Chapter Three
Amu stood in front. She was in the Chairman's room with Tsukasa-san, the Guardians, Kairi, Kukai, Ikuto, Utau, Nikaidou, Yukari and the Shugo Charas.
She took a deep breath. 'So, um, you guys want an explanation, right?' They all nodded. 'Well, here goes..'
'See, that man, his name is Amoro. All he wanted was power. He didn't care about other people's lives. All he cared about was himself. I don't know how he found out about the x-eggs and the like, but one thing's for sure. He's up to no good.'
'Wait a minute…what's your connection to him, anyway?' Tsukasa-san asked.
Amu's POV
When Tsukasa-san asked me that question, I felt a huge wave of pain flowing in me. I kept my head down.
'Amu-chan?' Tadase asked, worriedly.
Suddenly, I couldn't take it anymore. I cried. I just let the tears flow, not stopping them. I didn't make a sound. I just…cried.
Everyone looked surprised. They hadn't see me cry so it was a shock. Finally, I raised my head, and choked:
'That man…he's my cousin.' Everyone gasped.
'Amu, why were you crying?' Rima asked.
'Because…because…' I paused, then spoke again with tears.
'Because he killed my brother.' Everyone went in silence. Then, Nagihiko spoke up. 'You..have a brother?'
I nodded. 'A twin brother, actually, he was killed before my own eyes on our 8th birthday.' I spoke bitterly. 'He also killed his own parents. But after a while, he was caught by my father, putting him in a prison where he can't escape.'
Silence. Then, I wiped my tears and stood high. 'There's…something I wanted to tell you all.' I said in a shaky voice. Everyone waited.
'I have powers.' I waited for a response, but all I got was: 'Uh, okay…' from Kukai. I got annoyed.
'Okay, I'll be more specific! I have powers that possess the blue flame.'
'Blue Flame?' Ran asked, confused.
I nodded. 'It's a power that runs through the Hinamori family for generations. Whoever receives it has the ability to create powerful attacks. It's very powerful, actually. And also…'
I took a deep breath, and then I said 'My brother and I shared this power, and that's the reason why he was killed. I was almost caught too, but papa was there to save me. But my brother…' I trailed off.
'So, everyone in your family have this power?' Tsukasa-san asked.
'Yes. But not everyone. Papa's power is special, it's called the White Flame. It's much more powerful than anything else.'
'What about your cousin?' he pressed on.
'He was angry he got the weakest flame that he decided to steal the Blue Flame, since it's the only flame he can handle at that moment. But now he got half of the blue flame, and now the x-eggs.' I said sadly.
Everyone went into silence mode again, taking all this in.
I suddenly remembered something. 'Oh, and one more thing. This Flame situation is completely and entirely different from the..uh…shugo chara situation.'
'So?' Yaya asked boredly.
'It means that the Flame situation is more powerful than the Shugo chara situation, so Character Transformation is useless.'
Everyone's eyes widened. I continued. 'Also, I have to tell you to please keep this a secret from the rest. I'll have to talk to papa about it, but in the meantime, keep your eyes and ears open just in case.'
Everyone nodded. Soon, after a few more talks, they left. I started to leave but Tadase caught me.
'Amu-chan, can we talk?' he asked hesitantly.
I nodded, so we left the charas behind and went outside.
