Sorry for making you wait for such a long time. I don't own Shugo Chara!

I slowly walked out of the hospital building, intending to go to the graveyard that was located at the back of the hospital. It was the only graveyard that existed in the town, so a lot of people were buried on top of each other. Of course, dirt and grass would separate their bodies, and the dead were put in a coffin before they were buried.

The graveyard soon appeared in front of me, and I slowly walked into it. I searched the engraved stones with my eyes, trying to find a particular person. I soon found it, and I sat down beside the big stone that had all the names of the people that were buried on that spot. Since, many people were buried on top of each other, the graveyard ended up looking like a hill. Some of the children living in the town came to play in the graveyard, since it was a great place to play hide-and-seek.

If someone caught you playing in the graveyard you would be severely punished. I used to play in this graveyard too, when I was very young. But one day I stopped. I suddenly realized what an important place this was, and how the dead were trying to rest in peace in this sacred place. It was when I was eleven years old. It was when...my grandmother passed away.

I stared at the clouds that were floating above the sky, looked at a rabbit hopping by the graveyard, and looked at the trees that were shifting in the wind. I tried to distract myself from the graveyard, trying to forget my regrets from the past. The beautiful surroundings seemed to tease me. Why was I here? What did I want to do? I no longer remembered...I was filled with remorse and regret. I was silently crying when suddenly there was a small tap on my shoulder.

"Where have you been? I've been searching for you for ages!" said the unknown voice.

I slowly turned around to face this person. It was Ikuto.

"Why are you here? You shouldn't be here! This graveyard is off limits unless you get special permission to-" I managed to say, before Ikuto interrupted me.

"Just in case you didn't realize it, you're also in this graveyard, and as far as I know you aren't supposed to be here either" said Ikuto.

"Well, I was just, you know just-" I stammered, trying to find a good excuse.

"Everyone is searching for you, let's just go back" said Ikuto, standing up from his position.

"You're not going to tell anyone that I broke the rules, right?" I asked, a little apprehensive.

"We'll see" said Ikuto, holding out a hand, smiling mischievously.

I half-sighed and then smiled, as I grabbed onto Ikuto's hand.

"Why were you in the graveyard?" asked Ikuto, curious.

The graveyard was a little dot in the distance, and we were slowly walking on the soft grass.

"Well, I just wanted to see my grandmother before something big happened" I replied, remembering what I had wanted to do at the graveyard.

"You wanted to meet your grandmother in the graveyard. That's...interesting" said Ikuto, touching my forehead to see if I had a fever.

"Well, yes. My grandmother passed away a couple of years ago, and I wanted to say "hi" to her" I said, nodding my head to myself.

"Okay...saying "hi" to a ghost. Very interesting" said Ikuto, looking a little worried.

"You sound like you're not taking this seriously" I said, stopping in my tracks.

"I always take you seriously" said Ikuto, sounding sarcastic as always.

"If you don't want to listen to me, then you don't have to" I said, walking ahead of Ikuto.

"I'm still listening" said Ikuto. He sounded as if he was still curious, but that tone of sarcasm hadn't left his voice yet.

"I do not speak to people who do not take me seriously" I said, sounding like I was announcing an important speech.

"I'm still listening" said Ikuto, trying to annoy me. It worked...again.

"Look, if you're going to tease me right now, don't. I'm not in the mood today...and I don't want to see you today. Just go away" I said, running away from Ikuto, running away as fast I could.

I was running blindly, and my heart couldn't stop aching. My lungs felt as if they were going to burst.

That was when I suddenly bumped into Utau.

"Amu, I was searching for you. What happened? Are you alright?" asked Utau, looking like she always did. Brave, confident, and...scary. Her tone was very different from the kind words she was saying.

I looked up from the ground to see Utau's eyes glaring down at me. She looked like she wanted answers. I was crying, but she either didn't notice, or didn't care.

"Yeah, I'm fine" I said, trying to wipe my tears with my sleeve.

Utau looked at me as if she was trying to decide to believe me or not.

"I just wanted to tell you that we found a person that has the same immune and blood type as you" said Utau, "You can take the surgery now"

I stared at her for a moment before the information reached my brain. I dared not believe what I was hearing.

"What...I...don't-" I said, before Utau cut me off.

"Don't you get it? Now you can get rid of your cancer!" said Utau, sounding more annoyed than joyful.

I was about to say something, when Ikuto suddenly came walking from behind me.

"Why did you run away?" asked Ikuto, "You dropped this by the way" Ikuto held out one of my slippers, and I noticed that only one of my two feet had slippers on.

I snatched the slipper away, and turned around to face Utau.

"Did you guys have an argument...again?" asked Utau, looking tired.

"That's not the point. What's the person's name...the person that has the same immune type and blood type as m-" I managed, before Utau cut me off again.

"Isn't that obvious?" said Utau, "It's Ikuto"

"What?" I asked, confused.

"Are you deaf? Ikuto is participating in this surgery for you. The operation is starting next morning, as early as possible. Didn't anybody tell you?" asked Utau, rolling her eyes.

"No" I replied, shocked.

I turned around to face Ikuto and he nodded. There was something else in his eyes though. Something I couldn't understand...regret? No, it wasn't regret. I had a feeling he was hiding something...something I was unable to understand at this time of my life. Later on I realized what an important moment this was. But it was too late...far too late.

Finally, this chapter is finished. I kind of followed the story's flow. I wrote down anything I thought was right. I re-read it and thought: Wow, this is confusing...but I didn't know how to write the second to last chapter. So, I'm sorry if it's confusing. You can P.M. me if you have any questions. Anyway, there's going to be just one more chapter...and I get to decide who's going to live, and who's going to die and all of that complicated stuff. Anyway, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed the chapter.