Morg: Heyo! After so many requests for another chapter I couldn't resist. It's going to be a little different but I hope you like it anyways.

I crouched down on the roof of the building across from a small office place. I watched the people go in and out all day long. They could go in freely without suspicion while I was stuck out here on this roof. Everything changed for me that night when I came across a beautiful girl fighting a gang of thugs. Her moves were graceful and she didn't stop fighting. Had she been anyone else I would've walked away. Had she been anyone else I wouldn't be sitting on the roof across from where she works.

Closing time comes around and I begin to wonder where we are going to go today. Of course she doesn't know that we go together. She is completely unaware of my presence just like everyone else in the city. I'm fast; I stick to the shadows and have catlike abilities. I wouldn't be surprised if I even turned into a cat on a full moon but alas that isn't so. Still one can dream.

Speaking of dreams, I've found a very comfortable tree outside of Amu's new apartment where I spend the night. I go home for about an hour while she's at work so that I can shower and change. One never knows when one will get the opportunity to, let's say, casually bump into Amu again. She always smiles and never forgets to thank me for saving her life. She blushes when I ask her how she's doing and her answer is always fine. Except I know she isn't fine. She's having problems at work and cries when she's at home alone. Her friends don't call her much anymore since a few blame her for his death.

I refuse to talk about him.

Aww there she is. My beautiful pinkette is smiling today as she leaves her job. This is new. I follow her path while hopping from rooftop to rooftop. So the mall it is huh? I guess I could go shopping. It's been a couple of weeks since our last 'meeting'.

Using an alleyway to get off the roof, I make my way swiftly out onto the street and blend in with the crowd without losing sight of her. Amu, the one so precious to me. I inch closer and hear that she's humming to herself. Her voice is like the angels. Corny I know, but hell I love her. Why else would I keep such a close eye on her? I have to make sure no other cat comes along to play with my kitten.

I keep my distance for a while and just watch her shop. Then I see a store that I like and she goes in. Perfect. I enter as well and start browsing the men's section but keep my awareness on her. My senses are on high alert just waiting for her voice to call my name in that cute confusing tone until I confirm that it is in fact me.

Oh good she just turned and spotted me. How do I know? Call it instinct. There's a light blush on her cheeks as she inches her way closer to me while pretending to look at the merchandise on the shelves. I very forcefully bite back a smile. Now who's stalking whom? I'll be a good mouse and let the kitten play. I can picture her as a kitten too. Her little butt slowly wiggling and rising into the air while her tail flicks back and forth, her eyes never leaving her prize as the excitement builds inside of her until it's too much and she pounces.

"Ikuto?"

I turn and give her my best smile. She's the only one to ever receive it, though she doesn't know that.

"Hey Amu! I haven't seen you for a while. How've you been?"

Blush? Check. Fidgeting? Check. Stuttering?

"F-fine."

Check.

"That's good to hear. How's everything working out at your new job?"

I know the answer of course. She should say horrible but she doesn't. Her face lights up a little and she smiles. This is not how it's supposed to be. I need to find a way to get in that building.

"Actually I got invited out for some drinks with some of the girls I work with. I'm picking up a new outfit for tonight."

Strange. I thought her coworkers despised her ever since they saw her talk to me once. Hmmm. I'll have to be on high alert tonight.

"Sounds great. We should go get drinks sometime to catch up as well."

Again with that sweet, sweet blush. I can't help myself but make that color appear but at the same time she needs to stop being so cute or I'm going to do something I regret. Well I won't regret doing it but I'll regret forcing her.

"S-sure."

To mix in that stuttering is suicide. How can this girl not understand?

"Do you still have my number?"

Of course she does. She'd never delete it out of her phone. I've helped her out too much for her to just kick me out of her phonebook. Still I have to pretend so I don't frighten her off.

"Yes I do. You're number one on my speed dial."

I raise my eyebrow at this and she blushes harder. I let myself smirk and flirt a little. I can stay in control if it's just a little.

"Number one huh?"

"Umm yes?"

I chuckle and lighten the tension in the air because I can tell she's suffocating. My time is up. I can feel my hormones demanding that we take this to the dressing rooms. I need to put some space between us.

"Alright then call me sometime and we'll hang out. I've got to go. Have fun tonight."

She sighs and nods and waves and just before I pretend to round a corner she smiles. Going out with the girls? She'll get drunk and end up walking home. This could work to my advantage. I stop myself from taking that fantasy any further. I'm not going to do that to her.

I follow like an obedient kitty as she heads out of the mall and towards her apartment. Is it just me or does she seem like she's in an even better mood? I steady myself from getting too excited as I wait in my perfect hiding spot, the tree, for her to come out. Let me tell you! It was worth the wait. She looks hot. Don't get me wrong, my Amu always looks good but damn!

It's like she knows I'm watching. Her hips put on a splendid show as she moves down the sidewalk. My hands fist up not in anger but in frustration. I can't touch her. I see other men look at her. Some even call out but she just ignores them and continues on. Her body starts to tense up and I know it's because the area of town we are in now isn't so great. The bar the girl's wanted her to meet them in is trashy and small. It was a setup. I knew it, but my sweet innocent Amu fell right into their trap.

I decided that waiting outside was a bad idea so I slipped in through the back and found a table where I wouldn't be noticed. She goes right up to the bar and orders a drink. A shot? Someone's nervous. I smile and pretend to not be there. I'm not really surprised but her 'friends' never show. I start to lose my patience when a few guys begin hitting on her. Amu takes it all in stride and politely turns them all down, but they're being persistent.

Finally she decides to leave. In the amount of time it takes me to slip out of my seat and out of the back door she's defending herself once again. I see her cell phone her hand and mine starts buzzing. I'm far enough away that she can't see me and won't hear me so I answer.

"Amu?"

"Ikuto! Where-huff- are you?"

"Right now?"

I tell her about six blocks away from where she's at. She only sighs in relief before telling me where she is. Then I hear the man through the phone. He's telling her to just give up because it's obvious that she wants it. I snap.

"I'm on my way. Just hold on Amu!"

I snap my phone shut and watch as she fights the man for several more minutes. I'm trying to judge my arrival on how fast she thinks I am. I see her start to look around as if I might be taking too long so I go running in.

"Amu!"

She smiles a little and pushes the guy away and stumbles to me. I catch her in my arms and only glare at the man.

"Hey man I didn't know she was taken."

His hands are up in a nonthreatening manner. As if that matters. I'll rip his head off despite his stance.

"Now you know. Get lost."

The words come out in a hiss. I feel Amu's hands clench my shirt and she starts to cry. I pick her up and carry her like I used to do when she was hurt. I take her straight to my house and up to my room. We spent so much time there together while she healed that it felt right to be in the room only when she was there with me.

I held her while she cried.

"I don't understand Ikuto. Why does it seem like everything in my life is against me?"

I don't know what to tell her. I know almost better than she does that her life sucks. There is nothing I can do about it besides give her comfort while she breaks.

"You're alive Amu. That's all that matters to me. Do you know how boring my life would become without you in it?"

She stiffens a little and looks up with me. I restrain myself from touching those beautiful tear streaked cheeks. I catch a hint of a smile so I beam at her. I don't like seeing her down in the dumps.

"Yeah I do. You wouldn't have anyone to stalk anymore."

It's my turn to freeze. There is no way that she knows. I'm too good for her to notice. I stay in the shadows and watch from a far unless she needs me up close.

"You call bumping into each other at the mall stalking? Who's got who for their number one speed dial?"

Perfect turn it back on her. Maker her blush and stutter and forget her worries.

"I'm glad you are speed dial one or I would've been in some serious trouble tonight."

I nod in a knowing way, but it's a different knowing then she thinks it is.

"So did you meet up with the girls or were you cornered first?"

This question brings on a new wave of tears. I don't know how to feel about it. Part of me wants to seek out those girls and do the same to them as the last person that tried to ruin her life. The other part is secretly happy because she lets me hold her when she cries.

"Sometimes I wish they really did kill me that night. My life has been hell since then. You're the only good thing left in it."

Her sniffles make me smile because she is just too cute. Her words make me restrain myself because once again she is too cute.

"You could always just quit everything and live with me. I've got enough money for the two of us. We wouldn't ever have to leave the house if you didn't want to."

Spilling my dream to her might have been a little much but she takes it as a joke and smiles. I was serious but then again I don't want to scare her. I let her laugh it off and snuggle against my chest.

"The offer is almost too tempting. I have to say that I wouldn't mind never leaving your house as long as you're here too."

Her face is so red I can't stop myself from kissing her. I make sure it's gentle and loving. The way she should be kissed when in such a state. She needs caresses now not forced love. She responds to my kiss but I pull back. I'd love to kiss her for the rest of my life. I'm sure we could find some way to function without letting go of each other's lips. We'd have to share every meal and there would be no clothes because changing would become too difficult. And focus!

I stare down at Amu with a smile on my face and a hint of mischief in my eyes. She blushing even harder and her adorable lips are parted as she breaths heavily through them. I can't stand it any more. She has to know.

"Make my life easier Amu. Come live with me. Be with me. Don't make me worry about how you're doing or what you're doing or who you're with. I really don't want to think about what I'd do if someone took you away from me. I don't mean you dying. I mean if you fell in love with someone else."

Now her mouth is open in shock. I can see her little pink tongue and the urge to taste it is almost too much. I feel myself leaning forwards when her hands find my chest and slightly push me away. She turns around to think through what I just said. I basically confessed but my Amu is a dense one. I hear a gasp and she spins back around.

"It's not possible!"

"What's not possible?"

Well curiosity did kill the cat so I'm going to go ahead and sate my need to know what she's talking about. Is loving me really that impossible?

"There is no way you could love a broken reject like me. No one wants me."

I smile and take her back into my arms. Me not love her? The sun would have to dump the moon before that happened. I felt the need to confess my undying need to constantly have her in my sights but I can't bring myself to do it.

"I've loved you from the moment I saw you kicking those thugs' asses so confident and strong. You didn't rely on some hero to save you. You relied on yourself. Let me tell you Amu. I fell and I fell hard. Maybe our meetings aren't so much by chance, but they're the best part of my day."

Her eyes widen as I semi confess to stalking her. As much as I hate to say that's what I do, it's true. A playful smile graces her lips and she moves closer to my face.

"I thought the guy that always sleeps in the tree by my place looked familiar."

It was my turn to look stunned. She knew! She actually knew and it didn't scare the shit out of her! Oh happy days!

"If you already knew then why didn't you ever say anything?"

She sighs as she feels my breath on her face. I catch her breathing deeply to take in the scent. I keep a smirk off my face as I wait for her to answer.

"Because you're like my guardian angel. I always feel safe no matter how hard my life gets. Even tonight I knew you had to be close by. I thought it was weird at first but I got used to your presence and missed you when you went away even if it was only for an hour."

"You can tell when I'm not there?"

Amu nodded and gave me one of the most beautiful smiles I have ever seen. She's really going to make me tie her down.

"Call it my catlike instincts. It's like I can just feel you. You're pretty discreet, but you've been watching me for so long I know what to look for. My coworkers think I'm an airhead because I'm always staring at the sky. In reality I'm looking at you as you laze around on the roof across the street."

It was almost too much for me to handle. She was stalking me while I was stalking her. I felt touched. I wrapped my arms tighter around her and made certain she was completely in my lap. There was no escape.

"I'm serious about never leaving this house. I have people who bring me groceries and anything else I need. I know I would never be bored with you around."

Amu smiled again. It wasn't as amazing as her last one, but I treasure every smile that graces her lips. She seemed to be actually thinking it over. I wanted her answer to be yes so badly.

"I'll live with you and I'll quit my job, but we will leave the house sometimes. Even a housecat likes to play in the dirt every once in a while."

"Are you referring to me or yourself?"

Then that smile came back and everything was right in the world. I was content. She was finally mine and only mine. No more waiting. No more sitting in the shadows. My little kitten and I were going to lounge around together forever.

"Both."

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Morg: Not pleased? Too bad! I wrote it how I wrote it and I had fun. I figured that the first chapter was from her point of view so this one deserved to be from his and we all know how weird Ikuto is.