Chapter 6: A Call For Help

Amu was happy through the weekend. When she awoke Sunday morning, she was smiling. Maybe it felt good to put Ikuto in his place, or it felt nice not to be single, or maybe she was just too tired to pay attention to her facial expression.

She got dressed, brushed her hair, and brushed her teeth. She headed down the steps and walked out of the house, hoping to walk through the city. It was a large place; Tokyo; and Amu wanted to know it a little better than she did.

She walked instead of drove because she was afraid she'd get even more lost in a car. She had her Shugo case around her belt and her Chara were still asleep.

After going to places all day, Amu finally decided to head back to the University. She was sure she knew where she was going. Walking down a sidewalk and crossing the street once brought her about two miles from it. "You guys, will you wake up already?" she said, opening the case. The eggs were still. Amu put a hand to them and they were cold.

"C-come on, guys; this isn't funny," Amu said worriedly. "Guys?" The eggs remained cold and weren't moving. Amu's golden eyes widened as she stepped off into a nearby alley to open the case and take them out.

First she took out the pink egg and examined Ran. She almost screamed and was able to keep from dropping it when she saw the huge, white 'X' over the front. The egg was a darker color than before. All of her Character Eggs were that way now. Amu shook her head in denial. "No! You guys can't be X Eggs!"

She almost started crying. What would cause all of her eggs to become X's? She thought hard about it. "Ikuto!" she realized. She'd been so upset and unsure about herself when Ikuto came around, that it changed her eggs.

She quickly put the eggs into the case again and snapped it shut. She quickly took out her cell phone and speed dialed. "Ikuto! I need you now!" she said, calling the first person to come to mind. "What is it, Amu?" Ikuto asked worriedly over the phone. "It's an emergency!" she replied. "All right, I'll be right there," Ikuto said. Amu hung up. She was about to dial again to tell him where she was, but decided just to hurry back.

"Hey, lookie here," a sleazy voice said. Amu stopped cold. "Well, well, we got ourselves a lost student, huh Rodge?" it spoke to someone else. Two men taller than Amu in black leather jackets came from behind her and stood around her.

Amu gulped. Please don't let them hurt me, she thought desperately. "Maybe we need to show her the way back," one of them said, grabbing her arm. "No!" Amu tore her arm away and tried to run. The other one took her leg and she went falling forward. She stood up and then was grabbed around the waist, forced down to her knees.

"Please! NO!" she shouted hoarsely as one of them unbuttoned her shirt and the other lifted her skirt up.

It was getting late. Amu hadn't returned to the house yet. "You guys think she's okay?" Rima asked worriedly, watching the outside from the window. "I don't know; if she's not home in a few more minutes, we'll call the police. A knock was at the door. Rima stood automatically and thrust it open. A soaked Len stood in the door. It had begun to pour down rain. "Is Amu here?" he asked. "Len, we thought she was with you," Rima said, feeling her eyes swell with tears of worry.

The sound of shoes running through water came and a dark figure ran up into the light of the porch. Ikuto was soaking wet in a black hoodie and some jeans. He bent over panting. "What's the matter with Amu?" he asked instantly, looking up.

"What are you doing here?!" Len shouted. "Shut up! You're my last worry right now!" Ikuto snapped, turning back to Rima. "Something's wrong?!" she gasped, tears rolling down her face. "I got a phone call from her about an hour ago. She said it was an emergency." Ikuto replied.

Rima seemed terrified. "She-she left this morning to head into the city," she sobbed. "You mean she's out there in this—alone?!" Ikuto and Len shouted in unison. "Don't worry; I'll find her!" Len said, turning to run down the steps of the porch. Ikuto bounded down all of them at once, using the advantage of being taller.

"You don't care what happens to Amu! So get out of my way! She's my girlfriend!" Len shouted angrily. That did it! Ikuto threw back his fist and drove it into Len's stomach harshly. Len fell back into the wet rain puddles. Ikuto looked down at him evilly. "You may be her boyfriend, but don't EVER insinuate that I don't care about her. I've cared about her WAY longer than you have and I'm closer to her. So don't try that crap again unless you want to leave here with a broken nose. I don't have time for someone as pathetic as you anyway; I've got to find Amu!"

Len stood up and swung his fist at Ikuto, who dodged it and brought his knee up and drove it roughly into the most sensitive part of his brother's anatomy. Len bent over, gasping.

Ikuto then took off across the grass and back to the parking lot where his car was. He unlocked the doors and was about to jump in when he saw a slim figure limping in the rain. His sapphire eyes widened as he realized that someone was hurt. He hoped it wasn't Amu.

He left the car door gaping and ran for the girl. She stumbled forward, looking miserably up. Her hair was stringy and pulled and her face was pail, her clothes disarrayed greatly. "Amu!" Ikuto ran to help her when she stumbled again. She was hurt badly.

"What's wrong? Who did this to you?" Ikuto wrapped his arms around her gently. "I-I don't know. I was in an alleyway checking my eggs. My eggs. Ikuto, you have to help them; they're not warm anymore and they all have x's on them." Amu started crying. "Amu, what happened to you?" Ikuto said firmer than before.

"I-I was raped, Ikuto." Amu said weakly. The word echoed in Ikuto's head painfully. "Who did this?" he demanded. "I don't know. They were two men in black jackets," Amu sobbed. She buried her face into his shirt. "I'll kill them," he said darkly, holding her tightly.

Rima, Tadase, Kukai, Kairi, Nagi, and Yaya were all in the emergency room's waiting area. Amu had begged them to let Ikuto come with her. She was terrified and upset. No one had ever seen her so scared. Len had been keeping his distance from the other six.

Amu sat in a raised chair in a hospital gown. Ikuto was across the room, waiting for her to be examined. A nurse came in with a silver utensil with a long, spinning knob at the end of it. It had three thin sides beside each other. The one in the middle was thinnest. She had on a surgical outfit and a medical mask.

"All right, Amu, you'll feel a slight cold," she said, lifting the bottom of the hospital gown. Amu shrieked and began crying and screaming. "NO! DON'T TOUCH ME!!!" she screamed. Ikuto jumped into action and went to her side, grabbing her shoulders to calm her down. "Get that thing away from her!" he said sternly to the nurse.

Amu was sobbing. "It's all right, Amu," Ikuto told her soothingly, rubbing her head. "Don't let them near me with that, Ikuto!" Amu said helplessly. "Don't worry, I won't," he said.

Sorry it was short, but a lot happened, so it's sort of hard to start again after something so big. Well, I hope you are enjoying the story so far. Please go and read Jobrolover93's work. She's REALLY good at writing and her story is coming to an end so leave LOTS of reviews and then check out her sequel. You know me, I type and post as soon as I can. It'll be ready by Saturday afternoon at the latest, if not by tonight.