Shelby-Chan: chapter chapter chapter 14! Hi hi people!

Amu: *walks into room* Shelby-Chan? Have you seen Ikuto?

Shelby-Chan: *evil smirk* Why? Are you worried about him?

Amu:*annoyed* No with him, it's much worse when you can't see him.

Shelby-Chan: (like Chuck Norris---.—) no I haven't seen him. I think he went somewhere with Tadase. Something about going to see hungry gators.

Amu/Shelby: ………………………….

Shelby-Chan: Oh shit! Ikuto! I still need Tadase!

Amu: Ikuto!

Shelby-Chan:*grabs car keys and Amu then runs out of room* Damnit! RIMA TYPE THE CHAPTER!

Rima: *looks up from magazine* alright...

Shelby-Chan: Miki the disclaimer!!! *gets into car*

Miki: Shelby Chan does not own shugo chara!!!

Flashback

Boss looked around the room as soon as the door slammed, then his eye landed on the dusty image inside the a picture frame, he picked it up and studied it, his lip in full on snarl mode "don't worry Aruto your son's death wont be as quick as yours, and at least he's not going to die alone"

End of flashback

Two weeks later Amu p.o.v (this is the first day of school)

The sun breaks through my frosted window. I groan and shrug the sheets over my head. I know what today is but I don't want to admit it. Today is the first day of hell. Today is the first day of school.

The merciless sun continued to brighten my room. I groan again and unwillingly slithered out of my very warm bed. As my feet came into contact with the cold floor and a wave of goose-bumps flooded my body, did I glance at my clock, 8:30 it read. I had two hours before I was due in hell, but the sun made my room to bright to sleep so I grabbed my uniform out of my closet and shuffled over to the bathroom.

I unbutton my shirt and through it into the hamper. I studied my reflection in my medium sized mirror my hair was still pink my eyes gold but I felt so different. I raise my arms over my head and stretch my muscles the wound on my side had faded and healed to a light pink line. Ikuto's necklace hung from my neck, the shine never fading.

I smile as I climbed into my shower and turned the facet to scolding hot and let my body soak the steaming water. I washed my hair and scrubbed my body clean. I cursed when the water turned cold and shut the water off.

I wrap my towel around my body and jumped out of the shower. As my body dried off, I blow dried my hair, then I combed it until it had a glossy shine. When I was dry from head to foot, I threw on my customized version of Seyio high's uniform, did my makeup and traveled to my room, fully awake.

I enter my room, instantly knowing something was amiss, my room was different, like something was off. Then I noticed that my window was open and a steady breeze wrapped around my hair. I looked around desperately for any sign of intrusion. My laptop and cell-phone were still present, which ruled out robbery, my room was neat and tidy just as I left it. Then I notice it. My scrapbook that Rima and I made freshman year, sat open on my desk. But I was positive that I had left that in my bottom left drawer. I stepped closer and peered at the exposed page. It was the page that had pictures of school and where I worked. I shivered, why would someone want to know where I work unless they—

"Amu breakfast!!!!!" fathers voice echoed from the stairs, I glanced at the door then back to the page. Then with a shaky breath I closed the book, shutting away the memories within the pages and stuffed it where it belongs. The drawer. I then rushed to the window and sealed it shut locking it tightly. When I was done I grabbed my school bag and cell-phone and rushed out the door.

When I entered the kitchen the first thing I noticed was that Ami was not present "hey mom where's Ami?" I as sitting down to my food.

"Ami's friend picked her up today" mom said driving her fork into her bacon. I let out a small "oh" and picked up my fork, and then shoveling the food into my mouth, I began to rise and walk out of the room but as I neared the door I heard "Amu?"

I turned to meet my mothers worried face "yes?" mama looked at me "are you sure you're ok?" I knew what she was talking about, but she doesn't know the real reason I was worried so I gave her a reassuring smile and nodded, her face relaxed and ran out the door with a soft slam.

-------------------------------------------Walking-------------------------------------------

I walked steadily down the side walk, my mind on many things. Who had been in my room? What did they want? Who were they?

Then I had the feeling that I was being followed, I turned my head slightly and glance over my shoulder to see a black car rolling slowly behind me. The windows were tinted so I could not see who was driving. I snap my head back "don't be paranoid, no one is following you" I ran that thought over and over in my head for the next couple minutes as the car continued to ride steadily behind me.

"Fuck! I am being followed" I thought as I quickened my pace. On cue the car picked up its speed until it was rolling right beside me, I glance quickly at it then I said something I thought I'd never say "Thank God! School!" I dart through the gates and the car slowed to a stop then rolled away.

I wipe the sweet off my forehead and sigh in relief. Then I heard her. Great. Just what my day needed. Rima. "AMUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I turn to my friend. I haven't seen her since the beginning of winter break "hi Rima" I smile at her. then I notice her expression "Rima I know that face you know something, spill" Rima grins broadly her golden hair tumbling over her back making her look like a doll. A small evil doll.

"Amu did you hear Hotori-kun got arrested!" my heart missed a beat at the sound of his name this time out of fear "w-what!"

"Turns out he's been dealing with drugs for the last 6 months, he got busted at a Christmas Eve party on the north side" Rima said

"How'd he get caught?" I don't remember police. I don't really remember anything.

Rima shrugs "rumor says that he was knocked out when the police arrived got a nice bump on the head too. Hey why are you smiling?"

"Oh nothing nothing" Ikuto you bastard that I love. Rima looks at me with both curiosity and worry on her face! Then it seems two and two added together in her head, as an invisible light bulb popped up over her head "oh you must be thinking of neko-chan!"

I stare at Rima , she really does know to much about me and I have found out that it is useless to even try denying it "maybe I am" Rima squeals "oh my god tell me tell me. Don't leave out any details!" I sighed and began to tell Rima my lovely story but before that the school bell rang "sorry Rima! I'll tell you at work!" I dashed away leaving Rima and her frustrated face.

Later after school

"Bye Rima I'll see you at the café!" I waved at Rima as we parted ways after school.

"Bye Amu remember that you still have a story to tell me" rime called back her eyes glinting evilly, oh yes she was enjoying this. I sighed and made my way toward home. I stare at my feet as I walk kicking a small pebble with the side of my foot this of course takes all my attention, when I then run into something or rather someone "ow! Oh sorry" I said as I looked up to see who I'd bumped into, a familiar chuckle met my face "oy Ikuto!" I said jumping back in surprise a blush on my face.

"yo" Ikuto gestured with his hand, I quickly try to dismiss my tell tale blush from my cheeks, Ikuto smirked as he moved closer "what's up?" he asked in a casual yet seductive tone.

I felt my outer façade slowly come back to life "nothing I just was on my way home then I'm going to work" I crossed my arms.

Ikuto grimaced "eww work" he said.

I laughed "sorry but not all of us are heirs to huge fortunes" Ikuto made another sick face, and I giggled again.

"So how was school?" Ikuto asked suddenly, I shrugged "it was school, wait do you even go to school?" Ikuto smirked and leaned closer "why do you want to know?" he murmured in my ear. He then laughed at my crimson face "Ikuto!" I pouted, Ikuto smiled his expression indicating he was very amused, and then it suddenly went blank "Ikuto?" I asked but Ikuto just stared of in some random direction, I shook his arm "hello? Ikuto you in there?" I waved my hand in front of his face, he blinked and glanced at me "what?" he asked I stared at him in a worried disbelief "what's with you one second you're a perverted idiot the next you're spacing out on me"

Ikuto looked at me with worry in his eyes, then it faded as he said "your going to be late" I gasped and started dashing toward my house.

When I reached my room after yelling a hurried hello to my mother, I rushed in and almost screamed. Ikuto sat on my bed a lazy expression on his face, a book in his hands "IKUTO HOW THE HE—" Ikuto raised his hand and gestured to the window, which was open. My stomach churned. Was my room that easy to break into?

Ikuto raised an eyebrow at me "what?" he asked

I glare at him "please don't ever do that again Jesus Christ you almost gave me a heart attack!" Ikuto grinned. He was enjoying this. I then noticed what he was reading. That book looked eerily familiar…oh hell no!

"IKUTO GIVE ME MY DIARY!" I pounced toward the bed and tried to wrestle the book away from him but he held it high over his head "Amu, Amu, Amu, I knew you were perverted but this…." He waves the book out of my reach "is beyond my imagination"

"damnit Ikuto!" I tackle him which causes us to fall off the edge of the bed. We landed with a hard thud that echoed off the walls. Our bodies were intertwined and of course I couldn't move. Once is embarrassing, twice is even worse but three times…god must hate me. Ikuto smirks "jeez Amu If you wanted get on top of me you could have just asked"

"BAKA!!!!" I wiggle out of his grasp, grab my clothes, and run to the bathroom. I close the door and look at my self in the mirror my hair was messed up and my face was red. I splash some water onto my cheeks and take deep breaths. When I was calm I changed in to my work clothes and then walked back to my room.

When I entered my room, I noticed the absence of Ikuto, "Ikuto? Are you here? I swear if you're hiding…" I stop when I see a note on my window.

See you soon…. Be careful

I.T

"Strange, he usual leaves after doing something perverted, and what does he mean by be careful?" I thought as I grab my bag and hop onto the balcony. I glance over my shoulder before hopping onto the sidewalk and heading off to work.

Ikuto's p.o.v

"BAKA!!!" Amu screeched into my ear as she wrestled out of my grasp. She grabbed her clothes and ran out the door. I chuckled as I recalled her cherry red face.

I pick myself off the floor and walk over to the window. A frown formed on my lip. There it was. The car from earlier. It sat in the shadow of two houses but it stood out during the day.

I watch the car for a few minutes then as if on schedule the car peeled out of its hiding spot and disappeared around the corner, I look back at where Amu and I had laid, her diary still on the floor. I grab it and rip out a blank sheet of paper. I scribble a hurried note and jump out the window.

I pulled my self onto the roof tops and started to sprint across them, jumping from house top to house top.

When I caught up to the car, I was near town. The car stopped outside a black building and two men popped out and scurried inside. What was happening?

I hide on the rooftop and watch the door.

20 min later the two men came out, I got a better look at them, one was old with gray hair, he was dressed in a very neat black suit and a cigarette sat in his mouth. The second man was younger his hair a messy brown, his suit was gray and he wore it open a black t-shirt exposed underneath.

Both men looked stressed and a bit frightened.

"interesting…but what do they want with Amu?" I thought as I leaned over the side of the building to get a better look. Closer…..Closer …..

"Ikuto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" a high pitch scream caused me to lose my footing and I fell backwards. Landing and inch away from falling to my death.

I rubbed my head and looked up, daggers in my eyes "damnit Utau! I told you to never do that! I could killed my self if I fell from this height!" Utau grinned broadly "but I wanted to see you! My job has kept me from visiting."

I pull myself up and look back over my shoulder. Yep. The car was gone. Once again I glared at Utau, she grinned and locked herself around my arm. I slide out of her grasp and she pouted "why are you always so cold?" she wined.

I sighed and looked at her "listen Utau, you're my sister, not blood-related but still you'll be nothing more than a sister. Ok?" I told her.

Utau stared at me blankly like I had just spoken in French. Then her eyes widen and I knew I had finally gotten through. Her eyes sprung tears "but Ikuto! Why? Am I not pretty enough? Smart enough? Why? why? Why??!!!!"

I ran my hand through my hair. I really wanted to avoid this, "It's not that its just…. There someone else"

She stared at me, and then her eyes turned cold "Hinamori Amu…."

"yes"

"is she really the one?"

"yes"

"and I have no chances what so ever"

"no"

She sighed and whipped away a few remaining tears, then she did something I never thought she would do in this situation, she smiled and patted me on the shoulder "good luck onii-chan!" with that she turned around and ran for the roofs exit, leaving me stunned.

Utau p.o.v

"This sucks! How come she gets everything I've ever wanted! Its not fair!" I ran down the last flight off stairs and out the door onto the street, my tears had sprung back as soon as I was out of Ikuto's sight.

I turn the corner into a nearby ally and slide down to the dirty floor, my arms wrapped around my body.

Figures past by, not even stopping to help a young girl. Why is the world so cruel?

I lean there in a small ball How had it come to this? I can't believe I lost. Now I have nobody—"

"HEY!" my head snaps up to the sound, above me was a figure with shaggy brown hair and emerald green eyes, he wore a Seyio high uniform and his bag was slung over his shoulder. As I studied him I noticed that he was doing the same, his expression held a puzzled look.

I then realize how I must look, my blond hair had been messed up when I was running and my dress was stained from the dirty ally. My makeup had been ruined from my salty tears and my eyes were red and puffy.

He stood there one hand on his hip, then ever so slowly he reached into his pocket and pulled out a green hanky. He held it out to me "here dry your eyes" he smiled sweetly and I hesitantly took it and wiped my eye, the cloth felt soft against my skin, Silk?

I sniffle as I handed it back to him "thanks" I said quietly. He grinned and sat down next to me. "you look familiar, what's a girl like you doing here?"

I stated silent. And he seemed to understand completely.

We sat there for a while, finally I said a little louder "thank you, I mean for earlier"

He smiled and said "no problem, oh by the way my name is Kukai" he held out his hand, and I shook it, his hand was big and warm "Utau" I smiled back

He grinned and stood up "well now that your in a better mood, how about something to eat?"

My stomach grumbled at the sound, I hadn't eaten since yesterday, I had been to busy rehearsing my new song and had forgotten to eat. Kukai laughed "I take that as a yes, now what would you like to eat, my treat!" I blushed and turned away "well I suppose…ramen" Kukai's eyes grew wide and he grabbed my hand and started running,

I stumbled a little bit has I kept to his pace. He glanced at me "running feels good, its like letting all your worry's absorb into the pavement" he grinned again and I just nodded.

He pulled me around the corner and we stopped in front of a small building, it had no doors, only bright red cloths hanging in the entrance.

We ducked under the said cloths and sat down at the counter "pops! Hey pops!" Kukai yelled into the store, and a man with white hair came out "Kukai! Long time no see! How's soccer?"

"fine we won the semi-championship and have a free ticket to Miami for the championship!" Kukai glowed. Miami? What's so special about that, I was just there a month ago, it's pretty much sun and sand.

The old-mans eyes drifted over to me "hmmm pretty girl Kukai. How much did you pay her to hang out with you" Kukai blushed and I giggled.

Kuaki and I ordered and the old man disappeared into the back only to appear moments later with two huge bowls of ramen. He sat them down in front of us and I licked my lips, broke my chopsticks and shovel the noodles into my mouth. I then remember that I had a guy next to me, I turn my head slightly, a noodle string hanging from my mouth "uhhh…sorry" I mumbled.

Kukai just laughed "wow you have some appetite" he slurped some of his noodles.

I smiled "well I haven't had ramen since before I went to America—" I clasp my hands over my mouth, Kukai was staring at me strangely "you've been to America!?"

"uh yeah…" I say "for my job"

Kukai grins "lucky! I've always wanted to travel but my family has never been able to afford the plane tickets, we barely have enough to pay for my tuition for school" Kuaki smiled sadly.

"oh…" I said lowering my head, I was forgetting that Kukai wasn't like me he couldn't have what I had or go where I've been.

"but… that's why I play soccer, my dream is to become one of the worlds best and travel the world!" he grinned again (A/N. Shelby-chan: you grin a lot…. Kukai: no I don't! *grins* damnit your right. Shelby-chan: I love being right)

"That's a good dream, I hope it comes true" I said.

"my mother used to love soccer, she just couldn't get enough of it, she enrolled me and my brothers in a team and we all learned how to play, but my brothers never took a liking to the sport enough to actually want to make it a career like I did, she never forced them to do anything they didn't want to though, that was just her nature" Kukai chugged down the last of his broth.

"used to?" I asked

"yeah, she died in a plane crash when I was seven, was going to America with an old friend when the plane ran into a hurricane, they never found the remains" he said sadly

There is no way "what was the plane number?" I asked.

"umm 820, why?" he asked.

"do you know what her friends last name was?" my head was spinning.

"yeah Hoshina"

"Mother…" I whispered

"what" Kukai said puzzled

"that's my mother, she died on the same flight when I was 6" I said.

"wow, no wonder you seemed so familiar, you look just like her" he told me

I laughed, "that's what everyone says, truth is, she was a lot prettier" I said recalling her long blond hair that felt like silk to the touch and her violet eyes that shimmered when she laughed.

"nah, I think your much more beautiful then she ever was" Kukai said, quickly turning away to pay the bill (A/N shelby-chan: player… Kukai: Shut up!)

I bit back a smile, no one has ever said I was prettier than mom.

Kukai and I walked out of the store and strolled toward my house.

When we stopped in front of my mansion, Kukai's mouth was large enough to fit a soccer ball in, he let out a long whistle "wow"

I blushed "well this is my stop" I turned and walked toward the gate, when I got inside the inner yard I heard…

"hey, maybe I'll see you around" Kuaki called

I turned toward him and smiled "yeah around…"

At Work (amu's p.o.v)

I sat in the usual booth. Rima had her elbows on the wood table and her head in her hands "so let me get this strait, Ikuto-kun, the Ikuto Tsukiyomi, has been in your bed, has taken you on a date, has kissed you, and told you that he loves you, and saved you from a drunk Tadase" she just made my hour long story , 5 seconds long.

"yeah" I said, wait for it.

Rima leaned back and closed her eyes "well Amu all I have to say is…"

"wait for it"

"YOUR IN!!!!!!" Rima pounced across the table and hugged me tightly.

"Rima I can't breath" I gasped

"oh sorry" she said, letting go of me "I'm just so happy for you!!!" she grinned.

"well I'm glad your enjoying this" I said sarcastically

"I am, wait did you leave anything out?" I don't think I need to mention that I stayed the night at his house, I'm afraid that she would have a stroke.

"no, I'm not" I said

"you are, you suck at lying Amu" Rima said "what is it"

"uhhh" I'm so dead

"Amu!! Can you come her for a second? The coffee machine is acting up again" Miki called from the back.

"coming Miki!" I replied, then I looked at Rima "I got to go"

"you know I'll find out soon" rime simply said

"I know" I slid out of the booth and headed to Miki at the counter "what's wrong with the coffee machine this time?" I asked looking at the machine.

"well this button keeps sticking and the cream isn't coming out" Miki said while pointing out what she meant "ahhh ok see here's the problem" I tightened a loose bolt that was the culprit.

"thanks Amu, how do you do that" mike asked

"I don't know its just—oh no!" I ducked under the counter. Miki bent under and looked at me "what is it?"

"t-those g-guys! W-who j-just c-came in…" I stuttered, they were the guys who tried to rape me.

Miki's head disappear for a second as ahead look at the door, I could hear their foot steps come closer "hey doll! Do you know where Amu Hinamori is?"

"I'm sorry I don't know anyone by that name "miki said coolly

The guys laughed "well that's a shame because I heard she works here"

"no she doesn't, now are you gentleman going to order something?" Miki asked through clenched teeth, she's losing her patience. The group ordered and Miki bent under the counter pretending to get some cups, while at the same time whispering to me "go out the back door"

I nodded and slithered toward the door. I get out side and lean against the ally wall and breath in and out.

All of a sudden a hand came down on my mouth and I was kicking and punching to get out of its grasp. Something slammed down on my head and everything went blurry before I knew it…

I was thrown into a trunk

Shelby-Chan: *walks back into room, clothes are torn and is in a bad mood* well Tadase has been saved too much of my disappointment but I can't say the same about the gators…

Rima: then why did you save him?

Shelby-Chan: because I still need him

Rima: where's Ikuto?

Shelby-Chan:*sit down on couch* being lecture by Amu, she can be scary when she's angry *falls asleep*

Rima: please read and review (no alligators were harmed in the making of this fanfic)