Erase me in his mind? No way! "Then I saw the slut Luna. She doesn't stop on clinging me like a monkey. Then suddenly she decided to kiss me and I responded because I didn't think clearly that time 'cause my mind is in blurry. Through the making out session I imagined that you were the one kissing me. When I was about to pull her away I heard your voice. I didn't expect you to be watching it all. Wen I saw you cry, pain strike my heart. I hurt you. The thing I dreaded to happen happened just like that. I'm sorry."

I continued to sob. I can't believe what I'm hearing. I look up at him and he flash me a smile. A rare smile that makes my heart melt. Then he left. What the hell? That's it? That's what I get? After confessing my feelings he'll just smile like an idiot and walk away? No I love you or what? Ouch.

"Mikan, don't put your hopes too high. It's better to be surprise than to be disappointed." I mumbled to myself and went to the cafeteria to have my lunch. I bought my food and approach my friends. When I settled down, they bombarded me with questions like,

"Mikan what happened?"

"What did he told you?"

"Why are your eyes red? Did you cry?"

I sigh. "Calm down okay?" I told them everything that happened between me and Natsume. When I finish, I saw my friends jaw drop well except fo Hotaru of course who kept her stoic face but her eyes said otherwise. I can feel that she's worried so i gave her a reassuring smile.

"That's it? No I love you from him?" Sumire ask in disbelief.

"Don't worry we have the same question in mind Permy."

NORMAL POV

Afternoon classes were about to end and Natsume hasn't still shown up. After his and Mikan's conversation he left and hasn't still return. Mikan is sulking in her seat while thinking of her missing in action...partner.

'Did he change his mind? Wait what? What 'change his mind' thing? Mikan he still haven't told you the eighth letters magic words so don't put your hopes too high.' Mikan thought to herself and sigh. When they have been dismiss she fix her things and caught up with her friends. She's thinking if Natsume love her back.

"Argh! This is making me crazy!" she suddenly yelled out of the blue. She felt the eyes of the students walking near her staring at her. She sweat drop and mumbled "Sorry"

"Mikan are you alright?" ask Anna.

"Oh yeah. I'm fine." she smiled at her.

Then they heard some noise outside saying, "Mikan Sakura I know you're still in the building so please go out." they heard some fluttering wings of ...helicopter? Mikan ran outside the building and a strong wind met her, like there was some kind of tornado. She held her skirt to prevent it from flipping as she look up, she saw Natsume holding tightly on the ladder that was hanging on the helicopter. Many students gathered around to see what's the commotion all about. She even saw a glimpse of the teachers looking at them.

"Mikan Sakura I need to say and ask you something important." Natsume said through the megaphone he's holding.

"What is it? But before you ask please get down. You might lose your grip on the ladder and fall!" she said worriedly.

"I don't care. What I need now is for you to listen."

"Okay!"

"Mikan Sakura, I love you! Would you be my girl?"

Mikan is so happy. Those were the words she's waiting to hear.

"What? I didn't hear you!" she says. She's just teasing him.

"Don't make me repeat myself little girl."

"Okay then goodbye." she turned around ro leave but stop when she heard his soft voice.

"Mikan Sakura. This is the last time I'll repeat myself. I love you very much and I want you to be my girl. Would you accept my love?"

A sweet smile crept on Mikan's face. She turned around and look up. "Yes. I love you too Natsume Hyuuga! And I'd love to be your girl!"

Out of the blue, red rose petals showered the area. It was so beautiful. It's like it's raining with beautiful red petals. Natsume jump off the ladder and Mikan gasp. She's worried that he might get injured but Natsume landed perfectly on the ground with his feet. He wak towards Mikan with a smile in his face. Everyone who's around gasped because they just saw Natsume smiled. It's very rare for him to smile, but because of Mikan he has changed.

"You are mine now. And only mine." he sealed his words with a very passionate kiss. Mikan responded, enjoying the overwhelming feeling inside her. They parted away because thy need to breath in new stock of oxygen. "Nothing could break us apart." He whispers into her ear.

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