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"Do you have a phone!?" I ask frantically, terrified by the situation.

"No, I left it at home. No cells are allowed in the meeting I'm going to. Well, was going to. What about you?" the handsome man says.

I shake my head, "No it was out of battery this morning so I left it at home to charge…," I look down at the ground and drop the plastic bag. How could this happen?

"Well, my name's Tsukiyomi Ikuto, by the way," he says and leans against the elevator wall. I look up at him, then allow myself a brief giggle. He glances at me, confused, "What is it?"

I smile, "It's nothing. You just, remind me of my sister's cat, that's all. And my name's Hinamori Amu."

He smirks, "Meow."

I smile again, "No, it's because it's name is Iku, and yours is Ikuto."

He grins and looks at me, "You know, you've got a beautiful smile, Amu."

My cheeks flush and I stare at my feet. Okay, this guy might be nice, but must he be weird, too? "Creepy old man," I mutter and I hear him chuckle.

"You know, I'm only 5 years older than you. You said you were going into your freshmen year of college, and I'm 24."

"I see," I pause and sit down, "But that doesn't change the fact that you're creepy. And why'd you call me by my first name?"

"Force of habit. You mind?"

I shake my head, "I guess not." I look around the elevator and sigh, "So what now? We just wait until the power gets back?"

Ikuto nods and I groan, causing him to smirk and sit down as well, "Come now, Amu. Is being with me all that bad?"

I blush and he chuckles. What's this guy getting at? Does he enjoy making me embarrassed or something? "Whatever, but just how long do you think we're going to be in here?"

"I wouldn't know. 10 minutes at the least, multiple hours at the most. It varies, and depends how long the storm will last."

I look at him. Of course I knew something like that, but why'd he have to go and act all smart on me? Is he trying to impress me or something?

Ikuto looks over at me and smirks, "A picture will last longer, you know."

My cheeks turn a dark shade of red and I quickly look away, embarrassed and angry, "I-I-I wasn't st-staring!"

"I would be surprised if you weren't," he chuckles and I glare at him. Cocky little ass!

"You wish!" I hiss and look the other way, crossing my arms with a "Humph!"

"Amu, I was only teasing. Don't be so offended," he says gently, which surprises me. I glance at him to see him crawling over to me. I gasp and put my hand out in front of him.

"Stay back, you sick dog!"

"Sick dog…?" he pouts, "That hurt."

I glance at him and sigh, "Sorry, that was rude."

"You'll have to make up for that insult," he grins and I stare at him in horror. What the hell does he mean by that!? He just chuckles, "Calm down, Amu. I'm not going to rape you or anything!"

My cheeks flush yet again, "Th-That's not what I was thinking, p-pervert!"

I look away then hear a sigh. I glance over at the blue-haired male and see him smiling while holding a hand out to me, "We screwed up these introductions. Let's start again."

I blink at his hand for a moment, and hesitate before reaching my hand out to grasp his. He smiles and looks at me, "My name's Tsukiyomi Ikuto, but you can call me Ikuto."

I smile, glad he is being a bit more sensitive now, "I'm Hinamori Amu, and you can call me Amu," we shake hands then return to our positions sitting on either side of the elevator.

"Oh, Amu?" I look over to him, "I love your hair, by the way."

I force myself to hold down a blush as I smile at him, "Thanks. I've always liked blue hair, as well." Ikuto nods . Awkward silence creeps up on us, and I suddenly feel like I need to start up the conversation again, "So, what do you have in your suitcase?"

"Just some papers; files and stuff for the meeting I was going to. That's all," he looks over and his gaze rests on my facial features. I feel the need to squirm under his gaze, but try my best to prevent doing so. As I look at his face, I start to notice all the perfect things about it. The jawline, the cheekbones, the dashing blue eyes, the way his dark blue locks fall perfectly over his forehead.. Wow, he's really handsome. No doubt about it.

"Call me creepy," Ikuto says abruptly, "but your eyes are very beautiful."

My cheeks turn pink yet again at his compliment. What, has he gone into flirtation mode now? He has such a strange personality! "Th-Thanks!" I feel obligated to return the favor and compliment him, so I quickly scroll through my possibilities that wouldn't seem awkward, "Y-Your haircut is nice..," I mentally slap myself for being so dumb.

Ikuto chuckles and exaggeratedly flips his hair, "Thank you, strawberry."

"Don't call me strawberry!" Heat smothers my face and I struggle to calm down. Ikuto's expression changes to concern, and he quickly but gracefully makes his way to my side. He places a hand on my forehead and smirks.

"You're burning up.. You must be coming down with a fever."

I try my best to ignore the warm, tingly feeling that tickles my skin at his touch, and I quickly turn my head the other way, "I-I'm fine."

Maybe he just needed a reason to come sit next to me, because now he's not leaving my side. Yep, definitely in flirtation mode. However, I guessed this already about his personality: He gets me all worked up and nervous then laughs at my embarrassment, making sure that I know it was just a joke and that he was just teasing.

"Baka..," I mutter. I'm not positive he heard me, but if he did, he didn't act like it.

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It feels like it's been hours since Ikuto and I got stuck in here. We haven't talked much in the last hour, but Ikuto was still sitting next to me. I might have been uneasy in the beginning, but as I spent more time with him, I felt more comfortable.

I jump and blush in embarrassment when my stomach growls. Come to think of it, I forgot to have lunch before I came here.

Ikuto glances at me from the corner of his eyes and smirks, "Hungry?" I nod slowly and he smiles, "I always sneak snacks into my meetings," he says as he grabs his suitcase. He opens it and quickly pulls out some granola bars. Ikuto closes the suitcase and offers me one. I smile gratefully and take the snack.

After quickly finishing the food, I start to wonder what time it is. Fortunately, Ikuto is wearing a watch that reads 8:35pm. I sigh in exasperation and bang my head against the elevator wall.

"Hey," Ikuto places his hand behind my head, "Calm down, Amu. We'll be out of here by tomorrow."

I blink and stare at the ground, a blush creeping on my cheeks. What is this warm feeling? It's weird…

"So, what do you want to do?" I finally ask after a long pause.

"Hm… Wanna make out?"

My face turns red and I start flailing my arms frantically, "N-N-No! P-Pervert!" I shut my eyes and turn my head the other way.

"I'm teasing, Amu," he smirks, "Okay, how about a staring contest?"

No, absolutely not. I am horrible at staring contests! No! No way! "Sure..," I say while still not looking at him. I mentally curse myself for being so stupid.

I'm startled when I feel something warm touch my chin. Ikuto's hand moves my head so I'm looking straight at him. My breath catches as my eyes meet his.

"Okay, start," Ikuto says with a smirk on his face, his hand still holding my chin.

We stay like that for a minute or so, but I somehow feel like our faces are getting closer each second. I finally come to this conclusion when our faces are only inches from each other. Every inch our faces get closer, my cheeks turn a bit redder.

"I-I-Ikuto…," I breathe as his eyes drift down to my lips.

Ikuto moves in closer and as he's about an inch from my lips, he closes his eyes. I begin to close my eyes as well until realization hits me like a shock wave.

"Hahaha," I force a nervous laugh as I push Ikuto away from me, "I-I win!"

Ikuto blinks for a second, shocked, then regains his regular personality. He smirks then looks away, "Great job."

"Hehehe…," I rub the back of my neck nervously and look the other way.

What the hell did that mean?

~Chapter End~

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