Author's Notes:
This is the second chapter of my fanfic! I hope you guys enjoy it. Again, "things being said", 'things being thought.' Same as the first chapter :)
I'm not that good with romance stuff so I hope it's fine. AMUTO!! XD XD
Oh yeah! In case you don't know, which you probably do, 'doki' is the sfx for heart beat in Japan. Even if you didn't know you could probably tell from the context. Anyways, enjoy!
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Amu's heart started to beat quicker and quicker as the boy continued leading the way, holding her hand.
*Doki* *Doki*
'Ugh!! Heart, stop beating so fast! I bet he can feel it through my hand.' She thought worriedly.
*Doki* *Doki* *Doki*
'Who is this boy anyway? He's so mysterious. I don't think I've seen him around before'
*Doki* *Doki*
'Wow, there are a lot of people here. Uhhh, I hope Yaya and Rima don't see me, they wouldn't stop asking me things…'
The boy then stopped as Amu was still thinking, causing her to bump into him. He caught her before she could fall on the floor. Amu blushed.
*Doki* *Doki*
'That was so embarrassing!!!' Amu thought, worried again. The boy then started to chuckle a bit, making Amu worry even more.
"Ahaha… Gomen, gomen… it's just that your expression was so funny." He said amused. Amu blushed, once again.
*Doki* *Doki* *Doki*
'Not again…'
"Don't be so nervous," he chuckled again. "I'm not gonna bite." He smiled.
"Gomen, haha," Amu laughed nervously. "I'm just not used to this."
The boy smiled and said, "Well this shouldn't be different from being with your friends right? Well then, may I have this dance?" He then made a little bow.
"Okay," she said smiling a bit nervously. She then made a little curtsy to his bow, blushing again.
"I haven't really danced before, so sorry if I'm kinda clumsy…" She said shyly.
"That's okay, I've done this a lot so you can just follow me, okay?" He then took her hand and helped her place her other one on his shoulder, since she seemed unsure of what to do. He then laughed a bit and took the lead dancing.
'Now that I can see him up close, he's really good-looking, even though he has a mask on. His hair looks so smooth and silky, and it's such a nice blue.'
*Doki* *Doki*
'And his eyes… It seems like a dark blue and black sort of combination. They're such a lovely color. It feels almost like they're drawing me in.'
The boy smiled at her. He seemed to notice at her staring at him a bit. "Now you're making me uncomfortable, hahaha."
"Oh, Gomen! I didn't mean to stare…" she laughed. He then smiled back at her.
*Doki* *Doki*
'What a nice smile…' she thought, causing her to smile too.
"You're smiling, does that mean you're enjoying yourself?"
"O-oh, u-um, yeah," she said flustered.
"Do you want to try to spin?" he asked.
"Well, I'm not so sure…" she said.
"Don't worry, I'm an expert, remember? Just follow me," he winked.
*Doki* *Doki*
"Ahaha, all right then."
He then guided her as he lifted his arm up and allowed her to spin under. Amu stumbled a bit but stayed up smiling.
"That was fun!" she said with a huge smile.
"I'm glad you're having fun. Want to try another one?"
"Yeah!" she said excitedly.
They continued dancing, occasionally laughing at each other, until they got a bit tired.
"Time to stop?" the boy asked.
"Yes, time to stop." She said a little out of breath.
"I didn't know dancing was this tiring…" she said as they were walking out of the crowd of dancers.
"Well you get used to it after a while," he laughed.
They then got out of the crowd of dancers, both laughing a bit.
"So do you want some food? You must be hungry now, especially after all that dancing." The boy offered.
"Oh, sure. Thanks so much! You're such a gentleman…" she said teasingly.
"Would you rather I wasn't?" he said amused. They both laughed and then the boy left for the food table.
'He's really nice… I'm glad he asked me to dance. I'm having so much fun!'
"AAAmmuuu-chii" slowly said a creepy voice.
"Ahhh!! Who's that?!?!" she screamed.
"Chichichichichi" the voice laughed.
"Yaya!!" she exclaimed madly. She then hit Yaya on the head.
"Don't scare me like that!" Amu said madly.
"Ouch, that hurt Amu-chi" Yaya said with a little tear. Amu turned away from Yaya with a 'Hmph!'
"So, who's that mysterious boy you were with?" Yaya said teasingly.
'I knew this was gonna happen' she sighed.
"Yeah, who is he?"
"Ah! Rima?!" Amu screamed startled. "Will you guys stop doing that?!"
"Answer the question!" Yaya said impatiently.
"Well he's… Eto… Ano…" she said not knowing what to say.
'Crap! He's coming back!' she thought as she saw him heading her way. 'What do I do with these two? They're definitely not gonna leave me alone if I ask them to!' She then looked left and right frantically, then grabbed them both and threw them towards the direction of the boys.
"Kukai!! Catch!" Amu yelled after throwing the two his way.
"Huh?" Kukai looked around to find Yaya and Rima flying in his direction.
"Amuu-chiiiiiiii!!!!" Yaya cried loudly as she was flying through the air.
"Shit! I can't catch them now!" Kukai said frantically waving his arms in the air. Then, they both landed right on top of him.
"T-that – was – a nice – throw…" Kukai couldn't help saying before he passed out."
"Here you go…" the boy said giving her the food he got.
"Oh thanks, ehehehehehe…" she said.
"Did something happen just now?" he asked curiously.
"Oh, no! Nothing at all! I just got rid of two bugs hehehe…" she laughed nervously as she saw Utau and Nagihiko looking at the knocked out pile of Kukai, Yaya and Rima.
"Oh, that's good… Do you want to go out to the balcony? I'm sure you'll have an easier time eating on the ledge rather than standing up and it'll be easier for us to talk too." he said.
"Oh sure, ehehehe" she said her mind still on the 3 unconscious people lying a few feet away from them. She then followed him to the balcony mouthing a sorry to Kukai.
They arrived at the balcony and Amu ran to the ledge.
"Uwa!! It's so pretty here! The view is so nice! The sky looks pretty too…" she said looking up at the night sky.
"The moon looks so beautiful and the stars are sparkling so nicely!" She said smiling as she observed the beautiful sky.
"You seem to be sparkling with the stars too," the boy said, smiling at Amu's enjoyment of the view. She blushed once again.
*Doki* *Doki*
Amu decided to eat as she was blushing.
"Eh~! Oishi!" she exclaimed.
"Tsukasa-san's food is good isn't it?"
"Yeah it is! I wish I could have food this delicious everyday! W-wait! I'm not saying my mom's food isn't delicious or anything… Ah… Ah…" then she decided to be quiet and eat.
The boy then started laughing pretty hard. When he began to settle down he said, "Your…Your expressions are just so funny! Ahahahaha… I love personalites like yours, hahaha. You're just so amusing!" Amu then started to blush harder than before.
*Doki* *Doki* *Doki*
'H-he said 'love', but that doesn't mean anything! Does it? Wait why am I even thinking about this?! I'm so weird! Ok, ok… just calm down Amu…'
"H-hey, um, where are you from? You don't seem like you're from around here…" she said trying to distract her thoughts.
"I just came from Europe actually," he said.
"Europe?!" she said in surprise. "Why were you there?"
"Well, I've been living there with my parents since I was a kid actually. I come here to Seiyo. Though every once in a while to visit Tsukasa-san."
"Huh? Tsukasa-san? How come?"
"Well, I'm his nephew."
"Y-you?! Oh! So you're the one he was talking about earlier! Are you here for a visit then?"
"No, I'm not." he said. "I'm gonna be here for a while…"
"Oh really? Why?"
"…"
"I-it's okay if you don't want to talk about it!! I-I'm just curious, so I couldn't help asking, ehehe…"
"My parents died."
"!!"
Amu was just in complete shock. She wasn't even sure what to say, but she tried to say something.
"I-I'm – sorry – for you're loss…" she said, not knowing what else to say.
"Oh, I'm sorry for suddenly springing that on you. It just came out. Don't be all sad now…" he said sounding concerned.
'His parent's died… at that age? I couldn't even imagine losing my parents or my sister.' She thought.
"It must be tough for you…" she said.
"I'm starting to get used to it. I'm still in shock myself, but I'm getting through… mostly because of Tsukasa-san actually."
"Tsukasa-san?" she said curiously.
"Well, he's a great man. He's been helping me out a lot. He's given me a place to stay and a lot of things to help me get by. He's helped me get out of a lot of trouble too…" he said. "but not all of it," he added really softly.
"What was the last thing you said?" Amu asked, not hearing the boy's words.
"O-oh, it's nothing…" he said in reply.
'What did he say just now? He sounded sad yet a bit resentful…'
"Oh yeah! I forgot! What's you're name? I can't believe you shared so much with me and I don't even know who you are, ahahaha…" Amu said.
"I'm Amu!" she said smiling warmly.
"I'm Ikuto, yoroshiku." The boy introduced himself.
"So, Amu, what about you?" Ikuto asked.
"Oh, huh?" she said blushing at him calling her by her name.
"Why don't you tell me a bit about yourself?"
"Well, I moved to Seiyo when I was in the 4th grade. I didn't really make any friends at first but then, Kukai, Yaya and Nagihiko all came up to me and welcomed me to the school. I was really happy. They're all so nice and friendly, but it can be a bit hard to keep up with Yaya and Kukai. They're so hyper and energetic all the time. Nagihiko's more laid back and calm, it was really easy to talk to him. Then in 5th grade, Rima moved to the school. We all tried to be friends with her, but she wasn't very friendly at first. She opened up a bit as the first two weeks of school went by. I got to be friends with her first. I sort of brought her in to our little group. She was always attached to me at first, even though she was friends with everyone else, but she grew out of it after a while, I think. The next year, Utau moved to the school. She was the hardest to befriend. She was pretty stuck-up and snobby at first, thinking she was better than everyone else, but some stuff happened between the two of us and we became friends. I got her to talk to the rest of our group too. I think she really hit it off with Kukai though. They got together last year in the 7th grade. Rima and Nagihiko did too a bit after them."
"You sound a bit jealous," Ikuto said teasingly.
"I kinda am actually… It must be nice… to find your soulmate." Amu said looking up at the sky.
"Yeah, it must be…" he said while looking at her. He then joined her in looking at the beautiful night sky.
"Oh no…" Ikuto said after looking at his watch.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"It's getting late, I have to go… I still have to –– settle some things since I just got here."
"Oh, alright then…" Amu said.
"Why do you sound sad?" Ikuto asked.
"Well, it's just that I had a really nice time with you. This was probably the most fun I had all summer." Amu said.
Ikuto's looked surprised for a while and said, "I'm glad you think that. I had a really nice time too." Sounding like he truly meant what he said.
*Doki* *Doki*
'There's that smile again…' Amu thought as he began to smile.
"Well, again, I have to go. Good night, Amu."
"Good night, Ikuto… Why don't I introduce you to all of my friends next time we meet? We'll have even more fun!" she said.
"That does sound like fun… I'll be looking forward to it!" he said before he left her on the balcony.
Amu found everyone else and spent the rest of the ball with them. Kukai, Yaya and Rima were still mad at her for what she did. She tried to explain why she did it as best as she could. Yaya, Rima and Utau got really interested in that conversation.
"Ohoho~! So Amu-chi did meet a boy… chichichi" Yaya giggled mischievously.
"Must've been an interesting boy to put up with Amu's personality." Utau said.
"I want to meet that boy. We have to approve of him, right guys?" Rima said, sounding jealous.
Kukai and Nagihiko just said nothing while the girls had their girl talk. They seemed pretty amused with the conversations, though. They'd join in occasionally, when the girls would allow it, but they stayed out of it the rest of the time, even on the way back home.
After the ball, nothing exciting happened. They just spent a lot of time together until school started. When school started again, it was the same old routine.
"Amu, you look really tired," said Utau with Kukai beside her.
"I hardly slept… I forgot about the summer homework and had to do it all…"
"I know what you need! You need some exercise! Let's do some of 'Kukai's special training!!!'" Kukai said.
"Please no…." Amu said as tears comically streamed down her face.
"Kukai, we should probably leave her alone…" Utau said as she brought Kukai away from Amu.
"Everyone please go to your seats!" said the teacher as he entered the classroom. Everyone immediately returned to their seats and became quiet.
'I wish Yaya was my classmate… She would be able to perk me right up. Or Nagihiko too! He'd know how to help me! But I only have Utau and Kukai this year. They're okay, but Kukai… he's too much for me to handle. I like his energetic-ness once in a while, though.'
"Miss Hinamori!" the teacher said calling her attention. "If you're quite done daydreaming, I'd like to welcome our transfer student."
"H-hai…" she said. 'I miss Nikaidou-sensei! High school's gonna be so tough!'
"Mr. Tsukiyomi, please come in," the teacher said. A boy with semi-long blue hair walked in the room and stood in front of the class.
"I'm Tsukiyomi Ikuto, yoroshiku." He said sounding rather tired and bored.
"Mr. Tsukiyomi… you can sit in front of Ms. Hinamori…" said the teacher.
"Thank you sensei," he said as he walked to his chair. Amu then decided to look at the new transfer student. 'He'll be sitting in front of me the rest of the year anyways…' She looked up and caught the boy's eye just as he got to his seat.
'I-I-I-Ikuto?!' She thought as she recognized the boy. 'It's him for sure! Even if I didn't hear his name*, I know it's him! I'd recognize those eyes anywhere!' Ikuto sat down looking surprised as well.
"Ikuto!" Amu whispered trying to talk to him. Ikuto turned around to respond to Amu's call.
"I didn't know we were the same year! You look older than me! You didn't tell me you were going to the school here either! But then again, being the nephew of our headmaster, should've been obvious, huh? Well, let's survive this together!" Amu said being friendly.
"I think I'll be able to survive just fine, I'm probably smarter than you anyways. And I think I look just right for my age, thank you. You're the one that looks like a little elementary school kid. That's probably why you're so flat-chested, too" he said icily.
"Heh?" Amu said.
"Ms. Hinamori! Stop trying to get the transfer student in trouble and please pay attention!" the teacher said calling her attention.
'Smarter than me? Little elementary school kid? FLAT-CHESTED?!' she thought, still in a daze after what Ikuto said.
"I-Ikuto… what happened?" she whispered to him, trying to avoid getting called again.
"Stop talking to me, ugly flat-chested girl." He replied simply.
'FLAT-CHESTED?! UGLY?! That's it! I'm officially gonna kill him!' she thought looking at him really angrily.
"Hey," Kukai said trying to catch Utau's attention.
"What's wrong with Amu?" Kukai asked after seeing Amu making gestures at the transfer student.
"I think she wants to kill the transfer student…" she said curiously.
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*Amu was't paying attention at the time
I sorta made Ikuto like Natsume from Gakuen Alice here, so sorry if I'm copying him! It just seemed fitting.
I also hope some things don't sound forced, especially the part when she threw Yaya and Rima :)) I just made it up as I went along haha, so sorry if it sounds forced!
If you have questions, feel free to ask!
REVIEW please!! Thank you!!
I also fixed the black hair to blue here! Thanks to people for pointing it out!
