Hi! I'm back and with a new chapter! I can't think of much to write, so I'm going to go to the story!

Back from Home

"Thanks for your help." Amu said.

"No problem." replied Yaya.

"Bye."

"Bye." Amu sighed.

She flipped her phone shut and stared at the street name. This was the one.

Amu rang the doorbell.

"Hello?" Nagihiko asked drowsily.

"Wah! Nagihiko! It's been so long!"

"Eh? Who are you? Wait. I'll be right back."

Amu waited for three minutes before Nagihiko came back.

"Ah. Much better. Come in… Amu-chan." Nagihiko said.

"Mou. You sound like Ikuto! I suppose Rima told you about me? Ah. Where is Rima by the way?"

"Oh. She needs her beauty sleep. She's deadly when you wake her up before she's ready."

"That sounds like Rima." Amu chuckled.

"Yep. But when she's sleeping, it reminds me why I proposed to her. A hard rock on the outside, but such a softie on the inside."

"Wah… It seems so romantic." Amu said.

"Ah! I forgot. I didn't come here for that. Things have been weird lately, everyone's not their usual selves. It makes me… uncomfortable. I thought something happened when I was gone." Amu said, hesitantly.

"I guess I'll tell you." Nagihiko said.

"Yes?" Amu questioned.

"About a few years back, when we first heard that you had gone without a goodbye, Rima wouldn't let go. She wouldn't eat or sleep. All she could manage to do was watch comedy T.V. shows. Even then, she wouldn't laugh. I visited her everyday, but I never saw her smile for a while. After a while, my dancing career was put to an end because of a car accident I was in."

Nagihiko lifted up his shirt to show Amu a scar.

"This is where the bumper hit. That was the last straw for Rima. In her world, there was only black and white. There was no music or fun in this world. She… was going to kill herself. But fortunately, Yaya was there just in time and slapped the knife out of her hands. Rima went to 3 months of therapy and counseling thanks to Yaya and me. Rima eventually forgot about it and moved on with her life. I eventually proposed and we started living together." Nagihiko said.

"Thanks. I've been going through a rough patch lately." Amu said.

"What's wrong?"

Amu told him the same thing she told Utau, however she started crying in the middle.

"Ah! Amu-chan! What's wrong?" Nagihiko asked.

"It's n-nothing." Amu said.

"Amu-chan." Nagihiko warned.

Nagihiko quickly pulled Amu into an embrace.

"Amu. Amu." Nagihiko said.

Suddenly, they felt a deathly aura behind them.

"Na… gi… hi… ko…" Rima said.

"Ri-rima-chan?" Nagihiko asked nervously.

"Why are you picking up girls again?" Rima yelled.

"G-gotta run! Bye Amu!" Nagihiko yelled as he and Rima ran out of the house.

Amu laughed. She never could get a real straight answer from those two.

Amu followed them until they hit the park. Rima started hitting Nagihiko for picking up all those girls, giving her the side glance. Nagihiko suddenly kissed her.

"Amu, did you find your answer by watching us fight?" Rima asked.

"Yeah. I think I did." Amu answered.

"Thanks for helping me out guys." Amu said.

"No problem." Rima said.

They walked back to the house in silence except for those little moments when Nagihiko or Rima would sing a tune or two.

"Amu, I'll be right back. I'm going to change." Amu nodded. Her eyes widened. She just now realized what she needed to do.

"Nagihiko! Tell Rima I said goodbye! I'll be back." Amu said to a confused Nagihiko.

Amu ran and ran and ran until she reached her house. She grabbed the bottle of stuff and ran to the park.

She sat down on a bench and slowly sipped the liquid. She laughed as she cried.

"Of course it doesn't work. It's because they're gone and I can't believe anymore…" Amu said.

"Map." Amu said.

"Ikuto she whispered.

"Amu?" Ikuto asked.

Amu opened her eyes ever so slightly. Her eyes widened at the person before her.

"Ikuto?" she asked.

"Bingo. Are you like half asleep or something? I mean falling asleep on a park bench is pretty extreme." Ikuto said.

Amu pouted. "I wasn't sleeping."

"I think your hair speaks otherwise." Ikuto said.

Amu quickly tried to fix her hair with her hands.

"Anyways, that's not what I wanted to talk about." Amu said.

"Hmmm?" Ikuto asked, curious.

"I wanted to ask you, what happened to Hikaru-kun?" Amu asked.

Ikuto looked down solemnly.

"What?" she asked, not knowing how tragic the answer is.

"He's dead."

"What?" she asked.

"He died in a car crash. He was going to a conference when his car crashed into one belonging to a drunk driver. He died instantly." Ikuto explained.

"When?" Amu asked.

"What?"

"When did this happen." It was more of a statement then a question.

"About 2 years ago."

"Oh. Okay. I almost forgot! I want to fix this. Do you want to go to dinner with me tomorrow night?" Amu asked.

"Sure Amu-chan." Ikuto said.

"Thanks." Amu said as she ran to her house.

Amu quickly dialed Rima's house phone number.

"Rima?" she asked.

"Yes Amu?" she said with an irritated tone.

"Look, I'm sorry I just left your house like that. I promise to make it up to you." Amu said, anxious to get to the point.

Rima sighed. "Fine. As long as you promise to never do it again."

"Great. I need your help. Can you come shopping with me?" Amu asked.

"Okay. Is Yaya coming?" Rima asked.

"No."

"Good. If Yaya came with us, I think I would have spent all of my paycheck buying her candy. I swear, that girl has a major obsession." Rima said.

"I'll see you at the mall at 5?"

"Sure. Make sure you bring at least 100 dollars if we're going to the good mall and you want to get something nice."

"I will." Amu said.

"Okay. Bye."

"Bye." Amu said as she hung up.

She quickly threw on her reddest outfit to literally signify code red, grabbed over 100 dollars, and rushed out the door, not realizing Ikuto had snuck in through the window when she slammed the door.

Finally, the long awaited chapter of Back from Home! I'm working on a new story from glee, so the next chapter or the one after that might be the last.

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