Chapter Three!:

Okay. Now, even though Hinamori was fainting, Ikuto still didn't know why she was going up the stairs.

With the throbbing in his head getting worse, he was beginning to lose consciousness.

Now, he fell to the floor in agony, wincing ever so slightly, as his head hit the hard blow of wood, a flashback beginning to take place.

Flashback baby!

Ikuto impatiently tugged on his mother's crisp white dress. "Mama, I want to go buy the cat you promised me NOW!"

Souko just sympathetically smiled at her son's impenitentness' "We'll go get the cat now…" It seemed as though she was trying to reassure herself, instead it being vice-versa. (The opposite way)

A heavy sigh escaped the young 7 year old, Tsukiyomi Ikuto. "You just said that 5 minutes ago! (^. ^ I told you he was impatient) "What are we waiting for?"

Mrs. Tsukiyomi gave a small, light smile, that would've meant nothing at the time, but now, it was vital. "It's almost time…" (That too. They BOTH meant something's up…) "Okay!" She clapped her hands. "Let's go get the cat!"

"Hooray!" Ikuto cheered.

Both walking hand in hand, Ikuto didn't notice, there was a man in black, that gave a small, curt nod at Souko .She nodded back, and pointed with her free hand. "Ikuto, want some ice cream along the way?"

Ikuto happily nodded his head. "Yay, yay! Mama never buys me ice-ee cream unless it special day!" (This is how he talked, when younger…) "But wait… Mama, why you buy ice-ee cream today? Is it special?"

"No, I just thought you would enjoy ice cream, Ikuto."

"Hm… Okay!"

Souko smiled. "Now, pick a flavor, before I chose for you."

"Chocolate, with a cherry on top!" Ikuto cheered/demanded.

"Getting greedy, are we?" Souko said with a chuckle.

In the pet store… (Still in flashback!)

"Ooh! I want that one mama!" Ikuto shrieked, pointing towards the midnight blue cat, with yellow eyes. (Kind've how Yoru looks, but in cat form.)

Souko let out a light laugh, before nodding her head. "Alright. Are you sure that's the cat you want?"

Ikuto energetically nodded his head. "Oh yes, yes!"

"Very well."

"Yay!" Ikuto cheered.

Now, walking hand in hand, Souko was carrying the Pet Carrier, with a small kitty inside of it. "Oh Ikuto. I need to go," Souko hurriedly said, walking at a brisk pace to leave the home, her 7 year old son in front of the door, looking stranded.

"But mama…" Ikuto said, tears forming in his eyes. "Wh-where are you going? I want to come," Ikuto said with such urgency, Souko stopped in her tracks, mentally cursed at herself, and walked back towards her son.

"I almost forgot to give this to you Ikuto."

Ikuto quizzically looked at his mother. "What is… That…?"

"It's a necklace. You see, the three different colors have a meaning. Always wear this necklace, you hear?" (You hear= understand?)

"Y-yes mama."

Souko beamed. "Lemme' show you what the colors mean. The blue one, is in the middle, because it stands for courage, and strength, which, I think you have, so this will have the most power at saving/helping you."

"Wow mama! What's all this for?" Ikuto curiously asked.

Souko sympathetically smiled. "Oh Ikuto…" tears were flowing down her cheeks, and Ikuto noticed how frail and scared she looked like this.

"Mama! Don't cry!" Ikuto said with urgency, because looking at people cry made him uncomfortable, and freaked out, because he didn't know how to make it stop.

The blue jewel, started to glow, and Souko gasped, getting a hold of herself. "Son, I'm so proud of you. When these necklace jems glow, you're giving more strength, in what in specializes in. You were scared of how frail and scared I looked, and wanted to make it stop. Kids your age, would've just walked away, but even the smallest thing may make this necklace stronger."

"Okay… Mama. Will you show me what all the other jewels stand for?"

"Oh yes! Right." Souko sheepishly said. "Well, the pink one stands for trust and compassion, showing feeling, or empathy for others. This makes sure you have a kind heart. And the last one, the yellow, stands for eagerness, and imagination. This is good, because if something happened you would think different ways to get out of it.

Also, here. I want you to take this."

Flashback ended, back to reality..

"Ikuto, Ikuto?" Hinamori worriedly said. "Ikuto, are you okay? Ikuto…" She whimpered.

"Oi, wannabe kid…" Ikuto said, barely making it audible.

"Ikuto!" Hinamori cheered, giving him a bear hug, making him fall, with her on top of him, only centimeters before their lips would be touching.

Amu blushed, thinking, This is an awkward position…

Ikuto smirked. "Enjoying what you're doing, ne?" (ne=yes)

"N-NEVER!" Amu shrieked. "But seriously…" Amu said, getting off of him, and gave a smile. "I thought you were going to die…"

Ikuto's eyes softened. "Hinamori…"

Just then, his necklace (that he forgot he ALWAYS never took off..) started glowing, and his mothers words came back to him… When you do something that highlights one of the necklaces power, you make it stronger…

"Ikuto, what's that?"

(Okie-dokkiee. I don't know if you guys remembered all the 'jems' but I'm going to write it here for ya!

Blue- Courage & strength

Pink- Trust & compassion (empathy-ishh and having a 'kind heart')

Yellow- Eagerness & imagination (a clear mind kind of…)

Okay, guess which one is glowing :])

The pink jem was glowing like crazy, and Ikuto remembered what it did. It made him stronger and the necklace have more strength. "I-it's something that will protect me…" Ikuto responded after some hesitance.

"Where'd you get something like that Ikuto?" Amu said after the necklace stopped glowing.

Amu could clearly see that he was alittle afraid of telling her. He can trust me, Amu thought.

"My mother," Ikuto whispered.

Amu smiled. "Okay! No need for lounging around all day, you have school in 3 months, and-"

"Hinamori, I have three months. That's a damn long time, so- Ikuto got cut off.

"Let's hit it baby!"

Ikuto rolled his eyes. Sometimes Hinamori could be girly girl. "Okay." He said with less enthusiasm.

Now it was Amu's turn to roll her eyes. "Were going to head towards the beach!"

Ikuto widened his eyes. Thinking about all the girls, and how nerdy he'll probably look, he hated, going to the beach. When he was younger, Ikuto remembered the beach, and loved going to it with his family. "Uh, Hinamori, I don't think we should go to the beach. Besides, the last time I went to the beach, was 5 years ago. What makes you think I could still fit my old swim trunks?

Amu cocked her head to the side, a light frown on her face, and her eyebrows scrunched together in deep thought. "Silly me, we could go to the mall again!" Amu cheered.

Ikuto inwardly groaned. "Fine…"

"Yay!" Amu cheered, still in a happy mood.

At the mall…

"I still have no idea you drive a car like that but choose to drive that old thing I saw while walking in your garage." Amu said, holding onto her angel sack.

Ikuto rolled his eyes. "I have a reputation to keep."

Now, since Amu wasn't supposed to let him know that she knew he was the 'Freak' at school, she had to act as if every information he told her was new. "What's your reputation?"

Ikuto furrowed his eyebrows, showing he had no idea what Hinamori was trying to say. "What…?"

"I mean, how do you look like to the school? How do they see you, if that helps you answer the question." Amu said, while rolling her eyes.

"You could've said that before, Hinamori, oh and when will you tell me your first name? I practically told you everything about me, while I only know you're staying at my house, have pink hair, a huge attitude, and can kind of cook." Ikuto said.

"I'll answer your question when you answer mine, Ikuto."

Ikuto sighed, and raised his hands in surrender. "Everyone sees me as a nerd. Well… Other than Soum-Kukai."

Amu nodded. "My name's Amu Hinamori."

Ikuto felt a weird sensation fill him. "A-Amu?"

Amu rolled her eyes. "Careful now. It might hurt you saying my name."

"Haha," Ikuto said, showing no humor in his voice.

"Let's go buy you the swim trunks, and me some bikini's!" Amu cheered.

Ikuto raised an eyebrow. "Why are you so excited? First time at a beach, isn't it?"

"Yeah right!"

"Whatever, Amu."

"Oi! Who said you can call me by my first name?"

Ikuto smirked. "Nobody, it's just, you always call me by Ikuto not Tsukiyomi."

"So? I just told you my whole name, NOT say you may call me 'Amu'."

"Look, I just want to stay a peaceful man."

Amu laughed, "You aren't a man yet!"

Ikuto raised an eyebrow. "Oh you did NOT just go there, and how would you know? I have already started puberty, unless, you looked at my-"

Before Ikuto could continue, Amu shrieked, "Aahh! I don't want to go their.