Hey! I'm really late with this update . . . sorry! XP
Does anyone know any good ways to learn German? . . . Thought I'd ask :D
Originally this and the next chapter were suppose to be part of chapter 13, but I had to break them up to add more suspense! :P
Anywho! Everyone Enjoy Chapter 14!
"Ikuto, I'm not in the mood to fight with you." She grumbled as he pulled her closer to him.
"Then don't." Ikuto said as he put an arm around her waist and fell asleep.
"Ikuto . . . Ikuto . . ." She tried to call him, but he wouldn't answer.
"Fine, good night." She knew he wasn't asleep because she felt him kiss the top of her head just before she drifted off.
Amu woke up the next morning with a cold breeze on her back. She turned to see why and realized Ikuto was gone. She thought he might be at the mess hall for breakfast and then decided to get dressed. She slipped on a yellow sundress that went ¾ down her thigh, over her yellow bathing suit. She put on pink flip-flops, threw her hair into a high ponytail and headed to the mess hall.
When she got to the mess hall she stood at the door and scanned the room. She didn't see Ikuto, but she did she Lulu ran full tilt at her. Amu cringed and shut her eyes waiting for the impact because Lulu didn't look like she was going to stop.
" . . . Amu . . ." Lulu huffed. "Have you seen Tadase?"
"No, but I can't find Ikuto either." Amu told her.
"Do you think they got into a fight?" Lulu wondered.
"No, why would they?" Amu asked.
"Because of you, duh!" Lulu laughed.
"That's immature . . ." Amu said, but began to worry.
"Come on, all guys act immature at some point." Lulu commented.
They walked out of the mess hall and began to look around. They looked in cabin, even if the cabins weren't theirs, and they saw some interesting and disturbing things.
"Why would people be doing that during camp?" Amu asked.
"Why don't you ask Ikuto, because I'm sure Ikuto and Saaya had their fair share of moments . . ." Lulu got quieter as she realized what she was saying and looked apologetically at Amu.
"It's okay, let's just find our boys." Amu joked.
They continued to look; they looked at the beach, in the clinics, at the main office, in the parking lot, and in all the activity buildings. They were leaving the auditorium when Amanda came around the corner.
"What are you girls looking for?" Amanda asked.
"Have you seen Ikuto or Tadase at all today?" Amu asked.
"I saw Tadase walk towards the sports building." Amanda answered and point in the direction of the building.
They thanked her and ran out the building and towards the sports building. They had to start walking about halfway because it was further then they had thought.
"You like Ikuto, right?" Lulu asked and she sounded concerned.
"Yeah!" Amu answered happily. They smiled at each other.
"So why would he even try to get you to like him?" Lulu wondered.
"Maybe it's because Ikuto has never had a serious relationship and he thinks this is the same." Amu suggested.
"But you're different." Lulu insisted when she heard Amu begin to doubt their relationship.
"How do you know . . .?" Amu began to worry.
"Don't doubt him. You guys haven't done it, yet. Just that shows that you are more important to him then those other girls." Lulu smiled
"How can you be so sure?" Amu began to believe her.
"Amu, Ikuto dates girls to have sex with them and in turn he doesn't have his nightmares. That's what Utau told me, and after every time he's done it with one of his followers he drops them." Lulu explained, "You're precious to him and maybe he feels if he tries anything you'll leave like he did to them."
"Yeah, I understand." Amu smiled.
They walked into the massive sports building and then down a hallway. They started to hear some grunts, heavy breathing, and mumbling. They walked faster towards the sound, which lead them to an open door. The stood in doorway and watched the soccer ball fly towards the net. Ikuto failed to keep it from going in the net and then Tadase walked over, stood in front of Ikuto and punched him in the gut. Lulu and Amu gasped causing the boys to look their way. Tadase and Ikuto froze in shock.
"What are you guys doing?" Lulu demanded to know. Both boys were equally covered in bruises.
"I hope this isn't over me." Amu grumbled.
"It's not, I understand my attempts to sway your love won't work." Tadase said as he backed away from Ikuto. "It's about something else."
"Then answer my question." Lulu commanded.
"I insulted you." Ikuto stated to Lulu. "Tadase is standing up for you by playing soccer."
"We made a deal." Tadase explained, "Every time we fail to keep the ball away from the net the kicker gets to punch or ask a question."
"Kind of like truth or dare except you don't get a choice." Ikuto added.
"Why?" Lulu and Amu asked together still completely baffled.
"We told you already." Tadase said.
"No you didn't." Amu said glaring at the boys.
"Yeah, Ikuto insulted Lulu." Tadase tried to explain, but both girls saw the lie written all over their faces. Amu was the first to turn and leave, but she was soon followed by Lulu after she shook her head at them and said, "There's no point in lying."
The girls walked out of the building and went to sign up. Amu put her name down for visual art and Lulu signed up for make-up design. Lulu said she was going to meet Utau and left. Amu sighed and began to walk around the camp aimlessly.
"Ikuto needs to keep a better eye on his toys." A male voice said coming up behind Amu.
"I'm not an object nor a toy." Amu spat at the person in front of her when she turned around.
"I'm not so sure about that." He told her.
"What hell is wrong with you, Keiji? Are you an aggressive drunk or something?" Amu exclaimed.
Keiji just laughed at Amu's response.
"What do you want?" She asked.
"I want to talk." He smirked and Amu swallowed as worry oozed into her veins.
Meanwhile at Amu's house, Midori had just came home, from her business trip, to an empty house.
"Amu!" She called, but there was no answer. She sighed and headed into the kitchen. She set her laptop case on the ground and turned towards the fridge. It was on the fridge door, the note. She ripped it off and read the note aloud,
"The debt placed on Amu Hinamori, from her deceased father, has yet to be paid. The debt is to be paid as of December this year. Sincerely, Tsukiyomi Modeling Company Director."
"What the hell!" Midori screeched and raced to a phone and dialed the number at the bottom of the note.
The phone rang three times before someone picked up.
"Hello, Tsukiyomi Modeling Company. How may I help you?" A woman asked sweetly.
"Two things," Midori grumbled aggressively. "One, stop sounding like you're asking if I want fries with my Happy Meal and two, put the god damn director on the phone!"
"I'm sorry miss, but he is out right now." Midori could hear the girl trying to keep her cool.
"I don't give a shit, I think you're lying." Midori screeched, "Put him on the phone NOW!"
"One moment, I'm putting you on hold." The girl grumbled. Midori sighed and started to wonder where Amu could have gone. Midori thought of the possibilities of her running away, going to a friend's, being kidnapped, or running away with a boy. All of which, Midori didn't seem to mind, she and Amu barely talked and when they did it was all yelling.
Midori walked into Amu's room and found her laptop open on her desk. Midori may not consider Amu her daughter, but she knew it was odd for Amu to just leave her precious laptop open and left on. Midori put the phone to her ear she was still on hold. She pressed enter on the keyboard and watched the screen light up. She clicked the Safari link on the desktop, then clicked the history button and found what she was looking for. The last page Amu was looking at was a summer camp for talented teens. Midori put the phone back to her ear as she walk down stair and set up her laptop.
"Hello." A deep voice said.
"This is Midori Hinamori." She informed the man.
"I figured you'd call." She heard him smirking into the phone.
"Why hasn't the debt been paid? Amu's been working for years now." Midori stated.
"Yeah, but the debt won't decrease unless she is working for us." The man explained, "So how about it?"
"What?" Midori asked.
"Switch over Amu's contract to us and the debt will be paid." He offered.
Midori thinks about it and then tells him she will call back. Midori calls Amu's current company, asks for all her information, and informs them that she will be switching companies. They agree to the switch and hung up. She quickly punches in the Tsukiyomi Company's number.
"Hello, Tsukiyomi Modeling Company. How may I help you?" A woman asked sweetly.
"You just never learn do you?" Midori asked rudely.
"The director will be with in a moment." The woman said and put Midori on hold as she tried to thank her.
"How rude." Midori said, staring at the phone. She held the phone to her ear and found an old photo album. There were hundreds of pictures taken by Tsumugu and herself, and most of them were of Amu. Midori's heart wretched. She was about to sell her daughter to the same company that killed her husband. Hesitation consumed her.
"Ms. Hinamori." A man's voice called through the phone, but Midori was remembering all the times Amu laughed and smiled with her. When they went to Disney Land, Disney World, Paris, and other beautiful places. Midori suddenly missed her daughter.
"Ms. Hinamori!" The voice without a face exclaimed.
"Yes . . ." Midori answered but she wasn't really there, mentally.
"Are the contracts switching?" The voice asked her.
"Y-" Midori saw a picture fall from the album. It was a picture Tsumugu took of Midori and Amu. Amu was kissing her on the cheek and neither of them realized Tsumugu had taken the picture. Midori laughed a little as she remembered Amu chasing him around because she thought it was embarrassing.
"Ms. Hinamori, your answer please." The voice attempt to break through her memory, but failed he only heard silence on the other line.
"I won't sell my daughter to you." Midori spoke with confidence.
"What?" The voice was shocked.
"I WILL NOT sell my daughter to murderers!" Midori emphasized.
"How will you pay the debt? You don't want this debt to tarnish your reputation. Do you?" The voice sounded smug. Midori's happy memories shattered before her eyes. Her reputation, the most important thing to her was her reputation . . . Right? The man without a face heard her walking back towards the indifferent mother and away from the caring one.
"Your reputation is everything. If it got out that you had debt, wouldn't that hurt the magazine that you worked so hard to bring to the top?" The voice pushed Midori back onto the path of heartless woman.
"Fine." Midori gave in.
"Nope too late." The voice laughed, "I have a better idea!"
Midori listened to the voice mumble on about way to ruin her daughter's life.
Back at the camp, Amu was walking away with Keiji.
"Where are you taking me?" Amu asked.
"It's a surprise!" Keiji tried to make it seem exciting.
"You know, I really don't trust most guys with 'surprises' unless that guy would be Ikuto or someone I'm related to in someway." Amu informed him.
"We are related." Keiji smirked and Amu frowned.
"How?"
"I was sent to make sure Nadeshiko does her job." Keiji smirked. Amu whipped around to look at the boy walking behind her.
"What?" She asked.
"Nadeshiko was sent to persuade you to join the modeling company which starved your dad. However, she won't do her job, but then the boss sent me to let him know if Nadeshiko needs to be punished." Keiji smirked and Amu was sick to her stomach.
"What?" Amu snarled.
"Don't get defensive. I have a deal to make with you." Keiji offered.
" . . ." Amu waited for him to continue to explain and when he didn't she spoke with heavy sarcasm, "And?"
Keiji smile and began to explain.
There you have it! :D
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