Yo, no time, no see. Sorry guys for my long disappearance but I couldn't help it.

I'll be here for a few days and then I will disappear again.

Prologue: Daring with Romance

She slowly lifted the cup from its saucer and took a small sip of tea in a graceful manner. She looked at her best friend, who sat across her, stirring her cup of tea with a teaspoon, and then proceeded to take a sip in an elegant manner.

She slowly heaved a sigh, "Mikan, why can't you just tell Natsume that you love him."

Mikan choked on her tea. She slammed down the cup on the table and pounded on her heart to stop herself from choking. After some heavy breathing she gasped out, "What are you talking about Hotaru, I don't love him."

"Say what you like Mikan, but both you and I know what your real feelings are." At this she saw the faint blush that crept on her best friend's cheek.

Out of desperation she tried to find a way to remove this embarrassment and the only way was…to embarrass the other.

"What about you, Hotaru?" A sinister smirk crept on her lips.

Hotaru proceeded to drink her tea, "What about me?"

"Let me rephrase that…what about you and Ruka?"

Hotaru spat out the tea back into the cup.

Mikan burst out in laughter, "Embarrassing you was way easier than I thought it would be."

A vein popped onto Hotaru's head but she remembered the purpose of this argument in the first place. She has long acknowledged the infamous Natsume Hyuuga's feelings towards her best friend and not long after, she also realized that Mikan has felt the same way. So why can't they just hurry up with it!

"Mikan—"

"You know maybe Ruka feels the same way towards you…" A knowing smirk patronized Hotaru, "You won't know until you try…or maybe you don't dare to?" Mikan added intimidatedly.

Hotaru directed her cold gaze towards Mikan, "Hypocrite."

"I am not a hypocrite!"

"Then I dare you."

"Dare me?"

"I shall provide you with a dare everyday until you have finally decided to confess."

"Fine, but you are in this as well."

"Whatever. This is just made for your cowardice anyway."

"ARGH…HOTARU…fine, we'll play by your game but whoever forfeit on a dare will have to go to school NAKED the next day. Deal?" Mikan stressed her anger when she banged her hand on the table.

"Deal."

And the spent the remaining of their teatime having a glaring contests at each other.