*~~ Moonlit Garden ~~*

-:0:- Chapter one: Prologue -:0:-

Amu sighed, bored on a Saturday morning with nothing to do. She was going to the park, when she heard a mournful sound.

"It sounds so… sorrowful…" she whispered to herself, following the sound. "It's a violin… I think." Once she had reached the place, her eyes widened and she gasped silently. The gates were a shining gold, curving up into a heart at the top; an upside-down one at the bottom. Amu hesitantly grasped one of the golden bars, not sure whether or not she should try to open it. She swallowed, deciding to try, but when she firmly pulled, it wouldn't budge. Thinking she had done the wrong thing, she pushed and pushed, to no avail.

"Oh, it's locked…" she sighed, noting the detail on the lock. It was a four-leaf-clover with the leaves in the shape of hearts, shimmering silver in the morning sun. Amu sighed, half about how she could never afford something as luxurious as it, and the other because she couldn't open the gate.

"I guess I'll go home then…" she trudged off.

-:0:- At Amu's House -:0:-

"Hey Dad, could I have some money so I can go to the movies later?" Amu asked.

"Are you gonna go mess around with a boy after?" he asked, never taking his eyes off the newspaper. Amu blushed a brilliant shade of scarlet, matching the skirt she had worn.

"D-Dad, of c-course not, I'm only s-sixteen!" she stammered.

"Then sure, you can have money," he said, reaching into his pocket and handing Amu a dollar bill.

"Uh Dad, why'd you give me a one-hundred bill when movies only cost twenty dollars?"

"In case you want snacks."

"… Okay…" she walked out the door and into the afternoon air. 'I swear he gave me that much just to get rid of me…' she thought, stretching. 'Oh well, I guess I'll go shopping later or something.'

-:0:- After the movie -:0:-

Amu exited the theater, talking with one of her friends, Rima, who she bumped into on the way out.

"So then Nagehiko asked me how I really felt about him, after telling me he loves me, and I told him I loved him, too, and then he kissed my forehead and said he was really happy and lucky he was that I feel the same way!" she gushed. "Ha~ isn't he just dreamy?"

"Mou, Rima, you're so lucky, you have a guy that isn't like our fan-boys who just like us because we're cute!" Amu chided.

"You'll find a great guy, too, just keep lookin'!" she cheered. "Oh yeah, hey, look at this," she held out a key with the same design as the lock on those gates. "I found it on the ground on the way here." Seeing Amu's clear interest in the trinket, she grinned widely.

"Hey, I'll sell it to you for 80 bucks!"

"B-But that's all I have left from the movies!"

"Hmm, so you don't want it, eh?"

"T-That's not it!" she protested. "I-I want it!" she gave her the left-over cash, wishing she hadn't opened her mouth at all.

"Glad we understand each other, Amu."

"You're so mean, Rima."

"Well, see you tomorrow, Amu."

"Bye-bye," Amu waved. 'Alright,' Amu thought. 'I've got the key to those gates, now I'll have to find my way back there tomorrow.' Almost on cue, the song started being played again. 'Or not…' After finding her way back to the gates and getting lost numerous times, Amu slowly made her way to the gate. 'Here I go…' she thought as she brought the key to the lock. As the gates slowly creaked open Amu's heart beat faster and she could hear the slow and sad song louder as she took each step. She found her way to an arch of roses and vines with a running fountain that had cobalt lilies floating in the water. But when she caught sight of the boy playing the violin her heart skipped a beat. The rest of the garden looked dull compared to him. His hair was as midnight blue as the night sky, with bangs unevenly cut above his eyes, which were a deep sapphire. His eyes were open, showing his emotions. Sadness that matched the song overflowed from his eyes as Amu's blush reappeared from earlier. His figure was lean and he had quick movements, though the song had a slow and monotonous melody. He was clad in black with blue edging at his collar, a cross hanging at each side. Her eyes couldn't will themselves to look away once she had first seen him. Amu felt her face heat up as she realizes she was staring and forced herself to focus on something else. She saw his violin case and read his name in her mind. 'Tsukiyomi Ikuto… sounds so mysterious…' she thought. The song stopped abruptly and he put his violin in its case and walked closer to her.

"Who are you?" he asked.

~~~***TBC in Chapter two: Tsukiyomi Ikuto: Crazy for You***~~~