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mikan's mom

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Author Note: Sorry for the delay. I hope you guys like this chapter. I guess the last chapter was the beginning of the end of this story, but there are still quite a few chapters to go. Trust me :) btw I am sorry for not replying to reviews. I was really bust with prep for an exam :(

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Mikan's POV:

I woke up feeling really woozy, and everything was really blurry when I opened my eyes. I could hear faint voices. I took a deep breath and the voice became clear.

"..the most irresponsible ever. I am sick and tired of people who take on responsibilities that they cannot manage. What would you have done if your wife had had a miscarriage? Honestly, why am I even bothering to yell. You're all the same! Work comes first, lives come second, no matter whose they are."

I frowned. I had no clue who this was. I blinked a few times and my gaze cleared. I realized that two people were standing near the door. One of them looked like Natsume. Without thinking I called out to him.

He turned, and then he was at my side.

"Thank GOD!" he whispered fervently, taking my hand.

"What happened to me? and where am I?" I asked him, even though my mouth felt like it was stuffed with cotton balls.

"You're at a hospital." said a cold voice from behind Natsume. It was the same lady who had been speaking before. She seemed angry. "You nearly lost your baby, but you and the baby are both out of danger now."

I felt a tear slide down my cheek. I had noticed her white coat. "Thank you!" I told her meaning it.

She scowled. "It was exceptionally stupid that such a thing happened. If your husband had kept even the slightest eye on you, you should have been here much earlier and been much safer. Not to mention you being stressed enough to get a migraine like that..." she left it there, the disapproval clear in her voice. I scowled.

"I doubt my husband can come back to... " I started but Natsume stopped me with a finger on my lips.

"It was my fault. Even you cannot argue against that." he said quietly. "You need rest, not to lose your temper. Please Mikan."

I sighed softly, and closed my eyes.

I felt Natsume get up and leave. I could hear voices again but they were fainter this time, they were probably talking outside the room. I felt sleep closing in me, and relaxed into it. My little bout of wakefulness had tired me out.

Natsume's POV

I left the room to finish talking with the doc.

"She needs to stay here under observation for a two more days. Then it is complete bed rest at home for week. After that, I want her back here for a check up. If everything goes well, then I guess she can move around and do stuff. The bigger problem is not just the physical stress, mental stress can be very dangerous to her."

"Can she go back to work?" I asked.

"What kind of work does she do?" - Doctor

"Data Interpretation. Its desk work, with mostly no mental stress. She will not agree to staying at home easily." - I answered.

"Then yeah, I guess she can go after the week long rest. I'll be able to tell more after her check up." - Doctor.

I nodded, and would have gone back inside Mikan's hospital room but she stopped me.

"Is she your wife?" she asked.

I looked into the purple eyes of the woman in front of me, and sighed. "Look, just leave it be."

She nodded and left. I went back in. Mikan was asleep so I sat on the chair, waiting for her to wake up.

Normal POV:

Mikan woke up again in the early morning. She looked around. Her eyesight was blurry and her memory hazy. Slowly, she managed to focus on the man sitting in a chair near her. Natsume looked exhausted even in sleep. He was dressed in what he would wear to the office, so Mikan was sure that he hadn't left her side even once since he had brought her here. Slowly everything that had happened became clear.

The argument, the headache, and then the realization. She had called Natsume on it, and he had told her, he said that he loved her. He had loved her since the first time he saw her. It made so much sense, why he had left, why he had always been kind, and why he would never leave her alone.

"Natsume." Mikan said softly. He came awake with a start, and then he was next to her.

"How do you feel now?" Natsume asked softly.

Mikan stared at him. Nothing showed on his face but care and concern. Yet he must have been scared, must have been worried, he had to be impatient, he did not have a single ounce of patience, yet nothing of all that showed.

Without thinking Mikan reached up and placed her hand on his cheek. There was an IV stuck in it, at which Mikan scowled, but then she got distracted again, by his surprised eyes.

"Wont you sit?" Mikan asked. Natsume sat down on the edge of the bed, then he took her hand in his. Mikan smiled, it was just as well, she did not have the strength to hold it up any longer.

"Was it real, and not something that I imagined?" Mikan asked softly.

"Would you feel better if it wasn't real?" Natsume asked.

That was what helped Mikan decide. How could she not love a man who would willingly pretend that his love confession did not happen just to ease her mind?

"I was married for four years." Mikan said.

Natsume smiled wryly. "I know. I walked you down the aisle, and was the best man."

"I am going to have a baby in a few months." Mikan continued.

"I actually knew that one before you." Natsume countered.

"I have a nasty temper, I argue a lot, jump to conclusions, and I drive you crazy." Mikan whispered.

"Your point?" Natsume asked.

A small chuckle escaped Mikan. "How can you fall in love with someone like me?"

Natsume sighed. "Do you really want to argue that with me?"

"Dunno." Mikan shrugged.

Natsume sighed again. "I really did fall in love with you at first sight. Then the more I knew you as a person, the more I loved you. Thats why I left. I thought distance would get me over you. It didn't. Not one damn bit. I am not asking you to choose me or anything, and I would have preferred it, if you had stayed in the dark, but this is how it is. I did accept it, you know."

"Accept what?" Mikan asked.

Natsume gave her a long suffering look. "Accept that you will never be mine."

Mikan closed her eyes. "You wanted to know why I was avoiding you."

Natsume scowled at the change in topic, but Mikan continued without waiting for him.

"I realized in France that I was falling in love with you. I wasn't sure if it was me just needing protection and support, being on a rebound, or the real thing. I wanted to stay away so that I would know how much you really meant to me. It also felt like cheating on Ruka. I know he would want me to be happy and all, but still.. and You. I had no idea what you felt for me? Friendship, responsibility, or even pity? How could I know for sure? and if I told you I was in love with you, what then? Would I ever know why you said yes? or even be able to stand it if you said no?"

Mikan opened her eyes, staring into Natsume's with her soul bare.

"I tried really hard to stop it, but somewhere somehow, you became necessary for me. I honestly don't know if I really love you or not.. but i know that I can love you. I don't know if I can ever forget Ruka..." Mikan stopped as Natsume shook his head.

"I would never want you to forget him. He is a part of your life, just as he is a part of mine. I am happy as long as i have my own place in your heart. He can keep his, and i will make mine. Hearts are really big Mikan, they can make room for a lot of people, not just be fixated on one. Would you need to forget anyone to love your child?" Natsume said softly.

Mikan felt the tears sliding down her cheeks. Why did he have to be so good?

"So how about you give me a chance to make you fall in love with me for sure?" Natsume asked wiping her tears away.

Mikan smiled. "I suppose.. yes." she giggled.

Natsume shook his head in mock pain. "Teasing me already."

Mikan chuckled again, and then Natsume gave her a hug. He was really careful of all the tubes that had been poked into her, but Mikan felt peaceful the moment she came into contact with him.

Natsume laid her back down gently.

"Now rest." he said kissing her forehead, "I'll be here when you wake up."

Mikan smiled, took his hand in hers and gave it a quick kiss, then closed her eyes. Natsume grinned at the sight of the blush on her face. Then he straightened and went back to his place on the chair.

Outside the room, a certain purple eyed doctor, silently wiped the tears from her eyes, and left. It was obvious that her patient was doing well.