pennYnnep: *hands a handkerchief* It's alright, cry, it was a sad chapter. Surely you and Hotaru can execute the plan and save the day, I should add you in the story haha just kidding! I hope I'll make your frustrated mind and make you enjoy lots with this chapter!

Lexi1989: You know I'm a drama lover haha! You're so cute, I laughed when I read that you send the first review by accident! I know, Natsume erasing that part of her memories is so cruel. I'm glad you've been liking the plot twists, a few ahead to come though! It's not over yet with the plot twisting. Thanks for reading dear!

Anilissa: I can't tell you completely what her real intentions are but I can assure, you'll understand soon. You seem to have lots of questions, they'll be answer in this chapter!

Katherine Kalissa Amara: I'd love to write a fan fiction for them together! Those are amazing animes!

newroz : I'm doing fine, I rested after that race. Last week I felt so tired though, too much school work. Thanks for worrying about me!

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*Chapter 26*

It's been a month since Natsume left. Mikan hasn't changed much since then, which made her parents feel relieved. They feared she was going to return being that cold-eyed class representative, who took everything emotionlessly. Unknowingly for them, her behavior didn't change for a particular reason, or someone.

Ever since Natsume left, Hotaru comes to visit her every day and at the same hour. Sometimes, Ruka and Youichi come as well, we've become good friends. The first weeks they stayed 30 minutes, but now their visits are longer, about 2 hours or so.

Mikan turned to look at her wristwatch, she knew Hotaru will be here soon, and hopefully, Ruka will join them as well.

"Hi!", Mikan greeted with a smile when she saw Hotaru and Ruka coming out of the portal.

"Hello Mikan!", greeted Ruka back.

Hotaru simply gave her a small smile as the three sit down.

"I know I'm not allowed to ask about him but-"

"If you know you can't, then you shouldn't", Hotaru cut Mikan off.

"But it's been a month and you haven't said anything more than that he returned to the underworld and is working back for his father", she insisted.

"You're so stubborn", her best friend replied.

"Please, I won't ask again, just this time", she begged.

Hotaru rolled her amethyst eyes, sighing deeply, she turned to look at Ruka who simply nodded back at her.

"I'll leave you alone", Ruka stood up and left through the portal.

"Why did he leave?", Mikan asked sadly.

"Mikan, I'll answer a few questions", Hotaru started, ignoring Mikan's previous question. "But, I'll request something from you"

"What is it?", the brunette asked in curiosity.

"Go sit on your bed", Hotaru demanded.

She looked at Hotaru with a puzzled expression but simply followed her instructions. Once she was sited there, Hotaru kneeled down placing her head on her lap.

Mikan was taken aback by this, "Hotaru?", she asked.

"Can you play with my hair?", she asked.

Mikan heart hurt for a moment, she shook her head, unable to understand why she wasn't happy. Her cold hearted best friend has finally requested some affection from her; above all, she wasn't happy? She shook her head again, ignoring the sadness she felt inside and smiled, "Sure"

"Aren't you going to ask?"

"Y-yes", she had forgotten about it. "Eh-hem" , she cleared her throat.

"How is Natsume?"

"He's busy", she replied curtly.

"Give me more details!", Mikan insisted.

"He's back at his position of vice-president, doing better than ever"

"Is Natsume an amazing vampire?"

"He's good, he has strength, can go through things and", she stopped for a moment. "Natsume can erase memories"

"Natsume really is amazing", she said in admiration.

"I suppose, things are going well in the company and his father seems happier than ever"

"What about him, is he happy?"

"I don't know", Hotaru simply answered. "I have to go now", she announced suddenly.

"Why? You've been here for a short time", she complained.

"Today, it's an important day in the underworld, I have to go", she explained not giving more details.

"I understand", Mikan pouted.

Before leaving, Hotaru turned to look at Mikan, "Thank you"

Mikan tilted her head, "Thanks for what?"

"For everything", she said as she disappeared through the portal.

Mikan didn't say a word; her head was hurting so badly. It felt like this had happened before, she hated that feeling, the feeling of a déjà vu. And usually, she feels it frequently, and has strange dreams about things she never did but when she wakes up, she could feel how lovingly his hands touched her.

"How did it go?", Ruka asked when she reached his bedroom.

"I think it was okay, I did just what Youichi told me to do", Hotaru started. "Trying to recreate an important moment for her, one who she shared with Natsume is annoying", she complained sighing deeply.

"We've been making her remember little by little this past month, even though she's still unaware", Ruka commented.

"She's too slow; at this rate it'll be too late"

"Did you tell her about it?", the blond one asked with a worried expression painted all over his face.

"Of course I didn't, that idiot would've jumped into the portal if I had told her", Hotaru rolled her eyes.

"And what the hell is he doing here?", Hotaru asked when she spotted a grey haired one sleeping on the couch.

"He was invited as well", Ruka explained.

"Then he should be waiting somewhere else for it begin", she sighed again.

"You still hate him for wanting Mikan's soul? He has changed", Ruka defended him.

"Who's side are you?", she asked him raising a brow.

Before Ruka could answer Youichi spoke, "What's the matter?, I'm trying to sleep"

"You, soul collector", Hotaru called out. "As much as I hate to say this, I did what you said but she didn't gain her memories"

"As I said before", Youichi stopped to give a yawn, then continued. "Her memories are sealed, I'm not sure if that's the reason but remember Natsume lost his powers for a period of time, but still managed to almost erase her memories"

"You're saying he thinks he erased them completely?", Ruka asked.

"Surely, he thinks there's no chances he will remember him"

"First, I thought Natsume left her memories sealed because he was weak against her, but now I think, his powers were the weak ones", the soul collector explained.

"So that's why he's doing it?", Hotaru asked.

"Maybe that's the reason he decided to do what his father wanted", Ruka said. "Since he thinks he'll never be remembered by his lover"

"We should go now", Youichi stood from the couch, reveling a black tuxedo as Ruka finished arranging his tie.

Hotaru gave the two a pair of earphones, "We'll stay communicated"

"We're leaving", both said placing the earphones and waving goodbye.

How much Hotaru wanted to go, but it would be so risky. She sighed as she took the invitation lying on Ruka's bed.

Writing beautifully,

Natsume Hyuuga and Luna Koizumi's wedding.

"Today is the day, Hyuuga", Hotaru whispered for herself.

"Congrats dude!", Youichi said sarcastically.

"Shut up", the crimson eyed one said coldly.

"You shouldn't be doing this", Ruka said sadly.

"It was going to happen anyways, she's been my fiancée since I can remember", he justified.

"What about Mikan?", Youichi asked.

Natsume glared back at him, "She doesn't remember me", he whispered.

"You didn't erase all her memories about you, didn't you?", he raised a brow.

"I erased everything that involved me romantically, isn't it fine like this?", he looked serious but his best friend could spot the sadness in his eyes.

"You should've erased her memories completely if you were going to be so selfish", Ruka muttered with resentment.

"Poor girl, I can imagine how hard this month has been for her", Youichi sighed.

Natsume's eyes widened. "A month? It has been a month?"

"A month exactly today", Ruka answered raising a brow.

"I have to go back", Natsume muttered making, Ruka, Youichi and Hotaru, who was listening through the earphone, gasped in surprise.

"Coming back? On the day of your wedding?", Youichi asked in disbelief.

"Natsume you're going to go back to her?", Ruka asked with high hopes.

"No", Natsume answered curtly. "I made a promise with Nozomi's daughter, all I have to do is see her. I won't see Mikan, I'll marry Luna today"

Ruka raised a brow, "Mikan's grandmother?"

Natsume nodded, "I will be back in a moment"

"Wait! The wedding is about to start!", Youichi called out.

"I'll be right back!", Natsume excused himself entering through the portal and disappearing within seconds.

Youichi gulped, "Hotaru, what are we going to do?", he asked.

"I have to go to the human world to see what is this all about, Youichi meet me in Ruka's room", she explained as Youichi nodded.

"I'll be right there"

"Wait!", Ruka exclaimed. "You're leaving me alone in this mess?"

"I have a task for you as well", Hotaru said through the earphone.

"What should I do?", he asked hoping his lover wasn't going to say something too crazy.

He was wrong,

"Stop the wedding"

"Did you have a nice trip?", Yuka asked taking her mother's things into the house.

"I did", she said with a smile.

"Hey grandma!", Mikan greeted.

"Hi sweetie, you look better than I expected", her grandma said.

"What do you mean?", Mikan asked tilting her head a little.

"Nothing sweetheart", she replied with a smile.

As her grandmother, she expected to see Mikan as the cold teenager she used to be. After all, Natsume left her. She was surprised to see her as cheerful as when she was with him, however, she was grateful.

"Hello", Izumi smiled greeted but she simply rolled her eyes.

Yes, relationship between this two have never been good. After all, she had to give her only daughter to this man who barely spends time with his family, even though she knew he loved her and Mikan very dearly.

"He's not here yet?", she asked when she didn't spot him.

"Whom?", Yuka asked.

"Natsume", she explained as a matter of fact.

"W-what are you talking about?", Izumi asked, his brow twitching.

"I told him to meet me here", she turned to look at Mikan who seem to have seen a ghost.

"W-why would h-he come back, grandma?", she asked confused, her voice shaking.

"I told him to come, so he must come", she explained.

"That's why you suddenly wanted to visit?", Yuka asked trying to understand her mother's behavior.

"I can't believe it", Mikan said with tears accumulating in her eyes and threatening to fall. She turned her heal and left upstairs as quickly as her legs allowed her.

"Mom, you shouldn't have", Yuka complained.

"She was finally fine", Izumi muttered with resentment. "Why are you doing this?"

"That's something I can't tell you, he'll be here in any minute",

"That's impossible mom, he returned to England", Yuka tried to convince her.

Suddenly, the door was opened revealing Natsume Hyuuga in an extremely formal and fancy tuxedo, completely black with a red tie and a red rose inside his pocket.

"Pardon my tardiness"

"I can't believe she did that", Mikan whispered for herself.

She pressed her pillow against her face, hoping the fabric would wipe her tears away.

She missed him.

She walked towards his room and threw herself on his bed. Ever since he left, she never entered again but she didn't care anymore. Even though she counted the days and felt strong by saying she never entered that room again, she didn't care now about ruining her record.

She simply took one of the pillows and hugged it, just thinking about the many times Natsume slept in that bed.

How much she would've loved to wake up and see his face.

An imagine popped her mind, she saw herself waking up next to his sleepy face. She shook her head, many images were popping in and out. She turned to look at the corner of the room, another imagine apperead, he was there sobbing silently and she threw herself to him, giving herself entirely to him.

She shook her head again.

She had had a dream like that before, in which they shared their love after he begged him not to leave him.

"Natsume can erase memories"

Hotaru's words came into her mind, she then ran back to her room, looking for her calendar, it now had sense.

"It wasn't a dream"

"I came as I promised", Natsume said. "Can I go now?"

Yuka's eyes widened as Izumi only raised a brow, "Natsume, why are you being so disrectpetful?"

"Don't worry about it dear", Yuka's mother said. "I have some things to discuss with him"

"I have to go now, since I came I'm sure you'll keep my secret", Natsume threatened.

"You're not curious about how I got to know your secret?", she asked.

"Surely Nozomi told you", Natsume said.

"Then, would you mind paying a visit to Mikan?"

Natsume's eyes widened as his intimidating gaze disappeared. "That wasn't part of the deal, I'm leaving"

"So I can tell them?", Yuka's mother raised a brow.

"Go ahead, they won't believe you"

He turned his back and opened the door, "Goodbye then"

"NATSUME!", he froze completely, unable to say a thing.

Without any warning he felt her hugging him tightly, she was sobbing.

He couldn't look at her.

"Mikan, let him go", Izumi said angrily.

"Natsume, I've been dreaming about you", she started, ignoring his father. "I thought all the memories were dreams but I was wrong, it all happened"

Natsume didn't move.

"You erased my memories, didn't you?", she whispered for only him to hear.

Natsume flinched when she said that.

Mikan gave a few steps back, "I have something to say"

Natsume turned to look at her, it has been a month but it felt like a century. She looked as beautiful as he remembered. He wanted to hug her, to tell her he still loved her and that he was so glad she remembered him, but he couldn't.

"I have to go", Natsume said.

"Just listen to what I have to say and if you want to go after it, then I won't stop you"

Natsume's heart felt heavy, but he decided, it doesn't matter if she tells him she still loves him, he will not be weak; he'll endure the pain and leave for her sake. Only knowing she still loved him would be enough.

Everyone turned to look at Mikan, expecting her to say what she had to say.

Surely, they would've never expected the words that came out of her mouth,

"I'm pregnant"

Author's Note

PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!

Many of you already suspected it, well yeeees, she looked for her calendar to see if her period was on time.

Next chapter, another character will make his/her way into the story!

Please stay tuned!