I'm sorry it took longer to update. Yesterday I was caught on the Oscar's drama so I couldn't write. But hey! Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar! Anyway, here it is!

There's also one thing I want to add, Luna's not older than Youichi in this fanfict!

lexy1989: I know hahaha it's quite a plot twist! I might or might not owe you a month's worth of twix! You'll find out after reading this. Thanks to you now I'm craving twix!

AquaPink1: My mom is better, thanks for the prayers. She even started working and everything is back to normal!

Anilissa: Youichi isn't younger than Luna, he's actually older in my story. I know it's hard to imagine but try to imagine the bigger version of Youichi on the manga when you read this fanfic. Thanks for the support!

Jnrlove: Thanks! I'm glad you liked that plot twist with Reo's appearance! Hope you like this chapter as well!

Jejeje xD: I would like Youichi and Mikan as well HAHA but I want Youichi and Natsume to become friends, not rivals! I hope you like this chapter very much!

Newroz: Yes Reo! I hope it was a good surprise and not a bad one!

Diabula-Rasa: I'm so glad you enjoyed the chapter! I also see Izumi as an S.H.C.D hahaha! Loved it by the way! I wanted to make something unique even though it's quite weird! Anyways, I hope you really like this chapter as well!

Katherine kalissa amara: I know! They are the weirdest couple ever but I don't know haha! Guess I wanted to give it a try. Maybe I'm too crazy? Anyways, I hope you'll come to accept the pairing! Thanks for the reading, I was thrilled with your review!

Enjoy!

*Chapter 20*

"R-Reo!?", Mikan stuttered his name.

She couldn't believe her eyes. Even though she knew he was standing in front of her, she couldn't help but to doubt. He had changed a lot, his both rare but beautiful orange hair became plain black and the many earrings had disappeared from both of his ears. There were some things that hadn't changed in the sightless, like his charming smile and his bright purple eyes.

Mikan's eyes went from his face to the bouquet of red roses he was holding.

"For you", he simply said referring to the roses. Mikan flinched when she heard his voice.

Before she could take the flowers with her shaking hands, another hand took them away, throwing them to the floor. "What are you doing here?", Natsume asked with hate easily recognized in his voice.

"Do I know you?", Reo asked raising a brow.

"You don't but I know you. How dare you to ever appear in front of Mikan!", he was frowning hardly.

"Reo", Izumi said making his way into the scene. "Please come in"

Reo removed his shoes as he entered the house. Natsume and Mikan kept his distance wondering why Izumi was by Reo's side.

Reo kneeled down to pick up the roses Natsume threw. "Mikan-chan, take them please"

"How dare you call her name?", Natsume wasn't able to control himself anymore. His fist was directed to Reo's face but was caught by Izumi's hand.

"Seems like you know the story", Mikan's father said, without letting go of Natsume's fist.

Natsume broke free of his grip with a fast movement. "If you know what happened too, why did you call him?", it was Mikan's turn to talk.

"Dear", Yuka called out and then gave a sigh. "We should tell her already"

"Tell me what?", Mikan asked with no clue.

Izumi ran a hand through his hair.

"Please take a sit"

"You said what!?", Ioran asked in disbelief. His eyes wide open as a frown took place between his brows.

"I-I said Natsume-sama hasn't come to the underworld in two days", Ioran fist pounded the table loudly. I'm sorry, Hyuuga-sama", the other vampire said bowing many times.

"I had a lot to do and I asked you to receive him. I was clear wasn't I?", the vampire nodded at him. "Then why couldn't you do what I asked for!?", he demanded.

"There were a lot of problems happening, the sudden evacuation and the damages in the company…many vampires are wondering what happened and-", he tried to justify.

"That's why I had to leave. I needed to fix that problem. That's why I asked you to give Natsume his blood of the day instead of me", Ioran sighed.

"I-I'm sorry", the vampire apologized once more.

Ioran made him a sign to leave as he quickly did. Once alone in his big office, he closed his eyes for a moment. He thought about the problem with the half vampire, luckily there were just a few injured vampires from that accident. He also complained about how easily manipulated he was. Even though he trusted Luna a lot, he should have fixed the problem in other way.

He sighed once more as he knew he couldn't leave that problem aside. Ruka Nogi had made a big taboo and mistake. Half vampires aren't something you can joke about. He could only imagine what will happen if people knew about her existence. Even though Ruka was a childhood friend of Natsume, even though Ioran himself saw him as his own child, despite all of that, a punishment is required.

Finally he thought about his son. His extremely intelligent son who by now must have discovered his lack of powers.

"Natsume, don't you know you're a weak vampire?", he spoke out loud. "Well, that's my fault anyway"

Mikan, Yuka and Izumi were sitting in the biggest sofa on the living room. Meanwhile Reo and Natsume shared a smaller one. Natsume's hate towards Reo was easily detected, even from miles away.

Izumi cleared his throat. "Two years ago, I met Reo's father at the hospital. He was a great man, loved his family. Unfortunately, he was seriously ill. Before he died, he asked me to take care of his oldest son, Reo", he stopped taking another breath.

"Reo started living with us where he met Mikan. I thought everything was fine until Reo stopped coming back home. Mikan seemed more worried every time. One night, she didn't come home as well", he spoke with sadness. "Yuka and I were afraid something might have happen. However, the next day she came back home without Reo. She seemed different, her eyes seemed lifeless. It was a torture for me as her father"

Mikan tried to hold her tears which were threatening to fall in any second.

"When I found about Reo's and Mikan's condition we moved from our hometown to where we live today. Things were going back to normal; Mikan had a new friend who made her happier. She was back to the girl I knew", he stopped with a small sigh. "Until, that night came. The night Hotaru Imai died in place of my daughter. The night a parent just like me lost her beloved child"

Mikan couldn't hold her tears any longer; she cried soundlessly, her heart felt like breaking when she realized how much her parents suffered for her.

"Finally those gang members disappear but Mikan's happiness disappeared as well. I thought I was never going to see Reo again, but there he was with a bouquet of roses standing on the park. He noticed me and begged for forgiveness, saying Mikan died because of him, that he tried to warn her and regretted it", Yuka placed her hand on his tight fist, trying to confort him.

"I lied to Reo and told him Mikan did die. I only wanted Mikan to be safe. Every day that I passed by that park I saw him with a new bouquet of roses. That was six months ago, when I was given the opportunity to work abroad. I went to the park once more and find him there. I told him Mikan was alive and he cried of happiness"

"Please let me finish, Izumi-san", Reo asked respectfully. Izumi simply nodded. "I was so relieved when I heard you were alive. Your dad told me that I could see you in six months so I waited patiently until this day", he smiled towards her.

"I'm grateful", Mikan said wiping her tears.

Natsume sighed soundlessly. So, he wasn't that bad after all, but still, he drove Mikan to the path of darkness. But, again, she wouldn't have met Hotaru if she hadn't walked that path.

"I came to give you an answer", Reo spoke once more taking Mikan's hand. She looked at him surprised as Natsume's eyebrow twitched.

"I like you too, Mikan-chan"

"That idiot!", Izumi and Natsume spoke at the same time. They saw each other and then looked away.

"You shouldn't have let him enter!", Natsume complained.

"How was I supposed to know he was going to confess to my child?", he asked.

"I knew he was no good", the vampire kept complaining.

"He already went home so stop talking behind his back", Mikan sighed.

"Bring him back, I can say it to his face!", Izumi exclaimed as Natsume nodded.

"That was a confession from two years ago. I don't hold onto those feelings anymore, and he understood it", Mikan said.

"I don't want Reo to be with Mikan", Yuka said giving her point of view.

"See Mikan, even your mother-"

"I want Natsume to be with Mikan", Yuka cut her husband off.

"Mom!"

"Dear!"

Both daughter and father voices were mixed. Even though Natsume didn't say a word, only stood silent.

"Fine, I get it. I'll go upstairs, Izumi sleep on the couch"

Izumi's eyes widened as she followed her wife upstairs begging her. "Please let me sleep with you, dear!"

Mikan sighed, her day had been quite crazy. A lot happened tonight, she turned to look at her wrist watch. It was almost 11 pm and she needed to return to school tomorrow.

"Want some water?", Mikan asked Natsume handing him a glass.

Natsume didn't take it.

"What is it?"

Natsume didn't answer.

"You're not answering?"

He simply rolled his eyes.

"Don't be childish!", Mikan complained. "Tell me what happened"

"Are you going to date him?", Natsume finally spoke.

Mikan raise a brow. "That's none of your business, is it?"

"It is", he answered, and she was taken aback by that answer.

"It is not", Mikan clarified as she waked towards the stairs.

Before she could give another step, a hand stopped her; Natsume's hand.

She gasped soundlessly as her back was pressing the wall. There was no way to escape and Natsume didn't seem to let go of her hand. His handsome face was so close to her she could feel him breathing.

Her heart was beating so fast she was sure he could listen to it.

"I'm the only one who can make you feel this way, do you understand?"

He suddenly let go of her and went upstairs. Mikan fell to the floor, utterly confused and surprised. As she wondered,

"What the hell just happened!?"

Mikan woke up after only 2 hours of sleep. Thanks to Natsume's weird behavior, she wasn't able think about anything else but that incident.

Every time she closed her eyes she would remember how close Natsume's face was. She shook those memories away; actually she was surprised she was able to sleep 2 hours.

"Good morning", Yuka greeted with a smile.

"Ah, morning mom", she answered emotionless.

Her head was somewhere else.

"Are you okay, honey?", she asked worriedly.

Mikan nodded. "I need to arrive earlier today"

"What about breakfast?"

"I'll skip it", she answered quickly leaving the house, before Natsume went downstairs.

As she walked slowly through the streets she couldn't help but to sigh. She knew ignoring someone who lives in the same house as her would be difficult. Thing was, she didn't know how to face him.

Knowing the vampire, she thought he was simply teasing her. She felt like if he was simply playing with her since he knows the way she feels about him. But again, she loved him too much to even care.

She finally stood in front of her academy. She smiled remembering about his uncle. She had to tell him about Izumi's return and everything that happened. Before she could give another step into the academy a hand pulled her back.

"What are you-!", she shouted to the one who took pulled her but she stopped talking when she distinguished the one behind her.

Behind her, the ex-orange haired one smiled brightly, as usual.

"Why don't you skip school today?", he asked with a playful smirk on his face.

"What?", Mikan asked with a dumbfounded expression.

"Let's go on a date, Mikan-chan!"

Author's Note

I don't know why but I've always liked Reo's flashy attitude. In the manga he's a good guy in the end so I kind of liked that Reo a lot.

The end is near my dear readers!

Thanks for reading, don't forget to review me your thoughts!