Alright this is the, I guess, sequel to Forgetting the Black Cat. Hope you enjoy this as much as the first but I won't promise since there aren't too many sequels that are as good as the original. Also let me apologize now, but my updating process will be slow because I'm graduating this year and having to deal with going to college, so please be patient. Thanks and Enjoy!
Introduction
…it had been a few years since I had been kidnapped by Easter and having my memory tampered with. Even after breaking away and regaining all my memories Easter suddenly left me be…until now…
Chapter 1: You've got Mail
"I'm leaving!" Amu called out as she ran out the door.
She pushed a piece of her pink hair out of her face as she smiled and looked up at the boy leaning against the post on her porch. Ikuto smiled back as he pushed off the post and stuck out a gentle hand to her. Ahe looked down at it, taking it firmly in her own as he led her away. They walked side by side down the sidewalk, hand in hand, and with Amu leaning slightly on Ikuto's arm.
"So what do you want to do today?" he asked her.
"Shouldn't you be going to your class today? You shouldn't skip college whenever you feel like it," she scolded him.
"So you don't like it whenever I come and spend time with you?" Ikuto teased her as he looked down at her with his beautiful dark blue eyes.
Amu blushed slightly, avoiding his gaze as she replied, "No, actually I enjoy it, but! But, I also have summer homework I need to finish before I start middle school again. I mean, even with me being sixteen and you being twenty-one, we are both still in school. We have duties we have to fulfill, especially since my parents are letting me date a twenty-one year old as long as I keep up with school. Remember?"
"Yes, yes I remember. Your parents setup so many rules for us that I can't take it. Hurry up and grow up already so we can't be separated anymore!" Ikuto groaned jokingly as he placed a light kiss on top of her head.
The two of them walked further and further with no destination in mind, but it didn't really matter since they only paid attention to one another. They were in their own world, blissfully ignorant to those who watched them from the shadows.
"I'm home!" Amu called as she walked in through the front door.
"Welcome home Amu-chan!" the Hinamori family called in unison.
Amu's mother popped from around the corner to ask, "Will Ikuto-kun be staying for dinner?"
"No he will not!" Amu's father called from the kitchen.
Amu's mother looked over her shoulder with a glare before turning back to Ikuto as he chuckled and replied, "No, it's alright Mrs. Hinamori. I have to go see my sister anyways. See you later Amu."
Amu waved him goodbye before placing a quick kiss on his cheek. Amu's father called from the kitchen saying something about seeing that, but Amu ignored him as she closed the door behind Ikuto. She followed her mother to the table to eat dinner with her family, welcomed by the smiling faces of her father and little sister.
After dinner Amu went upstairs to take a shower and to get ready for bed. After drying her hair and brushing it out she sat down in front of the new computer her parents had bought her. Lately she would chat online with her friend Nagihiko who had left, once again, overseas for dance. After that she would usually check her email and then be off to bed. After pulling up her inbox she noticed she had one new email from an unknown email address.
After opening the email she read it out loud, "Dear, Ms. Hinamori, we would like to congratulate you on your wonderful life…We would also like to ask you how have you been these past few years since we last saw you? Do you remember a boy named Souta? Well you may see him soon so please look forward to that. Just wanted to keep in touch, no need to reply."
Amu stood up quickly, knocking her chair over with a loud bam. As she turned and picked the chair up she glanced at the screen where the mail was still open. It gave her the chills thinking about who sent it, and she was sure she knew who would send such a thing. After deleting the mail she rushed into bed, pulling her covers over her head in an almost protective manner. Though she knew they wouldn't come busting into her room, she still felt unsafe and unsure about tomorrow. Definitely, I'll tell Ikuto and the others about that email and hopefully they'll help watch out for Easter Amu thought to herself before falling asleep…
That night Amu had a strange dream. She had woken up when the sudden sound of her sliding door closed. She sat up in bed and saw Souta standing before her in his old and familiar Ring Leader outfit. He silently walked over to her bed, extending a hand out to her and giving her a soft encouraging smile. Amu went along with it as she placed her hand in his, feeling him enclose his fingers around her hand. Then he pulled her out of bed and towards her balcony.
"Souta? Where are we going?" She asked.
"…Amu…" was all Souta whispered before pulling her into an embrace.
She didn't struggle, but was more confused as to where this dream was leading. Then after about a minute Souta released her, pushing her back a bit.
"Remember, you'll be seeing me soon, so look forward to that…" Souta told her before disappearing into the night.
Amu watched as he ran away, only whispering to herself, "Souta?"
Then she felt her eyes get very heavy and so she strode back over to her bed and laid back down, falling back to sleep.
Amu woke with a sudden jerk as she sat up in bed. She looked around her sunlit room wondering if last night was really a dream. She looked over at her clock and seeing what time it was, she hurriedly got out of bed and got ready for school. As she looked at herself in the mirror, fixing stray hairs and such, she stopped to stare at her hand. She looked down at it, flexing it as she remembered how real Souta's hand felt around her own. After she patted her face to wake herself up more she headed downstairs and out the door towards school. Walking down the street she glanced at the smaller children rushing to school as well, making her smile as she remembered how she used to rush to school to meet up with her friends. Speaking of friends, as she neared the school she saw a familiar small blond walking ahead of her.
"Rima!" Amu called out.
Rima turned around and smiled at her as she waved at her and yelled back, "Hurry up Amu, you'll be late!"
She sprinted to catch up and slowed to a walk once she had caught up with Rima. Rima smiled at her, but this time around she didn't need to look up since she had grown as tall as Amu over those few years. Her hair was still long and beautiful as well as her new womanly shaping figure, but her personality hadn't changed much. Amu looked at the green form of their old red skirts from Elementary school and began to think about how everything reminded her of the past lately.
"So, Amu, are we eating with Soma-kun and Hotori-kun today as well?" Rima asked in her same soft whispering voice.
"Hmm? Might as well although those girls, those ones that are always around them, might glare at us again. Though they shouldn't worry since they all know we are just good friends," Amu replied as she laughed slightly at the mention of the other girls.
"Amu!" three little voices yelled from behind them.
She turned around and laughed as she saw her shugo charas flying as fast as they could to catch up with her.
"It's not funny, Amu-chan!" Ran, the pink one, whined.
"Why did you leave us behind?!" Miki, the blue one, demanded to know.
"How cruel-desu!" Su, the green one, frowned.
"Sorry guys I was in such a hurry that I forgot to wait for you. Forgive me ok?" Amu apologized as she placed her hands together and did a slight bow to them.
When Amu looked up all of her shugo charas were just smiling at her. Amu smiled back before turning to Rima and motioning for them to get going again. Both girls went back to talking to each other, walking alongside each other as they went to the same classroom. After arriving and taking their seats, Amu and Rima waited as they always did for lunch to come. When it finally came they gathered their lunchboxes and headed to the old greenhouse where Tadase and Kukai were at usually. Upon arriving they saw the two boys talking quietly to one another.
"Hey guys! What are you whispering about?!" Amu yelled as she walked over to them.
"Amu-chan!" Tadase turned and smiled at her.
"Yo! We were just talking about how Tadase should just whisk you away while cat boy isn't around," Kukai joked as he wrapped an arm around Tadase's neck and pulled him close.
"No! Soma-kun, please don't tell her such weird things!" the younger boy pleaded.
The small, long blonde headed boy pushed the bigger, green eyed and brown haired boy away. Kukai's toned muscles from playing many sports came in handy as his hold on Tadase wasn't fazed. Kukai laughed at Tadase's failed attempts before letting go and smiling over at the girls.
He winked at them both and teased them by saying, "So how about you two forget your boyfriends and join us for some fun tonight?"
"What about your girlfriend, Utau?" Rima coldly reminded him.
"Ikuto will be so pissed off if he heard you talking like this about me and his little sister," Amu warned him as she and Rima blew him off and sat down at the table with the boys.
"You know I joke right? Don't tell Utau about it ok?!" Kukai laughed nervously as he smiled over at Amu.
She smiled back as she turned her attention to her lunch and uttering just loud enough for Kukai to hear, "Alright, I'll be sure to not tell her it was a joke right?"
"Amu!" he groaned as everyone laughed at him.
As they talked and ate their lunches together Amu finally gathered the courage to mention her dream from last night.
"Umm…I have something I want your opinions on," Amu interrupted.
The others looked at her and listened as she went on, "You see, I had this dream last night about a boy. He came into my room and tried to take me away, but then he stopped mid-way and instead hugged me before disappearing. What do you think that means in a dream?"
"Was the boy Ikuto or someone else?" Tadase asked.
Amu turned slightly away as her face felt hot as she answered, "No, it was some other boy."
"Maybe it means you want someone besides your current boy…ooh maybe there's trouble in paradise," Kukai teased Amu before adding, "Just kidding I'm sure it just means something like you'll meet this person and they'll sweep you off your feet or something. Or maybe even your destined person."
"Swept off my feet? Destined person?!" Amu exclaimed as she thought that it couldn't be Souta…definitely not Souta.
"It as just a dream Amu. Nothing more than that," Rima reassured her as she went back to finishing her lunch.
"Yeah…I guess you're right. It was just a dream…" Amu repeated to herself, saying it almost like as though it were some kind of spell to help her forget about it.
"Ikuto?" Amu asked as she looked up into Ikuto's face, shifting her body on the couch.
He looked down at her, his arm around her shoulder as he asked, "Hm? What's wrong? Do you not like this movie?"
"Um, no it's not that. I wanted to tell you something…" she hesitantly spoke up.
"Alright? Tell away," Ikuto reassured her as they shifted on the couch.
"I got a strange email yesterday from an unknown sender. They were asking me a bunch of questions and then they even mentioned…" Amu trailed off.
"Go on…who did they mention?" Ikuto urged her along.
She nodded her head as she took a gulp and finished, "They mentioned Souta…I think the sender was Easter."
Ikuto looked at her with a shocked expression before hugging her and saying, "I won't let them hurt ever again remember? I promise!"
"Ikuto…" Amu smiled as she snuggled closely to him.
Amu felt her eyes grow heavier and soon she had fallen asleep in his reassuring arms. Ikuto stroked her long pink hair comfortingly before scooping her up and taking her upstairs. After laying her down on her bed he silently crept out, not wanting to wake her up. Even though her parents weren't home at the moment he made sure to lock the door downstairs before jumping off her balcony as he had done before. As he walked down the street, his hands stuck inside his pockets, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a black car speeding down the street. Ikuto glanced back, feeling compelled to look back at the car and saw it heading down the street. As soon as he faced forward again the black car slowed to a stop in front of Amu's house. Two men in black suits got out of the car, one heading around to open the car door for someone. Souta scooted out of the car and then turned to face the car, bowing slightly to the person still in the car.
"Do not fail to get her this time. There is no third chance," the menacing voice warned Souta.
"Yes sir. I will not fail this time." Souta replied before turning around and heading towards Amu's house…
So there it was. Please leave a review so I know what you think. Also I need help with something, I need a new title for this story besides it being Forgetting the Black Cat 2. Whoever can come up with the best title I will use it unless no one comes up with one I like and then I guess I will come up with one. Anyways, thanks and see ya in chapter 2!