Chapter 1

Gritting her teeth, waiting for the next strike to come down on her broken body, the young pink haired girl sat with her eye's closed on her bedroom floor holding her abdominal. The lights was all out apart from a small candle that sat on her desk, then it came, contact of a leather belt crashing on bare skin "WHACK!" her chest flung forward, as she held back a scream, again before she had any time to react it came down on her bare back, this time a lot harder and she couldn't help but let out a whimper.

Again it stopped momentarily the belt could be heard being strapped back into its rightful place around a pair of dress pants. The person that was causing the damage on this young girls body grabbed her by the hair, " What do you have to say for yourself slut?" she opened up her left eye, that held a dull golden colour. When he didn't get an answer straight away, 'SLAP!' her head was snapped to the left side blood trickled down her lip form the force of impact. "answer me!" when she didn't give an answer he just threw her onto the ground leaving the room.

The girl no older than 15 laid there, blood trickling down from her back her eye's closed again. This had been going on for the past 3 years since her mother passed away leaving the girl with that 'monster'. slowly taking a deep breath she took her battered arms and pushed herself up, she walked over to the closet and opened the door revealing a 11 year old girl.

"Ami, you are safe now, he's gone.." the younger girl came out, her sandy blonde hair which reached her shoulders and eye's that shone, on a normal day but today they held hurt and tears. "onee-chan! W..why did he do it again?" bringing the girl into a hug placing a gentle hand on the small girls head. " I don't know sweetie, but… I'll get us out of here one day I promise!".

Slowly they cleaned up the pinkette girls wounds and wrapped them up so none would get disinfected, after the girl placed on a baggy black t-shirt and laid down on her bed with her younger sister. Ami cried herself to sleep, gripping onto her older sister close. As the older girl thought about what happened 3 years ago.

* Flashback *

It was a rainy day, and the girl was sat in the park with a older midnight haired boy, the girl was only 12 at the time, she wore a school uniform that consisted of a red plated skirt, white school shirt, black blazer but added with her own style of a red band around her left arm, a red tie that she added some safety pins on. Which was a little crooked.

"Amu… I'm sorry but I have to go.. I don't want to leav-" she placed a finger onto his lip and shook her head, " No, don't apologise or say you don't want to leave Ikuto this is something you have to do! You have to left him know! You have to go find your father Ikuto, promise me you will do!" the boy gave a smile as the girl now known as Amu looked to him with her golden eye's. He hugged her as it rained harder, " I'll come back as soon as I can for you Amu I promise! I.." she chuckled slightly "Don't say it now Ikuto, it will only make your leaving even harder. Tell me when you get back and all the fun you've had on your trip ok? I have to go, Mama is waiting for me to help cook dinner tonight" she stood up holding his hands.

" and you tell me everything that's happened to you when I get back ok? I'll see you later ne?" she nodded and ran a hand threw his wet hair, wanting to feel the softness of it one last time. " later Ikuto" with that she slowly let go of his right hand and began running down the street, tears falling out of her eye's. walking away from the boy she had fallen in love with was the hardest thing she had to do.

Later that night she had received a text from Hoshino Utau, Ikuto's younger sister saying that Ikuto had left for france, along with a picture of him. Utau was one of her best friends and she appreciated the picture.

But what happened after was something she wasn't expecting, while looking at the picture of Ikuto lazying about in a tree she got a call from an unknown number.

"Hello?" spoke Amu,

"Hello is this Hinamori Amu?" spoke the unfamiliar voice on the other end of the phone, she sat up in bed, " yes? May I ask who's calling?" suddenly she had a bad feeling deep down in the pit of her stomach, who ever it was calling wasn't going to give her any good news, closing her eye's she hoped that Ikuto was ok and nothing was wrong with the plane.

"I'm sorry to say this Miss. Hinamori, but we just identified a person in a car crash outside the shopping district as Midori Hinamori… I'm sorry but your mother didn't make it… we have arrested the man on suspion of the car accident…" once the words her mother didn't make registered her mind, she couldn't think, her mother was gone!

She dropped the phone to the floor and began crying. The person on the other end of the phone began trying to get her attention didn't work and hung up.

That night, she had lost two people she loved, Ikuto in france and her mother had passed the gates to heaven.

*End of flashback*

Opening her eye's Amu noticed it was now morning, there was no noise coming from downstairs in the house so that only meant the monster was either asleep or had left the house that morning.

Looking down in her arms, her little sister was still sleeping peacefully, she gave a smile, Ami was an angel.

She sighed and slowly shook the younger girls shoulder " Ami sweetie, time to get up, we need to get ready for school ok?" opening up her eye's the younger Hinamori gave a smile to her older sister and looked at the time, " it's 6.30 onee-chan can I sleep a little more?" giving a slight chuckle Amu nodded. " Alright, I'll wake you up in 10 minutes"

Getting out of bed, she walked over to the bathroom and looked into the mirror, her bust lip was slightly swollen still, and the bruise on her cheek had gone darker, giving a sigh she began fixing herself up,. " oh the wonders of make-up, I have got to thank Utau one day for introducing me to it!" she spoke sarcastically, one she was done, he face looked like any ordinary girls. She placed her long shoulder length pink hair in a high pony tail. Taking the black chocker from the side and placed it around her neck, it had a small bell on it.

It was what Ikuto had gotten her as a joke Christmas present before his depature to france, saying that she would always be his. Even though he was the cat he had gotten her the cat collar. Walking back into her bedroom she saw her sister had snuggled up against the pillow, "Ami come on, we can stop at starlight and get you a sausage sandwich if you hurry up." when hearing that about food the young girl jumped out of the bed and began getting ready.

Amu gave small smile, even after the previous night events her younger sister could still be as energetic as a bunny. Going to her closet she pulled out a long pink sleeve shirt with the number 7 on it and had two small black strips on each arm. She then placed on a pair of black flare jeans, to complete her outfit she brought out her favourite pair of black converse. Which she was overly attached to.

Once finished Amu made sure to grab her wallet, keys, phone and her over shoulder school bag. Since entering high school the uniform rule was not needed and they could wear anything they wanted. Amu thanked god for this, it made it easier in covering up any bruises she had on her legs.

Soon enough Ami came bouncing into the room again wearing Amu's old school uniform, for Seiyo elementary school. "Ready Onee-chan!" with that they slowly decended down the stairs finding their father passed out on the 3-seater sofa, a empty beer bottle hanging from his fingers snoring his head off. Amu pressed a finger to her lips and they slowly exited the house.

Not even after 10 miutes of leaving the house they had made it down the street taking a left and made it to the starlight café, upon entering the woman working behind the counter smiled, " Ohayo Amu-chan, Ami-chan!" she wore the most cheerful smile on her face. "Ohayo!" both girls spoke.

"The usual? Sausage sandwich with tomato ketchup for Ami, and toast for Amu?" they both nodded the woman shouted at the back for someone to begin making the order as she handed the girls a can of 7-up each. "Thanks Trista don't know what we'd do without you!" the woman chuckled, " its ok Amu, I see both you girls as my own, you're here every morning oh that reminds me you still looking for a part-time job?"

Amu nodded to the woman, she then knelt down and pulled out a green polo t-shirt, " here, you can start on Friday after school ok?" Amu blinked "but what happened with sarah?!" the woman gave out a sigh. " Sarah said she had to quit because of comitments somewhere else, anyway, its just weekend work is that ok?" our favourite pinkette nodded "thanks"

The woman handed the girls their breakfast, Amu was about to pay but the woman shook her head, " Employee's don't need to pay" she winked to Amu, Amu bowed again " thank you come on Ami lets get you to school" Ami nodded already chowing down on her food.

It took a total 10 minutes to finish their food and drop Ami off at the elementary school before Amu had to walk another 5 minutes down the road to the high school. She was glad it wasn't that far away.

Upon entering her class, she went to the desk right at the back near the window ignoring all the chatter and gossip from girls in the classroom about some new transfer student to the school. She was about to go into dream land when suddenly someone hugged her head " Amu! Rima's being mean to me again!" turning her head she looked up seeing a blonde with two pig tails, "I was not Utau! Amu tell the drama queen I wasn't!"

Amu couldn't help but smile, Hoshina Utau and Rima her two best friends. " Alrigh girls calm down. I just got here!" suddenly Rima asked the question she'd been dreading.

"Amu what happened to your lip?!"

Well that's chapter 1 up! My first Shugo chara story hope you all liked it! Please be gentle!

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