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Blank stares. That's the only thing I received while I recounted my little sad story. There was in depth detail at certain points where I had told no one what had happened and some summarization. I included Kairi's, as best as I could remember them, from that god awful phone call that ended everything.

And of course the part that Kukai already knew, the part that made me so mad and upset was also spilled. I know I saw Tadase's eyes light up with something that looked like anger and I heard Yaya and Nadeshiko gasp when I told them Kairi had cheated on me with two different girls. The worst part: it wasn't even twice, it was multiple times.

A story that spanned over about 5 months only took me about an half an hour to tell. Once I started to talk about it, it felt a lot better just saying everything that happened along with how I felt about it.

No one said anything after I finished speaking. They hadn't interrupted at all either, except for gasping. We all just sat around the kotatsu, feeling the blanket's warmth in comparison to the cool air circulating through Kukai's house. I had been talking for a while; it was kind of nice to just sit in silence.

The atmosphere wasn't awkward; rather everyone was soaking in the information. And of course it must have been a little shocking.

Since our breakup, I had never told anyone exactly what had happened between Kairi and me. From their point of view it must have been like seeing him and I together one day and then the next, boom! We avoided each other like the plague.

I had told Yaya what happened, vaguely, after she had asked if something was going on. It was after school and Nadeshiko was walking home with us. Or at least, we were supposed to go to home. I'm pretty sure we ended up getting ice cream because I had burst into tears half through admitting Kairi had broke up with me.

It wasn't even mutual. I had no choice. I couldn't even help but to still like him, for months after that. I kept my distance but my heart still hoped he would realize he enjoyed us being together. My hopes were futile.

I stretched my legs out under the table, accidenly hitting Tadase's foot with my own.

"Ah! Sorry, Tadase-kun" The silence was broken.

"Why didn't you tell us this sooner Amu-chi?! I would have punched the day lights out of him. Actually, now that I know he cheated I think I will!" Yaya made to get up but Kukai caught her arm and forced her to sit back down.

"No, Yaya, I'm going to beat him up. Besides the most damage you'll do would hurt your own fists." Kukai narrowly dodged Yaya's smack.

"Argh! You! I could do some damage to him! Just look at my muscles!" she lifted up her sleeve to show us her 'muscles'. Everyone sweat dropped at her noodle-thin arms.

"No, Kukai and Yaya do not need to do anything; I will surely hit Kairi so hard it might kill him. Oh what a shame that would be." Nadeshiko smiled with her eyes closed. The venom dripping from her words was making a small puddle on the floor. Scary. I knew Nareshiko still had that Yakuza side of her.

Oh god, I should have expected this. Before everyone created their own plans to attack Kairi, I quickly cut in.

"No, no! Really everyone, it's fine. I mean, we've been broken up for what, 5 months now? And it's not like he cheated just yesterday!" I was doing a mini flail with my hands, moving them like windshield wipers in front of my body, trying to explain why they really did not need to beat him up.

"But…Amu. He didn't just cheat once. You said it happened multiple times, and with two different girls." Tadase's expression seemed calm. That façade shattered when I looked straight into his eyes; they were almost red with fury.

"Err...well…"

Rima, who was sitting on the other side of me, hugged my arm, though she also had a calm expression, if not with a hint of sadness.

Okay, really, this was all starting to freak me out. I was being treated like I was some sort of abandoned puppy. Like I need to be protected and my abandoner needed to be punished. In the case of the animals this is true, but for me it doesn't work.

Hadn't I already resolved to take care of myself? I was finally getting up on my own feet. It had taken me months to finally see I didn't need Kairi anymore. It had taken me months to finally see how pathetic I had been.

And I was not going to throw away this new sense of independence.

"Everyone!!" Everyone's planning Kairi's death was interrupted by my shouting. Ten pairs of eyes glued themselves on me. I guess I sounded really angry since Yaya seemed taken aback.

"Look," I softened my tone; I wasn't angry at them. "I understand that you guys have good intentions but really. No one is going to beat up Kairi, I'm fine and will be fine, and it doesn't matter how many girls he hooked up with. It's in the past, let's just leave it there."

Yaya got up and ran over to me, throwing her arms around me and tackling both Rima, who still clung to my arm, and I. All three of us fell over.

"We know you'll be fine, you're Amu-chan!"

"That's the second time someone has told me that." I looked at Tadase and our eyes locked for a second. I smiled remembering how comfortable it was walking with him.

"Well if you ever need the crap kicked out of Kairi, you know who to call!" Kukai exclaimed and flashed me a thumbs up. Nadeshiko nodded in agreement and smiled.

"Alright! Now to cheer you up Amu lets play DDR! Kukai, can we play DDR?" Yaya went from our dog pile near the kotatsu to the TV set in a matter of 2.5 seconds. I will never understand where that girl gets all her energy.

"Sure" Kukai laughed and got up to help Yaya set up the game. Rima let go of my arm, got up, and sat back down under the kotatsu. I was guessing she wasn't going to play the game for a while since when ever we try to get her to, see comments on how horrible she is at it.

Nadeshiko announced she was going to make some tea and Rima offered to help. For the remainder of the evening all we did was play DDR and ate some pizza that Nadeshiko and I made. It was really relaxing and fun, though I went home earlier than everyone else. I knew I was expected to be home at 11 but my house was only about a 10 minute walk from Kukai's. Tadase offered to walk me home but I declined; the time spent with my friends was nice but I needed some alone time too.

The night air was the perfect temperature for it being middle March. I was so worked up from playing DDR, I didn't even have to wear my jacket.

The streets were quiet and illuminated by the moon, and I felt really peaceful. I was so hyped up I started to twirl playfully as I walked down the street to my house. All of the lights were off, so I knew to be extra quiet when I unlocked the door and took off my shoes inside.

It was dark in the house, but the moon peaked unto the windows upstairs so I could see as I made my way down the hall. I looked at the moon from my position on the end of my bed. But suddenly something completely black blocked it from my view through my sliding glass door.

I squinted, wondering what is going on, as I looked at the black figure and up into the face of…

HOLY HELL!

Ikuto was standing on my balcony, a playful smirk plastered on his face. He was leaning on the wall next to the sliding door, arms crossed, and he mouthed to me, "So, are you going to let me in?"

TBC


A/N: I actually like Kairi. Not at first, but in the 6th volume he becomes awesome and nice.
I hate to make him the bad guy here but someone had to play it and I don't like to have OC characters.

The pairing for this isn't final yet but it will most likely be Amu x Ikuto.
Before we get to that though there is going to be Amu x Tadase moments.
And the boys are probably going to fight over her so be prepared for some drama!
Kairi will also be in this, but I'm planning on not making him get back together with Amu.
The chapters are short but I hope the next few will be more than 4 pages long.