Aireen: So !!!!!!!!!!!!! I now have updated my tenth chapter! A decade! (TEN CHAPTERS)

Utau: Yes, it is. What a shame Amu and Ikuto can't join us for this lovely occasion.

Aireen: They'll be here for the twenty! If we ever get that far.

Utau: Hows it going?

Aireen: Well by the state of my plotline, I think that we'll probably be done in fifty chapters!

Utau: No one wants to read stories that are THAT long. They'll give up trying to get it. You're so weird.

Aireen: Let's continue this argument after the chapter.

Utau: Fine. Aireen does not own SHUGO CHARA

Ikuto's POV

Now that Luci-nee has got her mind of killing me, I wondered what I would do.

I decided to drink some more milk. And walked over to the fridge to get some out. Opening the fridge sent a cold blast right into my face. I grabbed the bottle of milk quickly and shut it. It was clear that Kyouhei-nii had brought it. He always went to a different convenience store. And he brought extra, extra large bottles.

Suddenly I was very bored. I had nothing to do. I went upstairs and checked my texts. I didn't remember getting so many messages from Taki. 3 were unread and I had 59. Last I checked I had 55. That means…

Luci checked the messages. It's the only possible conclusion I could go to. Taki texts during boring classes. Which is… all of our classes for him. Mom would have been at work and Dad would also have been at work. Maddie does NOT touch our phones without our permission.

Luci probably heard it going off and checked it. I looked at the fourth most recent text.

Ikuto; Dude! Airi asked the new girl to join our band. Why aren't you here today? There's music today too! If you are coming, hurry, you'll see her at lunch. Taki.

The new girl's in our band, huh? That means I would see more of her than I thought. Still I had to meet her. I guessed that Luci-nee probably answered. I went up to the next one.

Ikuto; It's not often you get sick, u alright? Taki.

Not really a point in answering this late but…

Taki; I'm fine, dude, just a little cold. Had a cold shower this morning is all. Ikuto

I yawned. Strange to feel tired after I slept for the whole night AND all of the morning. I went to the next text.

Ikuto; Its recess and that girl and Airi ran off to the music room already. Oh her name is Fujisaki. Just thought maybe you wanted to know. I heard her for a bit, she's not bad. Wondering if she can beat you. Taki

Beat me?! No way! She couldn't have been that good. I already knew her last name. I would've thought at least Taki might send me her first name.

Taki; she wouldn't be able to beat me unless she was BETTER than world class. Which I doubt she is. And I am. So suck. Ikuto.

I went to the final message.

Ikuto; you know what, don't bother coming at lunch unless you wanna have a game. Fujisaki's been sent home. Airi sent a text a few minutes ago and she said that Fujisaki went home coz she hit her head on the bar when they were doing gymnastics in PE. So come for a game if you want but the new gals out of access. Taki.

Hit her head on the bar in gymnastics? She seemed to be a klutz. Maybe she wasn't as awesome as I thought she was.

Taki; So I'm not coming. But is this gal a really big klutz? Like she trips over grass type? Coz that's not hot. That's cute. And you clearly told me that the new gal was pretty hot. So I'm holding you to that Taki. Ikuto

By this time Taki had already sent an answer to my first and second text back.

Ikuto; that's cool then. That u r ok. Bet Luci gave ya a beating for that. Oh and have you heard that she just happens to be the Italian idol at our school? Yeah that's right. She might be taking ya place if ya don't hurry back and blast everyone with a new single. And on that note the lyrics are on you for this Friday. Airi is obsessed with this new gal and I was last week. So good luck at that. Taki

I blinked. Lyrics are on me?! Oh damn! I hadn't even thought of lyrics.

Taki; WTF Taki! Cut it a little closer next time! SHIT! Don't even know where to start. Give me anything. A word even! Ikuto

I typed as fast as a person could type on a cell phone. Which still wasn't fast enough for me.

Taki being bored with his luxurious time sent a reply for the third and fourth texts.

Ikuto; Geez, take a breather. Or two. Oh and about the klutz thing. I dunno. I really don't know her all that well but Airi seems to. You should text her. She's really worried. I'm gonna go now. And for your lyrics just… I dunno. Strawberry. That's the word of the week. Good luck. Gotta go. Taki

He's probably gonna cut class and run to Airi. Lover boy. That reminds me of a song that we once performed…

Airi! She's tomorrow's gal that yesterday spoke about,

She's a mystery. She's an enigma. She's a secret.

Hey you... lover boy, Will you... be my toy?

Hey you... lover boy, Will you... be my toy?

Hey you lover boy, Will you be my toy?

Hey you lover boy, Will you be my toy?

Hey you... lover boy, Will you... be my toy?

Hey you- lover boy, Will you- be my toy?

Hey you- lover boy, Will you- be my toy?

I play with my toys and then i break them...

One second i found it and the next i drop it,

I play with toys, and then break them,

One sec i found it, the next it's dropped,

Hey you- lover boy, Will you- be my toy?

Hey you- lover boy, Will you- be my toy?

Hey you... lover boy, Will you... be my toy?

Even a little, it couldn't happen,

Nor love nor trust,

Losing senses and falling in love,

These are things of the old times,

Why should i think of the ancient era?

Why should i destroy my peace?

Hey you lover boy, Will you be my toy?

Hey you- lover boy, Will you- be my toy?

Hey you... lover boy, Will you... be my toy?

I play with my toys and then i break them...

One second i found it and the next i drop it,

I play with toys, and then break them,

One sec i found it, the next it's dropped,

Hey you- lover boy, Will you- be my toy?

It's a new evening; it's a new night,

So let something new happen tonight,

Life is right now, life is right here,

And aside from this life is just nothing,

Spin round and live life as much as you want,

What can you lose if you do as much?

Hey you lover boy, Will you be my toy?

Hey you- lover boy, Will you- be my toy?

I play with my toys and then i break them...

One second i found it and the next i drop it,

Hey you lover boy, Will you be my toy?

Hey you- lover boy, Will you- be my toy?

Hey you... lover boy, Will you... be my toy?

Whoa~

Hey you...

Yeah, it was Airi's treat. Airi sung it all apart from the first bit. That was me and Taki. I could remember it like it was last week.

You could picture it. Airi with died scarlet hair. A stage with tons of dry ice on the use. Serious colourful lighting. A lot of techno music for background. Electric instruments. A screaming and yelling fan crowd jumping up and down for us. And we were so freaked behind the curtain.

Then, it was Luci-nee and Kyouhei-nii who came and encouraged us. It was very first techno performance and well, we weren't as ready as we thought we were. I can still remember exactly how it was…

"I'm not ashamed to say that… I'm so damn freaked out!" Airi whisper-yelled at Taki and me after our first glance at the audience.

"You know what, Ikuto? Me too, I'm freaking out." Taki said. His voice was only slightly uneven.

"Oh c'mon. We can't possibly be as horrible as the last group. And oh, we've got Airi's wonderful singing on our side." I tried to get out spirits up and well, I failed.

"Oh shit! If even Ikuto's freaking out how the hell are we supposed to do this?!" Airi complained.

"Hmm, how about a little magic?" came Luci's voice from the door to backstage.

"Magic?" Me, Taki and Airi raised our eyebrows simultaneously. What the hell? Is what we were all thinking.

"That's right. You guys just go out and perform and we'll take care of the rest." Kyouhei-nii came in after Luci-nee.

"How can we trust that?" I questioned.

"How? Hmm, well, I can't tell you right now but I can tell you something else." Luci-nee said coming closer to us.

"What is it?" Airi asked, suspicious.

"When they see you, they'll all go crazy," Luci-nee whispered, "and they'll love you without even having to know you,"

We had no clue that all this time, Kyouhei-nii was fixing up out clothes. Yes, that's how freaking freaked out we were!

We heard the announcer from outside the curtain, "And last but not least well in numbers they are, we have the trio of teenage youngsters, the…"

"Go on." Luci-nee urged us out.

We stepped out and the curtains rose revealing us, completely transformed but we didn't know it.

There was a loud gasp. We almost got worried then everyone started screaming and yelling to go.

We started and we hardly realised the lights change and move and the special effects.

Everyone was cheering.

… Of course, later we saw ourselves and figured out what they'd done. 'Magic' as they called it.

Anyway, I had to think of lyrics! I had to get out. I was getting nothing in here. I left Luci-nee a note telling her I'd be out for a while and not to worry.

I walked out of the house. I needed inspiration. Where could I go? I glanced back at my house. Nope, not really an inspiration.

I tried to remember anything anyone might've said that could come in handy. Nothing. But…

"Mom, what's that?" I asked mom as she set down her picture.

"It's my fathers' old house, here in France. No one lives there anymore. It was burnt down. It's sort of just finished being restored. And now they're going to open it as kind of a museum. They even made wax sculptures of the people living there just before it burnt down. Anyways, father sent this along with a key for the locks since it's still technically our house."

… That's it! I ran back in and grabbed the key from on top of the fridge where mom had put it.

I ran back out and down the street in the direction of the old Tsukiyomi Mansion.

Amu's POV

I woke up dazed. My head hurt like a son of a b***h. I blinked. Once. Twice. I wasn't in the infirmary anymore.

I looked around to see the familiar pink shade of my room's walls.

"Are you feeling better?" Mom asked from the door.

"Yeah, I guess. I could go back to school now, I guess." I said, ambivalent.

"No, they were the ones who sent you home with your father. He was really worried about you. But if you're really okay, could you go and get these groceries for me? There's a map on the back." Mom said, handing me the list.

Usually she'd go herself, but she had a lot of kids to take care of today.

My head still hurt a little but it would pass. I decided to go.

I went out. My mom drew the map. She clearly failed mapping in high school.

I headed left.

After hours of searching for the grocery store I sat down on a bench to relax. No idea where I was going. No clue of where it was. No French at all.

I turned to look at my surroundings. I spotted a really colossal house. No Mansion. It took up acres!

It was the only house in sight and it didn't look completely like a French building. In fact, it looked sort of like one of those Japanese mansions that emperors and stuff had in all those movies. Except real.

Whatever it was, if Japanese people lived there, I could ask them where the grocery store was.

I walked around the front of the house and knocked on the door.

There was no answer.

I knocked again.

Again there was no answer.

I looked around to see that there'd been a lock that had been opened.

I tried the door and it gave away. In front of me I saw a ballroom. A beautifully designed, elegant ballroom. Simply marvellous.

There was a giant staircase and a million floors to this place. I thought as I stared up. Like a tower.

I saw a shadow. It wasn't moving. Maybe it was a person?

I rounded the corner to see a dancing couple. Except they weren't real. They were a statue. I touched it and it felt like wax.

The two of them looked so happy together. A woman with a dull blonde hair and a very sweet smile. And the man was very dashing. Again with that midnight blue coloured hair. And they both looked so familiar.

To think that I'd never seen midnight blue coloured hair before and now two people in one week. How strange. Even stranger that I was drawn to it. It made me feel… different.

I went back to the ballroom. I thought maybe this was a museum or something. I went up the giant staircase to the second floor. I heard a sound from a room. I pushed open the door. There was a wax sculpture not quite finished yet. Its hair was coloured and it was a he. He was sitting lazily on the chair, and in his hands was a beautiful glass fairy. I went closer to see that it wasn't a fairy but a girl in a tutu with wings. She looked really cute. Somewhat familiar. Almost like me when I was little.

I reached out my hand to touch it when I heard a sound. Like a chuckle.

I threw my eyes in the direction of the sound to see a window. It was open. I was sure it hadn't been open a few minutes ago. I went over to it and peeked outside. Nothing. Hmm, must've been imagining it.

I turned back. Only to see that the glass girl was gone! Maybe I imagined all of it.

I went out of that room and entered another. In there was a beautiful grand bed with many paintings on the walls. The one that caught my eye was one of a boy. He looked teenage. Very tall. He had that midnight blue hair and his face was so beautiful. His eyes were the same colour as his hair and his slightly tanned skin was showing under his ultra white, almost see through shirt. His skinny jeans portrayed the shape of his, what looked like strong and agile legs. He looked so beautiful.

It sent my heart flying just by the sight of him. I blushed what seemed like a millions shades of pink. Just by looking at him once.

I almost started hyperventilating. I felt elated. Like I was soaring through a million skies.

I ran out of the room and back to the ballroom forgetting the essential reason I came here in the first place.

I pictured that beautiful boy in front of me. I positioned myself the way I had seen in that other sculpture.

I closed my eyes and he was there.

We danced and danced and danced.

Ikuto's POV

I got to the Tsukiyomi Mansion. It was really grand and I felt like I'd been there before.

I ignored it and opened the lock. I went in. The ballroom. There was supposed to be a sculpture somewhere here. I looked around the corner and found it.

It was grandpa and grandma dancing. When they were younger. They looked so wonderful together.

I ventured up the stairs and to the second floor. There I found a room. It had an unfinished sculpture in it. Must be that uncle of mine that died. I went in the room and saw that he had a glass sculpture in his hands. She was small and beautiful. In a tutu with fairy wings.

I was just about to touch it when I heard someone knock on the door. Then I heard the door open. It wasn't long before the person was headed this way. I slipped into the bathroom.

The person came in the room. I dared a look. It was a young girl. She was admiring the sculpture. She was really beautiful. So cute! With hot pink hair. She sent my heartbeat pumping at the speed of light. I couldn't take my eyes off her. From her wonderfully silky hair to her smiling lips to slender body and thin legs. My eyes drank her in. Every part of her.

I shook myself back to reality. What was that? I asked myself. That'd never happened to me. She looked distracted. I took this chance to run to the window. I'd always been fast.

I let out a chuckle in order to distract her from the sculpture. It was MINE!

She came as I predicted and looked out the window. Little did she know that I'd already gone back in the room and taken the pretty little sculpture.

I escaped to another room. It looked like the master bedroom. With heaps of paintings. I didn't pay much attention to them though, because I heard her coming this way. Did she know I was here? And was she following me?

I slipped under the bed. I heard her gasp. She stood in one place for a long time. Then she practically ran out of the room.

I slowly and quietly got out and up. Did she get scared of something? I thought.

I went out of the room. From the railing, I saw her dancing. With a far off look in her face. Her eyes were closed. She looked like she was dancing the traditional ballroom waltz.

I couldn't help but smile. I felt weak against her expression and had a sudden urge to just pull her into my embrace.

She was humming slightly. A song. It seemed very familiar. I almost knew it.

I silently walked down to the ballroom. She was spinning around unaware of anything.

I stepped into her embrace and danced in synchronization with her steps.

She was still singing. Humming actually. That familiar tune. Hundred lives? Was what suddenly popped into my head.

I had no idea why that was; it was like suddenly remembering an old song you'd thought you'd forgotten.

When I started humming along with her, she abruptly stopped and pulled away.

Her honey gold eyes shot open and stared into my eyes for a slight second.

Amu's POV

I shot my eyes open. They were looking at someone else's eyes. That painting person's eyes. Exactly the same colour. Exactly the same intensity.

"Who are you?!" I yelped out in surprise.

"Shouldn't I be asking you, I mean, I own this place," He answered smirking.

I had to look away. I knew that colour had flooded my cheeks. He was so beautiful.

"Well, I'm sorry for intruding. I'll go now," I said and turned away.

"Wait; don't go, were you looking for something?" He asked me.

"Yes, the grocery store, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you tell me where it is?" I asked him, sweetly.

He chuckled. A familiar, cute, sweet chuckle.

"Sure. I'll take you there. Just wait here a sec."

He went to the staircase and picked up a book. He scribbled something in it and brought it with him.

"Let's go, ma'am." I could practically hear the smirk in his voice.

"Okay," I said, almost reluctantly. I didn't even know this guy, was it really safe? Despite my thoughts I felt completely safe with him. Something about him told me that he wouldn't do anything.

I took his outstretched hand and we set off to the grocery store.

On the way there we spoke.

"So, you're new here?" He asked me. His voice was like a melody. I wanted him to keep speaking to me.

"Yes, my family and I just moved here from Italy." At that he stopped.

"Do you go to the partner girls' high school in Versailles?" He asked me.

"Yeah, how did you know?" I asked him, curious.

"Well, I go to the partner boy's school. Hey, so you must be Fujisaki." He commented.

"Yeah, I am, how did you know?" I asked again. I mean, I hadn't seen him around.

"Well, everyone saw you at the entrance assembly and well, you've been the latest chat of guys," He said. He grabbed his notebook and scribbled something else in it.

"Oh," was all I said.

"We're almost there," He said.

We entered the store and he led me to the aisles to find the groceries I needed.

Soon it was all done and we went to the counter. He chose a particular one. It seemed that he came here very often.

"Hey, Mr Jon," He said as he lifted all the groceries from the baskets to the counter.

"Good Afternoon, my boy, who's this new friend?" Mr Jon asked.

He looked at me weird. What was I to him?

"She's just the new girl at school and in town and had no idea where this place was." He said.

I payed for the stuff and took the bags. They were heavy but I managed to keep from showing it.

Then I realised I had no idea how to get back home from here.

"Um, I don't know the way home." I told him.

"Hmm, I'll take you there." He said. But it seemed like he wanted to say more,

"On a condition." He continued, "You have to spend the rest of the day with me."

"Uh," I was reluctant.

"Don't worry; I won't do anything you don't like. I won't even touch you. Promise. I'll just show you around a little." He said.

For some inexplicable reason, I believed him. More than that, I wanted to spend the day with him. I wanted to get to know him better. I wanted it. For some strange reason.

"Um," It was still all I said. I couldn't look directly at his eyes. Or face. As soon as I did my cheeks would fill with colour.

"It that a yes or a no because if we waste time I won't be able to show you anything fun." He said.

"What's your name?" I asked without looking up.

"Ikuto. Sohma Ikuto." He answered. I felt my heart pound harder and I didn't even think that was possible.

"Okay, then Ikuto. I'll spend the rest of the day with you," I said shyly.

"I'll take you home, where exactly do you live, Miss…?" Ikuto asked.

"Fujisaki Amu."

"Amu, nice name," Ikuto said.

"You too. I live at 325 Orleanais Street. (N/A: I know that's probably not a real street but I don't live in France so yeah,)" I told him.

"Well, Miss Amu, shall we?" Ikuto said with a playful smile on his face.

Ikuto helped me drop my bags off at home and took me to an amusement park.

There we talked and the whole time I couldn't take my eyes off him. I listened to him talk and even though he was a stranger poured out all my worries and stories to him.

I loved his expression as he listened. It was soft. Almost as if he wasn't listening at all.

Then, he took me to a music studio. It was beautiful and everyone knew him.

We went into a pretty little music room. There were heaps of instruments and we sat down to talk after I had a try at all the instruments I couldn't play.

He laughed at my trivial attempts at playing.

"Won't you play for me?" I asked him.

Ikuto stopped laughing and smirked, "Who told you I could play?" Ikuto asked me.

"Well, you know, you've been the eternal chat of the girls." I smiled my own little playful smile.

"Okay then, but you might want to look at the time first." He told me.

I took out my phone and saw that it read 8pm.

"Oh, damn, sorry, Ikuto, I have to go, my parents will worry."

He didn't answer so I put my phone back and headed out the door.

But just as I touched the handle I heard the guitar.

I turned to see Ikuto standing with a guitar playing it. Making the sound into a tuneful melody.

"When you are here the winds start singing,

When you are here my world seems luminous,"

I smiled, "Are you serious?" I asked ridiculously,

"When you are here the winds start singing,

When you are here my world seems luminous,

Don't go!

Don't go!

Don't go!

Don't go!"

"Why not?" I asked him.

"When you are here they winds start singing,

When you are here my world seems luminous,

Don't go!

Don't go!

Don't go!

Don't go!"

"Oh c'mon, I'm winging it, give me some credit," Ikuto said.

"This night won't ever come again,

And this feeling won't come over me,

We won't meet like this again,

And who knows what'll happen then,

Don't go!

Don't go!

Don't go!

Don't go!"

"You're not bad." I said to Ikuto. He walked towards me, smirking his beautiful smirk.

"Let this night go on longer,

Slowly, slowly, let it slowly melt,

I know that our paths may be different up ahead,

But let's go together for a part of it,"

"What if I don't want to?" I said to Ikuto. He was very close now. Nothing but the guitar was between us.

"Are you sure you don't want to?" Ikuto whispered, I felt his cool breath hit my face. It smelt sweet.

"Let this night go on longer,

Slowly, slowly let it slowly melt,

I know that our paths may be different up ahead,

But let's go together for a part of it,

Tomorrow you will lose something,

Just stay these few moments,

Let me take some pictures of yours

And keep them in my eyes,

Don't GO!

Don't GO!

Don't Go!

Don't GO!"

Ikuto kept playing the last notes and his lips inched closer to my ears.

"I have something to tell you," He whispered as he stopped playing.

"What?" I also whispered. I knew I was blushing.

I felt Ikuto take the guitar out of his arms and place it on the ground.

"It's a secret."

"Just tell me," I gasped.

"Okay," He said seductively. Normally I would be very worried and flinch away or whack him. But this Ikuto. He was- I couldn't refuse him being this close. I hated to admit it but I liked it. No, loved it. Wanted more.

I felt his lips brush my ear and then-

"OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!" I yelled at the top of my lungs.

"Huh," He smirked.

"You idiot, you bit me!" I yelled and stormed out.

"Wait, you forgot this." He called after me.

"What?!" I yelled.

He handed me a card and whistled away.

Just before I left though, he stopped me, "Yo Strawberry, you're a good dancer,"

I turned away. I looked at the card. It was a map. To get home.

How nice, I was still pissed at him though,

Ikuto's POV

I dunno why I did that. It just came over me. Like I knew that that's what her reaction would be like. I laughed to myself.

It was no wonder everyone thought she was hot. She looked it. Really hot body.

But she was in reality, cute, not hot.

At least she gave me lyrics.

I sent a text to Taki.

Taki; I got the lyrics. No problems. Meet tomorrow to discuss them. How's Airi?

Ikuto

It wasn't long before he answered on my way home.

Ikuto; Cool you got the lyrics. Did you really put strawberry in it? Anyway, Airi's fine. She was just a little shaken up after seeing Fujisaki hit her head. Taki.

Considering I met a strawberry today, it wouldn't be weird.

Taki; You were right, strawberry is the word of the week. And of course its in my lyrics. Are you at Airi's now? Ikuto.

I thought that maybe, if he was, I could meet them there.

Ikuto; Yeah I am, do you wanna come over now? Taki.

Taki; I will then, I'm on my way. Ikuto

I went down the road to Airi's street and saw her light on at her house.

I knocked on the door.

"Oh, hello, did Airi invite all her friends over tonight?" Ms Tokieda said.

She let me in and I went up to Airi's room.

"Hi," I said, my eyes closed.

"Why the hell are your eyes closed?" Airi asked,

"Well, I was just worried that maybe you two were French kissing without your tops or something like that," I teased.

"What's got you in such a good mood?" Taki asked. Ignoring my teasing. Whereas Taki was the only thing stopping Airi from ripping my throat out.

"Oh, nothing."

Airi calmed down, "Anyways, did you bring the lyrics? And we have to tell the new girl her part too."

"I brought them, but I don't want the new girl to sing this song." I said to Airi. What, she was just gonna come in.

"But I already invited her in." Airi protested.

"Yeah well, lets see if she can handle it first. Tell her that she can join after she sees our first performance."

"Why?"

"So she can see if she's ready to be like that. I mean she doesn't seem like she could take it."

"You've met her," Taki spoke for the second time. The silent one out of the three of us.

"Maybe." I smirked.

"Oh c'mon, don't be a douche. Tell us!" Airi complained.

"Does it really matter?" I asked them.

"No, not really." Taki answered for Airi, "Anyways, let's see your lyrics." Taki continued on.

I handed them the notebook with the lyrics.

"Not bad," Airi said.

"Dude, when I said, strawberry, I honestly didn't mean it like this." Taki said, "But it's not bad."

"I'm vocals for it. We'll need a techno DJ and a drummer is all." I said, proposing the idea to them.

They could both probably picture it now.

"Lights?" Taki asked.

"I'll get Luci-nee and Kyouhei-nii to do the special effects too."

That reminded me!

"Oh SHIT!" I stood up abruptly.

"What?" Taki and Airi asked.

"I told Luci I'd be back by six. She's probably freaking out now."

"How about your parents?" Airi asked.

"They won't be home till ten, they said so."

"Your cell?" Taki asked.

I took it out to see fifty missed calls. I'd put it on silent when I went to the studio.

Suddenly, Airi's home phone rang.

"Mom, it's mine!" Airi said and picked up the cordless phone in her room.

"Hello?" Airi said.

We could hear her from the other end of the phone,

"IKUTO, I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME! GET THE HELL BACK HOME IF YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR VIOLIN EVER AGAIN!"

"I'd better go." I said as I rushed out.

I got a cab and went straight home taking my notebook of course.

She was waiting for me at the front gate.

Her hair was messed up, like she'd been running around searching for me.

I got out and walked to her.

She abruptly turned and walked back in the front door.

I followed her.

First she slapped me and yelled at me. Hysterics. Then she hugged and cried. Worried.

"Okay, I'm sorry," I said for about the billionth time.

I told her where I was, but I didn't tell her about the strawberry. She would fuss.

I went to my room and lay in my bed. I had to go to school tomorrow. I couldn't procrastinate any longer.

In a few minutes Luci-nee called me down for dinner.

"You haven't eaten yet?" I asked her.

"Neither have you," Was all she said.

We sat down at our oversized dining table.

"So did you have a nice day?" Luci-nee asked me.

"Yeah, it was fine," I answered.

Luci's POV

"Did you meet anyone? Except for Airi and Taki of course." I asked my brother. Making me worry like that wasn't something everyone could do. I was level-headed.

"No," Ikuto said bluntly.

He was my brother; I knew he was hiding something.

"So you went to the old Tsukiyomi Mansion." I confirmed.

I'd been there too, a little earlier on. They had just finished the sculptures of Ojiichan and Obaachan and one of the servants, Karin. They were just starting the one of my uncle. I'd seen the little girl in a tutu they were going to put in his hands. Apparently, it was the real thing. They had supposedly taken it from my uncle's dead body.

"Yeah, it was cool. I guess our hair colour runs in the family." Ikuto smiled.

"Yeah, I know, I saw them."

"You did? When?"

"That's not really the issue here, Ikuto," I said.

"Look I wasn't out with a girlfriend if that's what you're implying. Besides they aren't as important as being on time. I just lost track of time while I was with Airi and Taki."

"Okay." I decided to drop it. He wasn't gonna tell me anymore.

I knew he met someone. Preferably a girl. He liked her, a lot.

There was something about him, the way his eyes shone now, or the way he would stare admiringly at nothing in particular.

"Anyways, you were going to ask me something," I reminded him.

"Oh yeah, um, will you and Kyouhei-nii do the lighting and special effects for our next song?" Ikuto asked me.

"Sure, what is it?" I asked him.

"Come to the music room tomorrow when we have our frees." Ikuto told me.

Frees, huh, oh right, tomorrow was Wednesday. Everyone had a free period for third period.

"Okay" I said. I was curious. No doubt he went out for inspiration. And that inspiration wasn't the house, but the girl. I would have to investigate.

Aireen; Hahaha, I finished the decade.

Utau: Now, why were you so late this time again?

Aireen: Okay, look it's all the things from last time and well I've been really sick and we have our term exams and interim report tests and interviews. I honestly am trying my best to upload these chapters faster. Sorry everyone.

Utau: again, they're all excuses.

Kukai: Can you just bring Amu and Ikuto back into the chat already. Utau spends less time with me and more time with you.

Aireen: Kukai! You're so mean! Who knew you could be so cold?!

Kukai: You're overreacting.

Utau: Yeah, it's not cool

Aireen: Fine, anyways on the holidays, I'll try to work overtime! I'll upload a chapter…

More often than now. And oh, I'm going on holiday for Easter. To Tasmania!

Utau;…

Aireen: yeah, not a good idea, but you know, we never get to go for a vacation coz my dad works full time.

Kukai:…

Aireen: Anyways, reviews please