Chiru: Here's is that the other chapters.
Skittles: Tsuki was the one editing these and typing these. So let's cheer for Tsuki to get good grades.
Tsuki: -.- I'll deal with you later. Anyway, enjoy.
As Ikuto entered his room, he was knocked down by something or someone. He opened his eyes only to meet a woman over him. "How long do you want to stay on me?"
Aoi snapped out of her trance. She looked down and saw Ikuto. She immediately got off and bowed in apology. "Gomensai."
Pastel stood there with her mistress behind her, glaring at Ikuto.
When Ikuto got up, he noticed that there were three women in his house. He noticed that the doll was missing from its case and was standing behind the woman glaring at him. "What the fudge? How is the doll over there?" He pointed at the girl behind Pastel.
"Oi, the doll has a name. It's Amulet." Her eyes looked directly into Ikuto's. "Don't you remember the letter? You awakened her from her sleep, with the key." Pastel nearly snarled at him.
The letter entered Ikuto's mind. What did he get himself into? "There's no way, that a doll can move."
"Hey! I'm moving, aren't I?" Amulet moved from behind Pastel and approach Ikuto. She looked up at him, and looked into his eyes. "If you didn't want me, then you could've returned me."
Ikuto noticed that her eyes were a beautiful golden hazel color. He felt lost in them, but quickly snapped out of it. "So what? Do you think a human can quickly believe this?"
"I'm moving before your eyes. If you say, a doll can't move, then you were just proven wrong." Amulet spoke back.
Ikuto bit his lip. This doll is too good to be one. She was more likely a human than a doll. "I'm still not believing this." He turned around to see that he was being ignored.
"How can he be the one chosen for me? Is Otou-sama stupid or something?" Amu whispered to her guardians.
"Now, Amu, you haven't given him a chance." Aoi whispered back.
"I clearly don't like that man. By his looks, I think he brought a couple of women into his bed." Pastel stated.
Aoi sweated. "Pastel, I'm not sure if you hate him, since it sounded like you said that he had good looks…"
"…" Pastel couldn't reply, since she did sound like she did say that.
"Wait, Azalea's name is now Pastel?" Amu whispered.
"Yeah, we had to change our names just in case the others are looking for us. My name has turned from Azure to Aoi. Yours has been turned from Amulet to Amu. "Aoi explained.
Amu slowly let the information sink in, but was interrupted by someone clearly their throat. The females' heads turned around.
"I hear what you're saying, you know?" He could see one of them glaring at him.
"I know. Now, let's introduce ourselves." Aoi heard groans coming from Pastel. "Pastel, why don't you go first?" Her warm voice was now cheery, but held no emotion.
Pastel gulped. Note to self: Don't ever piss off Aoi. "Well, my name is Azalea, but call me, Pastel. I'm one of Amu's guardians, the pink lotus."
"My name is Azure, but call me, Aoi. I'm also one of Amu's guardians, the blue iris. Amu-chan, go ahead and introduce yourself." Aoi looked at her mistress.
"Fine… Formerly known as Amulet, but call me, Amu. I'm the youngest out of my sisters. Just in case, you don't want to piss me off, don't ever lock me up." Her gaze looked at Ikuto, as if pleading not to lock her up, even though her voice did not sound like it.
Pastel and Aoi looked at their mistress. They looked at her in sadness, but they couldn't believe that she already trust this man with her fear.
Amu noticed that there was a boy near Ikuto, cowering from behind the door. "Ne, Pastel, go to that boy."
Pastel noticed the boy and walked toward him.
Ikuto turned around to stop her, since he still hasn't trust these women.
"What's your name?" Pastel extended her hand toward the boy.
Yoru loosened his grip on the door. "Yoru…"
"Hi, Yoru. My name is Pastel. You want to be friends?" Her smile gave the boy less fear.
"Hai!" Yoru beamed at her.
Ikuto was shocked by this, since Yoru usually scowled at any adult who came close to him.
Aoi turned around and noticed something shiny heading toward the window. "Everyone, cover your heads!" Aoi grabbed Amu and covered her mistress with her body.
Pastel instantly grabbed Yoru from the door, and covered him.
Ikuto just covered his head.
It was quiet for awhile, and then it came. Glass from the window flew everywhere in the room.
Soon, Aoi gave them the cue to get up.
In the middle of them, was a Venus flytrap with its roots attached to the ground. It grew larger in a fast pace. It soon busted through the roof.
"Amu-chan, set up a dimension. We don't need humans seeing this." Aoi gave out her order. She looked down at her mistress. Was she ready for this?
Amu gripped the hem of her sleeve, why did this have to happen, when she was not even ready? Amu muttered some curses, but she understood. "By the life given to me by the lotus and iris, I call upon my world, the Awakening Gates." Before Amu's calling took into effect, she looked at Ikuto. "You have to make a contract with me."
"What?" Ikuto found this sudden. But before Ikuto could answer, they were in Amu's world.
The area was surrounded by silver gates decorated with fresh delicate vines. There was a big weeping willow on an island of the place, surrounded by a lake with lotuses blooming and irises blooming at the base of the weeping willow. It looked like it was tended not too long ago.
Apparently, the group was separated into three groups: Pastel and Yoru, Aoi and Ikuto, and Amu was alone.
"Dang, we got split apart. We should've held hands." Pastel looked around for any sign for her sister or her mistress.
Yoru held on her hand. "Pastel-san, where are we?"
Pastel realized that Yoru was with her. At least, the kid was safe. "We're in the Awakening Gates. This is a special place to Amu-chan." Pastel looked at the gates. She noticed that it was chained up in all four openings. Then it finally hit her. "I should've realize it. Amu-chan can't get in…"
Her outfit immediately changed. She was now wearing a light green sleeveless gothic dress that tightened around her waist, but the bottom part was like an attached skirt, letting her move at will. From the top of the middle of her dress were white laces crisscrossing each other. She wore black ballet shoes, with her choker in place, while her hair was pulled back. It gave her that free lance look, but looking elegant at the same time.
She turned around to face Yoru, and gave him a lotus flower. "Yoru, I'll be right back, so hold on to that. It'll protect you." She then took off to the north gate. In her hand, a crimson red scythe appeared in her hand. Her eyes began to turn into a deeper color. "Now, to let Amu in."
"Dang, how the heck did we get split apart?" Aoi looked around her. She noticed Ikuto was still getting up, but was having some difficulty. He must've slipped and sprained his leg. "Do you need help?" She extended her hand to him.
Ikuto looked away. "I don't." Ikuto swiftly lifted himself up. "I can get up by myself." But the pain in his leg was killing him.
Aoi knew that he was hurting, but she didn't want to hurt his pride. "Fine." She looked around to see for any sign for her sister and her mistress. She soon saw her sister headed toward the northern gate. "She's letting Amu-chan in…" she knew that she had to go fight.
Her outfit also changed. It was similar to her sister's. She was now wearing a faded orange off-the-shoulder gothic dress that tightened around her waist, but the bottom part reached down to her ankles, splitting down the middle on the sides, revealing her legs. It allowed her to move. From the top of the middle of her dress were black laces crisscrossing each other. She wore black heels, with her necklace in place, while her hair was tied up into a messy bun, with several strands hanging out.
Ikuto stared at her. When her eyes darkened, it looked like she was an assassin.
Aoi faced Ikuto and handed him an iris bud. "Hold on to this. It'll keep you safe while I'm gone." After that, she took off. A icy blue scythe appeared in her hand.
Pastel noticed that her sister found her and was ready to fight. They soon approach the northern gate. "Are you ready to break it again?" Her gaze was laid upon her sister.
"Ready when you are," was Aoi's reply. They both took their stances. As soon as they knew that the Venus flytrap was in their dimension, they soon slashed at the thick vines around the gates. The vines kept growing, trying to stop them from getting through.
As soon as Pastel cut through with her scythe down the middle, the lock was seen. Luckily, Pastel used extra strength to get through.
When Aoi's eyes were set upon the lock, she swiftly ran past Pastel, repeating the same move, but on the lock. She immediately cut through the lock. As Aoi was about to get closer to the gate opening, the Venus flytrap attached itself to the weeping willow.
"Aoi! The weeping willow, it's getting drained!" Pastel yelled out to her sister. She soon saw the roots of the horrid plant heading for Yoru. "Shit! Aoi, we have to go back!"
Aoi cursed under her breath. "Amu, you better stop locking yourself and starting opening up…" She then turned around to go protect Ikuto, until Amu decides to get out.
"Why am I back here?" Amu sat on her knees around the endless field of wilting flowers. "I don't want to be here!" Tears began to flow down her cheeks.
Flashbacks flashed to her mind, giving her headaches. Her memories were slowly slipping away from her mind, as if they were suppose to be taken away.
"Amulet, I do regret this. I hope you can forgive me after you approach me again. I'm sorry for taking away your memories of them. It would be better for you if you forgot about them. Please, forgive me when I take away the memories of your beloved sisters…"
"No, give them back! I don't want to forget! I don't remember anyone anymore…" Amu trembled as she saw that memory again. She rubbed her tears away.
Slowly, two flowers bloomed in front of her.
Amu realized what was going on inside her world. She shouldn't ponder in the past. She deal with that later.
Amu reached out to the iris and the lotus set in front of her. As soon as she touched them, her eyes turned into a different color. Her left eyes was cerulean blue, while her right was hot pink. "Now, to fight back."
Four cards slipped out from her pockets and floated in front of her. They were facing her with their back.
"Show me the card, that is deemed worthy of the fight today." Amu said her spell. One of the cards floated to her, and spun around showing its true face: a faded pink heart.
The card then turned into a scythe. Both of Amu's eyes were now a faded pink color, as if showing others that she was using her power, but it went back to its previous colors, cerulean blue and hot pink.
"Now, to go to the others." The lotus flower bloomed widely, as a signal to Amu to jump in. Amu picked up the iris and placed it in her pocket, just in case, she might need it. After that, she jumped into the lotus, ready to enter into her world again.
Tsuki: I was seriously half asleep, so I think it's a bit crummy.
Butter: Cheer up! We have all the time to sleep this weekend...
Tsuki: Ugh... Don't remind me. I have to meet him!
Butter: There. There. At least he's willing to explain to you.
Tsuki: True... I'll decided his punishment later.
Butter: ... We'll tell you the reason, about how come she's really being crummy in the next chapter...
Tsuki: Please review. :D -had no clue was Butter said-