The perks of jealousy
I've always been the type of person to make a plan. Whether it's a good plan that involves rescuing a kitten out of a tree, or a bad plan that may or may not include the unsuspecting death of some bitch down the street, I always have a plan alongside whatever I am doing.
That's why, when I found out that Kukai needed a way to get Utau to like him, I just couldn't say no. especially when it would be benefitting me as well.
Knocking on a familiar brown haired boy's front door a perfect plan started to formulate in my head.
He opened the door with a tired expression on his face.
"Amu? Whatcha want..?"
"I heard you need to make Utau develop feeling for you." A smirk etched its way across my face as Kukai looked at me with a puzzled expression.
"I know that face Amu, you have a plan. Don't you?"
Ohh Kukai. You have no idea.
"it just so happens that this plan benefits both you and me. See, I need to find a way to make sure if Ikuto has feelings for me, and you need to find a way to make Utau develop feelings for you. However I think Utau already likes you to a certain extent. Being her best friend has its benefits before you ask how I can be so sure. My plan is that we need to make them both jealous. And the best way to do that would be…?"
A massive smile spread across the once mopey Kukai's face.
"I you can learn how to play the violin really well and I can become a famous popstar!?"
FACEPALM. God dammit Kukai. You're supposed to be older than me but still! How thick can you get?!
"NO! idiot, what I'm thinking is that if you and me 'fake-date' then we could possibly make them both jealous. Me; Ikuto, You; Utau."
"ohhhh, I was starting to get worried there. There no way I could become a better popstar than Utau." The dreamy looking state he just planted himself into made me want to slap him. Not because I don't like him or anything, but just because it made things more awkward for me.
"So how are we going to make them aware of us being a 'thing'" he said holding his hands up to make air quote signs with his fingers at the word thing.
"if we act all cute and lovey dovey like for the next couple of days we can make the people around us like Rima, Nagi and Tadase think we are an item. The news will eventually make its way back to Ikuto and Utau if we spread it around enough people."
"What if I came to pick you up before school tomorrow? People will see us together and that will raise suspicion. We've already been hassled about the possibility of us dating before, so if it looks like we are dating then it could get into our school newspaper again and be spread round the school like wildfire. Before we known it well be the talk of the whole town, soccer extraordinaire Souma Kukai and cool and spicy Hinamori Amu."
Another smile etched its way across my face. I knew he wasn't that dumb.
"Nice thinking Kukai! You're not so dumb after all!"
He mocked hurt at my remark.
"That hurt me deeply Amu, just remember who your ride to school tomorrow is."