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-I added Rhythm to the story. He's a good friend of Temari and a brother figure to Nagihiko. He's a manager of one of the areas in the market.

-I think this is my longest one so far, but I hope you guys enjoy it.

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Encounter, Meeting, Explanation & My Song

Utau, Yoru and Prince Daniel have just arrived at the town of Corinth. Utau was amazed to see so much in one town. She would have never expected that the town nearest to the castle would ever end up being this lively. She was amazed and mesmerized by the sight and she couldn't ask for anything more. There was just one tiny thing that bothered her throughout this trip. The face that she was with Sir Daniel and the fact that she was riding with him in one horse.

She was pissed at this. She had insisted to ride alone or at most, with Yoru, as to not trouble the prince and because she just didn't want to sit with him through the whole ride. But her father had insisted that it would be safer and the prince showed high interest in agreeing to this when they were about to leave.

Utau didn't like the fact that she was so close to this guy and he clearly didn't mind it at all. She wished Ikuto was here so that he could do something about Sir Daniel, but she couldn't blame him for having so much duties at home. That was one of the consequences for being a member of the royal family.

"So, where are we going anyway?" she asked, not a hint of sweetness in her voice as she looked at Sir Daniel.

"Well Princess, since you are so eager to spend some time with me, I'd like to know where you would like to go." He told he with a smile that Utau just wanted to wipe off his face.

"As if, I have better things to do than spend time with a prince like you." Thought Utau. "The nerve of this guy! And I thought he was bad enough the first time." She muttered.

Sir Daniel heard a soft tone from behind but luckily he didn't understand so he simply asked "Something you said princess?"

"No, it was nothing to worry about. Just speaking my mind." Replied Utau

Yoru watched with amusement as Utau was paying less attention to the prince than her father would have ever wanted. He didn't mind what she was doing since he didn't like the guy as well, but this was the first time he's been able to spend some time with one of Utau's suitors and he was wondering why she didn't like them so much. And you know what? He was about to find out.

As they rode through the town, Utau had received a lot of shocked looks, bows and greetings from their kingdom's people. Utau smiled, she cared about the people of the kingdom, but she felt a bit bad not being able to get to know them. She wanted to know her people, not just order them around just because her family reigns the place, and Utau knew that Ikuto had felt the same way about this issue but they were rarely allowed to go off on their own.

As they roamed around Utau also noticed that there were some beggars around the are near the markets. Most of those beggars were of little children with no families. She felt bad and wanted to help, but she couldn't do that with Sir Daniel there.

Later on, Utau saw a little boy that was walking on the street begging for food. The boy stopped in the middle of the street and accidentally blocked their way. Utau looked at the little boy and was about to go down from the horse to offer something to eat when suddenly…

"Filthy child! Get out of the way!" yelled Sir Daniel angrily

Utau's eyes widened, she couldn't believe what she just heard. And as she thought things couldn't get worse, it just did.

Miki was walking down the streets of the market. It was buzzing as usual and she enjoyed the lively feel that the town had always given off. She went to the stall where she always bought the fruits a vegetables with Su whenever they were asked to go shopping. She always shopped at this side of the market because it was owned by a good friend of Temari's. He owned a lot of variety of shops and he manages them too.

She walked near the markets and there she saw him. "Hello Rhythm-san, nice to see you again." She said with a smile

"Hey there Miki-chan, alone today I see. Where's Su-chan and Ran-chan, not with you today?" asked the boy named Rhythm. He was a good childhood friend of Temari and he was like a second sibling to Nagihiko.

"No, unfortunately not, they're back home." Said Miki with a little tone of sadness in her voice, and this was something Rhythm didn't fail to notice.

Rhythm gave Miki a questioning look and spoke "I take it something happened to Amu-chan again, but I don't think I want to know what. Besides that, I doubt you'd feel comfortable talking about it anyway."

"I don't sorry, but I'll tell you soon if ever I get the chance, but for now I'd like to do some grocery shopping of my own if you will." Said Miki. She knew that Rhythm wouldn't push her, whenever she went shopping here they'd always chat with him for a while and that's how he knew about the stuff that goes on in the mansion.

"Of course, what'd you like for today?" asked Rhythm immediately getting off the topic

"The usual, but just to make sure, here's a list." Miki pulled out the list that Su had given her and she handed it to Rhythm.

Rhythm looked over at the list and smiled at Miki. "Be ready in a minute Miki-chan, just wait here okay?"

"Alright, thanks I'll be right here once you're done." Miki smiled and watched at Rhythm went to the back of his shop to gather all the items on the list. It usually didn't take hi long so Miki never minded waiting.

She looked around her and smiled, everything was going well in the town…that was until…she heard a yell.

"Filthy child! Get out of the way!" she heard this voice an started to wonder "That sounds like a man's voice…none that I've ever heard before…" Miki thought. It was true that Dia was good at singing, but Miki also had a he artistic side to her and she loved music too. She was easily familiarized by a voice and sound, and this was one she's never heard off in all if her trips to town.

Miki immediately got curious and wanted to know what the commotion was about. Just as if right on cue, Rhythm arrived "Sorry for making you wait, but I have all your items right here." Said Rhythm

"Thanks Rhythm-san, but I have to go. I need to check something." Said Miki quickly

"Alright, then I'll grab the bill." Said Rhythm, He was a bit confused as to why Miki was such in a sudden hurry but decided not to ask her of it. He jotted down the bill and handed it to her. Miki hurriedly took out some cash from her pocket and handed it to Rhythm.

"Sorry for the sudden hurry, but I need to know what's going on. I'll come back and talk to you about it soon okay?" said Miki quickly before she gathered her stuff and left.

"See you soon! Take care of yourself." Called Rhythm, he saw Miki wave to him and he did too in return and soon she was nowhere to be found…

Miki rushed over to where she heard the voice and it was surprisingly near the market area. She only needed to make a few turns to get there. As she got there, she saw a little boy, who was in the verge of tears. She looked up at who the boy was looking at and saw Sir Daniel wit a furious look in his eyes. She was then surprised to see Utau there and she also caught a glance at Yoru who didn't seem to notice her because, he too, was shocked by the sudden outburst.

"I said move out of the way, you filthy child!" said Sir Daniel once more. It seemed that his patience could no longer take it, because seconds later he got down from his horse, approached the child and did the unexpected, he pushed the little boy aside making him fall to the ground.

Miki could no longer take it and she stepped in. She placed her groceries down and then she approached the little boy. She helped him get up, knelt don to his level and asked "Are you alright? Hurt anywhere?" asked Miki while surveying the boy for any possible injuries

The little boy shook his head and Miki smiled "That's nice to know." Then she stood up and faced Sir Daniel "Who do you think you are? Some jerk who can just walk in here and push kids aside?!?" she asked

Sir Daniel looked at Miki wide-eyed "You dare speak to me in that tone? You're speaking with a prince!" he demanded her

Miki stood her ground and replied "Prince or not, you can't go around pushing kids aside, you're in no authority to do such things here. If you can do it in your own kingdom them I suggest you go back."

Sir Daniel was getting even more furious. He went to Miki and pushed her aside as well. Miki fell to the ground but didn't show any signs of weakness. Sir Daniel soon spoke "You dare defy me for this…this filthy child! He does nothing to this kingdom, he's a nuisance! A…" before he could say ay more…

SLAP!

Everyone heard it, Miki looked at Utau wide eyed. Utau was now standing in between Miki and Sir Daniel. "How dare you! Do not talk of our people as trash! They are not yours to control, and you have no authority of even being here if you speak as such!" said Utau

"But princess…" As Sir Daniel was about to object Utau cut him off again

"And you have no right to call this child filthy, because the only filthy one I see is right in front of me, you." She said.

As she left Sir Daniel and most of the town's people in shock, she helped Miki get up and held the little boy by the hand. She looked over at Yoru and spoke "Yoru, let's go this is a waste of our time. He isn't even worth our time."

"Coming~nya." He replied, then he saw Miki picking up the groceries where she left them and approached her. He helped her carry some of the bags and he spoke "Here, I'll help you carry these~nya you can ride the horse if you like." Said Yoru with a smile

"Oh…um thank you for your help, but I'd rather walk of that's okay." She told him with a shy smile

"Sure thing, anything you want~nya Now let's go follow Utau before she disappears." Said Yoru and Miki nodded as they both followed Utau as she was holding the boy by the hand and they all walked away from the scene.

Utau walked further and further away from the scene as humanly possible. She was disgusted by the prince and she didn't ever want him to show his face again. "I knew he was bad news." Thought Utau with a sigh. No good ever came out of those princes, but this was the worse one she's ever seen so far and she didn't want a recap.

Utau walked to a small market that was nearby, she spoke to the woman at the stall and bought two bags of bread. As she did so, Utau knelt down before the boy and spoke "Here, this is for you. I want to say sorry for what that horrible man did to you. You can have this and share it with your family and friends okay?" she said with a smile

The little boy was hesitant at first but he soon took the bread that was offered to him. He smiled at Utau and spoke "Thank you Utau-hime-sama." Said the little boy with a smile

"You're welcome, now you better run along. Your family might be looking for you." Said Utau as she ruffled the little boy's hair.

The boy nodded and thanked her once again before he left and was soon out of sight. Utau smiled and then she snapped out of it when Yoru spoke to her again "So, what are we going to do now~nya?" asked Yoru

Utau thought for a second and answered "I honestly don't know…." She told him and Yoru just sighed. Later, Miki heard Yoru's stomach grumble and she giggled. Utau soon noticed that Miki was there. "Aren't you the gardener at the Yamabuki's?" she asked

"Yes I am, if you don't mind Hime-sama, I could take you to a restaurant that I know of here. It's not something as nice as the palace can offer but it serves good food." Suggested Miki

"Oh?" asked Utau

"Yes, Kukai and Daichi own the place." Said Miki

"Kukai?" that name sounded so familiar to Utau and she jut couldn't shrug it off.

"He's the guy that you saw with us last time, the one with the brown hair and green eyes, Souma Kukai." Said Miki

Utau thought of refusing at first, but then she also started to feel hungry. She figured that if Yoru and her were to be left wandering alone, chances are, they'd end up getting lost so she just took the kind offer. "Alright, I hope we aren't bothering you though." Said Utau facing Miki

Miki shook her head and spoke "Not at all, besides, after what you did for me this is the least I can do. I'm supposed to head there anyway so it was no trouble." She said with a smile

"Thank you." Replied Utau

"You're very welcome." And as Miki said that, she led both Yoru and Utau to Kukai's place for them to eat and satisfy their hunger.

Meanwhile…with Kukai, Amu and Daichi

Kukai was still having a conversation with Amu, and this time Daichi had joined in too. They had talked about all sorts of things in the past few hours and were now just talking more about the Yamabukis and Amu's life plan.

"So, you sure you're going to be okay going back with just Miki?" asked Kukai for about the tenth time. He wanted to make sure she'd end up being okay and not like this, and he also wanted to give the Yamabukis and give them a piece of his mind if he could.

"I'll be fine Kukai, it's not like I'm dying or anything." Said Amu with a slight laugh.

"Just remember that when you need anything, we'll be here and just knock on our door." Said Kukai with a grin

"Yeah, and one day we'll be able to get you and the others out of that household." Said Daichi

"You bet we will!" agreed Kukai

Amu watched the two of them and smiled "If only my days would always be like this. But who am I kidding? It'd take years to get me out of there…but I won't loose hope, my friends all believe in me and I should too." She encouraged herself and smiled inwardly.

Amu's thoughts were soon interrupted when the doors to the restaurant had burst open. One that shocked both her and Kukai and Daichi just seemed to stare at the door. As the doors to the restaurant flew open Kukai spoke "Um, sorry but we're closed for the day, must have forgotten to put up the sign." he though it was some random customer entering the place.

Then, all of a sudden Miki came inside. "It's just me, nothing to fret over Kukai." Said Miki with a smile.

"Oh, it's just you, for I second there I thought…" before Kukai could continue, he stopped because he soon saw Utau and Yoru come inside. "Oh…um…." Kukai stood up and so did Daichi and Amu "Hime-sama, um…welcome, we never expected you here…" said Kukai

"Sorry to intrude, but I didn't know you were closed…" apologized Utau

"No problem at all, you could stay and eat here if you like." Said Kukai "We don't mind."

"Thank you for your kindness." Said Utau and she smiled, Kukai just smiled back.

Utau and Yoru went inside and sat beside Amu, all was silent as Kukai went to prepare the food along with Daichi.

Soon, Nagihiko came inside the restaurant as well, and at the same time, Kukai came out of the kitchen. "Yo, Nagi! You're back." Called Kukai with a wave

"Yes, I am Souma-kun. I was able to talk to my sister again." Said Nagihiko with a smile, then he saw Utau and Yoru there and bowed politely "Hello Hime-sama it's nice to finally meet you in person."

Utau remained silent and just smiled, she was about to say something a few seconds later when Nagihiko spoke again "Amu-chan, you and Miki-chan better get home now. It's almost sundown." Said Nagihiko

"Oh…do we have to Nagi?" asked Amu

"You should before Yamabuki-sama gets home. She'll be waiting for you." That was partly true, Nagihiko didn't wan Amu getting caught again, but on the other hand he also needed to talk to Kukai alone and in private.

"Alright, excuse us then. Miki and I should be leaving." Said Amu as she nodded to Utau and Yoru. Afterwards, she tuned to Kukai "See you again soon Kukai." Said Amu as she went over to give him a hug

Kukai ruffled with her hair and spoke "Come back soon, and don't get yourself into too much trouble okay? And be careful on your way back."

"We will." Replied Amu as she and Miki walked out the door.

Utau's eyes suddenly widened, she son noticed all the bruises on Amu. "What happened to her? She was fine the last time I saw her…so what happened?" thought Utau curiously.

Amu soon left with Miki and Daichi came out of the kitchen with the well cooked food. He handed it to Utau and Yoru and they both ate, the two of them weren't able to eat anything since they left the palace and now the sun was about to go down in a few hours. As they soon finished eating, Utau asked to go to the comfort room and asked Kukai for the directions.

"Gomen, demo can you tell me where your restroom is?" asked Utau

"Sure, it's in the far right corner of the restaurant, Daichi can take you there." Said Kukai with a smile

"Thank you." Utau was led by Daichi to the restroom and Yoru followed because he said he needed to wash his hands, and his shirt got stained.

Once they were gone, Nagihiko and Kukai were left alone. Kukai looked around to make sure that the coast was clear and he looked back at Nagihiko and spoke "So? What was it you needed to talk about with me so much that you had to send Hinamori away?" asked Kukai

"Hm, that's just like you. Figuring things out already. And it would seem you haven't outgrown your habit of calling Amu-chan by her last name yet?" asked Nagihiko

"Hey, you know I call her Hinamori because she is one and no one can deny that. Besides, it's a habit, hard to get out of." Explained Kukai then he asked "How was the talk with your sister?"

"Fine, Yaya-chan was there too and I was able to hand the note down to Ami-chan as well. They were shocked to hear what I had to say and my sister was frantic and wanted me to quit that job." Said Nagihiko

"Who wouldn't want you to quit? Anyone in their right minds would you know." Said Kukai

"I know that, but I can't leave Amu-chan be. She'll get hurt even more." Said Nagihiko sadly

"You think it isn't obvious enough that she's getting hurt? Anyone with eyes should be able to see that something's totally wrong with how she's been brought up by that family." Said Kukai sternly

"I know, we all do. Everything seems to be changing in the course of time, it just so happens that the change that occurred with her wasn't a good thing." Said Nagihiko

The two of them continued to talk about as much as they could before Utau and Yoru appeared, until Kukai said "You know. It won't be that easy to get her out of that house. We have to actually try and find someone that could help her and I doubt they'd believe anything along the lines of: 'Hey can you help me because my friends being abused by her crazy stepfamily. Right after they took over what was rightfully hers, they then made up some wacky story that she ran away and sold her own flesh and blood?"

Not knowing that somewhere near, Utau heard the whole thing. She overheard almost everything that was in Kukai and Nagihiko's conversation. She was shocked beyond word and some of the things that happened when they first met started to make some sense now. Thinking that she was in the clear, Utau was supposed to show herself acting natural as if she heard nothing, but unfortunately fir her, she was dead wrong.

"Hey, if you were eavesdropping on our conversation, you could have just come out you know." Said Kukai turning to the wall where Utau was hiding behind. Utau slowly came out of her hiding place and spoke "Sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I just got curious and something about that Amu girl has been bothering me since we met."

"Well, looks to me like you got your answer." Said Kukai then he simply smiled "Not like we can do anything about that now can we? I mean, you already heard enough and we can't change that now."

"Please Hime-sama, we want you to keep this information to yourself. We don't want others involved, so please…" spoke Nagihiko

"But we can help, I'm a member of the royals, I can easily…" Kukai ha cut Utau off and spoke. "Just because you're on of the royals it doesn't mean it's going to be easy. Trust me, if we could have solved this with the means of status and money then I should have called Tadase a long time ago." Said Kukai

"You know Tadase? Hotori Tadase?" asked Utau surprised

"He's a good friend of mine, and even he doesn't know about Hinamori, I mean, he's only seen her once." Explained Kukai

Tadase was rich throughout the kingdom and if it was imply money matters then they could have already gotten Amu out with his help. "The Yamabuki's inheritance is just as big. They got it from Tsugumu-san after he passed away. They also posses a large amount of money and they also have a huge influence around this place. Proving anything to other wont be easy since they can fight back just as hard."

"Not to mention Hinamori's current place in society isn't as good as it was before. Everyone thinks she's gone and ran away, either that o they think she's actually dead." said Kukai. He never liked the rumors that were always going around the town, but it's not like he could sop them from spreading like wildfire.

Utau thought about all of this for a second then she spoke "Fine then, I wont tell my parents about this and I'll make sure it's not known by the public eye, but on one condition."

Kukai and Nagihiko looked at each other for a moment and soon Kukai asked "Okay, what condition?"

"You tell me what I want to know. Trust me, I wont use it for blackmail and I'll keep it to myself, but it's either you tell me or I'll find every possible way to find out about it." Said Utau seriously. This whole thing was eating her inside, she knew something was wrong from the start, but she didn't know what.

"Fine." Replied Kukai simply. Nagihiko gave him a questioning look and he spoke "As long as you keep your promise, no one else finds out."

"I will." Replied Utau

"Alright." Said Nagihiko and he offered Utau a seat, soon Yoru was there with Daichi too and they sat with them in one table.

"So? What happened to Amu?" asked Utau "She was bruised and filled with so much scratches earlier that it looked like she got beaten up or something."

"That's partly true actually. She wasn't beaten up." Said Kukai

"She was whipped most likely." Continued Nagihiko

Utau's eyes widened again and she spoke "Whipped? By who?"

"Who else? By the owner of the house of course." Said Kukai

"But she said…." Utau was about to object when Kukai cut her off

"She was lying the whole time. She never took care of Hinamori, Hinamori was never under the stage of major depression, she would never sell her sister to another family and lastly the Yamabukis never treated any of their workers well and she did not take in Mashiro-san. Why do you think they all hate her so much?" said Kukai

"The Yamabukis have been using this type of lie as a cover-up for where the real Amu-chan is. Our family took in Ami-chan, Amu-chan's younger sister, she's in the Fujisaki household that's a few blocks from here. In return, I offered t work for the Yamabukis as well." Said Nagihiko, backing up Kukai's claim

Utau stared at them for a second and then spoke "I thought, that she was happy with her life. She looked so happy when we met her before."

"She is." Replied Kukai with a smile

"How could she be? She's being treated the wrong way and…" Utau was cut off by Kukai again

"That's what we're here for. We help Hinamori out, and sure it's hard and all that, but if there's a will then there'll be a way right?" he spoke with a smile "Hinamori knows that getting out of that place wont be easy, but that doesn't mean she's giving up."

"Amu always has something to look forward to and there's just some things that keep her totally motivated to keep moving on." Said Daichi with a smirk "The others think that way too."

"All the workers at the household are our friends that's why we stick together. We might not be in a high position like anyone else, but we will always have each other and that's enough to keep us all going." Said Nagihiko "That's why Amu-chan won't give up, she might be stubborn on the outside but there's a string will inside of her as well."

"That's what makes Hinamori so string. We know that if we work together we'll find a way to solve this eventually, no matter how long it will take." Said Kukai

Utau couldn't help but be surprised, to think that she and Ikuto could have anything they wanted, they were rich and well known, but still they couldn't be happy. So how could it that Amu and the others, who were suffering and facing so much could still find happiness in their lives whilst Utau and Ikuto couldn't?

Yoru saw the look on her face and so did everyone else in the restaurant, meaning Kukai, Nagihiko and Daichi. Kukai looked at Utau and spoke "What about you?" he asked

Utau looked at him confused and asked "What do you mean?"

"What makes you happy? I mean you've got everything right?" asked Kukai. He was trying to make a point here and he hoped that Utau was getting it.

"Hmp, that's what everyone thinks. Just because we're royalty we're happy. The palace is like a huge cage, if Ikuto and Yoru weren't there, I'd probably ran away by now. No freedom, no friends, no nothing and everyday you have to meet suitors who want to marry you for no reason and you don't even like the guy." Said Utau "I've had enough."

"Then what is it that you like to do Hime-sama?" asked Nagihiko

"Utau likes to sing~nya, but lately no one's been listening to her anymore~nya so she stopped." Said Yoru

"Why not? I'm sure you have a wonderful voice." Encouraged Nagihiko

"It doesn't matter to anyone weather I have a good voice or not. They don't have time to listen to me anymore because they all have better things to do." Said Utau

"What could be better that hearing you sing?" asked Kukai "In fact, why don't you sing now?"

"What?" asked Utau surprised

"Well, you said that no one would take the time to hear you sing right? We're here and we've got time. So why not sing now?" suggested Kukai again

Utau was shocked again, she's been shocked quite a few times in one day already. "Why would you want to hear me sing, you don't even know when I'm good or not." Said Utau

"But isn't singing supposed to be for fun? I mean, who cares what you sound like? All that matters is that you enjoy doing it, and if you do then I'm sure the people listening to you will too." Said Kukai with a smile

Utau was looking at him wide-eyed. Her eyes softened hearing what he just said, she did want to sing, she hasn't sang in a long time and she was tempted to. Nagihiko soon spoke "Hime-sama please so sing, we'd love to hear it. If you love to sing then you shouldn't stop yourself from doing so." Advised Nagihiko

"Come on Utau~nya, didn't you say you wanted someone to hear you sing again~nya?" agreed Yoru with a nod.

Utau was silent and hesitant for a second. She took a deep breath and smiled, she really did want to sing, and now that someone was listening to her…she wanted them to listen and for her song to reach their hearts, It didn't take her long to decided, and soon she began to sing her heart out for the first time in a long time…

Daremo inai stage

Yume no jikan wa mou maku ga oriteyuku

Kinou to onaji

Asu wa nido to konai to kidzuku no

Last scene wa itsumo setsunaku utskushii kedo

Namida fuite tobira tatakou

As she began to sing again, it felt like ages. She loved the feeling and most of all she was having fun.

Atarashii watashi ni umarekawaru

Yuuki o dashite

Hazukashigaranaide

My Heartful Song

My Heartful Song

Utau yo itsumademo

Anata ni todokimasu you ni

Kukai looked at Utau and smiled, he knew she was enjoying this and that she was having a blast, he was happy for her. "She shouldn't have been hesitant about singing, she sounds awesome!"

Itsukara darou

Honto no egao miserarenakunatteta

Konna watashi o

Akiramenaide mattete kureta no

Kodoku no tate o kakage jibun to tatakatteita

Hora tsuyogari no kusari hodoite

Nagihiko smiled at the princess who seemed to be glowing right in front of their very eyes. "She has such a beautiful voice. She even doesn't need a stage to shine."

Natsukashii omoide ni yasashisa ga

Mesameru you ni

Sunao ni nareta kara

My Heartful Song

My Heartful Song

Kokoro o hiraite

"Utau's doing great~nya! She looks like she's having a lot of fun too." Thought Yoru. Even if their princess didn't sing in the palace, she could always make her own stage anytime, anywhere.

Ima

Atarashii watashi ni umarekawaru

Yuuki o dashite

Kagayaki tsuzukeyou

My Heartful Song

My Heartful Song

Utau yo itsumademo

Anata ni todokimasu youni

As Utau finished her song, she heard applauses coming from the background. She looked around and saw Kukai grinning at her while Nagihiko, Daichi and Yoru were smiling. "See? You were great and didn't you have fun?" asked Kukai

Utau smiled, she did have fun and she didn't deny that. "That was amazing Hime-sama, you should sing like that more often, I'm sure you could gather a huge crown to listen to you." Said Nagihiko with a smile

"That was amazing." Said Daichi

"He's right it was. You don't need anything else to be able to sing like that. It's just you, you know that?" said Kukai giving her a thumbs up

A few seconds later, Nagihiko stood up and spoke "Thank you for singing for us, it was truly unforgettable. I also want to thank you for being concerned about Amu-chan. Please, do keep it to yourself though. Anyway, I should e taking my leave it's getting dark out." Said Nagihiko as he was soon walking towards the door, he took a last glance at Kukai and Utau and spoke "Have a safe trip and I hope to see you again soon" And with that, Nagihiko went out the door and left.

Kukai was left alone with Utau, but it didn't take long before she had to leave beck to the palace as well. Utau and Yoru got up from their seats and looked over at Kukai and Daichi "Thank you for the meal." Said Utau "And…for taking the time to hear me sing."

"No problem. It was our pleasure. Besides, who wouldn't want to hear you sing?" asked Kukai with a smirk

"Apparently, you were the first to actually offer to hear me sing, except for Ikuto and Yoru of course. The suitors that I met would much rather stare at me and try to get my attention." Said Utau

"Well then, something must be wrong with them. Because you have an amazing voice, but I get why they stare at you, cause it looks like your voice isn't the only thing about you that's pretty." Said Kukai

Utau blushed was he saying that she was…she shrugged it off and suddenly spoke "S-stop fooling around. Jeez and I thought you were better than that."
"Heh, what's with the sudden change of attitude?" teased Kukai

"Nothing! Hmp, come on Yoru lets go." Said Utau

"Stubborn aren't we?" asked Kukai with a slight laugh. "You're more like Hinamori than you know."

"Please, don't compare me to someone I rarely know. Anyway, we better go now." Said Utau as she started to walk away and near the door as Yoru followed behind.

"Okay, have a safe trip and remember: Keep things to yourself." Reminded Kukai

"I will, I won't tell anyone about it. And…thanks again Souma-san." Said Utau

"Kukai." Replied Kukai

"Excuse me?" asked Utau turning to face Kukai

"It's Kukai, that's my name. You can call me Kukai." He replied

"Why would I want to do that?" asked Utau turning away

"Didn't you say you had no friends? If you want one, you could start with me, and Daichi and you can drop the formalities too. That is, if we're good enough for someone like you. If you don't want to then at least just call me Kukai." Said Kukai

Utau stayed silent for a while then spoke "Fine, do as you want. But if I call you Kukai then you have to call me Utau."

"Aare you sure about that? Aren't you a princess?" asked Kukai

"Doesn't matter really. I would much rather want to be a normal person, if I could, but as you can see I have my own fate." Said Utau

"Okay sounds fair enough. See you around then Utau, come back soon okay?." Said Kukai with a smile

Utau blushed again and she turned away and spoke "Whatever, let's go Yoru." But she really was happy deep down and Kukai could see that

"Sure thing~nya. Thanks again for the food~nya." Said Yoru and he followed Utau out the door.

Kukai smiled as he watched the blonde princess leave. His thoughts were interrupted when Daichi asked "Do you think she'll come back?"

"Who knows? But I think we'll see her again soon you know." Said Kukai with a smile as he closed and locked the whole restaurant for the night. He only hoped that they would see Utau again one day and that she'd be able to ensure Amu's secret from anyone else.

As for Utau, she rode with Yoru on a horse back to the palace and she fully enjoyed her day. She didn't even need the cloak for her escape from Sir Daniel, who turned out to be the worst escort ever, and she was even able to sing her heart out again. She couldn't wait to go home and tell Ikuto all about it, well except for the part about Amu, he'd have to find out on his own.

Finding out something about the Hinamoris, knowing more about the Yamabukis and gaining something unexpected in her trip to the town. Truthfully, this trip turned out to be something more than both Yoru and Utau had ever imagined, and they knew now that everything was about to unravel and things had just begun…

Authors Note: That's it for this chapter. I hope you guys liked it. Please Review and tell me what you guys think about it : )