Neko-chan: Okay, so just like I promised I'm updating every Friday and trying to make each chapter long enough with some tension in it.

Ikuto: So that's why I never see Amu and I'm going all over town looking at faces filled with guilt.

Neko-chan: No, that's just personal business. Me and Lucy both love and hate you, but with me it's more hate than love.

Ikuto: *sends death glares at Neko and Lucy, but mainly at Neko* And why exactly do you hate me?

Neko-chan: Because you're a self-centered, ignorant bastard who left Amu for SEVEN FUCKING YEARS.

Ikuto: Wow, wow, wow, calm down, woman. You become scary when you're mad. *shivers the slightest bit*

Neko-chan: Oh, really? *approaches Ikuto with a wicked grin*

Lucy: Ikuto-kun… -.-'

Neko-chan: *turns towards Lucy and smiles a sweet smile* Don't worry, I won't hurt him…*stops and listens to Ikuto who sighs with relief* much. *a wicked grin plastered on her face again as Ikuto becomes pale as a ghost*

Lucy: Neko-chan…

Alden: *sigh* I'll do the disclaimer seeing as you guys are too busy arguing. Kawaineko-chan9 and Tagicheartbreak do not own Shugo Chara.

Ikuto: Who the hell are you?

Neko-chan: ON WITH THE STORY!

[Ikuto POV]

I was walking to wherever that short blond lived and I was really impatient by now. I had gone to all of the Guardians' places except for Tadase's and Rima's, but I wonder why no one ever directed me to Tadase's place…hmmm.

Anyways my thoughts were interrupted when I finally noticed that I've reached my destination. I rang the doorbell and after a bit the door opened and revealed Rima. Hehe she's still as small as she used to be.

"I know what you're thinking. I have grown a bit." She said.

'She's as feisty as before.' I thought to myself.

"Come in. I'll tell you about Amu." She said moving aside from the entrance to let me in.

"Finally someone will tell me what happened and where she is." I said.

As I entered her house I was surprised by the western-styled interior. It even had a marble floor.

"Stop gawking and take a seat dumbass." She said.

"Harsh much?" I asked.

"Not after what you did I am not. You even deserve much more. If me and the others could take care of this, then I would probably never have told you anything about Amu's whereabouts or at least where we suspect she is held." She said and my eyes widened.

"Amu's held captive?" I asked trembling with fear in my spot.

"We are not sure, but we haven't seen her for 4 years now." My eyes almost jumped out of their place when she said 4 years.

"Four…years…?" I said, but it was so inaudible I'm sure only I could hear it.

"Okay. Since we're seated I will start with the story of when I last saw Amu." She announced and I looked at her with all my attention.

*Flashback*

4 years ago

[Amu POV]

I just got back from school. It was yet another boring day at school. I walked into the house and greeted my parents in a bored monotone voice and went up to my room.

I dropped my stuff in my now purple-colored room as suddenly another memory, that somehow always seemed to merge into some sort of ghost that sometimes would haunt me, appeared.

There, before me for a moment sat Ikuto's lean figure in front of my bed. I was about to break, but then I remembered my homework and shook off the tears before they could fall.

I made my way to my desk and started doing my homework. My Charas flew all over the place and started bugging me so I decided to ignore them and let myself slip into my own world. It was a cruel and painful world of memories of me and Ikuto together. I know, this sounds amazing being together with someone you love so much, but believe me it isn't since every now and then my mind would remind me that we would never meet again which stabbed daggers into my heart.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door to my room that kicked me out of my dream-state. I said "Come in" to whoever was outside.

Then my mother walked in. I looked at her and she looked as though she wanted to say something, but was hesitant at first. I waited for her to start and didn't push her to tell me. Then she broke the silence by saying something I didn't understand.

"Amu, I need you to stop this." What am I supposed to stop?

"What?" even though my mind was going wild I still put on my poker face.

"You can't keep on going like this. Look at yourself, your diet is getting harsher by the second, you look like you're on the verge of death. Your skin is pale and your ribs could be counted." She exclaimed.

"But mom, I'm fine, nothing's wrong with me." I said in an annoyed tone.

"Amu if you don't stop this, I will" Then she made a short pause and continued "that's why you're going to sleep at Rima's. So you better pack and be down in 10 minutes." And with that she left my room as I started to pack my stuff for a sleepover.

Time Skip~

[Rima POV]

I heard the doorbell ring so I went to see who it was. I was very surprised to see my pink-haired best friend in front of the house with her bag for a sleepover. She was a bit early so I didn't expect it to be her.

I quickly let her in and she sets her stuff down on the floor next to the sofa and sat herself down on one of the armchairs.

I went to the kitchen and started making tea. I came back and set a tea-cup in front of her and me and poured tea in them.

It was silence until she decided to break it.

"I'm here, because it was my mother's idea." She said.

"Wasn't last time your mother's idea as well?" I asked back. It kind of eased the tension in the air.

"I'm sorry for this sudden sleepover, Rima." She said.

"It's fine. My parents aren't home. They're on their 'week of busy work week time' as I'd like to call it." I said putting air-quotes when I said 'week of busy work week time'.

Amu nodded and continued to sip on her tea until it was finally finished.

"Hey. How about we watch a movie I got recently?" I asked and she just nodded.

She headed to the sofa and I did the same after I got a blanket, two pillows and the movie.

We watched for a bit, but then I noticed that something was eating on Amu and she wasn't paying any attention whatsoever to the movie.

"Amu, what's bothering you?" I asked and she looked surprised and then she hesitated for a bit before telling me the whole story.

She told me she had been having nightmares where Ikuto would die in many various ways. Of course she tries to save him, but fails every time. Seeing her beloved person die in many ways right before her eyes Amu would always wake up from her dreams, gasping for air with cold sweat covering her body.

I gasped covering my mouth, immediately regretting what I had just asked from her to tell me her awful experience, whether it was in a dream or not.

"I'm sorry." I muttered. I didn't know she was going through so much.

"It's okay, just don't tell anyone, please." She said in a pleading tone I could not say no to, however much I wanted to tell at least her parents, but I wouldn't break a promise to my one and only best friend.

"Okay, I won't." I said and we continued watching the movie.

Soon after, I saw from the corner of my eye that Amu had started to nod off and was almost falling asleep.

"You should get to sleep now." I said as I shook her slightly. She nodded and went to her room for the night.

I was still pondering about what I just learned, before I too started nodding off, deciding I would sleep on the sofa.

A couple of hours later I woke up to a scream and immediately ran to the second floor and burst into Amu's room.

She was shaking and I'm guessing she had another horrible nightmare. Without thought I ran up to her and hugged her tightly. I felt her tears stream down her face and onto my shoulder as she hugged me back.

Soon she fell asleep, her clutch never loosening. So I guess she cried herself to sleep. Oh well at least she let out some feelings she'd kept bottled up.

I was never very comfortable with sleeping with someone else in one bed, but I would let this time slip and after a few minutes sleep took me away into a dreamland as well.

*End of Flashback*

Suddenly I heard a knock on the door so I went to see who it was. I wasn't finished with my story yet, but I will do that later. I don't want my guests to have a bad impression of me for not answering the door in a few moments.

I went to the door and opened it. I was shocked to see who it was. He wouldn't be here for no reason. After all Alden never sought help even when he or his sister were in were in trouble. And he looked out of breath, so clearly there was something really serious happening.

"Natsuki…is…in…big…trouble…" he told me, gasping for breath.

End of chapter

Neko-chan: Dun, dun, dun, dun. Who is Alden? Who is Natsuki? And what is so serious that Alden would need help from Rima and them?

Ikuto: You really like to tease the readers don't you?

Neko-chan: Yes, yes I do and Lucy approves. Right, Lucy?

Lucy: True that. The more tension there is, the better the story.

Neko-chan: Alright, so that will be for this chapter and since I'm evil, I will add some extra chapters before uploading the actual story. Oh and the side chapters would be in the same day that Ikuto had been moving about town looking for the Guardians. So there you have it.

Lucy: So you'll introduce the new characters and what happened to Alden and Natsuki?

Neko-chan: Yes I am planning on doing them as two separate side chapters and I will delay the update to the story until two weeks. Do read the side stories though, they are sure to be awesome so don't miss out on them, ok?

Ikuto: Okay, now stop your ranting and I'll do the honors. R&R, please.

Neko-chan: *pouts* Ikuto is mean.