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Amu's P.O.V.
I finally stir out of my deep sleep at 10:00am, or so the clock says on the bedside table.
Last night all I could think about was that sweet, harmonic voice of my little sister. It took me what seemed like hours to finally stop crying, calm down, and fall asleep.
I hear one single knock on the door, followed by Ikuto entering, "Ah, she lives," he smiled at me.
I glare at him, but I'm also a bit happy at his presence. At least he would get my mind off of last night, "Good morning to you too, Ikuto."
I slowly pull myself up into a sitting position. Realizing that I didn't change into my newly bought pajamas, I sighed and hoped that my new clothes weren't ruined.
Ikuto sat down next to me and handed me a plate with a single blueberry muffin on it, "Eat up."
I smile and mumble a thank you as I bite into the muffin, "How'd you sleep?" he asks and looks out of the window.
I wasn't planning on recalling what happened last night, so I simply replied, "Just fine," and took another bite of the delicious pastry bread.
Ikuto nods, "Good."
We sit there in a surprisingly comfortable silence as I finish my muffin. I let out a yawn then glance at Ikuto, who was already looking at me again, "What is it?" I ask with a small blush.
Ikuto smirks and leans in toward me. Oh no, not again.. I can't stop myself from blushing harder. I should pull away, Ikuto has so much fun teasing me, but I can't seem to move a muscle. I stare into his eyes and he stares into mine. Suddenly, I feel a warm hand on my cheek and Ikuto leans in closer.. and closer... I subconsciously close my eyes and wait, but nothing comes in contact with my lips. Instead, a voice whispers in my ear, "Heh, nice bed-head."
My eyes fly open and I blush furiously. I slam Ikuto in the back with my fist and push him away, "P-Perverted b-baka!" I scream at the top of my lungs.
Ikuto laughs but rubs his back, "Ouch, Amu. For someone who just got out of the hospital, you're strong."
I glare at him and cross my arms. He takes the hint and gets up, "Alright fine, I'm leaving." he chuckles and exits the room.
Sighing, I look through my shopping bags and find a comb as well as some other toiletries, then leave the room and hunt down the bathroom.
I take a long, warm shower which felt incredibly good. I don't remember the last time I took a shower. Ew, I must have smelled.
It took me a while to choose what outfit to wear out of the 20 Rima bought me. She must be crazy, but she was probably also a really great friend. I smile at the thought, which soon turns into a frown. My memories were lost in the accident, and now I'm not sure about anything anymore.
I decide on a dark blue sweatshirt and a black and white ruffly skirt with skinny red pants underneath, complete with one X-clip pulling some of my hair back.
I started putting away some of my clothes in the closet in my room, but freeze when I hear a soft, beautiful, melancholic melody coming from outside. I rush over to the window and see a familiar tall boy with blue hair playing a violin. I stare for a moment, mesmerized by the tune, then dash out of my door and down the stairs.
Ikuto's parents are in the living room, and they turn their heads to me as I see me run down the stairs, "Ohayou, Amu-chan," I hear Souko say as I rush by.
"Ohayou!" I call as I head for the door.
I follow the violin's beautiful notes into the garden. I finally reach Ikuto, who is playing a meaningful, and kind of familiar song. He doesn't seem to notice me, so I just stand there and listen to this beautiful sound.
Once the song is finished, Ikuto turns around and looks at me, a small smile on his face, "I thought I heard someone sneak up on me."
"I-I'm sorry.."
Ikuto shrugs, "Whatever."
"That melody... I feel like I'm heard it before.."
Ikuto's eyes widen a bit, "You do?"
I nod, and he looks at me, a little relieved maybe? "You used to beg me to play the violin for you, and you liked this melody the best."
I sigh. The memory isn't coming back to me, but the tune is definitely familiar.
Ikuto looks at me, then puts his violin back into it's case, "Wait, Ikuto, don't stop playing!" I take a step forward without watching where I'm going, and instead of my foot touching Earth, it stumbles on a rock. I feel myself tripping and falling and...
SPLASH!
There just had to be a pond there.
But wait a minute, why wasn't I wet?
I open my eyes and find myself wrapped in Ikuto's arms, completely dry, "You're so clumsy..," Ikuto says, and I hear him laugh lightly.
What the hell just happened?
I look around, still trapped in Ikuto's warm embrace, and notice that there isn't a pond in sight. Did I just imagine that? That's weird...
"Get away from me! Stop it!" A tough looking boy about ten years old was approaching an eight year old me.
Not wanting him to touch me, I was backing up, "Please just leave me alone."
The boy just laughed, "Hey girl, you better watch where you're going!"
I turned around and gasped, tripping over a rock on the side of the pond.
SPLASH!
"Amu.. Hey, Amu!" Ikuto's words took me out of my trance and brought be back to the present.
I looked up at him and blinked a couple of times before realizing my situation: I tripped and had a memory of falling into a pond when really, Ikuto caught me.
I smiled gently, then buried my face in his chest, "San kyuu," I said, my words muffled by his clothing.
Ikuto's P.O.V.
Amu acted very strange after she tripped, but I decided not to ask her why.
Once we entered my house again, I saw my parents standing by the doorway, "Amu, Ikuto, we have some news," my dad said, "We just got a phone call, and apparently Amu's grandmother is putting a funeral together for her family."
I felt guilty about forgetting about a funeral. Three people died, there had to be a funeral. I glanced down at Amu, and saw a sad expression on her face. I felt an urge to just lean down and embrace her again, but I stayed where I was.
My dad continued, "I know you may not remember your grandmother, but she still wants you to show up and prepare something to say about your family."
I was surprised by this. Surely her grandmother new she had amnesia! This is all happening so fast, I can only image what it must feel like for Amu; what she must be going through, "Feel free to take time to figure out what you want to do," he said, then dismissed us.
I looked back down at Amu. She looked confused, sad, shocked, and on the verge of tears. My heart broke for her.
I took Amu's hand and gently led her upstairs. Once we were in her room, Amu's tears finally started spilling over. I sat down on the bed and gently pulled on her hand. Amu walked closer to me, still crying. I put my arms around her waist and pulled her to me, sitting her down on my lap. She wrapped her arms around me and cried into my shoulder. I sighed and gently stroked her head, "I don't like hearing you cry.. I don't like seeing you sad.."
Amu didn't reply, and kept crying. Eventually, she calmed down and looked at me. I wiped away any left-over tears from her cheeks, and in return, she smiled. It was tiny, but it was a smile.
"Ikuto," she finally said after a while, "I'm gonna go to the funeral."
I smiled,"That's my girl." Amu blushed a bit at this, which was really cute.
"Thank you so much, Ikuto. You always make me feel better." My heartbeat sped up as she said this, and I hoped she didn't notice.
We spent the rest of the day in there, and when it got late, it almost seemed like Amu didn't want me to leave her side.
"Oh, is it really that late? Do you have to go?"
Now instead of me making her nervous, she was making me a bit nervous, "Of course not Amu," I smiled.
Amu was sitting up in bed under the blanket. I climbed in and sat down next to her. I noticed her face flush red a bit, and I just smirked. The room gradually got darker throughout the time we spent in there, but neither of us went to turn on the light. By this time, the room was pretty dark, but we could still see each other by the bright moonlight coming in through the window.
"Ikuto," Amu says after a while, "I'm a little curious... Before the accident, did you always tease me like you do now? 'Cause when you first came to visit me at the hospital, you acted differently."
Her question threw me off a bit, but I quickly recovered, "Well, I was worried. My friend was just in a car crash. Naturally, I would act differently," I looked at her.
"Hm..," she looked back at me.
Well that was strange. I didn't exactly know what she meant.
Suddenly, that gentle look of Amu's turned into fear. She started covering her ears and shutting her eyes tight, "Amu, Amu! What's going on?"
"Y-You don't h-hear that?" her voice was shaking with fear. My face clouded with concern as I shook my head.
"S-Someone's screaming!"
~Chapter End~
Yes, yes...Cliffhanger.
Even though this chapter is shorter, it took me a long time to write Dx
I was having some MAJOR writers block issues during this chapter... I hope it didn't get too boring! I'll definitely try to make the next one more interesting and include the funeral in it.
But yeshhhh... Amuto. XD Need I say more?
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