I must Apologize! I haven't updated for a while I know but blame my computer it's been acting up on me!!!!! I'm sorry and I wasn't able to make this chapter as long as I wanted So it's a little shorter
Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara
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Dinner was quiet and nervous. From the look on their faces, neither Tusgumu or Ami had a clue what was going on.
"So umm…. Auntie Mi what was the thing you needed to talk about?" Ame asked nervously as she picked at her dinner.
Midori swalloed a bite and said, "Your mother called."
Ame froze in place, her face turning to stone. Fear ran across her expression as she looked at Amu then back at Midori and tried to regain composure, "R-really what did she say?"
"She said," She placed her chopsticks down and rested her chin on her folded hands, "That you ran away from school and what I want to know is, why?"
"I didn't run away ha ha silly mom," Ame proceeded to laugh but it withered away when Midori gave her a stern tell the truth look, "…… umm how did she find out exactly?"
"The school called." Ame scrunched her face in confusion she knew the school wouldn't call because she was no longer in the custody of her parent's officially.
"Really so how's mom." Ame asked nervously Midori slammed a phone in front of her which made her jump, "Call her and ask."
Midori smiled sweetly but Ame could tell the parental strictness laced in between .Ame took the phone and picked it up and stiffly walked away and dialed her home phone it rang for a while and Ame hand her fingers crossed that they wouldn't answer when her dad picked up, "Hello?"
"Um Hi Dah how are you?" Ame said with a nervous giggle There was a grunt on the other line Ame knew she was in for a lecture her least favorite thing in the world.
"Ame! What in the world is wrong with you leaving school like that do you want to get into trouble? You had your mother and I worried sick and that's not good for your mother in her condition!"
Ame winced but then got worried what did he mean by 'In her condition', "What's wrong with Mah?"
"She's…. She's not feeling very well." Ame tilted her head wondering why her father wasn't being honest about it, "Listen Ame, we want you home as soon as possible alright? It seems being away from home has made you lose sight of what's important so we are withdrawing you from NYU and transferring you to the local university."
Ame's eyebrows shot up in surprise was her dad serious? He had never made her do or quit anything she didn't want to, "Wait you can't do that! I love my life there I have friends and a purpose you can't just take that away from me."
He stayed quiet and there was a soft mumble in the background and he came back, "Ame if you had not pulled this stunt we would have left you alone but you've proven to be irresponsible and we can't trust to leave you alone you are coming home and that's final!"
Ame stayed quiet. Everything she had been taught racing through her head and everything she had to do was sitting at the front of her mind she didn't want defy her father but she had no choice.
"Ame did you hear me?"
"Yeah Dad but that doesn't mean I have to heed it." He took a deep breath and exhaled knowing what she had to do and ready to be as eloquent about it as possible, "I'm an adult and I don't have to come back if I don't want to. I made the decision on my own and the reason I came to Japan wasn't because I came to run away or party or to get into trouble, I came to help a friend in need and I'm not leaving!"
"So your just going to throw away all that education?" he yelled on the other end. She sighed inwardly and tugged on her hair, "I'm not it's taken care of, besides you always told me to follow my dream and that's exactly why I can't leave. I have to stay. I know you'll understand soon enough but just know that I can't leave yet. I love you guys but allow me this and even if you don't I'll still stay."
"Ame you have to come home." His voice was pained almost pleading which caught Ame off guard. She was tempted to say yes from the sound of his voice but she stayed firm, "I will, but not now. Bye Dad."
She heard her father yell her name as she pulled the phone away from her ear Tsmugu tapped her on the shoulder, "If I may Ame-chan." She nodded and handed the phone to Midori and Tusmugu who were behind her. Ame picked up her plate and walked upstairs to finish her food. Tsumugu took up the phone as they watched Ame walked up the stairs, "Hello Onii-san."
"Tsumugu!"
Tsmugu smiled, "Yup how are you three doing?"
"We're alright stressed but alright. How are you four."
"Ah were good things have been lively but fun." He turned to The staircase, "Ame sent a lewtter to us before hand telling us she was coming so I'm guessing it's just a visit she's gotten so big."
"it's been months Since we've seen her so I'lll take you word for it,. I'm glad she told you ahead to time, that's good, but I have to say Ame has been worrying us"
"She's fine!" he said in an assuring tone, "She's been a little more daring but she's the same old Ame don't worry she just came to see us I guarantee it. We'll convince her to come home soon besides I think she'll forgive us once she finds out the news. Ema-chan has a good role model in all the girls"
"Especially Amu and Ame they are bright strong willed girls."
Tsumugu nodded, "They are and they know how to be good. I'm sure Ame didn't do this with absolutely no reason behind it."
"Your right."
"Well I'm glad to hear from you but long distance is costly and I reassure you we'll get her on the plane to see you."
"I trust you Tsumugu," He paused for a monet, "And Tell Ame I trust her too."
"Will do."
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Ame plucked the strings of her guitar with Wakana and Miki listening closely. Rita and Plink were enjoying Suu and Ran's hospitality as they listened to Ame fight her writers block.
"Ah I'm so dead when I finally get home," She strummed a blues like chord, "I can't believe I said that to dad." Ame sang and strummed another chord, "I've got the, I'm in trouble when I get home Blues!"
Rita laughed and the chara giggled and fell off the guitar and rolled on the floor, "Well at least they're reasonable parents and from what you've told us they seem to be really caring." Rita said lying back on Amu's cushion seats. Still giggling from Ame's silly blues song. Ame sat up and laughed too, "They are they're great parents, "She sighed and randomly plucked the strings, "and I hate to do this to them but we have to save our little friend Elby I can't believe how low those two would go kidnapping a little orphan boy." Ame said and plucked the G string with a little extra vigor. It hummed through the room but the vibrant humm was cut off by a sudden tapping. Ame and Rita turned to the window and Ikuto was there waiting patiently for an answer.
"Ikuto?" Ame said putting her guitar aside and getting up and sliding the door open.
"Where's Amu?" He said looking around the room past Ame
"Hi to you too" Ame said flatly and slid the door closed as he entered. He walked in and noticed Rita who had her mouth open with a little drool drop from her lips, "Who are you?"
Rita stood up and held out her hand, "Me llamo Rita mucho gusto guapo gato!"
Ame and Ikuto sweat dropped Ame shook her head and rested a hand on Rita's shoulder, "Habla Jappones Porfavor."
"Oh sorry." She laughed, "My name is Rita I'm Ame's friend from collage."
Ikuto smirked and sat down on Amu's bed, "That was Spanish right?"
They both nodded. His smirk grew deeper and he said, "Tomé una clase española el año pasado. Gracias por el elogio."
Their jaws dropped to the floor. Ame was the first to recover and laughed at Ikuto, "Your full of surprises aren't you, Ikuto-kun?
He shrugged his shoulders and made himself comfortable on Amu's bed. "So where is Amu?"
"Bath she just got in so she might be a while." Ame said sitting herself cross legged on one of the cushions.
"Ah that's too bad I guess I'll have to wait." Ikuto wined as he fell flat in his back in Amu's bed. Ame huffed and picked up her guitar and started to strum the melody to her favorite song I must Not Chase the Boys By Play. Rita did a double take from Ikuto and Ame and got a sneaky smirk on her face. Ame looked at her suspiciously as she walked over to Ikuto.
"So Ikuto right?" Ikuto lifted his head to her ignoring her informality, "Well I was wondering, are you single?"
"What?" Ikuto and Ame chorused. Ame was a shocked tone but Ikuto was a more amused tone.
"Rita don't ask him weird questions!" Ame snapped a small blush formulating on her face knowing what her friend was hinting at.
"What's weird about that and I'm asking for y-" Ame smacked her on the back of the head before she could say anything else. Ikuto laughed, "I am single by choice for now anyway."
"Huh?" Rita looked at Ame confused and Ame just shrugged her shoulders. "Hey Ikuto would you mind waiting outside or something we were planning on changing into PJ's."
Ikuto looked at her with a flat face, "So?"
Ame's face turned into a tomato red and she picked him up by the collar and slide the balcony door open and threw him on it, "So get out, you perv!"
She slid the door shut and closed the curtains, "Honestly I'm beginning to think he's worse than, Evan."
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"Achoo!"
Vince turned to Evan who sneezed and laughed, "Bless you"
"Uhg! Ever since we were dragged here that's been happening a lot." He moaned and blew his nose in a tissue.
"So what do you think the girls are doing now?" Marcus asked flipping through the channels on the hotel T.V. Looking bored.
"Balabalance!"
Click.
"I don't know having a slumber party?" Vince said sarcastically. There was a short silence and they looked at each other. And an idea slithered through each of their minds each silently agreeing to what their next move would be.
"Well it was rude of them to just leave us to fend for ourselves," Vince said slipping on his boots.
"And they do need some protection in case Easter comes again." Marcus reasoned turning off the T.V.
"Well then I guess we should crash the party." Evan said with an evil grin.
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Amu opened the door to her room just as Ame had closed the curtains. "Hey Ame Onee-san why did you close the curtains? It's pretty tonight."
"Umm a stray cat tries to get in." Ame laughed nervously, "I'll take the next turn in the bath ha!" She turned to Rita, "Don't let him in!"
Amu wondered why Ame was letting A poor stray fend for himself.
"Okay okay!" Rita said waving her hands. Ame stormed out of the room into the bathroom. Amu noticed she had a red color to her face and wondered if she as running a fever.
Amu looked at Rita who had an innocent look on her face. "What's really going on?"
"Nothing, nothing!" Rita and plink yelped. Ran Miki Suu and Wakana nodded in unison and floated down next to Rita and Plink. A tapping came from the window Amu's eye brows shot up, "What was that?"
Rita shrugged her shoulders, "I didn't hear anything."
"Ne nither,"
"Didin't hear nothing"
"No sound was heard of Course."
"Nope"
"Nothing."
Amu eyed them suspiciously and walked to her desk and pretended to sit down but then drew back curtain before Rita could react and saw Ikuto waving with the usual smirk on his face, "What the Hell?" Amu yelled. There was a loud thud in the hall and a scrambling sound and Ame burst in the room and shut the curtains, "Like I said don't let the stray cat in!"
Ame walked back out and Amu and Rita had a surprised look on their faces. Rita tipped back and started laughing hysterically. Amu let out a nervous laugh too. Then suddenly Rita stopped and a blank look crossed her face. Amu was about to ask what was wrong when she noticed a whooshing noise followed by a light chime and she found herself putting Ame's guitar in it's case picking it up and following Rita out the Balcony door she didn't know why and was too relaxed to try and resist it. Ran Miki and Suu seed to be allured into it too and Plink was dazed on Rita's shoulder. They pushed back the door and Ikuto was there looking on with a worried expression. He grabbed her and shook her shoulders, "Amu! Snap out of it."
Too relax to heed him, she ignored him and Rita pulled him off and pushed him in the room and closed the door and both jumped off the balcony.
Amu had no idea where she was going just that she couldn't resist the pull that was telling her to go.
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The soft melodic chime rang though their ears just as they rounded the corner and Rita and Amu were walking toward them. This time they lost all sense of what they were doing. Evan looked at Amu who had a guitar case in her hand. He knew what was happening but his mind was numb the control was even stronger than before he couldn't even try to resist its lure. They walked to the curb where a car was waiting and they all got in. There were three figures shadowed in the car a woman's voice was the first to speak, "Amu dear, did you get what we asked?"
Amu nodded blankly and pulled up Ame's guitar case.
"Very good" The car passed a Light and Evan recognized Mika's face lighted with an expression of malevolence in her features.
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Hearing yet another thud Ame stormed out this time and opened the door to Amu's room. She scanned the room and saw that Ikuto was lying on his back and the door was closing, "What's going on?" She yelled and ran to Ikuto.
"Something is wrong with Amu!" Ikuto said pulling himself up "she and your friend walked off of the balcony with blank expressions."
Ame panicked she rushed to the door and slid it opne and almost jumped off the balcony. She saw not only Amu and Rita but the rest of the group climbing into a black car and each of their eggs were following them. Ame noticed Amu had her guitar case in her hand.
"What's happening?" Ikuto said looking out the balcony.
Ame grimaced and stepped onto the ledge, "I'm being called to the stage."
Ame jumped off the balcony and heard a slight thump and saw Ikuto right behind her, "I'm coming with you. I'm going to make sure Amu is safe."
Ame nodded and they both Chara transformed and ran after the car. The person in the car saw that they were chasing them and hit the gas and speed up. That didn't stop Ame, she kept up with the car easily and Ikuto on their heels. Ame jumped on the car and it began to swerve she just dug her claws into the car and Ikuto took a leap in front of the car and punched the car hood and it came to a screeching halt. Ame and Ikuto opened the two back doors to find there was no one in them suddenly they were both pushed in the car. Ame landed on top of Ikuto and he hit his head on the door as it closed. The doors clicked Ame ignoring Ikuto under her tugged on the handle, they were locked in. The car started moving and Ame grunted and rolled off of him onto the floor, "What just happened?"
"We were tricked." Ikuto said flatly as he punched the roof but it didn't pierce.
"What?" He said and punched again and there were sparks but no holes or dents in the roof. A voice laughed from a speaker and they both flipped their heads to the source of the voice, "That's right Tskuyomi Ikuto the car isn't very breakable inside as it appears on the outside."
The laugh grew annoying Amu punched the monitor and it sent a shrill signal through the monitor, "Ow!"
"What have you done with them?!" Ame screamed.
"Easy with the equipment Ame dear. Don't worry, everyone is safe they are all essential for our plan including your little look alike. We've done the research and her power is almost as impressive as yours." The voice crooned
"Leave her out of this!" Ikuto and Ame shouted in unison.
"I don't think so and Ikuto-kun. Oh! how will your stepfather react to your betrayal? I would rethink your position help us or help yourself either way you have no choice but to help us think of your sister and Amu."
Ikuto's face froze and Ame slammed her fist on the monitor again and it blurred. "That witch she'll pay for this!"
Ikuto's face relaxed a little as he watched Ame. She turned back to normal and pulled her phone out. She opened the GPS ap. It was a newer model and the program was the latest and somehow more advanced. There was an option bar and Ame typed in a number and the screen paneled out a few hundred feet from their dot another dot appeared and was moving in the same direction they were.
"What is that?" Ikuto asked looking at the phone.
"A special GPS program that I came up with in Tec class, "She said casually and she scrolled to the possibled destinations they were headed, "I programmed it to locate five other cell numbers four of them are in the dot in front of us. That's how we find Amu and the gang."
"So you are a genius." Ikuto said impressed as a genuine smiled graced his lips.
"No just well educated." Ame said as she smiled back at Ikuto. She turned her head to the screen and Yoru Popped out of Ikuto and he changed back. "With this is should be a piece of cake-nya"
Wakana flicked him on the nose, "Hold on there Yoku. This ap only can go up to a distance as little as 100 feet. Any less it defaults and we are blind."
"But still it's enough for us to find them." Ikuto said studying the building they were approaching more closely it was an auditorium that was built and ran by Easter. Both dots pulled into the back road and Ame's eyes lit and a smirk crept across her face.
"I have a plan." Ame said turning to Ikuto, "And it involves you getting out of betrayal."
Ikuto looked at her surprised but then his own sly smirk crept across his face.
"We're all ears."
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Ooh! What's Ame got up her sleeve?
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