I know that it seems how neither Ikuto or Amu notice the Charas all shining but when they do both are in the middle of a other things. Also this is the last chapter I have already done so I hope you all enjoyed this. I think this may be my weakest fighting scene but I think it's at least a bit better than it was before.
Amu was going through the mail when she saw a letter from the government agency about emancipation. She ran inside and shook slightly as she held it and was looking at the seal not knowing if she wanted to know or not. Ikuto had gone to the park to play his violin and Amu had stayed home, Miki had gone with him to sketch at the park and Mamoru had stayed with her.
"What's that?" Ran asked getting the attention of her sisters and Mamoru.
"It's the letter about my application for emancipation." Amu said shaking slightly.
"Would you like one of us to do it~desu?" Su asked and Amu slowly nodded.
"Would you like me to use the sword or would one of you girls like to do it?" Mamoru asked and the others assured him to use his sword and he did cutting the paper slowly like his sword was a letter opener. Slowly Amu pulled out the letter and read it as fast as she could before rereading it slowly.
Her application for emancipation had been granted.
Jumping up in joy Amu started to move around the house, dancing and singing. Taking each Chara in her hands and "dancing" with them as well. Dia was most pleased with it and glowed an extremely bright yellow light, if Amu wasn't turned away and involved in her own world as she danced with Mamoru she would of realized it.
Ikuto, Yoru, and Miki found Amu dancing with Dia when they got back. Mamoru and Su were dancing to the tempo of Amu and Dia's singing while Ran danced by herself.
"Do I even want to know?" Miki asked and everyone turned to her and laughed.
"I'm emancipated!" Amu called happily waving the piece of paper excitedly. Ikuto's eyes widen before he smiled to. Putting the paper down Amu ran over to him to dance with him. Ikuto and Amu held each others hands as the shook from one side to the other shaking their arms and laughing as Amu sang between laughter.
The others went back to dancing as Amu kept singing and shrugging the two blue Charas began to dance together as well. Ran danced with Dia as well, after awhile Ikuto took Amu into his arms and began to waltz.
It was a happy occasion, now if anything bad happened with her dad she could just run straight to the apartment, he couldn't stop her. And no one could stop her from being with Ikuto since she is now legally considered an adult.
"This is cause for a special meal~desu!" Su said winking and Amu turned to her happily. Amu smiled and her red X clip was replaced with a green clover with a black X over it and she went into the kitchen to start making some sushi. Ikuto smiled watching her as she was in her school uniform and cooking dinner. She was technically an adult now legally. She could move in with him. She'd be fifteen in a few months
Su and Amu together also made a dessert of Death by Chocolate cake. Eating together everyone had their own dishes, they had given the Guardian's Charas their dishes and Miki had made dishes for Mamoru. His plate and bowl was swirled in plum with skull and crossbones decorating it, his teacup was decorated all along the middle circumference with plum skull and crossbones, along the rim of his glass was plum, and so were the handles of his chopsticks.
After eating Amu dressed in a pair of yellow flannel accented in gold. Ikuto was dressed in black flannel accented in blue. "Amu?" Ikuto asked glancing at the pinkette as she finished up her homework for the weekend. She had just been going to drop off her stuff but on seeing the emancipation letter they had decided not to go to the apartment tonight. "Do you want to move in? I mean officially and fully?" Ikuto asked hoping that she would say yes. That she wouldn't think that they were moving too fast.
It wasn't like he planned that, he planned to go slowly. However this really was for her safety, he didn't deny that he also wanted her there but he needed to do it also to keep her safe. He can't physically always be there and the idea of her being hurt drives him insane. If it wasn't for the situation he wouldn't even think of proposing it now, he was planning on asking her on Christmas that she is eighteen.
Amu glanced over at him and with a blush on her face softly nodded. Smiling Ikuto let out a laugh of relief. "I'm chipping in to help pay." Amu added and Ikuto didn't bother to argue, he knew she wouldn't budge and if she wanted to he was fine with that. Whatever she wanted to do. "Tomorrow we can figure out what I'm leaving here and what I want to keep." She said before he eyes got a distant look in them. Papa will really go off the deep end then. She thought but knew she couldn't save him from himself.
"We can redecorate to. I've been itching for your touch to everything. I've been longing for you to dye the entire apartment in your special color." At this Amu smiled, Ikuto didn't have any decorations at his apartment. They went to sleep happily. Tomorrow would be a good day, they just knew it.
Oh, if only they knew.
The next morning Amu woke up too early for anyone sane to be up, she could barely sleep and neither could Ikuto, she quickly dressed in a yellow flowing skirt that had a gold jangling belt and put on black tights under it and simple boots. For her top she wore a white tank top and over that she put on a yellow belly shirt, she threw on a feminine form fitting black coat with brass accents and tied her hair up into two neat pigtails with yellow X clips. She wore a slim white purse over her shoulder which held her egg carrier case, her Humpty Lock was around her neck as usual with its chain.
Ikuto was dressed in black pants and a white tank under light blue button up shirt that he only buttoned half way and rolled his sleeves up. As usual his Dumpty Key and cross were around his neck.
Looking around Amu wondered what she would bring. Her back pack was a definite, her clothing as well as Ikuto's. The decals on her wall were also a definite yes. Looking around though, it was hard to see what she actually wanted to keep. Biting her lip though she knew what she wanted to do. Walking into her parents room she picked up her mother's necklace she would always wear, inside of it was a picture of the family that she changed out each year for their family portrait. She then picked up the extra CDs that held all the pictures her Papa had taken. She took the ones labeled either 'Family' or any of the family members names. She knew her Papa wouldn't even notice, he thought her necklace was buried with her mother. She carried also a golden chain and charm that was a sparrow that Amu was going to give to Ami for her fourth birthday but Ami died before she could ever give it to her.
That was her sentimental things and she cried a bit as she put them into a suitcase. Ikuto brushed a tear away from Amu's eyes and she hugged him. He silently held her as she cried her eyes out against his chest. The only other thing she took was her beloved X clips. It was strange how few things she actually wanted to keep from her home. But at the same time, she was more than ready for this chapter of her life to end, change wasn't always bad though it was scary. And Amu was slightly scared.
Everything fit into one bag, given that over half of her clothing was over at Ikuto's and she actually now had more uniforms in the suitcase, Ikuto's clothing packed in as well easily. They walked over to the apartment, it was early enough still that no one was out. So when they got to the apartment they unpacked. There were enough room in the dresser and closet though it was a bit cramped and she set her mother and sister's necklaces and the CDs on the dresser to go through later. She then hung up the decals on the wall above the dresser right beside the closet. Smiling at the work Ikuto came behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin against her head.
"So any ideas for decorating?" Ikuto asked and Amu nodded slightly. Amu then shrugged with a smile on her face as she thought of the ideas. She did have one idea though, thankfully she had gotten paid right before she left on Thursday. So then there was a shopping excision. Ikuto wished his life was a movie just then so that it would have just been a minute or two montage to upbeat music. Or a manga so it'd just show a few scenes of the shopping. In actuality it only lasted about two or three hours and he was surprised all Amu was able to do with buying only a few things.
She had bought a cat clock, one of those black cats who's eyes and tail move with each second and put that in the kitchen. She had bought a set of three large jars, three medium jars, and three small jars that were all white. With Miki's help she had labeled the three large jars as 'Flour' 'Sugar' and 'Pasta' she had labeled the three medium jars as 'Brown Sugar' 'Chocolate' and 'Sweets' the three little jars she labeled as 'Baking Powder' 'Baking Soda' and 'Cinnamon' all in black block letters. She put the three large jars in a line on the counter against the wall while she put the medium and small jars in the cupboard where they go with the food.
She had also bought a miniature black cat statue which she cleaned the coffee table, arranging everything into neat stacks and put the cat statue directly on the center of the table. She had bought plain white cup coasters which she asked Miki to paint plum skull and crossbones on.
In the bathroom she had hung a picture of the ocean across from the toilet, set a ceramic shell on the tub of the toilet and bought small candles that smelt like chocolate strawberries that she said they could burn when they take a bath. She placed matching black bathroom rugs one in front of the tub and the other in front of the sink.
In their bedroom she had hung a picture of a cat looking up into the camera, it was a black cat with one blue eye and one green it sat on a hardwood floor and all around it were a stack of cards, some facing up or facing down. She added a alarm clock to the bedside table and everything was done.
This was all finished by lunch time and as Ikuto calmly ate he was surprised at how much a few items in each room changed everything. Amu still had bought black, blue, pink, green, plum, yellow, and navy yarn along with knitting needles. Ikuto wasn't stupid; he got the basic idea that she was planning to knit something but what she was planning he had no idea.
However he didn't get a chance to see, as they were washing up they then heard Amu's cell phone ring. Picking it up Amu went talked to whoever was on the other line. "Mushi, Mushi...Yaya-chan? What? Your kidding?...Seriously?...Are you okay?...I'll be right on my way!" With that she hung up and turned to Ikuto who looked concerned.
"There's a horde of X Eggs attacking the Guardians at the school." She answered hurrying out. Ikuto did a Character Change into Death Rebel and picked her up before jumping from rooftop to rooftop their Charas all following them. When they got there they saw it really was a horde. Everyone had transformed into their Character Transformation and were battling but they couldn't win. Added to the fact that none of them could purify the X Eggs.
Placing her down far enough to be safe on the rooftop of the school's observatory Ikuto became Amu became Dark Amulet Diamond. Her hair is held up in a ponytail and she wears a black headband with a yellow diamond with a black X over it. She wears stiletto, thigh high boots and a black dress that ends two inches from where her boots start and is sleeveless with buttons all the way down the dress that are yellow diamonds. She wears black fingerless gloves that reach her elbows and sparkle subtly with yellow. Her Humpty Lock shines with dark yellow light.
The two of them jumped in the middle of the Guardians. Smirking they all worked as a team, Ikuto used his scythe as a baseball bat to the ball Nagi threw him to keep Amu safe so she can focus on the purifying the eggs. Tadase, and Yaya both worked on herded X Eggs to her to purify. Yaya used her ducks to push them foreword and Tadase used his Holy Crown to push them closer. Rima and Kairi took care to heard the X Characters that had just hatched for her to purify. Rima threw her pins while Kairi fought with his swords. Kukai flew around on his skateboard trying his hardest to keep the X Eggs and X Characters within a radius and that no one would notice what is going on.
However this plan, similar to ones before, only brought more and more X Eggs and X Characters. Glaring she panted, she couldn't keep up Dark Amulet Diamond's transformation forever. Everyone else was getting a bit winded as well, Yaya's transformation actually went out and Kairi jumped in front of her to protect her from attacking X Characters. Gritting his teeth Ikuto pulled Amu out of the way of a particularly bad attack.
It wasn't that they weren't purifying plenty of X Eggs and Characters but the more they purified the more came, as if there was one sending out a signal. Landing again Ikuto looked to her. Nodding Amu took a black microphone that is decorated with yellow stars and with it sang a lullaby to calm down the X Eggs and X Characters.
She focused on the song her mother used to sing to her every night and she'd fall asleep to it as her papa rocked her in his arms. She sang it to Ami as well and so she sang it and in her mind she sang it to Ami. Slowly the X Characters and Eggs relaxed slowly and the others all smiled gently as they saw the glowing shine.
Then Ikuto opened her Humpty Lock with his Dumpty Key and together they again became Dark Amulet Fortune and Black Seven Seas Treasure. Leaning against his back they both looked up and Ikuto's hands went over Amu's. Together they could feel their hearts beating in time as they took a moment to absorb each others presence. Amu allowed Ikuto's hands to make a heart over hers and lift up their hands they together called "True Love Unlocked!" And the X Eggs and Characters were purified.
The Eggs slowly disappeared as Amu turned back into Dark Amulet Diamond and Ikuto back into Death Rebel. Everyone undid the transformation and Ikuto was about to before Amu took her microphone and flew up to above everything else. Ikuto watched her silently wondering what she was doing.
As she flew with the wind moving her hair and dress she held up her microphone and started to sing. Everyone who could hear her got a nice warm feeling. She sang and sang until she couldn't take it anymore but still she sang. She had to, ignoring the part of her telling her that her energy was draining and her transformation undid and she started to fall. Jumping up Ikuto caught her in his arms and landed gracefully.
"What was that about? You could have really hurt yourself!" He scolded holding her tightly and she looked at him with a gentle smile.
"I figured I'd take care of any other X Eggs or X Characters before they became a problem." She shrugged as he smiled indulgently at her as they both undid their Character Transformations and turned to see the Guardians.
"Hinamouri-san, Ikuto-nee-san." Tadase said looking at each of them, "the number of X Eggs and Characters are rising, we've found out that there is a new company, called Eostre. Will the two of you help us?" He asked.
"I will Kiddy King." Ikuto agreed before looking at Amu.
"Yes, of course." She said and the others smiled in relief. Though Ikuto was an amazing fighter they needed Amu since she could purify the X Eggs. Plus if she did it, Ikuto would be there to help to protect her.
"I'll get her home, take care Kiddy King." Ikuto said before he got cat ears and a tail from hs Character Change and took off jumping from rooftop to rooftop. He didn't undo the Change until he reached their apartment and was sitting on the couch with Amu in his lap.
Amu kissed his cheek as Miki, Ran, and Su brought her all of her yarn and needle to began making what she was planning. Dia was fast asleep and Ikuto was tired to so he took a nap still holding tight to her in his lap while she knit. Yoru was trying to play with the yarn while his brother was watching the clock in the kitchen with fascination. Miki was sitting and sketching out each room along with another sketch of the rooms with her own ideas. Ran was climbing up the yarn Amu was using and then sliding back down it. Su, however, had Character Changed with Amu her yellow X clips turning into green clovers with a black X on each as she knit happily.
By the time Ikuto woke up Amu had finished the three blankets she had planned to make. She had made a big blanket for their bed. It was navy blue but decorated going in circles, one circle was black cat heads, the next pink hearts, blue spades, green clovers, yellow diamonds, then plum skulls and crossbones and then repeated, each circle three inches away from the others. The very last circle held all of them in one circle, the six characters was black cat head, blue spade, pink heart, yellow diamond, green clover, and a plum skull and crossbones. At one corner there was a black cat head and a blue spade, at another was a pink heart and a yellow diamond, at the other it was a green clover and plum skull and crossbones and the last corner held a pink X but the string was compacted tightly enough together that it looked red, and a blue cross that was also compacted so tightly it looked almost silvery black.
The next blanket was a medium one she made for the couch and had all the colors swirl from the outside to meet each other in the middle. It had pink, blue, black yellow, green, and plum. The last was one that could comfortably cover only one person and it was a simply plain navy one. Amu gave the reaming yarn to Su to do as she wished with it. She knew if any of the others wanted it for something Su would let them.
Throwing the one for the couch over the back of the couch and the one over the chair over the back of the chair Amu smiled at how truly homy everything really looked now. Ikuto smiled seeing it and felt the yarn that now was a blanket. As Amu went to put the last remaining blanket at the foot of their bed Ikuto wondered if the yarn was truly the formless mass he had seen just a few hours ago.
His Amu sure is amazing. He always knew that but he keeps on being surprised at just how much. And he wouldn't want it any other way.
I was thinking about denying her request, but that was too cruel, plus she'll need to be emancipated for later chapters. Yes, fighting scene sucked, I apologize. And in real life I know knitting takes a lot more time than in the story, but in all honesty she is doing a Character Change knitting so she does it a lot faster. Remember when Miki first came? She fixed Amu's drawing in three seconds flat. And I sincerely doubt that it is humanly possible to knit the first blanket.
I know it's really focusing on how Ikuto and Amu feel, but considering that Amulet Fortune is literally a true love character and Seven Seas Treasure is basically how much Amu and his father means to Ikuto I hope it makes sense.