A/N Kayla: Come on please!

Me: No, I told them I'd keep you guys off them.

Chelsea: No fair!

Me: It's plenty fair. They wouldn't be like this if you guys weren't so clingy.

Kayla and Chelsea: *Pout*

Me: Now, Kairi, would you like to do the Disclaimer?

Kairi: The what?

Me: *Sighs* Just say that I don't own anything.

Kairi: Uh…the girl over there doesn't own anything?

Me: Very good!

Amu's Point of View

I woke up to Ami's yelling. My eyes quickly snapped open and sat up panicked, but then relaxed when I saw she just yelled because Utau was here. Utau turned to me then to the couch where Ikuto was still sleeping, "How is he?" Utau asked.

"He should be better," I stated and stood up cracking my back, "He had his normal pervert character last night."

Utau brightened up, "Also, everyone but Tadase-kun knows about him being here," I added, "And I'm not planning on telling Tadase-kun anytime soon."

Utau nodded, "I guess that's for the best…do you know why Tadase hates Ikuto?" she asked.

I shook my head and she sighed, "We-the three of us- well…we were like siblings," Utau said, "Our parents were very close, but that changed when our dad disappeared, then Ikuto about three months later."

I went wide eyed slightly, "But then…why would Tadase-kun hate Ikuto?" I asked.

"That I don't know," Utau said, "But I'm guessing it has to do with that Black Cat of Misfortune character he's set up."

I nodded in understanding, but then glared, "Ikuto you baka," I muttered.

Ikuto shuffled under the blanket and sat up yawning, "IKUTO!" Utau yelled and hugged her older brother.

Ikuto went backwards slightly, "Utau?" he asked.

Utau had little pink hearts floating around her. I felt the little green monster build up inside me, but I didn't show it. Ran, Miki, Su, and Dia floated downstairs, "I told you it was Utau," Miki stated.

"Who'd you think it was?" I asked them.

"No one," Ran said and sweat dropped.

I shook my head and mama and papa came downstairs, "Oh, Utau-chan," mama said, "I didn't know you were coming over."

I sweat dropped when Utau didn't answer and just held her brother with the little hearts above her. I sighed, "Uh, Utau," I said, "I think it's time to let Ikuto go."

"Why?" Utau wined.

"Because you're crushing my lungs," Ikuto stated and pushed his sister to the ground.

"Ikuto!" Utau wined, "Why are you being so mean?"

Ikuto sighed, "Don't you have work?" he asked.

"No," Utau said, "Not till nine."

"Its eight-thirty," Ikuto stated, "So get going."

"Ikuto!" Utau yelled, but then sighed, "Fine…but the minute I have an opening I'm coming back."

The whole house sweat dropped, minus Ami, and Utau left. I sighed, "I think her brother complex has gotten worse," I stated.

"I'll fix breakfast," mama said, "Is toast and eggs okay with everyone?"

No one objected so we took that as its fine. Before mama could go to the kitchen to start a police car stopped at our house. I went wide eyed, "Amu-chan," mama whispered, "You and Ikuto-kun go to your room. Quickly, but quietly; Ami go with them."

I grabbed Ikuto's hand and pulled him up the stairs along with Ami and our charas following. I went into my room and closed the door softly and sighed with relief. I told Ikuto and Ami to stay quiet as I listened downstairs, "Oh," I heard mama say shocked, "Hello officer, can we help you?"

Was mama is theater in school? I wondered as I listened, "Hello Hinamori-sans," I heard a male voice say, "We're going from house to house looking for the missing Tsukiyomi Ikuto."

"Oh, well, I'm afraid we haven't seen him officer," papa said.

I looked at Ikuto who sat on my bed looking down at the carpet. I went back to listening downstairs, "Are your daughters up?" the officer asked.

"Um, I believe so," mama said slightly nervous.

"May I speak with them?" he asked.

I squeaked quietly and quickly grabbed Ikuto and hid him in my closet, "Please don't do something stupid," I begged and went to close the door, but then threw Yoru in to, "Just in case," I stated and closed the door.

I heard a pair of footsteps coming up. I quickly picked Ami up and set her in my lap, "Don't say anything about Kitty," I whispered to her before grabbing my brush and acted like I've been doing Ami hair this whole time and my Cool and Spicy character coming into play.

The officer then opened my door and entered. I stopped brushing Ami's hair and gave the officer a blank look, "Why are you in my room?" I asked bored.

The officer entered my room and closed the door, "My name is Officer Ren," the officer said, "I just wanted to ask you two some questions."

I sighed bored and put the brush back on my side table, "Get on with it," I stated bored.

"According to Hoshina-san's records Tsukiyomi Ikuto has been in contact with you before," Officer Ren said.

I looked at him, "Tsukiyomi…" I said bored, "Sounds familiar, but I don't recall seeing him. Why do you ask?"

"He's missing and I was wondering if you've seen him," Officer Ren said.

"Nope," I said and grabbed the brush again, "Are we done here? Ami's been begging me for weeks to do her hair."

Officer Ren sighed, "I guess this was another dead end," he said.

I stopped mid brush, "Officer," I said in a bored tone, "I may not have seen Tsukiyomi recently or very much, but you may want to do some research on his stepdad. Something seemed off with Tsukiyomi last I saw him."

Officer Ren looked at me, but I kept an emotionless face. He blinked then left my room. I let out a breath when I heard him go down the stairs. I went to my closet and opened the door and Ikuto fell out. Ikuto glared at me, "You need to clean your closet," he stated and stood up dusting the invisible dust off his clothes.

I glared at him and looked out my window just as Officer Ren got in his police car and drove off. I sighed with relief and smiled. I walked away from my window and looked at Ikuto, "We're safe," I stated, "And hopefully that officer does what I asked."

"Even if he does he won't find anything," Ikuto stated and sat on my bed next to Ami, "Mr. Director has hidden any evidence of his abusive nature very cleverly."

I smirked and Ikuto rose an eyebrow, "Not everything," I stated, "Utau knows, I know, papa and mama, Nagihiko, Yaya, Rima…we can win this Ikuto."

Ikuto shook his head, "You don't get it do you Amu," Ikuto asked, "My stepdad doesn't run the business. Someone named Gozen does and only my stepdad has seen him. No one knows what he looks like or who he is."

I sighed, "So does this Gozen person know about your abuse?" I asked.

Ikuto shrugged, "Don't know," I stated, "All I know is he's the one who wants the Embryo."

"Well, if he doesn't know about your abuse then your stepdad is the cause of it," I stated with a growl mixed in, "And I'm sure this Gozen wouldn't want his company tainted like that."

Ikuto blinked. Suddenly, Ami hugged Ikuto causing him to flinch slightly and look at her, "Kitty not leaving right?" she asked a big smile on her face.

I saw Ikuto soften at Ami's brightness, "No," Ikuto said, "I guess I'm not."

I smiled and hugged Ikuto tight causing him to stiffen again. I broke away and smiled at him, "Come on," I said and pulled both Ikuto and Ami off my bed, "Let's go see if breakfast's done."

I dragged both Ikuto and Ami downstairs with Ran, Miki, Su, Dia, and Yoru following. When I got downstairs mama was in the kitchen and papa was at the table reading the paper. Mama turned to us as we arrived, "Oh good," mama said, "Breakfast is done."

We all sat at the table when suddenly there was a knock at the door. I looked at mama and papa before getting up. I opened the door and froze, "T-Tadase-kun!" I yelled shocked, "W-what are you d-doing here?"

Tadase-kun just smiled, "I just came to see how you and your friend were doing," he said.

I gulped, "U-uh," I said, "About my friend…"

Tadase-kun gave me a look that, if Kukai didn't give me that talk, would've made me melt into a puddle. I gulped, "U-uh, come in Tadase-kun," I said.

I closed the door and went into the dining room while Tadase-kun removed his shoes. Ikuto was glaring at me slightly and all the charas looked nervous. I gulped when Tadase-kun walked up beside me. He froze instantly then glared, hard, "Tsukiyomi Ikuto!" he yelled and character changed with Kiseki.

"No!" I yelled and went in front of Tadase-kun, "Tadase-kun stop!"

Tadase-kun blinked and I took a deep breath, "Y-you don't understand why Ikuto did whatever it was that made you hate him," I said shakily.

"What he did is unforgivable!" Tadase-kun yelled.

"Stop it!" I yelled, "What was it that he did that was so bad Tadase-kun?"

Tadase-kun was glaring, "He killed Betty!" he yelled.

I was shocked then glared, "Ikuto would never kill your dog Tadase-kun!" I yelled, "I know that for a fact!"

"Hinamori-san!" Tadase-kun yelled, "He's nothing but a black cat-"

I cut Tadase-kun off by grabbing his wrist and forcibly dragging him towards Ikuto glaring hard at Tadase-kun. When I reached Ikuto I fully glared at Tadase-kun making his character change disappear, "Tadase-kun," I stated, "Utau said that you three were once like siblings. How can you throw all that away from one misunderstanding?"

Tadase-kun was quiet, "Do you want to know what's been happening to him all these years Tadase-kun?" I asked, "This is why he let you believe what you believed."

"Huh?" Tadase-kun asked.

I let go of Tadase-kun's wrist and grabbed Ikuto's arm once again, "Hey!" Ikuto yelled.

I ignored him and pushed his sleeve up again. Tadase-kun went wide eyed and his and Kiseki's mouths dropped. Ikuto pulled his arm away and pulled the sleeve back down without an expression on his face. I looked at Tadase-kun who still had shock all over his face, "I'm not sure how long this has been happening," I said, "But I do know that it's been for some time now. Yoru found me a few days ago and told me that Ikuto needed help. I found him in the park," I looked at Tadase-kun with a serious expression, "He almost bled to death Tadase-kun."

Tadase-kun turned to me in shock then at Ikuto, "Yoru says his stepdad did it Tadase-kun," I stated, "And apparently it's been going on for some time because abused kids tend to break themselves off from others to keep them safe Tadase-kun."

Tadase-kun began to visibly shake, "The others know Tadase-kun," I stated, "And my parents know about us, Easter, and the Embryo. So, what do you think now Tadase-kun?"

Tadase-kun began to shake more and tears peaked slightly, "W-why?" Tadase-kun asked Ikuto, "W-why would you do that Ikuto-nii-san?"

I smiled at the name Tadase-kun gave Ikuto. Ikuto didn't answer and looked away from Tadase-kun. I sighed, "Ikuto," I said, "Just tell him. He's not going to find you here."

"Please Ikuto-nii-san," Tadase-kun said, "I need to know."

Ikuto sighed, but kept his eyes away from Tadase-kun, "I didn't want him finding you and hurting you like he did me," he said, "I didn't want you involved, but you wound up involved anyway."

Ikuto was suddenly hugged by Tadase-kun who was crying harder, "Baka!" he yelled, "Baka, baka, baka, baka!"

Ikuto blinked several times, "You didn't have to do that!" Tadase-kun yelled, "Do you know how it feels to learn that nii-san turned evil and you have to fight him! Then you learn that you were only hurting him more by fighting him!"

I saw something flash in Ikuto's eyes and he smirked, "You couldn't hurt me even if you tried Tadase," he said.

Tadase-kun laughed and hugged Ikuto tighter, but this time Ikuto hugged him back slightly tighter. I smiled and the six charas in the room were smiling and Su had a few happy tears in her eyes. Mama and papa were smiling wide and Ami was laughing and clapping. I closed my eyes smiling. When I opened them I saw Ikuto and Tadase-kun were no longer hugging and Ikuto was smiling. This only made my smile widen and I took a mental picture thinking that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I went over to them smiling. Tadase-kun smiled at me, "Thank you Hinamori-san," he said.

I smiled and nodded, "I'm just glad you two made up," I said.

Tadase-kun smiled and turned to Ikuto, "So, you're staying here Ikuto-nii-san?" he asked.

I answered for Ikuto, "Yes," I stated, "His stepdad wouldn't expect him to be at the home of the one he fought constantly."

"Good point," Tadase-kun said.

Suddenly, Utau came in, "Utau-chan!" Ami yelled and ran to her idol.

Utau smiled at Ami then went wide eyed when she saw Tadase-kun, "Tadase?" she asked.

Tadase-kun smiled, "Hello Utau," he said.

Utau blinked then smiled. My heart fluttered. This broken "family" was once again brought together.

A/N Me: Okay, so Kairi and Kukai disappeared and Kayla and Chelsea went to get something to eat. So it's just me here…so…yeah…R&R! I know it's a short chapter, but just you wait... some of these chapters will be pretty long.