Me: *sneezes while flipping through script* this is really stale. I need to refresh it.

Su: That's right. ~desu *grabs script and starts cleaning it*

Ikuto: *narrows eyes* why did you change your pen name to "tadase-tadamu-awesome"? I HATE TADASE! I HATE TADAMU! WHY DIDN'T YOU CHANGE IT TO SOMETHING MORE SENSIBLE, LIKE "IKUTO-AMUTO-AWESOME"?

Me: *teasing voice* I can change my pen name to anything I want. Got a problem with that? Isn't shouting a little out of character for you, Ikuto?

Ikuto: WHY DIDN'T YOU CHANGE IT TO "IKUTO-AMUTO-AWESOME?"

Me: Because I hate you and Amuto.

Ikuto: *sobs* why do you have to be so mean?

Me: *whispers to Amu* Isn't this a little out of character?

*a sad violin tune playing in the distance*

Everyone: *turns around*

Ikuto: *lifts head up*

Everyone: T-T-Tadase?

Tadase: *puts violin down* Hi.

Ikuto: *angry voice*WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO PLAY THE VIOLIN? YOU'RE STEALING MY TALENT!

Tadase: *calm voice* I learned it from your perverted playing you used to annoy me. And I can do it if I want to, because it's open to anyone, and violin playing doesn't belong to you. *turns to me* Right, tadase-tadamu-awesome? Well, isn't that a mouthful?

Me: Aww, you can just call me Tadase4eva. *turns to Ikuto* And yes, I play the violin too, and you don't seem to mind.

Ikuto: Because Tadase is a gay person who wants to copy my talent, and he's more perverted than I am!

*everything grows dark, and a spotlight appears on Tadase*

Tadase: Why, why, why must everyone call me gay? It's not my fault! Don't push it on me! Blame Peach-Pit! *sobs harder than Ikuto*

Me: *steps into the spotlight* I-I don't think you're gay. I think you're actually cute!

Tadase: *looks up* you do?

Me: Of course. *death glare at Ikuto* You will pay for this, Ikuto! And you will by dressing up in a pink tutu dancing and singing "I'm a Barbie Girl" in front of everyone! HA! That will make you look gayer than anybody could ever think Tadase is!

Tadase: We've wasted enough time. Tadase4eva doesn't own Shugo Chara. She only owns this fanfic. Roll Tape.

Me: Excellent job. Better than Ikuto ever could. I humbly apologize if this was too long.

Amu's P.O.V

I was running really fast after Dia. I wanted to see what she had to show me. We stopped at the park. Dia was silent for a minute. I wasn't sure what to do. Everything seemed calm and normal, no chaos or X-eggs anywhere. No trouble. Why would Dia take me here? Suddenly, Dia jumped.

"Hurry, Amu!" she cried in a desperate voice. "Jump into these bushes or they'll see you!"

I had no choice but to do so and obey her orders. "Why are we doing this?" I asked, puzzled, still not noticing any mayhem. "Who will see us?"

"Shhh," Dia hushed, then whispered, "Tadase and Ikuto. Take a look,"

I continued listening to Dia. I looked through a hole in the bush and realized that Dia was right. There they were, Tadase and Ikuto, arguing in front of the fountain. How could I have not seen that? I thought.

"Listen closer," Dia instructed. I listened and widened my eyes of shock of what I just heard.

"Amu belongs with me! I asked her here just this morning!" I heard Tadase's voice yell.

"But she didn't except, did she?" Ikuto's voice still had that teasing tone. "Grr, I just hate when he does that," her thoughts told her.

"No, she's still deciding to accept, but that gives you no right to just go in and talk to her yourself about it!"

Talk about what? I wondered.

"You are so kiddish. I bet she won't accept. You or that crazy samurai are not men worthy of her. I am the one for her, and you need to let it go!"

"No way she would accept to you," Tadase argued in the most angry tone I had ever heard.

"Oh? Has she not told you yet?" Ikuto asked. Uh-oh, I thought. This is not good.

I turned to Dia. But the little Chara's expression was blank… I was going to be in big trouble with Tadase…

"Told me what?" Tadase asked, losing a little confidence.

"That's she's getting married to me. She knew that 2 days ago." Ikuto answered.

Tadase's eyes widened. "But-but I purposed to her this morning," he said quietly. "are you saying she knew all along, during our whole walk to the park, that she lied to me that everything was okay, and she was fine?"

But from the way Ikuto talked, I could tell he already know that answer. He needed no reply from Ikuto to realize I had betrayed him.

Tadase's P.O.V

I was too shocked to speak. Why would Amu lie to me? I always had thought she loved me first, and this happened? I watched Ikuto run off, and I felt tears flooding in my eyes. Now I really couldn't see well, all was blurry. Yes. Blurry. That described exactly how I felt. All this time I felt that my love life was perfect with Amu, and I thought there was going to be a happy ending to my story. But now I feel like a disappointed kid, discovering that the last page was torn out, and that I would never find out the real ending to my fairy tale. I can only imagine what I would be like at the end, but I would never know for sure. It was all so blurry. I slowly and carefully made my way to the bench. All these horrible thoughts and feelings I could keep in no longer. I felt myself slowly start to let go and break down.

I sat there and cried.

Amu's P.O.V

I totally freaked out. How could I do this? Why couldn't I have told Tadase in the first place? Maybe I could have talked to my parents and cancelled the wedding with Ikuto, and told Tadase I would marry him. But it was too late. He had already found out. I had taken his heart and shattered it into a million pieces. I felt awful. But Dia's call interrupted my thoughts.

"Amu," she said. "I know you're feeling really guilty right now, but I might know a way to fix this, but you must agree to do it,"

I glanced at her in misery, having an idea of what she wanted me to do.

Dia sealed my idea with a nod. "Travel with me on the path of stars, Amu. You will find your true answer there."

All I could do was nod.

Me: Phew! Done with that chapter!

Tadase: Stop giving me cliffies! I hate them because it's going to be a while before you write again!

Ikuto: Yea. For once I agree with this gay nerd.

Tadase: *starts to cry again*

Me: *stern glare at Ikuto* be nice, and I might write the last and final chapter today!

Su: R&R! ~desu