Chapter 11. Dear lord, he's back!

Ikuto

I couldn't do it! I just couldn't, I mean just standing in front of the Easter building made my skin crawl. Yoru was practically clawing my arm off with his little paws but I didn't care, I had to leave now!

As I turned to walk away Yoru's annoying little voice stopped me.

"You cant give up now Ikuto-nya!" my little chara said from behind me. He couldn't understand what I was going through right now!

It was so hard to try and let go of all the horrible memories I gained through Easter. It was insanely hard to cope with what had happened to me through out my whole life and just move on. I wasn't going to that to myself again.

"Yoru!" I said firmly towards him. He flinched back slightly but sighed and spoke softly as he floated over to my left shoulder.

"Ikuto-nya! Why are you going to give up on Amu-chan now-nya? She was always nice to you and now you are going to let her go through with being in Easters tight fist-nya?" Yoru spoke sadly and with those words I froze but only for a moment. Why was I being so selfish? I had to consider Amu and how she might feel about Easter now that she's in their grasp.

She had changed a lot, from what I could tell (which wasn't much) but I didn't know if her change was for the better or for the worse. I took one last deep breath and turned so I was facing the building again and with one swift movement I jogged up the steps and then walked into the all too familiar building before me.

There was a woman with a black ear piece talking softly at the front desk while she filed her nails incoherently. I put on my hardest and most non-emotional face and walked over to the front desk with Yoru cheering me on softly as he clung to my shoulder.

I quietly approached the desk and began to speak as the woman continued to file her nails and chat quietly on her freaky ear piece.

"Um, hello. I'm here to see the Director. I believe he has been expecting to hear from me for a while now." I said as I tried to resist a snarl when I said his name. She looked up with a grim look on her face but once she looked me over with one long glance she put on her-what she probably thought was- her prettiest smile and poked a button on the ear piece so she hung up on the other person.

"Oh, um, alright. I'll call his office right now and see. What's your name, hun?" she spoke in a mock voice as she tried to fake sexiness. It really wasn't working out as she probably planned.

"Tsukiyomi Ikuto." I said softly before she picked up the phone besides her computer and pressed a single button before someone on the other line picked up and she began to speak.

"Hell Director, there is a Tsukiyomi Ikuto down here in the front lobby wanting to speak with you." the woman said cheerily. She nodded after a brief pause and then smiled up at me after hanging up the phone.

"The director wants to speak with you right away. His office is-" she started to say but I cut her off by holding my hand up to silence her.

"I know where his office is, thanks though." I said in the coldest voice I could possibly manage without giving her frost bite.

I walked down the hall until I reached the elevator and pressed the button. Right as I did the elevator doors opened with a little 'DING!' and then I stepped into the empty elevator. I pressed the top floor button as Yoru started to shake.

"Why are you shaking?!" I asked scolding. He pressed his claws deeper into my shirt and spoke in a quivering voice.

"Because-nya! I'm scared-nya!" Yoru replied without any hesitation. I sighed as my stomach began to knot up and I looked up to see we were only seconds away until 'Ding!', the elevator doors opened once again and I stepped out hastily.

"Ikuto…"Yoru said softly. I knew he was scared-as was I- but I had to do this. For Amu. If I had to sacrifice myself for Amu I would, I don't know why exactly but I would, in an instant.

I walked down the hall sternly until I reached his door. "Director's office" read the door. I didn't know if I should just go in, knock or just scream "HEY!" from outside. I decided on choice 'A' just barge in but before I could even touch the door knob the door flung open to reveal the Director standing there in front of me with his normal suit and tie on.

"Ikuto." he said firmly as his wrinkles became more prudent with his scowl.

"Director." I retorted and clenched my fists by my sides so I wouldn't try and kill him with my bare hands.

"So you came back, huh?" he asked smugly. I took a silent deep breath and nodded slowly. He smirked evilly at me and shook his head. "I knew it. I knew you would." he said looking over me.

"You are starting to look more and more like that bum of a father of yours." he said quietly as he began to walk back into his office. My eyes narrowed and I scowled silently as Yoru tried to calm me down with a little chant.

"For Amu-nya. Do it for Amu-chan-nya." he repeated in my ear quietly. I nodded to Yoru and followed the Director and closed the door behind me.

He sat down at his desk quietly and then smiled up at me with this eerie look on his face.

"Now Ikuto, your mother has explained everything to you, yes?" he asked folding his handing together as if he were praying. This man didn't deserve to have his prayers answered by God.

I nodded and retorted quietly. "Yes, she has." I decided I wouldn't talk much today.

He chuckled and nodded towards himself. "Great, then I shall call the little pop star you are going to be working with and tell her to get her ass over here before I kill her and her family." he said seriously.

It was taking everything in me not to hurl myself at him while he called Amu-chan from the phone on his desk. I didn't even listen to the conversation because I was scared I would kill this evil man.

Once he hung up the phone he stood up and walked pat me to the door without a word, I took that as a "Follow me or you'll get kicked out" type of thing. So I did, I followed him until we reached the familiar recording studio that Utau and I once recorded one of her songs at.

The man sitting at the recording table didn't look familiar to me so the director introduced us, his name was Eiji. Weird name. I shook it off and hid in one of the farthest corners of the room as the director spoke to the man at the recording table in a low voice when only a few minutes later the door flung open and there she was, I hadn't seen her face the last time I saw her, only her hair and body but man, she looked…stunning in her shots and hoodie.

She grasped the door frame for a moment as she tried to gasp for air but soon stood up and stared up at the Director obediently. I wanted to grab her and run, just let her be free of all this but I had to this so I could gather a more sensible plan. One that wouldn't get us killed.

She slowly changed hr posture so she looked cold and pissed but I could see through that easily, she looked like she was in pain-probably from that stupid little king's scepter practically shoot her down-and she looked tired.

The director looked her over for a moment and then smirked as he spoke.

"Hinamori Amu, I think you know Tsukiyomi Ikuto." he said calmly as he pulled away from in front of me so I could step forward calmly, inside though I was as eager as I rabbit. She looked stunned and didn't speak so I spoke first.

"Hello Amu-chan."

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