Csilla: Onto the lovely chapter~

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I could barely believe my ears; did this guy really just say he wasn't going to leave me alone? I bit the inside of my cheek before turning on my heels, hoping if he couldn't see the panic that was evident on my face then he might still decide to leave. Calming myself down, I muttered out with a sigh: "Care to explain..."

A short pause then he hummed, "No, not really"; I needed to get him out of here if anyone at all saw us alone together, they'd surely let it slip to Tadase. Rummaging through the supplies I grabbed, I popped open the Tylenol and shook three pills out of the bottle before glaring over my shoulder at Kukai. He was simply standing in the doorway, glancing around at various places inside the nurse's office and just as I was about to speak my dislike for him still being around a sharp pain throbbed violently in my head.

A sharp inhale as my hand reached up to ease the discomfort in the back of my head; with my other hand I quickly pushed the bottle of antiseptics and a cotton ball closer. I froze up when fingers parted my hair and my hand away from my discomfort, without even giving me a chance to push him away Kukai asked me to sit down. I could hear that smile in his voice again! Pouting I did as I was told, he gently pushed my head down as he stood over me; the moment the alcohol-soaked swab touched my head, I tensed and inhaled sharply again to overcome the stinging sensation erupting in my head.

Those sensations were overwhelmed by another - a gentler sensation; a thumb was tracing circles soft circles on my shoulder, relaxing again I caught the whiff of the tropics. Chancing a glance up through my bangs, which had fallen in front of my eyes, I watched curiously as he went about cleaning up the discomfort. Green eyes determined and focused. His tongue stuck out in the utmost form of concentration. What the hell is wrong with me? Why am I even noticing this...?

"There," Kukai took a step back and flashed a smile as our eyes met; I quickly looked away with a quick hushed 'thanks' before lying down on the bed I had been sitting on.

Glancing back over at him, I asked: "Do you mind if I just lay here and you can go back to class?"; don't get me wrong I was grateful he helped me but I still wasn't going to take any more risk of him being around me for much longer.

The sense of defeat was evident in his eyes as he sighed, "Alright... I'll be back to check up on you after class then, uh... I never got your name, what is it?" a smile tugging at his lips as he tried to bring up his previous conversation with me in the classroom.

Biting my lip I covered myself with the white blanket beside me and curled up; please leave. please leave. please leave, Kukai!

Approaching footsteps then a low but gentle: "I don't know what it was but I," letting out a deep sigh, "I just... something just doesn't feel right so I'm sorry if I overstepped my boundaries as a classmate, who you barely know..." Silence and receding footsteps then I knew I was alone just like I wanted all along. So why does it feel so empty now?

I curled up under the blanket, mentally noting I would need to leave before first period let out or else he would come back to check up on me. As my eyes began to drift down, I yawned to one last thought: Thank god for pain killers... before I fell asleep. Memories of my old life of being able to smile and believe in fairy tale romances flooded my thoughts as I felt warm. Warm like tropical weather. And tropical weather happens in the tropics, right?

Slowly revealing my honey-colored eyes, I peered past my eyelashes to see a face that matched that warmth; Kukai? I stared at him for a while before without realizing it until I saw my fingers threading through very soft brown locks of hair. I froze upon my brain catching up with my hand's movement through the boy's hair. Feelings of dread filled the pit of my stomach as I ran through all the horrible things to come out of being caught doing such a thing! I need to get away! RIGHT now! I slowed my breathing and carefully removed my hand but not before waking up the brunette who had been sound asleep.

"Wha-Oh! How're you feelin'?" A sleep-intoxicated green eyes stared up at her before rubbing the previous state away; Kukai raised his hands over his head and stretched before his liveliness came back in the form of a grin.

How can he be so happy all the time? I pulled away the blanket, successfully avoiding his question for the moment before grabbing my stuff; muttering a quick 'fine' I left the room just as quick. The moment I was outside the nurse's office, I ran to my next class - anywhere that wasn't near him! When I deemed myself far enough away, I glanced up at one of the analog clocks that hung on the wall around the school; a small part of me panicked - I had already missed two classes, which meant that I had missed three in-between-class meetings with Tadase. A knot formed in my stomach as my mind formed likely injuries or insults I would have to face when lunch came around. But...

"At least," closing my eye to sigh in what felt like relief, "first period's events will remain secret... hopefully," The last part added as I opened my eyes again and entered my fourth period class; my last sanctuary before lunch break.

The class like always was uneventful; of course what do you expect from history class? Especially since we were discussing Canadian history... How that country ever became apart of our history class outline is beyond me? No assassinations (or attempts). No wars or battles... Just every day life - a passive history. Sitting there, I silently wished this boring class wouldn't end but a mental kick from reality reminded me that wishing for such a thing would only make the next sequence of events come sooner than wanted.

As if directed by my thoughts, the bell dismissing us from class and to lunch echoed throughout the school; grabbing my stuff, wanting desperately to meet up with my boyfriend before he got to our meeting spot first. I barely made it there, holding my chest to calm my breathing before I straightened up and clutched my messenger bag in my hands as I awaited my punishment for missing our 'in-between-class' meetings.

"Amu," There he was, standing a short distance away; I could see the anger flaring in his ruby-colored eyes as he approached me, I swallowed back and prepared myself for the worst he was likely to do.

He was mere inches from my face when he asked in a low growl, "Explain,"

"I-I wa-wasn't fe-feeling we-well, Ta-Tadase..." Every inch of me prayed he accepted my flimsy excuse then would hurry up and lash out at me for missing our short meetings; after all, that was to be expected - I broke the promise of always meeting in between our classes since we no longer shared any.

A firm jerk on my wrist sent my eyes wandering up to meet his eyes as his breath felt like a knife grazing against my cheek, "We'll talk about that after school then..."

He moved his hand so it was holding onto my own before he led me to our usual lunch spot in the courtyard; I silently prayed his actions meant that he had bought my excuse but once more it would seem something was against that: "Ah! There you are!"

I whipped my head around as that voice rang out in the courtyard as its owner panted a few feet away, "I've been looking for you... Nikaido-sensei asked me to give you the homework for class... but you ran out on me before I could-," sensing the strange atmosphere, "uh, is this a bad time?"

"Who is this, Amu?" I inwardly panicked as I felt his grip on my hand tighten in obvious distaste for the brunette near us. Near me.

I shot a glare at Kukai, who seemed take back as I quickly responded, "Just some classmate," before stepping closer to Tadase.

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Csilla: Now to answer reviews from chapter one...

Luv it: Because Tadase fits the role of that 'fairy tale' prince that every girls (Amu) seeks but real-life princes are the ones that aren't perfect on the outside... I hope you keep reading and the AWFUL TadAmu hasn't made you stop reading~ ;)

Now I'm off to write more for all my stories :3