Abby: Okay, so if any of you have read my other story, Long Lost (only 2 chappies xO), then you'll want to know that I'm discontinuing it until I finish this one. :/ Just for the sake of time. Anyway, on with the story!

Amu: Abby-chan does not own Shugo Chara or any of the characters except for the band members, Miu, and any others not associated with Shugo Chara or any other anime. Enjoy!

~Nagihiko POV~

I demanded Amu's release. Never in my life could I let her go, no matter what.

"Hey, kid. Did you just hear me? Back off, or she gets it." The man gave me a devilish grin as he spoke in a low growl.

I only grinned and used the power of Beat Jump to quickly grab the knife, push Amu away, and grab the man's shirt. All in a matter of 3 seconds. "Or who gets it again?" I shoved the man backwards, causing him to crash into a nearby tent, before running over to Amu. "Amu..." I whispered. "Are you alright?" Although she nodded, her eyes told me otherwise. She was sad and scared, obviously worried about who could possibly want to kidnap her, and what they might've done to her.

I looked around quickly to see if anyone else tried to come after her. The older woman was bent over the man, trying to wake him up, while the blonde girl quietly stood still, her eyes widened and...full of tears?

"You...you love her...don't you?" She whispered to me, a melancholic look in her eye.

"Uhmm...err...yes..." By my reply, everyone could tell that I was thrown off by her sudden change in attitude and behavior.

She dropped to her knees before saying, "I love someone, too...but...he d-doesn't..." Before finishing, she covered her face with her hands in an attempt to stop the sudden flow of tears that poured down her face.

~Amu POV~

Without thinking, I ran toward the girl and laid a hand on her shoulder, kneeling. "Listen..." I gently shook her until she looked up to me. "Things are gonna happen, and you're not always gonna like it." At this point, we were both standing and i looked her straight in the eye. "But you just have to suck it up and move on."

A few minutes of silence followed my bold statement before I realized how hypocritical I was being. These feelings and words were contradicting what I had been telling myself all those moments I had groveled in pain...and...well...I felt ready to heed my own words and move on. I let go of the girl's shoulder before putting a sad sort of smile on my lips and saying, "So...how about we move on already...as friends..." MY smile grew bigger as she tilted her head up and returning a small smile.

"That sounds nice..." Her quiet reply was only loud enough for me to hear, but it felt real. I was gonna like this girl.

"...Um...Amu? Yeah, we're still here, in case you forgot." Kukai said sarcastically, obviously happy about the turn of events. My small giggle quickly turned into a huge yawn as I realized just how heavy my eyes were.

"Come on, Amu-chan. Let's get you home, now." Nagihiko smiled warmly at me before offering a hand. He winked at Kukai before saying, "It's my turn, okay?" Kukai slowly nodded, his face twitching as he tried to smile.

"S-sure..." He said before sending a quick glare at Nagihiko. I giggled at the two as they stared each other down.

"Well...? Shall we go?"

Nagihiko walked over and grabbed my hand before responding. "We shall." He leaned down and kissed my hand, earning a flushed face from me in return.

"Hey, hey. Don't have too much fun, alright?" Kukai spoke to us as if we were children before giving a playful thumbs up. He'd obviously gotten over his jealously...for the most part. Kukai was still Kukai, and I loved him for it.

Nagi and I headed off to the direction of my home soon after.

...

The annoyingly awkward silence between us was deafening, neither of us wanting to say a word for fear of possibly creating tension. That quickly ende when Nagihiko decided to speak up.

"So...Amu...how's everyone?" He gave a small smile when I laughed at his attempt at conversation.

"Everyone's pretty good. Since the term ended, we haven't all hung out together, though." I sighed. "Hey...you know what?" I said once an idea struck me.

"Yeah?"

"We should all go see that new movie that came out!" I grinned when he looked startled as to why I would suggest such a movie.

"You mean the new horror film, Brutal (A/N: couldn't think of a name -.-'')?" He gaped at me when I responded with a nod.

"The very one." I grinned evilly.

"Uhhh...I guess that'd be cool..." He sweat-dropped when I got into an evil laughing fit.

~Nagihiko POV~

Amu-chan was beginning to scare me as she laughed maniacally for about 10 straight minutes.

By now we were far from the wood where the strange exchange had taken place. My reminiscence was interrupted by an obnoxiously loud yawn that came from my companion. When I mockingly raised an eyebrow at her, she blushed and looked down.

"Would you like me to carry you the rest of the way home, Amu-chan?" I said quietly with a soft smile on my face. A deeper had of red spread across her kind face as she slowly nodded.

Before I could oblige and pick her up into my arms, something flew by me, nearly impaling my chest. Relieved as I was that it didn't hit me, dread and horror quickly filled me when a desperate, pained cry came from behind me. Hoping it wasn't the obvious, I turned, only to have my fears realized as Amu lay on the ground.

I kneeled down to her coiled form and removed her hand from the spot it so tightly held to: just above her right hip. A rusty scent filled the air as I gaped in utter disbelief.

A knife was impaled in her side.

Abby: Okay, so I know this chapter is even shorter than the one before, but please just stick with me! I only have 5 more minutes left on the computer, so I wanted to finih this quickly and post it up before it was too late.

Ikuto: More like you just ran out of ideas. *rolls eyes*

Abby: What was that? Did you sat something, Ikuto? *grabs chainsaw and starts chasing Ikuto*

Ikuto: *running for his freaking life*

Amu: *sigh* Please leave your ideas and comments!*grabs another random chainsaw and helps Abby chase down Ikuto*