Amu's POV
"-get her back to Japan."
"No, she's better off here! I can keep an eye on her here! You know those things were suspicious and if she goes back in this state, he'll take advantage of it."
I shifted, the voices having woke me up. Opening my eyes seemed to take so much effort...
When I finally got them open, I found Ikuto and Ms. Layla at the foot of my bed, staring each other down while my grandma sat next to me.
"Grand...ma?" I blinked. My voice seemed too raspy, as if I hadn't used it in years. But I'd only been asleep for a little while...right?
"Amu? How are you feeling?" She asked gently.
"How long was I asleep?" I asked. She hesitated.
"Honey, you weren't asleep. You were in a coma." Instantly I was snapped into a high alert. A coma?!
"For how long?" I asked. Months? Years? Oh my god.
"A week. We're lucky you just woke up so soon." Grandma looked towards the foot of my bed. "Layla, she's awake."
"Amu, darling!" My aunt rushed to my side. "How are you feeling?"
"Stiff. Can...can I get some water?" She nodded and Ikuto passed her a glass of water that sat on a table next to him. "Thanks." My grandma helped me sit up and I didn't realize how thirsty I was until I drained the glass.
"Amu, what exactly happened?" Ikuto asked, obviously concerned. "Can you remember?"
"Um..." My mind clouded as I tried to remember. "When...I was singing the first song, about a minute into the song, my head started to hurt and then I got nauseous. Then at my second song it felt like I couldn't breath deep enough, and in the third song things only got worse. At the end of my performance it felt so hot, like I was in the middle of a dessert. Then when I was getting off the stage my vision was shifting in and out of color and focus. I think I had a fever and then I felt...a pulsing, like a heart beat, going through my entire body and the last thing I remember were the light of a hospital ER."
"That's it. We're canceling your stay in Japan and you're staying here." Ms. Layla said and, for some reason, I felt like she'd be killing me if she cancelled it.
"What?" I shrieked. "NO! You can't do that!" A thought occurred to me. "I know why I was so out of it!"
"Why?" Ikuto asked.
"My vitamins. I haven't taken them in forever, so I must've been unstable because of that. Just don't cancel my time in Japan. I still have a few months left before my year there ends." I gave my aunt my best pleading look. "Dont cut my time short...please."
Ms. Layla stared at me, her face showing how conflicted she was.
"...Alright. You can go back, but no more vitamin pills."
"What? I need them!" I said, not understanding why I wanted them, but I did.
"No. You're forbidden to take those anymore. I'll get you new ones." Her voice gave no room for argument, so I let it go. For now.
"...Fine. I just want to be back there soon."
"In a week, you can go back. For now, enjoy this little break." Ms. Layla's cell rang and, with one look at the caller ID, she quickly excused herself and left.
Sighing, I fell back onto the hospital bed, letting Ikuto intertwine his fingers with mine.
"You okay?" Ikuto asked.
"Yeah." I said. "It's just...something feels off."
"Like what, honey?" Grandma asked and I shook my head.
"I don't know."
But then that voice that sounded so much like mine appeared in my mind, confirming things.
"Don't worry. You'll find out soon enough~" Her words were followed by a dark giggle before she permanently left my mind for now.
I think I'm going insane...
~A week later~
"Castiel!" I cried when I spotted him in the airport and rushed over. I let go of my rolling suitcase when I reached him and threw my arms around him.
"Hey Amu." Castiel chuckled. "Good to have you back."
"It's great to be back here." I said. "But what's the news about me here?"
"That you fainted at the party from dehydration and stayed in the hospital because you wanted to play it safe." I nodded.
"Good, so no one thinks it was anything big."
"And you're wanted at Easter." Marzia said, appearing at my side. "The Director was to see you. Right now."
"She's not going." Ikuto said, reaching us. "She just got back, she can meet him tomorrow."
"No, I'll go today." I said. "Just let me drop my stuff off at home and then I'll go."
"Alright." Marzia said, and half an hour later I was on my way to Easter, despite Ikuto and Castiel's protest. But they'd shut up when i agreed to let them go with me.
"You needed to see me, Director?" I asked when we stepped into his office.
"Yes Amu." The Director said, leaning forward in his seat, ignoring the boys. "I have something important, a job I'll need you to do, not now, but in the near future."
"A job? Like what?"
"Well, it has to do with some people you did business with in the past. I had you talk to them over the phone."
"Did you? I don't quite remember..."
"Well, you'll meet him when you start working with him. But for now I just wanted to remind you, even if you won't meet him for a few more months. And I needed to tell you your training sessions will now start an hour later than before. Since you've made such good progress, sessions will be every other day starting tomorrow. Be sure to bring all your Charas and not just Akemi. We've done enough training with just Akemi and we need to train with all five of your Charas."
"Yes sir." I said, though I had no memory of these so called training sessions. "I'll be here tomorrow."
"Good." The Director leaned back in his seat. "I'll see you tomorrow. You're dismissed."
"Have a good day. Come on boys." I said, leaving the room, Castiel and Ikuto following.
"What exactly happens in those training sessions?" Castiel asked.
"Classified information, I'm afraid Castiel. Sorry, but what happens is between me and the Director."
The thought crossed my mind to attempt to tell them what happens during training, but something was blocking the memories of those session. Something that didn't seem to keen on anyone finding anything out.
Okay, I know this wasn't my best chapter, but I was a bit rushed. The next chapter will be a few months in the future, around...the end of March, early April. Somewhere around there. So yeah. Hope you liked it and please remember to review.