Amu's POV
"Thank you for coming." I said, easily signing the CD a girl handed me with the permanent marker I kept on hand.
I signed three other CDs, a shirt, a jacket, and two posters before I was finally finished giving autographs.
"It's lovely to see you all made it." I said to the Guardians. I'll be honest and I won't lie. At the moment I wasn't mad, I was just tired and wanted to get the hell out of here and into my nice and comfy bed.
"Amu-"
"I believe in Japanese culture, you are to adress a person you are unfamiliar with by their last names, so to you, I'd be Hart." I said to Tadase.
"Hart-chan, we need to talk to you. It's important."
"Last time something important happened around you, my Charas were destroyed and the next day you kicked me out of the Guardians after the death of my Charas that you did nothing to stop, Tadase. Rima didn't help. Yaya didn't help, and Utau waited until the end to stop the X Characters."
"Amu, we never ment to do anything that we did to you." Rima said. "We don't even remember anything that happened after the X Characters appeared up until when we woke up the next morning and you didn't show up for school."
"The only one who actually remembers anything is Ikuto." Nagihiko said. I narrowed my eyes. Okay, I'd get it if the guilty ones lied, but Nagihiko? He'd never lie to me...
"Ikuto remembers everything, that I get. But I don't see why the hell I'd believe you all on the count of not remembering." I crossed my arms. "But since I'm sure you won't drop that defence, I'll play along. Let's say, I believe you, but I need proof. Do you have any proof?"
"No. We don't Hina-I mean Hart-chan." Kairi said.
"Surprise surprise!" I said sarcastically. "No proof, so no way of me knowing what's fact and what's false. Quite the defence." I looked at their Charas, smiling softly. "Even if I'm not on good terms with you all, at least it's nice that Akemi and the others might have some friends. With my travel and schedule, they only had Sly most of the time..."
"Others?" Kukai asked.
Before I knew it, I noticed the X on the necklace I wore-it was like my old hair clips-changed into a red heart.
"My other Charas of course! Ran, Miki, Su, and Dia!" I grinned. "They were reborn after I got Akemi!"
"Ran! You know you're not suppose to force her into a character change!" I heard Akemi yell as I snapped out of it.
"Amu! One and a half minutes! He's really wants to talk to you!" Marzia called. I gave her a nod and turned back to the Guardians, all of them staring at my Charas.
"As Ran made me say, My Charas were reborn. I only had Akemi for a while and then I found their eggs and they were reborn. But as you can see, they are different now. What they represent is different." I shrugged. "I guess that proves I'm a new me."
"Amu..." Su said, sounding a bit worried.
"Girls?" I looked at them all to see the same expression.
"Oh no..." I muttered. "Guardians, I'll give you time to make up a better lie. For now, I need to get going. See ya."
I whirled around a started towards where Marzia waited what a hand grabbed ahold of my wrist.
"What the hell-" I turned and came face to face with Tadase.
Four years ago, I'd probably be nervous and trying to figure out what to say, especially since he'd confessed to me.
But now I just gave him an annoyed looked. I needed to get out of here. I glanced at my Charas and they nodded, meaning I still had time.
"What? I need to get back to Easter you know." Tadase looked at me.
"I need to tell you something." He said, looking down. I looked at him, waiting.
"Could he be...?" Ran asked.
"No, that's not possible." Miki said. What were they talking about?
"Amu...I..." He swallowed and I had to keep from yelling at him to hurry up and spit it out. "I swear I'd never do anything bad to you if I was in the right state of mind and I'm begging you to believe we didn't do it." I rolled my eyes. "And...And I want you to know I still love you."
For a second I just stared at him, not showing my surprise on my face.
Then, I yanked my wrist free and stepped away, laughing a bit darkly.
"Yeah, like I'd believe that after what you did, Kiddy King." I hissed. How dare he! "You said I was no longer a Guardian. You said you guys weren't my friends anymore, that you had no use for me anymore!" I jabbed him in the chest with my finger at every other word. "Do you have any idea how much that hurt? Try and guess blondie, but I'm sure you'll guess wrong.
"So, how about I take you down with your own words? I'm not your friend and I can't believe I was ever interestest in you. I have no use for you anymore." I turned on my heels and walked over to Marzia.
"Derek, can you go deliver a message for me?" Marzia asked him a I arrived.
"Sure."
"Go tell the blue haired boy,Tsukiyomi Ikuto, that they want him back at Easter soon." Marzia then went back to her phone conversation. "Yes Director, I have her right here. I fact, we're walking out right now."
I followed Marzia out of the building, making sure that Ran understood there was to be no character changing unless it was life or death or I said so.
"Amu, you're to be on your best behavior for the Director." Marzia said on he ride back to Easter.
"Why? I mean, it's not like he can fire me. Ms. Layla has made sure of that."
"Yes, but she also wants information. You're the spy here, I'm only your agent." I rolled my eyes.
"Yeah sure. That's why everytime we go near him, you record everything."
"For the purpose of information. Now be quiet, we're here."
"Yes Marzia." I looked at my Charas. "Come on girls. We've go more work to do tonight." We got out of the limo and went directly to the elevator. Once there, Marzia pressed the button for the floor the Director's office was on.
"Still. You doing all this is going pretty far isn't it?"
"Not when there's someone after you. He nearly got to you back there."
"Yes, I know. Evil Mysterious Person. No one here known about that inccident, right?" I didn't need to explain because Marzia knew what 'that inccident' was by heart.
"No. We're the only ones here who know."
"Good. Now let's get this shit over with."
~~~~~About twenty minutes later~~~~~
"What? You expect me to do that?" I yelled at the Director, outraged.
"You work for Easter and while you do, you have to do as told by the boss." The Director said. "Your singing is better than anything that girl Utau's was and I've already seen what you can do."
My glare faltered for a second. So he knew about that inccident? At least he doesn't seem to know about the one Marzia and I were talking about earlier.
But still...that inccident had happened years ago...it was accidental while I was singing at the park...
"Whatever. That was a long time ago, so it'll never happen again." I threw him the finger. "Fuck you."
"Uh uh uh." The Director said. "I remember who you used to be when you were younger Amara. And I know how you seem to have a soft spot for Ikuto."
The Director walked over and whispered something in my ear. I staggered back, only to be stopped by my Charas pushing me to keep me up.
"You wouldn't." I hissed.
"I'll add your little boyfriend into the mix too."
"Bastard. You think you're so high and mighty? What you do it legitly illegal and if the real boss found out, you'd be stripped of everything you own in seconds!"
"That's why I got a little insurance. Want to add your family in there too?"
I bit my tounge to keep from doing something I'd regret and turned my head so I was looking at the floor.
"...Fine. I'll do it. But you obsession for the Embrio is stupid, you know?"
"I'm glad you understand." The Director smiled and then turned towards the door as it opened. "Ah, it's nice of you to join us, Ikuto."
I refused to look at him, but I could feel Ikuto's eyes on me.
"Ikuto, I'm sure you already know Amara. She's the new partner I promised you. She just agreed on her work. Righ, Amara?" I cleared my face of emotion and looked at him.
"Yes, Director. I fully agree on your terms." I looked at him.
"Good. You have your first assignment, Amara. You're dismissed." I nodded and looked at Marzia who was in the room with me. We left and the second we were out I punched the wall in frustration.
"Amu...you won't do anything you'll regret. I'll inform Ms. Layla. Amu...just go home and rest up. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Yeah, sure." I grumbled, crossing my arms. Marzia looked at me and then pulled out a camera.
"What are you doing?" I asked after she took a picture.
"Getting something in case we need to photoshop you later for a poster or something." Marzia said. "It's rare for you to be that pissed, so I'll take pictures while I have the chance."
"Whatever. See ya tomorrow." I said and left Easter, heading for home.
The next morning at eleven I was at Easter, sitting on the roof. Finally, I felt his presence behind me.
"You're late." I said, continuing to watch my Charas play.
"You're early." Ikuto said and leaned against the railing. "You don't look like I thought you would."
"And how is that?" I asked, standing. "You expect me to struggle and not do it? I'm in deeper shit than you, Ikuto. Remember how they used Utau?" Ikuto gave a nod. "They've got me like that now to, only worse. And the Director knows what I can do and he expects my best."
"So you're going to birng out X eggs and then hand them over to Easter?"
"That's what he wants. I'll do it, halfway. I'll bring out the eggs and hold them for a while, but I'll send them back after a certain amount of time. Your job is to grab the Embrio." Ikuto's face was free of emotion, making me smirk. "What? Not what you expect?"
I turned to my Charas and called over Ran.
"My heart: unlock." I said and let myself me engulfed by the bright light that came with transforming. "Amulet Heart." I said once the light died down, one hand on my hip and the other up in the air so I was posing.
My Amulet Heart look had changed along with Ran. Instead of the old skirt, I wore dark pink skirt that reached mid thigh and a cropped top similar to the old one, but this one didn't have frills. I didn't have the two ribbons anymore, they's been replaced with a simple strip of red and a red choker from which the Humpty Lock hung. The leg warmers were gone along with the sneakers, leaving me in more fashionable dark pink shoes. My hair was still in a high ponytail just like but the visor was gone and my ponytail was done in a movie star way, thick and beautiful. The few black streaks in my hair were now red.
"Well? Aren't you at least going to Character Change?" I asked Ikuto, feeling his eyes on me. I knew I filled out my outfit way better than I had before since I now had good curves and an actual bust.
I looked away from the city in time to see Ikuto get his cat ears and tail.
"Where are we going nya~?" Yoru asked, looking at Ikuto.
"I'm just gonna look around for a place. You guys just follow." I said and walked over to the edge of the roof. I got on the railing and let myself fall forward until I was falling.
"Heart Speeders." I whispered and as soon as they appeared, I was speeding through the sky at a speed where I could see everything I needed and look for a big enough group. My Charas easily kept up and helped me look.
I hadn't thought of the Embrio in forever. No one in America was really concerned with it, so I'd gotten a break from the Embrio talk. But now i was back to this.
Then I remembered Ikuto and how the most he could do was make long jumps. Oh...
I did a U-turn and headed back, searching for Ikuto.
I found him as Black Lynx, jumping over rooftops to reach me. I'l admit, it was hard not to stare. Sure, I'd seen enough hot Hollywood people to be used to it, but Ikuto was...different.
I shook my head, ridding it of those thoughts. I have a boyfriend and Ikuto is just a pervert with cat ears.
I flew over and stopped in front of Ikuto when he landed in a crouch.
"Sorry about that. I forgot you only jumped and don't fly-"
Before I knew it, I was pinned under Ikutp the same I had been long ago, not long after I first met him.
"Amu..." Ikutp said, dragging out my name in a way I didn't like. "How could you forget? I'd never forget anything about you...How could you forget something about me?"
I couldn't move. Something about Ikuto, just like before, kept me from moving as I felt my cheeks go red.
"Amu...GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!" Akemi screamed in my ear and I jumped away from Ikuto, finally able to control myself again.
"Thanks Akemi..." I mentally told her and Akemi nodded.
"Ikuto, stop it. You're nineteen and I'm sixteen. You're technically doing illegal stuff." (A/N Not sure if that counts in Japan, but let's just say it does)
"But Amu-koi. I love you." I rolled my eyes and was about to say something when I felt it.
I could feel a large group of hearts that would easily become X eggs. That was a new power I had with all my Charas. I could feel heart eggs that can be turned into X eggs. If I character changed with Akemi...I could call them to me and really get things moving.
"Come on kitty." I said, grabbing Ikuto's hand. "We need to get to where we need to be. And as much as I hate it, you'll need to hold my hand so you won't have to jump. Come on."
I dove off the roof and got my Heart Speeders on. As soon as they were on, Ikuto was right next to me as if he had his own.
"I guess that class on using your powers like this with other people wasn't useless after all." Miki said and I nodded.
Even if I didn't want to, I had to do this all for show, so I headed towards a park and hoped the Embrio wouldn't show up at all.
Ms. Layla is so gonna owe me for doing this.
Next Chapter: Amu actually gets X eggs...and then the traitors show up. *Glares* But whatever. I need you guys' opinions. In a review please write whether I should make this Amuto or not. Please and thank you. I'll see you all in the next update...God I still have homework and school stars on Monday...grrr, this sucks...