I do not own Shugo Chara or any of the characters! This is just for fun!
This is my first anime fanfic that i actually knew what i was going to write about before i started writing it. I am extremely proud of me for doing so. I hope to update often!
I have no clue how long the story is going to be i just hope to continue for as long as i can!
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(Oh and the little xXxXx thing in the middle of the chapters are usually a time skip or maybe another person's poing of view in later chapter!)
Enjoy! :D
Chapter 1:
Saying Goodbye
Ikuto's eyes screamed with pain as he lowered himself down to his knees and bent forward to where his hair casted a shadow over his face. He balled his hands into fists and slammed them into his thighs as he stared at the ground as if waiting for it to do something. Anger seemed to roll down his back in ripples as Ikuto's eyes quickly became overrun with tears of hate that spilled onto his cheeks and splashed onto the cold cement floor.
The freezing cold wind that would normally make a person shudder uncontrollably had no effect on Ikuto as he stared off into the night sky and wondered what he was going to do next. Everything he knew and loved was disappearing right before his very eyes and he could do absolutely nothing to stop it. No matter how hard he tried to keep everyone he loved safe, they would somehow get to them before he even had a chance to protect them. He knew he took the risk when he decided to get closer to them, but for some reason he couldn't stay away no matter how hard he tried he would always find himself gravitating towards them.
For the rest of his life he would have to live with the fact that he had cost another person his life and almost cost the person he loved the most hers. Even if they were to both pull through this together he would never be able to forgive himself and how he had risked the most precious thing in his life. She didn't deserve the cursed things that came along with him and he wasn't going to cause her anymore pain because he wouldn't be around to do so. No matter how much pain he had in his heart he knew that leaving was the only way he would be able to save her, and that is exactly what he planned on doing.
She was still in Acoma and he was thinking about leaving, was he crazy? He should be there when she woke up so that he could explain everything to her, but there was another part of him that thought it would be best if he left now.
Slowly putting his hands on the ground, Ikuto lifted himself up onto his feet and made his way over to the edge of the empty roof top and looked out over the city. Since it was almost four in the morning the streets were empty with only the occasional drunks making their way home slowly but surely. The city seemed much prettier in the early morning hours; it was almost as if it was a whole new world to Ikuto, one that seemed calm and peaceful but was really cruel and unforgiving, especially the other part of the world that the majority of the people would never know about. He could do nothing but grimace to just think about how other people were living their lives free from the horrible grasp of Easter and how they really were beneath the nice exterior they showed to the rest of the world.
As the anger bubbled inside of him, Ikuto quickly paced back in forth as he contemplated about what he was going to do next. He wanted to leave in order to save Amu's life but at the same time he didn't want to give his stepfather the satisfaction of having control over him for the rest of his life, unless he decided to do something about it.
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It was mid-afternoon when Ikuto walked into the brightly lit hospital on his way towards Amu's room in hopes that she would soon wake up. It has been around a month since she went into Acoma and it killed him to see her so vulnerable and frail, when she was normally the most brave and encouraging person he had ever known.
His footsteps seemed to echo a sad and depressing sound as he turned the final corner towards her room. Every time he came to visit her he felt as though he should just turn back around because of how much pain he felt inside knowing that it was his entire fault that she was even in there in the first place.
Before he knew it Ikuto was standing before Amu's door contemplating whether or not to go inside. For some reason his feet seemed to be frozen to the ground and would not move an inch as anxiety slowly started to creep through every part of his body. His dark blue eyes stared at the door, making it seem as if he could see through it if he looked long enough. With a big sigh Ikuto took a hold of the doorknob and made his way into the hospital room.
The familiar sounds of hospital machines filled Ikuto's ears as he crossed the room towards the chair that was always right beside Amu when he came to visit.
The usually bright and energetic Amu was nowhere to be found, instead there was a body that seemed drained of all of its color. Even the usually bright pink hair was faded to a lighter shade of pink, along with the usually bright color that filled Amu's cheeks was gone and replaced with a dull grey almost like a gargoyle. It was as if someone had taken the complete opposite of Amu and put her in this bed, it was almost too horrible to be true.
For the month that Amu has been in the hospital Ikuto had been by everyday to see her and everyday he hoped that she would finally wake up. So to see her in that vulnerable state over and over again was slowly killing him inside, he didn't know just how much more he could possibly take.
"Amu-chi…I'm here, and look I even brought you more flowers to spruce up this boring hospital room…" Ikuto smiled and placed a vase of lilies on the night stand. Everywhere you looked there were all kinds of different flowers for everyday that Ikuto has visited. He didn't know what her favorite flower was so he just decided to bring her a new bouquet everyday so that she would have a choice when she woke up.
As he sat down Ikuto took Amu's hand in his and pressed his lips to her pale skin. Every moment of her presence filled his mind bringing tears to his eyes as he realized how much he truly loved her and how he never had got to tell her before she slipped into Acoma.
A single tear rolled down his cheek and splashed onto Amu's blanket as a flood of emotions started to take over him. Ikuto could no longer hold back his tears as he pressed Amu's hand to his forehead and continued to cry. This was the last time he was going to get to see her. He would never be able to tell her how much he loved her or how he thought the way she over reacted to everything was the cutest thing in the world to him. The little quirks about her are what made him love her the most, he was certainly going to miss that when he went away.
For hours he just sat there and held her hands savoring every last moment he had with her. Before he knew it visiting hours were almost over and he would only have a couple of minutes to say goodbye before the nurse would ask him to leave for the day.
"I know this is kind of sudden…" Ikuto's voice broke the normal silence filled with the sounds of machines as he brushed away a piece of Amu's hair from her face. "…but I have decided to leave. I'll only bring you more pain if I stay. It's for the best…"
More tears made their way down his cheeks as he hesitantly raised himself out of the chair and leaned down to kiss her on the forehead. "I hope that you can forgive me one day…" Ikuto smiled bitterly as he looked at her for the last time before he turned around and walked out of the hospital room.
Slowly a tear made its way down Amu's cheek as the door closed behind Ikuto for the last time.
