Jjnome: Hey! Guess what! I'm out of school for summer! I will try to write much more often!

Amu: You better! We just found Ikuto! Possibly dead….

Jjnome: Don't care about Rima? She was taken by weirdo thugs!

Amu:….. Ikuto?

Jjnome: Your useless you know? I own nothing.

"Amu. Utau." Ikuto says breathlessly.

"Ikuto!" Utau shouts, wrapping her arms around him. "I thought we'd lost you!"

"You lose me? I wouldn't give up without a fight."

Amu stares at his wet hair and restrained arms and legs in disbelief. She brushes a strand from his face. His forehead is sticky with sweat.

"What's the matter? Never seen me after I take a shower?" Ikuto says playfully.

"Perve." Amu nudges him playfully. Ikuto grunts with pain. "Sorry."

"No. It's fine."

"We have to get him untied. Lets go Amu."

"Right." Ikuto lays his head back against the chair and lets out a sigh. He starts to scream in agony and clutches the wooden chair tightly as if it was his life.

"I-Ikuto?" Utau says holding the rope that held his leg. It starts to kick violently.

"G-Get away."

"Ikuto?" Amu screams.

"GET AWAY FROM ME! NOW!" The ropes begin to squeeze the chair making it snap. Ikuto is still tied to the arm rests and one of the legs but the rest of the chair is in bits and pieces on the floor.

"Ikuto?" Amu stands staring. "Ikuto?"

"Amu we have to go before he hurts us!" Utau looks back to see a new Ikuto. He is the same height but with massive muscles. His eyes are red and his entire body is glowing purple.

"Oh my-" Utau starts. Ikuto laughs an evil laugh and starts to float.

"Surprised girls? Watch this." Ikuto waves his hand and a scythe appears in his hand. It looks very sharp. "And now for my main trick, cutting you two in half!"

"Amu let go!" Utau screams.

"No! We came for Ikuto and I'm not leaving without him!"

"What love you have for me. To bad the feeling isn't mutual." he says hurling a spear towards Amu and Utau. Utau grabs Amu and they roll behind a desk.

"Is that who we came to get? No! We came to get nice, gentile, kitty cat, Ikuto! Not that monster!" Utau says eyeing the door.

"Let me talk to him. I can try to help but if it doesn't work we'll run." Utau nods letting go of Amu's arm. "Thank you." Amu gets up and sprints.

Utau sets her hand down and a pile of beakers lay underneath. "Brain-X?"

"Ikuto!" Amu yells.

"If it isn't my lovely assistant. Amu. Would you be so kind as to let me perform my trick on you?" Ikuto waves his hand and makes a chainsaw appear. He revs it. "Doesn't that just sound lovely?"

"Ikuto! Please listen to me!"

"An assistant that talks to much is so boring." Ikuto says as he slams the chainsaw down. Amu jumps as it slices part of her jacket. It hit's the concrete floor making a deafening shriek.

"Like I wasn't already clothes less!" Amu says examining her jacket.

"What a mouth. We need to shut you up!"

"Ikuto this isn't you!" Amu yells.

"Of course it is. I love this power. I am no longer a useless cat!"

"Amu! that's the serum talking! Brain-X! Its what was injected into him. You need to calm him down." Utau yells over the desk as she waves the beaker.

"Useless bitch!" Ikuto throws a large rock landing right on the desk.

"Utau!" Amu screams with tears running down her face.

"I-I'm okay. T-take care of Ikuto." she says as her voice grows softer.

I'll do this for Utau. For everyone back home who loves Ikuto. Most importantly, for Ikuto, Amu thinks.

"This isn't the Ikuto I know and love. Not any of your other friends would love you now!"

"Other friends? I have no other friends. They all hated me!"

"No! That's not true!"

"Even my own brother hates me!" Ikuto eyes grow redder with fire. He lifts rocks and swirls them around his head.

"Tadase loves you! He was the one who wanted to find you! He snuck out and deceived everyone to get closer to you! And what about your sister! She loved you and you just crushed her!"

"Who needs family when you've got a superior brain like mine!" It's working. He is calming down. Amu thought.

The rocks began to fall and Ikuto couldn't float anymore.

"Tadase loves you! Utau loves! I-I-I-I LOVE YOU!" Amu screams. Her face is red and her make-up is running down her face along with her tears. "I couldn't live without you! My little boring life wouldn't be bearable without my friends! Most importantly, you! So go ahead. Kill me. I hope you'll at least feel something. Anything, WHEN I'M GONE!"

"Amu-I-I can't control myself….. BITCH! What are you saying!" Ikuto says. HE holds his head and screams back and fourth. "Amu please help me!" Ikuto screams. "I will kill you!" he screams again as he is forced into creating a gun.

"Ikuto." Amu whimpers.

"Noooooooooooooooooooooo!" Ikuto screams and throws gun as far as he can. "I will not kill her. I will not kill anyone!" Ikuto slumps down on his knees and puts his palm on his forehead. "I-I-I will never hurt her…." Ikuto faints as Amu rushes to him.

"Ikuto." She wipes away a hair lock and sets his head down on her lap. "Ikuto." Amu leans down and kisses Ikuto on the lips. Ikuto's eyes flutter open as he wraps his arms around her.

Jjnome: Well that was exciting!

Amu: OH MY GOD!

Jjnome: I like this chapter. A lot!

Amu: Well I….. wouldn't say I don't… but….

Ikuto: I'm back now?

Jjnome: Yes! Your back in these uh… monologues!

Ikuto: Cool.

Jjnome: Review and Favorite for Ikuto is back! :D lol