Title: Venus and Mars
Word Count: 555 (neat! ^.^)
Pairings/Characters: Amu/Ikuto, if you want to read it that way; metions of AmuxTadase; and I think Kuukai's in there too
Warnings: spoiler-ish-ness for up to chapter 28 of the manga
Summary: Amu really, really can't understand what goes on in the strange mind of the opposite sex
Amu really doesn't get boys.
As far as she can tell, they're all either stupid, irritating, frustrating, or just plain confusing.
Take Kuukai. Funny, but damn annoying when he wants to be. As a middle schooler, surely he should have learned by now that you never ruffle a girl's hair? Not even cool and spicy Hinamori-san, who obviously doesn't care about such things, can handle that.
And what about Tadase; Amu's very own prince, who just a matter of hours ago actually confessed to her. He's certainly not stupid, or irritating, or frustrating. In fact, he's practically perfect in every way. But… is she's being brutally honest… he is a little bit confusing. Just a tad.
Then there's Ikuto. Now, there's a boy who embodies all of the least favourable traits of the male gender. Not only is he irritating and unbelievably frustrating, he's also the biggest pervert she's ever met.
And for his information, she does know what a pervert is.
In fact – and it's actually a little bit painful to admit it to herself – she thinks that the least irritating boy-type person that she knows is in fact her father.
The thought is quite sobering, really.
At four o'clock in the morning, with school in less than five hours, Amu knows that she should probably just give up trying to unravel the age old question of What The Hell is Wrong With Boys, and focus on just getting to sleep.
Which is, unfortunately, easier said than done when you've got a boy sleeping in the same bed as you.
And when that boy is Ikuto of all people – the boy who's more confusing than all the mysteries of the universe rolled into one – it does not make for a peaceful night's sleep.
It makes for a hell of an uncomfortable situation, in fact.
Amu huffs in annoyance, and tilts her head very slightly so that she can sort-of see him out the corner of her eye. In his sleep, Ikuto looks almost child-like, with his soft features and slightly parted lips.
Amu tells herself that she is not watching him sleep. Obviously not. She just happened to turn over to face him, and because she is still awake, she is as a result watching him. While he sleeps.
Really, she should probably not stare any longer. Because, however confusing the cat-eared boy may be, she does know him well enough to know that, if he ever finds out about this, she will never hear the end of it.
But…
He does really look very cute while he's sleeping.
Ikuto mumbles something and curls his legs closer to himself, his thumb drifting dangerously close to his mouth.
Amu suppresses a giggle at just how adorable he looks. In this position, he looks far less like a riddle with kitty ears and much more like a cute little girl.
In fact, if Ikuto were a girl – a slightly disturbing thought, she has to admit – Amu's pretty sure she'd have him figured out in no time. Maybe that's all that's required to figure out the opposite sex: you just pretend that they're girls and you're sorted.
This is quite an interesting idea, and Amu vows to try it out as soon as she wakes up.
If, of course, she ever actually manages to get to sleep.
I'll try and get some more of these uploaded as soon as possible. In the meantime, if anyone has any requests, let me know! Doki! :)