13. She'll be alright!

Within a few seconds, he was inside her room, searching for her petite figure which was nowhere to be found at the moment. He could feel some cold sensation running through his body. So he looked for her everywhere only to find that hazel eyed girl who he'd loved the most, kissing the floor beside her bed, totally unconscious.

"Mikan!"

Natsume spoke out loud as he reached for her still body, his crimson eyes widened in horror. He took hold of her upper body with his arms firmly wrapped around her, hugging her pale white face to his hard broad chest. He didn't know what to do next; he had no clue. His whole body was numb with confusion. He never had expected something like this to happen in some random morning like this.

He looked at her lifeless face and took it in both of his hands, which were shaking with fear.

"Mikan!" He called out for her again. But no response. His heart skipped a beat. He could see the faraway look on her emotionless face, which made his cold red rubies get damp a little bit. He slightly shook her body and pressed her fragile palms with his.

But still, no response. She kept her eyes tightly closed.

Totally lost, Natsume hugged her some more and pressed his face on hers, whispering her name under his breath, his eyes closed with trepidation.

After some broken down seconds, he pulled himself together and lifted her lifeless body in his arms and laid her in bed. Then he hurriedly fetched some water and rubbed some on her face, looking deeply into her tightly shut eyes. His treatment seemed to take longer than he'd expected to heal his patient. So Natsume knelt down beside her, taking one of her delicate hands in his, caressing it gently.

Another set of anxious seconds passed between them. Natsume was about to lose his patience when he suddenly felt some movement under his gentle grip on Mikan's hand. Feeling that, he quickly removed all the physical contact he had had with Mikan's body, but still keeping his eyes firmly fixed on the brunette. In another second he could see her eyes twitching under their lids, struggling to be opened.

He could feel his anxiety passing along with her unconsciousness which had been weighing him down a few minutes ago. It took another long few seconds for her to open her eyes, wide enough to see the person whose anxious eyes were fixed on hers.

"Na-tsume?" She spoke in an exhausted voice. Hearing her speak his name, Natsume's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly took hold of her hand which was slightly shaking by now, as he looked into her hazel orbs, worried to death. Mikan was staring back at him, though her eyes were focused on his, they had a distant look in them.

"Don't speak." Natsume said as he pressed her hand, insisting.

"I…feel tired…" Mikan broke his rule, squeezing his hand with her other hand, shaking. Feeling her body terribly shake under his skin, Natsume looked away, trying hard to figure out what was going on with her.

After a few seconds, Natsume stood up, carrying her in his arms before she could protest. But to his surprise, she actually didn't protest even when he hugged her tightly to his chest while carrying her bridal style.

"Where are you…taking me…" She asked softly, but he doubted if it was really a question. It really didn't sound like a question.

"Shut up." Said he, putting an end to her talk.

Within a few minutes, they were there safely inside the car, Mikan lying her head on the shutter and Natsume taking the steer to take Mikan somewhere she didn't know. She hoped it was a hospital where they were heading.

Natsume tried hard to keep his eyes on the road as they always struggled to turn and look at a certain brunette to see if she was doing well.

He drove fast, but safe. He wanted her energetic smile to be restored to where it belonged as soon as possible. They drove for about 30 minutes and finally stopped in front of an unknown hospital.

Mikan looked around and was surprised to see that it wasn't the hospital which her momma worked at.

However, Natsume had reasons for that. He always did.

"Natsume… Why didn't we-" She was cut off.

"You wanna see her die worrying about your health?" Natsume said at once as he gave her a cold glare, which made Mikan run out of her words. She looked at Natsume who was helping her out with her seatbelt and smiled. She couldn't believe how Natsume managed to care about all the people at the same time.

"Natsume… You're… such a guy…" Mikan thought as she kept her eyes fixed on him, dreamily.

"What're you staring at? Let's move." Natsume said before he got off from the car, giving her another cool glare. Mikan nodded, smiling. Seeing her smile restored to her lips was something he had been yearning for. But he didn't want to smile back, because, deep inside his heart, there was something still bothering him, holding him back.

Natsume walked to the other side of the vehicle and opened the door for Mikan to get down. He could see her body still shaking a bit so he couldn't risk a fall.

"I'll carry you." Natsume said, cold and strong.

"No… They'll think-" She was cut off again as Natsume lifted her in his arms and closed the door with his leg. Her eyes widened in amazement but she didn't dare protest. She felt nervous being carried by him in the public but she just closed her eyes and put her arms around his neck, holding on to him, firmly.

"Hyuuga." Natsume could hear someone call his name. He turned to look at a tall slender guy wearing glasses who looked much older than himself. His eyes didn't reflect any emotion so Natsume couldn't get any information from his eyes regarding Mikan's situation.

"What's wrong with her, Imai?" Natsume asked, looking directly at the physician's eyes. Hearing his question, the physician, Subaru Imai's expression changed slightly.

"I can't say anything just yet. It can be just exhaustion or…" He stopped in the midway as he looked sternly at Natsume's eyes. "Another set of tests has to be done to verify it." Subaru continued while keeping eye contact with Natsume. His eyes looked as if they were accusing Natsume for something he didn't wanna tell just yet.

"To verify what?" Natsume asked soon after he had ended his speech. Hearing what Natsume had asked, Subaru opened his mouth to say something but then again it seemed he had changed his mind. So he turned and left the corridor at once, without giving Natsume a satisfying answer.

Natsume just glared at his retreating figure and sat on one of the chairs next to some blonde long haired guy who looked of his mid-thirties. He wouldn't have chosen to sit next to that stupid-looking (according to Natsume) man, if he really had a choice.

"Don't worry… Your wife will be alright!" That blonde man broke the ice, much to Natsume's dismay.

Natsume didn't even bother to give him a stare. "She isn't my wife you idiot!" He replied inwardly. But that thought made him sigh. The blonde intruder wasn't satisfied yet. It seemed he wanted more.

"I understand your situation kid. Don't worry… she'll be fine! You're lucky… Your wife's so hot. I'm sure she-" The blonde man was cut off by Natsume's crimson death glare.

"You have a death wish?" Natsume asked, annoyed to death. He was having a hard time holding himself from wanting to burn his head into a crisp. This time the blonde man understood what his real situation was for the better and kept his mouth shut, hurriedly turning his head away.

Both annoyed and confused, Natsume closed his eyes, preparing himself mentally to hear what Mikan's ailment was.

It took more than 45 minutes to see Subaru Imai back in the scene. Natsume felt his presence in front of him and opened his eyes.

"Congratulations Hyuuga! You're going to be a father."

Whoa! Thirteen is always bad! So this chapter brought the hell outta it! Haha! *wicked grin!

The truth is people, I really wanted to make it a bit longer, but it was such a warm day today! I hardly managed to breathe even! So please be satisfied with just this chapter for today.

Umm I'll try to update the next chapter ASAP!

Maybe in a couple of hours! Who knows! ;-)

Thanks for your reviews people!

Bear with my errors!

Ah! There's a contest today! Can you guess who that blonde man of his mid-thirties was? J

Please lemme know how you felt in the end! I'm soooooo excited to know!

:-* :-* :-*

Kisses!

-Awful Nightmare-