"I'm afraid... what if..."

"Oh come on, Mikan! It's just for a night!"

Mikan was shaking a little as she held the small wrist watch in her wobbly fingers.

"I... I don't know..."

All five of them had already been dressed in their nice black tux for the formal dance ball to be held ten minutes on count, and the very last thing left was for Mikan to wear the magical timepiece. They haven't tried using it yet, making her feel nervous about the deed involving the 'other' world. The little brunette always feared ghosts and dead bodies... yet it seems to have been the only way for her to enjoy that night.

Ruka patted her shoulder, yet it didn't seem to work on her.

"It would just be okay, Mikan. So don't be scared. All four of us are here for you if something awful happens tonight." He whispered, making Natsume flinch at one corner. Of course... he was the girl's boyfriend. But they had to keep it a secret for a while, concluding to their deal of NO SWEET MOMENTS WHEN THE OTHERS ARE AROUND.

"Ruka-pyon..." she stammered and not a second more, she felt cold fingers hold hers.

"Na... Natsume-kun?"

"Just... damn... wear it, baka!" he meddled, fixing the watch round her left wrist.

"Natsume-kun!" Mikan puffed her cheeks with a blush.

Yet when she was about to pinch his face, the small round wrist watch glowed. A bright painful light suddenly shinned, hurting everyone else's eyes and gave them the reflex of covering their faces partly.

And so, when the blinding light had dissolved, out came a tall handsome boy with dark navy hair.

"Mi...Mikan?" Tsubasa broke the silence among them.

The guy's eyes widened as he fingered his cheeks.

"Nani?" he whispered as he stared at their flabbergasted faces.

"Ano..." Ruka stammered. "You look... so..."

Stutters...

The boy waited Ruka's words as he bent down to him. He was actually a couple of inches taller! Yet all of a sudden, a cold hand came right at his cheek and pinched it so hard it made the new boy gasp.

"Owe!!!! Natsume-kun!!!"

"Wow, Mikan! It really worked!" Yuu exclaimed.

"Oi. Why'd that watch make her taller?" Natsume grunted, looking slightly up at her, or I should say... him.

"Nani?!" he chirped as he ran to the nearest mirror and continued to jump up and down.

"You look so handsome, Mikan!" Tsubasa praised, circling his left arm at him as they both stared at the reflection. This made Natsume twitch an eye as he slapped Tsubasa's head.

"Hands off."

"Got a problem? Pipsqueak?"

Indeed, Mikan was now as tall as Tsubasa, which really pissed Natsume off.

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"Ryoma!!!!!!!!!" Tsubasa yelled as he ran out of their room. "Dang these stupid leathers suck!"

"Tch. You gave Mikan your better pair, idiot."

"I gave it to her because I want her NOT to feel upset!" he scoffed, "Not like you!"

"Shut up. You don't know anything."

"You shut up, little dwarf. Mikan's taller than you now, and that only means she's fit for me for the dance!"

Yuu dropped a sweat as he shot at Ruka.

"I think neither of them's fit. Mikan's a boy now, and she'll be paired with a girl... unless these two plan to get a watch, too and changed themselves." Yuu whispered at him.

Ruka nodded as he stared at her... er... him.

"Hurry up, guys!!! We'll be late!!!" the cheerful raven-haired lad cried at them as he skipped far ahead. It was Mikan in her new form.

"Don't be in such a hurry, Mikan...!" Tsubasa yelled.

"Stop calling me that! I'm... Ryoma-kun!!! Not Mikan Saku-ufff!!!"

"Gomeno! Gomeno!" Ryoma apologized as he helped the girl up.

Surprisingly, the girl slapped his hand away.

"Nani? That wasn't nice." Ryoma puffed his cheeks as he massaged his red hand.

"Shut up." The girl grunted as she pushed him away and continued on her way without even looking back.

"I wonder what's wrong with her..."

"It's Haruka." Ruka said as he went beside Ryoma.

"She's... pretty." Ryoma uttered, catching Natsume's reaction.

"Yeah. Not like you." He mocked, making him puff his cheek once more.

"Shut up."

"Good afternoon, children!!!"

Mr. Narumi and Mr. Misaki came to their view. Both were in their nice suits already with Narumi in a white, Misaki, black.

"Mr. Narumi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ryoma cried as he hugged him, making the others fall on their heads.

"My, my... A handsome boy is hugging me right now! I can't take it!!!" Narumi yelled with dream eyes as he went wobbly. This turned Ryoma back to his senses as he jumped back.

"Go..gomeno..."

"Have we met?" Mr. Misaki asked as he eyed him suspiciously. "You look... srange."

Tsubasa, Yuu and Ruka's hairs rose as Natsume grunted, pulling Ryoma to his side.

"He's my cousin's cousin." He explained shortly, making Ryoma flinch.

"What?" Tsubasa and Ruka gasped.

Misaki's eyes narrowed as he eyed them suspiciously.

"Is something wrong?"

"No-nothing!" Yuu defended, pushing the steamy Tsubasa and Ruka behind him. "We were having our own conversation here."

"Oh."

"So... Cousin's cousin eh? That makes you two not related at all!" Narumi chuckled as he crossed his arms before his chest.

"H-hai." Ryoma stuttered.

"So how'd you know me? You even hugged me a short time ago." He bent down on him, looking straight into his shaky eyes.

"Ugh... well... you see..."

Natsume grunted as he opened his mouth to say something yet Ryoma cut in.

"I like your face!"

Silence went among them as Tsubasa, Yuu, Ruka and Mr. Misaki dropped huge sweats, while Narumi blushed with dreamy eyes.

"Uh-oh." Ryoma whispered as Narumi's eyes went watery.

"Hear that, Misaki?! The boy likes me, even if I haven't used my alice on him yet!" he shifted his look on Ryoma and tossed him high up the air.

"Let's get married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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"You're such an idiot, Polka-dots!" Natsume yelled at him as Mr. Misaki dragged the crying Narumi.

-"No! I love him!" Mr. Narumi sobbed as he was dragged flat on the floor by the collar. Rivers of childish tears strum down his cheeks.

-"Don't be such an idiot, Naru." He sweated hard as he waved at the boys as they finally vanished at the hallway's curb.

Tobita, Nogi, and Andou dropped their sweats with forced smiles as they faced the teachers, giving them a steady wave, until they were finally gone.

"Next time you make alibis, make sure it's worth it." He scolded at Ryoma's face, as he replied with a puppy pout.

"Good thing Mr. Misaki was there. Or you really could have ended up marrying that perverted freak." Tsubasa added as he approached the two.

"Mr. Narumi's not a pervert!" Ryoma argued childishly.

"And, Mikan... try to act more boyish. Or else everyone would wonder." Yuu said as he fixed his glasses into place.

Ryoma glanced at all of them, and he finally nodded half-heartedly.

"Oh, okay..."

Ruka smiled as he played with his bunny's ears, as they all opened the huge door of the dance hall, and loud noises burst into their ears.

"Let's party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" a geek cried from one corner.

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"And have you heard Narumi almost got married to a new boy?"

"That's ridiculous. It wasn't like that. The boy just teased our darling teacher, and he gave in!"

They all burst out laughing as their giggles blended with the noise of the surroundings. And in a second more, four guys appeared from the dancing crowd.

"Iinchou!" a blonde boy with a plastered cheek cried as he jumped off the tall mini bar's chair. He went near them and raised his hand at Yuu.

"So how's the cheek?" the spectacled boy asked as he approached him.

They did a high five and Koko circled his left arm round Yuu's neck.

"I'm fine!" he smiled. "Though Nonoko's pretty worried. She even mentioned about scolded the one who did it to me." He mocked loudly, enough for Natsume's hearing.

Natsume smirked as he slapped Koko's back.

"Want another one?"

"C'mon guys! We saved some seats for you four!" Mochu jumped beside them as he pointed at four tall seats.

"Woah... check out the new guy, dudes... Who's this? The fifth member?" A red haired boy named Sanzo sitting beside Mochu exclaimed.

"Ano..." Ryoma stuttered as he remained standing, scratching his head. Ruka, Natsume, Yuu and Tsubasa were already on their seats and they almost forgot about him.

"I'm the cousin of Natsume's cousin! Ryoma ugh...Tomoeda. Ryoma Tomoeda!" Ryoma chirped as he blushed.

Tsubasa and Natsume sighed.

He still acts like a girl.

"Oh! So you were the one Naru wanted to marry!" Mochu smirked.

"How'd you-?"

"Hideki told us. He saw the ruckus out there when he was on his way here."

Ryoma dropped a sweat as he forced a smile on his face.

"Ugh... Where would I sit?"

He stared at the boys before him and all were on each of there comfortable seats while he was still standing. He was occasionally bumped by different people passing by.

"Oh. Sorry, we didn't know you were coming!" Hideki mocked as he brushed his hair up.

Natsume steamed as he stood up.

"Here." three voices chorused.

Hideki, Sanzo, Mochu and Koko reflected confused looks as they stared at Tsubasa, Ruka, and Natsume. Yuu dropped a sweat as he stared at his three friends, who were all standing up offering their seats to Mikan.

"Ugh..." Ryoma stammered. "I...uff-!"

Ryoma almost jumped when he saw a pink haired girl bumped on his chest. He felt her weight slightly on him, yet they were still standing up.

"What the..."

"Go-gomeno!" she stuttered, looking up at him and their eyes met.

"Gomeno....." the girl repeated as she glanced at him with dreamy eyes.

"Ah... ano... It's okay, miss."

The other guys made mocking faces as they stared at the two.

"Wow... Looks like Ryoma's found a new girl friend..." Hideki sang, making Ryoma flinch.

"Wha?!" he gasped as he let go of the girl's arms.

The girl blushed rosy red as her eyes stuck to Ryoma, who just giggled at his friends.

She eyed him from head to toe, as her heart thumped fast.

Ryoma appeared glowing in her eyes, with nice roses and butterflies around him. The smile on his face as he laughed made her feel weak yet happy.

"Miss?" his voice awakened her from her dreams as she flushed even more.

"Ah?"

"You okay?"

"Ano... Um... I'm fine!"

She then ran to her table, which was actually just beside their's.

Ryoma scratched his head when he found out that a group of girls had been staring at him, all in twinkling eyes.

Oh God... I can't believe this! Ryoma thought as he sat beside Natsume, who just shot him a jealous look.

Please tell me how you imagine Ryoma... because i imagine him as Ryoma Echizen of Prince of Tennis!!!!!!!

Yeah i think Mikan's personalities quite too different from Echizen's , but i can't think of anyone else fit for it. Waaaaaah...

Anyway, if you have any reactions to this chap, feel free to review! Sorry for the late update...