message from miwa: oh yeah three chapters in one day im on a role. ok only two chapters cause the first could barely be counted as a paragraph. so i hope you enjoy. im tired so good night all. i do not own shugo chara.

Chapter 14

[Normal pov]

Ikuto sat at his desk going over the papers Hikaru had brought him. He sighed and set the file down. "Did you have to bring this to me today?" he asked. His face was emotionless but his voice revealed his annoyance. "Forgive me Tsukiyomi-sama but I thought this should be brought to your attention. It's very important that you remember to punish those that don't obey you. And this particular casino usually brings in much of our resources. Therefore I believe that they should be dealt with right away" he explained. Ikuto sighed and leaned back.

"And no one else can go? What about lunatic charm? She doesn't need to do anything today" he pointed out. Hikaru shook his head "sorry she already refused. Same with beat jumper, sky jack, and samurai soul." Ikuto sighed and stood up. "Fine I'll just wait till the others show up then slip out. Let Utau, Nagihiko, and Yoru that Amu is forbidden to go to the east hallway. I've blocked it off but Amu's enough of an idiot to try it. So keep her busy, I don't want her knowing. And make sure Yoru stays at a friendly distance" Ikuto walked into a closet. "I'm going to go get more of those pancake things" Hikaru said before walking out of the office.

Ikuto leaned against the wall of the closet then pulled down the outfit he used when punishing companies. He kept his identity hidden by going by the name black lynx. He pulled on the blue half shirt and tight blue pants. The claws he hid in his bag. He then pulled on his regular clothes and walked back into the kitchen. Amu was teaching Hikaru how to make pancake batter.

Her long pink hair was tied back with a blue ribbon. She had on a loose pink shirt and maternity jeans. Ikuto kissed her cheek then stole some pancakes. Amu smiled at him then started making more. "Geez amu are you trying to feed an army?" he asked seeing the plate of pancakes. "Trust me an army eats less then Ran" she said sarcastically. Suddenly there was a knock on the front door. "Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear" Ikuto said jokingly as he went to open the door. When he did Utau jumped into him knocking him to the ground. Amu stood in the kitchen doorway a bit confused. Hikaru stood next to her holding her hand. He had pancake batter on his face. Ran ran over to her and hugged her being careful of her stomach. "Holy cow Amu this place is huge!" she said in an unnecessarily loud voice. Amu sighed, she was used to it.

"I know Ikuto made it exactly like the dream house I put in that essay back in elementary school." She said smiling at Ikuto who was trying to fend off a girl whom she assumed was his sister. If not then she had a thing or two to day to the blonde chick who was all over her Ikuto. Amu blushed at the thought. She walked over and wrapped her arms around Ikuto's waist possessively. Ikuto chuckled and kissed her forehead. He put his arm around her shoulder. "Utau this is my fiancée, Amu. Amu this is my little sister, Utau" utau pouted and crossed her arms. Amu smiled. "I know who Utau is. She's really famous. My sister used to love her music" Amu admitted. She looked down, now missing her family. It had been one of Utau's concerts that they had gone to see. "Sadly I was never a big fan" she said laying her head on Ikuto's chest. Utau put her hands on her hips.

"You know Hinamori schools no fun now that you left" Kukai said. Amu blinked in surprise. She hadn't seen kukai in a while. "Kukai what are you doing here?" she asked. He grinned and put his arm around utau. "I'm here with my girlfriend of course." He said. Utau blushed a bit and looked away. Ikuto smirked. "I see you've finally gotten over your little crush Utau" he said. Utau glared at him.

"Joker it's been a while" Amu's eyes widened in shock when she saw kairi.

"Kairi you're here. It's been so long. We were in the fifth grade the last time I saw you. How is your cousin Musashi?" she asked excitedly. Kairi blushed, which didn't go unnoticed. Ikuto wrapped his arm around her shoulders. Amu didn't notice but he gave kairi an evil glare. Kairi turned to ask kukai something.

"Amu-chi!!!!!!!!" came a familiar high pitched voice. Amu ran over to Yaya and Rima who had walked into the house. "Yaya, Rima it's been forever!" she said with a smile. Then she looked around the group noticing that someone was missing. "Hey guys isn't Tadase-kun coming?" she asked. Kukai glanced at Ikuto then looked away. Amu was confused.

"Due to family reasons Tadase had to go study in America" Rima said calmly. She was as small and cute as ever. Amu gave her a hug.

"Guys I missed you all so much. I'm sorry I left and turned out the way I did. But I guess I just wasn't thinking. I left without telling you guys" she gave rima another hug. "Come into the kitchen guys I made pancakes." The others went into the kitchen to fight over the pancakes. Ikuto wrapped his arm around Amu's shoulders.

"Hey Amu, I'm really sorry but I have to go to work for a while I'll be back tonight alright" he said. He kissed Amu's neck then rested his head on her shoulder. "Will you promise to be back before it gets dark out?" she asked. She hadn't told anyone but over the past few months she had grown to fear being alone after dark. Ikuto smiled and nodded.

"I love you Amu" he whispered before he walked out of the house. Amu blushed then walked into the kitchen where all hell had broke loose.

There was pancake batter pancakes and syrup everywhere. Amu caught Hikaru as he slipped on some batter. "Really guys I leave you alone for five minutes" she said shaking her head. There was a smile on her lips. After a few more minutes of the pancake war everyone started to clean up. Amu showed the boys where the boy's hot spring was and then went with the girls to the other. They splashed around and played until they were prunes. Amu got out a bit before the others but she sat on the edge. Everyone asked her about the baby and if she had thought of any names yet. She gave them a few names but said no more.

When it came time to say good bye she gave them all a hug and saw them to the door. Hikaru stood next to her. "Hikaru-kun shouldn't you head home as well?" she asked him. He shook his head. "No one's waiting for me so I'll stay till Ikuto gets back ok" he said calmly staring out the open door at the setting sun. Amu shivered and hugged herself, hopping that Ikuto came back soon.

[Ikuto's pov]

I stumbled forward clutching my side. The blood seeped through my hand. Damn I should have known they would be expecting me. It's a good thing no one else went. I wouldn't want them getting hurt. i leaned against a wall breathing heavily. My hair matted with blood. I was pretty sure most of it was mine. I looked up at the red orange sky and realized that Amu would worry if I wasn't back soon. But she would worry even more if I returned in this condition. I pulled out my cell phone and called Hikaru.

"This is Hikaru who am I speaking to?" he asked when he picked up.

"Hikaru it's me" he moved the phone away from his mouth as he coughed a bit.

"Are you ok i…" I stopped him before he could worry Amu.

"Listen Hikaru tell Amu that I'll really sorry but I have to go away on business for a few days. Tell her I didn't tell you where I went. I will send Utau to spend some time with her ok" I said. I once again moved the phone away, gasping for breath.

"Ok but tell me what's going on later ok" he hung up the phone, hopefully to tell Amu what he had just been told. I dialed Utau's number and waited.

"Ikuto!!!!!" she yelled into the phone.

"Utau go to the house and stay with Amu. She is afraid to be alone at night. Tell her I'll be back in a few days and not to worry. I'll tell you more lately" I shut the phone and struggled to my feet again. I used the wall to get to my destination. People gave me weird looks as I stumbled past. A few offered to call an ambulance. I denied their offers and kept going. Soon I found myself outside a small house. I leaned against the door and kicked it a few times. It opened and I fell into Nikaido. He blinked in surprise.

"Ikuto what the hell happened to you" he said in shock his glasses falling a bit. He helped me into his living room and sat me on his couch.

"Hurry stop the bleeding" I ordered not caring what happened as long as I could make it back to Amu. It was a good thing I had made him become a doctor. He cleaned the blood away and stitched up my side and the gash on my forehead. He gave me some pain killers and some clean clothes. Soon I was sound asleep. Every two hours he would wake me up worried that I might have a concussion. The only thing I could think of was Amu.

nuuuu Ikuto nuuuu T_T why why did i have to hurt ikuto... ok im better... poor amu forced to spend time with utau... heh nikaido's a docter heh