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What do you do when you feel your heart stops all of a sudden?
Simple.
You escape to a less painful place.
Hinamori Amu found herself being bugged by her younger sister, Ami, that Saturday morning, keeping her from her Shopping Day.
"Onee-chan, pleeease?" Ami begged for what must be the twentieth time.
You see, Ami had recently come across a box of things from Amu's toddler days. She had spotted one thing that Amu had loved with all her heart, and had fallen in love. It was a little doll girl, who had incredibly long, brown hair that spiraled down her green dress in separate twirls. Her left eye was a beautiful emerald, while her right was a sparkling crimson color.
"NO, Ami," Amu said firmly.
"Can't I borrow it? Just for the day?" Dang, this kid would not give up!
Amu considered it. If she gave the doll to Ami for the day, she would get to go shopping. But God knows what her precious heirloom would look like when she got home. If she didn't give the doll to Ami, she wouldn't be able to go shopping without having Ami whining in her ears. But, her doll would most likely be okay. But then again, Ami might go and tell Mama and Papa one of Amu's many secrets if she didn't.
Amu sighed in defeat and said, "Fine, you can borrow the doll." Ami squealed in delight and hugged her older sister's leg.
"Thank you, onee-chan!" Ami cried. And with that, she ran off.
"Just be careful with it!" Amu called to her.
Amu went back to what she had been doing; checking herself in the mirror. She was wearing a white, in-cut tunic shirt with a black, skull print hoodie over it. She also wore a pleated, pink plaid skirt that reached her knees, white, knee-high socks, and black, casual loafers.
She tied her pink hair up with her famous X clip, grabbed her egg carrier, and hooked the Humpty Lock onto the chain she used for the Lock.
She dashed down the stairs and then out the door, off to meet Rima and Yaya.
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"Amu-chi!" Yaya called. She and Rima were standing at the entranceway of The Boutique, one of Amu's favorite stores' to shop in. Amu spotted them, and ran towards them.
Yaya was wearing a light blue cashmere puff-sleeved sweater, darker blue slimming pants, white ballet flats, and her hair was fixed into Yaya's famous pigtails by a white ribbon.
Rima was wearing an ivory tuxedo shirt, a grey-on-white pencil skirt, a black web belt, and suede boots. Her bangs were pulled back by an Ida scarf headband.
Amu was baffled by this fashionable looking Rima.
"What's—this—for?" Amu asked her, gesturing towards all of Rima's clothing. Yaya snickered, and answered for her, "She wants to look good nowadays, since she likes Nagi-kun."
Rima flushed slightly, gasped, and shouted at Yaya, "I would never like that guy! And don't call him 'Nagi-kun'!" Yaya giggled, while Amu smiled knowingly. On that note, the three girls began to shop to their heart's contest.
Yaya looked for anything cute and frilly, while Rima looked for something professional yet attractive, as Amu worried over what fit her character. And just about the time when she did find a great outfit, was about the time when she saw a woman staring at her.
And that woman—was Amu.
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Tsukiyomi Ikuto stared up at the afternoon sky from the grassy hill he often lay on. The sun was beginning to set, and the sky had turned to a mixture between a flame orange, canary yellow, salmon pink, and lilac purple color.
Ikuto had been very bored lately. A small smile played its way across Ikuto's features. Because, you see, when Ikuto gets very bored, he feels the need to see a certain person.
A certain person named Amu.
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Amu stared at herself. Well, she stared at her older self.
Because this Amu across from her was undoubtedly older.
Her rose pink hair was so long, it nearly made its way to her feet. Her glossy, amber eyes had grown more acquainted to her heart shaped face. Her lips had become even more pouty and plump as the years passed and her eyelashes had grown longer. She had gotten taller, and her curves were heart dropping.
The look on Older Amu's face was amazing. Her face seemed humple and peaceful, her lips set into a gentle smile. Her eyes gave off a peculiar happiness, while her flushed skin hinted at how innocent she was. She looked like some sort of Archangel sent to help her younger self save the Key to Moumoutaru City.
Amu was speechless. She became even more astounded when her older self held out her hand to her younger self.
And Present Amu felt this…need to grab Future Amu's hand. She wanted so badly to reach out and embrace herself; and for what reason, she had no idea. So she took Future Amu's hand in hers.
That was when Amu fainted; when Amu's heart stopped.
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A/N: Wow. I actually finished it. You guys can probably tell I rushed it. Oh wellz...anyways, I guess I'll explain some things:
The Doll- Teehee, if you haven't guessed, that doll was Suiseiseki from Rozen Maiden
Moumoutaru City- 'Moumoutaru' means dense...and we all know just how dense Amu is.
Present Amu and Future Amu- just to tell you, Amu is the only one who can see her future self. So to anyone who may have been watching her probably thought she was having some sort of Craziness Attack.
Anyway, thanks for reading minna! See you in the next chapter (KYA! Kurosu and Diamond have a Yuri filled discussion. *Ahem* Sorry, I'm having one of my Yuri-RabuRabu spasms! XD)
