So this'll be my second story (the first one being a FanFic about Fairy Tail, Yesterday's History) and I'm really excited. To tell the truth, this story was written way before my official first story. I never posted it, though because… I actually don't even remember why I didn't xD

But anyway, at that time I was obsessed with SC! and I had a lot of free time on my hands, thus resulting in this story.

Without further ado.. on with the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Shugo Chara! and sadly never will...

SweetLoveAngel2

Sweet nighmares - Chapter 1, Enter the Prince of Seiyo

~ "Hello little girl." He said as he saw me staring at him from behind the table. "Don't be frightened." He said. He had such a gentle voice. "I'm not." I told him confidently. "Then what are you afraid of?" He touched my shoulder and it felt like a jolt of electricity went through me. "Tell me, what's your worst nightmare?" His voice had changed and he rolled his sleeves up looking back at me, waiting for me to reply. "To be alone…" He looked up at the door, just when mommy came back home. She screamed when she saw the man and yelled at me to run. I saw his hands around my mommy's neck. He had a tattoo on his wrist but my vision was too blurry because of my tears. He said something to her and then he let go of my mommy and I ran to her. She didn't move and there was blood everywhere. "Amu-chan! What happened? I heard a scream!" I turned around to look at the source of that voice, it was Souma-kun. On the other side of the room I could hear another voice calling to that man. "Tsukiyomi-Oujisama! We need to go! Now!" The man looked back at me. "Untill we meet again, Amu-Himesama." He touched me, then vanished.~

"Amu? Are you okay?" She looked straight into his face.

"S-sorry Kukai, I.. I'm fine." She tried to smile but her friend knew her too well.

"Stop that. Don't lie when you're so bad at it. At least have the courage to tell me what you were thinking about." He leaned back against the tree and watched her very closely.

Amu sighed. "I was thinking about mom…"

"Oh.." He sat back up and gave her that 'I'm-so-sorry-you-lost-your-parents-look'.

She smiled, pushing back the tears that were burning in her eyes. He suddenly hugged her and she buried her face in his chest, releasing a shaky breath as she held on to him.

"Well, look at that. I guess the rumors are true then. You do have a soft spot for the rich-orphan girl." A boy said. It was one of Kukai's 'friends'. They weren't close or anything but Kukai used to hang with him and the rest of the gang. That was, before Kukai took it upon himself to look after Amu.

"Don't talk about her like that! You don't even know her, Akira!" You could hear it in Kukai's voice that he was really angry. If there was something he couldn't stand, it was most likely this. He hated it when people judged others.

Amu stood up and calmed Kukai down a bit when he had moved in between her and Daidouji Akira-kun. Kukai himself hadn't even noticed that he was blocking Akira's way to Amu. "I'm sorry, but I think you have a wrong impression of me. I'm Hinamori Amu, it's nice to meet you Daidouji-kun." Amu bowed to greet Akira. She didn't care what he called her but if Kukai started a fight again, Kukai would be expelled. And her mother taught her that you could better try to make your enemies your friends. That way, you could at least say you tried.

"I see, so she has manners and a brain." Another boy said. Amu didn't have to look up at him to know who this person was. "Don't ever talk to my princess like that again." Tadase scolded Akira for being so rude. But Amu's mind was blank; this happened sometimes. It's because of that traumatic event, ten years ago. Some things, actions, words, could trigger these awful memories of her past.

~Princess… "..Amu-Himesama.." ~

'My mind wandered back to that shattered memory from ten years ago. Everything froze, it was like my body was nailed in place. I looked around but all the colors seemed to fade away. The grass and the flowers withered at my feet and spread like a plague. "Get lost Hotori!" I heard Kukai say but his voice was fading away. I was holding a single red rose and it's color dripped onto my hands before the flower also withered. I looked at my hands, which were now completely covered in blood…'

"..mu … Amu! Can you hear me! Answer me, Amu!"

Time moved on and she was pulled out of her world.

Amu could hear Kukai's voice echo in her head.

"Don't yell at her like that, she'll be fine. She just fainted." Another voice said. Strange, normally Amu could recognize someone by voice but this second voice belonged to someone she didn't know.

"Kukai? Is that you?" Amu opened her eyes and was immediately blinded by the bright room. She blinked a couple of times, trying to get that horrible image out of her head.

"Yeah, finally! I thought you were never gonna wake up again! Idiot!" He yelled but he wasn't angry because he smiled really gently. Amu had seen that expression plenty of times before. It's like every time Amu goes somewhere or does something, she ends up hurt. And he ends up worrying about her every time.

"Sorry."

He patted her head and she returned the smile. Amu knew all too well that that smile of hers was Kukai's weak point and she used it to her advantage as much as she could.

"Have you had breakfast this morning?" The doctor, who was standing next to Kukai, asked. But she couldn't quite explain that she hadn't eaten for over two days. He looked at her with his emerald-green eyes when she didn't answer.

The rumors about Amu being rich were of course not true. She was just as normal as all the other students at Seiyo. Actually Amu had a hard time at home. Her father died young and her mother… No, she shouldn't think about them. She had new parents now. After the incident, Akane, Midori's older sister took her in. Amu and Akane couldn't get along, not even when Amu's parents were still alive so of course it clashed. The fact that Amu got to see her stepfather more than Akane said enough. Amu had to look out for herself. Amu even had to take care of Ami, but she turned out fine so Amu found that she had at least done something right.

"Souma-kun, you can get back to class. I'll let Hinamori-san stay here 'till the end of the day." The doctor glanced back at her and Amu tried hard to avoid his gaze. She was always uncomfortable around doctors.

"O-okay, I'll see you later then… I guess.. Bye Amu." Kukai squeezed her hand before he left.

When the door closed, the doctor turned back to Amu. "Is he your boyfriend? You two seem very close." The doctor suddenly asked.

"N-no, we're just friends. I love him, but he's like a brother to me. You see, we grew up together and we've always been together." Amu smiled, remembering the times when she snuck out with her best friend. "You won't be able to keep up with this you know." He said and handed her an apple and some water. Amu was surprised. 'Does he know about me?' Amu hoped not.

She looked at the apple for a while before she took a bite. It was a green one but to her surprise, the apple was very sweet. She was so hungry but she couldn't let the doctor find out, or he would definitely have started asking questions. After she finished her apple, she laid down and instantly fell asleep. She hadn't been able to sleep at night because she was too afraid to close her eyes. But here; this was school. And school was safe, so she was safe.. At least.. for now.

'It was pitch black. I could hear my mom's sweet voice. She was singing me to sleep. But her beautiful voice faded away and I was left in the darkness. "Tell me, what's your worst nightmare?" It was that same dream again. The one where that person was, Ouji-sama… The one who made my worst nightmare a reality.'

"I've found the girl." The voice of the doctor echoed through Amu's head. He was talking to someone.

She slowly opened her eyes and stared into a pair of midnight-blue ones.

"Hello." The young man looked at her, almost fascinated as Amu stared back. He had such mysterious eyes that Amu was drawn in by them. His hair was midnight blue and he was completely dressed in black. From his neck hung a little silver moon and some sort of square attached to it, both with a little blue stone in it.

"Yeah, this is her." He said, ignoring the fact that Amu was sitting right there. But Amu didn't notice, she was occupied with her own thoughts. Somehow this voice seemed familiar, it remembered her of someone, yet she couldn't remember who it belonged to.

"I told you, didn't I. She has that mark on her shoulder, I checked already." Amu froze when her mark was mentioned. She didn't dare to move.

When she was little she had found that mark but soon she figured out that nobody could see it. It was some sort of circle but it wasn't just a birthmark. It was more like a tattoo because it had a lot of decoration. So she kept her mouth shut about it, because people would think she was weird.

"Did you do something perverted again, Ryou?" The boy, known as Ikuto, spoke again.

Everybody in Seiyo knew Ikuto. He was the most popular 'kid' in school. All the girls were in love with him, he was like a prince.

"I'm not a pervert, I didn't undress her now did I? Besides, I wouldn't dare to touch something that belongs to The Prince."

~Prince… "…Ouji-sama! We need to go now!" ~

'My shoulder hurt at the thought of that person… Ouji-sama… I winced and clutched my shoulder subconsciously. When I felt a hand on my shoulder I came back to my senses. I needed to get out of here. My mind told me to run, and so I did.'

Amu pushed Ikuto away from her and ran outside. A shiver ran through her spine as her bare feet touched the ground. Ikuto and the doctor hadn't expected her to run, so they were quite surprised when she did. But Amu couldn't run far. Suddenly Ikuto was standing in front of her, grabbing her wrist. "You haven't changed at all. You think you can run from me?" He said.

She knew little of Ikuto, actually no one knew anything about him. There were a lot of rumors and gossips but nobody really knew The Prince of Seiyo. Everybody was just drawn in by his good looks. It was also known that Ikuto was a player. He took home a different girl almost every night.

"No! Stop! Let go of me!" She screamed, hoping someone would hear. Amu wasn't really afraid of the mysterious prince but she had heard rumors that girls started to act strange when they had gone out with Ikuto. Something inside her told her it wasn't safe.

"You're a smart girl but even if someone came, they wouldn't stand a chance." She froze, somehow she knew that he was telling the truth. There was an evil energy emanating from this guy and it made her feel a bit on edge. She knew that even if somebody came, Ikuto could probably make up a good excuse. And him being The Prince didn't exactly work in her favor.

He let go of her but even if she wanted to run, her body wouldn't move. She was too lost in her thoughts. "I'll find you if you think you can run and hide from me. You could never win against me.." His sentence ended in a whisper as if he was saying something he wasn't allowed to mention. Amu looked up at his face and their eyes met. He was enjoying this little game of power.

"Liar." She whispered. She didn't dare to speak the words aloud, scared that it'll set him off or something.

He leaned in, his breath dancing on her lips. His eyes were still locked with hers and then he smirked.

"Run." He whispered and her feet finally got the message. She ran as fast as she could, not ever wanting to return to where that guy was.

Ikuto always enjoyed to hunt his prey. But usually the girls he went after, always threw themselves at him so he kinda liked the change. Even if he brutalized their bodies, he would take their memories away so it didn't really matter to him.

Amu's feet were sore because she wasn't wearing any shoes but she didn't stop running. She didn't even know where she could go. If that guy followed her and she went back to Kukai's home, she'd give him trouble again. So she just kept on running until her feet met with soft grass.

Amu ended up at the cemetery and strangely enough, she felt at ease here.. People always thought she was strange, coming here so often. But she actually liked it here. It was quiet and she could think. And most importantly, she definitely wasn't alone here. Her mom and dad were here, so it was fine.

Amu walked towards the direction of the grave of her parents, but stopped when she saw him standing there. It angered her that he even dared to get close to them; her parents were off limits! She quickly turned around, hoping he hadn't seen her but he was already in front of her.

"Still not tired of running I see." He spoke calmly, as if he had complete power over her.

She noticed that she herself was out of breath, but Ikuto wasn't even panting.

"What do you want from me?" She tried asking, tired to the point of nearly collapsing. He leaned in and she could hear her heart beating in her ears. But she brushed it off as a result of all the running. He smirked when she had asked that question so innocently.

"Your heart." He whispered in her ear.

I hope you liked it! Please review :) Should I post the second chapter? I don't really know if this story is appealing to you guys. So please give me some feedback :)