Chapter 1: The Punishment

"Yuzuki!" Yelled a certain brown headed boy.

"Huh?" I turned around. "Oh Kukai, what happened."

"Wanna go eat lunch?" He blushed

"Sure no problem I would love to go, Kuk-chan." I smiled as I twirled my honey brown hair.

"You used that nickname again Uki-kun." Kukai patted my head.

"Same goes for you Kukai-senpai. Since you usually bother me, why shouldn't I bother you?" I questioned

"Please Yuzuki-kun don't call me Kukai-senpai." Kukai seem really sad right about now.

"But why?" I gave him the pout that got him good.

"Because…..I'm not older than you, by older I mean like 1 year older than you. We are in the same eight grade class!" Kukai tried to explain.

"Alright if you say so." I smiled "How about we go get our lunch."

"As you wish my "princess"." Kukai was goofing off.

"Yea yea "prince charming" let's go." I walked away.

"Yo wait up, why the rush Yuzuki?" Kukai patted my shoulder. "I'm hungry Kukai-kun. If I don't eat in the next two seconds you're going to get it!" I warned him.

He grabbed my hand and dashed off to the cafeteria.

"Damn Kukai you're good." I complimented him.

"Yea I know I am." Kukai gave me his signature thumbs up and wink.

I blushed hard. I shifted my eyes to the side so Kukai couldn't make eye contact with me.

"Yabi-san you ok, your face is bright red." Kukai got close to me. I tried not to make eye contact "Yea fine Kukai-kun." He put his hands on my shoulders and pinned me to the wall. "You don't look it. Tell me, what's wrong." Kukai's eyes and mine made contact. His olive eyes pleaded my aquamarine eyes. I was still bright red "N-no I don't wanna Kukai-kun." He put his forehead against mine. "You don't have a fever so you're…."

"Flirting." Amu-san smirked.

Kukai's eyes and mine widen and he blushed crimson red and so did I. Then Kukai suddenly, but softly let go of me.

"Hinamori-san we were not flirting!"

"Then Kukai tell me, why do you have Yuzuki-san pinned to the wall?" Amu smirked

'Great what do I tell her?' Kukai thought

"I was really hyper so Kukai-kun tried to calm me down by pinning me on the wall." I lied and I flashed a wink at Kukai

He turned the deepest shade of red.

"Like I'd believe that, I'm in seventh grade Uki-kun you think I'm dense." Amu stated

"It's the true."

"Make note to self, never believe eighth graders, especially Yuzuki and Kukai." Amu affirmed

"I was just seeing if Uki-kun had a fever. Happy?" Kukai spit out

Amu smiled "Very."

Amu went to Kukai "So do you like her?"

"N-no way Amu! I would never like her in that way." Kukai responded

Kukai knew he was lying to himself. Yuzuki was the first girl to rob the former Jack now Prince's Chair's heart. As you'd expect he's in love with the "Princess" or Princess Chair, Yabi Yuzuki. 'What's not to like about Yabi-kun.' Kukai pondered. He mentally put his finger on his cheek. 'She's beautiful, sweet, shy, and great at sports. (Of course I'm better than her.) She's also delicate and speaks with finesse, but what I love is that big temper of Yuzuki-kun. She turns rose pink when she's mad. And that sweet smile that she always wears.' Kukai was mentally drooling.

"Oi Kukai!" spoke the infamous (at least in Kukai's mind and heart) Princess Chair.

"Huh? Oh Yuzuki-kun what happened?"

"What happened?" I giggled "You spaced out and Amu-san called you about fifty times and you didn't listen to her so, I tried calling out to you and you actually listened."

'She's even cute when she giggles.'

"And you are still going to tell me you don't like her?" Amu had her hands on her hips.

'Crap!' He did the creep out smile. "Hinamori ok I do." He whispered so she could only hear.

She gave him the AW face! Kukai sighed. "Are you going to bother me with this Hinamori?"

"Yes I mean I've heard you never had a crush on anyone so she's your first crush." She elbowed his playfully

"What are you guys talking about?" I asked sweetly

"It's about yo-" Kukai covered Amu's mouth.

I raised an eye brow. "About yo?" I snickered "You two are weird."

"What Hinamori meant to-" Amu bit his hand. "OW!" His hand got big and red. Kukai glared at Amu "Hinamori you are so evil!"

"I know I am." Amu smirked

"Kukai aren't we suppose to eat lunch."

"Crap! I got the penalty!"

"Ding Ding! How correct you are Kukai-kun." I smiled "Now for your punishment." I pondered

"Please Uki-chan I beg of you don't make me do anything embarrassing again!" Kukai pleaded. "Last time you made me lose the championship in Soccer, and you also made me say I love you to an old lady!"

"Yuzuki be nice."

"Seion, you have to admit it's fun punishing Kukai-kun."

My guardian chara floated around me and then floated around Kukai. She pondered "Yea, it's fun but poor Kukai." I took a look at him. I saw him with the puppy dog eyes. 'He looks so cute.' I thought

"Fine!" I pouted I twirled around and made my green patterned skirt proofy.

"I'm getting some cookies, you guys want some?" I winked at them

"Yea sure!"

I ran got the cookies and ran back to them.

"Here you are." I grinned

"I think you learned a thing or two when we were training." Kukai smirked

"Yea I have." I blushed

"Hey I know what you can punish Kukai-senpai with!" Amu jumped up and down

"Really! With what?" There were stars in my eyes.

"Make him take you on a date." Amu took a bite out of one of the cookies I gave her.

Kukai and I looked at her in disbelief. "A DATE!" we screeched

The whole cafeteria turned around and saw us yelling.

He and I looked the opposite sides of each other and started blushing harder.

"Ok Kukai you're taking Yuzuki-kun on a date."

"I never said that was his punishment!" I yelled at her.

"Too bad I'll make it your punishment, along with Kukai's."

"And if you don't take her Kukai, your secret goes bye-bye." Amu simpered

'Crap! I knew she was going to take advantage of that.'

"I guess I have to." Kukai said turning rose pink

"I don't want your secret to get out, even though I have no idea what it is."

"You don't need to know." He smiled "Tomorrow met me at the park at 1 PM."

"You're lucky it's a Saturday!" I smiled as well

Ding Ding

"We have to get to class."

Kukai and I walked side by side to our next class. (We are stuck in the same classes EVERYDAY as in I'm in PE he's in PE and ECT.)

Kukai noticed I was not my cheerful self today.

I was too busy looking at the floor that I didn't notice I was going to bump into someone. Kukai realized that, so he grabbed my hand and twirled me in his arms.

"Why the hell did you do-." I was caught off by Kukai's finger on my lips.

"You were about to bump into that person." He pointed "I didn't want you to fall so….yea." Kukai's olive eyes shifted to the side and he blushed.

"Oi Kukai!"

"Huh? Yuzuki-kun what's the matter?"

"Umm…." I blushed "Please let go off my we look like we're about to make out right now. Which we are not."

"Oh I'm sorry Yuzuki-kun."

"Don't be." I gave him a kiss on the cheek "Thanks for saving me." I whispered

Kukai's eyes widen and he looked as red as a tomato. I noticed what I did.

"Oh my gosh! I never meant to-Kukai I am terribly sorry!" I bowed up and down

"Na it's alright Uki-kun. I knew you meant that as a friendly kiss." Kukai sounded disappointed

"Yea I did." I knew I was lying to myself. I meant it as an I love you kiss, but its best that Kukai thought it as a friendly kiss.

Getting out of school….

Tadase and Yaya were at the front gate waiting for Amu-san

"Oi Kukai do you know where Amu-chi is?" Yaya asked her COUSIN!

"Nope haven't seen her around."

"Is it true that you two are going on a date?" Yaya asked

Kukai and I sweat dropped and blushed red

'I think Hinamori-san told them.' Kukai and I thought.

Tadase smiled. He walked up to Kukai "Why haven't you told Yabi-san how you feel about her."

He blushed "I wanna tell really I do!" Kukai seemed sad "Demo, I don't think she likes me as a boyfriend, as an onii-chan yes."

I gripped my messager bag. I ran a few steps and slowly turned back at my friends. "I'll be seeing you guys Monday. Well, some of you." I winked

Kukai just looked to the side and blushed deeply.

"Kukai why did you blush when Uki-chi winked?"

"Umm…. do want me to walk you home Uki-kun?" Kukai asked nervously

"Sure let's go!" I grabbed his hand and ran at full speed

"Oiiiii! Ch-Chotto m-mate!!!!" Kukai yelled

"What happened?"

"I think you're training me but it's suppose to be the other way around." Kukai stated

I put the pout face "It's not fair you always train me it should be the other way around at times."

"Ok ok fine." It started to pour badly.

"Crap." We cursed under our breaths.

'Yuzuki's honey brown hair got really wet. It even stuck to her face. And her school shirt shows her curves even more. Wait what the hell am I thinking!'

"Oi Kukai our houses are not that far, let's go." I whispered tugging his blazer.

We walked in silence. I sneezed softly.

'I don't want Uki-kun to get sick.' Kukai took of his blazer and put it softly on me. I didn't feel it until Kukai walked past me and I saw him without a blazer.

"Kukai what happened to your blazer."

He walked to me and patted my head. "Gave it to you of course, I don't want you to get sick remember we have our little meeting tomorrow." He winked

"Yes, yes I know." My heart skipped a few beats.

We walked side by side and Kukai every so often he'd look at my hand. I'd just clutch on Kukai's blazer.

'I have to be brave.' Kukai thought 'I can't believe I am not brave about this. Well here I go!'

Kukai's hand and mine were clasped together. I blushed and started to kick rocks.

I fell down on the solid cold floor.

Kukai slightly moved me. "Oi, Yuzuki-kun." He kneeled down and checked my pulse 'She just fainted. I can't just leave her home by herself. I guess I'll take her to my house.' He saw that my hair was in my face. He gently brushed it off.

I really don't know how but, Kukai got me on his back and gave me a piggyback ride to his house.