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*Chapter 18*

"Ruka!", Natsume called out for him once he entered his room. He was laying on the bed since Youichi placed him there.

He opened his eyes slowly, as he smiled weakly. "Natsume, you're here"

"What happened to you?", his best friend asked concerned.

"I've been poisoned by Luna", he said making Natsume's eyes widen. "Luna did this to you?", he asked as he couldn't believe such an act from her.

Mikan suddenly felt slightly worried. "Who's Luna?", she asked.

"She's Natsume's-", Ruka couldn't finish his sentence since Natsume covered his mouth.

"She's a scientist", Natsume spoke. "Anyway, why did she take Hotaru? How did she find out about her?", the vampire asked.

Ruka gave a soft sigh, "Guess I wasn't careful enough", his eyes seemed sad. "Please, go to find her and save her. I can't move for 2 hours more"

Natsume shook his head, "You're coming with us!", he exclaimed. "Tell me, is there a quicker way?", he turned to look at the soul collector who only stood behind silent.

"Yes, I know one", the grey haired one replied.

Natsume felt relieved. Bringing him was a good idea after all. "What is it?"

"He'll be fine in seconds if he drinks Mikan's blood", he explained making the brunette turn to look at him surprised.

"Denied", Natsume spoke. "Tell me another way"

"There isn't", Youichi said confident.

Natsume took his eyes from the soul collector to Mikan. She looked at him with tender eyes. Why was he so against it? I mean, it was just blood.

"It's okay, I can do that", Mikan finally spoke. "I'll do anything for Hotaru"

"I'm against it", Natsume said again.

"It's okay, I don't need it either", Ruka agreed with Natsume, he wouldn't like Natsume taking Hotaru's blood if the case was reversed.

Youichi rolled his eyes. "Do you think we have time to be wasting? You two stop acting selfishly! Let the girl do what she wants. Do you think I love the idea? I don't either but your best friend needs it!", Youichi expressed himself loudly, making Natsume and Ruka realize how pathetic they where.

"Quickly Mikan, help my best friend"

Luna and Ioran watched closely the monitor. She could sense insecurity coming from Ioran as he surely was making the countdown on his head, just as her.

10…

9…

She closed her eyes for a moment.

*Flashback*

"I love you so much, I wish I could stay with you forever", he spoke with sadness on his voice. Luna took his hand harder as she placed a kiss on it.

"We'll stay always together", she assured. "You're going nowhere!"

"You know I'll die", he closed his eyes. "I could even die right now, meanwhile you hold my hand", he gave a weak smile. "But I wouldn't have any regret since I met you, I loved you and you loved me. What else could I have asked for?"

"Stop saying sad things", Luna cried soundlessly. He knew she was crying since he could feel her tears falling to his hand.

"I'm just saying goodbye", he opened his eyes locking them with her lover's ones.

"Don't say goodbye. You're so selfish, you know I'll be left alone for a few centuries more!", Luna reproached.

"I might be a jerk, since I'm happy you'll have me in your heart for many centuries"

*End of flashback*

"2…"

"1…"

Luna looked at the monitor once more.

"0"

She gasped when she saw Hotaru breaking the chains from the wall. The whole floor shake when she threw them to the floor. She then turned her gaze to see the camera filming her. Both Ioran and her eyes' widened when the saw her face.

Her eyes went completely red as her fangs and nails had grown a lot. With her big, sharp nails she destroyed the camera.

The ones watching turned to look at each other.

"Luna, I think this is dangerous!", Ioran complained. "We have to evacuate the company!"

Luna nodded. Snapping her fingers a few vampires appeared. "Make everyone evacuate through the portals", she commanded as they obeyed. "You should go to", she said to Ioran who only nodded.

Once alone, she left a loud sigh.

"What have I done?"

"There are some things you need to understand", Ruka explained quickly as they ran towards Hotaru's location.

Since he had taken Mikan's blood he was better than ever. The four of them ran through the halls as Ruka lead the way with Hotaru's sense of smell as a guide.

"You can't get close to Hotaru; she wouldn't be able to recognize you. She's not the Hotaru you met when she was still a human. I'm the only one who can stop her so please don't do anything crazy", he explained as Mikan nodded understanding.

Suddenly, Ruka stopped running, making everyone almost fall due to his sudden stop. "Why did you stop from the nowhere?", Natsume asked.

Ruka looked at Natsume with a worried expression. "I can't sense Hotaru anymore"

"W-What do you mean you can't?", Mikan asked.

Ruka looked at his surroundings. "Natsume, there's no one here", he said but Natsume only looked at him confused.

"So what?", he asked.

"There isn't any guards like always", he said making Natsume look at his surroundings as well.

"I don't have a good feeling about this place. There's an evil presence a few meters away from us", Youichi spoke.

Before they could say anything more, loud steps where heard. In front of them, the girl they were looking for appeared. But she didn't look like Hotaru at all.

Ruka flinched when he saw her. What had happened? Who did that to her?

"Hotaru!", Mikan called her out but she didn't reacted.

"Don't say a word", Ruka cut her off. "Hotaru, it's me", he said softly.

The girl didn't stop her feet; she got closer and closer to Ruka. "I got what you need, just come and take it"

Hotaru was about to bite his neck with her long fangs but she was interrupted by Youichi's powers. Who threw her a few meters away.

"What did you do that for!?", Ruka asked madly.

"If you let her drink your blood, game over for you! I can sense that monster's powers. Her target is to kill you. Open your eyes; she's not the woman you love. The woman you love is dead now!"

Ruka looked at him hurt. "Stop talking nonsense!"

"Ruka", Natsume called out for him. "He's not lying"

"You're siding with him!? Okay fine! Do as you please!", Ruka said, he had lost it. Hotaru can't be dead. Hotaru's alive inside that monster!

"Please Ruka, I won't be able to live if you're dead! Let's go!", his best friend almost begged.

Hotaru stood up, getting closer to the four of them.

Natsume opened a portal taking the four of them inside. They were about to leave when Mikan jumped out of the portal and started walking towards her best friend.

"Mikan!", Natsume called out but the portal closed.

Youichi, Natsume and Ruka ended up in Ruka's office.

"Quickly let's go back!", Youichi said.

Natsume tried to open a portal but he couldn't. "I can't do it, it's not working"

Youichi opened his eyes. "Hyuuga, you've lost your powers"

"What do you mean?", Natsume asked with a blank expression, is not the first time it happens.

"I can't detect your powers anymore"

"Let's take care of that later! Let's go back to Hotaru!", Ruka said opening the portal.

When they arrived they saw Mikan on the floor seriously injured.

"Mikan stop it!", Natsume and Youichi said in unison.

"Stay out of this!", Mikan shouted.

They tried to stop her but she ran again and tried to hug her best friend. Hotaru threw her against the wall for the third time.

"Mikan, she's not Hotaru anymore!", Ruka shouted, finally realizing she was gone.

She ran once more to his best friend but this time she managed to hug her. "I'm sorry Hotaru! I love you! I love you!", she started shouting, repeating the same words. Hotaru didn't move for a few minutes as they all watched closely, waiting for the next thing to happing. Fearing for the next thing to happen.

"M-Mikan", a soft voice said.

The four of them look at her in awe.

"Mikan", her eyes where back to normal. "I remember everything"

"Hotaru!", Mikan called out with tears on her face as she fainted due to the lack of strength and her injures. Hotaru was crying as well, still hugging an unconscious Mikan.

Ruka kneeled down as he cried. Natsume sighed in relief and Youichi only gave Natsume a smile.

Hotaru locked her eyes with Ruka's ones. "Thank you", she muttered.

She remembered everything now with detail. She was given a second chance to hold her best friend like this thanks to Ruka. She remembered her best friend and what happened that night.

"We need to take Mikan back to the human world", Natsume said.

"First things first, we need to heal her injuries", Youichi spoke, touching her injuries. She didn't complain since she was unconscious. Slowly, her injures healed.

"Thank you. You're powers are really amazing", Hotaru said with gratitude.

"I better leave now, since everything is settled", the soul collector said turning his feet giving them his back as view.

He then locked eyes with someone standing with a shocked expression. When did that woman with strawberry blond hair appeared?

"Luna!", Ruka and Natsume said in unison.

"You have a lot to explain!", Natsume said angrily. "Hey!", he said since she wasn't even looking at him. Natsume gasped silently when she started crying, still unable to take her eyes away from the soul collector.

"Youichi!", she called out for him, hugging him. How long since she had hug him? He was alive, the man she loves and thought dead. The man who promised to love her forever was here to fulfill their promise.

Youichi took a step back,

"Who are you?"

Author's Note

So Hotaru's memories are back and Luna's past has been revealed. But what about the night when Hotaru died? It'll be finally be reveled in the next chapter!

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