Ahh! Sorry for the long wait! . I've been procrastinating too much again. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!


"Are the two of you dating?"

My head started pounding painfully, my throat contracting as I tried to swallow. I've never heard her sound like that before.

Her gaze was so strong, I couldn't look away even if I wanted to. It looked like she was silently demanding an explanation, despite her sickly sweet voice.

I gulped, not knowing what to say.

"Yes, we are dating." I almost jumped out of my skin when Luna suddenly cut the silence. I looked nervously back and forth between the two girls who seemed to glare at each other.

What the hell is going on?

Then, the guy standing behind Mikan—Tsubasa—suddenly gave out a small, awkward laugh to loosen the tension.

"Well, uh, congratulations to you two! Natsume, you sure got good eye for women!" He set his hand lightly on Mikan's shoulder, and she didn't seem to care. I narrowed my eyes unconsciously.


"Tsubasa, you're not helping at all." I whispered to him menacingly, giving him a glance that told him I would get him later. He gulped, but did not remove his hand.

I was thankful for that, or else I may have just pounced on the both of them and started a cat-fight.

I straightened myself and gave out another smile.

"Indeed, you do have good eye for women. I guess perhaps your playboy personality didn't change even though you've lost all your memories." Both Natsume and Luna stiffened at this. Tsubasa started murmuring prayers.

But I wasn't finished.

"I suppose you're also quick to move on." That seemed to set Natsume off as his eyebrow twitched and sat up straighter, face serious.

"'Quick to move on?' Mikan, you can't say such things like that. After all, it's not my fault I don't remember you." His eyes widened after he said that and seemed to realize he said the wrong thing. His words stung me like nothing else, and I felt the prickling sensation of tears behind my eyes.

"T-That's right." I whispered into the silent room. Luna had her hand in Natsume's and I focused on that. "I'm being childish and unreasonable again. It's not your fault." I started shaking, and Tsubasa held my arm gently.

"Congratulations." I gave them a smile, the best I could muster, and I could almost believe it was genuine.

"Wait! That's not what I meant…" He trailed off in desperation of explaining but I already had enough. I was done.

"Let's start this over. Hello, my name is Mikan Sakura. Let's be friends!"

My own words kept echoing in my mind from so long ago and I realized it was impossible. I couldn't possibly stay friends with him when my own feelings were so messed up.

I still love him.

But he doesn't even know me.

I kept shaking, but I held back my tears and everything in the room blurred.

"I'm sorry, Natsume. I'm so sorry." And for the second time, I ran out of his room as quickly as I could and I couldn't keep my tears at bay.


I watched as she ran out the room, droplets of water flying in the air.

Tears.

I felt terrible, my heart ached, but I couldn't quite pinpoint the feeling. I felt like I was tearing apart inside.

"Seems like you've never changed. Natsume Hyuuga's still a jerk after all." I glared at Tsubasa as he looked at me with pity and detest at the same time.

"What are you talking about?" I spat out and he gave me a dull expression.

"You made her cry. Making a girl cry is abominable, man." He shook his head at me like he didn't know what to do with me. It made me fume.

"Natsume, maybe you should talk to her…?" Luna asked but trailed off as she looked at the floor. "But to tell you the truth, I don't really like her."

Her grip tightened on my hand and I heard Tsubasa give out a rude scoff, but I ignored him and kept my eyes on Luna.

"Why is that?" I asked gently as I saw tears well up in her eyes.

"Well, I mean, what girl would like a women who used to be the lover of her boyfriend?" Luna bit her lips as she tried to keep the tears in.

"I feel as if she wants to take you away from me. I know we just started dating and all but…" She took a shaky breath and my heart ached at her like this. "…But I really love you, Natsume."

"I…" I hesitated, but didn't know why. I saw Tsubasa was watching intently from the corner of my eyes. "I love you too." Once the words left my lips, they didn't feel quite right. But that couldn't be; I love Luna.

"My, how sweet of you two." Tsubasa bit his cheek. "I see why you wouldn't care whether Mikan was crying or not."

His voice cut through me like knives, but I didn't understand why. I stayed silent as I watched his midnight blue eyes.

"Don't go near Mikan ever again until you regain your memories. She's important to me, so I don't want to see her like that ever again." Tsubasa turned around swiftly and made his way out. My heart sped up in panic when he said I wouldn't be able to see Mikan again. I'm helplessly confused at my own reactions.

"Wait!" I called out before I could even think and Tsubasa stopped and stared at me questionably.

"A-Are you and Mikan…dating?" I couldn't help but ask. It's been almost two months and a half since the accident, so it could be a possibility.

He stayed silent as he watched me, and I grew nervous.

"We are." He said before walking out and I slumped on the bed. Luna had let go of my hand before I even knew it and she was silent as I turned towards her.

"Natsume?" She whispered and I hummed in reply, urging her to go on.

"Do you…still love Sakura-san?" Her voice was filled with pain and she didn't dare look at me, and I wanted nothing more than to tell her it's not true and that I only loved her.

But the words wouldn't come out.

We both stayed silent for several minutes, and out of nervousness, my hand trailed around the hospital bed. Then I felt something odd. It wasn't the usual textures of the bedsheets, but it felt a little rougher and it was small. Pulling it out under the pillow, I looked down to find a small, yellow bag.

'Oh that's right, I ran back into the house to get this.' I thought as I opened the bag and let it's contents fall into my palm.

The stone inside was a beautiful tangerine orange and seemed to be faintly glowing. I put it against my cheek and I felt it's warmth against my skin.

Just like a miniature sun.

Like Mikan.

Then I finally understood.

"I-I'm sorry Luna. In the end, I still love her." I told her, setting the stone back into the drawstring bag.

"I don't remember everything, but I do remember some bits and pieces. It's a little blurry, but I can't be mistaken." I held Luna's hand gently and lifted it against my lips for a kiss.

"Thank you for everything, and I'm sorry." Tears were freely running down her cheeks now, but she smiled at me nonetheless with those gentle, ice blue eyes.

"I understand." She sniffed softly. "I love you, but I know no matter what, Sakura-san loves you much more than I do." She returned my kiss by placing one on the back of my hand.

"But what about that guy just now?" She thought for a moment. "His name was…Tsubasa?"

My mood turned sour.

Right, he said he was dating Mikan.

"Well, he told me not to see Mikan until I regain my memories…" I thought deeply at what I should do now.

"I'll try to talk to him. I'm sure if I talk to him, he'll understand and I can fight him fair and square for Mikan." She nodded at me, and reluctantly let go of my hand. Straightening up, she looked at the floor and I felt awful for doing this to her.

"You should stay here for a few more days and make sure you recover." She made her way out the door.

"Luna." I called before she closed the door, and she paused, but did not look at me. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." She whispered before closing the door behind her.


"Mikan!" I could hear Tsubasa calling me frantically, but I did not slow down. "Mikan, please wait!"

He caught up to me and grabbed my arm, trying to force me into a halt.

"Come on, don't cry for him. He's always been like that, hurting you over and over again." I sniffed, but no more tears came out. I did not dare look at him.

"It pains me to see you like this all the time, Mikan." He brushed my bangs away gently and wrapped me into a tight embrace. In his arms, I calmed down and felt secure.

"I wish…" I whispered as I buried my face against his chest. "I wish I never fell in love with him." He held me tighter in response.

"Tsubasa-senpai, you're so kind. You've always been here for me." I buried myself deeper into him, trying to shield myself from the cruel world.

"You're my precious kouhai. I wouldn't leave you for the world. That guy doesn't deserve you, treating you like that." He whispered against my hair, rubbing my back soothingly.

"It's not his fault for getting into that accident." I pulled away slowly, but I still held onto him and wiped my new tears away. "If only I fell in love with someone like you, senpai."

He stayed silent as I tried calming down, but he didn't let go of my elbow and kept a strong grip on me.

"What if…" He started, quietly, and I turned to look at him. He seemed troubled, opening and closing his mouth like a goldfish. But then he stared at me with his beautiful midnight blue eyes and I couldn't seem to look away. He gathered me in his arms again, even tighter than before until I could barely breathe.

"Senpai?"

"What if...you did fall in love with me?" My eyes widened at this and I thought in my mind that he must be joking. But his serious tone of voice and his tight embrace couldn't be mistaken.

"Huh?"


So? Did you guys like it? Comments, critics, suggestions are all very welcome! Natsume has realized he loves Mikan and wants to win her back, but at the same time Tsubasa kinda confessed to Mikan. Since Mikan is so messed up right now, will she say yes to Tsubasa, or will she go back to Natsume? Stay tuned!

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