A/N: Hola everybody! I just want you to know that the PS I Love You 2 will be in hiatus because there's a lot of drama which is affecting with my author-ness. Haha. Buuut! I will be back soon. I promise. I'll post this up in the current PS I Love You 2 chapter so yea. Anyways enjoy!

Chapter 3: Meet Hotaru Imai!

"Ohayou, Tsubasa, Ruka," Mikan smiled at the two boys seated before the table, "Want me to cook you something?"

Without any hesitation, they yelled, "NO!!" an awkward silence rose, "We mean Natsume will be making us breakfast."

"Oh, for a moment I thought you didn't like my cooking," Mikan smiled, "Where is Natsume, anyways?"

Tsubasa and Ruka looked at each other, "He's looking for fresh ingredients."

"Ah, okay then!"

Natsume came back and started making the meal. That morning, Tsubasa gave everyone a task. Mikan's task was to go in town without being noticed. Because Tsubasa's skill to lie, he told Mikan to steal from them.

"But isn't that called stealing?" Mikan asked.

"No, Mikan. Those people are in debt to us. We saved their lives when you were very young. So to repay us, they made everything free for us!"

"Oh, okay."

After being told on what to do, she went off wearing a disguise which wasn't conspicuous. She looked at the grocery items Tsubasa asked for and started with the fruits. She needed at least five apples. At her third apple, she felt a hand laid on her shoulder. The beat of her heart raced. She turned around and saw a girl with raven hair and beautiful deep purple eyes.

"What are you doing?" Hotaru asked.

"I'm uhh."

"Don't you know you're being looked for?"

"But your workers got me like I told you!"

Hotaru looked at her and tried to remember, "Okay then. Bring me to them."

"But I have to get these things on the list."

"Mikan, that's stealing."

"That's not what Tsubasa said."

"Tsubasa?" Hotaru's eyes widened, "Mikan, bring me to them. I need to talk to them."

"Okay!" Mikan yelled out with a smile.

The two girls ventured out to the woods where the hideout was and went in. Hotaru drew a serious face the more they went deeper into the woods.

"We're here!" Mikan smiled. She then went into the hideout and yelled out, "I'm back!"

The three boys went out and to their surprise they saw Hotaru with her. Their eyes grew wide (except for Natsume.)

"Mikan, didn't we tell you not to bring people into our hideout?" Tsubasa asked.

"But this is Hotaru- your boss," she smiled.

"Mikan, may you leave us alone for a moment," Tsubasa asked.

"Okay!" she giggled then left them.

"Okay, we both know you aren't our boss. Why'd you come here?" Tsubasa asked in a deep and serious voice.

"Don't give that tone to me. You kidnapped my best friend. What for?"

Ruka replied, "We heard that the princess is worth millions in wealth."

Hotaru whispered to herself, "Baka," then brought out her baka gun and shot the two of them.

"Hey, you what do you know about Mikan anyways?" Natsume asked being smug. (Ayeee!)

"I know she isn't supposed to be with you," Hotaru replied.

"You don't even know how to get the millions out of her," Hotaru stated, "It isn't only her presence in the castle that is wanted."

There was an awkward silence. Natsume blasted the door with his fire ball. Everyone saw her crying her tears out. She was listening.

"You all lied to me?" Mikan asked, her voice shaking violently, "You just wanted to use me?"

"Mikan… we,"Tsubasa paused.

"You thought I was such an idiot to be kidnapped willingly by strangers?" Mikan continuously cried, "I hope you all are happy because knowing the truth I wouldn't care if I had to give all my wealth."

She ran with Natsume chasing her. Running so fast, Mikan did not see that she was about to fall down the hill. With that, she had tons of bruises from her knees to her arms. Natsume saw her still crying.

"Hey."

With one word, Mikan stood up closing one eye from pain. She slowly backed away from him. Natsume tried to make her see that he wasn't going to hurt her. He walked to her while she limped away from him. He grabbed her wrist and turned her.

"What else do you want from me?!" Mikan yelled, "I already feel worse! I thought the three of you were people I could trust. You just used me!"

Mikan tried to shake Natsume off but he couldn't let her so he hugged her tightly.

"Let me go! All you wanted from me was the money!" Mikan cried out, "Do you know how much that hurts? I thought I wasn't needed in the palace because of all the mistakes I kept making. Then I go with you and I think that I'm finally needed at least by some people and you just use me?!"

He let her go. She looked at him shocked about the action he just did. Because of depression, she slowly sat down and cried out everything. Natsume sat down next to her looking at the trees.

"Why do you think we didn't want you to know?" Natsume asked, "We never wanted this in the first place. The reason why we didn't hold the ransom yet was because we had a change of heart. Mikan, we're just people who were never wanted."

Mikan suddenly stopped crying and looked at him, "No matter how much I want to trust you, I can't. Just leave me alone, Natsume. Let me run, please."

There was an awkward silence between the two. Since no one had the heart to say anything, she ran leaving Natsume behind thinking about what she said. He didn't run after her. He knew where she was headed.

"Gomen." Natsume whispered to himself.

A/N: Awww, anyways. I'll be finishing this story before I continue with the PS I Love You 2! Hope you guys will be looking forward to that. REVIEWS PLEASE! :)