Rustling could be heard as Amu rolled over, nuzzling into the chara that laid on her pillow. She moved her hand to cradle Yoru close to her. Ikuto looked up from where he was reading and smiled a bit. He could see how close she and Yoru had gotten. It only made him love her more. How she cared for his chara. He looked at the small bed the girl's had made for themselves to see five eggs still asleep. He closed his book as he got up, moving to his bed and moving a stray strand of pink hair from Amu's face. "Is she still asleep, a small voice came from the door." Ikuto looked over and nodded. Kimi who frowned before nodding and leaving the room. Ikuto sighed as he crawled under the covers, pulling Amu and Yoru close to him. He hadn't gotten to do this since he was seventeen when he was hiding in Amu's room.

"Amu…" he whispered as he reached up, stroking her hair. What he didn't expect was to be met with honey orbs slowly peeking out from her eyelids. He smiled as he watched her lift her gaze to him.

"Ikuto…? Am I dreaming again…?" she asked. He shook his head as he gently moved Yoru to the basket by the bed before he moved back, pulling Amu to him. Amu leaned up, finally getting the proper kiss she'd waited for. Ikuto's hand moved to the back of Amu's head, pulling her closer and deeper into the kiss. When the pair broke both were breathing heavily. "Ikuto…" Amu sounded as if she were going to cry. Ikuto just pulled her closer as she buried her face in his chest.

"I'm here now, Amu… No one's ever going to get you again. We're together now," he said, looking at the top of her head. He could hear sobs from his chest as he reached up, stroking the back of Amu's hair.

"Amu-nya…" came the tired voice of Yoru who was floating over. Ikuto reached up, guiding Yoru to Amu who held the chara close at well. It was painful to Ikuto to know this wasn't the first time if Yoru were coming to her mid sleep.

Ikuto stayed like that for hours letting Amu just get it all out. He'd rather he do this here with him where she was safe from Shiba. Amu was asleep again and this time, he too fell asleep. It was the first real sleep he had gotten in a month, the pair of them entangled so that when they woke, no one would be able to tell where one began and the other ended.

It was the next day when Amu would wake up again. Talking could be heard outside of the bedroom and Amu could tell it was more than just Ikuto and Kimi now. She slowly pushed herself up and looked around the room. The only chara that was with her right now was Yoru and he was just rubbing his eyes. She looked down and blinked, realizing she wasn't even in her own clothes. This startled her as she pushed up quickly, yet falling out of the bed. "Kya!" came from the floor. The door to the bedroom opened quickly and Ikuto was standing there concerned. Seeing that she'd just fallen, he let out a sigh of relief before chuckling.

"Amu are you okay?" he asked, going over to her.
"You… did you…?" she asked, pulling on her top to show him. He shook his head.

"Maia did it," he said, picking her up and heading into the living room, Yoru behind him. When Amu looked over, she saw five people she wasn't familiar with and four new charas.

"Hello," Amu said, looking at Ikuto, confused. Ikuto looked at her.

"Amu this is my conductor and four of my co workers," Ikuto said, sitting her on the couch by Kimi. "Maia as you know and her chara Dream, Ricky and his chara Astro, Isadora and her chara Beatrix, Tyler and his chara Neptune, and our conductor, Oliver Charles," Ikuto said, introducing everyone. Amu looked around the room and smiled. Seeing all sorts of people with charas was amazing!

"I'm Amu Himamori," Amu said, bowing from where she was sitting in as proper a japanese way she could manage right now. "And my charas are Ran, Miki, Su, and Dia," she said, smiling at her girls who joined her, finally able to properly hug their Amu!

"What about me, nya!?" Yoru asked, seeming offended. Amu couldn't help but laugh.
"This is Yoru, Ikuto's first chara. He's been with me through the kidnapping," she said, scratching his head.

"And this is Yorin," Ikuto said, Yorin flying over his shoulder. "He hatched yesterday."

"You bet I did! Now we're gunna go and kick in the door to Shiba!" Yorin said. Amu raised a brow.

"So soon? Why?" she asked, looking around.

"Amu my egg is still there!" Kimi said half in panic. Amu's eyes widened. She'd forgotten Kimi's egg!

"Kimi I'm so sorry! My thought was getting you out of there! I didn't think," Amu said, starting to mildly panic.

"Amu, Amu, it's okay," Oliver said, looking over to her. Amu looked back at Oliver.

"How?" Amu asked. "Yoru and I promised to protect her and her chara…" Amu said, looking to Yoru whose ears were pinned back.

"We have time, Amu. I don't think they know how many of us there are. They only know that you and Ikuto are together. Even in that sense that's bad for them… They'll be upping their security that's for sure, but with the right plan we could easily get in and get Kimi's egg," Oliver said, looking to Ikuto for his opinion. Ikuto nodded.

"Amu, Kimi filled us in a bit but do you know anything more than her doctor's appointments?" he asked. Amu let out a small sigh, nodding.

"They were feeding her and her chara's egg x energy. To create an embryo, but things like this have happened before," she said, looking over to Oliver. "You can't create that!" she insisted. Oliver nodded.

"I know you can't. The embryo is a myth, a legend many still chase. In any case, we have to topple the Shiba company so they can't use children for the schemes again," Oliver said, looking at the others who seemed to perfectly agree. "That being said, we can't just rush in. Ricky, Isa, get me some intel on the building, but don't get caught. Everyone else, hang tight. I'll be in touch later tonight," he said, looking around the room. Amu, Kimi, and Ikuto nodded as the others stood up, heading out. When a quiet hung around the room, Amu couldn't help but look at Kimi. She pulled the girl to her and hugged her, Kimi hugging her back just as tight if not harder.

"Amu I was scared you wouldn't wake up… There was so much blood," Kimi said into Amu's shirt. Amu smiled a bit as she drew back.

"Yoru and I had no intention of dying. Besides," she said, looking at Ikuto. "He's always came when I needed him before…" she said, a smile creeping at her lips. Ikuto crossed the room, moving his arms on either side of Amu as he held onto the back of the couch, his forehead on hers.

"I'll always come for you, Amu…" he said.

"Yuck!" Kimi said as she moved away from the pair, causing Amu to go into a fit of giggles. For now, at least a few hours, they had time to breathe. It would be when Oliver called they were all nerves again.