Amu's POV.

Things I've learn today:

1. When running be sure to pay attention to ones surroundings.

2. When late make sure to look in a mirror before you leave the house.

3. It is possible to clean a uniform in a bathroom sink with hand soap, if you are willing to skip gym class because of a "migraine".

4. My hair doesn't work with a ponytail!

I've done enough running today, so I'm just walking to the Guardian's meeting. Just enjoying the breeze wiping my ponytail across my neck.

"I hate ponytails." I told Miki mostly who could sympathized with me.

"It's fine Amu-chan." was all she said all of them smiling. So much for that thought.

"Amu-chan! Wait up!" I turned around and saw Rima coming towards me.

"Oh Rima. I thought you were ahead of me."

"I was, but...I got held up." was all she said, but I knew that meant it had something to do with her comedy.

We got to the Royal Garden in what seemed like only moments. Nagihiko, Yaya, and Tadase were already there. As always all the charas came together as energetic as ever and began conversing over finding the embryo. I would laugh if they really did find it here in the Royal Garden, just that easily.

We talked for about an hour, reviewing information that we had gathered over the embryo. I was bored during it though. It's not like we don't already know enough about the embryo already.

"Ah! I'm so bored!!!" Yaya ended up being the one to say so at least. I kept my cool posture as if I wasn't fazed.

"That's alright I think we're done here anyway," Nagihiko was the one to say so, but I knew that Tadase was thinking the same way. What's the point of these meetings if no one's going to pay attention?

"Well, if that's all," Rima said getting up, "I'll be off, see you later Amu," she waved to me and then sent a dragger stare towards Nagihiko. After all this time, they still don't get along. I've tried may times to form a friendship between them, but I gave up hope on that long ago.

"Bye Rima," I called after her.

"I have to go too," Nagihiko said leaving right after Rima. Him just having to wait until she was gone to leave himself was what he always does to avoid walking with her. I don't Rima minds though.

"Bye bye guys!" was all I heard out of Yaya.

"I'm gone too." I said mostly just so my charas would know I was leaving as they came to my side.

"Hinamori?" I heard Tadase ask me.

"Yes?"

"Are you feeling alright?"

"Yes, why wouldn't I be?"

"You just don't seem yourself today." he told me with concerned eyes. I looked into his eyes.

"Oh, I'm fine." I told him with a smile for reassurance.

"That's good." he answered with a smile himself.

"I'll see you Monday." I tell him before running towards the door.

Once I'm out I just keep running. I looked him in the eyes..., and didn't feel anything. My stomach didn't flip, my heart didn't flutter, and I could actually think clearly. I know I still like him, but it's not the same. After looking into his eyes I realized that.

"Amu-chan!" I heard Ran shout in my ear.

"What?!" I asked in an irritated tone not bothering to stop.

Wham!

"Ow!" I said landing on my butt..., again. I looked to see what I ran into this time. "Ikuto?!"

"Ow," he said kind of in a calm voice on the ground himself. Well, at least he's softer than a tree. "Your senses are off today, huh?"

"Ugh!" I groaned before just falling backwards so I was on my back facing the sky. I laid there just looking up at the clouds. Until I saw Ikuto's face looking down at me confused.

"You going to get up?"

"No, I think I'll just stay like this." I told him in a plain voice. He looked in the direction I was seeing if I was really looking at something. Then back down at me. He shrugged his shoulders and laid down beside me. I felt myself blush, but just stayed focused on the sky. Hopefully he won't notice.

"What's with your hair?"

"Huh?" I wasn't expecting him to comment on my hair or well anything that could start a conversation.

"It's different from this morning,"

"Yeah, thanks for telling me by the way." I didn't realize my mistake until after I said it.

"Oh, did you want me to?" he asked now on his side facing me.

"Don't twist my words around. I only meant that I looked like that and you didn't tease me about it was odd."

"Maybe I didn't notice."

"You didn't notice." I asked him sarcastically, "It wasn't too hard to miss,"

"It is when your just looking at someone's face." I felt myself blush deeper, but I didn't even think about believing him. "Besides, you missed it too."

"I overslept I didn't have time," I told him to defend myself.

"That's not very responsible,"

"Yeah, well at least I go to school,"

"I did too, I was just late."

"What was that about responsible?"

"Never said I was responsible, now did I?"

I did what I shouldn't have done. I looked over towards him, and he was still looking at me. There was something about the look in his eyes that made my heart skip a beat. I sat up quickly then and stood up.

"So much for staying down,"

"No one said you had to follow!" I told him irritated.

"I don't plan to," he answered plainly.

I went running towards home now. My charas close behind. I wasn't going to stop for them to talk to me. I want to run away from all this. There's no way Ikuto can make my heart feel that way and me be use to Tadase. I just can't accept that, and I won't. I like Tadase! I think...

Later At Home

"Ahh, now this is much better." I say in the tub of warm water.

"Ahh," I heard a chorus of small chara voices. I giggled at them relaxing the water too. They seemed perfectly content.

"Like a hot spring!" Ran said dunking her small head in the water.

"Not exactly," I sink down in the water myself. I just leave behind my troubles, wash them all away. I know though I can't stay in here forever, and my problems will only be waiting for me. Until then, I think I'll enjoy my moment of peace with my favorite girls.

Ikuto's POV.

"What are we doing nya~" Yoru asked me as we jumping from rooftops.

"We're returning this," I tell him showing Amu's diary.

"Nyaa! Why didn't you give it to here earlier?!" Good question with a pathetic answer.

"I forgot," Which was true actually. I didn't think about it until she ran off mad about something, and I didn't think that was the best time to give her it back.

I landed swiftly and quietly on her balcony. Her balcony was a big conveince for sneaking in, well, for someone like me anyway. I looked in her room, but she wasn't there. Perfect. I undid the character change with Yoru and opened to window. Unlocked, of course, not safe but I'm not going to tell her that.

"Drop it and let's go nya!" Yoru said worried about being in the little pink room as he looked around in awe.

"It's got to look like she just dropped it or something," I searched for a place to put it. i settled on beside her desk on the floor, so it looked like it just fell off her desk. "Alright we can-" the knob on the door began to turn.

"Amu-chan! Are you sure you don't want to watch a movie with us?" Using that opportunity I hid in the closest place I could think of. Under the bed.

"That's alright, I have things to do anyway!" I heard Amu shout and then open the door.

"What do you have to do Amu-chan?"

"Nothing really, I just feel like staying in here alone for the night,"

Shit!