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Surprise Visit & Meeting the Group
Amu woke up bright and early today just as she always does. Even if she didn't want to, it wouldn't change the fact that she had to wake up early. It had been this way since their little curfew change. They had to wake up twice as early as they usually did and complaining about it never helped anyone.
Amu walked to the halls that morning to do her daily cleaning. They were lucky that last night, Nagihiko was able to get home in time before the Yamabukis arrived. As of today, Amu simply complied to her duties at the household and there she saw Dia and Rima already starting with the cleaning process at the halls.
"Ohaiyou Dia, Rima." Greeted Amu with a smile as she approached her friends
"Ohaiyou Amu-chan." Said Dia
"Morning Amu." Said Rima
"Sorry for being a bit late minna, I didn't mean to leave you guys to all the work." Said Amu apologetically
"Daijobu Amu-chan, you shouldn't apologize remember? Besides, we just started and you got here just in time." Said Dia with a smile
"She's right, we got here only a few minutes before you did so it's no big deal." Said Rima
Amu smiled at her friends and then she soon began to help them with the cleaning that needed to be done. A few hours later, as they were about to finish up on everything, the bell of the mansion was heard and it indicated that someone was at the door.
Dia looked over at Rima and Amu and she asked "Who might that be? An unexpected visitor? No one usually visits us unannounced…."
"True, it might just be Kukai and Daichi don't you think?" guessed Rima. To them, only Kukai and Daichi visited without warning so she guessed it was just them.
"I don't think so, but I'll go check just in case." Said Amu voluntarily "You guys can stay here, I'll get the door okay?"
"Demo, will you be okay?" asked Dia worriedly. Most of Amu's wounds were still visible and clear, what if it hadn't been Kukai and Daichi?
"I'll be fine Dia." Said Amu "My bruises don't hurt that much any more." That was partly true, her bruises didn't hurt as much as they did before but they still hurt and stung. But of course, Amu wouldn't tell them that or else they'd worry about her more and she didn't want that.
Amu walked towards their front door and then she soon opened it, but when she did her eyes went wide and she was currently speechless for a few seconds. Standing right in front of her were Ikuto, Utau and Yoru. "Your highnesses…" spoke Amu a little later as she tried to keep up to what was happening, but in the back of her mind, she thought "What are the royals doing here?!?!?"
What were the royals doing there exactly? And why the sudden surprise visit? Amu wondered to herself what was really going on, and she knew that this could only mean one thing: This could be trouble….
Flashback: Last Night At The Palace
Utau and Yoru have just returned to the palace from their trip to town. Utau didn't regret anything that happened that day, in fact she loved it. She was happy and she hoped to return as soon as she possibly can, and hopefully she can drag Ikuto with her…
Utau and Yoru went straight for the throne room to inform her parents of their safe arrival. As they went inside the throne room, she saw Ikuto there leaning against the wall with his arms folded. She knew what this meant, it meant that her father was giving Ikuto another lecture and he just wasn't paying attention again. When she got there, she was also greeted by a familiar voice which she hasn't heard in months time.
"Utau, how nice to see you again." She turned to the sound of the voice and saw Yukairi Sanjo there satding alongside her brother Kairi
"Sanjo-san, you're back." Greeted Utau as she gave Yukairi a hug, then she turned to look at Kairi and spoke "It's nice to see you again too Kairi."
"Same to you Utau-san." Said Kairi with a bow
"Utau, I'm so glad that you're home safe and sound." Souko went over to hug her daughter and Utau hugged her mother back.
"We're fine mother, and I had a great time at the village. It was amazing." Said Utau and she saw Ikuto give her a confused look. He must have thought that Utau meant she also enjoyed Sir Daniel's company. Well, he was about to find out otherwise.
"Utau, seeing as you're so happy, that must have meant that Sir Daniel has treated you well?" asked Aruto hopeful that his daughter would say yes. Unfortunately for him, he was wrong.
"Actually father, I would say otherwise." Said Utau and her father looked at her confused
"But I thought you had a magnificent time Utau?" asked Souko who was getting quite confused as well.
"Yes I did, but that man had nothing to do with it. I'd be better if he never showed his face to me ever again." Said Utau sternly and she could have sworn that she saw Ikuto trying to hold back his laughter.
"Utau what happened?" asked Yukari "Did you try to chase him away like all the others again?"
"Of course not, he just happened to be a big arrogant selfish jerk to everyone else that isn't as rich as he is." Said Utau
"Utau, you have to learn to at least get to know these suitors. They just want your hand and they're trying to prove that they can make you happy." Said Aruto with a sigh
"Well that's just the problem. They can't ever make me happy, they just want to marry me without knowing me. I am not a doll to be won by anyone!" retorted Utau. Why couldn't they understand that if she wanted to marry she wanted someone to like her for her and not for riches, the throne or for looks but for her.
"I want you and Ikuto to be happy but all you two seem to do is drive everyone away from you." Said Aruto
"Make us happy…what a joke…" muttered Ikuto
"Ikuto please understand…" said Souko as she approached her son and she just happened to hear what he just said.
Ikuto just looked away and stayed silent while Utau was starting to hate where this conversation was going "Can't we at least try and make our own choices? How can we be happy if we can't even learn to decide for ourselves?"
"Utau, I'm doing this for you." Said Aruto
"And that's why it's the wrong way. If you want us to be happy then stop dedicating our lives for us." Said Utau. She's been dying to tell her father to stop, stop controlling them and telling them what to do all the time.
"Utau…" started Yukairi she knew this kind of thing would bother Utau "Please just understand that they want you an Ikuto to be happy. They're just trying to help you."
"Why is it that we always have to understand how they feel? Can't they understand how we feel for once?" asked Utau and this shocked Ikuto, Yoru and everyone else in the throne room.
After her outburst, Utau stayed silent and then she spoke again "I'm sorry, I didn't mean for it to come out that way…I better leave, I'll be in my room if you need me, and I'm not in the mood for dinner tonight. Tell Nikaidou-san I'm sorry." And with that said, she turned away and left the throne room, shutting the doo behind her.
Everyone remained still and silent when suddenly Ikuto started walking out the door as well "Ikuto…" called Souko
"I'll be leaving too, I have nothing else to do here anyway." And with that he left and Yoru bowed to the royals and then followed Ikuto out the door of the throne room.
As Ikuto left the room, he was soon replaced by Nikaidou calling everyone for dinner. As Nikaidou scanned the room, he noticed the disappearance of Ikuto and Utau so he asked "Should I go ahead and call them sire?"
Aruto shook his head and replied "No don't. It would seem that they aren't hungry at the moment."
Nikaidou could tell that something was wrong so he asked "If I may sire, did something happen?"
"Yuu…" started Souko "Do you think that we've failed as parents?"
"What would make you think that?" asked Nikaidou a bit shocked by the sudden question
"Utau-san and Ikuto-san had quite an outburst earlier." Said Kairi
"Oh?" asked Nikaidou
"Yes, they did." Said Souko "I didn't know that we've made them so unhappy."
"That may not be the case." Said Nikaidou with a smile. He's seen Ikuto an Utau grow up and he could tell why they were acting this way.
"Then do tell us what seems to be the problem." Said Aruto as he looked over at Nikaidou with full attention
"Maybe they aren't completely unhappy, just lonely." Said Nikaidou
"What are they to be lonely about? They were raised just as they should have been, as leaders of the kingdom." Said Kairi
"Yes they were raised as leaders Sanjo-kun, but they weren't raised like ordinary people would have been." Said Nikaidou
"They had to be raised that way, it was for the good of everyone in the kingdom." Said Kairi
"That's true, but was it for the good of Utau-chan and Ikuto-kun too? It made the kingdom and everyone else happy, but did it make them happy to be raised like that? To know nothing more than to study hard and follow orders?" asked Nikaidou
"So if that is the case then what do you suggest we do then?" asked Aruto
"Well, if I may give a suggestion. Allow them both to have a little bit more freedom, I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to give them such." Said Nikaidou
"Freedom? We already allow them such things. That's why Utau was able to go to the towns yesterday." Said Aruto
"But would you have allowed her to go alone without a prince to accompany?" asked Nikaidou "Utau-chan and Ikuto-kun need some time to themselves and since their always here inside the palace they have become accustomed to occasionally locking themselves in their rooms and such, but that's because they have nowhere else to go to."
"Yuu might be right there sire, maybe they do need a little more freedom. If you consider the thought, it would make them both happier and they could learn to be more independent." Said Yukairi in agreement
"Demo onee-chan, you can't just decide such things! They're royals, and they need to be treated as such." Said Kairi
"Kairi maybe it's time we trust them on their own. And if so his highness isn't comfortable with them being alone outside then they can take Yoru with them." Suggested Yukairi and Nikaidou nodded.
"But the rules clearly state that…" Kairi was about to raise another objection, when his sister cut him off.
"Kairi, maybe this is the one time that we can skip the part of playing by the book. Making schedules and following rules are a good thing because they keep you on track, a world with no rules can mean chaos, but a world with too much rules can do just the same." Said Yukairi. She knew her brother well enough, he likes to keep things on track and precise as they should be. He's the responsible sibling of the two, but there were times that Yukairi wished her brother would throw away the schedule and bend the rules, it wouldn't hurt anyone to do so.
Kairi remained silent and he didn't say any more. Nikaidou took this opportunity to speak again. "Sire, if you would just think about our suggestion, it would be a big help. But still the final decision is left in your hands and we shall respect that."
" I see…" replied Aruto. He was to think about this decision, but the results and answers were yet to be known.
Soon Nikaidou left the throne room as well as he had things that needed to be done. He only hoped that Aruto would be able to make the right decision for the sake of his two children…
Meanwhile Utau had resided to her room along with Ikuto and Yoru. Ikuto had dropped by and had decided to stay there for a while instead of going to his own room, so here he was. Utau was trying her hardest to forget what's happened between her and her parents but she didn't know what to do.
"Utau, whatcha' thinking about~nya?" asked Yoru
"Nothing much Yoru, I just can't get some things out of my head and it's starting to annoy me!" said Utau
"Then why don't you just try thinking of something else?" suggested Ikuto
"Oh? Like what genius?" asked Utau
"Think happy thoughts~nya. That way you won't be depressed." Suggested Yoru
Utau tried that suggestion. She closed her eyes and started to think happy thoughts…happy thoughts, she let them trail in her head like a random clip. The picture in her head started when she still played around with Ikuto and Yoru, then when she sang all the time while Ikuto played his violin…the thoughts went on and on until it reached to the events that happened yesterday.
Utau remembered her singing, the applauses that she got and the freedom that she had and her thoughts ended at a picture of a smiling brown haired, emerald green-eyed boy…Kukai Souma. Utau's eyes suddenly snapped open and she spoke "Why am I thinking of him at a time like this?!?" she said it a bit too loudly than she should have
Ikuto had his eyes closed at the moment and he was lying down, but when he heard his sister, he opened one of his eyes and asked "Why are you thinking of who at a time like this?"
"N-none of your business Ikuto." Said Utau
"Are you thinking of Kukai~nya?" asked Yoru with a snicker
"N-no! Why would I possibly…" Utau didn't finish her sentence because before she could Ikuto asked "Who's Kukai again?"
Utau was about to answer when suddenly, the door opened and as they turned they saw their mother enter the room. "Utau, Ikuto may I speak with you?" she asked them
"Hai, something wrong?" asked Ikuto
"No,
but if you'd like your father and I have made a choice." Said
Souko with a smile
"Which would be what exactly?" asked Ikuto
"Well, if you'd like you and your sister can have a day all to yourselves tomorrow. You can go and visit the town again if you'd like." Said Souko
"Again? Which prince do I have to accompany this time?" asked Utau
"None actually." Replied Souko and this seemed to get their attention.
"What does that mean for us then?" asked Ikuto confused
"Well you two can think of it as some sort of break for the day." Said Souko
Utau and Ikuto both remained silent for a while then Utau turned to face her mother and asked "If it's okay to ask, what suddenly brought this up?"
Souko stayed silent for a few seconds and then she took a deep breath before speaking "I'm sorry to both of you. I didn't know that I made you two so unhappy. Please, next time that you have any more problems tell me. I want to help you, and it would be nice to see you both smile more often than stay locked up here in your rooms."
"It's not like we don't like it here, it's just that all these thing that you want us to do…their pressure most of the time and it's just so hard." Said Utau
"I know it is and it's not all that to be royalty all the time, but I wish you could have told me that this was bothering you then I could have helped." Said Souko "You're still my children, and I wouldn't want to do anything to make you unhappy."
"Thank you." Said Utau with a smile. Ikuto just looked over at his mother and gave her a smile as well.
"Now, you two better plan for your trip tomorrow alright?" advised Souko, before she left she gave her two kids a hug and then went out the door.
As their mother left Ikuto looked over at Yoru and Utau and asked "So what now? Any ideas? Where are we supposed to go tomorrow on such short notice anyway?"
Utau thought for a moment and then she smiled "Ikuto, what do you say in paying a visit to the Yamabukis again?"
Ikuto looked at her confused "Why? I thought you didn't like that place." Said Ikuto
"Trust me, I've had a little change of heart." Said Utau
"Uh-oh…Utau's up to something~nya!" thought Yoru as he shook his head
End of Flashback
And that is how Utau, Ikuto and Yoru ended up here in the Yamabuki household once again. Amu continued to stay still until someone broke her little trance. "Amu-chan? Who was at the door, I heard the bell ring…" the voice belonged to Nagihiko
"Nagi…" muttered Amu as she turned and saw Nagihiko approaching her
"Amu-chan what's wrong? Who was at the…" before Nagihiko could finish he saw who it was and spoke "Oh…um, your highnesses, what brings you here?" he asked
"We came by for a visit, we hope you don't mind." Said Utau as she looked around the house
"Oh…I see, please do come in then." Said Nagihiko as he gestured them to come inside
"I'm afraid not, Yamabuki-sama along with Saaya-san left again today. Saaya-san had lessons and Yamabuki-sama accompanied her, they will be back later this afternoon." Said Nagihiko
"I see, so you are alone here then?" asked Utau
"Yes we are, we're still doing some of the chores but things are almost done, please do make yourselves at home." Said Nagihiko
"Amu-chan, who was at the door?" Dia came a few feet away from Amu and couldn't yet see their guests clearly
"Is the witch home yet?" asked Rima. This shocked Ikuto, Yoru and Utau
"Ah, ahahaha Rima very funny." Said Amu as she laughed nervously and Nagihiko sweat dropped.
"Mashiro-san…we have other guests in mind." Said Nagihiko and Rima soon came close enough to see who it was.
"Oh…um, sorry about that your highness…" said Rima
"You shouldn't have said that out loud, what if it was her and she heard you Rima." Whispered Amu
"I'm sorry, it just blurted out of my mouth all of a sudden okay?" said Rima she hoped that they'd forget that this whole thing even happened
"Did you just…" Ikuto was about to ask about what Rima just said when Amu stepped in
"Um, why don't we take you to the dining room and get you something to eat. Please come this way." Said Amu as she quickly dragged Rima away with her
Nagihiko smiled nervously at them and then Ikuto and Yoru just followed Amu to the dining room. Dia soon left as well, probably to tell the others about the royals' arrival. Nagihiko on the other hand was left there with Utau. He went near her and asked "Hime-sama, I think you have better reasons of coming here than just going for a visit am I right?"
Utau smiled "That's true, truthfully I hoped to use the opportunity to catch the Yamabukis red handed, but since they aren't here I merely became a disturbance."
Nagihiko looked at her surprised and then he gave her a warm smile "Arigatou, demo you don't have o try too hard to help us. I know you really want to and we appreciate it, but there are some things that might happen in the future that might be full of surprises, you never know right? So, there's no rush."
"Well then thank you as well, but I really do want to help as much as I can. You and Kukai were very nice to me." Said Utau with a smile.
Nagihiko stayed silent for a while then he spoke "Kukai? Did you just call Souma-kun Kukai?"
Utau suddenly blushed after realizing what had just happened. "Um, he just told me to call him that that's all…" she said turning away from Nagihiko
"Is that so?" asked Nagihiko with a slight laugh "Then if that's the case you should call me Nagi then."
"Eh?" Utau was surprised by this then when she was about to say something Nagihiko stopped her
"Besides, you aren't a disturbance. In fact, we should go see Amu-chan and the others in the kitchen shall we?" suggested Nagihiko
"Oh…okay." Replied Utau with no further objections as Nagihiko led her to the dining room
Once all of them were there Su served their three guests their meals. As the three of them were eating Dia, Amu, Rima and Nagihiko were there to accompany them. "Won't you eat as well?" asked Utau looking at them
"No thank you, we've had our fill for the day." Said Nagihiko with a smile
Utau figured that Nagihiko was still keeping some things from her but she understood that he couldn't just blurt out everything out. Nagihiko knew they couldn't eat with the royals or it could cause a ruckus later on, but he still kept this detail to himself.
Once they were all done, Dia and the others led them to the gardens to rest and stay there for a while. "Here we are your highnesses, you may stay here if you'd like, unless there are other places that you like us to…" before Dia could finish a voice had interrupted her
"Dia, what took you and Amu-chan so long to…" Ran's voice trailed off when she saw who was with their friends. "Oh…gomenasai, I didn't know they were here…" said Ran as she clamped her mouth shut
Soon Miki and Su arrived at the little scene as well. Utau looked at them and spoke "We're sorry for our sudden arrival; we didn't know you were all busy."
"No it's okay, we're done with all our chores~desu." Said Su kindly
"Hai, you can stay here if you'd like." Said Miki with a smile
"Thank you for your kindness and hospitality towards us." Said Utau
All of them settled down in the garden, as soon as Ikuto, Utau and Yoru were comfortably seated on the chairs around the table Dia spoke "Gomenasai, we haven't quite introduced ourselves have we?" she asked "Watashi no Dia, I'm a maid here and I also take charge at times."
"Watashi no Ran, I work here too!" said Ran happily
"Watashi no Su, I'm the head chef here~desu." Said Su with a smile
"I'm Rima, I work just like everyone else here." Said Rima plainly
"And you've already met Amu-chan and Miki-chan right?" asked Nagihiko and they all nodded "I'm Nagihiko, but you can just call me Nagi." He told them with a smile
"It's nice to meet you all." Said Utau she looked over at Ikuto and Yoru and asked "Can't you two say anything?!?"
"What's there to say?" asked Ikuto in a bored tone
"Ugh, honestly I thought coming here would make you happy." Said Utau
"Hn.." replied Ikuto
Everyone stared at the two siblings and soon Ikuto finally looked at Amu and asked "Did something happen to her?"
"Eh?!?" all of them were shocked, they almost forgot about Amu and her wounds being visible. Ikuto stood un and went near Amu. He then asked "Why are you suddenly wounded? The last time I saw you, you only had that small scratch on your face." Said Ikuto as he placed one of his hands on the side of her cheek where he found the scratch the last time they met.
Utau watched this in amusement, Ikuto never acted like this towards any girl…ever and she doubted he ever will. Yoru was a bit dazed too, he's never seen him act like that at all and it was kind of shocking.
Amu tried her best to back away, but whenever she did, Ikuto would just inch closer. Amu was already blushing madly and her back soon made contact with a tree. "Darn, I forgot about that tree! He must have been planning this the whole time." Thought Amu
Once Amu was pinned with the help of the tree, she could no longer escape. She tried to avoid eye contact with him, but it was no use. She ended up looking at him anyway, she ended up looking straight into his eyes and for some reason she couldn't look away so easily. "Ack, Amu stop staring!"
Ikuto looked at her with amusement and then he suddenly smirked. "Why are you staring at me now? Have you fallen for me already Amu?"
This was able to snap Amu out of her little gazing trance and she spoke "N-no! Why would I ever fall for a pervert like you?!?" she told him
"Really? Come on, don't lie Amu. You can admit it if you want to you know." Said Ikuto
"For the last time I am not falling for you, and stop emphasizing my name like that you pervert!" yelled Amu
"You keep calling me a pervert, for all I know you could have been the one thinking perverted thoughts just a while ago." Said Ikuto
"W-what?!? I-it wasn't like that." Said Amu in her defense "Why would be thinking perverted thoughts anyway?!?"
"Then why were you staring at me then?" he asked her, he was truly enjoying their little argument
"I-I wasn't s-staring at you!" said Amu, she knew she was stuttering, she just hoped that Ikuto didn't notice
"Then why are you stuttering?" asked Ikuto as another counter for her argument. It was pretty obvious Amu wasn't winning this one. "You know, you're cute when you blush like that, you should do it more often."
Amu's face turned red even more and then she spoke "Ah, just stop teasing me already!" she told him and he let out a laugh
"You can't blame me, can you? You're just so much fun." He told her
"Then why don't you find someone else to tease then?!?" asked Amu as she thought "Why, why did it have to be me?"
"Come on Amu it's fun." He told her
"You aren't going to stop emphasizing me name like that are you?" asked Amu looking at him with an annoyed expression on her face.
"Nope." Answered Ikuto plainly
As
Amu continued to try and stop Ikuto from teasing her, and as Ikuto
continued to annoy and tease Amu, the others were all watching in
amusement at their little banter. Ran and the others were looking at
Amu with nervous smiles on their faces and Utau and Yoru just
continued to watch Ikuto.
"Is he always like this Hime-sama?"
asked Nagihiko as he looked at Utau with a nervous smile
"Actually, no. To be honest this is the first time I've ever seen him like this." Said Utau and then she smiled "But it's actually quite interesting to watch."
Ran, Miki, and Su were watching Amu and they felt kind of bad for her right now. "Amu-chan…" said Ran
"She's going with his paste~desu…" said Su
"Let's face it, there's no way Amu-chan's going to win this thing." Said Miki. From the looks of things in their point of view, Ikuto was teasing Amu for fun and she was just falling for it.
"Demo, Amu-chan is being care free today isn't she? And from what Hime-sama said Ikuto-sama is too. So isn't it a win-win situation for the two of them?" said Dia as she decided to join in their conversation.
"That's true~desu Amu-chan seems happy now." Said Su
"I wouldn't really say happy Su, I'd say she's just…I don't know…" contradicted Miki. She didn't think Amu was happy being teased but at least she's being herself right?
Now, as the others were chatting and watching in amusement, Ikuto and Amu had other conversations. When Ikuto had his fun, he let out one last laugh before speaking again. "Alright I'll stop." He told her
"You better." Said Amu as he stubborn character started to kick in again
"You are just so much fun to tease." He told her once more
"Is that all you can tell me?" asked Amu
"No. Okay, now you tell me, what's will all your wounds all of a sudden? You weren't this badly wounded the last time." Said Ikuto
"I-it doesn't matter, and why do you care anyway?" asked Amu looking away from him
"Why do you have to be so darn stubborn?" asked Ikuto with a sigh "Is it wrong to be curious and it looks like what ever happened to you wasn't pretty."
"It's none of your business, so can you just leave me alone?" asked Amu. She didn't want to tell him what had happened to her for her own personal reasons.
Ikuto let go of her and she was free from his trap and she was no longer leaning against the tree. She looked over at him for a moment he just continued to smirk his usual smirk. "Doesn't he get tired of doing that?" asked Amu to herself
After all the events that occurred that day, the day soon came to an end. Utau, Ikuto and Yoru had to leave. They all escorted their three guests to the front door as it was time for them to leave. "It was nice seeing you again Hime-sama." Said Nagihiko " We hope you have a safe trip."
"Thank you, and thanks for keeping us company today." Said Utau with a smile
"Not a problem at all, we hope you enjoyed your short stay here." Said Dia "We'll be informing Yamabuki-sama of your arrival."
"No don't do that." Said Utau
"Eh?!? Why not?" asked Ran "We thought you came here to see them?"
"Well, yes we did, but if it's alright we'd like to keep this to ourselves." said Utau. Ikuto didn't buy it but he shrugged it off for now.
"Alright whatever you say." Said Ran a bit confused
Nagihiko smiled, he knew why Utau didn't want them to tell. If the Yamabukis were to find out, they'd all be in big trouble. Nagihiko was glad that Utau was trying to help them as much as she can, he just hoped that she wouldn't stress out trying too hard.
Before Ikuto walked out the door he went over to Amu and whispered "I had fun Amu, let's see each other again some time. And you know I will find out what you're hiding from me eventually."
Amu blushed again and soon spoke "J-just leave already!"
Ikuto just laughed at her reaction before walking out the door with Utau and Yoru…
Soon the three of them left and the others were left on their own as well. "Ne, we had lots of fun didn't we minna?" asked Ran happily and the others nodded in agreement
"Yes we did, they were so friendly~desu." Said Su
"With the exception of Ikuto…" muttered Amu
"What are you so pissed about? He was just teasing Amu, of course, unless you liked the idea of him teasing you…that's another story…" said Rima with a devious smirk on her face
"Rima! It's nothing like that!" said Amu flushing
"Really?" Teased Rima and the others eventually joined in
It was a good thing that the royals had already left, because a few minutes after that the Yamabukis arrived home. Saaya tossed her coat at Rima and luckily she caught it just in time. "Rima, bring me tea upstairs and hurry it up." Ordered Saaya as she walked up the large staircase
"Yes you're majesty." Muttered Rima
"Did you say something?" asked Saaya suspiciously
"No, nothing at all." Replied Rima
And just like that, their day of freedom was over. Their lives were once again back to being the slaves of the household. But one thing was for sure, it's that they enjoyed their day nonetheless. And that was a clear fact.
Meanwhile with Utau, Yoru and Ikuto the thought was just the same. As they got back to the palace Utau was about to enter her room when Ikuto spoke "You know Utau, you were right I did enjoy going back there."
"Figures, you still thinking about her Ikuto?" asked Utau with a smirk
"Maybe, but the thought just occurred to me." Said Ikuto
"Which would be?" asked Utau confused
"Something's up with that house, and I will get to the bottom of it eventually." Said Ikuto
Utau stayed silent and then she asked "What made you think that all of a sudden?"
"Simple, Amu was just different, the wounds don't add up either. And the fact that one of them just called their boss a witch? Didn't the Yamabukis tell us they took that girl in? Then why the anger issue?" asked Ikuto
"Who knows…" lied Utau, she knew more than she was pointing out
"Anyway, whatever the cost I will figure things out eventually. Especially whatever Amu was hiding." And with that said Ikuto left his sister alone.
Utau went inside her room and leaned on the door. "If only you knew how many secrets were in that house…if only you knew...Ikuto…"
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