Recap:
He squeezed my hands so tightly that both of our knuckles turned white "Why...? Why, Amu?"
"I... I..." I trailed off. He squeezed my hands tighter "TELL ME WHY!"
I winced "Ow, Kukai! You're hurting me!"
He loosened his grip and muttered "Sorry..." he completely let go of my hands and hugged me tightly "I was so scared, Amu. Don't run away like that ever again"
"I won't" I reassured him
He squeezed me a little tighter "Promise me,"
I thought for a minute and smiled "On one condition"
"Let's hear it" He loosened his grip on me looking me directly right in the eyes
"Well, only if you promise me to always be my side" A silent tear slipped down my cheek
"I promise" He obviously looked happy that I wanted that
I smiled "I promise"
"Utau!" Ikuto yelled as he caught up
"What!" She yelled at him "Wait, sorry, what?"
"How would you guys like to go on a double date?" Ikuto asked all four of us
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(A/N: Long recap, I know! But it won't ever be this long ever again, PROMISE!)
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Amu's POV:
"A... double date?" I asked, questioned
Utau and I both looked at each other and blinked. All of a sudden, we both burst into laughter. We both fell to the floor holding out stomach. Kukai picked me up by my waist and sat me on the bench... Ikuto doing the same thing to Utau. Utau's head fell on my shoulder and she was out like a light sleep talking "Amu, you... boyfriend... maiemoti trial, need... Amu... face... slap..."
I couldn't understand what she was saying, I yawned "If you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go... a-" I cut myself off , I checked my watch, and slept like a baby resting my head on Utau's.
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Time skip: About an hour later
I woke up and realized I wasn't in the park anymore, I was in a lavander room, I was laying on a dark purple bed with purple walls surrounding me. I blinked as I continued to examine the room, lavander curtains and even the doors were a light purple. Everything was purple, I blinked and mumbled "It hurts my eyes"
I looked around some more and realized I was in dark purple pajama shorts and a light purple tank top. Their were light purple flipflops next to my bed so I just flung my legs over the side of the bed and slipped them on. I lifted my head up and saw a darker purple bed on the other side of the room. Utau was in it. I stood up and my legs got all wobbly so I immediately fell back down on the bed
Utau shifted her position but didn't wake up. I tried standing up again and I got a really bad headache, I got all dizzy but ignored the pain and continued to walk towards Utau's bed. I collapsed on her bed laying on her legs that were, obviously, under the blanket while I wasn't. I must've been heavy but Utau didn't budge, then... that's when I heard snoring. I quickly checked my watch and looked at Utau.
A random girl walked in with a perky smile "I see you're finally awake!"
I looked over ... Ran. I fake smiled at her "Yeah... guess so"
"Well, are you feeling okay!?" She asked eagerly
I layed my back on the bed and sighed "I've been worse..."
"Oh... I see! Well, how about breakfast?" She asked, a little less anxiously
"Maybe..." I thought for a minute "Depends... what's for breakfast?"
"Do you like chocolate chip pancakes?" She smiled
I smiled back "Sure"
"Okay! Great! Wake up your snoring sloth and get a move on!" She pulled my hand so I'm standing up
"Snoring... sloth?" I tried to hold back a laugh "You're so childish!"
"I know!" She squealed "We're going to have so much fun together! We'll be the best of friends! You and me! Together! Nobody could get between us! That's what I want! That's what I want for best friends!"
I started at her with half lidded eyes "Oh? Guess what I want..."
"What!? What!?" She scootched closer to me eager to hear what I have to say
"I want..." I put on that perky smiled she has and then immediately frowned "I want you to get out"
She sighed "Meanie"
"I know!" I mimiced her squeal "O-One question"
"Yes" She smiled "I am"
"Yes? Yes... you are...?" I waited for her to continue
"Yes, I'm the one that changed you, no boys peeked" She nodded
I sighed in relief then glared daggers at her "And just how would you know that I was going to ask that?"
"U-Um... lucky guess?" She rubbed the back of her head
Utau grumbled something in her sleep, I stared at her for a few minutes then turned my attention back towards Ran. She was staring at me intently, I crossed my arms "Um, why are you staring at me like that?"
"Their is something strange about you..." She pondered over that thought for a minute not coming up with any conclusive answers
I raised an eyebrow "How so?"
"You seem... seem... strange. Every other girl I've met didn't even last in a conversation with me for this long, even though you were being sarcastic most of it. You seem... different than most girls. I don't understand. Why didn't you kick me out already?" She asked, sincerely
I thought for a minute and smiled "Because you're you!"
She smiled widely but then quickly frowned "But that's the problem... isn't it?"
"Problem? Sorry, did you just say problem!? Ran... their is absolutely no problem with being yourself, you should always be yourself no matter what other people say. I believe that every body is beautiful in their own little way, if you think being you is a problem... well, what I'm saying it... never change. For me, do it for me, you are very beautiful on the inside and out. Who cares if you're hyper and energetic? That's not a problem, the problem is doupt! When you doupt yourself... you'll always lose" I explain
"Lose...? Lose what?" She blinked
"The battle in your head between sanity and insanity... if you doupt yourself then you're sure to lose against yourself... and their isn't anything you can do except believe" I put my hand on hers "Being yourself is most important. Whether you're hyper, shy, or even have anger issues... if you live to laugh and smile... then you'll make others aorund you smile too. Don't you wanna see your family and friends be happy?" I asked, not understanding why she doesn't understand yet
She nodded slowly "Of course I do, no question to it... but what if... what if I become depressed and... and-"
I cut her off by put my hand up telling her to shut up, I smiled at her "You won't... not if you don't want to"
"But-! But what if I do!?"
"You won't..."
"You don't know that! I'm scared!"
"Ran, calm down. I know for a fact you won't become depressed because I was in your situation once"
Ran started breathing evenly "I guess you're right... why-... What's with your charm bracelet?"
"Oh... this ol' thing? Nothing really, do you like it?" I asked, still smiling
"Oh yes! It's beautiful!" She took my wrist and started examining my charms
"Would you like to know about each one?" I asked
She nodded "Oh yes! Please do!"
"Well, I already told you the guitar, traffic light, and the heart, right? Which other ones would you like to know?" I asked as I started slipping off my bracelet
She bit her lip "Oh, right... um, how about the book?" She held up the book charm
"Well, that one was when me, Izumi, Utau, Ryo, and my mom went to the library, she worked there so we didn't have much of a choice but to stay. I was only 6 at the time but I still remember it like it was yesterday. Izumi was 10, Utau was 6, and Ryo... he was 8. I always enjoyed spending time with my mom back then but... it's all over now, I guess. Well, anyways... we were all playing hide and seek. Izumi was counting, I showed Utau the perfect hiding spot that she's sure to win with since she was so tiny. Ryo grabbed my hand and led to a hiding spot that me and him hid for 2 hours. We sat there talking like it was the end of the world, I really enjoyed spending time with him. Mom would always use her lunch break to read us a story, even though she was just babysitting Utau... she still read to her like she was her own. We all appreciated that but then one day I asked why she was wasting her break on us when she could be doing something useful and ya know what she said back?" I smiled
Ran was that perky grin of her plastered across her face "What?"
"She said that she wasn't wasting time if she did something she enjoyed. Then it got me thinking, she really does love us, doesn't she? And when me and Ryo were hiding, we would always talk about mom or dad or... or... anything out of the ordinary. I found this dusty old book where we were hiding and I opened it... it was signed by my father and the title was 'Dear, Amu' so I immediately picked it up but I didn't read it. I hugged it like I was going to die tomorrow. I loved that book and even today... I still didn't read it, it's his last words to me... I'm afraid of what it will say. But just because I found that book... that day was one of the best days of my life. At the end of the day when we were leaving the library, she found me and Ryo first but Ryo ran off. Mom kneeled down to me and smiled saying that she was the luckiest mom on earth, saying that she always did all she can for me and told me that someday... when she's gone... that she'll still be around to help me and protect me just like the old times. But she died a couple months after that in the accident... on my 9th birthday actually. The day was september 9, 1999. I always appreciated what she did for me but when she died... I didn't cry in front of anybody. I just... couldn't bring myself to cry. I just silently left the room and ran to my bed where I cried and nobody saw me... it's not that it would be embarrassing to cry in public, it's just... I couldn't" I explained
Her eyes widened "Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry!"
"Don't be" I smiled at her "It's in the past"
"Yeah, I remember that day" I heard a voice near the door way. I looked up and saw Ryo standing right there "And let's just say... you were quite the 8 yr old"
I slightly giggled "I know"
"You were such a handful!" I heard a voice from behind Ryo then Izumi walks in the room smiling "Kiddo,"
"Yeah, you were really somethin'" I laugh at her
Her face turns red "Mhm, and you were really somethin' else"
"Breakfast, anyone?" Ran shot up off the bed
We all nodded sayin' "Yeah" in unison. I dragged Utau by the back of her shirt collar and she fell on the floor. She didn't wake up. I let go off her and went to the bathroom where I filled up a purple bucket with freezing ice cold water. I walked back into the room and poured it on her face. She shot up immediately yelling "I DIDN'T TAKE THE COOKIES!"
Everybody in the room Laughed at her, I couldn't help but laugh at the look on her face "Cookies?"
"Oh, sorry, what?" Utau got up and examined her clothes. She was wearing a dark purple tank top with a built in bra, light purple ripped jeans and lavander flipflops. She blinked "Why am I so wet?"
I smirked "Because you're lazy"
"Huh?" She looked confused "Because I'm... lazy?"
"Don't mind her, we were just talking about the time when we went to the library with you and our mom" Izumi smiled
"I was... um, 5... right?" Utau asked
I shook my head "Six" I bluntly put it
"Oh," She laughed nervously "Breakfast, anyone?"
Ran jumped slightly "I made the best breakfast for everyone!"
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Ran's POV:
I stared at Amu intently as she left the room with a small purple bucket, she came back and the bucket was full of water. She dumped it on Utau's face and I couldn't held but snicker. Utau shot up yelling "I DIDN'T EAT THE COOKIES!"
I snickered again. Amu looked just as confused as I did "Cookies?"
"Oh, sorry, what?" Utau got up and examined her clothes. She blinked "Why am I so wet?"
Amu smirked "Because you're lazy"
"Huh?" She asked confused "Because I'm... lazy?"
"Don't mind her, we were just talking about the time when we went to the library with you and our mom" Izumi smiled
"I was... um, 5... right?" Utau asked
Amu shook her head "Six" She bluntly put it
"Oh," Utau laughed nervously "Breakfast, anyone?"
I jumped slightly "I made the best breakfast for everyone!" I continued to sneak glances at Amu whispering "Thanks..."
She looked at me "What?"
"What? I didn't say anything" I smiled crooked hoping she'll buy it
"I see" She eyed me closely "Let's... go downstairs"
We all started walking but Amu pulled me back as everyone else went downstairs including Utau. I looked at Amu "What?"
"You're welcome," She hugged me "That was for both of us"
"I can't believe I'm asking this but do you have any more advice you could give me?" I bit my lip
She smiled "Of course"
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I have nothing to say
Amu: She doesn't own Shugo Chara!
