For anyone who didn't bother to read my author note from previous chapter, I repeat again. This is a one shot story I make, but still related with my current fic, 'My Only Love'. This happen before that story take place, basically it tell the story of how Mikan first meet with Youichi. You will finally know what's wrong with Mikan, and about Youichi too.. I really work hard in this story, and this is a very long story. But still, it's a one shot.

Disclaimer : Gakuen Alice doesn't belong to me. Tachibana-sensei is the rightful owner of that wonderful story.

One shot: Pinky Promises (From my story, My Only Love)

"You know what princess? You must love life, so that life will loves you back. Then, when you love people, people will love you back."

"Huh? But I don't understand.. Daddy," The little girl whined, before she continued twirling around in her pink gown. One thumb stayed in her mouth, which she sucked greedily like a piece of candy. She didn't seem like she paid any attention to what her father just said. Her father merely chuckled, and catch the twirling girl and settle her on his lap.

"It's ok, Princess. You still only 3 years old. I'm sure when you older, you will understand what I said." He ruffled her hairs, causing her to squeal for him to stop. Giving her a slight hug, he continued,

"So, promise me, you will continue loving everyone around you." The girl nodded, her hair styled into two pigtails bounce with her moves.

"Ok, I promise. I will love mama, oji-san, Hotaru-chan.. even though she so mean with me, but it's ok. And then, there uncle, and…," she continue listing everyone she know using her chubby little finger. He continued smiling looking at the treasure at his life, which at the time seriously busy with her list.

"… my friend and then one I love the most, DADDY!!" she squealed again and hugged him around his torso. "I will tell you 'I love you' everyday, so Daddy must love me back!" she ordered at him.

"Ok, my little one. I will tell you that 'I love you' everyday too."

"Pinky promise?" she asked, holding her small finger out.

"Ok, pinky promise." He intertwined their finger together, sealing the promise.


KRINGGGGG!!!!!

Mikan groaned, her hand shot out and slammed down on the alarm clock to shut it off. She slowly got up, a bit irritated. The scene from her dream before still flashes in her mind.

"It has been such a long time since the last time I have dreaming about dad," she muttered to herself.

"Mikan, have you wake up?" her mother called, before her head poked out from behind the door.

"Already, mom!" she answered back lazily.

"Good. Go get yourself ready. We will go to the hospital after this." With that, she quickly went downstairs to prepare the breakfast.

"Hai…" Mikan mumbled before disappearing into the bathroom.


"I still think all this is unnecessary," Mikan said. They now settled inside the car, driving to the hospital.

"It just a simple medical check up, Mikan. I insist on it. You should know how panic I am when your teacher called me, telling me that you fainted during the class session," her mother answered back.

"It just some dizziness, mom. I know my body better," she said, rubbing her right ear lobe. She didn't want her mother to know about her stomach cramps that always pained her recently.

"By some means, are you trying to lie to me?" her mother taunted.

"What? No!"

"Aaha.. I know every time you try to lie." Her mother tone sound a little mischievous when she said that.

"What?? How??" she almost shouted at her mother.

"I'm not going to tell you," Yuka chuckled when she see her daughter's red face."Beside, if you think your body is fine, there's nothing to be afraid of, right?"

"Right…" she mumbled back, trying to settle the uncomfortable feeling in her heart."I just don't like someone poking my body, or trying to stab me with needles," she reasoned.

Yuka rolled her eyes, hearing Mikan's absurd excuses.


"Ok, we here now." Yuka unbuckled her seatbelt. "Ok, now, I will go to register your name first. You can go wander around. Don't go too far. I don't want to waste my time looking for you."

Mikan snorted and got out from the car. "I know, mom. How old you think I am? I'm 15 for goodness sake." She practically threw her hand up when she said that.

"Well, I will continue treating you like a 5 year old kid, until you stop acting like that." She managed to squeeze her daughter's cheek, ignoring Mikan's irritated 'aaw', before jogging into the registration desk.

"And you should act like a 35 year old obasan," she sneered to her mother retreating back. Seriously, she does love her mother very much, but sometime her childish attitude stressed her, and she can see that it slowly rub to her as well. No wonder Hotaru keep calling her 'childish' to her every whine.

Mikan slowly walked around the hospital ground, before arriving at the hospital's playground. The sound of laughter echoes in the air, as a few kids, mostly the patients in the hospital playing 'Tag' with each other. Some playing in the sandbox, and at the seesaw until her eyes finally settle at the swing. There, she can see a little boy, probably 5 years old, alone swinging himself back and forth. His silver eyes looked longingly at the group of kids playing in front of him. Her eyes squinting at him, and without realizing, her feet have moved and she found herself settling at the swing beside him. In close view, Mikan decided that his silver hair, suit with his silver eyes.

"You not playing with them?" she asked, trying to start a conversation.

Silence…

"It a nice day today, huh?" she tried again.

Again another silence.. The boy looks at her. Slowly, he gets off and stands in front of her, his eyes narrowing.

"What?" Mikan asked nervously. His eyes, too cold and sharp for someone as small as him. And finally, Mikan get to hear his voice.

"There's a male ghost behind you." And he slowly walked away, leaving Mikan screaming in fear.


"What's up with that boy?" Mikan grunted in anger, walking quickly. "To say something like that to someone he just meets. On top of that, to me, who my No.1 list of the scariest thing is a ghost" Mikan stop abruptly, remembering back to what happens before.

15 minutes ago…

After she manage to finally (and embarrassedly) calm her racing heart from screaming in the middle of the day, and in front of all the kids, she looks up to see all the kids (minus the mystery boy) have stop playing and assembled in front of her, curious written in every face.

"Did he scare you?" One boy asked. "Err…" that's all Mikan manage to say, before another boy chirped in.

"He like to scare people." Mikan frowned at him, and suddenly, all kids join in, wanting to tell her theirs opinions.

"He's a freak"

"My mom say not to befriend him"

"Weirdo"

"He always lies"

"Nobody wants to be his friend"

"A loner"

"STOP!!" Mikan found herself shouted. Even though she feel a slight anger at what the boy just did to her, but she is unhappy to hear someone badmouth him. All kids startled, surprised at her sudden outburst. She smiled, not wanting them to be scared.

"Why did you say that?" she asked.

One little girl answer her,"That's what all grown up said. Even the nurses tell us that. Don't go near him." Again she frowned.

"And why is that?" She asked again. This time, a boy decided to answer.

"Because he said he can see ghosts."

Back to present.

"Can see ghost,huh?" Mikan hummed. "A Psychic maybe? Those guys do exist," she thought. But, at the moment, her mom decided to butts in.

"There you are," Yuka said, this time deciding to pull her ear.

"Aww, mom. Why did you do that?" she whined, rubbing her red ear.

"That's for not following my order. I said no wandering too far. And you didn't answer your phone either. I had to run around looking for you," she scolded, and holding Mikan's hand in her, she pulls Mikan along the corridor.

"Oops," that's all Mikan manage to say. Due to all the events before, she already forgot that she has silent her phone.

"Yeah, oops. Come one, the doctor waiting." Yuka pushed Mikan into one of the room. The doctor already seated behind his desk. Mikan squealed when she recognize who the doctor is.

"Subaru-niisan!! How's Hotaru?" she asked. Dr. Subaru only smile at her."Too well, I can say. Sit down, so that we can proceed with the check up." Mikan only giggled, muttering a small sorry, she settle down on the chair in front of him, her mother settled on the one beside her.

"So, you mother said you fainted yesterday. Do you know why?" he started.

"Well, probably with some dizziness, or lack of sleep," she answered confidently.

Her mother coughed beside her.

"Ok, stomach cramps. That's why. Probably due too, you know, those girl thing." She rolled her eyes at her mother.

"How often you suffer from this stomach cramps?" he asked again.

"Sometimes," is her quick answer.

Her mother coughed again.

"Fine, I got it. 2 to 3 times a day, recently. Can you stop that?" she glared at her mother.

"What?" her mother tried to look innocent. "It's not my fault, if you suck at lying," her mother sneered back.

"Geez, thanks for the comment," Mikan bites back. Unable to help, Dr. Subaru smile, hearing those two bites to each other. No wander Hotaru regards these two as 'interesting'.

"Ok, sorry to disrupt your party, but I need to take your blood pressure and everything necessary, Mikan. And then, I want you to do some further sonogram test. Nothing bad. I just want to make sure." He holds the papers in his hands and gets up, motioning for them to follow him.

"Ok.. but, you don't have to stab me with those needles right?" she asked meekly.

"Well, if it requires for some injection, then I have no choice," he answered back.

Mikan groaned, while Yuka chuckled from behind.


Mikan rearrange her clothes back. This Sonogram test that she just did, require her to wrap some jelly, cool stuff on her tummy and then they run some big machine over her stomach. It just some simple, easy test and she glad that there is no need for those needle that she detest so much. The results will finish in 3 hours and her mom has let her to go wandering anywhere she likes while waiting for the report. Of course, this time promising to answer her phone when she called.

"Hold it right there, Youichi. Stop running!" Her head swung in the direction of the voice. A boy crash against her, and she caught him, stumbling and finally collapse together on the floor. By reflect, her hands wrap themselves around the small boy, and she opened her eyes to see who he is.

"It's you!" Both of them shouted at the same time. It's the mystery boy from before and Mikan's anger flared back, remembering her humiliation from before.

"Stop Youichi!" the voice sounded again and Youichi, Mikan assumed that's what his name is, squirmed from Mikan's tight hold around him.

"Let me go!" he snapped at her. "Oh, no way, boy. Clearly you in trouble, and I will gladly turn you up for your punishment." Her smile turned mischievous.

The voice getting nearer, and Youichi getting more tensed. Bracing himself, he decided to do the first thing in his mind.

And for the second time, Mikan's scream filled the air.


"Are you all right?" the voice said. Mikan looks up to an elderly nurse, panting beside her.

"He bite me!!" Mikan whined, holding her injured hand. The bite mark clearly marked on her hand. The nurse only chuckled.

"Follow me, let me treat you wound." She said. Mikan gets up slowly, cursing the little devil named Youichi.

"Wait till I find you. I hope all your teeth fall," she thought darkly.

The nurse leads her into one of the room. At the door, has her name written on it.

"Mdm Seto. Chief Of Nurse." Mikan read.

She ushered Mikan into one of the chairs. "Thanks, Mdm. Seto."

"Just call me Mama Seto. Everyone here call me that." She pulls the medical aid box from the shelve and sit down in front of Mikan.

"Ok. My name Mikan Sakura" Mikan feel a sudden likeness to the nurse in front of her. Her face shone kindness and wisdom and Mikan feel safe when she with Mama Seto. She applies some yellow stuff and wrapped her hand in bandages. After that, she put the box away and pour both of them some tea.

"So, you know our young Youichi?" Mama Seto asked, starting their conversation.

Mikan groaned. "Believe me, our encounter is not something you can call nice," she said, remembering how he scared her with his simple words. "Although.." she paused, remembering his lonely look, alone in the playground, ant then the sharp and cold look he cast at her, and how other kids shunned him out. "The way other peoples treat him is quite.." she paused, thinking for the right word. "..disturbing."

"Our young Youichi is quite… special. He has something that other people don't," Mama seto said, setting her cup on the table.

"Owh, you mean, about how he claims that he can see ghost? You believe about it?" Mikan asked excitedly.

Mama Seto sighed. "I never see one, in all my time working in this hospital. I have worked here almost 30 years. I don't know if I believe about it, but one thing for sure.." she paused, looking directly into Mikan's eyes. ".. that young kid don't know how to lie."

Her words smacked Mikan right in the face, stunned her completely. Somewhere in her heart, she feel guilty when earlier, she thought about the boy as a liar too. Slowly, the words sink into her heart, replacing the anger to sorrow towards the boy.

"But, then, why peoples around him shunned him like that," she asked again.

"That's.. probably due to how people react to some stuff. People nowadays tend to act by following other people as well. They never bother to think deeply about something they just heard, believe blindly about the fact. The stories about him can see all those ghost, although I'm ashamed to admit it, came from the young nurses that works under me. Probably because they never works with case like Youichi. And, nobody wanted to come out to protect him from all those insult from people around, so he resolved himself to become as cold as he can to everyone, never trusting, never believe again." Mama Seto voice sound very sad when she told the story.

"Then, what about his family?" Mikan asked again, eager to know the story behind the cold boy.

"We here are his only family." Seeing Mikan confused looks, she continued. "His mother died giving birth to him, a premature birth. And from what we know, his father too has died before his birth. We are unable to contact his other family, so we can conclude off him as an orphan. Since that, he has been living here all his life. Never seeing the outside world. I can still remember how small and fragile he looked when he was only a few days old. And on top of that, with his weak body, we had been surprised with another news about his body."

Mikan gulped, she didn't feel like she want to know more, but her curiosity win against her, and she found herself asking. "And what's wrong with his body?"

Again, Mama Seto looks directly in her eyes, trying to see if Mikan ready to hear about it. Seeing the determination in her eyes, she sighed.

"Due to his premature birth, he was born with a weak heart. We believe his life can never make it long. He probably died before he turned 20."


Slowly, she made her way to the hospital's playground. She feel dazed with all the news she just got, and the sorrow she feel keep multiplying and before she realized it, she feel some hot water running on her cheek. Am I crying? She thought. Slowly she touches her cheek, proving the presence of tears that come out for someone she barely knew. It's unfair, for a small kid, so young but already suffering so many evil and bad of this world.

The sound of kids laughing snap her away from his thought. Wiping her tears away, she scanned the surrounding and quickly spotted Youichi, at his usual spot, only sitting at the swing looking at other kids playing. Her heart clenched at the scene and she quickly walks towards him.

But, before she can reach him, he already gets off from the swing, and slowly, walks towards the kids playing inside the sandbox. But the next thing happen, she can't never forget for the rest of her life.

One of the kid, bigger than Yoichi shove him out from the sand box. Youichi fall to the ground, probably scraped his knee from the impact. One of the big bully's sidekick decided to nicely showered him with the sand from the box. And the big boy gives him a nice kick at his torso. Unable to look anymore, Mikan stormed to the scene. By that time, Youichi has already got up from his fall, his bang covering the front of his face. All other kids started to chant names at him, from 'freak' to 'weirdo' and many other that she didn't want to hear.

Mikan pulled him into her embrace, and just like in que, all the chant stop. Probably shocked from Mikan sudden appearance at the scene.

"Shame on you guys, lower than a scum." She hissed at them. All faces look surprised, seeing someone just stand up for the kid they have shunned all this time. Quickly, Mikan pull him up and carry him away from all the retarded kids, that's what Mikan thought of them. Youichi stay silent, his face buried in her shirt. Only when they far from the playground, then he speak.

"What are you doing?" He asked in the small voice.

"Shut up. You can cry now. They can't hear you here." Mikan say in a small voice too, but probably he can heard her, because then his body start shaking and Mikan feel a slight damp forming on her shirt.

"It's okay. I'm here now," she whispered. And the silent sobs can be heard from the small boy.

Mikan too feel her tears coming down with him, sharing his sorrow.


Asking help from the nurse, she carried him back to his room. When they arrive there, she quickly helps him discard away all the sand from his clothes and hair. Then Youichi have a quick bath. When he finished, Mikan helped him bandaged all his scratch from the little fight before. Mikan make him seat on his chair, while she bend down to put bandages on his knee. Looking intently at her, finally Youichi asked.

"Why are you being nice to me?"

Mikan look at him intently. "I'm only helping someone in need," she said.

"Then, after all this finish, you can go," Youichi said, looking away from her. Mikan smiled. "Do you want me to go?" she asked back. No answers come from him. Youichi still avoid looking at her and Mikan still waiting for his answer.

Finally, he answered back. "You will go away. Everyone does. They think I'm a freak. And I scared and bite you before." He finished, reminding Mikan about their encounter before. Mikan quickly got up and Youichi's heart sank. She's going away too. "Of course. What else did I hope?" he thought.

SMACK!! A slap from behind his head.

Clutching the stinging part behind his head, he spin and glared at her. "WHAT'S THAT FOR??" he screamed at her.

"Payback," Mikan answered matter-of-factly, waving her bandaged hand in front of him, as it is a common thing she done.

"And.." she back to her early position in front of him, putting her hand reassuringly on his knee.".. I will never afraid of you."

"I can see ghost," he said dryly.

"Well, I am afraid of ghost, and ghost stories.. But believe me, I will never afraid of you, or stayed away from you."

For a while, no sound coming from the two of them. "Do you believe me?" he asked suddenly. Mikan smile. "I do."

"Even though I said there's a ghost behind you?" he asked again.

Mikan smile weakly. "Maybe we can stop about that." She can feel goosebumps all over her body.

"But I'm telling you the truth. He's a tall male, wearing a baseball cap, and a blue striped shirt with a black tracksuit. He wear a blue sneaker.." Youichi words stop when he realizes that Mikan was now clutching at his knee, her eyes wide as a saucer and her body shaking.

"What did you said?" her voice comes out in disbelieve. Before Youichi can say anything, she quickly got up and faced the empty space behind her. One hand shakily come out, trying to feel anything in front of her, but fail. She can't see, hear or feel anything.

"Are you really there..?" her voice shaking too. She swallowed the lump forming on her throat before meekly called,

"DADDY?"

This time, it's Youichi eyes that turn wide as a saucer.


The next call too enters Mikan's voicemail. Clutching the phone on her hand, Yuka fumed."This girl.. Wandering around and not answering her phone again. Maybe this time I pull her pigtails."

The door behind her opened and Dr. Subaru asked her to enter. Confused, she followed the young doctor inside.

"I'm sorry sensei. My daughter is still not here and she not answering her phone.." Dr. Subaru raise her hand, signaling her to stop.

"I know." His tone is very serious, and suddenly, Yuka feel uneasy feeling pooling at the bottom of her stomach. "I want to discuss this with you first, and then, we can talk to her. I want you to be ready."

The uneasiness multiplying, and swallowing, she asked back.

"Is something wrong with my daughter?"


"Are you there, Daddy? Please.. Answer me!" she cried desperately. She feel like crying again. "Damn, what's wrong with my eye gland today?" she thought. Her hands still roaming in front of her, trying to feel anything, anything that can give her prove that her dad was here.

Feeling a slight tug at her jean, she look down at her side to see Youichi stands beside her, his hand now clutching at her jean. But his eyes staring intently at the space beside the door. Mikan follow his line of vision and staring intently at the space, but still fail to see anything.

"He still here," Youichi said. "Is he really your father?" he asked again. Mikan manage to nod as her answer. "By the way you describe his clothes.. It's his favourite. He always come out wearing all those cap.." she mumbled. Youichi look back at the man Mikan called father, standing quietly at the corner. But now he can see a blurred smile forming at his almost invisible face. If he look closely, he can see his brown eyes, just like Mikan's eye. The ghost suddenly looks at Youichi, muttering low words that only he can hear.

"He calling you princess," Youichi said back to Mikan. But those simple words burst Mikan into tears.

"Oh god.." she muttered, her hand now covering her mouth, the tears running through her cheeks. "It's really you, daddy. But how? It's been a long time since you…" a slight pause. "..die. Why are you still here?"

Youichi looks back at the ghost. He seem reluctant to said anything. But finally, he answered and Youichi pass his words back to Mikan.

"He can't move on.." Youichi looks from the ghost back to Mikan. "..because of you. Your feeling. He said something that you regret, that bind him to you. You don't want to let him go, because you forgot saying something to him."

Mikan stunned hearing his reason. "Because of me? But what?" she stammered.

"Try to remember back. It happen on his last day, the day your father died," Youichi encouraged.

"The day my father died?" she stammered again, trying to remember back the day she trying so hard to forget before this.

*Flashback*

"I'm guilty, right?" Yukihira asked his wife during their breakfast that morning. Yuka just shrugged. "To think that you forget to come to her school Sport's Day. Especially after she nagging you about it for the whole week.." Yuka said from the kitchen.

"I am guilty.." he whined.

"She a bit angry right now, because she miss her chance to participate in the parent-student rally yesterday. I'm sure after some time, she cooled down." She put a reassuring hand on his husband's shoulder.

"Maybe I make it up next year," he promised. Yuka only chuckled. "Better late than never," she teased.

The sound of stomping can be heard from above. Both of them flinched, hearing the sound of the angry footsteps. Yuka quickly went to her dishes, but she manages to whisper 'It's up to you now' to his ear first.

The sound ended and a 6 years old kid stands beside the table. Her hair adorned into 2 pigtails and she wearing her kindergarten's uniform.

"Good morning, princess.. You want to have breakfast with Daddy?" he offered meekly. The little girl frowned. She grab her milk and finish it all in one gulp. She then grabs 2 toasted bread and shoved it into her pocket. Giving a final glare at her father, she stomped back to the front door, her father following apologetically behind her.

"I'm sorry princess. I will make it up to you next year, ok?" he still trying to reasoned back with his daughter.

The girl spun back to face his father. "There is no next year. You broke your promise to me Daddy. I HATE YOU!!" with that she stormed out of the door. But before the door properly closed behind her, she heard her father's soft voice, muttering the words that they promise to tell everyday to each other 3 years ago:

"And I Love you, princess."

But she is too angry to care about it.


Yukihira sighed. He has no mood to work today. And now his princess is angry at him. He looks at the front of him and his focus stayed at the souvenir store across the street. Even from here, he can see all the variety of dolls and cute stuffed animals, suitable for a young girl.

Without thinking, he quickly crossed the street. "Mikan will love another doll," he thought. His attention focused solely at the store across the street. He never see the red light for the car that have turn to green, or heard the shout of the pedestrians at the sidewalks that shout for him to stop.

Nor he heard the sound of the truck, speeding towards him.

*End of flashback*

"I remember now.." Mikan said, she now kneeling on the floor. Her tears now wetting Yoiuchi's carpet. But nobody cares about it right now.

"I blame myself that day. Have nightmares almost every night too. I got hysteric in the hospital. I remember, saying that how Daddy die because of my fault, about how I never keep our promise.. My promise to say 'I love you' to him on that day. And regret that my final words to him is 'I hate him'."

Mikan covers her face with her hand. "I'm sorry, Daddy.. Because of my selfish attitude, you died.. And because of me, you can never move on.." she wailed unashamedly, not caring how a 5 years old kid can see her acting like that.

Still kneeling on the floor, she once again trailing her hand in front of her, still trying to feel something that she know, is impossible.

But then, she can fell a sudden cold wind, brush against her fingertips.

Eyes shot open, and hope building in her heart, she try calling again. "Daddy? It's that you?"

Again the cold breeze wiped against her, this time on her cheek.

"Daddy? Daddy??" She called again. Her hand flailing aimlessly in front of her. Trying to feel something more than just a cold breeze.

Youichi only stand by the side, watching the interaction between the 2 lost soul. He knew that this is something he should not mingle himself with. But, not wanting to see Mikan's sad face anymore, the ghost looking desperately at him. Youichi nodded, understand what he want him to do. Slowly, he step in and putting his hand on her, stopping her.

"It's enough," he said. "He didn't want to see those tears on your face anymore, or he will blame himself for it."

Mikan stammered, choked by her own words. "But.. Dad.. I.."

"Your father has to move on. He can't stay here anymore. But, he didn't want to go with your sad face as his final goodbye." His face showed calmness that no one as young as him should possess. Mikan was stunned by his words, but finally, she nodded. Pulling herself up, she quickly wiped the tears of her face. Then, as calmly as she can, she voice out.

"Goodbye Daddy. I hope we can meet again in the afterlife. Don't worry, I will remember everything you teach to me." Fighting back the tears that still threatening to come, ".. and I love you Daddy, forever, in my heart" she whispers.

Again she feel the cool breeze in front of her, and distinctly, she can heard his father voice, always soft and soothing, whispers back. "..and so do I, my princess.."

And then, as sudden as it has come, she can feel the cool breeze gone.


Youichi fidgeting on his spot, not knowing how he should approach Mikan. At that time, the girl didn't move, or said anything. The only sound he can hear is the sound of her calm breathing.

"He's gone now, right?"

"Huh?" Youichi stupidly asked back.

"My father.." her face turned to face him, and Youichi glad to see her smile. " He had move on, right?"

Smiling back, "Yeah. He had." His answer brought more smile on her face. But before he can say anything more, Mikan has already pulled him into her embrace. Due to his reflect, he squirmed, trying to release himself. But Mikan only tightening her hug.

"Arigato, Youichi.. For everything.." she whispers. Youichi stop squirming, surprised by her words. Because, this is the first time someone thanked him for the ability that he cursed. All other people have rejected him and shunned him away when they heard about it. And Youichi feel a sudden calmness wash over his heart, glad that he can finally make something right.

Unconsciously, his hand too wrap around her, hugging her back. The final words from the ghost before he step into The Light rings in his ears.

'Please believe in my daughter.'

"I will," Youichi thought, hugging the sobbing girl tighter.


"What did you says, sensei?" Yuka asked back, unable to believe what she just heard.

"Please calm yourself. I know it's hard for you to accept it, but this is the truth," Dr. Subaru calmly said.

"Please don't make a joke at a time like this.. A 3rd stage cancer? She look perfectly fine to me!" unable to calm herself, her voice grew louder with every words.

"I assure you I never joke. I'm sure her stomach pain has come a long time ago. She suffered something we call Pancreatic Cancer. It's something that hard to detect until it has spread to far. And.." he paused, searching for the right words.

"What's wrong again, Doctor? What's going to happen to my daughter?" she asked impatiently.

" And Pancreatic cancer's patient usually have only maximum 1 to 2 year to live. And their survival rate only 5%" he grimaced at his words, feeling his heart sinks too.

"Oh, god.. My baby.." she wailed into her hand. The images of Mikan's happy face flashes on her eyes.


"Hey, Youichi? Come live with us. I promise I will take care of you, forever.." Mikan said.

"Are you serious? Me living with you? Forever? "he asked again. Mikan merely laugh at his stunned face. "Yeah, I will be by your side, protecting you forever," Playfully, she pulled at his nose.

"You promise?" he asked again, unable to believe what she just said.

Mikan smile. Holding her small finger out, she said..

"I promise. Pinky Promise."


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