Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara so MEH!

I thought about it . . . so here . . . and stuff . . . and I don't know anything about doctors or surgery or ANYTHING, okay? I don't wanna be a doctor so I know NOTHING! I just guessed on everything . . .

Chapter 1

Amu's POV

"Ikuto, why are you here?" I asked the blue cat that had just appeared on my balcony.

"I missed you!"

I blushed and swatted away his hand that was reaching toward me. "Y-yeah right!"

"Aww, my Amu-koi won't lemme touch her!" He complained and I giggled quietly to myself.

"Ikuto, you know-" I felt something jerk inside my chest and I gasped. Then I fell on the floor and blacked out. The last thing I saw was Ikuto rushing toward my aid.

~At the Hospital~

I woke up and everything was white for a moment. Then, I blinked and it was gone. I was in a hospital. I saw the doctor peering toward me and look away at something else – Ikuto!

"Ikuto, what are you doing here?"

"You just suddenly fell down and-"

"Wait, do my parents know?"

" . . . No?"

"Ikuto! They're gonna be out of their minds with worry! Go tell them where I am and that I'm fine!"

"Fine, Mom." Ikuto muttered but a look of relief was etched on his face. I softened up a bit knowing he must've been really worried.

Once he left, the doctor sighed. "I'm afraid you're not alright, Miss Hinamori."

I looked up at him. "W-what do you mean?"

"You see, Miss Hinamori. We took some tests and found out that there is a genetic problem with your lungs but you should take some anesthetics and have some nice rest. You must also get some surgetic appliance but that result in the falling away-" (a/n: I just made up some words to make it sound all intellectual and not understandable at all)

"What does that mean?"

"You have lung cancer, Miss Hinamori."

"W-what?"

"I'm sorry to say this but you're in a very serious stage already. You must have had many earlier symptoms of backaches, chest pain, headaches, and lots of others, correct?"

I nodded, my eyes wide.

"Then, it is too late . . . you are already too far into the cancer. You may get surgery to expand your life by a few months but . . . in the end . . ."

"I get it . . ." I murmured tears developing in my eyes. How could this be . . .? There were so many things I wanted to do . . . so many things . . .

"I'm sorry . . ." the doctor murmured. "You can have the surgery but there is a fifty percent chance that you will die . . . think this over."

I sighed and wiped my tears. "Doctor, I want to have the surgery . . ."

He pursed his lips for a moment and nodded. "Alright . . . but I think you should tell your parents first."

"I will but . . . no one must know besides them . . . especially that blue-headed boy you saw earlier."

"I understand . . ."

I gave him a small smile and hopped out of bed. "I'm gonna go see my parents."

"Alright . . . good luck."

I smiled and opened the door. Outside, there was a very worried Ikuto pacing up and down the hospital halls. As soon as he saw me, he jumped and ran toward me and clasped my hands.

"Amu, are you alright?"

I hesitated a moment and nodded. "I-Ikuto, I'm f-fine . . . r-really . . ."

"Amu . . . are you sure nothing happened? You look shaken up . . ."

I looked up into his deep sapphire eyes and almost burst into tears. His eyes were so honest . . . like he wasn't hiding anything form me while I . . .

Snap out of it! I mentally snapped myself and tried to give Ikuto the biggest smile I could but it must have failed. Ikuto looked unconvinced.

I sighed. What was my normal personality like? "I'm fine, Ikuto. Now I gotta go see my parents, you perverted cat."

He smirked and ruffled my hair. "There's the Amu I know. I told your parents that you're fine but they're still really worried."

"Okay, and Ikuto? I only had a little headache. Don't let it bother you." I piped up and hopped away.

~At the Door~

I rang the door bell and my parents appeared.

"Amu!" They squeezed me in a huge hug.

"Air!" I choked out and they let go. I fell to the floor and groaned. Yep, nothing was different.

"Sorry, Amu-chan!" Papa cried.

"Amu, are you alright?" Mama asked immediately.

"Mama . . . Papa . . . we need to talk."

"That's not good." I heard my mom whispered and sighed. This was not gonna be easy.

"What's wrong, Amu-chan?" Papa asked.

"I . . . need to get . . . surgery?" I posed the last word in a question.

"What?" Mama cried.

"WHY?" Papa yelled.

" . . . I have lung cancer . . ." I murmured, my eyes brimming with tears.

"Oh . . . Amu . . ." Mama started crying and pulled me into a hug. "Oh, my baby . . ."

Papa wrapped his arms around me and mama. "Please be careful, Amu-chan!" he sobbed.

"Hai!" I cried and pulled away. "Mama . . . Papa . . . please . . . don't tell Ikuto or anyone else about this . . ."

"Alright but . . . when does this surgery happen?"

I took a deep breath and turned around. "Now . . . I'm doing it now . . ."

"Oh, honey! Promise me that you won't die, alright?"

I smiled and nodded. "Of course." And then I was out the door.

~At the Hospital~

I walked into the hospital and there was the doctor earlier, waiting for me. "Are you ready? Have you told your parents?"

"Yes . . . and they said it's alright. Can we get started?"

"Of course. Please follow me." The doctor led me to a small room with shelves. He pulled out a long pale blue dress and had me change into it.

When I was done, he had me wait a minute. He went into the room across from the one I was in and my eyes widened. I was going to have to go in there. It was a big white room full of doctors and nurses in blue suits. In the middle there was a long white bed and on the side of it, there were tools. Lots of them. Knives, scalpels, thin metal spoons, and much more.

I gulped and a feeling of fear stirred in my chest. Me. They were gonna use those tools on me and there was a chance that I was gonna die. But I had to be brave!

The doctor came back in and led me to the surgery room. I lied down on the bed and saw lots of doctors surround me.

"Miss Hinamori, we're gonna to knock you out with a small shot, okay."

I nodded and felt something being injected into my arm and sleepiness immediately fell over me.

The last thing I saw before I fell unconscious was the bright white light hovering over me from the huge ceiling light.

~After the Surgery~

"-you see, this is the data that she-"

The deep voice continued to drone on and on and I couldn't get my eyelids to open. It felt like a heavy weight was holding them down. My body aches all over- like someone had thrown me off a building onto concrete- over and over and over. After several attempts at blinking, my eyelashes finally fluttered open but they fell down again into a squint.

There was a bright light shining from above that was blinding me. Probably the ceiling light but it was like the sun to me.

"Ah, Miss Hinamori, you're awake." I turned my head and saw a pretty nurse with shiny black hair and dark brown eyes. "The doctor will be in here in a moment." She said cheerfully, pushing a button on the wall beside her and resuming typing.

"Where am I?" I asked and struggled ot get up, but a sharp pain in my chest forced me to fall back.

"Whoa, let's try not to do that." There was the doctor helping me back down. "How ya feeling?"

"Like Hell." I grumbled and he chuckled lightly.

"Well you just had surgery and you should be released from the hospital in about a week."

"Thanks." I sighed and something came to mind. "Wait, what about the bill?"

He laughed again. "You don't recognize me do you? It has been an awful while, though, hasn't it?"

I strained my eyes. He did have a familiar glow but I just couldn't put my finger on it.

"I'm your uncle (a/n: Ah, hell! I'm just gonna make up a random name), Tomoya Hinamori. I'm your dad's brother. I visited once or twice from America. I was appointed to the Hospital here, in Japan and met you! That's a coincidence, huh?"

"Mmm." I agreed.

"I bet you're tired. You just need some food in you and then you can go back to bed." He put a tray in front of me: a chicken egg sandwich (a/n: What the hell?), an apple, a carton of milk, and a small bag of cookies. "By the way, you're parents are outside."

I took a bite of the sandwich and smiled. It was surprisingly yummy. "It's alright, they can come in."

Uncle Tomoya opened the door and they burst in. "AMU-CHAN, ARE YOU OKAY?" Papa yelled, tears flowing from his eyes like a waterfall.

"Honey, shut up! How are you feeling, Amu?" Mama asked, pulling out a chair and sitting on the side of my bed.

"Fine," I sighed. Papa could be so loud sometimes. "Just a little tired."

"Okay, baby, eat your food and get some rest. And that Ikuto boy thinks you're here for some shots and testing for a new medicine but he still wouldn't leave. That boy must really love you, huh, Amu?"

I blushed and saw Papa faint from the corner of my eyes. "T-that's good."

"Do you really not want anyone to know about this? I mean . . . if one day you just disappear then . . ."

"Don't worry, Mama. I'm gonna tell Utau and Rima but that's it."

Mama seemed to relax a little. "Alright. Now finish your food." She kissed me on my cheek and left the room, pulling Papa behind her.

When I finished my food, I set it aside on my nightstand and settled into bed, falling asleep almost as soon as my head hit the pillow (a/n: She was leaning up the whole time . . . so yeah . . .).

~DONE~

Catherineza: DAMN! THAT WAS CHEESY!

Amu: I have lung cancer?

Ikuto: What the heck?

Catherineza: SHUT UP!

Ikuto: Why do you yell so much?

Catherineza: I dunno. It's fun?

Ikuto: . . . okay . . .

Catherineza: I'm thinking of updating every single story on my birthday but that's in such a loooonngg time!

Amu: When's your birthday?

Catherineza: September 7

Amu: Wow, that is in a long time

Catherineza: told ya! I'll probably update most of them in like August or something!

Amu: Okay . . . well review people!