To love and to be loved is the greatest feeling in the world.

But what if you've loved so many times yet never felt what being truly loved feels like?

Can you somehow relate to what I've just said?

Feeling as if the book is merely talking to me, I giggled, which earned the blue-haired guy's-who's currently lying on my lap-eyes to flutter open.

"Have you gone mad?"

"Did you just use an Alice in Wonderland line at me?" I raised an eyebrow at him, closing my book in the process.

"I'm afraid so, you've gone bonkers-OW!" He screeched, suddenly sitting up with his hand on his nose. "What the hell was that for?"

"Your nose just met my book. You just got bonked." I smiled in triumph and placed my hand on the grassy ground, leaning my body backwards.

"You've really gone mad." He suddenly snatched the book away from me, swiftly standing up and flipping its pages.

"Ikuto! Give it back!" I frantically stood up and began jumping up and down just to reach the book he's holding above his head.

Stupid boy and his long arms.

Then in an instant, as my feet touched the ground once again, our eyes met and then slowly, the noise from the field tuned out and everything that surrounds us came to a blur. The couple eating each other's faces right behind us, the group of jocks lying on the grass while laughing their butts off, everything. It's as if time suddenly stopped.

His midnight blue eyes burned into mine, holding his gaze as if he's trying to search for something.

Something I'm afraid he will decipher.

I quickly tore my eyes off of him and grabbed the book, knocking him back to his senses.

"Hey! That's not fa-"

"Hey, Amu."

I turned around, founding a certain black-haired boy with deep gray eyes, grinning at me.

"Hey, Kai." I said smiling back at him, placing my book on my right hand, away from Ikuto. "What's up?"

Ikuto straightened up, his hands combing through his hair and stood beside me, sending a nod to Kai. "Hey."

"Hey, man." Kai greeted back, sending him a toothy grin as well then turned his eyes on me.

"Uhmm, Amu. I was kinda wondering, do you have any plans this afternoon? Do you want to maybe go out for some coffee or something?" he asked, with his right hand nervously rubbing the back of his neck.

"No, I don't ha-

I started to say but Ikuto abruptly cut me off and wounded his arms around my shoulders.

"Sorry, man. We have plans today." He then turned to face me. "Right, Amu-chan?"

"What pla-

He then gripped my shoulder, making me glare at him. Looking straight in his eyes, our weird telepathic conversation began.

Just go with it, will you?

What if I don't want to?

Why wouldn't you want to?

Why would I even want to?

Still keeping my eyes on him, I raised an eyebrow, challenging him. So what about it, Tsukiyomi?

Feeling his lost, he then sighed and whispered in a low voice, "I'll buy you some ice cream."

My lips curved into a smile. One point for Hinamori!

I then turned to face Kai. "I'm sorry, Kai. I forgot I promised Ikuto to accompany him somewhere today. How about next time?"

Something flickered in his eyes but it disappeared quickly before I can figure it out. "Sure thing. Next time then?"

I nodded, smiling at him before he walked away.

"So, later then?"

"How about let's seal the deal with some ice cream, pizza and fries?" I stated while grabbing my bag and stuffing the book inside. Page 248, I reminded myself.

"How about just some ice cream?" he replied, slinging his blue backpack on his right shoulder.

"Just ice cream?"

"Just ice cream."

"Oh, I think Kai's still over there, might as well reconsider his offer." I began mocking him and walked towards the direction Kai went, craning my neck for more effect. "Kai!"

"Wait, wait." Ikuto then grabbed my wrist and whipped me around. "Fine. Ice cream, pizza and fries."

I pumped my fist in the air and did a small happy dance. "And chips?" I grinned.

"And chips." he sighed.

"And burgers?"

"Don't push it, Amu." We began walking side by side towards our school building, passing the group of boys who doesn't seem to have a care in the world and the couple who are still mooching on each other's faces. I then made a face which Ikuto hadn't failed to notice and turned his head towards the couple. Facing me once again, he pouted his lips and made some loud kissing sounds. I stifled a laugh then slapped his arm.

"Don't want a taste of this?" he said, pointing at his still pouting lips.

"Sorry, my lips are too soft to place them into that disgusting mouth of yours." I smirked at him earning a "You just can't take this bad boy." as a reply.

Our break is almost over in ten minutes, so might as well make it on time before Mr. Tachibana, my algebra teacher, bares his fangs out. Taking a couple of steps inside the building and squeezing through the crowded hall, I sighed, already missing the lush green grass of the field.

"Here we are. Farewell, my love." He dramatically bowed as we came up to my locker. Towards the end of the hallway is where my Algebra class is and Ikuto's Physics class is at the other side of the building, so this is as far as he could go.

Taking my math textbook out once I opened the lock and closed it in return, I turned to him, placing my free hand over my chest and sighed deeply.

"It breaks my heart to be apart from you, my dear. I don't even know what to do without you."

"My love," he stood closer to me and gently caressed my cheek. "I know how hard this must be. But know that you'll always have my heart."

"I love you. . ." My heart leaped at his words but thought better of it and forced it to calm down. I then glanced up at him, seeing the familiar mischievous glint in his eyes. "Spider-monkey."

"You smelly pig." I smacked him with my book, earning a chuckle from him.

"Way to ruin the moment, babe."

"For the record, you ruined it first."

"For the record, ruined it first." he mimicked in a slightly higher, girly pitch.

"I do not sound like that!"

"I do no-" I cut him off.

"Copy me one more time and you'd wished you've never been born."

His eyes widened with feigned fear. "No! Please, Hinamori Amu, spare my life! Please! I beg of you."

"You're an idiot." I laughed, combing my bright pink locks as it cascaded down my shoulder.

"I'm your idiot." He smirked, ruffling my hair and kissing my cheek before he waved goodbye.

"Bye, sweet cheeks."

"Bye." I smiled and strutted towards my favorite class in the whole wide world.

Please note the sarcasm.

I proceeded to walk towards Room 106, grabbing the doorknob, I heaved a sigh.

Hello to the death of me.

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"Wow. What happened to you?"

"Hey, Utau." Lifting my head from the table, I smiled at my blonde-haired friend who's grinning widely at me.

"So, what's up?" she then sat across from me, crossing her legs as she ties her hair up in a high ponytail.

"Nothing much, my head just hurts like hell." Sitting in an hour listening to Mr. Tachibana's blabber is not something worth enjoying and his whoop-tastic quiz, what he said, is just a huge pain in the head, literally.

"Must be the fault of some certain, undeniably handsome blue-haired babe." she said, staring off into the vast, crowded field. I looked too and my thoughts flew to the other side of the green space, where the soccer and football field is as well. Does Ikuto have practice today? I furrowed my eyebrows, feeling the annoying pain once again and started to lay my head down on the table, desperate for some rest.

"So, are you and Ikuto together now?"

Completely off-guard with her question, my head hit the table, hard. Groaning at the impact, I turned to her. "The hell, Utau?!"

"Ooooh. I hit a nerve."

"Shut up." I rubbed my temple, feeling my headache getting worse. "He's my best friend, for pete's sake!"

"Oh, for pete's sake, Amu!" She started flailing her arms up. "Everyone, as in everyone who gets at least two feet from you can feel the 'couple-y vibe'. And my God, Amu! Have you ever seen Ikuto? How could you stop yourself from jumping at him every time you see him? I'm completely surprised by your self-resistance."

"Ewww." I scoffed. "Utau. He's my best friend, okay? Best friend."

"Just best friends?"I gulped and forced myself to meet her eyes, ignoring the hammering in my skull.

"Just best friends." I stated dryly, brushing the odd feeling off my chest. Feeling the sense of déjà vu, I spoke, "God, it's like I'm talking to Ikuto once again."

"What about me?"

I suddenly stood up, surprised by the sudden tickles I felt from my sides. "Ikuto!"

Ikuto chuckled then hugged me from behind, making my back hit his chest. I turned to look at Utau, who wiggled her eyebrows in response.

"Oh, nothing Ikuto." she said in a sing-song voice. "Nothing at all."

"I better get going, don't want mom to go godzilla on me. See you guys." she waved off and mouthed "Just best friends, huh?" before walking away. That girl and her thoughts.

I groaned and leaned my head on his chest, feeling the irritating throb in my head. Taking note of this, he sat both of us down, making me lean more into him.

"What's the problem?" he asked, concern flooding his eyes. "Headache?"

I nodded then closed my eyes. "Can we go home now?" I asked, hoping for a yes. All I wanted to do now is go home, rest for a bit then watch some movies and pig out with him.

"Sorry, babe. I still have practice." he mutters while massaging my temples. That answers my question earlier. "I've got some Advil in my bag, let me get some for you."

He poked my sides, making me stand up from his lap but not before I slapped his arm. He then took his backpack off and rummaged through his things, taking out a small pill. He took the cap off his water bottle then held it out to me. I took the pill, drank some water and returned it back, mouthing thanks in the process. After zipping up his bag, he then turned to sit beside me.

"Feeling better?" he asked as I leaned my head on his shoulder.

"The medicine won't work 'til five minutes, Ikuto."

"Sorry to be eager but as much as I'd love to stay and be your human pillow, I gotta go, babe. Practice starts in about ten minutes." He checked his watch and nudges my head, making me sit. "Let's go." With his bag hanging from his shoulder, he offers his hand, mustering me to get up.

"I don't want to." I whined to piss him off. Ikuto was a great soccer player, probably the best in his team and one of the things he doesn't like is being late, seeing that whoever did come late will be running up to ten laps around the campus. He got late once and well, let's just say it involves me laughing my butt off and him sweating Niagara Falls.

And after that, he swore to never be late again. I can't blame him though, but I can't help but annoy him sometimes.

"Amu." He started, stretching his hand out to me. "Please? You know I can't afford to be late again."

"But I can't feel my legs." I countered. "I can't feel my legs!"

"You're not Olaf, stop it." He mumbled then turned his back at me, bending down in defeat. "Get on, you lazy butt."

"Awww. You know me so well." I giggled, throwing my bag over my shoulder. I hopped onto his back, twining my hands around his neck and hitching my legs around his waist.

"To the field!" I felt some sort of vibration in my arms and found him laughing. My lips curled into a smile, loving the deep and velvety sound. There's just something about his laughter that never fails to make me smile.

And my heart race too.

I shook my head. Stop it, Amu! You're doing it again!

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing." I cleared my throat and ruffled his locks. Yes, Amu. That's just nothing.

"Come on, Tsukiyomi! Pick up the pace! Move it, move it!" I ordered, shouting at his ear.

"Are you kidding me?" he scoffed, scrunching up his face.

"Do I look like I'm kidding here, Ikuto? You're getting weak now, you know. Stop slacking off! Move it!" I teased him, enjoying the grimace plastered on his face.

"You're being such a huge pain in my ass right now, Amu." He complained, walking briskly towards the field.

"You love me anyway."

"Well, I do."

There goes my heart again.

"Yeah."

Stop. You can't let it beat for him.

Remember. You can't.

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