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-I know I said that there would be Amuto in this and I assure you thee is, but it's still a bit of a mix with Kutau.

-A bigger part of Amuto is coming up in the next chapter. :D

-Now this is on the same day that Utau went to town, but it reflects on what Ikuto was doing at the time.

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-Now, on with the Story. Here's the Next Chapter! Enjoy!

Tara, Mai and Questions Why

While Utau was in town, turning her whole situation from bad to good to who knows what, since Kukai showed up and another something about the Misuzawas was cleared up, Ikuto was having his own problems. Utau was right, being with Mai, was killing him on the inside.

As Utau went to the town earlier, Ikuto had been told to keep Mai entertained. He couldn't say no and he was stuck, but unlike Utau, he was able to make a run for it without Mai noticing. She was too busy clinging to him and he heard her say some stuff about their 'future together', which Ikuto thought was ridiculous because they'd never have a future together. He couldn't stand it so he made a slip after the first five to ten minutes of her chattering and went on unnoticed.

Now he was in Amu's room again with Yoru and Tsukasa. He didn't know how long it took Mai to notice he was gone, but he didn't really care. Knowing her, she didn't even know where he was right now.

"Man, I don't know when she's going to find me, late or never? I'd want the option never." Thought Ikuto to himself, as he was worrying that Mai might burst in the room.

"Ikuto? You okay~nya?" asked Yoru as he stared at him confused.

"Fine Yoru, I'm great." He replied with a sigh.

"Ne Ikuto, I thought you had guests coming here?" asked Amu "How come you've been here almost the whole morning?"

"Don't you want me here Amu?" he asked with mock hurt in his voice.

Amu gave him a glare and answered sarcastically "Oh of course I do."

"Aw that hurts Amu." Replied Ikuto.

"Haha very funny." Retorted Amu in return. "But seriously though, why are you here?"

"Well, I'd like it better to stay here. Utau is gone and I'd rather not entertain our guests…" said Ikuto and then "Especially Mai…" he muttered to himself.

Tsukasa started to laugh a bit about Amu and Ikuto's little argument when the door opened. Ikuto's eyes widened and he thought. "Oh come on! It cant be her!"

Luckily, it wasn't Mai, it was her little sister, Tara. "Um…is anyone here?" asked Tara as she slowly opened the door and took a peek inside.

"Tara-chan!" called Tsukasa. "Come in and have a seat."

"Oh!" called Tara in shock as she saw Yoru, Ikuto and Tsukasa there. She was even more shocked when she saw Amu. "I didn't know you had a guest, I'm sorry."

"No Tara-chan, it's completely fine." Said Tsukasa "Come in now." He called kindly.

Tara was still a bit hesitant when Ikuto suddenly spoke "Come inside already Tara, it's fine. No one here bites."

Tara was a bit shocked but nodded then complied. She went inside and sat on a nearby chair. Tsukasa smiled at her and asked. "Now, what brings you here?"

"I was just wondering around the palace alone, since Ryo is out and I heard Mai was looking for Ikuto-san." She explained "She told me to find him, and I somehow ended up here."

"Is she still looking for me?" asked Ikuto a bit annoyed.

"Yes, she wanted to ask Souko-san and Aruto-san, but as you know they went out with father and mother." As Tara said this, Ikuto was thankful his parents decided t have a trip of their own for the day.

"That's true." Said Ikuto and he asked her "Aren't you going to tell her?"

"Tell her?" asked Tara confused.

"Tell her where I am?" asked Ikuto. "She is your sister."

"I know, but I had the feeling she's been with you long enough." Said Tara "She said it's only been a while since you disappeared."

"But Ikuto's been here a bit long now~nya." Said Yoru. Ikuto shot him a death glare.

"Eh?" asked Tara confused. "Didn't you have the whole afternoon with her?"

Ikuto sighed, no use in hiding it now. "Well…no, not exactly. I backed out after the first ten minutes of our conversation. More like, she was the one talking….and I just got bored listening."

"Oh…." Said Tara and then she smiled softly "You're still not comfortable around my siblings aren't you?"

"Um…no?" said Ikuto "No offense on you, but Mai and Ryo are….a bit difficult."

"Yes, I did notice Utau-san's face earlier. She didn't seem to like Ryo still." Said Tara. "I guess some things never change."

"True, and I highly doubt they ever will." Said Ikuto.

There was a short silence when… "Um…" Amu's voice was then heard in the background.

"Oh sorry, I forgot about your guest." Said Tara. She smiled and introduced herself "My name is Tara Misuzawa. A pleasure to meet you….um…"

"My names Amu, Amu Hi-.." before Amu could finish, Ikuto cut in.

"Just call her Amu." Said Ikuto. "She's not comfortable with people calling her by her last name." Ikuto stole a glance at Amu and sighed.

At first Amu was confused, but then she got the gist of it. She was just about to tell some stranger her last name and reveal her identity without her knowing. She slapped herself mentally, kept her cool outside character intact, and spoke "Nice to meet you."

"Oh, Um okay, it's nice to meet you too Amu-san." Said Tara with a smile.

"It's just Amu, I don't really mind." Said Amu returning a kind smile.

"Then you have to call me Tara." She told Amu.

"Of course!" Tsukasa was pleased to see that the two of them got along so quickly. It didn't surprise him much, but that's another thing to e happy about right?

"So? What's Mai doing now?" asked Ikuto out of the blue.

"Still looking for you. I hoped she wouldn't find you." Said Tara. "Have you been here this whole time?"

"Ikuto's always here~nya." Said Yoru, which got him another death glare from Ikuto.

"Oh? That's a bit of a surprise Ikuto-san, even for you." Said Tara with a smile. Ikuto didn't mind her knowing, he knew she could keep it, and he knew about the change she was talking about.

"Yes, it's been a long run for Ikuto-kun and Utau-chan hasn't it?" asked Tsukasa in agreement.

"I can say yes to that, I do hope Utau-san is alright." Said Tara with a sigh "Ryo said he was fully determined to win her heart now."

"Win her heart?" asked Amu "He's a suitor too?"

"Yes he is, my brother has been wanting an arranged marriage with her for years now." Said Tara "But she thinks otherwise."

"He's just blunt, he doesn't get that she isn't interested in him period." Said Ikuto "Same with Mai too."

"Yes, they are like that sometimes, I apologize I their behalf." Said Tara.

"You don't have to do that Tara-chan, you've done nothing wrong." Said Tsukasa.

"And I doubt it would change the way they are. You know your siblings, and I should be the one apologizing for how I treat them." Said Ikuto. He felt bad for making Tara apologize and he meant his apology too, but only to her. He didn't feel the need to apologize to Ryo or Mai at all.

"It's quite alright. I'm surprised you do keep up with them." Said Tara "Sometimes I don't get them too."

"I suggest it would be best if you actually didn't get them." Advised Ikuto. He didn't want another addition of their family being unapproachable and annoyed with. He was satisfied that one of them wasn't like the other two.

"Thanks, but I do spend most of my time alone at home so I don't think I'll catch on." Said Tara with a smile.

Amu was a bit confused about Mai and Ryo. She wanted to know what was so wrong with them that Utau and Ikuto couldn't seem to bear with it, even Yoru seemed to dislike them and she had no idea why. On the other hand, she also thought about how Utau was doing, if she didn't like Ryo and she was stuck with him now, then something must have happened….right?

Meanwhile with Utau…

Amu was right, something did happen, the incident with Ryo and when Kukai happened to pass by. Now that they know that the Misuzawas might have been involved with Amu's current case, they needed to make sure.

Kukai and Utau left the Fujisaki household and headed to the mansion that was supposed to belong to the Hinamoris. Kukai knew that if he wanted info on the people that went to the Yamabukis even just once, he knew who to ask. Once they got there, Dia, as usual, opened the door. They went straight for the garden and met with everyone else.

"Kukai! What are you doing here?" asked Ran "Daichi just left a while ago."

"Yeah I know, he took over for me down at Temari-neesan's place. Sorry about that Nagi." Said Kukai apologetically.

"It's fine." Said Nagihiko with a smile "Now, what brings you here all of a sudden? Surely, it isn't just for a visit is it? It sure doesn't look that way."

"And who's the girl?" asked Rima. She didn't seem to know it was Utau.

Utau was wearing a cloak over her that she'd borrowed from Kukai, luckily they had one. Kukai told her it would be best not to be recognized since Saaya might be home. And they knew it was her, things could get messy.

"It's me, Utau." She told them.

"Oh, disguise?" asked Rima and Utau nodded. "I get it, so no one would know you're here."

"Right." Replied Kukai then he noticed something new that made him ask. "What happened to you Mashiro? You're a mess."

"I've been Saaya's personal slave for now. I'm fine with it." Said Rima calmly. She really was fine with it, but Nagihiko wasn't.

"She's been overworked for weeks now. I guess Saaya just needs to turn her anger out on somebody." Said Nagihiko as he clenched his fists.

"Wow, calm down. I was only asking." Said Kukai.

"I am calm, this is one way to prevent myself from doing something drastic." Said Nagihiko "She's doing too much to Rima-chan."

"Same thing she's done to Amu-chan~desu." Said Su sadly.

"When did you two start to get along so well?" Kukai asked Nagihiko. He knew enough to know that Rima and Nagihiko weren't exactly on good terms the last time.

"It's nothing, can we go back to why you're here?" asked Rima as if she was trying to avoid answering that question.

"Okay fine." Said Kukai "I need to ask you something Dia."

"Me?" asked Dia a bit shocked.

"Yeah, you know the people who come in and out of here right?" asked Kukai. He knew Dia kept track since she was in charge.

"Yes I do. I always make sure I've seen a familiar face before I let them inside, that or I ask." Said Dia.

"Okay, do you know anyone named Ryo Misuzawa? Or anybody from the Misuzawa family?" asked Kukai.

"Oh!" That name shocked Dia and she answered. "I'm not sure what their first names are, but I'm quite sure I've heard that surname before."

"Have they set foot here? Ever?" asked Utau.

"Hmm…now that I think about it yes they have. A few times, when Saaya would go to parties, a girl with that last name would come to pick her up. Mia was it?" said Dia.

"Mia? Or do you mean Mai?" asked Utau seriously.

"Ah yes, Mai. That was it." Said Dia.

"Are you sure?" asked Utau. "You're not mistaken?"

"No I'm quite sure that was it. She was quite close to Saaya." Said Dia. "Why do you ask?"

"Well, has she ever seen anybody that works here?" asked Kukai and then he added "Except for you of course."

"No, I don't think she has. I doubt Miki and any of the others have seen her as well. Whenever she comes here, it's always to pick Saaya up for something and they always go out." Said Dia, she seemed sue enough of what she was saying.

"Fair enough." Said Kukai and he sighed "At least we're sure they don't know that it's Hinamori, so even if they do see her, they're in the clear."

"That's the good news alright." Said Utau. "Now, how do I deal with Ryo?" she asked with a sigh.

"Who's Ryo?" asked Miki.

"Some guy related to Mai, let's just say I am not in good terms with any of the Misuzawa kids except for the youngest daughter." Said Utau. She told them stuff she knew about them and details on some events that happened involving them too.

"Sounds freakish." Said Ran. "He doesn't even sound like a noble to me."

"Trust me, he's a total noble like guy in front of my parents…" started Utau.

Kukai gritted his teeth and continued for her. "And he's a total jerk and a freak on the inside."

"Now you have to calm down." Said Nagihiko with a smirk. Seeing Kukai's expression, he was clearly upset. "You look like you want to rip him to shreds."

"Actually, that I do." Admitted Kukai.

"So, you guys came all the way here to tell us about Misuzawas being involved with Utau?" asked Rima. "There's a bit more isn't there?"

"Well, she could also be related to Hinamori…" said Kukai sheepishly. He must have missed that part of the explanation.

"What?!?" They all asked in unison. Now that, had caught their attention big time.

"Daichi was the one who filled us in actually." Said Kukai. "He saw Ryo by the streets and said he looked familiar."

"Honestly, none of us thought that they could even be connected." Said Utau. "Trust me, that's the last thing I'd want."

"You see…" Kukai started telling them everything Daichi had said in full detail, and when they put the pieces together, things made sense now. "And that's how we ended up here. We knew Dia could have kept track, so we needed to ask to make sure."

"Oh so they played a part in this?" asked Miki a bit shocked. "I've never heard of them though."

"That's because the last time they came to this place was years ago. Ikuto and I were shocked they'd even be back." Said Utau.

"Makes no sense that they'd just show up." Said Ran.

"I'll figure out why soon enough. I just don't know how long I'll hold out being with that person." Said Utau.

"Then just come here until they leave!~desu." Suggested Su "We'd be glad to have you."

"Well that would be nice…" started Utau.

"But?" asked Rima, there was always a but in that and she knew it.

"But….my parents would never allow it." Said Utau.

"Strict policy?" asked Miki. Of course, they were royals after all.

"Unfortunately yes. I don't like it, but I get less freedom while they're here. I don't want father to find out what happened or even Kukai could get in trouble." Said Utau with a sigh.

"No way, he couldn't tell. People saw him do that, not just me." Said Kukai confidently "I' not going to get caught without him going with me."

"True, but it's too big of a risk to take." Said Utau.

"And how's your brother dealing with this?" asked Rima. "You said something about that Mai girl chasing him around right?"

"Yes, but I'm sure Ikuto could handle it. Tara could be there to help. And not to mention Tsukasa-san, Tadase, Kairi and Yoru are on his side." Said Utau.

"Hotori-kun? He's back?" asked Nagihiko "Since when?"

"Oh yeah, I never did mention that did I?" said Kukai "Tadase's here and he seems to be helping out."

"So he knows about Amu right?" asked Rima.

"Yeah pretty much he does." Said Kukai. "They're trying to help as much as they can."

"That's nice, at least we know that Amu-chan is in good hands now." Said Nagihiko. "How has she been?"

"Good actually, her recovery has gone smoothly." Said Utau with a smile.

"I miss her~desu." Said Su sadly.

"Waaa I miss her too Su!" said Ran.

"Come on everyone, we know this is for the best." Said Dia, although she missed Amu too.

As they were talking, a thought came to pass onto Utau and she said it out loud. "I wonder how Ikuto is doing right now?" she asked.

"Why what's wrong?" asked Kukai.

"Hn? Oh nothing, just a thought about my brother, I really do hope he's okay…" said Utau with a sigh…

Back at the Palace, Amu's Room.

Tara stayed and chatted with Yoru and Amu along with Tsukasa. Ikuto kept silent most of the time and hardly said anything. As much as Amu was shocked to admit it herself, she was starting to get worried about Ikuto. She didn't like his silence.

"I'd prefer him being the way he always is. At least say something Ikuto!" she thought with a sigh. "What's wrong with him? On second thought, why do I even bother to care so much anyway? What's wrong with me?!?"

All of them were talking when suddenly the door slammed open. Amu almost jumped from shock and Ikuto quickly paid attention to the door.

Tara's eyes widened as she knew who it was first glance….her sister, Mai. And boy did she look furious! "Mai…what are you doing here?" she asked as Mai entered the room.

"Hmp, I told you to look for him but what do you do? You just go and…" Mai didn't finish when she saw Ikuto in the background and her face beamed with glee.

"Ikuto-koi!" cried Mai happily "I was looking for you? Why'd you run away, such a grouch you are today, mou." She pouted.

Ikuto just gave her a cold glance and spoke "Leave. Now."

"Ikuto-koi?" asked Yoru in confusion. "When was that~nya?"

Mai saw Yoru and she looked at him furiously. "Oh, look who's still here. If it isn't the peasant."

"Mai…watch it….that's not very nice." Said Tara. "Your-san is a friend of the royals."

"Friend? Him? Yeah right? More like slave." Said Mai in disgust. Then she looked at Ikuto and spoke sweetly "Ne Ikuto-koi, let's spend some time together again."

"I'd rather not." Said Ikuto plainly.

"He told you to leave~nya." Said Yoru, who was getting angry himself.

Mai ignored her and then she suddenly caught sight of Amu who seemed to be in a state of shock. "Ikuto…koi? Why does that seem to hurt? Why do I even care in the first place?" Amu asked herself. She didn't notice Mai looking at her.

"Who are you?" asked Mai, disgust could be heard in her voice.

"She's a guest Mai. We should leave now." Said Tara, she wanted to get her sister out of that room. For everyone's sake. "She needs to rest."

"Rest? What's she doing here? Who does she think she is? And what is this an Inn?" asked Mai. She spat this at Amu.

Amu looked at Mai shocked and started to respond after a while. "No…I-I didn't think of it that way, I will be going home soon…"

"Oh? Looks like you're getting a bit too comfortable here." Said Mai "You even took Ikuto-koi's precious time."

"I didn't know he had things to do, I didn't tell him to come here anyway." Amu started putting out her outside character. But on the inside she started to believe a part of what Mai was saying and felt guilty.

"What are you saying then, that he chose to come here? Ha! As if that would ever happen!" said Mai. "Ikuto-koi would rather spend time with me."

"Who are you anyway?" asked Amu, she knew she had no right to talk to Mai that way, but she was not someone who needed pity or insults for that matter.

"Me? In case, you didn't know. I'm Mai Misuzawa. Ikuto's future wife." Said Mai confidently with a huff.

Amu's eyes widened, she felt another pang inside of her too. Tsukasa was staring, Yoru's mouth was wide open and Ikuto stared at Mai too. Tara placed her head in her hands and started wishing for a miracle to happen.

"Ikuto's….future…wife?" asked Amu, it was barely a whisper.

"Yes, and don't you dare call a price like him by his first name. How dare you." Said Mai.

"Mai, maybe it was really Ikuto-san's choice to be here. I mean, she is a guest right?" said Tara getting up from her seat. "Come on ahead Mai, let's go already."

"And why do you think that? Why would anyone in particular waste time with her?" said Mai and she looked straight at Amu.

"Mai, don't say things like that." Protested Tara. She was getting irritated now.

"Anyone with eyes can see that she's nothing special. I mean look at her, she so…" before Mai could ever finish or anyone could react, Ikuto couldn't take it.

SLAP!

Yoru stared, Tara gasped, Amu was in shock and Tsukasa didn't know what to think. This was the first time Ikuto ever hit anyone. Mai stood there wide-eyed and when she stared at Ikuto, his eyes were cold.

"Ikuto-ko…" she didn't have time for that before he interrupted her again.

"Listen here Mai, I don't really care what you think. I don't care if you keep chasing me around thinking that I'll be able to even stand you in your fantasies, but unfortunately for you, that's not happening in real life." Stated Ikuto.

"Ikuto…" Amu was about to say something when Ikuto just went on. She's never seen him this angry, and as much as she appreciated what he was doing, Amu didn't like this side of Ikuto one bit. She was slightly terrified. "His eyes, they're so cold….why? Ikuto…change back…"

"Secondly, don't you ever talk about Amu like that. It doesn't matter to me weather you're a guest. I know when you can go overboard and you better stop, or else." He told her.

Yoru didn't know what Ikuto meant by 'or else', but he didn't bother questioning. He knew his friend was mad, and this has been the first time he's ever been this mad in ages.

"But she…she doesn't even have the right to be here." Argued Mai. "And how come you call her Amu huh? You cant even call me by my first name!"

"That doesn't concern you. Now, I don't know if you heard the first time, but I already told you…leave." Said Ikuto. He was trying to calm himself again.

"But, it's not fair!" she screeched.

Ikuto closed his eyes, and tied to stay clam. "I hate screams, they make my ears hurt you know." Said Ikuto.

"Hai hai." Tsukasa suddenly stood up and went and took Mai's hand. "Mai-chan, I think we should take you to your room now. You must be tired from that walk."

"No, let me go! I need to talk to him, he doesn't understand!" said Mai.

Tsukasa didn't want to go to the extent of dragging her, but suddenly Tadase and Kairi came by to lend a hand. "Hai Mai-san, you do have to go back, you're parents would be worried seeing you worn out like this." Said Kairi with a smile.

Mai was furious but she couldn't do anything, she knew she could get in trouble with her family if she became persistent, especially with Tsukasa there. She shot Amu a death glare and pulled herself away from Tadase and Kairi.

"I'll figure out who you are, just you watch." She threatened Amu "And when I do, I will make you leave." Then she walked away.

All of them stared at Mai and then as Tadase and Kairi came in and shut the door, there was silence. No one spoke for a while until Tsukasa did.

"Alright everyone, I think it's time that we all go to our own rooms." Suggested Tsukasa with a smile.

All the others slowly got up, one by one and started to walk out the door. Tsukasa glanced at Ikuto, who stood still, he gave him a kind smile before completely walking away and closing the door behind him.

Ikuto and Amu were left alone now and both hadn't said a word. Amu was still a bit shocked and bewildered about what had happened and for some reason, Ikuto just wasn't talking.

"I-Ikuto…." Started Amu as she broke the silence.

"…" she still didn't get much of response from that.

"I-Ikuto, just say something." Said Amu. She didn't quite like where the silence was going.

"…" still nothing…

"Ikuto! Come on stop it already!" Amu yelled a bit louder now. "What's gotten into you?" She was starting to feel hurt that he wouldn't talk and tell her anything and at the same time, she was worried.

"..." There were a few more minutes of silence before Ikuto spoke "Gomen….I have to go."

"Matte! Ikuto!" Amu tried to call after him, but he didn't listen, he continued to bolt out the door and leave. And that's when Amu was once again, left alone, but this time…with pain inside…

As Utau got Home…

Utau just got back from the town, Ryo seemed to be there already since she saw him being all grumpy and stomping around the palace. Utau didn't really care. She was happy the way things went and she would want to have had it any other way.

Kukai helped her get transportation home and he even offered to pay for it. Of course, she didn't allow him to, but before she could protest, Kukai had already handed the money to the man that was going to take her home with the carriage rent.

~Flashback!~

Kukai and Daichi had accompanied Utau to grab a carriage rent, as they got there, Kukai seemed to know the guy well. He was pretty popular in town. Utau was about to ask how much she needed but…. "Hime-sama, Kukai already paid for it." Said the kind sir.

Utau looked at Kukai with a glare who just gave her a grin in return. He simply stood there smiling and Daichi was standing beside him.

"Kukai!" she had yelled at him.

"Gomen Utau, demo I don't let a lady pay. Especially since it was my fault he left you here." Said Kukai with a grin.

"But…" Utau was about to protest when Kukai cut her off.

"Come on Utau, it's seriously no big deal." Said Kukai "Besides, I trust these people, none of them would take you elsewhere."

"I'm not afraid. I just don't want you paying for me!" said Utau.

"Well that's that and I wont take it back." Said Kukai "Have a safe trip home okay. I'd be happy as long as I know you're safe."

Utau blushed "Thanks, you stay safe too."

"Sure thing, I have nothing to worry about here. The place is completely safe, I assure you." Said Kukai.

"Okay." Said Utau with a nod.

"Just get on the carriage already. You don't want to get home late do you?" asked Kukai.

"No, I guess not." Said Utau in agreement. "But Kukai…"

"Yeah, what's up?" asked Kukai "Something bothering you?" his voice was filled with worry now.

"No it's not that, it's just…" Utau seemed to have a hard time getting it out.

"You're starting to scare me here. Something bugging you? You know you can tell me right?" he assured her.

"I…." Utau shook her head to assure him that she was fine, but before she got inside the carriage, she smiled warmly, leaned forward and, gave Kukai a kiss on the cheek. She blushed ten shades of red and she told him. "Thanks a lot…for everything."

Then that's when Utau got in the carriage. She waved goodbye to Daichi and soon left. Leaving there a dumbfounded Kukai, a smirking Daichi, and an utterly confused, yet somewhat happy bunch of townspeople, who were starting to tease the older Souma….poor Kukai….

~End Of Flashback~

Utau couldn't help but smile at the memory of it all. She blushed remembering what she did, she didn't really know what came over her to do it, but it's as if her body acted on it's own. She sighed as she walked down the halls to make her way to Amu's room. "I wonder if Ikuto is still there…" she thought.

As if to answer her question, she suddenly saw Ikuto and he just passed her as if she wasn't even there. Utau turned around to make sure that was Ikuto and sure enough it was.

Utau started to feel something was odd. Instead of walking, she started to quickly make her way to Amu's room. "Something happened, and I don't like it…" she told herself. "Maybe it could just be a coincidence, but I have to make sure she's okay."

Utau tried her best to think positive, to convince herself that nothing was wrong, but the more she saw Ikuto's pained face in her head as they passed by, she couldn't shrug the thought off.

She quickly went into Amu's room, even forgetting to knock on the door because of her worry. She then saw Amu on her bed. At first in looked normal and she sighed, but then she noticed….

The tears that were starting to flow down Amu's honey eyes…

"Amu?" asked Utau as she went to comfort her. "Why are you crying? What happened?"

"I-I don't know." Said Amu

And truly, she didn't know, she didn't know why it hurt when Ikuto left her there. She didn't know why tears were streaming freely down her face, she didn't even know when Utau got there. Amu couldn't put it together. The tears, pain and sudden bluntness, what was happening to her?

"What did you do Ikuto?" Utau thought to herself, as she continued to comfort Amu. Utau was only sure of one thing for now, whatever happened hurt both Ikuto and Amu and she had to know what.

"What could have happened that's causing Amu to cry subconsciously, and she didn't even know why?" Utau pondered on this. And she heard Amu whisper something like…

"Why? Why did this happen…" she mumbled…

The question is…why indeed? What was going on? Are Ikuto and Amu going to avoid each other now? Utau couldn't let that happen, she was going to figure things out, no matter what it takes!

Authors Note: That's it. I hoped you guys liked it. Thanks so much for all the reviews. Please Review and tell me what you guys think of this chapter. Thanks so much! :D You guys are the best.