"Could I have a dance with you, Ryoma?" Tsubasa pulled a smirk at the end as he grinned at the horror stricken Mikan.

"Silly!" Ryoma blurted, yet Tsubasa dragged him to the middle of the octagon shaped floor.

Lights sparkled around them as people cheered, having a boy-to-boy couple.

"There's no law that boys can't dance with boys as themselves!!!" he yelled at the loud music, and Ryoma dropped a sweat.

They danced wildly, Tsubasa being the active and jolly one. Ryoma kept blushing with the shame, and he ran his eyes around the crowd.

Natsume caught her eye, and seeing him holding hands with Ruka made Ryoma smile.

"Why don't we dance, too?" Ruka offered, and the black cat just smiled.

When the two of them joined Ryoma and Tsubasa, the crowd even cheered more.

Yet, at one corner, a few of their hotel fan girls sobbed.

"We didn't even have a dance with neither of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The music went faster, and after the Hyuuga-Nogi couple started dancing, the rest followed.

Yuu danced with Koko and Mochu, and at another side danced Hideki and Sanzo.

It was such a beautiful sight seeing all their smiles flash in the women's eyes.

"Kawaii!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Every shifting of the music, from fast tone... It went slower and slower, and at the same time, they kept switching partners among themselves.

And now, Ryoma was passed on to Ruka, who was definitely shaking all over, wide eyed.

"Ruka-pyon!!!" Ryoma chirped as they went hand-in-hand.

Tsubasa was now dancing violently with Natsume just beside them. The mood was nice and the song was semi-romantic, but the two just can't stop the bolts reacting between their clear, pimple-free foreheads.(XD... had to specify it eh?)

"Who do you think's the girl in here, pipsqueak?" Tsubasa scoffed down at him with a grim face.

"Shut up." He grunted, gripping Tsubasa's hands tightly.

Meanwhile

"I didn't imagine this night could be so fun!" Ryoma said as he smiled down at Ruka. (He's taller... XD)

Ruka's fingers shook as he felt his smooth skin.

"Ugh... Yeah. And good thing we attended."

Roma noticed his uneasiness, and he bent closer.

"Is there something wrong, Ruka-pyon?"

"AH? Na-Nan demo!!!" he denied, yet Ryoma went closer, making him flinch and let go his hand. Ryoma gripped it harder with a sly smirk.

"I know you..." he said with narrowing eyes.

After a few denials, he finally broke out a sigh.

"Ano..."

"Hn?"

"Mikan... Natsume told it to me already."

His eyes vanished beneath his bangs, as Ryoma let out a silent gasp.

That Natsume. Couldn't he wait till morning?!

Ryoma puckered a brow, yet Ruka distracted his deep thoughts.

"D-Don't worry! I... I'm not upset or angry... It's okay..." he forced a smile, waving his hands before his chest.

Ryoma bit his lower lip.

Ruka-pyon

"Mikan... Don't worry. I accept it. I know Natsume's been there right from the beginning... And, it was my mistake hoping for more. I've realized I had only been thinking of myself."

"But-"

Ruka's finger rested on his lips.

"I'm fine. And I'm... happy for you two." He whispered.

Both of their foreheads were resting on each other, and when Ruka realized it, he flinch and jumped away.

Ryoma giggled and bent down at the blushing blonde boy.

"Ssh... The black cat didn't see it..."

The tall boy winked at him, and Ruka smiled back.

"I'm glad you finally found each other, Mikan."

This was supposed to be his ending, as he was about to release Ryoma's hands, yet

"Ruka-pyon..."

He glanced back along his shoulders, and was surprised when he felt Ryoma's lips along the side of his own. They nearly smacked lips-to-lips, if I'm not mistaken!

If you think about it as a Yaoi... to me, maybe it isn't. That time, Ryoma looked a hundred percent boy, while as for Ruka... he looked mush like a princess, kissing his prince goodbye

And it's a good thing no one else saw them! Except for two pairs of jealous eyes.

"You had been a very good friend, Ruka..." he whispered.

Ruka could've wished Mikan had her true form for he felt he kissed her really on the lips... but if that happened, the hall might've burnt, or the teachers would've really found out.

"But even if you're Natsume's girl now. I don't care... Can you still be my inspiration?" he asked, quite confident this time.

Ryoma blushed.

"Sure."

They danced for the final time, as a new music went in

"Mikan... I'll always love you, no matter what."

This worried him as he forced a smile.

"But now, maybe i have to give you to him..."

Ruka smiled truly, as he slowly loosened his hold on him.

Ryoma showed denseness, as if he didn't knew what Ruka was talking about and the next thing Mikan knew, Natsume was in front of her... er him... or her?

"Baka." he grunted as he girpped his hand.

He gave him a death glare that mde Ryoma wince.

"Baka?"

"Yeah you, baka."

Ryoma's eyes went plain as he puffed his cheeks.

"What." the taller guy grunted.

"You're dancing sucks."

"Natsume! You're so mean!"

The crowd stared at them and they giggled.

"Cousin quarrel part two?" Mochu joked cornily that Koko nudged his sides.

"Corny."

Mochu made a face as the crowd went on with their businesses once again. (Yet the still thought Mochu corny.)

Ryoma gripped Natsume's hands tighter.

"Hey. That hurts." he said without emotion.

"Ha-ha... I'm taller, and stronger than you now, baka!"

Natsume grunted, and an idea came on his head.

"Not if i could help it."

He pulled Ryoma closer and they went eye to eye.

And all of a sudden, as if by magic...

Ryoma's grew longer and it went brown once again, as Mikan realized she was back to her old self!

"Nani?" she gasped, and stared down her watch and was surprised it was still there!

"What did you do?"

"That doesn't matter now." he whispered into her ear. "What matters is that no one else would notice both of us, except for the rest of the gang."

He ran his hands round her waist, and he kept a firm hold as he kissed her cheek.

"But how'd you did it?"

"I said that doesn't matter!" he nailed right at her face.

Mikan winced, yet she smiled.

"You're so smart, Natsume-kun." she whispered as she pulled his neck closer.

"And you're so ugly."

Mikan puffed her cheeks.

"Is that how you treat your girlfriend?"

"Why? Who told you you're my girlfriend?" he smirked, making her steam even more.

"Natsume, i hate you!" she told him straight, childishly.

Natsume giggled, surprising her.

"What's funny?"

Natsume continued to laugh, which made him look cuter and it made the once again little brunette blush.

"What's funny?"

"I never thought you'd be cute with a tux..."

Mikan blushed even more.

"Natsume, i really hate you! Hate you hate you hate you!!!!"

But then again, he had silenced her with a kiss.

"Nafume! Evyon wuvd see uf!!!"

"No they won't." he said after he broke the kiss.

"But how-"

"I love you."

I Know weve been friends forever

But now I think Im feeling something new

The words were so sudden and so direct, Mikan remained tongue tied as they failed to notice a romantic song come in...

"Come again, Natsume-kun?"

and after all this time I opened up my eyes

noe I see you were always with me

He clenched his fists as he stopped his mouth. He looked as if he had a lot of rice stuffed in it, and Mikan thought it cuter...

could it be you & I

never imagined

could it be suddenly Im fallin' for you

"I... I..."

could it be you were right here beside me and I never knew

"Hmmm?????"

could it be that its true

Its you and its you

"I said i love you, baka!"

"Natsume..."

The music suddenly stopped, but they didn't notice it as Mikan pulled him closer till he felt his body close.

"I love you, too..." she whispered into his ear, tickling it slightly.

Natsume smiled, as he closed his eyes.

Its kinda funny you were always near

but who would ever thought we'd end up here

and everytime I need you youve been there for me

now its clear Ive been waiting for you

cause today is the start of the rest of our lives

I can see it in your eyes

and its real/and its true

Its just me and you

could it be that its you

The two felt like the song went on forever. And they danced together, happy within themselves.

They never thought their cold friendship could lead to something like this.

Yet those thoughts didn't bother them.

What mattered, was they were happy.

And they were contended, that they had finally shook away from a life filled with lies.

"I love you, Natsume Hyuuga." she said with closed eyes.

"And i love you..." he smiled, feeling her weight on him.

Mikan Sakura.

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"Now! I do hope you all danced enough for tonight..."

The five of them sat peacefully along their table as they drank their wines to the brim. Ryoma was back, and he too joined their slight drinking as they listened to the owner of the resort's final remarks.

"... And of course... We would never forget the prize we promised you boys!"

"Doesn't he feel guilty giving out her daughter as a prize like that?" Tsubasa said as he raked his hair up. "I could tell that girl's doing it out of her will."

Ruka felt upset as all eyes went on the girl who had just went up the stage.

"Good evening, everyone." her cold voice went into her ears. "As my father had told you all..."--

Ryoma felt Natsume's fingers creep on his, and he winced.

"Natsume?" he said, lower than a whisper.

He smiled and gripped his hand.

Ryoma blushed and gazed back the stage.

--"... and without further ado... I'll announce who i've chose... Since i want everything to be fair, me and my dad made something..."

"Meet me later, at the old place." he whispered.

"What? But i can't."

--"... Whoever is sitting on the chair that has a star on the back of it, he's the unfortunate one."

"But why can't you?" Natsume sneered as he steamed.

The spotlight suddenly went wild as it circled the whole party room, searching for the bright star, and the boys started tossing their chairs here and there, searching for the star she meant.

"You know it's difficult, Natsume..."

The spotlight went wilder than ever, searching every chair.

Here and there.

There and here.

And right... If it ever came to your head to who's it going to end to... maybe you're right.

Ruka swallowed hard as he felt the back of his chair.

Tsubasa went sweaty, half praying for a negative result.

Yuu slowly looked at the back of his chair.

and Natsume and Ryoma kept quarrelling, their heads obviously not on what's happening around them...

... and alas! The spotlight finally stopped, on the Hot4's table!

"Nani?!" Tsubasa, Yuu and Ruka gasped, while the two stared up, flabbergasted.

It can't be... Ruka thought as the light blinded their eyes.

Aah... i'm sleepy!

But that was one looooooooong chap isn't

Who do you think it would be... or who do you want it to be? Just tell me...

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