Recap: The girls were in for a surprise tomorrow.

Chapter 2: The Boys Have Gone Bonkers!

The next day, Amu woke up to find her furniture and the walls of her room lined with roses of every color imaginable.

"What in the world!"

"Amu-chan, help us!" Screamed Ran, waving one of her pompoms from underneath a pile of red roses.

"Hold on you guys!" She said reassuringly, removing the roses from the basket that her charas rested in.

All three of them rubbed at their eyes, unable to believe the sight of their owner's room covered in roses.

"These are beautiful desu!" Squealed Su, diving into a bouquet of pink roses and inhaling the sweet smell deeply.

"Definitely picture-worthy!" Miki said, getting to work with her pencil in hand.

"Amu-chan has an admirer!" Ran yelled happily as she circled Amu's head.

"They are nice, wonder who sent them?"

"Amu-chan, there's a card here!" Ran said pointing to a card stuck to a bouquet of yellow roses.

She plucked the card off from its place before reading.

To my dear Amu-koi,

I long to have you in my arms and to whisper sweet nothings into your ears, to sweep you off your feet and introduce you to a world that is unlike any other. I wish to serve you as your loyal pet; I would do anything you asked of me. As I think of you, my heart pounds, my palms sweat, and all I can see is your radiant face. Please say you'll be mine this Valentine's Day, to love and hold forever.

XOXOXO

Love Ikuto

"IKUTO?! He sent me these roses?!"

"He's admitting his feelings desu!" Su squealed happily as she looked at the note over Amu's shoulder.

"No way, this has to be a joke!"

"Onee-chan, breakfast!" Ami called from downstairs.

"In a minute!"

She struggled to get her clothes out of the closet, the roses blocking her way. After she finished, she came down stairs and sat at the table, only to find her family smiling at her…well, minus her father who had tears in his eyes.

"What?" She asked in her cool-and-spicy attitude.

"This just came for you Amu." Her mother gushed, shoving something toward her.

What was on the table was a pink kitten plushie, a red heart held in its forepaws with the words "You're purrfect to me!" written on it.

"So what, some guy sends me a toy, big deal."

"Who is he? Why is a boy sending you gifts?" Her father cried, tears running down his cheeks.

"I don't care, but I'll the keep the toy."

She then left the house and made her way to school, having to leave behind her charas since Ami had begged and blackmailed to tell her parents about them, not noticing a set of eyes following her.

"Ikuto, are you sure you want to do this nya?"

"Positive Yoru, I want to do this."

"All right nya."

Just as she was passing by an alley, Ikuto grabbed her arm and pulled her in, hiding her in the darkness.

"I-Ikuto, what are you doing here?" She asked, a blush coming to her face as she realized how close his face was to hers.

"I was waiting for you Amu-koi." He replied, placing a gentle kiss to the back of her hand.

He then worked himself down, past her wrist, her elbow, her shoulder, her neck, before he placed a kiss on her cheek. (Gomez and Morticia Addams were the inspiration for this, minus the cheesy dialogue.) Amu was blushing so hard you would have thought red would become her permanent skin tone.

'Something is wrong with him, he's completely out of character with this!'

"Amu-koi, what do you say to skipping school and coming with me?" He asked, his eyes shining with hope.

"I-I c-can't, I need to…"

"Please?"

But Amu quickly pulled herself away and ran for it, wanting to get away from the love-struck cat. She made it to class with time to spare, but she didn't care, she was just glad she was away from Ikuto.

'Not like this day could get any weirder.'

With Yaya…

The little ace was on her way to school when she bumped into a group of high schoolers.

"Hey brat, where do you think you're going?"

"I'm on my way to school…"

"Really now? Cause it looks to me like you forgot your manners."

"I'm sorry, it was an accident."

"An apology ain't going to make up for this. Hey guys, why don't we show this little pest some respect?"

Just as they started circling little Yaya, they were knocked unconscious, Kairi standing over them with a wooden sword in his hands.

"Kairi-chan! You saved me! Thank you!"

"Was no problem at all my lady." Kairi said valiantly, kissing the back of her hand like a true gentleman.

Yaya blushed a little at the boy, not really understanding his new behavior in the slightest.

"It would be best if we moved on my maiden."

"Uh…okay."

"Please…allow me to escort you."

Yaya allowed herself to be led to school on Kairi's arm, still unsure on how to react to his new personality.

'This is very, very strange, I wonder if anyone else is experiencing this?'

With Utau…

"Utau!"

"Huh? Soccer-Boy?"

Utau turned to see Kukai rushing up to her, a bouquet of lilies and a heart-shaped box under his arm. He shoved them into her arms, a huge smile on his face.

"Uh…thanks."

"You're welcome, I thought you'd like them."

"Any particular reason why you got this for me?"

"Well…"

"Come on, tell me already Soccer-Boy."

Before she could even ask, he gave her a kiss on the lips before turning tail and running off. She blushed a bit as she brought her fingertips to her lips.

'Little stinker stole a kiss!'

With Rima…

"Rima-chan!"

The little blonde stopped at the sound of someone calling her. Turning around she saw that it was Nagihiko, a smile on his face and a few books under his arm.

"Good morning Nagi."

"Glad I could catch you, I've got a few joke books here that I think will tickle you silly." He exclaimed, giving her a gentle smile.

"Really? Why don't I listen and be the judge of that."

"Okay, give me a sec."

After flipping through a few pages, he started reading aloud.

"Here's a good one, why was Dracula arrested?"

"I don't know, why?"

"He was trying to rob a blood bank." He chuckled, looking to see if she was laughing.

Unfortunately, the only one laughing was Kusukusu, Rima's clown chara.

"HAHAHAHAHAHHEEHEEHEE!"

"My advice to you would be to find better jokes."

Poor Nagi was left feeling a bit miserable as he entered the school.

The girls of the guardians met with each other at lunch, with plenty of odd stories to share.

"Kairi-chan is acting really weird today, he tried to beat up a boy in the hallway with a meter stick for knocking me over." Yaya exclaimed as she watched her chara sleep.

"Nagi's been trying to make me laugh all day; he even placed a whoopee cushion on our math teacher's chair without anyone noticing." Rima commented as she looked over to see the object of her story gazing at her.

"At least you didn't have to deal with Ikuto." Amu sighed as she took a few sips of milk.

"What did he do?"

"He's off his rocker, he's been outside all the windows of all of my classes waving an 'I love you Amu-koi!' sign! Not to mention he keeps blowing kisses at me too!"

"Yeesh, seems the boys have lost their minds." Rima huffed.

"Bonkers is more like it!" Yaya added.

"Let's just hope it ends soon." Amu sighed just as the lunch bell rang.

When it came time for a meeting in the royal garden, she noticed that Kairi seemed preoccupied with what appeared to be a sketchbook.

"Kairi…what are you up to?"

"Hmm? Oh nothing Joker, just spending what little free time I have in peace." He said, returning to his work.

"Okay…whatever you say."

After the meeting, Nagihiko brought several trays of cookies for the guardians, and one big banana cream pie sat on the trolley.

"Nagi, what's with the pie?" Tadase asked, eyeing the pastry.

"Oh…Rima, you like to laugh right?" Nagihiko asked as he took the pie in his hands.

"Yes, why do you ask?"

"Great."

Before they knew it, Nagihiko smashed the pie into his face, letting it fall to the ground as a smile came to his cream covered face.

"Funny right?" He asked, not making a move to clean himself.

To say the others were surprised was an understatement. All of them were looking at him as if he had lost his mind.

"What is the meaning of this ridiculous behavior?" Kiseki inquired, wiping a bit of the cream off the Jack's face.

"Nothing, I just wanted to make Rima laugh is all." He stated, not really caring for the odd looks thrown his way.

Kusukusu was probably the only one laughing, the little clown chara rolling in the air holding her sides.

"You look silly! HAHAHAHAHA!" She laughed, landing on Nagi's head and scooping cream into her hand before eating it.

Kairi turned to look at Yaya, who was currently in tears over her lost pie, so he grabbed the nearest mop and proceeded to chase Nagi around the garden.

"How dare you make my lady cry!"

"I was just trying to make Rima laugh!"

Pulling a banana from his pocket, Nagi finished it quickly before throwing the peel behind him. Kairi, blinded by his fury, slipped on the peel and ended up falling into a pond in the garden.

"Have a nice trip Kairi?"

Kusukusu laughed at the pun.

"Seems you're a bit wet behind the ears there Samurai Boy."

Yaya giggled a bit at that one.

"He's all washed up, swimming with the fishes, I could go on all day."

Amu had to stifle her giggles to keep up her "cool-and-spicy" persona.

"Nagi…are you feeling all right?" Tadase asked unsurely as he approached the purple-haired boy.

"Oh sure, I'm just dandy. By the way Tadase, you hungry?"

"A little bit, why?"

"Then have a sandwich!"

Nagi pulled a sandwich from behind his back and mooshed it into the King's face.

"How dare you!"

"You know what, you're missing a few condiments, how about some mustard!"

Before the others could stop him, Nagi pulled a bottle of mustard from his backpack and squirted it into Tadase's face, laughing his head off.

"And what's a sandwich without a little ketchup!"

Poor Tadase got nailed in the shirt with the tomato red condiment. Nagi looked at Rima for a sign she found this funny, but she was looking at him like he was a loon.

"Have you boys gone bonkers?!" Amu yelled, a little tic mark on her head.

"You shall pay for that you scoundrel!" Kairi roared as he wrung out his clothes.

"Uh-oh, looks like I better make like an egg and beat it!" Nagi stated as he ran out into the garden.

"Get back here!"

"It's official! The boys have lost it!" Amu screeched.

Just then, Ikuto dropped in from the skylight, a smile on his face.

"What are you doing here you thieving cat?" Tadase demanded as he tried to make himself look intimidating despite the food on him.

"Amu-koi, I hope to find you in good health this fine afternoon." Ikuto said, completely ignoring the kiddy king.

As she was blushing, Cupid flew inside undetected.

"Hmm…things are getting very interesting…" He chuckled as he observed the scene. "Let's see what happens when we give them a second dose." He laughed.

So he set up his first arrow and fired it, the arrow hitting Ikuto in his chest. The cat-boy clutched at his heart, but his eyes remained on Amu as he took her into his arms.

"Ikuto! What are you doing?!"

"Holding you my little love kitten." He purred, tightening his hold on her.

Cupid laughed as he hit Nagi and Kairi. Nagihiko then ran up to Rima and fell at her feet.

"What did you do?"

"Simple, I fell for you Rima."

She just backed away from him. Kairi then started beating on him, screaming "Knave," "Cad," and other colorful names.

"This shall teach you to make Yaya shed tears."

"Ow!"

It simply became too much for the girls to bear, so they ran out of the garden with only one thing in mind; to get away from the disturbed boys.

"Now, to find Kukai!" Cupid cackled as he left.

Seems things were just about to go from bad to worse.

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Dragonlover71491: Here's the second chapter!

Amu: Help me! (Is being cuddled by Ikuto)

Dragonlover71491: I'll just leave you two alone. Read and review!

Amu: No wait! EEK! Ikuto, you do not touch that!