I do accept critique just no flames cause I like to know what I'm doing wrong. Someone asked what will happen now that the main character is dead? Will you mystically bring her back to life? or something like that. We~ll hehe you'll have to keep tuned to find out~ I'll give some hints see if you can find them. I love mysteries but hate cliffhangers! GRRRR.


-Chapter 6-

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As they cried, Hotaru with a croaky voice from crying, notified her brother at the hospital to prepare an embalming, when he asked why, she just hung up not being able to say it. She bit her lip and went over to Mikan. She knelled at her side running her fingers threw her hair for the last time.

She got up from the floor and went over to Ruka. Hotaru nudged her head into his shoulder still crying. He wrapped his arms around her growing waist, and put his chin on top of her head.

"Hotaru." He said. "If you keep crying your emotion is gonna harm the baby."

He put his hands on her shoulder and made her look at him in the eyes, he was also crying, Hotaru turned her head away, as Ruka croaked out... "Besides if Mikan saw you now what would she think? What would she do?"

That made Hotaru want to cry more, but she didn't. She knew that he was right.

A little later they carried Mikan out to the car and to the car, where they drove to the hospital. Though unknown to them a figure was watching them with sad eyes, but slinked back into the shadows no less.

At the hospital they put Mikan in a surgical room, where Subaru soon came in.

"Now is the time for everyone to say good bye. For good." He gave a slight bow and left.

First was Yuu.

"Out of all of us I wouldn't have guessed you would be the first to go." Yuu started to cry hard. "You were a best friend with a smile that could light the world. Everyone you came across you could befriend with-in a month, even at the time the cold a stoic Natsume. When we came to your school everything was different for us and we finally showed more emotion than ever." Yuu stepped back. (Read the Prequel TBTL fanfic the first couple chapies to get it. Or e-mail me to ask for the details)

Next was Koko.

He walked up with a sad expression, no smile."Ya know, I've always thought of you as a sister through thick and thin, but with my easy-goingness and teasing of Natsume and Hotaru I always thought I would be the first to go out of everyone." he gave a dry laugh. "I hope wherever you are you are happy, you really deserve the happiness for once." Koko also stepped back.

Next was Anna and Nonoko.

"We also thought of you as a relative." Anna said.
Nonoko nodded in agreement. "Together with everyone we were like a big happy family. Through thick and thin as Koko said."
The two looked at each other. "NO MIKAN DON'T GO! WAH! WE WANT YOU BACK! NOOOOOO! YOU DON'T DESERVE THIS!!" Yuu and Koko had to pull them out of the room to calm them down. They cried the whole time before, while, and after this happened though.

After was Ruka

"Mikan you were the first person I lusted after before Hotaru regretably. Natsume had to knock some sece into me." Ruka gave a dry laugh. "I'm really gonna miss you and your cheerfulness. Just please be happy. With or without us. You know that we can come across a few things that all of us could reget, because of you, but you brought us the light along with it." Ruka stepped back.

Hotaru...

"I've known you since diaper days. I have showed my friendship to you by the Baka gun. Eveyone would wonder how we wre friends with that action. But you know that was my way of showing it. Now I reget not allowing you to hug me when you were younger. I...thank you, for giving me someone to rely on.

Everyone left the room to give Natsume his time.

"I loved you through every obstical that people gave me. So when you told me you were preg. I just... couldn't say that I was happy because I didn't know if you were. Also when I left you to go to work, I couldn't help but to wonder. 'What if she's lonely and elops with someone else.' I couldn't stand that idea. I'm really, really, sorry..." Natsume fell to his knees on the side of the bed and he cried.

He cluched her cold hand and looked at her. He ran his fingers threw her hair. Knowing that it'll be the last time her kissed her cold lips. He didn't want to let go. He didn't. He couldn't. But he had to. He slowly moved away, he couldn't leave her like this but like before he had to. One more look through the creek of the door before leaving her. Only her memory to remain on in his head.

They had left Mikan in the care of Subaru, Hotaru's older brother who was to take care of Mikan's body from then on. As all the sad, gruesome, heart stricken, and regret faces left out the door. But Subaru stopped Hotaru from leaving.

"I need you to follow me Hotaru." he said motioning to follow him. She nodded and did so. Subaru led her to Mikan's room, shutting the door behind him.

"What is it?" she asked. He stayed silent and went over to the white blanket covering her best friend. He lifted the covers and Hotaru gasped.

"Wh-What the!?" Hotaru stood there aghast. Subaru picked up something from the bed.

"This." He said handing a paper to her. "Was in her shirt pocket. I'm surprised that you hadn't noticed it."

Hotaru quickly grabbed it from his hand and read it. She gasped covering her mouth and fell to her knees. But...what did the tears mean?

"I think you should leave now. Your friends will be wondering where you went." Hotaru ran out the door, Subaru sighed. What was gonna happen now? He shrugged at his own question, and left the room turning off the lights.

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Hotaru's House, That Night
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Hotaru laid in bed next to Ruka, she turned over and looked at him. She sighed. There was a secret Mikan kept from them today and wanted them to know, everyone, except Natsume.

"Hotaru, what are you sighing about?" Ruka asked one eye opened looking at her.

Damn she was caught. "It's...about Mikan. There's a secret about this death." Ruka shot up.

"A secret? You mean she did cheat on Natsume?" Hotaru shook her head.

"No." Hotaru got up and pulled the drawer on her night stand out. Then handed him the letter. Ruka gaped as he read it. He couldn't believe it!

"We need to show this to the others!" He almost yelled.

"Everyone except Natsume." Ruka looked at her surprised.

"But Natsume needs to know the most! He might even commit suicide soon!" He yelled

Hotaru shook her head. "It'll only be for a while, besides he wouldn't do that, he knows better. He put Mikan through misery! He deserves this!"

Ruka pursed his lips. She was right. "Fine, we'll tell everyone tomorrow."

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The next day
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They called everyone over and told them the secret. Now all they had to do was keep if from Natsume. But how long with that last?


Weird and mysterious...but it's done no less. That's all that matters. If you give me a review saying you want to know what the hints are I'll reply and give you them. There are... 4 hints. Though I might update soon cause even I am getting interested, this story is writing its self practically. Next chapter is gonna be fun and VERY interesting believe me I'm already half way through it...