muahaha fear the power of sleeplessness... erm any way this chapter has more amutoness =D or at least the start of it... its hard to right in the pov of someone who knows nothing of the human world... and a few of you mentioned how ikuto called other people human even though he is one too... just to clear that up he's lived with animals all his life and so he's come to think of himself as more of an animal than a human. I do not own shugo chara.

Ikuto lay in bed unable to sleep. On the pillow next to him his chara's Isis and Yoru slept peacefully. He sat up and walked over to the window. For three weeks now he had been living with Amu's family. So far he had heard nothing from the people who had taken him from the island but he knew it was only a matter of time before they showed their faces. Until then he would stay in hiding and try his best to learn about the world that he now lived in. he understood that for five days in a row Amu went to a big building called a school to learn about things that people needed to know. She had started to "tutor" him but he wasn't quite able to grasp the lessons. In the afternoon, the time when the sun starts to descend, she went to a place called a store to work so she could get money to buy things. When the clock had the number (he could now count to sixty) 8:30 on it he would go to the store to meet her. Isis and Yoru were learning how to behave like normal chara… if chara could be normal.

One of the reason's Ikuto was having so much trouble sleeping was because of the dream that kept coming back. He was on a boat and everyone was panicking. Someone would bump against him and he would go flying over the railing into the freezing cold water that seemed to swallow him up. Do matter how hard he struggled to get to the surface he kept sinking. Eventually everything went black and he woke up in a cold sweat usually with Amu standing over him. she would hold him until he was finally able to calm down and fall back asleep. He knew this caused her problems, her face was always red, and so he had been avoiding going to sleep.

Amu stood on her balcony looking down at the street. It was cold out but she didn't mind. The cold helped her to clear her mind and think. Ikuto had been staying there for some time now but she hadn't told anyone about him. Someone had hurt him before. She was sure of that. She was often awakened by him crying out in his sleep. He was starting to learn more and soon she was sure he would be able to function in normal society. For someone who knew nothing about the modern world he was a quick learner. In just a few days he had learned at least three hundred words. He had learned how to read and write and could count to at least sixty.

She had decided that soon she would be able to see how he reacted around other people. There was going to party at her school, for what she couldn't really remember, and they were allowed to bring guest. She had told her friends that she would be bringing a close friend but had told them nothing else. She didn't think they even knew he was a boy. She wondered if it would be possible to one day have a relationship with Ikuto but every time the thought came to her head she shook it away. There was no point hoping for something that would never be. Besides she was very happy with her current boyfriend, Tadase, even if he was a bit jealous and controlling. Dia came out of her egg and floated over to Amu.

"Is something bothering you Amu-Chan? You're not shining as brightly as usual" she said tilting her head to the side.

"I'm just wondering… Ikuto speaks Japanese so he must originally be from Japan right. Well maybe his family is here somewhere. I mean unless he was born on that island but Isis said that he was the only human on the island. So that can't be right. He must have somehow ended up there when he was really young. But probably doesn't remember how." Amu said walking back into her room. Her other chara were peeking out of their eggs to see why she was up.

"Ikuto hasn't had nightmares lately I wonder why." She said walking to her door. Suu peeked further out of her egg.

"amu-Chan where are you going?" she asked rubbing her eyes. Amu put a finger to her lips.

"I'm just going to check on Ikuto. It's best if I wake him up before he starts yelling." She said walking out of her room, not even caring that her hair was a mess and she was wearing a nightgown that had gotten a bit short. She knocked lightly on Ikuto's door and then walked in.

Ikuto was sitting on the windowsill wearing only a pair of pants. His pale skin seemed to glow in the light of the moon. Amu felt her face warm and knew she was blushing.

"You're awake" he said sounding surprised. He stepped off the window sill and walked over to her, as gracefully as ever. He stopped walking when he was only a few inches away from her. She blushed more.

"A…ah y…yeah i… I was having trouble sleeping s….so um uh" she stuttered more and more as he leaned down and put his forehead against hers.

"Your face is red again but you're not sick" he said thoughtfully.

"Ah um uh i…its nothing" she said blushing. He smiled and hugged her suddenly. Her eyes widened and her face turned bright red.

"I…Ikuto why… why are you hugging me?" she asked hiding her face from him. Even if he didn't know what blushing was she was still embarrassed.

"You seemed kinda… I don't know upset I guess… and well when I'm upset because of the dream you hug me. So I thought maybe you would feel better "he said resting his chin on the top of her head. What harm it could do, she thought as she wrapped her arms around him. She laid her head on his shoulder. She wondered if he had even the slightest idea if he knew how he made her feel.

"Amu… let me walk to school with you for now on" he said thoughtfully. Amu looked up at him.

"huh school why?" she asked laying her head back on his shoulder, even if it was only for a little while she wanted to be close to him.

"I wanna meet your um friends and Isis and Yoru want to know what a school looks like… so can i?" he asked with a smirk again. Amu blushed even though she knew that he was just trying to smile. Amu smiled trying not to laugh. Sometimes he was just like a child.

"yeah sure you can walk me to school tomorrow"

"good" he said smirking again. Amu blushed and let go. She planned to step back but he still hadn't let go of her.

"um well I…I guess I'll go to bed then…" she said trying to hint that he should let go. He didn't actually he pulled her over to his bed and laid down next to her.

"I think I might sleep better if you're here." He said looking at her. Amu blushed but nodded. Just sharing a bed wouldn't do any harm. She closed her eyes and soon she had fallen asleep.

When he was sure that Amu was asleep he put his arm around her and pulled her closer. He wasn't sure why but when ever he say her or talked to her he had this strange feeling. His heart would beat faster and he seemed to want nothing more than to hug her. While he was waiting for her to get home he could think of nothing but her. It confused him.

Soon he too was sound asleep holding amu in his arms.

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