Author'sNote:Here it is guys!The end to my first Amuto story!I hope you like it!

Chapter 6: The most impossible thing

Ikuto'sP.O.V

We were in a hospital. I had called Tadase as soon as we'd gotten out of that PLACE. He and the Guardians were checking out the rest of the cargo hold to make sure that no men were left, and that the police were on they're way. Meanwhile, here I was in the hospital waiting outside an operating room with 4 different nurses trying to flirt with me. I could have sat in a chair ten feet away. But I couldn't be this far from her. My back was to the wall of the operating room, ear pressed against it praying to hear something. Turns out that while I may have good ears, soundproofing means exactly what it says. I couldn't hear a thing. Except the stupid giggling of an intern right next to me.

"So is there someone in there that you know?" She tried to strike up a conversation with me. I was not in the mood to talk. I turned to look at her, my midnight eyes flashing. She gulped, as if she'd been electrocuted from the emotions over flowing from my eyes.

"So sorry. That was insensitive of me." She stammered nervously, offering me one more pathetic attempt at a seductive smile before trotting off. Thank God. Yoru was now sitting on my shoulder.

"Hey Yoru." I spoke quietly. I was so quiet I was surprised even my feline Chara could hear.

"Yes Ikuto-nya?"

"You've gone in there right?" I jerked my head slightly toward the door of the operation room. He nodded his face unreadable. It was unusual for him to be so subdued.

"You'd tell me if-"I breathed deeply trying to battle back the pain of the question I was about to ask. "If she didn't make it, right?"

"Of course Ikuto-nya. But she will make it. You just have to believe it-nya." His stone face broke into a weak grin. I scratched his head slightly with one finger.

"Thanks Yoru, right as always." He purred slightly.

"Excuse me sir?" A young man with brown hair and blue eyes popped stuck his head out of the room. I recognized him as Amu's doctor. My breath caught in my throat. This was it.

"Yes?"

"The patient is alright. She made it through surgery remarkably well considering the state she was in. Her ribs have been patched up and she's being moved to a different ward now that she's out of immediate danger." I let out my breath slowly. ThankYou.

"Thank you." I managed a weak smile. "Can I see her?" He looked thoughtful.

"Are you a family member?"

"Close family friend." He contemplated it for a few minutes.

"Well, usually we would wait until the family has been to see her, but since they have just been notified, and you arethe one who found her, I think I can make an exception."

"Thank You."

"Of course."

Amu's P.O.V

Everything hurt. That's the first sensation I realized. Then my brain started to rationalize. Shouldn't I be dead? That amount of agony, torture and then me and Ikuto taking on all those men? Shouldn't I be dead? Then my mind stopped. Ikuto. Where's Ikuto?

My eyes flew open to face sapphire orbs. If my eyes hadn't been bruised from so many punches, I'm pretty sure they would've popped right out of my head in shock.

"Ikuto?" I tried to sit up, but felt a slight pressure on my shoulder, and I was back on the bed. White linen sheets surrounded me. I was plugged into a few different machines and to be honest I felt horrid. But he was here. Why was he here? My mouth pulled into a thin line.

"Amu, don't try to talk ok? Just relax." His voice, usually so calm and taunting was tight with worry.

"Why are you here?" I admit I that was rude. But really? He just leaves me standing there in the amusement park, walking away from me, expecting me to be just fine. The nerve of some people! His eyes flickered and for a split second I thought I saw hurt in those eyes of his. Then it was gone. But his face was slightly pained.

"I'm here, for…a long list of reasons." He sighed, letting go of the hand I hadn't realized he'd been holding. I cursed myself for missing his warmth. I arched an eyebrow.

"If you rather I'd left, I've already called the rest of your Guardian friends. They'll be here as soon as they're done sorting out the kidnapping mess." My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. What on earth? Oh…the memories hit me out of nowhere. Getting pulled into a white van; separated from Miki, Sue, and Ran, the shipyard, the torture, and Ikuto. He was there! He…he saved me. I was so confused!

Ikuto's P.O.V

I watched anxiously as a flood of emotions flew over her face. She finally settled on confusion.

"Why did you save me?" So she remembered what happened. And based off the guarded expression in her eyes, she was wary. Of what? She couldn't be afraid of me could she?

"Why do you think I saved you?" The speculation on her face was priceless. She still didn't believe!

"I can't think why. After all, you left to wander around Europe instead of staying here in Tokyo." Her voice was bitter. Had the Ice queen been right? Had she really missed me?

"Amu…" I trailed off. Trying to tell her how sorry I was, how relieved I was that she was safe, and how much I'd missed her. The bitterness in her eyes melted to show hurt.

"Thank you for saving me Ikuto. But please, just leave now." A sharp pang went through my heart. She wanted me to leave? It looked like she was going off in her own little world. "Just for now, I need to think. Just please leave."

I left the room, quietly closing the door. Then I slowly sank into a chair next to the room I'd just left, a potted plant next to me with its withering leaves reminding me of my own life. I was slowly wasting away. Amu…why did she hate me? I know I shouldn't have left her. But I couldn't leave her now, not even if I tried. Out of nowhere, I heard a loud shriek.

"SHE'S ALIVE!" the yell- the equivalent of a sonic boom nearly knocked me out of my chair. A blur of brown and red appeared in my vision, only to bang right into the door. With all that energy, it could only be the current Seiyo Ace: Yaya Yuki.

"Yaya, please keep it down. You don't want to disturb the other patients." A calm voice called as I looked up once more to see Nagihiko, the current Seiyo Guardian Jack. Yaya still sat on the ground in front of the door to Amu's room rubbing her head.

"But Yaya wants to see Amu-chi!" The little girl cried.

"And how does screaming accomplish that? If you get any louder they'll kick us out before we see her."

"It's alright Rima-chan. She understands, don't you Yaya?" Nagihiko shot the candy lover a sharp glance as the Queen of the Seiyo Guardians appeared from around the corner.

"She'd better. And how many times do I have to tell you NOT to call me Rima-chan?" The blond pixie snapped. I snorted. This was just so normal.My laughter drew their attention to me.

"What are you doing here?" The ice queen shot at me. Ouch, no mercy there. I drew myself up slightly, literally rising to the challenge in her voice.

"If you must know, I was the one who found and saved her. Where's the Kiddy King I might add?"

"Hmph." Rima said nothing, just stared at me calculatingly before brushing past me into Amu's room, followed quickly by a rambunctious Yaya. Nagihiko turned to me.

"Thank you Ikuto-san." He spoke softly. "Thank you for saving her."

I nodded. "I still haven't gotten an answer to my previous question. Where's Tadase? His girlfriend is finally found, safe in a hospital right under his nose. Shouldn't he be here with roses and hugs?" Nagihiko flinched slightly.

"He's ah…taking care of the man who tortured Amu. The Master was his name. Apparently he wanted to know about how we can Chara Change and all about the embryo. But Amu wouldn't tell him anything. The ironic thing is," the Jack gave a bitter chuckle. "If he'd caught you Ikuto-san, he wouldn't have needed Amu anymore. The only reason he captured her in the first place was to force her to show him her Character Transformations." With a faint smile on his face again, the purple haired boy turned and walked into Amu's room to join his friends.

Nagihiko's P.O.V

When I walked into the room, I was shocked. Not only by the bruises, cuts and casts on Amu, but Rima. Her face was tender as she brushed Amu's tattered bubble gum hair. As I got closer, I could hear her singing soothingly. Yaya had her eyes closed peacefully, her hand clasped on one of Amu's pale ones.

"There's a song that's inside of my soul
it's the one that I've tried to write over and over again.
I'm awake in the infinite cold
but you sing to me over and over and over again"

Rima's voice was quiet, and gentle as if she was singing to a child. Amu's eyes were still closed but a faint smile was on her face.

"Sing to me the song of the stars
of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again
when it feels like my dreams are so far
sing to me all the plans that you have for me over again."

The song trailed off as she noticed me. It was a sweet, gentle melody that startled me coming from such a cold girl's mouth. Her face which was usually a guarded cold façade had slipped and showed a vulnerable, scared little girl. She was worried for Amu. I reached over and grasped her hand in mine, rubbing soothing circles on her knuckles. A tear escaped from the ice queen's eye, and she squeezed my hand in hers, stroking Amu's tangled hair with her other. We stood like that, waiting for our friend to wake up.

Tadase's P.O.V

They would suffer. Those were the first words that jumped to my mind when I discovered that Amu had been found. By Ikuto of all people. So he really had known what he was doing when he asked where the nearest shipping yard was. Sighing, I turned toward the cowering man in the corner of the room. "The Master" was his alias. But truly, he was a coward, a shrew who hid behind money and armor. I disliked him strongly. I may not be big or strong, but I aspire to be. I want to be able to protect others; this was the dream that created Kiseki. The spiteful man began to beg for mercy. As if. I was going to enjoy this. He would regret hurting Amu. He would definitely regret it.

Ikuto's P.O.V

"Ikuto?" The angelic voice called my name. Amu. Did she really want to see me? I braced myself for her anger once again.

"She wants to talk to you cat boy." Rima rolled her eyes as she trotted out of the room, Nagihiko behind her carrying a sleeping Yaya. Rima's cheeks seemed to be slightly pink, and Nagihiko's concerned looks thrown in her direction made me slightly suspicious. What had happened in there? Taking a deep breath, I steeled myself and walked through the open door to Amu's room.

She looked better. That was the first thought that popped into my head. Her skin was still pale, but her color seemed to be coming back, and her matted pink hair was straight and looked as if it had recently been brushed. When I had first talked to her, Amu had seemed off, scared, and angry. Now, she just seemed peaceful. Her honey eyes followed me, as I went to stand beside her bed.

"Sorry I was so mean earlier." She offered me and apologetic smile. Oh god. If only she knew what her smiles did to me…

"It's alright." Stay calm Ikuto. Keep your cool.

"But its not!" She said indignantly. "It's not okay! You saved me, and I was rude and ungrateful to speak to you like that!"

"Amu-"

"No Ikuto let me finish. You found me, helped me, though you had no obligation to do so. And in return I said cruel things and hurt your feelings. That is NOT okay."

"Amu!" My shout finally broke through her tirade. "It's really ok." I gave a weak smile. "You had every reason to be mad, and scared. Especially because of me. I was a horrible friend for leaving you, and then taking so long to find you. Letting them torture you like that…I won't ever get those nightmares out of my head." I shuddered internally. I would never be able to look at myself ever again because of the pain I'd caused her.

"Ikuto, what were your impossible things?" Her question brought me out of my self-loathing.

"Huh?"

"Your six impossible things. I told you to think of six impossible things, they give you hope and strength. At least they did to me." She trailed off, listening to her heart monitor beep in the silence.

"You really want to know?" I asked her. Would she be surprised by mine?

"Yes." She nodded the affirmative.

"Well let's see. I believed in so many strange things. One: A person can be free as a cat, if only they dream it so." I smiled as I glanced affectionately at Yoru who sat on Amu's pillow licking his paws. "Two: I believed that dreams sometimes teach us more than experiences." I cringed slightly at the dream I'd had of Amu and her captor. My pink haired little friend continued to watch me patiently. "Four: I was amazed to believe that my sister could actually get over her brother complex." We both laughed at this for a moment. Utau would've killed me for saying it. But even as I spoke, she and Kukuai were probably dashing over here from the store they'd been having a ramen eating contest in. "Five: Sometimes doing what you think is the right thing hurts more than you think it will." By this, I was referring to leaving Amu at the amusement park. How was I to know she'd miss me? If I'd known, I wouldn't have stayed away so long.

"And number six?" She whispered quietly. I felt a wave of curiosity hit me.

"Wait a minute! You haven't told me what you're sixth impossible thing was." I spoke.

She blushed crimson and muttered something under her breath.

"What was that Amu-koi?" I teased, trying to hide my anxiety. If she told me hers, I would tell her mine. But only then. She took a deep breath and suddenly smiled.

"My sixth impossible thing was very strange, funny, and absolutely mad."

"So are most things in life." I shrugged and gave a hand gesture as if to say 'get on with it already'. "So what was it?"

"It was…It was that I fell in love with a perverted cat boy violinist." She whispered, hiding under her blankets.

Amu's P.O.V

I can't believe I just told him that. I know Tadase and I are no longer together, but it still felt weird saying it. And talk about embarrassing! As if he was going to love me back! I hid beneath my white sheets, praying for him to go away. But he just sat there. For a very long time. When he finally spoke, it startled me.

"Do you still want to know what my sixth impossible thing was?" He murmured. Lifting my headed from under the covers, I nodded slowly. His face held a slight trace of amusement on it.

"My sixth impossible thing was that I fell in love with a beautiful, funny, loving, smart, strawberry girl." He suddenly pulled me close, and I felt his heart beating next to mine. His breath tickled my neck and I felt a tingle go through my body. "Three guesses on who that girl is." He breathed.

"I don't suppose it's me?" I teased. He released me from the hug and kissed me softly on the lips.

"And if it is?" he asked quietly. I was sure I saw a flicker of fear in his eyes, but when I blinked it was gone. I gave a small tinkling laugh.

"Then I guess that's okay." I curled up next to him on the bed; my face flushed a light pink as his smile made its way up his face. The two of us stayed like that for a very long time. Simply basking in each other's presence; enjoying the love emanating from us both. It felt good to be loved.

Epilogue

Kukuai's P.O.V

Though school just let out for the summer, everything feels like its just beginning. We all hung out at the beach, having fun and relaxing. Kari had come to visit and it seemed he was the only one who wasn't resilient to Yaya's pleading. So he was now currently helping her make a massive sand sculpture of Pepe. Though in my opinion, based off his glances in her direction, I don't think he minded all that much.

"C'mon Rima-chan, come swim!" Nagihiko had been trying to get Rima to come out from her massive yellow umbrella and play with the rest of them. She shook her head adamantly. With a sneaky smile, Nagihiko cupped his hands, filled them with water and tossed it at her, dousing her with the salt water.

"Oh!" Her gasp of shock set us all off.

"Nice one Nagi!" I shouted waving at my friend.

"That is IT Fujisaki! It is ON!" Rima raced towards the water, and the next thing we knew, she and Nagi were in a massive water fight, both of them laughing and ducking as they tried to avoid each other's water bombs.

Just a little ways down the beach, Ikuto and Amu were talking and smiling. They'd been dating for a month now and I had never seen two happier people. Without warning, Ikuto scooped Amu up and tossed her in the water, laughing hysterically. Amu stood up in the water and tackled him, the two of them wrestling until Ikuto held her tight against his chest. They both laughed before Ikuto gently kissed her lips and then they began to swim again.

Utau looked on from our perch on the cliff with a faraway look in her eyes.

"Yo pop star, you ok?" I queried. She shot me a stunning smile.

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just good to see my brother laughing like that." She stood up from where she'd been sitting, removing her black shades from her hair. Glancing down at the water below us, she gave me a devilish grin. "Bet I can make a bigger splash than you."

My competitiveness was immediately aroused. "Oh? And what would you being willing to bet on that?"

"I win, you're my servant for a day." She smirked. Well two could play at this game.

"Alright, but when I win, I'll be expecting a kiss!" I winked at her laughing at the stunned expression on her face. With a short huff, she took a running start and did a fabulous dive into the water below, making a large splash. When she came up for air, her face was smug.

"Beat that Soccer-boy!" She called, her nickname for me teasing me even more. I grinned. Backing up from the edge to get a running start I thought; yes, something's may seem like they're ending. But new things are just beginning.

"Cannonball!"

Author'sNote:Thanks so much for reading everyone!The song Rima sings is called "Only Hope" by Mandy Moore(It'sfrom the movie "A Walk to Remember")And as ananonymous reader pointed out,I didn't clearly reference "Alice in Wonderland 2010" as my inspiration for the six impossible things from last chapter,and this one.I hope you enjoyed reading this story as much as I did writing it!Thanks for sticking with me,I love all of you!

Until I write again!

~Ri 3