Morg: Heyo! Updating time again! Whoop!

Ikuto: Why are you so excited?

Amu: She's going on vacation.

Morg: TO SEE MOUNTAINS!

Ikuto: So?

Amu: It's in her name stupid. Morg really loves mountains.

Ikuto: Lame.

Morg: Not lame!

Amu: Lame that you don't own us though.

Ikuto: No its not.

Morg: Yeah it is…

Amu: On with the chapter!

~Killed With Kisses~

There was a new student. Everyone was talking about it and of course Amu knew about the news as well. She had to know about it. If she didn't then she'd be captured. Knowing things before everyone else is what kept her on the run, what kept her from being captured, what kept her free.

All of the other students were also more excited than she was. Talk of whether or not the new kid was going to be a boy or girl flew through the school at record speed. Amu listened and ignored when she deemed necessary. Several times students tried to tell each other that the new student was a friend of hers and that she was dating him. Amu kept silent. Why bother with such petty issues anyways?

Kukai, who was already bursting with energy on a normal day, looked to be as if he was going to explode. He went from person to person without ever really talking about the new kid but just shouting and laughing with people. Usually the students would get angry and give him dirty looks, but everyone was already super excited so his attitude didn't bother them as much as it usually did.

Yaya was much the same way. The only three that didn't seem to be affected by the news, except Amu, were Rima, Nagi and Kairi. It was good for Amu to know who kept their head in times of excitement and who lost them completely. The people that could keep their cool could be relied on.

"So what do you make of all this hub bub?"

Rima stared at Nagi like he was an idiot. Of course she though he was after using that phrase, but it still slightly shocked the girl and she had to hold back a giggle. "I think it's stupid. No one was this excited about Amu."

The pinkette resisted the urge to point out the fact that there was no warning to her enrollment. She'd literally dropped out of the sky and chose this school. "Well, I think people should mind their own business."

Kukai chose that moment to sling his arm around Amu's shoulders and lean most of his body on her. "This is everyone's business! We go to this school too Hinamori! We deserve to know about our classmates. I don't want to go to school with some maniac!"

Amu politely kept her mouth shut and her knives to herself. The thought that Kukai had no idea that he was currently hanging out with killer made Amu want to burst out laughing. Instead she nodded and sighed. "Yeah I suppose you're right. You deserve to know."

Rima's eyes made the pinkette uncomfortable as they seemingly stared straight through her. Amu thought for sure that Rima could see what she was thinking and after having her ability, killing with kisses; Amu deemed that it could be possible for Rima to read her mind. Nothing seemed too far fetched after living Amu's life.

"I want everyone to remember that Hinamori said that about me! ME! I'm right. Sounds weird."

Yaya laughed as she approached the group. "Yaya thinks that Kukai is right a lot! Right to give Yaya candy that is!"

Kairi shook his head but kept his silence.

Rima raised an eyebrow and Nagi smiled politely. The fact that these people could handle the two before her made Amu realize how lucky she was to find them. There weren't a lot of people like them in the world. Amu knew, she'd looked.

"So do we even know fact from fiction?"

"What's with the history lecture Sanjo? I thought we were talking about the new kid?"

Amu about slammed her face into her palm. "That's what he was talking about Kukai. Do you know which of the rumors are true?"

Kukai grinned as he took his arm back to scratch the back of his head. "I haven't really been paying attention to what everyone is saying."

Amu felt the sweat drop form on her head. She also say Rima slightly stagger under the weight of the shock Kukai had just unloaded. "What?"

Kukai kept his sheepish grin. "I've been so distracted by the excitement! Who cares what they are saying!"

Kairi never looked so pissed off in his life. He stood glaring at the offending brown haired boy for a minute before pushing his glasses up and walking away. Within a few minutes he was back. "Alright, it's a boy. That is for sure. Everything else is just a rumor."

Amu nodded. Kairi sure was handy to have around. "Alright."

Rima nodded as well but didn't respond. Nagi had a clear frown on his face, but Amu knew it was from the idea of a new boy and the thought that this new boy could take Rima away from the purple haired dancer.

Class couldn't come soon enough. Amu had enough of the waiting. She needed to know if this new boy was going to be a threat or not. Until then, everything was a threat. She was on high alert as she sat in her desk. Several times she had to stop herself from flipping her desk and bolting out the window.

Stupid teacher had to trip on his way in so it took him even longer to get to his desk. Amu did not fidget. She wasn't human enough to show that much worry. Her body was completely rigid as she waited for the boy to come in through the only door of the classroom.

Nikaidou shuffled some papers before clearing his throat. "Class, this morning we have a new student joining us. This is Hotori Tadase."

The class waited on baited breath as a blond prince like boy entered the room. His ruby eyes seemed to look at everyone. He didn't seem like much of a threat, but Amu decided to keep her eye on him anyways.

XXX

The new kid was creeping Amu out. Every time she looked at him or in his general direction, she caught him staring at her. Some of the other boys in the school looked at her but not to this degree. Tadase's eyes always seemed to be following her movements. Amu could feel his pink gaze clinging to her pale skin. Even in the bathroom, she didn't feel safe from his eyes.

Rima noticed the staring too. She didn't let it bother her the way Amu did, but then again she wasn't the one the creep's eyes were following. "I think Hotori has a crush on you already Amu. Guess it was love at first sight."

Amu shuddered before smiling over at her shorter friend. "No way! He's cute sure, but not for me."

Rima just stared before turning back around with a huff. Amu wanted to slam her forehead down on her desk. There was no way that she'd ever be able to date a boy. One kiss and he'd be dead. That might be an effective way to break up, but Amu hoped to never be in that situation. She'd rather all the boys think that she was too good for them rather than kill them.

If Hotori Tadase tried anything, be it for himself out of love or be it for the Guardians, Amu was going to be prepared. She stared right back at him as she caught him yet again staring at her. After a few seconds he seemed to realize that she was staring back and turned quickly to face the front of the room.

Amu let a small smirk cross her lips. Maybe she could have fun with this boy before she shut him down one way or another.

XXX

He knew it was her. Her scent led him straight to her. The fact that she could fly did little to erase her scent from his strong nose. Hinamori Amu led him straight to a tiny town. He enrolled into the school and hoped that she wouldn't notice him watching her.

Carefully, oh so carefully, he was going to have to get close to her. There was no other way for him to capture her. One sudden movement and she'd be gone like the wind and he'd have to chase after her again. No, his approach would be smooth and calculated. The pinkette wouldn't realize until it was too late.

XXX

Talking happily, Amu, Rima and Yaya crossed the grassy yard in front of their school. Classes had finally let out for the day and the three girls were planning their afternoon. Yaya was doing her best to convince the other two to go with her to a candy shop when Amu got the feeling she was being watched. She spun to the right to see nothing. No one was there, but Amu was certain that someone had been and if they knew to get out of sight before she caught them watching her then she was in trouble.

Amu was just about to excuse herself to make her escape when Kukai came jogging over. "Oi! Hinamori! Mashiro! Yaya! I want you girls to meet a new buddy of mine. This is Tsukiyomi Ikuto and he just transferred in today too."

Yaya and Rima just stared at the tall blue haired boy before them. Amu was already caught up with the need to get away. She gave the boy before her a glance before continuing to look around the schoolyard.

Ikuto stared at the pinkette that was obviously not interested in him. He could tell that she was looking for something or someone. "Yo."

There, the tree on the other side of the yard just moved its branches. Amu wasted no time running over to look up into the tree. There sat Hotori Tadase. "What the hell! Why are you watching me?"

Tadase scrambled down and out of the tree. He dusted his hands off before bowing to Amu. "Sorry Hinamori-chan! I-I-I-"

Ikuto could see that the boy didn't have a good reason to be watching the pinkette from the tree. He also knew by the way the boy's face kept getting redder and redder that he was probably going to end up crying in front of the girl he liked. The taller boy just couldn't let that happen. "I don't think it matters what you were doing. Just stop doing it."

Tadase nodded his head before turning and running. Amu wanted to chase him down and demand to know what he was doing there in her town, but she kept her cool and turned to walk away. "Thanks."

Ikuto nodded before walking away with Kukai. Amu watched them go. Now she was going to have to keep an eye on both boys. It'd be easier just to run like she'd planned only moments before, but now she actually wanted to stay and see how everything played out. It could be that both boys were just normal boys that transferred into her school.

Somewhere deep in her mind, or maybe not so deep, Amu knew that they couldn't both be innocent. One or both may be working for the Guardians. Two boys coming to the same tiny town that she was in was just hard to understand. Who would come to such a small town without a reason?

Rima tugged on Amu's arm to make her start walking again. "Come on Amu, I'm hungry and you're cooking."

Amu nodded and let herself be pulled away. Running now would mean that she was who they thought she might be. Staying was her best option. Stay and find out which boy was potentially working to capture her and eliminate him.

Yaya continued talking the entire way to Amu's. They weren't surprised to find Kukai and Nagi waiting on the steps that led up to Amu's apartment. She waved them up so they could join everyone else.

Kukai let out a whoop before jumping up the stairs with Amu right behind him. "Come on Hinamori! I'm starving!"

Amu laughed as she unlocked her door. "We just got out of school! You can't be that hungry yet."

Kukai's stomach let out a loud growl as if it was disagreeing with her itself. "We both beg to differ Hinamori! Oh by the way, is it okay if we invite Ikuto next time?"

Amu kept her back to her friends so they wouldn't see her frown. "Sure, why not?"

XXX

He'd spoken to her for only a second before that other boy had interrupted. It was definitely her. His senses were going wild. Now all he needed to do was become friends with her friends and slip into her group without the pinkette being aware.

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Morg: So I'm back from my vacation already. Yeah I was only gone for one chapter. O_o

Ikuto: You're an idiot.

Amu: Tell us something we don't know.

Morg: I was actually gone from Thursday through Sunday but I'm back now so be ready for more updates!

Ikuto: Yeah.

Amu: Seriously can't wait…

Morg: Oh shut up and let them review already!