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Summary: Mikan and Natsume were childhood friends but a tragedy cause them to broke apart making Mikan lose her memories and Natsume being a loner because of their families blaming him of the incident. After many years the meet up again will they recognize each other and make the puzzle pieces put in their right places?

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Chapter 2:

To Get Broken And To Get Fixed

Time has passed already and it was in the midst of November. Mikan and Koko's relationship was still going strong. The couple was always seen together: walking to school, eating together at lunch, Koko will go walk up Mikan to her class and sometimes even go home together despite both of their busy schedules.

One morning when Mikan was walking to school she glance at her surroundings and realize that is was already autumn, the leaves were everywhere and are still falling down. She smiled a bit feeling the breeze of the morning then suddenly she realize where was Koko she haven't seen him this whole morning, usually they were always crossing paths because of the directions of their house. Curiosity ran across her mind wondering where he was.

By the time she reach school and went to her lockers to fetch her things he was still missing. The whole day pass and she didn't saw a strand of his dirty blond hair. She almost met everyone along the whole day, she already ask some people if they have seen him but there was no trace. She was already getting worried.

When she was about to go home she saw a note at her desk telling her to go to the roof top. She taught that it was Koko because of his handwriting.

She turn the knob of the door of the roof top and saw him there, her assumptions was correct it was him. She quickly walk up near him and gave him a hug.

"Hey, Mikan-chan," Koko said smiling.

"Hello Koko, so what's up?" Mikan said wondering what he was having in mind.

"Come on." Koko said pulling her going near the fences to take a view on the surroundings. Then he took her hand and put a ring on her finger. Mikan was surprise but held it in and look at him straight in the eye.

"Happy third monthsary, Mikan-chan!" Koko said to her grinning happily and staring at her with great sincerity.

"Thank you, Koko." She said at him. She wasn't expecting Koko to give her such a gift because all this time it didn't cross in her mind that Koko really loves her.

The next thing he did made her more astonished, he pull her to a kiss which made her jump out of surprise because Koko haven't kiss her before and besides that happen out of the blue. Koko then hugged her tightly and whispered to her ears saying,"I really, really love you Mikan."

"I love you too." Mikan said with a slight guilt and regret in her actions because she never really loved Koko and she thought that this was just a game up till now not until it turn out to be this serious.

While the couple was up in the roof top having their moment, a boy was watching them. His crimson eyes staring at them and feeling down as usual like he always do every time he can catch a glimpse of them.

Time flew by really fast and Christmas season came. Sadly Mikan can't celebrate Christmas with Koko because both of them has personal matters to do; their only option was to communicate through the use of their cell phones, either by texting or calling.

To: Mikan

From: Koko

Merry Christmas! Hey, how are you?

From: Mikan

To: Koko

Merry Christmas too! I'm fine here but I'm feeling kinda bored, how 'bout you?

From: Koko

To: Mikan

I'm fine too.

As Mikan read the messages that Koko send to her she smiled at them, she felt that even though they are far away they are still close right next to each other. She was really happy that she felt that this would still be with each other forever, if she only knew though.

The days passed and it was already December 29, Mikan was getting upset due to the fact that she had sent so many messages to Koko and neither one of them was replied, even the phone calls she made was left unanswered. The only voice she can hear was the voice of the answering machine or the ringing and beeping sound the other line as she dialled his number. She was really getting pissed.

"What happened to Koko-kun, he haven't replied even a single one of any of the text I sent him since yesterday!" Mikan said. She was really irritated, well who wouldn't be right? She was just one of the million girls out there who was wishing to greet their boyfriends a happy birthday. Nothing was clearly wrong with that.

She was about to give up after pressing the numbers for the 20th time and texting him for um I don't know hundred times, wait nope that was not the correct amount maybe a thousand would do, when someone for god sake finally answered the phone.

"Hello?" Koko said on the other line.

"Happy birthday Ko..." Mikan said but then the call was cut by Koko. He actually shut off his phone.

"Uhhh! That stupid! Uhhh!" Mikan said. She was really furious or maybe even worse.

She grab her phone and texted him. She told him:

To: Koko

From: Mikan

So that's what you want, well I'm not gonna tolerate that attitude of yours, I'm breaking up with you!

Mikan then receive a text message saying that:

To: Mikan

From: Koko

What! You're braking up with me just because I didn't answer your texts and calls? Well then if that's what you really want, we're through! You never love me anyway right?

To: Koko

From: Mikan

Yeah! That's right!

Out of her anger she replied that to him without thinking of the consequences, after a while when she realize that she did something rash and irrational she cried helplessly in the corner of her room because it finally click to her that she just let go one important person in her life.

The next day...

Mikan's hazel eyes were sore from crying. She was still sulking since last night for the reason that she broke up with Koko already. She open her phone and called Hotaru.

"Hotaru, Koko and I broke up." She said while tears were welling up again in the corner of her eyes.

"Huh, why? I thought you two were fine? You guys were always together, what the hell happened?" Hotaru said surprised and shock evident in her voice because of the revelation Mikan made.

After that Mikan narrated the events that took place and Hotaru, on the other hand understand Mikan's feelings but told Mikan that her reason for breaking up isn't enough to do such things, it was indeed unreasonable. After her conversation with Hotaru, she regretted her actions badly.

Christmas vacation ended up quickly and they are already returning at their usual schedule; going to school and attending classes. The news about their break up spread to their campus like wildfire, almost everybody knew it already even the teachers. Well Koko belonging to the popular class of people and Mikan being one of the pretty girls in their school everybody monitors their every move they make.

"Wow, they finally broke up." The crimson eyed lad said in his mind while seeing the brunette walking alone at the corridors of their school.

He might be a little glad that her relationship with her boyfriend ended already but seeing her so down was breaking his heart, he couldn't afford seeing her unhappy.

"Maybe it's not that really nice having the two of them broke up." He thought gazing at the figure. He was planning to approach her and cheer her up but while he was walking toward her, he saw Hotaru coming her way so he just leave them be. He knows that with Hotaru on her side she'll be fine.

After a while...

On their classroom while Mikan was still depress, Hotaru was at her side keeping her company.

"Hey, I know that you're still down but come on you've been like that since Christmas vacation. You being like that makes you ten times uglier." Hotaru said to her without looking straight in to her eyes but she is obviously trying to cheer up her best friend beside her.

"Okay. I'll try." Mikan said softly forcing a smile.

"Well, lessons' are starting already." Hotaru said changing the subject, she don't want Mikan to go emotional again. She hate seeing her like that, crying is definitely not for her.

"Okay." Mikan replied wearing her usual cheerful smile to Hotaru.

Mikan really tried her best to retain her usual lively attitude but as the day passes by its gotten worse than before. Mikan kept away herself from everyone including Hotaru.

Meanwhile...

The crimson-eyed boy was having a conflict inside him, he was looking at her again while she was on the school garden sitting below the trees and he was having a second thought if he would or he wouldn't talk to her. When he finally made up his mind he then change it again he assume that Mikan needed her time alone to think things over.

Back to Mikan...

Mikan heard the sound of footsteps and she already knew who they belong to so she didn't bother to look and just talk to the person, "Hey, Hotaru can I asked you something?" Mikan said finally tearing her gaze on the scenery and directing them to Hotaru.

"Sure, what is that?" Hotaru said to Mikan with a calm voice but on the inside she was really confuse, Mikan rarely turn into her serious mode. She was happy that she was ready at last to tell her what's wrong.

"Hotaru, what if I ask Koko to have him return in my life again?" Mikan ask Hotaru seriously.

"I think that would be ridiculous." Hotaru said to Mikan.

"But why? I finally realize I love him! And I don't know what to do anymore." Mikan said sobbing again.

"Well, I know you did something wrong about you being rash in your actions, but I think Koko also has his faults, why the hell wouldn't he answer your calls or text. I think that it's his responsibility to keep your relationship strong not only you doing all the work besides if that simple responsibility of replying your text and calls is already hard for him what makes you think that he can do a harder one. He didn't even bother to explain his reason. " Hotaru said with little annoyance. She was mad to Koko for doing this to her best friend.

"I really don't know what to." Mikan said still crying her eyes out.

"Well, If I was you I just leave things be, move on and forget your plan of reconciling with Koko. I don't think it's worth it, let go and move on he's not the only boy in the world." Hotaru said to her trying her best to stop her from crying. She knows that it's not her character to show emotions but who can blame her, its Mikan we're talking about here.

"I guess you're right about that." Mikan said while she wipe out her tears and smiling. She decides that she will move on and do her best to find that someone special who she can say that she will love and care for forever.

Hotaru smile to her and took her hands to pull her up. "Come on; let's go to that favorite cafe of yours, what was its name?" Hotaru inquired to her.

"Pastry-rific. It's just across the street." Mikan said this time pulling Hotaru.

The two best Friends the walk happily and Mikan being determined to forget the past, get on with the present and build the future.

END of Chapter II

Authors' Note:

We thank Gidibuboo and iksa for reviewing chapter one. Um about the boy well, we hope this chapters will answer your questions. The next chapter will finally contain Natsume and Mikan! Yey!

Kim & Nee