Chapter 3

The next morning, Amu was nervous. She was recording Ikuto's song today. Yoru flew over to her and nuzzled her cheek. "He'll have to know-nya! You were working on the lyrics last time we saw you-nya! Though we didn't know it was for this song-nya," Yoru said, looking at Amu. Amu nodded.

"Yeah… I just hope he remembers something in passing," she said, rubbing the back of her neck as she started for the recording studio. She was nervous as she walked. Walking inside, she was met by the gaze of Julie who nodded at her.

"You've got one shot, Amu. Let's not waste it," Julie said as she watched Amu walk into the recording studio. She moved over to the mic and took a breath as she put the headphones on.

"You can do this, Amu-nya," Yoru said, sitting on her shoulder. Amu nodded as her eyes closed. Most people took Ikuto's song as sad, something yearnin… but not Amu. Her lyrics were different. They spoke of how strong Ikuto was, how she watched him stand on his own and how she loved him. It was singing like Amu had never done before. She spent five years bottling this song up to this day where she could finally sing it. It came out strong, full of hope, full of love and by the time Amu had finished, she had tears down her cheeks. She wasn't the only one. On the other side of the glass, Kimi had tears just as much as Amu did. Amu slowly took the headphones off as she walked out and looked at Julie who nodded.

"We'll get this off to Easter right away... " she said, looking at Amu. That song could easily rival one of Utau's, but Julie never knew why. That Ikuto had written it, like he had some of Utau's songs. Kimi walked over and took Amu's hand.

"Let's go to the roof," she said, smiling as Amu nodded, wiping her face off. Kimi led the way as she took Amu to the roof. "That was amazing Amu!" Kimi said as she turned to Amu, going to their favorite bench by the edge. Amu smiled a bit as she sat down next to Kimi.

"Well… If I tell you it was about a boy, would you believe me?" Amu asked as she let out a small giggle.

"Ehhhh Amu's in love!?" she asked, smiling. Amu nodded.

"Very much so… his name is Ikuto," she said, looking back to Kimi who turned her head.

"What's he look like?" Kimi asked as she adjusted herself to look better at Amu.

"Well… he's got these deep violet, gray eyes with this midnight blue hair-"

"Like Yoru's!?" Kimi asked as she scratched Yoru's cheek who started to purr.

"Just like mine, nya!" Yoru said. Amu looked at Yoru as she cupped her hand around him and pulled him to her, rubbing her cheek against his.

"And he has four charas with him, a heart named Ran, a spade named Miki, a clover named Su, and a diamond named Dia," she said, smiling gently. "And they're all my best friends," she said quietly as she closed her eyes, thinking about Ran, Miki, Su, Dia, and yes… Ikuto. Tears pricked at her eyes. She's not been separated from her own charas for so long, but Yoru was afraid to leave Amu for fear of her moving without him and he's yet to feel any of the girls close by.

"How did you meet him?" Kimi asked, turning her head as she pulled her own egg out, stroking the shell. Amu looked at Kimi's egg. It made her nervous as she and Yoru felt something a little off about it…

"I met him when he tried to steal my egg from me…" she said, not wanting to give off Yoru wasn't her's.

"You mean when Yoru was just an egg!?" she asked, excited. "Whaaa I can't imagine Yoru that little," she said, giggling. Amu giggled herself. Yoru was born a good five years before her own were.

"We all go through that egg phase, nya!" Yoru said as he put his hands on his hips. Amu smiled as she cupped Yoru again, holding him close to her. He was her comfort for sure through this.

"What would I do without you, Yoru…" she said. Ever since Ikuto went missing Yoru and Amu seemed to have some kind of extra bond, though she'd never been able to chara change with him. Hell they tried for two days straight when they got there to no avail. Amu looked back to Kimi and smiled, ruffling her hair.

"Let's practice some!" Kimi said, hopping up and placing her egg gently on the bench where Yoru moved and sat next to it, keeping it company. Amu hopped up, smiling as the pair began to practice one of their few songs they had together.