Here's chapter 3! Who's excited?! *cricket sounds* Okay then, I guess it's just me then, that's fine! *Cries in a corner* In any case, things are starting to heat up a little, sizzling maybe? Might get a bit of Amuto fluff next chapter, nothing TOO dramatic.

Disclaimer: Shugo Chara belongs to me! *gets shot* I-I mean Peach Pit *Dies*


CHAPTER 3


Previously on Humpty Dumpty

"She heard you!"

"She caused 3 bodies in an hour, I didn't want another body!"

"I swear Kukai, we may be best friends but if anything happens to her….I'll rip your heart out and feed it to the pigeons."

"King Hinamori." Amu spat, her silver gold eyes narrowed in pure hatred.

Amu stood up straight in front of the King, despite the several dozen rifles aimed at her body, her emotions were calm. A wave of fury flashed through her eyes before they settled on the confused look on her mother. Does she not know?

"Dearest Father, why have you ordered these men to aim at me so?" Amu asked, feigning ignorance.

"Murderers and liars have no right to address me as Father." He replied, his arm wrapped around the Queen's waist protectively. Amu frowned, the Queen looked genuinely upset.

"Liars? What have I lied about?"

"Your voice, you look as though you have talked your entire life."

Amu frowned, clenching her teeth. "My voice returned the moment I held my sweet little Ami in my arms. When her body was dripping with blood, when she smiled at me and when she breathed her last breath. " After a moment she finally realized what else he had called her "Murderers? Wha-"

"Ah, I see. Now you implicate that Ami's death was not caused by you. Of course, you would lie about killing her." Amu opened her mouth before getting cut off by the King. "Do not deny your actions! I received report from one of my workers that you killed Ami, her butler Kairi and your own two maids Nadeshiko and Yaya."

Amu's world started shattering once again, he was accusing her of murder? "Your workers? Don't you mean the assassins that you hired to kill me?" My gaze then shifted towards the Queen, she actually flinched which caused my heart to give a painful squeeze. "Go on, ask him Mothe-"

"Do not speak to her! Ami was the only one with the right to call her as such." The King pushed the Queen behind him, as if to protect her.

Amu's eyes widened, the way this was progressing, there was no way for her to win. Fresh tears shed from the corner of her eyes, this wasn't how it was supposed to be. The Queen was meant to believe her and make the assassins turn their aim towards the King. Was that too much wishful thinking?

"I did not kill her! Assassins did, this young man Nagihiko killed Yaya and Kairi and possibly Nadeshiko. It wasn't me!" Amu screamed, her eyes never leaving the Queen's. Her entire life, the Queen was also there for her at times. She wasn't crude and horrible like the King, why wasn't she believing her?

"The heirloom on your wrist proves otherwise." The King countered.

Amu's eyes widened, she'd forgotten all about the microphone bracelet that belonged to Ami. She lifted her arm to reveal the tiny heirloom before hearing a sob coming from the Queen. In a matter of seconds, the Queen advanced towards Amu and stopped a few centimeters in front of her. Her long gown gleamed underneath the moonlight; her long light brown hair flowed with the northern winds. Her slender fingers wrapped around Amu's arm, she yanked on Ami's bracelet while maintaining eye-contact with Amu.

"You're pathetic!" She spat. "Did you want her bracelet that badly?" A loud SNAP! echoed throughout the garden leaving Amu to stroke her bruised cheek, her eyes glistening from unshed tears as she stared at the person who was once a mother figure in her life. Never in her life had the Queen raised a hand towards her, oh Ami, see what your death is capable of?

Suddenly everything made sense; the bullet could have shot Amu the moment she stepped inside the room. There were plenty of windows; the one that was safe was Ami. She hadn't been standing next to the window, the moment she revealed herself happened to be when she pushed Amu out the way. Amu's eyes widened at the thought of what the King had done, it wasn't true was it? Not even the King could have possibly been capable of such heinous acts….Right?

"You thought death was too good of a punishment for me…." The ex-Princess muttered. "Instead, killing Ami would give you an excuse to give me a life-sentence in jail or maybe worse." Amu didn't miss the slight smirk that played on the King's lips.

"You bastard! How could you?! Ami was just a little girl, so full of life, barely into this world." Amu screamed at him, her tears now coming in streams. It's as if her whole world was shattering all over again. The pain in her chest was horrible, the pounding of her heart…..It's as if it wanted to jump out of her ribcage. Amu grunted slightly before falling to the ground while clutching onto her chest. What was going on? Was she having a heart attack?

Amu heard a few clings, several grenade looking objects were thrown onto the ground. The objects released waves after waves of smoke. Arms wrapped around Amu's waist, pulling her out of the Hinamori palace's garden and out the gates. Gunshots were fired, Amu felt a slice on her left arm and soon after another shot sliced the same area causing the wound to bleed out even more. She ignored the pain however and then heard a grunt from her rescuer. Could she really call this person that?

Her mind decided to reel in on what had just happened. The King would pay dearly for this, oh yes he would. Even if Amu had to hunt him down from every corner of the earth she would. Ami, Kukai, Yaya and Nadeshiko's deaths would be avenged and no one would take the luxury from her. First thing's first, the killers themselves would pay, leaving the King defenseless.

Amu finally realized that she was still being carried away. Was it even possible for someone to run this fast? It felt like an eternity, the two finally managed to stop at an empty subway.

Amu's eyes looked up to find Ikuto, quickly she flimsily got away from his embrace. It wasn't until now that she realized that Ami's bracelet was gone. The Queen must have snatched it while she was still stunned from that slap. Her left hand reached over to the bruised cheek and rubbed it. Amu hadn't even noticed her left arm bleeding.

"I have to go back! Ami's bracelet." The young woman passed by Ikuto but was wrenched back by Ikuto's arm. Oh yes, now she felt the pain in her left arm. It burned and stung, emotional pain was worse than physical pain however.

"I don't think so. You're going to get killed." He said matter-of-factly.

"Let me go!" Amu tried to yank her hand away from him but with no avail. In fact he hadn't even budged. "It doesn't matter if I die or not!"

Something- or someone, crashed onto her lips. Amu hadn't registered what happened until she felt it moving on her lips. Her eyes widened as she stared into the azure colored eyes that were inches from hers. He was kissing her! Once her brain decided it was time to start working again, she set her palms on his chest and started pushing him away. His right arm wrapped around her waist while the other held a deathly grip on her neck to stop her from squirming around. His tongue nipped at her bottom lip causing her to gasp which was all he needed to slip his tongue in and explore her mouth. Amu's tongue unconsciously matched Ikuto's movements, leaving the two battling inside Amu's mouth. Amu's mouth was then filled with her and Ikuto's saliva, by reflex she swallowed it along with the chalky substance Ikuto put inside her mouth.

The young man stepped back, leaving Amu gasping for air. Her cheeks blushed as she stared at the line of drool that connected the two. Overflowing with embarrassment, she pushed him away from her but the world was spinning. There were two sets of just about everything in this subway, 2 railings, 2 Ikuto faces, 2 benches, 2 trains that were approaching their station. A set of arms wrapped around her for support, Ikuto's eyes stared into hers.

"W…Wh- What did you…." Her words slurred and her eyes suddenly felt heavy. A wave of darkness started spreading from the bottom of her vision, working its way upwards.

Ikuto's mouth moved, as if he was saying something. Amu wasn't sure if it was because of the drug he had given her, or if it was because of the loud train that blew past them, whatever the case may be, she hadn't heard a single word he had said.


Eyelids fluttered open before closing again. Her head bobbed to the sides in slow motion as she began waking up. Amu's eyes fluttered open once more; she repeatedly blinked to wipe away the confusion in her mind and eyes. She moaned slightly before slowly moving to a sitting position. Her head was pounding, as in someone decided to take a hammer and whack at it. Amu moaned again before finally taking a good look around, she was back at the same room she was the day before meaning she was back at Mr. Tsukasa's mansion.

The ex-princess stretched slightly then winced, the pain in her left arm was burning again and without the adrenaline from yesterday the pain was excruciating. It felt as though hot needles were pricking her over and over again nonstop. It didn't take long for Amu to notice the white gauze slowly turning red. Great, she just reopened the wound again.

She swung her legs over the bed and stood up, her head swayed again however, she managed to hold onto a nearby table. She managed to reach the door in one piece before hearing voices outside the door. Quickly, she ran over to the bed and feigned sleep; soon after, the door opened revealing Ikuto, Mr. Tsukasa and Kukai.

"You don't need to pretend to sleep. You weren't exactly quiet when you ran back to the bed." The stranger's voice announced, Amu sighed and sat up. She crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow at the three.

"Why am I back here?" Her finger twirled a strand of pink hair around, causing it to curl. She was trying to not look at Ikuto after what had happened, she couldn't help but blush a little. Never in her life had she ever even hugged a male, let alone kiss them. The blush disappeared after she finally processed that he had only done so to drug her. Great, first kiss gone due to drug intentions. After she finished digging through her thoughts, Amu looked up at the three.

Ikuto and Kukai exchanged looks; Ikuto was shaking his head while Kukai was nodding. Mr. Tsukasa sighed and decided to take the lead.

"We, Kukai, me and Iku-"Said person growled rather menacingly, Tsukasa bowed his head in apology. "Right, Kukai and I were willing to propose something to you."

Amu's right eyebrow lifted at the mention of the proposal, why was Ikuto so against it? Hate was swirling in Ikuto's azure colored eyes.

"I refuse it." She answered matter-of-factly. "Whatever it is you are proposing to me, I refuse."

Tsukasa chose to remain quiet while Kukai burst into a fit of giggles.

"I get why you like her!" His elbow acquainted with Ikuto's side, rather painfully. "She didn't even hear the proposal and she refused!" Kukai shrugged after finishing his laugh with a sigh. "Too bad, we assumed she'd want revenge on the King." Amu visibly twitched.

Her eyes narrowed at the three before settling on Ikuto for a few moments, he was clearly not happy about any of this. For some reason, this caused Amu to get even more interested. Amu crossed her arms and stared at them. "I'm listening."

Tsukasa and Kukai stared at each other for a few moments then Kukai managed to speak up. "Well, el royal bastard has taken something precious from all of us." He scoffed then added with a sarcastic tone, "Shocking right?" Amu rolled his eyes at his sarcasm. "In any case, said royal bastard chose to escape to the Middle East on a 'business trip' without el royal bitch."

Amu couldn't believe what she was hearing, the KING himself moved to the Middle East because of her? Or was she giving herself too much credit? But something else caught her fancy, why were they helping her get revenge?

"This proposal includes an 'us' in it doesn't it." The confused faces around the room caused her to sigh, "Meaning we would ALL work together for this, am I correct?"

Tsukasa nodded and Amu automatically closed her eyes. "I refuse then."

A silence stretched in the room before Kukai decided to break it.

"The hell? We're being nice and giving you a fucking option here!"

"Do not confuse kindness with pity, I have no need for pity as I am not as pitiful as what I may seem."

"Yeah says the bitch who was crying 'Ami, Ami, Ami' in her sleep."

Another silence stretched in the room once more, "Out." Her words barely a whisper, causing everyone but Ikuto to miss them.

"What? Cat got your tongue? Speak louder will ya!"

"I said GET OUT!" Amu's small hands clenched onto the bed sheets in front of her, knuckles whitening in the process. This household was unbelievable, her own household was even worse….It wasn't until now that Amu realized that she was alone and that the only way to deal with it was to just embrace it. This caused the young ex-princess to smile slightly. It's weird how much a few days could change someone, Amu wanted to change every fiber of her being and she knew the perfect way to begin. A change of appearance is always first then a change of personality and finally a change of fate. The young woman now had a vendetta to accomplish and she would stop at nothing to regain it.

"I want to be alone." Several eyes gawked at her, by several it naturally means Kukai's eyes. Kukai couldn't believe his ears; she had raised her voice but then got it back under control. He couldn't help but feel a snap in the atmosphere. He looked up at Tsukasa who nodded his agreement in leaving; the two men left the scene leaving Ikuto and Amu alone together.

Ikuto took a few steps forward, causing Amu to flinch at his actions. What was he planning to do? Assault her as he did earlier or worse, drug her again? Her eyes narrowed at the man, suspicious of his forthcoming actions.

"I'm assuming you're free tomorrow." Amu's eyebrow lifted, "We'll go somewhere."

Amu's eyes widened, "Why? So you can assault me again?"

Ikuto gave his trademark smirk causing Amu to look away to refrain from gawking. "I doubt the word assault can be used when the receiving party was enjoying it."

Amu blushed again, her eyes as wide as the moon. How can he say such things without batting an eye? And that horrendous smirk of his….Hn. "I was not enjoying it."

"Why didn't you push away then?" His question came almost immediately, catching her off guard.

"Er…Uh…" She stammered, "As if I could move when you were holding me so tightly."

He smirked again, oh gods! "Still you could have moved your waist, or even your head. You could have even kneed me in my wonderful nether regions and yet you didn't."

'Wonderful nether regions my ass.' Amu gasped, had she truly just used such language? Wait no, the voice didn't sound like hers, she smacked her palm to her forehead, great now she was being delusional.

"I was just…" She thought for the right word, "shocked and so paralyzed."

Ikuto gave her a long stare then a smile spread across his lips. His face moved towards hers slowly and steadily. "Was that your first kiss?" His azure eyes stared into her golden eyes.

Amu opened her mouth to say something then closed it, she looked away with her arms crossed. "Whatever."

A long silence spread in the room, making Amu a little edgy. Why wasn't he saying anything, curiously, she opened her eyes to look at him and gasped. He looked so…happy? Ecstatic even. As if having her first kiss was a gift sent from the gods. Blushing again, she looked away with a slight pout.

Suddenly his hand wrapped around her wrist and pulled. She looked bewildered, "Okay I'm taking you out early. As a show of gratitude." Amu felt like asking gratitude for what. "Damn, a royal first kiss…That should be a equivalent to at least a thousand indulgences*" He muttered, "Wonder how much a royal first 'time' would get me. Probably a one way trip ticket to heaven."

Amu rolled her eyes, not able to contain herself. She blushed even more than thought humanly possible at the thought of him teasing her. "Are you teasing me?"

Ikuto raised an eyebrow, "Should I tease the lamp?" He then approached the lamp, "So lamp, how ya doing? I see you and the outlet are pretty 'plugged in' together. No pun intended of course, I was wonder if you had any advice for me. I want to get 'plugged in' with a certain royal highness but I don't think she's interested. Got any good old advice for me? Preferably made in China, not meant to be picky or anything."

Amu's eyes widened, was he serious? Talking to a lamp all of a sudden, only he would make a simple outlet and lamp seem so erotic. Great, now Amu would never be able to look at an outlet or lamp the same ever again. She then stuttered before realizing his trick. "Hey Wait! You were still teasing me!"

Ikuto rolled his eyes, "Duh," he then proceeded to barely connect his lips to her ears. "Why do you want to make it more than a tease?"

Amu's eyes bulged again and Ikuto chuckled…His form of laughing. "God I love teasing you, I wish this was my job instead."

Amu pouted again and turned towards her bed ready to climb in. "Are you sure you want to do that? It's either together in bed." Amu scrunched her nose, "Or together outside. Your pick."

Frozen in mid motion, the pinkette sighed and made her way to the door with an all too knowing fiend behind her with a full blow smile on his face. For once since Ami's death, Amu didn't think about her dead sister, or her dead maid. All she thought about the annoying guy that walked her to the main door of the mansion, once they stepped outside the moonlight made Ikuto's dark blue hair glisten and look like a planetarium due to the reflection of the stars. Nothing would ever make her admit the love for his hair and eyes, not even death itself.


A/N

Am I the only girl that gets turns into a big blob of jelly when the boy/man is super controlling and possessive? Yes? Oh well, more for me anyway. I assume chapter 5 will be the start of the actual plot/vendetta. Thank you to the people that followed and the one that Favorited the story. No idea how that made my day xD I technically already have the next chapter written but if you have a specific request on what you want to happen then drop a review and I'll edit it! Uhhh 5 reviews...Yes I only want 5...Or more...Anyway see you next week!