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Authors Note: OMG… This is the last chapter!!! (Shocked face) I have no idea what came over me these past few weeks. I was trying to get the perfect ending, for all of you, but I had NO idea what was going to happen next (Frown)… So in the end, this chapter was formed… (Sigh) I hope you like the last chapter… RxR!!!

Doll Princess

"Nice to see you again, my little Mikan."

Mikan gaped at the doll maker for a moment.

Then she took a step back.

"Don't come near me…" She ordered dangerously. Her whole body was trembling with fear.

Rein stopped.

"Are you scared?" He asked. "I mean no harm, please, relax."

Mikan froze on the spot.

"I… don't… GET AWAY FROM ME!!!" Mikan shouted forcefully.

Rein sighed.

"I'm very, very, extremely sorry to do this but…" He walked up to her quickly. "I must."

Mikan's eyes widened as he laid a finger on her head.

"I am SO very sorry." He whispered into her ears as she fell to the ground lifelessly.

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Natsume sat down next to the Sakura Tree as he sank in the awesome view of the clear night sky of Japan as he thought deeply.

Just then he realized something.

Flashback (no POV)

Natsume was walking towards the garden where the Sakura Tree blossomed, when he heard footsteps from behind.

"Who are you?" He asked dangerously as he took his long sword out. He looked around for any enemies or spies, but he only saw the old Doll Maker.

"Why are you here?" Natsume asked after checking to see if there were any traps set for him.

"Do I have no right to go to the bathroom?" The doll maker asked as he smiled softly.

Natsume lowered his sword.

"Yes… Of course." Natsume pointed towards the direction where the bathroom was reserved for guests only. "Go straight until you see a turning point, there are two doors there. The first one is the bathroom, but the second one is forbidden for you to go in." He warned as he slid his sword back into its cover and walked away, frowning to himself.

As the old man walked away towards the bathroom, Natsume looked back to see the old man's face filling with regret and sympathy as he took each and every step towards the bathroom.

End of Flashback

"No way…" Natsume mumbled to himself as realization hit him. The door the man was forbidden to go in was Sakura Mikan, the princess of Japan's room, and… and…

He started to run towards the room as fast as he can.

"MIKAN!!!" He shouted as he ran into the opened doorway, only to be greeted by an empty room.

Natsume shook his head in horror. "No… NO!!!" He shouted and ran out the room, trying to get to the dining hall as fast as he could.

"WHERE DID YOU HIDE HER!!!?" Natsume asked as he slammed opened the door towards the hall.

The king and queen looked at him confusedly.

"WHERE IS THE OLD MAN!?" He asked impatiently, searching the room for a pair of soft blue eyes.

"Do… you mean Rein???" The king asked as he frowned in confusion and stared at his wife for answers. "He went to the bathroom, didn't he?" He asked, turning back towards the angry body guard.

"YES, HE DID, BUT NEXT TO THE BATHROOM IS THE PRINCESS'S ROOM, AND SHE IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND!!!"

The king sighed.

"She may have gone for a walk to lower her temper; after all, she IS a hot headed girl."

Natsume dug his sword into the ground.

"She NEVER takes walks when she's angry. She goes to sleep, I thought you'd know that better then me, you're majesty!!!"

The king looked troubled. He poked his wife with his arm.

"Say something, you're the big mouth." He murmured to his wife as he acted like nothing had happened.

"Uh… Uhm…" Yuka mumbled for the right words. "SHE MIGHT HAVE GONE TO THE HOSPITAL AS I RECOMMENDED TO MAKE HER NOSE LIKE HOTARU-CHAN'S!!!"

She patted Hotaru who was sitting next to her, eating the lobster dinner she so very much liked.

"YEX, OF CUS SI WUD." Hotaru said through a mouth full of lobster meat.

Natsume frowned in disgust.

"No, she likes herself perfectly the way she is." He said. "Haven't you realized that, after knowing her for more then 16 years?!" He asked.

Yuka opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out, making her look like a goldfish.

"Fine, Natsume Hyuuga. Sit and we'll tell you everything." The king sighed as he motioned for him to sit across him.

Natsume glared at all of them suspiciously and sat down carefully.

"Begin, you're majesty."

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Natsume ran towards the shrine of Benten, the goddess of Love, as fast as he could.

Mikan, wait for me…

Flashback (no POV)

The king sighed heavily as he picked on his share of lobsters.

"This… is hard to break to you, but… Mikan isn't our true daughter…"

Natsume gaped.

"What do you mean, you're highness?" He asked.

The king sighed as he popped a piece of meat in his mouth and started to chew.

"Rein Sinsagai is a doll maker; do you know this as a fact?" He asked.

Natsume nodded eagerly.

"Well…" The king frowned and stared at the plate deeply. "He... made Mikan… Mikan is a doll."

…

"WHAT?!"

"Natsume Hyuuga, please, calm down." The king said as he put his chopsticks down. "We have ordered Rein to put Mikan to sleep, for the time being. It is dangerous for you to be with her anymore."

Natsume's hand clenched into a fist as he tried to control his anger.

"And why is that?" He asked.

"Well…" The king looked at Yuka for help.

"If you fall in love with her, she will die." Yuka ended, sympathy plastered on her face. "I am so very sorry, I know you have a very friendly relationship with her and all, but this will have to stop. After all, she is supposed to be the queen to be of Japan, the ruler of all the citizens, who looks up to her. If she falls in love with you, she will die, leaving us no heir."

Natsume tried to speak when he was interrupted by Hotaru.

"Sempai, please, listen to them. I don't want my one and only friend to die. She is the one reason I'm still living, still breathing on this earth. I… my parents thought of me as their weapon. I hated them, I despised them. Finally, I ran away, planning to kill myself. But she was there for me. She stopped me, she loved me for who I was, not a weapon, but for me, Hotaru Imai. I… I want to repay her for her love."

She broke into tears as she buried her face into her hands.

Yuka patted her lightly on the back as she looked at Natsume pleadingly.

"I know my daughter very well… I know she would have willingly died, if you were there by her side. But… I can't bear for her to leave me just now… I want to see her rule this country."

Yuka broke into a fit of tears as she hugged Hotaru tightly.

The king sighed.

"Yuka, I think we should let Mikan be, she… deserves to decide her life after all she's gone through. We've put her through many things."

Yuka nodded silently as tears ran down her cheeks.

The king stared at Natsume.

"Go to the shrine of Benten, I believe she will be waiting for you there." He said as Natsume ran out the room in a flash.

The doll maker looked back at the retreating figure as he bowed himself in...

"Your Highness, do you really think this is a decision to make?" The doll maker asked.

The king nodded forcefully.

"Yes, I believe so. They were destined to be together, let them be."

End of Flashback…

Natsume stood in front of the beautifully laid out shrine as he breathed heavily.

"Mikan… are you in there?" He asked himself as he opened the door to see Mikan lying in the middle of the great room.

The goddess's statue stood in the front, looking over them both.

He ran over to the lifeless body of the princess of Japan and touched her cheeks to see if she was warm.

She was.

"Thank god Mikan, thank god!!!" He shouted happily as he hugged her tightly.

He didn't realize, but there were tears' rolling down his cheeks, onto Mikan's flushed cheeks.

Mikan's finger twitched.

"M-Mikan?" He asked as he stared at the finger.

A few moments later, Mikan opened her eyes hazily.

"W-Who are…?" She blinked. "NATSUME!!!"

Natsume grabbed her into a tighter hug.

"You idiot, I thought you were… d-dead…" He said in a tough voice, his fringes covering his tear marks.

Mikan sighed.

"Natsume, are you crying?" She asked.

Natsume shook his head feebly.

"Why would I cry over… s-such an idiot like you?" He asked as he turned away to wipe his tears.

Mikan smiled softly and cupped his face in her hand.

"Look Natsume, you are crying." She murmured softly as Natsume tried to turn away.

"Don't." She said forcefully. "Don't hide from me."

She wiped his tears with her hand and then kissed him.

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Meru: Had a happy ending happened? I don't think so… (Sorry to all happy ending lovers)

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A searing kind of pain spread into both bodies as their lips met.

Mikan shrieked in pain as she pulled back and hugged her self.

Natsume looked at Mikan as he too, was engulfed in pain.

"M-Mikan…" He said weakly as his vision blurred. He reached out for her. "Don't… ever leave me…" He murmured as he grabbed her and pulled her into a hug. "Don't ever… Because…"

Both of them took their last breathe.

"I love you."

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God, I'm CRYING right now… This is so… sniff T.T!!!!! Of course, there is an epilogue to this. Please wait for it. It will be posted soon. Review please T.T!!!

I want to thank all those who have waited for this last chapter and reviewed till the very end. I love you all!!! Thank you, thank you, and thank you once again!!!

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