Dear jeezy mist-missy, she wasn't crying because of the bracelet. She was crying because Nikaidou had yelled at her. If you read it again, from the top part that is, you'll see that I wrote there, "You don't want it?" he asks. Then he slowly takes his glasses off and his face becomes stern and scary. So it wasn't because of the bracelet. LOL, she would rather wear the cheerleading outfit, coz it's much cuter and…. You know what I mean. FlowerFairy, well, I never did thought about that. But don't worry, I'll make sure Amu and Ikuto ends up together :D. same answer to Scarletcharlottebites, the answer is in this chapter :). So here's chapter 9.

Chapter 9: The past is something I never want to remember.

"Ken was my best friend when we were younger." Ikuto had said to me.

Ken had placed a smirk on his face. He had let me go by now and I stood behind Ikuto, for safety.

"Aww, so you don't think of me as your best friend now? But remember what we did together when we were younger?" Ken asks.

Ikuto was holding me tightly, touching the wound where Ken had bitten me at. Then I felt him licking it.

"Was, not am. Must I say it twice?" Ikuto asks, angry.

Ken laughs. "Oh, what a shame. Perhaps, you would like to tell your girl about us. Besides, we are best friends." He sneers at the word friends.

Ikuto looks at him angrily. "You better keep your bloody fangs away from her, or I will kill you. I swear." Ikuto said, his eyes, red. I've never seen him this mad before. Never.

Ken laughs. "Whatever. I'll leave you two for some private time. But…" he walks off, looking back again.

"I would like to taste a little more of her blood, one day." and he leaves, evil laughing all the way.

As he left, the both of us just watch. I was shivering with fear. When Ken was out of sight, Ikuto sighs.

"Damn that idiot." Ikuto murmured. Then he looks at me.

"You alright?" he asks, touching my cheeks. I nod, and without knowing it, my eyes were flooded with tears.

I hug him tightly and buried my face on his jacket. I sobbed and sobbed, while he comforted me. He gently kissed my forehead.

"I don't want to tell you about it. But, perhaps I've no choice." Ikuto says. I look up and he wipes the tears away.

IKUTO'S HOME

NORMAL POV

Ikuto placed Amu on his bed. They were in his bedroom. It was neat, Amu noted, for a guy's room.

He pulls a jacket and wrap it around her arms. Then, he plops next to her.

"Where do you want me to start?" he asks, looking away.

"Who is Ken?" she asks.

Ikuto takes a deep breath in, then another before starting his story.

FLASHBACK STORY MODE~ (Ikuto's telling the story)

When I was 6, I met him. He was a family friend's son. One day, his parents had came over to our house one day.

"Ikuto-sama, this is my son Ken. I hope you'll enjoy playing with him." his mom had said.

I just nodded. And from that day onwards, we became friends.

I still remember what we played at first. We played hide and seek. He was a great seeker. Even when I hid in a spot where no one has ever found me, he managed to catch me.

Ken was a vampire too. In fact, he was just like me. Only difference was that I was the prince.

But before this…

NORMAL TIME MODE

"I had a younger sister." Ikuto says.

Amu's mouth opens wide. "You had a sister?"

He nods, "But… she died."

"Oh, sorry." Amu says, holding his hand.

"No, its alright. And do you want to know who killed her?"

Amu nods. Although, she already had someone in mind.

"Ken did."

FLASHBACK STORY MODE

When we played hide and seek, she was there too.

She was only a year younger than both of us. The three of us were happy together.

As we grew up, my little sister, Airin and Ken fell in love. In fact, they were meant to be soul mates.

My parents and his blessed their relationship. They even had a plan of getting them married after Airin has finished school. And we were all happy.

But one day, something happened. Something very bad happened.

When my sister was 12, she died because she drowned in the pool. Despite being a vampire, she sucked in swimming, and she only had a dip in the pool in shallow spots.

I told you, we can die like normal humans. So she died like a normal human.

We went to Ken's house on that fateful day. We had lots of fun, and then Ken suggested we take a swim in his pool. We agreed, though Airin wasn't that excited about the idea. But she didn't want to be left out. So she sat by the pool.

Ken and I were swimming, splashing water at Airin, and she too joined in.

I left for a while to get tea for the two of them. Next thing I knew…

"Ken, Airin, here's some tea." I said. But I saw the two lovers talking to each other. I never did want to disturb them. But, something happened after that.

Ken had pushed Airin into the pool. He knew, he knew she didn't know how to swim. Yet, he pushed her. Into the deep part.

"Airin!" I called out.

Ken was looking at me, face pale.

"What did you do that for?" I ask him, and not waiting for a reply, I run into the water to save her.

He just stood there, not doing anything. He watched me try to pull Airin up to the surface.

In the end, she died. She had drowned and never coming back to me, to us.

On the day of her funeral (Yes vampires have funerals!) Ken came too. But I pushed him away.

"You killed her! You knew she couldn't swim! You knew more about her!" I yelled, going mad. My dad had to calm me down.

Ken just remained silent. He left after that.

About 2 years later, I was on my way home from school. Then I saw him. I saw that one person I wished I never knew.

Ken.

He came to my house, looking more matured. And when he saw me, he had a smirk on his face.

Shortly after that, he left. I didn't know what he did, but I found out.

He tore pictures of him and Airin. All of them. Including the ones with out family.

All of it. And there was a note.

Airin,

I'm sorry. Too bad you had to leave. But, I'm glad you're gone. At least now I have some freedom. I'm free to play with girls I want. What I've been waiting for a long time.

I did love you. But that was a long time ago. Right now, I thank you for being dead.

Ken

I went mad after reading that bloody note. It took me a month to settle down.

NORMAL STORY MODE

"From that day on, I forgot everything we shared. From the day we first met to the last. Everything is not in here anymore." Ikuto says, holding his chest.

Amu was looking at him in sympathy. She never knew the pain he felt when he was younger.

"Oh, Ikuto. I'm sorry. Really, I am. I didn't know what happened just now." Amu said, hugging him tightly.

"It's not you. It was him. He hypnotized you." Ikuto said. Amu looks up, shocked.

"Hypnotize? But how?" Amu asks, confused. Ikuto chuckles.

"Well, some of us have special skills. I didn't really bother arguing with you because even if I did, you'll still go, since he hypnotized you." He says, patting her head. "I have one too, but I'm not really fond of using it."

"Oh?" then she realizes something. (Here comes the special part!)

"I-Ikuto, erm, just curious." She says, nervously. He looks at her.

"Well, Ken, he… sort of, took some of my blood." She said, touching the mark. "Didn't you say if a vampire sucked a human blood, she has to…"

He stops her before finishing the sentence. He chuckled.

"Don't worry. You're not gonna marry him. Why? Because I'm the first to steal your first bite." He winks. She gives a sigh of relief.

"But why so nervous? Oh, did you want to marry me instead?" he asks, a little smirk on his face. Amu blushes and looked away.

"N-No! I don't want to marry a person like him." she says, folding her arms.

"Oh? So you're saying that you'd rather marry someone like me?" he says, still smirking. Amu blushes even more.

"NO! I don't want to marry neither of you!" she yelled. "Besides, you're a pervert and…" she stops because he kissed her briefly.

"I'm a pervert and an idiot. I know what you're about to tell me." he says, looking into her eyes. She doesn't look away this time. Instead, she closes her eyes.

Once again, Ikuto kisses her, but this time, harder and longer. Amu falls on the bed and Ikuto on top of her.

They let go for air, and once again start to kiss. Amu can feel his tongue in her mouth.

When they really let go, Amu slowly opens her eyes and see Ikuto looking at her again.

"Amu…" he whispers. "Hmm?" she answers.

"No matter what, I'll always protect you. I won't let anyone have you. Because…" he says, nibbling on her ears. She moans lightly in response.

"I love you. And I'll be the only one to kiss you, touch you and tell you I love you. Only me." he says. Amu smiles.

"Promise?" she asks him. He smiles back.

"I promise."

NEXT DAY IN SCHOOL

"So you finally agreed to wear it!" Nikaidou says excitedly.

"Well… it's for safety." Amu says.

They were in the staff room.

"Until I can find a much better accessory for her, that is." Ikuto says.

On the way to class, Amu was insulting the bracelet. Ikuto just laughed listening to her. But they stop.

Ken. He was leaning against the door frame.

"Good morning, Amu. Did you sleep well last night?" Ken asks, a smirk planted on his face.

She doesn't answer. Instead, she holds Ikuto's hand tightly.

"As a matter of fact, I did." She mumbles and enter the class, ignoring him.

Ken turns around and looks at the two.

"Oh, Amu. I'm starting to like you. And I'll make sure, I'll be the one who gets you. And you and I will watch as I kill Ikuto, just like how I killed his sister. Only, in a harder way." And he goes back to his seat, an evil gleam in his eyes.

"I can't wait." He says quietly, looking at the smiling Amu who was talking to Ikuto.

(Oh My God! I just hate Ken! I created a monster! NOOO! But anyways, please review so I can R.I.P while I let Amu kill me… -Amu strangling me like mad because I forced her to wear the ugly bracelet-)