Thank you so much for reading this story! Here's the nineteenth chapter.
Chapter 19: Mortality
"Let's celebrate!!!" Mochu screamed. Just last night, the academy has finally defeated its most powerful enemy. And today would be their last day in their Alice life.
"I can finally return to mama!" Anna squealed. And Nonoko joined in her perkiness.
Mikan just sat on this huge couch with Aikawa on her right side and Yuka on her left. "So do you plan on travelling with us?" Yuka asked and Mikan's eyes caught Natsume who was sitting outside with Ruka laughing.
"No, not really. I'm going to go back with Hotaru and stay with Oji-chan," Mikan smiled.
"If you need us, you know how to contact us, right?" Aikawa asked while holding Mikan's hand and Yuka holding her other one.
"We'll visit every public and school holiday! We should start acting like a family from now on," Yuka smiled. "Unless, that is, you want to have your own family," Yuka snickered and Mikan blushed.
"Eh? What own family? You're not planning to live with a boy now, are you?" Aikawa panicked.
"Umm…no, of course not, dad," Mikan shrugged. Her gaze was now locked on Natsume once more. He's smiling, he's laughing, and he's doing all the things he wasn't able to do when he was trapped in the academy. Now all of them are free, Nonoko and Anna were changing e-mails and numbers.
Mikan saw the Chibi-Chibi taking the chances to play with the Demon Hounds and riding on the backs of the demons. The other Chibi-Chibi were putting on make-up over Genzou. This is for Master Mikan. I shall do anything for Master Mikan. Genzou chanted to prevent himself from going in rage for the make up.
Kitsuneme was flying all over the school to use his last moments of having an Alice. Mochu was still used to taking things with his Alice and Sumire didn't even care if she loses her powers. Hotaru was making her last bits of inventing before her Inventing Alice disappears.
And Ruka was still with his rabbit; patting it on the head while Natsume feeding it. "We're planning to get officially married next year, Mikan. We sure hope you and your friends could come and visit us here in Tokyo," Aikawa said.
Then Mikan suddenly realizes. "Where's grandpa?" Mikan asked and looked around.
"You mean Master Kirian?" Lady Sinori popped up and asked. "He's down by the sacred rock you placed in the woods. Mikan nodded and thanked her and teleported herself to where Kirian was.
"Kirian Oji-san?" Mikan asked when she saw Kirian sitting down and placing his hand on the rock.
"I never thought there would be a day where global peace would come. You are the light of hope, Mikan," Kirian smiled. "I'm just recalling all the memories I had in this place from the rock."
Mikan smiled and walked to Kirian. "Would you like me to do the honors?" Mikan asked and Kirian smiled and stood up.
"I guess if it's my granddaughter, it wouldn't be called suicidal," Kirian said and folded his arms. "I'm proud to have you in the family, Mikan," Kirian said and Mikan smiled.
Mikan held out her palm as if she was clutching on a throat. Kirian's body shivered slowly but calmly. Kirian started to calm down when he felt his soul slowly being pulled out by Mikan. Mikan stopped for a moment thinking that she shouldn't do it but then again if she doesn't, Kirian will live a useless life. He's lived over a hundred years and he doesn't need to live any longer than that.
"Just continue, I'll be fine. I can see your grandmother now," Kirian smiled and Mikan without mercy pulled out what seems to be a string and Kirian's body disappeared. When the wind blew, it glittered with gold dusts.
"Mikan?" Mikan turned around and found Natsume getting through all the trees. "Good, I've finally found you," He said and chuckled.
"What's up?" Mikan asked.
"Keeping my end of our promise," He said and he clenched his fists tightly. Mikan stared and wondered what in the world was he trying to do. Suddenly, in his hands was a ruby red colored stone. He threw it to Mikan and Mikan caught it.
"Alright, now I won't have anymore regrets," He said and turned back to head to the Academy.
"Na–" Mikan started. She closed her eyes and ran towards Natsume. "Natsume!" She shouted and hugged him from the back. "I'll miss you! I'll really miss you!!!" She cried and tightened her hug with Natsume.
Natsume felt tears falling to his back and blushed slightly. "Those are not the things I wanted to hear," Natsume said solemnly.
Mikan looked up and only saw the back of Natsume. She wants to see his expression. His expression of leaving her for good. Natsume's going far away from her and she's going to be living a life without him once again. "I…love…you," She whispered slowly and tears still fell from her face.
"Thank you," Natsume said and let go of her grip over him and walked towards the Academy.
"Natsume," Mikan fell to the ground and cried waterfalls. Her hair danced with the wind. She saw more fireworks from Yuu's Illusion Alice and Kitsuneme still flying around. She heard laughter and giggles and people screaming 'Kanpai!' and 'Banzai!' a lot.
"Huh, what am I doing crying? This should be a special day for all the people who'd return to their homes," Mikan thought and wiped her tears with her sleeves. She stood up and started touching the trees. She touched the trees and it glowed and formed an octagon shape.
"As the descendant from the Heaven and Hell, I, Mikan Sakura, lord keeper of all Sorcery Powers command this world to return the gift my past ancestors have given out. I shall retrieve them and won't ever release them. From God to the Heavens and from Hell to the Devils, return!" Mikan screamed and there were huge pillars created from the octagonal shape.
Suddenly, there were different colors of smokes flying straight towards the pillar. All the Alices of the world were being collected this moment and Mikan is sitting in the middle of the pillar making sure all the Alices return back to her.
"Aaaaah!!!" Kitsuneme screamed and fell from the sky.
"She's beginning the ritual," Aikawa said and saw the golden pillar deep inside the forest.
"Yeah," Yuka said and held out her palm. She saw light green and pink colored smokes coming out and flying towards the pillar.
Sumire tried her hardest to turn into the cat-dog formation but it didn't work. "I'm human. I'm a human!" She screamed with joy.
Anna saw a pale blue smoke coming out from Nonoko and jumped straight to her. "We're regular humans!" Nonoko smiled and jumped and hugged Anna.
Ruka's Alice left him but the rabbit still remained on his arm as he slowly played with its ears. "I'm human now, Usagi-chan," Ruka said and kissed the rabbit's nose.
Seven hundred and thirty two more Alices to go. Concentrate Mikan! Mikan thought to herself and released more energy to grab all the Alice's of the world.
I want a life with someone, Mikan thought and released more energy. I want to have fun with this certain someone. A certain someone that would always stay next to me. The special someone that would know me so well that even I myself wouldn't know.
A certain someone that would share my pains and joy. A special someone that would know my personality from top to bottom. Mikan thought then suddenly an image of someone appeared in her head. He's tall, ruffles his hair a lot. The thing that makes him so beautiful is his precious smile.
"Natsume," Mikan said and the pillar disappeared. She dropped to the ground and felt all the charges of the Alices merging with her body. "Natsume," Mikan said again and cried slowly. "Natsume," She said once again and finally all the Alices were absorbed. "I love you, Natsume." She finally said and blacked out.
"Mikan-chan!" Anna screamed with Koko in her arms. She was wearing a light pink sundress and Koko in a formal suit.
"Anna!" Mikan screamed and hugged. "Oh, I missed you!"
"Same here!" Anna shouted and her eyes saw Nonoko by the church entrance with Yuu next to her. "Nonoko!!!" She shouted and Nonoko turned around and ran to hug her.
"Hey, Mikan," Koko greeted with holding a bouquet in his arms. "Where's your mother? I wanted to give her these. Her official marriage after having a daughter for seventeen years." Koko chuckled.
"Place it on that table first. She's wearing the gown right now, She'll be walking down the aisle is a few minutes," Mikan said and greeted more guests. She found Akane and Youichi stepping in front of the entrance and hugged Akane. Then Narumi-sensei and Subaru Imai walked in the room with their tuxedos.
"Mikan-chan!" He said and Mikan giggled and hugged him.
"I heard mom appointed you to be my godfather," Mikan said and he nodded. "I'm glad," She said and hugged him tightly.
"Hotaru's by the car getting out all the presents," Subaru said.
"All the presents? What did you get for my parents?" Mikan asked and saw Hotaru took out a lot of things from the car. There was a huge key, chocolates, gold, a robotic washing machine and a few other stuffs. "Hotaru-chan!" Mikan called out and ran to Hotaru.
"You stupid girl, what did you do with your hair?" Hotaru asked and rearranged the flower beadings over Mikan's hair.
"What do you have there?" Mikan asked.
"All the appliances your parents would need. It's all portable and it could move on its own, it uses a voice activation code so only your parents can use it," Hotaru said and pulled everything on a big trolley. Suddenly Mikan look on the other side of the car and found Ruka.
"Ruka!" She shouted.
"Hi Mikan! Long time no see," He said and hugged Mikan. Mikan was anticipating that his best friend would show up with him but she couldn't see him at all. "Natsume won't be joining us," Ruka said regrettably.
"Wh-Why?" Mikan asked with hopeful eyes.
"He said he doesn't want to see all of us anymore. He's having fun working in a company with his sister right now and both of them are busy," Ruka said and handed Mikan some chocolates as gifts for her parents.
"Thank you, Ruka," Mikan said and lead Ruka and Hotaru to the ceremony. He won't be joining us, huh? Stupid Natsume! Mikan cursed and walked on t the entrance. "I'll be going to get mom now!" Mikan said and rushed and entered the room and saw her mother wearing a beige colored bridal gown. "It's beautiful!" Mikan said and Yuka turned around and smiled.
"Oh, Mikan, thank you. I've dreamt of this day for more than thirty years," Yuka said and rearranged her veil and Mikan helped her. "So is your special someone coming any time soon?" Yuka giggled. Mikan's face fell slowly and silently place the veil in its proper place.
"He won't be coming, he's busy," Mikan said and placed the diamond tiara over the veil. "There," She said and looked at her mother closely. "Dad's going to have a heart attack seeing you like this!" Mikan giggled.
"Oh honey! I'm so sorry I couldn't do anything for you since you were born till now," Yuka hugged Mikan.
"No, the best thing you've ever done for me is that I was able to live and meet all my friends and you," Mikan said and hugged her mother tightly.
"Is the bride ready?" Narumi-sensei knocked on the door lightly and saw Yuka. "Yuka-senpai you look beautiful!" Narumi cried.
"So I've been told. You don't look half bad Narumi!" Yuka chuckled. "Let's go," Yuka determined to get this over with locked arms with Narumi to finally walk the aisle.
Mikan rushed up front with Nonoko and Anna behind her throwing sakura flowers throughout the aisle. Sumire by the piano played the official wedding piece. Mikan giggled when she saw Ruka blushed and Mochu and Koko smiling and looking at her. But she's not the centre of attention today. Her mom is.
Yuka entered the church entrance slowly with Sumire's playing in the background. Everyone stared at Yuka in awe. She was beautiful. Her fitting gown with spaghetti straps sewn down her gown and the diamond ring that lay on her middle finger. Aikawa was on the other end of the other aisle and blushed furiously and Yuka was approaching him nearer.
"We've gathered here today to unite these two holy souls into a bond," Subaru started. He started off with the long bible words and continued with the oaths. Yuka stated that she had loved Aikawa even when he was the wackiest and the clumsiest person she ever met. But the thing that shines about him the most is his ever-so-kind heart. He cared for all who knows him and those who doesn't and Aikawa said something that was as close as her.
Mikan's tears welled up lightly and Aikawa and Yuka giggled slightly when Subaru made a mistake with his words. "Do you Yuka Azumi take Aikawa Sakura as your lawfully wedded husband?" Subaru asked and Yuka smiled.
"I do," Yuka smiled.
"And do you Aikawa Sakura take Yuka Azumi as your lawfully wedded wife?" Subaru asked Aikawa.
"I do," Aikawa grinned.
"Then I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride," Subaru said and closed the bible. Aikawa removed the veil and kissed Yuka. After they ended the kiss everyone screamed and shouted. Mochu and Kitsuneme threw confetti everywhere and Koko lead the crowd with the clapping. They walked down the aisle together hand-in-hand.
"It's beautiful," Mikan said and everyone nodded. Everyone gather at the garden for the buffet with the huge cake. "Get together everyone!" Mikan said and they gathered to take a picture with everyone.
Mikan took pictures of Yuka and Aikawa cutting the cake. Yuka feeding Aikawa the cake. Aikawa splats the icing on Yuka's face and started a small cake fight. "It's time to throw the bouquet!" Yuka shouted and all the single girls crowded to catch the bouquet.
Mikan crowded along with Nonoko and Anna to see which one of them would get married first. They started pushing each other to get to a good position. Hotaru didn't bother to join the huge crowd of girls.
Yuka was looking and the crowd and one person who was standing at the back caught her eye and she grinned. She turned around and held the bouquet tightly. "Ready?" Yuka asked and threw the bouquet back.
Mikan and Anna started fighting and jumping to get the bouquet but it landed in the soft hands of the person Yuka intended to throw to. "Natsume," Mikan said and found Natsume with the bouquet in his hands. Everyone blushed when they saw how Natsume looked in that tuxedo with his ruby earring shining in the sun.
"Wow, looks like I'm getting married next. Who should I marry with?" Natsume chuckled. He walked through the crowd slowly with the bouquet in one hand and his other hand in his pocket.
"Natsume," Mikan said and Natsume kneeled before her. He took out his hand from his pocket and produced a small box and opened it.
Inside was an identical jewel to Natsume's earring only it's as a ring. "Will you marry me, Mikan Sakura?" Natsume smirked when he saw Mikan blushed furiously.
"Go Mikan go!" Anna giggled.
"Come on Mikan!" Ruka shouted and Yuu and Mochu chuckled slowly.
"Yes," Mikan said and Natsume hugged Mikan tightly.
"I missed you!" Natsume said and hugged her tightly.
"It's not the thing I wanted to hear," Mikan repeated the thing he said a year ago.
"Of course not," Natsume said and kissed Mikan. "I love you." Natsume said and everyone cheered.
"Woohoo Mikan!!!" Kitsuneme shouted. Out of the blue, Mikan used her Alice and created fireworks over them. Her parents hugged each other when they saw Mikan being so happy.
"Good timing, Natsume!" Ruka shouted.
"Thanks for stalling the time, Ruka," Natsume said and kissed Mikan once again.
Okay, was that alright? Did I put enough of a happy atmosphere around the story? Help?! Do you think I should put a little future thing in the next chapter or end it now? Thank you for reading!