One week later, I woke up a Sunday morning feeling uneasy. I got up iPod from the night table and my laptop from the floor beside my bed. I started to download music in order to update my iPod. An hour later, I walked around the empty house until I found a door I hadn't seen before. There was no name on the front, so I guessed it wasn't a bedroom. No one responded when I knocked on the door, so I carefully opened it. I found treadmills. I smiled to myself, went to change and then went back to the room. I worked out for an two hours before the door opened again.

"Hey Mikan-chan."

"Hey Ruka." I smiled and paused my treadmill and slowly stopped running. "How are you?" I asked.

"Great. You?"

"I'm good."

"What are you doing here?" Natsume asked after entering the room?

"Working out, isn't it obvious?"

We glared at each other until Ruka fake-coughed. I stepped off the machine and went towards the door.

"Bye Ruka." I gave Ruka a smile before exiting and closed the door behind me.

"Why can't the two of you ever get along for more than five minutes? What did she do to you, Natsume?" I heard Ruka through the door. I have to say, I was curious as well. I heard nothing but a sigh, which I guessed was Ruka when Natsume ignored him.
I walked back to my room, got my clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower. I smiled when I saw the lock installed. Natsume and I didn't speak to each other later on.

When I was lying in bed before falling asleep, my cell phone rang and it was Natsuke. My heart was beating fast and I didn't know what I to say. When I picked up, all he said was "Hey".

"Hey." I said I said, almost whispered.

"Are you okay?" he asked. I smiled.

"Yeah. Why do you ask?"

"Your voice sounded depressed. Is it because I called you?"

I giggled. "I'm just tired."

"Oh. Well, I just wanted to ask you something. Can I meet you tomorrow?"

I felt uncomfortable when he asked me that. Does that mean he wants to know my answer?

"I'm not asking you to give your answer right away; I just want to see you." He continued, since I didn't answer.

"I… guess, sure. Where and when?"

"What about the park? After school?" he suggested.

"Sure. I'll see you then." I smiled to myself.

"Sweet dreams." He said before he hung up. I feel asleep very quickly.

The next morning, after making breakfast in silence with Natsume, we sat down and ate together with the boys.

"So you two made up?" Koko suddenly blurted out after a 10 minutes of silence. He was looking at Natsume and me.

"We never fought." Natsume said. Then it hit me. He was right. I was so used to always fighting with him; I acted as if we were in a fight. Why on earth was I mad at him? Not because he didn't kiss me the day before. I was overreacting, but I was also mad. Why? Shoot... I'm going to think about this all day, aren't I?

I was right. I never stopped thinking about it. In all of my classes, between my classes, during lunch time and I'm still thinking about it. I went to the park and met up with Natsuke. We're sitting in the grass, but one or two meters away from each other. We were just sitting there watching people in the park.

"Hey, Mikan?"

"Hmm?" I looked over at him.

"Is there something wrong? You seem... distant."

I forced a smile. "I'm sorry, I was just thinking about something."

"About what?"

"Ne, Natsuke..." I started, ignoring his question.

"Yeah?"

"You remember right before you left the BBQ party yesterday?" I blushed and looked at my feet. I saw a smile appear on his face and nodded.

"Could you... repeat what you did?" I asked, speaking in almost a whisper.

Without saying anything, he stood up and walked over to me. He bent down and was at my eye level. I closed my eyes and waited. My heart was beating was as I became more and more nervous. I heard a weird sound like someone falling on the grass. I opened my eyes and saw Natsuke sitting a little away from me, with his back facing me.

"What's wrong?" I asked, confused.

"Did you know what you did when I was leaning in?" He asked, making me even more confused.

"What are you talking about?"

"You were leaning backwards." He paused. "I guess I got your answer, then." He got up and left me there. I felt so stupid.

"What did I do?" I mumbled to myself.

A few days later, I was walking away from campus with the girls. I was surprised to see Natsuke leaning on the school gate. I excused myself from the girls and jogged over to him.

"Natsuke?" I started. He looked up and smiled.

"Hey Mikan. I just wanted to apologize for that other day. I shouldn't have left you like that, it was rude."

"No, it's not your fault. I was the one who-"

"Do you like Natsume?" He cut me off. I was shocked at his question.

"What? Why do you think that?" My voice betrayed me as it got a bit louder at the end. Natsuke laughed like he had finally understood something.

"I see... So that's why you rejected me."

"What? No, I don't like him!" I tried to stay calm.

"Sure, you don't." He said sarcastically. "I also wanted to ask; what about we stay as friends?"

I stared at him a little dumbfounded, but snapped out of it quickly. "That would be great." I grinned.

"Well, I have to go; meeting up with Tsubasa."

We bid goodbye and I watched him run down the street and around the corner. When I turned around, the girls were right behind me. Hotaru was a bit further behind.

"Girls, can't you be like Hotaru? Have you ever heard of privacy?"

"No. Tell us everything!" They nagged me all the way to the library and only stopped when the librarian told them to keep quiet.

A few hours later, I was outside the supermarket waiting for Ruka. He was late. After 15 minutes, I called him.

"Hey Ruka. Where are you?"

"Oh, Hey. Mikan-chan, I'm sorry I can't make it. I told Natsume to go for me. He should be there soon. I'm sorry, got to go. I'll see you later. Bye!"

He hung up and I rolled my eyes. My thoughts drifted away to what Natsuke had asked earlier.

Do you like Natsume? Sure, you don't.

What did he mean by that? I don't like Natsume. I mean, who would? He's arrogant, annoying, he thinks he's better and smarter than-

"Oi."

"Huh?" I looked up and saw Natsume giving me somewhat of a blank stare. He continued to stare at me and ignored me when I asked him if there was something on my face. I felt a blush slowly growing as this continued, but soon he just shook his head and went inside. I followed him and got a basket. We got the ingredients for our dinner. We walked home in silence. Why was I so nervous around him? It's all Natsuke's fault, making me over think this.