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Finally after 2 hours, the nurse came out. "Hinamori Amu?" they all stood up, and walked to her, " I have news for you about …."

Chapter 7

Ami walked up in front of Ikuto, " Is my sister ok? Please…" the nurse took a deep breath and placed a hand on the girls shoulder, " her injuries are quite bad, she just had to go threw surgery to stitch up the damage to her stomach from the knife wound. Amu also has 3 broken ribs fractured ankle, fractured left wrist, the burns to her stomach, also multiple laceration marks. She will make a full recovery, young man you found her just in time."

Ikuto couldn't help but give out a small smile " Nurse could we please see her?" asked Ami she really wanted to be at her sisters side. The nurse looked to the time it was almost 5am, normally she wouldn't allow it until visiting hours started, " Alright, you can go in, you all look like you could do with some tea or coffee, I'll bring them to the room for you. I will warn you the police are going to be coming round later today wanting to ask Amu some questions about the events that's been happening. Just help her be prepared for it when she wakes up ok?" they all nodded and thanked the nurse.

" Alright if you go down the hallway, ICU, room 157 ok?!" with one last nod the group of three began walking down and finally reached the room that held their favourite pink haired girl. Ami was the first to open the door, the older Hinamori sister was sat up in bed, her arm in a sling, looking out of the window. The rare gold eye's she had held sadness and shame. Bandages wrapped around her forehead, band aid on the right side of her cheek and a gauze on the left side.

Once she heard the door open she turned around and saw them, once seeing Ami she held her right arm and the young girl ran and hugged her sister tears falling. " I .. I thought I lost you onee-chan!" Amu placed her chin on the girls head and stroked the sandy blonde hair she had. " I'm sorry sweetie, I'm so sorry I worried you." Utau was at the other side of the bed wrapping her arms gently around them joining in the group hug. " don't scare any of us like that again!" the young pop star had tears falling down her own cheeks. Amu snuggled with them " I'm sorry Utau, I never expected things to escelate this far. I only have myself to blame."

The last member that entered the room sat down on the edge of the bed by Amu's fractured leg, " in any case, I'm going to make sure nothing like this happens again, you and Ami are moving in with me and Utau" this caused the Hinamori sisters to look at him with a stupid look on their faces. " but … we can't.." was all Amu could sat, he shook his head not having any of it. " I'm going to make sure your safe and sound from now on. Do you know how much it hurt when you locked me out and I had to watch what he did to you!" Amu just looked away, down at the sheets. She remembered the pain and shocked expression Ikuto had on his face as he watched her being beaten to death. He took Amu's good hand in with his, " remember our promise? I intend to keep that." this caused the other girls to look confused as Amu nodded. " I remember," she let out a stiff yawn Utau gently laid the girl back on the pillows to avoid any pain in her ribs, " come, get some sleep ok chick?" Utau spoke.

Amu stuck her tongue out, " How many times… have I told you… not to call me … chick!" she spoke threw another yawn, closing her eye's, almost immediately the girl fell asleep.

They all took a seat next to the bed, she looked so peaceful on finally being free from the abuse her father had given her day in and day out. Utau looked to the time, "How about we go for something to eat Ami? Ikuto could you stay and watch over Amu we will bring you something back ok?" Ikuto looked to them wondering what kind of idea his sister had in that mind of hers.

Ami nodded and looked up to Utau, " Can we go to the starlight Café? Trista knows my usual order from there and I need to tell her that Amu can't come into work for the rest of the weekend. She needs to know the truth on what's been going on." The older pop star nodded and the girls left the room as a nurse was walking in. " Oh? Leaving already?"

Utau smiled, " We will be back, for now Amu's boyfriend is watching over her." she gave a wink to Ikuto who suddenly turned a slight shade of pink but with a murderous look on his face.

With that the girls left the room heading out of the hospital. Ami turned to the pop star, " I see what you did there giving onee-chan and onii-kun some time alone together even though onee-chan is asleep." Utau smiled at the younger girl and nodded as the early morning chills made them shiver a little. " Damn we rushed out the house this morning we forgot our jackets!" the young Hinamori couldn't help but laugh at the girl. "I'm use to it, most days me and Onee-chan had to rush out the door we normally forget our outdoor coats and just head straight off to the café for breakfast. Trista would scold us even though we couldn't tell her the reasons."

Utau smiled and placed a hand on the girls shoulder, " But now you can tell her the reasons behind why you had to do that, did Trista always have her suspsions about what was going on with you girls?" Ami just shrugged, " I don't know, but she's like a second mother to us, since our mother died in that accident, we had no one else to look up to besides her. We are grateful for that."

Soon enough the girls got to the café just as Trista was outside setting up the notice board, "Ohayo Ami, where's your sister this morning?" she gave off a gentle smile to the girls, but when Ami looked to Utau with a sad look, her smile turned into a worried gaze. " something happened to her didn't it? Come inside where it's a bit more quite, were not opening for another half hour so take your time" with that they entered the café.

Trista quickly got them some drinks and sat down at a table near the counter, Ami was staring into her cup of Tea, " Alright girls, tell me what happened."

Ami couldn't she couldn't say it, Utau placed a gentle hand on the younger girls shoulder, "Miss…" Trista held up a hand, " please call me Trista, the Ami and her sister does." Utau nodded and took a deep breath, " Trista, Amu… she's, " "Take your time, I can stall the opening time for as long as needed." Utau smiled she could see the reasons on why Ami said this woman was like a mother to them. She was patient, kind and gentle.

" Last night I got a call from my brother, he had gone round to Amu's house for a visit, he's always liked her… but the call I got wasn't pleasant. Amu's in the hospital at the moment." Trista's eye's widened covering her small mouth. "Oh dear… let me guess, someone hurt her… " Utau and Ami looked shocked. " I may seem dense but I've noticed bruising on Amu for a long time, I was always just sitting back waiting for the right time for her to tell me."

Ami looked to the woman as tears started falling down her cheeks, " it was papa… he .. He stabbed her last night, I…if it wasn't for Ikuto-nii-kun, then… onee-chan would… wouldn't be here" The woman stood up and immediately went to the girls side pulling her into a gentle hug. Stroking the young girls hair, " I'm so sorry Ami… I'm so sorry for not helping you girls when you needed it."

Ami gripped the older womans top, " she… she was always protecting everyone, she told me not to tell anyone cause she was afraid our friends and the people we love would get hurt because of him! I hate him Trista.. I hate my papa" Trista stroked the young girls hair, " its ok, he won't hurt you any more sweetie, he wont hurt your sister anymore either. I promise…"

Utau smiled at the site, the woman knew how to comfort Ami better than she ever could, "Trista… unfortunately we don't know on how long Amu is going to be hospitalized for, so… w-" Trista shook her head, " don't worry about it, I hired Amu here for the main reason to get her away from any problems she was having, she always smiles here. Alright! Let me make you both some breakfast and we will all go to the hospital together ok?" "But is that ok Trista? Don't you need to run the café?" asked Utau.

Trista placed her hands on the hips, " Hmph! I'm not going to stand here all day working while Amu's in the hospital, my nephew can take over for today." just then the door bell rung and a boy with shaggy brown hair walked in, "About time you got here…" they turned and Utau was a little shocked on who it was. " Kukai?" the boy looked to them.

"Oh! What are you two doing here?" Trista stood up and whacked him over the head, " that's none of your business! Your late! I told you to be here an hour ago! I wont be long girls, does Ikuto need any food also?" this caused the boy to raise his eye brow.

"Why would Ikuto need food?" the two young girls looked to the floor while Trista went into the back. "Oi!, how come your not talking? If its because I stopped talking to Amu then…" Utau stood up and slapped him across the cheek. " You have no right to say her name! not after you and everyone else abandoned her! Not when she needed her friends the most!" he held his cheek and blinked, Ami ran straight in between them. " Stop! Remember Amu didn't want anyone to know! Kukai I apologise.. " Ami bowed which took Kukai back.

"o…okay? Could someone please explain to me properly about what's exactly going on here? I'm a little confused, I get slapped by Utau, abused by my aunt, and apologised by Hinamori's little sister?" Kukai ran a hand threw his brown hair, " what a confusing mor-"

"Amu was almost killed last night Kukai, she was lucky Ikuto was there, otherwise she wouldn't be with us today." spoke the pop sensation and sat down taking a sip of her coffee, her face held sadness though, Kukai's mouth dropped open, "Y..your kidding! H..how?!" "Her sperm donor, he's been abusing Amu for the past 3 years after her mother died, Ami's lucky enough not to get hurt but… she's witnessed what type of damage he can do."

Ami nodded and looked down to the ground, " Now.. I feel so stupid, I knew something was wrong with her when she came to school that time with a bruise across her cheek, but covered it up by bumping into a brick wall, I knew she was lying but when we couldn't get her to talk or cheer her up we figured it was because of Ikuto left." Trista came back out with breakfast, and the girls sat down eating, "Oi, Hoshina! Can.. I see Amu later today? I .. want to apologise to her, for not being her friend when she needed me the most."

Utau looked down at her breakfast, " I don't see why not, but if your doing it out of guilt by finding out why she pushed you guys away then don't bother coming. You know Amu, you know she doesn't like pity. What she needs is support of her friends and sister being there." Kukai nodded understanding what the blonde said.

With that, the girls left the café, heading back to the hospital while Kukai began his shift at the café, he knew not to tell the other guardians about this, he had to keep quiet until Amu gave the word about allowing to tell them. He just hoped that she would forgive him and become the little sister she once was to him. "Amu… I'm so sorry…" a single tear ran down his cheek.

Well that's chapter 7 an improvement from the last chapter I'll say! But what will happen now? What will the guardians do when they find out? Will Kukai and Utau get together? Will Ikuto and Amu finally keep up to their promise?

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