I really agree with what emiko said. I feel almost exactly like the original poster. I just realized that no matter how much I wish it would, the MY STORY/(miss)understood era Ayu that I became a fan of isn't coming back. It sucks.
haha But I still support Ayu and try to get into her new works and when I can't, I listen to MY STORY and it I'm happy anyway.
It'd be great if she did end up heading back in that direction, but I don't have any hopes. xD