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Chapter Twelve: Amu's In Danger???

Once Amu's Guardian Chara left to carry out her plan, she turned to Nagihiko. "Could you do me a favor and find Tadase? I think I've figured something out!" she explained.

Nagihiko nodded and left, a little unsure.

Yaya and Rima watched as Amu paced. "Amu-chi! What's wrong?" Yaya asked.

Amu shook her head. She wasn't about to say anything until Tadase and Nagihiko returned.

Meanwhile, Ran, Miki, and Su had found Ikuto and Yoru. Tadase was nowhere to be found, as he had already been led away by Nagi.

Miki cleared her throat and put on a worried face. "Yoru, Ikuto! Have you two seen the Humpty Lock?"

Ikuto glanced at the blue chara as the weight of her question sank in. "Amu lost the Humpty Lock?" he questioned.

Ran, Miki, and Su nodded.

"Where is she?" Ikuto demanded. 'She shouldn't be alone while she's in danger, especially if she can't Character Transform,' he thought.

"She's with the rest of the guardians looking for it. Dia's there too," Ran replied, thinking quickly. This didn't look good; if Ikuto tried to find Amu, there'd be no telling what would happen.

Su surprised them all by saying, "Maybe she left it at home~desu. Would you two help us look for it?"

Ikuto nodded and motioned for Yoru to follow him to Amu's. It seemed likely that she'd left it there since she'd rushed out that morning.

Ran, Miki, and Su followed.

Once Nagihiko returned with Tadase, he asked, "So what did you want to tell us?"

Amu stopped pacing and faced all of the Guardians. "Have you guys noticed anything? While some things have competely changed about this week some things haven't."

Rima spoke up, "Like what, Amu?"

"Well, I noticed that last time we lived this week, Nagihiko met up with me before coming. Today he didn't. Some of the things that haven't changed have been things like my nightmare and me being early. I also noticed that among the things that haven't changed is the fact that the teapot was broken. And both times, Ikuto was involved," Amu replied. She felt that she was onto something.

"What does that mean?" Tadase asked, puzzled.

"Ikuto knows something that we don't. Both times the teapot broke, it was before anyone got any of it."

Nagihiko caught on. "So do you think Easter is after us?"

"That's horrible! Why would Easter try to harm anyone?" Yaya interjected.

Rima thought for a moment. "What if they weren't after all of us but just one of us? If they put something in the tea, it might mean that they just wanted to be sure that whoever they're targeting got whatever they must have put in it."

"I think I know who they're after," Tadase said after a tense silence. "They're after Amu."

Author's Note: Sorrrry it took so long to update!!!! I have had one problem after the next with my computer.... First it completely shut down on me, then it decided it wasn't going to accept any kind of word document except for Notepad... It sucked... But now I have the majority of the problems fixed. Until it decides to crash again. XD But! Let me know how this chapter is... I feel a bit rusty. Sorry if it sucks! Love all ya'll!