Woo! Chapter….10 now, right? I think this is probably going to be the last chapter…but anyway, here's chapter 10!

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"Hey?" Ruka asked. Natsume was still in the state of shock.

"What?" Hotaru managed to respond. Heck, she was still in shock, too.

"What…just happened?"

Hotaru looked at herself. She didn't look much different…except that she was in the Alice Gakuen uniform. They were all still in Mikan's room. Her lifeless body was still in front of them.

"I…I-I'm not sure…."

"…Can angels even die?"

"…Well, technically, no. But…angels CAN shed blood…and they can turn into ghosts who wander and have no purpose in life…"

"So…that means that…she's wandering?"

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"She…She might have not even become a ghost….she…may have just vanished…"

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After what seemed like years of silence, Narumi came into the room.

"The nurses told me something had happened and wanted me to check it out…"

"Oh my God…."

The three younger humans turned to look at him.

"She…she's gone…"

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Three weeks after the incident….

The blood was cleaned up, the windows were repaired and everything went back to normal.

At least, for most of the students. Since Hotaru was human, she regained her Invention Alice and attended the school.

But ever since the incident, Ruka, Hotaru and Natsume were always together. Ruka liked Hotaru. Natsume liked Mikan. Hotaru…well, she liked Ruka back they were also the only other people who had been at the death of her angelic friend. They became a couple over the past couple weeks. Ruka said an occasional 'Hi" to people who tried talking to him, but Hotaru was usually stoic anyways, so she didn't say anything. Natsume shut himself off completely. He didn't talk to anyone. He just sat in the classroom looking out the window or the bottle with the feather he got from Mikan.

Narumi and all of the other students tried their best to be happy, but it was hard for them, too. Mikan...she was their friend too!!

"Class dismissed," Narumi said. "Hotaru, Ruka, Natsume, I'd like to talk to you."

As the rest of the class left, the three people glumly made their way up to their teacher.

"I want you guys to know to try not to be too sad for her…"

Natsume, Hotaru and Ruka all exploded at once.

"WHAT?!"

"Don't take it the wrong way. Well…here." He handed them a piece of paper.

"I found it on the table this morning…I think you might want to read it."

They went outside, under the Sakura tree and opened the paper.

Dear…well, Everyone,

I'm so sorry for everything…I used the last bit of magic I had for this, so it probably won't last if you finish reading this. But…I'm sorry. I've caused so much trouble for everyone, haven't I?

Try not to grieve for me…there's so much around you. Don't be blinded by grief, okay? It's my fault…I'm sorry. Who knows? I might be able to see you guys again. So until then…please keep strong for me, okay? And I want Natsume to know…

I love you.

-Mikan Sakura.

A Sakura petal from the tree landed on the paper, and it started to disintegrate.

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"Thank you…Mikan…and…me too." Natsume whispered.

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One Year Later….

Soft, white, sparkly snow blanketed the Academy. Snow-Winter-December-Christmas.

Yup, it was Christmas already. Hotaru, Ruka, and Natsume were already about 18 now.

The Academy was already having a party, and everyone was dressed up with Santa hats and winter clothes and such.

"A year now…huh…?" Natsume said, drinking some water.

"Yeah…" Hotaru said.

"She should also be around 18 now…" Ruka added.

They all watched the snow fall.

"I'm sure Mikan-chan is happy where she is." Nonoko said, coming over.

"Yeah," Koko also piped in.

Everyone still had Mikan clear in their minds.

"And now everyone," Narumi said into the microphone, standing up.

"I'd like to introduce a very special guest!!" He said. Everyone crowed around.

"Please come in!"

A beautiful girl with long hair down to her waist and red ribbons in her hair appeared on the stage. She wore a short, red gown which was above her knees and a white mask over her face.

"Konichiwa, minna-san! Do you remember who I am?" She asked, as Narumi handed her the microphone.

Everyone looked around, shaking their heads. No one had a clue.

She sighed.

She took of her mask, revealing her chocolate brown eyes.

"MIKAN-CHAN?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!??!"

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"How did you get back?!" Nonoko said excitedly.

"Well, actually, I had a choice. Kami-sama gave me a chance to turn into a human, and I took it. It was a pretty painful process though, the recipe for the potion….uhh….kind of….yeah…." Mikan said, sweat dropping.

"We're all so happy to have you back, Mikan-chan!" Nonoko said, shaking her hand.

Everyone agreed, even Sumire.

But after a while, they left her alone with Hotaru, Ruka and Natsume, as they didn't get a chance to talk to her because of everyone else.

"How did you turn back if the recipe for the potion was gone?" Hotaru said.

"One year of sleep. I rested for a year in the Sakura tree," She said, pointing.

"!!!"

"Yup. You didn't notice, did you?" She said smiling. " I heard Ruka and Hotaru are a couple now?"

Ruka nodded and smiled. He left with Hotaru, leaving Natsume and Mikan alone.

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"I…I missed you," She said awkwardly.

Natsume smiled, grabbed and hand, and pressed his lips against hers. Mikan's eyes widened in surprise, but then gave in and smiled.

"Me too..."

A happy reunion...and a Merry Christmas...

Done! Kind of a crappy ending though…I'm really not sure. Please review! Though I'm sorry if you didn't like the ending. It's kinda one of those messed up chapters where I dunno what to put...But thanks for reading!! Doumo Arigatou!

-Cuna999