Here is the next chapter, I'm so sorry for the delay readers, I want to thank you guys for the reviews, favorites, and alerts. Big credit for my beta reader... (kisshu-ichigo)... you are awesome, really! Without you my story wont turn out this great!

I've received some reviews and I think I need to answer them ne? So here the answer, hope you can be satisfy with my answer :

1. AshaIsTheBest : Ugh, I know some of my readers (including you and no offense) will be disappointed with the previous chapter ending but I want to make some drama here. About the eavesdropping things - to tell you the truth I didn't have any single idea about how could Amu find out that Ikuto still couldn't admit his feeling so I just end up with another eavesdropping [sorry for disappointing you - sigh] Um, I think you should read this chapter to know if ikuto reach Amu on time or not. I like to write things slowly so I guarantee you there won't be 2 years later right now [maybe in the next, next chapter when I think it is necessary] Anyway thank you for the review! I will wait for your next review girl!

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4. Towa-chan : Thank you and about updating matter it was all depend on how fast my beta work and if I didn't have things to solve or important to do rather than updating, I will update it fast so I won't promise such thing as I will update soon if I can't keep that promise but I hope you are willing to wait for the next update! Thank you for the review, I will wait for your next one :)

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Characters' Ages:

Ikuto - 21

Amu - 18

Rima -18

Tadase -18

Utau -18

Kairi -18

Yaya -18

Nagihiko - 20

Kukai -21

"Another Love Story"

chapter 11

Amu POV

My flight to Hong Kong went as smoothly as it could get, though we did have a bit of turbulence now and then, everything turned out fine. I landed in Hong Kong International Airport around five o'clock in the after noon. When we were allowed to get up and move around, I started collecting my carry on bags from the above storage compartment. I made my way down the long center aisle of the plane and then made my exit. Once I was inside the airport, I walked over to the immigration desk, handed the man my passport and waited for the officer to do his job before he passed me back my passport. When he gave me the okay to go I headed toward the baggage claim. It was packed to the max with other people waiting on there luggage. When the conveyor belt started moving and all the luggage came out it was kind of hard for me to spot my duffle bag, but after a while, I finally spotted it and ran to get it. I yanked my duffle out from between two black suitcases and walked out of the crowded room.

"Hmm, I wonder if Rima is here already." I thought aloud as I made my way outside to see if my best friend was waiting for me. As soon as I walked out the sliding glass doors, I saw Rima waving to me frantically, almost as if her hand was on fire and she was trying to put it out. Rima and I are both eighteen but she is still just a bit shorter then me. She has blond hair that shines like the sun and curly hair like you would not believe. She is still the same old Rima I remember. I ran as fast as I could to her, dropped all my things, and gave her a big hug.

"Amu, I am so happy to see you!" She greeted me as she hugged me back. After we exchanged greetings and such she guided me towards her car, an apple red mustang that her parents got for her. It was funny to imagine her driving it considering how short she is, but today she had a driver with her. Probably so she could sit in the back with me and talk. Her driver, whose name happened to be Willis because he was American, helped me with my luggage while Rima and I slipped into the back seat of the car. "Amu, so tell me what happen to you?" Rima asked me with concern in her eyes, since I supposed to come to Hong Kong a month before.

"It's a long story, Rima." I said before I began my story. "Well, it's a long ride home so I think we have some time." Rima said. With a deep sigh, I looked out the window and started the long story, from me moving out of my foster parents all the way to me leaving Ikuto the day before. By the time, I even go to the day before I could see that Rima was fuming. She was furious once I finished my story. I could tell from her dark expression that Rima was coming up with ways to kill in her mind. Rima may be a petite girl and shorter than most but she was scarier than anyone by far.

She has had her moments of being evil, trust me. I remember back when she was still living in Tokyo and we went to the same school, she pulled a prank on one of her sworn enemies and it had resulted in lawyers. Thankfully, Rima's parents have an amazing lawyer or else she may have ended up in jail. I looked over at Rima who was taking a deep breath to calm herself before she spoke, "And we are talking about Tsukiyomi Ikuto as in the heir of Easter Corporation, the biggest corporation in the world? Not to mention being at the top in everything business." Rima asked me, I could hear the shock and surprise inside her voice.

"Yeah uh, that Ikuto." I replied her timidly; did I even know any other Ikuto's beside him? Not that I could recall, I shook me head and turned my attention back to Rima who had a look of distress on her face. "Shit, this is not good. Amu, I wish I could help you more but I can't. My father is one of his business partners. Dammit, now I can't cut off his balls." Rima said disappointedly, I knew the moment people knew who the hell my ex lover was they would step back as soon as they heard his name — Tsukiyomi Ikuto.

"It's okay Rima, you are helping me more then enough by letting me live here with you. It means a lot to me, so thank you." I tried to calm her down; I knew she was upset because she couldn't help me. Being his former secretary, I know for a fact that Ikuto is a rich and handsome bastard who has his corporation worldwide. Therefore, I couldn't blame Rima, she and her family have their business to run and it was unfortunately in relations with Ikuto. We decided not to linger on the topic to long, so we talked about each other, trying to catch up on everything we had missed in the past few years. Rima was glad to hear that my foster parents were finally put in jail, so happy in fact that she said, "Those fuckers got what was coming for them!" that made me laugh, and we continued to pour out our lives to each other until we pulled up to her house.

We arrived at her house a while later, after getting my things from the trunk, Rima lead me to the front door and into the house. When we entered the house the first room I saw was the living room, leaving my luggage to the maid behind I followed Rima into the kitchen. That's when I saw uncle and auntie sitting at the kitchen table, they weren't my real Auntie and Uncle but I have known them since birth and I love them to death. They were my parent's best friend back when they still lived near us. I never told then about my parents and little sisters death. It was wrong not to but Rima and I wanted to save them from the pain of knowing their best friends died. If they had known my family died I was sure they would have adopted me, but I was in foster care so fast that I didn't even had time to call anyone before I was taking home with my "new parents".

It makes me wonder how things would be now if I had just told then about the incident. "Amu, welcome dear! We missed you so." Auntie said as she jumped from her seat and raced over to hug me. I smiled at her and hugged her back. Next was my uncle who trapped me in a bear hug and squeezed me until I couldn't breath. I was so happy to see them, it had been too long. After all the formalities were over, everyone sat down in the living room to catch up for a bit before dinner. "So Amu let us start off by saying we are so sorry for your loss. I can't believe we were not informed sooner. Rima finally told us last month when you were supposed to come. I still can't believe they are gone…" Auntie said in a sad and sympathetic voice. I could see the sadness in her eye. My mother and her had been very close so I understand the pain she is feeling. Uncle clear his throat to get our attention then proceeded to speak. "Rima also informed us that after your parent's death you were put into the orphanage. Then you were found some foster parents that took you in but they abused you." he said in a voice that was somewhat disappointed and sad. I just hung my head and nodded. Uncle sighed and continued, "Amu, you really should have told us sooner. We could have gotten you out of there. What were you thinking? You know very well that we would have taken care of you. I just… it's hare to believe that you were in such a horrible situation. You did the right thing in coming here. And the first chance I get I will have your foster parents lock away forever." He said with angry determination at the thought of the two foster parents.

Amu looked ashamed and just nodded her head. "Um, actually they have already been put in jail. A… Uh a friend helped me and he had his lawyer on the case. So that wont be necessary, but thank you." Amu said gratefully that her uncle was willing to help her. "I'm so sorry honey, we didn't know. And I know we can't make up for the time you spent with those wicked people, and I know that because you are eighteen now we can legally do this but would you like become our adopted daughter?" Auntie asked me while she approached where I was sitting and embraced me. 'I have gone so long without a mothers' love that now that I have it everything feels like it should be. I feel happy. Making then my new family would be easy; I loved them before as family friends and I can love them now as my actual family. I just know my mother, father and Ami are smiling somewhere in heaven right now. I am sure they are happy I have a new family that will love and take care of me.' I thought to myself with a bright smile on my face. I nodded my head before Rima screamed for joy and hackled me to the floor for a big hug. "Hahaha this is awesome, I have a new sister. " She screamed and giggled loudly, sometimes she could be such a child. I was happy, so happy.

I have a new father, mother, and sister even though they weren't my biological family as least they loved me. "Now, Rima show Amu to her room while dinner is being prepared." Uncle — or dad right now — said with an amused look on his face. I smiled and mumbled a soft thank you to them and let my new blond haired sister guided me to my new room. Our rooms were next to each other thankfully. When I entered the room, I was to shocked to speak. It was like an exact replica of my old room, the room that I hade when my parents were alive. The walls were painted a soft pink with white carpet on the floor. In the middle of the room was I big bed with a goose down comforter that was a bubble gum pink. To the left of the bed was a nightstand with a lamp on top of it. Then on the right side of the room, pushed up against the window was a white desk with a little pink stool to sit on in front of it. I could feel tear gathering in my eyes as I took in the rooms appearance. "How did you…" I said in a far away voice. Rima just smiled and said, "We had old pictures of us playing in your room" smiled brightly at her and then thanked her. Rima helped me unpack my duffle as I hung all my clothes in my closet. When we were done, we sat on my bed and just talked. "Amu, I'm so glad that you are here. I really missed you. Now that we are sister, we can take care of each other. I may not be able to cut Ikuto into pieces but I can keep you from him if it's the last thing I do. So don't worry onee-chan!" She said and I nodded my head happily. A new family, who loved me, thank the Lord. I can finally be happy.

Somewhere deep down though, and Amu would never admit it if you asked, but she was starting to miss the blue haired man she left in Tokyo the day before.

Ikuto POV

'Dammit, how can someone so small be so fast?' I thought to myself, running to the cab door. Amu was already inside the cab and had locked the door before I even arrived, I knocked on her window but she refused to open it. She just looked ahead, she said something to the driver and the cab drove away. "Damn, damn, damn! How the hell is it that I screwed up again?" I said aloud as I ran back into the house.

The guys met me in the doorway, badgering me with questions, which I ignored. Instead, I grabbed my car key from the key rack headed toward the garage. I walked in the garage, filched the switch so I could see and raced to my car. After opening the garage door, I hit reverse and was on my way out for go stop Amu.

I already knew I was driving way over the average speed limit judging by the looks people on the street were giving me but that didn't stop me much. I drove as fast as I could, when I finally caught up with Amu's cab at a red light. Unfortunately due to my lack of paying attention to when the light turns green, I was to busy looking out my side window, that I didn't notice the light was green and Amu's cab raced ahead and was now lost in the crowded street.

'Dammit! Where could she have gone? I know for an absolute fact she won't return to her foster parent's house since the house is now completely empty, so where could she go then?' I thought as I drove the streets for a while, then a thought hit me. Maybe she would go to the airport. If I were going somewhere then I'd need a way to leave. So with that thought in mind I headed to the freeway to get to the airport.

Once I arrived, I pulled up into the pick up area and parked my car in a fire lane. 'I'll pay the ticket if I have to. I don't have the time to park mailed away. 'I thought to myself as I ran into the airport and up to the front desk. "Hi, how can I help you today sir?" A young man asked while readying to type my information into the system. "Yeah Hi, um I was wondering if you can tell me if a girl name Hinamori Amu is on one of your flights, and if so what one?" I asked in a rush, I just want to hurry up and find her. "I'm sorry sir, due to confidentiality we are not allowed to disclose anyone's personal information no matter what. It's a safety thing. Therefore, I am sorry I can't help, but is there anything else I can help with?" The man said in a polite way that was just irritating me at the moment. "No, never mind. Goodbye." I said in a annoyed voice and walked away from the desk. I walked out of the airport and back to my car, sure enough there was a ticket on my window shield.

I grabbed the ticket off the glass and just threw it into the glove box when I got in the car. I turned on the car and drove back to the free way to head back to town. When I finally made it back into town, I headed for the nearest Starbucks to calm my nerves. After parking my car, I walked in and ordered a tall double chocolate chip frappuccino with whipped cream. I walked to the side and waited for my order. To pass the time I took out my phone and looked to see if anyone called. No one had called but there was a text message from Amu.

Ikuto.

For a moment there, I saw an ounce of promise in you. But you weren't strong enough. I just hope, for your sake that you one day fine it again; that you manage to brush away the rubble in your head and find a way to love, and be loved.

It's something you and I have been without for far too long.

Amu~

'I do love you though Amu. I'm just not good at showing others that I love you.' I thought as my order was being called. I took my drink with a sigh and made my way to a seat outside. "How am I going to find her? I'd need a tracking device to catch that girl…..wait! A tracking device! A Credit card, I had given her a credit card to use! If she has used it, I can track her down." I said to myself excitedly. I quickly called my bank and ordered them to track Amu's card. But the man on the phone said that Amu had closed her account just minutes before by phone and withdrew all of her money. 'Damn, Amu is smarter than I give her credit for.' I took a sip from my drink and then I asked them where Amu has withdrawn her money and they said that it was at some gas station near his house. Great, just great. She isn't going to let me track her huh.

I looked back down at my phone and thought for a moment. Then it hit me, you can track someone by their cell phones! So I picked my phone back up and called the operator to our phone accounts and asked them to tracked Amu's number. The number showed that it was in another city! Great, at least I know where she is, I left Starbucks and asked the operator where Amu's exact location was but they said she keeps moving so it's difficult to get an exact location. I told them to just give me her current position and they agreed and led the way.

"Amu, I will find you and we will clear this mess up, I promised." I said as I drove away quickly to the opposite end of town, where my beloved pinkette was, according to her cell phone number. I rushed over to Amu's supposed current spot with the help from the operator; thankfully, the operator was a girl. When she found out who I was, she all but died. So with a little bit of flirting and a few compliments from me, she was willing to give me the directions. Though I bet the reason that she was go eager helped me is she got to talk to me longer — not every girl has the chance to talk to Ikuto Tsukiyomi that often! The girl helping me was rambling on about some thing I couldn't care less about all the while still guiding me to the nearest gas station in the city. She said that according to Amu's cell phone tracker, she has been here for about ten minutes without moving, so I drove over as quickly as I could, hoping to find Amu — my favorite kitten.

Once I was there, I parked my car and glanced around, hoping to catch a glimpse of pink hair. I walked around and around until I saw a glimpse of pink, without thinking I rushed over to the girl and grabbed her hands while turning her body so she faced me completely. To my utter disappointment it wasn't Amu, this girl had green eyes while Amu had a golden eyes, so I let the girls' hands go while she threw me a dirty glare, like I care though. The operator girl, who I can't remember the name of, told me that Amu's phone tracker hasn't moved from that current location which was the gas station, but she wasn't there. I sighed and hug up on the girl helping me, no caring that it was rude. I am to agitated to care about courteous manners right now.

'Damn, where did she go then?' I asked myself again and again before I gave up. I walked back to my car, got in and started the car before driving away from the gas station. "I will find you Amu. It's just going to take some time. We will clear this misunderstanding up. I promise." I said aloud as I drove back to my house where I will proceed to figure out a way to find my Amu.

Amu POV

While Rima and I were talking, I remembered I wanted to show her a picture on my phone, but I couldn't find my phone anywhere. 'Where the hell is it? When was the last time I even used it?' I tried to back track in my mind when I last had it then it clicked. I had texted Rima about my arrival, I was still inside the taxi and I probably left it there.

'Damn! I'm going to have to get a new one here and deactivate that one. Oh well.' I thought to myself with a shrug. I looked over at Rima who was now reading some new manga comedy she got. It was funny to see Rima make faces while she was reading; I was just about to comment on how ridiculous she looked when we heard Auntie call us for dinner. At the sound of her mothers voice, popped off the bed and drug me the stairs and into the dining room where my new parents were waiting for us.

"Hello auntie." I said happily, as we entered the room. Auntie smiled and shook her head a bit. "Amu, If you feel comfortable with it, please called us mother and father from now on, but only if you feel comfortable." Auntie said while Rima and I sat down in our chairs, I nodded my head in understanding. The cooks prepared us such a luxurious dinner that I was sure I'd never be able to afford if I was paying at a restaurant. We were having katsudon (Pork Cutlet Rice Blow) with a side of sushi and a glass of grape cider.

I was so grateful to be eating something so delicious. When I was with my old foster parents, I did most of the cooking. I would make all the food and either get the scraps or I just wouldn't eat. If I so much as hid a bowl of food for myself is be punished severely with a harsh beating. After giving thanks, we all began to eat our delicious meal. While Rima and her parents shared their days, they included me in their conversation and made me feel so welcome. They'd never know how grateful I was to finally have a family again. While we ate, I told Rima and my new parents about what happened to my phone. "It's alright Amu; we can go take you to get a new one after I take you to enroll in school tomorrow. You get to go to Rima's school. "My new mom told me, I nodded my head and tried to keep myself from laughing, Rima couldn't seem to contain her excitement and was all but wiggling in her seat.

"This is great, I have my new sister and best friend going to the same school with me," Rima said while she picked up some pork, which was delicious by the way, with her chopsticks. Once we finished with our main course, the maids brought out the desserts. 'Do the rich always eat this much? I'm still stuffed from dinner!' I thought as I looked at the chocolate ice cream that was placed in front of us. The dessert just like the main course was delicious.

After finishing our dinner, Rima and I quickly ran up the upstairs right after bidding our goodnight to our parents. She left me in my bedroom before running to hers. Moments later, she ran back in my room holding her pillow and blankets. She tossed them on my bed and yanked me over my bed so I ended up sitting on it. The bed was so comfy, the sheets were made of silk and it was so smooth. 'I could get used to this.' I thought happily.

Amu looked over at Rima who was fixing blankets on the bed. 'Oh Rima-Chan, I am happy that we get to finally be sisters.' I thought as I sat on my bed. Rima was a funny girl but at the same time, she knew when to be serious. She has always been quite short but her appearance made her look like a cute little doll. I always felt sorry for the people who made the mistake that her friend was a fragile doll they could bully. When she was furious, she could be down right evil! She loved to pull pranks on her enemies, which made them fear her and respect the fact that even if she was short she made up for it with attitude.

Her number one hobby is watching gags and comedy genre films; she could performed the same gags perfectly, as the ones on TV. She would always get mad if people did it the wrong way, then she would perform it the right way just to make a point. Her favorite Gag was bala-bala-dance!

I got up from my spot on the bed and hugged Rima. She was shocked at the sudden hug and was trying her best to comfort me. "Thank you Rima. I am just so lucky to have you as a best friend and new sister." I said while some tears unconsciously flowed down my face. Rima just hugged me tighter and said, "Any time. But enough tears Amu. Tonight we are going to celebrate being new sisters." She said with a big grin on her face. I brushed away my tears and nodded my head. That night consisted of many things. One of which was talking about anything and everything, but our conversation ended when I hit Rima with a pillow for asking me what sex was like with Ikuto.

Because I hit her with a pillow it eventually lead to a big pillow fight that ended with both of us giggling on the bed together. It was going on one inn the morning before we decided to call a quits and get some rest. Rima and I crawled into my new comfy bed and talked for a while. Rima actually fell asleep while was telling her about how I got my job as a waitress at Ikuto's bar. I smiled at the sleeping girls. 'I am so happy to be here. I just wish I didn't have to come here under the situation I did.' was the last thing I thought before sleep claimed me and I fell into a deep sleep.

What do you think guys? I'm sorry for the typos and etc because I am on my vacation right now. I do bring my laptop with me but something go wrong with it, it doesn't want to connect to the internet and I'm going crazy right now. I edited it via my mobile phone and it was hard to make the change — especially to make the sentence become italic. I'm so sorry for the discomfort once again!

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