Me: hmm well I think I know what I'm doing now and I'd like to try and continue on with chapter 11 of Secrets uncovered…
Amu: forgetting something?
Me: what could I be forgetting?
Amu: *cough* disclaimer *cough* excuse me I have a bit of a cold.
Me: you have swine flu?! I thought that was over!
Amu: no you haven't put in a disclaimer!
Me: oh I knew that. I also do not own Shugo Chara…
Amu's POV
After Rima had run off I couldn't get back into that joyful mood I was in before; I was too worried about her…
"Mama what's wrong with Rima?" I asked her worried.
"Look around darling," she said, "All of this is for you and Ikuto because you're getting married."
"She said she was happy for us though," I said.
"Yes, but how long have you been together?"
3 years, "Just over a year why does that matter?" I asked.
"How long have they been together?" she hinted.
"Since high school," I mumbled, "But that doesn't explain why she just ran off!"
"It does, she's happy for you sure, but she's a little jealous that after a year you're getting married and she isn't," she said sweetly.
"Well how was I supposed to know about that?" I mumbled feeling the small pout creep over my face.
"It's not something you can know if she kept it hidden," she said comfortingly.
"Amu? Has Rima come back yet?" asked Yaya as she piped in her head popping out from behind the door.
"I don't know, I thought she might've come back here, it's the way she was running. Can't you guys find her?" I asked starting to worry.
"No, we can't find Nagi either," reported Kairi.
"But she wouldn't have gone off the path would she? Nagi wouldn't let her," I said worry saturating my voice.
"Don't worry too much Amu; I'm sure she'll turn up in the morning, she just wants a bit of time to herself. She'll come back when she's ready," Shaquille said absently.
"You're right," I said trying to take comfort in her words, "She'll come back when she's ready."
"I say we all get some sleep, we may be on holiday but there's still a heap to do," said Shaquille.
"Right, sleep," I said not too positive about that possibility, and one by one they all left me to sit in my worried silence.
"Rima's a big girl I'm sure she can look after herself," Ikuto said comfortingly.
"I know I'm just really worried about her, and with the fact that Easter is following us I think I have good reason to," I said.
"She'll be alright and I'm sure she would want you to worry about her so much, especially while we're on holidays," he said wrapping his arms around me. I rested my head against his chest and eventually fell asleep still cradled in his arms.
x-X-x
My heart was thudding heavily against my ribs; my breath was becoming short and jagged. The tiny branches began swiping at me like clawed hands, grabbing at my clothes, pulling at the skin that wasn't covered. My feet hurt like hell but I kept pushing forward, my legs were screaming in protest, but my fear had made my adrenaline spike.
When I thought I was far enough away I leaned against a tree and removed the heels I wore and threw them into the bushes, at the moment I couldn't care less about the amount of money I paid for them, I cared about getting the hell away from whoever was following me!
After catching a small amount of my breath back I turned right and started running again. It was all very disorienting… it was dark, there were strange noises that didn't fit in with my heavy breathing and my bare feet hitting the gravel paved path… there were branches and leaves constantly hitting me and getting in the way… there were lots of mosquitoes biting me and I tried to swat them away to no prevail. I thought I was almost safe; I could see a clearing and desperate to reach it I wasn't thinking about where I was putting my feet and I tripped over the root of one of the trees. I threw my hands out to catch myself just a little too late and my face smacked into the ground and I felt new pain course across. I pushed up with my arms, but they were aching and collapsed beneath me. I rolled over to my back brushing away my blonde curls…
Somewhere in the very back of my subconscious I noted the fact that this wasn't through my actual eyes… it was through someone else… someone in danger…someone in pain… but I couldn't fight the overwhelming fear streaming through me and I fell back into their nightmare…
I closed my eyes and hoped that if I was quiet enough they wouldn't find me. Of course the world was cruel to those who haven't done anything to be considered much of an offense to anyone. I heard feet crunching against the rocks on the ground and I opened my eyes to peer into a slightly familiar face… it was one I hadn't seen in ages and I thought I was safe… until the gun was pulled out. Fear devoured me again and I clenched my eyes shut waiting for the inevitable pull of the trigger. I sobbed out pleads, begging him to reconsider what he was doing, to remember the times I'd helped him, to remember our friendship. He responded all of them in one foul swipe across my face with the barrel of the gun throwing me forcefully into a black abyss.
I jolted upright, covered in a cold sweat, a bead of ice tickled slowly down the nape of my neck making me shiver; a reminder of what I'd just dreamt…
"What's wrong?" I heard Ikuto mumbled groggily as he sat himself up wobbling slightly with drowsiness I hope.
"Just… a bad dream…," I said in a dry monotone.
"Come here," he said as he wrapped his arms around my shoulders allowing me to burry my face in his chest, "Everything is alright… nothing's-,"
He was abruptly cut off by a shrill babyish screech which made me even more worried. I was certain that it weren't even possible but I was proven wrong… I leapt to my feet and sprinted towards the sound my heart racing to an impossible speed. I prayed silently to myself hoping that no-one was hurt…
I skidded to a halt outside of Yaya's room to find her curled in the corner of the room, her arms wrapped around her knees and tears cascading down her cheeks. Kairi knelt beside her trying to get her to calm down.
"What happened?" I asked on the brink of going into complete shock, I wasn't prepared for what I saw next though.
She pointed one shaking finger towards a box on their dresser, I walked over and drew back the lid… this time I felt the overload of it all and blacked out…
Me: Am I not just the bestest person in the world right now?
Ikuto: no… what the hell is going on?!
Me: oh you didn't see what was in the box?
Ikuto: no… I didn't… where's Amu?
Me: I told you she blacked out… and when a character is non-responsive in the story then they do not respond in my head… remember when you were in hospital? Well she is also unconscious at the time being…
Ikuto: I hate you…
Me: it's not like she gonna die… yet…
Ikuto: what do you mean 'yet'?
Me: oh… nothing *grins evilly* anyway I know some of you have been waiting ages for this and so TA-DA!!!!!!!! Leave a review tell me what you think of the direction this story is taking…