It's nearing the end readers!! The next chapter will probably be the last. I am not so sure…sorry.
Thank you to these reviewers:
sootyxsnowpetal – first comment XD yea it was a long chapter xD. LOL yea non-karate clothes XD and I always wanted Utau to be good friends with Amu x) and yes, Ikuto is suffering a lot :( Don't worry! Ikuto will know what's going on soon! lol yea, Tadase's needs a personality check xD. And Amu's scars are permanent.
Neko Alice-chan – short comment XD. But this: "O.O" explains everything to me lol.
Aznprid3x3 – thanks :D eek! Don't die yet! Wait until the story ends xD. Haha just kidding!
Kuro Koneko-Chan – thanks! Hope you enjoy this chapter!
helemeg93 – aw, thanks –hugs you- yea, me too! I love Kukai and Utau together! xD and I hate Fukushima too –angry face- and thanks! I hope I can get through my homework :(
KeikoHayasaka – thanks for the information! I think it's at the end of September right now in this story. I was planning to put a bonus with Amu's birthday but I don't think I will. I'm not sure…
Amuto15 – I feel sorry for Ikuto too. :(
iiTs a Fantasy – oops! I'll fix that now. Thanks for pointing it out! :) and yea, the Amuto wasn't that great (I agree myself) but they re still awkward towards each other. Yea, I like the Kukai and Utau moment too XD. That sorta makes sense….xD. I guess I made the charas like humans? And I heard of Su being spelled two different ways. I have the english manga of Shugo Chara and they spell it, "Su". So I just go by that.
Mitsuki Sakura Uchiha – yes, poor Amu-chan T.T
xXSeiren-HimeXx – yes, Kukai and Utau do look good together xD.
sweettara10 – thanks! :D lol happy that you hate Fukushima but I don't want to find you in jail XD.
SUNCAT333 – I hate her too!! D:
Aoi Faith – Don't worry, Ikuto will open his eyes in this chapter xD. And I like Kukai x Utau pairing too!! :) haha Amu will do what she wants with Fukushima.
ShadowSpiritMiki – thank you! :D yea, I like that pairing too xD. Really? I hate to be left hanging, but that's what fun about stories x)
Sabby and Rina – it's Fukushima xD
Tenisho-Chan – thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
tarouchoo – you'll just have to wait and see –grins-
babo123 – they are cute together!! xD You'll find out what happens to Amu soon….lol Hope you don't actually fall off your seat though xD
I would also like to thank the user, iiTs a Fantasy, for always noticing my mistakes. She is very perceptive and thanks to her, I make this story mistake-free xD. Well, mostly lol. Even if I have a beta, my stories will still have mistakes because you can never stop editing :D. Also, I might have some other grammar mistakes in this chapter because I'm too lazy to actually read the whole chapter again. I only do grammar/spell check. Also, my house is SO cold and I'm like shivering!! –burr!!-
Enjoy readers!!
X-x-Flashback of Chapter 19-x-X
"Exactly, I became more attracted to Ikuto by the second and before I knew it, I fell in love with him. I still like Ikuto now and my heart will never change. I'm sorry, Tadase-kun." I held one of his hands in both of my hands for a few moments. I then let go and turned away running back to the direction of my car.
"Wait, Amu-chan!" he called. I'm sorry, Tadase-kun. I finally reached my car when my cell phone rang. Still Ikuto's violin playing.
"Hello?"
"Why hello there," a female voice greeted. The bag I was carrying slid down to my hands.
"Fukushima-san?" I asked softly.
"Yes, it is I. Instead of meeting me in a week, why not meet me tomorrow evening at that house you were at earlier this week? Alone," she snickered.
Click.
My arm fell to my side with my phone still open.
Her time is coming to an end.
X-x-End of Flashback-x-X
x.x.x Shopping Trip & Battle x.x.x
The next day
Amu's POV
I woke up yawning. I pulled the covers back looking down at myself. The scars seem to be getting better. I sighed and got out from my bed. I dragged myself to an open space between the door and Miki and my beds. I brought my fist up punching and air. My right foot rose and it kicked the air. I'm feeling great today.
"Amu-chan? What are you doing?" I heard Miki ask.
"Just testing my skills," I called.
"Well, today we don't have any classes. It's some holiday or the teachers have a big meeting or something." (A/N: Bear with me!)
"Really?" I asked nonchalantly.
"Yea. Want to go somewhere fun today? It's a Friday after all and we haven't had gone and done something fun in a long time." Miki complained.
"Fine, but where do you want to go?"
"The mall!" Miki exclaimed. "We seriously need to go shopping." I looked down at myself. These clothes aren't that new and I'm starting to grow out of them.
"Fine, I'll call the girls and you set everything up, Miki."
"Yea!" she cheered. "We're meeting at 1:00 by the way."
"Alright," I agreed. I quickly got my cell phone and opened it. There were a few unopened text messages. I opened one from Rima. (A/N: I'm typing how the text message looks like. I know it's not formal but who does it in complete and formal sentences? No offense. And the beginnings of their text messages are always going to be capitalized because it's automatic on my computer. I'm too lazy to change all of them so please bear with it.) It seems to be from yesterday.
How r u feeling? I'm not sure if you know, but we don't have school tomorrow. Want to go somewhere?
Rima
I quickly replied her back.
Good. Miki told me this morning. Miki wants to go to the mall since we haven't been there in a long time. Wanna go? Let's say 1:00
xoxoAmu
I checked to see my other text message. It's from Yaya. It seems to be from last night.
Amu-chi! How r u? It's been so boring without u! Hope ur feeling better because we have no school today and u better be prepared for some fun!
Yaya!
Same as usual.
"Amu-chan! I'm going to ask Ran and Su ok?" Miki asked.
"Alright. I'm only inviting girls right?"
"Yea!" she hollered as she stepped out the door. I texted back to Yaya.
I'm doing much better. And how about we meet at the mall today at 1? Does that sound ok?
xoxoAmu
I checked my other text message. It's from Utau. The text message seems to be written last night.
Feeling better? Do u want to go out tomorrow?
Utau
I smiled.
Yep. 100 percent better. Miki wants to go to the mall? Wanna come with? It's at 1
xoxoAmu
Then there's this one more text message. It's anonymous and this text message was from this morning. I opened the text message. My eyes widened at the two words.
"Amu-chan! Ran and Su are ok with it! I have to step for a bit so see ya!"
"Sure! See you later," I called back.
"Ok, see you later." And Miki went out. I opened my phone again showing 3 new text messages.
That's good. And I'll be able to make it. See you at 1
Rima
I typed back to her.
Cool. C u then! Meet us at the main entrance of the mall.
xoxoAmu
This one was from Yaya.
Duh! C u at 1!
Yaya!
I laughed.
Haha c u! Meet us at the main entrance
xoxoAmu
Here's a reply from Utau.
Ok. I got nothing else to do.
Utau
I smiled. Stubborn as always.
Great. C u then! Meet us at the main entrance.
xoxoAmu
I closed my phone. The text message I received from an anonymous person stayed clear in my memory.
Don't forget.
12:40 p.m.
"Amu-chan! Hurry up!" Ran called.
"Alright, alright! I'm coming!" I shouted back. I got my wallet and stowed it away in my bag. I was wearing a long sleeve shirt and jeans due to my scars. Thank god my scars aren't permanent. Su said it would be healed very soon.
"Ok, I'm done. Happy?" I asked sarcastically.
"Yep," Ran not noticing my sarcasm. "Let's go! Come on, Miki, Su, Amu-chan!"
1:05 p.m.
"They're late," Miki growled.
"I thought you weren't into shopping, Miki," Ran noted.
"Yea, but I like fashion. Isn't it ok for me to shop? And it's been a while hasn't it?"
"I guess so," Ran said.
"Ah! They're here!" Su happily said. "Well, Rima anyways. Oh! Is that Nagihiko-kun?" My head whipped towards the direction Su was looking at. Sure enough, Rima and Nagihiko was walking towards us.
"Hey, guys," Rima called. "Hi, Amu." She smiled at me. I smiled back.
"Rima, I thought it was only a girls outing." Ran said.
"Amu never said. Nagihiko was lonely so I decided to let him come along."
"Yea, but we're going shopping." Miki said. "No offense, Nagihiko," she added.
"I'm fine. All I'm doing is following Rima." Nagihiko smiled. I crossed my arms.
"Fine, I guess it's alright." I said stubbornly. Rima rolled her eyes.
"Oh! All the guys are coming too." Rima noted.
"What?!"
"Are you serious?! Daichi's coming?!" Ran said enthusiastically.
"Yoru's coming?" Miki asked excitedly.
"Yes and yes. Even Sachio-san, Su." Rima included smiling at Su. Rima gained one back.
"Kairi isn't coming though. He wants to stay at home and work on his homework," Rima explained.
"Ah! I see them!" Ran exclaimed. I could see Yoru, Daichi, Yaya, Sachio, and Tadase-kun walking towards us.
"Amu-chi!! It's been so long!!" Yaya whined running towards me and jumping on me.
"Wah! Yaya!" I complained.
"Yaya missed you so much!!" Yaya cried. I smiled gently.
"Yo, Hinamori!" Daichi greeted. "How's it going?"
"Much better," I answered. Yaya was still clinging onto me.
"Amu nya! What's up?"
"Same as usual." I said.
"Hi, Hinamori-san. I see you're feeling better,"
"Hi, Tadase-kun." Is he trying to make us forget what happened last night? Yaya then jumped off me.
"Hi, Amu-chan. I haven't seen you in ages," Sachio said with his charming smile. I grinned back.
"Yea, it's been a while." He then walked over to Su as those two began chatting. I'm happy for you, Su.
"Who are we waiting for?" Yaya asked.
"Kukai and Utau," Ran replied. "They're late."
"I see them coming," Miki said squinting her eyes to her right. Tadase-kun said something to me so I focused my attention to him.
"Utau! Kukai!" I heard Yaya shout. "Hurry up! You're late!"
"Alright, alright! Sorry, there was a traffic jam. Yo, Hinamori!" I turned away from my conversation with Tadase-kun. My gaze adverted to Kukai's.
"Hey, Kukai, Utau, and…Ikuto…" Ikuto was standing behind Utau gazing into my eyes. I stared back. His eyes read shocked and…happy? Also, when was the last time I said his name to his face?
"Ok, let's get this on the road!" Yaya cheered. "Instead of a group going, why not we go in pairs? Yoru with Miki; Kukai with Utau; Daichi with Ran; Su with Sachio; Rima-tan and Nagihiko; me and Tadase; and Amu-chi and Ikuto!" My mouth fell open.
"Now, let's go!! We'll meet you right here in 4 hours, ok? After we meet here, we can get a bite to eat!" Everyone nodded except for me and Ikuto. "See you guys later!" Yaya skipped along with Tadase-kun walking calmly by her side. Yaya skipped passed me and whispered to me.
"Good luck," My eyes widened. I turned around but Yaya kept on skipping. Our groups dispersed leaving Ikuto and me standing there like complete idiots. I took the first step by walking up to him.
"Where do you want to go?"
"Doesn't matter. Where do you want to go, Amu?"
"Well…there is this one place I want to go."
"Ok. Lead the way," he said boringly. Our walk was silent. Often, girls would stop in their tracks and whisper to their friends while looking at Ikuto. Our feet came to a fancy store with huge chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.
"Here?" Ikuto inquired. I nodded sheepishly. "Let's go then," Ikuto said holding my hand. I immediately felt warm and toasty inside. I don't want to let go.
I went to a rack of clothes and pulled out some dark, navy blue skinny jeans and a red and white striped long sleeved shirt. It exposed my shoulders and was sort of a knitted sweatshirt. The top part of the long sleeved was folded. The stripes went across the shirt. All in all, it's very warm and perfect for this season. (A/N: I hope this is enough description! I couldn't find the real shirt online. I always wanted to wear this kind of shirt but I can never find it T.T)
I went into the dressing room while Ikuto waited outside. After I was done, I walked outside showing Ikuto my outfit.
"How does this look?" I asked turning around.
"Good," he said smiling. But… "Though I think a mini skirt would be much better." …his pervertedness kicked in.
"Ikuto!" I fumed embarrassingly. He smirked. His eyebrows then rose.
"What happened to your neck?" he questioned as his eyes narrowed. My hands flew to my neck.
"Nothing, just a scratch. Like I said, I'm a klutz." I smiled at him. "I'm going to change back ok? Be right back." I hurried into the fitting room breathing a sigh of relief.
After I was done changing, I went over to the cash register to purchase my two items. It was a girl in her early twenties and she was eyeing Ikuto. That annoyed me. I was getting my credit card until Ikuto handed his credit card to the teenager.
"Here," Ikuto said making the teenager blush at his voice. I looked up at Ikuto. "You didn't have to do that."
"Consider it as a gift," Ikuto smirked as he got back his credit card. I blushed bright pink.
"Thanks," I muttered knowing Ikuto heard me.
"Have a nice day," she said still blushing. I dragged Ikuto to the shoe section looking for some new shoes. Nothing seemed to catch my eye. I just walked around with Ikuto following me. One pair of pumps seemed to catch my eye. (A/N: The picture is in my profile. If you don't like it, oh well. I think it suits Amu :D) I picked the shoe up. I turned it over showing the price. Damn, it's pricey.
"Hey, babe." I heard some guy say. I turned to my left to find a male teenager in front of me.
"What do you want?" I asked nonchalantly as I put the shoe back down.
"Want to come with me? Just leave this guy alone. I'm much hotter than him. Let's go, cutie." He grabbed my arm. I easily yanked my arm away.
"No way, loser." I said in my "cool and spicy" tone. I clasped my arm around Ikuto's.
"Let's go, Ikuto." I said dragging Ikuto along. "I bet he isn't even your boyfriend! You're much better off with me!" I heard him shout. I turned around to glare at him. He backed away a little as I turned around again pulling Ikuto forward. That teenager was right. Ikuto's not my boyfriend. I looked up at Ikuto. He seemed pissed. We walked out of the elegant store in silence.
"I'm sorry," I muttered. "You have every reason to be mad at me." After all, I broke up with him. I caused him pain time to time.
"Why are you saying sorry? I wished I could've beat that guy to a bloody pulp," he threatened.
"You're not mad at me?" I asked incredulously.
"Why would I be?" I smiled ducking my head down.
"It's nothing," I said. "Where do you want to go, Ikuto?"
"I do want to buy some new shoes."
"Let's go then!" I said happily.
"But, didn't you want those pumps you saw earlier?"
"No, it's okay. It's not really me. Let's go!" Ikuto held my hand pulling me towards where he wants to go.
After walking for a minute in silence, a girl interrupted us.
"Hey, hottie. Ditch this slut and go with me," she grinned evilly at me. She seemed to be around 19. Ikuto growled.
"No way in hell. And don't call Amu a slut," he growled dragging me again. I knew he could've said more but decided against it. I looked up at him.
"Are you okay?" I asked warily.
"No," he responded bluntly. I flinched inwardly. We soon came to store filled with many different kinds of sports equipment and a big section with a different variety of shoes. I spotted Kukai and Utau.
"Utau, Kukai!" I called. Kukai and Utau turned towards us.
"Hey," Utau answered. "Ikuto, go with Kukai for a sec while I talk with Amu." Utau took me from Ikuto as I saw Ikuto and Kukai talking already. We walked away from the two boys until we were well out of earshot.
"How's it going with Ikuto?" Utau asked eagerly.
"Ok, I guess."
"Ok?! It must be better than 'ok', Amu!"
"Well, it was kinda awkward and there was this one girl that kept on flirting with Ikuto and that really ticked me off," I snarled my tone growing dark. Utau smiled evilly.
"Did she say anything bad about you?"
"Yes,"
"How did Ikuto react?"
"He just told her that he'll never go with her and to not call me a slut," I said casually. Utau rolled her eyes.
"There must be more!"
"Why do you want to know?" I countered. Utau rolled her eyes again.
"I forced Ikuto along hoping to give you guys some fun. And Ikuto was bored anyways and I knew that you'd be alone so why not put you guys together?" I gawked at her. "The plan didn't work out as exactly like I hoped but at least you guys are having fun." She smiled at me. "Now let me see what you bought," she said energetically.
After we said our goodbyes to Utau and Kukai, Ikuto and I walked aimlessly around the mall.
"Where else do you want to go, Ikuto?"
"Nowhere in particular. Let's go shopping for more clothes for you."
"Fine," I agreed. He led me to another elegant store very similar to the first. I walked inside already looking through the racks. Ikuto was just smirking at me. I flushed brightly.
2 hours later
There were like 3 bags in each of my hands. Ikuto only had two. I only paid for two of my items while Ikuto paid for the rest.
"I'll pay you back, Ikuto."
"Don't. Think of it as treating you for the whole day, Amu." I smiled at Ikuto. "Thank you, Ikuto." His face turned into a tint of light pink. I smirked this time.
"Are you blushing, Ikuto?" I taunted as I poked his left arm.
"Shut up," he muttered. I giggled. I was walking until I accidentally bumped into a girl my age. I lost my balance causing me to tip backwards. I was about to fall with me waiting for the impact….
The impact never came. I opened my eyes since it was closed tightly when I was to fall. I stared into Ikuto's mesmerizing sapphire eyes. His left arm held me by wrapping around my back. He pulled me up into his chest.
"Are you ok, Amu?" he whispered. I nodded. I stepped back and looked down blushing.
"T-T-Thanks, Ikuto," I stuttered. He gently smiled.
At the entrance of the mall
"Amu-chi! Hurry up! I'm starving! You too, Ikuto!" Yaya whined.
"We're coming!" I shouted back. We were causing some commotion because Yaya was screaming and I had to shout back to answer. I reached for Ikuto's hand. "Come on, Ikuto! Yaya will get mad!" I urged. He seemed taken aback but I just pulled him and walked quicker towards Yaya. Everyone was there except for us. I saw Utau raise an eyebrow. Miki was grinning mischievously. That freaked me out.
"Happy, Yaya?"
"Yep!" Yaya cheered. "Let's go! Do you want to go to Starbucks, guys? I feel like relaxing in a room with a sweet, tasty smell…" Yaya said going into her dreamland. (A/N: sorry, that was the first place that popped into my head. Is there a Starbucks in Japan?)
"Sure," we all agreed.
Normal POV (wow, Normal POV for the 2nd or 3rd time!! o.o)
You could see a happy group of friends leaving the mall. A short blonde haired girl was smiling while holding hands with a purple haired guy. Next to them was a short girl with red ribbons tying her hair into pigtails talking animatedly with what seemed to be like a prince from a storybook. Next to them is a girl with blue hair talking quietly with a guy with messy purple hair. Behind them was a girl with pink hair talking excitedly with a guy with green hair about sports. Next to the sports group was a girl with blonde hair going a little down her shoulders talking quietly to a guy whose eyes matched his chocolate hair. Next to the quiet pair was a girl with the beautiful amethyst eyes and blonde hair talking with a guy with light brown hair. The pair that was all the way in the back had exotic hair colors. The young female adult with pink hair was on the left side of the handsome blue haired guy. They were looking in opposite directions. If you look closely, they were holding hands.
At Starbucks
Amu's POV
"Mmm…this chocolate is so sweet and tasty!!" Yaya said. I giggled. She really is a sweet tooth. The guys were sitting at the table in front of us while we girls were sitting at our own table. Utau was sitting on my right with Miki on my left. Is that good…or bad? Their expressions earlier scared me.
"So, Amu…" Utau started. "Did you have fun with Ikuto?" she whispered. I choked on my cappuccino. I saw Ikuto look towards me. I mouthed him, 'I'm okay' to him. Utau smirked. I glared at her.
"What's it to you?" Utau clapped her hands cheerfully.
"Yes! Miki, our plan worked," she grinned at Miki. Miki looked smug. Since when have they been the best of friends? I thought they were on ok terms but not on the best terms.
"What did you guys do, Amu-chan?" Miki eagerly asked. We were all whispering afraid that Ikuto might hear.
"Shop," I said. Utau rolled her eyes.
"Tell us the details," Utau pushed. I sighed.
"We just went shoe shopping, shopping for clothes, we were looking at sports equipment, and talking. Does that answer your question?" I asked. Utau shook her head.
"Not even close," Utau said. "What did you guys talk about?"
"I don't know. Just stuff." Utau was frustrated with my answer.
"Amu!"
"No," I said stubbornly.
"Fine, did any lovey-dovey things happen?" Miki asked. I choked again causing me to blush due to embarrassment and from remembering what happened. Utau was patting my back. Ikuto looked at me worriedly. I mouthed, 'I'm fine'. I glared at Miki this time.
"Why are you asking this, Miki?" I asked angrily. "It's not any of your business."
"That means something did happen!" Utau squealed. I sighed.
"We just want you to be happy, Amu. You've been cooped up in our dorm without seeing anybody much. Can you blame us for trying to get you to have some alone time with Ikuto?"
I sighed. "I did have a good time today. Thanks, Miki, Utau." I smiled gently at them both.
50 minutes later
"Should we head on home now?" Nagihiko asked. I looked at my cell phone. It's around 5:00 p.m.
All of us nodded. We made our way out the café. Before we got into our separate cars, we all said our goodbyes. I walked up to Ikuto.
"Thanks for everything, Ikuto. I had a great time," I said smiling. A gentle smile formed on his handsome face. He brought his right hand up to caress my face.
"Me, too," he whispered. I stepped away saying bye once more and got into the car with Miki, Ran, and Su. I saw Ikuto through my window looking sad. My heart ached immediately. Ran drove away soon after.
"Are you and Ikuto-san going out again?" Su asked.
"No," I sadly said.
"Well, at least you had fun," Miki noted smiling at me. She earned one back.
After 5 minutes in the car, I suddenly requested, "Ran, stop the car." She immediately obeyed. I got out of the car.
"I'll be heading home later, ok?"
"Why?" Ran asked.
"I…have to do something. See you guys later!" I ran off.
I finally reached the amusement park. I walked over to the teacups and sat down in one of them reminiscing Ikuto and me sitting in this exact teacup. I don't know why but I suddenly decided to come here. The sky was already beginning to grow dark. The sun was about to set too.
"I wish for me to be alright tonight and for everyone close to me be safe and sound…especially Ikuto," I prayed. Making a wish isn't so bad. It may come true…I hope it comes true. I sat there for I don't know how many minutes enjoying the warmth of the sun.
Beep.
I looked at my cell phone. A new text message was waiting to be opened. My eyes widened. It's the same number from today. My hands shaking, I opened the text message.
Come now.
That's all it said. I laid my phone down on the teacup. I sat there for two minutes thinking between two decisions: should I go or should I stay? But if I don't go, my family will die and same for Ikuto. If I go, I'll die and I'm willing to sacrifice my life for Ikuto but…I'm scared. I don't want to die. Another thing hit me. Will Fukushima-san keep her promise? Will she really leave my friends and family and Ikuto alone? I got out of the cup and started running. What sucks it that her house is on the other end of town. It'll take half an hour for all I know!!
I kept running until I was panting hard. I reached for my cell phone and remembered that I left it on the teacup seat. I mentally cursed at my forgetfulness and idiocy. Well, nobody will take it because who goes there besides Ikuto and me? I started to run again.
Her house finally came into view. My hands were on my knees supporting my upper part of my body. I was huffing and puffing.
"I'm…so…tired," I muttered tiredly. I decided to speed walk there. When I finally reached there, there were no lights whatsoever in the house. I thought I might be at the wrong house but I can never forget how the house looks like. I looked to my left and so a forest. Maybe she's in there? I noticed a path a little further up. I walked towards that way and stopped in front of the path. Should I go in? I took a deep breath and started running down the path.
After a minute or two, I began to see clearing up ahead. It's not that dark out so I could make out my family tied up. Relief washed through me as I see that they aren't hurt. I ran towards them. They spotted as well and their eyes widened. They couldn't talk since they were biting on a cloth wrapped around their heads.
"Mom, Dad, Ami! I'll save you now," I whispered quietly. I reached for my pocket. I felt the handle of my pocketknife. Luckily, I held one in case of an emergency. I saw fear in Papa's eyes and he was shaking his head fervently and looking behind me. I bet you all my money that there was someone behind me. It's too bad there was no shadow to see if someone was behind you or not. My hand was still in my pocket and I looked behind me seeing a guard towering over me. He was about to swing his bat like weapon but I quickly caught it and pushed the bat making it poke him hard in the stomach. He lost his balance and groaned in pain. It's a good thing that there weren't any spikes on the bat.
"I see you made it Amu dear," My head whipped upwards looking into the eyes of the bitch. Ugh, her voice makes me sick. Rage flowed through me. She caused all of this. A question suddenly popped in my head. Should I have left Ran, Miki, Su, and Utau in the dark about the recent text messages? Should I have gone alone? I guess I was planning to go alone since the start.
I didn't answer. I just stared ahead.
"Aren't we pissed today?" she sneered. God, I hate her so much but I know that she was once kind and gentle. Now, she was a murderer. Well, not exactly. She didn't kill anybody. Yet. My face stayed emotionless until I cracked a wicked smile. This was not me but I can act evil too can't I? They ticked her off.
"Guards," she signaled. Two guards charged towards me. The one on my right tried to punch me but I easily dodged it. I'm going to let them hit me like they did last time. I didn't even try to fight last week. I could have defeated back then too. Now with my skills, I can take any of you on at whatever time. It all happened so fast. I elbowed him in the stomach hard causing him to step back. I then kicked him on the left side of his chest causing him to slide across the floor knocking him unconscious. The other guard charged at me with me slightly moving to the side like a graceful angel. With his side in front of me, I brought my knee up to punch him in the stomach. He grunted and fell to the floor.
Fukushima screeched. Why should I add a '-san' at the end of her name if I don't respect her anymore?
"What are you doing?! She's just a girl! Get her!" The guards quickly obeyed. I snickered. There's no way you can beat me. A guy tried to land a punch on me but I ducked down and kicked his legs. He fell down groaning. Miki's skills helped. Just you wait bastards; my attacks are way harder than before. I devilishly grinned.
Four guards charged at me at once. One was aiming at my legs. Another was aiming at my chest. The third one was aiming at my neck and the last one was aiming at my back. It's so easy to tell. I did a back handspring getting away from all of them. Just a little fancy move. When they were turning their heads trying to see where I was, I quickly went up to one of them and punched him hard in the chest. He was sent flying and landed a few feet away. I brought my right leg up and kicked the guy at the side of his stomach and so the tip of my shoe was on his back. His body plummeted to the ground. He tried to get up but I was quicker. I grind my foot against his back causing him to fall back down.
Two left to go. Both were charging at me side by side. There should be enough space for me to squeeze in between. This is going to be a bit risky. I dashed towards them quickly. Their fists were in position already aiming at my body. I'll raise my fists at the last second. With my arms flying behind me, the one on my left aimed at my left side and the one on my right aimed at my right side. I couldn't dodge it easily. I picked up the pace a little and they were ready to punch me. I ducked, barely missing them, and hopped back up surprising them and landed both of my fists on the two guards' chest at the same time. Their bodies lay limp on the ground. Score, Amu!
Fukushima growled. She made ran into the trees. (A/N: Remember, they were in a clearing in a middle of a forest.)
I ran too but abruptly stopped as I forgot all about my parents. I took of the cloth covering their mouths on all of them.
"Amu-chan! Are you alright?" Mama asked.
"Of course," I said trying to get my pocketknife.
"I was so scared, onee-chan," sobbed Ami.
"It's going to be ok, Ami. We'll get out of this mess together." Maybe. "I'm so sorry. It's all my fault."
"No it's not, Amu-chan," Papa reassured. I finally got the pocketknife. Fear suddenly swept through his eyes. "Look out!" Papa warned. I instantly twisted my head around and a guard was looming over me with a knife. One woke, eh? I was already on the ground, so I rolled away trying to dodge his upcoming attack.
I wasn't quick enough. I shrieked in pain. His knife cut my right arm and my arm was now bleeding quickly. His next target was my chest. Well, he won't be so lucky this time. I got up from the ground and used my left fist to punch him in the chest.
Where is my pocketknife? I looked at the ground next to my family and spotted it. I grudgingly got up and heading towards them.
"Go, onee-chan! Kick her butt!" Ami yelled. Ami… I smiled at Ami.
"Let me release you," I suggested. I walked towards them.
"Go, Amu-chan. If you release you, you'll get in even more trouble. We'll be fine. The guards are starting to wake up," Sure enough, some guards were stirring. "We'll pretend to be unconscious and they won't do anything to us. I promise," she sincerely said. I always trusted Mama.
"Alright then. Bye! I'll be right back."
"Go, onee-chan!" Ami cheered. I giggled. I headed towards the trees.
"We're proud of you," I heard Papa say. A smile formed on my face.
I held my right shoulder with my left hand. I peered at my bloody left hand and sighed. Fukushima was nowhere in sight. All of a sudden, I heard a twig crack from behind me. My head spun around. Nothing. Huh, that's weird. I turned back around see Fukushima two feet in front of me. I screamed and lost my balance and fell back a few feet away. She snickered.
"Did I scare you?" she cooed. Ugh, her voice makes me sick. But how did she do that? I heard the noise from behind me. I didn't respond to her question. "Heh, I guess you're strong enough to beat my guards," she noted. Weak guards.
"Ready to die?" she derided. She raised a gun. My eyes enlarged. A gun?! How am I going to get of this? She leered.
"Want some last words?" she mocked.
"Yea," I started my head hung low. "Will you definitely leave the people close to me alone?"
She laughed out loud. "You really think I would? That's your weakness; you're always too soft." My eyebrow twitched.
"Why?" I muttered. "Why did it turn out this way?"
"Why? I think you already know the answer to that. My son." I flinched away from her answer.
"I'd always thought how nice you were. How thoughtful and caring. A loving mother," I began.
"Shut up!" she screamed. I kept on going.
"Keiichiro would say that he couldn't get a better mother. What happened to that person?" I wondered out loud. She kept on screaming, 'shut up' but I won't listen to her.
"Even me," I said louder this time. "From his description, you…were incredible. A perfect role model," I smiled at her. She just kept on shouting.
"But now…you're a cold-hearted bitch who hurts the people close to me," My tone turning into a sad one.
"SHUT UP!!" she cried. She pointed her gun at me.
BANG!!
Where is her knight in shining armor?
In case you haven't noticed, the italics right above this line is in my POV. I think it adds a good suspense and feel to the story x). Also, the story was supposed to be more but I decided to put something a bit extra for you guys XD. There should be two more chapters. –sigh- This story is coming to an end, readers!! See you next time!
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