NOTE: sorry I haven't been updating much, I just got back to
writing this, I was taking long…lovely naps. :D
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Monday night… Rima was already in Amu's bathroom changing her clothes as she got prepared. Nadeshiko and Yaya were going to be coming later. Amu smiled goofily like she didn't have a care in the whole wide world.
"Amu-Chan, when are the others coming?" Ran whined. Amu let out a lone sigh as she stared at the clock.
"Soon. That much I know." She smiled. Rima soon came out of the bathroom wearing a kitten printed pajama. The pink haired maiden chuckled, soon letting out a long laugh. KusuKusu giggled with her Chara friends as they saw how Rima fumed with unwanted attention. "Sorry! I didn't mean to make it like I was laughing at you. It's very cute Rima-san." Amu gestured by showing her a monkey printed t-shirt she was wearing. Now it was Rima who was the one laughing in fits of giggles.
The door bell rang, signaling that Nadeshiko and Yaya had came over—finally. Amu walked up to the door with that grin plastered on her face as she welcomed her guests. Yaya raced through the door with her pillow, Pepe already talking to Su and Miki, and Temari was talking in a pleasant conversation with KusuKusu and Ran.
"Sorry we got caught in traffic Amu-Chi." Yaya perked up with a smile as she sat on the couch. Nadeshiko smiled as she handed her a cake with pretty white icing. Amu gradually took the cake as she went to go place it in the kitchen.
"Yummy! It's a chocolate cake!" Miki stared at it as she was in a desert sweet daze.
"Oh, hey you guys, I will be right back, I just need something in my room." Amu ran up the steps before anyone could respond. She poked her head out of nowhere, searching her room, rummaging through some old stuff. When she was sure that no one was really around, the sliding door opened and the blue night walked out, into the pink room. He gave her a weird look as she pulled something from under the bed. It was a scrap book. He leaned on the bed, hover over her as she looked through the pictures of her family. "Do you need something Ikuto?" she said, not sparing a glance at him. He nodded his head.
"Have you seen Yoru? I thought he was here." He said, glancing at the pictures that were being shown through the photos.
"Nope, hes probably downstairs, since he comes here often by now. Probably trying to snag the cake away."
"Cake?"
"Yes, cake, do you
have a problem with it?" she snapped, though she was just eager to
find a photo—a certain photo.
"No…but…can you bring some over here with milk?" this time she did look up to see him having a cute little frown—a frown…nothing cute…she blushed as her mind was being attacked with cute little kittens, all with the same collar name tag—Ikuto. She got up with a sigh.
"Fine, but after this, you leave? Alrighty?" she asked. He nodded. As she closed her door with the silent click, he swiftly grabbed the scrap book as he scanned it.
"The last page…" he murmured, flipping the thick pages to the very end, he looked at the last page that contained 4 photos. His eyes widened. It was a picture of him, back when he was just 9, and his little sister who had just turned 8. And next to them, was a giddy smiling 5 year old. He couldn't help but smile. That was when he made that promise to her …wasn't it? He noticed that they were all holding hands, Ikuto being in the middle. He had that frown on his face like he did today. The door was clicking open as he quickly pulled out the picture, stuffed it in his pocket, and turned a lot of thick pages back to the beginning, and placed it where it was in the first place. 'She doesn't need to remember that…she doesn't need to…'
"Here, the cake, and here again, the bottle of milk." She jammed it into his big hands as he thanked her. Grabbing the bottle of milk, he gulped it down in under 40 seconds…flat. It was silent for a little while as he began to eat the cake. It was an awkward silence. No one spoke, so one made a single peep. They could hear the TV on downstairs as they heard her friends chatting. When he finished, he leaned and gave Amu a kiss on the forehead. She didn't do nothing but blush.
"Remember, if anything happens, I'll be here Amu…" he whispered in her ear. She nodded silently, and he left out the door from her balcony, taking a giant leap off. Sighing, she closed the door and walked back downstairs.
"Hey Amu-Chi! Want some cake? Its
really, really, really, good!" she munched on the cake with her
mouth full. The rosette found that slightly repulsive, but nodded her
head as she grabbed a plate.
"Hey, you know what would go great
with this cake?" Amu asked, out of nowhere. Yay looked at her with
a happy grin.
"What? What?"
"A Chocolate shake!" she quickly got up as she opened the covered for a blender. Grabbing it and chocolate ice cream, milk, and a whole bunch of ice cubes, she chucked it all in, put the lid on, and flipped the switch. A loud crushing sound was made for 5 minutes until it stopped, and the thick,
chocolate substance was poured into four cups. She handed one to each of her friends, each had 2 straws, but hers had 4. They took it with a thank you as they took a sip. They showed their delighted faces as they drank more and more of it.
"It's really good Amu-chan." Nadeshiko said with a heartwarming smile. "You are just like Su-Chan, after all, she is your 'would be-self.' It tastes really good." The silhouette said as she watched her Chara take in long sips.
Soon after, everyone began to watch TV. Later on after words it had gotten a little quiet. Yaya had fallen asleep on the couch, as Rima slept on the recliner. Nadeshiko was near falling asleep as she kept nodding off. Amu was wide awake as she silently walked upstairs again to get her scrapbook. She came back downstairs as she rummaged through it.
"Where's that picture?" she wondered aloud as she looked through all the pages. Not a single one held the photo that contained a precious memory—a precious promise that she couldn't faintly remember. All she knew was that, that photo held something important inside its frame. And that was when she got to the last page. A photo was missing from it. "That could have been it…" she said sadly. She forgot something in that photo, and it was probably gone forever now. She placed it on the floor under the coffee table, and pulled a blanket over Yaya and Nadeshiko, who was fully asleep. Rima was also asleep with a pillow and blanket in hand. A pillow on the floor had all the Charas—Ran, Su, Miki, Temari, and KusuKusu on it, and using a washcloth, she placed it over them. Smiling like a goofy idiot, she walked upstairs into her room. Opening the sliding door, she walked out on the balcony. A gush of air appeared as she quickly turned around to be found in an embrace of Ikuto—with his Transformation appearance. "What…did you kill an egg!?" she said in a harsh whisper. He shook his head as he held a purified egg. It soon left his grasp and went out the balcony.
"Remember, I destroyed my contract, I can do what I wish, but if you don't want me to kill X-Eggs, so be it." He smirked as he walked closer to her.
"I see you found Yoru."
"Yup, he was at home the whole time, but aside from that, I just came again to check up on you." He said as he walked out the balcony. "It's also very late. Its almost 11. You should be asleep now." He said as he was about to jump off the balcony. But Amu quickly tugged his tail gently as he looked back.
"Ikuto…Can you just stay here…for tonight, please?" she asked. He turned around and nodded as she wafted to her bed, soon going to sleep as she clung to his hand. He lied next to her as she tucked her head in his chest, feeling his heart beating. The darkness concealed the both of them, and she wanted to keep it that way. She was under the covers, while he was on top of the covers, she looked at him. "You don't want to get in the covers, I know you're going to get cold." His ears perked up when he heard her voice.
"I'm fine. I think just being next to you will warm me up enough." He smirked as she closed her eyes tiredly. "If anything ever happens—"
"—you'll be there for me." She kept her head on the pillow as she tucked her head deeper into his chest.
It remained silent throughout the night. Ikuto quietly bit his lip when he was sure she was asleep, he got off her bed, and walked out the balcony.
"She's not going to have her usual school day…tomorrow is when…everyone will find out about our secrets as the guardians…wont they?" he asked himself quietly, one way or another, everyone at the school is going to find out about their secret, and theres nothing that they can do, even the first generation king wont be able to help…They're going to find out about it tomorrow…
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