Omigosh guys okay so I'm sorry that I haven't updated in….a while. I was,as one of my friends told me on here, "Really busy and had stuff to do, sorry" Yeah, I know you're reading this, buddy. You know who you are. XD haha but then again all the writers on here seem to use that excuse a lot. I regret to say…I got tired with writing this story BUT FEAR NOT READERS! ONCE I STARTED WRITING MY INTEREST BECAME RENEWED! Please enjoy the next installment of this story!

Amu's eyes shot open. She glanced around quickly. She was lying in a large poofy black bed. Black-out curtains hung at the windows and the walls were painted black but had miniature stars on them and a crescent moon was painted on the ceiling. She closed her eyes again and then opened them. Even though it was pitch black in the room she could still see every single detail. Amu figured that was because the moon was actually a light of some kind; emanating a glow enough for her to see. Something felt off. This wasn't her castle. This was…strangely familiar somehow, although. It had a bit of a nostalgic feel to it. Her eyes widened as something dawned on her.

"RAN! MIKI! SU!" She screamed while looking around furiously.

Had they been stolen? We're they being held hostage? WAS SHE BEING HELD HOSTAGE? No…no just calm down. Okay what was the last thing she remembered…she was at Yaya's place..with Kairi and then..someone…Ikuto, yes Ikuto came and…and…AND OMIGOD! NO, NO! CALM DOWN! OKAY SO…Oh, wait. Her guardian characters were safe and sound in her room.

Amu harrumphed, "Kinda of ironic dontcha think?" She asked to nobody in particular but no, she most definitely was not talking to herself. That would be just plain odd. "I mean they are called guardian characters. Yup. Some guardians."

At that point Amu heard a high pitched laugh resound through the room like tinkling bells. Amu jumped and whipped her head toward the sound. The doors had somehow been opened without her noticing and light was flooding in through the opening. Amu narrowed her eyes at the figure. She figured that the person who had laughed was a girl. She wished the doors would open more so that she could get a better look at her face. And as she thought that the doors flung open. The girl jumped back into the hallway, startled.

Then, she smiled cruelly and laughed again, stepping back into the room while she was doing so. "So. You're getting ahold of them now are you? Well that's good seeing as you're completely defense-less against everything at your current stage." She smirked and raised her eyebrows. Wait, Amu knew that smirk from somewhere before. "So, tell me, how does it feel to be completely defense-less? A simple fledgling?"

Amu also came to the decision that she did not like the girl's attitude, and took a moment to study her. She had two long, blonde messy pigtails that went down to her hips. Her eyes were a vibrant purple. This person looked vaguely familiar to Amu. Said person shifted onto her right foot and leaned against the door while she pursed her lips. She wore black eye-liner and Amu suspected that the girl had a small fortune spent in the lip gloss department.

"Hey. Can I ask you something?" Amu asked

The girl sighed. "Yes?" she responded tiredly.

"What brand of make-up do you use? It's really pretty." Amu asked absentmindedly

The girl's mouth dropped. "You...You're locked in a strange place with all black surrounding you. You could possibly even be a hostage! You can see in the dark…and do you even realize that you just made that door fling open on your own? And yet, here you're asking a complete stranger who suddenly just appeared what kind of make-up they use?" She asked incredulously.

Amu shook her head. "No. You're not a complete stranger. You're Ikuto's sister. " It dawned on her a second ago when the girl was talking. "But, what's your name? I'm sorry I forgot."

The girl rolled her eyes. "Utau. Tsukiyomi Utau. But, I also go by the name Hoshina Utau."

"Oh hi! Yeah, yeah! You're that singer for that band. Uuuhhmm…Black Diamond is it?"

"Yes. Thanks I am that singer. Now. Are you going to ask where the hell you are or are you too stupid to ask?" She shook her head, "Honestly, I don't know why Ikuto chose you."

"Excuse me? Did I hear you wrong? I'll have you know that I'm prin-"

"Princess Amu from the royal Hinamori family." She snarled, "Yes, I'm well aware. I was there when you first met Ikuto, you moron." She took a minute to calm herself. "Ikuto should've chosen me. I'm his sister!"

"Right. Well um, if you don't mind, now, where am I?"

Utau blinked as she tilted her head slightly to the left. She sniffed the air and paused, then turning and flung herself toward the hallway.

Amu watched as Utau had a spasm and leaped out into the hallway. Then, she realized that Utau wasn't on the ground or running down the hallway. She was clinging to something. That something, was Ikuto.

"IIKKUTTTOOO!" Utau wailed, "I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN FOREVVEERRR" Utau's demeanor changed almost instantly.

"It's only been 3 days, Utau. And I had to take care of some…things..."

Utau clung to Ikuto even more as he started walking into the room. "Hey, Amu. Sleep well?" He muttered as he pried Utau of him.

"U-um..I guess but..WAIT IKUTO EXPLAIN THIS WHOLE THING! I MEAN YOU'RE…Y-Y-YOU'RE A…A VAMPIRE!" She stuttered as she thought about her last memory before she blacked out.

Ikuto succeeded in prying his sister off of him and flashed a grin, showing off his fangs. They were duller, as if they hadn't been used or sharpened or whatever the heck vampires did to their fangs to make them pointy. Utau did the same except hers were pointed and ferocious. Amu assumed that Utau used her fangs more than Ikuto did. But, of course that was just an assumption. Nobody could ever tell with vampires.

Amu decided that it would be best to jump up suddenly and barrel her way past then, making use of the element of surprise. Utau narrowed her eyes.

"Don't even try it." She said icily

WHAT? DID SHE SEE THROW MY THOUGHTS? Amu exclaimed in her head. But, instead she knitted her eyebrows together in fake confusion. "W-what? Don't try what, Utau?"

Utau sneered. "You know what. And I know what too."

Ikuto turned his head slightly towards Utau next to him. "What's she thinking?" He mumbled.

Utau glared at Amu and answered, "She's thinking about how she can escape. As if she could escape us. The little bra-"

"Utau." Ikuto scolded his voice harsh, "Do not speak of Amu like that. After all, her position in the hierarchy of our world demands our respect."

His sister snorted, "Right. Of course it does. Well we should be respected as well, Ikuto. After all we are-"

"Not now, Utau…Please." Ikuto pleaded but to Amu it sounded more of a direct order.

Utau's glare hardened as she looked at Amu's raggedy appearance. "Ikuto, why are we standing around here checking up on this person?This little, weak-" she coughed as Ikuto shot a quick, cold glance, "This…girl is certainly the heir to the throne. Yes, of course. Of course." Her words dripping with hate and sarcasm.

"Throne?" Amu threw stood up and straightened her clothes. Smoothing her hair which had come out of its' bun, she loped over to the siblings. She got no response. Looking Utau in the eyes she asked once again. "What is this throne of which you speak?"

She heard Utau grumble "Oh sure, now she puts on the princess act. What a brat." That comment earned her a light nudge from Ikuto before he went on to answer Amu's question.

"Amu, once upon a time there was a queen and a king. They had a special power about them. They were special. Okay? You following me so far?" when Amu nodded he continued, "Now, these two people were curious as to why they had these special..qualities I should say. They were among the race of the albino's" Amu interrupted at this point.

"Albino's?" she questioned.

"Yes. Meaning that they had no color to their skin and it hurt them to go out in the sun. It wasn't as if they were…allergic per say but, they burned so quickly that they didn't go out in the sun." He paused to let the explanation sink in. "Their blood acted as a remedy to any disease. They had superior eyesight and agility. The woman could get anyone to do anything for her. All it did was take a look from her and people could not go against their will. The man was incredibly strong and had power over the elements. He specialized in Water and Fire. But, even with all these gifts they still longed for a family. So when the queen confronted the king with the news of her being pregnant they rejoiced."

"One day a townsperson came to them and asked to supply some kind of remedy for their child who was dying. They king and queen agreed but as the townsperson was rejoicing they tripped and shredded their hands. The king and queen were immediately alert. The smell of blood was thick in the air and it was overpowering their senses. They didn't know what was happening but like a flash the king was there in front of the townsperson, biting into their hand and sucking them dry." Utau's apathetic expression wavered as Ikuto talked about the innocent person's demise. She reached out and grabbed Ikuto wrist. He paused and looked at her. She was staring straight ahead so he shrugged and continued.

"The queen leapt from her throne to try and stop her husband but he had gone insane with blood lust. She feared that if she stayed in the room any longer that she would too, go mad like her husband. As she ran to the study her water broke. There, in the study's chair, a little girl was born to her. The queen had not yet lapsed into her true state but, unknown to the queen, the king, although, had before the attack on the human just a minute ago, so the little girl was born part human and part vampire. The queen went and gathered her most precious belongings and set off on a trip with her child. On her trip she found the vampire society. They welcomed her with open arms, even though she truly was not yet one of them. They all seemed friendly enough but, the queen worried for her daughter who was now 1 year old. So she went to the leader of the society and asked for insurance that her daughter would be safe here. The leader was very old and nearing his end. He had lived a very long life, as most of his kind did but, he had no successor for his position; for his throne. The leader offered a proposition. That, the queen give him the years of life that she had left and her child would become his successor therefore she would rule over the whole vampire race and would never be harmed. He would use the years that he had gained to raise and train her daughter to become the new leader, the new queen. The queen gladly accepted and gave her life so that her child could live in safety."

"As the girl grew up she was trained like the leader had promised. He cared for this girl as if she was his own child. But, one day the girl got curious and wandered off. When he couldn't find her he called his guards to him to go look for the girl. It was a well known fact that the girl's family had been waiting for the right time to breach the society walls and take back the girl. Now that she had wandered off that's just what they did. Of course, they could not battle vampires being mere humans so they resorted to stealth and trickery. The little girl, being now 5, went along with them, never to be seen by her guardian and father-figure, ever again." Ikuto looked down. "They suppressed the little princess's memories of her past life and paraded around with her acting as if they were her actual mother and father. Seeing as she was part human she could co-exist with both humans and vampires. But, along with her memories being erased, her vampire side was suppressed too."

Ikuto stopped and lifted his head up and looked out of the corner of his eye at Utau. She hated that story. She thought it was cruel.

"I see…" Amu said thoughtfully, "that's very sad. I feel sorry for that girl and her family."

Utau scrunched her nose up, "You have no idea how ironic that statement is."

Amu raised her eyebrows, and her golden brown eyes were clouded with confusion. She turned her head to glance out the window. "Is..there any particular reason you told me that story, Ikuto…I mean…all I did was ask about a throne…"

"Yes," Ikuto and Utau looked pointedly at Amu who had gone over to sit at the window sill. Sensing eyes on her, she turned her head to look at them once more. Ikuto's posture became more rigid as he opened his mouth once more. "The reason I told you this, Amu, is because you are that little girl. You are the heir to the throne."