A/N: Party Party! Here's the Ninth Chapter and such! Keep on reviewing and reading. This chapter is..kind of long...sorry.
"Luna is late.." Yaya groaned, fidgeting in her seat. The all sat around, waiting for Luna to arrive so they could start their meeting.
"I should go look for her.." Kukai said, standing up from the table. Just as he was about to leave, Luna dashed in. Daichi, Kukai, Tadase, and Kiseki all blushed as they watched her run up to them.
She wore a short black skirt, with silver chained dropped down the side, a black corset, fish nets, black combat boots, and her normal set of bracelets. Her hair was in lose curls with a black bow headband set perfectly. Her eyelashes were thick, and her normally pale pink lips were a brighter pink.
She gave a bow, looking back up at them. "I'm so sorry. I have something I need to do." she said.
"Dressed like that?" Kukai asked, his face still red.
She looked away to hide her blush and nodded. "A boy from another school asked me to the October festival." she whispered.
Kukai practically dropped to the floor and Yaya giggled. "Kukai is jealous...because Luna has a daaaateee!" she sang.
"Not even, Yaya!" he protested.
Tadase smiled at the two then over at Luna. "Very well...be safe." he said, giving a nod. She smiled, then ran out.
It took her awhile to get to the meeting spot. She greeted Ikuto, Hiru, Hiteki, and Toshiro. Hiru whistled flirtatiously and she smirked, placing her hands on her hips. "Nice to see you too." she said.
Truth be told, she hadn't seen Ikuto since that night they saw her brother. Hiru was the one who told her Ikuto still planned to go. When he looked at her, it was as if he found something he had lost years ago.
"Lu..na.." he whispered.
"Yes Ikuto we all know she looks great but get a hold of yourself!" Hiteki said, nudging him. They all laughed and before they knew it they were at the festival.
"We'll catch you guys later, we've got to meet up with our dates." Hiru said, as they walked off.
"You look really pretty Luna!" Yoru said. She smiled, rubbing his head.
"Thank you." she said then looked up at Ikuto. He was starring at her oddly, so she asked him what was wrong.
"You came...that's all. I didn't expect you to." he said with a small smile. She was set back a bit by that comment, and could only look away.
It was then she finally noticed all the fierce glares she was receiving from various girls. "Dont mind them." he said, placing a hand on her shoulder.
She gave a smile but suddenly was pushed away. Her eyes narrowed to a glare when she spotted a blond girl with fierce dark purple eyes standing in front of her.
"Stay away from Ikuto.." she said, her hands balled into tight fist.
"Utau...calm yourself." Ikuto said.
Utau pointed an accusing finger at Luna, glaring at her fiercely. "Who exactly do you think you are? Why are you suddenly butting into Ikuto's life! You have too many problems with yourself to ever be stable enough for Ikuto." she said, now pointing at her wrists.
Luna's eyes widened, as she took a small step back. "How did you-"
"How can you love anyone else if you can't even love yourself!" Utau spoke again.
"Utau stop it!" Ikuto yelled, "This isn't your place!"
"When will it ever be my place Ikuto. It's always Amu or her lately!" she whined.
Meanwhile, Lei and Sini were trying to comfort Luna while Yoru stared hopelessly. Yoru flew over to her hand, and nuzzled it. "I don't care Luna, and I'm sure Ikuto doesn't either." he said.
Lei and Sini both seemed to wait for a response, but when nothing came they began to get worried. She brought her hand to her eyes, and sniffled. "I really am pathetic aren't I? Who was I kidding?" she whispered, looking up at Ikuto. This girl she didn't even know had broken through every wall she ever built in a matter of seconds.
"I'm sorry Ikuto. I just...I'm really-"
Suddenly, her stare became blank. She fell to her knees and an egg rose from her chest. The eggs grew black and an X was placed on it. Utau smirked, but Ikuto stared in shock.
"Utau what did you do!" He said, as the X egg flew up into the sky.
"How was I supposed to know she had another egg." she said with a shrug. Ikuto bent down. Pushing up one of her bracelets and spotting her scars. He sighed then character changed. Just as he was about to go off, Utau grabbed his hand.
"What will you do? You can't cure her egg! You can't cleanse it Ikuto!" she said.
"No, but I know a girl that can." he whispered, snatching his arm away. He jumped up into the night sky, and Utau waisted no time going after him. Somehow, they found themselves back on the ground with the X egg floating between them.
"She gave it up Ikuto, why try and give it back!" she said with a smirk. "She doesn't deserve it." The X egg suddenly hatched and became an X Character.
"There it is!"
Ikuto glanced over to see Amu and her group of guardians. "Ikuto what are you doing!" Amu yelled just when the X character attacked them all.
"You don't know what it's like to be so alone!" the X character shouted, continuing to attack.
Kukai's eyes widened, and he looked around. "Kukai!" Daichi shouted, carrying over a sick looking Lei. "That character...it's Luna's." Daichi whispered.
"Luna's losing...every will she has to live. Without that we'll no longer exist even if we were created from her regrets and depression." Lei whispered. "We were there for her desire to not be alone. Please, save her..." she continued.
Kukai balled his fist and glared at Ikuto. "She was here with you, wasn't she?" he said. Ikuto didn't answer, merely stood there.
Suddenly they all paid attention to Amu when they heard her scream. The X character was sucking her into some sort of dark void. Immediately, Ikuto jumped in the way and blocked the attack, helping Amu land on her feet. "Save her..." he whispered, before jumping off into the night sky.
"No one could ever understand me!" they all heard Luna's voice just as the X character attacked. Amu dodged it and locked on to it; however, before she could cleanse it, it attacked again.
Kukai ran all over the place until he found Luna lying on the floor unconscious. He picked her up, scooping up Sini as well. "Luna hang in there...you're stronger than this." he whispered.
"OPEN HEART!"
Kukai looked up at the sky to see a bright light and smiled when he saw a small shining guardian character flying their way.
"Hello. I am her desire to be a better person, a good older sister, and the best wife she can be in the future." Kukai smiled, looking down at Luna.
"What's your name?" he asked the guardian character.
She giggled, just as her egg appeared. "You'll know when the time is right!" she said, being encased in her egg ad slipping back into Luna's chest. Her lilac eyes slowly fluttered open and she smiled when she saw Kukai.
"You're a beautiful girl, Luna." he whispered. Her face went red and she gave a smile.
"Oh Kukai..." she whispered.
"What is this sudden love I'm feeling?" Yaya said, popping out of nowhere. Now Kukai's face went red as well.
He set Luna down and they both looked away from each other. "Why don't we...all stay at the festival as a break?" Tadase said. Yaya immediately took her attention off the two and cheered. She ran off with Tadase and Amu, laughing all the way.
Kukai looked over at Luna and smiled, taking her hand. "Would you...like a prize or cotton candy..or something?" he asked rather nervously.
She smiled, and gave a nod. "Come on..." she said, pulling him along. She took him to the first booth, which was related to basketball. Immediately, her eyes set on a black Teddy bear with a purple bow. "Oh...Kukai..it's so cute." she whispered. He looked over at her, and smiled, handing the man a dollar. It was no problem for Kukai to win and get her the stuffed bear. She held it close to her, closing her eyes for a moment. "Thank you..." she whispered.
"Your girlfriend is extremely gorgeous." the man said, winking at Kukai. He blushed, rubbing the back of his head.
"Yeah, Uh. Thanks!" he said.
Luna thanked the man as well, and looked up at Kukai. He only blushed and they walked together through the festival.
"Hey Luna!"
Luna looked up to see Hiru running over to her. He glanced at Kukai and then at Luna with a confused expressed. "Where's Ikuto?" he asked. Her heart skipped a beat and she looked down.
"He left with a blond girl." she whispered. "This is my friend, Kukai."
"How could he do that man, wow." Hiru said, running his hand through his black hair.
"It's fine really Hiru!" she said, giving a small smile. Hiru placed a hand on her shoulder and gave a sympathetic smile.
"I'll call you later, Kay? Right now I have to get back to my date." he said, giving another smile before running back over to the group. Hiteki and Toshiro waved, and she waved back.
"Who was that?" Kukai asked, clearly jealous that and older guy knew Luna so fondly.
"A friend, that's all." she said, spotting a cotton candy vendor. She dragged him along and giggled, paying for a bag. She tore a piece off, giving some to Daichi, Lei, and Sini. She then tore another piece off, and plopped it in her mouth, holding the whole thing out to Kukai.
He gave a smile, taking a piece and slipping it in his mouth. Cotton Candy was so...exotic the way it melted in your mouth. Somehow they found themselves on a bench, looking up at the sky.
"Kukai, what are you wishing for? If we were to find the Embryo..." she whispered.
"I still don't know...how about you?" he said.
"There's so many things. At first, I wanted a better home, and for my father to stop drinking. Then I thought, if my father could ever do such a thing, he would have stopped so then I just wanted to be loved." she whispered, holding the stuffed bear close to her. "Then I wanted to stop...stop cutting myself." Her voice this time was extremely soft. She looked over at Kukai and sighed. "Now...I just want my brother back..."
"May I ask...what was it like. The first time..." he asked, pointing to her wrist.
With a sigh, she looked down at her wrist. "My father came home one night completely drunk and he brought a woman home. I immediately told my brother to stay in my room, and then told the woman to leave. My father got angry with me, and hit me a few times." She paused, clearing her throat as she remembered that horrible night.
"As you saw when you came over, I now hit my father. I realized when he was drunk, he wasn't in the right state of mind. He wasn't my father, so hitting him was my completely okay...anyway, after I put my brother to bed that night, I was in my room looking at my reflection. I just...I just hated myself so much and well...you know the rest." she finished.
He put his arm around her and sighed.. "I don't want you to ever do that again." he whispered.
"I know...it's..a hard thing to take in." she whispered.
In the distance Ikuto watched the two. "He's better off with her Ikuto." Utau said.
"You're only saying that because your jealous." he scoffed. But as he stared, he began to think Kukai was actually more suited for her, but in the end it was her heart that would chose who she wanted. He stood up, and sighed, walking off calmly with his hands in his pockets.