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I started walking slowly in the tunnel. It seemed like the tunnel never ended. Even if I wanted to stop, I felt my feet move themselves down the dark, almost purple tunnel. Instead of my usual school uniform, I was wearing a long gown. It was hard to make out the color with the dark lighting. My hair was tied into a small ponytail. I wore a headband, with four symbols; a heart, a spade, a club, and a diamond. I continued walking deeper and deeper into the tunnel. Yet, it looked as if I was going nowhere. Where am I? I kept thinking those three words, but no answer was coming. I was alone, and I kept walking. Everything was silent except for the echo of my footsteps. After a long time, I reached the end of the tunnel. I stepped into the light, when everything went black.
"Amu-Chan? Are you with us?" Immediately, my head perked up, and I saw the faces of my friends. Hotori Tadase, Fujisaki Nagihiko, Yuiki Yaya, and Mashiro Rima all stared back at me.
"Y-Yeah… sorry…" I stuttered. I focused my eyes on the green walls of the Royal Garden. What just happened? At first I was walking in a tunnel, now I'm here?
"Amu-Chan, why do you look clueless?" My first chara, Ran asked. That's right… they weren't in the tunnel with me…
"I-I'm not…" I stuttered again. I rubbed my eyes, and turned to Tadase. I examined his features. Red eyes, blonde hair, he looked so prince-like. Too bad he character changes when you call him a prince.
"Uh, Amu-Chan? Staring contest?" My second chara, Miki said. My face turned bright red, and I turned around, blushing madly.
"Amu-Chi's blushing!" Yaya smirked.
"Yaya!" I cried.
"You two are so cute ~desu." Su agreed. I turned to her angrily, but out of the corner of my eye, I saw Tadase blush slightly.
"Amu-Chan, have you two started dating yet?" Nagihiko teased.
"Not you too!" I moaned. Nagi smirked. Rima looked terribly bored. I turned to her, and gave a small smile. She didn't smile, or make any positive expression. Her face stayed stern, as she stared back at me. She has been acting like that recently. Rima's personality is to keep things to herself, so it's hard to ask her what's wrong.
"Can't we discuss the mission? You guys are boring me." Rima said, keeping her cool. Everyone turned to her, and nodded. Nagihiko gave her a look of concern, but she glared at him.
"Mashiro-San is right." Tadase agreed.
"Your just saying that because…" Yaya began.
"Shut up, your king is speaking!" Kiseki snapped. Yaya glared at him the whole time Tadase spoke.
"So, it seems Easter is planning an attack, more dangerous then last time. We need to strengthen our attacks. So, I think we should start now." Tadase suggested. We nodded, and stood up. We went outside, and chara-naried.
"Chara-Nari! Amulet Heart!" I yelled, landing. Miki and Su floated to the side.
"Yuiki-San, throw a rubber duck at us. Guys, pretend that it's an X-Egg." Tadase said.
"Okay! Yaya's turn! Go! Go! Little Duckies!" Yaya yelled. She jumped up, and threw duckies around. I flew up, using my Heart Speeders.
"Spiral Heart!" I yelled. I through my Heart Rod in a heart shape, and let it surround the ducky.
"Royal Decoration!" Tadase yelled. He surrounded the ducky with yellow decoration.
"Blaze Shoot!" Nagihiko yelled, throwing a basketball at the ducky. The ducky kept moving back and forth, trying to escape the Royal Decoration. We all turned to Rima, waiting for her to do her move.
"I don't want to do this. How does this help?" Rima said.
"Mashiro-San, just use your ropes!" Tadase said. Rima stood there, doing nothing.
"It's pointless. The only way to train is to fight actual X-Eggs." She muttered. Her attitude began to anger me.
"Do you see real X-Eggs? If we had them, then we'd use them. But we don't! So, we're using duckies!" I yelled angrily. Rima seemed surprised that I yelled.
"It's pathetic. I'm sure there is a way to easily get an X-Egg. Just find a random child who's down, and get Utau to turn it into an X-Egg."
"Utau wouldn't even turn it into an X-Egg! And how can you say that? Just turn someone's heart's egg into an X-Egg, that's horrible!" I was mad.
"I'm just saying that would work."
"ARE YOU HEARTLESS? DON'T YOU EVEN CARE AT ALL?" I was screaming now.
"Amu-Chan!" Tadase exclaimed.
"No, I don't really care. There's not a purpose to do that, but it doesn't matter if they have an X-Egg." Rima flatly said. I was ready to yell more, but Tadase took my hand quickly. Yaya and Nagihiko were shocked she said that. The ducky escaped, and disappeared. Everyone was silent for a while.
"Rima-Chan, you clearly aren't alright… what's wrong?" Nagihiko wondered. He tried to put his hand on her shoulder, but she cringed back.
"I'm fine! Back off, loser! You guys are stupid, what's the point of being apart of a club that doesn't even do everything they can." Rima took off her Guardian cape, and threw it at Tadase. "I quit! Good luck at finding another queen." She walked away. We stared at each other and then at the cape.
"Rima…Tan?" Yaya whimpered. "RIMA-TAN!" Yaya started crying. I put my hand on her shoulder, and felt the guilt on my lips. I should have never yelled at her. Why did she leave? Tears started falling down my cheeks.
"Rima is…was one of my closest friends… and it's my fault that she left…" I whispered.
"Just because Mashiro-San quit the guardians, she can still be our friend. Souma-Kun is still our friend, right?" Tadase held my hand, squeezing it slightly.
"Something was off with her… Rima-Chan loves the guardians, as much as any of us. Why would she just walk off?" Nagihiko wondered. No one answered, and everyone just was silent. Without saying good-bye or anything, we all started leaving, without any words. Nagihiko was walking my way.
"Nagi… why do you think she left?" I asked him. Nagihiko turned to me.
"Something is probably bothering her… so much that she can't tell us. I wish she would open up." Nagihiko whispered. I nodded. Nagihiko waved good-bye, and went his direction. My charas were strangely silent as we walked back. I walked into my house, and went to my room. It was late, so I turned off my lights, and went to sleep.
"How is the plan going, Lee?" A deep voice said. The man, Lee looked at him.
"Everything is going according to plan, master. Soon she shall remember nothing." Lee said.
"Good, report to me tomorrow, same time."
"Yes, master." Lee bowed, and hurried off. The master started walking, and then came to a halt.
"Is someone watching me? Come out, if you are." He said. I tried my best to stay completely still, and avoid any sound. Although my heart was pounding heavily, it seemed to convince him, as he walked off. When he was out of sight, I sighed a deep breath of relief.
"That was close." I muttered. My charas floated up.
"Yeah! That was awesome! I loved feeling the rush of adrenaline!" My very first chara said.
"That was scary! Don't do it again, Utau-Chan!" My second one cried. I smirked.
"Relax Eru, I have to. If my theory is correct, they might harm Amu, and I can't let that happen. She's one of my closest friends. And Ikuto would murder me." I said.
"Maybe you should tell your brother? Or Kukai, or someone?" Eru wondered. Iru kicked her.
"You know why Utau-Chan can't! Ikuto is going to go crazy, and Kukai won't let Utau do anything!"
"That's good though…" Eru whispered. Iru smacked her harder. I sweat dropped.
"Come on, let's go back now." I said. Iru and Eru nodded, and floated beside me, as I hopped into the window of Sanjou-San, my manager's house. I walked to my bed, and fell asleep.