New random idea. It happens a lot. I really need to stop starting so many new stories just because I think of a new idea. *Sigh* Oh well.

Summary: Amu Hinamori, Rima Mashiro, Utau Hoshina, Yaya Yuiki, Ikuto Tsukiyomi, Nagihiko Fujisaki, Kukai Souma and Kairi Sanjou are locked in a maze under their high school. There they find fear, pain, friendship, love, and the realization that all of them are receiving the same sad letters. But who's sending them?

Disclaimer: I don't own Shugo Chara.

Dear Listener

Chapter 1: Bad News

Dear Listener,

I have some bad news and I don't know how to tell anyone. I'm scared to tell a soul honestly. You see, I've been very sick lately. I thought it was nothing to worry about but apparently it is. I went to the doctor and suddenly he sent me for all these tests. For one test they had to take some of my bone marrow. It was extremely painful. When everyone asked why I was out of school for a little while I just told them I was really sick. I really don't want people knowing or worrying or anything like that.

Of course I was worrying though. These tests were terrifying. I had no idea what they were looking for. They didn't tell me a thing. You'd think the fact that I'm a teenager would make them have to tell me but they kept telling me not to worry, it was nothing. And I didn't push the issue. I wanted them to be right. I didn't want to know what was behind the look of worry in their eyes.

Until yesterday when my fantasy world came crashing down around me. I believed all I wanted to believe, that it was nothing, but the truth is it wasn't nothing. The doctor called us in today to the office. We needed to talk and it couldn't be over the phone. We got there and the receptionists, who know me pretty well by now, all looked extremely solemn. The doctor can't tell them a patient's test results of course, that was illegal, but they must have guessed from the urgency of the meeting and the doctor's reaction.

My doctor is a middle aged women and she's been my doctor for as many years as I can remember. When we sat down in the office she gave me a sad smile and I knew this wouldn't be good. After a few minutes of dancing around what she needed to tell us, she finally dropped the bomb. I've been diagnosed with leukemia.

(Amu's POV)

I watched the clock tick by as slowly as ever. Class was almost over and I was dying to get out of here. It was the last period of the day and I was just itching to get out into the sun. It was the last day of school before summer vacation. I was suppose to meet up with my friends after class.

We were going to go to the beach to celebrate that the year was over. Next year I'd be going into 11th grade along with Tadase, Rima and Nagihiko. Kukai was going to be a senior and Utau finally graduated. Yaya and Kairi were going to be in 10th grade. Kairi skipped a grade back in middle school.

A whole new year. It was hard to digest. Just odd. I looked down and smiled thinking of my precious shugo chara. I didn't have them anymore. I had learned my lessons from them. Of course they were in my heart and had taught me plenty back in 5th and 6th grade. I missed them a lot but thanks to them, I had all these great friends who know how I feel.

Finally the bell rang and a few people cheered. I just smiled as I picked my books and walked out the door. I walked to the front of the school and waited for everyone else. Rima and Yaya reached me first.

"Hey Amu! School's finally over!" Yaya yelled. I laughed at her enthusiasm. Yaya had grown up a lot since elementary school but she still was always the same cheerful Yaya I knew. She no longer wanted to be a baby. She knew she was a great big sister. She had once told me that the reason she didn't want to be a baby anymore was because she knew she'd always be cute no matter what.

"So Amu, do you know what you're going to do with your summer?" Rima asked.

"I don't know yet. Definitely hang out with all of you guys a lot."

She laughed. Rima had changed a lot too. She was a lot happier then she used to be. I think it was because her parents were always fighting so she had a hard time being home. Her parents had finally gotten a divorce though and after that things seemed to be a lot better. She never really talked about her father though.

Suddenly Kukai walked over smiling. "Hey guys."

Kukai hadn't changed a lot though. It was true he had grown up a lot but he still had the same childish glint in his eyes. He was captain of the soccer team and could still play any other sport he wanted to. He wasn't the womanizer many people though he was. People assumed because he was head jock it must have meant he slept with every girl on the cheerleading squad. Kukai wasn't like that though. Whenever anyone ever asked him about girls he would always just say he liked one girl at the moment but she didn't feel the same way.

"Hey Kukai. Excited to be a senior?" I asked.

He smiled. "Of course. I heard senior year's the easiest."

Rima frowned. "That's only because your not taking any hard classes."

I laughed. Rima was always blunt. Kukai smiled. "I don't see a problem with that."

"He has to keep up his grades to be on the soccer team, wouldn't want to make them too hard."

Nagihiko smiled and Kukai just laughed at his teasing.

Nagihiko wasn't much different. Still as smart as ever and great at basketball. He of course was on the basketball team but he wasn't quite captain yet. They usually give that position to the older kids so next year he really had a shot at it.

I never see his sister Nadeshiko that much anymore. She's very busy in Europe. I write to her though. We used to talk on the phone but she got sick for a few weeks one time so every time I talked to her she sounded different and very sick. She told me that her mother didn't want her on the phone for long time periods to spare her throat.

It made me sad that I didn't talk to her much but sometimes friends just grow apart.

I looked over at Nagihiko. "Don't brag just because you're taking all the smart classes." He laughed.

Rima inched closer to me and I sighed. She still hadn't gotten over her problem with Nagihiko. She still thought he planned to steal her best friend.

I looked towards the school and saw Tadase and Kairi walking towards us.

"Hey you two." I said to them smiling.

Tadase frowned. "Hey, I'm sorry but I don't think I can go with you guys to the beach. My mother wants me back at home to help her out with something."

I frowned. "Oh, that sucks. Well I guess we'll see you later."

He smiled and nodded. He waved before walking in the direction of his house.

Tadase was still caring and kind to everyone. He was class president which wasn't a huge surprise. He was a lot stronger, emotionally, then when he was younger though. He had really become exactly what he had wanted to be.

Me and Tadase hadn't really gone anywhere after elementary school when it came to dating. It was true that we had had crushes on each other but over time I slowly got over him. We were still great friends but after awhile I just didn't feel that way anymore. Sometimes I think he still likes me but we're going to remain good friends and that's all.

I turned to Kairi. "You're still coming right?"

He smiled. "Of course."

Kairi wasn't must different either. He was extremely intelligent of course. He even skipped a grade as I said earlier. He's a little less uptight but still just as organized as he used to be. He's gotten over his crush on me and we're still good friends.

I looked around. Were we missing anyone? That's when I heard the familiar sound of high heels clicking towards us.

"Hey guys." Utau said lightly, as if she wasn't late at all.

I just laughed at her. "You're the last one to arrive, as usual."

She shrugged but a smile still crept onto her face. "Maybe you guys were just early."

Utau was a little happier then she used to be, although she'd never let us know. She liked looking cynical even if she wasn't. She still was a singer and made new records all the time. She sang the most beautiful songs and she even wrote some of them now. She liked to act cool and collected but she was just like the rest of us inside.

I smiled at them. "Well now that everyone's here, let's go."

I was about to turn around and start walking in the direction of the beach when suddenly someone grabbed me from behind.

"You were going to leave without me?" A deep voice asked.

I could feel myself smile as soon as I knew who's voice was in my ear.

"Ikuto, would you stop hugging me!" I yelled. He just laughed and let me go.

I turned around and found him smiling smugly. "So why wasn't I invited to this little beach party?" He asked.

"Because you're not in school." I told him but my face softened into a smile. "But you can come if you want."

Ikuto. Where do I even start on him? He had gone away to find his father although he hadn't been successful and so after a few years he returned. He wasn't in high school of course considering he was in his twenties.

He was constantly surprising me by randomly showing up just the way he always had. If I was being honest with myself, I'd say I had a bit of a crush on him. But then again, I'm rarely honest with myself.

"Sure, I'll come with you kids." He teased.

I rolled my eyes at him although I was smiling. I turned to everyone there. "We ready to go?" I asked.

Everyone smiled and I took that as a yes, so I turned back towards the direction of the beach. Going through the school grounds was a faster way to get to the beach and so that's what we did.

We were walking in the fields in the back when Ikuto suddenly noticed a stone path on the ground.

"Where's this lead?" He asked us. I looked at it for a moment.

"I don't know…" Rima said quietly.

Ikuto frowned. "You all go to this school and you don't even know where this random path leads?" He asked in disbelief.

We nodded.

"You mean none of you ever just cut and walked around school property?" He asked.

We shook our heads and he laughed.

"Oh, guess that's just something I'd do."

"We should see where it goes!" Yaya said excitedly.

I smiled. "Sure. We can go on a small detour."

We began to walk down the path and after awhile we found it led to a forest.

"Are we still on school property?" Nagihiko asked.

Utau shrugged. "I don't know, I think so."

"I didn't see a fence anywhere." Kukai said putting his finger on his chin.

We came to a strange structure at the end of the path. There were stone tiles laid out and the trees had been cleared away in the area.

I looked out at it, astonished. "What is all this?" I said quietly.

Rima stepped up next to me and looked at the tiles quizzically. "I don't know. Maybe old ruins?"

Kairi shook his head. "I don't think that's what they are. Either way we should be careful with them since we don't know what they are."

Nagihiko nodded in agreement but the rest of us had stopped listening to Kairi to look at the tiles.

I walked slowly all the way to the end of the structure. Rima was right behind me while everyone stayed near the first tiles, examining them.

I placed my foot in the middle of the last tile and I heard a loud crack as it broke.

(Nagihiko's POV)

I listened to Kairi and nodded. He was right. Until we knew what this was we probably shouldn't touch it.

Of course a bunch of curious teenagers (and Ikuto) wouldn't listen to logic. They all ran right onto the tiles and when nothing happened I thought nothing of it.

I looked out across the structure to Amu and Rima. I sighed. Rima still disliked me the way she always had. I think she secretly doesn't hate me but she still wasn't too fond of me. And she definitely didn't feel the way I felt about her.

Suddenly as I watched her, I saw Amu suddenly disappear. The tile she had been standing on had broken.

"Amu!" Rima yelled. I wanted to run out to her and grab her before she went near that hole but it was too late. She took a step towards the hole to look down it to see where Amu had gone and the tile next to the hole broke just the same way.

"Rima!" I yelled.

I looked over at the others on the tiles. Ikuto had begun to run to the hole Amu had fallen down when suddenly a tile broke under his feet and he fell as well.

Utau ran to the hole Ikuto had fallen into but wasn't able to stop running before she tumbled right into the same hole.

"Kukai! Yaya! Get off the tiles!" I yelled.

Kukai and Yaya looked at each other and they turned to come back to where me and Kairi were standing. Kukai took just one step though and fell through. Yaya had been running behind Kukai so when he suddenly fell she hadn't expected it and ran right into the same hole.

I stood there a few moments just looking out at all the holes in the structure now. I looked behind me at Kairi who was just standing there, shaking his head.

"I told them." He said with a sigh.

I nodded. "I know. I agreed with you…I hope they're okay though." I said worriedly.

He frowned. "Maybe we should take a look down one of the holes?" Kairi suggested.

"If we do that we may fall down another hole on the way there, the way the others did."

He nodded. "You have a point."

"Let's go look down the hole Amu fell down since it's right on the edge. We don't have to walk on any stone tiles to look down it if we go around." I suggested.

Kairi smiled. "Good idea."

We walked around the structure through a lot of trees. When we reached the end we looked down the hole Amu fell through and frowned when all we saw was darkness.

"I can't see a thing." I told him.

Kairi reached into his backpack and took out a small flashlight. He turned it towards the hole and flipped the switch.

Even the light didn't go down far enough. This made me even more worried. "If we can't even see down there with a flashlight, then how far down do you think it goes?"

Kairi shrugged and looked at the hole worriedly.

"Amu!" I shouted down the hole. I could hear my voice echo and that scared me even more.

"Nagihiko?" I heard Rima call. I sighed in relief. She seemed fine.

"Are you alright Rima?" I called.

"I'm okay. I landed in a pool of water. I think we're in the waterway. Luckily it smells like tap water and not sewer water. But I am cold." I heard her complain. I chuckled. She was definitely alright.

"Where's Amu?" I called to her.

"She's right here but I think she's unconscious…" Rima yelled worriedly.

I looked back to Kairi. We were both worried now. "Well does it look like she hit her head?"

I stood up and sat down on the grass next to the hole. Then I heard a cracking noise under me. I stood up quickly and looked down. The grass was grown over another stone tile it seemed. We weren't actually at the end of the structure.

Without hearing Rima's reply, I stood up and ran off of the tile that was breaking. I looked ahead of me and saw the structure went on further. I didn't know how much further though. Kairi could see just what I saw and so we both began to run. It was too late though because another tile broke beneath my feet and I could hear the tile Kairi was on cracking too.

Then they broke and down we fell. It felt like we were falling forever. I could see Kairi out of the corner of my eye falling with me. We were both screaming at the top of our lungs until we finally hit the ground.

I was expecting a stone hard landing and was waiting for the pain. Instead though, I hit a few vines that definitely left some marks. But they did manage to slow down my fall, so when I hit the grassy ground, it didn't hurt quite as much as it could've. Which I was grateful for.

I sat up quickly and looked over at Kairi. He was laying on his back. The look on his face said something along the lines of 'what the hell just happened?'

"You okay?" I asked him.

He nodded and sat up too. "Where are we?"

I looked around and noticed that it still looked like we were outside. There was grass, dirt, rocks, trees, and a variety of plants. Although if you looked up you didn't see the sun and the sky, you saw a stone ceiling. Well, except for the hole we had fallen through. It seemed that some of the stone tiles were connected to tunnels while other weren't. That would explain why only certain tiles broke. It was almost like it was a trap.

I looked over at Kairi who was looking around. "I have some bad news. I don't think there's a way out." He said.

I looked up and around and figured he was right. The only way out would be to go deeper inside and find a way up.

I don't wanna die.

Love,

A Friend

Rawr! That was fun. Next chapter we'll see what happened to some other people. :D Review please. I wanna know if this is any good. Oh gosh but I realized that I have far too many fics going on right now and therefore I feel guilty about so many ideas. I'm probably an idiot for writing 4 fics at once buuuuuuuut it can't be helped so sorry if updates don't come as quick as other fic updates may come. Luckily summer is almost here therefore more time can be devoted to writing. Yay! :DD So only one more week and then it's summer and updates will come at least once a week like any other fic. :DDD