Chapter 10: A Car Crash!

Amu almost jumped when two hands slid down over her eyes. "Guess who," someone whispered. Amu smiled. "Ikuto," she said.

"That's right; and you found me. You know what that means," Ikuto said quietly. Amu gulped in dread. "It's time for your prize,"

"I don't—" Amu turned and saw the look in Ikuto's eyes and realized something. He caressed the sides of her face and then kissed her for a long time.

Len stood behind a tree not too far from Ikuto and Amu. He hadn't been able to get rid of the girl by dating her and gaining trust, nor had he been able to by hiring thugs to scare the hell out of her. She was supposed to have died and been beaten to death by those two. Maybe they took pity on her as a girl.

Whatever; he had to get rid of her now. Ikuto would just be in the way.

Amu leaned against Ikuto. "I'm sorry about the other night. I was just so mad and afraid I might lose you to someone else." she said. "You don't have to ever worry about that happening." Ikuto assured her.

"I feel so safe around you for some reason," Amu admitted. "Why are you here, anyway? How'd you know I'd send you a chat request?" she asked. "I'm just good like that," Ikuto replied. He hugged her closer.

"Amu, are you sure?" Ikuto asked as Amu led him to her bedroom. She only nodded. She let him in and then shut the door behind her, locking it, to make sure no one would come in.

"Aren't you afraid your friends would hear us?" he asked. "They won't," Amu replied.

The next week went by VERY fast. Amu was always in a dream state, thinking about one person. "Hinamori?" the literature teacher said, wanting Amu to read. "Hinamori." she repeated, turning from the black board. Amu had her head resting in her palm and was looking into space. "Hinamori Amu!" Amu snapped out of it and looked up.

"What?!" she asked irritably. "Read Jabberwocky for us," the teacher answered, giving Amu a stern look from behind her glasses. Amu stood up and held the small copy of Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. (Disclaimer on that too!)

She read:

"One, two! One, two! And through and through

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

He left it dead and with its head

He went galumphing back!

""And hast though slain the Jaberwock?

Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

Oh frabjous day! Calooh! Callay!"

He chortled in his joy."

"Thank you, Miss Hinamori." the teacher said sternly. Amu sat back down, feeling like the gayest person ever after reading that, despite the fact she was female.

After school, Amu went back to the house and neglected to change as she went straight to her computer. She checked the time first, then she set out her sketch book on the printer copying machine. She closed the lid after turning to the page she wanted.

She scanned it and then the design came up onto the screen. Amu pasted it on an email and sent it to Ikuto. He would send it to a seamstress and then Amu would oversee the project as her designs became real fabric.

Amu went downstairs and sat on the couch. She switched it to E News. (Once again, I don't own it!) A short woman with brown hair and blue eyes stood in front of Easter. Amu sat straight and watched intently.

"Good evening and hello, I'm Trisha Takamodo. We are here in front of Easter Music and Records. The rumors about the vice CEO, Tsukiyomi Ikuto, dating the student, Hinamori Amu, have been verified this morning when this photo was sent into E News!" she said. Amu blushed, thinking of what had gone on a week before.

A pretty-good-sized square appeared by Trisha's head with a picture of Amu in Ikuto's arms outside of the rental houses. It was a pretty good quality photo, so they had to have been close, but she hadn't seen anyone else.

"This video of Hinamori Amu taking Tsukiyomi Ikuto into the house she rented on campus has just been submitted onto the E News website! We'll play it for you," Trisha said.

Amu dreaded what it would show. Amu had Ikuto by the hand and she opened the door, both of them going in. She blushed furiously. "Only the two lovers know what went on inside that night, but the viewer who sent the picture and video said he thinks that Miss Hinamori lost her virginity." Amu almost screamed. How do these people find this stuff out??!!

receiver She pushed a pillow into her face. "I can't BELIEVE this!!" the sound was muffled as she screamed. How did they know what went on???

Amu's back pocket began vibrating and she pulled her pink i-phone out and the screen said; Incoming call: Ikuto .

She slid it up. "Are you watching this?" she asked miserably. "Yeah; how do they know this stuff? I'm really sorry, Amu. I'll deny all of it and make sure you're not pestered by paparazzi." Ikuto said. "No; just leave it alone. If we go to extremes to deny it, they'll figure out we're lying," Amu said. "Right. I'll talk to you tomorrow, okay?" Ikuto said over the phone.

"Bye. I love you," Amu said. "Love you too." Ikuto said, and then Amu hung up.

Rima came downstairs, gaping. "A-Amu-chan…" she started, in shock. "Hi, Rima…" Amu said, feeling awkward. Rima suddenly had her hand forcibly on Amu's shoulders, shaking her. Rima's blond bangs fell back into place. "Tell me the truth; did you and Ikuto…?" she asked sternly. Amu blushed and looked aside. "You did! Didn't you!??" Rima shouted, her honey brown eyes showing the hurt. She was obviously angry with Amu for not trusting her with that big of a secret.

"Yeah, Rima, I did!" Amu said angrily. "Is something wrong?! I'm an adult now and at least I'm acting like it!"

Rima bit her lower lip. "I know, Amu-chan, I just don't want you to make a mistake." she said. "I won't. But you have to keep your mouth shut about all of it. You know nothing and I did nothing, got it?" Amu said. Rima nodded. "Your secret is safe with me, Amu-chan."

Amu and Rima got into the white Jeta (DON'T OWN THAT EITHER! Disclaimers are annoying!) they shared as their car and began heading for wherever they would end up.

"I don't know; you're driving," Rima replied when Amu asked where they were going. Amu sighed. "I want to go home." she said.

"Pull over and let me drive." Rima said. They stopped and switched and began driving the other direction.

"Careful Rima!" Amu said as they neared the large business building of Easter. Several cars were flying and some weren't being careful of where they were headed. Rima jerked out of the way of an on-coming car. "Amu-chan, I don't like this intersection." she said.

Three black cars had been following them since they had entered it. Amu was watching them suspiciously in the rear view mirror. "I don't either, Rima."

About five minutes, when traffic was a little better, Amu noticed only two black cars followed now.

"Rima, there are some people following us in black SUV's. Be careful, because, when there were three before, now there are only two." Amu wanted her driving friend. Rima nodded and continued driving while looking both ways before pulling in front of Easter's building. "What are we doing here, Rima?" Amu asked, undoing her seatbelt.

Rima was about to undo hers when Amu looked ahead and behind them. One SUV was driving full speed towards the front, one at the back, and one at the side Rima was on. "RIMA, LOOK OUT!" Amu screamed, pressing Rima's hand back down to keep her seatbelt on and jumping across Rima's lap to soften the blow.

In a mix of crashing and bending metal and breaking glass, the Jeta was smashed. Rima had a headache and looked down, horrified, at her lap. She saw Amu's back and her head in the side of door, wrapped around it from the crash. "Amu-chan!" she screamed, tears flowing down her face as she struggled to move. She was trapped and both hers and Amu's blood flowed over her lap. Rima's legs were trapped under the now bent steering wheel and the metal from the floorboard was cutting deeper into her shins every time she tried to move.

The front and back windshields were shattered. Not a window was in one piece. Blood went around Amu's neck and stained her pale back. Rima was in a panic attack. Her arms were pinned down by Amu's body and she couldn't move her or they'd both bleed to death.

Crying, she tried to breathe. "SOMEONE HELP!" she screamed hoarsely. "She's going to die!" she screamed again.

Amu was obviously unconscious. "Hang in there, Amu-chan! I'll get us help!" Rima promised. "Someone please!" she screamed once again at the top of her lungs. She could feel herself getting weaker. People started coming out from buildings, stores, restaurants, and even out of Easter. Ikuto was one of them.

"PLEASE HELP HER! SHE'LL DIE!" Rima screamed once again, crying. Ikuto was like a jet to get to the car. "Rima! What's the matter, who's going to die?!" he said. Rima couldn't talk, she was so upset. "Rima, what happened here?" Ikuto asked.

"Three cars; they rammed all sides," Rima was able to say. "P-please, Ikuto, get an ambulance. Get Life Flight. She'll die if she stays too long like that." Rima said, crying.

"Rima, who's going to die?" Ikuto said sternly. Rima's face twisted in pain as she began to sob and cry. "Look d-down. I-I can't say it." she sobbed.

Ikuto looked into Rima's blood-covered lap to see a body, also bleeding. The head wasn't visible but the door was wrapped around it from the inside. His eyes widened. "Rima, who is that? How'd she get over here?!" Ikuto asked. "It's-it's," Rima broke into tears and sobs again.

Ikuto had no idea who it was. He needed to help them though. "Rima; I need to know who that is." Ikuto said. Nothing could prepare him for the shock or horror of the answer he received. "It's Amu,"

Amu: A-A cliffy?!! *Grabs Serena by shirt* What the hell is your problem, lady?!! My life is on the frickin line here!

Serena: I can't write anymore! You cant' expect me to put EVERYTHING into one chapter!!!

I see you guys tomorrow when I post again! Until then, go read Jobrolover93's stories! I broke my record of uploading THREE chapters in one day!!!! *Does conga*