Aiden: hey guys! Guess what.
Ikuto: what?
Aiden: I am home sick yet again!
Amu: really?
Aiden: yes. I mean if I were just coughing and felt like shit then I would have gone but no. I had to go and throw up all over the damn couch. Grrr! I HATE BEING SICK!
Ikuto: I guess your jovial feeling is gone now right?
Aiden: no I'm still happy that I get to write these but I don't like feeling like crap. *loud music in the background*
Amu: what's that?
Aiden: my brother is at home too because he got suspended for three weeks and he won't take into consideration that I have a MASSIVE HEADACHE! So he is blaring his music. At least I like this song though.
Ikuto: what song?
Aiden: I stand alone by god smack.
Amu: I love that song!
Aiden: okay enough talk let's get on with the story! I don't own Shugo Chara in any way!
Ikuto's point of view
Damn it! My battery died! I threw my phone on the ground and put Amu's head on my lap. The last thing I need right now is for her to catch a cold. About fifteen minutes later everyone finally showed up.
"WHERE'S AMU!" Rima and Utau yelled in unison, as they ran towards me. When they got over there Rima burst into tears and Utau let her tears leak out of her eyes.
"AMU!" Rima yelled running up and hugging her. Then Rima gasped. "I can hear her heart beat! She's not dead!" Rima exclaimed. I felt my eyes widen, as I put my ear to her chest. Sure enough there was a heartbeat, albeit faint, but there was still a heart beat! I gripped her into a hug.
"Alright this is no time for cheering; we need to get her to a hospital." Utau said.
"No! We can't take her to a hospital!" I exclaimed.
"Why not?"Kukai asked walking over to me.
"Because the doctors will need identification on her, and I don't think them looking at her records would be all that pleasant for her or Lucas." Nagi explained, while hugging Rima. Kukai and Utau nodded in agreement.
"Well we can't just leave her here!" Rima exclaimed.
"Let's take her back to the house and we can figure out what to do from there. Over thinking things right now would only put Amu in more danger." I said picking her up. Surprisingly, even with all that muscle Amu was really light. We walked over to Kukai's limo and I laid Amu down in the back seat. I sat so that her head rested on my lap. I ran my hand through her hair and looked at her face. Although she's dying, she looked like a little kid sleeping after a long play-date. Then I realized something, Amu's parents died when she was two years old; how did she take care of herself? I sighed and closed my eyes, as more questions racked my brain. One thought that I couldn't suppress was how much I cared for Amu. No in fact I didn't care for her, I loved her. I smirked a little thinking how she had the humpty lock and I had the dumpty key. I guess the legend was right; they were in love with each other. Then a strong thought came over me and my stomach instantly went into knots. What if Amu didn't love me back?
We reached the house and I carried Amu up to the guest room next to mine. I laid her on the bed and covered her freezing body.
"So what are we going to do? We can't exactly take care of her ourselves, and mom won't be back till tomorrow." Utau said sitting on the edge of the bed and running her finger through Amu's hair. We could call Lucas but she isn't allowed back till they figure out the situation with Lucas's dad and all. Hold on a second…
"Got it!" I exclaimed, while earning questioning looks from the others. "Sorry" I said reaching into Amu's bra to grab her wallet. I thumbed through her various IDs and money from every different country until I got to the card I wanted. I pulled it out and dialed the number on the house phone. The phone rang a few times before the other line picked up.
"Hello? Miki?" I asked, while everyone smiled.
"Good thinking Ikuto!" Nagi complemented.
"I need you to get here as soon as you can! ...Amu is dying! ...I found her in the park on the ground with her wound re-opened. …Tskuyomi mansion. …thank you! And hurry!" I said as I hung the phone up.
"What did she say?" Rima asked.
"She said she'll be here as fast as she can." I explained sitting next to Utau and putting my hand on Amu's stomach and sighing.
"You love her, don't you?" Utau asked looking me dead in the eye. My eyes widened.
"WH-what? What gave you that idea?" I asked trying not to give anything away. She smirked and out her hand on my shoulder.
"I'm your sister Ikuto you don't have hide anything from me. I can tell by the way you look at her, and how you treat her. I know you she has to mean a lot to you for you to be this worried." She said. I smirked.
"I guess you know me too well Utau." I said looking back at Amu. "She does mean a lot to me. Did you know she owns the humpty lock?" I asked.
"What! Seriously?" Nagi asked in disbelief. I nodded and pushed some hair out of Amu's face.
"There's only one problem though." I said sadly.
"What?" Rima asked finally joining in the subject. I sighed.
"I don't know how she feels about me. I mean, what if she doesn't love me back?" I said looking for longingly at Amu's face.
"You don't have to worry about that I can tell she loves you too." I heard a voice say from the door way. Miki was standing there in her combat boots, slacks, but she had a low-cut blue blouse along with her glasses and hat.
"How did you get in?" Utau asked. Miki smirked and walked towards us.
"Assassin's secret." She said putting her bag on the floor. "I need you guys to move so I can get to Amu." She said tapping Utau on the leg. We both stood up and backed away from the bed. Miki put her hand to Amu's chest and pressed lightly, then chuckled a little. "Whew, good job guys you called me just in time!" she said opening her bag.
"Then you can save her?" Rima asked. Miki turned and smiled.
"That's why Lucas pays me the big bucks!" she said nodding. I sighed in relief along with everyone else. "She'll be fine" Miki said putting her hand to Amu's wound, and smiling. Rima sighed again and almost fell, that is if Nagi didn't catch her.
"Thank god!" Utau said hugging Kukai. All I could do is reel the same thought across my mind. I love Amu. After Miki had shooed us out of the room so she could work on Amu, we all went out to the garden to find Mika and Rene. When we finally found them they were in a tree chasing each other around. I smiled at them. We all sat on the benches in the middle of the garden where the fountain was. After about half an hour of talking Miki walked out with a huge smile. I stood up.
"How is she?" I asked holding Mika in my right arm pressed to my chest. Miki's smiled turned into a grin.
"She's perfectly fine. I gave her a blood transfusion and stitched her wound again. I also gave her an assistive so she'll be asleep for awhile. When she wakes up I want you to give her two tablespoons of this." She said handing me a bottle of medicine.
"What is it?" I asked inspecting the bottle.
"It's some plasma infused medicine that will help her produce the rest of the blood she needs, and I don't want her donating any blood for at least two months. I want to give her enough time to heal before she helps others heal." She explained. I nodded and put the bottle in my pocket. "Oh! And one more thing." Miki said pulling something out of her bag. She handed me a paper. "Lucas said to make sure Amu gets this."
"What is it?" Rima asked, while walking over and looking at it. The others got up and looked at it too.
"It's a list of homes Amu can go to if she can't find someplace to stay." Miki explained. She closed her bag and fixed her hat. "Well, I have to go now so JA Ne!" she said walking towards the parking lot. I folded the paper and put it in my pocket with the medicine. We all walked up to the house and into Amu's room. When we got in there Amu was curled up on her right side hugging her pillow. Utau and Rima smiled at the sight. I walked over the bed and sat on the edge.
"Wow, it's late." Nagi said pointing to the clock. 10:46 was flashing in red. Rima yawned and stretched.
"I'll go cook something." Utau said walking out of the room with Kukai and Nagi. Rima sighed and sat on the bed next to Amu.
"Nee-Chan can you hear me?" Rima whispered.
"Rima" Amu mumbled in her sleep. Rima grinned and hugged Amu, while minding her wound. She looked at me.
"I'll give you some privacy." She said walking out the door and closing it behind her. I sighed and put my hand on Amu's head. I brushed the hair out of her head and kissed her forehead.
"Get some rest humpty-hard-head." I said smirking.
"Very funny dumpty-dumb-ass" Amu said prying her eyes open a little. I smirked and chuckled a little.
"Thank you for answering Rima, she really needed to hear your voice." I said leaning against the head board. Amu sat up and sat next to me.
"No problem, I hate seeing her sad." She said bringing her knees to her chest. I smiled and put my arm around her shoulders. She leaned against my chest, and I put my chin on her head. "Thank you for saving me Ikuto." She mumbled. I started chuckling. "What?" She said sitting up and looking me in the face.
"Nothing, it's just that's the first time you called me Ikuto not Tskuyomi." I said chuckling some more.
"Sorry" she mumbled looking down at the bed.
"Don't be, I like it better when you call me by my first name; it gives at least some sense of friendship." I said putting my hand on her shoulder and smiling. She smiled back and leaned against my chest again. We sat there in a comfortable silence for about an hour until a knock came from the door.
"Ikuto?" Utau's voice came from the other side of the door.
"Yeah?" I responded.
"Is Amu up?" she asked. Amu stood up.
"Yeah I'm awake." Amu answered walking over and opening it to show Utau. Utau smiled and hugged Amu.
"Good to see you breathing nee-chan." Utau said still hugging Amu.
"Good to be breathing Imoto" Amu said chuckling.
"Come on I made dinner." Utau said after they broke the hug. I nodded and helped Amu down stairs.
"Amu!" Rima called when we got down to the dining room. Rima ran over and hugged Amu.
"Ow! Be careful Rima!" Amu said gripping her torso.
"Oops! Sorry nee-Chan!" Rima said pulling back Amu chuckled and ruffled Rima's hair. We all walked over and sat at the table.
"Boys it's dinner time!" Utau called. Nagi and Kukai came in the dining room and started smiling.
"Hey Amu." Nagi said walking over to the table.
"Oi! Amu good to see you! What did the pearly gates look like?" Kukai said grinning like a fox. Amu chuckled a little and punched him playfully in the arm.
"I wouldn't know." She said shaking her head and smirking.
"No, but I bet the devil got scared when you came knocking." I teased. She glared at me.
"Ass-hole" she said simply. I laughed a little and we all started eating. After we were done eating and Amu took her medicine, Amu helped Utau wash the dishes and we all went to bed.
Amu's point of view
I couldn't go to sleep. I have to tell him. I need to work things out with him. I want to tell him. He has to know. I love you Ikuto. All of these thoughts raced around my brain until I finally had enough. I got up out of bed and headed for the door. I snuck out slowly so that Utau wouldn't wake up, that's the last thing I need if I'm going to do this. I crept down the hallway and into the room next to mine. Yeah in a normal house that wouldn't be so far to walk, but we're talking about a mansion now aren't we? I slowly turned the knob and slightly pushed on the door to see if anyone was awake. After about a minute with no response I pushed the door all the way open. I stepped inside the room, and made sure to close the door behind me. I walked over to the bed, but no one was in it so I decided to try the balcony. I stuck my head out the balcony doors, and sure enough there he was leaning against the rails. I walked up to him with a smile. He smiled back at me and motioned for me to join him. We stood there silently for about half an hour. It wasn't an awkward silence; in fact it was quite comfortable. That's the thing about Ikuto; I could be in the worst situation ever, and he just being there would give me a shred of hope. That's why I love him. I decided it was time. I pushed myself off the railings and turned to face him; my stomach was in complete knots and they only got tighter when he turned to face me. He smiled at me and all my knots turned to butterflies; I could feel the blood run to my cheeks. I probably look like a dumb school girl right now. He opened his mouth to talk but I stopped him by putting my arms around his neck. It took him a while before he got the picture, but eventually he hugged me back. Then he said the eight letters that all my life if only compared to the ones in the word insanity.
"I love you Amu." He said burying his face in my hair. I felt cold tears running down my checks. He pulled away when he felt my tears on his shirt. He looked at me disappointedly and looked away. "I see. You know if you didn't-" I cut him off by pressing my lips against his. As expected, it took him a second to realize what was going on, but he kissed me back with just as much force. After a while the need for oxygen had to take its toll, and we broke off the kiss. "I thought-" this time I cut him off by wrapping my arms around him.
"Shut up. I love you too dumb-ass." I said burying my head in his chest. He wrapped his arms around me and buried his face in my hair. I heard him chuckling. "What's got you all giggly?" I asked pulling away from the hug.
"Okay, first off I don't giggle." He said playfully glaring, while I smirked. "Second, I'm LAUGHING because I was afraid you hated me." He said brushing my hair behind my ear. I shook my head.
"I may tease you and call you names, but I could never hate you. Or do you want me to say it again, I love you." I said tightening my grip around him.
"Well, I wouldn't hurt for you to say it again." He teased. I started laughing, soon to be joined by him. I kissed him again.
"I- love- you- Ikuto-" I said between him kissing me. He smiled widely and kissed my forehead.
"I love you too, my little Ichigo." He mumbled through my hair. I chuckled a little.
"How, cute!" we both turned our heads to see everyone standing at Ikuto's doorway.
"So much for sneaky" I mumbled, only to hear Ikuto chuckle. I chuckled some too. Rima pulled out her phone.
"Can I get a pick?" she asked aiming the camera towards me and Ikuto. I smirked and Ikuto pulled me into a kiss. I heard a click from Rima's phone, a squeal from Utau and Rima, along with cheering from the guys. I broke the kiss and put my head on Ikuto's chest. Ikuto was just about rolling at the reactions of the others. I stood up and put my chin on his shoulder.
"Your friends are bizarre" I whispered in his ear.
"Just think you're going to have to deal with them now." He whispered back. I let out a soft groan of exasperation. He chuckled and tightened his grip around me. After everything had finally calmed down, everyone went back to their rooms. That is everyone but me. Ikuto told me to stay with him for tonight, and hell I was just too tired to argue with him. I covered up and laid there taking in Ikuto's scent. He put his arm around my waist and snuggled up against him.
"I love you Amu" he said after kissing my forehead. I kissed him on the lips and smirked.
"I love you too Ikuto." I whispered. I fell asleep with a huge smile that night.
Aiden: okay there you go!
Amu: Yay! Amuto!
Ikuto: *smirks* I love you Ichigo.
Amu: *blushes and mumbles* love you too
Everyone: awww!
Amu: whatever. R&R so I can meet Ikuto's parents!
Ikuto: Aiden wants at least five reviews and the first five reviewers will get an awesome preview of chapter fifteen!
Aiden: JA ne!