Hey guys I'm back! I've had a very busy week with school and all lol But now, it's the weekend! Thank God! :D Anyways, to start off with a super, duper, great weekend, I'm gonna post the next chapter. I do NOT own Shugo Chara...

Chapter 16

Say Hello To Goodbye

Ikuto took a deep breath and peaked around the cornor while pushing Amu back behind him. He narrowed his eyes over at Utau, who had a frustrated expression on her face and was narrowing her eyes around the living room. She then turned her focus straight towards Ikuto, making him turn away quickly, trying his best not to get caught.

A small smirk spread across the blondes face as she started making her ways towards Ikuto's and Amu's direction. Ikuto took a deep breath, hearing her footprints getting closer and closer. He nudged Amu's side, making her look up at him. He narrowed his eyes over towards the door at the end of the hallway, signaling her to make a run for it. She eyed him at first, not wanting to leave his side but, she knew he would be right behind her.

"U-Um excuse ma'am but, there is nobody here" Kukai explained, making Utau stop and gaze over at him. Yaya stayed quite as Utau walked slowly up to the soccor player. She stood a few inches infront of him, a frown on her face.

"And who are you?" she asked, crossing her arms along her chest. Amu and Ikuto took this time to sneak out of the house. They both quitely sneaked towards the door, both trying their best not to make a sound. Amu failed. The pinkett lost her balance, making her land face first with a loud thump.

Ikuto's eyes widened as Utau turned quickly on her heel and ran around the cornor, facing both Amu and Ikuto. Yaya and Kukai both gulped when Utau flashed them both a glare for keeping her occupied from not looking for them. She then turned her attention back the other way to find a empty hallway and the front door wide open. Utau frowned to herself before rushing out the door behind them.

"Listen Amu, I didn't want this to ever happen but, now it is. So, what I want you to do is run" Ikuto explained, running beside the pinkett who was trying her best to keep up with him. Amu narrowed her eyes up to his face.

"Ikuto, what's going on?" Amu asked, stopping mid step. Ikuto stopped and looked back at her, a frown appearing on his features.

"Kazoumi is looking for me Amu. He did see us going inside Kukai's house. That's why he sent Utau, so she can tell him where I'm at. The only reason I made us leave is because, I don't want you to get involved and get hurt" Ikuto explained, a sad expression on his face. Amu stared up at him in shock. What was going on? She never seen Ikuto so scared before. Why does this Kazoumi guy want to find him so bad?

"Amu..." Ikuto trailed off, catching her attention once more. They both gazed into each others eyes. Ikuto let out a low sigh before stepping up to Amu and cupping her cheeks. "I didn't want to do this Amu but, it's the only thing to do so you won't get hurt" Ikuto started, making Amu's eyes start to feel up with tears. "But, I have to leave" Ikuto said slowly, making the tears come faster and start streaming down her cheeks.

He had to leave? Leave her behind?

"I-I-Ikuto..." Amu managed to whisper between sobs. She tried wiping her eyes but, there was no use. The tears kept coming right back.

Ikuto narrowed his eyes down to hers, as he leaned down to her level. "Please don't cry" he whispered, making Amu stop and look into his eyes. He wiped her tears off her cheeks with his thumb and smiled softly at her.

"I'll be back Amu" Ikuto said, making her eyes widen and look up at him. He smiled. "I couldn't leave someone crazy like you behind" Ikuto joked, a small smirk appearing on his face. Amu stared at him, her tears starting to dissapear. She nodded slowly, narrowing her eyes down at the grass.

"So, you will come back for me, no matter what?" Amu asked, looking back up at him. He nodded and wrapped the pinkett into a hug. Amu wanted to burst out into tears once she felt his arms wrap around her but, it would be best to hold them in.

She wrapped her arms around him, tugging at the back of his shirt. She didn't want to let go, she wanted to stay like that forever. Was that possible?

After a minute of hugging each other, they pulled away and Ikuto smiled softly, leaning down to her level. "I love you Amu, don't forget that" he said, pressing his lips against hers. Amu's face turned a light shade of pink as he pulled away from her, smiling softly at her.

Amu looked up at him and smiled back. "I love you to Ikuto, be safe" Amu stated. Ikuto nodded with a grin, and with that, he ran away.

Amu watched the shadow of him run away since it was so dark outside, and as soon as it dissapeared, tears started to stream down her cheeks again. Ikuto was gone. When would he be back? Would he ever come back? Amu wiped her eyes and sniffed before turning on her heel and heading back to her house...

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The next day Amu woke up laying face first on her bed from where she just threw herself onto her bed last night. She yawned and rolled over onto her back, staring up at the ceiling. Only one thought crossed through her mind. How was Ikuto doing?

She stood up from her bed and narrowed her eyes over to the other side of her bed. Her eyes filled with tears once more but she wiped them away quickly. She was used to seeing Ikuto laying on the other side of her bed, since he was staying with her for a couple of days. Amu sniffed and took her sight off of the bed.

She felt like she just went through a brake up but, he said he would be back so, she believed him. About that time her bedroom door slammed open and her little sister Ami stood in the doorway, a bright smile on her features.

"Sissy! Mommy is making pancakes for breakfast! Want some?!" Ami asked happily, making Amu smile a little at her.

She nodded. "Sure Ami" Amu replied, making Ami smile and shut the door. She herd Ami's little footprints run down the staires as she herd her scream about how Amu did want pancakes to her mom. Amu smiled to herself.

Thirty minutes went by and Amu had gotten and dressed and went downstaires to eat breakfast with her parents. She tried her best to smile and laugh at the table so her mom wouldn't ask her a million of questions asking what's wrong, thankfully, her parents never caught on so, she was good.

Later on that day Amu decided to go for a walk, hoping that it would get Ikuto off her mind but, it didn't work. She sat down on the bench across from the park and sighed. Was Ikuto doing okay? Did Utau or Kazoumi ever catch him? Was he going to come back?

Amu stared down at the grass, watching it sway with the wind. She let out another sigh until she saw a figure of a shadow walking up to her.

"Are you Amu?"

Her head shot up at she turned her head to the side from where the voice was coming from. Her eyes widened as she stared face to face with Kazoumi. She gulped but nodded slowly, making the man smile and walk up to her until he was sitting next to her on the bench.

"So your the girl Ikuto has been with all this time, huh?" Kazoumi asked, making Amu nod. She kept her gaze on the ground. She didn't want to look at him. Kazoumi looked her up and down before another question came from him.

"So" he began, grabbing hold of Amu's arm. Her eyes widened as she looked up at him, the grip he had on her arm tightening. He grinned, making Amu start to freak out. "Where is he?!" Kazoumi asked, his voice starting to rise. Amu shook her head, trying to get out of his grip but, it wasn't working. She tried to pull out her cell phone with her other hand so she could try to call a frind for help but, before she could grab it, Kazoumi grabbed hold of her other hand as well.

Amu struggled against his grip. "L-L-Let me g-go!" Amu yelled out, only making him hold tighter onto her arms.

"Not until you tell me where Ikuto is!" Kazoumi yelled back. Amu finally stopped her struggling as her face struntched up in anger. She faced him.

"HE'S AWAY FROM YOU!" Amu yelled out, wripping her hands away from him and standing up. She stared at him angerily. "Don't you ever touch me again and you leave Ikuto alone" Amu stated before walking away.

Kazoumi watched her walk away until a smirk crept across his face as he pulled out his phone. He started dialing a number until the voice on the other line answered. Kazoumi smiled.

"I know how we will get Ikuto back" Kazoumi began with a smirk. He listened as the voice on the other line said something and he grinned.

"All we have to do is capture her, he'll come running if he knows she hurt..." Kazoumi stated.

That's it for chapter 16. I hope you all liked it! Please review and tell me what you thought. The next chapter will be out soon :)