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Ikuto: I know.

Amu: I think she meant her readers…

Morg: Definitely my readers! So much support for this story! Seriously! Thanks, yo!

Ikuto: Oh.

Amu: Awkward.

Morg: Don't forget that I don't own anything but my own plots! Hang in there! We're getting close to the end!

Ikuto: Great.

Amu: You're so cute when you're embarrassed.

Morg: …

Ikuto: …

Amu: What?

Morg: Nothing.

Ikuto: Nothing at all.

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~Guardian of Light~

Tears long dried, Amu once again looked out the window of the small cottage. Everything seemed so ridiculous now that she knew the truth. The secret that had been so well kept made her feel almost stupid for not realizing it before. So many things about her life made sense now. Her inability to sleep. The happiness she gained from the sun. With the amount of power she could feel flowing through her body, Amu couldn't believe she was so dense that she hadn't figured it out faster. Still, now that she knew, she had choices to make. Decisions that would be difficult. Ones that she'd have to see to the end. Ones that others wouldn't understand but her heart yearned for. Her place was at Ikuto's side, just as his was beside her. They were two who were only complete when together.

For as right as she felt with her power no longer blocked, Amu felt wrong. Ikuto's hurt face from back in his castle kept flashing into her mind. Granted, he'd done things to hurt her as well, but he didn't know that she was the Guardian when he was doing them. Not that that mattered so much. Her being the Guardian shouldn't have influenced Ikuto's actions that much. Granted, Amu hadn't known either. Which was something she hoped she could convince Ikuto of. The other didn't seem likely to believe her.

The urge and the want to be with the Angel was strong. Incredibly strong. The now pinkette could feel the creatures around her. She could feel their joy and their desire to only be closer to her. Amu wanted to give them what they wanted since she'd been in hiding for so long. However, she wanted to give herself what she wanted, as well.

Squaring her shoulders, Amu let the image of Ikuto's bedroom come to mind. Just because she hadn't had her powers for long didn't mean that she didn't know how to use them. Once the spell had been lifted she gained full access to all her abilities. Going to talk to the Angel wouldn't hurt anyone.

Within seconds, she was standing in the room she'd been thinking about. Ikuto wasn't there, but she knew he was coming. She could feel him just as she knew that he could feel her now that she was finally free from restraints. Always, they would call out to one another.

Not a few minutes later, the door slammed open before it was quickly slammed shut. Amu simply remained standing in her full armor in the middle of Ikuto's bedroom as the Angel stalked towards her.

Relief at seeing the girl before him was quickly shoved away by his anger. "So you returned? Didn't have enough fun rubbing it in my face earlier?"

The amount of hurt that she could hear in his voice made Amu cringe. "Ikuto. I didn't know."

"I'm not really interested in hearing your excuses."

Allowing herself to be backed up until she hit a wall, Amu maintained eye contact with the one being she knew she wanted to always be with. "It's the truth. I was under a spell."

Falling silent for only a second, Ikuto sneered at nothing before turning back to face the pinkette in front of him. "The Knight of Light was trying to protect his mistress. I'll see that he receives due punishment."

Amu's face hardened within seconds. Her creatures were under her protection but also her judgment. "That isn't for you to decide."

Laughing a laugh that didn't sound at all joyful, Ikuto slammed his hands against the wall on either side of Amu's head. "I don't think that's for you to decide. The little Kiddy King wronged me. I'll deliver my own punishment."

Just because she hadn't realized her power for long didn't mean that Amu couldn't understand what her job was. She was to protect those under her care. Ikuto's was the same, only somewhere along the way, his job was twisted into what it currently was. Amu had faith, however, that Ikuto would be able to return things to how they were. The Angel had proven to her that he was a decent man. "Ikuto."

"I don't think you understand the situation you're in, Amu. You came back to me, willingly I might add. I'm the one in control here. Not you. Now, I'm going to exact my revenge on anyone and anything that tried to stand between me finding you. You will wait here for me or else I'll never forgive you. Do you understand?"

Unable to move from her spot without pushing against the man trapping her there, Amu held back her tears. "But Ikuto!"

"No! Those fools thought that they could outsmart the Angel of Darkness! This cannot go unpunished! I will kill all of them! Do you understand!?"

Tears falling, Amu stood silently as Ikuto panted in her face.

Satisfied that he wasn't being fought against, Ikuto moved a step back before grabbing Amu's jaw. "When I return, I'll claim what's rightfully mine."

Amu didn't fight against the lips pressed harshly against her own. She didn't fight the tight grip on her chin or arm. The Guardian of Light didn't do anything at all as the Angel of Darkness stormed right back out of his room. She couldn't. Not with the fate of all her loved ones in that man's hands.

The feeling in her chest that she thought would disappear once she'd returned to Ikuto was still there. Though now Amu knew that it was for a different reason. The longing wouldn't go away. She'd have to choose one. There was no way for the pinkette to have both. She either had to be the Guardian with the Angel or the Guardian, who protected her creatures. The crying girl now knew that there wasn't a way for her to be both. The previous Angels had made Ikuto just as twisted. Amu couldn't allow him to do something he might one day regret.

XXX

Tadase was silent as he felt his uncle approach him. The Knight kept his eyes out towards where the sun was setting in the distance. His heart felt betrayed though he knew he had no right. "She's gone."

"I know."

"She went back to him even though she knew about all the horrible things he's done."

Placing a hand on his nephew's shoulder, Tsukasa let out a short sigh. "Tadase, she was always meant to be with him. Amu has to figure out what to do for herself. You and I could never actually tell her what to do. We often just got lucky that she'd go along with what we wanted."

"This is different! She-"

"Is it? I don't think so. She's the Guardian of Light. What Amu does is protect those under her care. Do you honestly think she could ever betray any of us? The truth has been hidden from her for a long time. She has to figure out what is right for herself."

"Even returning to him, Ikuto won't back down. He's coming tonight."

"Then we'll prepare."

"He'll destroy us all."

"I'm telling you that she won't let him."

XXX

The Dame of Darkness was known for her cold beauty. Lulu never hesitated to follow her master's orders. Her purpose was to serve him. No matter the task, Lulu would complete it. The Creatures of the Light feared her. The Creatures of the Dark feared her. The Dame was respected because she was feared. The confidence around her was one that would not be easily broken.

Called by her master to ready his subjects, Lulu complied. Everyone was pulled from the castle out onto a grassy plain in the fading light. Soon it would be time for them to strike. Her master wanted his prize.

"Is everything ready?"

"Yes, master."

Stepping to his servant's side, Ikuto looked over the creatures he ruled. "Good. They will be weak due to the darkness. Amu's precious creatures won't receive any protection from her."

"Master?"

Smirking, Ikuto motioned for his army to being to march out towards the forest he knew the Creatures of Light were hiding. "Didn't you know? She returned herself to me."

Matching her master's smirk, Lulu hardened her gaze as she looked off towards where the creatures were hiding. The battle would be easily won. The Dame was looking forward to it. "Then let's end it quickly."

Ikuto gave the nod to allow his second in command to start their attack. "Let's."

XXX

"Where's the Guardian?"

Tadase wasn't certain how to answer that question, however, he knew better than to lie. He also knew that the truth would be hard for these hard working creatures to hear. "The Guardian is fighting this the best way she knows how. She's taking the Angel on herself. We must do our part here. They're coming. They're coming and we will not run."

For all the times to be proud of his nephew, Tsukasa knew that now was the moment when he was the most so. Tadase tended to be a bit power hungry and ready for everyone to follow his orders. The elder of the two never thought much of it since it was needed. Now, however, the younger male, the Knight of Light, wasn't rallying the creatures for his own gain. No, the boy was doing what he was doing to protect them as best he could.

Falling into the cheer, Tsukasa spurred the others on. This fight would be quite the fight. One that he wasn't going to miss out on.

"I saw we stand up and face them head on! The sun might have gone down, but the Guardian is with us! We shall not fall!"

Cheers boomed from the forest as creatures of every kind moved towards the edge of the forest. The Creatures of the Dark would have their fight.

Rima's roars echoed above the trees.

XXX

Wiping her tears from her face, Amu glared at the walls of Ikuto's chambers. Everything was so wrong. What Ikuto was doing was horrible. The Angel was going to murder everyone. Their existence was to bring balance between the two sides, and yet, she was sitting in his room, following his orders because she didn't want him to be mad at her.

The ache in Amu's chest only intensified. She was turning her back on all those who looked to her for protection. She'd lived a long time without Ikuto. She could live without him for a bit longer.

Moving to her feet, Amu closed her eyes and pictured the Angel. This time, however, she didn't want to go to him. No, Amu was watching him. Watching to see if Ikuto had any sort of remorse, any sort of sign that told her that he wasn't as evil as he was making out to be. Amu saw none as she watched Ikuto smirk towards something she could not see. He looked bitter and power hungry.

Fear ripped through the Guardian as she turned her sight to see her creatures standing bravely in the night. They had no sun to give them strength. They had no Guardian to protect them. They would be slaughtered.

Hardening her heart, Amu closed down the link to that sight. It was something she didn't want to see. Something she would never allow. Golden eyes opening, showing the fire of the sun, Amu streaked out of the room as a beam of hot light. This fight would not take place without her. Ikuto be damned. Amu would not let her creatures fall to such an Angel.

Ikuto knew the moment the Guardian moved. His eyes took in the streak of light flying through the sky. With his jaw clenched, Ikuto turned to his Dame. "This changes nothing. Kill them all."

Landing, Amu stared straight ahead at the Creatures of the Dark as the slinked through the night. Many had become her friends during her time in Ikuto's underground castle. "Tonight, I will be your sun. Tonight, I will be your strength! We are about life and love! Do not kill if you don't have to!"

Listening to her creatures' roars, Amu caused her body to be enveloped in light. If she was to be their sun, then a sun she wanted to look like.

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Morg: Ah, the fight.

Ikuto: Holy shit!

Amu: That's what I was thinking.

Morg: Here we go.

Ikuto: I know a better way to fight it out.

Amu: Pervert.

Morg: He didn't even say anything.

Ikuto: She was right though.

Amu: Always am.

Morg: Nope.