MIKAN POV

We finally arrived at our designated area. We were split up (again) and I was with Natsume. We snuck inside and went through the back entrance. We stood behind some barrels and looked at the people working. People were bringing in loads of diamonds. All I could think about at the time was the moon. I sighed. Natsume looked at me.

"Whats up?"

"Nothing…" I muttered moving along.

But he caught my wrist.

"Tell me. Its my job as your partner to know whats wrong."

"no, its not."

"Well… tell me anyway."

"Its not important! Gosh leave me alone!"

Suddenly voices were coming up closer than expected.

Unknown voices.

Natsume grabbed me and threw us both into the closet.

A really tiny closet.

I groaned in frustration trying to find a comfortable position to be in.

He grabbed my wrist and pinned me against the wall.

"N… No… Natsume!"

I gasped as I felt his cool lips attack the skin on my neck. I heard him mutter my name as his face inched closer to mind.

Why? Why is my heart beating so fast.

I could feel tears flowing down my face. My arms went around his neck, and for some strange reason, I felt happy?

But why was I crying?

I felt him kiss the tears all away. He looked up at me one more time.

He didn't want to be the one to make the first move.

It was silent. Neither one of us said anything.

"I think its time to go now…" I muttered. His hand released my wrists and he looked out the door.

"its clear." We walked out, hands on our de-diamond ray guns as we watched everyone go home. We met up with Hotaru and Ruka.

"So what to we do now?" I asked.

"We destroy all these diamonds. What else?" asked Hotaru.

NORMAL POV

Everyone nodded and went to destroy all the diamonds. They had about twenty left before there was a voice from behind Mikan.

"What do you think your doing?" they asked.

Mikans eyes widened as she was grabbed from behind. She screamed and Natsume came running over.

"Mikan whats-… Oh no."

There stood Tsubasa. The former ninja of SINS. He glared at Natsume and looked down at Mikan. She squirmed in his arms, shouting insults at him. He smirked and looked back at Natsume.

"Pretty girl she is. Wonder what'll happen when your all dead and she's not."

Natsume' s eyes turned bright red as he brought his hands up. Suddenly a ball of fire was on his hands. He glared at Tsubasa.

"If you touch her… I'll kill you…" he muttered.

Mikan tried to use her power but it didn't work. Soon Tsubasa pushed her out of the way and used his Shadow power to control Natsume. He made Natsume stand still as he reached for his gun. Natsume's eyes widened. Tsubasa aimed the gun at Natsume' s chest and smirked. He pulled the trigger. And Shot.

"NO!" Mikan jumped in front of Natsume, Natsume gasped as the shadow from his body was released, and the shot fired back at Tsubasa. Tsubasa looked taken aback and looked down at himself. Blood poured out through his clothes. He looked back up at Mikan.

"Curse you." He muttered.

And than he fell into an endless slumber.

Natsume took Mikan by the arms and looked at her.

"You idiot! If you didn't have that kind of power I could have lost you! Do you understand! You cant take risks like that!" He shouted, shaking her violently.

Mikan just looked up at him, tears forming in her eye. Natsume stopped and his eyes softened. He brought his hand up to wipe away the tears from her eyes.

"But… you could've-" she started but he interrupted.

"I could have handled it."

It was quiet before she spoke again.

"No… you couldn't have. You couldn't handle dying in front of the one you care so much for."

His eyes widened in shock. So she knew.

He tipped her chin up so that she would look at him. He looked at her, and than he placed his lips on hers. Mikan wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. Hotaru smiled. She knew that this was coming.