Author's Note: YAY!!!! Horey! –cheers- I finally made!! At first I thought it was impossible to be don but…YEAH!! I FINALLY WRITE THE SEQUEL FOR 'SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT'!!! There's nothing happier to me as a writer that to see I achieve in my goal!!! (Well, except to see my nii-san dressed as a girl...again Lol )

I work my bones into this today since the plot bunny keeps haunting (?) me everytime I looked at the computer or the laptop. Thus, I sat myself on the not so comfy chair and began working on it! There's a poll in my user page and I want (if you had the time) you to answer the question we post in the poll. I really need some feedback for the poll...(sorry)

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Something To Write About

Chapter One Both Side Of The Story

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'I might give you and answer, but you must find the right question for it. The trick is you don't even know which one is lying to you, right?'

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Is he sure about this?

About the things before, the reason for it and what followed after it.

"Natsume-kun, are you sure about what happened before?"

"You didn't believe me?"

Narumi was silence for a moment. He did but the academy sure wants more than what had been told. The incident that happened the night of the event had made the academy set their eyes for the investigation. They sent Narumi for conformation from eyewitness and if there is more trouble, some thing will be done.

"I already told you all I know"

By the way the younger man replied, Narumi sure there's nothing more. He took his conformation and rise up from the chair he was sitting before and after the interrogation.

"Then, that's all I need. Thanks for the co-operation Natsume-kun" he smiled at him.

"Is he in this too?" Natsume was standing by the window with back facing his teacher, letting no one see his expression, "I'm afraid, yes. He's in the interior"

Slight anger plastered on his face. Is he in this? What about her then? The teacher caught his unaware action and stared at the occupied bed. He sigh in half relief and smile again, "but don't worry, I'll make sure to protect her too you know. I better get going, take care okay?"

Oh, he forgot that someone was with them too and she was sleeping soundly on his bed. Quietly, he sat himself on the chair used by the teacher a while ago and stretched his hand out to her face, slightly petting her.

'You sure are troublesome even when you're asleep'

Since the visiting hour will started in just a few minutes, Natsume decided that he just settle on lingering his gaze to her. Sure they'll come; some of the students in the class are just too persistent in having their teacher's permission to go see him.

The sound of door opening gave Natsume the hint of the exact person who opened it. Dressed in a full high school's attire came Ruka with a bouquet of flower in his hands.

"Good morning Natsume. Oh, and sorry I came without knocking" Ruka was happy to see that his best friend survive the surgery and after confronting the teachers, he was given the right to visit both Natsume and Hotaru earlier than the others.

"I heard it from Narumi-sensei that…" dust trailed after since the blond teen can't finish it. He wants explanations but he himself wasn't sure if this is the right time to ask.

"Don't worry too much. I'm okay so is she. How's Imai?" to put things bluntly, Natsume is still in his casual calm, asking Ruka as a mere distraction from the real problem so he might not think too much about it, "she's fine. I just finish visiting her half and hour before I came here"

He saw the person sleeping on the bed and a mix of emotions between shocked and disbelief shown. Although he already knew the whereabouts of 'her', it still too hard to be comprehend in such short time.

Casting the flower he brought earlier inside an empty vase next to the bed, Ruka lean against the wall for support, "after all this year, I still couldn't believe that she's here…ever since that day…" his head bowed down, holding his tears of joy.

"Don't cry. She's here so that has to count on something" Natsume sigh a bit. After all, Ruka is still a bit on the soft side, "ye-yea" and he wiped them away. Boys shouldn't cry and especially one as old as he is.

So, what happened to her then? Why did she suddenly appear? How could the Mikan they knew looked the same as the one they met almost seven years ago? What did the Organization did to her?

Those entire questions might not have their real answers nor the point of asking it is futile but one thing for sure, is Mikan will still be the same girl they know?

Ruka sat next to Natsume on an extra chair left in the room occupied by the two.

Later on, Natsume told him about the happenings the night they were attacked and how he suddenly got his Alice back.

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He already got the power needed and from where it came from, Natsume haven't got the slightest clue. Time is cut short every time he used it, so the pyro decided that fighting for their life is the nearest point to safety.

On thing that bothers him during their fight is every time he think of her name, she will have a one moment stop, as if she responded to it.

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The chance that he'd been waiting for had arrived and with that final blow, the girl lost it. Along with her, he also beginning to feel the consciousness flowed out from his body…

The last thing that he heard before passing out is a voice of someone calling his name and he sure they will be save, at least for one of them…

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"…and I heard from the doctors that my live was miraculously saved. They even said that my Alice effect was reverse to it first state" explain Natsume.

There were also things that he didn't tell Ruka such as Mikan's ability to freeze time temporarily, fused the Alice of others and so on. It still classified and not many people knew about it yet; with the source hidden away.

Ruka can only nod in agreement, not much can be said when things already turn like this.

Without any of them noticing since they moved to face the window, the girl who was placed on the bed already wide awake and gaze at the two in pure curiosity. She recognized the on with black hair as Natsume but the other, the one with blond hair and blue eyes, didn't recall any memories. She want to say something to them but afraid that she might ruin their conversation.

Sensing that they were almost done, she quietly got up from the bed and walk silently on the cold tile floor. Natsume turned his attention to the child who's been tucking his cloth and almost immediately shocked by her appearance. He might already find out who she but seeing Mikan right in front him still happened to be the point of amazement.

Ruka who also saw the two smiled at the young girl, "do we wake you up?"

"No…"

She caught the person's hand whose shirt she tucked earlier. Her face is still blank although her voice sounded more like a cheerful one. "Na-Natsume…"

Her words come out in stutters as Natsume return the grip in a gentle squeeze. He kneel down the same eye level as she is and, also doing the same as Ruka, smile while patting her head, "it's okay. You can tell me"

It's her turn to talked and Mikan had a look of sadness, "I'm sorry…very sorry…I can't stop…sorry" If a girl who had done something wrong, very wrong, apologies, there's tears that followed after.

But in her case, no tears come out. Only the sad look on her face. She seems emotionless despite doing her best effort trying to be forgiven. "Sakura-san, it's okay and Natsume already accept your apologies"

"Oh…" Natsume had a look that said 'yes'.

"So, it's a yes then…? Did my apologies reach you…"

"Yes"

Mikan brighten up. "Thank you!" and hugged Natsume. After that she let go and headed for Ruka.

"Um…mister, you sure are close to Natsume…who are you?"

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That girl is still naïve. They believe in her.

But…

No matter how childlike she is or how innocent those eyes, they still had to remember that this girl still dangerous under some influence.

Author's Note: Fuh, this is one bones-working project that I had done yet since it's choking the life out of me! Sorry if the grammars aren't that good and if it's short(I have headaches) I belief some of the questions from the prequel had been solved and some not…(?)

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P/S: There will be plot thickening in the next chapter. Stay tune! Have a nice day!!!