OK today I'd like to start off with some random babbling like always. Some of it actually has to do with Shugo Chara though!
Ok to start off I'M TIRED! Right now I'm half asleep so its good for me to start writing this that aren't really important first so then I'm more awake for the actually story and I don't mess up.
Ok then next thing is that I officially hate Amu. Last night I stayed up waiting for episode 66 to come out and just to my luck, it did AND it was subbed. Haha that was also my first time not watching it on Youtube. But whatever. SO yeah. I hate Amu at the present moment. I'm sure it'll go away though. Cause I use to hate Kiseki, now he's my third fav chara!
OH and I forgot to mention this last chapter. Nagihiko has now stolen Ikuto's spot as my favorite character! Not that I'm in love with Nagi like I am with Ikuto, cause Nagi ain't as damn smexy as Ikuto, but dude. Nagihiko is so awesome!
Alright and to finish off the random babbling I'd like to promote some stories. Ok first off everyone who loves me should go read The Runaway by Sakuras Heart Healer. One of the best stories I've read!
Second I'd love for you people to go read Rewritten by vcgal123. Its basically just shugo chara ( mostly the manga. Not really the show ) rewritten with the characters she made up. And yes SHE made up Lynya. And yes she is also my best who lives across the street.
Ok and to finish off, if anyone likes M then hellomoto22 has rewritten my Kukai and Kairan scene in chapter 17 into an M. Yes she has mine and UnderSeaFlower's permission to do so. Its not bad. I've read it myself. Its rather sweet. So go check it out if you wanna.
Ok now just for a warning. This chapter contains angst I believe so don't be all " Oh its too angsty. It ruins your story! ". Cause no. It doesn't. I like angst. and the way I see it is things can only get worse before they get better.
So because of the angst I'd like to ask everyone not to kill me. Espeically UnderSeaFlower and nmccullough!
Huh. Well maybe there isn't as much angst in it. But I'll let you people decide!
So enough of my insanly long A/N. On to my story!!
Amu awoke at 6 am. She knew she didn't have to wake up until about 10 or 11 but it had become a habit of her's to wake up at 6. Normally when she woke up she'd change out of her pajamas and into her dance clothes. Then she'd put on her wig and contacts then brush her teeth. Of course that's when she was at the academy. She hadn't woken up this early at her house before. She wanted to get up but something was holding her back. She turned around and faced the other side of the bed. She could still smell Ikuto even if it had been 24 hours. Her eyes teared up and she released some silent, but painful tears.
She never thought it would hurt so much. Never in all her life. Amu would rather be shot then have to deal with this pain. She lay rolled over to lay on her back. For what seemed like hours she started up at the ceiling. Her pain continued to flow through her. Finally around 8 she got up. Two hours of staring at the ceiling is enough for anyone. She got up and made her way to the bathroom. She took a shower and then got dressed. She decided to dress and Lynya so no one would see her.
Once she was ready she set off and made her way to the academy. She could see her friends and Tadase walking to school together. Kukai and Kairan turned to her to wave her over but she shook her head and moved a finger to her lip, in hopes they wouldn't say anything. They seemed to get the idea and just kept walking. Thankfully Yaya wasn't with then or she wouldn't be able to keep her mouth shut. Nagihiko seemed to say something to them then walked across the street to where Amu was.
" Hello Amu-Chan. Why are you dressed as Lynya.?" Nagihiko asked.
" Hey Nagi. I'm going to the academy. You should come too. I'm sure Sakura would like to see you." Amu said.
" I suppose so. Its not like I have to go to school anyway." Nagihiko said.
" That's true. Oh and I have a question." Amu stated.
" Really? What is it?" Nagihiko questioned.
" Do you trust me?" Amu asked.
" Of course I do Amu-Chan. Why?" Nagihiko responded.
" I need you to do me a favor and not tell Tadase about me being Lynya. Somehow tell the other guardians the same thing. Well except for Toshiki cause he doesn't know. No one should know about my secret life either then you,Rima,Keiko,Kukai,Kairan and Yaya. Please go ask someone to pass the message on." Amu explained.
" Alright. I'm sure Keiko will do it. I'll be right back." Nagihiko said.
He ran back over to the others and explained where he was going. Amu could hear Tadase ask who she was. Nagihiko told him that she was a friend from the dance academy he went to. Then Nagihiko whispered something to Keiko. She looked over at Amu and nodded. Nagihiko kissed her cheek then ran back to Amu.
" Alright. She said she would. Now lets get going." Nagihiko said and began to walk towards the academy.
Amu followed him. They didn't speak once. Nagihiko could sense that Amu was upset about something but he wasn't one to pry. They reached the academy to find all the work trucks gone. Amu and Nagihiko smiled at each other then raced into the building. They ran up the stairs and got to Sakura's office. They knocked and she told them to come in.
" Oh its you two. I'm so happy that you're here." Sakura said standing up and walking over to Amu and Nagihiko.
" We're glad to see you too Sakura." Amu said, embracing her.
" Well as you can see the construction is done. You two can move back in today after your guardians meeting." Sakura said.
" Thats great! We'll see you then." Amu said, releasing Sakura then leaving the room.
Nagihiko said goodbye then followed Amu out the door. They walked down to the main floor and saw Tomoko and Kaku.
" TOMOKO-CHAN!!" Amu called.
Tomoko looked up at Amu and smiled.
" AM- I mean LYNYA-CHAN!!" Tomoko said.
Amu ran down the stairs and hugged her friend. Kaku and Nagihiko just looked at the girls. Nagihiko shrugged then made his way down the stairs.
" Its good to see you again Kaku." Nagihiko said.
" Yeah its good to see you too." Kaku replied.
Amu and Tomoko finally let go of each other.
" So are you moving back in?" Tomoko asked.
" Yeah but after school today." Amu responded.
" Well thats still pretty good! We have dance classes tomorrow so you'll need to be here." Tomoko said.
" We'll be here. Don't worry." Amu said with a laugh.
It even hurt to laugh.
" But anyway we have to go. See you later Tomoko!" Amu said.
" Ok. OH wait Lynya. There's something I need to tell you." Tomoko said.
" What?" Amu asked.
" Well you know how there was one spare room upstairs?' Tomoko questioned.
" Yeah." Amu said.
" Well Sakura got the construction people to turn it into a pool. So we now have a pool and a hot tub! And its only for us on the top floor to use. They have a pool down stairs now as well." Tomoko explained.
" That's awesome! Well see you Tomoko. Bye Kaku." Amu said then made her way to the front door.
Nagihiko said his goodbyes then left with Amu.
" Now I think we have time to go home, get dressed in our uniforms, grab our chara's and get to school." Nagihiko stated.
" Yeah." Amu responded, looking at the ground.
" Amu?" Nagihiko said.
" Yeah?" She replied.
" Are you going to tell me what's wrong?" Nagihiko asked.
" No." Amu replied then quickened her pace.
Nagihiko let her go. He knew she would hurt more if he pestered her more. Amu began to run. She ran back to her house and slammed the door behind her. She lent up against the door then slid down. She wrapped her arms around her knees and began to sob. Her body shook as she continued to cry. She felt her chara's come over and float around her.
" Stop crying." Rairi demanded.
" Rairi! That's mean, desu." Suu scolded.
" No its not. She needs to stop crying. Cause if she keeps crying she's gonna be late for school." Rairi said.
"....Good point,desu." Suu said.
Amu stopped crying and took off her wig. She stood up and made her way upstairs to her room. She changed into her school uniform then brushed her hair. Amu grabbed her bag and walked downstairs.
" Rairi, Ai. I need you two to stay here." Amu said.
" Why?" Ai asked.
" Because I've decided that Tadase doesn't need to know about Lynya. And you two are Lynya's charas. Its not like it'll do much good anyway but I can at least keep something to myself." Amu explained.
" Alright. See you later Amu-Chan." Rairi said.
Amu left her house and made her way to the school. When she got there she was almost late. She ran into the building but sadly crashed into someone. Amu fell backwards and landed on the floor.
" Gomen." Amu said.
" Whatever." A voice said.
Amu looked up and saw Ikuto walking away. Her eyes welled up with tears. But she knew she didn't have time to cry. She got up and was about to walk to her class when...
" DIA!" Ran, Miki and Suu cried.
Amu whipped around to see Dia going back in her egg.
" Dia. NO PLEASE NO!" Amu shouted.
" Sorry Amu-Chan. You've lost your shine. I'll come back when you shine again." Dia said then her egg closed and dropped to the ground. Amu just couldn't take it. She sank to her knees and began to let tears poor from her face. After a minute or so she picked Dia's egg up then stood up. She walked to the bathroom and put on some make-up to make sure she looked like she hadn't been crying. Then Amu walked to her classroom.
" You're late Hinamori-san." Her teacher said.
" Gomen." Amu said then took her seat.
The day seemed to drag on. She only had two classes but time seemed to go slower for her. Finally it was the end of the day and Amu made her way to the guardian meeting. Everyone was seated and waiting for her.
" Alright to day I'd like to start the meeting off with some good news." Tadase said.
" What? Are we going to a candy factory?" Yaya asked.
" No Yuiki-san. Me and Hinamori-san are dating!" Tadase said with glee.
Everyone ( Meaning Nagihiko,Keiko,Kairan,Kukai,Yaya and Rima ) all turned to her, there eyes wide.
" WHAT?" They all screamed.
" Its true. Ask Hinamori-San." Tadase said.
They all awaited Amu's reply. She looked at Tadase and saw him motion shooting a gun.
" Its true. Me and Tadase are dating." Amu told them.
" WHAT? WHY ARE YOU DATING TADAGAY! I THOUGHT YOU WERE WITH IKUTO!" Keiko yelled.
" She realized that she didn't love him. That it was a simple crush. And after she broke up with him she confessed that she was madly in love with me. I accepted her feelings and now we are dating." Tadase explained.
" I WASN'T ASKING YOU GAY BOY." Keiko screamed.
Tadase glared at her. Amu stayed quiet.
" Amu-Chan did you really break up with him?" Nagihiko asked.
Amu nodded.
" And you really love Tadase?" Nagihiko asked again.
Amu nodded again.
" Say it." Kukai snapped.
" What?" Amu asked.
" SAY YOU LOVE HIM!" Kukai shouted, standing up.
" I love him." Amu said quietly.
" YOU LOVE WHO?" Kukai yelled.
" Kukai calm down." Kairan said pulling on her boyfriend's sleeve for him to sit down.
Kukai lent down and whispered something in her ear. Kairan let go and nodded.
" So tell me. Who do you love?" Kukai demanded.
" T-Tadase." Amu said.
" You're voice sounds unsure." Kukai said.
" I love him. I love Tadase." Amu replied.
Kukai shook his head lightly then sat down.
" Moving on to our next topic." Tadase said.
No one was really interested in what Tadase had to say except for Toshiki. But no one blamed him since he didn't know anything. After the guardian meeting everyone got up and left. Tadase told Amu to stay back. Once everyone had gone Tadase turned to Amu.
" That was very close. If you had said that you didn't love me...well then you know what would happen." Tadase said.
" I-I know." Amu said.
" Now kiss me." Tadase said.
Amu moved closer to him and gave him a small kiss. She fought back the urge to throw up and her lips touched his. She was about to pull her away when Tadase grabbed her and deepened the kiss. His tongue swept across the bottom of her lip. She pulled away quickly.
" I don't think so. We just got together yesterday." Amu said.
" Alright. If you're scared I can wait. But not for long." Tadase said, releasing her.
Amu just grabbed her bag and left. When she was out of the school she let the tears fall again. She ran with her head to the ground, tears streaming out of her eyes. And yet again she crashed into something. She landed on her back.
" Gomen." She said, brushing the tears out of her eyes.
A hand grabbed her and pulled her up. Amu looked at the person who had helped her. Of course it was Ikuto.
" Whatever." Ikuto said and turned to walk away.
Amu grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
" What do you want now?" He asked angrily.
Amu looked up at his face. She saw that his face was hard, showing no emotions at all.
" Uh...w-we have to be back at the academy tonight. We have dance practice tomorrow." Amu said.
" Whatever." Ikuto said yanking his arm out of her hand.
" Please..Ikuto...don't." Amu said, her voice cracking.
Ikuto turned around to face her.
" You know. You actually made me believe that someone could love me. You made me believe that I had something to live for, that someone cared. But it was all a lie. I trusted you. But I guess this is what I get for being a fool." Ikuto snapped.
" Ikuto..." Amu said, her tears starting up again.
" I'll see you at the academy." He said then walked away.
Amu sank to her knees. She seemed to be doing that a lot lately. Her tears flowed freely from her eyes. A hand touched her shoulder. Amu looked up to see Nagihiko.
" Amu-chan. We know you were lying. We all know you love Ikuto. So then why did you break up with him?" Nagihiko asked.
" I-I can't tell you." Amu said.
" I'll accept that for now." Nagihiko said.
Amu nodded. Her tears never stopping.
" Amu-Chan I hate to see you cry. Please listen to this song." Nagihiko said pulling out his ipod and turning it to a certain song. He put a headphone in her ear and Amu heard the song. ( The song is slanted. )
On and on
Does anybody know
What we are living for
Whatever happens
We leave it all to chance
Another heartache
Another failed romance
On and on
Does anybody know
What we are living for
The show must go on
The show must go on
Outside the dawn is breaking
On the stage that holds
Our final destiny
The show must go on
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My makeup may be flaking
But my smile still stays on
The show must go on
The show must go on
I'll top the bill
I'll earn the kill
I have to find the will to carry
On with the
On with the
On with the show
Nagihiko turned off his ipod.
" What's that suppose to mean?" Amu asked.
" It means no matter what you must carry on. Keep a smile on. No matter what." Nagihiko said.
" I-I'll try." Amu said.
" Arigatou Amu-Chan. Now how bout I help you pack your stuff up." Nagihiko said.
" But don't you have to pack?" Amu asked.
" No. I didn't take anything with me." Nagihiko said.
Amu just nodded. Her tears had stopped and Nagihiko helped her up.
" Smile." He said.
Amu tried her best but could only manage a weak, pained smile.
" Well that's a start. Come on." He said.
He took Amu's hand and led her to her house. They went inside and got all her things ready. She also changed into Lynya. When Amu was ready to go she wrote her parents a note telling them that she was leaving for the academy. She called for Rairi and Ai to come down and they did.
" Amu-chan where's Dia?" Ai asked.
Amu felt the tears come again but she fought them back. She took Dia's egg out of her bag and showed Ai.
" She went back in her egg?" Ai asked.
Amu nodded. Amu felt something on her arm. She looked down and saw Temari hugging her.
" I know its hard to have a chara go back in their egg. I could feel Nagihiko's sorrow when I went back into mine. But just smile and keep going. Dia will come back to you. Just as I came back to Nagihiko." Temari said, letting Amu go.
" Thank you Temari." Amu said.
They all left. Amu made sure the door was locked then they walked to the academy. When they got in the building Kaku and Tomoko were waiting for them.
" Come on. You'll have to get you're stuff in your room, change into some dance clothes then come down to the second floor for a ballroom lesson." Kaku said.
" I thought you said classes were tomorrow." Amu said.
" Well Sakura wanted us to learn another Tango dance. Or more like wanted YOU to learn the tango dance. I already have. Its fun." Tomoko said.
" Ok." Amu said.
" Come on. Lets take the stairs." Tomoko said then grabbed Amu's hand, leading her up the stairs.
Nagihiko and Kaku followed them up.
" Hey is Ikuto here yet?" Amu asked.
" Yeah. He came a few minutes before you did. He's already upstairs." Tomoko said.
Amu just nodded and followed Tomoko up the stairs. When they got to the second floor Tomoko showed them the door that lead to the stair that would lead them up to their floor.
" I wonder how they got the stairs done so fast and added a pool." Nagihiko stated.
" Your guess is as good as mine dude. It only took like two to three days." Kaku said.
" Yeah. That's kinda weird." Nagihiko said.
" Hey Nagihiko can I ask you something?" Kaku questioned.
" Sure." Nagihiko replied.
" Why is your chara a girl?" Kaku asked.
Nagihiko sighed and quickly explained about his past.
" Dude. I feel so bad for you." Kaku said patting Nagihiko on the back.
" Well I lived through it." Nagihiko said.
They reached the top floor and Amu went to her room. She gave a small smile at being back in her room. She got her stuff away and dressed in her dance outfit. Ai and Rairi came with her as she left the room. Nagihiko was waiting for her in the hall. They walked to their class.
" Hello everyone. I'm glad you're all here." Sakura said as Amu and Nagihiko sat down.
Amu looked and saw Ikuto far away from everyone else.
" Ok well I watched Moulin Rouge the other day and I decided to teach you the tango routine in that movie. I've already taught Tomoko and Kaku it. So I'll be teaching you ,Nagihiko and Ikuto." Sakura said to Amu with glee.
" Alright." Amu said.
" Good. Momota, Reiji and Ataru will be up in a second." Sakura said.
They waited until the other teachers come up. Sakura up the C.D in and got it to the right song. They danced to this tango routine flawlessly. Amu didn't care what Tomoko said, that did not look fun.
" Ok. Now Amu you try. Ikuto will be the main guy in this and Kaku and Nagihiko will be the other two boys." Sakura said.
Ikuto got up and walked over to Kaku. He whispered something into his ear.
" No way." Kaku said.
" Oh come on." Ikuto said.
" No. I'm not doing it." Kaku said.
" Come on dude. For your best friend?" Ikuto asked.
" I'm not switching partners." Kaku said.
" Its not forever. Its just for today." Ikuto.
" No." Kaku said.
" Please." Ikuto pleaded.
" Well since you went as far as to say please then I suppose I can." Kaku said.
" Thanks." Ikuto said.
" Kaku if you don't wanna do it I will." Nagihiko said.
" Really? Thanks Nagihiko." Kaku said.
" No. I don't think so. Ikuto you will be dancing with Amu as the main guy. And if its just because you don't want to touch her then being the main guy is the best role incase you weren't paying attention." Sakura snapped.
Ikuto sighed and took his spot. Nagihiko got to his spot by Kaku. He could see the sadness in Amu's eyes.
" The show must go on." Nagihiko mouthed.
Amu gave a light smile and nodded. The music turned on and they danced perfectly. Of course Ikuto's touch hurt her. Not just because he was handling her roughly but because of the pain that lingered in her heart.
" Ikuto can you please try and handle her gently." Sakura said for the fifth time.
" Whatever." He replied.
They tried again and he finally didn't handle her roughly. But she still hurt. But no one could take away the pain from her heart.
" Alright well that was a good practice. Go to dinner then you have the rest of the night free." Sakura said.
Everyone left and walked down to the dinning hall. Everyone took the stairs except Amu. She walked into the elevator. Nagihiko came with her to make sure she would be alright.
" It hurts." She said as the doors closed.
" What hurts?" Nagihiko asked.
" My heart. It hurts. I want the pain to go away but I know it can't." Amu said sadly.
" I know. Believe me I know. But the pain will lessen. It won't ever go away but someday it won't hurt as badly. Your wounds are fresh. It takes time to heal." Nagihiko said, giving her a hug.
" Thank you Nagihiko." Amu said.
The elevator opened up and the two made their way to the dinning hall. They all sat down and no one said a word as they ate. Not even the chara's talked to each other. Ikuto was the first to finish. He got up and left. Five minutes later everyone else got up and left. Amu was the last to leave.
When she got up to her room she sat down on her bed. Her tears began to flow freely again. Amu curled up in her bed and cried her eyes out. Finally at around nine she got off her bed.
" I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" She shouted.
Amu raced out of her room and down the hall to Ikuto's. She banged on the door but no one answered. She knocked again but no answer came yet again. She turned to walk away when she heard a gunshot come from inside the room.
Oh I'm evil aren't I? Leaving it there. God I feel like a b!tch. I'll post the tango vid on my profile. Yes if you watch it you'll be like " Uh...there's suppose to be more people." Well I never really explained in the chapter but it'll be explained in a different chapter. I promise. Maybe the next one, depending on how things play out.
Also with the song I used. I love that song and I don't care if no one else thinks about the meaning like I did. That's just my insane thinking power at work.
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Whoa that's a lot over reviews.
Anyway I'd just like to say that I'm a little pissed at youtube right now. They keep copyright claiming things so yesterday I deleted 26 on my favorite videos. I know 26 may not seem like a lot to some but its a lot to me. now I only have 162 favorites. I am not happy.
So anyway please review and don't kill me. I beg of you. And just to remind people. this story is Amuto.