Angel of Darkness

ShellyCullen: AHHHH!!!! I just made a HUGE error. Last chapter I forgot the lyrics! *Weep. I'm so sorry. Let's pretend there's something there.

Ikuto: Yeah, because we all know you have an active imagination.

ShellyCullen: *Blushes. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!?!?!

Ran: ShellyCullen does not own Shugo Chara! Step, kick, Jump!

you can't hide from the
eternal light
until my last
breath I will fight( I will fight...)

Chapter Ten:

The Escape

I sighed. I wasn't sure I wanted to see Ikuto anymore.

The room was different from our camp. It had the whole 1900's sense going on. Almost princess like, but Ikuto was a prince so I guess it made sense. In the big room I felt overwhelmed, almost mystified by the life of it. It was so bright and open, nothing you would expect from an angel of darkness.

I shuffled out of the blankets and hopped out of the bed. Then, took a deep breath. No more fooling around. I will stop the angels of darkness and save Yaya and Tadase, no matter how much it will cost me.

It was hard to think like that. The relationship I had developed between the prince was a sort of friendship. An irreplaceable feeling. If worse times came to worse, we could assume that by the end of this war, I was going to lose a dear friend. No matter who won, I would end up getting hurt.

I opened the wooden doors and peeked out into the empty hallway. It was time to escape.

I started running north of the castle. I wouldn't have much time to get out with my friends with that maid in the way. I had to think quickly. If I were to have prisoners, where would I keep them? They'd need to be somewhere where no one saw them and no one could hear them. The basement!

I continued my way watching for any stairways or people to come. The castle was empty, as if it were deserted. The walls hung pictures of many men and women, probably the ancestors of Ikuto. Each held an important era to themselves, showing the superiority they held.

I had got to the end of the hall, gasping for air. There was a stair case going downstairs, hopefully the dungeon. I caught my breath and ran down.

Into the dark path, the adrenaline entered my veins. Terror and blood pumped into my body, giving me an extra boost of energy. I came to a halt as a steel door stood in front of me. The medal reminded me of home and I had to swallow back tears. How many people had we lost this time?

I pushed the doors open with force and walked inside. It wasn't the dungeon at all. It was a room lit dimly by a lamp with stone walls. The bed stood at the back of the room, the center part. It was plain, white and neatly fixed. A secret room?

I turned around panicked, and froze. At the door stood Ikuto, a towel hung on his shoulders. His hair was dripping wet as the silk black p.j.s I got him were on. He looked surprised to find me here, almost confused. I stared back and looked down. Now what?

The silence lasted for an eternity. I didn't want to talk to him. To see him. To hear his voice. I wanted Yaya and Tadase. I needed to know they were all right. The silence hung a little longer as I brought my head up and looked straight at Ikuto. "I'm leaving." I stated sharply and stomped to the door.

He brought me into an embrace. "I'm sorry." He murmured softly into my hair. His body was warm and solid, making me feel safe and secure. How long had it been since I felt this way? How long had it been since I've actually felt anything real? My hands were limply at my sides as he held me tight. I didn't make an effort to move, but I could tell he wouldn't let me go if I did. It was almost as if he were comforting himself more than me.

He tipped my face up with his hand and stared into my eyes. I looked back as the images returned of last night. I winced and turned my head away. I didn't dare look at the expression on his face. I was hurt. He had hurt me deeply and it left a scar. I did care for Ikuto, but not enough trust was left for me to forgive him. Not yet.

He left go of me as I stared at the flat ground. I had to keep moving. I started walking out the door again and this time he didn't try to stop me. I came out of the room and looked back, finding that Ikuto had disappeared. I'm sorry, Ikuto, but duty comes first.

I ran back up to the castle, searching for Yaya and Tadase, but everywhere I went led me to a new place, a different room. These secret hide outs were getting me mad, but could also be helpful. When I finally checked the 200th room I plopped onto the ground. It was no use. Where ever Yaya and Tadase were, they weren't inside the castle. They were somewhere else.

A large window was in front of me as the sun started to set. The day was over. I had lost the battle. Trying to save everyone. To save the world from our enemies was hard. I was alone in this war, the only one who was able to escape. This was the end. I was the survivor…and that was that.

I held onto my knees and looked at the ground. All the courage and strength I had, had abandoned me when I needed it the most. Where was the strong willed Amu? The one that could keep moving no matter what happened? She was lost. I thought. Lost and drowned out by the thought of losing everything and being alone again.

It was too much to bear. The sadness of losing everything not once, but twice was overbearing. But I had to keep moving, to live on. That was what my parents had wished. That was why they kept the war a secret from me.

I clenched my fists and stood up, bringing my head up. The time to be strong was here. I had to keep going until nothing was left. Though the dream seemed impossible now, I had to believe. And to do that, I had to make up with Ikuto first. I had a favor to ask him.

ShellyCullen: I thought this chapter brought a lot of insight of how am gets her strength and keeps moving forward without braking apart. Can she keep it up though?