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*Chapter 27*

Ruka kept walking back and forth, scratching his head in frustration. He was trying to think, he had never been good in this type of situation. He knew he couldn't let Hotaru down; she'll kill him mercilessly if he does.

Before he could give another step, the door was opened. He flinched when his eyes spotted a very angry Hyuuga.

"Ruka!", Ioran called him frowning hardly.

Ruka gulped, "Y-Yes?"

"Where is Natsume? He's 15 minutes delayed!", he complained.

"About that-", Ruka searched for the right words. "He's not here"

Ioran rolled his eyes, "Where is him then?"

"I can't tell you", Ruka whispered.

He raised a brow, "Of course, Natsume's behavior had been so nice through this last month. He was going to ditch the wedding and make me look like a fool"

"It's not like that", Ruka cut him off. "He really was going to marry Luna as planned but we-"

"We?", Ioran asked when Ruka let the sentence hanging on.

"Hotaru and I made him return to the human world", he confessed.

Ioran's eyes widened in surprise but then he sighed deeply, "He was doing this for the sake of his lover, you should've respected that"

Ruka didn't say anything.

"Okay, let's go", Ioran said.

"Where?", Ruka raised a brow.

"To the human world, to get Natsume back"

"Hotaru wait up!", Youichi said trying to match Hotaru's steps.

"Shut up", Hotaru whispered. "We'll be busted if they hear you"

"You are the one who's acting recklessly, we should be careful", Youichi whispered back.

"Obviously they are all downstairs since I can feel their presence", she explained suddenly stopping her steps.

Youichi almost stumbled with Hotaru's sudden stop. "What is it?"

"Listen", Hotaru said.

"I have something to say", both of them heard Mikan say.

Hotaru felt a hand on her shoulder. "Don't touch me", Hotaru said removing the hand but almost gasped when she realized whose hand was he removing from her shoulder.

"Ioran?", Hotaru asked recognizing the man in front of her.

She turned to look at Ruka who stood behind with a guilty expression, pressing his hands together and muttering, "I'm sorry"

"And you are?", Ioran asked spotting the gray haired one.

Before Youichi could introduce himself, Natsume's voice was heard.

"I have to go"

Ioran nodded, "You see, he wants to leave"

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

Everyone took a step closer, waiting for her to say what she wanted to say.

"I'm pregnant"

It took both, the ones who were hiding and the ones who were part of the conversation, a whole minute to actually process such information.

They heard a loud sound; they could spot a middle aged man who seemed to have fainted. Not even Yuka knew what to do since her husband had actually fainted.

"Dear!", she shouted but before she could step any closer, Izumi stood up and abruptly approached towards Natsume, frowning hardly. "YOU DID WHAT TO MY DAUGHTER", he grabbed him by the tie, almost chocking him.

Natsume's father almost jumps in action to protect his son but Hotaru stopped him. "Please, don't make a scene"

He could see how worried she was, surely she would've wanted to also stop hiding and say something.

"Dad stop it!", Mikan begged.

"So what if she's pregnant?", they heard a voice say, it sounded like an older woman.

"Who's she?", Ioran asked in a whisper.

"She's Nozomi's daughter", Ruka answered.

Ioran gasped silently, he recognized Nozomi as the woman she once separated his son from.

"Mom this is a serious matter", Yuka said.

"Remember when you arrived home with this man and said you were pregnant?", she asked and Yuka nodded. "What did I do? Did I choke your lover?"

Izumi let go of Natsume, Ioran sighed in relief as Natsume started coughing on the floor.

"Natsume and Mikan come with me", Izumi said making his way to the stairs.

"Let's get out of here", Youichi said.

"What are you going to do with the wedding", Hotaru asked Ioran when they arrived back to the underworld.

Ioran sighed deeply, "I'll call it off"

"What are you going to do about it?", Izumi asked Natsume.

"I don't know, I'm still unable to believe it", Natsume answered sincerely.

"I want to have this baby", Mikan said firmly.

"How are you going to do that?", her father asked.

"My father owns a successful company, I don't have economic problems", Natsume replied.

"I don't care about your father's status. I want to know what are you going to do to raise this child?", Ioran started. "Will you marry my daughter and create a family or you'll leave her and let us maintain her and her child"

"Dad!", Mikan exclaimed.

"If you don't want to take care of her child, leave. We're not forcing you and we can take care of them both", Izumi explained.

"I want to have my child", Natsume said.

"I don't believe you", Izumi said with resentment.

"I love Mikan and you know it", he locked his crimson eyes with Izumi's violet ones.

"You said that before but left for a month"

"I'm back"

"If it wasn't because of Mikan's pregnancy, you wouldn't be here", he said as a matter of fact.

"But I'm back now", Natsume took Mikan's hand. "I won't leave"

"You two are just teenagers", Izumi sighed. "I also got Yuka pregnant when we were teenagers, that's why I know how hard this will be"

"That's why we need your support", Mikan said.

"Please, let me return to this house and fill my role as a father"

"How are you calling the wedding off?", Youichi asked in curiosity.

"I have to apologize to everyone and don't give too many details", Ioran sighed. "This will make such a fuss with the guests"

"I'll go with you", Ruka offered.

Ioran nodded as they both made their ways to the ball room where the ceremony was going to be held. The guests turned to look at them, some with a puzzled expression and others with a frown on their faces. Surely, waiting 35 minutes for the ceremony to start can make anyone get angry.

Ioran made his way to the podium, he was going to tell the news when a hand rested on his shoulders. He turned to look at the pair standing in front of him, recognizing them as Luna's parents.

"We're really sorry", Mr. Koizumi said with a disappointed expression painted all over his face.

"What do you mean?", Ioran asked utterly confused.

He was the one who should be apologizing, not them.

"About the wedding", Mrs. Koizumi spoke.

"It was my son's fault, don't feel guilty", Ioran said.

"No, we knew she never loved him"

"Wait", Ioran said connecting the dots. "Don't say Luna-"

"Yes", they cut him off.

"Luna ran away"

"I can't believe you're pregnant", Natsume said when they finally let them be alone.

"Me neither", Mikan said with a smile. "But I'm afraid I'll have to leave school for a while"

"You'll graduate faster than the others, class rep", Natsume rolled his eyes.

"Only if I get a 95 in every exam", Mikan explained.

"You're the smartest girl I know"

"You think so?", Mikan asked blushing slightly.

"No", Natsume teased.

"Oh come on!", Mikan complained. "You better treat our kid better than you treat me"

Natsume took a step closer to her, "I missed you", he whispered as he hugged her.

"Why did you leave me?", Asked Mikan hugging him back.

"I thought it would be better for you, your safety and happiness is my priority"

"But you are my happiness", Mikan gave him a quick kiss.

Natsume raised a brow, "A month and you kiss me like that?"

Mikan blushed intensely taking a step behind but Natsume placed his hands on her waist and brought her closer to him. He lowered his face to reach Mikan's and kissed her passionately. Making her understand how much he missed her.

"I love you", Mikan said with a smile.

"I love you too and our baby"

"Aren't you scared? I mean, we're so young", Mikan hesitated.

"I'm over a century old, you should speak for yourself", he teased her again.

Mikan rolled her eyes, "I mean, I'm not sure if I'm mother material"

"You'll do fine", Natsume assured.

"Natsume hasn't come back?", Ioran's butler asked.

Ioran shook his head, "I'm afraid he won't return any soon"

"Why?", the man standing next to the door asked.

"Natsume has fallen in love with a human", he confessed.

His eyes widened, "Again!?"

"That's why he didn't marry Luna today even though everyone is saying that Luna ditched him the day of the ceremony"

"That's good for the company", he explained in a business mode.

"But I feel guilty with Luna's parents", Ioran sighed deeply. "I guess they really weren't for each other after all"

"What's going to happen with the human? A century ago you treated the case, why can't you do it now?", he asked.

"This time is different"

"What can be the difference?"

"The human girl is pregnant"

"But that's impossible!", he exclaimed.

"I know, but I don't know how to tell him the truth", Ioran said.

"I've been serving you as butler for more than two centuries already, I know your story and past but this time, I don't think there's a way out"

Unknowingly for them, a third person was hearing the conversation.

Mikan entered her room and threw herself to her bed. She felt so tired but she couldn't measure how happy she felt, Natsume was back and she had her family support. Even though things weren't going to be that simply, she still had decided to work hard.

She was about to stand up to change into her pj's but she gave a step back when she saw a portal opening. She smiled to herself, Hotaru hadn't come today in all day so she was wondering when she was going to appear.

Her smile disappeared when the person who came out of that portal was someone she didn't recognize.

"Mikan Yukihira?", the woman asked taking a step closer to inspect the girl in front of her.

"W-Who are you?", she asked scared.

"I'm the older one here, you should introduce yourself first", she explained.

"Yes, it's me", she managed to answer.

Even though she didn't know this woman, she couldn't help but to ask herself why did she look so familiar.

"You're the one who thinks she's carrying Natsume's baby"

"You know Natsume?", Mikan asked.

"Don't be fooled, you're not carrying a baby", she pointed her stomach. "The union between a demon and a human, what do you think it will be?", she started. "What you have inside is nothing but a soulless demon who's taking your soul when he/she will born"

"W-what are you talking about?"

"It's a taboo and you're paying the consequences"

Suddenly, the door was opened, revealing a crimson eyed one who froze when she spotted the woman in front of him.

"Aoi!?"

(Author's Note)

Let me explain a few things, Aoi has a total different behavior than in the manga, I like this Aoi but don't worry, she still is a sweatheart, just a bit brother complex maybe?

And of course, things couldn't go that smooth for a vampire and a human, hope you will not hate me.

The end is coming soon!