~A Letter Every Day~

~BONUS Letter: Heartbeat~

Amu: Extra… story?! I was not told about this!

Ikuto: Well, is there anything that you do know about this?

Amu: All I know is that this doesn't really relate to the topic of love letters/letters.

Ikuto: You're telling me that this is a completely random story?

Amu: Yep.

Ikuto: Good enough for me.

Amu: Okay… Anyways, Kim doesn't own us or any Shugo Chara characters!

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Couple: Amuto

Genre: Romance/ Angst

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"Now that you're gone…"

"Ikuto, you have to go to work." Amu said.

Ikuto pouted. He had his head pressed to where her heart was. He closed his eyes, listening to the heartbeat.

Ba dump. Ba dump. Ba dump.

The heart was still strong and healthy. Ah, the sound of his lover's heart was bliss.

"Ikuto. Seriously, I don't understand why you like the sound of my heart so much! We both have heartbeats, don't we?" Amu said.

"No, you have a heartbeat. A demon like me does not have one." Ikuto replied.

Amu groaned. "Ikuto, honestly, you can listen to my heart after you're done with work."

Ikuto sighed, giving in. "Fine, you win. You have to promise me one thing though."

"Yes, yes. I promise you; I'm not leaving this house until you come home!" Amu replied.

Ikuto laughed, kissing her. "You better not!" He teased. "Well, I'm off to work! Bye."

Amu just smiled and waved. "I'll see you soon."

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"I'm home!" Ikuto said as he stepped into the house. He took his shoes off, looking around curiously. Where was Amu? She had promised him she wasn't going to leave. He knew that Amu wasn't one of those people who broke a promise. Either she was hiding (which was unlikely) or she was

He felt his lips tug down in a frown. Ikuto picked up his cell phone and dialed her phone. After the first few rings, he heard it ring in the house. He cocked his head to the side. He had just searched the whole house, (okay, maybe not the whole house. He got lazy.) and he didn't find her.

"Amu?" His voice rang out through the empty kitchen. The silence seemed deafening.

He followed the source of the ringing up the stairs. Curiosity peaked his interest as he stopped in front of their room. The room was slightly ajar, barely enough to see what was inside. Ikuto pushed the door open, smiling to himself. So, his Amu was hiding in here.

As he opened the door, the phone dropped out of his hand. His eyes widened and he rushed over to the bed.

On the bed, Amu laid. She looked so peaceful, like she was asleep. She wore a white dress. Its top had a sweetheart neckline and had a floral light blue belt that wove its way underneath her torso. The skirt went to her knees and blew softly in the wind. The window was open, letting the curtains fly from the wind.

Ikuto sank to his knees, staring at her. Tears pricked at the back of his eyes, threatening to spill out. How could this have happened?

The scene would've been beautiful and peaceful. However, there was something extremely wrong. In the middle of her dress- right where her stomach would be- a blotch of red stained the white. Her eyes were open. A knife stuck up into the air. The handle was a plain black.

Ikuto started to cry. He couldn't take it anymore. The one girl he had loved had died. The only girl he had ever loved in his entire existence laid on the bed dead. His eyes clouded over with fury. His cobalt eyes glistened red for a second. Then, he felt a hand on his cheek.

Ikuto blinked, staring at the hand. His eyes traveled down the hand to the arm… then to Amu's face. Her eyes glistened with tears. It was clouded over in pain, but a small smile appeared on her face.

"Hi, Ikuto." She whispered.

"Amu!" He said, bringing her to his arms. He cried into her shoulder.

She stroked his hair lovingly. "I-Ikuto-" She started. Then a stream of red came from her mouth. It stained her pink lips red.

"I-I don't have much t-time left. Please, just remember that I love you forever." Amu said, touching his cheek again.

"Amu, please don't leave." Ikuto whispered.

"I-Ikuto, I love-" She started to say the word "you", but another stream of blood flowed from her mouth.

Her eyes dimmed and clouded over. She stared at his face blankly. Her hand dropped from his cheek lifelessly.

Ikuto's tears began to fall from his eyes. "Amu, I love you too." He whispered.

He placed his head to where her heart was. A small part of him knew that she was dead. Yet, he continued to listen to the imaginative heartbeat echoing from her chest.

"How will I listen to your heart beat now?"

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Amu: We hoped you enjoyed this short bonus chapter!

Ikuto: Honestly, we thought it was over.

Amu: We'll see you in the next story! Bye!

Ikuto: See you. (For real this time.)