So another story of mine that I'm a bit late updating. This was moved from my other account and it's one of my stories that may or may not have romance in it. ( I mean with the plot romance would kind of seem... misplaced? But I'm still deciding.) Anyway, enjoy!

Amu's P.O.V.

I coughed as I took in a deep breath. My eyes opened... where was I? When I allowed my eyes to adjust I was able to make out the room I was in. It had a low ceiling. If I tried to stand up I'd only get into a crouching position before my head tapped the top. I could crawl out. So that's what I did.

Getting on my hands an knees I felt through the dimly lit shadows. A few times my hand brushed through something wet and sticky, but as I moved forward the wet puddles would disappear lost in my trail. Then my fingers brushed a wall in front of me, sliding my legs under me so I was sitting on them I pushed one shoulder against the wall holding all my weight against it. The wooden boards broke and I fell forward into a sunlight world.

My breath caught as I stared down at the ground, seventeen stories below. Though the ledge I was leaning on was two feet across, thankfully, my shove had sent me forward so that everything above my shoulders was hanging off the ledge.

Swallowing I back pedaled panting. Slowly I looked over the ledge once more. I had to find a way down. But no one was around to call for help from. I looked at the surroundings. A large city expanded in front of me. But there was no sound. No beeping of cars, no voices, no movement of any kind. In fact it appeared to have been abandoned for years. Vines were sprouting from cracks in the cement. They had curved their way up buildings. Grass appeared from cracks that had broken the roads and sidewalks.

Where was I? Better yet, who was I?

Shutting my eyes I tried to remember anything that had happened. Anything that could help me.

"I don't want to die! I just want to get away from here! Anyone, help me!"

Red flashed in my vision. That was it. I didn't remember my own name, but other names flashed into my mind. 'Ikuto, Rima, Tadase, Nagihiko, Kairi, Yaya, Utau, Kukai, Sayaa, Hikaru, Ami.'

Find the people, figure out what was going on. Keep it together, just keep it together.

Crouching I slowly moved towards the ledge. Once I was able to stand I swung so my toes brushed the wall. Slowly I edged along one side. Hands on each side my arms extended, feeling for any windows or dips in the wall that could help me find a way to get away from the death's edge that could kill me with one misstep. Then I felt it. Smooth and cool, with what little I remembered I still oddly remembered sensation and perception of different objects.

Moving my hand up and down I found a small edge with as much strength as I had in one arm I pushed upwards. It barely moved. Swallowing I moved closer to my new found window. Trying not to look over my shoulder I put the palm of my hands under the ledge and again tried, this time successfully to pull up the window. Only I didn't realize that I'd misjudged where my arms should be placed. They had been too close to my chest, gasping as I tipped backwards I clawed from something, anything my hands could grip. There was no way to mask the relief when I managed to grab the bottom of the window in both hands.

Taking a deep breath I pulled myself forward hugging the window as though my life depended on it. I ran my hand along it's surface, when I reached the side I followed it down a short way, then I felt the bottom.

Gripping that I moved one leg into whatever room the window led to before ducking my head in then the rest of my body followed. I lowered myself onto the floor a foot below.

An empty room. How astonishing. (Sarcasm is implied). With the way the city looked a slightly dust covered room was nothing new. If anything it caused me to wonder when any human had ever inhabited the town.

The emptiness made me uneasy none the less.

Moving slowly I made my way out of the room my feet hitting the ground in noisy smacks. It creaked under me. The door to the hallway had been left open and it surprised me to come across a single object at the end of it. A white sheet hung on one side. But it reflected everything, almost like another world within. A mirror.

I creeped to it; tossing aside the sheet.

Pink, my hair was pink. Not faded, but bright pink. The color of cotton candy. I touched it. Soft. It fell just past my shoulders in thin layers. Bangs held back by a blood red 'X'. Two honey eyes stared at me with pale skin and pink lips. I wore a white loose blouse and khaki capris. Completely unwanted, the dust had already begun to cover the outfit. At least I was wearing tennis shoes. Even if they were a pair of perfectly white converse. What was I, some sort of white out marker? Why would I dress in such a stupid way?

First, find better clothing.

Just as I was about to turn away I noticed small lettering at the bottom of the mirror. In confusion I squinted bending down to read it.

It read:

'KILL THEM, KILL THEM ALL, TRUST NO ONE.

BLOOD SOAKS THESE WALLS, YOU MUST'

Must... what?I reread it. Kill... who? Why do I have to kill people? Trust no one?

Shaking my head I turned away. I froze. Someone stood in a black hoody at the end of the hall. Okay, great.

"Hey! Can you help me! I don't remember anything! Where are we?" I moved towards them. "Any idea how we got here? Where is everyone?" I was three feet in front of them when my body told me to stop moving. Not to go further anymore. This person was too silent.

I'm amazed my body moved when it did, as soon as I saw the glint of a blade my body bent backwards a slash barely missing my chest. They stabbed and I twisted to the side kicking on instinct knocking their hand against the wall opposite of me. The blade fell and I ran not bothering to look back as I rushed to a door, any door. It was only my luck I found one that led to a stairway. Adrenaline pushed me forward further then a normal body was meant to go. I ran not hearing the footsteps of my attacker over my heartbeat. I didn't even know if they had chased me down every step and into the lobby of an apartment complex.

I didn't care though. If there was any chance that they were I didn't want to take the chance that they'd catch me.

My breath was running out, my sides heaved. 'KILL THEM ALL, TRUST NO ONE.' Was that the people the writing had meant?

I took a chance looking over my shoulder, then I slowed, no one was there. That made me more frightened then if they had been there. I was alone on the street in the middle of an abandoned city. Other attackers could be hiding anywhere. It was midday. The sun blared down on me. Sweat dripped down my back plastering my shirt to me.

Only stopping long enough to catch my breath I once more headed on my way. In a steady jog this time. I had to find some place that I could stay until I figured out was going on. Some sort of nightmare maybe? An elaborate prank? No the person who had attacked me was aiming to kill. The knife had clinked like metal when it hit the floor.

Someone was trying to kill me.

"I don't want to die!"

'KILL THEM ALL,'

What was going on? Who was that hooded person? What had they wanted?

I sped up my pace running at the same pace I had when I'd been chased. No building looked safe enough to trust. All of them had multiple floors. Too many windows.

"I don't want to die!"

"I'm going crazy." I panted rounding a corner. Only more cracked pavement and plant life awaited. Trees had started sprouting on this road. Pine trees in some cases. Almost all of the road was gone replaced by grass and flowers. I stopped. The trees could hide people. Slowly I began to back away. Not safe down that ally either.

A crossroads. Back the way I came, I shouldn't back trace unless I need to. Forward in the direction I had been going in, but where would that get me? It looked similar to the path I'd taken. A left from the original path, possibly, that looked best. Less wildlife, no trees. With a nod I ran. My legs had begun to shake. They'd give out soon. Obviously I wasn't supposed to run that much. My adrenaline had worn off minutes back. My body dragged with exhaustion. Eyes blinked away sweat that had dripped down towards them. I didn't know how many miles I'd moved away from the complex. Hopefully far enough so as not to be followed, but no one would ever know.

I spun facing the way I'd come walking backwards before stopping. My chest rose and fell with effort. Water, I needed water.

That's when something slammed into me. I fell over skidding on the ground with the force. My head smacked the ground a few times, then it slid along the cement. A sting ran along the arm I'd skidded on. My right leg and arm would have to be looked at but first.

"What do you want?! Are you back to try to kill me again?!" I glared over my shoulder at the person who'd rammed into me.

"What... *huff huff*... are you...*huff*... talking about?" A deep voice panted.

I turned over, my arm and leg stinging. Checking them I hissed, blood dripped from the places my skin had been ripped away. I lifted my hand to my head. Wet. Great, my right half looked like a rainstorm and my left like an ocean.

"Wonderful." I turned to see who had caused me the pain, a dark haired male with midnight eyes stared at me intently. On a normal day someone might wonder why the person was staring like an idiot. However, I got the feeling that we were thinking the same thing.

'I know you.' Not that either of us knew how, that much was obvious when his face switched to confusion at the same time as mine. But a name flashed.

"Ikuto?" I squinted. I knew him. How did I know him? 'Ikuto, Rima, Tadase, Nagihiko, Kairi, Yaya, Utau, Kukai, Sayaa, Hikaru, Ami.' "You're Ikuto."

"A...Amu." He reached out grabbing my right wrist. "You went skidding along the road."

"Yeah when you hit me." I paused staring at him once more. "Amu... that sounds like my name... how did you know it?"

"That would be the same as asking you how you knew my name." Ikuto responded twisting my arm gently in his large hands. As I stared at him I noticed he wore only black. the opposite of what I wore. Coincidental? Sure, I don't believe in coincidence though. "We need to find something to clean you up with." His hand reached for my head moving some hair that was probably blocking my head injury. "You're cheeks scrapped."

"Why aren't you hurt?" I asked a bit annoyed.

"I stumbled but landed on my hands and knees when I fell. You shouldn't even be hurt this bad in the first place though. I didn't hit you nearly hard enough to send you sliding."

"Clearly you did or I wouldn't be like this." Muttering back I got to my feet. I walked a few steps. It stung but I'd live. So apparently even with all this blood it wasn't nearly as bad as it looked. "We better get moving."

"You were attacked."

"What?"

"You asked me if was trying to kill me?"

"Oh, yeah." I flexed my hands. "When I woke up here I was in an apartment complex on one of the top floors. Someone was there too. They tried to kill me. I was running. Oddly they didn't chase me."

"Somebody held me at gunpoint." Ikuto said. "Any idea what's going on?"

"I found a message engraved it said..."

"What?"

"Hmm?"

"What did the message say."

I swallowed, trust no one? If I really wasn't supposed to trust anyone then that meant not to trust Ikuto. But... to kill... I was positive that if Ikuto had meant to kill me he would have already. I could at least tell him what the message said, right?

"What did the message say, Amu?"

"It said 'Kill them, kill them all, trust no one. Blood soaks these walls, you must.'"

"Must what?" Ikuto started moving and I moved with him.

"That was it." I looked at the ground. "I think... whoever... whoever was writing it was killed before they could finish." Then I thought for a moment. "How did you get out?"

"Get out?"

"You said you were held at gun point. If that's the case how did you make it out?"

"I was in a shop. Two story, I jumped out the window and ducked into an ally and ran. Made a few turns. They didn't chase me."

"The others." I blinked remembering. "You remember the names too, right? Including you and I 'Ikuto, Rima, Tadase, Nagihiko, Kairi, Yaya, Utau, Kukai, Sayaa, Hikaru, Ami, Amu. Those are the names that we know. If the others are here too, we need to find them. Maybe they're in danger."

"I don't know if you've noticed, but we're kind of in a city right now. It would probably take days to find them. There are twelve of us. I've been moving around all day, hours. You're the first person I've come across. This place is empty. There are two options. We can find a way out in the next few days and hope those two don't show up, or any of their buddys. Or we can look for ten people who may, or may not, be alive and possibly figure out what's going on, maybe getting out of this city alive."

"Either way we might die." I shrugged. "With those maniacs running loose who knows what will happen."

"That's why we should focus on getting out of here." Ikuto looked at me. What he said made sense. But I got the feeling that he was wrong. Not only about the others possibly being dead, but also about escaping.

"Ikuto, what if we can't escape."

"Don't be stupid. It's a city, not a jail. There're entry and exit points, we just need to find them."

Overconfidence would be his downfall. I could see it already. He's too sure of himself. Not such a bad thing but if he's wrong... it would be a bad thing.

Resigning I gave in. "Fine, I'll shut up about finding people as our primary objective, but don't stop me if we run into one of them while we're searching for a way out."

"Fine." Ikuto glanced at me. "We should find some bandages first, and some water."

"Water sounds nice." I nodded my throat feeling extremely dry.

We thought it was that easy. So much would change in so little time. That was only the beginning of day one. We spent fifteen days in that city, nobody was ready for what was to come.