Amu felt hands shake her awake, and then saw Yaya shaking her frantically. Yaya, was actually going to be Amu's maid at the prestigious boarding school, but Yaya knew everything as she was Amu's best friend before the accident that made Amu an orphan. Yaya sighed as she picked up the limp strands of sheared hair.

"What a pity." Yaya remarked, and then Amu looked at Yaya.

"I want to make them proud." Amu said, and Yaya gave Amu a soft, gentle hug. Then Yaya reached into her pocket, and drew out a lollipop.

"I brought two with me." Yaya explained, placing the lollipop in Amu's hands, and then tugged on Amu's arm.

"What?" Amu exclaimed.

Yaya smiled, "Your brother, and you and I are going to be dropped off at the school. Hey, that's right, I forgot to tell you the name you're going to be answering under." Yaya said, and then did a little dance, "I'm to now call you Amu Himori." Yaya said.

Amu nodded, "Why doesn't my first name change?" Amu asked.

Yaya pouted, "Your brother and I agreed Amu-kun sounds cute. Himori comes from your last name. Cute right?"

Amu nodded slightly, and packed her brothers clothes into her bag, and Yaya placed packets of candy in between the layers of cloth. When Amu had finally finished, Yaya clapped her hands together.

"We're done here." Yaya announced, and then placed Amu's bags in the boot of the truck, which was just outside Amu's window.

Amu sighed, and then Yaya froze, her eyes locked on Amu's chest.

"Sora! We need bandages!" Yaya shouted. There was a scuffle from the room next to Amu's and then a roll of bandage was thrown in by a hand.

"Yaya?" Amu asked questionly.

Yaya sighed, "You need to wrap your chest so it becomes flat." Yaya said, and Amu nodded, grabbing the bandage and heading into her bathroom.

"What do you think?" Amu said.

"Can you take me on a date?" Yaya asked dreamily.

Amu sighed, "Please Yaya? Can you get into the car?" Amu asked.

"Just one date? I'm your friend!" Yaya protested.

Amu shook her head, then silently turned the doorknob and walked out of her room. Sora smiled at Amu, then passed her an envelope.

"Don't ask how I got it. It's from your grand-parents house. It's a letter to them describing how special you are. It was written when you were seven." Sora said, shrugging.

Amu smiled and gave Sora a hug, "I'll open it later."

Sora, Amu and Yaya hopped into the car, and their driver, an old man in his fifties, grinned with two rotten, yellow teeth. "Where to, youngling's?"

Sora smiled, then slipped the man a fifty, "To the airport." He claimed.

Amu looked at Sora and Yaya, feeling uneasy, "We're going to the airport?" Amu demanded.

Sora and Yaya turned their faces away from Amu simultaneously. Yaya fiddled with her fingers, "Amu, we'll blindfold you. You won't have to know you're going."

Amu clenched her fists, "You're taking me past the place where the truck.... my parents... Ami!" Amu said, her temper rising.

Sora looked at Amu and then placed his hand against Amu's forehead, Amu tried to heave Sora's hand off, but a blast of gold washed out from his hand.

"Go to sleep, Amu-kun." Sora whispered.

"No..." Amu said, before her eyes closed against her will, and she was carted off to the world of sleep.

"You're not supposed to do that, Sora...."

**
"You sure it's okay to leave him there...? What if he wakes up and sees us..?" A voice asked, penetrating Amu's sleep.

There was a chuckle, "He's coming to our academy, he's got to learn who's boss."

Amu opened her eyes to see a blonde haired boy with blue eyes staring at her and a hefty black haired boy behind him, almost immediately, the blonde's fist came out and struck Amu's cheek.

"Who do you think you are?" The blonde haired boy said menacingly. Amu would have thought him cute under any other circumstances, but his punch hurt too much.

"Don't hit me!" Amu shouted, surprising the blonde for a second before he stepped closer to Amu. Carefully, he stepped on Amu's legs, then crouched down, causing Amu agony.

"What are you going to do about it?" he asked, and a pulsating silver glow erupted around his hand.

Amu looked at the blonde's hand, then punched the blonde's knee. Unstable, the blonde fell over, and Amu got to her feet. Amu shot the blonde a dirty look, before turning tail and running off.

"Loser! Scaredy cat!" The blonde shouted after her, and Amu quickly entered the forest, and ran deep inside it.

Amu fell into a hole in the forest, and leaves suddenly collapsed around her. She looked beneath her as she fell, and saw the spears of a bear trap.

A pink glow surrounded Amu, and she turned into a black cat with one yellow, and one pink eye. Cat-amu ran through the forest, and found her way back to the school grounds.

With considerable ease Amu ran indoors, and then made her way into a library.

Amu sighed, and then sat down.

A boy with midnight blue hair and purple eyes suddenly turned to look at her. Amu jumped back startled, before she saw him nudge a boy beside him with the same colour hair, but with yellow eyes, and cat ears and a cat tail beside her.

"What's the cat saying, Yoru?" The purple eyed boy said.

Amu's eyes opened wider, and she tried to get away, but she was caught by the purple eyed boy. The purple eyed boy chuckled, "I'm Ikuto, what's your name, little kitty?"

Yoru looked at Ikuto, "She's not talking."

Amu then turned to look at Yoru, and he swung a tuna in front of her. Amu turned her head away, and then Yoru got a concerned look on his face.

"I think she's sick, or maybe Hikaru found her, and beat her up." Yoru said.

Ikuto nodded, then cradled Amu in his arms as he ran from the library. Amu struggled, but Ikuto's grip was strong.

Ikuto bumped into someone, and then Amu turned her head to see Sora.

Sora's eyes widened, "Um... that's my cat."

Ikuto stopped and then frowned, "She's sick, newbie, I'm taking her to my room."

Yaya then took Amu out of Ikuto's arms, then started to run with Amu. Ikuto made to run after Yaya, but Sora stopped him.

"I'll take care of the cat." Sora said, and then Ikuto shrugged and walked away.

**

Yaya threw a hairbrush at Amu, "What were you thinking Amu! You stupid, stupid idiot!"

Amu raised her hands to protect her face, then took Yaya's arm, "Hey, I'll let you go on a date with me, okay?" Amu said, then Yaya nodded.

"You're the best, Amu! Let me get changed." Yaya replied.

Amu sighed, then put her hands into her head, "What happened to me, Ami?"

A familiar ghost appeared, and she smiled slightly, "Try your best Amu!" Ami said, and gave Amu a hug. "I'm here for you."

"You shouldn't have let your ghost remain, even if I didn't die and you wanted to wait for me." Amu said to Ami, but the ghost was already gone.