I'm so sorry it took longer for the update! School activities are finally finished so I can write. Thankfully, I managed to finish my exam week smoothly. Thanks for all the supportive messages!

lexy1989: I admit it; I can't imagine a chapter without your reviews! I've been so busy with the finals and all that, I haven't had time to read your updates! I'm thankful spring break is finally here! I have so much to read I'm excited.

Anilissa: I understand completely! I've read fanfictions were Natsume is actually married to Luna! Believe me, it's a struggle but it eventually becomes a NatsumexMikan and it's all beautiful again. Sometimes we have to make sacrifices! hahahaha

Diabula-Rasa: Natsume is quite dense even if he thinks otherwise haha! I'm still thinking about Izumi's reaction to all of this! I laughed so much when I read, 'Reo, get out of their way dammit'! I'll also feel empty when it finishes since I got to know fantastic people by it!

Katherine kalissa amara: I'm working on it, please don't worry! Stay tuned and thank you for reading my stories, means the world to me!

iiAriya: I know! Not any guy but Natsume running after the girl, that makes it! Thank you very much! I smiled like crazy when you said I was a good writer! Thanks for being so sweet.

Newroz: Thank you so much for worrying about me, I'm fine, just a little busy! How did your college exam went? I hope everything went well for you!

P3nnYnnep: Yeees, they finally kissed! Here's the next update!

Guest: The wait is over! Hope you like this chapter as well!

JejejexD: I know, finally! I was also wondering when that magical moment would actually happen hahah! Reo has confessed his feelings, but time will say if they're true. Luna is always the bad one in the stories but this might be different.

fel0702: Noo, she's just her great granddaughter!

Guest: Thanks for the comment. About what you were asking, I made a research and it seems to be true. Since the last chapter she published was 2 years ago and apparently, her sister published the news. However, it might not be true; just an excuse or even as you said, a prank. Please, take into consideration she opened her account of 2006, 10 years ago, and she last updated her profile in 2009, 7 years ago, saying she was 20+. I think she grew too old and she probably stopped writing, but that's just my opinion. I don't know what happened; I just hope she's fine.

Enjoy!

*Chapter 22*

"I'm sorry Youichi, I forgot I called you here", Ruka apologized. "A lot happened just now"

Youichi shook his head, "I was caught up into something as well", he sighed.

"Don't tell me is about Luna?", Ruka raised a brow.

Youichi nodded. "It's getting more and more complicated"

Ruka rolled his blue eyes, "Seems like problems keep showing up"

Yoichi took a sit, "Now what? It has something to do with Hotaru?", he asked.

"Don't speak behind my back", Hotaru commented with a blank expression, taking sit next to Ruka.

"It's not speaking behind your back if you're sitting on the bed reading a magazine", Youichi complained.

"Since you were talking about things I didn't care", she sighed.

"Anyways", Ruka cut them off. "Natsume's father came and told me I had to leave the Hyuuga Company"

Youichi's eyes widened. "He did? Is there any reason for it?"

"He knows everything", Hotaru answered.

Youichi nodded understanding. "Where are you going to go?"

"The underworld is big", Ruka commented. "I'm just afraid wherever we go, people will find out about Hotaru"

"It's dangerous", Youichi agreed. "But, what do you think about it?", he turned to look at the half vampire.

"I don't want to make Ruka leave this company", she started. "You've been working her for more than a century, I can't help but to feel guilty", she paused for a minute. "But, even if I'm being selfish, I want to…"

She stopped not sure if she should say it or not.

"What is it?", Ruka asked with curiosity.

"I want to go back to the human world"

"Let's go back", Natsume said standing up from the bench.

"Wait!", Mikan said taking his hand. "Just ten more minutes"

Natsume sat again, "You've been saying that all day"

After the kiss, they walked together to a park nearby until school finished. However, school finished 2 hours ago and they were still sitting here.

"Your parents will worry", Natsume tried to convince her.

"But at home I won't be able to be like this", she said placing her head on his shoulder.

He whispered softly, "Ten more minutes"

Mikan smiled, "Natsume, do you really like me?"

"I was wondering when you would start making questions", he sighed.

"It was just too overwhelming, I guess I finally understand what happened today", she confessed.

"Would a guy kiss a girl that he doesn't like?", Natsume asked.

"Guys on this century do kiss girls they don't like", Mikan complained.

"Thankfully, I'm not from this century", Natsume teased.

"It's hard to believe you're so old", Mikan laughed slightly.

"But you still fell for this 'old man'", Natsume smirked.

Mikan rolled her eyes, "You don't look like an old man!"

"I do like you", he answered seriously.

"What about Nozomi?", Mikan finally said it. She was afraid but wanted so badly to hear his answer.

"She was my first love, Mikan. That's why I can't forget her…"

Mikan felt like her heart was being stabbed. "How can you say you like me then!?", she wanted to cry.

"I won't forget her since thanks to her I met you", he locked his eyes with Mikan's. "I think now that Nozomi was never the woman for me"

Mikan's tears started streaming down her face, "What can I do? I can't help but to feel happy even if she left you heartbroken", she sobbed. "I love you so much"

"I know, I love you too", he gave her a quick kiss on her lips.

"What the hell is happening here!?", another voice asked in utter shock.

Izumi-san!?

Dad!

"That's great isn't it?", Yuka smiled. "Mikan's feelings were answered"

"Dear!", Izumi complained.

"Dad, I-"

"Be quiet Mikan", he ordered. "And don't turn around!"

"Dad! You've had Natsume and I facing opposite walls for half an hour!", Mikan said annoyed.

"And you'll stay there until you answer my question!", Izumi frowned.

"We already told you we are dating!", Mikan raised her voice.

"Is that true?", Izumi asked Natsume.

"It is", he answered curtly.

"Mikan, go upstairs", Izumi said still frowning. "Yuka, you too"

Yuka sighed, "Let's go Mikan"

Mikan resisted a little but then gave up sending her father a death glare as he simply rolled his eyes.

"Can I move now?", Natsume asked, he had already cope with Izumi's overly protective attitude towards Mikan.

Izumi took one of the chairs of the table and placed it next to were Natsume was standing. "Sit", he simply said.

Natsume sighed softly obeying his orders.

"Who are you?", he asked abruptly, making Natsume raise a brow.

"Huh?", he sprout out.

"I don't know a thing about you. Why should I give my daughter to you?"

Natsume nodded understanding, "Natsume Hyuuga, 17 years old, I was born in England, my mother died when I was too young to remember, my dad has always been taking care of me since I have the tendency to fall sick, I met Mikan by accident, thought she was someone else, ended up living here and I really love her"

Izumi's eyes widened, he had never heard Natsume speak so much. Even though it wasn't who he really was, he meant the last sentences. Of course, he couldn't tell he was over a century old and a vampire.

"You are too young to talk about love", he whispered.

"I promise, I'm not too young to feel this way", he meant it.

"I know", Izumi shook his head. "I was also 17 when I fell for Yuka"

"I can't guarantee anything Izumi-san, all I'm sure of is that I love Mikan"

Izumi nodded, "You should go to your room"

Once Natsume had left he thought for himself

"I wonder if that'll be enough"

"Youichi, over here!" , Luna waved her hand for him to see her.

Youichi nodded making his way through the tables and the gazes of the vampires wondering why a soul collector was on an underworld café.

"I can't believe you asked me out", Luna smiled.

"I said I wanted to talk to you, why in this café of all places?", he asked annoyed by the whispers.

"I might have overreacted", she admitted. "But I just wanted to have a date with you like the old times", she said sincerely.

"Like the old times?", Youichi sounded angry. "Don't say that again"

"I'm sorry", Luna apologized.

"Even if the place is crowded, I'll say what I wanted to say", he started. "I only need to look at someone's eyes to see their entire life", he paused. "But I can't see anything into your eyes"

"That's because you still have my demonic powers", she cut him off.

"I'm grateful, you gave me a second chance to live, meet new people and learn about my past. However, I can't return your feelings"

"Y-Youichi, what do you mean?", her voice was shaking and her eyes watering.

"Things can't turn back to the way they were", he sighed locking his gray eyes with Luna's. "This past love can't be"

Luna tears streamed silently down her face. "But you still feel things, don't you?"

"I do", Youichi accepted. "Even though I still feel things, I can't love you again. What is left inside me aren't feelings of love but melancholy. I guess I really was happy with you, however, even if I tried, I couldn't make you happy nor be happy myself"

"I know Hotaru was Ruka's past love! I also know what happened between Natsume and that human a century ago, and I know that he's on the human world chasing the great granddaughter of his past love! Even though I'm his-" she stopped talking. "Anyways!, everybody's past loves works out unless mine?", she lost control of her feelings as she sobbed desperately.

The vampires around started whispering harder and turned their faces to see what was happening.

"Isn't she Luna Koizumi, the famous scientist?"

Youichi snapped his fingers, making everybody in the room fall sleep except for Luna and himself.

"Not every past love can be possible; they didn't start things over with their original past lovers", he handed her a handkerchief. "Goodbye, Luna"

He walked towards the exit, still hearing her crying on the table.

He closed his eyes, as he whispered for himself,

"Once a flower withers, it can't ever bloom again"

Ioran kept walking back and forth, all over his big office. His butler was already tired of his behavior as he felt dizzy from all the times he had already walked through the office.

"If you're that worried you should call you son", he finally said something.

"I can't", Ioran shook his head. "I've been treating him as a spoiled brat, that's why he became one"

"You're going to wait until he comes back?"

"Of course, he's not a child anymore", he paused. "However, when he comes back he'll be seriously punished"

The butler sighed, "I don't think there's anything you can take away from him anymore"

"There is still something else", Ioran smirked.

"What is it?", he asked with curiosity.

"I'm taking his freedom"

"His freedom?", the butler asked not understanding.

"I said I would wait but a century is enough time right?", Ioran asked.

"A century is a lot of time, but for what?", he asked lost.

"To get married, of course!", Ioran said as a matter of fact.

"You're finally marrying him with his fiancé?", he asked in disbelief.

Ioran nodded, "He's finally going to marry Luna"

Author's Note

Please don't hate me! (Again)

I have two things to say,

1) Luna isn't that bad in my fanfic. I mean, she's the girl she was on the manga, the girl who loved Yuka dearly before she meets the school principal.

2) I ended Youichi and Luna's love to give the realistic factor since I've been in the position where I tried to fix things up but relationships can't go back to the way they were. I hope you can understand my point of view.

And sorry again for the late update and the short chapter!