Chapter 11: Another Secret of Amu's

(Amu)

I was having problems breathing when I hear Miki say that she knew what this was about my heart dropped. I felt bad for not trusting my friends, but I knew they would worry about me.

I stiffen and looked at Ikuto well he looked over my head at my friends I was quiet and at times like this that was a bad thing.

"I didn't understand until I saw how you and Ikuto acted together."

Ikuto sighs, but his arms loosen as I start to black out.

I feel air whoosh through my hair and feel.

Someone catches me and I black all the way out.

(Ikuto)

I had to catch Amu before she fell and crack her head on the ground.

"Amu!"

I kneel down with her in my arms and I feel her heart beating frantically like she just ran a marathon with all she has.

I sigh and pick her up in my arms but look at Miki, "Call her brother and tell him that I'm bringing Amu home early and that she may be asleep"

I sigh and slip her on my back and open the door. "Poor Amu, always trying to do what you can to look strong but it all comes and bites you doesn't it"

It took me a good twelve minutes off full out sprinting with her in my arms but I had to stop so she's on my back and her arms are wrapped up around my neck.

I take out my phone when I feel it start to go off, "What is it? I have better things to do you now?"

"Is that a way for you to talk to your sister?"

I pull the phone away from my ear to make sure she doesn't blow an ear drum, well I talk to her I just keep on walking not paying much heed to what's happening.

"Ikuto-kun..." she's still sleep but whimpering and whispering my name like she needs help. Well I guess in truth she does.

"Sorry, I guess it's just Amu randomly collapsed and I have to get her home. She has a regular heart beat and all but I still think I should run her to the hospital but everyone said to take her home. Do you know why?"

Utau takes a deep breath and I sigh great is this going to be long, "No, not really all I know is at times she randomly collapses for an hour."

Wow I guess I was wrong.

"What do you mean she just randomly collapses and there's nothing that I can do for her?"

"I don't' know Ikuto it's just she has a weakish heart. It's strong but under stress it sometimes puts her into a slight…. Hibernation. "

I understand now why her brother would yell at me in private. Why her brother would make sure that she was always happy.

"Is there anything else she has been holding from me. Please tell me."

I hear a sigh, "Look I wouldn't even of known this if I didn't see it happen a while back and when she woke up in the nurses office she explained her health to me. Look let me put it this way Ikuto make sure she is always happy but never let her over do anything. She's anemic Ikuto and someone is causing her to much stress. To tell you they may have to replace her heart by the time she's 30."

I almost drop the phone, "Oh god," I feel tears falling from my eyes, "Should I take her to the hospital?"

"No don't' bother all they will do is put her in a room that they have to deal with a bill, but if she doesn't wake up soon go ahead and make her take her pills I think she's been missing days again."

"Alright I'll take care of her as much as I can. So don't worry about it." I know she hears my worry for her.

"Look I know how you feel towards her. I know that you love her, but Ikuto she'll die way before you do."

My heart drops and I have to remember that I'm carrying Amu on my back or I may drop her.

Why is Utau so blunt?

I sigh as I take her off my back and back into my arms and go from running into slow walking.

I don't need to drop Amu. I look at her sleeping face and think its so cute and spend a long time looking at it, but I had to stop myself at that thought because of what Utau had said.

Utau must have been worried about me being quiet cuz she starts apologizing.

(Utau)

I started to talk to my brother on the phone and when I said something about Amu's illness I knew I should have kept my mouth shut man Amu is going to kill me.

The problem is I've never known Ikuto to even look at another girl before Amu came when he got into high school he didn't care for the other girls.

It was only me and Amu even though Amu was younger by 4 years he didn't seem to care and not even that it was his best friends little sister he still fell for the little girl who he met at the park when they were little and had to take care of until her brother found them.

I sigh as he rants on the phone then he goes quiet that gets me worried he said he was running with Amu on his back nothing bad happened did it?

"Oh god Ikuto I shouldn't have told you. Not only are you worried and probably depressed but Amu is going to kill me after she finds out I told. Amu was worried that you'd do something stupid after you found out. Ikuto are you alright?"

(Ikuto)

"Yeah I'm fine just a thought hit me and I had to think for a second before I dropped it. I just got to Amu's place. So I'm going to set her in her room and maybe raid the kitchen."

I try to stay calm and ignore the guilt I feel.

It's been ten minutes since I've been trying to call Toshiro and their parents. I sigh when I see that Toshiro is calling me.

"Thank god you called me. What is wrong with Amu? Why did everyone tell me to take her home? Why is she ill? Why is no one telling me a thing or when they do they ask me no to tell Amu?:

Toshiro just sighs, "Well it's because Amu was worried more about you than herself like always."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean I know about you and my sister and I'm glad for you both but hurt her and you'll be hurt. Also my sister cares for you and knows that you would spend every waking moment trying to shield her."

I sigh knowing he's right but I'm just going to keep my trap shut.

"You should try to act like this is nothing. Please that you don't' know and let her dance because if you get in front of her dream