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Guest: Oh no, I didn't mean to confuse you! I'll explain it, Hotaru was Mikan's bestfriend, and Natsume doesn't know her. I wrote the note for my readers to understand a little bit about Natsume's feelings. Yeah, he's still in love with Nozomi. Please don't misunderstand, I just tried to say that Natsume would do anything to be with his beloved once again.

lexy1989: I know it's so sad! And it does have a connection with Mikan's past. Don't hate me please! Mikan's past will be revealed soon.

nikinobara96: Thanks for liking the story so far! You might or might not have that right but you can be sure more surprises are about to come!

Sakura Shiragiku: Thank you so much! Here's the Monday's update!

*Chapter 5*

Natsume stood silent meanwhile Mikan prayed in front of her best friend tombstone. He didn't know Mikan had somebody important to her dead. He could relate to that feeling but it wasn't completely the same.

Mikan suddenly stood up, dusting away her school uniform. "Let's go", she said as soft as a whisper. Natsume didn't argue and followed her.

"Her name was Hotaru", Mikan started. She didn't understand why she was telling him this but you can blame it on the moment. "I wasn't always the class rep you see now. I didn't bother to go to school before. I would hand with the wrong people and mess with dangerous people…"

Natsume kept his serious façade even though he was really surprised by what she was saying. Who would have thought this 'perfect girl' had such a past.

He kept walking behind her, he couldn't see her face but he could guess she could be crying. "She was the one who saved me but I only brought her misfortune"

Mikan stopped walking. "I want to be alone"

He only nodded and started walking to the opposite direction. Once she realized he had left she walked towards the only place that made her feel closer to Hotaru. That's why she became a class representative from the beginning, because Hotaru used to be the class rep before.

"Welcome home!", greeted the 30 year old short haired brunette. "Where's Mikan?", she asked when she didn't see her daughter.

"School activities", he lied.

Yuka looked at him with a disappointed face. "I wanted to tell you two something", she sighed but then smiled again. "Will you go and bring her back?"

Natsume looked at the clock, almost 6pm. He was already late for his daily report so a few hours won't kill his father.

He arrived to the school main gate as he walked towards that person crying; unable to stop his feet. He could hear perfectly where the sound came front.

Second floor, third door…30 meters away.

He opened the door abruptly, surprising the girl who was sitting in the corner of the empty classroom. His heart felt heavy when he saw such a familiar face crying desperately. He knew she wasn't the woman he loved but she looked so a like it was almost like a curse.

She raised her head meeting the eyes of the boy who had just entered. She covered her face with her hands. "I said I wanted to be alone", she muttered.

"Yukihira…", he called her.

"Go away!", she shouted. "I don't want anybody to see me like this"

Natsume shook his head, taking steps towards the brunette, "I won't go"

Mikan locked her hazel eyes to his crimson ones. Eyes like fire but cold as ice. She could only think, how was that even possible? She turned her gaze away.

She shook her head. "You are the first person that has seen me cry in this past year", she took a large breath. "Last person who saw me crying was my best friend…I wish I could turned back time since I'm the one to blame. I think the person who I was will always chase me", her voice cracked.

She got up from where they were sitting and extended her hand for him to reach. He stood up without taking her hand.

Old habits never die, I guess…(Just in case you didn't remember, in chapter 2, Nozomi once did this and he didn't take her hand either)

She rolled her eyes. "I think who you were doesn't matter anymore", he said.

She wiped her tears and smiled towards him. "Thank you"

Natsume's eyes widened that was the first smile she gave to him.

"I'm home", Mikan said loudly enough for her mother to hear. A few seconds later her mother went downstairs to meet the ones who had just arrived.

"I'm glad you finished your work already", her mother smiled. "How was the exam?"

Mikan's eyebrow twitched for a second. Before she could reply Natsume patted her head. "This is my new dog, Pesu"

(Pesu is a common name for dogs in Japan…If you read my last fanfict you'll be saying 'oh no again!' haha but I couldn't resist it)

Yuka laughed loudly surprising both of them. "You guys really are funny"

Mikan took his hand away from her head meanwhile she looked at him with an 'I-hate-you' look.

"I'm going now!", Mikan exclaimed about to take the stairs until Yuka stopped her.

"Pack up your stuff we're going to visit my mother tomorrow"

"Pesu, take my bags", Natsume ordered meanwhile he was laying on the sofa with a manga resting on top of his head.

Mikan took the bags wanting to throw them away to a river nearby. Yuka took the final bag to the car and then it was time to go. The three of them entered the car and the journey started.

Mikan's grandmother lived on the country side so they knew they had a long way to go. Natsume was given the chance to stay at home but he wouldn't miss the chance to meet Nozomi's daughter and maybe finding more about what happened to her.

"Too bad dad couldn't come", Mikan broke the silence between the three in the car.

Yuka pouted, "I know darling, he's always working"

Natsume couldn't help but to hear, now that he thinks about it, he hasn't met Yukihira's dad.

Probably thirty minutes later they arrived to an old Japanese style house. Natsume froze for a moment realizing one thing, this was Nozomi's house.

"Mom!", Yuka cheered hugging the 60-year old woman.

"Hi grandma", Mikan greeted with a smile then turned to look at Natsume who seemed lost in somewhere in this world. "This is Hyuuga", she said pointing at him.

"Hello, nice to meet you", he greeted politely.

There was something weird about Natsume that didn't go unnoticed for Mikan. He only kept looking everywhere with a serious expression on her face.

"Mom this place never changes", Yuka said with a nostalgic look.

"Of course not! It's the house my mother grew up in, where I grew up in and where my daughter grew up in. It's my pride and joy"

Mikan's grandma turned to look at Natsume. "I wasn't expecting another visitor", she said. "Mikan, would you mind sharing your room with him?"

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING!", Mikan shouted trying to control her emotions. "OF COURSE I MIND SHARING A BED WITH THAT IDIOT!", she wasn't being able to control herself though.

"Shut up you're making me deaf" , the vampire complained. "You are a two-faced woman. Emotionless at school but a lousy idiot when nobody's around"

Mikan took a big breath. How did she turned out being the idiot? "You'll sleep in the floor"

Natsume arched a brow, "Huh? Have you forgotten who's the pet here?"

"AGH! At least leave me alone I want to change to something fresher"

Natsume looked at her from head to toe. "Isn't that shirt 'fresh' enough? I could see your polka dot bra from a mile"

Mikan had had enough, her head was about to explode from how much she hated this guy. "GO TO HELL!", she shouted closing the door of their room leaving him behind.

"Well I really need to go there or dad will kill me", he thought.

Natsume needed a place to open the gate between the human world and the underworld, but where? He knew Nozomi had an older brother which room is where Mikan and him will be taking, but where is Nozomi's room?

He kept walking until he reached a door. It was locked which felt slightly weird. He turned his face to see if there was anybody there. Realizing he was alone, he went through the door just as his father always does.

He entered the room. Who would have thought such an annoying ability was going to be so useful? He needed to thank his father later.

He froze for a moment realizing this used to be Nozomi's room. Now it was filled with boxes and inside those boxes a lot of clothes. He took out a red long dress, he gave a melancholy look. Vampires possess excellent memories, he could remember perfectly the first time he met Nozomi and that she was wearing this exact dress.

He sighed leaving the dress behind and laying his eyes on a book. It seemed to be really old and had a beautiful writing on the cover.

"Nozomi's diary"

(Author's Note)

Seems like Natsume is about to get a lot of answers…I wonder what will happen now!

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