Ohayou!

I forgot to mention... But some of the chapters will be short or will be long. This depends on the situation which Mikan and Natsume will be. Gomenasai for not telling you guys earlier - I hope this clears out why it was so short. [And let's not forget - dramatic effect]

And thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately, I have other plans set... But I may include it. Who knows.

Oh and by the way, their ages will be revealed as the story progresses.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice and I will never will.

Enjoy this chapter x

Three. 12:35 p.m.

Ah. Lunch time. Where students from Alice High School shoved their ways to the cafeteria, and grabbed all the hot-food before anyone else could have some. Where students from Alice High School would spend their lunch time playing any sort of sport or finish last minute assignments.

But for Mikan Sakura, it was the perfect time to apologize to a -not- so arrogant jerk.

Normally, she would have apologized in form class but... something came up.

Something like Natsume Hyuuga ditching form class would be it.

"Mikan-chan, where are you going?" Anna, one of her closest friends called out at her, when she was about to leave the cafeteria.

Nope, he wasn't there. Why would he? It's a crowded place. Natsume Hyuuga doesn't like crowded places.

"I'm, er, going to take some fresh air," she excused herself and ran outside, to the school garden.

This, of course, did not convince Hotaru Imai as it has to their friends. But Hotaru Imai did not have the time to guess what her idiotic of a best friend was up to, since the kitchen were selling crabs and she must absolutely buy some before it sold out.

Our lovely brunette panted when she couldn't find him near the strawberries bushes. She once caught him eating the strawberries, which were growing in the school garden, and that ended up him getting yelled at by her for "stealing".

(He called that taking what was free. She was convinced that it was stealing.)

Then it hit her.

Of course, he would be at the Sakura Tree - their Sakura Tree.

And her prediction was correct when she saw him lying down on the grass, in the shade, with a manga hiding his facial features. Probably to keep his fangirls away.

She didn't know whether he was asleep or not. So she sat next to him.

Her cheeks were flushed from running and she was out of breath.

That didn't stop her tongue from talking.

"I'm sorry for hanging up on you, Natsume. Gomenasai. I was scared that you would make fun of me and... umm... that you would tell everyone that I'm a crybaby and the fact tha-"

"You talk too much, Polka," came out the gruff response.

She glanced at him, to see the latter facing her -sat up properly, may I say- with full attention. His ruby eyes were pierced with her hazels, their eyes contact never fading.

She didn't know why her heart skipped a beat when she caught him biting his bottom lip. And she was too absorbed in her thoughts to notice his smirk. His trademark smirk, to be more precise.

"Or should I say... teddy-bear?"

"HENTAAAAAI!"

"Shut up, Polka."

"But you are a pervert, Natsume. I'm warning all the girls to stay away from you!"

"Why, Polka?" He was dangerously close. "So you could have me all for yourself?"

He was too close - way too close for her own liking.

"N-no," she stuttered, her face turning beet red.

"Tch. It's not good to lie."

"I-i'm not!" He got up and turned his back at her.

"Ja ne."

But why was her heart beating rapidly?

This was unhealthy. She needs to see a doctor. Immediately would be nice.