Not Anymore

Black Maya

Disclaimer: I don't own GA.

Pairing: NatsumeMikan

Genre: Friendship

They were the best of friends—in terms of a boy and girl relationship. They talked about anything under the sun or moon or cloud.

They had fun together.

They did everything together.

But when a girl confessed to him, and he accepted her love… They weren't the best of friends anymore. Of course, she didn't mind it at first. She still had Hotaru after all. But Hotaru has Ruka, and well… She didn't want to be the third wheel in their relationship.

"Mikan," Natsume called out her name. She didn't answer back nor did she look at him. She continued doodling on her notebook. Circles, hearts, triangles, shapes, numbers… She had to distract herself from replying to him.

"Mikan, oi!" Nastume's voice sounded annoyed. "You've been avoiding me, and now you're ignoring me. Why?" She heard his footsteps getting louder. He's coming here. Shit. Shit.

'I didn't hear him. I didn't hear him!' She thought loudly. She took out her earphones, and turned the volume of her iPod as loud as possible.

"Hyuuga-kun!" The girlfriend suddenly barged in their classroom.

Mikan heard Natsume huff.

"Sakura-san!" His girlfriend called out. "We'll go ahead!"

Mikan just continued to scribble. She didn't respond at all. She heaved a sigh, and placed her iPod back in her bag. Thirty minutes later, when she was sure that Natsume and the girl already really left, she fixed her things and went out of the school.

"Oi."

She looked at her left and found Natsume looking at her.

When she was about to say something, he said, "I broke up with her. She's been too clingy."

Mikan frowned. "That's sad. You guys were a couple for two years. And anyway, what's it got to do with me?"

"Damn it, Mikan! Why are you pushing me away?" He was irritated, annoyed, and pissed.

"I'm not. We're standing—"

"You know what I mean."

She sighed. "Two years, Natsume. It's been two years… We drifted apart." Then she looked at him in the eye and continued, "Tell me one thing I like right now. One thing. And I'll do whatever you want."

Natsume didn't respond. Not at all.

"See? We're not best friends anymore, Hyuuga-san. Maybe it was my jealousy that I lost my best friend to a girl that didn't know anything about you. But she knows you more than I do now."

"We can change that."

"No, it would be awkward."

"For you."

"Yes, for me, it will. Goodbye, Hyuuga-san."

"Mikan."

"Call me Sakura."

"No."

…

"Suit yourself."

Feb. 10, 2013

I just wrote this while feeling sad. (But yeah, I rushed this.) I don't even know why I'm sad. Anyway! OOC Mikan and Natsume. Wheee. I miss the GA fandom. xD