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-Chapter 9-

-No ones POV-

It was nearing to midnight, and Tadase and Amu were still in the glass house.

'You know, we may as well go home.' Amu said.

Tadase nodded and stood up. He held his hand out to Amu to help her up, but she didn't take it. She tried to stand up, but ended up falling back onto the chair. Tadase tried opening the door, but it wouldn't budge.

'Huh?' He muttered.

He tried again, but it still wouldn't open. His eyes widened, and he looked back to Amu.

'What happened?' Amu asked.

'Its locked.' He said.

Amu's eyes widened too.

'WHAT?!'

After a while, Amu and Tadase had returned to what they were doing; nothing. He noticed Amu was shivering, and he realised it had gone pretty cold. He was also getting tired, and was already yawning.

'Hinamori-san, are you sleepy?' Tadase asked Amu, who was just looking down.

She nodded. Tadase noticed her skin was turning back its normal colour, and she seemed to cheered up a bit.

'Maybe we should get some sleep now.' Tadase said, and she nodded again.

Tadase made a sort-of-bed out of blankets and using coats as pillows. He was about to call Amu when he realised something.

'H-Hinamori-san...' He started,'I-I just r-realised we n-need to s-sleep t-together...'

Amu's eyes widened. She took her gaze off the floor and looked at Tadase. He was glad to see she was finally blushing, even if it was just a bit. It meant that she was turning back to her old self. Tadase hadn't noticed yet, but he was blushing too.

'W-Well its expected.' Amu said, taking her gaze back to the floor, 'After All, there is only enough stuff for one bed.'

After a while, Amu undid her Chari Nari with a tired Sue.

'I'm going back to sleep ~Desu.' Sue said, and joined the other Charas in their sleep.

Amu tried to stand up, but stumbled due to her ankle, and fell. Tadase helped her up and she managed to walk to where Tadase had set up their so-called-bed. As she took another step, the stumbled forward and fell on the bed. What she didn't notice was that she had dragged Tadase too, and he had fallen right next to her.

Amu had closed her eyes shut waiting for the impact of the fall, but instead, she only fell on a bunch of blankets. She realised that the 'bed' was comfier than she thought, until she realised someone was hugging her. She opened her eyes to see she had dragged Tadase down with her too, and he was hugging her. He too opened his eyes, and both of their eyes widened in shock. They blushed and Tadase let go.

'G-Gomen Hinamori-san!' Tadase said, still blushing.

They turned their backs to each other, so each of them was facing another side of the bed. Their backs were touching, and that made it even harder for Amu not to blush.

Tadase, however, was having an argument in his head. Should he say it or shouldn't he? She was going to sleep soon, so he didn't have much time.

'G-Goodnight Hinamori-san.' Tadase finally said.

Amu felt her cheeks go bright red. Luckily for her, he couldn't see it.

'Goodnight...' Amu whispered, loud enough for Tadase to hear.

He blushed. He didn't expect Amu to reply, but he was glad she did. Now, he knew he could get the old Amu back. Maybe this wasn't bad luck to be trapped here with Amu, maybe it was destiny. He fell asleep with memories of them two together, and so did she.

Amu was the first to wake up. She looked around, and remembered everything. Her ankle still hurt, and she wouldn't be able to stand on it for a while, but at least she felt better than yesterday. She knew that if she attempted to do a Chari Nari any time soon, it would just make things worse. The X Energy had drained out all her energy.

She then remembered something that had slipped out of her mind. She turned around, to find Tadase sleeping next to her. He was now facing where the back of her head had been, and she couldn't help but smile. She looked outside, and it was still early. She fell asleep again, but this time, her face was incredibly close to Tadase's.

Tadase woke up a while later. The birds were singing and the sun was moving higher in the sky. He still didn't open his eyes, but he remembered he had spent the night in the Royal Garden. When he finally opened his eyes, he saw Amu.

Next to him, Amu was sleeping peacefully, but also very close to Tadase's face. They both must have turned around to face each other in their sleep, or well, that's what he thought had happened. He noticed their hands were very close to each other, nearly touching.

'Shes sleeping...maybe she won't notice...' Tadase silently said to himself.

He found the courage and gently placed his hand on Amu's hand. He felt her flinch a bit in her sleep, but she didn't wake up. Her hand was extremely cold, due to the fact that the X Energy had completely taken everything from her.

Tadase smiled to himself. He closed his eyes again, pretending he was sleeping. He could have stayed like that forever, but forever wouldn't be long enough.

Their Charas slowly woke up, and their eyes widened looking at their owners.

'Tadase-' Kiseki started, but Ran covered his mouth.

'Shh!' Ran said, afraid of waking them up.

Miki was busy sketching the scene, and Sue and Dia were looking at them, mouths wide open.

Amu slowly woke up for the second time, but realised something had changed. Tadase's hand was on hers, and Tadase was asleep. At that same moment, Tadase's eyes shot open. Both of their eyes widened before Tadase pulled his hand away from hers.

'G-Gomen Hinamori-san!' Tadase said as they both sat up, embarrassed.

Amu tried hard to keep her blush in, and finally succeeded.

'Shouldn't of someone found us by now?' Amu asked.

As on cue, Tadase and Amu heard the door slowly unlock. The door opened, revealing Kukai and Yaya with a big grin on their faces.

'Guess the plan worked.' Yaya said as Tadase helped Amu stand up.

Amu managed to hop to a chair to sit down.

'H-Hey!' Tadase said, 'So you guys locked us in?!'

'Yup.' Kukai and Yaya both said at the same time.

An anger mark appeared on Amu's head, while her Charas sweat dropped.

'WHY ON EARTH DID YOU EVEN TAKE ME HERE?!' Amu basically yelled.

'Well, we had to get you here some how!' Yaya said.

'Well, there's no point in me staying here, so I'm leaving.'

Amu stood up, wobbling a bit. Tadase was about to go and help her, but Amu managed to stand up. She walked in great pain to the door, but pretended nothing happened. Her Charas followed her outside, but as soon as she closed the door behind her, she fell to her knees.

'Amu-chan, are you ok?' Ran asked.

'Maybe you should rest a little.' Miki said.

Amu shook her head. Tears started forming in her eyes by the pain that shot in her ankle, but kept them in. She stood up again, and slowly walked home.

Meanwhile, Kukai was asking Tadase a bunch of questions.

'What happened after I left?' Kukai asked.

'N-Nothing!' Tadase said.

'But you were sleeping together!' Yaya said.

'T-There wasn't enough blankets to make two beds!' Tadase said.

'Well, did you kiss?!' Yaya said, and Kukai flinched.

'N-NO!' Tadase said, blushing.

Kukai, for some reason, was uncomfortable with that. He thought he liked Utau, but why was he uncomfortable with Tadase liking Amu?

'Did you find out anything new?!' Yaya asked.

'No.' Tadase said sadly.

'Well, it's nearly lunch time, shall we go grab something?' Kukai said.

Yaya and Tadase both nodded. Tadase said he was going home to change quickly, and then he would meet them at a café.

'Amu-chan, are you ok?' Sue asked.

Amu nodded and Sue smiled.

Amu was now home, sitting on her bed. She had changed into a black skirt, a dark blue top, high boots and the black heart clip Tadase had given her. The boots help her ankle stay straight, and they went up to her knees. She had agreed to meet Kimi, Kairi and Sada at a café in a few minutes for lunch, but she had to make sure they didn't notice her ankle.

'Lets go!' Miki said as Amu slipped on a small black backpack and sun glasses.

Sue had insisted on Amu bringing a small emergency first-aid kit. They set off for a small café a few blocks away. Amu's ankle didn't hurt as much this time, but she knew she should rest it.

'Hey Hinamori!' Kimi shouted and waved from a table in the far corner.

'Temtai-san...' Kairi said, sweatdropping.

Amu walked over to the table and sat down next to Kimi.

'How'd it go?' Kimi asked.

'Nothing much. I didn't tell him anything though. What about you guys?' Amu said.

'Well, we woke up, and there was still a load of X Eggs.' Sada started.

'So we caught them all and Kairi managed to take all the X Energy out!' Kimi said.

'I managed to make a new kind of drink,' Kairi continued, 'It tastes like fruit juice but it has X Energy in it. We are able to take it without turning completely under the effect of X Eggs. I made a bottle for each of us with our own dose of X Energy.'

He then gave everyone a small bottle containing a dark red liquid, like cranberry juice. Amu's juice was darker than the others, which showed she had to take more X Energy in.

'And we also have something to celebrate!' Kimi said.

'Thats right! Kairi is joining Seiyo tomorrow!' Sada said.

As the four friends laughed and joked, they didn't notice three other people entering the café.

'So, where should we sit?' Kukai asked.

Yaya had already sat down across the café, as close to the desert stand as possible. Kukai sweatdropped, but made his way next to Yaya. Tadase sat next to Kukai, and Yaya had already started to order for them. Kukai listened closely to what Yaya was ordering, to make sure he got something he liked, but Tadase's mind was somewhere else.

Where was Amu right now? Was she ok? It was impossible for her to walk on her ankle that easily. He couldn't get her out of his head, not even when Rima came in and sat next to Yaya.

'So what did you do with Amu yesterday?' Rima asked.

'We locked her in the glass house with Tadase for the night.' Kukai said, and Rima nearly choked on her lemonade.

'You did WHAT?!' Rima said.

'Mhm.' Kukai said, sipping his cola.

The four friends kept chatting, until Rima realised something. Her eyes were fixed to the other side of the room, even when the waiter brought them their lunch.

'Mashiro-san, whats wrong?' Tadase said, once noticing Rima was frozen.

Rima didn't say anything. Instead, she pointing to the other side of the café, right at Amu, Kimi and Kairi. They were all standing up, getting ready to leave. Tadase's eyes widened when he saw what Amu had in her hand. It was a bottle with a dark liquid, and he knew exactly what it was.

'Do you think...' Kukai started, noticing the dark liquid.

Before Tadase could reach Amu, she was already gone outside. He didn't fail to notice that her eyes were duller than usual.

'What were they doing here?' Rima asked.

No one could eat for the rest of the time there, not even Yaya.

'Hinamori!' Kimi called the next morning.

Amu, Kairi, Kimi and Sada had arranged to walk to school the next day. The four friends were walking to school, all sipping the dark red liquid from their bottles. It didn't have a big effect on Kimi, Kairi or Sada, but it had a massive effect on Amu.

Her ankle hurt even more and she was growing weaker everyday. She needed to keep it secret though, she had to protect her friends.

When they arrived into class, Amu quickly sat down. She took another sip of the dark red liquid, but didn't notice Tadase watching her. She rested her head on her hand, and looked outside. Tadase's desk was right next to hers, and he was dying to talk to her.

'Hinamori-san I-' Tadase started, but was interrupted by the bell.

'Ok class!' Nikaidou-sensai said, 'Lets start!'

-At the end of the day-

'Today was unfortunate...' Sue said as Amu and her Charas walked down the steps.

'Yeah, why did the teacher choose Amu to clean up today?!' Ran said.

Amu still wasn't feeling well, and failed to notice Tadase secretly following her. She was about to begin a new flight of stairs, but lost balance and fell.

Amu waited for the impact, but it never came. Instead, she felt two arms wrap around her waist from her back. She opened her eyes and looked behind her, to see Tadase wrapped around her. She blushed at the sight of him, but tried to get away. Instead, Tadase tightened his grip to what he saw.

Amu had dropped her water bottle, and his eyes widened at the sight of the dark red liquid. He had saved Amu from falling down, but he wouldn't let go of her.

'Your hurt, Hinamori-san.' Tadase said.

Amu's eyes widened, and the blush finally broke through. Why was this boy, who she had battled with countless times, being so nice to her? Tadase noticed the blush, and gave her a warm smile.

'You can't walk on a sprained ankle, you know?'

Amu blushed even more. She turned away from Tadase, still embarrassed.

'I-Its not your problem anyways!' She said, quickly grabbing the bottle from the floor as Tadase let her go.

She made her way down the stairs as quickly as possible, leaving Tadase alone. For a moment, he knew the real Amu was there, but then, something else took over. He noticed a leaflet on the floor, with the words 'BLACK DIAMOND' in bold.

He picked the leaflet up. It said:
BLACK DIAMOND concert at the bus station!
5:00 PM
.Miss!
'A show that will take your heart.'

His eyes widened, and he quickly sprinted to the royal garden, where the other Guardians were having a meeting.

'Microphones?'

'Check.'

'Amplifier?'

'Check.'

'Crowd?'

'Check.'

That was all Amu could hear in the backstage. A crowd was quickly forming, and she only had a few minutes left.

'Kairi, are the guitars ready?' Sada asked.

'Hai.' Kairi responded.

The four friends went to their positions on the stage. A loud cheer erupted from the audience, and they started playing.

'Tell me, the object of your greatest desire
-The thing you want the most-
Let's try and shout out its name
With a voice so loud it'll break maximum volume'

It was the first time they were playing it in English, and it seemed to have a greater effect. Kairi and Sada gathered all the X Energy from the big crowd of X Eggs as the song ended.

'Wow! Thats even more than last time!' Kimi said as Kairi measured the X Energy.

'If we use this energy the same way with the drinks, then our attacks will become allot stronger.' Sada said, drinking a cola.

Amu just sat down, quietly. She couldn't get Tadase out of his head. What was this warm feeling she was feeling inside? Was it joy? Love?

'Amu-chan.' Sada said, 'X Eggs.'

Amu nodded and made her way outside with the others. Sada and Kairi had missed out a few X Eggs, and there were now at least ten X Eggs floating around.

'My Heart: Unlock!'

'Chari Nari:'
'Amulet Faded Clover!'
'Guitarist Nightmare!'
'Undead Flower!'
'Samurai soulless!'

They were about to attack, but they heard more names being called out.

'Platinum Royal!'
'Clown Drop!'
'Beat Jumper!'
'Dear Baby!'
'Sky Jack!'

The four friends turned around, to see five more people, transformed.

'Guess its time to test out our new powers...' Sada said with a grin.

Amu still had a rip in her tights, but the others didn't notice...Except Tadase.

'Kimi takes the jock, I take shortie and bunny, Kairi you take the rest. Amu, get the X Eggs.' Sada said.

'Hai.' Kimi, Amu and Kairi said.

'Amu-chan, are you sure you are ok?' Sue asked from inside Amu's mind, as Amu flew towards the X Eggs.

'Yes. Besides, I'm flying, so I'm not using my ankle.' Amu said, reassuring the worried Sue.

'Watch out!' Ran called.

'Turbo Dash!' Kukai said, shooting a soccer ball at Amu, but she easily dodged it.

'Bane Aura!' Amu said, shooting glitter at Kukai, immobilizing him.

'Thanks Hinamori!' Kimi called as Amu flew faster towards the X Eggs.

Amu was still infront of the X Eggs. Everyone below was fighting, and she had to capture them alone.

'Amu-chan! Lets try a new attack!' Sue said, appearing next to Amu.

Suddenly, Amu had an idea. She looked at Sue, and she seemed to understand the idea.

'Shifting Twist!' Amu shot, blocking the X Eggs into a black hurricane.

Now everyone below her had stopped fighting, and their eyes were fixed on her.

'Daggers of Pain!' Amu shot, and a dagger hit each X Egg, leaving only black glitter behind.

(A/N: Amu has a number of attacks she can use for every transformation. These are Daggers of Pain, Black Ritual and Revive of the Dead. More to come later, maybe :3)

Kukai, Rima, Tadase, Yaya and Nagi's eyes widened, while the rest just smirked. Amu landed gracefully between Kairi and Sada, with a smirk on her face too.

'Told you to stay out of our way.' Kimi said.

With that, the four protectors flew away, and Amu glanced back at Tadase.

Me: HALT! No more reading for you :3

Ikuto: Awh, I wanted to read more!

Me: WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?!

Ikuto: I-

Me: *Kicks him out of hideout*

Tadase: Thank God...

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Miki: Bye!