A/N: Well.. I feel bad about ending this story badly.. because of what happened to me.. eventually something good happened..and it was a happy ending..kinda.. well.. I just…uhm..edited the whole entire real thing..so here goes! I'm still not sure if this is the real ending.. but o well!

Mikan lost hope, Natsume lost hope. They didn't know what to do. But they've decided they aren't meant to be. Natsume's mom and her aunt fought.. so he can't go to Mikan's village anymore. Poor Natsume, he hasn't a word to say. He can't argue with his parents, but it didn't mean that he didn't.

"Mom! Please apologize to auntie! It's not her fault!"

"No, Natsume! It's her fault, please, you have nothing to do with this!" her mom said in fury.

"Mom, please! Why can't you understand me! You never understand me! You and dad never understand me!" Natsume says leaving her mother's room and slamming the door.

"What the heck is up with that kid?" her mom talks to herself.

"I can't understand her.." Natsume says in a dark face covered with his bangs.

Her mom though about what Natsume said and tried to ask Hotaru, her sister. That was the only time she found out about Natsume's feelings for Mikan. She then decides to take his advice and apologize to her sister. Never late than never right? Yes it's been a month.. but at least they had peace. So Natsume's so called auntie came and surprised him by knocking on his door.

"Natsume?" she says.

"Auntie! Oh why are you here? You shouldn't be here, mom will be furious!" he said hugging her aunt.

"We're okay now. She knows everything already. So Natsume? It's a Sunday today right? Come on! We have to go see Mikan! Hurry up!" she said explaining.

"Thank you so much Auntie!" he says as he goes with his aunt to the car. Natsume wondered why her sister and Ruka wouldn't go with him. Hotaru decided not to come to not interfere with Natsume while Ruka wasn't available to come.

At Mikan's village, Natsume still got Ruka's advice in seating in a different place to spot Mikan. But first, he had some explaining to do with the other people in charge of the choir. Natsume decided to talk to the higher-ups of the church. Mikan upstairs, saw him but wasn't sure it was he. He had cut his hair so she wasn't sure. But somehow, she felt it was him.

She didn't see him almost the entire mass. She tried looking for him but didn't find him. But at the communion Mikan saw him. Since he was still a bit mad at him for not coming to her birthday, she ignored him. That wasn't the only reason, her friends told her also to ignore him to show him that he offended her. Natsume was shocked. Mikan didn't give her usual smile or hi to him. His face was mixed emotions that made Mikan laugh. He had a face filled with surprise, anger, worry, sadness, curiosity and silence. It was a very weird combination of feelings. When Mikan turned around, not to be see by Natsume, she smiled a very big smile and laughed when he couldn't see her anymore.

Mikan didn't mean to laugh at him, but she can't contain herself, it was too much to bear. So after the mass, she saw him leave. Not saying a word. She was disappointed not talking to him since they haven't seen each other for so long.

When she went down the stairs, one from the higher-ups talked to her.

"Your parents are waiting for the car. I told them someone wants to talk to you, privately. Go over there!" she says as she points at a person and continues "That person wants to talk to you."

She saw that it was Natsume's aunt and went to her, as she taps her shoulder and asks what she's about to say, she said "He wants to talk to you."

"Oh.. is that so? It's okay." Mikan replied.

After a while, Natsume's aunt leaves and Natsume comes, he goes and sits. Mikan also sits beside him.

"So.." they said in unison and blushed.

"Let me explain okay Mikan?" he said.

"Oh.. okay.. but before that.. I want to know your name.. it's been years.. and well..it's inappropriate not to know your name." She asks.

"It's Natsume.. anyway.. I want to apologize for not coming to your birthday. Here." He said as he pulls out a box wrapped with blue and pink wrapping. It had a read ribbon on top and a white card. "I bought this just for you. When I found out it was your birthday years ago, I decided each year to give you a gift.. but somehow.. I'm just too shy. I'm sorry.. It took me three years to give you a real gift." He continued.

Mikan said not a word, just getting the gifts he presented. She held them tightly and laid them down. She then spoke "Thanks. It's okay, I waited.. I waited for you.." and hugged him. She hugged him tightly and cried. She cried for happiness since he had the guts to tell her the truth.

He then noticed she's crying and broke the hug. "What's wrong, I'm sorry.. It's my fault."

"No it's not!" she said wiping her tears off. "I'm just so happy, knowing that you feel the same way I do.. even though it's been three years already." She said.

Natsume then began to hug her again and she accepted it. They stood up, and didn't mind anyone who might be watching them. It was their moment and no one can ruin it. After the hug, Mikan looked at her watch. It was time to leave, so she said "I have to go now. See you tomorrow!" with a kiss she laid.

Natsume was shocked and speechless. But before Mikan would be out of his sight he screamed "There's a long letter with my gift! Read it! It also has my contacts, email nos. and addresses! Contact me okay!"

"I will!" she said screaming and waving goodbye and entered the car. Natsume also left and went to her aunt's car.

"So how was it Natsume?" her aunt asks.

"It was the best! Thanks auntie!" he said as he hugged her.

"Okay.. so stop hugging me now.. we have to go now. I have to drive already!" she said as a joke.

In the other hand, at Mikan's car..

"So, Mikan what did he do? And what's in his gift?" her parents asked in unison.

"Oh this? Just a late birthday present. I haven't opened it. What he did? What's that suppose to mean, he just said sorry, that's all! He just said the reason for his reason not being here!" she argued.

"Okay..okay..if you say so!" they said.

At Mikan's home, she opens Natsume's gift. In it is a white teddy bear with a hear in his stomach and a bell with a ribbon on it's neck. The bear's name was Teddy. Then, Mikan decided to read Natsume's note. It said

Dear Mikan,

Firstly, happy birthday! I wish you health, happiness, love, friendship and everything else that are good for you! I hope you will be a successful and happy person always.

Secondly, I want to tell you I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all the troubles I caused you, for you experiencing my cowardliness of telling you my true feelings. I'm just not that out-spoken like other people. I don't event think you deserve a guy like me. But even so, I will continue loving you for you're the only one who made me feel this way. Whenever I feel lonely, when I see your face, everything seems to be all right. Just a smile from you will make my day. So always smile, I love it when you smile. I also feel secured with you, knowing that you'll never leave me and will always be there for me, even if only as a friend. I may not have talked to you directly, but I still love you. I love you from the moment I laid my eyes on you. You are perfect, and nothing will change my feelings, even knowing some negative things about you. I know I can deal with you and I will accept you no matter what you are. Please don't be mad at my words, for this is the only time I can tell you all my feelings, in a form of a letter. Hope you like my gift to you and I hope that you'll always be the same. I love you okay? You're my teddy (as said by the bear's name).

Thanks a lot for being there with me. Thanks for never forgetting me. Thanks for loving me in return. I love you so much, and I'll always love you no matter what. Good luck in everything you do and I hope God always watches over you, leading you, guiding you. What am I talking about, he always will.. cause you're a masterpiece of him.

Well.. till here for now.. contact me in… 6568982;092128408610;No. 05, Black Cat Street, Alice Academy Subdivision, Japan)

Loving you always,

Natsume Hyuuga Ü

Mikan cried hard and thanked the Lord. She prayed and with that she slept.