Chapter Three:

Knock, knock.

"Ruka?" Natsume called.

"Wait a minute!" Ruka called out. Then he opened the door. "Hey Natsume!"

Natsume immediately took his hand and dragged him out of his room. Natsume, who's almost carrying them, ran back to his room. He let go of Mikan and Ruka.

"What's up? You're grip is so tight." Ruka said while massaging his wrist.

Natsume didn't answer. He was too afraid of what their reaction will be.

"Natsume…" Mikan started.

"It's too complicated." Natsume said.

"You know you can tell us anything." Ruka said.

"No, not this. Just stay here. Don't leave this room until I say so." Natsume ordered Ruka and Mikan.

Ruka and Mikan were still puzzled.

"Hmm… Ruka is it okay for you if you sleep on the couch? I'll give you blankets and pillows." Natsume asked while pointing at a large, red cotton sofa near his bed.

Ruka nodded. "No choice. I don't want to sleep with two love birds." he smiled.

"Mikan, you can sleep on my bed." Natsume said.

"Isn't that obvious?" Mikan said with a smile on her face. "Tell us what's bothering you? Nightmares? Natsume, their just dreams, you don't have to worry about them."

"It's not nightmares. You don't have to worry about me, just follow what I said. Don't go anywhere unless I told you so." He repeated.

Natsume went to the drawers and got a nice blue blanket for Ruka and two pillows and threw it to Ruka for him to catch. While Mikan was busy fixing Natsume's bed.

Natsume woke up, Ruka still sleeping in the couch, his rabbit also sleeping beside him. Mikan, sleeping quietly beside Natsume.

'I've got to save them.' He thought.

Mikan slowly opened her eyes. "Hi Natsume." She said in the most adorable way Natsume could ever think of. He looked at her and smiled.

"I love you, Mikan."

"You should." She said softly. "I love you too."

They were just looking at each other. Natsume's heart was beating so fast.

"Are you ready to tell us?" Ruka interrupted Natsume and Mikan. "You two, make me sick." He laughed.

"No." Natsume said then he left the bed and headed towards the bathroom to take a bath. "Wanna join me?" Natsume asked teasingly at Mikan.

"You two are sick." Ruka repeated.

Mikan just laughed and went back to bed.

After Natsume took a bath, Mikan went after him, then Ruka. Then they all went to the cafeteria together for lunch (they kind of woke up late).

"Natsume, tell us now." Ruka pleaded.

"No, when the time comes." Natsume said. 'Which is today.'

Natsume's heart was still beating so fast.

"After eating, we'll go back to my room." Natsume said.

They all followed Natsume. Although they didn't have a choice, Natsume was holding their wrists again, dragging them.

"NATSUME!" Mikan shouted when they got inside of the room. She was massaging her wrist, just like what Ruka is doing.

"What?'

"Tell us now! Or we'll go!" Mikan demanded.

Natsume looked at Mikan to Ruka.

"Do you really want to know?" he asked them.

"Yes!" they both said, with smiles on their faces.

"I have a new mission." He said.

"What're you gonna do?" asked Ruka.

Mikan started to cry. "I thought you stopped."

"I did, but Persona needed me for this task." He told his girlfriend.

"What're you supposed to----?" Mikan was interrupted by a person on the door, the person opened the door calmly.

"Natsume, it's time." The person said.

Natsume fell silent.

"Time? No, Natsume don't do it." Ruka said.

The person was Persona, he went inside of Natsume's room without permission. He saw Ruka first, glaring at him then Mikan.

"Oh, so you didn't do it?" Persona said calmly when he saw Mikan. "I guess I'll have to take your friend here…" he walked towards Ruka. "…and kill her." He looked at Mikan who was in wide surprise.

"NO!" Natsume covered Ruka and Mikan.

"Natsume…" Mikan said. "Am… am I… your mission?"

"So, he didn't tell you, did he?" Persona said with a smile on his face.

"I… I'm sorry, Mikan, Ruka. I don't know what to do. I don't want you guys to be worried, so I brought you here so I can protect you." Natsume said, still glaring at Persona. "You can't take either of them."

"Natsume, it's okay." Mikan said, she pushed Natsume's arm that was protecting her. "My alice… it's nullification. His alice won't work with me."

"NO MIKAN! You're alice isn't enough!" Natsume shouted.

Persona laughed. "So you think you can nullify my alice?" he asked Mikan. "Sorry to disappoint you, little girl."

Persona lifted his hand, ready to kill Mikan. Ruka was in shock, he can't do anything. Natsume was shouting.