Easter Holidays! To celebrate, I'm giving you a new chapter. Trust me, this will be the earliest update ever. If you've read any of my other stories, you'll know that I can be gone for weeks. I'm a procrastinator but I don't give up, unless you count This Is War but no one has to know about that…
Pairings are: Amuto, Rimahiko, Kutau, Yairi and Tadeshiko. I take on board any advice. Also, the beginning of last chapter was inspired by beyond: Two souls. Awesome game!
Anyway, thanks so much for the reviews! I've never had so many for the first chapter. Please keep 'em coming! Enjoy this chapter!
Chapter 2: Return part 2
Rima's POV
"Happy Birthday!" I smiled when Amu opened her front door. She beamed back at me and let me into her house. The walls were full of baby pictures of her and Ami, along with professional pictures of their parents. I followed her upstairs and into her room.
"I know. It's not exactly what you'd expect." Amu smiled sheepishly when she caught me staring at her pink wallpaper and then at her dark clothes. She opened her wardrobe to reveal a hoard of clothes, some were hung up, and others were stuffed in the back as there obviously wasn't enough room to hang them all up properly. "So, err, what should I wear?" She asked me.
"You've never had a problem with clothes before, what's got you so nervous?" I gave her a knowing smile which got wider when Amu blushed. "Trying to impress a boy?" I asked and she practically turned red. "Kukai? No, Tadase." With that, Amu turned away, furiously rummaging through her clothes.
"It's not like that. I've just never gone clubbing before. I don't know what to wear." She explained quickly. I laughed and jumped on her bed.
"Relax, Amu, I was just joking. You could dance naked with Tadase and he wouldn't see the signs." I told her and she laughed, knowing that I was right. I spotted a black mini dress with three pink leather belts crossing over each other in the middle. "Try this." I said, holding it up.
"I didn't know I still had this. I forgot how cute it is." Amu replied as she went into the bathroom to try it on. She came out a few moments later to look at herself in the full-length mirror by her bed. "And it'll probably go with my necklace too." Amu turned away from the mirror to take the necklace from its box on her desk.
I gasped and nearly choked on the air.
There, in the reflection was Amu. She had longer, darker hair and her eyes were dull. I blinked, thinking it was just in my head. Amu had her back to the mirror, so should the reflection, right. But it wasn't. It was staring right at me for a moment before its gaze snapped to Amu. I was frozen, I couldn't even speak. The reflection reached out a hand and it became solid and real as it passed through the surface, slowly closing the gap between the mirror and Amu.
Amu fastened the necklace around her neck and she turned to look at the mirror. But when she did, the mirror shattered. Every trace of what happened lay in pieces on the floor. Amu had screamed and backed away as soon as it broke and climbed on the bed next to me.
"What the heck?!" She exclaimed, her eyes as wide as mine. She got up and started pacing around the room, muttering that she was cursed.
"You're not cursed, it was just an accident." I tried to help. I wanted to tell her about the reflection but I had feeling it would just make her feel worse.
Amu roughly ran a hand through her hair, "That was not an accident, mirrors don't accidently smash to pieces. Then, this morning, I thought about my alarm clock exploding… and then it exploded! Do I need to mention that I nearly fell down the stairs and stopped time! This doesn't happen to normal people-!"
"Amu! Calm down. Just breath, ok." I stood up and gave her a hug. "This is you're night. Don't let whatever this is," I motioned to the broken mirror, "ruin you're birthday, ok?" I asked. Amu nodded and we headed out.
Ikuto's POV
I heard someone running down the stairs before Yaya rushed into the kitchen. "Ikuto! We've got trouble!" She shouted quickly. "MeandKairiwerelookingupanydemonsightingsandthere'slikeafreakingdemonfrenzygoingon!"
"Whoa, slow down. What's going on?" I asked calmly since the only think I heard was the word demon.
Yaya took a deep breath before started again. "Me and Kairi were doing a routine check up for demons in the area because Kairi thought it was weird how there hadn't been any sightings in the last week or so. There're loads of them now. It's like a demon frenzy."
"And their trying to find Amu, right?" Utau asked.
"Would've thought so." Nade replied. "It's only been 12 hours since her powers came in, their not wasting anytime."
"They are actually." I said, causing them to stare at me in confusion. "They joined together just track her down and it's been 12 hours and they haven't found her yet."
"It's a decoy." Tadase continued, catching onto what I was trying to explain. "Well a decoy and potential backup. They know exactly where Amu is but their going to cause as much suspicion as they can to get us to attack them. While we're distracted, the others will go get her. They'll be back up if anything goes wrong." He concluded just before his phone rang. "It's Amu, I've got to go." He said. The floor underneath him shook slightly before there was a flash and he disappeared.
"Tadase should be fine on his own, but just in case, you guys need to go back him up." I told Yaya, Nade and Utau. My sister folded her arms.
"What about you. You're coming with us, right?" She asked.
"Would you let it go if I said no?" I asked back. She narrowed her eyes and shook her head. "Fine, let's go." I sighed before we headed to the club.
Amu's POV
I was screaming internally. I felt like I was going insane. I was trying to have a good time at the club with everyone but at the same time I was trying to figure out what was going on. Emotions I hadn't felt in years were slowly taking over. They were emotions from my old life, when Ikuto was around and shortly after he left. Everything was all jumbled up in my mind.
"Can you keep the light on, mummy?" I asked after mum said goodnight.
"If I do, you won't sleep. How about I keep the hallway light on and keep the door open?" She offered. I nodded and she left the room.
I was asleep almost immediately, but it wasn't long until I had another nightmare. I was running from a masked monster again, just like last time. But this time it felt so much more real. I gasped for air as I abruptly woke up, covered in a cold sweat. My heart was beating so fast, it felt like it was about to give out from its own exhaustion. My eyes were wide and red from crying.
The door was wide open and lights in the hallway were madly flickering on and off. I tried to scream for mum and dad but I only managed a whisper. Suddenly, something growled. It was close. I saw its shadow when the lights flickered on but it disappeared in a flash.
I took a deep breath and turned my back to the door, thinking it was all in my head like my parents told me. But when I turned around, there it was. The masked monster in my dream towered over my bed. It raised a clawed hand and forcefully brought it down towards my neck. I closed my eyes and finally managed to scream but I knew I'd be dead before anyone could actually come help me.
After a moment, nothing had happened, so I slowly opened my eyes. The monster was gone and in its place stood a small boy with azure hair and the same colour eyes. They were determined and confident while mine were frightened. "Are you ok?" He asked.
"I-I'm fine." I managed to get out. "Thanks."
"No problem, Amu," He said, leaving me confused as to how he knew my name. I heard my parent's door opening. "My name's Ikuto. Shout if you need me." He gave me a thumbs up before disappearing in bright flash.
"Honey, did you have another nightmare?" My mum asked worriedly. I couldn't even speak, I just kept staring at the other side of bed, wondering where Ikuto disappeared to.
"Amu. Amu. Amu!"
"Amu!"
I snapped out of my flashback to the sound of Kukai shouted my name. My surroundings became clear to me again, as well as the booming music in my ears. Kukai had a hand on my shoulder and was shaking me.
"Are you ok?" Tadase asked with concern.
"You were out of it for a moment." Kukai told me.
I smiled at them and waved it off, "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just remembering something." I looked around but I realized Rima wasn't there. "Hey, where's Rima?"
"She got a phone call so she went outside to answer it." Kukai replied.
"I have to admit, being out there's probably cooler than in here." I said, using my hand as a fan. The heat and stuffiness of this place was beginning to give me a headache. I also didn't want Rima to be alone out there. Kukai and Tadase followed me outside just a couple of men tried to jump the queue to the entrance, which resulted in a heated argument with the bouncer.
I shook my head at them as we walked past. One of them caught me looking and stopped mid-sentence. I narrowed my eyes in confusion but kept walking. We found Rima sitting on the pavement, saying goodbye to the person over the phone. She's hung up the phone before realizing that we were there. Her eyes widened slightly. "How long have you guys been eardropping?" She asked, accusingly.
"Relax, Rima. We've been here for, like, 2 seconds." Kukai replied with his hands up as if he was surrendering. Rima's face softened as she put her phone away.
"Why are you guys out here, anyway?" She asked.
"Amu wanted to look for you." Kukai said casually.
"And you didn't? Gee thanks. Didn't know you cared." Rima replied sarcastically, playfully glaring at the two boys. Her eyes suddenly shifted to look at a couple of figures behind them. "Did you bring some new friends with you?" She asked.
"No, what are you talking about?" Kukai asked, confused. Rima motioned to the group of people walking towards them. He followed her gaze and straightened himself out. "Is there a problem?" He called over to the men.
"We're not here to make trouble, we just want pinkie." One of the men called back, staring straight at me.
Kukai looked at them before turning to look at me. "Do you know these guys?" He asked. "Do any of you know them?" He looked at all of us, earning three shaking heads. "Look, gentlemen, she doesn't know you. So would you mind leaving us alone?"
"We will. Just as soon as you hand over the girl. We don't want anyone getting hurt." Another man replied.
"Alright, that's it." Kukai began to crack his knuckles.
"Kukai, don't. You won't win." I said, grabbing his wrists. I could see the hurt in his eyes but I didn't care. I was not having him get hurt because of me.
"You're not going with them, Amu." He told me, firmly.
"I wasn't planning to but I'm not planning on you getting hurt either." I said.
"Amu's right. You three stay back. I'll get rid of these guys." Tadase spoke up. There was a determined look on his face as he stepped forward.
"Are you crazy!? They'll kill you!" I yelled at him, trying to get some sense through his head.
"Just trust me, ok?" He asked before turning away from me. Suddenly, the ground shook violently beneath me. There was a familiar flash surrounding him. "No, no, no! He's not like him. No way!" My mind was screaming. But he didn't disappear like I thought he would.
Instead, another figure appeared beside him. Azure hair. Azure eyes. Tall, thin, powerful. Ikuto. Tsukiyomi, Ikuto.
I shook my head as I glared at his back, "I'll kill him."
Well, if you haven't noticed, Amu is a little angry right now. Well the second chapter is over. This was a long chapter. Don't get used to them or you'll be disappointed. My chapters are normally 1000 to 2000 words but this is about 2200. I'll try to do more long chapters but don't get you're hopes up. I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
Please review! Bye! ;)
