A/N: Hello! Miz you guyz… School is veeeery busy so this chapter was delayed.

Feb 17

The day where in Mikan and the others will be visiting the orphanage that they'd donated their money from the festival. Mikan woke up with a big smile on her face. She had always wanted kids, she had even thought of being a kindergarten teacher. She run down the stairs didn't want to be late on this activity! Said her goodbye to her grandpa then left the house…

"This is it! Let's have fun!" Mikan said as she goes to the school gate where they had all decided to meet. Getting the nearer to the gate Mikan saw Hotaru and the others but it's seems like they're only three people waiting.

"Oi!" Mikan shouted as she run towards them with a smile and waving her right hand.

"Where are the others?" Mikan asked.

"Tono, Yuuki and Tsubasa senpai are busy preparing for something. Anna, Nonoko, and Koko are out of town." Hotaru answered.

"So there are only four of us…" Mikan said a little sad, she was expecting everyone to be present today.

"Well, we have to go now." Ruka said.

They all got in a van owned by Ruka. The trip to the orphanage was as noisy as always with Mikan around. Natsume, well, he slept all along the trip.They arrived on the orphanage and were greeted by the head owner, Ms. Takahashi Yui. The head owner looks young, she has a silky and curly indigo hair tied into a braid and wears a round eyeglasses. As they enter the room where the kids well not all are kids some were teenagers in their middle school are gathered you could see how they obey the head owner. You could see how the faces of the kids changed when they saw the head and almost all the kids rushed to hug her.

"Yui nee-chan! What do you think of my drawing?" a cute girl at around 10 yrs. old asked showing her drawing to the head owner.

"That's a cute drawing you have there, I'm sure someday you'll become a good artist." Yui replied to the girl as she bends her knees to talk with her.

"Ah! I will be a good artist!" the girl said with her face shines like a star.

Yui smiled at this then she stood up and clapped her hands.

"Everyone, please sit down." Yui said out loud as all the people followed. "We have visitors' today." she continued.

Mikan and the others stands beside Yui and began introducing themselves. After their introduction the kids where asked to introduce themselves. There where about 65 kids in the orphanage and mostly are grade-schoolers. After lunch they had bonded with the kids played toys and games.

In the midst of this happiness a girl was called out the same cute girl that had greeted Yui earlier. She went to the office and met some folks that would like to adopt her. As she went out a boy at around 11 yrs. old was watching. That boy caught Ruka's attention. Mikan went to him and patted his head.

"Is there something wrong, um…, K-K…" Ruka said as she tries to remember the boy's name.

"It's Kei. Can I follow Hikari?" the boy named Kei said.

'Hikari? You mean the girl that was called?" Ruka answered. "Sorry, but you can't follow her. She was called by Yui herself."

The boy didn't answer after that then there was some silence between them.

"Uhm… Why don't you join us now?" Ruka suggested.

"I want to go to the bathroom, excuse me." Kei answered as he left the room.

"That boy is like Natsume… I'll follow him." Ruka said to himself.

The boy, Kei, went to the head's office as expected and stayed outside the door for a while. Ruka was a few miles away from him observing and was being cautious of his every move. He doesn't want the boy notice him of course.

"Hey, what are you doing?" a voice from behind said that startled Ruka and panicked for a few minutes. He turned and saw Mikan.

"Mi-Mi-Mikan?"

"Yes, it's me. What are you doing?"

"N-Nothing! I was just worried about that kid." Ruka said pointing to the boy. Mikan looked at the boy for a while then the boy suddenly runs. The door of the head office opened and Yui came out together with the cute girl, Hikari and a woman.

Hikari was crying and holding tightly to Yui's pants. The woman bends down and patted Hikari's head and said something. After that the woman left and was accompanied by Yui to the exit. Hikari was still crying until the boy Kei showed himself again suddenly. Ruka and Mikan were watching all this until they decided to talk with the kids.

"What are you two doing here?" Mikan said pretending she didn't saw anything.

"Kei, why is Hikari crying? Did you do something?" Mikan continued.

"I didn't do anything and stop acting like you know us!" Kei said irritated.

"Kei…"Hikari said softly.

"Kei!" Yui shouted hearing what Kei said then she goes closer to them and grabbed Hikari's and Kei's hands.

"I'm sorry for the rudeness of these kids." Yui apologized as she entered the office.

"What just happened?" Mikan asked speechless.

"Yeah, Yui who was seemed to be liked by all…" Ruka paused.

"Changed?" Mikan suggested.

"Yeah…" Ruka answered.

Mikan and Ruka went back to the room where everyone is. Then they called out for Natsume and Hotaru. Altogether they left the room leaving the kids with other staff members. They went to the head's office but before they knock they heard the Yui shouting or almost like breaking apart.

"Hikari, what's with that attitude of yours?! You were supposed to leave today! Why aren't you ready? Are you not happy to be adopted? You're finally going to have a family!"

"Hikari feels bad on living this orphanage especially Kei…" the cute girl said as she cries. Her words surprised everyone, Yui, Kei, and all the others especially Mikan. Mikan can relate to the feelings of the girl just as she is she can't decide, confused…

"Hikari…" Yui said as she hugged the girl.

"If you want to leave you can leave but make sure you won't forget us." Kei said satnding firm on the side. "You're stupid to be sad for me. When your gone nothing will change in me and it doesn't mean we can't talk to each other anymore if you're adopted, we could exchange letters." he continued.

"Uhm…!" Hikari cried harder as she ran to hug Kei. "I'll miss everyone! Yui nee-chan and Kei, I'll never forget it!"

Outside the door, Mikan suddenly rushed out of the four of them…

"Excuse me…"

"Mikan…" All three of them shouted causing their presence to be seen. Yui opened the door and saw them.

"You guys…" just after Yui said that Natsume followed Mikan

"Yui-san, uhm…" Ruka finding the right excuse.

"We're here to say our goodbye… It's kind a getting late so we will b egoing now." Hotaru said then took a bow.

"Yeah, the day was fun. Thank you for the opportunity of meeting these kids." Ruka followed then they took their leave.

….

"I wonder what happened to them now" Ruka said as he looks at the sky.

"…."

…

Mikan was running down a grass field near the orphanage that was owned by nobody. Natsume was at the back following her every move. Mikan then suddenly stops and fell from her knees.

"Could I also be that strong? I had said to myself many times, I am going to leave Natsume but why every time I said that…"

"Oi! Don't sit there it's dirty."

Mikan didn't turn around knowing who that voice exactly is and then her eyes just keeps crying. For some reason when she heard that voice she cries.

"Hey" Natsume said as he walks toward Mikan.

"Those kids situation… are a little like our situation, isn't it?" Mikan said still crying. Natsume gets closer than grab Mikan's arms then turned her to face him.

"Natsume there's something that I still hadn't told you…" Mikan said trying to stand up as Natsume holds her arms.

"Natsume… When I go to California, you'll never see me again." Mikan said turning her head to Natsume that was shocked at what she was saying.

"Because…. I'll never return to Japan anymore and maybe by that time I'm not living anymore…" Mikan said facing straight to Natsume then she felt her body breaking apart until everything became dark…

A/N: That's it! Maybe I'll be able to update again at the end of October since it's my semester break… Well, I'm really sorry for the late update… :D See you again!!

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