Morg: Heyo! So I wasn't expecting to be able to write for a few days, but suddenly I had some time on my hands. So be thankful!

Ikuto: I'm not entirely sure that people should be glad for this.

Amu: This wasn't really the best way to gain free time.

Morg: Eh, I'll take what I can get!

Ikuto: Whatever.

Amu: Thank goodness she doesn't own us! That could be dangerous.

Morg: Just know that I'm okay, everything else is my business. Please enjoy the chapter!

~Guardian of Light~

Humming to herself as she walked down the hall, Amu smiled at the creatures she passed. Some returned the gesture and others ignored her completely. None of it really mattered to the girl. Ikuto was back and she wanted to see him before the Angel managed to go off and be busy again. "Hey Ikuto."

Looking up from his desk, Ikuto wondered for only a second as to how Amu knew he was there. His stop in his office was only going to be for a second or two before he headed to gather some of his minions to raid an area that was said to have a high number of Creatures of the Light in the area. Hopefully he would find something out about the Guardian. "What do you need, Amu?"

Shrugging her shoulders, Amu crossed the room to look at the papers Ikuto was shuffling around on his desk. One of them read 'Report' though Amu didn't have a chance to see what sort of report it was. "When are you going to let Rima go?"

Stopping what he was doing, Ikuto looked up at the girl before him. "After she tells me what I want to know I'll think about her release."

Appalled, Amu glared at the Angel before her. "What do you mean you'll think about it? Rima doesn't have anything to hide! If she could tell you something to help you find that stupid girl of yours then she would! No wonder the Guardian ran away! I would too! You are just so frustrating!"

Slightly amused by the outburst but at the same time pissed, Ikuto lifted an eyebrow and watched as the blonde huffed for air. "Obviously the dragon is stronger than I thought. She's protecting you from going crazy and becoming deformed. Once her energy is drained, she won't have a choice but to tell me what I want to know or else she'll die. Dragons are notorious for their self-preservation. One of the many reasons that she's even alive now."

Amu couldn't believe it. There was no way that Rima would sacrifice herself for the blonde. No way at all. Ikuto had to be wrong. "No! Rima isn't doing anything to me! I'm just not like the other girls! Maybe there's a different reason."

"There is none, Amu. There is no other option. Rima is protecting you and I'm using that to my advantage. Why else would I keep you here for so long?"

Tears threatened to overrun her golden eyes as Amu ran from the room. She did not blame the Guardian in that moment for leaving the idiot. If the Angels before Ikuto were anything like him then she'd have left them if she were the Guardian. Amu couldn't believe how mean he was. The part of her mind that was thinking clearly at the moment told her it was because he was the Angel of Darkness. Ikuto thought he had to be mean. He thought it came with the title, but Amu didn't think so. Evil and darkness did not go hand in hand. She definitely saw beauty in the dark of Ikuto's castle. So would others.

Bursting into Rima's room, Amu threw herself at the dragon. Hugging the huge nose, Amu sniffled. "Rima, you aren't protecting me, right? You aren't using up your energy to keep me from going crazy or becoming deformed, are you? Ikuto says that he's waiting for you to use too much and become weak so you'll tell him information about the Guardian or he'll let you die! Don't die, Rima."

Stunned, Rima crossed her large eyes as she looked at the little human on her nose. Ikuto had no idea what he was talking about, something Rima was incredibly grateful for. The Angel simply needed to remain in the dark about who was protecting who in Rima and Amu's relationship until Tadase, the Knight of Light, could rescue them both from this Hell. "Calm down, Amu. That isn't going to happen."

Nodding as she backed up, Amu ran her fingers through her blonde hair as she blinked back her unshed tears. "I don't know what I would do if you got hurt, Rima. Please don't let it be my fault."

Staring hard at the other, Rima realized what looked so different about the girl before her. It was Amu's hair. The girl had golden hair when Ikuto had first kidnapped her and now it was turning a light shade of white with just a hint of pink mixed in. Something that the creatures that see Amu every day or in poor lighting wouldn't notice. However, this was Rima and Amu was standing in the beam of sunlight. There was no mistaking the fact that Tadase's spell was fading. The Angel of Darkness' castle might not make her go crazy or become deformed like normal human girls, but it affected the spell on her. Especially since it wasn't casted by the Guardian or Angel themselves. "Amu, you should stay away from Ikuto for a while. It seems like he's trying to get you riled up. Don't worry about me. I'm not spending any extra energy outside of my helping Nagihiko. But do me a favor and stay out of trouble anyhow."

Nodding her head, Amu smiled up at the dragon before leaving the room to wander around some more. Something told her that she needed to be around when Ikuto returned.

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Tadase looked at the creatures around him. Some were those he was quite familiar with due to the meetings they'd been having about rescuing Amu. Others were strangers. However, that didn't matter since they were all there for the same reason. "You have volunteered for spying on the Creatures of the Dark. This will be dangerous, you may be captured. If that happens, you cannot allow for the Angel to learn of the Guardian's whereabouts. You must be willing to sacrifice yourselves for her."

Several of the larger, more rare creatures nodded their heads in understanding. This was very risky of them, but the Guardian had to be saved.

Breaking up the tense atmosphere, Tsukasa invited himself into Tadase's meeting. "You know, I have a much simpler solution to this problem."

Not liking the way his uncle made him rethink his strategies, Tadase crossed his arms before nodding for the older male to continue.

"Send the owls."

"What?"

"Think about it. Owls are nocturnal so it would only be natural for them to be awake during the hours that the Creatures of the Dark are more active. Owls are very trustworthy creatures. Ask them to spy and they will."

Frowning, Tadase could not come up with a reason to refuse Tsukasa's suggestion. "Fine, then you find something for these brave creatures that volunteered to spy for us."

After Tadase was gone, Tsukasa turned to the others waiting with a smile. "I think it is safe to say that you'll all need to brush up on your fighting skills. Tadase expects a big fight when we make out move. Be prepared."

The creatures around Tsukasa, though barely disappointed that they didn't have to spy, left to go work on what he suggested. The man was right, they were going to have to fight their way in and definitely out once the Angel realized just who he had with him.

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Angered by the fact that his information had been false, Ikuto watched as the house before him eroded into nothing leaving a terrified family standing amongst the charred earth, the only proof that a building had once stood there. The daughter, looking to be just younger than Amu, clutched to her mother as Ikuto smirked down at them. "She is coming with me."

The mother wailed as the father simply shook in front of the Angel of Darkness. There was nothing they could do to refuse him. If they tried, they would die. "Please."

Without waiting, Ikuto snapped his fingers to teleport the girl to his side. For Amu, he'd picked her up. With this girl, he left her crying while hanging in the air by nothing. With one last glance at the family, Ikuto made himself and the girl disappear. His anger needed to be taken out on someone and this girl just happened to be in the area.

Appearing in his castle, Ikuto turned to speak to the crying girl cowering on the floor in front of him. "Get u-"

"Ikuto! You brought me another friend!?"

Small arms wrapped around the Angel's neck as Amu lunged to hug Ikuto. She squeezed him tight with a quick whisper of thanks before she turned to the second girl he'd brought to his castle. "Hello! I'm Amu! Ikuto brought you down here to keep me company. What's your name?"

Trembling, the girl looked up from the floor to see the blonde girl smiling in front of her. "El-Ellie."

With her hand held out, Amu waited for the girl to pull herself up from the floor. "It is nice to meet you, Ellie! You and I are going to be great friends for the short amount of time that Ikuto lets you stay here to keep me company. I'm going to show you to our room! Let's go!"

Sending a smile back at Ikuto, Amu hoped that the Angel would not become suspicious of how she managed to take another girl from him. "Thanks again, Ikuto!"

With the still quivering girl following, Amu led the way to her bedroom. She hadn't spent much time there since Alice left, but now that Ellie was there, she knew she'd be spending time in the room again. "This is where we're going to sleep."

Still frightened, Ellie looked around the rather dark room. "Th-this is for us?"

Without letting her smile slip from its place, Amu nodded. "Yes, I'll show you where we're going to eat and some other places later. For now, I think you should get some sleep. You were probably very frightened since Ikuto has no manners at all."

Suddenly feeling the exhaustion of her kidnapping, Ellie nodded her head while yawning. "Thanks, Amu."

Amu waited until she was certain that the girl was asleep before she left her room. Not surprised at all, Amu found Ikuto in the hallway outside her door. "She just fell asleep."

"Amu, you cannot keep interfering with my business."

"But why else would you bring them here?"

Staring at the blonde, Ikuto couldn't bring himself to tell her the real reason. There was no way the girl was this dense; however, her eyes told him that she truly thought she was right. "As I said, quit interfering with my business."

Smiling once more since Ikuto had muttered his words the second time, Amu gave the Angel a quick hug. Unlike the other times she'd touched him, this time Ikuto's wings were still out. The black feathers were slick to the touch and Amu wanted to feel them more.

Ikuto, on the other hand, shuddered when Amu touched his wings and pulled back. Never had he let a human touch his wings that way. Then again, he never let humans hug him either. They were only good for one thing. Unable to do anything as the girl went back into her room, Ikuto frowned at the door. Why was this girl so different?

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Morg: So I hope you liked it! I managed to get the owls in there like I promised!

Ikuto: Promised who?

Amu: Don't know, don't care.

Morg: Never you mind! She knows that I'm talking to her!

Ikuto: That's not fair to your other readers.

Amu: Shame on you!

Morg: Hey! If they want to review and leave comments or questions I will happily reply!