Sequel to: Away From Home

Recap:

"THANKS!" She exclaimed, and ran up to Ikuto, hugging him.

Ikuto then handed her the necklace and put it on her neck. "Oh, and one more thing." He said, and pulled out a small blue velvet box. He kneeled down on a knee.

"Will you marry me?" He asked her.

Amu awoke with a start. She looked around the room. The stench of hospital rooms filled her nose.

"She is awake!" A voice screamed, a woman's voice. Amu looked up, only to see her mother, standing over her, crying.

"M-m-mommy?" Amu asked weakly.

"Honey...I am so glad you are okay!" Amu's mother said.

Away From Home Part 2: Chapter 1

"Where am I?" Amu asked her mother...who was... alive?

"Sweety...I am so happy!" Her mother cried out, hugging Amu slightly. Now Amu was very confused.

Amu suddenly felt a heavy pressure on her head. She winced slightly.

"What is wrong sweety?" Amu's mother asked in a caring voice. She had noticed her daughter move a hand to her head.

"Nothing... my head hurts." Amu said, blinking slowly. She again looked at her surroundings. She now saw her father come into the picture.

"No!!" She screamed loudly. "NOOO!" She slowly backed away from her father, tears in her eyes.

"Amu-chan? Amu-chan? What's w-wrong?" Papa asked, in a slightly sad voice.

Oh yeah...it was a dream. Papa would never really do that...would he? Amu wondered, calming herself and physically you could see that she was relaxing.

"N-nothing. J-just a bad dream I had." Amu lied quietly.

"Oh...what about sweety?" Her mother asked in a concerned voice.

"Oh...w-well..." Amu couldn't dream of telling her parents her dream. It would brake their heart to think that there baby girl thought that Amu would think her own father would do something so violent and terrible.

"Papa...died in my dream...so I am... surprised." Amu finished lightly. She wiped a tear from her eye. She was over joyed.

Then was when Amu noticed something out of place. Ami...where was she?

"Mom! Where is Ami?" Amu exclaimed worriedly. It seemed she had been in an accident, so what about Ami?

Mama- Amu's mother- look went from happy to sad. She looked down at the ground.

"S-She...ran away yesterday. We had not told her for the past year that you were in a concussion, we just said that you were going to be out of town for a few months maybe a year. Yesterday she found out...and she ran. She didn't think you would ever wake up...especially today of all days." At this point Mama broke into tears.

"Papa, what is today?" Amu said in a whisper.

"Amu, it is your birthday... and also the day that you fell into the concussion on the way to Grandma's funeral. Remember? You said that we could just celabrate your birthday the next day. Ami always said that your birthday was bad luck because she never got presents...but when Nana- Amu's Grandma- died now Ami really hates it. But, she also thought it would be good luck starting this year, because we told her you should be home to celebrate your birthday..." Papa explained, a tear also trickled down his eye. The perky Papa that was Amu's favorite person seemed to disappear for a moment. It was...so...weird. Sad. It was not weird, just extremley sad.

Amu knew they had to find Ami. She remembered when she was little and ran away. She had hidden at the playground in a small tunnle. Amu wondered, could Ami be there?

"Where have you checked?" Amu asked her father, her voice a bit concerned.

"Uh...the park...alot of streets...and some stores. We even checked with her friends and there parents." Papa said wairily, wiping away his small tears.

"Have you two checked the playground?" Amu asked in an excited voice. "The one where I ran away to. Me and Ami used to go there all the time! That was where we had are first ice cream cone together and where I taught her how to do a cartwheel." Amu recalled, lightly smiling at the memories.

"No...we didn't. Mama, you stay with Amu and I will go and look for Ami." Papa informed, and left the room.

Amu was thinking. Her mother was asleep in a chair by her bead, and her Papa was still out.

Why would I have a dream of Ikuto... he is always there for me... and I suppose he is nice usually. If he is how he acted in that dream, then I really want him to be with me. Anyway, that entire fantasy about Tadase was a bit weird...Tadase wouldn't get drunk. And, I don't think Utau would come to me for help with Ikuto... Amu kept thinking thoughts along these lines.

Amu heard a ringing. She quickly grabbed her Mama's cell phone from the bedside table, so her mom Mama wouldn't be woken up.

"Hello?" She asked. ((Bold is going to be Amu's Papa, Reagular is Amu.))

"Amu? Is that you? It is Papa."

"Yea Papa. What is it? Did you find Ami?"

"Yes! She was exactly where you hid. In the tunnel!"

"That is a relief. Mama is sleeping, so I will tell her when she gets up."

"Okay. I am heading home. Ami needs to get a good rest. We will visit in the morining. Love you! Bye."

"Love ya to Papa. Bye." Amu said, and hung up the reciever.

The next morning Amu was reunited with Ami.

"Sis?!" Ami exclaimed, tears in her eyes. She ran up to Amu, and tightly hugged her legs.

Amu bent down and picked up Ami.

"Ami, you are getting heavy." She remarked, smiling at her little sister.

Ami stuck her tongue out, crossing her arms. Silent tears flowed down her eyes.

"I am so glad you are okay sis!!" Ami shouted, strangling Amu with a hug.

Amu smiled at her sisters antics. She hadn't changed at all. She had just gotten a bit taller, but other than that she was the same as always.

"Excuse me." The voice of a woman interuppted the reunion.

The family turned to see a young nurse, with red hair and chocolate eyes.

"Are you Hinomori Amu?" She asked, smiling at Amu.

"Yes." Amu simply replied.

"You are free to go. Just come back in a week's time for your check-up." The nurse said, and then walked away from the very happy family.

They all hugged Amu, and Mama also hugged Ami again, after making her swear to never run away again.

Amu layed down on her bed. It's good to be home, She thought.

There was a knock at the window. Amu could guess who it was imediatley, and she was a bit happy to see him.

"Ikuto?" She murmured, and opened the window.

"Amu, you look the same." He informed on a seconds notice.

Amu scanned him. He was a bit more muscular, but pretty much the same.

"You too, Ikuto-kun." She replied, smiling to herself.

In Ikuto's mind he was now very curious. Kun? He wondered. Did she just say Ikuto-kun?"

END OF CHAPTER.

I just couldn't leave you hanging that much, now could I? Here is my sequel for Away from home, called Away from home 2. Hove you love it!

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