Okay, so, this is chapter 37, I hope I can achieve my goal and get this story to around 50 chapters, it will be my longest story yet! Then, I will be soo happy and ecstatic! I try so so hard, and sorry, the internet died, remember? So, I'll do my best! Adios, mi amigos!

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Dedicated to Amy, Ben, Reagan, SJ, Maria and Chantell. You are all important to me, I couldn't get anywhere in life without you all. Thank you.

Thirty-Seven
Let the Games Begin

"How do you like your gifts, Natsume?" asked a sincere and spooky voice as she walked towards him, her hair flying around her head, her eyes glowing a deep red colour as she stared into his own crimson eyes. She smirked, her mouth showing small, pointed fangs that were attached to her teeth. Was this a demon he was speaking to? Or could it be...

"I, Risa Mikota, have finally caught you, Natsume Hyuuga. You have been trapped in the game of chess, and soon, it shall be a royal flush for your little wifey, Mikan Sakura! I will take ahold of her cards, he rhcess pieces, and, it shall finally be her check mate. Right, Hyuuga?" she said, cooeing as he stared in shock, horror, the eyes growing redder as her words dug into his mind, she was closer, smirking, holding him down, laughing in his ear...

Then, it was suddenly all over as Natsume leapt from his bed, sweating and trying to find his breath. He breathed heavily as he jogged to the bathroom, splashing cold water over his face. That woman, she was in and out of his dreams. Her evil face, her horrible voice.

He couldn't lose sight of her! He wondered, could it be possible that Risa Mikota had the alice to get into anothers dreams and control that dream, and, she could easily take advantage of Natsume and use her voice phermone to take control of him when he was asleep, then he and Mikan would both be doomed to hell. Risa's cackle echoed through his mind as he gasped, gripping his head.

"Arrrrrgh... Get out of my head!" he pleaded, and threw more cold water over his face as Mikan stirred in the bed, still asleep. What a heavy snoozer, he thought to himself, but he was glad of that, he didn't want to worry his wife at all. She was so precious to him and didn't need to worry anymore than she already had. Mikan had been through tough times, one after the other.

Her mother had rejected her, then Mikan had to endure being a swan and getting hurt, then her mother died so suddenly and Mikan was left alone after that without a mother or a father, soon after that, she realised she was ill with a death-threatening illness, and now, if she realised it all too soon, she would find out that she, Natsume, Youichi and Aoi were all in peril and near to death if Natsume didn't play his cards right. He shook, remembering the two cards he had recieved from Risa that were made with her own cold blood.

He just hoped that Mikan didn't find any of them, or she would freak out and learn about what Risa was planning to do. He especially didn't want Mikan to see the Ace of Hearts, that had her picture on it and her death written all over it.

And Risa knew it all too well. She grinned as she watched Natsume from a mirror, then turned to her assisstant as she wiped it clear of any trace of her beloved Natsume, and she set it down, she grinned, laughing coldly as her assisstant grinned, hands behind their back.

"I believe that poor mr. Hyuuga needs to be put out of his misery soon, madame Risa. He's worked so hard and now he needs a rest and to have that disgusting girl wiped away from his memories." grinned the assisstant as Risa cackled, throwing back her head as fangs appeared out from her mouth and her eyes gleamed red. She picked up a red rose that had been blooming joyfully, and suddenly, she crushed it.

"I do believe it too, Hamulin, and that brat needs to be finally taken care of and put in that grave where she truly belongs! How can he stand her, with that hair and that face, it's almost disgusting to watch as he and she kiss everyday, eurgh. It makes me want to be sick, almost." she said, mumbling her words as blood droplets fell from her palm as she crushed the rose, those throns spiking her palm, but, she didn't care. Demons rarely did.

"At least we demons have the ability to erase those memories of the people who aren't demons, and, it's a good thing when we shed blood we don't die! That little pure hearted human Alice will fianlly be stuffed into that cage and die there like a canary!" snapped Risa, walking to a curtained window that was filled with dust and was rotten, she growled as she threw them open, and sunlight poured in as she stared down at the thorns in her garden and dead, black roses that were wilting at her glares.

"She has had her time done in this world. She won't last too long out in this world when I'm through with her! No pure heart like her can defeat a fully grown and loyal, beautiful demon like me." hissed Risa, flicking her long purple hair back as Hamulin grinned, watching his mistress as she stared out of the window, then finally turned to him, staring at him with coldness in her eyes and hatred.

"Hamulin, as my servant, I want you to go and destroy that brat before I take the delight in killing her and shredding the little rat apart! So, go and do as I say, now!" she snapped, and Hamulin bowed before leaving. All he had to do was break Mikan and Natsume apart, right, how hard was that? He had to do her bidding, she was the one who saved him, after all. She resurrected him from the dead and he became her loyal servant...

FLASHBACK

"Wh-What's happening? Why do I feel so... Alive?" he asked himself, feeling something he had wanted to feel for so very long. He finally had life, and opened his eyes. He stared around his surroundings. Earth was so unfamiliar to him, but, he liked it. He could smell, feel, see, hear...

Then, he saw a muddy girl next to him, clumps of mud and blood on her hands as she breathed heavily, staring at him with her red eyes, her purple hair covered in the mud and sweat. She stared at him, her pointed fangs showing clearly from her mouth. What was this woman, a demon?

"Wh-Who are you?" he heard himself say, and she stared at him, still breathing heavily.

"I... I am Risa Mikota, a demon born under the eclipse and I brought you back to life! I need a loyal servant to do my very bidding. Will you accept my offer?" she asked, and he stared at her for a few moments, thinking it through. The woman had saved his very life, with her own hands. She undug the grave he lay in, she had helped him to breathe, see, touch, hear, taste again.

She saved him from death and despait. She was still waiting for his answer.

"Yes, Yes I will serve you, mistress Risa." he whispered, happy to hear his own voice. But, he could never remember his past, it was all a black hole. What was his past, Risa stared at him.

"I do not know what your name is, so, I will name you Hamulin. You are now my loyal servant and I will have you do what I wnat. Tasks will not be easy. We have to move, now, Hamulin, before anyone finds me." she said, standing and turning away as Hamulin watched her, and, that was the start of his first love, and only love...

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"Hamulin... I killed someone again today." she said to him as silently as possible. Hamulin stared at her, she had decided to kill a whole village of people, and she loved it. The pain and suffering she saw was wonderful, but, he never understood it.

"What did they do to my mistress!" he cried out, loudly as she stared at him blankly, then sighed and sat down by herself, turning away from him.

"It was the village from which my mother was in, where she was killed selfishly out of hatred. I decided to repay the gift they gave her and let them go out with a boom." Risa hissed, and Hamulin stared at her, then looked down.

"Miss Mikota... I have rather grave news, to put it slightly... Your half brother, Reo Mori, he died a few weeks ago, from the hands of two people known as Natsume Hyuuga and Mikan Sakura, they are to be married..." he said, as Risa stared at him, shocked. She put her hands over her mouth. Her eyes turned red again. Hamulin had a bad feeling about this.

"M-My brother... no... this can not be! I have a brother, whom I will never see again! No! No! NOOO!" she screamed, and suddenly, her darker spirit was released, and Risa Mikota, the one Hamulin had grown to love, the one who only wanted to kill when her bad streak came out, she was gone. The once kind and loving spirit had vanished. He gasped in shock, standing back as she grinned, laughing manically.

"Ah, I feel so refreshed now that her sould has been damaged, finally! She is gone and I, Risa Mikota, has taken her place, now then, Hamulin, shall we let the games begin and let those brats get 'Game Over', although, Hyuuga, he may live, with his pretty face and abilities." she said, suddenly cackling as she produced a magical mirror from thin air and stared into it, staring at the face of Hyuuga, smirking and watching him, then glaring at Mikan when she came into the picture. She almost threw the mirror at the wall.

Hamulin knew the one he loved had finally died...

[END FLASHBACK

Hamulin sighed, then went off to his duties after he remembered it all. Risa had saved him, needing a loyal servant, but she had done it so that he could finally be alive. He remmebered that, too.

[Flashback

"Hamulin, I brought you to life because I knew you needed it the most. You, with all your heart, wanted to be alive and experience things you never experienced. I'm so sorry if I put you through anything that is tragic, but, remember, I brought you back so that you could have a life, but, to serve me. If you do not serve me, my hated self will kill you again and send you to the depths of hell. Please understand this, never, ever, leave my side." she said, holding his head in her hands as he stared into her golden orbs. He saw tears falling from them, the tears of loneliness...

[End Flashback

As Hamulin walked off by himself to do his deed, Risa stayed there, grinning as she sat at the desk and held onto the mirror, rocking it like a new born baby as she stared at Natsume, sitting there alone, staring at the cards in horror as she giggled selfishly. Risa knew she was petrifing him, but she couldn't help it. She loved to torture the pure hearts, the less fortunate. She loved to sicken them.

She just loved to please only herself and no one else. She smirked,

"You were right, Hyuuga brat, I do have the ability to get into your dreams and change them, and maybe, just maybe, I will help you to become mine. I might just control you itno being mine, but, that would be cheating now, wouldn't it?" she asked sickenly sweet as Natsume walked off towards the bedroom where Mikan had woken up, and he hugged her. Risa looked sickened.

"That BITCH!" she snapped, and threw a fire ball at the wall as it burned a hole through it. Risa hissed, and wiped the reflection from the mirror, setting it down as she stomped towards the window, throwing a mood swing as she broke the glass in the window, cutting her hand as it bled from the knuckles, scratches everywhere as she stared through the hole, laughing, a hand over her face.

"Oh, you will be mine, Natsume Hyuuga... Hahahaha... And that little bitch will finally be down in the grave that dear little Hamulin was in. I have already dug her grave, Natsume... And your wifes name is on it! By the end of the month, I will have you! There's no doubt about that!" she snapped loudly, something falling onto another object, and she grinned, throwing something out of the window, soaring through the skies.

She cackled, turning and going back to her dark, shadowy house as Hamulin traveled to the castle, to destroy the relationship of Mikan and Natsume Hyuuga...

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Mikan was walking around her room as Natsume stayed downstairs. It was quiet because Aoi was with Youichi at his castle, so they had the castle to themselves, other than the servants and odd rabbits hopping about because Ruka had left him to Mikan and Natsume's care. He sighed. At last, peace.

He heard Mikan singing softly, when, suddenly, he heard a scream and a cry, so, he threw whatever it was he was holding down, and ran to the aid of his wife, who was crouched on the floor, sobbing as she held her arm, blood dripping through her fingers as he stared in horror. A gash was seen from her torn sleeve of her white gown, and tears splashed down her white cheeks as he stared, the blood slowly dripping onto the floor...

"Mikan..." he whispered, when suddenly, he spotted something on the ground, his eyes wide as Mikan sobbed. He quickly took it, and stuffed it into his pocket, his face pale and weary. Mikan didn't notice, she just merely sobbed.

"N-Natsume... S-Something... c-cut m-me..." she sobbed as he held onto her tightly, and started to bandage the wound with a tears from his shirt. He kissed her, deeply, wiping away her salty tears and trying to calm the young queen down.

"Mikan, I'm sorry I wasn't here to protect you..." he whispered sadly as Mikan sobbed. But, Natsume could not get the image out of his head, the image of the 2 of hearts, a picture of a dead Youichi in a grave with two arrows in his small chest, and real blood drops on the card that would give him nightmares...

"Bulls Eye!" cackled Risa, watching from the mirror, and laughing manically into the morning sky...

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Yet another chapter, okay, I dunno how I get these card ideas, I seriously don't, but, hey, I need to try horror things sometimes, nya? Anyways, I hate Risa, but, she has a kinder side. That surprised not only you, the readers, but also me, the writer. I never knew that Risa had a softer side, and, I hope you like my added extra, Hamulin! Hope you guys remember him from various tales I have written, if not, meh, who cares? Well, happy days to you all!

Love Kelly-chan

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