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Oh yeah, Translated from Spanish to English, some of it, so don't blame me if the dialogue isn't exactly right

Aiko's POV

Something's changing with me; I haven't felt this way since…she was here with me. It's been so long since then. Ania was born and I met the Guardians. Everything that happened was amazing but…

If I brought my hopes up it would only be in vain. Easter owns anyone under the Tsukiyomi name, Ikuto, Utau and me. How long do we have to live like this? How long until we can be free?

"Aiko…?" Ania called.

"What is it?" I waited a few seconds before answering her.

"What are you thinking of?"

I sighed, "Tomorrow its Utau's live concert…and that means…"

"Ikuto and you need to be at the meeting."

"I wish I could talk about it with Amu and the others but…I still can't tell them the truth."

"Why?"

"I don't know I'm scared of what they'll think. I've hided so many things from them. The fact about Easter, who I am, and...I wished they could know."

"You shouldn't be, their…"

"My friends I know…" I put the pillow over my head avoiding anymore questions.

I slide the pillow from my face and turn to see my drawer and on top of it the locket.

Kuukai…would you change the way you think about me?

Please don't, I would never lie to you more than anyone. But...my hands are tied; I don't deserve your trust, nor yours or everyone else's. I'm just a liar from the beginning, but if what you said was true then…

I will keep my promise if it means I can know how it feels like to be free…with everyone…with you.

Suddenly I heard my phone ring. Why now, I don't want to talk to anyone.

I picked up the phone and found a new text message in.

Doing something tonight?

-Kuukai

Souma-kun?

No why?

-Me

Would you come to the park with me?

-Kuukai

To the park…with him…the two of us…alone?

I felt my face get red, "What is it?" Ania asked looking at the message.

"You can't go; Ikuto won't let you leave home this late already."

If I want to be free, why not start now?

Be there in five

-Me

"What?!" she called out loud.

I closed my phone as I went towards my closet and started changing clothes.

"Are you crazy?!" she hissed, "If Ikuto finds out you're sneaking out at…" she faced the clock that marked one fifteen.

"This late?!"

"What he doesn't know won't hurt him," I said finishing getting ready.

I put on a buttoned blue shirt and a black jacket that had a fluffy hood part of white color. I put a black skirt on and my shoes. Lastly the locket, somehow I got use to putting it on each time I went out.

I opened the balcony door and I got out as I turned and waited on Ania as she stared at me.

"Are you coming or not?"

She sighed and came with me as I closed the door behind me. I looked around before jumping from the second floor balcony. I landed on my feet I held my arms together, seems bad night to wear a skirt, and soon I started running towards the park so he wouldn't notice me.

After a few streets I started to walk towards it and soon enough I was arriving at the parks entrance. I looked around and soon I found him seated on a swing looking down.

"Ah, Souma-kun!" I called waving as he snapped out of it and raised his face and smiled a little but not his usual smile and I slowly took back my arm, something was wrong.

I ran up to him and stopped right before him as he stood up.

"Why did you want me to come here?"

"Well…would you seat down for a little bit," he said sitting back down and offering me the swing next to his.

I sat down grabbing the chains with my both hands.

"…Aiko, I wanted to talk to you about some thing," he kept his gaze down at the floor.

"What is it?" I said trying to sound confident for both of us.

"Well, there are two things actually. First would be that I really appreciate you for accepting my present, you know, because we haven't known each other for that long."

"It's okay, besides you're my friend just like everyone else, right?"

"That's the other thing…"

"Huh?" what does he mean?

He suddenly stood up and grabbed my hand getting me up, "Come with me for a little walk."

We began to walk together and as awkward as it felt he still held my hand, "Ah, Souma-kun…"

"Yeah?"

"We're, um…still holding hands," I said feeling the blush comeback.

"Ah! I'm sorry," he called nervously.

"What's wrong with you, you're not acting like you normally would," I asked unintentionally.

"Yeah, about that," he stood in place as he faced me and I met with his emerald eyes shinning with the moonlight, "Aiko…that day, on your birthday, I want to ask you, why did you act like that?"

What…he means the hug?! Oh, great…now what?

"Well, I think I just felt a little too emotional," I said scratching the back of my head, "I'm sorry if at that time you felt uncomfortable with what I did."

Suddenly I felt his arms embrace me as I gazed my eyes wide open in amazement.

"Kuu...kai…"

"That's why…it wasn't that I didn't. The truth is…I liked it," I heard him whisper in my left ear as he slowly leaned his face on my shoulder.

I felt my blush get even redder. Was that just…no it can't be.

"I really never felt like this before. I thought of asking Fujisaki and the other girls but…if I didn't tell you before it would've been very weird for me."

"What…do you mean?" I whispered getting nervous as I felt my heart speed up with every passing second.

"I mean that…" I heard him take a slight gulp as his grip on my back got a little tighter, "What I want to say is that I…"

But suddenly my phone began ringing and the ring tone filled the quiet atmosphere, stopping him. He slowly let go of me as I got my phone and answered it, my face still crimson red.

"H-Hello? Aiko here."

"Having fun out there?"

I squinted, Ikuto?!

"Y-You found out," I asked nervously.

"Course I did, what you expect?"

"Well, maybe that you'll let me go easy for once," I said trying to get away with it.

"Very funny, come home right now, need to talk to you."

I heard him hang up afterwards. I closed my phone and sighed heavily.

"Who was it?"

"My brother, he found out I sneaked out of the house."

"I'm sorry I got you in trouble."

"Don't be, I should've been more careful when I left home."

"Mine let me go because I told them it was a Guardian issue."

"Souma-kun, what were…you going to say."

He nodded a no slowly and gave me a small but warm smile, "Never mind. Want me to walk you home?"

"I'll be alright, thanks."

"Here, let me take you at least half way," he said as I saw his once sadden face return to normal.

"S-Sure."

He walked about two streets before getting home in like five minutes.

"We'll then, see you tomorrow," he called.

"Bye," I said rising my hand slightly.

I started walking away in a different direction from him. Soon enough I've had to face the consequences, Ikuto's short speech. I arrived home opening the door and as I thought Ikuto was in the kitchen getting milk out, waiting for me to arrive.

"How the heck did you find out?"

He point at Yoru childishly blaming it on him.

"Like I'm falling for that one," I said letting myself fall to the couch in the living room and crossing my arms.

"Told you she wouldn't fall-nya."

"Anyways, what were you doing so late at night?"

"None of your business," I tried not to sound pissed off but how could I? He interrupted Souma-kun and I at what could've been the best thing in my life.

"Right," he said sarcastically.

"Hey, be happy I don't say anything about you and Amu," I said trying to fight back.

I heard him starting to chuckled, "You seriously think I…"

"What's so funny, she always talks about you with me every time," I said part lying about the every time.

"Right, so what does she say?" he said following along.

"Like I'm telling, I promised her not to tell any one."

"Okay, a deal then, you tell me and you don't have to say anything about tonight," he wouldn't…

"Really?" I said not believing him.

"Sure."

I sighed, "She told me that she heard you play the violin on Christmas Eve. That she thought that you played with pure and yet sad notes."

She had told me this on the party since everybody now knew that he was involved in the egg hunt.

"Fine then, you better go to sleep you still got Guardian duties in the morning," he said walking up the stairs.

"Yeah," I said going up too and getting in my room.

The Next Day

Normal POV

The next morning the Guardians were at the library helping out with the documents and tidying up the books.

"New Years Live?" Amu's voice called.

"Yeah," Yaya answered, "the new pop idols of this year are preparing a special new years live. Amu-chi, you can come, right?"

"I can come too?"

"Of course! Yaya did her best and got six tickets!" she said holding the tickets up.

"That's great," Kuukai called.

"Nothing's impossible for me," Yaya bragged.

"Yaya-chan's favorite group is P-TUN, right? Nadeshiko said following along.

"That love's already over, now I'm in love with Shou from DARTS."

"Always changing," Nadeshiko called, "On the other hand, I adore the prince of Enka singing; Masashi!"

"This would be the first time I go to a live concert," Amu said, "But I still need to ask Mama and Papa."

"Amu-chan, that girl…" Su said taking a look at the flyer.

"Hoshina Utau, she's going to perform again."

Amu remembered seeing Utau when she found Su and then Ikuto at Christmas Eve.

Tadase noticed the serious face on Amu, "What's wrong, Hinamori-san?"

"Well…"

"Like it's expected from the Guardians!" Nikaidou called scaring Amu, "Even though its winter vacations, you work with such enthusiasm."

"Nikaidou-sensei," Nadeshiko said.

"H-How long have you been there?" Yaya asked shocked.

"But, kids going alone to a concert sounds kind of worrying," he called.

"U-Um…" Amu called.

"However, you don't need to worry. Ta-da!" he called getting a ticket out of his jacket pocket, "Your teacher has a ticket, too!"

"Then, that means you're thinking of…" Nadeshiko said.

"With me, your parents will let you go easily, right, Himamori-san?"

"Go with a teacher?"

Aiko simply stared at Nikaidou with angry eyes turning quickly the other way and getting back to work.

When they finished the six went back to the Royal Garden.

"Then…" Tadase called.

"Utau-chan is friend of Ikuto?" Yaya asked.

"Yeah," Amu answered, "And there's something I'm curious about. I'm starting to wonder what this 'Easter' that Ikuto said is."

"Could it be...?" Nadeshiko said, "The famous Easter Company? The one resident in Japan?"

"If that's so, then…" Tadase said.

"What, what, what?" Yaya said biting her cookie.

"I thought it was unnatural," Tadase said.

He started saying of how lately how many X eggs had been appearing around them. Also the X Charas had been hatching from the X eggs.

"Now that you mention it, I've never seen an X Chara before," Yaya said grabbing another cookie.

"Yeah, they've been hatching one after another," he continued, "So that means…"

"Could it be that those guys from Easter are targeting our school?" Kuukai called.

"Then," Amu said, "Yuki-chan, Yamada-kun, and Maika-chan had X's put on their hearts' eggs?"

"If you think about it, then it all makes sense," Tadase answered.

"I have my suspicions as well," Nadeshiko said, "That girl from before 'Black Cross' she has to be working along side Easter as well to have targeted so many kids from our school."

Aiko took a bite of the cookie she had on her mouth as she solely heard Nadeshiko's words and Ania watched her concerned.

"What's the meaning of it?" Kiseki said crossing his arms.

"Basically, it means the enemy is already around us," Nadeshiko called.

"We must be careful," Tadase announced, "We have to protect everyone's heart's egg!"

Everyone agreed.

That night Amu was laying on her bed as she thought everything over.

"What was Ikuto doing on Christmas Eve?" she thought.

Meanwhile at the Tsukiyomi household Aiko was on her balcony trying to think things out.

"Aiko, are you all right?" Ania asked.

Aiko looked down, "I have to tell them but, every time I feel like they hate Black Cross more and more. I'm really afraid of them changing."

"I told you it's going to be," She was cut by the sudden knock on the door and it opening.

"So how is it going with those little Guardians?" Ikuto asked.

"Nothing we're just going to Utau's concert," she answered sitting on her bed.

He leaned on the door, "Are you going to be able to get out of there for the meeting?"

She nodded, "Don't worry."

"You're thinking too much about something," he said, "What's the matter?"

"Absolutely nothing," she said standing back up, "If you don't mind I would like to go to sleep."

Ikuto just left the room leaving Aiko there.

"Aiko…" Ania whispered.

The Next Night

"All right, Chara Change like this is perfect!" Amu called as she arrived with the outfit Mikki had given her.

"Amu-chi! This way, this way! Hurry!" Yaya called waving her arms around.

"Hey Hinamori! Over here!" Kuukai called too.

Amu ran towards the five, "Sorry to keep you."

"Amu-chi, you're so cute!" Yaya called.

"Yaya's dressed up quite well herself," Amu played and Yaya grinned.

"Hi, everyone!" they heard Nikaidou's voice from afar.

They turned to find him in the crowd, "Sorry for the wait!" and soon tripped.

"Well we weren't really waiting," Amu hissed amazed by his clumsiness.

Inside was crowd as well as the seven were there.

"There are a lot of people!" Amu said looking around.

"Our seats are that way, so…" Nikaidou called.

"Amu-chi go buy some ice cream!" Yaya said with popcorns in her hands and with sparkly eyes, "I'll go buy the octopus balls!"

"Bear with just having popcorn," Nadeshiko scolded.

"Besides look at that line," Amu said.

Suddenly Amu noticed the letters on the popcorn Yaya was holding, "Easter?"

"Really?" Yaya called.

"Look around," Kuukai said, "Over there too."

"It's not just the drinks and food," Nikaidou started explaining, "This hall is also owned by Easter. Tonight's sponsor is Easter, too. By the way, Hoshina Utau's artistic production is backed by Easter. Well then, I have to go the restroom. Please head into the concert hall first," he said walking away.

There was a few seconds of silence when, "Ah, I forgot!" Aiko said out loud.

"What's wrong?" Kuukai asked.

"I forgot to call my brother to tell him at what time he would pick me up. I'll be back soon. Go in without me," she called leaving them.

"Huh? I just realized…Where are Pepe-tan and the others?" Yaya called.

"Now that you mention it…" Amu said.

Meanwhile the little Shugo Charas were having there meeting outside. As usual everyone was minding their own business and not paying attention to Kiseki.

Back with Amu she carried two ice creams in her hand as she walked slowly finally stopping, "I finally bought some."

"Where did everyone go?" she asked, "Or maybe…I'm the one who's lost!"

Suddenly she turned to noticed someone familiar, "Ikuto?"

He was looking at a poster of Hoshina Utau; he closed his eyes and kept walking.

"I'll boldly ask him about what happened on Christmas Eve, and about Easter," she thought and ran after him.

She kept walking and found herself on the storage room where it was very dark, "I thought he went this way, but…"

"My, Ikuto-kun," a female voice was heard calling, "It's been awhile."

Hearing the voice, Amu hid behind a pillar, "Whose voice was that?" she thought.

"I heard, on Christmas Eve, you attacked the outdoor musicians' concert and pulled out their X eggs?" the same voice called.

"Right," a different voice called, "But the one who did that was me."

Amu gasped but in that same moment a someone with a cart came by making the voice unrecognizable as it continued, "Just like always, I made him clean up afterwards."

"W-Was that Ikuto's voice just now? I couldn't really hear," she whispered to herself.

"I heard all the ones you aimed for at Seiyo Academy ended up being worthless X eggs," the female said.

"Anyway, we must obtain the embryo by using all the Easter Company's efforts," another male voice came, "Tonight, I expect you to do well."

"How many people are there? Are they all from Easter?" she thought.

"Don't worry," the first male came, "We still have the powers of this girl. Right, Black Cross?"

"Black Cross?" Amu hissed.

As she was about to turn the corner she heard, "Hey!"

She turned to find one of the staff, "What are you doing here? This place is off-limits to patrons."

"I-I'm sorry!" she called running away and high pitching the last sound.

Ikuto looked over his shoulder recognizing that voice.

"Is something wrong?" the female asked.

"No," he answered.

"She overheard something," Aiko whispered for only him to hear, "Well, being nosy has always been one of her qualities."

"Amu-chi! Jeez, where did you go?" Yaya called coming towards her, "We were looking for you."

Yaya immediately noticed the ice cream in Amu's hands, "It melted!" she called and started crying.

"Let's go, the concert is about to start," Nadeshiko said.

"Right," Amu answered hesitantly.

Afterwards inside the hall concert everybody was all ready seated. Amu and the others were as well.

"I can't wait! I'm so excited!" Yaya told Amu.

"Yeah," she answered.

Amu started overhearing the other kids talking about how Utau was so great and how they wanted the concert to start.

Suddenly the whole hall got dark as the colored spotlights looked around and the announcer came, "Everyone, sorry to have kept you waiting! The New Year's Special Live is now starting!"

Suddenly a few seconds later music started playing as everyone started screaming recognizing the song. Amu just watched in amazement.

The spotlights turned off and when the drums started to play a bright spotlight on the stage opened the view to Hoshina Utau standing in it and a few seconds later started singing.

The Charas were going undercover through the back stage as Yoru appeared and decided to play around with them grabbing Kiseki's crown.

She kept singing at the point were she got to the chorus. Suddenly Amu noticed something.

"Wings?"

As she was finishing the verse she pointed at the audience. Suddenly four children stopped cheering as their hearts' eggs were being extracted.

"No way. Are those…" Amu said watching above her.

"Hearts' eggs?" Yaya asked.

"For real?" Kuukai called.

"Appearing here?" Tadase said.

Meanwhile the Charas were above by the lights. Unfortunately Pepe was playing with the wiring and started to struggle to get free when she accidentally broke one of the wires making one spotlight fall on the stage.

Utau stopped singing as the spotlight shattered on the floor. When Pepe got free the rest of the lights were set off and fell to the stage.

"The concert is canceled due to trouble on the stage!" the announcer called as the crowd rushed to get out, "Everyone, please stay calm and head towards an exit!"

The eggs above stopped glowing and turned into X eggs flying away.

"They've turned into X eggs!" Su called.

"They went outside!" Daichi announced.

"Ikuto's calling me," Yoru called, "Take this back!" he said leaving in a hurry.

"Amu-chan!" Nadeshiko called in the crowd.

"Amu-chi!" Yaya called.

"Amu!" Aiko called.

"Hinamori-san!" Tadase called somewhere else.

"Hey!" Kuukai called.

Outside on the roof of the hall concert Ikuto was there watching.

"I smell X eggs," Yoru called to him, "Let's hurry, Ikuto. If we don't clean up fast, there's gonna be a fuss."

"Got it," Ikuto answered.

Amu ran into the open as she noticed she was lost.

"What is this feeling?" she said turning to the bushes.

There she found the four X eggs, "Useless, useless…"

"X eggs! The ones from before!"

Suddenly one started shaking and cracked a little opened and a little X Chara peeked out, "Labyrinth, labyrinth, butterfly!" it chanted.

"What should I do?" she asked, "Ran and the others are missing, so I can't do a Chara Change or Character Transformation."

Amu noticed something in the shade of the moon and looked up. She noticed Ikuto and Yoru as they Character Transformed. The X Chara startled tried to escape but he grabbed it.

"Was that a Character Transformation?" she thought.

Ikuto turned to show her the egg in his hands as he closed it with force. The other three eggs floated above.

"What do you plan to do with that egg?" she asked; no answer.

"Tell me!" she screamed, "Did you put the X on everyone's eggs? Yuki-chan, Yamada-kun, Maika-chan…Everyone's hearts' eggs."

Silence…

"Did you?" she demanded.

Suddenly Ikuto crushed the X egg with his hands as the pieces fell to he floor vanishing.

"Amu-chan!" Ran called reaching Amu.

"The egg was…" Amu whispered, "The character inside…"

"What will happen to the owner?" she called to him.

She heard from the sidewalk a kid. He was saying hopelessly of how he knew that his dream of becoming a singer was impossible.

"Just so you know," Ikuto finally spoke, "Even if I don't break them, most people break the unnecessary eggs on their own. Those tired-faced adults walking around are like that. They have long since thrown away their would-be selves."

"It can't be," she said, "It really was you. Every bit of it."

He turned, "I hate you," she called.

"I hate you!" she yelled.

The five started arriving towards Amu as she finished.

"Tsukiyomi Ikuto!" Tadase called in anger.

"Look, look! X eggs!" Yaya pointed out.

Suddenly the other three eggs cracked open peeking, "Labyrinth, labyrinth, butterfly!"

"Amu-chan!" Ran called.

"Yeah!"

My own heart

Unlock!

Chara Nari:

Amulet Heart!

The eggs closed and floated above.

"Amu-chan, they'll get away!" Mikki called.

"Got it!"

Negative Heart

Lock On!

She formed a heart with her hands

Open Heart!

The eggs were involved with the white light as they purified and soon after left with their owners.

She looked at them as they left panting and turned to face him again.

"I've decided," she said confidently, "I won't lose to you."

On the roof of the building the whole Easter was there including Utau.

"Hinamori-san!" Tadase called.

"Even if Easter puts an X on everyone's eggs," she continued, "I'll heal them all!"

"Amu," Aiko whispered to herself as she turned to look at Ikuto and putting her head down.

Ikuto simply said nothing and left as so did Utau upon the roof.

After he left Ran dissolved the Character Transformation.

"Amu-chan, are you all right?" Ran asked, "You must be tired of healing three eggs at once."

"I'm okay," she assured.

They all looked up into the sky in exception of Aiko which no one noticed.

"I'll never lose."

At the Tsukiyomi Household

In Aiko's room where the basket and the black tear egg rested looked different.

The egg suddenly started to move as it stood straight. It cracked a little showing only a pair of red-blood eyes like rubies.

"Hee, hee," it laughed mischievously, "She's finally opening up that side she's kept hidden for all this years. Thanks to those Guardians I see the darkness in her heart. Everything is according to my plan. Now the only thing left is to consume the last bit of light inside her."

From Aiko's bag which was on the desk chair three light gems with a one dark one came out. The dark one floated towards the egg.

"So, she's been playing doctor, huh?" it hissed, "Well, why not play with her heart before it happens."

The dark gem was absorbed by the egg as the egg began glowing a dark red.

"It seems that she still lives inside Aiko living on the poor light that those Guardians have been giving her. However, the more she was cured the more I could sense her. Now I can find and turn her the way she's suppose to be, an X Chara."

"Amitsu…"

OMG what the heck happened here!!

Sorry I took so long

Who's this Amitsu and what will the dark egg do?

Fine out next time!