Declaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara or any of its characters.

Authors' Note: I am really, really sorry for the late update! But i hope this chapter will make up for it ^-^

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Italics- Thoughts/dreams/flashbacks

I also forgot to put the ages of the characters, so here they are: (More characters to probably come up later.)

Amu:17

Ikuto:19

Utau:18

"Who are YOU?"

"Um..." Who is this goddess like creature! I thought. I was about to answer but she held up her french manicured hands right in my face to stop me from talking.

"Wait, don't tell me. I don't care who you are as long as your not bothering My Ikuto. Are you?" She asked suspiciously as if now realizing that I am in Ikuto's house. I couldn't hold it anymore.

"It is not my fault! He is the one at fault," I said, sending my piercing glare behind the women.

She turned around and started yelling curses at him and even getting in a few punches.

"What were you thinking? What's wrong with you! Why are you bringing things like this here!" she started blubbering all of a sudden and couldn't finish her sentence very well. "Y-you h-h-have meee! Y-you don't n-n-need THAT!" she yelled, pointing a finger at my direction. Ikuto sighed as if it didn't matter, but that only made the woman angrier. Finally before she could say anything else he spoke up.

"Wait. Listen Utau. This is my house. What gives you the right to tell me what and who I can have over?" He asked the woman very calmly, who has now been identified as Utau. Wait! Did he say Utau? As in Utau Hoshina, the actress? She kind of does look like her, I thought. I started studying Utau and realized it actually was her. I couldn't help but be my star struck self.

"Wait," I interrupted. Utau and Ikuto both turned to me. "You're Utau Hoshina! I love your movies! Your characters that you play are also really good!" I couldn't help but compliment her. Both Ikuto and Utau looked at me like I have lost my mind, but Utau more or so glared at me, then turned back to Ikuto.

"Fine. If shes not going, I will. Choose," She proclaimed. She was starring at Ikuto with defiance waiting for the answer, but deep down she was pleading for him to choose her.

Ikuto sighed. He moved over to my side and put an arm around me. That was enough of an answer. Utau stared at both of us with fire in her eyes, quieting the resolution I was about to say. She turned on her heels and left, just like that. I couldn't help it anymore.

"Whats your freaking problem! Don't choice me over UTAU HOSHINA! And get your arm off me!" I yelled at him while flinging his arm off my shoulders. "I don't even want to be here..." I said more quietly this time. Ikuto looked at me with an unreadable expression for a second, but just as fast as it appeared, it was gone and replaced with a smirk.

"Well, today is your unlucky day. You don't have a choice, either you stay here by choice or I'll just have to force you. Choose."

"What options are those? Why? Why did you pick me?" I was mad and frustrated as to why, out of all the girls in the world, it had to be me. Such luck I have.

He stayed quiet. He turned on his heels and descended down the stairs. I couldn't hold it any more. Silent, hot tears streamed down my face, leaving a salty path to the side of my cheek. I was thinking about my parents, wondering if they even realized I was gone. I was supposed to be home for dinner. Knowing I didn't have any other choice, I reluctantly made my way downstairs. Once I got down to the bottom step there was a hallway with a two-way entry and a big window at the end of the hallway, overlooking what seemed like mountains and the city below.

Making my way to the window I noticed how far we are from the capital of Japan, Tokyo, up high in the mountains. I wanted to cry again. I was far from home, far from family and friends, far from everything.

*CRASH*

I heard what seemed like the sound of breaking glass. I quickly went into the entryway on the left, having heard the sound from that direction. I found myself entering the main kitchen only to see Ikuto in distraught. His head was bent down on the counter top of the island in the kitchen with glass shards scattered all over the floor.

"I-Ikuto?..."

I made my way around the glass shards to get to him. Once I got closer, I could see that he was shaking. I could barely hear his suffocating sobs. It was torturing me inside, having never heard a man cry but my dad once. I couldn't hold back anymore. Even though he basically kidnapped me, I couldn't help but feel sympathy for him. I bent down to him and hugged him to myself. At first he hadn't responded to me hugging him, but soon returned it.

We just sat there. Ikuto had calmed down after awhile and was sitting up straight. I looked at his tear streaked face and without thinking, reached out and wiped his tears away. I felt his gaze on my face. I tired not to make eye contact. I knew if I did I wouldn't be able to contain my blush. That I was certain would come if I even glanced at him.

"Why are you doing this?" Ikuto asked quietly, finally letting me go out of his gaze. "After what I did to you...?"

He was confused as to why I was being friendlier to him all of a sudden. I finally looked up at him and was met with penetrating sapphire colored orbs. I couldn't answer his question. I didn't even know the answer myself as to why I was being understanding.

*Sigh*

I didn't know what to tell him. I got up and went over the broken glass pieces and explored the kitchen for a broom. I finally found one in one of the closet storage rooms, but as I was getting the broom two strong arms circled its way around my waist and grabbed the broom I was holding.

"What are you doing!" I frantically yelled. He started chuckling and pretty sure of myself, smirking too.

"Agh! You PERVERT!" My little outburst caused him to laugh even harder. My face was beet red.

Angrily I pried his arms off and stalked out of the storage closet. I couldn't believe he was laughing. Just a minute ago he was all serious and depressed looking. He must be bipolar, I thought to myself. As I got to the broken glass on the floor, I started picking up piece by piece, considering Ikuto had the broom. Then all of a sudden I was being lifted up by none other than Ikuto.

"W-what are you D-DOING! Put me down! Ikuto!"

Nothing I said seemed to go through his head. He walked over to the island in the kitchen, me in hand, and set me down on the counter.

"Don't touch anything. You'll cut yourself idiot." With that said, he walked back to the scene of the crime and started sweeping up the glass shards.

I couldn't help but gape at him. I watched as he cleaned up his mess and disposed of the remaining glass. I couldn't understand him at all. Once he was done he went over to me and offered a hand to help me down. Me being my stubborn self, ignored his hand and jumped down myself. I heard him sigh and lead the way into the hallway.

"Okay. Well Amu, to prevent you from doing anything stupid here, I have some rules I'll need you to follow. Things go on about this house that you wouldn't imagine. So for your safety, if you happen to come across a door that is locked, then leave it alone. It's locked for a reason. Same with the door issue, do not go in unless you knock and invited in. Other than that you're not welcome. Stay away from the basement and third floor. Other than those rules, your welcome to stay here." He finished with a self satisfying smile and started making his way upstairs. He stopped in his tracks all of a sudden and turned to me for the final time.

"Oh before I forget. Sebastian will be here soon. You can help yourself to whatever is in the kitchen if you need anything you can ask him. I'll be in my study. I need to finish some things up. So just be ready and we'll start to go over with what's expected of you." With that said, he resumed walking up the grand staircase and disappeared once he turned a corner.

I still stood stunned as to what just happened. Sebastian? Who's that? And what does he mean of "what's expected" of me? I thought. I walked around aimlessly, not knowing where I was going exactly. I made my way around a corner of the hallway I was walking through and brought myself into what seemed like, a living room? Or a library?

There were books stacked neatly on the shelves along the wall. There was a black leather sofa at one of the corners of the room, and a black wooden desk behind the sofa. Everything just had a sense of cleanliness. Not a single speck of dust was to be seen around the room, nor the books. Maybe he's a lawyer or something...but he looks really young...I started poking along the books and pulled one out that was black with thin sliver lines for the outline. The silver outlines seemed to look like spiny rose vines engraved all around the book. Strange..

As I was about to open the book, the book itself felt heavy all of a sudden and I had to let it drop before I could hurt myself. Then at that moment I could feel piercing eyes bore through my back. I froze all of a sudden; I couldn't even lift a finger. What's wrong with me? As I was panicking inside, I didn't realize little crystals of ice were starting to form all around me. I could see my breath but I still couldn't make a sound. I couldn't even shiver from the cold temperature sweeping around the room. I could start seeing black spots appearing around the corner of my eyes. No! I'm going to freeze to death! I tried to move again but all my struggles only got me more tired.

I couldn't take it anymore, so I stopped trying. I let the darkness take over me.

A/N: Again I'm sorry about the late update! Very, very, sorry! ^~^ Writers block is just very hard to get rid of..But I hope you guys like this and hopefully comment :)

~LoRainme