The Choice Is Yours

Chapter 2 Who Will I Decide

Amu picked up her phone and pressed answer. She half wondered who it was, yet somehow could already guess.

"Hello?" She said.

"Yo, Amu." A deep voice said at the other line. "Can you guess who this is?"

It took a second for Amu to process the voice. When she realized, she was surprise to hear Ikuto's voice. It had been a while since she had talked to him.

"I-Ikuto! How are you?" Amu asked.

"I should be the one asking you. Were you crying?" Ikuto replied.

Amu chose to stay quiet. Even though she didn't answer, though, Ikuto knew the answer.

"Was it because of Tadase? It is because of him huh?" Ikuto said.

"Hai...He told me that I need to make a choice. You see Ikuto...I like you...a lot...but I also like Tadase." Amu explained.

Ikuto wasn't surprise. He seem to have known from the beginning as well. He took a deep breath and let it out before speaking again.

"Tadase has a point. Amu I like you too, but you need to make a choice. Whoever you pick is fine by me. That's what Tadase said too, right?" Ikuto asked.

Amu nodded from the other line. "Yeah..."

"I better get going now. I'll talk to you again soon. I hope you make up mind. Bye." Then the indigo haired teen hung up.

Amu set down her phone next to her pillow. She wasn't happy. Her eyes got watery again and tears strolled down her face.

'Tadase or Ikuto?' She pondered.

Her guardians didn't know what to say. What should they say? Their owner was crying and they didn't know what to do.

"Amu-chan…it's going to be okay." Ran said, trying to say something.

Amu looked up. Her eyes were full of sadness, anger, and confusion. "How Ran? Tell how is it going to be okay? I'm so confused! I'm so angry at myself for not choosing who I truly want to be with! I'm so upset that I can't choose! Why am I not happy? Why do I have these mixed emotions? Why is it so hard...?" Amu yelled. Tears kept falling down her face.

Her guardians didn't know what to say. All they did was watch her, with guilt, wishing they could help but knowing they were too small and didn't really understand.

Tadase was lying on his bed thinking about what he said to Amu at the park. The things he said kept repeating in his head over and over. He found himself wondering if he said the right things.

'Amu-chan, you can decide. Think about it. Think about whom you love the most. And if you choose Ikuto-nissan…then that's alright. All I want is that you're with the person you truly love. I don't want to put any pressure on you. Take all the time you need. I love you Amu-chan. I wish you happiness.'

He took a deep breath and let it out. 'This is the right thing to do.' He thought to himself.

"Tadase, are you sure you don't regret saying those things to her?" He's guardian character Kiseki asked.

Tadase thought for a minute. Did he really regret saying all that? He loved Amu a lot. That was why he had to say those words. All he wanted was for her to be happy. Then he would be happy too.

He shook his head. "I don't regret it. You heard me, right? I love her so I want her to be happy whoever she truly loves."

Kiseki didn't respond. He knew better, but didn't say anything. Instead he just went back inside his egg.

"Hey Ikuto, are you sure you don't regret saying that to her?" Ikuto's guardian character Yoru asked.

Ikuto nodded. "I'm sure. I believe Tadase agrees as well." He said.

"You and Tadase sure do love her. Tell me Ikuto, why do you like her?" Yoru asked flying in front of his owner

Ikuto smirked slightly. "Everything."

"How will you feel if she chooses Tadase over you?"

Ikuto thought for a second. Did he really have to answer that? Then a small smile appeared on his face. "I'll be happy for her. This is what Tadase will say, but doesn't mean I can't say it," He looked up at the sky. "I love her so I want her to be happy."

Once again, Amu was lying on bed doing nothing. Actually, she was thinking who would be better for her. How could she decide? How could she be sure that she wouldn't make the wrong choice? Her phone rang, breaking her train of thought.

She picked it up and answered the call. "Hello?"

"Amu-chi! Let's hang out today!" Her friend, Yaya said happily.

"Um...sure. Is it just going to be us two?" Amu asked.

"No. Nagi and Rima coming too! I asked Kukai to come, but he said he was too busy! I even ask Tadase, but he was busy too! EVERYONE SAID THEY WERE TOO BUSY!" Yaya shouted through the phone.

Amu sweat dropped, moving the phone away from her ear slightly. "Well you can't blame them. So when are we going?" She asked.

"Right now. Meet us in front of the mall. See you then, Amu-chi!" Yaya said. Then she hung up.

Amu laughed slightly and got ready then headed outside with her guardian characters. She still had a pondering look on her face, though. Her guardian characters were getting more and more worried by the second

"Amu-chan, you don't need to keep thinking about it all the time." Ran said.

Amu shook her head in disagreement. "Then when do I start thinking about it again? I don't want Tadase-kun and Ikuto to wait for my answer too long. I have to think now." She said.

"Amu-chan, I don't think Tadase and Ikuto would want you to keep thinking about it so much." Dia said.

Amu sighed, "But they said that I have to decide. You guys heard them say it too, right? I have to decide who."

Amu and guardian characters finally arrived at the mall. She saw her friends and smiled. "Hey guys!" She said trying to keep her cool.

"Amu-chi!" Yaya said attacking her with a big hug.

Rima and Nagihiko walked over to Amu and Yaya as well, both smiling at Amu.

"Nice to see that you're doing well Amu-chan." Nagihiko said.

Rima nodded in agreement, "Yeah."

Yaya let go of Amu and pulled her arm to drag her towards the mall entrance. "Alright! Let's get going!" She said happily.

Even though Amu seem happy from the outside, she was still confused and frustrated from the inside. Nagihiko seem to notice something wrong with Amu. He was starting to become curious was to what was bothering her so much, but decided to stay quiet for a while.