Hey! This is my first Shugo Chara story so I'm freaking out right now. It would be a huge help if you gave me advice and constructive criticism. Please don't flame me, not even if you're a guest, cos it does hurt people's feelings. If you're a writer, you probably know what I mean. Anyway, getting off topic, this is my new story, Imaginary. Please Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Return

Amu's POV

"So, what's you're name?" A man in a white lab coat sat behind a small desk with a clipboard in his hand. He smiled warmly at an eight year old girl opposite him.

"A-Amu Hinamori." She replied shyly and tucked a strand of pink hair behind her ear.

"That's a lovely name, Amu. I'm Dr Lee, nice to meet you." He held out a hand to her to shake. Amu looked at her parents before shaking his hand. "So, your parents tell me you have a special friend. Would you like to tell me about him?"

"His name's Ikuto. I've known him since, like, forever. He's my best friend." Amu said smiling at the thought of him.

Dr Lee glanced at her parents before continuing, "If he's your best friend, then why haven't your parents seen him. Does he ever come round to your house?"

"He doesn't need to. He lives with me. But he's invisible, that's why mum and dad can't see him. Only I can." Amu explained before looking into an empty corner of the room. "Isn't that right, Ikuto?"

Amu's parent's faces paled as they stared into the empty corner. Dr Lee couldn't see anything either. "Is Ikuto here with us right now?" He asked, getting back Amu's attention.

"Of course, he's always with me." Amu replied with certainty.

"Amu, he's not real! He's part of your imagination!" Her mum cried while her husband tried to console her.

"Mrs Hinamori, please calm down." Dr Lee said calmly.

"He is real mum! Why doesn't anyone believe me?!" Amu shouted as tears began to form in her eyes. "Ikuto's the only one who understands me! He protects me!"

That made everyone in the room silent. "What does Ikuto protect you from, Amu?" Amu's dad asked slowly, fear evident in his eyes.

"From the monsters." She replied quietly and looked down at her shoes.

"W-what monsters?" Dr Lee asked. Before Amu could answer, the room began to shake slightly and a breeze picked up in the corner. There was a flash and a ten year old boy with azure blue hair and eyes appeared. He shot up a hand and Dr Lee was thrown against the wall, losing consciousness. Ikuto grabbed Amu and disappeared.

"What are you doing?" Amu cried when they reappeared on the roof of the building.

"Protecting you. He was going to hurt you." Ikuto replied as if it was the most obvious answer.

"He wasn't going to hurt me, he just wanted to know about me and you." Amu defended. Ikuto looked shocked.

"And you think that was ok? You can't talk about me, especially about the monsters in front of mortals, you know what they're like." Ikuto told her.

"Well it's time someone knew. I'm tired of people thinking that I'm crazy!" Amu shouted angrily.

"You think that me being around makes people think you're crazy?" Ikuto asked, looking at her dead in the eyes.

"Yes! People think you're just part of my imagination. I have no friends because of you!" Amu yelled.

"At least you're still alive. I'm always the one who has to protect you!" Ikuto countered.

"I never asked you to protect me!" Amu shouted.

"Well maybe I should leave if I'm causing you so much trouble." Ikuto said quietly.

"Maybe you should!" Amu replied.

"Bye." He said. The ground beneath his feet rumbled and there was a bright flash and he disappeared.

After that, I never saw Ikuto again. I tried calling for him, for days I tried to get him back, but never returned. As I grew up, the attacks dwindled away until no one attacked me at all. I should've been happy that I was safe but I wasn't. I just can't feel safe without Ikuto. Eventually, I got over him and know I'm in high school, I have a new best friend, Tadase, and life is finally smoothing out for me.

Beep beep beep.

Urgh, just shut up. It's my birthday, give me a break. I thought as I pressed my face into the pillow. That alarm was the worst thing to wake up too, you have no idea. I wished it would just explode. There was a loud bang and my alarm went silent. I quickly lifted my head from my pillow and noticed a couple of wires on my bedroom floor. I followed the trail of debris to my clock and noticed that it had exploded. What?! That's just creepy. I narrowed my eyes at the broken pieces before deciding that I should probably clean it up before Mum and Dad came upstairs to see what happened. I shoved the debris into the bin and stumbled into the shower and brushed my teeth. I had just finished getting changed when my phone rang.

"Happy Birthday!" Tadase cheered through the phone. I smiled. "Do you want a lift?" He asked. I looked out of my bedroom window to see him pulled up in his Vauxhall.

"Sure. I'm coming down in a minute." I told him.

"I would suggest you hurry up, we're going to be late." He said. I turned to look at my clock but it wasn't there anymore.

"Sorry, I couldn't keep track of time. My alarm clock exploded." I replied as I rushed down the stairs. I was going so fast that I missed a step and fell forward. I crossed my arms over my face and braced for impact. But it never came. I opened my eyes to see that my phone and I were suspended in the air. I carefully grabbed my phone and held onto the banister. I moved myself until I was standing upright on the stairs. What the heck was that?! I thought as I took a deep breath and continued down the stairs. I realized that I was on the phone when I heard Tadase calling me.

"Are you ok?" He asked with concern.

"I'm fine. I-I just nearly fell down the stairs." I managed to get out. I hung up the phone when I left the house and made my way to Tadase's car.

"So you wake up, your alarm clock explodes and you nearly fall down the stairs. You've got a serious case of bad luck today." He said when I climbed into the passenger seat. "Oh here's your present." He reached into the back seat and gave me a package.

"Can I open it?" I asked. He nodded so I ripped off the wrapping paper. I opened the box to reveal a silver necklace with two white gold angel wings n it. "It's beautiful! Thanks." I gave him a quick hug. "I can wear it tonight." I told him. I was turning eighteen so he, Kukai, Rima and I were going to this club that just opened nearby.

No one's POV

Ikuto leaned against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest. His Azure hair covered his eyes as he looked down at his watch. He'd changed from since the day he left Amu. Not just in height and build but in his personality too.

"Tadase's back!" Nade called from the kitchen. He smiled before he made his way there. He was talking to Nade and Utau while he made a drink for himself.

"How did it go?" He asked. Tadase looked up at him and nodded.

"It went well, she loved it." He began to frown.

"What's wrong then?" Ikuto asked, not missing his expression.

"Why do you need to sneak around like this? Why can't you just show your face again?" Tadase asked.

"Because I don't need to. That necklace will protect her as if it was me. She won't get hurt." Ikuto replied, facing Tadase. He could see his concern evident in his eyes.

"You know that's not what I meant." He told Ikuto. "Her powers are coming in and she's going to need more than a necklace to help her. I won't protect her from their lies. You need to be there to stop her from going over to their side. That was your original purpose all those year ago, right?"

"He's right, Ikuto, you've got to step up." Utau spoke up.

Yaya ran down the stairs and into the kitchen. "Ikuto! We've got trouble!"

So? Good? Bad? Really weird? That last one probably describes it the most. Please review! They mean so much to me! Also tell me about any mistakes cos I was kind of in a rush to get this updated. I'll see a ya soon! Bye!