Mikan's eyes are covered with a black handkerchief as two maids slowly guide her to who-knows-where. She's quite thrilled and nervous with this whole thing. Later that afternoon, the Prince's maids, there were at least five of them, knocked at her door. They were carrying dresses, big make-up kits, necessary toiletries for girls, perfumes, jewelries and shoes. They politely informed her that Natsume ordered them to primp her, and she didn't object.

She wears a long, bubbly crimson dress. It is a strapless, elegant one. The lower part is embroidered with scattered diamonds; her hair is let loose but carefully curled. Her make-up is light but it suits her well. She is wearing a pair of white stiletto with one big diamond in each foot. To cut it short, she's breathtakingly gorgeous. She looks like an elegant princess.

It was an unending path for her when they all went to a halt. She can sense that the maids began walking away from her.

"You may take it off now, polka." It was Natsume. She becomes nervous as hell. She slowly pulled the hanky from her eyes and when she did, her eyes narrowed in surprise.

They were in a wonderful garden. Lights flickered everywhere, making a perfect blend into the sky's full moon. Natsume was standing there smiling, waiting for her at the round cemented tiled floor at the center of the garden. There was a group of uniformed musicians standing obediently at the side. The garden is full of colorful flowers. He is wearing a tuxedo with a crimson polo inside combined with a bright white tie. He looks deliciously handsome.

He went to where she is and carefully guided her to the platform.

"Natsume… this is amazing," She said as she took a second look at her surroundings.

"Not as amazing as you look tonight, babe." He offered his hand to her. "Dance with me?" They both smiled at each other.

"Well, this is embarrassing but I don't know how to dance…"

"No worries, babe. Just take my hand and I'll take care of everything else." She smiled again as she gave him her hand without doubts.

He took it gratefully as the string quartet played the instrumental song of I'll Be by Edwin McCain.

Mikan feels her heart beat tripled as she looks into his mesmerizing eyes. Their hands fit perfectly with one another as Natsume leads the romantic dance. Sometimes, he would twirl her, sometimes; they would just dance very close to each other. The moment is just so mesmerizing, so flawless.

Mikan's tears slowly trickled down.

"Anything wrong?" He asked softly.

"When I was a child, I dreamt of having fairytale moments in my life…" He listened closely as they continued to sway. "But this, this is more than just fairy tales… this is just so phenomenal, so terrifyingly good to be true…" He gently wiped the tears from her face.

"Don't cry," He fished out something from his pocket and raised it in front of her. It is a white diamond necklace, one of the most expensive jewelries in the world; it is about four inches in size and is in the shape of a heart.

"Wow. It's beautiful." She said as she eyed it. He was about to put it on her when she stopped him. "Natsume, I can't accept it. It is too expensive…"

"This is the symbol of my love…." Her eyes widened at what he said.

He held her hands firmly, "I'm irrationally in love with you, Mikan Sakura."

She looks intently to those crimson orbs, and all she can see is the pure sincerity within.

"Are… are you sure about me?" He chuckled at her question.

"Your idiocy is not needed at times like this." He smiled at her. "I've never been this sure in my entire life, idiot."

She turned her eyes to the ground, "You do know that I'm poor right? I haven't finished my studies, I have a bad background, I'm not beautiful—" She was cut off when she put a finger on her lips.

"Shhh… You are the most wonderful person I've ever met."

Mikan was touched. She stared at him like he's the only person in the world. She's glad he's here with her.

"I'm in love with you too, Natsume Hyuuga." A twinkle in their eyes was seen as she proclaimed her words. He delightfully smiled at her and kissed her passionately as the string quartet ended their song.

Mikan and Natsume, together with ten men following behind, are now at an abandoned building. Natsume embraced her closely with him, knowing that this was a big surprise to her.

They entered the place and halted when they reached the middle.

"Natsume… what are we doing here?" Mikan asked.

"To get your revenge." He said but she still remained clueless. He guided her to one corner of the building, "Stay here and watch…" He ordered three men to stand as her guard. After doing so, he was back in the middle again.

"Take them out." He ordered. In just seconds, five beaten men were assembled in front of him. Mikan was panic-stricken as she saw those faces again. They were the men who had beaten her when she failed to pay on time.

"So… how have you been doing bastards?" Natsume started in a frightening tone that made Mikan shivered.

Mr. Tetsuya laid his eyes on Mikan and pointed to her, "You are behind all of this… aren't you?!" He swiftly ran to her and proceeded to lift his arms to hit her as Mikan hurriedly steps backward and slumped to the floor trying desperately to cover her body.

Just as swift as he did it, Mikan's guards stood before her in a protective manner. Natsume ran to the accused as he held his neck above the ground.

He was impossibly fast and strong. Mikan watches the scene before her.

"You cannot ever lay a single finger on her from now on, assholes." The man, frightened at the situation nodded. He loses his hold on him as his huge body hits the ground.

"How dare you hurt a woman?" Natsume asked in an angry tone.

"Her parents have debts! The bitch has to pay it." By this time, his angriness meter went to its full level.

"You have no right to insult her. Do you understand?"

Not a word was said as he raised his arms. In a split second, huge flames are evolving out of his palms.

Mikan and the accused men were flabbergasted while the guards seemed to be calm about it. Natsume is not a normal human being.

"Spare me! Please! Please! I beg you!" One of the men said desperately.

"Spare you? What did you do when she's begging for your mercy? Did you save her?" He smirked at him, "Of course you did not. You just watch her suffer. So now tell me, should I spare you?" The man went silent.

He fired fire balls to each of them mercilessly as their whole body was engulfed in fire. He stood fearless there for at least five minutes, watching his flames as it tortured their bodies. He put the fire out with his powers, sparing their lives at the last minute.

The men were now silently enduring their pain. They were laid beaten to the ground, their whole bodies burnt.

"I'm not going to kill you yet, you deserve to live like that." He gets two large suitcases from behind him and carelessly tossed it in front of the suffering men. "Before I forgot, these are the payments for the debt of Mikan's parents. I tripled the amount, so you can at least enjoy your remaining lives."

He turned to the guards behind him. "Be sure that they live."

"Very well, your majesty." With that, he turned to where Mikan is.

"Are you okay, babe?" Natsume asks worriedly when he sees her surprised face. He kept a meter distance between them.

"Natsume… you're not an ordinary human, are you?" She connected their eyes.

"I'm not." He carefully stated. "I know you're afraid of me now… but please-" She embraced him, seeing his pain makes her feel helpless.

"I am not afraid of you! Where did that idea even come from?!" He hugged her back. "I love you, Natsume. Don't walk away from me…"

"I won't. I'm here…"

They were back at the Hyuuga's Chateau.

"Natsume…" Mikan fidgeted with her skirt as she called him. He turned to her calmly. She was looking at the ground trying to formulate her sentence. He cupped up her chin that made her stare at his eyes.

"What is it?" He answered curiously.

"Uhm, the money… it's too much! How can I repay you?" She gripped his shirt in question. He just smirked and opened his mouth to answer when she butted in. "And don't you dare say a kiss would be enough! It is never enough!"

"I wasn't going to say that, babe." He got a hold of her hands, gripping his shirt and covered it with his.

"Then how can I ever repay you?" He looked into her eyes seriously and answered, "Stay with me, stay with me for the rest of your life, Mikan."

"Natsume!" She forcefully snatched his arms away from him and turned her back. "Do you know what you're asking? What about my life? My work? I can't just leave them…"

"You don't need to work… I got you covered for all eternity." He replied stubbornly.

"What are you saying?! I can't always depend on you!"

"You can, Mikan. You may and you will…" He made her look at him again, "I'm begging you. Please stay with me…"

She felt helpless again, seeing him like that. Should she abandon her usual life to be with him? Should she leave her lonely little home to be his happiness? Sure her life would be great once she decides to be with him from now on, but sometimes, it's not all about the golds and luxuries. Sometimes, it's all about how a person is fulfilled and content with the life he/she chose.

"You know I'd give up everything for you, Natsume." She touched his cheek as he automatically closed his face to the warm presence of her body. "I'll stay with you but please allow me to arrange all that I left behind me…"

He smiled joyfully at her and in a second, their lips are devouring passionately together again.