Geri: Yeah, I know…I need to update Rooming with You..but I thought a seasonal oneshot was in order!

Amu: haha…yeah Valentine's day in particular

Ikuto: She's about recent events *smh*

Geri: Pft…but it's with a Shugo Chara twist!

Amu: This will be written from the feline's point of view…This story made me really sad D:

Ikuto: Yeah aren't valentine's day stories suppose to be happy and cheerful?

Geri: Not all of them…but it has a happy ending :DDD

Amu: yeah..but still.

I stared at my cell phone screen intensely. On my screen was a simple picture of a beautiful pink haired girl and me. We were smiling happily and had this millimeter of distance between us. I put the phone down and covered my head while closing my eyes. Her smile, her beautiful face, her wonderful voice; they were all I could think about. My heart broke a little more as I realized how slowly I was dying inside.

"Ikuto?"

"What is it?" My voice came off more annoyed than I would have liked.

"Mom just wanted to know if you were ok…" Utau, my little sister said softly.

"Don't worry about me." I answered simply.

"Well, we're your family, of course we'll worry."

"Utau, just go away."

"Alright.." She replied but I did not hear her walk away from the door. "I'm here if you need me."

"I'll keep that in mind."

Finally, there was the quiet tapping of Utau's bare feet hitting the wooden floor outside. She was gone. Again, alone with my thoughts, I replayed the scene over and over in my head again. Every word was still crisp and clear in my ears and the image was still new and hard to grasp. What was she thinking right now? Was she thinking about me? Was she thinking about what happened? Every painful moment of that day was tattooed into me like a scar or a new body part.

I weaved through passing students and made my way to Amu's locker. She wore a simple striped long sleeve shirt and I stopped at the corner to admire her outfit. How many times have I done this? Far too many, I decided and went to her. Amu greeted me with her usual vibrant smile.

"Good morning." She said and closed her locker with a slam.

"Aggressive, are we?" I said with a raised eye brow.

"Here." Amu handed me a muffin wrapped in a Bounty paper towel.

"What is this?"

"Banana. That much I know." She laughed lightly. "My mom made it."

"Well I bet it's delicious."

Amu smirked at me and we reached my science classroom.

"Wait for me." i ordered and slipped inside before she could reply.

"Hey, Ikuto!" Kukai greeted me while sitting in Mr. Swartz's chair.

"Hey, Kukai."

"What are you in such a hurry for."

"Do I have to say it?"

"Ah, for Hinamori." He chuckled. "Well, off with you! Passing period doesn't last forever."

"Don't remind me." I groaned and was out the door.

"You kept me waiting." Amu teased.

"Well, come on. I have to walk you to class, Princess."

Her cheeks turned a bright red, "Don't call me that."

"Just admit it. You like me calling you that."

"Well.." She said nothing more and I knew then that I was right.

"So are you ok?"

"Am I ok?"

"After yesterday?"

"Oh.."

"I miss hugging you." I said with a genuine smile.

"I miss holding your hand."

I noted the safe distance we kept from each other, we were less than arm's length but not close enough to be an index finger away. Her parents recently heard that we had kissed when her sister was teasing her at home. Amu had gone through a five hour talk with both her parents and they were now threatening to take her out of public school. All because of me, or at least it felt like my fault. We arrived in the cafeteria and still had seven minutes on the clock. Time ticked away as we leaned against one of the long lunch tables nearest the band room. We leaned next to each other and didn't talk for awhile.

"So, I know what the right thing to do, but I don't want to do it."

"And what's that?"

"We should break up." I couldn't meet her eyes.

I knew she was a good and responsible girl. She was intelligent and trustworthy and everything a parent would want in their child. I knew she would do the right thing even if it meant hurting herself. I knew that she wouldn't tell me no.

"I don't want you to go behind your parents' backs." I looked down at my feet. "I've been in enough relationships to know how those end up."

"Yeah, we shouldn't go behind their backs." She said quietly.

"So what do you want to do?"

Amu looked so hurt and sad that I wanted to wrap my arms around her. But I knew that I couldn't. Too many teachers knew her parents and I wouldn't even risk Amu's happiness for a quick hug.

"I don't know." I hated the hurt and broken tone in her voice.

We talked some more about things that didn't matter and the five minute warning bell rang.

"So, are we done?"

"Not done." She said seriously. "Just friends."

I chuckled, trying to mask my pain, "Man, do I hate hearing you say that!"

Amu looked at me with sad eyes and I told her I had to get to class.

"Ikuto.."

I looked back at her and I could tell she was trying to figure out what to say.

"Bye, Amu." I said with a smirk.

She wasn't going to fight for me.

We've been ok for the last two days that we've seen each other. Maybe it was better this way, I knew this was best for her. Amu and I still talked whenever we could and still told the other how much we loved them. It was far too cruel to go on like this and I was trying to figure out a way to end this suffering for both of us. But the thing was, there is no way out. This love would either end with two broken hearts or a Romeo and Juliet type of plot.

There was a tapping on my balcony window and I was surprised to see that Amu was my visitor. My heart beat quickened at the sight of Amu's face. She wore a luna colored beanie and a warm black jacket. I unlocked the sliding glass door and ushered her inside,

"What are you doing here?" I asked, her cheeks were rosy from the February cold.

"You usually sneak out to see me at my balcony window."

"That's different!" I argued.

"So you're not happy to see me?" She pouted.

"Of course I'm happy to see you!" I shook my head and paced the room as she sat on my bed.

"Then what's wrong?"

"What if your parents notice that you're gone! You'll definitely be taken out of school!"

` "Is that all you're worried about?"

"Aren't you?"

"No."

"Amu, you're not being sensible."

"Don't treat me like a child."

"That pout of yours is that of a child."

"Whatever, I just wanted to do this." And she sprang forward toward me and wrapped her littlee arms around my body.

I hugged back immediately and relished the feeling of her touch again. I didn't want to let her go, not ever again. She wrestled out of my grasp and interlaced her hand with mine. A peaceful smile played on her perfect lips. How I wish I could kiss her right now. Our last kiss was a lifetime ago.

"I missed you."

"I missed you too, Princess."

She smiled and sat up against the head board of my bed and patted the seat beside her.

"What?"

"Sit with me."

"You should head home, I'll walk you there."

"Not yet." Her alluring honey colored eyes stared desperately into mine. "Please?"

"Just for a little bit." I said solidly, sitting beside her.

We interlaced hands once more and her head rested on my shoulder. My left arm was draped around her shoulders while my right clasped her hand.

"What are we going to do?" She asked, her defenses were falling.

"I'm not sure."

"I don't want to lose you, Ikuto."

"You won't." I reassured her. "I promise you that."

"This won't work, will it?" Her voice was that of a mouse.

"We'll find a way to make it work."

"You promise?"

"I promise."

"Can I sleep here tonight?"

"Well, do you have a condom on you?"

She gasped and punched my chest, "IKUTO!"

` "I'm joking!" i laughed. "Jeez."

"That wasn't funny."

"Sure it wasn't."

"Just go to sleep."

"Already am."

"Het, Ikuto?"

"Hm?" My thumb stroked her fingers lightly.

"It's Valentine's day."

I peered a the clock on my desk and saw that it was midnight.

"I believe that you are correct," I smirked.

"I love you."

"I love you too, Amu."

In a matter of hours we fell asleep and I knew that no night could top this one. Though we could not touch later that day, I still felt the warmth of her body in my arms. She smiled at me from across the gym and I knew that neither of us would give up. We would find a way.

Geri: Good ending?

Amu: that was a rough break up, Geri.

Ikuto: think about how much that actually hurt, Baka.

Amu: I'm sorry Geri D:

Geri: Not your fault…I mightt continue this based on commentary c