Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara, just my OCs

-Hey guys, yes it's me and I'm back again. I know, I am…1 month late! I was so occupied with the school work I had to finish that I couldn't work on this. I'm so sorry you guys. I know it took me so long and I'm so sorry. I hope you guys will still continue reading and hopefully I'll have more time on my hands now. Anyway, again I am so sorry! : (

-Okay, um…a bit of info on this chapter. I tried to add as much pairings as I can and not just Amuto and Kutau this time. The others are here too.

-Secondly, I added Lulu to the story. I kind of feel bad for pairing Tadase up with no one, so I decided to go with Lulu, I hope you guys don't mind.

-Lastly, Hiro still pull's of as a mystery even at the end of this chapter, but I'll be revealing everything bit by bit. And a bit on the whole Kukai-Utau-Kenta triangle too.

-Okay, I'm done. I once again apologize and I'll try my best not to update like this again. Even I was shocked on how much I've been busy lately. Anyway, please review and tell me what you think. Thanks for everything you guys : )

-On with Chapter 4! Enjoy!

Unpredictable Happenings

There was an awkward silence that lingered in the palace halls. Ikuto and Hiro stared at each other and for Amu, it was as if time had taken it's toll and just…froze up. Tadase didn't like the silence either and he wanted to say something, but at this point, he just didn't know what to say.

"Um…Ikuto?" Amu was the one who chose to break the awkward silence between all of them.

Ikuto seemed to have snapped out of it too. He looked over at Amu and asked "Yeah?"

"W-We should go." Suggested Amu.

"Why the hurry?" It was Hiro who spoke this time. "Utau-san has not yet returned has she? Kenta wanted to see her." he stated.

"Well yes, but it's getting rather late and she should be back soon." Stated Amu. Honestly, she just wanted to leave.

"I see…" said Hiro. He was thinking of ways to make Amu stay longer, there were still so much he wanted to ask her.

"What business may you have in following us here Hiro?" asked Ikuto. His question was a bit direct to the point, and he saw Tadase and Amu's shocked faces because of it, but he didn't care. He just wanted to figure out what Hiro was up to.

"And what makes you think I've been following you?" asked Hiro curious. He refused to give in so easily.

"Well, if you weren't then you shouldn't even be so persistent in making us stay when we ask to leave." Stated Ikuto plainly.

Hiro chuckled and it made Amu shiver, it was rather…dark and cold. "Right, and what benefit would I have in following you? You might be a prince, but that wouldn't affect me now would it?" stated Hiro.

"Yeah, that's true, following me would mean nothing…." Stated Ikuto.

"Then why do you assume such things?" asked Hiro.

"But who's to say you weren't following Amu?" asked Ikuto and he saw Hiro's calm expression change immediately. "Looks like I hit a nerve didn't I?" he said with a smirk.

Hiro didn't like the way Ikuto had addressed him, and on their first meeting too. He took a breath and spoke. "And what if I was?" he stated.

Ikuto was a bit shocked that he admitted to "stalking" Amu, and this did not please him either. "Why? Why would you follow her around? I think she deserves her privacy, don't you?" stated Ikuto.

Hiro gave him a smug look and asked. "And who are you to tell me that? She's not your property now is she?" he asked, not knowing that he was not going to like the answer.

At this, Ikuto couldn't help but smirk. He looked at Hiro and spoke. "I don't think you've heard the news, now have you Hiro?" he asked.

"What news?" asked Hiro, now confused, and annoyed that he didn't have a clue as to what Ikuto was talking about.

"I wouldn't be surprised that you seem to be oblivious to it…" started Ikuto and then his smirk got bigger. "Amu here…." He took Amu's hand and held it tightly "She happens to be my fiancée."

Amu blushed as Ikuto held her hand and then he avoided Hiro's gaze. Hiro on the hand…his eyes had widened as soon as the word fiancée left Ikuto's lips. He was shocked… "She was taken? By…the likes of him?" Hiro thought, and this made him furious!

"You don't seem to like the idea Hiro." Stated Ikuto.

"This…are you toying with me?" asked Hiro, still refusing to believe it.

"I assure you it's no joke." Said Ikuto. "In fact, if you weren't coming, our…wedding would not have been delayed."

Hiro gritted his teeth. Somehow, this piece of information made him furious. Tadase then decided to back up Ikuto's claim. "Hiro-san…Ikuto-nii isn't making jokes. He and Amu-chan truly are engaged. In fact, they're to be married soon."

Amu saw the look on Hiro's face, and she didn't expect to see him this…angry. What could have made him so…furious? Amu then stepped a bit closer to Hiro, but not too close. "Hiro-san…are you feeling alright?" she asked.

Hiro's anger immediately subsided, and he gave her a small smile "I'm perfectly fine." He then sighed and spoke again "I'll be taking my leave now. I hope to see you again soon." He then walked away, not taking a look back.

As they watched him walk away, Amu couldn't put her finger on it, but she had a bad feeling about things. "Ikuto…" she muttered.

"Something's not right with him." Stated Ikuto, as if reading her mind.

"Yes, but he seemed…rather sincere when he smiled at me." Said Amu.

"He's being awfully nice to you Amu-chan, and it no longer feels right. Especially with all the things he just asked Ikuto-nii." Said Tadase.

"He is being a bit suspicious, isn't he Ikuto?" asked Amu as she looked at him.

"Maybe, anyway, let's just forget all this. I'm kinda tired anyway." Said Ikuto with a sigh. Although deep inside, there was no way he was going to let this go.

"Okay." Both Amu and Tadase nodded.

"Come on Amu, let's go to my room for a minute, and then I'll take you to yours so you can rest." Said Ikuto as he took her hand and started walking away.

"Night Amu-chan, Ikuto-nii." Said Tadase as he waved and smiled at them.

"Night Tadase." Said Ikuto with a small smile. "Don't stay out so late."

"I won't." Tadase stated with a small chuckle "Ikuto-nii sure has changed…" he muttered to himself.

"Night Tadase, see you again tomorrow. And…thank you for spending time with me today." Amu called.

"Not a problem, and you too Amu-chan." Said Tadase. Soon, he saw the two figures disappear and then he heard the carriage enter the palace as he was walking towards his own room. "Seems like Utau-chan is home too…" said Tadase with a smile. "Well, I better get some rest as well." And so he started to walk away…

The Next Morning…

The following morning, Ikuto and Utau both had nothing to do. So, they decided to go to the Hinamori mansion and pay everyone else a visit. They took both Tadase and Kairi with them, and of course Amu wanted to come too.

Lucky for the three of them, they managed to avoid both Kenta and Hiro and left without a problem and without anyone trying to stop or block their way out. Tsukasa had helped them and they were more than grateful. So, the five of them rode the carriage with Musashi happily and without worries…well not now anyway…

Meanwhile, Hiro woke up on the wrong side of the bad. He was cranky today and Kenta saw that with no clue as to what was happening. He knew something was wrong with Hiro the moment that Kenta had entered the room, and it was not getting any better.

"Hiro-nii…are you alright?" asked Kenta a bit worried.

"Yeah, just peachy." The sarcasm in Hiro's voice was not missed. He didn't even bother to hide it.

"Doesn't seem that way at all." Stated Kenta with a sigh. He knew Hiro was stubborn so he was used to this. "Did something happen last night."

"I followed her…" started Hiro.

Kenta blinked and then he knew that "her" was Amu. He sighed. "Hiro-nii, I told you to leave her be. It's not nice following her around like that."

Hiro looked at his brother and smiled, but it was a forced smile. "You don't know that. I wanted to followed her because I wanted to, and I saw her with…Ikuto…"

"You don't like him already?" asked Kenta. The way Hiro said Ikuto's name seemed so…venomous.

"He seems to be an eyesore to my plans." Said Hiro.

Kenta looked at Hiro with sympathy, he knew what his brother meant by plans. "Hiro-nii, you can't force her you know. She might like someone else."

"She's engaged to him Kenta, but not to worry…I will get her. I never fail. Failure is not an option for me." Said Hiro bitterly.

"Hiro-nii, you don't have to always aim for pe-…" Kenta no longer got to finish because Hiro cut him off.

"Don't bother. After all we've been through I'm sure that you'll understand soon." Said Hiro as he stood up and walked towards the door to walk out. "Besides, you should be worrying about how to make Utau-hime yours, yes?"

"But she…" Again, Kenta didn't finish because Hiro had already slammed the door and walked out of the room…leaving him all alone.

"Hiro-nii…" said Kenta with a sigh…hoping that his brother was not going to result to doing something…drastic.

In the Hinamori Mansion

Rima was walking along the gardens alone that morning. Miki had already taken care of all her duties and she just wanted some fresh air. She sighed and smiled, ever so slightly as she looked up at the nice sky.

"Good morning Rima-chan." She turned to see Nagihiko there and smiled.

"Morning." She replied.

"You seem to be happy today." Said Nagihiko.

"I am. There's really nothing to be sad about it there?" she told him. "Have you done everything you needed to do?" she asked.

"I got things finished as early as possible. After all, Amu-chan might come and visit. She's always full of surprises." Said Nagihiko with a smile.

"Oh…" replied Rima.

"You seem to be deep in thought." Said Nagihiko "Something bothering you?" he asked.

"No, I'm okay." She replied. "I just needed to got some fresh air."

"Alright." He stated and then he suddenly walked away for a bit. This got Rima rather curious. She then saw him come back and this time she saw him hold a red rose in his hand.

"Here." Nagihiko placed the rose at the back of her ear, pushing some of her hair out of the way. "It looks nice on you." He said with a smile.

Rima blinked for a bit and then blushed. "Wh-what are you doing?" she asked.

"Just something I wanted to do. I figured it would look nice on you and I was right." Said Nagihiko. "After all, you do look beautiful."

She blushed harder and turned away slightly "You're really starting to get cheesy, you know that?" she told him, but she smiled a little, hoping to hide it from him.

He simply chucked and then spoke "Oh? I don't think so." He told her. Then, Nagihiko held her close and hugged her from behind. "You really aren't a very good liar. I can see you blushing from miles away you know?"

Rim turned her head slightly to face him and smiled. "I hate it when you figure me out like that."

"Of course, and I love you too." Said Nagihiko smiling.

Her eyes widened for a moment before they softened and she blushed. She smiled at him and just couldn't bring herself to look away. "I love you…" she muttered, barely audible, but he didn't fail to hear it.

Nagihiko smiled and slowly brought his face closer to hers and kissed her softy. She closed her eyes, her face still flushed and just enjoyed the moment. What suddenly broke their moment together was slight chuckling that was suddenly heard nearby.

She broke away from him and turned her head to see who was there. In her shock, she saw Amu, Ikuto, Kukai and Utau there and they all had either a grin or a smirk on their face. Rima's face was now as red a tomato and it was even harder to stop her face from getting any redder than that.

"W-When did you guys get here?" Rima asked.

"Just now actually." Said Kukai. "Never knew we'd see you two…like that." His grin never left his face.

"Very funny Souma-kun." Said Nagihiko with a sigh, but he still smiled, a small smile. He was also a bit embarrassed that they actually saw that, but he decided not to show it to prevent any more snide comments coming from his friends.

"C-Can we go inside now?" asked Rima. She wanted to forget what had happened in front of her friends.

"Okay, whatever you say Rima." Said Utau with a slight giggle.

They walked inside and met with Dia and Su. As they were beginning to talk, Amu noticed her other friends missing and she couldn't help but ask. "Hey, where are Ran and Miki?"

"Not here. They're both out." Said Nagihiko with a smile.

"Oh? And where did they go?" asked Utau confused.

"Well, Ran is with Daichi…again." Said Rima.

"And Yoru-kun came here to pick Miki-chan up saying they were going somewhere together today." Said Dia with a giggle.

"So that's why he left so early today." Said Ikuto.

"I wonder where they went." Said Utau. "Oh well, we can ask him that later when he gets back home. I wouldn't pass this up."

"True. I mean, it's not every day that he does things like this." Said Ikuto.

"By the way, where's Kari and Tadase?" asked Rima. "Didn't they come with you?"

"They did." Said Amu "But Tadase suddenly got called back to the palace just when we were leaving."

"He was needed for something. Tsukasa was the one that needed him, so he went with no objections." Said Utau with a shrug.

"Seems like a lot of things are going on right now." Said Nagihiko. "And what about Kairi-kun?"

"He stopped over at your place. I mean, he mentioned something about wanting to see Yaya." Said Amu with a smile.

"Ah, another unexpected turn of events. At least now, Yaya doesn't have to worry about being left alone." Said Rima. "Odd though, isn't he younger than she is?"

"By a year." Said Kukai "But no one really cares about that…" he chuckled. He was younger than Utau too, but he didn't care.

"You say that because you're in the same boat as he's in." said Rima.

"True, but I don't give a care in the world." Said Kukai with a smile and then he looked at Utau "I know how I feel, and that's enough for me."

Utau smiled lightly and spoke "Yes, I can see that."

As they continued to talk and laugh, and as Su served tea, Amu was very deep in thought. Oddly enough, Hiro's face kept flashing in the back of her mind. She no longer wanted to think about it, but something told her that Hiro was up to something, and whatever this weird feeling was, it was certainly not comforting…

In some other part of town, Yoru and Miki were together on their…"date". Of course, if asked where they had been, they would never admit that. Yoru had picked her up from the Hinamori mansion just a while back so they could spend some time together. She didn't object, and she never wanted to anyway, so now, here they were.

"Ne Miki, you sure you weren't busy~nya?" asked Yoru.

"Nope, I had tons of free time now. We make our own lives now, thanks to everyone's help." Said Miki with a smile.

"That's good to hear~nya." Yoru had been taking Miki around town for various reasons. He just mainly wanted her to have some fun, so he took her anywhere.

The two of them were walking in a small plain area filled with nothing but grass, flowers and fresh air. It was like a small 'park'. It was the perfect place for them to relax and to have some time together.

"It's really nice here." Said Miki in awe.

"I thought you'd like it here, since you like flowers and stuff like that~nya." Said Yoru.

"Yeah I do, thanks a lot Yoru." Said Miki with a smile and Yoru blushed in slight embarrassment.

"No problem~nya. Any time." He replied with a slight smile.

"Come on, let's go take a walk." Said Miki as he grabbed his hand and held it. She blushed, but she turned away hoping that he wouldn't see.

Yoru didn't seem to mind, so he simply gripped her hand tighter, but not too tight, as if not wanting to let her go. He smiled to himself when he saw the slight tint of red on her cheeks and later silently chuckled. He figured that he might as well enjoy this, while it lasted…

Back at the palace, Tadase was once again alone. He was called back so suddenly that he didn't even get to ask what it was all about. He sighed as he waited in the garden for Tsukasa to arrive. He soon heard footsteps approaching and as he turned, he saw Tsukasa approaching him….but he was not alone.

Along with Tsukasa, was a girl with long blonde hair and Tadase knew that she's never seen her before in his life, but he was captivated by her, and he couldn't help but stare.

"Hello Tadase." Said Tsukasa with a smile.

Tadase stood up from his seat and smiled back, glad that he snapped out of his former trance. "Nice to see you Tsukasa-san…and um…"

"Lulu." The girl stated with a smile "My name is Lulu de Morcef Yamamoto."

"Eh?" Tadase was shocked. He's heard of the Yamamoto family before and they're well known just about anywhere. He never imagined he'd meet their only daughter here.

"That's right. She came here for a visit and will be staying here for quite some time." Said Tsukasa with a smile.

"I see…" replied Tadase.

"So, that's why I called you here Tadase." Said Tsukasa, addressing him again.

"Excuse me?" he asked. "I'm afraid I don't follow." Tadase said confused.

"I know I disrupted some of your plans for today and I do apologize." Started Tsukasa "But I called you back for a reason. Lulu-chan would be left alone if you were to have left."

"Eh?" Tadase asked again "She'll be alone?"

"Yes, and I wouldn't want that." Tsukasa explained. "You see, I have some urgent duties to attend to, and I wouldn't want to just leave her here. So, if it's no trouble, I would want you to accompany her while I'm gone."

"Oh…alright." Said Tadase and then he looked over at Lulu "Are you sure you'd want me to accompany you though? I could always call someone else." He suggested.

"No, it's alright. I heard a lot about you Hotori-san. And I would be honored." Said Lulu with another small smile.

"Okay then." Tadase just smiled back and replied.

"Good, then I'll be taking my leave." Said Tsukasa "I'll be back soon, and do have fun you two. No need to be too serious."

"Bye. See you soon Tsukasa-san." Said Tadase.

"Thank you Tsukasa-san." Said Lulu as she waved goodbye.

Tsukasa smiled at both of them and the two were left alone. "Do you want to go anywhere Lulu-chan?" asked Tadase.

"Anywhere is fine. You can try and just surprise me." She suggested "I don't have much excitement at home anyway." Said Lulu with a sigh.

Tadase noticed that her previous attitude had disappeared slightly. She was still the same, but a little less "sweet". Now Tadase wondered if this girl was more than she looked, and he wanted to find out. He found her quite…interesting.

"I see…" Tadase replied "Alright then, shall we go?" he asked.

"Okay. And, thanks for agreeing to do this Hotori-san." Said Lulu.

"Sure, and Tadase is just fine." He told her.

She simply nodded and thanked him again. "Thank you Tadase."

As they walked away, unknown to them, someone was watching the scene. Tsukasa took a small peek at the scene and how Tadase and Lulu were doing and he smiled. They didn't know it, but before he left, he was already planning something…

"I wonder if my assumptions will be proved true?" Tsukasa asked himself and then smiled inwardly "Oh well, whatever the result, I'll do all I can to help. After all, even Tadase deserves his own happiness, and Plan A seemed to have functioned rather well."

Tsukasa slowly walked away to attend to his duties with a smile. Neither Tadase nor Lulu knew it, nor would they ever assume it, but Tsukasa…was playing matchmaker…and they'll never see that coming…

Hiro walked briskly around the palace in search of Amu. He wanted to see her again today, but to his dismay, she was nowhere to be found. He had tried asking around, just to find answers, but no one could tell him where she was.

"She's with him again, I'm sure of it. But…where could they have gone?" Hiro asked himself.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps approaching and saw Tadase along with Lulu, and they were walking towards him. He smiled, ever so slightly and thought "Maybe, he could give me the answers that I want to hear…"

Hiro knew that Tadase was close to both Ikuto and Amu, so he figured this was his last shot. And he had to get it. On the other hand, Tadase had come to a complete stop when he saw Hiro heading their way…

"Tadase you alright?" asked Lulu confused as she looked at him.

"Yeah…let's go Lulu-chan…" he replied able to give out a small sigh. He knew something was coming, he just wished it wasn't Hiro, but even that was a little too much to ask for.

Soon enough Hiro had reached them, and he simply smiled at first before greeting them "A good day to you Hotori-kun and…you are?" he asked Lulu.

"Lulu de Morcef Yamamoto, a pleasure to meet you." She greeted him.

"Ah yes, the only daughter of the Yamamoto family. I've heard much about you." Hiro replied "My name is Hiro Terashima, the pleasure is mine really."

"Hiro-san, a good day to you as well." Greeted Tadase. After all, he didn't want to be rude. "Is there anything I can do for you?" he asked after a while.

"I was just wondering if you knew where Amu-chan was?" Hiro asked.

For some reason, Tadase was already expecting such a question. He didn't want to give anything big away so he answered in a manner he thought would be the safest. "She's with Ikuto-nii right now. They left a while ago."

"Do you happen to know where they could have gone?" asked Hiro again. "If he thinks I'll stop here, he's wrong." He thought to himself.

"No." replied Tadase, as direct and plain as possible. Of course, it was a lie, he knew all too well where they were, he just didn't want to say anything.

"I see." Said Hiro, but somehow, he was not buying it.

"I'm sorry I couldn't help you with that, but all I know is that they had left." Said Tadase.

"No, I should be the one apologizing. I didn't mean to intrude, but if you don't mind me asking again, were any others with them?" asked Hiro. He was going to gather as much information as he could.

"As far as I know, Utau-chan is." Said Tadase.
"Oh…alright then. I see you were left here…" Hiro stated.

"I was asked to accompany Lulu-chan because she was alone here, and Tsukasa-san had duties that he needed to attend to." Said Tadase.

"I see, well then, I shall leave you two alone as Tsukasa-san had intended yes?" he stated and then slowly began to walk away "And do tell Amu-chan that I was looking for her if ever you see her…."

As both Lulu and Tadase began to watch him leave, they both wondered where in the world he came from and why he was so…desperate to see Amu…

"You and him don't seem like good friends." Said Lulu as she looked at Tadase.

"Honestly? We aren't. He happens to be a guest here, like you, but with…alternative motives…" said Tadase "Or so I think."

"You looked like you didn't want him here." Said Lulu with a shrug "I guess this place is kind of strange…"

"Strange?" asked Tadase confused.

Lulu just giggled lightly and then she started walking "Come on Tadase, don't just stand there, you still have to give me that tour."

"Right…" he replied with a light chuckle as he followed her and started to walk as well, but the certain incident never leaving his mind…

Kenta, unlike Hiro, wasn't so persistent. The moment he found out from one of the palace guards that Utau wasn't home, he knew where she was. "She's most likely with Kukai-san again…" he muttered with a sigh…

"Don't bother. After everything we've been through I'm sure you'll understand soon." That phrase suddenly flashed back into his mind. Hiro saying that earlier this morning had troubled him and he knew that his brother was working…in a not so pleasing manner…

"Besides, you should be worrying about how to make Utau-hime yours, yes?" This phrase was another thing he couldn't get off his head. He knew that Utau was engaged, but that just couldn't stop him from getting so attracted to her… "But, doing something like destroying their engagement just wouldn't feel right…" he had thought to himself with a sigh…

"Hm? Kenta-kun?" Kenta looked up to see Tsukasa there in from of him with a confused look on his face.

"Ah! Tsukasa-san, nice to see you." Said Kenta with a small smile.

"Same to you." Said Tsukasa and then he asked "Is something wrong? You seem rather…depressed today."

"N-no, I'm fine. I just have a lot of things in my mind." Said Kenta.

"I see…." Then Tsukasa smiled slightly and asked "Were you looking for Utau-chan?"

Kenta's eyes widened in shock and then he just nodded in reply. Tsukasa knew why he was acting thing way, but he didn't want to press on matters that would make Kenta feel worse. So instead, Tsukasa gave him an offer…

"Kenta-kun, if ever you need to talk about it, just feel free to see me." Said Tsukasa with a warm smile "And I'll be willing to listen to whatever you have to say."

Eyes wide in shock, Kenta smiled and he suddenly realized why Tsukasa was so close to this family. The fact that he was so kind as to be willing to listen to whatever petty problem he had was a very generous offer.

"I'll make sure to take up your offer Tsukasa-san. Thank you very much." Said Kenta.

"Alright. Whenever you have the time then." Tsukasa replied.

"Of course." Kenta slowly began to walk away and he simply smiled. Then, something Tsukasa said made him halt for a few seconds.

"You know, you should get to know Kukai-kun, he's very nice and easy to get along with. I wouldn't be surprised if you and him were to get along rather well." Said Tsukasa "And, believe me, that boy isn't ordinary…you'll soon come to realize that yourself, I'm quite sure of it…"

"Thank you." Was the only thing that Kenta could say before completely walking away…but what Tsukasa said about Kukai made him wonder who the older Souma truly was in reality…and why Tsukasa said he wasn't ordinary….

Later that Evening….

Ikuto and Amu had returned home, along with Utau, Kairi and Yoru. Kairi was with Yaya in the dance academy the entire time, while Yoru had returned from his "date" with Miki. As they got down from the carriage, they were told by Musashi that Tadase was looking for them.

They all went to the gardens to see Tadase there with Lulu. Ikuto and Utau were shocked to see the young Yamamoto in their home, but they didn't mind. They were more shocked to see Tadase with her, but again, they knew nothing, so they just kept quiet about it…for now.

"Oi Tadase." Ikuto called.

Tadase turned around and saw Ikuto and the others walking towards them. "Welcome home everyone." He greeted.

"It's nice to be home." Said Utau with a smile but she still wished that Kukai could have stayed with them.

"Who's this Tadase-kun?" asked Amu as she's never really met or heard of Lulu in her life.

"This is Lulu de Morcef Yamamoto of the Yamamoto family." Said Tadase.

Lulu bowed politely. "A pleasure to meet you, Amu Hinamori-san." She greeted "And you too Utau-san and Ikuto-san."

"Please, just drop all the formality junk." Said Utau with a small smile "Just Utau is fine."

"Nice to meet you too Lulu, and you can just call me Amu." Amu stated.

"Thank you." Lulu replied. Yoru and Kairi had also introduced themselves and Tadase had explained that Lulu would be staying at the palace for the time being.

"We're glad to have you." Said Utau.

"Thank you for your kindness. I'm looking forward to meeting your fiancée Utau-chan." Said Lulu with a smile.

The mere mention of that made Utau's face slightly turn red. "Um…thanks…"

Lulu giggled lightly and spoke "Don't worry, I know about him, and trust me when I say I know what it feels like when the kingdom leaders dare interrupt your decisions in life."

"Ugh, tell me about it." Sighed Utau.

"I know about you too Amu." Said Lulu.

"Really? Then I'll be sure to introduce you to the others." Said Amu.

"Great. Looks like you guys are going to get along just fine." Said Ikuto with a very small smile, he was tired and just wanted some rest.

"Oh come on, don't be so grouchy." Said Utau with a smirk "That's not a good practice, for a future husband."

The others laughed and Ikuto just rolled his eyes and eventually smiled. "Hey, I hate to interrupt, but it is getting late~nya." Said Yoru.

"Yes, I'd be best for us to get some rest now." Agreed Kairi.

They all agreed to this and said their goodbyes for the night. They had agreed to meet up again tomorrow morning and take Lulu to town. They knew that Lulu was going to be a great addition to their "family", but they were all still oblivious to what Tsukasa had had in mind….specifically for Lulu and Tadase…

Unlike the others, Hiro was in his room alone, and was contemplating on certain events that had happened that day. He had seen Ikuto and Amu come back home together earlier, along with Yoru, Kairi and Utau. Seeing those two together, so happy and smiling just made his blood boil.

"I will not give up…I can't…" Hiro told himself.

At that moment, Kenta had entered his room and spoke "Sorry for just coming in, but I did knock and you weren't answering."

"It's nothing." Hiro said with a sigh.

"Not in a good mood again are we?" asked Kenta.

Hiro calmed down and spoke "Sorry for my actions this morning…I didn't mean to take it out on you."

"It's alright Hiro-nii…" Kenta replied.

"Kenta, I'm not going to give up." Said Hiro.

Kenta sighed sadly and spoke "I know, but…try to think about things first."

"She's the one, I know it. She'll understand me, understand us…I need her…." Hiro said and even for just a moment, Kenta heard the sadness in his tone.

"Do you really?" Kenta asked silently…

"Yes, and I will put my plans into action…I have to make her realize that I'm better for her…" As he said this, he looked at Kenta with seriousness in his eyes. At that moment, Kenta knew that his brother was about to start doing things, things he might regret….and sadly, possibly things Kenta himself, even if he was Hiro's brother, can no longer stop from happening….

Authors Note: I again apologize for the EXTREME lateness of this chapter. If you guys can, please Review and do tell me what you think. Thanks everyone! :D