Jenna: WOAHHH! IM SO SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED! .

Amu: ITS BEEN OVER A MONTH!

Jenna: WAHHH! MY COMPUTER WAS BROKEN AND I WAS REALLY BUSY AND EVERTHING! /

Amu: *scoffs*

Jenna: *crying in a corner*

Ran: HAPPY SUMMER! :DDDD

Jenna: *comes back* YAY!~ Schools out! :3

Everyone: *sweatdrop*

Jenna: Yay!~ Time for "Lost But Not Forgotten" Chapter 4!~ :D

Audience: WOOOOO HOOOOO!

Jenna: Iku-chi! Do the disclaimer!~ x3

Ikuto: Whatever. Jenna (Animegirl67213) doesn't own Shugo Chara! Or anythinggg. Xb

Chapter 4- Lost But Not Forgotten

Amu's eyes fluttered open and all of last night flooded into her mind. She winced a tiny bit at the memory of her mother kicking her, and she decided to see if she was alright. She looked down beside her to find, not Ikuto, but a letter in his handwriting.

Amu,

I'm sorry I had to leave. If your mother found out about me, then she would kill you for sure. I also apologize for coming to your house and talking to your mother. If I hadn't done that, you wouldn't have gotten kicked. I hope to see you again, and maybe, your mother will call for a "tutor". Hah. I'll come back for you.

I love you.

-Ikuto

Amu stared down at the letter. "i love you" replayed in her mind over and over again. She smiled slightly to herself.

Suddenly, Midori slammed her door open, and Amu quickly hid the letter. "Your tutor will be here in about an HOUR. He will come pick you up. DO YOU UNDERSTAND!" she screamed at her. Amu simply nodded.

Amu's eyes got a tad bit lighter. Ikuto was going to be her "tutor"! (A/N: YAY! :D)

She soon got up, and grabbed a yellow mini skirt and yellow blouse and quickly put them on. She threw on some yellow knee-hi socks and black hi-top converse.

She ran in front of her large mirror in her room. She had a few cuts and bruises but that's not what she was looking at. What she was looking at? Her choice in clothing.

Ever since she became dark and depressed, she would only wear skinnies and band tees, with other dark clothing. Had Ikuto done this to her?

She smiled at the thought of Ikuto. Always helping and caring for her.

Amu had truly fallen in love.

Ding Dong!~

"That must be Ikuto" she thought. Amu ran down the stairs and looked around. Her mother and father had already left for work. Amu turned to the door and opened it quickly to reveal Ikuto standing there in all his glory.

"Hey." He said, smirking at her. Amu nodded and said a quiet "hey." Back. Amu then got a glimpse at what he was wearing.

Ikuto stood wearing a deep blue button up shirt that had the top 3 buttons undone, showing off some of his chest. He was wearing some dark faded jeans with some holes in them. To top it all off, he was wearing some black converse.

Amu blushed at the sight of him, and Ikuto smirked at her blush. "Like what you see?" he asked in a teasing tone.

Amu looked away, as her face became much redder. "O-Of course not…p-pervert" she stuttered.

Ikuto chuckled. Amu walked out, and closed the door before locking it behind her.

The two began walking towards the park. "Uhm…where are we going?" Amu asked hesitantly. "The park." Ikuto replied, boredly. Amu nodded in understanding. Ikuto looked down at the pinkette and smiled before grabbing her hand.

Amu looked down at their hands, then up to Ikuto. "What?" he asked amused. "N-Nothing…" she said, blushing yet again. Ikuto chuckled and squeezed her hand.

"I like your outfit today." Ikuto said suddenly. "It shows the real you. Bright and cute." He added. Amu blushed. "Thank you…" she said quietly. "You as well…" she added, mostly to herself. Ikuto chuckled. "Thanks." He said.

Ikuto and Amu walked up to an ice cream stand and Amu slightly blushed at the memory of her date with Tadase so long ago. Amu had fallen into Ikuto's lap, and the two of them shared an ice cream together.

"May I help you?" asked the girl, who looked to be about Ikuto's age. "Yeah, 1 chocolate ice cream please." Ikuto said politely. Amu looked at him weirdly. Ikuto just smirked in response. The woman fluttered her eyes at him, trying to be cute. "Anything else? ~" she asked, trying to be seductive.

Ikuto shook his head, ignoring her flirting. Amu looked at the girl, then at her own feet. "She is so much prettier than me… "Amu thought. Ikuto noticed Amu, and squeezed her hand. Amu looked up at him with curious eyes.

The woman gave Ikuto the ice cream and a napkin. Ikuto looked at the napkin, which had the girl's phone number on it, and then back at the girl, who was winking at him. Ikuto scoffed and threw the napkin away.

Ikuto led Amu over to a bench and sat her on his lap. Amu was as red as a tomato, obviously. Ikuto made her eat it with him, after she protested for a while. "Brings back old memories..." Amu thought.

"HINAMORI-SAN!" Tadase's voice interrupted the two, who were deep in thought. "Tadase-kun?" Amu said, surprised. Tadase ran up to them and grabbed Amu. "LET GO OF HER YOU THIEVING CAT!" He screamed at Ikuto. "WOAH WOAH WOAH. Calm Down Kiddy King!" Ikuto commanded.

Amu stared at Tadase. He stared back."What. The. HELL!" Amu screamed. Tadase looked at her in shock. "What do you think you're doing! You ignore me and pretend I don't exist, but when Ikuto comes back, you act like you used to!" she screamed at him.

Tadase looked taken aback. "W-Well… you became so…dark…and…scary..." he said, hesitantly. Amu looked at him with tears in her eyes. Amu ran off to another park bench, crying.

Ikuto glared at him. "What did you do?" he snapped. "N-Nothing! She just became annoying and brought everyone down…!" Tadase said. "Do you have any idea what you all did! She may have become "dark" and "scary", but you should've stayed by her side! Her parents…do you know what they do to her!" Ikuto screamed.

Tadase shook his head slowly. "N-No…what do they do?" he asked.

"They… they abuse her! You realize that if you and the others hadn't left her to deal with this on her own, she might be the bright, fun Amu she used to be!" he asked.

Tadase's eyes widened. "They abuse her!" he asked, shocked. "Yes! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to find Amu." Ikuto said, shoving him out of the way. Ikuto ran away, leaving Tadase standing there, still shocked from the news.

"Amu…Amu...Where are you?" Ikuto thought, running down the streets.

Suddenly, he heard a blood curling scream.

Jenna: Haha! I made it cliffy! X3

Ikuto: :O whats gonna happen?

Jenna: Im not telling you! Baka.

Amu: R&R!(:

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