I just got a cute idea and felt like making it. I know it's bad cause I really haven't updated my other stories much lately, but I really felt like making this! Please enjoy :)
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"I'll have a large popcorn, please."
"Okay, is that all?"
"Yep."
I nod and turn toward the popcorn machine, grabbing one of the large paper buckets and fulling it up with the yellow, buttery snack. I turn and hand the bucket to the customer, giving her a warm smile, "That'll be 500 yen."
Utau takes the bucket and hands the money to me. "So do you think this movie's any good?" Utau asks me, referring to the movie she just bought a ticket to.
"Um," I glance at the poster for the action movie she was about to see, "Actually, I haven't seen that one. How come you're not going to see it with Kukai?"
"Ah, Kukai already saw it, apparently." Utau rolls her eyes and pops a buttery kurnel into her mouth. "Said it was the best movie out, and told me I should see it. 'Course I thought he wanted to see it with me, but I guess not. So whatever, I'll see it myself."
I smirk and glance at the popcorn in her hands, "Is that why you ordered a large popcorn only for yourself? Drowning your sorrows?"
"Shut up, Amu." Utau sighs and I frown.
"Sorry..."
"Whatever, it doesn't matter. I better go in now or else the 'oh-so-amazing' movie is going to start without me." Utau stuffs a handful of popcorn in her mouth and walks through the door to the showing of the action movie.
I sigh and lean on the counter, looking around the empty movie theater. All the movies are showing right now, so no one's here. Of course there's always the late ones who walk in at last second or even halfway through a movie in a huge rush to get into the theater. And then there are those teenagers who walk in and try to sneak in to see the movies. I'm not very good dealing with those people because I'm basically the same age as them. Those teenagers never think I have athority over them even though technically, I don't.
I look over at the door as the familiar blue-haired boy walks in, smirking at me while holding his worker t-shirt in his hand, "Hey, you're late." I frown at him, "It was really busy."
"Sorry about that, but I had some stuff to do this morning." Ikuto walks behind the counter and into the back room, "I'm gonna change. Be out in a second."
I watch as he walks into the back and I grab a cup from under the counter. I fill it up with root beer, put a plastic lid over it, and stick in a straw. I bring it up to my lips and take a sip, watching the door to the building to see if anyone else would enter. Faintly, I hear the music of the movies mingling together, hearing quiet laughs or maybe even sobs from the theaters. Of course there were a couple screams as the scary parts of the horror films popped up, making me smile slightly because I'm not the one having to see the movie. I know that I get free tickets to movies due to the fact that I work here, but I would never in a million years willingly see a horror movie.
Ikuto emerges from the back room in his customized Theater Flicks t-shirt and viser(Theater Flicks is the name of the movie theater we work at) and walks over to me. He leans on the counter, placing his head in his hand as he stares at me with a smirk on his face. "What'd I miss?"
"Me getting a soda," I say and take another sip from my drink.
Ikuto chuckles, "I meant before I got here."
"Just a huge rush to get a bunch of people into that new popular movie about an hour ago and your sister complaining about how Kukai wouldn't take her to the he wanted her to see. I feel kinda back of her. Kukai's pretty dense, i suppose." I look around the room.
"Kukai's the dense one?" Ikuto asks and I glance at him with a questioning look. He chuckles again and looks toward the door, "Nevermind. So Utau's still infatuated with Kukai?"
"I wouldn't say infatuated..."
"Yeah but she loves him."
"How do you know?"
"I can just tell."
I sigh and take another sip of my root beer. "You shouldn't jump to conclusions."
"I'm her brother; I'm supposed to jump to conclusions."
I smile, "Whatever."
We stand there leaning against the counter in silence until someone walks in the door in a hurry. A late one.
"Can I have a ticket for 'Chasing You' and a large Sprite please?" The lady rummages through her purse in a panicked fasion to search for money and I smile.
"Of course." I turn to get the soda but Ikuto just smiles.
"I'll get it."
"Thanks..." I turn to the cash register and type in an adult ticket and a large soda. The lady finally finds her money and-with a relieved face-hands it to me. I smile again, "Thank you, enjoy the movie."
The lady nods with a smile as a reply and grabs the soda from Ikuto then walks off to the theater.
Ikuto and I both lean on the counter again, sighing in unison. It really is boring, but at least it pays fine for a part-time job.
"I think it's nice how you care so much for your sister." I say finally after a long pause.
Ikuto glances at me, "We're siblings."
I smile, "I know, and not all siblings care for each other!"
"I'm a good sibling." Ikuto smirks at me and I laugh.
XXX
"This is the popular movie everyone was tripping strangers in line to get the best seats for?" I ask as I stare at the screen.
Ikuto chuckles, "Some people have no idea what's good."
I blush as a sex scene starts. Of course it's awkward! I'm in a theater alone with a boy. I shrink down in the chair and look away from the screen, my face warm. I know I'm a teenager and watching stuff like this and getting really flustered isn't normal for someone my age, but it's definitely at least 80 percent more awkward when you're alone with a boy watching it and you don't have feelings like that for each other.
Right at the climax of things, Ikuto glances over at me, wondering why I was so quiet, and smirks when he sees my expression. "Aw," he chuckles, "Is little Amu embarrassed?"
"N-No, sh-shut up!" I look away from him, blushing even more as the moans coming from the movie continue.
Ikuto smirks, "Amu's so innocent!" he calls out and reaches for my stomach.
"No!" I scream and start laughing as he begins tickling me. He knows that's my weakness! That devil...
"Well Amu, are you embarrassed?" He asks as he continues to make me laugh.
"Fine, fine, I am!" I confess and he pulls his hands away, grinning.
I frown at him, "You're evil."
"I just wanted you to tell the truth."
"I did." Ikuto smirks and I turn back to the screen. Surprisingly, the sex scene is already over. Well, at least Ikuto did one good thing; he made me distracted from the rest of the embarrassing scene.
"Amu?"
Ikuto and I turn our heads to the isle to search for the source of the voice that called my name. It turns out to be our manager, Tadase.
"Amu, are you okay? I heard yelling." Tadase asks with a concerned expression.
"We're fine." Ikuto says with a hint of anger in his tone.
Tadase looks at me for a second longer then smiles, "Okay, glad you're okay."
"Yup," Ikuto smirks and puts his arm around my chair, "We're fine."
Tadase stares at Ikuto, his expression different than when he was looking at me. After a moment he looks back at me with a smile. "Well I'm going to get going. Do you guys mind closing tonight?"
"No, that's fine!" I smile and Tadase smiles back.
"Okay, bye Amu!" He waves then walks out of the theater.
Ikuto rolls his eyes and I stare at his arm that's rested around my chair, "What the hell are you doing?"
Ikuto removes his arm, "Nothing."
"And why are you so rude to Tadase?"
"Well, if you haven't already noticed, Tadase hates me."
"Hates you?" I stare at him with a confused look, "Why would you think that?"
"Didn't you hear him? He never once spoke to me except when he said we have to close. He was only talking to you."
"Well maybe that's because you never come to work on time." I joke but for once, Ikuto isn't smirking.
"I wouldn't be surprised if I got fired for no aparent reason."
I roll my eyes, "Oh come on, I doubt that'll happen."
Ikuto sighs and watches the screen again, his mood different from before. I sigh and sink back in my chair again, annoyed at Ikuto's fail at optimism.
XXX
I finish changing back into my normal clothes and walk out from the back room, glancing at Ikuto. "You can change in there now." Ikuto nods and walks in. I clean up the counter and grab my stuff, then walk to the door. I start to walk out until Ikuto calls my name.
"Hey Amu!" I turn and look at him, who has just walked out of the back room, changed back into his casual clothes. "What, no goodbye?" He smirks.
I roll my eyes but walk back over to the counter. "Goodbye, Ikuto."
Ikuto grabs his stuff and looks at me, "Goodbye, good Amu."
I stare at him, confused at his farewell. Good Amu? What's that supposed to mean? I decide it doesn't mean anything as I turn and walk back to the door. Before I exit, I turn my head back to look at Ikuto, "Hey, you gonna lock up?"
"Yeah. See ya tomorrow."
"See ya..." I turn and walk out the door into the cold.
~Chapter End~
Sorry if you guys are so bored of my Amuto stories, but I love writing them! So, if you guys enjoyed reading this, please, please review. It means a lot! And hopefully if you review, I'll update sooner than I have been. :P
Anyway, thanks for reading! ~AmuletFortune98
