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Chapter Ten : Day One...

" One more thing. "

" What? " asked Natsume.

" She'll be staying at your house."

Natsume stared at him wide eyed. " Say what!? " he snapped at him.

" You are her husband! Where else will she stay? "

" Couldn't she stay with you? "

" Don't you think she'll find it suspicious as to why her husband doesn't want her with him? "

Ruka had him cornered...he knew that..after all...her loss of memory was partly his fault..."

" I guess..."

" Well it's settled then. You're gonna be her husband till she recovers..."

Natsume's last thought before Ruka left...what had he gotten himself into...

Soon afterwards Natsume went into the hospital room to give Mikan the news. She was still asleep and had curled herself into a ball. She looked so vulnerable, sleeping soundly there. How would she ever take it if she remembers all that happened? Just then Natsume snapped out of this thougth as Mikan stirred.

" Mikan..are you awake? " he asked tenderly.

" Hmmm? Umm..yah, Sumire you have my papers ready? "

Natsume stood there,thungerstruck. Did Mikan already remember everything?!

Just then Mikan's eyes fluttered open and she spotted Natsume beside her. " Dear why do you look so worried? Has something happened? "

Natsime visibly breathed out a sigh of relief. " No, it's nothing...the doctors said you could come home. " he finished with a smile.

" I can!? " exclaimed Mikan with tears in her eyes. " I wanna go right now! "

" Yah we will go right now. The formalities have been taken care by Ruka so we can leave whenever your ready. "

" Me? I can't wait to leave! I wanna see our house and everything. "

Natsume tensed. In all this fuss he had completely forgotten about his grandmother! What would she say when he arrives with Mikan in his arms?! Maybe...he could tell his grandmother they got married and since Mikan already believes that, he could get what he wanted initially. Natsume mentally slapped himself. How could he think something like that at such a time?! He would have to handle things with his grandmother later, right now he needed to take Mikan to his place.

" Once we are ready, we can leave. " he finished.

So, the bags were packed and soon Mikan was heading towards the Hyuuga mansion with Natsume in his ford. In less than half an hour, Nastume was leading an anxious Mikan towards the mansion. As soon as he got in, Shadow tackled Natsume to the ground once again and Mikan, though a little hesitant at first, went forward to pet it tenderly. " We have a dog? That's wonderful...I love animals."

Natsume slowly eased Shadow out of the way, he got up and straightened his shirt. He approached the number of maids away from Mikan, who has their curious glances fixed on her and said sternly. " Fix a room for the lady at once. Make it as comfortabe as possible." They immediately left to do his bidding without a word.

Next, Natsume asked Mikan to make her comfortable as he made his way towards his grandmother's room. He slowly opened the door and went inside. " Ahh, Natsume my boy, who is it that you brought with you? " she said as she lay with her eyes closed.

Nastume was taken aback. " Who told you? "

Mrs. Hyuuga smiled slowly. " I could hear her laughter from down stairs my boy. Who is she? "

" Well...you see darling you are always asking me to get married right? So I..."

" Ohh!! " her hand fluttered to her heart and she sat up adruptly. " Did you get married to her?! oh dear.."

" No! No! " Natsume rushed to her side and held her firmly.

" You didn't!? Why not?! I thought that atlast you found your match..." Mrs. Hyuuga lay back down.

" Its just that...hell I can't lie to you..." he ran his hand through his hand with frustation.

" And you won't. What's the matter? "

" This girl...well she had an accident and lost her memory and now she's under a misunderstanding."

" What sort of misunderstanding? " she asked carefully.

" She thinks well... she thinks that.."

" There you are...I 've been looking for you honey and..oh! I'm sorry, I see your busy. I'll come back later"
Mikan was about to leave the room when Natsume called her back.

" Grandma, this is Mikan. And Mikan this is my darling Grandmother."

" Such a pretty young face. " smiled Mrs.Hyuuga.

" Its a pleasure to meet you Mrs.Hyuuga. " smiled back Mikan.

" You look aweful my dear, I'm sure you need some rest, Natsume sweetheart, escort her to her room will you? "

" Surely Grandma. I'll be right back. Lets go Mikan. " with that Natsume lead mikan towards the suite that had been prepared for her. Just as they entered Mikan admired the wonderful architechture of the place. " So this is our bedroom? " she asked slowly.

Natsume looked up adruptly. What was he supposed to say now!? " Err...no this is not. " he stammered out atlast.

Mikan face held noticable dissapointment. " Oh...we sleep in different rooms? But why... "

" No we don't usually sleep separately. " Natsume quickly provided. " It's because your ill...I want you have some time to yourself instead of me hovering about all the time. " he finished with a smile.

Mikan smiled back at him with admiration. " I'm really lucky to have a husband that's so thoughtful about me. And what have I given you in return? I don't even remember you! " she burst out in tears.

" Honey please..." Natsume rushed to her side. " Don't push yourself. It will all come back to you, I know. " It was then that he embraced her. He couldn't help it. She looked so vulnerable. He just had to hold her to himself and make sure she was alright..

" I don't want to sleep separately..." Mikan chocked out. She looked up at his face to find him looking back at her. " I want you beside me. And I don't mind your presence all the time, infact that's what I want. If you don't mind having a wife who doesn't have a single thread of memory about our wonderful life together so far, then I'd like to sleep with you beside me darling. " she looked up at him expectedly.

Now what could he say to that!? It was almost close to impossible to refuse to that! There was no way he could refuse that. " Ofcourse sweetheart. I'd love that. " he said as he brought her face close to his and took possession of her lips. Her eyes closed owing to the intimacy of the kiss. His hand craned its way to the back of her head, holding her close to himself and Mikan let her hands encircle his neck and as she stood on tip-toe. After a while he let of her and told the maids to shift her belongings to his room and then, leaving Mikan to rest, he headed once again towards his Grandmother's room.

" Are you still awake? " he asked slowly as he enterned the room.

" Yes I am. " She said as she sat up on her bed, leaning on a pillow behind her head.

Natsume came around and kissed her on the cheek. " How are you feeling? "

" Old as ever. " retorted his Mrs.Hyuuga.

" Don't say things..."

But Natsume was cut short as Mrs.Hyuuga continued. " She's pretty isn't she? "

Natsume was taken aback by the sudden statement. " It's nothing like that...I feel partly responsible for what happened and so I think she's my responsibility, and that's why I brought her here. "

Mrs.Hyuuga frowned slightly. " Natsume, I just asked if you think she's pretty or not. I didn't ask for an explanation." she finished with a smile.

" Oh.. " was all Natsume could say.

" So you think she's pretty? " she persisted.

Pretty!? She was down right gorgeous! And there was no way he could lie to his Grandmother and get away with it. " Yah she is. " he stated simply.

Mrs.Hyuuga gave a contented sigh. And then sat up again and looked up at Natsume. " Now tell me. What happened?"

" Well...she got into this accident you see...and then I took her to the hospital and well the people there assumed I was her husband and now she..thinks so too, because she lost her previous memory. " Natsume finished with great difficulty.

Mrs.Hyuuga stared back at Natsume with a confused expression. " Why do you feel responsible for what happened? " She asked slowly.

Natsume had definately no intention to tell his Grandmother that he asked her to bear his child. " I...made her angry and...she ran off into the street and thats how the accident happened. "

" She didnot look like the type of girl who'll run off into the street without a good reason for it. She seemed very level headed. " She stared into Natsume's eyes. " You're not telling me the complete truth are you?"

" I am telling you the truth Grandma. " He said as he got upto leave. " I better go and see if she has settled down. "

" Hold it Natsume. " she said slowly.

Natsume stopped in his tracks and looked back at her. " Yes? "

" She thinks your her husband? " she said it in such a way as if hearing to it for the first time. " She's going to live here then? "

" Yes Grandma she is. Till she recovers and the truth comes to her. " He finished.

" I see, go off then...you have to clean up your own mess. " she said as she slid into the covers once again and her breathing slowed down as she fell into a deep sleep.

Natsume left the room and then headed towards his own.

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Darkness fell and Mikan settled down comfortably in the Hyuuga Mansion. Dinner was served and Mikan and Natsume had their's in the dining room while Mrs.Hyuuga's one was served upstairs in her room. Once finshed with dinner, it was time to go to bed and Natsume tensed up even thinking about it. Sure it was not going to be the first time he would be sleeping beside a woman but Mikan was different. She was innocent and he didnot want anything to happen which they both would regret later on. So what should he do!? Pretend to have a headache? Or maybe if could go to bed so late that Mikan would be already asleep. Yah that sounded good. That's what he'd do.

" Honey why don't you go up to bed now? You look tired. " Natsume said with concern.

" Yah I will. What about you? " she asked, looking up at him.

" I have a little work to catch up on. I'll be a while."

" Work? Now? " she asked with genuine disappointment.

" Well yah. "

" No, your coming to bed now! Look at you! You look so tired yourself! " she exclaimed.

" No honey, I have to do it. There's a lot i have to catch up on. " Natsume insisted.

" Not a chance. You can do it tomorrow. Come on now. " she urged him towards the stairs.

" But..."

" Please? " Mikan pleaded.

There again Mikan got him cornered. There was no way he could refuse that look!

" Alright fine. " He finally gave in.

" Good! " Mikan said happily.

Once in the room, Natsume spent long hours in the bathroom, and then even longer to get dressed for bed. Finally when he did get into bed, Mikan was still awake. As he lay down, Mikan snuggled up to him.

" Tell me something. " she said a little afterwards.

" Yah?" Natsume asked softly as he played with her hair unknowingly.

" Are you deliberately avoiding me? " She asked, her voice a little strained.

Natsume immediately tensed up. " What..makes you think that? "

" It's okay I understand. " she said as she let go of him and turned the other way. " Good night. "

Natsume lay still for sometime and then a smile spread across his face as he looked her way. She had her back turn to him but he was sure she crying. He turned her way and then draped his hand across her waist and pulled her closer to himself. He kissed her hair and murmured a 'Good night' to her and slowly feel asleep. As far as he could remember...that was the best sleep he ever had.

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