Guys, I'm so mad at my laptop. I'd written almost all of this chapter, then I check another one of the tabs I had open the tab I had this on freezes up, and when I restart it, it's all GONE! So pissed...but, I wrote it again and here it is.
Amu's POV
I woke up to being shaken in the morning.
"Amu, wake up." Marzia hissed. "You need to come to the location of the concert."
"Five more minutes..." I groaned, putting my pillow over my head.
"Amu-chan!" From the two voices, I could tell it was Ran and Su tugging on the pillow and calling my name.
"Amu, get your ass up!" Marzia said, snatching the pillow away. Immediatly, I sat up. When Marzia was mad...well, it wasn't pretty. She could be really scary.
"I'm up, I'm up." I muttered, stretching. I glanced at my clock and then at Marzia. "How long have you been up?"
"Since seven o'clock." And it was eight right now.
"Whatever. Let me shower and then I'll meet you downstairs."
After a nice hot shower I was wide away and changed into a hot pink off the shoulder t shirt that had black detailing. Along with that I slipped on a black skirt, a pair of black gladiator wedges, and a black chocker with a red heart pendant and matching hoop applying some eyeliner, mascara, and red lipstick I messed up my hair a bit and headed downstairs, bag in hand with what I might need.
"Morning!" I said and found Marzia had brought breakfast: A piece of chocolate cake and a chocolate smoothie. A fruit salad added a healthy touch. "Thanks for breakfast."
Marzia nodded from her place on the couch, already eating her own food. The girls ate along with me and as soon as we finished, we were off to the concert location.
"Concert conert! Ra ra ra! It's concert day concert day!" Ran cheered, as happy as ever. I knew that later on, she was bound to make me character change with her and I'd end up bouncing around like crazy. But that didn't excuse my constant shifting in my seat.
"Are we there yet?" I asked. "Driver, go faster!" Marzia laughed.
"Amara, stop that. You can be giddy once we get there. It's just around the next left turn." And she was right.
The driver came to a stop in front of a concert stadium. From the looks of it, it would be pretty big inside. Not my biggest location, but it was still big. I didn't linger on the thought because I noticed a group of girls there and the second they saw me, they squealed.
"You guys here for my concert?" I asked, already walking over. For a secnd, they seemed surprised that I could speak Japanese, but they got over it quickly.
"Yes! God, my friends and I have beed your fans for forever!" One girl said and two girls next to her nodded.
"Amara, I'll be inside!" Marzia called, but I was too busy talking with the girls to pay attention. They were here for my concert that wasn't for another eleven hours!
"So, girls, what are your favorite songs of mine?" I asked. "If you agree on three songs, I'll make sure to sing them and dedicate them to you guys."
"Oh my god, really?" One of the girls asked.
"'Course. My fans mean everything to me, so in thanks for being here so early, it's the least I can do."
"Well, my favorite is 'Trap Of Love'." The girl who had originally spoken said and one of her friend nodded along with two other girls.
"We adore 'Ghost'." Three girls said after a brief chat.
"We think you should sing 'Good Girl'."
"'Trap of Love', 'Ghost', and 'Good Girl'." I asked. "You want me to sing those?" They nodded and I grinned. "Awesome. I'll make sure to dedicate them and here." I pulled out pink tickets that I always kept on hand at concerts. "You've heard of my after concert meetings, right? These are your tickets in."
"Really? We get to go to your meeting party after the concert?"
"Yup. But make sure you all keep it a secret from other people when they start to get here. It's our little secret." I held a finger to my lips.
"Amu-chan, we should get inside." Miki said.
"If you're going to do the song change, you need to tell the band and-" Akemi was cut off.
"Yo, Amara!" I turned to see familiar guy with black hair and dark green eyes walking over.
"Hey, isn't that-" One girl murmured.
"-her lead guitarist boyfriend?" Another finished. I turned back to them and excused myself.
"Derek!" I grinned, hurrying over. Even though they'd gotten here on Wednesday, they'd gotten here late, as in ten o'clock at night late. Then, all Thursday we'd only talk for five minutes before each being whisked away for different things. We did see each other for practice, but that was only for official business. And as for the boyfriend thing...
"Let's go inside." I said, glancing around and frowned. "Wait. Where's Sly?" Sly was Derek's Chara, born from his want to be an awesome guitarist and musician.
"With your Charas. They just went inside. I think we should join them, Angel."
Inside, we found Marzia waiting and chatting with our Charas. We waited for the other two members, Kimi our bass guitarist and Mark our drummer. They got here two hours late because, as Kimi said, she and Mark over slept, there was a long ass line where they chose to get breakfast, and Mark was to stubborn to ask for directions when he got lost.
"Okay." Marzia called from her seat in the front row. "This will be the last song because we only have an hour and a half before the set starting time of the concert."
"You guys ready?" I asked the others and they nodded. I motioned for them to start and once my cue was close, I took a breath and started.
You were in college working part time waitin' tables
Left a small town, never looked back
I was a flight risk with a fear of fallin'
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts
I say "Can you believe it?"
As we're lying on the couch
The moment I can see it.
Yes, yes, I can see it now.
Do you remember, we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time.
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter.
You are the best thing that's ever been mine.
Flash forward and we're taking on the world together,
And there's a drawer of my things at your place.
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded,
You say we'll never make my parents' mistakes.
But we got bills to pay,
We got nothing figured out,
When it was hard to take,
Yes, yes, this is what I thought about.
I trailed off at the end, signalling that that was all I was gonna sing. The others stopped playing and my Charas along with Derek's clapped and cheered.
"Alright. All of you, go get ready! We've got just under an hour and a half before this show really starts." Marzia called.
"Pft, us guys'll be ready in ten minutes..." Mark said.
"I'll see ya later. Don't cause damage, Derek." I said as he walked over to me. Derek only gave me an innocent look.
"Me? When have I ever done anything?"
"Whatever Derek." I said and we split, Derek going with Mark-to fool around for the next hour I'm sure-and I went to the dressing room with Kimi. She was my best female friend, practically my sister, and since we got along awesomely, it was rare for us to have seperate dressing rooms.
Later, with twenty minutes to spare, Kimi and I stepped into the back room where we'd be until the concert started.
At the moment, I was wearing my signature concert outfit. I had on a red crop tube top with a black leather jacket that hugged my curves over it. Along with that I had a black mini skirt over black fishnets and black leather high heel boots. Around my hips was a silver chain belt. My hair was left loose, but styled in an alluring messy way. My makeup was black eyeliner with a shimmering red liner over it, black mascara to make my full lashes longer and better looking, black smokey eyes shadow, blush, and finally red lipstick with a nice red gloss over it.
Kimi was dressed the same but her shirt was a light red and reached her hips while her jacket was cropped and her makeup was more naturalish.
"You look hot." Derek said as soon as he saw me. I smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks."
"She always looks hot." Mark said. "Now can I have a kiss?"
"Dude, get your own girl." Derek slipped a hand around my waist. "Angel here is mine."
"You're never gonna stop calling me Angel, are you?"
"Would you perfer Princess or Sweetie?"
"Angel it is!" I said. I grabbed a coke from the snack table and took a long gulp.
"Careful! Wouldn't want you burping in the middle of a song, do we?" Derek teased and I rolled my eyes, sticking my tounge out at him.
"Yeah yeah yeah, you've said that before and it's never happened." Then, Marzia walked in.
"Amara, you have guests. Two boys. They're waiting for you out here in the hall."
"I'll be right out." Marzia nodded and stepped out.
"Should I be jealous or not?"
"Nah, just...Old friends. I'll be right back. Hold my soda." It wasn't until I was at the door that a thought came to me. "And don't drink from my soda!" But I turned to see Dere smirking, my soda already at his lips.
"Asshat!" I said before pushing open the door and stepping out. Right across the hall I said Kukai and Nagihiko standing there, their Charas next to them. "Oh, good, you two made it!"
"Amara, why'd you give us the backstage passes and tickets?"
"Because," I leaned against the wall. "I needed to talk to you. About Hinamori Amu."
"What about Amu? She's dead, you said so." Nigihiko said and I shook my head.
"Not exactly. She is and isn't dead."
"How can she be dead, but not be dead?" Kukai asked, confused.
"Um...well, this'll be a shock." I took a dead breath. "Kukai, Nigihiko, I'm sure you're wondering how I knew everything and how I was so sure. And how I have this," I pulled out the Humpty Lock from the pocket of my jacket.
"Didn't you give that to Ikuto?"
"Yes, but as it's true owner, it always come back to me." I opened the door enough to let my Charas come out.
"You have more than one? And they look familiar..." Nagihiko said.
"Yeah. These are Ran, Miki, Su, Dia," I pointed to each of them as I said their names. "And you already met Akemi. My Charas were originally destroyed by X Characters and later Akemi was born, followed by them being reborn."
"But those are the names of-"
"My Charas because I'm Hinamori Amu, although I go by Amara Hart now." I smiled.
"Amu?!" They both said.
"Yup. I grew up and got a few black streaks." They stared at me for a second before attacking me...by hugging me.
"Amu, why didn't you ever tell us where you were?" Kukai demaded.
"Because I was busy and if I talked to you all, I'd have to see the others and...I wasn't ready to see them. Sorry for telling you all I was dead but honestly, I'd perfer you not tell anyone else."
"Amu, why did you leave to begin with?"
"Because, Nagihiko. I didn't want to be here. After what happened with the others letting my eggs get destroyed...I was hurt. I'd saved theirs, but they so easily let mine get destroyed. I still haven't really forgiven them for it."
"Amu-"
"Angel, we've got five minutes till the show starts. Marzia said that if we're not there within the next minute, she'll confiscate your charas." Derek said, stepping out of the room.
"She can't do that!"
"Remember the day they were gone and you thought they were just playing around?" I nodded. "She had them the entire time." I gaped at him for a second before turning back to my old friends. They looked confused and it took me a second to realized we'd spoken English, not Japanese
"Sorry guys. Go to your seats and I'll see ya later. Bye!" I zipped into the room and three minutes later we were set up, waiting for the curtain to go up. I was on a platform under the stage, sitting on a darkly awesome black throne-like chair, waiting for it to raise me onto the stage.
"Ready, Amu?" Akemi asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be."
"Curtain's going up!" Ran called from above us where she and the others waited. I could already hear the crowd cheering.
I raised my microphone to my lips, knowing the fans would be looking for me
"Everyone ready for an awesome concert?!" I called and got an excellent responce full of energy. "Now, I'm gonna be singing Trap of Love, Ghost, and Good Girl tonight in a random order and I'm dedicated them to a group of girls I met today. They picked 'em, and I hope you all like them!"
Trap of Love was first. Because of it, Derek would be playing his keyboard and his guitar since the song would need a keyboard. He loved playing the his keyboard so he'd never let us get a seperate keyboardist.
Derek's keyboard playing started before the other joined in and he switched to guitar seconds after my singing started. The music continued until I had full risen on my platform. I was now on a raised part of the staged,
I stood up, bringing the mic back to my lips.
Your unfeeling heart imprisons me
Careless eyes, too blind to see
I pulled off the hood of my dark cloack, revealing my face to the crowd. As I sang the next line, I stepped down the three steps it took to get to the main stage. At the second step, I undid the thing that held my cloack on me and let it fall. I continued walking.
Empty words, an iron cage
Broken heart, bleeding rage
Now, the I was center of the stage and continued my singing.
Can't wait for you and me
It's time I break free
Trap of love
Snared by desire
Trap of love
Burned by your fire
Trap of love
Snared by desire
Trap of love
Beware the trap of love
Let me be, it's time we part
Set me free, un-cage my heart
Can't wait for you and me
It's time for you to see
Trap of love
Snared by desire
Trap of love
Burned by your fire
Trap of love
Snared by desire
Trap of love
Beware the trap of love...
Fog covered the stage as I ran off. The music for the next song started and I got ready.
"Ready Akemi?" I asked and she nodded. I'd need to appear and disappear from the stage quickly and Akemi would be able to help.
Just like a go-go-go-ghost
Watch me go-go-go-ghost
After the first line I flashed in on the edge of the left side of the stage. After the second line I flashed onto center stage, continuing.
Now I'm gone in your photograph
I bet you wish you could get me back
Now I'm stuck in your memory
A mistaken identity
What's her name?
What's she like?
Does she know that you'll never treat her right?
What's her name?
What's she like?
Do you leave her in the middle of the night?
You act like you just saw a ghost
I watch you getting way too close
Now I know why you're never there
Now I know so it's my turn to disappear
You act like you just saw a ghost
I caught you (Caught you)
Now I know
Now I know why you're never there
Now it's my turn, watch me disappear
Just like a go-go-go-ghost
Watch me go-go-go-ghost
After every 'go-go-go-ghost', the stage would go black and I'd flash to the next spot.
The only gift that you ever gave
Was that you let me just get away
I hope I haunt you in every dream
And you feel a little misery
What's her name?
What's she like?
I should warn her that you'll never do her right
All your games
All your lies
I need to tell her maybe I can change her mind
I was moving in front of Derek and Mark, as if I was speaking to them in the song, but I mainly targeted Derek to tease him.
You act like you just saw a ghost
I watch you getting way too close
Now I know why you're never there
Now I know so it's my turn to disappear
You act like you just saw a ghost
I caught you (Caught you)
Now I know
Now I know why you're never there (Never there)
Now it's my turn, watch me disappear
Just like a go-go-go-ghost
Watch me go-go-go-ghost
Just like a go-go-go-ghost
Watch me go-go-go-ghost
After that third ghost, I'd been flashed off to the right of the stage. I took took a tiny breath and did a spin so I'd stop my spin facing the audience. But right before Akemi flashed me somewhere else, I swear I saw a flash of blue hair.
Now you see me
Now you don't
I flashed around on that part too.
You must've thought I'd never go
Thanks to you I'm taking back my soul
You act like you just saw a ghost
I watch you getting way too close Now I know why you're never there (Never there)
Now I know so it's my turn to disappear (Disappear)
You act like you just saw a ghost
I caught you (Caught you)
Now I know
Now I know why you're never there (Never there)
Now it's my turn, watch me disappear
Just like a go-go-go-ghost
Watch me go-go-go-ghost
Just like a go-go-go-ghost
Watch me go-go-go-ghost
Just like a go-go-go-ghost
Watch me go-go-go-ghost
Just like a go-go-go-ghost
Watch me go-go-go-ghost
I ended the song right next to Derek, staring him off, and yanked the mic away from my mouth when I finished the song. I leaned in as if I was gonna kiss him, but jumped away at the last second, the music started and I starting to sing the new song all in the same second.
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don't like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
I know it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend
You're so fine
I want you mine
You're so delicious
I think about you all the time
You're so addictive
Don't you know what I could do to make you feel alright (alright, alright, alright)?
Don't pretend I think you know I'm damn precious
And Hell Yeah
I'm the motherfucking princess
I can tell you like me too and you know I'm right
I'd written this song not to long ago. It was meant for Derek (he'd been dating some redhead before me) and it was a wild and energetic.
I continued that song, dancing around stage and making it look like I wasw singing to Derek-I usually did that with songs like this one and that's why Derek moved around the stage so I wouldn't be in the same place very long-, and followed it with 'Good Girl'. I did the rest of the songs planned and went through...four or five attire changes. To say the least, the concert was a hit. By the end of the night, I'd had to do two encores.
"Wow, what a concert!" I said, falling back on the couch after the meeting party. The meeting party ws a mix of a randomly picked group from around the whole audience area. They were usually the most energetic people who sang along, stood and danced, and things like that.
"Amara-san?" The security guard outside my door called. "There'a someone who wants to see you."
"Who could that be?" I'd talk to Kukai and Nagihiko during the meeting party earlier, so it couldn't be them. "Um...Let them in!"
I stood up from my seat, glad I'd already change back into the clothes I'd been wearing this afternoon.
"Probably a stray fan with a backstage thing..." I muttered and fixed myselt up in the full length mirror. As I pulled my hair into a high ponytail, I glanced in the mirror to see the door open.
"Ikuto..." I murmured as he walked in the door which the security guard closed. (A/N I sooo wanted to stop there, but continued)
"Yo." He said, staring at me through the mirror, and leaned against the wall. "Nice to know you're not dead, Amu." Maybe I could play this off?
"I'm not Amu. I'm Amara Hart. A good portion of the world knows that."
"I'm not stupid, Amu-koi." I turned to face him.
"Don't say that you pervert. But Hinamori Amu isdead because the old me is dead. Now, what do you need?"
"Just wondering where you've been."
"Here, there, just around." Ikuto character changed and walked over to me, circled me. The way he did it reminded me of a cat about to pounce, making my nervous.
"It's not good to lie." Ikuto whispered in my ear from behind me in a voice that mae me blush but stood my ground. "Amu, it wasn't nice to leave me alone."
"As if you even missed me." Ikuto was in front of me in a second, tilting my chin up so I was looking into his eyes.
"I really missed you, Amu-koi." Ikuto whispered is a husky voice, leaning down til I could feel his breath on my lips. He brushed his lips against mine and my breath hitched. But then I saw it. The satisfaction his eyes showed was what made me slap his hand away.
"Don't touch me." I hissed, regaining my composure.
"Amu, you're not fun to tease very much." Ikuto frowned, pulling away.
"Good, then maybe I'll stop attracting a certain stray cat." I motioned towards the couch in the room. "Please, take a seat."
"Who's the guitarist?" Ikuto asked, not moving. "Looked like you two are close."
"As close as possible, anyway. He was my best friend in America, the grandson of one of my grandparents' friends and he's been my boyfriend for...four months now. For wonderful months."
"Really?" Ikuto frowned. "You sure he's not just using you for your money? Or to hold you like a trophy?"
"A trophy...?" I don't get it.
"You look so cute confused." I glared at him. "I mean are you sure he's not just using you so he can go up to people and say 'I'm Amu's-"
"Amara's."
"-'boyfriend. I'm so awesome that I can date a superstar." I had to laugh at Ikuto's impression.
"Dude, you suck at saying that. And either way, he's better than the stupid Kiddy King and better than you. Besides, I trust him enought not do that to me."
"You sure? You trusted the Kiddy King and look wear that got you." Ikuto leaned in so his lips brushed my ear. "He liked a part of you, and yet he had no problem letting our eggs get destroyed after you saved his." I moved away, getting irritated that even at sixteen, I was still so much shorter than him.
"That was different. I trusted them to easily. Besides, you're one to talk. You left when I needed you most. Now I have Derek, my grandparents, Marzia-"
Suddenly Ikuto pulled me to him and sat himself on the couch so I was in his lap, my head against his chest.
My heart raced.
"It hurts since you sound like you don't like me anymore." I struggled, trying to get out of his grip. "And yet you talk about him like he's the best person in the world. It makes me...Jealous."
I'm sorry, but I couldn't help it. I let out a laugh, surprising Ikuto enough that I was able to get out of his grip.
"Mhm, yeah, sure, right." I sighed. "Idiot, I'm not as ignorant to your games as before. So if you're just gonna try to make me dump my boyfriend and fall back into your games, just get out."
"Hey, Angel, you ready to-" Derek frozed in the doorway, staring at Ikuto.
"Derek! Perfect timing!" I glided over and wrapped my arms around his neck, gladly excepting the kiss he gave me. "I was just dealing with a stray cat who will now be leaving."
Ikuto stood up, his cat ears and tail disappearing. He gave me a look and then walked out the door of the room, not saying another word.
Comments? Wondering if Amu's gonna go bad and join Easter in evil plans? Will Ikuto get Amu to like him again? Or will Derek get to keep Ikuto's girl? Who knows? Well, not even I know. XD So thanks to all who reviewed the last chapter and I hope you're all kind enough to review this chapter. Next up: Amu's interview where the rest of the guardians will find out she it actually Amu.
Songs (In order): Mine by Taylor Swift, Trap of Love by the Hex Girls, Ghost by Fefe Dobson, and Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne. The one I didn't put in was Good Girl by Carrie Underwood.