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Chapter 7
Normal POV
Utau was going crazy. Amu had changed her phone number. Amu's parents refused to tell her where the pinkette had gone. So here she was, sitting on her bed clueless. Ikuto would go to Europe in two days and Utau definitely wouldn't tell him. He was Saaya's now. Everything had changed.
Souko was knocking on her daugther bedroom's door. She knew something definitely had gone wrong and not to mention she was still in bad mood. Her daugther-in-law was so annoying, she loved Amu more than Saaya.
"Honey, open the door please." Souko pleaded to her daughter.
Utau opened the door and let her mom in before locking it again. She sat on her bed beside her mom and hugged her mom.
"Honey, what's wrong?" the older woman asked.
"Amu..." Utau couldn't help herself but cry.
"What happened to Amu?" Souko asked a bit worry.
"She had gone. She had left Japan." The blond-haired girl told her mother.
Souko gasped. Where had Amu gone? She hadn't heard anything from the Hinamoris yesterday even though they had been talking on Ikuto's wedding and it had been last night.
"Where did she go?" The Tsukiyomi mistress asked.
"Don't know, her parents didn't want to tell me either." Utau replied.
Souko held her daugther in her arm, letting her cried. Souko knew that Utau wasn't a friendly girl so if the pinkette could become her best friend that mean the pinkette was definitely an extraordinary girl. On the other hand, she also liked the pinkette so much. She was so happy when her husband – Aruto – mentioned Ikuto's engagement with the pinkette that night.
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Ikuto was walking towards his bedroom with Saaya clinging beside his arm. He was so annoyed but he couldn't do anything. It was his choice. He was thinking about a certain pink-haired girl. What was she doing? How was she? And many more...
Ikuto had walked around his house yesterday, looking for the petite pink-haired girl but he couldn't have found her. He walked towards the corner of his house where he saw her standing there before the ceremony had begun but he didn't find her in there. He had found Tsumugu and Midori talking to Tadase and his wife but hadn't seen the pinkette. He couldn't have gone to find the pinkette freely as Saaya had dragged him to anywhere she had wanted to go. Wherever he had gone to, he had been congratulated by the guests.
He arrived at his bedroom, opened the door and walked towards his dresser. Saaya was calling out his name from the bathroom. They hadn't done it. Ikuto went straight to his bed and slept, ignoring his wife.
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One month later...
Tokyo, Japan
"Mom, I'm back!" a voice shouted.
"Honey, you are back. How's America?" the older woman asked.
"It's great!" the voice replied.
"Amu, I hope you enjoy your time there." Midori said to her only daughter.
"Hmm..." Amu nodded.
The pinkette was so happy. It had been a month since she had been gone and now she was back. She was a new girl after all, she didn't care anymore for the midnight blue-haired man. He was her past. He wouldn't bother her anymore and she was glad of it.
The pinkette took out her phone and dialed her so-called best friend, Utau. She felt sorry for her because she hadn't informed her where she had gone to last month.
"Utau." The pinkette greeted the blond girl.
"Amu?" Utau greeted her back, not sure if she was her best friend.
"Yep, it's me." Amu told her friend.
"God, you have come back. Where are you right now?" Utau bombered her with tons of questions.
"My house." Amu replied.
Utau hung her phone up and ran towards the garage. She passed Ikuto and Saaya but didn't greet them at all, she was so happy. Her best friend was back and she was going to introgate her later.
She drove towards her house and knocked at the door. Midori opened the door for her and told her Amu was in her bedroom. She walked towards the pinkette's bedroom and opened the door, not bothering to knock it first. In front of her, wasn't Amu that she knew. Sure, her hair was still pink but she was taller and her body was slimmer than before. Her hair has grown into her back and what to say? She was perfect!
"Amu!" Utau hugged her best friend.
"Utau... can't breath..." Amu managed to say in her best friend's crushing embrace.
"Where have you gone?" Utau shouted to her.
"Calm down, girl. I was in America." Amu replied.
Amu spent hours to told Utau her story, what she had done in America and etc. The blond was so happy, and not to mention next month was going to be her big day. Finally, she was going to marry Kukai. Both of the Tsukiyomi and Souma were so happy. Even though the engagement between the Tsukiyomi and Hinamori was called off at least it worked for Tsukiyomi and Souma. Plus, both of Utau and Kukai were so happy about this because they loved each other so much. Their personalities were matched too. Both of them were so crazy about competition as they were so competitive also they hated to lose.
Amu wanted to introduce Utau to her new best friend, Takahashi Aoi. She met him in New York Art when she went to see an art contest there.
Takahashi Aoi was heir of Takahashi Inc. Currently placed number one in the worldwide ranking and was leading all the aspects of business in the world.
They had met in art gallery in New York a week after Amu had arrived in New York and both of them had been looking in the same picture, before Aoi had introduced himself. Amu had been new in New York so she hadn't known who he had been. But he hadn't minded at all, he had been glad that she had been the only girl that talk to him casually like he had been a normal person, not an heir to big companies.
They had met frequently after that. She had used to work in one of his favorite cafe before he asked her to work in his company, being his secretary of course since she had been a secretary for Hotori Tadase before. She was in her vacation right now and decided to head back to Tokyo to visit her parents and give them a surprise.
Utau told the pinkette that her family was invited to Aruto's birthday and since Amu didn't have any dress with her they were going shopping. Utau dragged the pinkette to the mall and eagerly pulled her to the dress section. They were choosing their dresses when Utau caught a glimpse of midnight blue-hair and looked up only to find Ikuto and Saaya were shopping for a dress too.
"Amu, let's go!" Utau told her best friend.
"Why? We haven't chosen one, Utau!" Amu said.
Then Amu realized something was wrong, Utau kept glancing towards her back. She turned her head and saw Ikuto. They man wasn't alone, Saaya was dragging him to the dress section too. Like hell she care anymore. He was her past... so what?! Amu thought.
"It's okay Utau, I'm over with him." Amu said calmly.
Her blond-haired best friend was shocked. Is this the real Amu? Utau thought. The Hinamori Amu she knew was a fragile little girl who would cry again and again just for something that hurt her. She had changed, not only in her appearance but also in her inner. She was completely different now, and I'm proud of it... the blond thought.
So, they continued their dresses hunting time...
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Ikuto's POV
Saaya was so annoying! She dragged me to mall to looking for a dress! Heck, she had tons of it yet she wanted to buy a new one. I really couldn't understand woman. Here I was, being dragged by my wife into a mall – that was owned by my old man – for a dress.
I had tons of work to do! Heck, tonight there was another mission. Kukai probably was screaming out of joy because he was allowed to come to this mission. He had been banned to join any mission due to his marriage with my little sister.
Speaking of Utau, where did she go this morning? She didn't greet me even though we met in the garage. Not like she would greet me, she was still mad because I married the annoying red-haired girl instead of her best friend.
Her name was banned in my life now. I didn't even know where she was. She never came when my parents host a party or banquet, her phone number had been changed and what her parents had told my mom – I had been eavesdropping – that she lived by herself now.
"Ikuto, Ikuto.. Look at this dress!" Saaya exclaimed happily while dragging me.
"Hn." I replied her. I really didn't have any interest with this stuffs! I was going crazy...
Flashback
"Ikuto... Ikuto..." Saaya was shaking my body while I was sleeping.
"What?" I asked her in annoyance.
"You're ignoring me..." Saaya said, she had faked tears in her eyes.
"So?" I asked her, I really didn't want to be bother right now.
"I will tell my father!" She exclaimed.
Shit! I cursed in my head, I really hated her for being so clingy. I really needed a divorce paper right now! And I especially hated her because she would bring her father to all of our fights! Not that I was scared of him but my father would definitely kill me. So, I surrender and let her drag me to anywhere she wanted...
End of flashback
She was crazy! She had chosen tons of dresses! I couldn't even count how many they were. Couldn't she just choose one? Argh! I screamed in my head. It wasn't like I mind how much money she spent but because I was the one who would bring her shopping bags! And not to mention I had carried 3 in my hand right now, these were shoes, jewelery and casual clothes. She was yelling at me when I heard a familiar voice.
I turned my head to my left, where the voice came and saw my little sister – Utau – was standing there, definitely talking to someone. But, he couldn't tell who was Utau talking to until the other voice replied.
"It's okay Utau, I'm over with him." The other voice spoke.
It was her! My mind screamed! The pinkette that I love! The girl that I had lost and the girl that I let to run away. She was there. I unconsciously walked to them and I was shocked...
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Normal POV
Ikuto was standing right behind Amu, pure shock was plastered in his face. The pinkette definitely had grown so much. She was taller and slimmer not to mention her legs were also longer and it really made the midnight blue-haired man shocked. Her body's curves were hugged perfectly in the dress that she wore – she was trying some dresses for Aruto's party.
"What are you doing here?" Ikuto unconsciously asked the pinkette and his little sister.
"Why do you care? Oh, sorry. This mall was your father's. So it's technically yours. Forgive me, your majesty!" The pinkette replied him.
She walked towards the fitting room and changed back into her casual dress before dragging Utau to the cashier to paid for the dress and left the man dumb founded. Ikuto was shock, again. The pinkette had changed so much. The girl she knew wouldn't talk like that. She had changed, in and out.
After they paid for the dresses, Amu walked back to Utau's car and let the blond drive her home.
"Amu, are you alright?" Utau asked her best friend.
"Sure, I am. Why?" Amu asked Utau back.
"No, it's just..." before Utau could finish her sentence, Amu cut it out.
"Listen Utau, I know you're worrying about me right now but I told you it's okay. Ikuto was my past. He could affect me in the past but not now. I'm a new girl, I change. Life change, people change. He can do whatever he wants, so do I. He chose to push me away one month ago, I admitted I was a naive girl back then, still hoping that Ikuto would love me and what did he do to me?! He called off the engagement and went to marry Saaya!" the pinkette half shouted.
"You don't know the reason." Utau murmured.
"What? Reason? I think it was obvious that he didn't like me." Amu replied sarcastically.
"You don't know the reason! You don't know!" Utau shouted to Amu. The pinkette was shocked.
Flashback
Two days after Ikuto's marriage, Tsukiyomi private library...
"Ikuto..." Tsukiyomi household's master called his son.
"I know Father. I had chosen it." ikuto replied.
"But, I know that you love the pink-haired girl..." the older man spoke again.
"Enough Father, I love her, yes I do. But, I'm afraid I couldn't protect her. She could die if she remained beside me." Ikuto replied
End of flashback
Utau had been standing in front of the library when Aruto and Ikuto had talked about Ikuto's marriage. She hadn't known the truth too, all she had known had been that Ikuto had been in love with her best friend but he had been afraid he couldn't protect her because of his position as Black Lynx's leader. He was a target for another gang. If they knew that Ikuto love Amu, they obviously would make Amu as their target to brought Ikuto down.
"Look Utau, I know you will take his side since he was your brother." Amu spoke sarcastically.
Utau couldn't take it anymore and she snapped.
"You don't know Amu! You don't know!" Utau shouted, again.
Amu looked at her best friend in disbelief. She thought that Utau would stand on her side even though Ikuto was his brother but looks like she was wrong.
"I think you will be standing on my side!" Amu snapped at the blond-haired girl.
"I'm not standing in any side!" Utau countered.
"Whatever... stop the car." Amu said sarcastically and walked out from Utau's car.
Both of them were angry with each other. Who knows they would end up fighting against each other? Amu was mad and dissapointed with Utau and Utau was dissapointed with Amu – vice versa.
Amu was walking to her house, it was three blocks away and she brought some shopping bags. She didn't feel to come to the party anymore. There were two reasons. One, because she was fighting with Utau and didn't want to deal with it. Two, because she couldn't stand the annoying red-head girl, Mrs. Tsukiyomi Saaya.
Amu was walking home when another fancy car stopped beside her. She didn't bother to look who it was as she walked and walked.
"Amu." A voice called her from inside the car.
Wait, this voice sound familiar, but what is he doing here? Amu turned her head and a smile formed in her lips. She was right, it was Takahashi Aoi. He motioned Amu to came inside his car.
"Hey boy, what are you doing here? Aren't you suppose to be in America right now?" Amu asked him once she was sitting beside him in his car.
"I come for a party, Tsukiyomi Aruto's." Aoi replied her.
"I see." Amu said as she nodded her head.
"So, would you like to be my date?" Aoi asked her.
"Why? Shouldn't you ask anyone else?" Amu asked the blond-haired man.
"Don't you want to?" Aoi asked.
Somehow it felt stupid - how would they answer a question with another question? - but it was how they communicated.
"Okay, okay. I lost. I'll accompany you." Amu pouted.
Aoi grinned at her, it was not the first time he had won. Technically, he had won countless time against the pinkette.
"You're cute." Aoi said suddenly.
"..." Amu felt her face was so hot. She was blushing. She blushed everytime Aoi complimented her even though it wasn't the first one.
Aoi chuckled, this girl was so different. Other girls were going to threw themselves to him and definitely said yes to anything he asked but not Amu. She was beautiful in her own way and he loved it. Yeah, he loved it. He loved her.
Amu gave him the direction to her house as he said he wanted to drive her home. When they arrived, she said her thanks and before she could close the car door, Aoi called her. Amu turned her body and face Aoi.
"Do you have time tonight?" Aoi asked her.
"Yeah." Amu replied.
"Good, I want you to join me for dinner. I'll pick you up at 7 p.m." Aoi told her.
"Ok, see you later tonight." Amu said.
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6 p.m., at Tsukiyomi mansion private library...
"Ikuto, mission at 10. You have dinner with Saaya tonight at 7." Kukai told his best friend.
"Why should I bring her to eat in the restaurant?" Ikuto asked.
"Stupid, today is Saaya's birthday." Kukai told her soon-to-be brother-in-law.
"Oh, I forgot." Ikuto said as he walked out and prepare himself to bring her wife to celebrate her birthday.
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7 p.m., Fujisaki Restaurant...
"Good evening sir. Do you have any reservation?" a waiter asked a certain midnight blue-haired man.
"Yeah, table for two under Tsukiyomi Ikuto's." Ikuto replied the waiter.
"Sure, please follow me. Tsukiyomi-sama." The waiter guided Ikuto and Saaya to their table.
They sat down and began to ordered some foods.
"Good evening sir. Do you have any reservation?" a waiter asked a man.
"Yes, table for two under Takahashi Aoi's." The man replied.
"Sure, please follow me. Takahashi-sama." The waiter guided Aoi and Amu to their seat.
When they sat, Amu looked around and saw Ikuto. Well, their table was right beside her and Aoi's. Amu looked nervous at first but when she saw Ikuto fed Saaya, her heart was hurt. 'He was your past!' Amu screamed in her mind and face Aoi.
Aoi was so sweet, he fed her and gave her a bouquet of red roses – eleven stems of beautifully blushing red roses.
Aoi was telling her a joke and she laughed. God, how long had it been since she last laughed? It felt so right and good. Aoi could make her smile and laugh. He was also a gentleman. Amu was so happy. After one month of suffering over the pain that Ikuto had caused, she could finally be happy. But when she turned her head and saw Ikuto's affection towards Saaya her heart screamed in pain. Even though she acted like it didn't affect her, deep down she knew that Ikuto still affected her so much.
She kept denying that fact and let herself enjoy the moment she had with Aoi. Even though she really wanted to be in Saaya's place she knew that she couldn't. Ikuto would push her away just like a month ago and she wasn't prepared for her heart to be broken again. She had had enough.
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Ikuto's POV
She was there, sitting right beside my table with a blond-haired man across her. She looked so stunning and beautiful. I saw she turned her head, looking around as her eyes stopped at my table. I knew she was shocked, even though her face didn't seem so. I knew her well.
I fed Saaya and glanced at her secretly to see her expressions and actions but all I saw was nothing. Her face remained calm and emotionless until a waiter came to them and asked them their orders. She was happy when the blond-haired man fed her. I didn't know what happened to me when I saw it; I really wanted to rip that man and punch him.
She was laughing when the man told her a joke. God! I've never seen her laugh like that. Not when I saved her, met her at the party and not when my father informed us of the engagement. She must be really happy, I thought.
I continued to feed Saaya, not like I wanted to but she demanded it! Today was her birthday after all, I would just play along with her. Only for today.
Then, I saw the man gave her a bouquet of red roses that suited Amu so much. Amu looked happier than before, she sniffed the roses and smile was formed on her lips as she thanked the man.
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Aoi POV
I was so happy when I could feed Amu and she was doing the same thing to me. I wanted to give her the surprise that I had prepared before. A bouquet of red roses, I bought it before I went to pick her up at her house and I gave it to her. She was smiling...
God! This girl was beyond beautiful. Her smile was stunning and I could feel my heart was beating faster than before. I had completely fallen for her.
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Normal POV
After they had finished their dinner, Aoi guided Amu from their table to the parking lot while Ikuto let Saaya cling to his arm. They were heading to the same spot, they parked their car side by side, it was an accident after all.
Aoi opened the side of his car and let Amu slipped into his car as Ikuto did the same to Saaya. Both of the men then walked into the driver side, slipped in and drove off.
Tonight was a long night for Ikuto and Amu after all...
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At Tsukiyomi mansion...
9 p.m., after Ikuto's and Saaya's arrival...
Ikuto told Saaya to go to their bedroom because he had to meet his father. Saaya nodded her head and walked towards their bedroom, she knew why Ikuto was going to meet Aruto. They were going to discussed the next mission.
Ikuto went to his father's study room and found Kukai was waiting for him in front of Aruto's study room.
"Yo!" Kukai greeted the Tsukiyomi's Young Master.
Ikuto nodded his head to greet the brunette as he knocked on the door and let themselves walk into the study room. Aruto was waiting for them, sitting on the couch. There were bunch of papers lying on the table waiting for Ikuto and Kukai to read them.
"Welcome, how's dinner?" Aruto asked his son.
"Good." Ikuto replied.
"Now, take a look of those papers. His name is Takahashi Claire, no picture taken of him. He was a leader of Red Blood and he was as good as you, Ikuto. He had a son named Takahashi Aoi. He was half Japanese half France." The older man informed.
"How can we kill him if we don't see his picture?" Kukai said.
"You won't kill him tonight, he will come to my birthday party. I invited him so you could observe him there. He wouldn't try to kill me because he didn't know who was the leader and founder of Black Lynx. He would come to my party because we were going to discuss a business." Aruto explained.
"What should we do tonight?" the brunette asked again.
"Tonight, kill their vice leader, Katagiri Kiryu." Aruto oredered.
"What are you thinking father? Having a business relationship with our enemy?" Ikuto asked his father.
"Well, it was a mask after all. I want to dig more information from him, about the black market that he controlled so far." Aruto explained.
Both of Ikuto and Kukai nodded as they walked towards the garage. Their hopped to their own bike and drove off.
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At Amu's house...
Amu POV
I was in my bedroom, looking at the corner of my room where I placed a vase that filled by red roses that was given by Aoi when my phone was ringing. It was a message from Aoi,
Amu, I hope you enjoyed our dinner tonight and love the roses I gave you. How about we have lunch tomorrow?
-Aoi
I giggled a bit before I pressed 'reply' button...
I enjoyed it a lot and thank you for the roses, they were so lovely. Sure, I would love too.
-Amu
Please meet me at the new cafe downtown at 12 p.m.
Good night, princess...
-Aoi
Sure, good night too.
-Amu
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The next day...
At Tsukiyomi mansion...
Ikuto was yawning as he walked down towards his father study room. He hadn't reported his mission yesterday. It was a rough battlefield and the vice leader sure had a skill.
Flashback
"Kukai, prepare yourself." The midnight blue-haired man told his friend.
The brunette nodded his head as he took out the gun from its shelter that was placed in his pocket. They were spying from the Red Blood's vice leader rooftop. The vice leader was going out for a moment and they were waiting for him of course.
Suddenly, they heard the vice leader's bodyguard voice.
"Young Master will arrive soon." One of them announced.
Ikuto smirked. It seemed they didn't need to wait any longer...
"Young Master!" all the bodyguards bowed towards a man while he was walking inside his Japanese-styled house.
Ikuto gave Kukai a cue as their launched towards the vice leader. They managed to shot all of the bodyguards in a short amount of time and of course Ikuto didn't hesitate to shoot the vice leader. But, the vice leader managed to shoot Ikuto's left arm while Kukai was aiming to shoot directly at his head.
The battle took longer because Ikuto and the vice leader were fighting toe to toe while Kukai took down the other bodyguards that came to backed the vice leader up. It was a tough battle. When Ikuto and the vice leader ran out of bullets, they were figting with bare hands. It took some times before Ikuto claimed his victory by grabbed a death bodyguard gun and shot the vice leader in his head.
They didn't bother to clean up the mess as they ran out of the estate and drove home. Ikuto had gotten a shot in his left arm as Kukai had gotten shot in his right arm. They were a bit careless tonight.
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Ikuto didn't bother to knock on his father study room and let himself in.
"It's clear." Ikuto reported.
Aruto nodded in approval and threw him a new file that contain a lot of papers.
"Read it, find more about him. He was the son of Claire." Aruto ordered his only son.
Ikuto sat at the couch and opened the file, he was shock when he saw the photo. It was the blond-haired man that took Amu for dinner yesterday.
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