I'll explain everything at the end of this chapter.

Song to listen to: Clannad After Story - Toki wo Kizama Uta (Full)

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What goes through a girls mind when she's alone is equivalent as to what goes through a baby calfs mind when he first sees the world.

The newborn will look around itself. It'll examine what's beyond it and what lies behind it. This young one will have many questions, like the obvious, "Why am I here?" Of course, the only one who can ever answer that is himself, but he's far too young to know that.

Perhaps at first sight, this young calf will be scared. Imagine this: waking up in a world that you hardly know about. Who'll judge you? Who to trust? Who to befriend? Who to avoid? Just how much can you possibly do in such a world?

That calf, however, is unaware of the opportunities lying ahead of it. Of the other calfs he shall encounter. He doesn't realize it. No, not just yet. He grows weary. Self conscious perhaps? Who said only people are capable of these emotions? Not having much knowledge about his surroundings, and simply being distracted by its own assumptions, this calf will have doubts. Fears. If it tries too hard, it may drown itself in its own fear and never make it beyond his passage.

That's why he needs the animals around him to keep him in touch with our reality.

See the similarity now?

Amu didn't want this.

It disgusted her. It made her heart wrench to the point where she'd clutch her chest. And the harder she clutched, the more it ached.

"Why is my heart STILL racing over his words?" she ponderded aloud. But not too loud. She'd die before Ikuto heard those words come out of her mouth.

Hell, the way things looked now, maybe she would.

Now we had Amu, a very confused Amu with even more confusing thoughts. I feel bad for doing this, but I'll give you a very thourough insight on everything that went through her head as she walked east down Rebecca Street.

Ready?

"Okay Amu, calm yourself. Calm. What he said meant nothing. NOTHING. Wait, meant? Does that mean it means something NOW? No! It never did and it never will! That guys a pervert. A murderer. He's cold hearted. I bet in his high school days before he turned out like this he was a huge player! Right? I bet if I did wait for him there be at least 30 more girls there! Well, maybe he didn't get a chance to do schooling? If he did, he's a drop out. For sure. Dropping out to become a murderer. How sad. Wait. Why do I CARE? Psh, he could be a scholar that goes to an up tight private school for all I care! Okay Amu, get real. How do I really feel about.."

"Ikuto.."

And now, the preface of lust.

"His name.. It's really something else, isn't it? So different.. If I said it out loud it'd probably roll right off my tongue, eh? His cold glares with that mysterious tint in his eyes.. I want to know more. I have to. Not just that. I have stuff to ask him. I'm the one being immature. A true killer with no heart wouldn't have said or done half the things he did. I know it. No matter who we are, were never born evil. Something happened that triggered his murder and Tadase's death. I'll find out. I'll get to know more and more about Ikuto. I have to. I want to."

"Maybe he'll even get to keep his promise.."

Without further contemplation, the determination in Amu was lost along with her consciousness.

Rima's POV:

I was having a transparent dream. It was a tender eternity.

The times I laughed with Amu. Not brought bitter remarks to Nadeshiko. The times Nagi stood up for me. Not him getting "calmly upset" with my clever comebacks. The times I was with the people I knew. Including myself.

Sometimes when I close my eyes I pretend I'm all right, but it's never enough.

Last paragraph song: Jason Walker - Echo.

Here is my answers to the questions anyone that has been following this story wants to know.

- You discontinued this. Wtf? : Yeah well, screw that. I'm gonna write my heart out till I get everyone in the Shugo Chara fanfic fandom to know my name.

- Y U LIE U DID IT 4 ATTN LOLZ : Or I did it cause I was ultra depressed and thought everyone on fanfic hated me LOL. And I didn't lie. The last I updated this was probably in the fall. You can pick up stuff, bro.

Why such a short/shitty chapter : It's called typing a chapter on your iPod for an hour. Not as easy as it seems.

r u gon discontinue this again : Doubt it since I have like 4635 ideas. Thank you anime.

y u chng stry name : Got bored of the old title.

WHEN WILL U UPDATE AGAIN : When I can. 2nd semester starts tomorrow and I'm working my ass off to pass to the point where I'm watching Hetalia Axis Powers in prayers to pass history. Patience, love.

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