Chapter 10: The price

"Natsume.......I-I remember." Mikan said when she cried. She fell to her knees and her transformation undid itself.

"Mikan......" Natsume mubbled as he leaned to her level and cuped her face, seeing her tears as they fell.

Natsume was at a lost for words. What could he say? She was gone for 3 years and came back.

".........I love you." he whispered. Mikan eyes grew wide at what he said.

"Why? You don't know me anymore. I'm not same as I was before, Natsume." Mikan told him with her dyed tears.

"Your wrong. I do know you. I know how weak you are. I know how you search for happiness. Even now your same. And you know how I know?"

"How?"

"I see it behind your eyes." he told her when he kissed her again.

Mikan didn't respond, do to shock, but once she felt his passion for her she did. They went on in a deep make out scene not noticing the pair of eyes that watched them.

Once they stopped Natsume smiled upon her face. He stood up and gave her a hand.

"Come on! It's time to see everyone. They sure missed you." he told her.

Mikan smilled bigger and took his hand. They then walked to the Special Abilities class together, hand in hand.

Once Natsume opened the door Mikan's eyes grew wide. Before her was a party and the letters 'Welcome Back Mikan!' was on the wall. Everyone was there. Tsubasa, Misaki, Hotaru, Ruka, Anna, Nonoko, Permy, and Youichi.

Youichi then ran to her and Mikan flew her arms out to hug him, which she did. Just seeing him made her cry.

"Youichi! Your so big now!" (he's 9 now. Mikan last saw him when he was 6) Mikan cried holding him tighter.

"Nee-chan!" Youichi yelled back. Mikan was surprised when she felt his tears but let it go.

"It seems you remember now." Hotaru said watching them.

"Hotaru!" Mikan called and lifted her hand from Youichi wanting her hug too. Hotaru would just hit her with her Baka gun but she let it go this time and huged her too, leting one tear fall. Soon everyone joined them in the hug. Mikan was missed. And now she even saw it with her eyes.

*At the principles office*

"So that hyuuga kid brought back her memories. Who knew that could happen." the principle said after hearing Persona's report.

"Yes. What do you wish me do?" he asked. It was dark as ever in the room but you could still see the evil smile that was on the principles face.

*Back with Mikan*

"Thank you so much, Natsume!" Mikan thanked Natsume when they reached her door. She looked up at him and smiled.

"Now you better dye your hair back. I like your old color better than black." Natsume told her. Mikan nodded and gave him a peck on the lips before going in her room.

"Good night, Natsume." she whispered. She closed the door and went further in her room only to feel someone in it.

"Who's there!?" she called out but then someone hit the back of her head and all she could see was darkness.

*With Natsume*

Natsume was about to walk to his room when he heard a thump in Mikan's room. He knocked on the door.

"Mikan? Are you okay?" he asked but got no answer.

"Mikan?"

Still no answer.

He turned the nob of the door to find it unlocked. He opened it and looked inside. The lights were off so he truned them on. He looked around the room to find no Mikan. Untill he found her red crystal pendant on the floor. He picked it up and remembered her words at the party.

*FlashBack*

"Hey, Natsume." called Mikan as she sat next to him.

"Hn"

"Can I tell you the story behind this pendant?" she asked but he didn't reply. She took that a as a 'ok'.

"When I didn't know anyone I had dreams. I dreamit of being in the darkness alone untill.....I found someone in it. The boy was alone too. So, I sat next to him and told him he wasn't alone anymore. Because I was there with him. I didn't get a good look at him but I saw the color of his eyes. They were red. Red eyes. So I wear this pendant thinking of him. So, we're never alone. Because he's right here."

"Did you find out who that person is?" Natsume asked.

"Yeah, I did! It was you."

*FlashBack End*

"Mikan....." Natsume mubbled. He knew something had to happen to her if she didn't have her pendant.

*With Mikan*

Mikan slowly opened her eyes to find herself in a dark room. She knew this room. This is where the principle kept all of the alice stones she gives him. It was really dark in there. There was no light. Nothing could be seen. It made Mikan feel alone in the darkness again.

The door then opened again and the principle walked in front of her. That was when she relized that she was tied up to a chair.

"Mikan..... you have been a naughty girl." he spoke but Mikan didn't say anything.

"Mikan, you will forever stay in this room as puishment. And since you are going to stay here I might as well tell you the truth behind our relationship."

"What truth?"

"Your mother went to this school. She had the SCE alice and became my......appartenance. She was also being a naughty girl. She fell for her old teacher, Izumi. Now, I loved your mother and made an arranged marriage between us to keep our bond. But she escaped with that Izumi and I never saw her again. Once I found her where abouts she was already dead but I found you. Her daughter with the same alice. So I gave the order to kill your grandfather and adopted you. That is why you can not leave this place. Your mine, now."

Once he finished what he had to say, he left.

"YOU BASTARD!!!!!" Mikan yelled.

*With Natsume*

"What? Mikan's gone?" Ruka asked with wide eyes next to Hotaru who was also wide eyed.

"Yes and i'm going to get her back. I'm not going to wait for her like last time."