"Amu-chan, are you okay?" Midori asked at breakfast the next morning.
"What? Oh, yeah. I'm fine mom, I just had a bit of a rough night," Amu explained.
"What kind of rough night?" her step father asked.
"Um, just a lot of tossing and turning. I wasn't able to get to sleep and once I did, I was just having some bad dreams." She kept her head down and played with her scrambled eggs with her fork, occasionally taking a bite.
"What kind of dreams?" he asked.
"Well, I was trapped in this haunted house," she said, thinking quickly. "I was running, trying to find a way out. But this monster was chasing me. I could see the door up ahead, but just as I reached out to grab the handle, the monster got me and it was just about to kill me, but then I woke up."
"Well, as long as it was just a dream, right Amu-chan?" Ami asked.
"Right. It was just a dream, and I'm fine now."
"You're going to Mashiro-san's party tonight, right Amu?" her mother asked, as though trying to change the subject.
"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it," Amu said and took a drink of orange juice. "I've never actually been invited to a real party, just birthdays, so I'm actually excited."
"What are you going to wear sis?"
"I'm not sure yet. Probably just some dark wash skinny jeans and a tank top," she said.
"Well, you'll look beautiful," her mother assured.
"Hey Ami, we'd better get dressed," Amu cut in. "We don't want to be late for school."
"Aren't you going to eat your bacon?" Ami asked. "It's your favorite."
"Of course I am," she responded. "I'm just going to grab it and go." She picked up the three strips of bacon and ushered her little sister up the stairs.
Once she got up to her bedroom, she got dressed in her Seiyo High uniform and picked up her back pack and slung it over her shoulder. She met her little sister downstairs and walked with her to the building that housed the Elementary and Middle school. After she saw that Ami was safely inside, she turned around and walked back to the High School.
She met up with Yaya outside and they walked to homeroom together. They had the same teacher as they did in Elementary, which freaked Amu out. He was nice, but not a very good teacher and a little weird. Also, it took him close to a year to learn her name.
Nikaido-sensei took attendance, and then Amu moved around the room, and talked to her friends. She sat on Tadase's desk and chatted with him and the rest of her friends. Kairi and Kukai were fighting again, but Amu just had to laugh. Rima was throwing herself at Nagihiko who took no notice, and Nadeshiko sat and watched the scene before with a small smile.
After homeroom, Amu and Nagihiko walked to English together. They sat in the back and passed notes the entire time. Just as the bell was about to ring, the teacher came to the back of the class and the two didn't notice. Just as Amu handed him the note, the teacher snatched it up.
"Just what is this?" she asked.
"Um, nothing Ootori-sensei," Amu said and tried to grab the paper back. However, the teacher held it out of her reach and started treading it. "You both have lunch detention today."
"But Sensei," Nagihiko began, but she gave him a glare that made him shut up and sink back into his seat.
After class the two met up with Rima at her locker to tell her the bad news.
"So yeah, I might not be able to go to the party if my mom and step dad get mad," Amu said.
"Same here. Mom and dad are strict and always emphasize the importance of doing well in school," Nagihiko said.
"Well it's clearly your fault because you two need to learn how not to get caught," Rima said and closed her locker door. "Well, I really hope you guys can come tonight. It won't be the same without you. Hopefully see you then." The small blonde waved to her friends and walked off to her cooking class.
"Oh well, I'll see you in detention," Amu said and walked to her locker. She got her books for history and left for typing. After what seemed like a lifetime, she gathered her things and went to history. When she was done there, she and Nadeshiko walked to gym together.
"By Amu, see you later," Nadeshiko said once they put their clothes back in their lockers. Nadeshiko then walked to lunch, whereas Amu met up with Nagihiko at his locker and went to the detention room.
Amu looked around the room. Other than the two of them, there were no surprises; just the usual trouble makers. Just as the bell was about to ring however, Amu's jaw hit the floor. In walked Tsukyomi Ikuto. Although he got many surprised glares, he simply walked to his seat without acknowledging anyone. He sat down calmly at a desk and got some school books out and started working.
The two of them sat in silence and did their assigned work. After wards they went to the rest of their classes, all the while praying that their parents would allow them to go to the party.