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Amu stirred awake, wiping the sleepy away from her eyes. She sat up and tried to think of last night's events. Ok she remembered meeting the ol- ….the enchantresses talking about what happened to her. Then she wandered aimlessly around town and ended up in the park. Now this is where she couldn't determine a dream from reality. If it was a dream that two men tried to kidnap her off the swing set. Or the fact that a creature came to save her, killing off the terrible men. She laughed to herself. A creature save her? Yea right. That is when she noticed she wasn't in the comfort of her own bed.

She looked around and saw what she thought was a dream was quite real. Amu should have been scared that sitting on a chair across the room was not human. The creature on the chair had midnight colored cat ears on his head. His whole body was covered in fur yet it still wore clothes just like a human would. His tail swishing back and forth in a lazy like manor that matched his gaze, which was looking straight at her. She quickly looked anywhere else but the strange beast and came across something in a glass case. It was her rose! But how did it get ahold of her magic item?

"Excuse me but….. Could you please explain what happened last night? And why am I here? And how do you have my rose?" Amu said in a meek voice. The creature still staring at her stood up. He stalked toward her with a silent stride. It was like he was gliding on the polished wood floor.

"Now what do you mean your rose?" The only thing Ikuto had that was the same was his silk voice. And when that sentence came out of his mouth Amu jumped in realization that this was him.

"Ikuto? Ikuto Tsukiyomi? Is that you?" Amu asked and Ikuto jumped. If she knew him and she was hot that usually meant bad news. Since Ikuto loved to date hot girls, do whatever it took to get in there pants, and dump them. And this girl right in front of him was breathtaking. That soft flowing pink hair that reminded him of strawberries, the lovely curves placed on her body in all the right spots, but the thing that really got Ikuto was the honey colored eyes looking straight at him full of innocents. It was girls like this that Ikuto loved to taint with his ways.

"It seems you know me yet I don't remember you. Care to jog my memory?" Ikuto turned on his charm. All he needed to do was get a girl to fall in love with him, which was very easy to do with females. As for the second part.. well he will pass that bridge when he gets there. Amu snorted with disgust.

"Yea we do know each other. You really don't remember me? Well I guess I wouldn't either with this new look. Well I guess I'll help jog your memory. We went to school together since elementary. We were in the same class and you would always partner up with the hottest girl unless you needed an A. That's when you came to me. I was the dork with glasses and messed up hair that you thought you could take advantage of and you did. You know all the girls in the class had a crush on you including me. You were nice to me at first then when middle school came you started becoming a jerk. Like something happened to you that changed you drastically. You hung around me more so the other girls would get jealous. Then they started picking on me every day. To name calling, to messing with my stuff, to getting physical. Catching me after school to gang up on me to bully me. Then one faithful day when the girls were picking on me you saw them doing this to me. I thought it was a dream that the handsome prince would save me from the cruel witches but that's not what happened. You simply laughed and went over to kiss the witches ring leader. You played me as a sucker and from that day I decided to not believe in fairy tales. It's everyone for themselves . And that Ikuto is how I know you unfortunately." If she was that geek she would not have even said that to him. She would have looked down and said nothing. But this curse seemed to give her a confidence boost to talk badly to the kind of the school.

So many people looked up to Ikuto like he was a god but her. Always saying how amazing he is, how smart he is, how sweet he is. This prick had everyone wrapped around his little finger but her. Yet she didn't feel that something bad should happen to him. She was never one to wish ill will on someone. It just wasn't her nature. Sure she loathed him with a passion but never hate.

Too deep in thought to notice, Ikuto was staring at her with a shocked expression plastered on his face. No one and I mean NO ONE ever talks back to Ikuto. Let alone the fact that this was Amu! Last time he saw her was before summer break. She was a complete nerd with ugly hair, thick rimmed glasses that covered her eyes. Always wearing baggy clothes and being quite as a mouse. To think underneath all that she was a diamond in the ruff.

"Look as you can see I was a complete jerk."

"Was?"

"Fine I am a complete jerk. And I am assuming you saw the bitch that did this to us." Ikuto growled at mention of that woman.

"Actually she isn't a….female dog ok? She is actually a very nice woman who likes flowers. Maybe it was a good thing she met us…"

"A good thing? You think this?" Talking about himself. "Is a good thing? Look at me Amu! I am a beast ok? And I might stay this way unless I break this stupid curse and find someone."

"Maybe you will be able to tame him." The sentence the woman had said came up in Amu's head. Amu started freaking out. 'no no no no no no no NO! Was she saying that I am supposed to be with Ikuto! There was no way! He was so cruel and self-centered! This was not her prince charming!'

While Amu was having a war inside her head, Ikuto was thinking how this situation is going to play out. How was he supposed to go to school? This was his senior year! 'I have to break this curse fast!'

"Look we may have a bumpy past but I say we put that behind us and start over." He smiled showing his new razor sharp teeth that could tear thru flesh. Amu got up from the bed and came in front of Ikuto. He towered over her, having to look down to look her in the eyes.

"Forget it." Amu said calmly

"Great now that this is- wait what?" Ikuto realizing Amu disagreed with him.

"You heard me no. Why would I stay here with someone who was cruel to me? No." A vein appeared on the side of Ikuto's head.

"Look I have been trying to be nice with all this going on and you think I am happy to be stuck with you? I wish that stupid witch had given me someone better suited for me! Someone who actually listened to what I say then put her stupid input in it all the time! You should have stayed a quiet little mouse!" Ikuto exploded in a fit of rage. SHE didn't have to run out her house in shame! SHE didn't have to hide her face afraid someone would see her hideous appearance! Ikuto didn't want to be the bad guy right now but if she was going to make this difficult then so be it.

Ikuto turned away from Amu's hurt face from the insults and went to close the door. Little did Amu know that Ikuto had a key. A key to lock her in the room till he wanted to let her out. A key that was bounded her to that prison of a room. A key to her freedom that Ikuto, the cruel beast controlled.

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Amu jumped on the bed letting her sobs rack her body. The pillows soaking up the tears the young beauty spilled. This made no sense to her. How could she change him? He was a cruel monster! How could someone as insignificant as her change a power hungry person as him? Amu got up and wiped the tears from her eyes. She noticed that the dresser that was in the room was almost bare. Saved for that rose that still glowed.

"What did I do to deserve this?" Amu whispered.

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"HE HAS GOT TO BE SOMEWHERE!" The yell of a woman could be heard by building of Easter. Utau huffed in annoyance at her father. Aruto looked at his daughter with a blank look. He's in deep thought again 'Utau thought and rolled her eyes. Utau had ran up to her brothers room that night only to discovered that Ikuto was long gone. The bedroom was torn up as if a struggle had gone down. Utau first thought he was kidnaped and was going to be held hostage for her parents to pay a huge ransomed fee. But no calls were made and plus the rose Ikuto had come home with was gone. Now why would kidnappers steal Ikuto and a rose make any sense? That's when the second thought came to mind. Ikuto had run away. But why?

Utau took a seat while Aruto was in deep thought. Their father ran the music industry called Easter which made the family quite wealthy. So Ikuto had access to the funds yet there money has not been touched. She had called his best friend which happened to be her boyfriend but he was not staying over. Maybe he was at one of the many apartments there family had owned? That was going to be the next place to look. Utau shoat out of her seat and left her father alone to his thoughts.

'By the time he snaps out of it I will have Ikuto home!' Utau thought positive. Hoping to find her brother unharmed and well.

Miki: Sorry for the delayed chapter everyone!

Ikuto: You made me into a jerk!

Amu: And me wimp!

Miki: Don't worry Ikuto! Amu will change you for the better! …..or maybe not! (Dramatic music plays)

Amu: ….(Shuts off music) Really?

Miki: Anyway hopefully an update will happen by maybe next week the latest. So remember to review! And this chapter came out shorter than the others so I'm going to try really hard to make the next chapter even longer!