OMGHI. :3 It's been a while since I updated..maybe 'cause I only got one review.. and I've been busy with school.. and being depressed.. and cuz I lost all 8 pages of rough drafts I've had of this story.. ;_; I kinda remember though how the plot is going to be put. 8D (I'm not sure if it's a good idea to write a tragic scene while listening to Cirno's Perfect Math Class though.. ._.) Oh well. Onto the story ! C:

The world could be ending at this very moment and Amu wouldn't have ever noticed. Not like it would've mattered, because to her, her world ended right then and there.

She involuntarily took a step back, nearly tripping on the steps behind her. She felt her stomach knot up, and quickly put a hand over her mouth to prevent herself from leaving even more of mess in the room.

She had to look away. She couldn't face the fact that he was dead. This is a nightmare. She thought. I'm sleeping. I'm dreaming. I'll wake up in a few minutes and I'll be sitting in history class again. Rima'll glare at me and I'll have to ask Kuukai which page to read. I'll face the embarrassment of being caught doing something as stupid as napping in the same class with Tadase. Just as soon as I wake up..

Amu then did what anyone would do in this kind of situation.

She screamed.

She didn't scream so that neighbors could come and help. Just taking one look at him would tell you he's dead. He probably died before he even hit the floor. She screamed because she had her fair share of nightmares, and knew how these types of dreams worked. If anyone has ever been caught in one, you know what happens when you try to scream. Your voice usually comes out extremely hoarse or you just let out air.

Which is exactly why when Amu heard her scream echo throughout the house, when she felt her throat scratch and burn at the loud shout she had made, that she knew this was reality.

Amu took a good grip on the railing of the stairs, and slowly began to walk down. She was caught in a complete daze. She didn't wanna think about this, about all the memories that she'll never get back. She blocked Tadase out of her mind. Tried to focus on other things, which didn't seem to be much help since there wasn't a lot of other stuff to be able to focus on at that moment.

When she finally reached the bottom step, her heart couldn't take it anymore. A girl at that age can only handle so much. Seeing your best friend, your secret crush, laying in your living room dead, isn't exactly what most 13 year old girls need to experience.

The teenager let out another heart-wrenching scream, however she had no intention of denying reality at this point. She just wanted help.

As she continued to scream, tears found their way down her cheeks. ".. someone .. " she barely was able to whisper. Her voice was already wavering from her screams and cries. She finally mustered up all her strength, and finally managed to say something for the first time since her world fell apart.

"Somebody, ANYBODY! Help me! Please, HELP ME! I don't.. I don't want this!"

Amu fell down to her knees, sobbing louder and louder and trying to keep her screams in. She knew everything was over. She knew nothing would be the same anymore.

Unbeknownst to Amu, a dark-haired figure stood outside from her windows, watching her break-down. His cold eyes narrowed at her. He tightened his grip on the bloody cleaver, and silently fled the scene.

Amu's POV:

I knew everything was broken. I knew that it'd only hurt to think about the memories I had once shared with everyone. I didn't want to look at the mess in front of me, I didn't want to see Tadase's lifeless body laying in front of me. Or the blood on the tiles. But if I try to close my eyes, I can hear everyone's laughter. Somehow, that's now my most precious treasure.

That last line is from my favorite Angel Beats OST. :D This isn't the first time it'll appear in this story either.

I don't really like this chapter. It's really short and kinda boring. I'm gonna spend the rest of my night searching for those rough drafts I wrote, cuz I'm not too sure I'm gonna be good with just playing this by ear.

Also, if you don't know what a cleaver is, it's a butcher knife kind of thing. To anyone that watches Higurashi, that's the knife that Rena is most known with. 8D

Please R&R, and as always, give me criticism. ;~;