A/N: Sorry but I can't do two chapters this time. I'm getting ready to head down the block for my video game I pre-order! That new AC game. Don't know it? It's the fourth game of Assassins Creed. Thank you, i-is-monstarr-RAWR, and a person who didn't review the story but was with me the whole time, KuraiNezumichan for the awesome reviews. Also from KuraiNezumichan; the person also added the story to their favorite's list and also to story alert. *Claps* Welcome KuraiNezumichan! Don't be shy to review again. Anyways I believe that's all I have to say before the story and thanks to those who have read my last chapter's note.

Disclaimer: I don't own Shugo Chara!, just the OC's and their role.

Enjoy- and wish me luck on getting the game! It's going to be a long night! LOL.

Chapter 26: The Promise.

It was the next day since I made a promise to Yoru that I'll keep Ikuto safe. At work I've asked Utau for Ikuto's cell number but as Utau always act around him, she was against it. But I was able to talk her out of it and she gave me it. I even ask for their house number and she gave me that one too and it was right before she had to take a plane to another country too! Right now I was waiting for Ikuto to show up for dinner at my place. No it wasn't a date and he said he'll show up last night too. It was just two friends eating together…

"What's taking him so long?"

I ask, looking at the clock. Where are you Ikuto? I sigh, frowning as I notice the food I cook was starting to get cold.

"I'll just wait a few more minutes."

I thought to myself and waited… And waited… And waited-

"What the hell is Ikuto doing!"

I finally snap, making my Characters flinch with a frown.

"I invite him for dinner, showing I care, and even made a promise to Yoru and he couldn't even show up for it! He promised me!"

"Tira…"

It was Kiki. I look over to her.

"Maybe something got into the way?"

"…"
I frown deeply and look down… Why do I feel so much pain in my chest from this? Just then I started to hear tapping on the window and smile wide, turning around to find… No Ikuto but Yoru with a panic look on his face. I ran over to the window and open it, letting the cat Character in.

"What's wrong? Where's Ikuto?"

I ask, seeing Yoru sit down on the table. I then notice he has been crying.

"It's Ikuto! He disappeared last night!"

I felt like my world has been hit by a huge meteor and died. I started to shake and graph Yoru in a panic.

"Where is he, Yoru!"

I ask, showing fear in my eyes.

"Two Easter guards came and wanted to take Ikuto back with them. We ran off but soon got corner and he push me out of the way from getting hit by one of them. My head hit the wall of a building and I was out cold. When I woke up he was gone and I went to Easter as soon as I can but I couldn't find him there!"

Yoru started to cry again and I held Yoru lightly now, feeling horrible for graphing him like that. Kiki and Rika went to hug him, trying to get him to calm down. He soon did but the tears were still running down his face.

"I ask Amu to help us but she ran away!"

I try to not glare at this news. What has Amu got in a tight spot now?

"If we don't do something Ikuto's going to die! All because of that purple violin!"

"Purple violin! Ikuto doesn't have one in purple though!"

"I know! But the purple violin was the one you saw before at the park!"

I was eye widen and remember the violin that he played a song for me that night.

"Tell me what that thing is doing to him!"

I order, trying to not panic but was bad at doing that.

"There's this black Guardian Egg inside the violin. That's how it became purple! Ikuto becomes weird when he holds it. Like he's controlled… And turns very pale, like his energy was sucked out. I chased after him one night, and found Ikuto in this whole new Character Transformation I've never seen before. You have to help him, like you promise! Please! I don't know what to do anymore!"

Yoru begged and I frown deeply and look over to my Characters. They nod their heads in agreeing with me.

"We'll help you, Yoru."

He smile wide and wipe the last of his tears away.

"Really, nya!"

"Yes. After all we're friends now."

I answer and place Yoru back on the table and look over to my Characters.

"Let's go, Rika!"

I said and Rika nods her head at me and we did a Character Transformation together.

"Heart Of Bravely!"

I call out and look back over to Yoru, smiling.

"You wanna follow us?"

I ask and he nods his head yes and we all jump out the window, starting our search for Ikuto, forgetting that I left the food on the table.

"Where could one blue headed teenager be?"

I thought to myself, while my Characters and Yoru were looking around. Soon we all started sensing dark energy near by and we soon found where it was… It was in the old theme park me and Ikuto first went too. And it was kind of like it was a dajavu moment too, because Ikuto was here, only he was playing his purple violin, having X Eggs appear all around him from near by kids outside the theme park!

"Ikuto!"

I call out, running to him and he slowly looks over to me. I gasp in horror, seeing his eyes were dark and empty. I stop in my tracks.

"Ikuto…"

I whisper, staring at his eyes. Why did I feel like I was lost in the world? It must be because of that violin! I try to smile but it turns out fake.

"Ikuto, let's go back to my place. You were going to have dinner with me, remember? You said you would."

I said, waiting for him to respond. He did after a few seconds.

"Why would I spend my time with someone worthless as you?"

That was deep and it hurt me so much. That isn't Ikuto! Yoru's right! Easter is controlling him!

"Ikuto, I know you're in there! Fight it!"

Ikuto stare at me with those empty and dark eyes.

"Come on! I promise Yoru I'll be there for-!"

Laughing… I heard laughing from Ikuto and his laughing didn't sound like him at all either.

"What a fool you are."

Was all he said and all the X Eggs came and attack me head on. I didn't have time to block the attack… Because I was pushing my Characters and Yoru out of the way.

"Tira!"

I scream in pain, getting hit by the X Eggs and fell down, rolling as well until I came to a stop. They flew over to me.

"Tira!"

"Are you okay?"

I look over to them, faking smiling.

"I'll be okay."

I then grew a serious look on my face.

"Yoru, find the other Guardians. I have a feeling that from how powerful the X Eggs attack was, Ikuto's other transform would be even more powerful. Please. Find someone who can help!"
I begged and Yoru stare at me before nodding his head and flew off. I stood up and glare at this dark Ikuto.

"You think X Eggs are going to be enough?"

I started, having him about to send the X Eggs to attack again.

"I'll stop you and free the real Ikuto inside!"

I shouted out and ran right at him, doing a battle cry in my Heart Of Bravely transform.

At Amu's House…

"Amu, what happened? Where's Ikuto?"

Amu's mother asks, standing on the other side of her bedroom door.

"Sorry, mom. But can you leave me alone right now?"

Amu asks but all she heard was her mother's footsteps walking away from the door. Amu's Characters Ran, Miki, and Su were watching Amu in worry, back facing them.

"Amu-!"

Amu cut Su off.

"I know… That I was taking it out on Ikuto. I know it's not his fault… I'm not prepared like Nagihiko said. I just don't want to be hated. It was a dumb lie."

Amu held her hands together, putting her legs up to her chest.

"It's just like what mom said. I was hiding it because I didn't trust him. I didn't trust Tadase… I decided to trust Ikuto, but in the end I hurt them both…"

Amu said, starting to sob when Ran graphs her ear, making Amu stop crying and look over to Ran, who let go of her ear.

"Depression time is over! It's time to be cheerful!"

Ran started, getting Amu to make a look of surprised.

"You're going to be taken over by your negative heart! You have to remember your good qualities!"

Ran said as Miki and Su join in with her.

"Your good qualities… You're stubborn but straight forward."

"You're defiant but like to help those in need."

They added, seeing Amu make a face at them.

"Are you praising me or insulting me?"

"Praising!"

Miki answers and Su spoke up after her.

"And also, um, um… Amu, we like you a lot!"

"No matter what happens…"

"We are here for you, Amu! If you mess up, you just have to start over! If you do something bad, you just have to apologize! Don't worry; your Guardian Characters are here! So everything will be okay!"

Miki said and Amu started to think for a few minutes when her cell phone started vibrating, saying she got a text from someone. She took her cell phone and opens it to see a text with a picture in it.

"It's a text message from Utau."

Amu said and opens the text to see a picture of Utau, Ll, and El. She went down to read the text under the picture.

"I'm here in Hawaii to film a promotional video. I'm working hard. I sent Tira a text too but she didn't answer so until I return, I'm leaving Ikuto to you and her. Just let her know."

It said and Amu made a fist and look over to Ran, after putting her cell phone away and spoke up to her first born Character.

"Ran! Unlock my heart!"

Amu calls out and she did a transformation with Ran.

"Character Transformation! Amulet Heart!"

Amu calls out and flew out the window, Characters following behind her. Somewhere in the city, Yoru was having a hard time. He was looking for Amu's house but he couldn't find it and was crying again.

"What should I do? Tira is counting on me!"

Yoru cried as Amu flew over to him with a sigh of relief that she found him.

"There you are, Yoru!"

Amu said and Yoru gasps, looking over to her.

"Amu!"

"Sorry to make you wait! Let's go."

Amu said, smiling. Yoru started to have tears of joy and soon took Amu and her Characters to the close down theme park where I, Ikuto, and my Characters were at, still fighting each other.

"I remember this place… I came to this old amusement park with Ikuto!"

Amu said in surprised as Miki notices someone who was getting up from the ground and look badly hurt. That someone was me…

"Tira!"

Miki call out as my Characters look over to them with smiles. I was now in my Heart Of Darkness form, since I try fighting Ikuto with all of my Character Transforms. They ran over to me and notice I was hurt really bad but I was still able to fight.

"You okay?"

Amu asks and I nod my head at her.

"Who did this to you?"

She asks, seeing me frown and I point over to the only one who did this. Amu looks over to see someone standing on top of the merry-go-round ride and gasps in shock.

"Ikuto!"

Amu said and notices that Ikuto wasn't even hurt. Ikuto was very powerful. She then notices that Ikuto was holding something in his hand and gasps again.

"That Egg… Is that the new Guardian Egg?"

Amu asks as I made fists. That's no Guardian Egg… Ikuto frowns a little before whispering something.

"Unlock… My heart."

A dark flash of light appear and Ikuto did a Character Transformation with the dark Egg. His outfit looks like a death dealer or something! He wore white top, dark purple tied, black pants with black gothic boots on. Over the top is a black long jacket with dark purple fur collar that has a silver chain hanging around it and on his left arm is a dark purple cloth on it. Like Amu's school look. Her wore white gloves and was holding a… Dare I say it? Awesome looking grim reapers blade. But what I didn't understand was that why does he had his cat ears and his cat's tail with it?

"Character Transformation! Death Label!"

That makes him sound evil now! Ikuto took the first move and attack us but Amu got us out of the way and I did a counter attack.

"Dark Shadows!"

I call out and a blast of darkness came from my hands and pushes him away from us.

"I knew it; he's been manipulated! That violin is sucking out his life!"

Yoru started as Ikuto attacks us again but Amu blocks his attack with her Heart Rods.

"If he continues to Character Transform with the Egg that come out of that violin… Ikuto might die!"

Yoru cried and I gasp in fear. I can't lose Ikuto to that Egg!

"Ikuto! Wake up!"

Amu started as Ikuto starts running at us.

"It's us! Don't you recognize us? Snap out of it-!"

Ikuto attacks again but I save Amu by graphing her and getting out of the way. We saw that Ikuto took out a ride instead of us and Amu look behind us to see the tea cup ride as I watch Ikuto run over to us again.

"No!"

Amu cried blocking the path in front, having me notice this and was going to block Ikuto's attack when Tadase came and made the first move before I could.

"Holy Crown!"

The attack push Ikuto away and Amu looks over to him quickly.

"Tadase!"

Tadase looks over to Amu with a serious look on his face.

"We'll talk later."

He started.

"For now we have to work together to help the X Eggs."

"Oh… Okay."

Amu said and resummons her Heart Rods and threw one of them at Ikuto who was running at us again. Ikuto jump out of the way and came at us when Tadase blocks his attack with his King's staff.

"Ikuto Tsukiyomi! I still can't forgive you for what happened two years ago. But… You've never looked at me… With hatred. But rather… With sadness. I want to know the truth. Big brother… No, Ikuto Tsukiyomi!"

Ikuto pushes Tadase away from him, holding his head with one hand.

"Don't get near me…"

Ikuto warn but then all of a sudden Ikuto was eye widen for a moment before attacking us, pushing us back.

"Whoa!"

"Ah!"

"Tadase!"

"Sheesh."

Came an unknown voice, getting us to look over to the person and his two guards.

"I can't keep playing games with you kids."

Said an older man in a suit. He looks over to Ikuto with a glare.

"Ikuto, what are you doing? We don't have enough X Eggs to lure the Embryo. If the kids are in your way, defeat them!"

He said as we stare at him.

"Who is that?"

Amu asks and Tadase answers, glaring at the older man.

"He's an executive at Easter Corporation. Kazuomi Hoshina! He's also Ikuto's step father."

Kazuomi took what looks like a tuning fork and smirks.

"Let's tune you a bit."

He said and swing it lightly and somehow it made Ikuto scream in pain, falling to his knees as I panic and ran over to him and try to help him up.

"He's controlling Ikuto using that!"

"How cowardly!"

Kazuomi heard this and smirks.

"Cowardly? As you can see, Ikuto is happily working for Easter."

"Lies! I believe in Ikuto."

Amu shouted, glaring at Kazuomi.

"Ha, ha… Believe?"

"That's right! That's why we're going to save him-!"

"This is why kids are such trouble!"

Kazuomi started, cutting her off.

"Always naively befriending each other. Believing has no value! It's something you don't need!"

Amu thought otherwise.

"That's not true!"

Amu shouted and she and Tadase put their weapons together and both call out…

"Platinum Heart!"

They call out and a flash of powerful light came, blinding them as a now normal Egg floats in Amu's hand while the other Eggs turn back to their normal forms.

"You can live without it… But your heart will be malnourished. The feelings of believing in someone and caring… Are like a snack. You don't need snacks. If you only have that, you'll be spoiled and get fat. But… It's food that is important for the heart. It's an important, beautiful treasure."

Amu said, getting me to stare at her in amaze. Just then an Egg in the pile of floating normal Eggs started to glow bright then the rest, making everyone look over to it.

"The Embryo!"

Amu calls out, getting the grown ups to look all around for it as Ikuto was staring at me with empty eyes. But this time his eyes weren't dark anymore. Of course I didn't notice this because I kept on looking at the white glowing Egg in the sky.

"The Embryo! Where is it!"

"I don't know, sir!"

"They can't see it…?"

Tadase whispers. Just then the Egg was starting to float away when I try to go after it but Ikuto graph my arm and I look over to him in surprised. Amu then try going after it but the bright light grew brighter and push Amu away, having Tadase to catch her.

"Are you okay?"

I heard Tadase ask as Ikuto slowly got me to sit on my knees and he stare at me with those blue eyes of his. Why is he staring at me?

"Yeah, but the Embryo…"

Amu said, changing back to her normal clothes as well as Tadase did the same thing but the power they used made the two fell down onto their knees. Just then Ikuto was out cold, lying on me as he went back to his normal clothes and I held him in shock.

"Ikuto…Agh!"

I cried, getting hit by the back of the neck and fell down with Ikuto falling with me, having my Character Transform come undone as well. My Characters try to stop Kazuomi guards but they push them away and graph us and started dragging me and Ikuto to their van.

"Darn! Let's go! Bring the useless one and his friend, too."

Kazuomi said as Amu tries getting up with Tadase help and they run after us as we got into the van they came with and left the two there.

"Tira! Ikuto!"

A/N: That's it. In case you're wondering once again, yes, Tira is starting to fall for Ikuto. Good night, guys!