FULL SUMMARY: AU. Late for a once in a lifetime opportunity, Amu takes a shortcut where her adventure begins. Not only is she kidnapped, she is told of her new status as Queen. The Prince of Shadows must marry and train her for the struggle ahead in finding Death Veil- a special mask that is and was the beginning of everything. AMUTO

UPDATE (11th MAY, 2015): Okay! So, I reviewed this story over, and along the lines the plot shifted just a bit from its original idea. Anyways, hope you guys enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own this anime but, I do own the idea as well as the OCs!

The Outsider by A Perfect Circle (Resident Evil Soundtrack)

Help me if you can
It's just that this is not the way I'm wired, so could you please
Help me understand why
You've given in to all these reckless dark desires?

You're lying to yourself again, suicidal imbecile
Think about it, you put it on a faultline
What'll it take to get it through to you, precious?
I'm over this, why you wanna throw it away like this
Such a mess, I don't wanna watch you

Disconnect and self destruct, one bullet at a time
What's your rush now, everyone will have his day to die

Shugo Chara

Death Veil

Chapter 01 :: The Outsider

Pairing: Amuto

A dangerous journey lay ahead...

That much he knew.

Existing in the darkest corner of the room, a group of shadows awaited their master's command. Advantageously, all were tall but some were gangly while others were brawny. From their ghostly head, horns of varying lengths, sizes and shapes protruded. Their forms flickered as they shifted away from the light cast by the large fire place across from them.

"Master, shall we retrieve her?" The Prince of Shadows' minions asked, bringing him back from his busy mind.

He continued to look outside the large Victorian styled window adorning dark, velvety curtains as his hand came up to ruffle his midnight blue hair— a stress relieving habit he adopted in the past few months. According to his intel, Hinamori Amu is the missing key to recovering the artifact, Death Veil. This artifact was created by the Five Hua, the ancient dragons that created Eristu (Earth) and the embodiment of humans and demons. This artifact, revealed to be a mask made of light and darkness, is a powerful relic which granted the user with great powers to rule over the Akuhei of the world the Five Hua originated from, but at a price. However, Amu may be that very exception to that rule… and the Prince of Shadows was going to use that.

"Yes…," he replied.

The underlings chanted their spell before a portal opened and they disappeared.

The Prince's advisor spoke up from the door, "Ikuto, in order for that to work she must have your mark and you know what that would mean. But even when you officially become king the Death Veil will still be difficult to possess. That journey is much tougher than it appears."

"I know that already Oga!" Ikuto turned away from the window to stare at the advisor; midnight blue eyes against emerald green. "I know that already, I've studied the legend too." He sighed and returned to gazing out the window and watching his kingdom. "I'm sorry…"

Oga shook his head of slightly grayed black hair in understanding, "No, it is okay. Having your father die did a great number on the kingdom and especially you, his son. The responsibilities that suddenly appeared, the great danger in retrieving the Death Veil and the immense stress of a kingdom depending on you for its safety; all add to your distress. But… taking the girl without her consent, I doubt she would appreciate it."

He knew that much. Yet, he still couldn't say anything in response. Ikuto wasn't tongue tied and left in a stupor. He honestly had no idea what to say. If he was in her position, he wouldn't respond positively to being captured and taken to a different world. He was desperate and he needed to prevent Death Veil from falling into the wrong hands.

Oga sighed; he'll just leave Ikuto to figure this out on his own. "I must retire to my room, good night."

"Good night."

This was the start of this adventure and was it a risky game.

...

"Bye Tadase-kun," Amu called out to her gay friend as she left the restaurant, her working hours finished. She worked as a part time pianist during the day but today she had an important appointment.

She glanced at her watch and cursed under her breath. She was late for her appointment at the new hotel, Italia. They were famous for their arts and they had chosen her to perform permanently (hopefully, she thought) as their nighttime pianist. She knew they were going to offer her a large sum of money to persuade her to take the offer; she also knew that they would give her a suite to stay in. Obviously, she would take it.

Amu looked to her left and saw an alleyway. Usually in the late afternoons, when the sun was still out; she had used it to get to her apartment and it was a quick trip. But now looking at it, she noted how it looked very sinister and dangerous. On any other day she would've just taken the longer way but she was extremely late for her once in a lifetime opportunity and she couldn't afford to lose it. She took in a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves before she walked into the alley and began her journey.

Walking through it would've been very nice if you'd forgotten the fact that gangs could be hiding in there, that it smelled of rotten food coming from multiple dumpsters and stray animals may be hiding in there ready to pounce on you and give you rabies. Though, so far so good, nothing had happened and she was grateful. As Amu was coming to a corner, she heard cats screeching and dogs howling before everything went dead silent.

Amu blinked. It was so eerily quiet. She looked around the alley again and found it to be even more intimidating and ominous. Out of the corner of her eye, she could've sworn she saw something much too large to be a cat or dog zip by. She paused to hear whether whatever she saw was behind her or not and feeling eyes on her form only answered what she already knew. She pretended to check her watch, using all her effort for her fear not to show, her hand shuddering slightly as she used the watch's reflective glass to see behind her. She didn't see much and let out a breath to calm her nerves. Although she saw nothing, didn't mean that fiend wasn't still there—in any case, her feelings were never wrong. So, she hurried her journey to a brisk walk, whatever it was, she didn't want it to know she knew of its existence. She needed to lull this predator into thinking she was oblivious to get away safely. The end of the route was only a few minutes away after all.

Again, she saw something out of her peripheral view— seemed like a few more just arrived. Amu refused to stop and make it easier to be caught. And then they appeared before her, stopping her in her track. Who were these people? That is, if what she saw really could be called that…

"I am Gundan: for we are many," the voices stated in multiple hissing voices, already answering her unasked question. They looked like shadows in the night, hiding in the darkest corners of the alley. From the looks of it, it seemed like a whole bunch of shadows hiding from the light; all so intimidatingly tall…

Amu was at a loss for words, too scared to even respond. She didn't like to let other people know that she was scared or nervous so she took in some air to allow her nerves to calm down. They paid no mind to her lack of response and spoke once more.

"We were sent by the Great Prince of Shadows, Master of Many and Refuge for the Wanted. He wants us to retrieve something special for him." Their whispery cacophony of voices said.

"Great," Amu finally spoke, happy she hadn't stuttered. "Do hope he finds what he is looking for." She was so close to the exit and was slowly edging her way out of the alleyway. She was so close to her safe haven, and against her better judgment, fear overtaking her form, pushed her to flee and she recklessly began sprinting out of the darkness. But Amu was pulled back by a large opaque hand and sucked into the hearth of the shadowy retrievers.

They consumed her in a powdery, purple hazed smoke which caused Amu to black out. As her eyes began to flutter close, in her blurry-eyed state she swore she saw mysterious sapphire eyes.

But why did she find those eyes so hauntingly alluring?

...

"Mmm…," Amu groaned as she awoke from her dreamless slumber. She got up slowly and rubbed her head, a slight headache being produced. The only thing she remembered was being consumed by darkness.

She felt silk beneath her finger tips and finally took in her surroundings. The place was beautifully decorated in the Gothic/Victorian theme. The walls were painted in a light color and with the different décor of bright and dark colors, brought out a nice flavour to the room. There was an archway, intricately designed with carvings by the mouth of the bedroom, signaling that what was on the other side of the archway held great things. She quite enjoyed the style, it being her favorite clothing attire. How did she even get here? And where exactly was here?

She got up from the bed and felt a draft in some places. Looking down she saw that her clothes had been changed into a black silk kimono styled gown touching her ankle with a much too high slit reaching mid-thigh. The dark color of it contrasted well with her creamy skin tone, though. Amu blushed, Who changed me?. She walked over to the large black door with elaborate white carvings on it, which was on the other side of the archway, and opened it. She peered out of the door and looked both ways in the hallway, seeing no one she stepped out.

All too suddenly, a hand reached out in front of her and covered her mouth and another hand wrapped around her waist before Amu was pulled back into the room. Amu instinctively began screaming and thrashing about. All sounds fell on deaf ears, though, since the hand muffled any sound of distress. Moving just right, Amu was able to bite into the hand over her mouth, producing a yelp from the perpetrator. She was none-too-gently thrown onto the bed and stopped her movements as she took him in. The offender flicked his wrist, examining the damage done by Amu's surprisingly harsh bite. He was bleeding but seemed unfazed and soon looked up at her. He brought his hand up to his lips and articulately licked his wound, never once breaking eye contact. Amu felt uncomfortable, a much too intimate gesture and so she looked away. Finding courage, she looked up and came across familiar sapphire eyes… Her eyes widened as she realized these were the eyes seen in her hazy state. She took in his appearance, blushing as she realized he was dressed only in a pair of boxers and averted her eyes. It looked like he just came out of the shower.

How did I not hear him in a shower? Amu thought as she slowly found herself. When she returned her gaze to him, the glare she gave him startled him into reciprocating a harsher glare of his own.

"Who are you, what did you do to me and why am I here in this…place?" Came Amu's unwavering voice, her gaze startled slightly in response to how harsh his glower was. He kidnapped me… why should he be glaring at me? Amu returned her scowl, hoping to appear much more intimidating than she felt.

His gaze did not change as a sinister chuckle escaped his lips and studied her before replying. "I am Tsukiyoumi Ikuto, Prince of Shadows. You're here in my kingdom: Shadou Okouku," Ikuto gestured around the room with his injured hand. "You'll come to know and understand its ways very soon. I haven't done anything to you, yet. Much more entertaining if you're awake in my opinion."

Amu blinked in response though she kept up her glare. She was oddly confused by what he said. This guy is nuts! Shadou Okouku? That didn't even exist on any map or globe Amu has ever seen, she was sure of it. For God's sake, this guy, although quite beautiful seemed to be lacking a sane mind. Amu was positive. Why would I need to learn of this place? I am not staying. I am not a pitiful captive who can't defend herself. I will find a way out of here. If he got me here, I'm sure he can take me back.He closed the distance between them, eyes darkening the closer he got. She defiantly stood her ground, noticing how he never broke eye contact with her. She refused to act like a cornered animal and came face to face with Ikuto. Just a breath away from touching, but neither broke their stance. Each displaying their dominance. Amu was never one to back down from a fight. She was much stronger than she looked and much more intense than she seemed.

"I wonder if knowing you are my Queen might change this defiant side of yours." Ikuto's cool, collected voice whispered.

Amu snorted. "Queen my arse," she wavered slightly; he was definitely crazy. Queen? Does that mean he's a King? What was he saying?! Amu was much too confused. But he was definitely irresistible. His masculine scent of cologne and something Amu would have to assume was his fragrance bombarded her senses and she couldn't resist how her legs shook—not in fear— but in want. His tall, lean and muscled physique was deliciously masculine as it towered over her small physique and then his gorgeous eyes and soft, silky looking hair of matching colour was definitely, undeniably, most assuredly alluring. Why was she noticing all these details? Why was she being pulled under a spell the longer she stared into those azure eyes? Amu's lips trembled the longer she took in all of him. Did he always have such long eyelashes that seemed to brush against his perfect complexion every time he blinked? She didn't know anymore what to think and her demeanor was weakened enough that Ikuto took it to his advantage. He closed the distance and roughly captured her lips, emphasizing who was the dominant one.

Whelp, hope this was interesting enough! Just a little something to get started. Chapters will get longer as this story progresses. Any errors, please let me know!

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