Recap:

"Then too bad you didn't..." I mutter "I just want you to leave"

I turn around and start walking. Kukai grabs my arm "Amu..." he mutters

I tear myself out of his grip "Let go of me" I glare at him coldly and run inside the house

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Kukai's POV:

"What exactly did you do to make Amu hate you so much?" Ikuto asks bluntly

I mentally facepalm and just stand there like a total idiot staring at the ground. I eventually look up "Yeah, I'd like to know too"

Tsumugu sighed "Her mother... um, well... I was there when she died. I know I could've done something to stop it but I was frozen in fright. I keep telling Amu their was nothing I could do because... she's always been so delicate. She's a really special girl, and she's turning out just like her mother. I wish I could tell her that I was so proud of who she's become but she won't even let me speak"

"She's always been there for all of us. I owe her so much! When we first became friends, I never thought I was worthy because I never did anything for her, she was just... always there for me... for us" Rima smiled and looked back at Utau, Nadeshiko, Misori, Yaya, Kazue, Tira, and Tora

Utau smiled back "She was, wasn't she?"

"I can't thank her enough. When we first met, I was always so cold to her and mean but I couldn't help it. All I ever wanted was to make people laugh and Amu saw that side of me. She left me alone because she knew that I didn't want to be crowded but when I really embarrassed myself in front of my whole class, she was there. When everybody started laughing at me, she yelled at them and comforted me telling me it'll all blow over. And it did" Rima smiled again

"When we first met, I was her rival because I thought she was in love with Ikuto. That rivalry went on for a long time, until she got under my skin. She didn't see me as a rival, she never did. It took so some time to get used to her because she was always so nosey but then I realized she was nosey because she cared. She saw me crying and she immediately rushed to my side, and refused to leave no matter what I said. She was really starting to bug me but then I eventually spilled out everything I've bundled up inside for so long to her... I was expecting her to laugh and make fun of me. But she hugged me and smiled saying 'I'll never laugh at you' so I felt safe, like I could trust her... and I could from that day forth" Utau slightly giggled wiping away from tears forming in her eyes

"I get it! When me and Amu first met, I was really annoying and always crowding her! I was expecting her to tell me to back off like everyone else did because of my hyper personality but she patted me on the head and welcomed me to be her friend. She was kind, she never lied but was gentle about my feelings. She loved having me around and laughed when I fell down but immediately rushed to my side to see if I was alright. She thought I was funny and always helped me when I was feeling down or actually fell down. I will always love her as a friend no matter what! She was the first one to understand me in a really long time! She never cared if I was hyper or not, she saw the inside of me and always told me to keep on going to tomorrow and never run away" Yaya squealed "She's a really great friend"

Nadeshiko looked down at the ground and smiled "When we first met, I really thought that she thought I was too quiet and shy. But I never was, and she knew that! She always tried to break my shell and have fun even when I didn't want to... she showed me how to truly enjoy myself. She always laughed when I told her that I didn't except her to be this kind and generous and was outgoing, loving, and always cheerful. When she was sad, I always rushed to her side and she did the same for me. She was the only one, besides Nagi, that truly understood how I felt inside. And now I'm alot more open about my feelings keeping less things bundled up inside. When she tried to break through my shell, I didn't want her to but was always friendly. She never took no for an answer and wanted to be by my side through thick and thin. I will be forever grateful"

"When we first met... I was a jerk to everybody! I never wanted everything to do with her and slapped her once. But she didn't hit me back, she just smiled at me and said 'I probably deserved that' but she didn't! I was just a jerk! When I told her that she was a good-for-nothing slob, she didn't insult me back, she just smiled and told me 'That's probably true' but it wasn't! It totally wasn't! When I walked passed her in the hall without so much as a glance, she stopped me from walking, she smiled and asked me 'It'll probably take some time to get used to me, huh?' but she was wrong! I was already used to her, but I let my pride get the better of me and I kept ignoring her! I told her that she was a crazy but she responded with a smile and told me 'Yeah, I'm crazy, but that's what makes me unique, right?' and nothing I said could get under her skin! She was too nice! I ruffled her hair, dumped her in water, stomped on her foot, and told her she was a disgusting pig! But she just responded with a smile each time and told me 'Maybe I am, but I'm proud to be me' or 'I probably desrved that' but she didnt! She really didn't! Eventually, she wouldn't leave me alone, but I opened my mouth at all then I would spit out an apology. I finally apologized and hugged her, she responded with a smile and told me 'Let's be friends' I took her hand and she became the bestest friend anybody could ever ask for" Misori's eyes started tearing up

"When we first met, I was always so nice to her but she was nicer. I never really thought of her as a friend, we barely ever talked unless it was like a demonstration or a school play. I would always glance at her during class and she was always staring at me with that same sweet smile of hers. I would smile back but when I looked back at her, she wasn't smiling and was staring at me anymore. I don't know how... or why, but Amu has this strange ability. She... she can... um, influence people around her. She makes them seem happy and at peace. Her radiance level is off the chart and so is her cheerful scale. She was always so sweet so me. One time, I bumped into her and dropped all of my books. I was expecting her to walk away and let me pick them up myself like everyone else would but she knelt down and picked all of them up for me saying 'I'm sorry, I should've been more careful' and that's what made me realize she isn't like other girls. I walked up to her one time when she was talking to the most popular girl in class. I waited by her for her to finished talking but she quickly ended the conversation and smiled at me saying 'Is their anything I could help a friend with?'. I told her that I didn't think we were considered friends and her smile got bigger as she said 'I consider everybody a close friend of mine! From those friendly dorks to that witch, Saaya! You're all my very close friends' and I smiled. She asked me if I wanted to join her for ice cream after school and I nodded. Then we went to the park and ate while we got to know more about each other. When I asked her about her about her mom, she just painly smiled saying 'Don't worry about it' and I smiled. She really got through to me" Tora added

"When we first met, I always smiled at her but always ignored her when she tried talking to me. One day she frowned at me and said 'How long are you gonna ignore me?' but I looked up and sighed 'As long as you're gonna annoying' and she laughed 'You say that like I'm gonna stop being me!' and I felt like punching her, she was always so annoying to me! But I always gave her a welcoming smile every time she came to my house with Tora and Rin. She would always smile back and laugh saying 'You're funny!' but I didn't know what was so funny about a smile! But then, later, I realized she was talking about me, personally! Not some stupid smile, she thought I was funny and cheerful. She told me how happy I looked when I talked about music then I told her that music is my life! I sighed and told her that she's probably gonna laugh at my dream of becoming a musician but she frowned staring at me saying 'I would never laugh at a friend's dream. If it's important to you then it's important to me' then her famous smile came back as she laughed. I thought for hours on end, why would she call me a friend!? One day when bullies were picking on me and they stole my school bag. Amu walked up to them and staring at both of them 'You have your own bag, give hers back'. When they asked her what she would do if they didn't then she smiled and said 'Stealing is wrong, no matter how you put it. If you steal anything from there then so help me...!' And a few minutes later, they were both lying on the floor in pain! But she didn't knock any blood outta them because she knew better than that. She gave me back my bag and stared at the boys on the floor bluntly saying 'Stealing is wrong!' and those words were always kept inside my heart. Stealing is wrong, stealing is wrong, stealing is wrong!" Tira grinned "Stealing. Is. Wrong"

"Tora?" I asked

"Oh, right. When we first met, we got along great, we were always so crazy and stupid but we were crazy and stupid together. We were polar opposites! I loved parties and... A SOCIAL LIFE but she loved staying home with friends and/or reading a book. I liked going to the beach, she liked watching the sunset. I liked chicken dinner, she liked chicken flavored rice. I loved eating out at a fancy restraunt, she loved Ramen. I liked a healthy diet, she liked junkfood. But we always went out for walks and we had so many things in common yet... barely anything. For example, I loved stuff animals, so did she. I loved playing guitar, so did she. I loved going out with friends, so did she. I loved sleepovers, so did she. But one day, all of that changed. She nevered smiled and never told me why. She eventually stopped talking to me all together, and then stopped talking to anybody in general. I didn't know what was going on so one day I asked her if she wanted a sleepover, she slightly smiled then frowned saying 'No thanks' so I just tried calling her. She didn't answer... so I desperately tried calling again. And again. And again. And again. But no answer, it went straight to voicemail. Then one day I asked her about it and she told me her mother died. I was in shock but then I got a phone call from my parents saying we had to move out of the house by the next day. I wanted to tell Amu but I couldn't find her in time. Then I moved... and found her once again by tracking down her phone to the school we go to now... Amu's like a sister to me and I don't want anything to change that" Tora painly smiled

"When we met, I was a shy mess! Misori was a witch to me both of the time but Amu saved me then spoke to Misori. Misori was fine from then on out until everytime I mentioned Amu, then... she just snapped and ordered me to do everything around the house. She finally found where Amu is living and she flipped! She nearly went crazy, she rushed to this house as soon as she can! Everytime she even THINKS about Amu, she orders me to do everything! But I'm her maid so I'm used to that kind of treatment from everybody so it doesn't bother me as much as it did before. When he finally got here, I saw Amu coming when I was running out of the house crying. I ran up to her and hugged her crying 'Amu! I've missed you so much!' because Amu was the only one who understood being pushed around by your senpai's! She's the bestest friend I could've ever asked for! She's the one that made Misori so friendly and comfortable around people!" Kazue ran up to Misori and hugged her

"When I first met her, I had a huge crush on her. But she showed no interest in me what-so-ever! So I decided to leave it at that for now but when she came to me for advice instead of Nadeshiko, I felt so... I can't explain it, it's like the love that formed for Amu had grown. Then I met Rima and the love I had for Amu just vanished into thin air. But then Rima was cold to me and mean to me like she was to Amu. I didn't care though, me and Rima used to bicker a lot but then I realized their was no point to all this nonsense! Amu just so happened to be there when I did and she wouldn't stop bugging me about liking Rima. Then I just admitted I had a small crush on her and she hugged me out of joy. She was always so hyper and outgoing but when she met someone new, she went to shy mode. She refused to talk for a little while except when she met Kukai or Tadase, here. He wanted to talk to her and the only thing she could manage to say was 'I don't know you so stop treating me like your buddy' and she walked off. When she met Kukai, she bumped into him in the sidewalk and I just so happened to be there. She dropped all of her stuff and he helped her pick it up saying 'Oh, sorry, you okay?', she nodded and smiled 'Yeah' and she thanked him 'You're nice' he slightly blushed at that comment and she hugged him 'I'm hoping we can be great friends!' which caught him by surprise, he smiled 'sure!' and that began their friendship but their isn't much to say about Amu and me. Amu was always so nice to me and came to me for advice, she was kind, and gentle to everybody and everything. She never treated anybody like she was worthless and always believed that everybody is here for a purpose. She always used to say 'Everything is here because someone needs them' when someone was upset or believed they weren't worth it. But she never realized how much I need her, how much we need her" Nagi slightly smiled

Rima glared at him "Ahem, why were you saying how you had a big crush on her and stuff!?"

"I'm just telling the truth! Plus, it was an elementary school crush! Those things don't last!" Nagi defended

"Fine, fine! Now, Ikuto! You're up!" Rima giggled

Nagi pulled Rima by the waist backing her up from Ikuto "Hmmph"

Ikuto chuckled and pulled Utau closer to him "Funny story, actually, when we first met I teased her all the time because she was so easy to tease. Then I took teasing to a whole new level and she started calling me pervert, it became my new nickname, until I started dating Utau, that is. She was really shy as first and called me a jerk because I kept teasing her so much! One day, I showed up at her house to surprise her, she flipped and went all psycho on me... she kept calling me a pervert and threw pillows at me from left and right telling me to get out. I told her had a nice place but she kicked my shin and it HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURT like HECK! My point is, she's a really kind and gentle young lady who isn't afraid to give someone a piece of their mind. She sticks up for her friends at all cost. So... when we first met, I was perverted and was always smirking but Amu calmed me down. She brought out my inner soft side which I didn't even think I had! She turned my smirk into a smile and turned me from perverted to teasing. It was strange how she was always there for me even though she hated me. She told me she hated me more than once but always shows up when I need her most. I always surprise her by going to her house and she's just too nice to kick me out. She brought out my softy side and always tells me I'm funny. I, maybe, liked her a little at first but I consider her a really close friend"

"You're right!" I laughed

Ikuto smiled "I know, she really is-"That was a funny story!" I cut him off and laughed

He sweatdropped "Huh?"

"When I first met Amu, I liked her... a lot. She was kind, sweet, and her head was always in the clouds! She was always daydreaming this or daydreaming that! I got to know her little by little as I started to like her more and more. Yaya and Amu were bestfriends and they did everything together which brought out Amu's sweet girly side. Amu was really caring and funny, she was always there to give a helping hand and even if she can't... you know she wants to do everything she can to help. She will risk her own life over and over again if it means saving her friends from any sort of danger. She loves everybody and considers everyone a close friend of hers. As I got to know her... I, too, considered her a close friend. She was easy to get along with but had this stubborn streak going on. Everytime I learned something about her past, I thought it was cute but then she told me that it wasn't true and whoever told me was lying. I always laughed at her jokes, silly faces, and riddles. She was really fun to hang out with and would put up with anybody to make someone happy. She always cares what your opinion is on any matter and doesn't do it without everyone's approval. She knows when you're lying, whn you don't care, when you're sad, when you're full of pure rage, and when you're happy. She has a way with words that make everybody fell safe. Everybody loves her and she loves everybody! She's really helpful and useful when needed. With everything's she's been through, she's still keeping strong, the only people here who saw Amu cry is Rima, Nagi, Ikuto, and Kukai, SHE DOESN'T EVEN CRY IN FRONT OF UTAU! That's something. She's really happy when her friends are happy even if she isn't happy with what made them happy. She approves of anything that puts a smile on her friend's faces! She always told me that I was waaaayyy too serious and I needed to chill out a bit so I did, and she was right, just let your pain glide away and everyone will be happy!" Kairi smiled "She's really something"

"Yaya's. Not. Happy!" Yaya crossed her arms "That whole story was about you liking Amu! When does the part about you liking meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee come in!?"

"That was before I started dating you. Before I started liking you! I don't have that silly crush on Amu anymore, she's a really close friend" Kairi explained

"Fine! I forgiiiiiiiiiiiive you!" Yaya squealed and ran into Kairi giving him a tight hug

"When me and Amu first met, I had a huge crush on her. I did until a couple months ago when she started dating Kukai. Gotta say, I never thought that relationship would last but you proved me wrong, obviously. I was always the type to ask for someone's help if I needed to hurt someone's feelings, because sometimes I had to... to protect them. Amu saw the light that shined within me when nobody else did, not even myself. She was cold to me at first but she warmed up to me and started to ACTUALLY talk to me. Amu and I used to date in middle school but we ended it, we both felt like we had to. Anyways, I still liked her even when she called things off. I loved her... loved her. But that's over now, I gave up my love for a friend and I would do it ten times over if it means both are happy. So... anyway, I was always the princely type and everytime Amu-chan called me 'prince' I would go bazonkers! Me and Amu have a lot of memories together and if I could relive them all, then I would... the good and the bad... because the good's no good without the bad standing beside it. I'm really happy that Amu's so happy and I'm so relieved that she found someone who she might spend the rest of her life with. I know how much Amu loved Kukai ever since she saw him but I didn't have the gut to tell him anything. I was a coward and a chicken when Amu came along and turned me into who I am today" Tadase smiled

"So... she turned you from a coward and a chicken to a chicken and a coward?" Ikuto asked

Utau growled "BBAAAAAAAKKKKKKAAAAAAAAAAA! SHUT UP!"

"When we met..."We already know how you met, you love monkey!" Yaya shouted "It's so romantic!"

"How is meeting at school... 'romantic'?" I ask, confused

"'CAUSE! 'CAUSE YOU KNEW SHE WAS STRONG THE MOMENT YOU LAID YOUR PERVERTED LITTLE APE!" Rima yelled

I chuckled "Were you talking about Ikuto?"

She nods "Yep"

"Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude" Ikuto shoved his hands in his pockets "Not cool!"

"Sorry, man! But a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do" I snickered

"AND WHAT, EXACTLY, IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!?" Ikuto yelled, obviously angered. I snickered but then I felt arms around my stomach. Amu was hugging me from behind "Ehhhhhhh! GROUP HUG!" She yelled and everybody obeyed

We group hugged and all laughed together, I noticed Amu looking a little more tense than usual

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Amu's POV:

We all group hugged and all laughed together... I looked around, Tsumugu was gone. Ehhhh, did he miss the story telling party!?

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No, Amu, no, I do not think he missed the 5 hour story telling party (Soul Eater phrase)

Nagihiko: I think they got that

Laura: *Yawn* Yeah but it's midnighttttttttttttt! I gotta get some shut eye tonight!

Rima: Awwww! Staying up all this time just to write your story for your readers! That's so sweeeeet!

Laura: Um, Rima? Did you bump your head during that last chapter

Rima: ... Maybe?

Nagihiko: Ehh, Laura doesn't own Shugo Chara!