After dinner Amu was lying on her bed thinking about Tadase.
"He really is Beautiful. That golden hair and those lovely violet red eyes..." She thought dreamily. "However." She paused and her eye brows twitched. "He smells like someone forgot to flush the toilet."
Her eyes sadden. "He also has all those bruises and scratches all over himself." "Some of those scratches could be infected, and his clothes are all ragged and dirty." She sat up from her bed quickly.
"This might be dangerous but Tadase needs to be washed! So tomorrow when I visit him I'll make him take a shower whether he likes or not!" "Hopefully he'll like it because im not smelling that toilet smell every time I visit him." She said laying back on her bed."
"I better get some sleep." She closed her eyes. "Tadase..." She thought before she fell asleep.
The golden sun rose but no light would ever shine in dungeon. Tadase never felt so warm before even in the cold dark dungeon he felt warm. He opened his eyes slowly, his eyes tried to adjust to darkness. "That's right I almost forgot...I am a prisoner now." He thought sadly. He sat up slowly.
"Hm? What is this?" He wondered holding up the white blanket that was on him. "I don't remember this being on me." Then he remember that the beautiful princess, Amu was with him yesterday. He smiled. "She must have put this on me when I fell asleep." The his face turned red. "AHH! I cant believe I fell asleep right in front of her!" He shouted to himself as he rubbed his head furiously, embarrassed that he fell asleep right in front of the princess.
"She probably thinks, oh how lazy he must be!, or, How rude he is for falling asleep when im talking!, or maybe, How boring I must be to a dirty person like him!"he thought panicking of what the princess must think of him.
He was so lost in thought he didn't realize that the cell was opening. "Hey your breakfast is here." said a familiar male voice.
Tadase snapped out his thoughts and looked to the direction of the voice. It was the boy he had met when he was being taken to the King, the Queen and Amu. Tadase didn't say anything, he gulped.
"Come on you don't have to feel so frighten, you big crybaby." He chuckled. Tadase puffed out his cheeks. How many times were people going call him a baby. "Hey, your arms are untied." Kukai said spotting his free wrists.
"Uh um!" Tadase said panicking. "and have you always had that white blanket?" Kukai asked pointing the white blanket draped over Tadase's chained ankles.
"Well, Uh um I uh!" "I can't tell him that the princess was here! What am I going to do?" He thought panicking.
Kukai raised his eyes brow. "Did the princess pay a visit here?" He asked smiling. "Uhhhh!" Tadase shook, he figured it out. Kukai laughed. "Amu's must take a great interest in you if she come's to a place like this."
Tadase's face turned bright red.
"Here, you might want to eat something your probably starving." Kukai said pushing a tray of food. The tray was silver with two loafs of bread, a bowl of white rice, an apple and some water.
Tadase stared at the tray of food. "Wow! I did not that the prisoners here can get this much food!" Tadase said with amazement.
"Actually they usually just get one piece of bread and water." Kukai explained. "Huh? but why is there so much food here for me?" Tadase asked. "Well while no one was looking I was able to get some more food."
"My stupid older brother suggested i should just give you only an apple for your breakfast. What an ass." Kukai said with annoyed expression.
"He must really hate me." Tadase said. "He hates anyone that trys to steal from here." Tadase looked down. "and he never believes what other people have to say either. Even when they are telling the truth. " Tadase looked up. "You mean you believe me?" Tadase asked.
Kukai rubbed Tadase head. "Of course why wouldn't I?" Kukai said smiling. Tadase smiled. "Kukai! What are you doing down there?" A deep voice yelled. "Get up here right now!" The man voice said. "Okay!" Kukai called back. "Sorry i have to go, make sure you eat everything on that tray." Kukai said getting up. He walked out of the cell and locked the door.
Kukai waved goodbye as we walked away. Tadase waved back smiling. He herd the door slam shut. " i don't believe it, i guess there really are some people who really are kind." Tadase said with a smile on his face as he began to eat.
Amu ate her breakfast quickly, everyone stared. She stood up from her seat. "I am all done!" She gulped the rest of the food down her throat as she walked away. "Does Amu seem different today?" Tsumugu asked. Maybe she finally is starting to grow up." Midori said. "NOOO! NOT NOW!" He wailed. "Daddy you loud." Ami said with her mouth full of pancakes.
Amu moved quickly making sure no one was following her.
She quicken her walks then started running. "Man i sure hope no ones watching me." She was so lost into thought, that she slipped on the floor that she forgot that had been washed and still wet.
"Ahhhh!" She screamed she was about to fall onto the floor until someone caught her.
"Princess are you okay?" Kukai said. Amu blushed. "Thanks but can you let go of me!" Amu said wiggling out of Kukai's arms. "Sorry but i am in a big hurry." She said walking away.
"Could it be that you are going to see the young prisoner." Kukai said grinning. Amu froze in er tracks. "H-how does he know?" She thought. "Wh-Wh-What ever do you mean?" Amu said giggling nervously.
"I know that you visit him in the dungeon yesterday." Kukai said still with the big smile on his face. "Y-you don't have any proof!" Amu yelled. "Well actually i do." Amu stood still. "There wasn't a pure snow white blanket in the dungeon and when I last saw him yesterday his arms where tied, explain that please." Kukai said lifting his eye brow still grinning.
Amu's eye brows twitched. "YOU BETTER NOT TELL ANYONE OR I WILL THROW INTO THE DUNGEON FOR A WEEK WITH OUT ANY FOOD ONLY WATER!" she yelled in his ear.
"ow... you don't have to be so loud princess." Kukai said touching his ear that Amu yelled in. Amu growled. "So what are you two going to do this time?" Kukai said in a playful tone. "You shut up! I'm just going to let Tadase use the bathroom so he can wash up." Amu said crossing her arms and looking the other way.
"Oh so Tadase's is his name I forgot to ask him that." Kukai said. "Huh? You've met Tadase before?" Amu asked. "Yep! When i was going to feed him we talked for a little bit." Kukai answered "You guys talked?" She asked. "Yep, good thing my stupid brother or his idiotic friend wasn't there or else i would not have had a conversation with him."
"That's a good thing you where able to talk to him he is probably lonely down there." Amu said with a small smile. "Hey I'll go with you to help Tadase okay?" Kukai said quickly. "Really! I am sure Tadase will be happy to see you too, besides I am probably going to need help sneaking him out of the dungeon and into the bathroom." Amu said, her smile started to widen.
"Come on let's get going!" Amu said happily grabbing Kukai's hand and walking to the dungeon.
Tadase finished eating his breakfast. "Whew... i never felt so full before." Tadase said smiling. Then his thoughts fell on Ikuto and Utau. "I sure hope that...they are doing okay." He whispered sadly. He touched the chains around his ankles. "I wish I could escape from here then I could see them again."
He herd a door open. It scared him a little bit. "Could the princess be here?" He wondered. "Probably not why on earth would a beautiful person like herself be with an ugly dirty rat like me?" He thought sadly looking down. "Hey why do look so down." Kukai asked. Tadase looked up.
Right in front of him was Kukai and Amu. "Oh it's you two!" Tadase said happily. Kukai unlocked the door and Amu rushed in. "Hey Tadase!" Amu said smiling. "Hello princess." Tadase responded with warm grin.
Amu's left eye brow twitched, she had an angry look on her face. "Um princess...what's wrong?" Tadase asked confused. Amu grabbed Tadase's cheeks and spread them. "I told you to call me by my real name! Don't be so formal and crap!" Amu yelled. "OW! OW! OW! your hurting me!" Tadase screamed.
Kukai unlocked the chains that where on Tadase's ankles. "Ah!" Tadase said as he felt the heaviness being lifted from his legs. "Wh-whats going on?" Tadase asked in suprisement. "Well sceance you smell like an uncleaned bathroom." Amu began. Tadase puffed out his cheeks and blushed. "I decided you need a nice shower!" Amu finished. "A-a-a shower?" Tadase asked.
"Mmhhm!" Kukai said nodding his head. "B-b-but wont someone see me? I'm not supposed to be out around the castle!" Tadase said panicking. "Don't worry we'll protect you no one will notice you!" Kukai said. "Um! Uh! O-o-okay..." Tadase said shivering. "Do not be such a baby nothing bad will happen." Amu said taking a deep breath to calm herself down.
Amu took Tadase's hand. They both blushed but Amu refused to show it. "W-well come on lets go." Amu said trying hard not to sound odd like. "Her hand is so soft!" Tadase thought blushing a little more. Kukai closed the cell and the three teenagers made there way up the stares.
"I can not believe there being so kind to me..." Tadase thought. For a second he thought he saw Amu and Kukai as Utau and Ikuto. He looked down, he missed them terribly. Amu noticed Tadase sad face. "I wonder why he looks so sad?" She wondered
Kukai opened the door and looked to make sure no one was there. "All clear." Kukai said quietly. "Good." Amu said. "Come on Tadase." Amu said giving his arm a little tug. "O-okay. He answered still shaking a little bit.
Light poured in as the three made there way out of the dark dungeon. Tadase eyes closed a little bit as his eyesight tried to get use to the light. After his eyes adjusted to the light he was able to see clearly.
As he remembered the inside of the castle looked exactly how he saw it when he first came except that it was even more beautiful in the light. "Amazing." Breathed Tadase. Amu smiled. "I'm so glad i can see that smile on him again." She said to herself.
The three kids didn't really have a problem sneaking Tadase out with out no one noticing a thing, However sometimes they had to push him into an empty room when someone passed by.
"Alright! where finally here, with out any problems!" Kukai said happily. "Any problems?" Amu asked with her eyebrows twitching. "We had to push Tadase into several doors every time someone came!" Amu yelled. "W-well we made without noticing me." Tadase said trying to calm Amu down.
"Well where finally here so you might want to go in quickly before someone passes by." "Um…" Began Tadase. "What's wrong?" Amu asked. "I uh I don't know how to take a shower." Tadase said embarrassed. Amu and Kukai went silent. "Pffft!" Kukai chuckled covering his mouth. Amu giggled. "Hey it's not funny!" Tadase said blushing.
Kukai patted Tadase on the head I'll help you out with that. "Oh um thanks." I'll keep guard over here so know one goes in." Amu said. "Now you two get you butts in there before someone sees us!" Amu said a little bit loud. "Um princess…" Tadase began.
Amu's eyes twitched when will this kid stop calling her princess. "Call me Amu and what is it?" Amu asked angrily. "Well could please let go of my hand." He said blushing. Amu turned bright red "Oh yes! I am deeply sorry!" Amu said, quickly letting go of his hand. Kukai grinned at this. "How cute you guys just can't seem to let go of each other." He snickered. Amu bonked Kukai on the head giving him a large bump. "Just go in you stupid idiot….! She yelled in a scary tone. "Come on Tadase. Kukai said taking him into the crystal clear bathroom. Amu shut the door. Her heart was beating fast. She clutched it. "Dumb Kukai! Can't he just keep things to himself!" She thought.
"You start and stop the water like this." Kukai explained turning the knob to make the water go on and off." "Oh, okay I get it." Tadase said happily. "Okay I am going to watch the door and tell Amu to get you some new clothes." Kukai said walking away. "Okay." Tadase responded. "You going to be okay?" He asked. "Don't worry I think I know what to do." Tadase answered. "Great if you need anything just call me." Kukai said. "Okay!" Tadase called back.
Tadasa turned the golden knob and water came out on the shower head. Tadase started to take off his dirty ragged clothes.
Kukai came out of the bathroom. "Hey Amu." He asked. "Yeah what is it?" She asked. "Tadase needs new clothes cause he can't be with those rags all the time." He explained. "You think I'm an idiot of course I know that!" She yelled. "I'll go get some stay here." She ordered. "Yes you majesty." Kukai said snickering. Amu stuck her tough out at him and ran off to get some new clothes.
"Eeeeeaaaaahhhh!" Tadase screamed. Kukai nearly jumped. He opened the door quickly. "What's wrong, are you okay!" He asked in a panic. Tadase was wrapped in a towel, soaked. "It's really really cold." He whimpered, shivering. Kukai put his hand on his face shaking his head. "That's partly my fault, I should have told you how to put the make the water hot or cold.
"You can do that?" Tadase asked amazed. Kukai sigh. "This is going to be a long day…" He thought.
Amu came back with new clothes, That looked much like Tadase's old dirty ones. "The only difference is that it's cleaner and it doesn't smell." Amu thought. Amu felt her heart beat fast. She thought about Tadase, she blushed. "Tadase…." she thought.
Now Tadase was in shower with warm water running. He felt bliss as the water cleaned his sore, aching body. He picked up some shampoo and began to wash his greasy hair.
Amu made her way back to the door and found Kukai with a tired expression on his face. "Hey I'm back." Amu said. "Hm? What's wrong with you?" She asked. "That kid needed help taking a shower. A giggle rise to her throat. " Don't laugh!" Kukai shouted.
"Sorry." She said still holding back her giggles. "I'm going to put these in on the counter." She said. She opened the door, she saw Tadase's shadow behind the shower curtain. She blushed. "Hey I got you some new clothes!" Amu called. "They'll be here on the counter okay!" "Thank you princess!" Tadase called back. "I said to call me Amu!" Is it that hard memorize?" She yelled. "I-I'm sorry." Tadase said quietly. "Hmpff! I'll forgive you this time but next time just call me by name okay." She said a little gentler this time. "Uh um okay."
Amu and Kukai guarded the door as they waited for Tadase be done.
Tadase rinsed off all the soap on his body and turned of the shower. He got out a dried off. He felt refreshed His old rags where gone and he found a snow white shirt and gray pants folder on the counter. "They look exactly like my old ones." he said as he touched them, they where luxuriously soft. He quickly put them on.
He opened the door slowly but for some reason it quickly closed. Huh? He wondered.
"Amu, Kukai why are you two standing by the bathroom is someone in there?" Miki asked. "NO! NO! NO! No ones in here!" They shouted. "Well then why are you guys here?" Su asked. "Um well um!" Sweat rolled down there heads, they where running out of answers. "If no one's in there, may I please use the bath room?" Ran asked, trying to get in. "No! you can't!" Amu yelled.
"But why not?" Asked Miki. "Uh! Well, you…see…um!" Kukai shook. "What are we going to do?" Amu whispered to Kukai. "I don't know…." He whispered back.
"Ah they you three are!" Dia said Pushing Su, Miki and Ran away from the two teenagers. "I was looking all over for you two, I'm trying to Wright a new song for upcoming ball and I just can't seem to think of anything." "We'll um okay." They said. Kukai breathed out of relief. "That was close." Amu said.
Dia looked back and winked at Amu. "Huh?" Amu said quietly.
"Um excuse me?" Came a small voice. "Could you please let me out you two? "Oh my where sorry Tadase!" Amu said. Kukai opened the door. Tadase walked out slowly. "Um why where you guys not opening the door?" He asked whimpering a little bit.
"Our three friends came by here and they where wondering why we where standing by the bathroom door." Kukai explained. "Thank goodness Dia came." Amu said taking a deep breath. Amu blushed when she saw Tadase, cleaned and still a little wet. He smelled like cherry blossoms.
"Come on we have to hurry before someone sees us okay." Kukai said. Amu nodded slowly and grabbed onto Tadase's hand both of there face turned bright red. They both made their way down the hall and came to the door to the dungeon. Kukai checked their surroundings. He put a key on the lock and twisted it. The door opened. "Okay come guys." Kukai said walking inside. Amu didn't move she squeezed Tadase's hand.
"Is there something wrong?" Tadase asked her. Kukai Saw what was happening. Kukai went by Amu and whispered in her ear so Tadase wouldn't hear. "I know it's difficult for you to put him back in that dungeon, I'm having a hard time with doing this too, but is we don't you know what might happen if they find him missing out of the cell."
Amu gasped silently at that. "O-okay…." She said quietly. She slowly walked down the stairs still tightly holding Tadase's hand. Tadase looked at Amu. He saw the concern in her golden eyes. He yawned. "Tired?" Kukai asked. "I guess I am…" Tadase said sleepily.
Amu smiled, She loved to hear his voice. "W-where here." Kukai heisted to say. Amu tighten her grip on Tadase's hand. Tadase stared at there hands. "Well stay with you till you fall asleep." Kukai said. Tadase smiled at that. Smiled herself.
The three sat in the cell and talked about many things. The conversation ended when Tadase yawned more and more and rubbed his eyes. "I guess it's getting late." Kukai said. "Where going to have to go or everyone's going to wonder where we are." Amu said sadly. "Don't go…." Tadase said trying very hard to stay awake. Amu smiled at Tadase and rubbed his head. "Don't worry we will be back tomorrow but you need your sleep." She explained. "Here." She said gently picking up the white blanket and putting in on Tadase. "Please keep warm." Tadase smiled gently and closed his eyes.
Kukai and Amu made there way out of the dungeon. Amu looked back and cell where Tadase was being held.
"Good night my prince." Amu whispered as she and Kukai left the dungeon.
Whew! Long chapter this time! I'm so glad I'm done with this chapter! I sure hope you all like this.