Chelsea: Hey everyone! Well this is my first fanfic, and I decided on writing a Amuto story, dedicated to one of my best friends, Shay!
Ikuto: Get on with it already.
Amu: I have to agree … This is getting boring…
Chelsea: Ugh. Fine! I do not own Shugo Chara, and unfortunately, never will! Hope you enjoy~!
Hinamori Amu was an ordinary 16-year-old girl, in her first year of high school. She had bubblegum pink hair, bright honey-colored eyes and to add, she was known as "Cool & Spicy" in school. She lived with her mother, Hinamori Midori, and her little baby sister, Ami. Her father, Tsumugu, was a wretched man who had an affair with another woman, leaving the three females alone to care for themselves.
After Tsumugu left, Midori became a rather successful businesswoman, and that allowed the family of three to live comfortably.
One rainy day after school, she was walking home, as usual, an umbrella over her head. Suddenly, her phone started ringing…
(Love and Roll by Supercell – I do not own!)
Can you hear me?
I'm calling from somewhere
as I wear my heels.
Ok, well then, I'll see in a bit.
As my favorite music plays,
I wink at the mirror before I –
"Hello?" Amu chirped.
"Hello is this Hinamori Midori's daughter, Hinamori Amu?" a feminine voice replied, her tone going lower at the mention of Midori's name.
"Yes, who is this?" Amu spoke, wondering what had happened.
"Well, I am calling from the hospital to inform you that your mother has passed away, due to –"
At that point, Amu had already lost her grip of her hand phone, as her vision blurred, tears forming at her eyes. 'What…What did that woman say? Mom's dead? DEAD? Impossible…she must be lying…' Amu thought.
Tears started forming in Amu's eyes, as she struggled to maintain her balance.
Without hesitation, Amu picked up her phone once again, redialing the number of the hospital.
After a few seconds, the same woman from before spoke, "Hello, this is Seiyo Hospital. May I
help –" And with that, Amu ran off towards Seiyo Hospital.
"Finally…" Amu heaved out, panting heavily from running. She tried her best to quickly make her way towards the receptionist. The receptionist was clad in a white and pink dress, and a mini cap with a red cross on it. She turned over to a panting Amu, giving her a brilliant smile.
"How can I help you miss?" she inquired.
"Which room is my mom in?" Amu practically yelled out, slightly scaring the receptionist.
"Miss, calm down… Tell me your mother's name and I should be able to find which room she is in," she reassured with a gentle tone.
"Hinamori Midori," Amu replied. Followed by her response, the receptionist entered Midori's name into the computer, as the page loaded.
"Alright here it is. She is in Room 520."
"Thanks!" Amu shouted, as she ran off in search for Room 520. '"Where is she… Where are you mom?" Amu desperately muttered to herself.
As she was scanning through the number tags on each door, she finally spotted the number '520'. She immediately stopped in her tracks, reaffirming that she had found the right room.
She slowly made her way to the door, turning the doorknob cautiously, as if a bomb were in the room. Hesitantly, she entered the room, only to be met with a body, covered with a pure white sheet.
Amu looked at the body with shock, and then, she broke down. She fell to the floor, weeping profusely, face as red as an apple."Mom…Mom! Why did you leave me? Why did you leave us! What will Ami and I do now? Tell me mom! Wake up mom! Wake up…." Amu cried out, as even more tears formed.
Three hours later, Amu had already stopped crying. She just sat there, on the hard and cold floor. Her face was puffed up from all the crying, and her eyes were slightly red.
Amu looked up at the bed in front of her, where her mother's corpse laid, with remorseful eyes. She let out a long sigh, as she stood up. 'I can't just stay here and cry… I need to cheer up!' Amu thought, as she exited the room, glancing at her mother one last time before leaving. "I'll take care of Ami and myself, mom. Don't you worry about us."
After Amu left the hospital, she decided that she would head home, as Ami was still five-years-old after all - She needed to eat and she was definitely not able to take care of herself if Amu was gone any longer. Hence, home it was.
"Ami, I'm home!" Amu called out while opening the door to her apartment.
"Nee-chan!" Ami responded as she ran up to Amu, hugging her tightly.
Amu hugged back, a slight smile plastered on her face. The sight of Ami always comforted her whenever she was down, and this time was not an exception.
"I'll go make you some food now. You must be hungry," Amu said, as she looked up at the clock, which read 7pm.
"Hai nee-chan!" Ami chorused happily, as Amu put her down on the sofa.
Subsequently, Amu headed to the kitchen to prepare Ami's dinner. She checked the fridge for any ingredients she could find, but all she found was chicken. Amu crossed her arms, thinking what she could make with chicken, and then it hit her. She immediately started cooking and soon, she was done.
She brought out a bowl and walked towards the sofa, where Ami was, looking at the bowl as if it were a delicious buffet. Amu chuckled, sitting down.
"Here you go Ami…Say ah," Amu said, her mouth making an 'O' shape as she said "ah".
"Ahhhhh!" Ami's mouth went wide open, as Amu started feeding her chicken porridge.
That night, Amu pondered over the events that happened today. She didn't really know what to do in the future, but she believed the money her mom left behind was sufficient for quite a long time. 'I'll think about these things later…now it's probably time to get to sleep,' Amu thought, as she hugged Ami, who was snuggled beside her, closer to her.
And soon, she fell into a deep sleep.
Ikuto: I wasn't in it.
Chelsea: You'll appear soon. So stop whining already!
Ikuto: I better.
Amu: Why did my mom die?
Chelsea: Well it just came to me…
Amu: …Right.
Chelsea: Just review.