A/N:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaah!
Summer. Thank GOD!!!
(*sighs* Rinmi, get over it.)
I can't, sorry.
Well, Enjoy!!!!
(This chapter will clear things up: For good.)
Btw, Italics- past/ things that already happened.
Or, thoughts.
Chapter Twenty Four
"What's with the noise outside?" My mother asked. I turned my gaze to Shikyo.
"They're going against us! Dammit!"He shouted. "They teamed up with the sorcerers. For god's sake! Have they lost their mind?"
"Who?" I said, surprised by the way he spoke.
"The Crown Empire of Magic. The other witchcraft users. The royal witchcraft family. Even the Alchemists! And the Necromancers!" He grumbled.
"Wait. They're starting a…" I whispered and gulped.
"A war." Mother continued.
My whole body trembled.
A war? At this state?
"Why the hell would they start a stupid war?" I whispered.
"They despise wiccans, Amu. They think people wiccans doesn't deserve to live. They think it's unfair to have the talents that wiccans have." Mother whimpered.
"Damn. Who knows on how many branches of magic will fight against us." Shikyo mumbled.
My whole body seemed to be crushed.
"I'm the.. only wiccan left… am I?" I whispered, not considering the fact that they heard me or not. With my expression, all they could do was nod, with much pity or concern on their faces.
The world seemed to crumble.
Around me , that is.
I was the reason for this stupid war.
Me.
"So, if I die, they'd all stop, right?" I murmured, trying to force back the tears that were already flowing down my checks.
"No, Amu! You shouldn't think of it as that way, okay? Please, don't." Mother said, hugging me tighter.
"So, The Black Magic Department is… siding with you." Shikyo teased and smiled, but his smile was definitely not the smile he was usually wearing. All I could do was nod.
If I was the reason for this war, might as well give it my best shot.
"I'm ready to fight, mom." I said, gripping Kotarou tighter.
"Oh. He's your weapon?" Mother said, raising one eyebrow up. "Your partner has a brother that is a sorcerer?" She asked skeptically. Kotarou sighed and got out of his weapon form.
"I know this might sound weird, Hinamori-sama. But I'm going to say that when they asked me to be a sorcerer, I simply refused, while my older brother accepted." He smiled gently.
"Oh." Mom said, amazed on how he spoke. "With such gentleness and polite, too." She smiled. "How about getting him as your fiancée, Amu?"
"Mom!" I rolled my eyes while Kotarou chuckled. "You do know the fact that you should stop recruiting fiancées for me, I already have a boyfriend, remember?"
"About that.." She said, no humor left in her eyes. She bit her lip.
"Eh?" I asked, confused by the sudden mood swing.
"I—I have to go outside to check on our soldiers. Sorry." She whispered, obviously trying her best to hurry and get out.
"Mom?" I said, my mind going blank.
What did she want to tell me?
" Do you know what she's talking about?" I asked Kotarou with worried eyes. His gaze bore into mine, seeing my worried expression, and he sighed.
"Don't use my weakspot, Amu. I hate being like this." He muttered.
"What weakspot?" I raised one eyebrow.
"Nevermind. Do you want to know or what?"
"I do." I said, ignoring what he said earlier.
"Now think about it, Amu. The people your mother mentioned a while ago. Do you remember them?"
"Yeah. Necromancers, Alchemists, the Crown Empire of Magic, the other witchcraft users and… something about the royal witchcraft family?"
"Yeah. Exactly. Now, remember who was about to be crowned prince?"
"Yeah.. Ikut--.." I was about to say, but reality shot right through me.
I finally get it now.
He was the prince of witchcraft kingdom.
Although he disliked it, he has no choice.
He's going to be crowned as the king.
And now, they're going against their fellow witchcraft users.
Because of me.
Ikuto is going against us.
Because of me.
He's ….
My enemy.
iPOV:
"Ikuto-sama!!!!!!" A familiar voice called. Our butler?
But what the hell is he doing here?
"Why--.."
"No time, Ikuto-sama! There's a war! They've announced a war!" He gasped.
"Eh?" I said. "About what?"
"A wiccan. There is still a remaining wiccan here! They think it's unfair for the wiccans to survive, and they want to kill it."
"Wait a minute. They?" I said, raising an eyebrow up.
"Other witchcraft users sided with them. Including Midori Hinamori."
"Say what?!" Kuukai suddenly said. Kairi's eyes widened.
"Amu's… mom?" Akira murmured.
"She's alive?" Nagehiko asked.
"Most definitely." Our butler answered. "Now, all of you should go back to your kingdoms right away!"
"We can't. We're searching for Amu." Tadase said.
"You mean.. Amu Hinamori, right?" Our butler asked again.
"Yeah, why?" I answered.
"She's… the wiccan I'm talking about." All of us, including Lily's… stared into space as how shocked we have been. My jaw dropped.
"Amu's… the person they want to…kill..?"
"Y..yeah." Kairi said, his glasses dropping to the floor.
Nobody moved.
"Geez. That girl." Kuukai forced a laugh, but he just couldn't.
"I'm teaming up with Amu." Nagehiko was the first one to speak.
"Same here." Lily said.
"Me too." Kairi said, not bothering to pick up his glasses. Kuukai nodded and Akira..
"Well, betraying my kingdom? Here goes nothing." He sighed.
"And me--.." I said, but then our butler cut me off.
"You're not going anywhere. You're the crown prince, Ikuto. You have to defend your kingdom. You have to fight for your kingdom."
And with that sentence, the truth seemed to cut me in half.
So I was..
The enemy of Amu.
The enemy of Amu.
The enemy of Amu.
The words seemed to echo in my chest.
I couldn't get it out.
And with that fact, all I could picture in my mind was the girl I love, beside a person, whom I guess is her weapon, standing right in front of me, going after my life.
It was either I had a good imagination, or either my thoughts came to life.
She was standing in front of me, her eyes staring at me with three emotions.
Worry, Love, and Anger.
A/N:
And soo.. this is the 2nd to the last chap.
Next chapter is the Epilouge.
Next update:
Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.