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CHAPTER 10 – The Warning
The blazing sun shines like the usual. Fleecy white puffs of clouds were moving in a super slow motion like days before. There was a peaceful silence and only chirps of birds ahead could only be heard. Everything was normal like it usually does. Except for one.
"Come on Amu-chii. Erase that expression already! It's scary," Ran protested while raising her pink pom-poms in irritation.
"Ran's right Amu-chan," the sweet green chara popped out from nowhere," Come on, give us a wide smile desu~" she persuaded.
"Amu that kind of expression is a disgrace for an artist to draw!" the sky blue chara crossed her arms in anger.
I glared the three of them, pissed. I curved my lips even more and frowned. The three tiny charas could only sight, not knowing what to do to save my expression anymore.
"Come on Amu-chii, anyone can fall asleep even if they didn't plan to…"
"BUT IT'S IKUTO I'M TALKING ABOUT! A HENTAI NEKOMIMI OTOKO!!" I cried in anger. I can't forgive myself for falling asleep right beside him. Right beside a perverted cat-boy!! "TELL ME NOW HOW CAN I FACE PAPA IF HE KNOWS I SLEPT WITH A BOY ALREADY!!" I yelled.
"Well he didn't do anything to you while you were asleep right?"
"He didn't? HE DIDN'T?! OR DID HE?! HOW SHOULD I EVEN KNOW!!" I hollered in a mixed tone between panic and anger.
"Umh… well the worst case which you may have to encounter will probably only be," Miki inhaled exaggeratingly as she continued, "you carrying your baby."
"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M ONLY THIRTEEN!!! THIRTEEENNNN!!!!" I started to run around the room hysterically while Miki laughed like mad as she got a knocked on the head from Ran.
"Oh, come on Amu-chii. You know Ikuto is not that kind of person," Ran confronted me, "he's not that bad, right?"
"Unless he tried to see your nude body again, maybe he won't be that nice." I screamed in terror while Miki got another knock on her head from Ran.
"Why don't you ask him yourself Amu-chan? Just to confirm things up desu~" Suu suggested which I replied with a shook of disagreement.
"Stupid Suu. She'll get embarrassed for asking such question, right Amu-chii?" I nodded in agreement.
"But if she won't be asking him, what can we do if he did touch her last night?" I screamed again in horror as Miki got her third knock on her head. "You too Amu-chii! Stop with those expressions already!" the pink chara scolded me.
"Just think about it Amu-chan. We still have time to consider and rethink things up before Ikuto came back desu~"
"Oh, where did he go anyway?" I finally realized. He was nowhere to be found since I opened my eyes. Not even a slight dust of his navy blue hair nor a single trace he left. As if he was never been by my side before.
I shivered, frightened by my own thoughts. As if I was about to lose him soon. As if I won't be able to see him anymore. As if… I will be standing… all on my own?
"Amu-chan?" I gasped to see Suu's worried face appeared right infront of me, "are you okay? You're sweating desu~" Suu's tiny hand wiped my cheek gently to catch the falling cold droplets from my forehead.
"I bet she's thinking about the baby stuffs… *giggles* sorry just joking. DON'T KNOCK MY HEAD AGAIN RAN! I SAID I'M SORRY!!"
I lowered Suu's hand and patted her head softly, "Thanks for worrying, but- I'm fine," I pulled a smile for her which she replied by raising her eyebrow in disbelief.
"Hey Suu help me out! Ran's going crazy!" the blue chara cried for help as Ran was chasing after her in anger.
"Poor Miki desu~ I shall help you desu~!" The three charas went out of the room while chasing after one and the other. I sighted, looking at their childishness.
"…the anxiety of being left behind…"
The solemn voice brought my goosebumps back again.
" …you know it now…" her cold fingers touched my cheek as her emerald eyes ripped off my confidence. My body stiffens, unable to turn my head around as I wish. "…the feeling of betrayed…sadness..." her freezing body touched my chest as her smooth feet clings to my lap, pulling my face nearer to hers. I choked in fear, forced to only look at her pale face.
Wait, something's odd in her eyes. I tried to build my guts to look at her dangerously beautiful emerald eyes. There was the outstanding sadness in her eyes. No, it was more than that. It was an eye of-
"…lonely?" she whispered as she pulled her body from me. I then was able to breathe properly again. With her faded feet, she walked away from me. I was relieved she finally left me alone. But, a feeling of pity and being pitied overpowered me. Am I really happy for leaving her like that? Am I really relieved for letting her go?
No, this is just not right.
"W-wait!" I stopped her in reflex. She stopped walking as I commanded; turning her head around with the same gloom on her eyes but with a lot more questioning looks now.
"I- uh…." I stuttered, suddenly felt all nervous. Is it okay for stopping her on her way? I mean, she's a ghost and I…
"…go on…" she allowed me as her emerald eyes wanders around my shadow. I gulped. It has been decided then
"W-What do you mean by those things… I-I mean," shoot. I bit my tounge.
"…my mother left me…" she suddenly spoke, "…lost my friends… lost the person that I trust…"
"But your mother was-"
"…alone…" she looked me straight on the eyes, making me all trembled all of the sudden. She was not moving from her spot, but I could feel her presence right beside me. I could feel all the creeps crawling up to me. Her figure looked frightening all of the sudden with her emerald eyes glaring at me close. Cold sweats drooled down from my spine. "…I will not hurt you…" she whispered to calm me down.
"Wh-why?" a stupid question I threw to her. At least, stupid enough to make her change her mind.
With her head slightly tilted, she gave me a mysterious smile. "...we're most likely the same…"
A strike feeling of confusion and fear stroke my heart. "Th-the same?" I tried to confirm her last words, hoping it was wrong. But she only smiled behind her poker-face, not revealing the answer for me. "…never forget those sadness…" she reminded me as her appearance was fading to the thin air.
I could only stand still as she was gone. "…never forget…" I murmured to myself as if I was warning myself from some upcoming tragedy. I shook my head fast. "Sh-she was just trying to scare me. That's all," I convinced myself but deep down was completely unsure.
"Amu-chan! Ikuto's back!" Miki delightedly flew towards me and with all her might pulled my hair, "PLEASE ASK HIM ABOUT LAST NIGHT!! RAN WON'T STOP CHASING AFTER ME!!" she suddenly shrieked in horror.
"Ikuto's back?" I pushed Miki away as I ran outside to find him.
"See, she's going to ask him. SO PLEASE STOP KNOCKING MY HEAD!" Miki yelled at the Ran as she was about to slap Miki's head with a fork.
"Ah, but I saw Ikuto was still talking with Yoru desu~ Are you sure it's okay for Amu to interrupt them?" Suu asked politely between the two sister charas who are fighting with each other now.
"Well, if it is Amu-chii I think they'll be fine."
"Yeah. I guess so too. GET OFF ME ALREADY RAN!!"
The light green chara could only sighted alone as she gazed outside worriedly. "I wonder if it will be okay…"
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I dashed myself outside the dollhouse to find the tall cat-boy. I couldn't think of anything else but was eager to search for his shadow, for his figure. Nothing else was there for me to think of. And that's when my mistake showed.
"Ikuto nya~! Can you stop this already?" the cat-like voice echoed until it reached my ear. The source was from outside the entrance where the stairs lied. "Ikuto?" I notified myself in joy. Without thinking twice, I ran towards them.
"Yoru, it's not like that," the low husky voice declined. I could see him now although we're still quite a distance apart. He was leaning on the rocky wall looked much well than before now.
"If I know that was your objective from all along I shouldn't chased after you nya!" Yoru yelled at the navy blue haired boy angrily. Few more wide steps before I could reach him.
I was not patient enough. I raised my hands as I loudly called for him, "Iku-"
"The only reason I came here with you because you told me you're only searching for the embryo nya!!"
I was staggered, stunned, shocked in a blow of a second. Embryo?
"We wouldn't fall to this place if we didn't follow that girl if she hadn't been holding the embryo! It's all her fault nya!!"
So does this mean Ikuto was chasing after the embryo, not me all along?
"And stop pitying her! She won't realize her mistakes if you kept on doing that nya!!"
Pity? So all along he pitied me? So all along I was being pitied by him?
"Yoru, listen to me. I-"
Bum!!
Ikuto and Yoru turned their head immediately as the din sound crashed. A boulder fell from the stone wall, almost squashed me to pieces.
"Amu!" the tall teen shrieked as he approached me as fast as he could worriedly. He quickly grabbed my arm carefully, trying not to hurt me. "Amu are you okay? It didn't hurt you did it?" Ikuto started to examine my sleeveless arm from any injury I may get.
"Go away!" I quickly pulled my arm back in anger, leaving him surprised. "Amu?" in confusion and amazement he asked with all the sudden change of me.
"I don't need you to pity me!" I hollered at him in an unbearable anger. I could tell from his confused look he didn't understand a think I spitted just now. "You think I didn't hear what you said just now?! Well too bad Tsukiyomi Ikuto-san. You're looking for the embryo right? So why waste time pitying me?! Go now! Find that embryo yourself!" I shouted at him in berserk.
"You heard? No that's not the problem. Amu you got it all wrong," he tried to persuade me but only built my anger in result.
"I SAID GET OUT OF MY FACE!!" I cried in disgust.
There was a pause of several seconds between me and him. "Fine," he suddenly spoke. I was surprised to hear his answer while he stood up and walked away from me.I could only gaze downwards, not trying to stop him from walking away.
"Amu-chan…" Suu popped out from the big boulder. "Are you okay desu?" she touched my arm gently in concern.
"Yes. I'm fine. I-It didn't hit me," I replied weakly while bitterly smiled at her lime-coloured eyes. "That's good to hear," Suu's tiny smile showed up and made me felt a little bit better.
"I'm sorry desu," the light green chara apologized as she wiped my arm with some herbs. "For eavesdropping," she answered my question just by looking me raising my eyebrows not understandingly. " It was a bad quarrel wasn't it?" she murmured but I could still hear her.
"Well, it was his fault for pitying me anyway. No one asked for it," I giggled. I was hoping Suu would giggle along with me to make me feel better, but she didn't. She even looked up at me in concern.
"Then what's this desu?" she wiped a droplets from my cheek and showed it to me.
"Eh was I sweating again? Geez I didn't even realize that," I laughed but found her shaking her head. "You're not sweating Amu-chan. You're crying desu."
"What are you talking about Suu? I'm not-"suddenly my sight was blurred by a shield of tears.
"It's okay desu," Suu hugged me tight, "You can cry. I know you feel sad Amu-chan. No more pretending desu."
I tried to hold my tears from coming out from my eyes, but I failed. I hugged Suu back as tears were streaming down my cheek. I was sulking and wailing as Suu tried to confront me without saying a thing. My heart hurts. It hurts more when I remembered how Ikuto could reply shortly to me like that. It hurts a lot when I remembered the way he left me behind without looking back even just a glance.
I sulked and wailed and let all my tears burst out until I fell asleep with still tears flowing out…
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The tall figure leaped inside the room under the moonlight's shine. His sapphire eyes were searching for the cherry-haired girl who was fast asleep by then.
On the bed she lied stiffly. The navy-blue haired boy walked silently approaching her. With such an angelic look she fast asleep. Her fleecy naturally pink hair matched her pink cheek, making her looks all adorable like a French doll. Her small perfect fingers were half hidden under the white sheet covering her. His eyes stuck on the swollen eye caused by too many crying done. He sighted for a disappointment to himself. "What have I done," he whispered to himself as he brushed her fringes sadly.
"Iku-to," she mumbled as a drop of tear strolled down her cheek. The navy-blue haired boy was stunned, besotted. She was not awake, but he could swear he heard her calling for his name.
He smiled gently and pressed his soft lips on her forehead with care. "I'm sorry about today Amu," he whispered on her ear low enough it won't wake her up. He pulled his body from her and leaped outside the room quietly towards his chara who have been waiting for him and sighted for few times. "Let's go Ikuto nya!!"
And below the moonlight's shine, both of them disappeared into the darkness.
The emerald eyes watched them behind the shadows as she murmured , "…never forget those sadness…"
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