Kira: Alright. Time to get writing!
Ikuto: Tell me again why WE have to get dragged into your 'mystery' second account?
Kira: 'Cause it's my pervy mind! :D
Amu: Oh I am NOT liking where this is going one bit...
Kira: So prepare yourself, Amu. This is where all the perverted stuff happens. *smirk*
I do not own Shugo Chara or any of its characters. I also do not own Red Riding Hood.
Amu
Mother would always tell me to get water and come straight back to the cabin. And never talk to strangers.
I tried to be a good girl. I did.
But everyday it was the same...
XxX
I was 8 at the time, just a farmer's daughter. Nothing special.
I skipped down to the clear stream where everyone in the village got their water supply. It was a warm afternoon yet Mother still made me wear a light coat. About halfway there, I was stopped by a child's cry and a piglet's squeal in fear. Cautiously but curiously, I went over to where all the commotion was happening.
"It's better if the wolf takes the pig than you, my dear." A dad tried reassuring his crying daughter.
"B-but I won't have pinky back then!" A little girl, most likely younger than me, cried.
My glance flickered to a different direction as the small piglet squealed again. The young and small pig was chained to the center of the small stage with tall fire poles surrounding it. It looked very healthy and looked like great livestock. Unfortunately for the village, it was being sacrificed to the wolf that hunts in this very forest.
I quietly walked away and continued my journey to the stream. On the way, I saw people hanging up scary masks made out of wood. They were supposed to scare away the beast.
I scoffed in my mind. Like scary faces would scare away the huge beast that hunts in this forest.
I finally reached my destination. The stream.
I gently laid the rotting wooden bucket down in the stream where the current was rushing towards the bucket. I waited as the bucket slowly filled up until a pair of medium-sized hands grabbed me. I gasped and spun around to meet my attacker, stick in hand. I felt my shoulders relax as I just realized that it was my best friend. Ikuto. Tsukiyomi Ikuto.
We gazed into each others eyes before grinning and nodding.
"The usual?" He asked.
"Totally." I smirked.
Rabbit hunting. Oh yea.
We ran to were Ikuto had already set up the trap and I grabbed the string that activates the trap before tiptoeing back to the in the tall grass behind a fallen log. I laid beside a grinning Ikuto as we waited for our prey to come. Suddenly, the bush right next to the trap shuddered. I felt my breathing stop while Ikuto stiffened up beside me. A snow-white rabbit hopped out, sniffing the air as it got closer and closer to the cage. We kept our stiff positions in fear that we would be heard.
Sniff
Hop
Sniff
Hop
Sniff
It finally reached the trap where the three carrot pieces lay.
One...
Two...
Three!
I pulled the string and the trap fell, containing the frightened animal. I looked over at Ikuto.
"You got the knife?" I whispered.
He looked over and grinned mischievously.
"Yup. Now you kill it." He said quickly.
"No you kill it!" I argued.
"No you!" He retorted.
...
The memory seemed to swirl back to reality. Ten years after the hunting incident.
So here I am, hiding behind a tree, as I peer out to peek at my blue-haired friend, hard at work chopping wood for the bonfire we were having tonight at the village. I grinned evily as a plan came to mind. I waited until he turned to talk to his boss who said he should work an hour later. We both frowned at this but I shook it off and ran to grab his axe. I snatched it up and dashed away to hide, watching for my sexy blue-haired prey to come for the bait.
Meanwhile, at Ikuto's place...
"-Alright fine. But I'm getting paid extra. No excuses. Got that?" He growled.
"Got it. Now get back to work, you big hunk." His boss growled back playfully.
He chuckled. The villagers were always friendly towards each other. Well, mostly everyone. He snarled at the image of himbut quickly cleared his mind off of it and went to grab his favorite cutting axe. But something stopped him.
"The hell...?" He muttered, searching for the ticket to his freedom after work.
Scratching his head, he made his way down to the field, still searching.
Ikuto looked around, jogging past people working with log-pulling and other jobs until they thinned out and he was left alone.
"Looking for this?" I smiled, suddenly jumping out behind a tree.
His eyes narrowed.
"Give that back, Amu."
"What are you going to do about it?" I asked cockily.
He paused before going closer to me.
"Oh Amu. I'm going to do everythingto you." He whispered seductively.
I shivered at his tone of voice but sighed.
"What about Kai? You know I'm engaged to him whether I like it or not. My mother would finally get what she wants. Money." I looked to the side, tears forming in my eyes.
He grabbed my chin to make me look into those beautiful sapphire eyes of here.
"Then let's run away together..." He sighed in my ear, licking it before moving to my lips.
His cool breath fawned over my quivering lips before attacking them fiercely with passion. He nibbled on my lips, making me yelp in pain before sinking into a moan as he licked the bite mark. I took this as a request for entrance. Which I granted, of course. He hiked up my long, worn-out, blue dress and onto my thighs and pulled my long legs around his waist. But this didn't break our heated make-out session.
The death bells did.
We snapped our heads up as if we were being caught red-handed.
"Oh God. Who is it this time." I muttered frantically as I hopped off of Ikuto and onto the leaf-littered ground.
I broke into a sprint towards the small village with a concerned Ikuto in close pursuit. I arrived at the camp breathless but didn't stop nonetheless.
People gave me looks of pity and they started whispering, pointing at me.
"-poor girl.."
"-so young too."
"-I pity the family..."
"-what about the sister?"
"-shh! Don't let her hear you!"
"Who is it? Tell me who it is!" I cried, cowering at their stares.
I ran to a group of my friends who were whispering together. As I neared them, the looked up and gave me said looks.
"I'm sorry Amu. We heard it coming, but it was already too late." One said.
"Please..." I sobbed. "Please, oh, please tell me who it is!"
"We can't tell. You'll have to look for yourself..." Another murmured, looking down while pointing to the right.
I ran to where she was pointing, blinded with tears, to where a small group had gathered. They were looking at something on the ground with urgent faces and horrified expressions. Mother and Father stood with them. Mother was weeping silently on Father while Father had a pained expression and was trying to comfort her.
I followed their gazes despite my mind warning me not to.
I should of took the precautions for on the ground, was my sister Keiko.
Dead.
XxX
I wrung the wet towel I was holding and I brought it to the motionless figure of my now-dead sister. I cried no tears for they had all dried out. Ikuto had left me alone to mourn for my sister and I thanked him for that. I didn't want him to see what an emotional wreck I was right now. I wiped at her blood-stained face as I smiled sadly at the peaceful look on my deceased sister. When I first saw her on the floor, she had a shocked expression, like she had just seen a ghost. But of course, it wasn't a ghost. It was a werewolf. Her eyes were wide opened with her iris glassy-looking. Her mouth was hung open as if she were cut off from a scream. I had closed her mouth and eyes with my own shaky hands.
Keiko...oh Keiko. What happened? I thought, braiding her once-luscious brown locks, but now dull without life.
"She gave herself to the wolf." A curt voice rang, as if they were reading my mind.
I knew the voice from anywhere and I didn't need to look up to see who it was.
"Papa...that's ridiculous. Why would sh-"
"Kai." Was all he said. More like spat though.
"Huh? What? What does Kai have to do with anything?" I asked, confused as the name was brought up.
"Keiko has always loved Kai. And when she found out about the engagement, she broke down. When everyone was hiding from the wolf, she snuck out into the open field where she gave herself up."
I lowered my head, clenching my fists.
"HOW DO YOU KNOW? YOU WEREN'T THERE! YOU WEREN'T WITH HER!" I paused, "No, NO, I KNEW IT! THIS IS ALL MY FAULT!" I screamed, somehow my dried tears had become fresh, "I knew Keiko liked Kai and how she was. But I didn't even like Kai. I BARELY KNEW HIM, GODDAMMIT! So why...why did mother make him marry me? Why not Keiko? Papa, you know I love someone else. You know I love Ikuto!"
"Enough. What's done is done. Keiko made her choice and the only thing you can do, is respect her for her bravery."
"Bravery for what? Giving herself up? Papa, that's not bravery, that's weakness. Giving up your life for just one person? Sure I would give up my life for Ikuto but that's only because I've known him all my life! Keiko barely knew Kai. Kai barely knows her!"
"Amu, you kno-"
The door opening cut him off.
I shot up and ran to the ladder that leads to my room and climbed up to my bed, ignoring our guest.
"Amu! We have a guest and you know how to behav-"
"It is fine." A deep, masculine voice said.
Kai. That stupid bastard.
"Let the girl mourn for her loss. I can visit tomorrow." With that, he walked out the door, leaving a very disappointed and angered mother.
Ha. Visit tomorrow, YOU'RE NOT EVEN WELCOMED! This isn't even your home anyways. Besides, when Ikuto said what you just did, it made me feel so much better. But when you said it...my heart doesn't beat any faster.
"Hinamori Amu! That was your fiancefor goodness sakes! What the hell do you think you were doi-"
"I don't want to hear it. CAN'T YOU JUST RESPECT ME AND LET ME DO WHAT I WANT? I'm tired of you controlling my life. You can't choose who I love, only I can do that! Just...just stay the HELL AWAY FROM ME!" I screamed, cutting my mother off.
I quickly and hastily wiped the tears dripping from my face as I jumped down to glare at my mother. And without second glance, I strode out onto the snowy streets of the busy cobblestone road, anger filling my insides. I knew only one person who could change that in a heartbeat.
I searched a bit before finding Ikuto sitting on a rock under a bridge with his head in his hands. It appeared that he was shaking his head, muttering 'no'. As I neared him, even with my footsteps light, he still heard me. Expecting the usual smirk, I smiled. But it melted away so fast you couldn't even tell a smile was even there. When Ikuto heard me, he had gave me his meanest, coldest glare and strode away.
"-Ikuto! Ikuto! What's wrong!" I yelled after him, my heart sinking at his look as I chased him.
He turned abruptly and faced me, his dark bangs covering half his face like a evil mask.
"I heard your mother. So don't let me ruin your future with Kai." He snarled.
I flinched at his tone of voice before getting braver.
"What happened to running away together?" My voice rose.
He scoffed.
"I never loved you. Or even liked you. I just used you." With that, he quickly walked away.
"I know you're lying!" I yelled at nothing, "I can always tell..." I whispered to the gray sky.
Kira: How was it?
Ikuto: Not lemony enough.
Kira: .Fuck. There isn't a lemon in every chapter! Forget the FIRST one!
Amu: Lemony? I didn't taste anything.
Ikuto: Well you can taste something of min-*get's gagged by Kira*
Amu: Huh?
Ikuto: *Manages to get out of gag* I said review. Weren't you listening?