Chapter one: Thrown to Destiny

"Mikan! " Natsume shouted as Mikan slowly approached Persona. "Don't do this! You'll only end up getting hurt!"

Mikan turned to face Natsume. She said in a concerned and warm voice "Natsume, I have to do this to save you from killing yourself from exhaustion. I saw you get tired and hurt from those missions. And I can't take it! I can't be happy if you're not! I'm sorry… I love you, Natsume."

After saying the last line, Mikan disappeared with Persona in the darkness.

THE START OF A LONG FLASHBACK:

It was a lovely day and classes were out. Sadly for the fan girls of Natsume, Natsume was nowhere to be found. Ruka doesn't even know where his best friend was. They looked for him almost everywhere. He wasn't in his special star room, under the Sakura tree, or in any of the classrooms. They couldn't find the 14 year-old heart throb! They just went to the conclusion that he was in yet another mission.

Mikan, on the other hand, didn't seem to mind the said dilemma and was in her usual 'happy-and-annoying 'mood. She tried to visit Hotaru in her lab. She opened the door without knocking, seeing it was slightly open. She found Hotaru busy with another invention.

"Don't disturb me, baka. I cannot tolerate stupidity while working on my invention. Go now or I'll do it myself." Hotaru said in a cold voice.

"Hotaru, are you sure I can't" Mikan started but was cut off by Hotaru's oh so famous Baka gun.

BAKABAKABAKABAKA

"HELP!" Mikan screamed the last word to her sentence using it as a sign of being afraid of where she might get to.

Mikan ended up at a forest. She wasn't aware that she was particularly in the NORTHERN FOREST!

She saw someone, or rather something behind a thick pile of leaves. She came closer to the person or object.

To her surprise/dismay, it was BEAR! She froze to where she was standing. After a minute, she snapped out of the shock and stepped back to lessen the chance of Bear seeing her. Unfortunately, there was a twig behind her. It made a cracking sound.

Bear heard this and glared at where Mikan was. It was silent for a while, but she broke the silence with a loud scream.

"Tsubasa- senpai, wherever you are, HELP ME!" For the first time of the day, luck was siding with her. Tsubasa was just at the back of Bear's house.

Tsubasa ran to where the scream was coming from. " Bear! Don't do that to Mikan-chan, Kaname wouldn't be very pleased with you." Tsubasa said in a mixed up tone, you don't even know if he's joking, angry, happy or any other emotion.

Bear, however, didn't listen, he still sent Mikan flying into the air.

Now, she was really pissed. She found herself in front of the hospital. She saw someone come out of the hospital doors. She stood up and dusted her clothes.

Mikan recognized the person when he was near her.

"Natsume?" she said in a small voice that only she could hear.

"Natsume, what happened? Are you alright?" she asked, but Natsume ignored her. She didn't complain though, seeing that he was hurt badly.

She noticed him going to the Sakura tree they usually sit under. She followed him.

Once Natsume was sitting down she asked the same questions." Natsume, please tell me." She pleaded so she can somehow comfort Natsume.

"You don't need to know. I can never forgive myself if I let you into the darkness with me. You are my light, and I don't ever want to change that." Natsume said looking into Mikan's hazel brown eyes. Then hugged her after the statement.

The perfect moment was ruined by two nosy girls. Sumire and Luna witnessed what had just happened. They started to shout insults tom Mikan."Hey don't flirt with Natsume like that! Don't infect him with your stupidity and idiocy! You're even taking to your own advantage that Natsume was badly hurt and you TRY to comfort him! And you even force Natsume to hug you! Show some respect, Sakura!"

Natsume heard the cold insults to the person he treasured. He eventually ran to Mikan's defense. "Don't you two stupid hags have anything to do but insult Mikan? Get a life! Mind your own business!" Natsume said in a cold but protective voice.

Both the girls were scared of what Natsume will do to them, so they ran for their lives. Natsume walked away, leaving Mikan standing alone under the Sakura tree.

To Be Continued…