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Rage, Truth and A Letter

Kukai saw Ryo and he was in the center of the royal ballroom. He also caught a glimpse of Nagihiko and Rima, Miki and Yoru and Daichi and Ran on the dance floor. Ryo was talking to her majesty, Queen Souko, she was smiling brightly Yukairi and Utau were beside her. The difference was, Utau wasn't paying attention to what Ryo was saying.

Kukai made his way through the tough crowd, ignoring some of the whispers he heard about him not having manners to say 'excuse me'. Right now, that was the last thing he cared about.

Tadase and the others were trying to keep up with catching Kukai, he knew this was going to end badly. Problem was, there were so many people and they lost sight of him through the crowd. And in the speed Kukai was going, they could hardly catch up to him.

"We have to find him, or it wont go well with any of us." Said Tadase

"Oh I don't know about that Nagi. I wouldn't mind it if he gave Ryo a piece of his mind." Said Ran bitterly, she could care less about that boy.

"It's what he deserves~desu" Agreed Su. Even someone as nice as her can get angry.

"But in front of all these people?" asked Daichi then he shook his head "He can do it later. Besides, with the look Kukai just had, I think he'll be doing more than just give him a piece of his mind."

"Come on, he must be at the middle." Stated Kairi "If he was looking for Ryo, he should be there."

"True, my brother would be talking to the king and queen by now." Said Tara, she wanted to come with them, so they let her.

"Let's hurry." Tadase spoke and he continued to walk briskly through the huge crowd.

It was pretty unavoidable that they would suddenly bump into someone, and it just so happened that, this someone was no other than Tsukasa himself.

"Tadase?" he asked confused and looked at the others "Are you all planning to leave this early?"

"Actually…we were looking for Kukai." Said Daichi nervously.

"Oh? Why is that? He was going to Utau-chan I suppose, he should be down there by now." Tsukasa pointed to where the other royals were.

"No, we have to stop him." Said Tadase.

"What happened Tadase? He seemed mad." Stated Tsukasa knowingly.

"We'll tell you everything later, but now we have to get to Kukai!" said Yaya urgently.

"…." Tsukasa stayed silent as he wondered why they were all rushing to get to Kukai, and he had no clue…but he was about to get his answer just a few minutes after that, because…

Kukai was soon in the center as well. He was panting but he could care less. He saw Nagihiko and Rima stop dancing, and they stared at him. Nagihiko approached him with Rima by his side and asked.

"Something the matter? You look…tense and mad." Stated Nagihiko.

Kukai didn't reply, he made his way to Ryo and as he did, Rima asked Nagihiko "This doesn't feel right. You think we missed something?"

"I think so. I haven't seen him that angry in ages." Said Nagihiko "And he only looks like that when…something bad is about to happen."

"I wonder what Kukai's planning." Muttered Rima.

The two of them got their answer when they heard Kukai speak up. Kukai was near queen Souko and he asked "Your majesty?"

Queen Souko turned around and spoke "Is there something that I can do for you?"

"Actually, if you wouldn't mind, may I have…a word with Ryo?" he asked. His voice was still cold and he saw Utau look at him with concern in her eyes.

"Why of course." Queen Souko smiled and she faced Ryo "Someone wants to speak to you."

"Well would you look at this." Said Ryo as he looked at Kukai 'And what would you possibly want from-…"

BAM!

Ryo didn't get to finish his sentence before Kukai punched him straight in the face. Kukai clenched his fists and spoke "You just made the biggest mistake of your life." His voice was cold and deadly as if he wanted to rip someone's gut off.

Ryo fell on the floor and groaned in pain. Utau stared at Kukai wide eyed and so did Ikuto. Utau had never seen him so angry, and she was shocked that Kukai, of all people would be the one to start a fight. All the guests seemed to instantly stop to look at what just happened.

"Well…I guess we found Kukai…" muttered Daichi as he made his way to the crowd. "Oh boy…"

"Souma-kun…." Muttered Nagihiko as he saw what happened.

"No way…" said Rima quietly.

"…" There was utter silence in the room until Ryo started shouting.

"You see this? This is the exact reason why we shouldn't have commoners around here!" he started to get up and continued to speak "They do nothing but cause so much trouble for us all!"

Kukai was tired and fed up, of all the lies, all the suffering and pain, and there was no way he was going to let this continue. "That's it, you have definitely done it!" he was about to hit Ryo again, but then he was grabbed.

"Enough! Souma-kun, stop!" It was Nagihiko and he was retraining Kukai, but he wasn't alone.

"Cut it out Kukai! He's not worth it!" Daichi was helping restrain his brother too, seeing as he knew most out of all of them, how bad things could get if things continue.

"Souma-kun please control your anger." Stated Tadase.

"Come on Kukai knock it off." Rima spoke now too, she knew Ryo deserved it, and when in a fight there was no way Ryo would stand a chance, but Kukai was still their friend, and the last thing they'd all want is for something bad to happen to him.

Kukai wanted to stop, but with everything that's happened, he didn't know how to find a reason not to hurt the man in front of him. "Let me go Nagi! If you knew what he did, you'd be just as angry!"

"It doesn't matter, don't let it get to you Souma-kun. It wont do anything, anybody any good." Objected Nagihiko.

"Kukai, if we let you fight this guy, you'd get the sissy killed!" said Daichi.

"Hey! How dare you…" Ryo was about to object about being called a sissy when someone cut him off.

"Keep your mouth shut!" stated Ran.

"She's right, we're trying to save your behind from getting strangled by Kukai when we'd be more than happy to let him." Said Rima coldly "So do us all a favor and keep that big mouth of yours shut!" Everyone stared at the angry Rima, she was scarier that they gave her credit for.

Kukai was still restraining himself from their hold, he wanted Ryo to pay for what he and Mai had done. Nagihiko and the others didn't know how much longer they could hold their friend back, that was until someone stepped in.

Kukai's eyes widened and his whole body froze when he felt someone hug him. Nagihiko and the others stopped too. When it dawned to them, what was happening, they slowly let Kukai go, knowing that she of all people could make him stop.

"That's enough Kukai…it's enough okay? You don't have to do this." It was Utau, she was hugging him, and she couldn't help but cry. "Please, just stop. He isn't worth it."

Kukai looked at the crying Utau and he clenched his fists. She wasn't making a waterfall of tears, but he could see that her eyes were closed and she was preventing herself from totally crying. He put his hands down to his side and spoke silently "I…I'm sorry…"

Utau shook her head, her eyes were still closed, and she spoke "No, it's okay. You have…nothing to be sorry for. I understand." She really did, and she soon felt Kukai hug her back. Relief washed over her as she felt him hug her back.

"You have got to be joking! A princess hugging a peasant! Truly your majesty, this is absurd!" exclaimed Ryo.

Rima went over to Ryo and slapped him across the face to keep him quiet, Nagihiko was right beside her. None of the guests happened to pay attention to Ryo, not even the royals. They were at awe seeing the scene in front of them.

"I…I was so pissed. I wanted to rip the guy to pieces." Kukai told her silently, he gritted his teeth in the process. He was starting to feel guilty for what he did and his face was buried on top of her head.

"I know, you always did want to rip him apart didn't you?" Said Utau with a light smile.

"I know I shouldn't have done that, but I couldn't take it anymore. Hinamori, Hinamori's missing Utau, and we can't find her." Stated Kukai.

Utau's eyes suddenly shot open. She pulled away from Kukai and asked "What are you talking about?"

"…" Kukai stayed silent and then he lifted his head and looked at Ryo. His eyes weren't as deadly, but still a bit cold. "Why not ask him."

Utau looked at Ryo, she was furious. "What did you do to Amu?" she hissed.

This time, even Ikuto's attention was caught. Rima and Nagihiko started to listen carefully too. "What's going on Souma-kun?" asked Nagihiko as he tried to remain clam.

"Listen, I still hate you. And I always will, no one messes with my friends and family, and if I don't find Hinamori alive, I am coming back to haunt you, got that?!?" Kukai said as he glared at Ryo.

"Hinamori?!?" This the even the king spoke. "What are you all talking about? None of the members of the Hinamori family are…"

"You seriously bought that?!?" said Ikuto, even he was loosing his temper.

"Father, you're wrong. The Hinamori siblings are alive." Stated Utau as Kukai held her hand "All the rumors you've been hearing are lies!"

"This is utterly ridiculous!" Mai just had to step in after that "Your highness, you must have these frauds arrested!"

"That's true! I am sorry if our maids are causing such an inconvenience, please…" Lady Yamabuki and Saaya were helping Mai too.

"Yamabuki-san, maybe it would be best to escort these people out." Said Ryo with a smirk.

"No, please listen to what they have to say." Said Utau pleading her mother and father to listen.

"They've ruined this whole event now, and you still persist on listening to them?" asked Mai.

"Mai, be quiet why don't you!" Ikuto had enough.

"I-Ikuto-koi…" she stated.

Ikuto gritted her teeth and was about to say something when suddenly, Tsukasa put hand in front of him to stop Ikuto from talking. "Now Ikuto-kun." Started Tsukasa.

"See? Tsukasa-san agrees as well." Said Mai proudly.

"No, Mai. I highly object to what you and your brother have been doing." Stated Tsukasa.

"W-what?" Mai was shocked and didn't know what else to say.

"Tsukasa, what in the world is the meaning of this?" asked Aruto as he looked at everyone around him. "What are these children implying?"

"It's quite simple Aruto. They're telling the truth. The two daughters of Tsugumu are alive. Amu and Ami Hinamori." Stated Tsukasa. "They were never killed by anyone, Tsugumu had entrusted them with the Yamabukis, but it would seem they thought of other plans."

"This is absurd. There would be no way that we would do such a horrible thing." Said Lady Yamabuki, but her voice was indeed cracking.

"Your highness we would never make up stories about my sister's existence, that's such a horrible thing." Said Saaya.

"No one ever mentioned anything about you making things up." Stated Kukai suddenly.

"That's right, now why would you think of something like that?" asked Nagihiko.

"W-well…" Saaya had no answer, in short, she was cornered.

"Aruto, I have known the Hinamoris just as long. Do you really think that I would lie about such a thing?" asked Tsukasa.

"Father please listen. If you want proof, we can show you Ami Hinamori, she's currently in the Fujisaki household." Said Utau as she looked at Nagihiko.

"Then if this is all true, why would you hide it from us until now?" asked Aruto.

"No offense, but you're not exactly the most open person in the world to talk to." Said Ikuto directly. He didn't mean to be so harsh, but he was worried about Amu and he wanted answers.

"Ikuto…" muttered Souko.

"Your highnesses, these people know more than you're giving them credit for." This time, even Kairi decided to help out.

"What do you mean?" asked Aruto confused.

"We can give you a full detailed story, we'll tell you everything we know of the Hinamoris, if only you would hear us out." Said Rima.

"…" the king stayed silent for a while and then he spoke "Alright, I'll give you your chance, but just this once, so be careful with what you tell me."

"B-but your highness…" protested Saaya.

"Be quiet, he wasn't talking to you." Stated Utau angrily.

"…" Saaya immediately kept her mouth shut and soon everyone in the room was silent too.

"Amu's stepfamily hated her, they would hurt her as much as they wanted whenever they got the chance." Started Rima "They kept all these a secret so that no one would end up finding out."

"They treated her as a slave more than a family member. My sister and I took in her little sister, Ami. She was taken to us, and in return I would work for the Yamabukis as well." Stated Nagihiko.

"They filled the real story with lies, so no one would suspect it. And to top it off, they banned Hinamori from the outside world." Said Kukai "We were the only connections she had, us, Rhythm-san and Temari-oneesan."

"But when Ikuto-san found her, things changed. When she stayed here in the palace, we kept it a secret from the Yamabukis, so she wouldn't be forced to go back." Said Ran.

"I knew they were hiding something all along!" shrieked Saaya.

"And what? You're going to punish us now? Like you do every time with Amu until she ends up dead?!?" asked Rima angrily. "I dare you, go ahead, go and show them what a real witch you and your mother are!"

Nagihiko held her and spoke "Stop Rima-chan. They will get what they deserve; they aren't worth your effort."

"Enough!" Aruto's voice was heard and everyone kept silent. "Is this all true?" he asked the Yamabukis.

"W-well…." Lady Yamabuki was about to answer when Kukai spoke up.

"Why are you stuttering? Shouldn't you be confident? I mean, you did tell everyone that you stepdaughter was dead right?" said Kukai. "You should have nothing to worry about."

"And your highnesses, to top it off, when we've given Amu a safe place to stay, the Misuzawa kids had to interfere." Said Rima.

"That's why Kukai punched him in the face to begin with." Stated Daichi.

"Absurd, Mai, Ryo and Tara are such sweet kids." Said queen Souko.

"Oh we have no problem with Tara-chi." Said Yaya.

"But I'm not so sure about the other two." Continued Kairi.

"Even you Kairi?" now Yukairi spoke up.

"Yes, even I know more than what you give me credit for." Stated Kairi as he faced his sister.

"Unbelievable." Ryo interfered "I knew they were desperate, but I would have never thought…you even used Utau and Ikuto to your own liking." He was trying to get at Kukai's nerves.

"How dare you…" Utau was about to say something when Kukai laughed bitterly. "Kukai?" she asked silently.

"That's funny. I used Utau? Look who's talking. The last time I checked, you were the one who almost hurt down the alley in town. Oh that's right, the only reason you didn't was because I showed up." Said Kukai.

"I would never hurt the princess!" said Ryo "She's my future wife I'd never…"

He was cut off again "Future wife? Who stepped down and made you king? I don't remember that being official. And another thing, you'd never hurt her? Yeah right, if you weren't here, I wouldn't have smacked you in the face and caused such a mess." Kukai wasn't loosing his cool, but he was mad on the inside.

"And what in the world makes you think you deserve Utau? Do enlighten me." Challenged Ryo.

Kukai smiled, not smirked, he smiled. He smiled softly and his response caused everyone's eyes to widen, even Utau. "Because I love her. Plain and simple no?"

"Y-you what? Don't make me laugh!" said Ryo, he was throwing hysterics.

"Really now? You keep saying she's your future wife, but you can't even say you like her, let alone love her. You say she's your future wife, but you keep her away from her happiness. Do tell, is that how a future husband who loves his future wife act? Because the last time I checked, you were the last person on her list." Stated Kukai.

"Ouch." Said Daichi with a grin.

"Ha! And what makes you think society will let you? You tell me you love her, love isn't going to get you far you fool! No matter how much you love her, you can never be together." Said Ryo smugly.

"Why that little…" Rima was about to say something until Nagihiko held her back.

"No Rima-chan. This is his fight, let Souma-kun handle it. Besides, I'd like to hear what he has to say." Said Nagihiko with a smile.

"Fine." Grumbled Rima with a sigh.

"I don't need society to tell me whom I can't love genius." Said Kukai with a slight smile "I know I'm not rich like you, but I'm glad I'm not as obnoxious and as heartless as you too. I'd rather be downright poor, than rich but have your kind of attitude."

Ikuto couldn't help but smirk and speak "Well said…Souma." Kukai just gave him a smile in return.

Everyone stared at Kukai, most of the nobles did and so did the royals. Utau stared at him for a minute, and then she smiled "You never were the one to give up were you?" she asked him.

"With you on the line? Not a chance." He said with a grin, Kukai was back again.

"Now that's the look I want to see. I'm glad you're back." She told him happily.

Kukai stared at her in shock for a minute and then smiled softly "No problem, and thanks for bringing me back Utau."

"You're welcome, and if it makes you feel any better, I love too." She told him and a tint of pink could be seen on her cheek.

Kukai began to stare again and then spoke "Yeah, I know." He laughed a bit too.

"Jerk." Muttered Utau.

The others laughed at well and then, someone just had to bring up reality. Tadase spoke up "I hate to be the one to ruin the moment, but how do we find Amu-chan?"

"…" Everyone stayed silent again.

Ikuto's head shot up as he heard the name and he asked "Tadase, what happened to Amu?"

"She's gone Tsukiyomi." Stated Kukai "As in seriously gone, we have no idea where she could be right now. No clues, letters no ties. no nothing."

"What?!?" asked Ikuto shocked.

"She left the palace." Stated Dia, who finally spoke after such a long time. "Now we have no clue as to where to find her."

"Amu-chan's gone?" asked Nagihiko in shock.

"Yeah, Mai and Ryo pissed her off or something like that." Said Kukai as he looked over to the two siblings.

'Tara-chan told us she saw Amu-chan leave earlier, just before the ball started." Said Tadase.

"Tara's joking!" Mai said, she was laughing nervously "We would never do something so cruel."

"Who said you did anything?" asked Rima "But since you're admitting it, what is it that you did anyway?"

"I never…" Mai was about to object when she got cut off.

"Listen Mai, enough of this. You can't do anything anymore, so please just tell them all the truth." Said Tara "You and Saaya-san both disliked Amu, you had every reason to get rid of her."

"Mai would never…" Ryo was going to abject but he got cut off too.

"You had a part in this to Ryo, you told me that earlier just when the ball began." Said Tara.

"I…" before Ryo could say anything, he felt someone grab him by the collar.

"Listen, I don't result to violence. In fact, I'm not quite fond of it, but if you will refuse to tell the truth, I would be more than happy to go ahead and wring your neck." It was Nagihiko, he had the same deadly aura as Kukai before, the only difference was that he could restrain himself when he's already got Ryo cornered.

Ryo cowered in fear of Nagihiko's threat and he spoke "I-I don't know okay? Mai was the one with the idea."

"What? Don't you dare pin this on me!" screeched Mai angrily.

The two siblings began to bicker and glare at each other, and they were starting to make no sense. Ikuto had it, he sighed and then soon he let it all out…

"Would you two shut up." he told them both. "I am sick of this, now you better start telling the truth Mai, or I am going to have the guards banish you from this kingdom, you and your foolish excuse for a brother wont set a foot here again." He didn't yell, he never did, but his tone was dead serious, he had a dark aura emmiting from behind…

All the guests stared in awe at Ikuto, he rarely did that. Once in a lifetime possibly…but this was a big exception. Mai and Ryo stopped and Nagihiko threw Ryo to the ground. Now, everyone was mad, even Dia and Miki.

"Now, why not tell us the full story then?" said Nagihiko with a smile, but deep down it meant something like 'start talking or you'll regret it'.

Mai started to lose her head. She started laughing before she spoke "I knew it, I knew this would happen. No one ever listens to me, no one! Why? Why are you all taking her side?!? She doesn't deserve to be here! I told her to leave, and she did. I tricked her and it worked, that's right, it was all me!"

The others stared at her in disbelief. She was…crazy in a sense. All the guests turned to stare at her, she was indeed losing her head. Ikuto looked at her and he pitied her, so did all the others.

"Now, now that no one knows where she is, I won didn't I? Now, there's no way that you can find her. For all you know, she could be dead. The rumors would finally come true!" continued Mai while laughing.

"Okay…" started Daichi.

"Wow…she's lost it." Said Miki.

"She's insane~nya!" exclaimed Yoru, he was a bit freaked out by Mai, she was bad enough before.

"Guards…take her away." Ordered Aruto with a sigh. He never in his life expected something like this. "No, take them all away." He gestured towards the Yamabukis, Ryo and Mai."

"NO! Let me go! I'm not done yet!" argued Mai as she started kicking and screaming.

"You can't do this to me! Ikuto-san!" Saaya was screaming too, as was Lady Yamabuki.

Everyone stared at the four people being dragged out. Ryo screamed too "You can never have her Souma! You're nothing but a peasant, a fool, nothing more but a commoner! No one would ever allow it!" and that was when they were all dragged off and the door was slammed shut.

Kukai felt a bit tense after hearing what Ryo had to say, but he felt relieved when Utua took his hand and she smiled, he just gave her a smile of his own in return. "Thank you." He told her.

"Of course." She smiled.

"Glad that's all over." Stated Rima "Now what do we do?" she asked them.

"We have to focus on finding Amu-chan, who knows where she could be." Said Tadase with a sad sigh.

"Ikuto? Any clue?" asked Utau.

"No, I have no idea." Said Ikuto sadly "I should have known she'd do something reckless. Something was troubling her before, I shouldn't have let it go so easily."

"Regretting things now won't help us, we just need to find her." Said Kukai.

"Knowing Amu, she should have left some kind of clue, note, anything." Said Rima.

Utau suddenly got an idea and she turned to face Ikuto "Ikuto, we should go check her room. That would have been the last place she was in before she left. If so that she did leave some kind of note, then it should be there right?"

"We have no assurance…" started Kairi "But it's always worth a try. It's better than staying here doing nothing."

"True, and we better get moving, and fast." Said Daichi "Who knows where she could be right now."

"Come on, let's go." Ikuto stated as he started to walk out of the royal ballroom, ignoring the mutters of the guests.

"Hey." Started Kukai.

Ikuto stopped and he faced Kukai "Yeah?" he asked.

"Not to be rude or anything, but…if you don't mind me asking, what are you planning to do with Mai, Ryo and the Yamabukis?" asked Kukai.

"…" Ikuto stayed silent for a while and then he replied "That would be up to my father and mother, so ask them. The decision of the other kingdom leaders will vary too, probably." He explained.

"Great, you sure they aren't going to be biased?" asked Rima.

"That would be unfair for them~nya." Said Yoru, he was right beside Miki.

Ikuto looked at the people around him. The nobles, royals, and kingdom leaders. "Look, after what they've seen, they should be able to make the right decision. If not, then that would only prove how unfit they are to be sitting in their current positions in society."

"…" All of the guests stayed silent. They always figured that all Ikuto ever did with his life was fool around, but now, he was the one making a lot of sense and he was also making a proper decision.

"I don't have time to waste here." Said Ikuto as he hurriedly left the room.

"Well…we better get going." Said Nagihiko with a sigh. He turned to the royals and spoke "We apologize for the ruckus we've caused. But we don't regret any of it."

"All the things we've told you are nothing less than the truth. We lived in that prison hole for years." Said Rima.

"That house could be considered a nightmare, not a home." Said Miki angrily "And now, for about the millionth time they've caused us nothing but sorrow and problems."

"Once we find Amu-chan, we will be filling for a case to get the inheritance that was rightfully hers to begin with." Said Dia.

"Come on now, let's not waste any more time." Said Nagihiko "Please excuse us. In the end, the final verdict is still yours to make. Whether or not you'll believe us is no longer our concern. We've shared our side of the story, and now our main priority is to find our friend."

"Minna, you guys go from here. I'm headed to town." Said Kukai.

"Kukai?" asked Utau confused.

"Don't worry about me. I won't do anything reckless. I just want to check something. Something tells me I know where Hinamori got help. If she is gone, the only people she could run to are the Fujisakis and Rhythm-san, and I want to make sure if she showed up there or not." Said Kukai.

"Looks like you're back to normal." Said Rima with a light smile. "Glad to have you back."

"Kukai, I'll go with you." Stated Utau.

"What?" asked Kukai. "You're not allowed to leave the palace this late Utau, it's risky."

"I'm not some kind of child, so don't treat me like one." She told him.

Kukai smiled at her reaction and spoke "I'm not treating you like a child. I just want you safe, and it is kind of late. I doubt people here want you outside at this hour."

"But…" said Utau.

"Come on Utau, I'll be back. You don't need to worry. I'm not the type of person who's going to beat up some random guy in the street just because I got pissed." Said Kukai with a laugh.

"Even if that random guy was Ryo?" asked Daichi with a grin.

"He's an exception to the rule Daichi." Stated Kukai.

"Thought so." Replied his brother.

"Utau can go." Kukai was shocked to hear the king suddenly speak.

"E-excuse me sire?" asked Kukai.

"She can go, given that she will be staying by your side at all times." Said king Aruto with a smile.

"Father…" started Utau.

"We'll talk about it later Utau, right now you and Ikuto have things to do right?" queen Souko smiled too.

Utau was overjoyed and the others smiled as well. "Thank you!" Utau gave her parents a hug.

Kukai sighed, there was no way he could say no now. "Alright, I'll take you with me." He told her.

"Kukai Souma was it?" asked king Aruto.

"Yes sire?" asked Kukai.

"I leave her into your hands now." He smiled at Kukai.

Kukai blinked a few times to make sure his head wasn't messing with him, and then he smiled back, his usual cheery smile "Thanks…I mean, thank you."

"Now hurry, you must be on your way." Stated queen Souko.

They all left the royal ballroom going into a search, Tara as their ally. Now that the Yamabukis and the two Misuzawa siblings were out of the way, they had to find Amu. That way, they could restore things back to normal, just as it was before…

Meanwhile with Ikuto….

Ikuto didn't have to be told twice that he had to search the room. He searched every corner of it, but found nothing. It was then he sat on the bed, and the pillow accidentally fell. It wasn't that, that caught his attention. Under the pillow, a piece of paper fell, he picked it up, opened it and his eyes widened as he read it:

Dear Ikuto,

Please don't try to find me, because you won't. Ikuto, I'm sorry. I know I promised to stay, but I didn't want to hold you back. Ever since I arrived, you've been so nice to me, although you were a pervert, I didn't mind. I liked it, having you and Utau around, and I'm lonely when you aren't there. But even after all the things that you've done for me, the only thing I could do in return was cause trouble. I'm sorry, please try and just forget about me. It'd be better that way, and tell the others that I'm fine. Even if you do try to find me, I highly doubt you will, so please just leave me alone. I don't want to cause any more suffering for anyone. Now, I only hope for your happiness and Utau's as well. Thank you for everything you've done for me. I never said it often, but I do love you, even if you are a huge perverted cat. Thank you Ikuto, I'm glad I met you. Goodbye.

Love,

~Amu~

As Ikuto read the letter, he couldn't help but punch the nearest thing he could hit, the wall. He didn't even feel the pain, he only thought of one thing as he read the letter. No matter what was written in it "I will find you Amu, and I'll do whatever it takes, whether you like it or not…"

Authors Note: There, chapter 28. I hope you guys like it. Thanks so much for all the reviews : )) Please Review and tell me what you think of this chapter :D Thanks everyone.