A/N: Aw!! Thanks for all those reviews people, sorry for the delay's had parties and dances to attend and a sleep over tonight!! So I'm doing an update to make you all happy.

Chapter 19

"Yeah I was," His voice trailed off sadly. "Was." Kukia's eyes bulged and the fist of guilt punched him square in the guilt. He even grunted at the blow that over took him suddenly. Was? Oh my god what have I done? I shouldn't have come, shouldn't have taken Amu away from him. I've ruined both of their lives.

"Are you crying?" Ikuto's voice startled the smaller boy. He was even more startled by the cool weight on his cheeks. Kukai wiped at his face furiously wiping the two tears that had fallen. Both were filled with over whelming pain and regret. One for Amu, and one for Ikuto.

"Of course not." Kukai said stubbornly and turned his back on Ikuto only to come face to face with a small girl that looked around Ikuto's age. Kukai recognized her as the one that had been with Ikuto. Her short brown hair flipped off her shoulders like a slide, and her dark brown eyes stared back at him almost sadly.

"What's this shit about 'Was'?" She snapped moving her gaze from Kukai's to slap Ikuto's lowered face with it. Ikuto chuckled bitterly and Kukai saw Yuki's face sag.

"Ikuto, I found her." Kukai looked back and saw that Ikuto was on his feet in the motions of stepping forward but he remained frozen where he was. His eyes wide and staring demanded more from Yuki.

"Is…is she alright?" He managed to whisper quietly.

"No Ikuto. No you have a lot of damage control to take care of." Yuki said sadly. She hated to see her cousin like this. He'd always been one of her best friends while growing up. And one thing she could always remember was he was always sad, even when he smiled. She had never seen a true mile on his face until Amu arrived in his life. The way his eyes had lit up at the soft spoken taste of her name on his lips.

"And am I to assume you're the one that took that poor girl from Ikuto?" Yuki's gaze snapped back to Kukai like a whip and he jumped.

"Y-Yes." He stuttered feeling extremely small.

"Then you better find her and bring some sense to her." Yuki's eye brows arced.

"Why are you still here!" She thrust her hand out pointing in a random direction and Kukai took off quickly.

Yuki watched the boy race down the hall like Hell hounds were at his heels. She found herself giggling, but they stopped when Ikuto's face blocked her view.

"Yuki what did you say to her. Tell me everything." Ikuto pleaded.

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Amu finally stopped running when she felt her chest burning and air refused to come into her small body. She leaned against the wall and slid down it leaving tear streaks against the paint. Why? Why did the universe insist on torturing her?What crime had she committed to deserve this?

Amu's body felt hollow. Like beneath the skin was just, nothing. Her heart felt cold and weak inside her. She just felt so weak. Because even though she didn't want to be near him, didn't want his voice next to her, or his arms around her, she did want all those things. She knew she shouldn't, she shouldn't want him, but she did so bad.

"Oh, Ikuto I love you." She sobbed quietly finally falling to the side. Her body shook with silent sobs and when she went still her mind slipped into a dream where she would wake screaming.

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Ikuto walked the halls alone his eyes searching for any glimpse of the one person in the world that meant everything to him. The last time he'd seen her face seemed like a hundred life times ago. He felt empty without her little body next to him. Her smile on his face to warm him in the mornings. He needed Amu. He wouldn't be able to live on without her.

"You go find that girl and you set things straight for her!" Yuki said shoving her finger into his shoulder. Ikuto nodded slowly and turned to walk away from her.

"Ikuto!" Her shout slowed, then stopped him.

"Don't you dare let her go." She shoved the small box into his hands and closed his fingers over it. "She does love you Ikuto." Yuki's eyes filled with soft tears but Ikuto turned away before he saw them fall.

"Thank you Yuki." He whispered walking away.

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"Amu where are you?" Ikuto asked aloud and then like magic she appeared. He blinked, and stopped. The world that had been quiet before went completely silent.

"Amu?" Why wasn't she moving? He rubbed his eyes trying to wipe the illusion away but she was there. She was really there! But why isn't she moving? His panicked thoughts demanded.

"Amu!" His call raced five seconds ahead of him as he dashed towards her still body. She touched her shoulder but she didn't respond. He ignored the tingling that dashed up his arm.

"Amu? Sweet heart, wake up." He whispered shaking her shoulder. He felt himself smiling at the sweet heart and laughed a little too.

He rolled her over onto her side and looked down at her angel face. It was streaked with tears, but she never looked so beautiful as she did at that minute. Her chest rose and fell slowly before his eyes and realized she was just sleeping. He carefully picked her up in arms and cradled her against his chest as he walked towards his room.

A/N: Ok sorry for the kinda cliffy again! I tried to dis-own the cliffy's but I have to leave and I wanted to update for you all first so here you go!!! Please review I'm sooo happy from all of you for all the reviews. I feel so loved and confident! I love you all!!!!