Ending and Beginning

Chapter 11 - Love finds its ways

The dark hallways that would creep out any normal people, it seems that a mist crowded that place. It was very cold that night. Footsteps could be heard. It was quiet yet the sound echoed, despite the chill the man did not show any fear. The closer he went the colder it became. It continued until he reached a room. This room was the largest in the whole building and also the scariest. You could already feel the undeniably strong presence of the person behind the huge doors as soon as you entered the building. Any normal human would have been so terrified they wouldn't have been able to move. But who says this man is normal. It's quite the opposite.

He knocked three times and waited, standing straight and full of confidence.

"Come in" a voice said. It was soft but inside the quiet building it seemed loud enough. But then again, even if it was crowded, with his sensitive senses, he would have heard it without a problem.

He opened the door, stepped in and closed it. He scanned the room. It was simple. Nothing grand. Looks like any other office room. Table, couches, laptop, papers shelves…the basic office tool and furniture. "You've call for me?" he asked with a deep husky voice.

The woman looked up. Her cold hazel eyes met his cold emerald orbs. Her auburn hair ended on her neck. Her pale complexion added to her mysterious beauty.

The woman looked at the man. His raven hair never really seemed to tame itself. The woman nodded. "You'll be doing a mission."

"What a surprise…" he said with sarcasm.

The woman ignored his sarcasm. "This might be tough for you since we'll be dealing with HER. I wish you all the best. This mission might take for a long time but this is both important to the two of us. I trust you, Dark Prince."

His emerald eyes were filled with sadness and determination. "I won't fail you, ZERO."

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Lunch Break is one of the best time for students, and worse time for those who hate their fans. In this time, your fans will stalk you everywhere you go.

Luckily, Mikan had the alice of transportation and transported herself to the sakura tree.

She'd been real bored since she wasn't getting any mission. Well, she was happy yet angry. She still doesn't want to kill but that organization makes her angry all the time. It's because of them that she and her friends are put into risks to defy them. It's because of them that her love ones die. Yes, she never said this to anyone except to Hotaru and Natsuki. Her parents were killed by the AAO. She saw everything happen when she was small. They killed her parents right in front of her eyes. After she had witnessed their death, everything became a blur. She could remember awakening her alice and killing some agents, but when she regained consciousness, she was on the hospital. Her ji-chan was there. She asked him about the corpse but he looked at her confusingly and said. "There were no corpses except from your father and mother. We found you lying there. Your mother was injured severely that it was very difficult to identify her. If it wasn't because of her wedding ring, we wouldn't have identified her face and body." It was all the AAO's doing.

Suddenly, she heard a sound. She looked up finding a pair of crimson eyes looking at her. 'I've always been caught off guard whenever I'm thinking. I should really change this habit of drifting off..'

Natsume looked at Mikan, wondering what she was reminiscing. He jumped off the brunch and landed gracefully beside her.

There was silence. Not an awkward one but a comfortable silence.

"Did you know that twins are connected to each other?" Mikan asked breaking off the silence.

"Hn" He replied not really understanding what she was implying.

She looked at him. Her hazel eyes filled with sadness.

He looked at her. He brought his hand to her cheek and caressed it. "What are you thinking?"

She took the hand, off her cheek and squeezed it. "He….Natsuki, your twin, loved me dearly….I-I think that you are only attracted to me because of your connection to each other. That must be it. Some twins feel what the other feels. So…it's only infatuation on your part. Ne?" she smiled, though it was wavering.

Natsume looked at her. His temper rising. He squeezed her hands tighter. "Do you really think that was only it?" he asked.

Mikan looked at him then turned her gaze away from hm.

"Do you?!" he asked, his voice rising and filled with hurt.

"I'm sorry." She whispered.

He let go of her hands. "I love you! It's got nothing to do with my twin! I love you! Why can't you accept it? I love you yet you turn away from me. Refusing to believe my words! Do you know how much that pains me?!" He fisted his hands. Pain, disappointment and anger filled him.

Still, Mikan refused to look in his eyes for she was so sure that she will believe him. So sure that she will say yes to anything he asks.

Natsume sighed, a sigh that indicates of irritation, tiredness and hopelessness. "Leave me alone." He muttered.

Mikan transported herself away from Natsume.

He watched as her figure slowly becomes invisible. He punched the ground. "Dammit!"

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Mikan transported herself to her room. She cried on her bed.

After a few minutes, someone knocked on her door.

She ignored it.

"Mikan, I know you're there and if you dare not open this door, I'll crush it!" Hotaru threatened.

Mikan immediately opened the door.

Hotaru went in and sat on a huge couch.

Mikan sat beside her.

Suddenly, Hotaru hit Mikan. She was caught off guard. "Hotaru! Why did you hit me?"

"For being stupid." Hotaru shrugged.

"What do you mean?"

"I know you, Mikan. Even if we were apart for several years, I am your best friend. I know that you love Natsume. And I certainly saw what happened before."

Mikan's eyes widened. "How –" But she was cut off by Hotaru.

"I blackmailed one of the students to make an alice stone that covers my presence and a sempai who so kindly gave me an alice stone of invisibility."

Mikan became silent. She knew that the sempai must have been so scared that he made the stone without any questions.

Hotaru sighed. She hugged Mikan. "It's time for you to move on. Natsuki wanted you to be happy. He knew that without him, you'll be sad that's why he said those words before he died. Hyuuga is really sincere. I approve to him."

Mikan was surprised. Hotaru hardly approved of any man that goes near Mikan.

"But if he hurts you….I'll hunt him and crush him. Send him to hell and make him go back to Earth." She said with a sadistic smile that will make anyone shiver.

"I love him, Hotaru. I don't know why." Mikan snuggled unto Hotaru.

She stroked her best friend's hair. "Love finds its ways. Now go and tell him what you truly feel." She stood up and headed towards the door. "And I'll go find Ruka." She said as she closed the door.

Mikan chuckled. She felt better. Hotaru really knows what to say to her in times like this. She walked towards the sakura tree. So sure that she will find her new love.

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Natsume was saddened. He wanted to forget about her but he couldn't. He wanted to hit her earlier for saying those things. His love for her was his only restraint. Can't she feel that his love is true? He sighed.

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The man with black hair and emerald eyes walked out of the building. His eyes filled with determination. He will complete his mission. He will.

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Author's Note: Hello! I'm really sorry for the late update. Our Internet connection was cut off for two weeks because of some technical problems. I also got some problems in thinking of the process of this story. It took me days to come up with a plot. Anyways….please review!

I'm forever grateful to those who support me by reviewing! =D

"Let me be the one to show you the beauty of darkness….

Let me taint that innocent light….

Be enticed upon the dark that I am in….

For I cannot purify my soul and come to you…..

So be the one who becomes tainted and come to me…..

You are my life, my heart, my everything….

I won't mind spending my eternal life with you….

As long as you stay by my side…..forever…."