Hey, hey,hey! Before I start I want to apologize for my terrible grammar mistakes. Thanks for the one who has been telling me my mistakes so I can fix them! I'm really trying to pay more attention to my writing.

Answering time!

lexy1989: I wasn't expecting you to be 26 years old! I'm so glad I have a reader like you between my favorite readers and authors. God knows I wish I could write and express myself like you do in your fanficts. I still hope you find time to update and thank you for reading!

An1nobara: Si, realmente hablo español. Me imagino que es una gran sorpresa para ti pero yo escribo en inglés para practicar el idioma. Quiero agradecerte especialmente a ti por leer mi historia a pesar del idioma. Sé que fue algo inesperado pero, a quien no le gusta un poco de drama? Yo amo el drama y el suspenso! Claro que puedes escribirme en español y muchísimas gracias por leer, espero que este capítulo te guste mucho!

Guest: Let's find the answer in this chapter!

Anilisa: Alices are not part in my story! Actually, I have pretty much made up Natsume's and every vampire's powers since I didn't want to be part of a cliché story! Thank you for telling me my spelling mistakes, I have corrected them! I hope you like this chapter!

Loveisfun: Here's the next chapter! Thanks for reading.

Enjoy!

*Chapter 11*

"Tell me what happened", Ruka said softly, still holding Hotaru's hand tightly. By this point, she seemed to have recovered completely. The only evidence left that she had cried, was that her eyes seemed tired and red.

"I know that girl, I've seen her in my dreams", her gaze seemed distant. "In my dreams she always called me 'best friend'"

"Why didn't you tell me?", Ruka asked her. He didn't know she could remember anyone from her past and who would've thought she was going to be Nozomi's great granddaughter's best friend. Ruka wanted to laugh ironically just by how this chain had developed through the decades and how the destiny seemed to always bring them back together.

After all, Megumi was Nozomi's best friend as well as Hotaru and the granddaughter. He still didn't know her name; Natsume has never once said it anyway.

"What do you wanted me to tell you? I wasn't expecting to ever see her again", she now locked her eyes with Ruka's blue ones.

"Do you know her name?", Ruka questioned.

"I don't", she answered curtly. She knew this girl's face but she couldn't remember her name.

Ruka nodded understanding, then turned serious. "Hotaru, I don't want you to ever think about her again"

Hotaru looked at him with a puzzled expression. Why couldn't she? , "Why?"

"Because I say so", he said coldly and then closed to door of the room, leaving Hotaru alone.

She only sighed. She didn't understand a thing; she knew she wasn't the same kind of vampire as Ruka. She knew she wasn't even a vampire but she didn't understand what she was. Ruka never explained to him why she doesn't have memory or why she always has to drink his blood to recover her senses. She didn't understand why Ruka was always so secretive around her. Sometimes she asked herself if she can really trust him, but again, she knew he was only trying to protect her. Also, she knew that Ruka saved her life and that's why she is by his side.

Ruka was not this kind of person but when it comes to Hotaru he couldn't help but to feel weak. He didn't want to see her cry anymore. He knew who that best friend was, he also remembered Hotaru's last words when she was still a human. He can't tell her that, if he does, how will she react?

The last thing he wanted was to see her again crying like that…like her last day as a human.

*Flashback*

"Why are you following me?", the black-short haired one asked stopping his feet to see the familiar face who was indeed following her.

Ruka gasped when he realized he was found. It has been a month since he met his past love, Megumi. However, in this life her name was Hotaru and seemed to not have any connection with his past love. He first met her when he was asked by Ioran Hyuuga to go and collect some business paper at the Imai Corporation leaded by Subaru Imai, her brother.

After that he has been pretty much been stalking the teenager, on the other hand, she simply ignored him and had also hit him with her baka gun. This seemed to be a personal invention of her, a brilliant mind.

"I'm not following you!", he justified but she didn't believe him. Of course he was following her, it was almost midnight and she was out at this hour! "I-I was going to a park near here"

Hotaru's eyes widened for a second but then turned back to normal. "Don't go there", she demanded.

Ruka frowned slightly. "Why can't I"?

"Just don't", she started. "Really don't"

Ruka nodded as the ice-cold teenager walked towards the direction of the park. Ruka followed her anyway, but this time she didn't notice since he had changed his form into a small rabbit. It was impossible to detect his presence anymore and yes, he liked rabbits. He thinks rabbits are the best thing in the human world.

It was dark but suddenly gun shots were heard and the whole black scenery was painted with red flames spreading through the park. He ran back to his original form and without caring used his vampire wings trying to see her from an upper look.

He finally spotted the girl; she pressed her hand into her arm trying to stop the bleeding made by a bullet. Ruka quickly took her in his arms.

She slowly opened her eyes and said. "W-What are you?", she didn't seemed afraid but shocked.

"I'm a vampire", he answered trying to hold his tears.

She could see her state, she knew only by seeing her, she was going to die. She had both of her legs burned by the fire. And to make it worse, the bleeding from her arm didn't seem to stop.

She closed her eyes. "I-I'm dying?", she managed to ask.

"Yes", Ruka gulped unable to stop his tears anymore. She's going to lose her lover once more?

"I-I w-want to live…", she said abruptly. "T-they w-will kill her..."

Ruka knew there was something he could do but he wasn't sure if it was going to work. He was scare…what if it doesn't work? He knew she was going to die anyway but if he killed her he wasn't going to forgive himself. But…he had to try everything because this girl was what keeps him alive.

He stabbed her fangs into her silky skin. He wasn't going to lie, drinking the blood of the woman you love was quite a thing and he couldn't help but to feel a weird feeling but a fuzzing one. He then stopped sucking and turned to look at her who for sure wasn't a human anymore. Her bleeding had stopped and her injuries were healed.

He carried her to the underworld where she woke up as a half vampire a few hours ago, without remembering her name or story.

*End of flashback*

He remembers how thrilled he was when she presented emotions. For a minute he thought she wasn't going to be able to feel but she did and that was enough for him. Yes, she still had a few disadvantages but he was going to be by her side so those things won't ever happen.

Not much has changed since she became what she is today. She has a similar attitude as the one she had before but she doesn't remember anything about being an inventor which made Ruka slightly guilty. He felt like he took it away from her. However she was Hotaru, the woman he loves.

"Aren't you going to answer?", the brunette snapped her fingers in front of the crimson eyed vampire, trying to gain his attention. She needed answers, she was about to lose her mind. She saw her best friend; the girl who she thought dead is alive.

The vampire had a blank expression, trying to understand his lack of powers. In his mind, an idea popped as he took the key creating a portal. He quickly covered Mikan's ears as he whistled as hard as he could. Mikan was startled, why did he do that for?

In a moment, the whole room became foggy and Mikan slowly lost her sight and consciousness as she fell to an unwanted dream. Natsume hurried up to catch her before she could hit the floor. The fog disappeared revealing a grey-eyed one who smirked playfully.

"What a way to call for someone", he then took a step closer to the pair. "What am I? A dog?", he asked referring to the way he whistled to call him.

For portal owners communication and delivery was a piece of cake. Even a century ago, through the portals letters or packages could be easily sent just by opening a portal to a specific direction. He wasn't sure if it was going to work, but since Youichi was a wicked soul collector, besides how much free time he has, he could only hope he could follow the direction.

Fortunately for him, he did and was now standing in front of him. Natsume laid Mikan down on the bed as he met the eyes of the other demon in the room. He frowned hardly, "What did you do to me?"

Youichi tilted his head arching a brow. "Huh?"

Natsume quickly lost his composure taking Youichi from the neck of his long sleeved black shirt. "Answer me! You took my powers away!"

Youichi punched Natsume in his stomach, making him loose his grip. He fell to the floor with pain meanwhile Yoichi breathed heavily. "I don't know what you're talking about!", he started. "I thought you were calling me for our exchange", he explained and seemed to be telling the truth.

Natsume stood up when he couldn't feel pain anymore; recovery was quick for a vampire. "I will make an investigation and if I find you guilty as for why I lost my powers, I'll personally kill you", he warned. "You can forget about the deal, I'm not messing with Nozomi. I need to protect her descendants since is the only thing she left behind", he said clearly making Youichi frown.

"Fine, powerless vampire. Go ahead, make your investigations", he rolled his eyes. "I'll find another way to take Mikan but don't you dare think I'll ever forgive you", he muttered with hate as he disappear the same way he arrived, with a wave of fog.

Natsume covered his face with his hands for a moment until he heard someone speak. "Natsume?", called a soft voice next to him.

He turned his head to meet the voice owner. The room was dark, she could barely see him but he could see her perfectly. Her head was all messy but she still looked beautiful. She felt dizzy though as she battled to stay awake. "Natsume", she repeated.

Natsume couldn't help but to stay quiet, hoping she would call him again. For an unknown reason for him, he liked how his name sounded with her voice. Unfortunately, she didn't call him trice. "Was it just a dream?"

His eyes widened, he had forgotten he almost exposed everything and almost ruined it all. "You've been talking in your sleep for a while now. Did you had a nightmare?", he asked hoping she would fall for the trap. I mean, it wasn't that hard since she lost her consciousness. She might be confused between truth and fiction.

"Of course it was a dream", she whispered for herself. A normal human wouldn't be able to understand her but Natsume's ears were sharp enough to hear it perfectly. "She's dead…I know it better than anyone…", she stopped for a second but then spoke once more. Natsume's eyes widened when he watched her eyes turning from warm to lifeless.

"Since I was the one who killed her"

(Author's Note)

Well, here's the answer to the ones who were wondering. But, how and what happened that night Hotaru died? Everything has an explanation I promise!

I hope you don't hate me and keep looking forward my story!

Lots of love