Aiden: Chapter 10! Hello peoples sorry 'bout the late update but school just started and I have a lot of homework
Ikuto: homework? It only the first week
Aiden: I know but my schedule keeps getting changed so I do the homework, then when it's due… surprise! You have a different class! *sighs*
Ikuto: that's so stupid! Um… so… how many pages of homework did you have to throw away?
Aiden: *sighs* 14...
Ikuto: HAHAHAHAHA! SERVES U RITE 4 NOT UPDATING! HAHAHAHAHA!
Amu: Ikuto! That's not nice!
Ikuto: *laughing*
Amu: shut up!
Ikuto: *still laughing*
Amu: stop laughing!
Ikuto: *rolling on the ground laughing*
Amu: *whispers to Aiden*
Amu & Aiden: *smirks evilly at Ikuto*
Ikuto: *stops laughing* w-what?
Mika: *these people are freaks!*
Rene: squeak!
Amu's point of view
"WHAT?" they all shouted. I sighed, somehow I knew this would be they're reaction… well better now than later. I turned and looked them all straight in the face. They all looked shocked, yeah big surprise there. Though something that did surprise me was what Kukai said.
"Oh whew ha, ha that good I thought you were some terrorist or something!" he said in relief. Wow didn't expect that. I chuckled a little, this dude may be an idiot but at least he's funny.
"h-hold on a second" rima started. She looked at me confused. "So you're saying that you" she pointed to me. "a-and him" she said pointing to Maxus' dead body. "Kill for a living?"
"Well yeah, though I wouldn't put it that way." I said honestly.
"Then h-how would you put killing people as a way to earn money?" Utau sassed, obviously trying to hold her stutter. Believe me I've done it enough to know how to recognize it. Let's just say she needs some more practice.
"Hmmm… I guess a forced selection of career?" I said, well more like asked myself.
"Forced?" Tskuyomi asked with his face quirked into a confused look.
"Uh… yeah, well that's not important" I said shaking my head. "Though what is important is that you guys need to promise me not to tell anyone about my little… uh situation." I said. They all nodded.
"um I have a question" Nagi said slightly raising his hand then putting it down quickly, probably feeling stupid for putting it up in the fist place. I looked at him seriously. "uh yeah um a-are there more I-I mean of him or um them" he pointed I looked over to the body "yeah uh them are more going to come?" he asked.
"oh yeah!" I said slapping my forehead, almost dropping Mika. "you guys need to go home now, and forget all about this." I said using my free hand to make cricular motions In the air gesturing to Maxus' body.
"how exactly do you expect us to just forget about 'this'" Tskuyomi asked mocking my movements. I sighed.
"you guys aren't going to leave are you?" I asked.
"nope" Kukai said happily popping the 'p' sound. I turned to the others, and they all shook their heads. I sighed.
"let's go" I said walking off to another trail.
"where?" rima asked. Yes she finally stopped crying.
"work" I replied simply, without stopping. I slowed down a little to see if they were following; after I heard their footsteps following mine I continued my normal pace. I walked past the lake and to the river bank. I walked over to a tree trunk that had been practically chewed through by beavers. I put Mika down and, backed up about ten feet then ran up and kicked just above the cut, causing the tree to fall making a bridge across the river.
"c'mon" I said walking over to the bridge. Utau walked up to me first, brave girl. I helped her up onto the thick trunk and she walked across it skillfully and jumped off the end onto the ground on the other side. Next was Kukai who simply walked across it like it was flat ground, joining his girlfriend on the other side.
"come on Riri-Koi" Nagi said slightly pushing rima towards me, of course causing her to blush. She walked over to me and took my hand.
"a-are you sure this is safe?" rima asked with a worried face. I gave her a reassuring smile and helped her up onto the make-shift bridge. She slowly walked across holding her arms out trying to keep her balance. When she finally reached the other side Utau and Kukai helped her off the end. Nagi walked up to the trunk, when he stepped on his left foot slipped a little.
"whoa!" I grabbed his elbow and helped him catch his balance.
"th-thanks" he said a little embarrassed smiling at me I helped him stand up all the way and he made it across the tree without another slip. Thank god! Last and least of my worries.
"okay Tskuyomi your turn." I said turning around to see him leaned up against a tree looking at the clouds. He looked at me then at the trunk, then back at me. He walked over to me and looked down at the water, then backed off cautiously.
"I'm good" he said putting his hands in his pockets, not making eye contact with me.
"come on Ikuto now's not the time to be a scared kitten!" Utau yelled over the sound of the running water. I smirked and looked at him. He looked at me then down at the ground. At this time I was laughing my ass off.
"aww does the great Tskuyomi Ikuto have Potamophobia?" I asked trying not to fall down from laughing. He glared at me.
"I'm not afraid of rivers," he snapped. "I just don't like the idea of slipping and being washed down a water fall" he said pointing to the falling water. I laughed harder; once I calmed down I walked over to him and grabbed his arm.
"come on if you fall I'll fall too okay?" I asked dragging him by his elbow over to the bridge. He reluctantly stepped up onto the bridge and I got on behind him. He took a few steps then turned his head to face me.
"you do realize I can't swim right?" he asked trying to cover the worry in his voice.
"don't worry I promise you won't fall in" I managed to get out between laughs. He glared at me again, and then continued to walk. Once he was about half way he looked down at the water and froze. Idiot!
"I-I can't go any further" he said, scared eyes glued on my face. I rolled my eyes.
"come on man!" Kukai yelled at him. Ikuto shook his head and stayed still.
"oi! Move!" I snapped, but he shook his head again. I pushed him a little and, if possible, he stiffened even more. I sighed and rolled my eyes again. I looked him in the face. His eyes were full of fear and I could see his body shaking. Whoa dude, this guy's really scared. I chuckled a little and walked up to the side of Ikuto and wrapped his left arm around my shoulder and grabbed his torso. I walked slowly towards the end of the tree. When we were both off the trunk I looked at Ikuto, his eyes were shut and he had a death grip around my shoulder.
"oi! Ikuto! You can open your eyes and let the poor girl go now." Nagi said stifling his laughter. Ikuto opened his eyes and looked down. His face softened, and he let go of me.
"ow!" exclaimed rubbing my left shoulder where he had his hand locked hard around me. Utau, Rima, and Kukai joined Nagi in a little laughing fit. I turned and looked at Mika and Rene who were on the other side waiting. "okay guys!" I yelled waving for them to come over. Rene got on mika's back and Mika quickly scurried over the tree. Once they were over to us rene de-mounted Mika and ran up onto my shoulder. Mika walked over to Ikuto and stood on his hind legs looking at Ikuto with worried brown eyes. Ikuto pet Mika and ruffled his hair a bit. I chuckled and walked back over to the tree.
"whatcha doing'?" Kukai asked.
"covering up for the lack of footprints." I grunted as I pulled out my sword and swung at the trunk, causing it to split down the middle and float down the river. I watched it go over the fall, and then got an evil idea. I smirked.
"hey Tskuyomi you must be glad that wasn't you." I jeered pointing to the water fall. he glared at me.
"not funny" he growled. I looked at him as innocently as I could.
"they think it is" I said sweetly pointing to the others, who at the moment were on the ground laughing. Even Nagi was rolling! He turned his glare to them, which of course caused them to laugh even harder. When I felt it was going too far I walked over to Ikuto and picked Mika up off the ground.
"alright guys time to get moving" I said seriously. They all calmed down and we started walking again. When we reached the path I stopped and turned around.
"okay I want you guys to be careful around here it's really rocky and might have snakes." I said pointing to the narrow trail I could see Utau stiffen at the mention of snakes.
"s-snakes?" Utau exclaimed latching on to Kukai's right arm.
"now who's the scared kitten?" Ikuto asked smirking. Jeez so immature. Utau glared at Ikuto, who was relishing his sweet revenge on his Imoto. I sighed and walked over to Utau.
"it'll be okay they aren't out during the day." I claimed, but knowing me I couldn't resist giving her a little hell. "I think" I added putting my finger on my chin to appear deep in thought.
"y-you think?" she asked tightening her grip on poor Kukai's arm, who by the way was blushing like crazy at the contact of his arm and her chest. I looked at him and smirked. He looked at me with a shut-the-hell-up look. I smirked again and winked at him, causing him to blush even deeper. I chuckled a little and grabbed Utau's shoulder.
"sweetie I know you love him but there are other parts to grab." I sassed. She looked at me weirdly, I tilted my head to his arm and winked at her, causing them both to blush like mad and the others to bust out laughing. Utau quickly let go of Kukai's arm and crossed her arms over her chest trying to looked pissed, but her face showed an oh, so different story. I chuckled and grabbed her wrists, earning a questioning look from Kukai. I twisted around and pulled on her arms causing her to squeal. I quickly let go of her wrists and put my hands under her thighs and pushing her farther up onto my back into a piggy back position.
"lets go" I sighed and started down the trail. After about fifteen seconds they finally got the idea and followed me down the trail. We walked down the trail without event, other than the others laughing at Utau and how jealous Kukai looked because I was carrying her. Once we got to the next clearing I let Utau off my back and set her down onto the ground.
"there see? No s-snakes" I said mocking her earlier break of character. She glared at me and pouted. I chuckled and turned to the others, they looked tired. Sighed and pulled out some water bottles from the bag.
"here" I said handing them each a bottle. "we should rest for a little while." I said gesturing to the ground. They all gratefully took a seat. I sighed and sat down in front of them. I pulled out my pocket knife and inspected it for cracks or scratches. I put my knife away then pulled out my ninja stars and inspected them as well. Well this is boring; I thought extending and retracting the blades on my stars. I looked up and saw the others staring at me.
"what?" I asked retracting the blades one last time.
"how many weapons do you have?" rima asked in disbelief. I scoffed and smirked a little.
"a lot" I said smiling and putting my stars away.
"how many?" Utau asked cautiously looking up from her water. I smirked and shook my head. I stood up and stretched my arms above my head.
"are you guys ready to go yet?" I asked picking Mika up and letting rene go onto my shoulder. They nodded and stood up, I took their bottles put them in my bag and started to walk again. We left the clearing and got onto another trail, once we walked for about ten minutes someone finally broke the silence.
"um Hina- or um Amu?" Nagi asked worriedly
"hmm? What is it nagi?" I asked turning to face him. He looked at my stomach then looked at my face.
"your stomach hasn't stopped bleeding yet, are you sure you're okay?" he asked. So sweet he cares! Good pick Imoto. I smiled and put my hand over the hole which unsurprisingly got larger.
"I'm fine nagi the adrenaline rush stops me from feeling pain for up to three hours, and I give blood donations every week so it doesn't bother me to loose a little more blood." I explained. His face softened a little but he still looked a little worried. "hey we're almost there anyway so I can go to the infirmary if it doesn't stop bleeding." I said. He sighed in relief; I could have sworn I saw Ikuto relax a little too. I turned around and continued walking. After about fifteen more minutes of walking we reached the road.
"okay guys you need to keep your eyes forward and mouths shut" I said turning to them.
"why?" Kukai asked.
"trust me" I said lowly.
"why what's wrong?" Utau asked. I put my finger to my lips, then turned and was about to walk. Key term: ABOUT TO.
"what's the big secret?" Ikuto asked. My palm met my forehead for about the seventh time today.
"oi! Just shut up!" I yelled. They looked at me like I was crazy. I sighed and pulled out five hand knives. I handed one to each of them. "hide these in your clothes" I said turning to walk again. 3...2...1 I turned to see them about to ask questions. I pulled out my dagger. "AND IF ANY OF YOU ASK ANY MORE STUPID QUESTIONS I WILL PERSONALLY DECORATE THIS DAGGER WITH THE BLOOD IN YOUR THROATS! GOT IT?" I exclaimed. They all gulped hard and nodded. "GOOD!" okay, I have some anger issues, so sue me! I turned and started walking again. I stopped and sighed. "let's go" I moaned.
I heard footsteps and continued walking. I led them down the road to a large white building with windows all over the walls. I walked past the building to the old wood shed in the back. I stopped walking and pushed on one of the wood panels, revealing a palm sensor. I put my hand on the metal scanner, it quickly scanned my palm then a card slot appeared in the door. I pulled my wallet out of my bra and took out my ID card. I slid the card into the slot and quickly pulled it out. Thirty seconds and a few beeping noises later a needle came out of the door handle. I held out my hand and I took a blood sample from my wrist, and I swear if Rima gasped any louder I would have sounded like a broken air conditioner. The needled retracted into the handle and the door swung open.
"let's go" I said and they followed me into the building, or should I say elevator. I pushed the button to go to the main floor and the door closed. When the floor jerked, the others gasped; I just sighed and closed my eyes.
This was going to be a very long day.
Aiden: done! I know I haven't updated in a while so I'll make sure to update again tomorrow okay ja Ne!
Rima: hey where's Ikuto?
Aiden & Amu: *whistles*
Ikuto: *tied to a chair in a closet forced to watch a recording of Amu and Tadase making out*
Rima: *sighs* R&R!