Amu's POV.

Entering my own dance made me less intimidated than entering a high school one. Everyone was around my height which made me smile at that. I saw a few people look at me in surprise, but I don't have time for them. I searched the room for the two people I had in mind. Then I saw them, dancing together none the less. Rima was shorter than Nagihiko by a few inches, but they looked cute together. I approached them cautiously, but Rima noticed me before I got to them.

"Amu!" she said before coming towards me. I had ignored all of them for a while, and I could tell I at least hurt the two of them. I waved shyly as they came forward.

"We haven't talked to you in a while, are you alright?" Nagihiko asked both of them looking concerned.

"I'm fine. I figure out how to cleanse those black eggs." They looked surprised and confused at the same time, "And I was wondering... if Joker was still available?" I asked as they smiled in response with mild laughs.

Rima hugged me quickly then punched me in the shoulder. "If you ignore me again, I'll hurt you." she told me threatening. I only laughed at Rima trying to hurt me. They both laughed too.

"HInamori-san?" I stopped laughing and turned to face Tadase.

"Amu asked to claim back her chair." Nagihiko explained.

"Oh..." Was all he said staring at me, "I want to hear it from her."

I sighed but reluctantly gave me, "I want to be Joker." I said under my breath.

"Why should we give a guardian chair to someone untrustworthy?"

"Tadase?!" Nagihiko complained for me.

"Amu-chan is trustworthy." Rima snapped in at Tadase.

"Not if she can make friends with the enemy, so she's going to have to do more than that."

"I figured out how to cleanse those eggs your so nervous about." I snapped at him making him looked shocked.

"Well..., that's,"

"More than enough." Rima finished for him hugging my arm to show her sense of loyalty. I smiled at her and did a famous smirk at Tadase.

"Fine." Tadase surrendered beginning to walk away, "But I warned you." he said before leaving. I stuck my tongue out at him in response.

"Welcome back, Joker." Nagihiko told me with his smile Rima smiling with him.

"Are you going to stay Amu-chan?" Rima asked with her big eyes ready to bring fake tears as a weapon if I refused.

"I don't think so," I said her eyes getting wider, "Don't do the tears Rima."

Nagihiko put a hand on Rima's shoulder making her frown in response. Then I felt a flick to my head making me jump. I looked at Nagihiko and Rima who looked shocked. I turned around and saw Ikuto.

"Huh? What are you doing here?" He looked around the room some before answering.

"Feeling extremely tall." he answered kind of embarrassed.

"Carma." I answered pointing at him before getting dragged backwards. "Ah!"

"Amu-chan?" Rima whispered in my ear away from the other two, "Is there something your not telling me?" she said accusingly with a glare.

"N-No! W-What makes you say that?" I answered stuttering only rising her suspicions I suppose. She eyed me for a moment, then gave me a smirk.

"I see, but let me make one thing clear." she told me whispering in my ear, "I'll have a lot of things to make fun of you for if you say anything about me and Nagi's height difference."

"When did it change to Nagi?" I asked smirking at her.

"When did it change to Ikuto?" she snapped back making me blush. She just smiled at me, and I smiled at her in response and went back to Ikuto who was looking at some guys staring at him.

"What are you doing?"

"Some guys keep staring at me. Watch out for them, they might be gay or something." I looked over at the boys, and it just had to be the ones that rated girls.

I sighed, "No, I'm pretty sure they're straight." I answered as he gave me a questioning look. Then smiled at me making me blush looking away.

"Come on, I think they think I'm a chaperone." I only laughed as we went outside. "Warning." he said before pulling me up.

"That's all I ask." I replied wrapping my arms around his neck again hiding my face with my eyes shut.

"Scared?" he asked me teasing me.

"No, I just want to be able to stand later." I said my eyes still closed. He only chuckled, but he didn't say anything about it. He's not normally so quiet. Well, not when it's just me with him anyway.

"It's safe for you to open your eyes now."

"No. I can tell you're still moving."

"Just walking." I risked opening my eyes slowly. He really was just walking. I sighed in relief looking up at him. He looked down at me with his amused smile, but there was something wrong with it. I took a better look at the area.

"Wait, where are we?"

"Nowhere in particular." he answered his smile quickly vanishing as he set me down. He walked ahead of me as I just stood still, confused by his actions. He stopped in front of me and looked at me with his emotionless face.

"Ikuto?"

"You know, it was kind of stupid to cleanse those eggs without knowing what they can do. Since you cleansed them..., we have to take more X eggs and make them stronger."

"W-We?" I asked my voice barely able to make any noise at all.

"I've told you before, we're enemies. If those eggs were made by Easter, then isn't obvious that I'd know about it?" As said that, more of those pure black eggs appeared. "They'll soon be too strong for you to handle, so do yourself a favor and don't bother." He started to walk off then as I was in a trance.

"Wait!" I got my voice to yell running towards him. I was pushed back by a strong wind knocking me backwards. I landed on a tree feeling the pain shoot through my back. I wanted to shut my eyes and leave this place, but I kept them open long enough to see Ikuto leave again.

"Do yourself another favor, and stay away from me." he said before leaving. I tried o move forward, but the pain brought me too my knees. I wanted to cry, but I was too in shock to do anything. I felt a hand on my shoulder I looked up to see the last person I wanted to see.

"I tried to warn you." Tadase told me quietly in an attempt to comfort me, but I knew he was glad his point was proven. I shook him off and started running.

I ran and pulled my locket off from around my neck and threw it to the side. I couldn't tell where I was going, I just let my feet lead me to where ever they needed me to go. Now, I could react. I felt the tears run down my face as the wind blew my hair in them and around my neck. I did trust him, but I guess that was stupid of me wasn't it...

Ikuto's POV.

-flashback-

"What do you want?" I asked keeping cool even if there were guys that I had a certain history with when it came to violence.

"Just to plan a strategy. Seems you've done what you're father asked of you."

"Oh, and what might that be?"

"Find the enemies weakness. The depend much on that Hinamori girl. If she was out of the picture, finding the embryo would be no problem."

"Yeah, tell me when you figure it out." I answered walking away.

"Alright then, if you don't want to persuade her, I could always have these two. You guys wouldn't mind hurting your moral standards by working with a little girl, would you?"

"What moral standards?" they all chuckled at that. I knew what their jobs were, and they were laughing like it'd be fun to it to Amu.

"Pathetic." I said the word in disgust getting their attention, "Who guys have to take out a kid to get what you want?"

"We do what's necessary..., and you do what you're told..." he answered as if he had just discovered something interesting.

"That's what you think."

"Alright, I'll make you a deal..." I looked over at him with a smirk on his face knowing I'd do whatever he'd say. I had bad news for him though. I wasn't going to do any orders coming from him. "You get that girl to stop interfering with Easter, and I wont make them."

I clenthed my hands into a fists, but that's all I could do. Damn, it's was bad enough they want to "persuade" her, now they want me to do it! I started to walk off thinking about how I could tell her and explain the potential danger without her getting mad.

"Oh, and Ikuto. You know, I think your work is done, so I think it's better you let go of those friends you have."

"Oh." I answered, like I was going to do that.

"Yes, or I might have to go dirastic."

"You've beat me up before. Not that big a deal."

"Oh, well, I wasn't refering to you. I find it more persuasive for people like you to hurt the people that are close to you more than yourself."

-end flashback-

That was the only thing I could think about watching the sun rise on the roof of a building. I thought I could be free of Easter, even if it wasn't for long, but that was my mistake. Now, I was still just a tool, a pawn to Easter, and... Amu hates me now. I wouldn't blame her, but it's better this way. It's not wise for anyone to be around me when I still belonged to Easter. I'm better off on my own...., no matter how much it may hurt.