(A/N: Ok… so I think this will be the last chapter…. But I'm not completely sure and I might change my mind because I don't want to finish it yet but… it's complicated. Anyway, please review! Oh, and I don't own Shugo Chara!)

Chapter 8

"You're… what?"

Amu was staring at Ikuto, her eyes wide. What he was saying didn't seem to make sense in her brain.

"Amu, I'm leaving," he said, looking back at her.

"What do you mean you're leaving?" What was Ikuto talking about? Leaving?

"Amu, as you know I'm part of the orchestra. I'm going with the orchestra. We don't only play in Japan, you know."

"You're leaving the country?" Amu almost chocked out.

"Yes." He had turned his head, obviously not wanting to face her.

Amu bit her lip and tried to steady her voice, but failing. Her voice turned high pitched when she finally spoke. "For how long?"

Ikuto dropped his head. This was probably the question he was dreading most. "A… while."

"How long is a while?" Amu yelled, the tears falling.

"About a… year." A… A year…? thought Amu, her eyes widening even more. "Amu… I don't… want it to be like this…"

"A year? A year?" Amu shouted. "You won't be back for a year, and you're telling me now? And… you're going to be gone… for a year? You're leaving me?"

"Amu… I don't want to leave you like this… You have to try and understand. This is my career. This is my—"

"Dammit, I don't care! Hell, just go already!" Amu shouted. "What are you waiting for?"

"Amu," he smiled, but it was clear in his eyes he found no amusement. "I'm not leaving until—"

"I don't care! I don't care if you're leaving now, or tomorrow, or in a freaking week! I don't care! Just go! Just get out of my life! Damn! If you were already going to go, why did you have to try and worm yourself back into my life?" Amu pounded her fists on the table and slid to the other side of the booth so she could get out. She stood up and ran out of the restaurant, carrying the eyes of multiple customers wondering what had just happened.

"Amu!" Amu heard Ikuto call her name but she ignored it and continued running and sobbing. Her face was bright red and she was gritting her teeth.

"Damn him, damn him, damn him!" she cried as she ran. It made no sense. If he was going to leave for a freaking year, why would he try to pursue a relationship with her? Why would he make her fall in love with him? It made no sense!

She wasn't paying attention to where she was running and soon she found herself in the park. She kept running. She ran up a hill. Next thing she knew, she was tumbling down the other side, rather roughly. She had tripped.

Amu felt the pain of the fall as she finally stopped at the bottom of the hill, but it didn't compare to the pain that she felt in her heart.

She continued to sob, shutting her eyes tight. Damn him… Damn him… Damn him…, she thought as she cried.

She couldn't move. She only felt pain.

Suddenly she was in the air again, this time two sturdy arms were underneath her. She felt like the two arms were too familiar to her.

"Amu, are you hurt?" she heard the whisper in her ear as she felt her body press against his. She kept her eyes shut and she shook her head violently, but winced. It hurt. "Amu…" His voice sounded pained. "Amu… please… don't cry…" Amu felt his head bury itself into her neck and she felt him slightly shaking. She opened her eyes. His hood had fallen off his head revealing thick, dark blue hair. "I'm… sorry… Please… please, don't cry…" He kneeled back down to the ground, but kept holding onto Amu. "I… don't want to leave you, Amu. I-I love you… I don't like… that ever since we met… I continue to hurt you. But… I love you, so much… I—I don't know what to do… I'm so, so sorry!"

Amu slowly brought her arms around his neck and he raised his head, looking at her. His sunglasses had somehow fallen off and Amu almost gasped as she looked into his magnificent blue eyes.

"Ikuto…" He looked at her, his lip quivering. Amu saw stray tears on his face. "Ikuto… I love you, too." She brought his face to hers and pressed her lips against his. She kissed him and he kissed back, the kiss full of longing and sadness that they held and of love.

"Amu, I'll come back, I promise you…," he breathed when their kiss broke.

"I believe you." Amu smiled at him, her cheeks slightly pink. He was smiling back. "I'm going to miss you, Ikuto… I'm going to miss you so much…"

"I know. I'm going to miss you, too, Amu. More than you can imagine…"

Tears stung Amu's eyes as they shared a silent moment. Ikuto brought his hand up to her face and gently brushed away a tear.

"Ikuto, you'll remember me, right?" she cried. Ikuto looked deep into her eyes and smirked.

"Amu… how can I forget you? You're the best thing that's ever happened to me." More tears fell from Amu's tired eyes.

"Ikuto—" Ikuto brought his lips back down to Amu's and they kissed passionately.

When he finally broke the kiss, he whispered into her ear. "My life… is not complete… without you in it…" She sobbed again and thrust her lips onto his, kissing him, not wanting their time together end. Ever.

THE END

(A/N: What do you think? Was the ending okay? Did you like the story? I'm almost completely positive that this is the end, unless I decide to write an epilogue or something.)