Sorry I'm a little late. I was camping : ( anyway, here's chapter 21.

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Aoi clapped her hands together, and Mikan sighed gratefully.

"So, tell me exactly what happened the night my nephew was injured severely." Aoi commanded, and Mikan remember the billion times she'd already told the story. As she repeated the story, Aoi's brows drew together.

"Let me see the hospital fees, please." Mikan silently handed her the bills, her heart twisting at the thought of what might happen.

Aoi's eye brows shot up, and she reread the bills. "What if they can't pay?" Mikan whispered, and Aoi gave her a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry Mikan-chan! If the men can't pay, they can get an extension and if not then the government can help you pay. Or I suppose if this idiot over here comes back to the family, you can get some money from there." Aoi answered, and Natsume rolled his eyes.

Yuka stepped forward, "If I may be so bold, may I ask what you meant about him 'coming back' to the family?"

Aoi gave a startled laugh, "He left the Hyuuga family when he got married at nine-teen and daddy didn't like that. Although I'm sure if daddy knew he had an heir, he'd gladly let Natsume back to the family."

Mikan spoke up, "What do you mean by heir?" Mikan took back the bills from Aoi.

"I'm surprised you don't know. But if you've never been in legal trouble then you probably wouldn't. The Hyuuga firm is the most respected and best in the legal profession and have the highest ratings of winning a case." Aoi answered, "Back to Ryuu, did you by any chance get a police report so I could file a court date?"

Natsume nodded and he pulled some folded pieces of paper out of his pocket. "Here." He handed them to Aoi. She read over the papers.

"Good. The man in question who was DUI, Asai Kenji, had hit your son, but who's to say he's entirely at fault. Possibly the passenger was the reason for his intoxication, Gao Huan. Of course the police wouldn't know this, but this is gold." Aoi said, referring to the police report.

Mikan, although nodding along, was only getting the basics of this.

"Can I meet him? Ryuu I mean?" Aoi asked, her ruby eyes shining with anticipation.

"Not today, Aoi. He needs his rest, we all do. I suggest we all get some rest, and Aoi, I'll be coming with you today. I'd like to speak with father." Natsume responded before Mikan could open her mouth and had to admit, it was a good plan. She was still exhausted from the night before. She had been mildly surprised though that Hotaru managed to sneak away.

Mikan reached over and grabbed Natsume's hand, "Will you be okay?" He gave her a tight-lipped smile and nodded.

Aoi walked up to the couple, "Mikan-chan, if it's not too much to ask, may I keep the papers for a while as I get things prepared for court?" The brunette gave Aoi a smile and gave her back the rest of the papers. "Now go home and rest. We'll meet back here tomorrow at one."

"Alight." Mikan sighed, and allowed her parents to pull her from the hospital.

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Back at her house, Mikan was showering, knowing her family was downstairs in the living room speaking in hushed tones. She lathered up her hands with fruity shampoo laced with a hint of vanilla. She hadn't showered in quite a few days and was feeling great now that she was clean. Once she was finished her shower, she got out and wrapped a fluffy white towel around her torso and went to her room.

Mikan patted down her body and wrapped the towel around her head. She changed into matching polka-dot panties and bra, grey yoga pants and a light pink camisole.

She padded downstairs, hesitating at Ryuu's closed bedroom door, before she finally went into the family room.

Misaki was sleeping on Tsubasa's lap, and he had his head against the back of the couch, eyes closed, but he was still talking to her parents. Izumi was sitting next to Yuka, rubbing circles on her palm.

"What are we going to do?" Yuka asked, resting her head on Izumi's shoulder.

"We're going to do what we can and we have help from Aoi-chan." Mikan answered, going to sit in the Lazy Boy chair in the corner of the room, tucking her legs under herself.

The family chatted for a while, things that didn't revolve around Ryuu for the moment, trying to keep things light and happy. Eventually, Mikan dozed off, her entire family falling asleep in the living room.

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One o'clock approached quickly and by twelve-thirty she was ready to leave, telling her family to stay since they were all jet-legged.

She walked into the hospital, seeing the Hyuuga siblings almost immediately.

"Natsume, Aoi, hi." Mikan hugged both of them, arms lingering around Natsume longer than normal. "How long have you been here?"

"Not long, but enough time to get permission to see Ryuu." Aoi said, an impish grin on her face.

"We can see him?" Mikan asked excitedly and Aoi nodded. "What's stopping us then?" Mikan unconsciously grabbed Natsume's hand, dragging him to Ryuu's room.

She opened the door quietly, and he was sitting up, poking at the chicken soup in front of him.

"Hi sweetie," Mikan started, "how've you been?" She walked over, and sat at the foot of the bed. He was still banged up, but he looked a little better.

"I've been better." Ryuu spooned some of the luke-warm soup into his mouth. His other arm was in a sling around his body, and Mikan could see the lump from where the cast was.

"Ryuu, daddy's here, and we want you to meet someone." Mikan touched his uninjured leg, but it wasn't like he could feel it.

The ruby eyed boy raised his eyebrow, and turned his gaze to the door. He gaped, "Mommy, it's a girl daddy!"

The silence was deafening, before Mikan burst out laughing. That was the funniest thing she'd heard in a while. "Ryuu! That's your aunt!"

Aoi waved shyly, "Just call me Auntie Aoi."

"I have another one?" He asked, the other one being Auntie Misaki. Mikan smiled at him.

"Yes you do." Mikan leaned over, avoiding the tray and his legs, and kissed his forehead. "I missed you."

Ryuu put his spoon down and patted her shoulder, "I missed you too mommy. When can I go home?"

"In a few weeks." Natsume said, having walked across the room by then with Aoi.

He swallowed, "Will daddy still be there in a few weeks?" Natsume nodded.

"Of course I will. I won't leave you or your mother. I promise." He rubbed Ryuu's head.

"I have news." Aoi said suddenly, and the small family turned their heads in her direction. "I got us a court date. We'll be seeing the men in one week."

Sorry for the short chapter. It was more of a filler then anything. Onto the reviews!

kookiie~ Aoi will win this case for them! Or at least I hope so. I'm glad you still like it even though I'm putting these guys through hell.

Nice~ I have updated :D

RingoTart~ Most likely. I don't believe I have anything left to twist up the story, so I'm sure Natsume and Mikan will have a happy ending. Ryuu is a sweetie!

Guest~ Like I said above, updated! Super happy you like it this much!

akjupiter~ like a miracle? This is a drama, so who knows what to expect.

pinkpocket23~ Thank you so much! And coming from you, the praise is immense. I will try my very best to give them a happy ending.

Ayee-Its-Vanessa~ He is alive! But I don't know… It's probably not possible if it is.

GlowingChoco~ Even though you blabbered, I'm still very happy you reviewed!

Reality Romance~ It is super shocking! What makes you think they'll all die?

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