ThatDarnNinja: *Slowly peeks around corner*

Utau: *Walks up behind ThatDarnNinja* . . . What are you doing?

ThatDarnNinja: AHHH! … Oh, Utau. Don't scare me like that!

Utau: Why are you hiding behind walls?

ThatDarnNinja: Well you see…I'm scared my readers might be a just a little upset at how long it's taken for this new chapter an-

Yaya: *Leading the mob of angry readers* THERE SHE IS!

ThatDarnNinja: uhoh… ( 0.0 )

Rima: *Part of the angry readers* GET HER!

*Everyone starts throwing random objects*

ThatDarnNinja: *Running for life*

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Chapter Ten : Run. Faster.

} FLASH BACK |Amu's POV| {

I finally found a flashlight and clicking it on, I made my way as best I could in the dim light.
"Amu Hinamori?"
I heard the voice somewhere behind me and it gave me such a shock I jumped about a mile high and drop the flash light on the floor with a loud cracking noise, then, all light was gone.

} END FLASH BACK {

Darkness in closed around me and I tried my best to make out a human figure in the blackness as my eyes slowly began to adjust.
"Hel-hello?" my voice came out small and shaky.

"Amu Hinamori?" the voice asked again, scratchy and deepened almost as if who ever it was, was trying to fake it.

"Ik-Ikuto? Tha—that's not funny!" I slowly made my way towards to small bit of light sneaking through the crack in the kitchen door as I said this, hoping to get close enough to open it and find Ikuto just playing a cruel joke on me.

There was a loud bang and I froze in fear as the voice said even louder "ARE YOU AMU HINAMORI?"

From somewhere beyond the kitchen door I heard Ikuto ask if I was alright and I'll I could do was stand there in complete silence knowing whoever it was, it wasn't Ikuto.
I could hear movements from somewhere to my left and was sure they must be able to hear the drumming of my heart beat as loudly as I could.

"Wh-who are you?" I asked blindly as I continued to inch towards the kitchen door praying with all my heart that Ikuto would come any minute to save me.

"You once called me friend. Now, you'll call me traitor and demon…" Though the voice faded into a whisper full of rage making the last few words barely understandable, I could tell the mysterious stranger was moving closer…or was it farther away? I couldn't be sure of anything. I knew the kitchen door was somewhere but the closer I went the further away it seemed to be.

But for a moment I forgot about the door, "I don-don't understand." I said confused, "a—a friend? And a what?"

"Traitor!" the stranger suddenly grabbed my arm, shouting out so close to my ear I could feel their breath on my neck sending both a shiver down my spine and a chilling scream from my own lips as I fought their grip, feeling their nails digging deep into my skin as the stranger struggled to hold me there.

Ikuto was at the door and as it swung open I caught a glimpse of the 'stranger' holding tightly to me, yellowish green and black was I saw in that second before it let go and ran out the garage door.
Ikuto's hands touched my shoulders as he ran passed after the 'thing' that had hold of me and I felt sick as I made my way towards the door Ikuto had just disappeared through a moment ago.

Cold night air filled my lungs as I looked out the driveway and down the street lit by the street lamps above but there was no sign of Ikuto or the stranger. I slowly made my way up the path towards the front door wishing for nothing more then Ikuto to just pull me into one of his strong safe hugs.

Walking past one of the beautiful cherry blossom trees I noticed something through the corner of my eye, right on the corner of the house where I rarely ever go. I grew curious and as I got closer I saw it glinting in the moon light and wondered if maybe Ikuto had left something there, but turning the corner I felt like the world had fallen out of orbit, as if everything was turned upside down and I was stuck between pure fear and horror.

The only things in this world I still knew was no matter how much I wanted to faint, I couldn't, I had to get away…yes, far far away.

I began to run as fast and far as I could, not even stopping to say sorry to the poor old man I just knocked over or the woman and man who were enjoying the nice evening before I pushed passed them causing their bags to go flying but I just couldn't stop. I knew if I did, everything I'd just seen would find me.

Turning a corner I ran into a gang of law-breakers and tough guys.

"Well now, look what we have here…" The one who looked to be the leader, said with a crooked smile as some of the other members snickered. "Not lost are ya muh dear?"

"I—I'm sorry, but I really must go," I began as I tried to rush passed them only to be grabbed by one of the gang members who seemed to have the most tattoos.

"And where do you think you're goin'?" the leader said walking towards me and the member who held me there.

"Yeah!" piped up a smaller yet unfriendly looking member with yellowish teeth, "You should stay with us a while!"

The leader bent his knees just enough to look me in the eye and gave me smile which would have giving me the shivers had I not being feeling so blank inside. "You're mighty pretty ya know, maybe even prettier then Miss Trickies." He inclined his head towards one of the only two girls in that group, and miss 'Trickies' merely stood a little taller and replied

"That little thing? Cuter then me?" and made sound of deep disgust.

"Listen," I said feeling no fear to anything anymore, "I have to go. Get as far away from here as I can and if you try to stop me I wil-"

"Amu?"

Everyone turned to look at the new comer who had bright blonde hair and red eyes that looked troubled at the sight their master just witnessed.

"Ta-Tadase?" suddenly the blank emptiness inside me, began to be replaced with a shimmer of hope as I looked upon Tadase's face.

"Get lost." the leader said rising to full height again "she's mine."

"I'm sorry," Tadase said with a small frown at the gang members surrounding me. "But Amu is a dear friend of mine and I would never let her be hurt by the likes of you."

In the time it took me to realize what was happening, Tadase had taken down three of the members and now tried the leader resulting in a good few blows to his own face and body and I felt the anger inside me raise to the breaking point as I joined in battle and soon both Tadase and I were breathing very heavily as we watched the gang running off into the darkness of an alleyway.

"Amu, are you okay?" Tadase asked as he ran his hand gently over my face.

"Yeah, I'm alright I just nee-"and the last thing I remember was my legs giving out and Tadase yelling my name as darkness took over everything.

} Normal POV {

"Amu? Amu? Are you awake?"

Pink hair moved a little across the pillow as the honey golden eyes of Amu Hinamori, slowly opened and after a moment of unfocused searching, met the worried deep blue ones of her dear fiancé Ikuto.

"Ik-Ikuto?" Amu asked, her voice cracking from the dryness and lack of water. "What are you…where is Tadase?"

"Tadase?" Ikuto asked feeling a hiss rise to his lips, "He dropped you off after you fainted." Ikuto said plainly.

"Oh, that was kind of him." Amu said gently. Ikuto tried hard to suppress a hiss as he returned his eyes to Amu,

"Are you okay?"

"Ye—Yeah I think so…ah!" Amu said so suddenly it caused Ikuto to jump up and look around before deciding they were in no danger.

"Amu, why did you-"

"Ikuto, did you catch that…that…stranger?" Amu felt a shiver as she said it and would have tried to shake the memories clear had her head not felt as if it was going to fall off.

Ikuto stayed quite for a few moments before answering, "No, I didn't but..." he took time to think over his next words carefully before finishing. "Amu, there's…there's something I should tell you."

"What is it?" Amu said as she sat up and was looking at the cuts and bruises that covered her body. But what she found odd wasn't that there was so many of them or that they seemed to be everywhere, but it was that they were almost completely healed, and even if she had to hear it again, she still would've asked the same question she asked every day since Ikuto told her, and everyday time she remembered his words, she felt fear rise in her once again…

ThatDarnNinja: What did Ikuto say? What happened to Amu? What in the world did she see on the side of her house and who is this 'mysterious stranger'?

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