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Aiko's POV

I still wouldn't be able to sleep. I turn towards the clock in my room, 5:30. Every time it was getting worse. I would get up earlier and earlier over and over. Could it be because of the egg? No, it wasn't that. What's wrong with me, I've never been like this since…

What was the point, remembering would only make it worse.

But…I do recall what she used to tell me.

If your sad and don't seem to find any comfort, don't worry. Gather that handful of courage in your heart and keep walking forward, as you turn you sadness into happiness. When you see that path clearly there might be confusions but you'll have to believe and have faith. Let's try now, nee?

Then I felt something run down my cheek. I rubbed it and looked at my moistened finger.

Was I crying?

That was something I rarely did now a days. I never thought that I would cry because of her departure. After all it was I who let go. I just wouldn't listen. I started to get ready for school and woke Ania up. Somehow, I think that every time I don't get sleep she does somehow. Oh well, she's always been the one with the morning problem.

Nobody's POV

"So, you see," Nikaidou called to the class, "The fun-fun winter vacation is starting tomorrow."

The whole class started cheering and screaming.

"Christmas surprises and New Year's events are coming," he continued, "So don't act without restraint."

"Okay!" the whole class called.

"Also, take care to avoid any accidents, right, Himamori-san?"

Amu suddenly came to her senses.

"Accidents can happen at any time."

"Yeah," she answered, "But anyway, why is he asking me?"

At the mall, Nadeshiko, Aiko, and Yaya were waiting for Amu to arrive so they could start their Christmas shopping.

"She's here! Amu-chi!" Yaya called noticing Amu.

"Sorry, were you waiting?" she asked.

"It's fine. We just got here," Nadeshiko said.

"So then how about we start," Aiko suggested.

"Yeah! Going out of town is exciting!" Yaya called, "What'll we do? Where'll we go? What'll we eat?"

"Today's goal is to do the shopping for tomorrow's Christmas party," Nadeshiko reminded her.

"It seems like you completely forgot," Temari added.

"No! Let's play! Let's play! Games, karaoke, bowling!" Yaya cried.

"Don't worry we'll have time for everything," Aiko reassured.

"You can't."

"Oh come on Nadeshiko," Aiko called.

"Nadeshiko, you're being mean!" Yaya cried louder.

Amu giggled and then Su turned to see the music video of am idol and then she remembered.

"Big trouble!" she called.

"What's wrong, Su?"

Mikki then noticed it too as Amu and Ran did.

"That girl is…"

"The one from before," Ran finished.

Yaya and the other two turn to see what Amu was staring at, "Hoshina Utau."

"You know her?"

"Of course. She's great. She was originally a model, but her debut album is already number one. It's definitely a huge hit."

"The question is…will it last?" Amu turned to Aiko's small whisper.

"We should get going," Nadeshiko announced.

"Let's go!"

"I thought she was a pretty girl, but…knowing that she's famous is surprising," Amu thought,

Meanwhile on a dance lesson, Utau was practicing.

"Stop! Stop! Stopping!" her coaching called, "That was very, very bad dancing! That was completely wrong, Utau-chan!"

"The motions were perfect, even the rhythm," Utau argued.

"That is for sure," the coach held up a finger, "But your dancing has no soul. A dance without soul will not be able to captivate the audience's heart!"

After a long day of practice, Utau was sitting on the floor on a corner resting.

Then her manager came close to her, "I've told you that there's not much time before your live performance. It'll be troublesome if you're at that level. I thought I told you this was not a game. Work hard for the Easter Company. That's what was in your contract. Just singing and dancing the way you want isn't enough."

Utau didn't answer.

"I see, I guess it doesn't matter what happened to Ikuto-kun."

Utau gasped at his name. She then stood up and started walking, "One more time, please."

"Wow, you're finally motivated to do it! I'm so happy! Such a cute girl."

Meanwhile at the Easter's building Utau's manager was with he boss, "The CD sales were higher than expected. The project is progressing favorably. Her singing has a special power. I'll be able to find the embryo soon."

"However…" the man said, "Doesn't that girl, Hoshina Utau, have many issues to deal with?"

"Her problems are the same as most girls' her age. I'll be in control. You have nothing to worry about."

"Hi there," Nikaidou said as he enter the room, "Sorry for being late. Even though it's Christmas, I still have to go to work. Being a teacher isn't easy either."

"Yuu, don't use that character outside the school," the lady called.

"It's already a habit."

"Calling yourself a teacher, even though you hate kids…"

"Everything is part of the plan. In order to efficiently collect eggs from weak children…"

"Actually, the embryo is a special egg. It should be hiding in a child with overflowing dreams and aspirations. That is why my Utau will come in handy."

"I still do have that girl infiltrated at the school, collecting all the black tears as a last resource. I will be the one to find the embryo."

"Even though you keep failing? No matter how much you keep trying, you won't find it. Using those slow methods of yours…"

"That's enough. The methods you both use are of no consequence. The sooner the better. Find it for our lord."

"Leave it to me, Boss."

"I will surely deliver the embryo to our lord."

"Oh, no! If we're not home soon, we'll be in trouble," Amu called running towards her house.

"Hurry, Amu-chan!" Ran cheered.

"Go for it-desu!" Su added.

"At times like this…special move: shortcut!"

At another part, in the meadow of the park, Aiko sat waiting.

"Where are you?" she said sitting down.

"Looking for me?" Aiko brought her head up looking straight at Ikuto.

"Don't play around!" she said standing up.

"Yeah, so why did you need me?"

"I don't know…I think I just wanted to hear that song again. Just so I wouldn't feel so lost. I know it's been a long time since then, but…would you, please?"

"Are you sure?"

Aiko nodded, "Just…I feel so bad for lying to the guardians. I don't know how to end this pain in my heart. It's just so…"

"Overwhelming..."

"Yeah."

Ikuto sighed, "Just for a little," he said getting his violin out, "After that you go straight home."

Ikuto started playing the song that he usually played. Aiko went to sit back down and listen. Her eyes were completely close; as if asleep.

"It's almost like if she were here once again," Aiko thought, "Her harp was so full of emotions to show, sadness, happiness, loneliness, sorrow, many things that I've experience so far except for one."

Ikuto stooped as he finished playing.

"Thank you…I'll be leaving then."

"Sure."

Aiko then left towards her house as Ikuto was left alone at the meadow. He raised his violin and started playing the same melody again.

Meanwhile with Amu and the others, thanks to her shortcut they got lost.

"Looks like we're lost," Amu called, "What'll we do?"

"Don't tell me. You have a poor sense of direction?" Mikki said.

Suddenly Amu heard something. A slight noise that was barely heard.

"What is that sound? An instrument?"

"It's a pretty sound-desu."

"Let's go see," Ran called.

"Yeah."

"If we don't go home soon, we'll be…" Mikki called.

Amu followed the sound and found herself in a park full of people singing, playing, and others listening.

"Incredible!" Ran said.

"A live outdoor show, it seems," Mikki recalled.

"What an atmosphere. Everyone is having fun," Amu thought, "But the sound I heard was different from these. The sound I heard was…"

Then she heard it again.

"That's the sound," Amu called running towards it.

"Wait, Amu-chan!" Ran called and followed.

"Just a little farther," she thought.

She kept running and found herself at a place were no one was, only the sound that she heard and the one playing it.

"I-Ikuto?"

Aiko's POV

I kind of felt better now, after hearing Ikuto's violin I felt a little better.

"Hey, are you really that engulfed with the Guardians now?"

"Why do you ask?"

"You've really made some friends now with them. It is normal that you feel bad for lying to your only friends."

"Maybe."

Suddenly Ania flew in front of my face and that made me stop.

"Liar…"

"W-What?"

"You're lying…you may be able to deceive your brother and sister. You may be able to deceive the Guardians and myself. But there's someone you'll never be able to lie to...your own heart."

"My own…heart?"

"Believing isn't enough for you, right?" I whispered her words for only Ania to hear me, "A song that resides deep inside one's heart. The only melody that you'll never forget. A tune full of joy, wonders, wisdom, courage, and power. It is there so that when we forget to speak with our own voices it will come to surface. Each melody of each child is different and can only be heard by those who understand what it truly means 'to be free'."

"A melody only heard by those who know what true freedom is," Ania continued.

"You know, it won't be long before I tell them of who I am."

"What do you mean?"

"I've finally decided…I'll tell everyone of my family and who I am. I'll have to tell them about Black Cross too. But I know that they'll understand. It's like you said…their friends of mine and I'm theirs."

I started to giggle and Ania noticed.

"What's so funny?"

"You know I've been having this pretty dream lately…we're all there. I'm there, Ikuto and Utau are, Kuukai, Tadase, Yaya, Nadeshiko, and Amu. We're all inside the Royal Garden having fun. Utau is fighting with Amu, Ikuto acting all lonely, and all the Guardians happy. Everyone was very happy and enjoying themselves. That dream right now is my dream, but someday I know it'll be everyone's dream, don't you think so?"

"Aiko…"

"Well we better hurry home before he gets there."

"Yeah."

Nobody's POV

The next morning Amu woke up to find Ami singing this song while Mama and Papa were with her. Amu noticed that the song Ami sang sounded familiar. She went towards the table and found the CD of Hoshina Utau; Meikyu Butterfly.

"Now that I remember…" she thought, "Maybe she was Ikuto's girlfriend?"

Meanwhile at the roof of the Easter building Ikuto was taking a nap while Yoru played with a ball.

"Back, front," Yoru said, "Back, back one more time, front! Back, front."

Ikuto raised his right hand and let a chain dangle as a key exactly like the Humpty Lock. Then he remembered the words Amu had said about his music. That his notes were a bit sad, but really pure.

"Thinking of her?" Utau said as Aiko followed next to her.

"Of who?" Aiko asked.

Utau faced Aiko as if she could kill her with her gaze.

"The girl whose lock fits your key?"

Ikuto sat up as Aiko came up front him, "Who?"

Ikuto didn't answer her, "Not really."

"Always so reserved right?" Aiko called stepping back and sitting on a metal bar.

"Ikuto…" Utau called.

"Back," Yoru called and turned to face Utau sitting with him as she embraced him.

"Ikuto, I have a request," she said, "I want to meet you tonight, no matter what, because it's Christmas Eve."

Ania gasped, "But today is…" but was cut by Aiko's hand as she covered Ania's mouth.

Suddenly Utau's phone began to ring. She stood up and answered the message.

"Work?" he asked.

She sighed, "Yeah, lately I've had less and less free time. I think I'll be able to escape at eight. I'll be waiting. I'll be waiting, so you have to come." she repeated as she left.

"She has a lot of things in her mind, huh?" Aiko said standing up.

As Utau ran she found Nikaidou behind the roof entrance.

"A Christmas Eve date?" he said, "Sounds romantic."

Utau simply ignored him and walked away. With Ikuto and Aiko, Ikuto had stood up and had gotten his violin from the floor.

"That bravery brings me to tears," Nikaidou called coming forward the both of them, "That girl will do anything just for you. No matter what bad thing may it be, she'll do it all by herself.

"Nikaidou…" Aiko whispered.

"Are you planning to be so cold with her always? Tsukiyomi Ikuto-kun? That girl has fallen into darkness because of you. Hurry and realize it for yourself," he put Ikuto's shoulder and quickly Ikuto shoved it off.

Nikaidou saw as Ikuto and Aiko left.

"Ikuto?" Yoru called floating over.

"I'll make him work hard for me. Maybe only for me."

Meanwhile at Seiyo Academy that afternoon all the Guardians were preparing for the celebration. A Christmas tree had being put up and many decorations too. At that moment the six were putting the table together.

"Yaya put it up better," Kuukai called.

"Kuukai don't worry about that?" she answered.

"The food that everyone brought from their houses will make an extravagant feast!" Nadeshiko said.

"At that field we depended greatly on Hinamori-san," Tadase called.

"Yeah, everything looks good," Aiko called.

"I had Chara Changed, so I think it was mostly Su's help."

"Ta-da!" the three charas called showing the finished cake.

The other five charas gasped at the wonderful cake.

"Amazing! It must be delicious!" Daichi said.

"The cake was made by Su," she said.

"That's great Su!" Ran cheered.

"I was in charge of the design," Mikki said.

"That's great Mikki!" Ran called.

"And what did you do, Ran?" Pepe asked.

"Cheer!"

"I knew that was it," Daichi said.

"All right, everything is set up," Tadase called.

"That's right, shall we start?" Nadeshiko suggested.

"Wait a minute! Yaya brought something good." Yaya called.

Suddenly Kuukai had this costume of a deer on, "Is this 'something good'?"

"It's fun, right?" Yaya called as she wore a pink rabbit outfit next to Nadeshiko who wore a Santa girl outfit and Aiko with a green elf girl outfit.

"Yeah, like this tension is gone, isn't?" Nadeshiko said.

"You think?" Aiko asked.

"Yaya's plan to enjoy Christmas is a success!"

"Wait a sec, your rabbit costume has nothing to do with Christmas!" Kuukai called.

"Jump!" she said playfully.

"I don't want to have the same costume as Kuukai," Amu called, "I don't want to be dressed like a boy."

"But you look so cute," Nadeshiko said.

"Yeah, unlike me, it fits you good, Hinamori," Kuukai added.

"S-Seriously?"

"I bet you have tons of deer powers and you'll save Santa in a shot."

"Why am I…?" Tadase asked blushing, "A lion, I think."

"How pathetic, Tadase," Kiseki said.

"It's because Tadase is the king, it fits you good." Yaya answered as Amu stared and Kuukai, Nadeshiko and Aiko giggled.

"Yeah! Yeah!" Amu answered all happy.

"Your not suppose to fall for such things," Mikki told her.

"But, it's embarrassing," he said.

"We're all a little embarrassed," Nadeshiko cheered.

"You look too excited!" Kiseki protested.

"Well," Kuukai said, "Talking here endlessly won't take us anywhere. Let the party start!"

"Set! Ready!" everyone said, "Merry Christmas!"

They all started the party. Yaya and Nadeshiko were eating. As well as Kuukai and Tadase were drinking juice and soda. Afterwards Nadeshiko helped Amu cut the cake. All the shugo chara had a piece of Su's cake too. Then, Amu became Amulet Spade and conducted the shugo chara as they caroled. Then she became Amulet Clover and started serving drinks and everything. Lastly she became Amulet Heart and sang songs.

All the guys were watching as Amu sang, with Nadeshiko, Tadase and Aiko sitting down and Yaya and Kuukai standing. Suddenly Nadeshiko remembered what she was supposed to remind.

She came close to Kuukai, "Nee, Souma-kun don't you have something to give to someone?"

"Huh?"

She glanced over to Aiko who was clapping at the rhythm of Amu's singing.

"That's right!"

Nadeshiko went over to Aiko, "Hey, Souma-kun wants to talk to you outside the Royal Garden."

"Me? What for?"

Nadeshiko just whispered to her, "You'll see."

Aiko stood from her sit and walked towards the door and went right outside.

"Hey," Kuukai called as he waited outside without the deer outfit.

"Souma-kun," she said walking towards him, "Nadeshiko said that you wanted to talk to me."

"Yeah actually I wanted to give you something."

"Give me…something," she repeated as she didn't notice that her face had grown red.

He got a box of regular size colored white with a blue sapphire ribbon on it from his back and handed it over to her, "Merry Christmas…Aiko."

Aiko gazed the box and grabbed it, "May I?"

"Of course."

Aiko began to untie the ribbon on the box and opened it. Suddenly on her face grew a big smile for she recognized the object inside. She looked up to Kuukai who was smiling at her. She then got a small white and gold colored music jewelry box; the same box that she had seen at the Christmas store.

"This is for me?" she asked still very amazed.

Kuukai nodded, "It's your Christmas present."

She gazed deeply into it.

"And," he added catching her attention, "You have to open it to find your other present."

"Other?" she opened the box as it started playing the same song and she noticed something familiar inside. She cupped it with her right hand and let the chain of it dangle showing a gold locket in a diamond form.

"Isn't this…?"

"Fujisaki told me that you liked that locket so I decided to get it for you. You know, as you birthday present."

Aiko smiled holding it close to her, "Thank you."

"Here," he said coming close to her and grabbing the locket and opening it, "See?"

"It's…everyone," she said.

"It's so you have us anywhere you may go," he grabbed the chain and put it over her head and on her neck; closing the locket at last.

Aiko grabbed the locket and held it in her hand. Suddenly she went towards Kuukai and hugged him from below his arms.

"Thanks, really thank you…Kuukai."

Kuukai just smiled and slightly hugged her back with his arms. They suddenly heard a lot of clapping inside and soon they had let go of each other.

"We should go in already," Kuukai said.

"Yeah."

They both went in and then some hours later the party had ended.

Meanwhile at the Easter recording studios Utau was ready to leave.

"Wait a minute, Utau!" her manager called.

Utau kept walking forward with no sign of stoping.

"There's still some time of practice! Wait!"

She didn't look back and thought, "Ikuto!"

"Utau! Seriously…"

After cleaning everyone had gone home. Aiko had arrived at nine, knowing that Ikuto would usually arrive at ten or eleven. She walked towards her room and turned the lights on. She threw herself on her bed and then reached for her locket and opening it to see the pictures again. Then she just smiled; she was overflowing with happiness.

"Aiko! Look!" Ania called all happy.

Aiko stood up and went towards her dresser where she had put the music box and her mother's box. She noticed that there was a box of black and a red bow and on top of it was a folded note. She picked up the note and read it.

Here's something for you. Consider it a present for both from both of us.

-Ikuto

She looked over to the box and opened it and found a ribbon of gold and white color with a heart of diamond on it; a hairpin. She picked it and her face was all smiling.

"Thanks…Everyone."

Aiko suddenly cupped her hands together standing straight.

"It's just for a bit longer, Utau…Ikuto…please."

Meanwhile with Amu and her Charas, they were still on the way home.

"The party was fun!" Ran said.

"Yeah, very cheerful," Mikki added.

"Tadase as a lion was very cute," Su added.

"Y-You think? Are you sure it was?" Amu said very stubborn.

"I even thought you were happy," Mikki called.

"Shut up!"

Ran giggled but suddenly felt a strange presence.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm feeling the presence of an X egg."

"Really. It's very big."

"I have a bad feeling about this-desu."

"Let's go."

They ran towards the same park from the day before. Right there they saw the X eggs that had gathered from the musicians.

"The X eggs are…All these?"

She walked forwards slowly watching her every step.

"And everyone was having so much fun yesterday."

"Amu-chan!" Ran called pointing towards something.

Suddenly Amu recognized who was standing facing them with his back as he was surrounded by X eggs and he looked over his shoulder.

Amu gasped, "Ikuto?"

Meanwhile, Utau was in front of the Christmas tree of the mall waiting. She looked at her wrist clock that marked 8:20.

"Ikuto."

Then snow started falling down.

Amu coming to her senses charged forward.

"Don't come!" Ikuto screamed and Amu stopped.

"Don't come near me."

"Ikuto."

Suddenly from his back came a black ray of power and charged towards Amu who covered her face. Ikuto simply stared and immediately turned away and leaving. The ray disappeared and Amu opened her eyes.

"He's gone," Ran said sadly.

"The X eggs are gone too," Su added.

With Utau still waiting sadden, "Ikuto…"

Ikuto was passing by this church that had its bells ringing. He stopped to face it and then looked up into the cloudy sky. Somehow Amu and Utau had heard the bells two.

So how was it

I know it's boring cuz I jst retell the episodes but once I get closer to the fight with Nikaidou I use more of my own okay

So hoped u like it