Heh, new story. It's an Amu x Nagihiko pair so please don't flame for it not being an Amuto. I actually think Ikuto will be the antagonist in this story. =__=
Oh well, it really depends on what I feel like writing. :3 Hope you like it guys.

The Healing Process
chapter one

Amu sat on a chair next to her lover's hospital bed. Her head rested on the mattress and as she clung onto his arm; hoping for the best. As her eyes got watery, she quickly rubbed them to stop herself from crying any more.

"Stop it Amu… He wouldn't want you to cry… Smile, there's still a chance… Smile…"

She buried her face into her lover's bed and wept. It all happened too fast. As they were crossing the street, a car zoomed past and hit him. How she wished it was her. She got away with a few scratches and cuts here and there but Tadase was… not so lucky.

As the doctor entered the room, Amu jolted up and rubbed her eyes again.

"Ms. Hinamori…"

She already knew by the look of his face it wasn't good. But still, she hoped for the best.

"Please, please let him be okay… Please…"

"I'm sorry Ms. Hinamori but there is not way we could save him now… I am truly sorry. I'll give you some time with him. If you're lucky, he might still be able to hear you. I apologize for your lost." With that, the doctor left the room and more tears came out of the girl's eyes.

"Tadase… I hope… you can hear me… Tadase, I love you. I won't love any other man the way I loved you… Ta..da..se…" Amu whispered in between sobs.

She cried. She cried 'til her eyes got swollen. She cried until there were no more tears left to cry.

But sadly, there were always tears left to cry.

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Two years after…

"Riiiimmaaaa… No more dates..!" Amu complained as her childhood friend Rima dragged her to attend another blind date. Ever since Tadase died Amu has been miserable; but she wasn't one to show it. She now co-owned one of the most famous clothing store in Japan. Rima being her co-owner.

"Aaamuu. C'mon! I won't stop until you find Mr. Right!"

Amu growled. It was eight freaking am and it was a Sunday! Her only day to sleep in!

"Goddammit Rima. You're going to get yourself killed one day. By me." Amu muttered the latter angrily.

Rima chuckled.

"You don't have the courage to kill me Amu. Anyway, I swear this guy is better than the last!"

"You mean that guy who when on and on and on about how great it would be if I got into cosplaying?" Amu raised an eyebrow at her best friend.

"Ah! Here we are!" Rima stopped at a homey-looking café.

The two girls entered the café and sat down in an empty table. Rima ordered two glasses of water as Amu glared at her for bringing her here.

"If here's not here in the next two minutes Rima, I'm out of here." Amu warned.

"Alright, alright." Rima sighed. "Oh, here he is!"

Rima stood up to greet a young man standing by the door. He wore a plain white collared shirt with a blue sweater on top. His jeans were plain black and his hair was long and unusually purple.

"Amu!" Rima and the man walked over to the table as Amu stood up. 'This, is Fujisaki Nagihiko. He owns the dance studio a few blocks away." Rima smiled as she introduced him to her pink-haired friend.

"Nice to meet you." He flashed her a dazzling smile that would make anyone swoon. But before Amu could even catch a glimpse of that smile, she immediately sat down and closed her eyes in irritation; still grumpy about the fact she had to b here.

"Well, I best be leaving you two." Rima said happily. Before turning around and leaving though, she whispered in Amu's ear: "You'd better try this time Hinamori!"

"Yeah, yeah." Amu muttered.

Dumbfounded, Nagihiko sat down across the small round table and picked up the menu.

"You don't look so happy to be here…. Miss." He mused from the other side of the menu.

"Hinamori Amu. And no, I'm not happy to be here." Amu muttered the latter sentence.

"Well then, I think it would be better if I left Miss Hinamori." Nagihiko stood up, ready to leave.

"No, wait. I'm sorry for being rude. Please sit back down." Amu grabbed onto the sleeve of his shirt.

"Rima will kill me if she found out I blew another blind date."

Amu sighed. To her annoyance, a stifled laugh came from the other side of the table.

"What?" Amu raised an eyebrow.

"Nothing, nothing." Nagihiko shook his head.

"Well then Mr. Fujisaki, care to tell me more about yourself?" Amu asked with fake curiosity.

Nagihiko on the other hand, decided to ignore the fakeness of her question and answer it anyway.

"Like Rima said, I own the dance studio a few blocks away with my sister, Nadeshiko. I live in a rather large two bedroom apartment with my roommate. I've been dancing ever since I was a kid. Heck, I even dressed like a girl just to be able to dance!"

Amu giggled. The thought of this man dressing up a like a little girl was amusing. Maybe this date would be interesting after all.

"It's not that funny!" He complained. But that just made Amu laugh even more.

"Ahahaha, I'm sorry."

Nagihiko pouted. "Hmph. So Miss Hinamori, how about you tell me more about yourself?"

Amu wiped a tear from her face. Imagining him in a dress was just too funny! But finally, she calmed down and smiled at him. "Gentleman are you? You can call me Amu. Rima and I own the clothing store "Amulet". You may have heard about it before. I live in a house with Rima. I don't know why that girl can't get a house of her own." Amu muttered the last sentence. "Anyway, I…" Amu paused and closed her eyes. "…have been married before. My husband, Tadase, died in a car accident two years ago…" Amu became silent and so was Nagihiko.

"I'm truly sorry Miss Hi- Amu." Was all he was able to say. What do you say in a situation like this?

Amu shook her head and smiled once more. "It's alright. It was a long time ago."

"But I can still remember it like it was yesterday…"

"This atmosphere is rather gloomy. Mind if we just go somewhere else?" Nagihiko asked. Unsure of what to say.

"Alright, but where?"

Nagihiko winked. "It's a surprise."

Nagihiko led Amu to his car and blindfolded her with his handkerchief. He drove for a few minutes then stopped the car. He led her into a building then to an elevator. After a few seconds, the two got out and Nagihiko asked Amu to stand in a particular spot.

"Okay Amu, you can take off your blindfold." Nagihiko held back a laugh.

Amu took off her blindfold only to be surprised with a hose in front of her. When Nagihiko turned on the hose, Amu immediately stepped away.

"Damn!" Nagihiko and Amu burst into a fit of laughter. After running around trying to wet each other, the two ran out of breath and sat down by the wall.

"So Mr. Fujisaki, what is this place?" Amu looked around.

"Call me Nagihiko. And this is the rooftop of my apartment building." Nagihiko tried to catch his breath. Suddenly, he stood up and grabbed the hose. He turned it on and pointed it at Amu. Amu on the other hand, ducked as the water hit the wall. She laughed.

"Missed me! Missed me! Now you gotta kiss m-" Nagihiko placed his lips on hers as Amu stood there wide-eyed. The kiss lasted for a few more seconds before Nagihiko pulled away.

"S-Sorry." Nagihiko looked away as a blush crept his face.

"I-I-It's o-okay.." Amu's eyes were still wide and her face was flushed. Immediately, she rushed out the rooftop and out of the building.

Nagihiko on the other hand leaned against the wall and sighed.

"I think I just blew it…" He whispered to himself.

You may have noticed the horrifics are in english. So just think Mr. Fujisaki is Fujisaki-san and so forth. Heh, sorry for making it a little short. In my opinion, I sorta lose interest in the story if it's way too long. Unless the story is really good of course! :D Hahaha. So uhm, hopefully you have time to review. Just to see if this story is worth updating or not. :3

'Til the next chapter,
XYN.