AN: SORRY. I'M SO LATE. So enjoy for now, and read the AN at the bottom ^^.

Recap:

As we were dancing, I felt exuberant. I've never had such a carefree and joyful time, as this. She seemed to be smiling, and having a lot of fun as well. The dance ended with Amu and I together back in the middle, in an embrace. But even when people were beginning to leave the dance floor, it was as if time was frozen for us. I just inhaled her strawberry scent, my sturdy arms wrapped around her small frame. She seemed some fragile, that she would snap, but also so soft and comforting.

I leaned down with my eyes still closed, and we were about to kiss, until someone cleared their throat.

"I'll be right back. But trust me, you'll find who the stars of this party are very soon." She then left, along with Tadase.

No. It can't be...That they're the ones...engaged...

No One~

The sun was gradually setting, casting the sky into an array of oranges, reds, and yellows, as the flower girls threw their multi-colored petals everywhere. They landed on the ground gently, after lingering in the air. When the wind blew, the petals on the ground stirred, and a certain blue haired teen turned to the cause of the sudden change only to find the one he loves standing before him, dressed in a blue dress, like all of the other girls.

All of the girls from the school wore the same blue dresses, while the guys wore black tuxes and blue ties.

However, even though she looked like any other girl, to him, she was stunning. He seemed to ignore the events surrounding him. Such as people walking to their seats before the ceremony starts, and the groom, Nikaidou Yuu standing at the alter with the priest. (AN: Sorry if I got the whole wedding thing wrong, please just go along with it)

The pinkette tried to ignore his stares, but it was impossible to pull away from his azure orbs. They seemed to just draw her in and once she was in, she would get lost in them.

"Amu! Over here!" She turned her head to face the unknown speaker, to find that it was Utau, beckoning the pinkette to come to her.

She quickly headed towards the blonde, and once she arrived, all you could hear was girl talk. About the dresses, the occasion, something along those lines.

"Oi! Ikuto! Hurry up and sit down with us! It's about to start!" Kukai hollered from behind the tall teen. The bluenette walked aimlessly to his seat, his rump just skimming the chair when the ceremony started.

You could hear the orchestra in the background, playing a calm serenade, as the flower girls dressed in white spaghetti strap dresses threw their multi-colored petals and flowers everywhere. In all that beauty, was the bride walking down the velvet aisle. There was a man in a tux behind her, carrying the ends of her long white dress so it wouldn't get dirty on the floor.

The flashes of cameras could be seen as the bride calmly yet happily continued her pace, each step making her closer and closer to her soon-to-be husband. Yukari's beautiful hair was curled, then put up into an elegant bun.

Ikuto on the other hand, seemed to be quite bored of the whole event. He was just happy to be out of class for half the school day. He lazily laid back in his chair, watching the events unfold. Maybe I should've joined the orchestra in playing the opening pieces, was his thought at the moment. It wasn't required, since he was doing a solo piece, but he was rather idle right now. The bride saying "I do," cheering, the kiss, and the throwing of the bouquet into the crowd.

Amu~

Honestly, I never would have guessed, but I assume it is fate and karma that the bouquet landed softly into my hands.

"Amu-san should definitely be with Ikuto-kun!"

"No, she should be with Tadase-kun! He's so princely, they're like a match made in heaven." Another girl sighed dreamily.

"No let Amu-sama decide!" With that said, they all turned to look at me.

"Amu-san, who do you think you will marry?"

I gave them a weird look, but said,"I'm not sure yet, and besides, I'm too young to marry right now."

As they all chatted about my future, my eyes wandered around the guests at the wedding. Most of them were looking at me expectantly, since I caught the bouquet, but once I met the eyes of Kukai, Ikuto, and everyone else, it was a whole different story. It made me remember our conversation at my engagement party five days ago.

Flashback~

Once most of the nobles cleared out, it was already around midnight. The skies outside were a dark blue, as I stood out on the balcony once again, just gazing at the tiny stars. They resemble my freedom; high and far, but hopefully, not unreachable. I was broken from my train of thought when I heard a quiet knock on the glass doors, and I found everyone there on the other side. They were gesturing for me to open it, and I swiftly took out the key from my purse and opened the door, letting them join me in the fresh night air.

"Amu... why didn't you tell us?" Kukai asked. His expression was that of a hurt yet pained one.

"You guys don't need to know unnecessary things."

"Unnecessary? How can a marriage be unnecessary?!" Kukai shouted indignantly.

"She has her reasons." Ikuto said shortly. Kukai, who was facing me, turned around to face Ikuto with a suspicious look on his face.

"Did you know about this?"

"I might've heard some things when we went to her house."

"And you didn't tell me?!"

"He had no right to tell you. It's none of his business in the first place." Rima put in.

"Am I the only one who didn't know about this?!" Kukai was now pounding on his head in frustration. I walked over to him and removed his hands from his head.

"Stop that, you'll injure yourself."

He then suddenly grabbed my hand stopping me. He then looked me in the eyes seriously.

"Amu, you're like a sister to me. I care about you; well all care about you. You should've told us. We might have been able to find a solution to your problem."

"What do you know? You've always been happy and cheerful, and you have an amazing family. Have you ever known what it's like without one?" I muttered.

"What?"

"Nothing."

"Amu. Please. Tell everyone." Nagi pleaded, looking me in the eyes.

"Tell us what?"

"What aren't you telling us?"

"It's nothing." I reiterated.

Nagi walked up to me and grabbed my shoulders, then shook them vigorously.

"Wake up Amu! You aren't alone in this world, so don't go thinking that you don't want everyone else to get involved. It's too late for that already."

How dare they think that my life is that easy to understand? What do they know? With that running through my mind, I finally snapped.

"You want to know? You really want to know? Well, my parents are already dead! My "parents" now are basically my aunt and uncle. And my little sister could be dead for all I know as well! So stop trying to act like you understand because you don't! There is so much that you won't understand so why should I bother anyone about it? And before you say that I should try, I did. I tried countless times but it'd hopeless. And it always will be."

AN: First of all, I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry for not updating in so long. It's just that, school started and it was much more than I expected. Having AP on top of zero period and a sport I barely have any time for anything anymore. Not to mention practicing my instrument for my lessons. I was only able to write bits and pieces of it from time to time, and I decided to just update a short chap. instead of a long chap. later.

And did you guys get confused by the last AN? Someone thought that I was on hiatus, that's why I wasn't updating. I'm not on hiatus, but there are one of two options: to go on hiatus or continue to update, but slower. Which do you prefer?

And again, sorry for the late update. Please review, it brigtens up my crappy school days ^^. See you next time!