Ok, I´m so so so sorry that I haven´t posted in a while, I just los inspiration and I was depressed… But I´m back and I won´t leave it in Hiatus forever! I will finish it! *Insert a decision face here*

Chapter 7: The wilting rose and Ikuto´s resolve.

Amu POV

I woke up to smell a sweet scent that overflowed my room… Were those cookies? Anyway, I found myself alone, Ikuto must have waked up. I wonder where he is. I went downstairs to find the source of the heavenly scent came from the kitchen.

"Is this alright, Ikuto?" Ami said while she was decorating some of the finished cookies. Ikuto looked happy while helping my little sister bake some pastries.

"Yeah, be sure you don´t add too much sugar or your sister will get sick." He smiled while Ami poured some flour over the cutting table. Wait, those cookies are for me? I slowly walked backward to the television room and pretended to be naive to the heavenly scent that overflowed this part of the mansion. I turned on the TV to see my parents giving some sort of news. Should I be happy about It?

"we will be back to Japan in a few days to show our beloved daughter, Hinamori Amu, her new fiancée, Hotori Tadase . They will be getting married in two months." My father announced to the media, with Tadase and my mother behind him, saluting to the cameras. I deeply gasped. I was going to get married to him? I could feel how rage was piling up on my chest. How could they do this to me? And on top, getting married to HIM? As if on cue, the telephone rang, on the caller´s ID was my mother´s cell phone. I answered. I needed an explanation, and NOW.

"Hello?" I answered as if I didn´t know what she was going to say. Altough, I knew the whole story already.

"Hello, Amu-chan! How have you been?" She answered with her usual preppy tone that she used when she was over excited.

"Fine, Thanks. So, how are things there in Monaco?" I was getting pissed off.

"Pretty fine, thanks for asking. Hey, Amu, I´ve got some AWESOME news for you!" Finally, the dreaded moment has come.

"Yes?" I didn´t want to hear it. I wanted to wake up and think all of this was just a terrible nightmare. I pinched myself. It hurt. All of this was real.

"You are getting married to Tadase-kun!" My mother squealed on the other side of the line. I wanted to rip Tadase´s head off for being the heir of an extremely rich family, and for being such a smooth talker. My parents didn´t know how he broke up with me, he just lied and told them other story.

"B-But I can´t! I can´t because I… Already… have… a… boyfriend…" I could barely choke out those words out my throat. I will do whatever it takes so I don´t have to marry that bastard.

"No buts dear. This chance is one in a million. We´ve arranged every single thing with Tadase´s parents and they agree, so I will have to ask you to break up with that boyfriend of yours and get yourself ready. I´ll send the details over to your computer and I will help you choose everything you have to choose. Well, I have to go sweetie. Bye!" She hung up. Tears were streaming, while I thought about what I would say to my ´boyfriend´. How will I tell him that he has to go?

"Hello Onee-chan! Look what we have for yo-" Ami left the plate with cookies on a nearby table and she sat to my side wiping my tears with her hand. I hugged her. She was too lucky for not having to get married without love to a cheating bastard. My throat all of a suddenly feels sore. I don´t want to say this to him, but it´s for the better for everyone, well, everyone except me. He will return to his average life, Ami will launch her party as planned… And I will be ´happily´ married to a cheating bastard, who, I bet, wants to steal all the money from the company.

And when I thought that everything was beginning to go uphill, at this rate, I will end up in a complete hell, married to the devil. At least Ami won´t have to pass through this. Better me than her.

Ikuto POV

I enjoyed helping Ami to make a little present for Amu. We went to the living room where she was, because she wasn´t in her room.

"Hello Onee-chan! Look what we have for yo-" Ami stopped her sentence , left the cookies and went running to the couch on the TV room. There was Amu, sobbing, whit Ami comforting her. I got worried and went to the other side of the couch and sat to her side, rubbing her back while her bangs covered her golden orbs.

"Ikuto… I will have to ask you to leave…" She said as a lonely tear went down her rosy cheeks. But, she is asking me to leave! That took me on surprise. Why? Did I do something wrong? Your mewed sadly as he went to Amu´s lap.

"I can´t see you anymore. I will get married in two months, so I will be asking you to leave." She wiped her eyes , but didn´t look up. Ami got sad when she heard the news. My bangs covered my eyes.

"I see… I will pick up Yoru, and my stuff and I will take my leave." I said as I took Yoru and went to her room to pick up his cage, my clothes and my violin.

I went downstairs to see Amu waiting for me on the front door. I gave her a sad smile. She smiled me back. I got her ear and muttered

"Thank you Amu. I am really grateful for your help. Farewell." I kissed her cheek and went on the limo that she prepared for me Yoru leapt to the window and we both saw how we were far and far from her. I hope that this will not be the last time that I see my beloved strawberry. I will do whatever it takes to be with her again. Because, Now I´ve realized, that I love her.