I know I should be working on my other stuff but I couldn't resist! XD I thought of this one-shot somewhere and I thought it would be cool to write a one-shot with mini characters x3 I wrote this all in one day ;D And it's my first time at it so it's a nice experience :D Hope this one-shot is enjoyable and cute ^^

Note: In this story, not all of the details in here go by the storyline of the real manga. Like in this story, Ikuto knows Tsukasa but his egg hatched before Ikuto went with Tsukasa. In the manga, Tsukasa took Ikuto away and soon after, Ikuto's egg then hatched. Oh, and Ami's not born yet by the way. Also, Ikuto's parents are kind of acting like Rima's parents so a heads up on that one. Oh and characters may be OOC.

Disclaimer: I do not this awesome anime/manga. Peach-pit does. If I did, Amu and Ikuto would have already been together and all useless and stupid fillers would be gone.

Xx-Reason To Live-xX

"You're so annoying!"

"Me?? What about you??"

"I'm perfectly fine the way I am!"

"Oh, really. Who is the one that always complain that we don't have enough money?!"

"Well, who is the one who always complain there's not enough beer?!"

A little boy in the corner of the room sighed. He has been watching the same fights repeat over and over again. Next to him was a little creature that floated and had a worried look on his face.

"Ikuto nya?" the small cat said.

"We're going," the boy announced.

He stood up, grabbed his treasured violin, and snuck out the door while the parents kept on arguing without taking notice of their son escaping from their household.

Outside, the boy's stomach growled. His hand held his stomach and he took deep breaths.

"Ikuto, you haven't eaten or drank anything for six to seven hours nya! We have to find food or water."

"It's ok. I'm not that hungry." That was obviously a lie.

"Curse your parents! This is child abuse! How can two parents do this to their son?? Those stupid…" Then he began spewing inappropriate words while the little boy paid no attention. He needed to find shade—fast. It's 90 degrees with a blazing sun shining down on the poor boy.

This mature eleven-year-old was called Tsukiyomi Ikuto. He has amethyst eyes with striking cobalt hair. He is in a family of four that consisted of his sister, his mother and father, and him. Sadly, his birth father disappeared overseas and all that's left is his violin which Ikuto is now carrying. His mother, Hoshina Souko, remarried to Hoshina Kazuomi. However, their relationship right now isn't all lovey-dovey. Plus, Ikuto absolutely loathes Kazuomi.

Ikuto thinks every day of his life is pointless. Day after day, he has to deal with his parents' fights and his sister—Hoshina Utau. He doesn't hate his sister but she can get very annoying and has a brother complex. Ikuto wonders if there is any point in living on.

The little cat is a Guardian Chara. His name is Yoru. He hatched from his egg not too long ago—three to four months ago. He's carefree and is full of mischief. He has messy purple hair with bright yellow orbs.

Ikuto walked on further with his violin slung over his back. After a few minutes, Ikuto began to sway a little.

"Ikuto nya…" Yoru squeaked worriedly.

The two of them then caught a glimpse of a man walking with food in hand and a water bottle. The sight of it made Ikuto's mouth water.

Unfortunately, Ikuto tripped and fell down. But he didn't get up. He couldn't. He lost all his energy. He was so close to the tree up ahead. Also, this was the place where he often played his violin. There was some type of gazebo (without the roof) ten yards away.

"Ikuto nya! Hang on! There's shade up ahead! We're almost there…!" But Yoru's pleas didn't wake Ikuto up. He had passed out from starvation.

A little girl was skipping along the streets, humming a tune.

This six-year-old was named Hinamori Amu. She had bubblegum colored hair and honey-colored eyes. She is an alone child—for now. Her mother is expected to have a baby girl in a few months' time. Amu came from a good family. Her parents were extremely kind and caring. Her mother, Hinamori Midori, was a journalist and Amu's father, Hinamori Tsumugu, was a photographer. Amu was amazingly mature and calm for a six-year-old too. But sometimes, she's all happy and excited. That rarely happens. Her style in clothing is punk goth.

She skidded to a stop when she caught the sight of a boy lying on the ground. She approached the boy and knelt down. She shook his shoulders.

"Oi~ What are you doing out here?"

Ikuto groaned. Yoru then shot out from behind Ikuto's back and shouted, "Please help him!"

"Eh? Who are you? What are you?"

"I'm Yoru, a Guardian Chara. You'll probably learn that when you're older. Just please help me!"

"Ok, Yoru. How can I help?"

"Food! He needs food!"

"Food?"

"Yes! He hasn't eaten or drank anything for seven to eight hours!"

"That's not good. Let's get him to the tree first." She first picked up the violin and placed it under the tree seven yards away. She then went back to the unconscious body and slung his arm around her neck. With Yoru aiding her, Amu dragged Ikuto safely to the tree and set him down with his back facing the tree.

"I'll be right back." She ran to the nearest store. She bought five taiyaki—two for each of them and one for her—and asked for water in a cup and a plastic spoon. She went back to the tree and saw the boy stir.

She rushed over and set down the food on the grass. "Can you drink by yourself?" He didn't answer. She brought the cup to his parched lips and tilted it a little. The water didn't exactly all go into his mouth; some spilled on to his clothes. Knowing this would happen, she grabbed the spoon and poured some water onto it. She placed the spoon into his mouth and leaned it upward, causing the water to go down his throat with no drops spilling onto Ikuto's clothes. She reiterated these steps until Ikuto had the energy to talk.

"Thanks," he mumbled.

"You're welcome."

She snatched the bag of taiyaki from the ground and opened it up. She gave one to Yoru, who seized it the moment he saw it. She then handed one to Ikuto.

"I hope you like chocolate."

Ikuto took one bite. Then another. Then another. In a matter of seconds, it was finished.

"Have some more." She gave another taiyaki to Ikuto and another to Yoru.

"Thanks a lot."

"Don't mention." Amu took a bite from the last taiyaki. "What's your name?"

"Tsukiyomi Ikuto."

"I'm Hinamori Amu. Can I call you Ikuto?"

Ikuto nodded.

"Okay then, Ikuto." Amu smiled while Ikuto had a hint of blush on his face. Amu began to pet Yoru's head and Yoru purred in contentment. "Why did you faint?"

"I didn't eat in hours."

"Why? Don't your parents feed you?"

"Sure they do. Not often and they always fight too much to notice me."

"I'm sorry. It must be hard on you. I don't know what I would have done if my parents fought all the time."

Ikuto didn't say anything. He looked at Amu at the same time Amu looked at Ikuto. They looked into each other's eyes for the longest time and didn't say anything.

Amu saw loneliness, pain, and sadness in his eyes.

Ikuto saw happiness, kindness, and also some isolation in her eyes. He wonders why…

"So you play the violin?" she asked, staring intently at the violin.

"Yea."

"Could I hear you play?" She had excitement in her eyes. The least Ikuto wanted to do was to thank Amu for her kindness. Ikuto nodded and took out his violin while Amu was brimming with enthusiasm.

He stayed under the tree and positioned the violin and bow. He took a deep breath and started to play.

A sorrowful sound filled the air. Amu was mesmerized by his playing. There was such sadness and lonesomeness in this piece. At the end of the song, a single tear fell from the tip of Amu's eyes.

"That was beautiful," she softly whispered. He put away his violin without another word and went back to sitting against the bark of the tree next to Amu. Yoru said something about have a meeting with his cat friends and flew off.

"Can I…ask you something?" Amu questioned after a few minutes of peace.

"Go ahead."

"You seem really lonely and sad." Something tugged at Ikuto's heart. "If it helps, would you tell me about it?" Amu thought Ikuto wasn't going to answer since he didn't say anything but all the words came flowing from his mouth when he opened them.

"You want to know why? It's because of my parents. They're hopeless and heartless. My father goes missing and then my mother remarried some old guy who my sister and I didn't like. Since their marriage, they've been fighting nonstop," he explained in fury. He didn't stop there. "It's annoying me so much! Every day, I have to see them fight and sometimes, they take their anger out at me!" He showed Amu the purple bruise on his arm. "I don't even know what to do anymore. My stepfather thinks I'm useless and says I should die. Maybe I should! There's no point in going on. I have no friends, my father isn't here anymore, my mother doesn't even say hi to me, my—" Ikuto was caught off by a hug. Amu had just tackled Ikuto to the ground with a hug. Amu was on top of an astonished Ikuto. Amu brought her back to look into Ikuto's eyes.

"Stop it! Stop saying that! You're not useless and you should never, ever think about dying! I only just met you and I think you're kind, quiet, and caring. And you say you have no friends but that's not true because…you have one right here." Amu smiled. Ikuto's eyes were wide and something wet flowed down his eyes

Tears.

Amu hugged him again. "You're a wonderful person, Ikuto. You have many reasons to live. You just don't see them."

They both stood up and brushed dirt off their clothes.

"Ne, could I come here tomorrow to see you? I would love to hear you play the violin for me."

"Sure."

"Tomorrow at 10?"

Ikuto nodded. Amu turned around and started to leave but before she did that, she turned back and stood on her tippy toes to plant a kiss on Ikuto's cheeks.

Ikuto stood there, dumbfounded, at what Amu done.

After getting over his shock, he started to walk home with his violin strapped to his back. He went inside his house and saw that his parents weren't fighting at the moment. As he went upstairs to his room, he past his stepfather and heard him say, "You good-for-nothing stepson. Just die."

Ikuto buried his head in his pillow. He won't let those insults get to him. He won't listen to them anymore. He won't think of committing suicide because…

"Thank you so much…Amu."

Hinamori Amu gave Ikuto a reason to live.

What did you think? Sucky? Good? Tell me what you think! :D This is my first attempt at an angst/hurt/comfort one-shot. But you know, I was thinking of a one-shot where curious Amu stumbled upon a hurt Ikuto but I didn't expect it to come out like this O.O

Look out for another one-shot and an update on "Save Me" or "With You" ^^

Please R&R!! :D