Natsume smirked and placed his fingers on my chin to make me look up. He pulled me a little close and leaned in. I felt my heart starting to beat faster and my face kept burning. I closed my eyes and waited. I heard a small chuckle in my ear.

"Do you really think I'll kiss you when your boyfriend is right outside that door? Also, I'll only kiss you in your dreams." I heard Natsume whisper. I opened my eyes and saw Natsume walking out the door. I walked over to the door, but I didn't get any further. My feet refused to obey. I saw Natsume sit down, but I couldn't hear a thing. Sumire's lips moved, but I didn't hear her talk. The other girls seemed to be whining. I saw that Natsume spoke and Ruka got up from his chair and walked over to me. He placed his hand on my shoulder. His lips moved. I shook my head and then my shoulders to get Ruka off. I hurried over to my chair. I've never been so humiliated. I finally heard something and I didn't like what I heard; a chuckle. His chuckle.

"Disappointed?"

"Not at all. More relieved. I mean, it was bad the first time, so I didn't look forwards to force myself through it again. I'm glad you didn't." I said before taking a sip of my drink, tried to act normal.

"So it was bad, huh? Well, I guess no one is better than your teddy bear after all." Natsume smirked.

I glared at him.

"I have never! Besides, Ella the Elephant is a girl!" I snapped at him. Before anyone could ask, I explained to them that Ella was a stuffed toy my childhood best friend gave to me the year I moved in with him.

"Who is your childhood friend?" Anna asked.

"His name is Yoichi." I told them. "He's a cousin of one of you, isn't he?" I looked at the guys.

"Ruka's." Yuu told me.

"You're nothing alike!" I was shocked. "He's more like the arrogant jerk than you, Ruka!"

The jerk snorted. I glared at him. Ruka chuckled nervously.

"Well, I can agree with you on some points, they are alike, but-"

I cut him off when I remembered something. I quickly stood up and stared at Natsume with wide eyes.

"Please tell me that Yoichi never called you nii-chan."

"He still does."

I walked inside quickly before getting my cell phone out and dialled a number. My anger was built up already; but this was the icing on the cake. I knew the others could hear me, but I didn't care.

"Hello?"

"YOU ANNOYING LITTLE BRAT!" I yelled.

"Mi-chi?"

"Oh, DON'T YOU MI-CHI ME!I AM SO PISSED AT YOU RIGHT NOW! OH, AND I JUST CALLED TO TELL YOU THAT THERE IS NO WAY I WILL EVER LOSE THIS BET NOW, SINCE I NOW KNOW WHO THAT SO-CALLED NICE AND CARING NII-CHAN OF YOURS IS! NICE AND CARING? REALLY? AS IF!" I shouted before I hung up, threw the phone at the wall and ran up the stairs and into my room. I locked the door as I always did; with a chair. I went to a mirror on the wall, surprised to find tears already making my cheeks wet. I touched my burning cheeks and wiped my tears away. I lied down on my bed and stared at the ceiling. Around an hour later, there was a knock on my door.

"Mikan-chan?" I heard Anna's angelic voice. "Natsuke-kun is leaving now, and he's hoping to talk to you before he leaves."

"I'm sorry about earlier." I looked at my feet as I didn't manage to look him into the eyes. I heard a soft chuckle and I looked up confused.

"It's fine. It was... refreshing... and cute." Natsuke said. I felt my cheeks once again turning red.

"Mikan... Can I call you that?" He suddenly asked. It really surprised me, but I nodded.

"Mikan?"

I looked at him, finally. "Yes?"

"You said something about a bet earlier. What was that?"

I stared at him dumbfounded for a tiny while.

"Oh... that." I didn't exactly know what to say. "Well, I made a bet with Yoichi. He's like my little brother and we often dare each other to do things. If I can live with his cousin, Ruka, and his friends for a certain period of time, he'll be my slave for two months. If I can't I'll be his slave for a month. He told me that one of the things he'll make me do is to go after his nii-chan. Now that I know it's Natsume, I really won't lose. I only accepted because I thought I would be living with girls." I explained everything in a hurry, so I needed to take a deep breath after finishing.

"Relax." Natsuke chuckled. "I guess that means you can't accept my offer." He looked at me before continuing. "To let me be your boyfriend."

"You really want to be?" I asked, a little overwhelmed. He nodded. "I... I need to think about it." I said.

Natsuke nodded again. It took me a few seconds to realize he was leaning in. I got nervous and my eyes widened. I hurried to close my eyes before I felt something touch my cheek. I opened my eyes to find Natsume leaning back again. He just gave me a peck on the cheek.

"Night, Mikan. I'll see you soon."

I watched as Natsuke walked down the street. I stared after his figure as it disappeared into the dark. What kind of mess did I get into?

There were a few things I got to know that day:

Natsuke is Tsubasa-sempai's twin brother.

Ruka is Yoichi's cousin.

Natsuke wants to be my boyfriend because he likes me.

The girls are mean, and should be completely trusted.

Never pick dare with those girls around.

There were also a few things I needed to know:

Why did I feel relieved when Natsuke didn't kiss me on the lips?

Why did my heart beat so fast with Natsume?

What was that feeling and loss of hearing earlier?

Why the hell was I disappointed when Natsume backed off?