Rayn: Thanks to Foxgrl18 for the review!!! I've decided to cut down on my opening chats, and keep my rants for later! This chapter is going to be a bit short, but important, it's where the plot starts.

Disclaimer!

Ikuto: The short anime freak owns nothing.

Rayn: ._.

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~Amu's POV~

I sat in the sweet shop, thinking of the mysterious man, and waiting for Utau to get free so we could talk. Utau was always popular with the men. They would always crowd around the counter with calls of

"Utau, look this way!" "Hey, Utau, wanna go out later?" She'd always politely turn them down, and smile, always doing her job.

Finally she got a minute for me, and she dragged my by my arm to the back. "So, who was that man?" I blushed, and tried to act like I didn't know who she was talking about, "What man?" Utau gave me a

skeptical look. "You can't fool me, Amu. The man you flew into the balcony with. Everyone saw." "H-he saved me. From the other men." "He was a wizard Amu! He could have been Ikuto! He could have stolen

your heart!" I sighed, remembering what the ladies had said in the hat shop before, "Ikuto only steals the hearts of pretty girls." Utau sighed in frustration. "Why don't you understand Amu?" "Understand what

Utau?" "That you're pretty! You have a future! Do you really want to spend the rest of your life in that little hat shop Amu?" Did I want to spend the rest of my life in the hat shop? It was daddy's pride, and being

the oldest I can't leave it. Being the social procrastinator I am I replied, "I have to go close the shop. See you later Utau." I put on my hat again, got up and started towards the exit. "Amu! Be who YOU want to

be!" Utau called. I didn't look back.

The sky turned a dark purple as the sun descended back into the sky, and night fell as I entered the hat shop. No one was there at the hat shop, so I closed it. I tried to put a few hats on, maybe I could look a

bit pretty if I put the right hat on.

Then, as I was trying a beige hat with a pink ribbon on, a woman stepped in. She had greenish-blondish hair that curled at her shoulders. "Hmmm, a very tacky shop indeed." This got me a bit ticked off. She had

just barged in, wait… how had she done that, I thought I locked the door. "I'm sorry madam. The shop is closed" I said firmly. She smirked, having detected the insecurity in my voice. "And what a tacky girl. A

tacky hat shop for a tacky girl." She continued to hold the sinister smirk on her face. 'That's it.' I took a few long strides towards the lady, opened the door, and pointed straight outside. "Go. Now." The smirk

dropped and she spoke in a dark voice, "You won't be able to get his heart that easily." "Who-" "Ikuto's heart is mine!" A dark purple aura surrounded her, and she mumbled some thing and then pointed at me.

"Let's see you get out of this one." The aura disappeared, and she began out the door. "Even Howl won't be able to break this spell." "Wh-what do you mean!" I yelled at her. She simply smiled and said, "Send

my regards to Ikuto." 'What can she mean?' I silently asked myself. I paced around the room for a few minutes, but abruptly stopped. I walked towards the mirror and stared at myself in horror. I had midnight

blue cat ears and a tail of the same color. "N-no. This can't be happening!" I cried. I felt my cheeks, and then the ears. I stared wide-eyed at my reflection. This was as real as it gets.

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Rayn: Meh. I got a 92 on my French test. Feel proud of me!

Ikuto: I sure do. Now, do the honors!

Rayn: I don't take orders from you!

Ikuto: Kingdom Hearts II?

Rayn: Yup, Sora and Maleficent.

Ikuto: I knew it. Hope you enjoyed it, even though there was no Amuto.

Rayn: Thanks! Reviews are nice.........