Chapter 5

Ikuto was walking down the street, his violin case on his back and the girls floating with him. He had taken to letting them carry his black egg around and he didn't mind it. The girls tended his egg well and he didn't have to worry about it much. He stopped as he looked at his violin case. "Dumpty key…?" he asked as he grabbed it. It was glowing.

"Ikuto I feel a chara transformation!" Ran piped up. His head turned in the direction his key was trying to pull him. He turned and started out in a full on sprint in the direction his key was taking him and it was the same direction the girls had felt the transformation. He didn't stop until a small girl of ten plowed right into him.

"I'm sorry!" the girl said before she scrambled up, starting to run before turning back. "Four chars? Midnight blue hair…?" she asked. Ikuto looked back at the girl.

"You can see them?" he asked, raising a brow.

"You're Ikuto…" Kimi said as she looked up at the tall man. Ikuto was about to brush the girl off when he turned around fully to her.

"How do you know my name?" he asked.

"Amu told me all about you. She's holding off those from Shiba so I can escape…" Kimi said, looking up at him.

"Amu!? Where is she!?" he asked, moving to one knee infront of her.

"Two blocks that way!" she said pointing. He nodded.

"You see that building? Inside there's a man named Oliver Charles. He'll keep you safe," Ikuto said to which Kimi nodded. He turned running.

"Ikuto we gotta hurry! You can chara transform with Yoru!" Ran said.

"I've a better idea, Ran," he said while running.

They had pulled the x eggs out! Amu could only defend herself as she held her arms in front of her, taking the hits of the x eggs. They knew Amu wouldn't ever harm them, but her time with Yoru was quickly approaching an end. "Hold on for me, Yoru…" she said, moving to one knee. She felt tired when she was chara transformed with Utau's charas for only five minutes… She'd been transformed with Yoru for nearly half an hour! Amu let out a cough, blood spurting on to her arm.

"Amu-nya!" Yoru's voice could be heard.

"I'm fine Yoru!" Amu said as she looked around. Shit… They were closing in fast… She closed her eyes. She opened them when she heard someone land in front of her.

"Charameli, Dark Heart," the male voice said. Amu almost lost it as tears played at her eyes. She couldn't care less if they fell, which they did. Standing before her in red sweat pants and what looked like full on work out gear, was Ikuto chara transformed with Ran.

"Ikuto…" Amu said through the tears. Ikuto gave Amu a smile before he turned back.

"Dark rod!" he called, throwing it at the crowd of security and x eggs.

"AMU!" three other voices yelled, coming to her.

"Girls!" Amu cried as she looked up at them, hugging them. Finally realizing what they had, she took the egg. "Ikuto's other egg?" she asked as she finally sat down. Her gaze going to the man who was fighting Shiba right now on his own. "Yoru we have to…" she said when she finally fell, her and Yoru's transformation dropping. She doubled over, coughing up blood. "Ikuto's gunna hurt himself…" Amu said, sitting there, holding the black egg close to her. She slowly picked up the panting Yoru and held him close.

"He's always wanting to protect you," Dia said, flying to Amu who watched him.

"But he's yet to find his new dream…" Amu said, looking at the egg. Ikuto's ears were bloody sensitive as he glanced back at Amu.

"Amu," he said before he threw the dark rod again. "My dream is you," he said before leaping away from her. Amu looked back to the egg in her hand that started to crack.

"The egg!" Su said, as she, Miki, and Dia flew to it. Yoru had managed to turn himself to look at it. Popping out of it was a male chara with again midnight blue hair. He looked like a little version of when Ikuto was death scythe. Amu blinked.

"You hatched!" she said to him.

"Aye! My names Yorin," he said, looking to Yoru and going to him.

"You gotta get to Ikuto!" Miki said, turning Yorin towards Ikuto.

"No…" Amu said as she forced herself to her feet. "Ikuto!" she yelled, catching the male's attention. She held up the humpty lock, looking dead on and he lept over to her, dropping the transformation with Ran.

"Amu you're sure?" he asked before his gaze caught sight of the small scythe wielder. "You're…"
"Your chara! Yorin!" he said, winking.

"Amu you'll only have enough time to do an open heart," Dia warned. Amu simply nodded as she held out her lock to Ikuto who pulled Amu close, stealing a kiss. How he'd been wanting one for years now and only just being able to get one as he pushed the dumpty key into the humpty lock, the pair of them enveloping in a flash of light. Amu was first to land.

"Charameli, Amulet Fortune!" she and the girls said. Ikuto landed in front of her.

"Charameli, Seven Seas Treasure!" he and the boys said. He drew his sword as Amu started to stumble. He grabbed her. "Amu!" he said, holding her up.

"I'm okay…" she said though clearly she wasn't. She turned as she pointed at the Shiba crowd and the x eggs. "Lock on!" she yelled before bracing her back against Ikuto who held her up. "Open heart!" she cried, holding her hands up in their heart shape. After which, Amu collapsed.