Four years have passed since Ikuto left to look for his father. Amu hasn't heard from him at all, but in all those years she hasn't forgotten about him. In fact, there hasn't been a single day in which she hasn't thought about him. But what happens when he comes back in an unexpected way? Will everything really be able to go back to the way it was before?
Chapter 1Once again Amu had woken up late and had to hurry making herself ready for school. She quickly put on her school uniform, which she still had not completely gotten used to, even though one month had passed since she first started wearing it. She cursed herself for oversleeping again, and ended up thinking about those days when someone would always wake her up if she was late. Those small girls, her Shugo Charas… One day when she was in middle school, they had suddenly disappeared, and she had not seen them ever since. She really missed them a lot.
But back then, at least she had her friends with her. Now she was in her first year of High school, and somehow all of her friends had ended up going to different schools than her. She had told herself she would be fine, that she could make new friends. But in the end she had gotten so nervous on her first day of school, and had gone back to being her "cool and spicy" character again. And because of that she had also been unable to make friends. She really hated herself for being like that, she just wanted to make friends and have fun like everyone else. She had even promised Ikuto before he left that she would fins her true "would be self". The way she was now, she did not even deserve to meet him again, even if she missed him a lot.
She really missed all of her friends, Tadase, Nadeghiko, Rima, Yaya, Kairi, Kukai and even Utau. She smiled a little at the thought of the blonde girl, who was now a world famous singer. She often saw her on tv, but since she was so busy Amu had not been able to meet her in years. She had not seen anyone of her other friends since they graduated from middle school either, except for Rima who she used to meet up with every now and then. She and Tadase had continued to be good friends in middle school, but they never became a couple, like everyone had thought. Somewhere deep in her heart, Amu had realized that the one she loved was someone else, and she was sure Tadase had noticed it too, because he stopped telling her that he liked her all the time. But Amu really missed those days back in elementary school when everyone was together and they saved everyone's hearts eggs together with their Shugo Charas. If she could go back to that time, she would. But it was over since long ago, she knew that very well.
But most of all, she missed that stupid cat. The one who always made her so irritated, but also was the one who would always cheer her up. After he left she had realized how much she really liked him, maybe even loved. But by now, Ikuto really was an adult. He must be like 21 years old now? There was no way he was still thinking about her. After all, four years had passed since he left, and she had not heard from him even once. Back then, he told her that he loved her and that he would come back for her. But that was probably just lies, right? Amu had even begun to give up hope of ever seeing him again. The thought of that made her a bit sad, and her chest felt a bit painful too.
Amu suddenly realized that she had already reached the school gates. She could see the last of her classmates making their way inside the big school building. She had to hurry up if she did not want to be late. She sighed, and thought that it was time to stop thinking so much about the past. It would never come back anyway. It was time for her to think about the future instead. Even if it did not look to bright right now, she was sure it would become much better; she just had to try a little harder. With that thought, she entered the school, determined to leave the past behind and see what the future might bring. The pink haired girl hurried to her classroom on the second floor. But she could never have imagined what awaited her, and that her future would change so quickly.
As she hurried down the corridors of the school, from the shadows, someone was watching her. His eyes held a sign of longing, and, as the girl almost tripped over her own feet, his lips curved into a smile.
"She never changes, does she?"
With that, he turned around and walked in the other direction.