Recap:

I just finished yelling at 'Tira' for pushing Amu down and for kicking her. Then I realized Amu passed out so I yelled at her some more. Once she got done crying like a total wimp, she quickly ran upstairs... to Amu's room I assume. I wasn't concerned about her, I was more worried about waking Amu, and so was everybody else

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Amu's POV:

I finally woke up and everybody was staring at me "What happened... where's Tira!?" I looked down and I was laying on the couch

"She ran upstairs after she got done crying" Yaya snickered

I let out a slight giggle but then my smile faded "I don't blame you" I stare right at Kukai

"Blame me for what?" Kukai asked, confused

"It's written all over your face, I don't blame you for being disappointed in me. I kept everything about me a secret, why wouldn't you be frustrated?" I sat up

"Fine, I admit it, I'm a little disappointed that you didn't trust me enough to tell me but that doesn't change a thing" He reassured me

"Oh... it doesn't, I see..." I stood up

"Where are you going?" He asked, concerned

"Please don't hurt Tira... or... Tora. Tora is her twin sister and she should be here any minute. But don't hurt them because they didn't do anything wrong, children can't choose who their parents are, and I'm glad I wasn't able to choose mine. Tira and Tora are harmless, we may be rivals, but that doesn't change the fact that they're still human beings like us. I'm going upstairs to check on Tira... if Tora comes, tell her that me and Tira are up in my room. By the way, Tira didn't kill Rin, Tora did" I told him, concerned about them

"But why didn't you tell me what happened to your mom? When did this happen? Why did you keep it a secret from us for so long?" Rima asked

I turned away and stared at the wall avoiding their gazes "Have you ever felt that if you kept a secret from your friends you'd have to make up for it later? Have you ever felt that you need to blurt something out but if you do it could cause people to be hurt? Have you... ever felt that you needed to protect someone by hurting another?"

"Yes," Rima looked down

Yaya's eyes started watering "Yes..."

"And yes" Utau hugged Yaya

Nadeshiko remained silent. Kukai took a deep breath "Yes, I have"

"Well that's how I felt, I felt that if I keep a secret then it could hurt people but I felt that if I told you that it would hurt me more" Tears slipped down my face

"AMUUUU!" I heard someone yell, I looked back to my friends and they were looking around also "Huh?"

"AMUUUU! RIN! IT'S... RIN! SHE'S NOT...!" Came Tora's voice from behind me in a pant

I wipped myself around and hugged Tora "Rin! RIN! SHE'S NOT GONE! SHE SAID THAT IT WAS ALL JUST AN ACT! SHE FAKED HER OWN DEATH! SHE'S REALLY COME BACK! AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS!"

"Tora..." I rubbed her back "It's not that I don't believe you... I don't believe that it was an act, I know what I saw. Is their any chance that you could just be imagining things?"

"She called me and asked me to meet her at the beach! She told me to bring you along! She wants to see you! So see for yourself if it's her or not! We have to be there in 5 minutes! But... your friends can't come. Sorry" She gave them her most sincere apologetic look

"What!? Why not!? I wanna see one of Amu-chii's childhood friends!" Yaya complained

I turn back towards them with tears in my eyes "You don't understand how long it's been since I saw Rin, she was... one of my best friends and then Tira or Tora killed her... but it turns out she faked her death and even Tora didn't know. DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW LONG I WANTED TO SEE HER!? DO YOU KNOW THE PAIN OF LOSING YOUR BEST FRIEND TO YOUR BEST FRIEND!?"

"Amu..." Rima whispered

I wiped my tears "Sorry..." I mutter "C'mon, Tora" I walk out of the house with her following me

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Rima's POV:

She wiped her tears "Sorry..." she mutters "C'mon, Tora" she walks out of the house with Tora following close behind her

"Amu..." I whispered again with tears streaming down "I... I understand"

Nagihiko put his hand on my back "You can never understand completely, I know it's happened to you but she has different feelings than you had. You were sad but angry, you were cold to everyone and declared a war but... ha, her on the other hand? She's sad, angry, and confused on why we don't understand. She doesn't want to talk about it right now, be patient"

I glared at him "Since when did I declare war?"

"Hey, guys! News! I've got some news!" Tira ran downstairs and ran to us waving a piece of paper under our noses

"What is it?" Ikuto asked first

"Amu's boyfriend! He's coming over in a few hours to ask her to marry him!" She squealed

All of our jaws hung open, Kukai cleared his throat "But I'm her boyfriend"

"Remember that boyfriend she said that cheated on her in italy?" She recalled the memory

We all nodded so she continued, "Well, they were sort of engaged and didn't officially break up, Amu ran off before they could cause she was upset. So, he wants to apologize and purpose again"

"...wait, what?" Yaya blinked "So... Amu has... two boyfriends? She's been... HUH!?"

"His name is Taiki" She nodded

All the boys mouths hung open, I glare at Nagi "Something you wanna share?"

"Well, it's just that... remember when Kukai said we stalked you? Well, the guy that dragged Amu to the food court... his name was sort of something like that" He twiddled with his fingers

"First of all..." I hit him hard on the back of his head "Second of all, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING EARLIER!? THIS IS BAD, THIS IS REALLY REALLY BAD!"

He rubbed his newly born bump while whining "Ehhhh, what's so bad?"

"That could've been the guy but... he acted like he didn't know her... she must have been playing along! CRAP! I KNEW HE LOOKED FAMILIAR! THEY ALL DID! THAT DISGUSTING PIG IS A PIECE OF CRAP! HE CHEATED ON AMU WITH 3 OTHER GIRLS ALL AT THE SAME TIME... IN AMU'S BED! THAT'S WHEN SHE CAUGHT THEM! AND NOW HE'S BACK!? SHE BREAKS DOWN EVERY TIME SHE SEES HIM!" I yell and cover my own ears from my scratchy and raspy voice "I-I don't feel so well"

Nagi picks me up bridal style, I slightly giggle, he carries me over to the couch and lays me down "Would you like a glass of water, my dear?"

"Dear? What am I...? A 40 year old house wife?" I laughed "Yes, please"

He laughed as well and got a small blanket for me. He layed the blanket on top of me and left to get me some water. I looked at all my friends and they were looking more worried than usual, especially Utau. I saw her mumbling something then Ikuto looked shocked... like he's just seen a ghost. He backed away and covered his mouth mumbling something... I couldn't make out what it was though

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Utau's POV:

"Rin... Rin... I could've sworn I heard that name somewhere. She was... my friend? No. My... my... my what!?" I mumbled as I thought out loud

Ikuto jumped back and put a hand over his mouth like he's just seen a ghost "Rin! That's it! She was your very first friend, Utau! When nobody would even wanna look at you, Rin was always there but she had to move away... remember?! And... and, she met Amu!"

"Just got over the fact I was lonely in elementary... thanks for ripping off that memory. But you're right, she was the only one kind enough to care what pain I was going through. I never asked for her friendship but she kept following me around like some sort of crazy stalker!" I laughed

Rima hopped up off the couch "Just like Amu did to me!"

"Were you eavesdropping again?" Nagi asked as he handed Rima her water

"Maybe..." She mumbled

I giggled "Really? How did you and Amu-chan meet in the first place?"

She thought hard for a minute "Well, I was the new girl in class and everybody admired me for my looks, they thought that if I was pretty then I must be kind and warm hearted too. But they were wrong, Amu was the only one who wanted to be sure of that, she smiled at me and introduced herself when I took a seat next to her... I was cold hearted and mean to her at first, and she noticed that. She gave me my space for the rest of the school day but when school was over... I did something embarrassing and the class laughed at me. She yelled at the entire class and came running after me when I ran away. That was the day we became friends... ha, the first day we met, she's really likable ya know"

"I know, that's partially why I fell in love with her" Kukai commented

Everybody snickered, including Kukai. Kukai cleared his throat in a snicker "Okay, I admit, that sounded a bit cheesey"

"A bit? More like a lot" I crossed my arms

"Yeah, yeah! Don't pick on the poor guy, he's about to get dumped" Rima giggled

Kukai sweatdropped "What makes you say that?"

Ikuto crossed his arms and sighed "Dude, if you didn't take so long to purpose then we wouldn't be in this situation"

"True, it's ever girl's dream to find love, becoming a bride is a dream come true..." I smiled

"...so I wouldn't be surprised if she jumped on the oppertunity to get married to anyone because she's feeling desperate" Came Tira's voice

Kukai sighed "Mehhhh"

Rima shrugged "True, I'll talk to her about it later"

"Good luck with that" I patted Rima on the back

"Oh shaddup" Rima crossed her arms

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Amu's POV:

After I left, me and Tora were headed towards the beach. We found a familiar hair of red flying in the wind all over the place. I sighed "Wow, the wind really picked up"

"Yeah. That's her over there" Tora pointed the red head running towards us

She embraced me "I'm so so so sorry I lied to you for so long! I've been stalking you and listening in on all of your conversations so I thought it was about time I showed myself to you" she squeezed me tighter

I didn't know what to say, I forced out words "Yep, just as strong as ever, I see" I choked out, she didn't let go but she loosened her grip "Sorry, senpai"

"Rin... I'm not your senpai anymore... call me Amu again like you used to in the old days" I sighed and hugged her back hugging her tighter than she hugged me

I sniffed her hair taking in her old scent that I've missed for so long "Rin..." I whisper as I continue to embrace her tighter and tighter. She eventually couldn't breathe "S-Senpai"

I immediately let go feeling hatred yet sadness "Rin! Do you know how long I've suffered because I thought Tora killed you!?"

Tora sighed "It was for drama class but it was so realistic that I tricked myself into believing it was real. Then I was about to kill you for real but I didn't, I stopped myself as you ran away. Rin faked her own death and I'm pretty sure that was real blood that stained her clothes that day"

"Oh, it was. When I act... I do it right" Rin commented "Because acting is my life"

"Have you made it on any tv shows or movies... or anime's?" I question

She smiled "A few, actually"

"...wait, what?"

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TEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE

Amu: You need to take a chill pill, man

Rima: I hope enegereticism isn't contagious

Utau: Are you sure you spelled that right?

Nadeshiko: I'm pretty sure it's not contagious, I mean... if it was we'd probably have it by now, don't you think?

Yaya: True, but you never know

Laura: xD I'm gonna go lie down for a bit

*3 hours later*

Laura: *snores... loudly* zZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZ

Amu, Rima, Utau, Nadeshiko, & Yaya: *sweatdrop* Laura doesn't own Shugo Chara