Author: I'm back with a new chapter! I'm feeling more productive than normal today.

Ikuto: Hopefully the chapter isn't as short as the last one... I was only a few paragraphs!

Author: T_T.

~~~~Recognition~~~~~

(A few days later, Friday night, 2:30 am.)

Amu couldn't sleep for the heck of it.

It was already 2:30 am, and she was still wide awake, and not the least bit tired.

Go to sleep, dammit! You have plans with Utau early tomorrow! She thought.

After another half hour of tossing back and fourth, she finally gave a stressed sigh, and slowly got out of bed.

Everyone else in the room was sleeping soundly. It was silent, except for the loud snores of Kukai.

A nice walk in the halls might help a bit... Amu thought.

She attempted to get out of bed quietly. But she utterly failed.

Amu accidentally tripped over a shoe on the floor.

"Shi*!" The teen hissed quietly, almost falling over on to Ikuto and Kukai's bed.

She wasn't aware that she had woken Ikuto.

Amu headed out the dorm, silently closing the door behind her.

Ikuto, his curiosity aroused, quietly got out of bed, and trailed behind her.

~~~Amu's Point Of View~~~

I padded out the door, closing the door softly behind me.

Darkness consumed the whole hallway. All I could make out was the outlines of the wall and windows.

Sighing loudly, I paced back and forth down the halls.

Still, I felt no where near tired.

Distant footsteps reached my ears.

My heart beat quickened. What was that?

I looked around frantically. Is there someone here?

In the distance, a faint outline of a human figure came closer and closer.

My heart beat faster, and I took off down the hallways.

I didn't stop running until I was well outside the area of the student dorm wing of the school.

I leaned against the wall, and took in a deep breath.

Shaking my head, I began to think. I must have been imagining things back there.

I began to relax a bit. That must be it. I'm just over reacting.

I stood up, ready to head back to my dorm. With me running away like that, I feel much more tired than before.

I began to head back for my dorm.

Hands grabbed my shoulders from behind. I tried to scream, but the person's hand flew around my mouth.

They pushed me against the wall, and my back slammed forcefully against it.

They finally let go of me. "Are you... Amu Hinamori?"

From the deep voice, I could tell the person was male. "What do you want from me?" I hissed.

"Perfect! I didn't expect to meet you soon." He said. "Now... I'll be taking my revenge!"

Revenge?

I shrunk back as he raised his hand to hit me.

I curled up and braced myself. I definitely couldn't beat this guy. I felt how strong he was when he had his hand over my mouth.

"What are you doing to her?!" A voice demanded that I immediately recognized as Ikuto.

I saw him force the guy on the ground easily.

Ikuto turned the lights on, and I gasped quietly.

I don't know who the guy lying on the floor is, but for some reason, he is strikingly familiar.

He had normal length spiked messy black hair, and fierce, yet rare, red eyes.

"What's going on out here?" A teacher from the school side of the building appeared on the scene.

(There are always at least 3 teachers at the school)

"This student attacked her!" Ikuto tried to stay calm, but he was loosing his control a bit.

The teacher looked down at the student. "What is your name and class?"

I couldn't make out what the student said to the teacher because he talked in a low voice to her.

The teacher led him away. My eyes trailed after him in wonder. Why did he attack me? And what did he mean by revenge?

But... I couldn't shake the fact that he looked familiar...

Once the student disappeared from view, I turned around, and began to head back to my dorm along with Ikuto.

"So..." He said. "Do you know why he attacked you?"

I bit my lip, and stared off into space, thinking. "Hmm... He said that he wanted to take revenge on me, but I don't even know him! But, he does seem familiar somehow..."

Ikuto didn't say much, and he went into deep thought.

About a minute later, when we reached the dorm, from under the door, I could see that the lights were on inside.

Shouldn't they all be asleep?

I opened the door, and inside, I found that everyone was awake.

They all looked over to Ikuto and I. Utau put her hands on her hips. "So, what were you two up to out there, in the dark in the middle of the night, alone together? I heard a teacher yell from here. Tell me, did that teacher catch you two doing anything together...?"

"U-Utau!" I stuttered. "We weren't doing anything like that!" I looked over desperately to Ikuto for him to defend us.

Instead, he smirked. "Yep, the teacher caught us. I'm disappointed. We were just getting to the good part."

Kukai grinned, and chided "Ohhhhh!"

I shook my head back and forth. "I swear we weren't doing anything like that!"

"Alright then." Utau declared. "Then what were you two doing out there?"

Briefly, I explained what really went on out there.

"WHAT?!" Ran screeched.

"Shush! We will wake everyone up."

I looked over to Ikuto. "Did you hear the guys name? I didn't hear it when he told the teacher."

Ikuto replied, "I heard him say, Kaito Nakashima."

The name sounded even more familiar...

Just who is this guy... And what does he want from me?

Ikuto: OOOH... I'm interested.

Author: I can't tell if he's being sarcastic or if he is being serious.

Next Chapter, Chapter 39,

~~~~~Nightmares Of The Past~~~~~

Amu begins to have nightmares of Kaito.

She remembers who he is, and his reason for hating her.

She becomes scared, because Kaito is dead serious about his revenge.

Will Ikuto be able to comfort her? Find out in the next chapter :P.