Okay...so...uh...I haven't been very reliant on my updating...and uh...I have a good reason.

...I went so off script, I lost track of where I was going...so uh...yeah...I was thinking of just leaving it as temporary hiatus but then I thought that that would make me a HUGE bi-witch, so I decided to give it a shot and try! I mean, it's not like I have writers block, I have been writing. But no one here wants to hear about my OCs on fanfiction, so I don't update ^^. In any case, rant on other reasons why I haven't been on and other things at my blog at smallvillegirl2(dot)webs(dot)com.

In any case, on to the story!~ Recap in italics and underlined.

She walked up the stairs and entered the bathroom. It occurred to her then, that someone else was in the house.

Not only was the person-whoever they were- in her house, but in her shower! She crept up the stairs and thought about grabbing a baseball bat. No, that's dumb. I'm a vampira, a simple human can't hurt me. She forgot about the baseball bat idea and walked into the bathroom. She could see the silhouette of a man in her shower. She thought that she should open the door, but brushed the thought away in fear of what she might see.

She took a second once in the bathroom to think about the situation. So someone, a man, was in her shower, and she had no idea who he was, or what he was doing there, either than getting clean. She also realized that what she was smelling was not a human, but a vampire. She knew the smell once she thought about it and frowned. What in the hell was he doing in her house? Not to mention her shower! The water stopped and she saw him grab a towel. The door to the shower opening and a smirking Ikuto walked out of the steam with wet hair and a towel around his waist.

Amu couldn't help but stare. "W-What are you doing here?"

"I said I'd come to see you when you got home."

"I meant in my shower!"

Ikuto shrugged. "Mine broke."

"Well that's no reason to use mine! Get yours fixed!"

Ikuto walked closer to the younger female and she backed up. Eventually she backed up into the wall. Crap... Ikuto chuckled and placed his hands on either side of her head. He moved his face a bit closer to hers. She could feel his hot breath ghosting across her face. She turned away from his gaze and looked to the corner of the room. He placed a hand on her face and turned it towards his. Her eyes met his and she instantly felt like melting. His chalybeous eyes glistened in the incandescent light of the bathroom. His thumb traced circles on her cheek. The longer their eyes stayed connected, the more she wanted to press her lips to his. She fought back the urge well, telling herself that it wasn't right, that even though she had feelings for him, she wasn't sure about it.

After a few minutes, Ikuto dropped his hands and moved away smiling. "Now, if you don't mind leaving, my towel has fallen off and I need to get dressed.

The words didn't register at first but then her eyes were as wide as saucers. She sped out of the room as fast as she could and hid herself in her room. Ikuto snorted in amusement and looked down at the towel that was still firmly wrapped around his waist.

Amu was currently in a corner with her faced smashed into her pillow. She was so embarrassed! If she had looked down for even a second she would have seen his- she didn't even want to think about it! The door to her room opened and she heard laughing. "You do know that was just a joke right?"

Amu gasped and her head shot up to look at her house guest. He was leaning against her door frame with the biggest grin on his face that he had ever seen. She was very furious at that moment and shot the pillow directly at his face with perfect aim. He caught it right before it reached his face and laughed. Amu was standing now with her hands balled into fists. "Get out of my house!"

Ikuto pushed himself away from the door and with lightning speed, ran over to her and tackled her back onto the floor. He hovered over her before leaning down and pressing his lips to hers. It was quick, but it still put her on cloud number nine. He got up when he heard the doorbell ring. "I'll get it."

With a wink he walked out of the room. Amu laid there on the ground before shooting up and running out of her room and down the stairs just in time to see Ikuto opening the door to reveal one of the worst people to be on her doorstep.

"T-Tadase-kun! What brings you here?"

Amu pushed Ikuto out of the way of the door. Ikuto stood behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist and placed his chin on her head. Tadase was visibly upset, so upset he was shaking. "What is HE doing here?"

"I used her shower, since mine is broken."

"I didn't ask you!" Tadase snapped before turning his eyes to Amu. "Hikari said that she doesn't need us anymore for tonight. It was a false alarm."

With nothing more to say, Tadase turned around and walked away. Amu felt like calling after him, but the words wouldn't leave her mouth. Ikuto pulled her back and closed the door. "You did that on purpose, didn't you Ikuto?"

He said nothing and let go of her. He walked up back to her room, she followed. By the time she got there, he was on her balcony, watching Tadase fade into the distance. "Ikuto, what's wrong?"

He looked down at her. "Nothing. I have to go now."

Ikuto jumped into the air and flew away. Amu stared in the direction from which he left. Why are the guys I know such weirdos. Even Kukai and Nagihiko are odd. Amu sighed, closing the balcony door behind her and walked back downstairs to watch some TV. It was dark by the time her doorbell rang again. She could smell that it was Nadeshiko. She got up and opened the door only to have Nadeshiko rush into her arms crying.

"N-Nadeshiko! What's wrong?"

"T-Tadase, h-he hit me!"

Amu blood boiled and boy did she see red. Another knock came at the door and Amu wrenched it open to find Tadase. "Nadeshiko-sama, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to-"

"STAY AWAY FROM HER!" Amu was beyond furious. She had every intention of ripping his head off his body. It was the fact she was holding onto Nadeshiko that kept her where she was. Nadeshiko was sobbing into her chest and Amu glared at Tadase. "Go...away."

She had to remain calm, or as calm as possible. Tadase put his hands up and backed away, before turning around and running away. She slammed the door and took Nadeshiko to the couch. She sat her down then sat beside her and wrapped a protective arm around her best friend's shoulder. "It'll be okay."

Nadeshiko sobbed into her friend's shoulder for a while longer. Amu tried to put her hand on hers but she screamed in pain. "Nadeshiko! What? What hurts?"

"M-My arm...I think he broke it!"

Amu swore to murder Tadase next time she saw him. "Want me to put it in a sling?"

Nadeshiko nodded and Amu zoomed off and went into her parents' bathroom. Her mother liked being prepared for anything so she had everything stuffed in various places. Amu grabbed a sling then ran back to Nadeshiko's side. Her crying had settled down some. Amu put the sling on Nadeshiko carefully then sat back down with her. By then, the crying had completely stopped and Nadeshiko just curled up to Amu's side. "Do your parents know you're here Naddy?"

Nadeshiko shook her head. "Nagihiko had a basketball tournament so dad went with him, they'll be gone for a few days, and mom is on a business trip. I had Dogan-san drive me here."

Amu nodded but then the burning in her throat started. She closed her eyes and leaned her head back. She stopped breathing, and being a vampira, she didn't need to do such things like breathe. However, Nadeshiko noticed. "You okay Amu-chan?"

Amu nodded then winced as the voice in the back of her head started talking.

Look, fresh, untainted blood right before you. I'll bet she tastes really good.

No. Go away! I'm not going to drink Nadeshiko's blood.

You know you want to~!

NO! LEAVE ME ALONE!

Nadeshiko's voice was almost a whisper. "You're lying to me."

Amu opened her eyes and looked at Nadeshiko. "Yeah, sorry. I need to drink."

"Well go get something to drink. You'll just be in the kitchen."

Amu shook her head and smiled slightly. "Not that kind of thirst."

"What do you...oh...," Nadeshiko stood up and smiled lightly, it looked almost forced but Amu could see some sincerity in it. "You can go, I'll be okay."

Amu shook her head. "No, you're coming with me. Hold on a second," Amu ran up the stairs and opened her closet. Miki was fluttering around in her cage. Amu opened it then took her to the window; she opened it, and then allowed Miki to fly out. "Meet me at Hikari's."

Miki squeaked and flew off. Amu shut the window than ran back downstairs. She picked up Nadeshiko carefully and slipped on her shoes. "Hold on as best you can Nadeshiko, and tell me if you feel like you're slipping. Also, close your eyes."

Nadeshiko nodded and Amu opened the door and ran off towards the forest. Nadeshiko clung onto her best friend with her good arm as Amu sped further away from society. She ran past Jiro, who didn't notice her at all, all the way down to Hikari's house. When Amu stopped, Nadeshiko opened her eyes. Amu put her down and all she could do was stare in awe at her surroundings.

"So this is what you found when you came her the first time?"

"Yep, and I've been here almost every night since then."

She began to walk towards Hikari's house when she heard some yelling. She recognized Hikari's voice, but not what she was saying. She was screaming mainly in French, and Amu didn't know French. She did however get the words 'kill' and 'idiot' out of the conversation, but that was about it. She crossed the bridge with Nadeshiko and walked up to the front porch, ringing the doorbell when she got there. The yelling stopped and the door opened, showing a angry Hikari whose hair was a mess. "Amu-chan, and Nadeshiko-chan. Are you alright Nadeshiko-san?"

Nadeshiko nodded but said nothing. Amu was the one to speak. "We think that Tadase broke her arm."

Hikari growled then pulled the two inside. "Amu, you hunt. Nadeshiko, you come with me. I'll fix your arm."

Hikari grasped onto Nadeshiko's shoulder and led her towards the kitchen. Nadeshiko turned her head to give Amu a panicked look, but Amu mouthed "Don't worry." To her and she nodded. Amu left the house and ran into the forest. Miki was beside her instantly when she stopped. She smiled at her bat lightly than together they found a pack of deer. She caught one quickly than drank from it quickly. Miki had some as well, but not much. Once she was done with the one, she noticed another one laying on the ground writhing in pain. It's leg was visibly broken and it was bleeding out. Amu sighed and Miki bit it. Amu drank that deer's blood as well, just so the poor thing was out of misery. Once she was done, she sped off back to Hikari's house. She walked into the house and down to the kitchen.

No one was there. "Hello?"

"We're in the basement!"

That was Hikari calling to her. Amu looked around confused-as she had looked through all the doors on her first visit to Hikari's house-but then she saw a wall with a crack in it. She opened the crack and saw a flight of steps leaning downwards. She walked down and was met with a foul odour. She saw Nadeshiko sitting in a chair and Hikari working over a cauldron.

Amu laughed. "I thought that witches used cauldrons."

"Don't be silly. Witches don't exist."

Amu rolled her eyes and went over to Nadeshiko. She looked worried. "How are you holding up?"

"I-I'm o-okay."

Amu chuckled and held her friend's good hand. Nadeshiko smiled lightly then Hikari came towards them with a steaming black mug. "Okay Nadeshiko-chan, this is going to taste disgusting, and you'll feel a bit of pain at first, but after a minute of pain, you're arm will be as good as new."

Amu let go of Nadeshiko's hand and watched her friend take the glass. She gulped and drank down all the liquid. As soon as she was done, she made a face. "That's gross!"

"Yes, I know. Sorry," Hikari took the glass and held Nadeshiko's hand. She could tell from the expression on the human girl's face that she was in pain, but she was trying not to scream. "You can scream if you want. We can handle it."

Nadeshiko shook her head and kept her mouth shut. A tear streaked down her face, and then all of a sudden, her face loosened up and she opened her mouth. She breathed out raggedly then smiled. She took her hand out of her sling and waved it around. "My arm feels great! Thank you!"

Hikari smiled. "You're welcome."

Hikari slumped down and Amu gave Hikari a worried look. She helped her mentor up off the ground. "Hey Nadeshiko, can you wait in the living room for me. It's the first door closest to the front door," Nadeshiko nodded and ran up the stairs. Amu slung Hikari's arm around her shoulder and dragged her up stairs. "Are you thirsty?"

"No, I already hunted," Amu made her way through the kitchen, down the hallway and up the other stairs. She walked over to Hikari's bedroom and helped her onto the bed. "Thanks."

"What's wrong Hikari?"

But Hikari fell into an unconscious state. Amu was looking Hikari over, making sure she was still alive, though that seemed rather impossible with her being a vampira. While looking Hikari over, she noticed a bite mark on her wrist.

"That's from making the potion," Amu whipped around and saw Tadase. He was standing in pants but no shirt. Amu had a hard time taking her eyes off his muscular chest. She growled faintly, but Tadase took no notice. "That form of potion requires blood, and a lot of it. When our kind loses blood, we get weak and tired. With a little rest, she'll be fine. Trust me."

"Trust you! You broke my best friend's arm! How am I suppose to trust you?"

"Because it was an accident!"

Then he was gone. Amu sensed where he was headed and gasped. She jumped up and ran down the stairs, she burst into the living room to see Tadase hugging Nadeshiko. Nadeshiko was hugging him back. Amu stopped dead in her tracks, scowling. Nadeshiko let go of Tadase and looked at Amu. "It's okay now. I forgave him."

Amu sighed than smiled. If Naddy can forgive him, than I can too. Amu nodded but said nothing. Tadase walked over to her, looking at the ground when he reached her. "Can you forgive me too?"

Amu looked like she had to think about it for a second, then smiled and embraced him. He was shocked at her actions but then he smiled "Thanks."

"No problem. But if you EVER hurt her again, I WILL kill you."

"I swear it'll never happen again."

Amu nodded and let go of Tadase. To her surprise, it was harder to stop hugging him than she thought it would be. What's wrong with me? This is sort of like the kind of feeling I get when I kiss Ikuto...Amu faced Nadeshiko and smiled. "Well let's go, I'll run you out of here."

Nadeshiko nodded but Tadase stopped her. "I'll do it. I've got the car."

"Alright. See you tomorrow Naddy."

Nadeshiko smiled then Tadase sped off with her in his arms. Miki perched herself on Amu's shoulder and watched her carefully. Amu turned her face to look her bat. "Let's fly home."

She ran outside and jumped into the air. Miki was beside her the entire time as she slowly flew home. She landed on the front porch and entered her house. She got ready for bed and went to bed after that.

I wanted this chapter to be longer, as I haven't been the best with updating. But I need to do some plotting before I can do the next bit. It's going to be a bit hard for me to do...but I'll work on it. So anyway! Uh...please review. You can yell at me and call me names for not updating sooner. I'll rant about it in my blog, so go read that if you want to know. 6 cookies for people who actually go read it.

Until next time~...which will hopefully be sooner...Oh! and I'm going to have poll on my fanfiction profile. So please vote! Needing the input!