A/N I had a lot of extra time so I decided so I'd write this today. We're finally getting somewhere with this story. This is the second ark! The first was just the beginning. This one's where the real plot's going to start. This one's going to be better than the first! I promise! This one's the Memory Ark!
Chapter 8. Utau Hoshina! The Singing Missing Sister?!
"Utau! Ikuto!" I yelled as I got out of our car and ran down the green hill. My short pink hair swayed in the wind. The fabric of the light pink summer dress I was wearing flapped against my skin.
There was a large amount of laughter coming from my mouth. I heard my father yell from behind me to go back for my jacket. At the time I thought he was mad because I had beaten my mother and him getting out of the car. I was excited as a little eight year old girl could be. Seeing my friends for the first time in so long.
My feet quickly flew over the grassy hilltop towards the picnic area where we were meeting. Once I got to the top I could see them. They stood underneath a tree. The little blond girl was clinging onto her midnight blue haired brother. A violin case was on his shoulder. He looked up with his indigo eyes towards me, a smile appeared on his face as well as on the girl's.
I saw his lips mouth my name. My entire body suddenly felt happy and warm. I then looked at the girl, her purple eyes stared deeply into mine. The scene soon faded into a bright light.
OxSilent TonguexO
'What was that?' I thought to myself as I looked into Utau's large purple eyes. They triggered something in my memory. I just didn't know what. The scene I just saw was too blurred to make anything out of it. 'All I remember is the purple… and the blue.'
" Big brother Ikuto…?" I heard her say again, snapping me out of my train of thought. My gold eyes quickly went to Ikuto. His blue eyes focused on the wooden floor, not bothering to look at her.
"Big brother?" I said in a quite confused tone. "Then she's the little sister Mama and Papa told me about," my voice murmured as my gold eyes moved from Ikuto to Utau. One of her extremely large pupils turned towards me, as if she heard me.
"Ikuto… why are you here? Where are mom and dad?" she asked. Ikuto remained silent and turned his head away to the wall. Her eyes widened then shrunk, she looked down to the floor, her blond pigtails fell over her shoulders as she moved. "Why don't you want to talk to me? For the past week every time I tried to talk or text you you've always ignored me. You pick up the phone then hang up right after you hear my voice. It's like you don't give a damn about me anymore." Her voice was quite and sad as she spoke. I saw many emotions go through Ikuto's face and eyes as she talked. Sadness was one of them.
Suddenly, Utau's head shot up, her purple eyes were filled with anger. Her sad voice turned into one of fury. "Why won't you talk to me!" she screamed as she raised her hand into the air and made it fly down towards his face.
"Stop!" I yelled at her as I stepped between Ikuto and her hand. The entire right side of my face was engulfed by a sharp pain, my feet lost their balance, making me fall back. I didn't feel the cold hard floor against my face, but two familiar warm hands around my arms holding me up. I looked behind me to see Ikuto staring at me with worried eyes, his blue eyes then moved to Utau, mine followed.
Utau's eyes were wide with shock. Her hand was still in the air, but now it was shaking fiercely. Her lips quivered as she stared at me with her purple eyes. "A-Am-Amu?" she said in a broken voice. My eyelids widened at the sound of my name then slowly closed. Letting me be swallowed by the darkness.
OxSilent TonguexO
My eyes fluttered opened into a brightly lit room. I was laying on what felt like a leather couch. It was cold, slippery and small. I let out a small cough and the side of my face began to hurt.
Remembering what had happened, I slowly brought my hand up to my cheek. An ice pack covered it, followed by a large bandage. 'Utau hits hard…' I thought as I turned onto my side. "Hey," I said to the blue haired boy who sat in a chair about five feet away from me. He sat in front of a large mirror and his fingers quietly tapped against the wooden table next to him. He waved to me.
"Where are we?" I asked as I sat up. Ikuto pointed a finger towards something behind me. I turned around to what he pointed at, which was the door. The wooden door said we were in Utau's Dressing Room. Suddenly, as if someone turned my hearing on, I heard the sound of singing and many screaming fans. I quickly turned my head back to Ikuto, ignoring the pain the stung my face. "What are you going to tell Utau about your parents? I can't tell her the same 'Kick You Out' story I've told everyone else. Unlike them she actually knows your parents. Have you known where she was the entire time?" He looked at me out of the corner of his eye.
"She's happy… that's all that matters, nothing else," He said. The words sounded as if they didn't even come out of his mouth. He then nodded answering my second question. Thus, not speaking again.
I stared at him with disbelief. "You don't want to tell your sister that her parents are dead because… you don't want to ruin her happiness?" He nodded. "This whole time when she was missing you knew where she was and you didn't say anything. You do realize now that since you don't want to tell her, you're making her think you don't like her." His face became hard and cold as I spoke the last sentence. The door suddenly flew open.
"Hey!" Utau's voice came from the doorframe. Ikuto quickly stood up and practically ran out the door. Utau stared after him, I heard a chuckle come from her lips, she then turned her attention to me. A huge smile on her face. "Listen, since I hit you so hard I'm giving you these," She said in a quick tone as she shoved some papers into my hands.
"Carnival tickets?" I said as I examined the gift. "Is this some sort of apology?" I asked. I looked up at her with my gold eyes, an eyebrow raised. She crossed her arms and pouted her upper lip.
"N-no, it's just because I hit you I felt- they're for Ikuto! Someone gave them to me. The carnival happenes in your exact neighborhood. I didn't know what I would do with them since i don't live there. So there." She unfolded her arms and looked at me. "I don't know why Ikuto's with you, but… he has to have his reasons. He doesn't look happy, but when I saw him catch you…" The intercom suddenly went off and cut off her words.
"Utau, we need you on stage," It spoke and went off.
"Dang! Have a nice time at the carnival!" Utau yelled and ran out the door. Leaving me there alone. I looked down at the tickets and a question came to my head.
"How'd she know my name?"
A/N *Gasp* Woot, not the longest chapter ever, but trust me a lot of thought went into that. This may seem a bit sad but I spent four hours on this, and I enjoyed every minute of it! Dang, I want a hotdog now… I'm giving you guys a sneak peek into one of the future chapters.
Next Chapter: A Remembered Memory
'How does Utau know my name? Why did I have that dream of Ikuto? What does this all mean?' I asked myself as I looked up at Ikuto. He picked at the cotton candy I had brought him. I looked away from him to my hands that rested on my lap. "Ikuto… why does Utau know my name?"
I felt his arms go around me and pulled me towards his body. The world around me suddenly turned white.
