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Mikan lied down on her hospital bed, absorbing and trying to digest all of the new information that she had received. She had calmed down from her initial state of shock and disbelief. She couldn't exactly pinpoint the last memory that she could remember, but her life now seemed drastically different from where she was used to being. It felt as if she had suddenly slept through all of the changes in her life. She had so many questions circling her mind. It was just too exhausting.

Her doctor informed Natsume and Mikan that she was ready to be discharged from the hospital. They advised her to continue with her normal daily routine so that the memories may come back to her. They emphasized the may, meaning that there was some chance that she would never remember the portion of her life. They informed her to stay well rested and to try to not be too stressed out. They also told her that she would not be allowed to drive until they gave her permission to do so. With that, the doctor left her room and left the two alone.

Natsume handed her a bag, "I brought you some clothes."

"Thanks," Mikan quietly responded, waiting for Natsume to exit the room so that she could change.

Out of habit, Natsume just casually stayed in the room, not realizing that Mikan felt uncomfortable changing around him. Mikan raised her eyebrows at him and point at the door, "Well, aren't you gonna leave so that I can change?"

Natsume was used to them changing freely in front of each other. He just shrugged and said, "Nothing I haven't seen before."

Mikan scoffed and turned beet red before yelling "Get out! Get out pervert!" and pushing him out of the room. The nerve of that guy.

Mikan quickly changed into a comfortable grey sweatshirt and jeans before opening the door to see Natsume waiting outside. Natsume turned his head towards her and asked, "Ready to go?"

Mikan scrunched her nose, "Where am I going?"

"Home with me," Natsume took her hand and started leading the way out of the hospital. Mikan stopped in her tracks and took her hand away from Natsume's.

"What? I don't even like you and I'm supposed to live with you? Where are my parents? My best friends? Can't I go with them?"

Natsume responded, "The doctor said to go back to your regular daily life to help you regain your memories. Your regular life is with me. Plus, your parents have been out of the country for the past two years for their business ordeals. As for your best friends, Ruka and Imai are waiting for you to recover a bit more before they meet you."

Mikan took her time to absorb what he had just said, "Ruka and Imai? I don't even know who those people are. I'm talking about my best friends Luna and Sumire."

Natsume realized that she was thinking back to her high school days when she was friends with Luna Koizumi and Sumire Shouda. He informed her, "You haven't spoken to those girls in years. Not since high school."

Mikan asked why that was the case to which Natsume just shrugged.

Mikan still continued arguing, "But how can I even trust you? Just because you claim to be my fiance doesn't mean that you are. Maybe you're just lying and taking advantage of me because of my accident."

Natsume frowned, "You think I would do that?"

Mikan shrugged, "As far as I know, Hyuuga, you are extremely egocentric. You're willing to do anything to get what you want. I haven't yet seen any evidence that I was ever in love with you. There's this engagement ring, but how do I know that it's from you?"

Natsume took a deep breath out of frustration, closed his eyes, and massaged his temples. He then took out his phone. He proceeded to hand it over to Mikan so that she could read some of the text messages that she had sent to him in the past.

Natsume babe, Come home from work soon. I've cooked you your favorite dinner. Love you xoxo.

She scrolled through his phone and found hundreds of loving text messages between the two.

Natsume babe, I'm at work but I can't stop thinking about how romantic you were last night. Xoxo

Mikan furrowed her eyes in disbelief. Was that how she used to talk to Natsume?

"If that isn't enough for you," Natsume said, "Here are pictures of us together."

He scrolled through his phone to show Mikan pictures of them together. Pictures where he was holding her. Pictures where she was kissing him. Their engagement photos. They looked so happy together. She looked so happy.

Mikan carefully looked at the pictures and slowly said, "Okay, fine. I'll go with you. I guess. I really hope I don't regret this."

During the car ride back home, Mikan asked Natsume for updates about her life, "So, do I have a career? What do I do?"

"You're a professor. You teach biology." Natsume wanted to answer as many questions as possible in hopes that she would remember her life.

"Hmm. Interesting. I sound intelligent. How old am I? How old are you?"

"You turned 23 on your last birthday. I am 24."

"What do you do for a living?"

"I'm a lawyer."

"Who are Ruka and Imai that you mentioned earlier?"

"They're a couple and our best friends. You refer to Imai as Hotaru by the way. Only I call her Imai."

"When did we start dating?"

"In college."

Before they knew it, Natsume and Mikan had arrived back to the house where they lived together. Mikan looked up at the house with an impressed look and whistled, "Is this where we live? It's beautiful."

Natsume unlocked the front door and led her inside. Mikan looked around and was amazed by how beautiful it was inside. "Wow. This is amazing."

Natsume watched her in amusement, "You decorated it."

Mikan's eyes caught some pictures that were hanging on the wall. There was one picture of her and Natsume together where he was looking at her, and she was looking at the camera with a big smile on her face. There was another picture of her with another girl with short black hair and a thin body frame. "Who is this?" Mikan asked Natsume.

"That's Imai." He pointed to another picture and said "And that's Ruka."

Mikan took a deep breath before saying, "I need time to take everything in. This is a lot."

Natsume silently nodded.

Mikan continued talking, "You said that I'm a professor? I can't go to work. How do I explain to the students why I don't know anything about Biology?"

"I've already called them to inform them of the accident. They've already found a substitute to take your place. They're allowing you a leave of absence until you're ready to go back. Even if it takes years."

Mikan then asked, "I'm tired. I want to sleep. Where is my bedroom?"

Natsume led her upstairs to their bedroom. It was a very cozy looking room. There was a queen-sized bed with blue bedsheets on them and lots of decorative pillows. There were more pictures hanging on the walls. "This is where we sleep," Natsume informed her.

"We? What? You sleep here too?" Mikan looked aghast.

Natsume sighed, "Yes. But for now, you sleep here. I'll sleep in the other room."

Natsume watched Mikan as she made her way over to the bed and settled down. He tried to be as understanding as possible even though this situation was also difficult for him. It was heartbreaking to see the girl he loved treat him like he was a total stranger. But he didn't want her to be more overwhelmed than she already was. He knew that she already had to deal with relearning everything from the past few years of her life and also with the pregnancy.

Mikan sat up in her bed and noticed that Natsume was still standing by the doorway and watching her. She looked at him curiously and asked, "How is it possible that we ended up dating? I mean no offense but, I couldn't stand you. You were so terrible from what I remember."

"Maybe you misjudged me." With that, Natsume closed the bedroom door and left Mikan to herself.

Mikan was ready for the day to be over. She just wanted to sleep and hoped that when she woke up the next morning, everything would be normal.

The next morning, Mikan woke up. As she rubbed her eyes, she was slowly brought back to reality. She examined her surroundings. It was the same bedroom that she had fallen asleep in the night before.

She slowly made her way down the stairs of the house and found her way to the kitchen where she saw Natsume reading the news on his laptop while eating waffles for breakfast. When he noticed her, he pointed at a plate that was placed next to his, and said, "I prepared breakfast. Eat."

Mikan just shrugged and said "I'm not hungry," as she seated herself on a chair that was the most distant from Natsume's.

"The fetus is hungry, Polka. Eat."

"Why do you call me Polka?"

Natsume just shrugged and said "Out of habit. Now don't be stubborn. You need to eat."

Mikan rolled her eyes, "Fine, fine. I'll eat."

Natsume looked at her in approval before proceeding to say, "So I'll be off to work today. Got a big case. You stay here and rest. I've left all emergency contact numbers on this paper. If you need anything, just call me. If I don't pick up, you can call Ruka or Imai. Your phone is right here. Got that?"

Mikan just nodded at all of the information.

"And one more thing," Natsume said. "Put this tie on me."

Mikan raised an eyebrow at him, "You don't know how to put on a tie?"

"I do. But you always do it for me every morning. You have to do your normal routine, remember?"

Mikan fixed his tie for him and Natsume watched her as she did so.

"Okay, done" she said.

Natsume responded with "Thanks Polka," before giving her a peck on the forehead.

Mikan slightly flinched when he gave her the kiss. Natsume noticed this reaction, "Sorry. Force of habit."

Then, Natsume was off to work, leaving Mikan in the house to herself.

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