Seoul, Korea

Natsume traced the 'M' scar on his back. 'Damn,' he thought. 'I miss Mikan so much.' He sent out one of his men to retrieve news about her and if they could, get her here to him in Korea.
Natsume had it all. Money and power. The only thing that was missing was Mikan. So much had happened to Natsume as he remembered back.

Natsume and Ruka made it to Seoul, Korea. With Natsume's leadership skills and Ruka's smooth talking, they end up getting a lot of businesses and putting others of out business. Money was not enough for Natsume. He needed power so he created Sechs Kies, where he was the leader and Ruka was his 2nd-in command.
He and Ruka managed to eliminate the group Quiksilver on their own and gained the respect and loyalty of the two members Mochu and Koko.
Along the way, they found Yuu and Kaito wandering the streets. Yuu proved to be a genius and Kaito was handy in finding information.

Natsume knew they were enough. They had hundreds of men under them but Sechskies were the main leaders with Natsume as the head. They committed a lot of crimes but no evidence was ever found to convict them.

Just then there was a knock on his door, interrupting his thoughts.

"Come in," said Natsume.

Yuu came in. "I have news for you, boss," he said.

"Well what is it? What did you find out about Mikan?" Natsume asked.

Yuu looked down and hesitated to reply. "I'm afraid it's bad news."

Those words made Natsume panic. "YUU, you answer me now!" yelled Natsume with rage.

Natsume's yell scared Yuu so he blurted it out. "Mikan Sakura is dead. She drowned while she was swimming in the ocean. Her body has not been found and is still missing."

Natsume fell back in his seat in shock. 'Mikan's dead? No, anyone but Mikan,' he thought. Yuu knew it was a good time to leave so he left Natsume in his office.

"Mikan!"

Natsume screamed out of his window in pain. His cries echoed throughout the city of Seoul.

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I finally made it to Chejudo, Korea. I didn't know where to look for Natsume so anywhere was fine. I was never a lucky person. I couldn't find any signs of Natsume there so I traveled to Inchun City.
My search for Natsume continued for another year. During that time I had traveled to many cities like Guam, Pusan, etc. It must have been a gift from God because one day my search was over…

Later. . .

I had just finish my overtime shift at the Sakura Hotel. It was pretty ironic because my whole family spent their lives working for hotels and here is the biggest one in all of Seoul with our family name. I went into the worker's lounge to take a break and pour myself some tea. I sat down and read the headlines.

'Sechskies are to open a conference broadcasting live on Channel 6 today'

I rolled my eyes. Not them again. They were the notorious mafia lead by Matthew Hyuuga. I shuddered. I can't believe the leader has the same last name as my beloved Natsume.
Actually 6kies was composed of 6 leaders. They committed a lot of crimes and were always challenging the authorities. They had a lot of power and no one could take their pictures without their consent but a lot of people know what they look like. I didn't care. I was too busy looking for Natsume to notice them.

A worker with me named Hotaru came in. "Hey," she said, patting me lightly on the knee. "On break?" I took a sip and nodded. "Me too," she said smiling.
I smiled back at her. Hotaru was actually one of the nicest people at the hotel. Most of them were cold and just worried about how much tips they can get.

Hotaru picked up the TV remote and turned to Channel 6. "Hey Mikan, there's supposed to be showing 6kies today. Wonder what they look like."
I nodded and watched with her. When the clock struck 9, I felt my heart had stopped and it was not from my heart failure either. I stared at the face that was giving a cocky smile to the camera. Natsume. Slowly the camera pulled out revealing the other 5 members.

I recognized Ruka. He and Natsume looked completely different but I still recognized them. Natsume had his hair dyed completely brown while Ruka's was streaked. Hotaru and I watched them in silence as they began to talk. Natsume and the others introduced themselves. Then the camera showed directly at Natsume.

To most people he would look like an evil gang leader but in my eyes he was a beautiful angel. If it was ever possible, Natsume was even finer than before.

"Mikan, are you okay?" asked Hotaru, as she waved a hand in front of my face.

"Huh?" I asked looking at her. "Oh, I'm fine. Just listening to what they have to say."

I pointed to Natsume on the screen. "Who is he?"

"That's Matthew Hyuuga," she answered me.

I stared at Natsume some more. He had changed his name and so did Ruka. No wonder I couldn't find them.

Hotaru caught me staring so she smiled at me. "The leader is cute huh?"

I blushed. "Yeah."

"Too bad in real life he's such a jerk."

"He is not!" I yelled at her.

Hotaru scooted her seat back in shock. I apologized right away. "Sorry Hotaru, I didn't mean to yell at you."
She had a confused look on her face but she said, "Uh, it's okay Mikan."
I pulled a finger to my lips. "Shh…let's listen to what they have to say…"

Natsume began talking.
"This is Sechkies speaking to all you losers out there watching us. We just want to say that we're open to hire new 'employees'. We usually travel around to our many hotels but you'll find us if you have the right connections. Also a word to the police of Korea. Why are you picking on us?" Natsume asked sarcastically. "We're good, law-abiding citizens."
Natsume folded his hands together and gave a little bow. Then all of the Sechskies leaders started laughing.

"Oh my gosh! Look at him!" yelled Hotaru and pointed to Ruka on the T.V. screen. "Look at that stupid smile and that perverted laugh. Kekeke…"
Hotaru made a poor impression of Ruka's laugh and it made me laugh. 'Geez', I thought. 'Ruka would kill her if he knew she made fun of his trademark smile'.

The show ended a little too soon for me but Natsume did say he was visiting many hotels and mine is the biggest one. He has to come here. I went back to work and waited for him to come.

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Natsume entered the main doors of the Sakura Hotel and headed towards the lobby. He let out a sigh. Being in a hotel brought back to him a lot of memories. He remembered how he would take Mikan to the hotels to trash it or slide down the long stairway banisters.
But those carefree days are over. His only love had died and he no longer has the heart to love anyone else.

Eversince the news of Mikan's death, Natsume began to develop a passion for anything he thinks is related to her. Things like her hairbrush, the same type of lipgloss she uses, her little respirator, etc. There are times when he had to give her mouth-to-mouth if the respirator wasn't around.
Natsume smiled remembering that she had told him that he was her first kiss. Mikan never went out with any guys so it made him really happy but he also found it very strange. He didn't want to give her any ideas about dating other guys so he never asked.

Natsume had changed his name to Matthew. It's to symbolize that Natsume died with Mikan and Matthew replaced him. He chose the name Matthew because of Mikan's initial 'M' and if anyone asks, the 'M' stands for Matthew.

Ruka wanted to change his name to Ricky but Natsume wouldn't let him. Natsume only allowed him to change it if it had the letter 'M' so Ruka ended up changing it to Mickey instead.

"Hey Matthew! Over here!" shouted Ruka.

Natsume looked over at his five friends. He walked over to them and was surprised at what he saw. "What the hell is this?" he asked angrily. Every single one of them had a girl in each arm. "What do you guys think you're doing?" he asked as he strode over to them.

"Come on Matthew," said Mochu. "Lighten up."

"Yeah," said Koko. "We worked hard all day and now let's have a little fun."

Natsume rolled his eyes and then he saw two girls wrap their arms around him. He smiled. "Yeah, I guess."
"Alright!" they all shouted. They like it when Natsume is in a good mood.

From where I was standing, I felt as though someone had stabbed me with a knife. Natsume looked so happy with those 2 girls sitting on both sides of his lap. I stared at my reflection in the hotel mirror.
Big, glassy eyes, pale skin, and waist-length brown hair. I looked kind of like a ghost. Not much to look at, I thought sighing sadly.
Then I felt a tap on my shoulder and I slowly turned around.

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"What are you looking at?" asked Hotaru.

Whew. I let out a sigh of relief. "They're here," I whispered to her.

"Who?" she asked, looking over my shoulder.

"SechsKies."

"Oh. So you want to go serve them?" I shook my head 'no' quickly. Hotaru laughed. "Okay. Don't get so worked up, Mikan. I'll do it." She took a waitress pad and headed over to their table. I remained in the corner watching them.

"Hi, my name is Hotaru and I'll be your waitress today. May I take your order?"

All the SechsKies members looked up to the pretty, young girl who just approached them. Instantly Ruka made the 2 girls on his lap move. He looked up at Hotaru, giving her his best smile.
"I don't know what I want for dinner, but you want to be my dessert?" The other 5 Kies members laughed while Hotaru rolled her eyes.
"That's so cute. Must have took you all day to think up that one huh?"

"Ooh," shouted Kaito. "This one has a mouth."

Ruka just smiled. "Feisty. I like it."

Then he pinched Hotaru's side playfully. She moved away, glaring. "Hey don't touch me!"

"Come on babe. Go out with me. I'll show you a good time."

"Hell no!" Hotaru shouted back in his face.

Then Natsume stood up. "Don't talk to my friend like that," he said in a low threatening voice. "Or else I'll have you fired." Natsume's glare made Hotaru move back a little bit but she answered back anyways.

"You can't fire me! I quit!"

She handed Yuu her apron and pad and stomped over to me in the dark corner. "Stupid, lousy jerks," she whispered to me.
"I know," I whispered back, patting her shoulder. Suddenly, I caught Natsume staring at me. I didn't know what to say or do so I just left.

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Natsume stared at the girl who was talking to Hotaru. 'She looks like Mikan,' he thought. 'But can't be.'

"Matthew," said Ruka. "What are you looking at?"

"Her," said Natsume, pointing in Hotaru's and Mikan's direction.

"You like my waitress too?" asked Ruka, pouting.

"No," said Natsume, shaking his head. "Her friend. Doesn't she look like Mikan?"

Ruka glanced at the person Natsume was pointing to and watched her walk away. "No..." said Ruka slowly. "That girl's hair is much longer and Mikan has a nicer body. That chick looks like a stick."

Natsume cocked an eyebrow at Ruka. "How do you know Mikan have a nice body?"
Ruka's eyes widened. "I dunno… just guessing. Yuu's calling me. I'll go see what he wants," Ruka said quickly and ran over to Yuu right away. Natsume began to chase the girl who just left.

I heard some footsteps following behind me. I quickly turned a corner and entered my room.

Natsume ran after her as fast as he could. He saw the girl turn a corner and he continued chasing her. He saw a figure up ahead and he grabbed her by the shoulder. When the girl turned around, she had a surprised expression on her face.

"What do you want?"

Natsume looked at the strange girl. She looked nothing like Mikan. "Wrong person." The girl walked way. Natsume sighed. 'Maybe it's cause I miss Mikan so much that I'm beginning to see her.' He began to walk back to the lobby, disappointedly.

From my hotel room, I was watching Natsume with the little hole in the door. I saw him pat a girl and then walk away with his head bowed down. I went over and sat down on my bed. I let out a sigh. Natsume doesn't miss me. He has too many girls with him already. He probably forgot who I am by now.

Tears fell down my face and I didn't even realize it. I quickly wiped them away. I wanted to tell myself that I hate Natsume but I couldn't because then I'd just be lying. There was only one thing left for me to do.

I stood in front of my bathroom mirror. I can't be with Natsume as Mikan, but I wanted to be by his side to watch over him. I thought about it for a while and remembered they were recruiting new members for Black Kies.
I looked at myself. Hmm…if my hair is short and put into a cap, I wear sunglasses more, darken my skin with make-up, and lower my voice…I can pass for a guy.

So I did it. Within an hour, I had transformed myself into a guy. I checked myself over. As a guy, I didn't look too bad. I smoothed out my new short hair and tucked it into a cap. Guys wear earrings too so I didn't have to worry about my earring holes.
I wore a couple of T-shirts under my flannel and 2 pairs of boxers under my baggy jeans so I would fill out more and wouldn't look so scrawny. I checked my make-up, making sure I was well-covered. I put my sunglasses on.
'Perfect', I thought. Now all I have to do is have to pass the test to join the gang.