Kim: Hey guys! I'm back! So I'm currently working on a one-shot. And maybe I'll finish it around the end of this week!

Ikuto: Yeah, as long as you don't forget about your main stories right now….

Amu: That's true…

Kim: I know, I know! You guys don't have to remind me… gosh you guys. I know what I'm doing. I just want to try different things once in a while you know?

Amu: Alright, as long-

Kim: Okay... Amu, shut up.

Ikuto: Don't you dare tell my Amu to shut up!

Kim: I can if I want to, and you shut up too Ikuto!

Ikuto: Hah, sorry but you CAN'T shut me up. Why? Because you don't own us! Or Shugo Chara! So ha!

Amu: And you don't own anything in the story either… just the plot. So...

Kim: Okay I get it... I lost. Whatever. Be happy I'm writing this and that I'm making it Amuto.

Ikuto: Fine…

Amu: Ikuto... I know you're happy it's Amuto.

Ikuto: Of course! I can't bear to part with my beautiful Amu!

Amu: Whatever…

~Bound by Blood~

Chapter 4

"Amu…"

A distance voice came to the unconscious pinkette. Amu frowned, obviously feeling annoyed with the interruption. She was in a meadow… full of flowers and trees and everything. She was in a white dress, one that flowed all the way down to her knees and was kind of airy. It was strapless, and had a black bow around her waist. She was barefoot and she could see a tiny speck of white in the distance. Those must've been her shoes. She sighed, dropping down onto the grass. She closed her eyes again, hoping to enjoy the dream while it lasted.

"Amu-chan!" A familiar voice rang out again, this time closer. Amu's eyes snapped open and she stood up quickly. The scene around her changed into something more different.

Flames flickered in and out of view, licking the old cottage house. Amu's eyes widened in horror. Screams of pain and coughing filled the still silent night. Columns of smoke floated up into the dark night. Amu froze in horror, taking in the scene that had haunted her for so long.

The night of her parents' death.

Amu started backing up, and then she hit something. She didn't care what right now. The only thing that consumed her vision was the deadly night. Her hands went up to her face, trying to cover her eyes from the scene. Sadly, the fires burned too brightly, and even through her clenched eyes, she was still enveloped by the flames.

"Amu!"

Amu whipped around, the familiar voice calling her again. She saw her father, coughing and gripping at the broken doorframe, screaming at a younger version of Amu.

"Get out of here! QU-" A series of coughs followed, and he slowly knelt down, still clutching at the frame. "Get-" Cough. "Out." Cough. Then… silence… A limp, still corpse laid in the middle of the doorway, unmoving… never to see the light of day ever again.

"Amu, honey!"

She looked over to the owner of the voice. Her mother. Still as beautiful as ever, even if she was burning slightly. She raced over to her child, hugging her, relief on her face.

"Mommy!" A younger version of Amu hugged her Mom back, crying her tears out.

"I'm so sorry, but Mommy has to go." Her mom whispered to the still crying Amu.

The older Amu held back tears, biting her bottom lip in an effort for her not to think about the past, which was odd since she was looking at her past.

Her mother pulled away, and whispered her final words. "I love you Amu." She burst into flames as a whizzing flame arrow came her way.

Amu jolted awake in the carriage bumping along down the uneven paved road. Sweat coated her forehead, and her honey gold eyes searched around her. Utau was staring at her, a look of worry on her face. She looked as if she was about to wake Amu up, but Amu had instead woken herself up.

"You okay?" Utau asked, worry lacing her voice.

Amu nodded. "I-I'm fine." She said shakily.

Utau frowned, opening her mouth to ask something again. Before she could do that, Amu glared at her. "I said, I'm fine." She said it now, more confidently.

Utau sighed and nodded not prodding her any further. "Fine, whatever you say."

The carriage stopped and the door was thrown open by the dressmaker of the shop they landed in front of. "Miss Princess! What a pleasure for you have to come by!" The lady trilled. Utau forced a smile, and when the lady wasn't looking she rolled her eyes at Amu and pretended to choke herself. Amu held back a giggle as she watched the dressmaker drag Utau into the decorated shop.

Amu stepped off the carriage and soon enough the carriage rolled down the road. The sounds of the busy bustling streets filled her ears, and Amu sighed, following Utau into the shop. The dressmaker looked up from where she was fitting Utau.

"You must be Utau's friend?" She asked, a big smile on her fat lips. The dressmaker was a bit on the chubby side, and she was wearing simply outrageous colors.

Amu nodded, and forced a smile. "Yes, ma'am."

"Oh don't be silly! Any friend of Utau's is a friend of mine. Call me Patricia!" She lilted.

Amu blinked and nodded again. "Alright, have fun Utau! I'm leaving."

"Bye bye dear! Come back soon for your fitting too!" Patricia sang.

"A-Amu!" Utau screamed, as Amu walked out of the shop, closing the door on them. "Damn girl." Utau muttered.

"Anyways, Utau, I heard…" Patricia started, whispering and looking around dramatically.

Utau sighed, the sigh completely audible. "This is going to be a long day…" She muttered under her breath.

Outside, Amu walked along the paved sidewalk. She sighed, and shook her head. "Where to get out…." She murmured. She heard the faint sound of music, and she snapped her head up. She looked across the road to see a crowd of people. She sighed again, and trailed across the road. Amu nudged herself through the crowd to the front. In front she saw a girl with long dark purple hair dancing. It trailed down her back, and she was wearing a traditional dress. Amu watched in amazement, and before long the dance ended and everyone clapped. Amu smiled, clapping along with them. The crowd departed and Amu stood there, watching the girl.

Soon enough, a petite pretty girl came up to the taller purple-haired girl.

"Amazing as always!" The girl said, kissing the other girl on the cheek. The taller girl smiled and kissed her back. "Thanks."

Amu blinked, clearly surprised. The voice sounded manly and masculine, not at all feminine. She watched as the girl pulled down her ponytail, and got out of her traditional dress. Underneath the dress, the "girl" had on regular pants, and a shirt. Amu noticed that the "girl" did not have boobs. Apparently… she had met a cross-dresser.

Amu walked up to the kissing couple. "Cross-dresser….?" She asked. She knew it was rude, but how else was she supposed to ask the question?

The petite girl pouted and glared up at the pinkette. "Excuse me! But don't talk about my husband like that!"

Amu shook her head, blinking again. Jeez, this girl seemed at least twelve, and the guy seemed more like eighteen or nineteen. She sighed.

The "girl"- cross-dresser- smiled at her apologetically. "Sorry, Rima's just a bit… overprotective." He laughed good-naturedly. "I'm Nagi, and I guess I am? I don't know really. I was raised like a girl for the first part of my life, because it was the tradition of my family. As you can see, my family specializes in dance and these dance requires…" He trailed off.

Amu nodded. "Got it." She smiled back. "No, it's my fault. I didn't know. I'm Amu, nice to meet you." She looked from the man to the girl. Now that she looked closely at the girl, she was not at all twelve. She was around Amu's age, seventeen at most.

"I'm sorry too." Rima murmured, still clinging to her taller husband.

Amu laughed and smiled. "It's no problem really!" She grinned. "Great show by the way."

Rima cracked a smile, and opened her mouth to brag. "Of course! Nagi's way famous! If you don't know him, you live under a rock!"

Amu winced at that, but she knew it was a joke. She laughed. "Really? Well I didn't know about him. And I happen to be a fellow black-smith helper."

Rima rolled her eyes, and shrugged. "And?"

"Well, the black-smith is pretty famous. Kukai Souma." Amu smirked victoriously.

Rima's eyes widened and her mouth formed an 'O'. She quickly clamped her mouth shut. Amu giggled. "Hah."

Rima glared, and looked away, pouting and blushing. Nagi laughed and then smiled. "Well, we'll see you around Amu! We better get going. Bye." He waved and walked off, arm in arm with his wife.

Amu sighed, waving and smiling. "Bye!" She was knocked to the ground no sooner than that.

"You bastard!" Utau screamed in her ear. Amu winced and pushed her off. "Jeez, must you scream?"

Utau nodded, and stuck her tongue out. "How dare you leave me there?!"

Amu giggled and smiled. "Well, that's what you get for dragging me out here."

Utau sighed again. "I still hate you a lot."

Amu stuck her tongue out this time. "Okay, whatever." She sang, and started walking off.

"Hey! Don't you dare start walking away, Hinamori Amu!" Utau screamed after her best friend.

Amu kept on walking, without looking back at all, all the wild, laughing and saying, "Too late!" and "You don't control me!"

Utau ran after Amu, catching up with her in a number of seconds. "God, Amu, you know, sometimes I really just want to kill you. But be happy you're my best friend." She smirked.

Amu laughed and winked, then shrugged. "I should, shouldn't I?"

Utau nodded. "That's right." She sighed, and then looked at Amu.

"Do I have to go get fitted for dresses?" Amu asked, sighing sadly.

Utau nodded. "You gotta suffer too!" She grinned.

Amu sighed and started running away. "Never!" She screamed childishly.

Utau chased after her. "Oh really?!" She giggled. "You'll never run from me!"

Those two chased after each other, laughing like little girls. In a tree, there was a figure. He smirked to himself. He pushed away a strand of midnight blue hair.

"How childish." He whispered. He licked his lips, and looked at the laughing pinkette. "But that's how I like 'em." He chuckled to himself.

….

Kim: So I'm going to be changing my pen name on Fanfic!

Amu: But why…

Ikuto: Yeah?

Kim: Ehh, I kinda got a better idea for a name! :DD And I like it way more. c: So.

Amu: Fine, whatever. So what's your new name going to be?

Kim: It's going to be CrazyVividDreamer!

Ikuto: Ah. Well, okay. That's a pretty cool name.

Kim: I know! I'm so proud of it. Took me a while to think of it. ;3

Amu: Anyways! Review please, and sorry for the late update. Also, check out Kim's profile! She rewrote everything/updated it!