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-Hello everyone, I hope you like this chapter.

-There aren't much pairings here and there are minor characters to be added in the next chapter too.

-I could have updated much sooner but it's been a bit of a disaster here with all the storms coming along the country. Most of the houses have been destroyed around our place. I do pray that it gets better. : (

-Anyway, the events here will be reveled in the next chapter. And so will the mystery side-characters.

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-Now, I won't bore you with all this. On with the story!!!!

Plans For The Future & Another Mystery

Ikuto walked inside the throne room and sighed. "Here comes another nightmare…" he thought to himself. When he got inside, he saw not only Utau, but Tsukasa, Tadase, Kairi, Yoru, Nikaidou and Yukairi there too. He was shocked to see a complete set of people there along with his parents. "Whatever this is, it sure seems important if they needed this much people here."

Ikuto walked over to where the others were and he turned to face his father. "Okay, what did I do this time?" he asked.

"Well, for the record son, you did nothing." Said Aruto with a smile.

"Nothing? That's not what you told me a few days ago." Corrected Ikuto. He should have done something. Why else would he be here?

"That was based on the complains we got. You did do something before but for now, you're off the hook." Said Aruto.

"Shouldn't you be happy Ikuto? You're not here to discuss about your failures." Said Yukairi jokingly.

"Funny, I never knew I failed as a son." Replied Ikuto sarcastically.

"Oh you never failed at anything Ikuto. Maybe you have been neglecting your duties for a while, but you must have some sort of reason for it." Said Souko.

"So you didn't call me here for anything I did in particular?" asked Ikuto with a confused yet suspicious look in his face. He had to have been called for something and he doubted it was just for a friendly greeting.

"Well, we already told you that we've been getting complains haven't we?" asked Aruto "About you and Utau to be certain. Both of you have been neglecting your duties lately, as others claim."

"And? What do they want from us now? Some kind of ultimatum to be put down?" asked Utau. She didn't like where this was going. In fact, she didn't even want to talk about any of this.

"Utau, as a part of the royal family…" Souko was about to explain when she got cut off.

"Yes I know, we have to do out best for our kingdom and the good and welfare of our people. We have to serve a good examples and be the perfect role model. To serve our kingdom and do our best for them is to be our top priority and nothing else." Recited Utau.

"Very good, let's all give her a hand." Said Ikuto sarcastically, and Yoru couldn't help but laugh.

"Ikuto…" said Aruto in a warning tone.

"What?" asked Ikuto, to him, he was simply stating facts.

"Can you two please just give your father and I some time to speak ad explain why we called you all here?" asked Souko kindly.

Utau stayed silent and so did everyone else. They waited until their mother started to speak. "You've been called here because your father and I have been planning on hosting an event."

"What kind of event?" asked Utau. She had a very bad feeling about this.

"A ball to be precise." Said Aruto.

"Oh man, not this again." Mumbled Ikuto.

"Oh may goodness no." said Utau in agreement. Ikuto and her never liked balls, they'd rather lock themselves in their rooms and never bother to come out until the whole thing was over.

"Now please here them out Ikuto-kun, Utau-chan." Said Tsukasa. He knew they didn't like these events, but he wanted to hear reason first.

"Thank you Tsukasa." Said Aruto then he faced them again. "Now you have to know that this is partially your own fault."

"Explain please." Said Utau.

"Does this have something to do with the complains sire?" asked Nikaidou, and he had a strong feeling in his gut that it did. Why else would they host an event so suddenly?

"Yes, that's exactly correct." Stated Aruto.

"So basically, we're hosting a ball just because some else tells you to do it? What's the point in that?" asked Utau. She was shocked that her parents would even agree to something if they were just forced to do it.

"No Utau, that's not it. We're not doing this just because someone wants us to do it." Corrected Souko.
"Then why?" asked Ikuto. He never liked balls and he's definitely not starting now.

"We also think that it would be a good opportunity for you both to socialize with other people." Said Souko.

"Socialize? How exactly?" asked Utau. To them there was always a deeper meaning to the word socialize. They always heard this phrase, but it usually meant something along the lines of : 'Meeting new suitors and princesses for you to marry'.

"Utau calm down, I'm quite sure it's for a good cause." Said Yukairi.

"Sure it is." Muttered Ikuto, this time only Yoru heard what he said.

"It will be a good way for you to meet new people, new friends even." Said Souko.

"We've thrown this kind of thing before, it's the same thing isn't it? I mean, the only people who are going to be there are mostly other royal families plus the nobles." Said Ikuto.

"Just to ask your highness, what makes this event any different from all the others? It's the same ball as always isn't it?" asked Kairi. He's been to each ball that this family has thrown and to him it's all the same.

"Well, we were hoping to invite people even outside the chain of the royals and the nobles." Said Souko.

"Wait." Stated Ikuto "You mean you're actually inviting…normal people?" he asked a bit shocked. Never in their history has something like this happened.
"We were hoping that you and Utau were the ones to do that." Said Souko, a small smile forming on her face.

"Me and Ikuto?" asked Utau "What do you mean?"

"We know that you could have met some people in your trips to the village. Of course, we'd still be handing out invitations, but it would be nice if your friends could come along as well." Said Aruto.

Utau looked at her brother and they both started for a moment. Ikuto then asked "Wait a minute, what's the catch?"

"Catch?" asked Aruto confused.

"There always is isn't there? So, what is it this time?" asked Ikuto seriously. He knew they wouldn't allow this without anything in return.

"I wouldn't consider this a catch Ikuto. But you and your sister will have to do as you should during the event." Said Aruto.

"Doing as we should, you mean, acting like….royals right?" asked Utau. She knew this was coming.

"Yes." Said Souko in agreement.

"You mean, dancing, meeting other royals, socializing and dancing with suitors and princesses…correct?" asked Kairi.

"Yes, you still have to do those things. Other royals will still be present and such, so we have to do this properly. They expect much from you two." Said Aruto.

"I knew it, so it's practically the same." Said Ikuto silently. He hoped that they didn't need to show off again, and act all prim and proper like robots but it couldn't be helped.

Utau thought it over for a minute and then she asked "When will this all be held? The date I mean."

"Invitations have not yet been sent and will be sent starting tomorrow. The event occurs in a week or two. We don't have a final date yet. It might be two weeks from now though." Said Souko.

"Good, we still have a lot of time in our hands for now." Thought Utau. She then faced her parents and asked "So, we can send out invitations too right?"

"Yes of course, we'll give you a list of the people we'll send them to and you can decide on whom to add from there." Said Souko with a smile. "Yukairi-san will be finalizing the guest list. And she'll also be in charge of all the invitations to be sent out."

"Alright." said Utau with a smile "We'll do just that."

Ikuto looked at her shocked "We will?" he asked.

"Yes Ikuto, we will. And Tadase, Yoru and Kairi will be here to give us all a helping hand." Said Utau giving Kairi, Yoru and Tadase a look that said 'just go with it.'

"O-of course Utau-chan. We'll be very happy to help out in this event." Said Tadase in a nervous tone.

"H-hai, we'll do that~nya." Said Yoru with a nervous laugh.

"Yes of course Utau-chan, I'll do anything I can to help." Kairi was the only one who replied calmly.

Utau smiled and spoke "Well then, we have a lot to talk about don't we." She stated "May we leave for now?"

"Yes of course Utau. I'm happy that you and Ikuto are willing to give this a try." Said Souko with a happy smile.

"You never know when something might turn up." Agreed Aruto.

"That's true, we'll be more than happy to do this. It is a new experience after all." Said Utau.

They all talked just a bit more before Ikuto and the others went out the throne room. Tsukasa stayed inside along with Nikaidou and Yukairi. He had a feeling that they had something to talk about in private, and he was right.

As soon as Ikuto knew that they were as far away as they could get from the throne room he asked "Okay Utau, what gives?"

"Can we talk about this tomorrow? It's getting late and I for one want to get some sleep." Said Utau.

"Fine, but we talk tomorrow. No exceptions." Agreed Ikuto. He couldn't blame her because it really was getting late. He started to walk off, leaving the others on their own.

"Eh? Isn't Ikuto-niisan's room…this way?" asked Tadase confused as he pointed to the other direction.

"Oh I don't think he plans to go back to his own room any time soon." Stated Utau with a light laugh. "Not with Amu still here I highly doubt it."

"Ah, that's true." Agreed Kairi.

"We better take Ikuto's advice and go off to bed~nya." Said Yoru and he gave of a light yawn. "I'm tired~nya."

"Well then, I'll see you guys off tomorrow." Said Utau as she smiled and then walked off. All of them nodded and proceeded to their own rooms to get some well deserved rest. After all, today was a long day, and they're bound to have more stress by tomorrow.

The Next Morning…

The next morning, Amu slowly opened her eyes and let out a light yawn. She glanced all over her room and saw Ikuto there right on her bedside. He was sitting on a chair and was fast asleep.

"Eh? What's Ikuto doing here early in the morning?" she asked herself. She decided to try and wake him up for a change.

"Ikuto…..oi Ikuto…." She called.

"….:" No response.

Amu tried calling his name a few more times, and nothing happened. She didn't know what got into her because soon she was touching his hair… "His hair feels a whole lot like fur….it this normal?!?" Her hand soon made contact with his ear, and with this Ikuto's eyes shot wide open.

"Ah." Amu quickly pulled her hand away from his hair.

"Don't touch me in sensitive parts." Said Ikuto as he was now fully awake and stretched out like a cat.

"Eh? Sensitive?" asked Amu.

"Yes, sensitive, erotic. Didn't Utau tell you I had sensitive ears?" asked Ikuto as he looked at her shocked expression.

"Oh…." Replied Amu a bit embarrassed.

"What were you doing to me anyway? Why were you even touching my hair to begin with Amu?" asked Ikuto, a playful smirk now in place.

"I-I wasn't doing anything! I-it's just that y-you wouldn't wake up that's all." Replied Amu defensively. Then she quickly decided to change the topic. "What were you doing here anyway? Don't you have your own room to sleep in? It's better than sleeping in a chair isn't it?" she asked.

"It is actually, but I came here to see if you were doing okay so I don't really care." Said Ikuto in a bored tone.

Amu looked at him shocked. "Was he really concerned? No, he couldn't have been…why would he?" Amu sighed at her thoughts. She didn't know why it even bothered her if Ikuto seriously cared or not.

"Amu, you still there?" asked Ikuto as she saw her dazed expression.

"Huh? Yeah I'm fine, I was just thinking of something." Replied Amu.

"Were you thinking of me?" asked Ikuto with a smirk.

"Wh-what?!? No! As if I'd ever think of you!" replied Amu. She then calmed down a bit and asked "So…where's Utau? And all the others too?"

"Ah, she's got…things to do today." Said Ikuto. "Speaking of things to do, she has to talk to me about something too."

"So, she's busy?" asked Amu. She didn't notice Ikuto deep in thought.

"Yeah, a bit. She said she needed to discuss something with Yukairi-san. Speaking of them, you've talked to them already right? Yukairi and Nikaidou?" asked Ikuto. He remembered leaving those two to take are of Amu once.

"Yes, I have. They seem very nice. They work here right?" asked Amu with a smile.

"Yeah. Nikaidou's our chef and Yukairi-san is Kairi's brother, they're like informants. They have special jobs here." Said Ikuto.

"Oh, that explains it. Is that why you call Kairi a kid genius all the time?" asked Amu.

"That and the fact that Kairi's just got a big head." Said Ikuto.

Amu laughed a little at this and Ikuto smirked. "You know Amu, you have to laugh more often." He suggested.

"Eh? What do you mean?" asked Amu confused.

Ikuto went closer and whispered "You look awfully cute when you laugh. You know that?"

"Eh?!?" Amu's face turned a hundred shades of red.

Ikuto started to chuckle and Amu snapped out of it. "Y-you were teasing me again?!?"

"You…you really are so much fun to tease Amu." Said Ikuto and then he paused. "But you know, I did men it when I said you looked cute."

"Agh stop it." Said Amu as she placed her head on the pillow.

Ikuto couldn't help but chuckle a bit more. Both of them stopped when there was a knock on the door. Ikuto sighed "Why is it that every time we're alone it doesn't last because someone has to come in here and ruin it?"

"Ikuto, can we talk?" came a voice. Amu noticed that voice belonged to none other than Utau.

"Utau!" exclaimed Amu as she came inside.

"Hey there Amu, do you mind if I borrow him for a while?" asked Utau as she pointed at Ikuto. "We need to talk, and it's rather important."

"Eh? Sure thing. You don't need to ask me, he is your brother." Said Amu.

"But I might have been interrupting something, it's good to make sure right?" asked Utau with a smile.

"Um…okay…" replied Amu.

"So can we talk dear brother?" asked Utau sarcastically.

"Sure thing." Replied Ikuto in a bored tone. "We'll see you around later then Amu."

"Just go away already." Said Amu. She was putting out her outer character again and she's getting stubborn too.
Ikuto just smirked and walked away with Utau. "I wonder how long it will take her to realize I can see right through that act of hers?" Ikuto thought to himself before shutting the door behind him and walking away….

Utau walked with Ikuto until they reached her room. They both went inside and saw Yoru, Tadase and Kairi there waiting for them. Ikuto sat down on one of the chairs and then he asked.

"Alright Utau, since you dragged me all the way here I suppose you're willing to explain about last night?" asked Ikuto.

"Yeah, but do tell me." Started Utau. "What's there to explain. I was hoping you'd get it by now."

"Get what exactly?" asked Tadase "Utau-chan, you hate balls. You never liked going to them."

"This one is different, this time we actually have a say in the guest list." Said Utau with a smile. "We can invite people we want to come, royal or not. That's what mother said, it was a fair deal wasn't it?"

"So? What's the point if we still have to act like proper little puppets?" asked Ikuto.

"Don't you get it? When were you so dense? If we ca invite anyone, then that means Amu's friends too." Said Utau. "She can finally see them."

"Utau, it's in two weeks. Not to mention that you're overlooking one thing." Said Ikuto plainly.

Utau looked at him confused and asked. "And what would that one thing possibly be?"

"Mother and father have a say in the guest list too remember. They're going to probably make up most of it." Said Ikuto.

"So what? We still have a say in it." Said Utau.

"That means their guests would be coming too. One: Even if we did get her friends here, what makes you think the Yamabukis wont find out? Two: Are you forgetting that if they see au here we're dead? And three: How can you even pass an invitation to them anyway? They all live in the same house as their boss and I doubt she'd let them go." Stated Ikuto.

Utau stared at him. She hadn't thought of that. She was sure that things would have worked out since they hold the guest list, or at least part of it. "Well Utau, any other ideas?" asked Ikuto.

"Okay…maybe I missed that part." Admitted Utau. "But we have to get them here! This might be our only chance. She misses them and they miss her. Oh have a heart Ikuto."

"I know that. The question is how we get them here without getting into trouble." Stated Ikuto.

"Ikuto-niisan does have a point though. No matter how you look at it, there's a hole in this plan." Said Tadase.

"Hmmm….we have to find some sort of alternative. A way to get them in…or a way to keep the Yamabukis out." Stated Kairi.

"A way to keep the Yamabukis out?" asked Utau. "You mean a way they won't be able to attend is that it?"

"That seems to be the only solution. Finding a way to keep things unnoticeable is too complicated. Even for us. We have duties that night remember?" reminded Kairi.

"We can't devote all our time to making sure they don't get caught ." said Ikuto.

"It's not like you can just take the Yamabukis invitation and come up with some plan so it won't even get there~nya." Said Yoru with a slight laugh.

This caught everyone's attention, especially Utau's. "That's brilliant!" she exclaimed.

"Eh?!?" questioned Yoru.

"That might actually work…." Said Kairi as he gave the idea a little thought.

"I guess it could if we give it a shot. No one would know…" agreed Tadase.

"What are you all talking about~nya? What did I say?" asked Yoru.

"Yoru you're a genius!" said Utau as she gave her friend a hug. "That plan might just work."

"What plan~nya? I was joking!" said Yoru. He couldn't believe they thought he was serious.

"No, that could work. If we can take the Yamabukis invitation, we can make sure they never get it." Said Utau.

"And how do you plan to do that?" asked Ikuto. "Just to let you know, even of they don't get the invite, what makes you think they'd say yes into letting all their workers leave all in one night?"

Utau frowned and spoke "You know, just when a good idea pops up, you have to go in and ruin it."

"I'm just telling you the truth. Better safe than sorry right?" said Ikuto.

"Utau-chan, he's right. This is way harder than we thought it would be." Said Tadase

"Why are you in such a hurry to plan this out anyway?" asked Ikuto. "It's in two weeks Utau, it isn't going to kill you to think it over."

"I know, but I just want to do this for Amu. She wants to see her friends you know." Said Utau.

"I know that much." Stated Ikuto.

"Of course you do. Seeing as you spend all of your time in her room." Said Utau with a smirk.

"And you're point is?" asked Ikuto.

"Forget it…." Stated Utau with a sigh.

"Utau-chan, I think we should let this go for now. We can think of it again but we have to fill in all the holes first." Suggested Tadase. "If we act without thinking, it could make things worse."

"He's right Utau. Both Amu and her friends can get in trouble after this if something goes wrong." Said Ikuto in agreement.

Utau sighed in defeat, she knew they were right. "Okay, but I'll continue thinking about it."

"We will too…we want to lend a helping hand." Said Kairi with a smile.

"Thanks Kairi." Said Utau.

"Well that's the end of it I guess." Said Ikuto as he stood up and started walking away. "You guys know where to find me."

"Of course we do." They mumbled all at the same time as Utau rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Hey, I heard that." Retorted Ikuto.

They all turned to look at him walk away and sighed. "He's got a lot to learn…" thought Utau with a slight laugh escaping her lips.

Meanwhile in the Mansion…

Because of the whole accusation accident all of them were given double the chores they were supposed to do. Rima was pissed at this, but she didn't bother to complain. Now they were exhausted and were resting inside one of the rooms.

"I don't know how much more of this I can take. I've cleaned the lobby three times already today!" complained Ran. "Who cleans anything like that?!?"

"Agh, we've been cleaning the same rooms all over for about 5 hours now, or more even. How many times do we have to keep doing this?!?" asked Miki.

"Just let it go everyone. They said they wanted the rooms to be spotless remember?" said Nagihiko. He was trying to think positively around this, but it wasn't doing any good for any of them.

"Spotless? Who can ever make Saaya's room spotless? One minute it's clean, the next minute you look at it, it's like a typhoon came and hit it." Said Rima irritated. "I've been in that room for more that 5 times already. She's been throwing clothes all over the place like there's no tomorrow."

"Makes me wonder how Amu-chan ever put up with her." Said Dia with a sigh.

"Amu-chan might have been the only one to be able to put up with her. Even Kukai can't stand her." Said Ran.

"She's got a good point there." Said Rima.

They all sighed, then they heard a yell emerging from outside the room. "Rima! Dia! All of you get here now!" it was Saaya and she sounded mad…just like always.

"Oh come on!" retorted Rima as she sunk into her pillow. She screamed knowing that the pillow would muffle out the sound.

"Rima-chan, let's just go and get this over with." Said Nagihiko, he was trying his best to smile.

"Fine, but I am not going to like it." Said Rima as she got up.

"No one is going to like it. We don't have to like it because we kind of have no choice in this one." Stated Miki.

"I doubt we'll ever have a choice~desu." Said Su sadly.

"Well it's best not to keep her waiting…" said Nagihiko.

"Here we go again…" they all groaned in response as they walked out the door and into another few hours full of house chores…

Back at the Palace…inside Amu's Room…

Amu was inside her room and decided too read one of the books she found in one of the nearby shelves. She heard a knock on the door and she heard it open. She thought it was someone she knew so she spoke.

"Ikuto? Utau?" she asked as she looked up from her book.

To her surprise, it was neither Ikuto or Utau. Instead it was their mother, Souko. She went near her bed and sat on a chair. Souko smiled and Amu stared in shock. Once she snapped out of it she spoke. "Oh…you're highness….a pleasure to see you."

"Hello there. You must be that girl that my children have been talking about." Said Souko "Are you feeling better?"

"Um…yes thank you for your hospitality towards me. You've all been two kind." Said Amu.

"Oh no, it's the least we can do for you. Ikuto told me you were badly hurt when he found you." Replied Souko then she asked "Speaking of Ikuto, were you expecting him?"

"Uh…." Amu didn't know what to say until she finally got something out of her system "Well…it's just that no one comes and see me except Utau and Ikuto along with Tadase-kun, Kairi and Yoru so I thought it was one of them."

"Oh…may I ask you something?" asked Souko as she looked at Amu.

"Yes of course, anything." Said Amu.

"Please answer me with all honesty. But…does Ikuto come here often?" she asked.

This question caught Amu off guard. She was not expecting something like this. "Well…define often…" she mumbled.

"So he does come here a lot..." stated Souko.

"Oh I'm sorry. If you want, I can leave really. I can go home and I'll be out f your life for good. I didn't mean to cause trouble for you and your family, you've done so much for me." Said Amu.

Souko gave off a kind smile and spoke "I don't think my children would be happy about that. It was their request to have you stay, even Tsukasa spoke to us about it. I could say you have done much for us as well."

"I….I don't understand." Said Amu. What could she have possibly done for them?

"Ikuto and Utau….I haven't seen them this happy in years, well especially Ikuto. I know he doesn't like his duties and he's been trying to avoid them lately but he seems…happier." Stated Souko "And I have a feeling it's because you're here."

"No…that can't be right. I haven't done anything." Said Amu as she shook her head in disagreement. "All Ikuto's ever done most of the time is tease me…"

Souko laughed a bit and spoke "You know, Ikuto never liked spending time with girls, princesses to be precise."

"He did say something like that…" stated Amu.

This kept Souko silent for some reason. She spoke again a few minutes later "Ah I see, does he talk to you about it a lot?"

"Not really but he does tell me some things when he feels like it." Said Amu.

"Well that's another first for him." Said Souko as she smiled. It looked like a sad smile but Amu couldn't be sure.

"What-…" Amu was supposed to ask another question when she heard the door open.

"Amu? You're awake?" it sounded like Ikuto. Scratch that, it was Ikuto. Amu looked at him and just nodded while Ikuto turned to look at his mother. "Eh? Okasan? What are you doing here?"

"Ikuto, you're back." Said Souko with a smile. "I was hoping to find you but I couldn't so I dropped by here."

"I was in Utau's room…we had a little…talk." Said Ikuto.

"I see. Well I have nothing more to do here. I better go." Said Souko as she started to get up from the chair. She turned and gave Amu a smile. "It was nice talking to you Amu. Thank you for listening."

"H-hai, it was nothing. I should be the one thanking you for everything." Said Amu.

"Oh no, you're more than welcome to stay as long as you like." Said Souko. "Well, goodbye now." And that's when she left the room.

All was silent for a few minutes until Ikuto spoke. "Are you okay?"

"Yes…why?" she asked.

"What was my mother doing here?" he asked her.

"Oh, uh…she just came inside to talk to me." Said Amu with a smile "She's very nice."

"Did she tell you anything?" asked Ikuto.

"No…why are you interrogating me?" asked Amu a bit confused. What was so bad about his mother coming to talk to her anyway?

"Nothing, I just wanted to know that's all." Said Ikuto. "I just needed to make sure she doesn't know…" He looked at Amu again and inwardly, he smiled for some reason. "And that she didn't want you to go away…"

"Ikuto, are you okay?" asked Amu.

"Hm? Yes, as a matter of fact…I am Amu. I'm fine." Said Ikuto.

"Okay…" said Amu.

There was once again a moment of silence when suddenly Utau came bursting inside. She looked panicked and a bit irritated. Ikuto saw her, or rather heard her immediately and asked.

"Utau, what's wrong? Haven't heard of knocking?" teased Ikuto.

"No time for that." Said Utau. She took in deep breaths and she was panting hard.

"What's happened to you Utau?" asked Amu in worry.

"What did you do? Run all the way here?" asked Ikuto concerned now. She was his little sister after all. "What's the rush?"

"You need to hide." said Utau "They're here."

"Who's here?" asked Ikuto. And whoever it was…why hide?

"Ikuto, do it for your own good." Stated Utau "They're staying the night and it's not pretty."

"Utau, what are you talking about?" asked Ikuto.

Utau whispered something in Ikuto's ear and his eyes widened. "What are they doing here now?" he hissed.

"I don't know, but it's for the usual reason I guess. I'm taking my leave tomorrow morning. I want to avoid them, especially him as much as possible." Said Utau harshly. "I do not want more suitors, not now and not ever."

"Ikuto? Utau? What's the matter?" asked Amu. She was getting curious.

Ikuto and Utau snapped out of their slight time of rage and turned to Amu. "Nothing just a bunch of princesses, nobles and suitors is all. Nothing for you to worry about." Said Utau with a smile.

Ikuto looked at his sister and she knew that they had to wait. It was getting late today and he didn't want any more trouble for the night. "We'll talk about this tomorrow." He whispered.

"Okay. Stay near Amu. You know how foul mouthed that family is." Said Utau seriously.

"I wont leave her alone okay. Calm down, do I look like a guy that would do that?" asked Ikuto going back into his old self.

"I guess not, but just...be careful okay?" said Utau. "I know you don't like them here." She stated.

"I will." Said Ikuto.

"Well, good night Amu, sleep well okay. I'll see you tomorrow." Said Utau with a smile.

"Ah, night Utau." Replied Amu with a smile as well.

As Utau left, Ikuto didn't have that much pleasant thoughts in his head. The only thing that kept him happy now was Amu by his side. Utau's news was quite a shock, not a good one. Maybe he should be planning something for tomorrow too. The family that was now in their household was not a welcome guest in his book, he found them annoying and desperate for attention. And their being here can only mean one thing for him and Utau…trouble…major trouble…he was not going to have a good day…

Authors Note: That's it, the next chapter. I hope you guys liked it. Please review and tell me what you think. : D