Ikuto: Sup?

Amu: Yo.

Rini & Fiona: Humph!

Ikuto & Amu: Umm…

Rini: Hey Amu-chan. How are you today?

Amu: Umm…fine?

Ikuto: What's with you?

Fiona: Like you don't know.

Ikuto: I don't.

Fiona: Oh…well….HUMPH!

Rini: What she said!

Amu: Seriously, what the matter?

Fiona: I honestly don't know. Rini-chan was upset so I wanted to play too~

Amu: okaay… what's wrong Rini?

Rini: You're in on it too!!

Amu: In on what?

Rini: T.T AND I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS!?!

Ikuto: we are (thinking: more or less)

Rini: Humph!

Fiona: I know how to make Rini spill her guts.

Amu: a naked pic of Ikuto?

Ikuto: a front door key to Robert Pattinson house?

Fiona: Better.

Ikuto & Amu: Ooooh

Yaya: Rini-tan doesn't own anything~! Enjoy~!

~Ikuto POV~

It had been three weeks. Three weeks since Amu declared her love to me (which I was still getting over the shock of), three weeks since I found out my purpose, and three fan-fricking-tastic weeks since my life changed for the better. No, not because I accepted her sudden love for me (I was too spazy to do so. Sigh.). No, not because my grades had went up (I'm still maintaining my 'C' average). Now that I look at it…nothing has really changed. I was still trying to live normally. Huh…so much for my fantastic week.

But life was better. I wasn't sure why, but I felt unexplainably happy for some reason. No. I had never liked the word happy. Probably because of the double meaning of said word. Content would be a better chose.

I found myself asking my mom how her day was, something I would have NEVER done before the pinkette and I meeting. Also, I started being nicer to Utau, again not a normal trait. And finally, I no longer waited my sleep to take over at night; it came to me as easily as tying (A/N why is 'tying' spelled like that?? It confuses me…) my shoes or breathing. At first it used to scare me how quickly happened. As soon as my head would hit the pillow, I'm asleep. Eventually, I got used to it, but it still occasionally weird me out.

I paced swiftly down the sidewalk. I wasn't in to much in a hurry to reach my destination, but this new found… 'content-ness' (yea, I know; not a word) everything I did seem cheery. I couldn't help it, not that I would try to.

"Jeez!" Utau's voice broke my thoughts. I looked over at her; she was tugging at her uniform skirt. "My socks were perfectly fine; why'd the principle make me get rid of them?!"

About a week or so, the chairman, (otherwise know as the principal) Amakawa Tsukasa, (Rini: he is sooo cute to me! Maybe because he's so random, just like me! Ikuto: oh, so you talk to them but not me. Rini: Humph!) told Utau since spring was approaching, she would have to do away with her thigh-high socks. Due to her stubborn attitude she throw a fit, accusing Tsukasa of being a "sexist pervert that believe women are only good for kitchen work and giving pleasure". Her words, not mine. She then went on to say even words I didn't know. Luckily, he didn't suspend her; instead he simply smiled and repeated his request. His smile had already won her over. I didn't get out he did that, but I needed to learn it.

So, now, she angrily stomped down the concrete ground without her precious socks. I didn't get why she liked them so much. They were just socks: plain on uninteresting.

"They we NOT just socks! They were a part of me that can never be replaced!" she began to fake sob (I being her brother knew when her tears were real or not, although it took years to master it) as I cursed inwardly for being so easy to read. Well, to Utau anyway, to others not so much. But it was the same vice versa: I could read her like a book. 'Must be a sibling thing.' I suggested in a hushed thought.

After a moment, he "sobs" ceased, giving up due to the fact I wasn't falling for it. She should know better by know. I heard her let out a 'humph' and quietly continue down the street.

~RINICHAN~

Utau's locker slammed shut, rattling mine and the others slightly.

"Chill, Utau." I informed, uninterested. "Never!" she retorted, slamming her back into her dazzled-out locker, only to afterwards to wince in pain.

"What with the diva?" a familiar voice called from behind. "Same old same old." I said, turning my back from my locker and faced Kukai. I had never expect to have becomes friends with him. I personally thought his sudden interests in me was due to his rumored crush on Utau (which I disapproved of), but eventually I gave in, allowing him to "be seen with me". Somehow out of that, friendship was form with Utau loathed. She, too, knew about his rumored crush and it, luckily, weird her out. She wanted nothing to do with him.

Despite our agreed hatred of the idea of Kukai being Utau boyfriend, I now wanted nothing more then for Utau hate to grow into something more for my friend. Not because I wanted her to be happy, but because if I planned on helping Amu and eventually dating her, Utau would have to be distracted.

"Chairman made me get rid of my socks." she sulked, ignoring my previous answer.

"I think it's a good thing; way you can show off you legs." he exclaimed. I slapped my hand on my forehead. That was the wrong thing to say to someone like Utau.

"How dare you!" she screeched before her tiny fist struck Kukai in the jaw. Hard! Angered (yet her cheeks were tainted with a dangerously red color), she marched away from the stunned Kukai and I.

Once out of sight, I slowly shook my head. "You have a lot to learn, my friend." I laughed walking away. He quickly joined my flank, hand glued to his red jaw. "Man, she hits hard!" she cooed, completely swoon. I let a sigh escape as we headed for algebra.

~RINICHAN~

I flopped backward onto my bed with a low thump, glancing at the digital clock on my nightstand.

9:38, it read.

I pondered if it was early enough to go to sleep. Of course too early would make my family specious, probably landing me into a mental hospital. My eyes flickered to my closed door, trying to hear even the quietest whispers from my parents' room. I had never thought about my enhanced hearing, just thankful I had it.

They were disguising something about bills, which I cared nothing for. I was about to give up, but I heard my name come out of my mother mouth. I listened further.

"…It's just that he's been acting so…strange lately." she whispered even quieter now.

"It's nothing, probably just…late rebellion." my father defended as I found my ear pressed against the wooden door frame.

"But-"

"And weren't you the one who said you likedthe new Ikuto? That his new character "pleased" you?"

"Well, yea…but if he found something that makes him happy then I wanna know about it~!" she whined. I heard my dad sigh.

"He'll come around." he finished, ending the conversation.

I sighed and retreated to my bed. For a moment, I wondered if I should tell them my reasons, but the mental hospital idea came back to mind, deciding my decision.

I laid down, comfort taking over my system, as I drifted to sleep.

~RINICHAN~

"Poor Utau~!" Amu cried out after I concluded my story on the melodramatic Utau. For some reason, she had grown fond of my sister, asking constantly about what she did, said, and wore. Especially what she wore. According to her, Utau's style was "super kawaii". So I graciously entertain her with the many stories of my sister. Although it would bore me time to time, if she was happy, I was.

"Darn that Tsukasa-san." she mumbled, eyes on fire.

"She'll survive." I assured, closing my eyes as her hand continue to stroke my hair. I laid, facing the passing clouds, on her lap just as I had the first time we met. I felt her head shake. "Her socks were the best part~!" she whined. I coughed a laughed, amused by how much she even sounded like Utau.

I reopened my eyes and stared at her pouting face. I mimicked her expression, causing her to laugh.

After a quick sigh, she spoke, "Anything else interesting?"

"Not really."

"Hmm…." she murmured, judging my façade. It didn't take her long to learn when I dared to lie to her. After a brief moment, she smiled triumphed. I smiled back and stared off to the horizon where her little sister played happily. I glanced back at Amu; she was watching her too, smiling gently. I turned back to the sight also.

Words couldn't describe this moment. They could try, but I knew they'd all fail terribly. Maybe content would perhaps come close, maybe even blissful, but that's about it.

And even though her world separated us, I loved this land. No worries, no fears, no insanity brought by the real world. Everything here was peaceful. If it was up to me, I would stay here forever. Of course I'd miss Utau and my maybe even Kuukai, but I'd quickly get over that. For I had Amu with me, and she was all I truly needed.

"Amu," I whispered her name, but she seemed to hear. "Yes?" her angelic voice teased my eardrums. I shocked my head, indicated my words were not spoken for her. I sensed her pouting, causing me to give in automatically. I looked back at her honey eyes. "Please, tell me, Ikuto." she requested. I loved the way my name rolled off her tongue perfectly.

"I was just thinking how this is a pretty cool place." I confessed with a sigh.

"Yes…" she paused, averting my gaze. "But, alas, looks can be deceiving."

"What are you-" I tried to pry, but her sister's scream interrupted me.

"Onei-chan, it's starting!" her voice came, farer away then before.

I leaned forward, allowing her to stand, before standing myself.

"What's starting?" I asked panicked.

"I will explain later, just please follow me." Amu demanded, tugging me forward to their tree house.

~RINICHAN~

"Rima, get in the closet please." she instructed the girl. She did as she was told and disappeared into the hallway. Shortly after I heard a door open and close again.

Amu then pulled me down the hallway to my assigned room, flicking off lights on her way. Once in the room, she gently, but swiftly sat me in the closet, afterwards to take a sat beside me. She shut the door behind her, darkness filling the area.

Luckily, I was too concerned about the sudden mood change to realized how close we were (let's just say I could feel her cool breath on my reveled neck).

Other then our even breaths, I heard nothing. Seriously. This not until a low rumbled slightly shocked the house.

I felt her hand grip tightly on my arm. "Amu, what's-" I whispered but she shushed me. I okayed silently as we waited for the movements to cease.

~RINICHAN~

"I'm sorry." Amu voice called in the darkness, breaking me from my thoughts. The earthquake-like rumbled had stopped apparently. I was barely paying attention to it since I had finally noticed the lack of personal space. I didn't mind though.

"What happened?" I asked barely paying attention. Her hair reeked of strawberries, which had me completely intoxicated.

"Do you recall when I told you my past? And I told you about that thing that destroyed my country?" she didn't wait for me to reply as she continued, "Well, occasionally, that…thing searches for my sister and I to do away of us. Since it knows we are here, we must hide in order to save ourselves." she pulled me out of the closet, sun rays from the window hurting our eyes. She turned to me, smiling half-heartily. I couldn't return it though; hatred for…whatever that thing was burn through me.

"Ikuto-"

"I'm going to protect you," I interjected, "no matter what."

~RINICHAN~

Amu: do you have the…special guest.

Fiona: Yup~ Tada! -holds up Edward Cullen doll- you want it don't you, Rini

Rini: No thanks. I think the Twilight dolls betray the hotness of the real Edward Cullen.

Ikuto: I told you it wouldn't work!

Fiona: Don't yell at me; I'm only human!

Amu: Barely.

Rini: Humph!

Edward Cullen: maybe I could help.

Rini: EEEP! IT'S EDWARD CULLEN!!!!

Amu: I thought Bella wouldn't let you come back over here (referring to Rini's story Show Me How To Love)

Edward: Yea, but her and Jacob are at La Push and I'm kinda not allowed over there. So I was roaming by, heard Rini thoughts, and decided to help.

Rini: Teehee!

Ikuto: So what is wrong with her.

Edward: you and Amu.

Ikuto & Amu: we know that?! Why is she ignoring us?!

Edward: Well, she's ignoring you, Amu, because…well I'm not really sure. She just didn't want Ikuto to feel lonely when she started hating him.

Amu: Okaay…

Edward: and she's mad at Ikuto for not tell her that he can sing.

Amu & Fiona: Eeehhhh!?!

Amu: you can sing?! Cool~

Ikuto: How'd you find out?

Rini: I was looking up songs that could be your ring tones for this story when I saw this website. I click on it, scrolled down and BAM! I saw Marionette on a Moonlight Night by Ikuto! I was heartbroken! Why wouldn't you tell me~!!!

Ikuto: slipped my mind.

Rini: humph!

Edward: Don't forget to review. Enjoy.

Btw…PRAISE ME! I finished this story in two days! It would have been one but I had to go to sleep last night Dx. I so proud! I'll try to work on the next chappie 2marrow. Oh, and this is NOT a cliff hanger. I hate cliff hangers! Later peeps!