Me: The last chapter is here! I hope you've all enjoyed the story so far!

Mikan: Are you gonna miss us?

Me: Maybe…

Mikan: (pouts) Maybe?

Me: Er…most probably…?

Mikan: (glares)

Me: (sighs) Definitely. Enough?

Mikan: I guess so!

Mikan stared in shock as Natsume passed out. When Masato had rushed towards Natsume with the giant fireball, not wanting him to get hurt, Mikan had used her nullifying alice. Only, she had used it at her maximum power, causing Natsume to pass out.

She cast a weary glance at Masato who was still standing. Although he looked rather stunned as this was the first time he had seen her alice at work.

'You have a….a nullifying alice?' he asked her incredulously.

'Er…yeah.'

He was silent for a moment. Then he turned to her with a serious expression on his face.

'Why do you want to protect him so much? What is it to you if I kill him or not?'

Mikan smiled a little before replying.

'I don't want anyone killing anyone else; even if you were real enemies – which you aren't of course.'

'What do you mean?' he asked suspiciously.

'Oh come on, don't act like you don't know!' she snapped. Then her tone got softer, 'Masato, I know, and so do you, that Natsume didn't do anything to you. you've never met him before! How could you believe them? How could you believe Persona?'

'T-they took care of me but, they also made me train a lot for this day…' his voice shook a little and looked into her big brown eyes uncertainly.

'Masato…you're only talking like this because you two were separated at birth. If that hadn't happened your lives would have probably been better! But that doesn't mean you can't change now…' there was a hint of pleading in her voice.

'Why should I listen to you anyway?' he started sounding suspicious again, 'Who are you to tell me all this? How do I know that you aren't lying to me too?'

'So you admit that they were lying to you?' Mikan smirked.

'No! I mean yes…I mean no!' he looked very confused.

'Masato, think about it. Why should Natsume want to make your life hell? He's had enough of that in his own life already. And as cold-hearted as he might seem,' she smiled and her cheeks flushed ever so slightly, 'he's really a nice person.'

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Natsume woke up just in time to hear the last sentence. He blinked and stared at Masato and Mikan.

'Aren't I dead?'

They were both so taken aback by that childish question that they couldn't speak for a minute.

Then Masato burst out laughing,

'Nope. All thanks to your little nullifying friend over here!'

'So…' Natsume glanced at him suspiciously, 'I was just lying here, unconscious. Why didn't you kill me?'

Masato looked solemn again, 'Once again…thanks to Mikan.' He smiled at her – a real, genuine smile – and continued, 'I don't know if what I'm doing is right but, I don't want to kill you anymore.'

'Why the sudden change of heart?' Natsume asked coldly.

'Oh I dunno…does it bother you?'

'What bothers me is that Persona is still alive…' he growled.

'Wait! Does this mean that we can be friends? Or…' Masato's voice trailed off hopefully. Mikan beamed and looked at Natsume expectantly.

'I never said anything of the sort.' Masato's face fell. 'But…I could use some help to give Persona a piece of my mind…'

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One week later…

'Natsume! Natsume!' Masato took a deep breath and bellowed, 'NATSUME!!'

'What…?' Natsume turned around and gazed at his seething twin lazily.

'Aren't you forgetting someth-' he started, but never finished it since Mikan came running at full speed towards the cherry tree where everyone was standing and…crashed into the tree.

She giggled and stuck out her tongue. Everyone laughed, except Masato who still wasn't used to this daily ritual of Mikan's.

'…you were saying?' Natsume grinned.

'Er…nothing.' He mumbled.

Things had changed a LOT; for the better. Natsume wasn't as grumpy as he used to be and Masato was starting to get used to living in the alice academy. To top it all, Persona had been sacked. Before Natsume and Masato could even start venting their anger on him, some teachers had arrived and settled everything.

And it's all thanks to Mikan…thought Masato. That weird girl…but I suppose that's what makes her so likeable.

He chuckled a little to himself. Everyone stared at him in surprise. He turned a little red and laughed nervously. Mikan laughed along with him. She turned around to hug Hotaru who punched Mikan with one of her latest contraptions.

'Hey look! Sakura flowers are falling! It's so pretty…' Mikan forgot about massaging the bump on her head for a minute as everyone admired the flower petals that fell from the tree.

Well this is happily ever after… thought Masato.

Mikan started running around the tree in sheer joy and…crashed into it again.

…I guess… and he laughed along with everyone else.

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Me: I have finally finished this story! YAY! Thank you ALL you wonderful readers and reviewers. You have been a great help to me from the start…

Masato: What're you getting all sentimental for?

Me: YOU!

Masato: ME!

Me: …

Masato: ??

Me: Forget it…