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Epilogue
10 years later………
At a hill beside the blooming cherry blossom trees…
"Mommy! Someone's at the door!"
A little boy called, he has the darkest brown hair… and an enticing crimson eyes…
"Okay Seichiro!"
"I'll open it okay mom!" the kid run to the door and open it, he saw 6 person and a little girl standing at the doorway
"Mom!"
"Yes wait!"
"Natsume?"
"No, he can't be…"
"Look at him his likely Natsume…As if he's his brother or something…"
"Who's there!" A brunette called
"Hey Mikan!"
Mikan's eyes widened
"You guys!"
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"Hey Mikan…who's that kid?" Ruka asked
"He really look like Natsume…" Yuu recalled
"Think so?"
"Yeah!"
"Well, he always reminded me of Natsume, his eyes, his hair and his actions…"
"But…how can it possibly be?"
Then the kid pulled her dress
"mommy…"
"Mommy??" everyone said in chorus
"Mom, who's Natsume?"
Mikan was quite surprised
"Huh? How did you know that Name?"
"Well that lady over there…" he said pointing out on Nonoko "…she called me Natsume…"
Mikan looked at Nonoko with a mixture of a dismay and annoyed look
Nonoko felt cold
"Sorry…"
"Seichiro, would you mind playing with Hina first…" Mikan said pointing at the girl with jet black hair and blue violet eyes sitting at the couch
"But mom…"
"You hear me…play with her first…"
"Oh Okay then…" Seichiro said in dismay and he walk away
"Sorry about calling him Natsume" Nonoko pleaded
Mikan sighed
"I never talk about Natsume…specially with him…"
"huh? Why is that? And why did he called you mother? Is he your son…"
"Yes. Seichiro is my son…"
"With whom?...don't tell me…"
Everyone looked at Mikan
"yes, his mine and Natsume's son."
"What? How could that be?"
"I never tell you guys, I only told this to Hotaru and Ruka. It's my secret, At first I didn't know what to do…raising him without a father."
"yeah… but…Natsume…" Anna was cut off
everybody look at her…
"It's okay guys…I know…Natsume's already dead."
"Were Sorry… really…" Anna apologize
"By the way, I hate to bring this up…but… I really wanna know what happened to the two of you, after graduation…" Yuu asked
Mikan Sighed "Well, It all happened 6 years ago,… He invited me for a date…"
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"Natsume…Where are we going!" Mikan fuss
"Don't be too fussy, I said we're going on a date for our 5th year anniversary!" Natsume said in an emotionless voice as he turned his wheels into a sharp curved that cause Mikan tumbled down on the passengers seat.
"AAaaahhh! Slow down! Are you trying to kill me, How many times do I have to tell you drive cautiously, Gosh Natsume!"
She complained as she forcedly got up from her position
"Strawberries huh!" Natsume tease
"Pervert!"
"I've seen that so many times…how come you're still surprise!"
"Oh shut up!"
The two ended up on a villa…
"What are we doing here, you said it's just a date not a vacation!"
"huh? Oh don't worry we'll just stay here for 2 days and 1 night." Natsume said putting his arms around Mikan's shoulders
Mikan shrugged
"Don't be too sweet…I'm still mad, I have a lot of paperworks to do, then you drag me in this place!"
Natsume's face turned disappointed
"So, you love your work, more than me huh."
Mikan laughed
"You're too cute if you're face turned jealous!"
Mikan kissed him
"Don't worry, paperworks could wait,. So are we going in or not?"
The two got inside the villa, book for a room reservation, the lady at the lobby serving them looked at Natsume
"Can I help you sir?" she said in a soft voice
Mikan observe him
"We call for a reserve room yesterday." He said
"Name please…" The girl said flirtatiously
"Natsume Hyuuga."
"Oh yes, fourth floor. Room 1045." The girl gave him a card
"Thanks."
"See you around sir, enjoy you're stay."
Natsume smiled
Mikan elbowed Natsume's abdomen
"ouch! What's that for?"
"hmm… Nothing!"
At the dining room
2 girls were talking
While Natsume and Mikan was having their dinner
Then the girls came close
"So… you're the famous Natsume Hyuuga…" the girl said Flirtatiously
"Yes." Natsume replied
"Can you go with us? Just for fun…"
Mikan look Murderously at Natsume
"Uhm…sorry, Not interested." Natsume said
"huh? Why?"
"You see, I'm with my fiancé right now, so no can do. Bye."
Mikan was surprised
At their room…
"Why do other girls keep flirting you."
Then Natsume pulled Mikan and remove her necklace
"Huh! Why did you take it off!" Mikan shouted
"Be silent, you're scaring the neighbors!" Natsume scolded her
"Hmp! You always say that!"
Natsume keep the ring on his fist
"Listen…"
"Hmp! You're such a whimp!" Mikan tease
"Listen……Mikan."
"Huh?"
"I have to go on another mission."
"What?!"
"Persona called me the other day… he said he has the lead for the people who killed my whole town."
"What? But…"
"I need to go."
"It's unfair…"
Natsume hold her close and kissed her hard, Mikan although quite surprise wrapped her arms around Natsume's Neck and drowned herself completely into his kiss, she can feel Natsume's tongue tasting her mouth, then they broke the kiss. Then he put the ring on Mikan's finger
"Will you marry me?"
Mikan was surprised, she was about to move further but Natsume hold her closer.
"I promise, I'll marry you as soon as I come back."
"But…"
"Yes or No."
"How…"
"Yes or No Mikan."
Mikan giggled
"Of course!"
"Yes!" Natsume rejoice
"Come back as soon as possible okay."
"Okay…"
Natsume kissed Mikan's cheek, she can feel his breath tickles her face up to her earlobe and he whispered
"Remember we didn't finish what we started 4 years ago…"
"Huh? You still remember that."
"How can I forget, you were about to remove your dress, then you stop…. So let's continue it now."
"Can't we do it after were married?"
"I'll marry you as soon as I came back."
"Huh?"
"This is a gift for our 5th anniversary."
Natsume kissed Mikan again, this time harder, Mikan was drowned she just clench her fist on Natsume's shirt. Natsume throw Mikan on the bed, he started to remove Mikan's office uniform, Mikan remove his shirt. He started popping out her button and kiss her all the way down,
(I don't need to detail it right…well it's obvious, they have an adult relationship)
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"Then… Something happened between the two of you…" Nonoko said in an awe reaction
"Yes…Oh gosh! Don't make me remember all of it… I got embarrassed!" Mikan said holding her flushed red cheeks
"oh I see!" everyone sweat drop
"Well…I really don't expect that that was the last happy thing that will happen to the two of us…"
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"yawn!" Mikan crouch caressing the side of her bed, then her eyes widened, when she felt that Natsume was gone
She pulled out the covers of the bed, and go to the restroom to get her clothes, she hurried out on the balcony and was relieve to see Natsume standing there
"Hey! Don't leave me like that…" she scold
"Sorry…" Natsume apologize
"Huh?" What's the matter?"
"Nothing…"
"Don't make me foolish…what's the matter?"
Natsume looked at Mikan
"I'm sorry if I have to leave you…"
"What?...No way, I'm going with you!"
"No I can't risk you…all over again…you stay…" then he embraced Mikan
"That's not going to work out…you know that Natsume."
Then he whispered
'What happened last night is totally amazing."
Mikan's cheeks flushed up
"Shut up!"
The two drove down the villa, he make sure Mikan was home, and after bidding goodbye…Mikan didn't saw Natsume in months…
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"After that I call Hotaru and Ruka…"
"Yeah…we were in Paris when she called…" Hotaru said nonchalantly
"I'm sorry okay… I was so desperate to find Natsume, by then because…"
"Because what?" Koko ask and the group listen closely
"Because…"
"Darn Mikan… It's because she's already pregnant!"
"Owww."
"Hotaru…You're so heartless!" Mikan cried
"come on!"
"Then what happened?"
"I ask Hotaru to help me find Natsume…we track him down…until we reach him in an old warehouse in Okinawa."
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"Mikan…Is that Natsume's car?" Ruka asked
"Yes. It is…" Mikan said
"So, he's here…" Ruka said
The three went inside the store house and saw Natsume lying on the ground,
Mikan was startled that she hurried
"Natsume, you idiot! what are you doing here what happened!"
"Why are you here? didn't I tell you to stay out when I'm on a mission."
"Shut up! What are you been up to that you didn't want to tell me?"
"Natsume!" Ruka called
"Hey!" Natsume said gasping then he sat down
"Ruka come over here!"
ruka moved closer to Natsume
"What is it?"
"Held Mikan out, my battle are not finished yet, he's still here, I have to destroy him."
"What are you talking about? You're not going any where we're leaving this place!" Mikan commanded in an awfull teary voice
"Look Mikan, If I didn't destroy him now, it's over,"
"What's over? I don't understand. Come on Natsume, your mauled to death don't you realized that?"
"I'm fine, I should finished this once and for all."
"Natsume…" Hotaru whispered
"Hotaru?"
"Someones watching us."
"What?!" Mikan chortled
"Go now Ruka, there isn't much time!"
"Come on Mikan…" Ruka held Mikan up
"No I'm not leaving this place until Natsume's not coming…"
"Leave Mikan!"
"No!"
Then a crack sound occurred and a tracklike toy van came out and held Mikan.
"What are you doing Hotaru?"
"we're leaving."
"Thanks!" Natsume said standing up,
"Go out! Ruka, be sure you take care of Mikan for me okay!"
"Yes!"
"Go!"
The three go out, Mikan was fighting her every might to let go of the tracks hold,
"Mikan don't move, you're gonna damage your baby!"
"Natsume!"
When they all reach the ground outside the warehouse, Mikan was released she run but Ruka caught her
But there was a blast that turned the warehouse down
Mikan froze, "Natsume…" "NNNAAATTTSSSUUUMMMEEEE"
She shouted and run to the warehouse Ruka notice it and held her to stop
"Let Go off me Ruka!
"No Mikan…"
"Let Go! Nastsume needs my help!" She said crying so hard
"no Mikan…It's pointless." Ruka said crying
Hotaru hurried to help Ruka
"Mikan stop it…" she said
then Mikan calm a little bit, she fell on her knees sobbing Ruka was assisting her
"I-I didn't help him…"
"Natsume!!!
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"Yeah then after that, I never heard of you, you just disappear…" Yuu said
"That's why I was so surprised when I saw you all here…" Mikan said
"Well Hotaru wants to visit you, and exactly they all appear, then we decided to tag them along…" Ruka said scratching his head
Then Seichiro rush to Mikan
"Mom…Can we play outside?"
"Yes, but don't go too far okay." Mikan said
Seichiro pulled Hina outside.
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Seichiro pulled Hina out on the cherry blossoms tree
"Hey I want to play with the falling flowers…" seichiro said
"I preffer playing with robots…" Hina said
"Huh? I didn't have those, my mom go out seldom, she used to stay here…" Seichiro said
"huh…"
Then Hina gather cherry blossom leaves
"What are you doing?"
"I'm Making you a robot."
Hina held out her hands…and closed her eyes then the leaf gather and form a robot
"Wow! Amazing!" he said in delight
Hina gave him the robot
"It's mine? Thank you!" he rejoiced
Hina smiled
"Do you have powers?" he asked
"Sort of, it is called alice of inventing things using my mind and the nature." She exclaimed
"Wow!"
"Now you have to repay me…" Hina said
"Oh, I don't have money…"
"Not money, I want you to give me that…" she pointed out the newly bloom sakura flower, it was glimmering
"Huh? That's too high."
"Please…"
"Oh okay, but don't tell my mom okay."
"Yeah promise!" she smiled
Seichiro ran to the tree and try to climb it
He was almost there touching the flower, then he successfully grabbed it he loose his balance and started to fall
"Aaaaahhhh!" Seichiro shouted
"Seichiro!" Hina called
Then he hung on the last branch before falling to the ground
"Hey Seichiro are you okay?" Hina shouted
"Yeah… but I couldn't hold any longer…my hands are getting Numb…"
"I'll call your mom!" Hina shouted
"Faster!" he said
But as soon as Hina run out of sight Seichiro let go of the branch he falls down…but someone catch him…
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"Ah!" he shouted
then he open his eyes and saw a guy wearing a hat covering his eyes, his quite tall, his Raven hair was swinging, he placed Seichiro down
"You okay lil' fellow." He seriously said
"Yes! Thanks mister!"
"what are you doing up there?" he asked
"Getting this." then he revealed the cherry blossom he was holding
"That's dangerous…"
"Sorry…"
He apologize then he saw a glittering ring on his neck
"Wow! That looks like my mothers ring…where did you get that mister?"
"somewhere…"
Then he revealed his face, they looked at each others crimson orbs
"Do I know you mister?"
"huh?"
"You look Familiar."
"really?" then the guy held out his hand and a ball of fire raise from it
"Wow! How did you do that?"
"Alice."
"I have something like that too…" seichiro said
He held out his hands and a blue oozing fire appear
The guy was surprised
"Whose your mother?"
"Huh…she's Mikan…Mikan Sakura…"
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"Mom!" Hina called rushing
"Why are you shouting Hina?"
Hotaru asked
"Seichiro…Seichiro was falling from the tree…"
"What!" Mikan said standing up
"It's my fault! I'm sorry."
"Where is he?"
"At the Sakura tree!"
The whole group rush out
"Hey Mister…" Seichiro called
"you're her son?"
"uhm yes…"
"Whose your dad?" he asked
"Dad? I don't have a dad…mom always cried…I hate it when she cries…she always told me that my dad is great and he looks like me."
"what's your dad Name?"
"I don't know!"
"Seichiro!" Mikan called
"Mom!"
He ran towards Mikan
Mikan embraced him tight
"I tell you never to climb the trees right!"
"I'm sorry mom!"
The guy stood up
"But a guy save me!"
"Huh"
"Here I was telling him about you! His great!"
Seichiro pulled Mikan through the guy
Then they came face to face
she felt a heartbeat she never felt for almost 5 years
"Are you the one who saved my son…Thank you so much…!" She bowed down
"Mom! Do you know he has a fire on his hands." Seichiro said
Mikan got nervous,
"What?"
"he has a fire on his hand just like me."
"Don't joke like that!" Mikan yelled
"But I'm telling the truth."
The guy looked up
"So…you never change a bit huh Polka!"
"Shut up Pervert!" mikan shouted then she hold her lips…"
"It's been quite a while hasn't it?"
Mikan was speechless stream of tears fall from her hazel eyes
"I've been searching for you long enough."
the cherry blossom tree withers more flower, his raven black hair swings, and his crimson eyes fixed on the simple brunette standing finally before him…"
Lie beyond to anyone upon the distant stars
I wish upon tonight to see you smile
If only for a while you know I'm there
A breath away is not far from Where you are…
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