Sup guys, I hope you enjoyed the previous chapter! Not much to say today so let us continue to chapter 20!
Amu's P.O.V:
I sat at the dining room table, gnawing on my bottom lip. The stuffed bear stared at me with it's black marble eyes, making me slightly uncomfortable.
"I have to get out of here." I whispered, tapping my fingers on the table. I looked around the dining room, I didn't really see anything that I could use. Besides, even if I did get out of here, I would still be the size of a doll. But, I could also use that to my advantage, it would make it harder for them to find me.
I shook my head, I shouldn't worry about that until I figured out an actual escape route. I glanced up at the bear, it was still staring at me, my eyebrow twitched in annoyance. I should just move him, his gaze was annoying me and quite unsettling. I stood up and picked up the bear.
"Damn, you're heavy for a stuffed toy." I complained, trying to reposition it so it would be easier to carry. I flipped it once so it's back was facing me, and I noticed a zipper. I pulled it down, some cotton fell out of it.
As if a light bulb flashed over my head, and idea popped into my head.
Saaya's P.O.V:
I might as well check on my toy, hopefully she hasn't starved too much.
(Keep in mind, Saaya never noticed White Mask handing Amu food!)
I opened the white door and walking into the room where I held the doll house. Standing in front of it, I opened the little lock that kept the house connected and opened it.
"Little Amu, where are you hiding?" I asked. "Just show yourself, I will find you." I started moving some of the furniture around in search of her, but she was no where to be found.
"She escaped, how!?" I shrieked, picking up the doll house and shaking it violently, all of pieces fell out. The slayer ran in, looking at the mess before her. I grabbed her collar and lifted her to my height, since she was a couple of inches shorter then me.
"Find her, or face my fury!" I shouted in her face, I threw her down and she scrambled out of the room. Who does she think she is, trying to escape from me?
Amu's P.O.V:
I waited until Saaya finally ran out of the room, I sighed in relief. Hiding in the teddy bear was a brilliant idea, but you think she would have at least noticed the spare cotton laying around.
"What an airhead queen." I thought to myself as I unzipped myself from the toy bear, stepping out and leaving the empty toy behind. My body hurt because of the impact from the ground, since I fell out when she was holding the doll house and shaking it. She left the door to the room open, much easier for me to escape.
I ran out of the room, there were long, white corridors with marble columns on the sides. Some type of castle I suppose.
I looked to my right, and then to my left, which was should I go?
"You still have not found her!?" I heard someone shriek from the left, the right it is then. I ran as quickly as possible, making sure to hide behind the columns so no one would notice me if they walked down this way. I couldn't really make much progress with such a small body, but I could at least try.
After what seemed like an hour of traveling, I noticed a door that led into another room. It was closed, but I could easily fit underneath it. I crawled in and looked around the room, the walls were painted a plain white like all the other rooms. There were two bowls next to the door, decorated with paw prints and bones, one of them reeked of some type of disgusting food. I continued to walk forward and noticed a purple pet bed, covered in white fur.
"Is this some sort of pet's room?" I asked myself, looking around the room. A toy mouse was laying on the floor, I walked over to the toy and placed my hand on it and quickly pulled away, it was slobbery. At the end of the tail, was little golden bell. I picked it up and shook it, making a tiny jingle.
I heard large footsteps approach me, I turned around cautiously and saw a large, snow white persian kitten in front of me, it looked like a baby. His face leaned in and I felt myself grow nervous, it seems it was sniffing me. It's ice blue eyes stared at me curiously, maybe I should try to befriend it.
"Hey...," I started, noticing a pink bedazzled collar on him. "Bambi?" I read the little golden tag that hung from the collar, her eyes seemed to light up as I mentioned her name. I stuck my hand out, she slowly leaned in once again to sniff it, then she licked it joyfully.
"So cute!" I squealed, running up to her and petting her leg, she purred slightly. Then, she toppled down to her side, I jumped on her and began petting her stomach.
"Who's a good girl, you are, you are!" I exclaimed, she purred again. Her fur was so soft, almost like an angel's feather. Then, another idea came into mind. "Hey Bambi, you want to help me look for a way out?" I asked, she let out another purr in response.
"I'll take that as a yes." I smirked, then I realized we couldn't escape because the door was closed, and Bambi can't get through the tiny crack. But I have to try, Bambi can help me get out of here. I noticed a white drawer besides the door, if I climb up it, I should be able to reach the door knob and open the door.
I hopped off the young kitten and walked over to the drawer, climbing up one of the handles that helps you pull out the shelf. I continued to climb up it and made it to the top, I was about to reach for the door knob until I noticed a picture frame, I walked over to it and looked at it.
There was a younger looking Saaya, maybe two or three, in a woman's arms. The woman's hair was tied into a neat bun, not a stray hair sticking out. She wore an elegant emerald gown that matched Saaya's sparkling eyes. Saaya had a sincere smile on her face, unlike the sickly sweet one that I've seen on her face. Next to them was a man with dark brown hair, eyes hidden behind it, he was wearing a black tuxedo. I wonder if they are Saaya's parents, and if so, what happened to them?
The door slammed open and I dove behind the picture frame, hiding from whoever just came in.
"You stupid cat, have you seen her?" I heard Saaya ask, was she really asking a cat.
Yep, she's officially gone insane.
"Of course you haven't, you useless creature." Saaya hissed, I heard a yowl and glimpsed over the frame. Saaya was stomping on Bambi's tail, it took all of my self control to not try to go up there and rip her hair out. But right now, I was no match to her. I simply clenched my fists and looked away from the terrible scene in front of me.
"Hold on Bambi, I'll get us both out of here." I thought to myself. Yet, there was something in the back of my head that I couldn't get rid of. All of this was my fault, if I didn't escape, she wouldn't be taking out her anger on the cat. It's all my fault.
No, I can't think that right now, I have to focus all my energy on getting out of here. Saaya finally left the room, I decided to wait a couple of minutes before opening the door, just in case she was still near us.
"I'm sorry Bambi." I said as I stared down from the drawer at her, even though her tail was covered in fur and there was no visible bruise, I could tell it hurt a lot. She let out a weak meow and I felt myself grow angry, once I get out of here and become big again, I will take her out with my own fists. I ran over to the door knob and jumped, nearly falling but I managed to hang on with one hand. I pulled myself up and stood on the handle, once I finally balanced on it, I jumped on it a couple of time until I heard it click on the door glided open.
"Yes!" I fist-pumped, causing me to lose balance and fall down. I was about to hit the floor until Bambi ran over and caught me on her back. I petted her and scooted up so I could grab onto her collar.
"Onwards my steed!" I shouted, pointing forwards. Bambi ran out of the room and began running through the castle, much faster then I thought she would be. That's right, I'm no damsel in distress anymore, I'm going to save myself from the mess I got myself into!
Utau's P.O.V:
"You found a portal?" I asked skeptically.
"Yep, it was in an abandoned building." Ikuto said, I could tell he excited to go in it.
"Fine, now we just have to wait for Mei." I leaned back in my office chair. As if on cue, Mei ran in with a huge, dusty book.
"I got it! All you need to open a locked portal is a sample of the dimension holder's DNA!" Mei shouted.
"So if that hair is the dimension holder's, then we can enter the portal?" I asked.
"Well, not all of us. Since we only have one piece of her hair, then only one person can go in and come back with it." She said.
"I'll go then." Ikuto said immediately.
"You are not going there-"
"You can't fight me on this one, I am going to save Amu." Ikuto quickly cut me, turning around to walk out of the room.
"You are really willing to defy me for her?" I asked, he stopped and looked over his shoulder.
"Maybe." He said, and made his way out. My eyes were wide but quickly went back to normal and smirked.
"Mei, how do you know when someone is in love with someone else?" I looked at her, she smiled.
"You can never really tell, love is too unexpected, not predictable."
"Such wise words." I commented, she chuckled.
"I suppose."
We stood in the abandoned building, where Ikuto said that him and Kukai found the portal. By my side was Dia, she said she couldn't rest until she knew Amu was alright.
"One rule from me, if you can get into that dimension without anyone noticing you, keep it that way. If you have the element of surprise on your side, do not waste it." I said, he nodded.
"Here is the hair, and good luck." Mei handed him the bag. "Do not lose it, unless you want to be stuck in there."
"I got it guys, I am not that stupid." Ikuto smirked, placing the bag in his pocket. He turned to face the portal, took a deep breath, and walked in, disappearing into the brick wall.
" I bet ten dollars that he gets noticed." I said.
Amu's P.O.V:
This castle is a labyrinth, I'm never going to find my way out. Bambi took another turn and dashed down the hallway, then she quickly stopped and I looked forward.
There were stone stairs that led down to what I thought was a basement.
"Let's go." I said, Bambi walked down the stairs slowly. As it began getting darker, there were torches hanging on the concrete wall. The further we went down, the more cracked the stone was, and moss was beginning to grow on the walls.
We finally made it down and I heard the echo of a liquid dripping to the floor, making me grow more paranoid. Bambi's footsteps echoed slightly as she continued to walk down the area. I saw metal bars, I jumped off the kitten and walked towards them. Instantly, a pale hand reached out and tried to grab me, but I dodged it just in time.
"What are you?" I asked.
"A slave." The person responded, their voice was raspy.
"What do you mean?" I asked again.
"I was captured, to work for this stupid queen or whatever she calls herself now."
"But you are not working, you are locked up." I observed.
"When the time comes, I will have to work for her." The raspy voice started sending shivers down my spine.
"And what exactly is this work?" I asked, but before I got an answer, I heard a siren blare from outside. "I'm afraid I will have to cut this conversation short." I said as I climbed onto Bambi's back.
"Watch you back kid, that queen won't stop until she has what she wants." He warned me.
"Well I'm one thing that she can't have." I said, and he replied with a chuckle. Bambi ran up the stairs and the siren became louder.
"There is an intruder on castle grounds!" Someone shouted down the hallway.
"Ikuto." I quickly thought, my heart seemed to light up as Bambi ran under the guard's legs.
"It's the girl, get her!" Another man shouted, a group of guards began running towards me.
"Come and get me jerks!" I stuck my tongue out at them, Bambi began running faster. "Ikuto! Where are you!?" I shrieked, hoping he would hear me. Bambi skidded on the floor as she made a sharp turn, and there he was.
Ikuto was running through the hall, then he quickly stopped when he noticed me.
"Amu?" He cocked his head curiously to the side, probably confused about my side.
"Ikuto!" I shouted, Bambi ran towards him and pounced at him. Ikuto quickly caught her and stared at me.
"Why are you so small?" He asked with a chuckle.
"I don't really know myself." I grinned. Seeing him made me happy, to know that he actually wanted to save me.
"There they are, get them!" A man behind us shouted, Bambi jumped out of Ikuto's arms.
"Ikuto, lead us to the exit!" I shouted, he nodded and began running. Bambi followed behind him quickly, my hair dancing in the wind. She dodged many of the guards as they tried to catch us, Ikuto looked back at us and seemed quite impressed.
We ran and stopped in front of a pair of huge double doors, Ikuto quickly opened the doors and bright light came out of them.
"We need to get out through here, but wait, we only have one piece of the DNA." He took out a plastic bag from his pocket, I saw a single piece of hair in the bag. "How are we both going to get out?"
"Don't be stupid!" I shouted, Bambi jumped up and grabbed the bag with her mouth. I took it from her and pulled the hair out, splitting it into three pieces. Ikuto grabbed one piece from and I put the other one on Bambi's mouth.
"Don't swallow it." I commanded, she nodded her head lightly. "Alright, lets go!" I shouted, Bambi ran through the door and Ikuto quickly followed. Before I knew it, we were all in some other building.
"Amu!" I heard someone shout, I jumped off of Bambi and saw a huge Utau.
"Utau, so glad to see you!" I shouted, walking over to her and hugging her ankle.
"Why is she so how small?" Utau asked, sending a glare at Ikuto.
"I didn't do it." Ikuto defended himself.
"The woman who captured me did this, she said I was her doll and kept me in a doll house." I said, but then smirked slightly. "But I managed to outsmart her and escape."
"She must have been pretty dumb then." Utau commented.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" My eyebrow twitched in annoyance.
"Don't worry, I have a spell that will fix you right up." Mei said.
"Let us get home then." Utau said.
"Just drink this and you should go back to normal." Mei handed me a tiny, toy teacup filled with a pink potion.
"Where did you get this cup from?" I asked.
"Yaya had some dolls in her room, so I took it." Mei answered.
"Hey, you never asked for my permission!" Yaya shouted, I quickly downed the potion and placed the cup down. I felt something bubble up in my stomach, I burped loudly and grew to my normal size.
"What a cute dress!" Yaya exclaimed, running up to me.
"Nice burp." Rima snorted, I glared at her. "But it is great to have you back."
"It's great to be back to my normal size, being tiny is way too inconvenient." I brushed my dress off a bit. Bambi approached me and I picked her up.
"Where did you get the kitten from?" Nagi asked.
"I think she was Saaya's kitten, but I took her because she was being abused." I answered, I told them all about Saaya on the way back to the house.
"Let's go celebrate Amu's arrival with ice cream!" Yaya exclaimed.
"You just want an excuse to eat ice cream." Utau sighed.
"Some ice cream would be nice, I suppose." Dia giggled, I let Bambi down and she walked off somewhere. They all began walking to the kitchen, I grabbed Ikuto's sleeve and he looked at me.
"Thank you, for saving me and stuff." I mumbled, he smirked.
"Anything for you, strawberry head." He teased, I walked closer to him and hugged him tightly.
"I missed you, and I missed you calling me that." I said, but since my face was pressed against his chest, it came out pretty muffled. He said nothing, but he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me even closer to him, his head resting on mine.
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