Hi, everyone! I'm not dead! Though, you wouldn't know that from my lack of updates TT^TT sorry. But now that I'm on break, I have the time to write! Just a warning- updates are going to be slow for the next while, I'm working currently on a story that's not for . So, with that said, on to the chapter!

I clicked the small button to take me to her inbox. Almost immediately, a record of her conversations popped up. Recently, Amu had been texting… Saaya and Kirishima? She had never seemed too close with either, and the conversations appeared to be long. Suspicious, I brought up Amu and Saaya's conversation. My eyes widened as I scrolled through the messages they had been sending each other.

I never liked her. Little attention seeking whore.

I hope she doesn't make it.

And pulling Nagihiko around on her leash, the little slut.

I'm going to be there when she dies, and I'm going to laugh in her face.

I exited the text history numbly. What the hell was wrong with these people? What had Rima ever done to them? Though I really didn't want to know, I checked out Kirishima's conversation with Amu. It said basically the same thing that Amu and Saaya's conversation did. I didn't get their problem with Rima. Sure, she could be bossy, annoying, and sometimes a bit bitchy; who isn't at some point in their lifetime? I'd never expected everyone to like her, but this was out of hand. I needed to do something about them, and fast. They could end up hurting her, and in her condition, that could be dangerous.

Suddenly, Amu's phone vibrated in my hands. I looked down to see a new text from Saaya. Swallowing my disgust, I replied with a cheery, Amu-like message. I just needed to keep her from knowing that I wasn't Amu. We kept texting for about half an hour, before she brought up Rima. I was tempted to tell her to shut up, but that would have given away the fact that I wasn't Amu. So, with guilt rising in my chest, I insulted my best friend. After sending a few texts insulting Rima, I texted Saaya and told her I was busy. Without waiting for a reply, I threw Amu's phone as hard as I could against my bedroom wall. Tugging on my long hair, I growled at the ceiling in frustration. I needed to stop people from acting like this, but I was going to need as much help as possible. I needed to get to people before Amu did. I pulled my own phone and scrolled through my contacts. Who could I trust to be on my side? Out of the 50 people I had on my contacts list, only one could be trusted to go up against Amu and her group. I opened the contact and pressed the 'call' button. Biting my lip, I prayed silently as it rang. After three rings, he finally picked up.

"Hello?"

Mentally thanking and deity that could be listening, I replied.

"Kukai, it's Utau."

"Oh, hey. What's up?"

"I need you to get in contact with some people. Do you have the phone numbers for Nagi, Nade, Yaya, and Kairi? I really need to talk to them."

I could imagine the look of confusion on his face, matching his tone.

"I have Yaya and Nagihiko's numbers, and they'll be able to reach Nadeshiko and Kairi. What's this about, Utau?"

I was hesitant to explain everything over the phone, so I told him I would explain in class tomorrow. I only needed the other's numbers because they were in a different school. He gave me their numbers and we hung up. A couple seconds later, I heard a knock on my door and saw one of Ikuto's bright blue eyes peek in. I nodded to him and he sauntered in.

"Find anything interesting on that phone?"

Rather than explaining, I picked it up and tossed it to him, so that he could take a look himself. After a couple minutes, he muttered, "holy shit."

"We need to do something about this, Ikuto. We need to tell people what's going on so that we can get Amu and the others from spreading stuff like this around."

"Who can we tell?"

I held up the pitifully small list of numbers I had collected. Kukai, Nagihiko and Yaya. He looked a bit skeptical.

"There's only three people there. We're going to need more than that if we're going to teach Amu."

"True, but the three of them have positions of influence in the school. Nagihiko and Kukai are captains of the school's sports teams, and Yaya's on the student council. We just need to get around the truth, before Amu can spread her rumors."

Ikuto nodded thoughtfully. I could see the anger boiling just beneath the surface, but he wasn't going to express it. He seemed very determined to stop Amu, just as determined as I was.

"I can talk to some of the people that I know that have younger siblings in your school. They'll pass the message along."

I felt a strong rush of gratitude toward my older brother. With his help, we could stop Amu. All we had to do was spread the word, overpower her.

"Thanks, Ikuto. Now, I have some phone calls to make."

Taking a deep breath, I typed the first digits into my phone.

That was sort of a lame end to the chapter, but whatever. It was a bit boring and short, but it's important. The next chapter will be more exciting, hopefully.

I've been told that you're not supposed to respond to signed reviews in A/Ns, so I'll be sending PMs. Thank you to The Otaku You Fools, PokemonJoe1, Starry-Eyed Starfish, and Heart-Shaped Quill for reviewing. Reviews are always appreciated, thanks!

~Rainy