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Chapter 3: A Gift From & For a Cat

Amu's POV

I sat in the small changing room in shock. Did this blue cat just say that he was going to make me fall in love with him? What should I say? Should I completely deny this? But if I told him to leave me alone, he'll probably persist since I'm the only one who can turn him back into a human.

"So…..I'm guessing if I say no, you're just going to keep on bugging me, aren't you?" I said slowly.

"Yes I am. I need you in order to break the curse. Amu Hinamori, please accept me." He said as he bowed his little cat head.

Wah , this cat! I think I started to blush a bit. No one has ever asked me to love him in such a way. Sure I got the annoying fan boys at schools but this was just so…..weird.

After debating in my head for like five minutes, I finally answered "Fine. You can stick with me. But I'm not going to make any promises that I will fall in love with you. And if you try anything funny, I'll throw you into a river."

"Thank you Amu" he said, and then I saw a sly smile. He quickly jumped into my arms, surprising me.

"Soo…are we going back to your house? The party looks like it's already over." He said looking out the window.

I looked out too and saw people leaving the main building. I sighed when I realized that I wasn't able to see my prince as a human and actually talk to him.

"Ya I guess. I need to think of a plan to convince my parents if I can keep a cat. And anyway you're walking." I dropped Ikuto and headed for the door.

"Hmf. So not cute." I heard Ikuto mutter as he followed me.


Sometime later at Amu's house…

"It's a kitty cat!" My parents said in awe as they looked at Ikuto next to me.

"Kiddy!" Ami said as she reached out to pet him.

"Sooo…….can I keep him?" I said with a sweatdrop.

"Of course you can Amu! We never knew you had such an affectionate side for little things along with your cool & spiciness. Our daughter is sooo cool." My dad said, wiping a tear from his eye.

"Just make sure you take good care of him okay?" My mom said.

"Ya, I got it." And then I quickly grabbed Ikuto from Ami's grip and went up to my room.

"So this is what a twelve year old girl's room looks like." Ikuto said as I shut the door.

"Phew. I'm exhausted. Today was just too much. I'm just going to change and go to bed." I said as I went through my closet to get out my PJs. I was just about to change when I saw Ikuto looking at me.

"Oh don't mind me. Go ahead. I'm just a cat after all." Ikuto said, smiling.

"Oh ya I forgot, I have a perverted cat in my room." I just remembered that I met Ikuto in a changing room. This is definitely a perverted cat. I looked around and found a towel. Perfect. I grabbed the towel and Ikuto as he struggled in my grasp.

"Hey! What do you think you're doing?!" Ikuto yelled as I wrapped the towel over his face.

"There. Now I can change in peace." I said as I looked at Ikuto's wrapped face.

After I was finished changing I took off Ikuto's towel as he yelled about suffocation and animal abuse.

"Please. You're not even a real cat." I said.

He seemed to be sulking for a bit until that smug smile appeared on his face again and he jumped onto my bed.

"So, I'm guessing this is our first night together, huh? Hmm….I guess I wouldn't mind sleeping with a twelve year old." Ikuto said with a feline smirk.

"Perverted cat!" I screamed as I threw a pillow at Ikuto, knocking him face flat on the ground.

"Owww….it was just a joke." Ikuto said as he started rubbing his ears with his paw.

"You deserved it. You're sleeping on the floor." I said.

"What? The cold floor?!"

"You have fur, don't you?" But then I remembered something.

"Wait, how do I know that you're not just going to kiss me when I'm asleep, turn back into a human, and just leave?" I said questioningly.

"Hmm……good question." Ikuto said. "Ah wait, let's see where it is. Darn it, I had it when I was a human. I wonder….wait, woah now it's around my neck! Must be that fairy magic or whatever. Here." He tossed something sparkly on my bed.

"Huh? What is this?" I said, as I picked it up.

"My dumpty key. It's really important to me. If you read the magazines I'm in, they even say so."

[Author's note: I know it's the opposite from the manga. This time it's Ikuto who gives Amu the pendent, and it's the key this time!]

"Is it really important?"

"It's something I got from my old man. Make sure you take good care of it for me. Wear it around your neck. If you have that, then you know that I won't ever leave you."

I couldn't believe it. No one has ever given me something this important before. I guess I could trust Ikuto a little, even if he is a talking cat. He will never leave me…

"Thanks, I'll take good care of it. Good night Ikuto." I said as I turned off the lights and went into bed.

"Good night Amu." Ikuto said on the floor.

"Oh and Ikuto?"

"Ya?"

"You can sleep on the end of my bed if you want."

Ikuto's POV

I looked at the clock, 2:06 AM. And I still wasn't asleep. I was on Amu's bed now but I just couldn't sleep. Are cats' insomniacs? I tried to close my eyes to drift off but when I closed them I saw a flashing light. "Oh please, oh please let this be a dream." I said in my head, I couldn't stand seeing anymore white lights.

"Ikuto. Ikuto….." I heard someone say and I opened my eyes.

I looked at Amu, but she was still asleep. Then I looked out the balcony door and saw Utau the fairy again! She was knocking on the door and waving me over. Now what does she want?

I jumped off the bed and walked towards the balcony as Poofy Wings opened the door and let me outside.

"What do you want? Do you know what time it is? Don't fairies need their beauty sleep too?" I said after I stretched myself out.

"Sorry to disturb your cat slumber. How's everything going? Did you give her the dumpty key?"

"So you are the one who did it." I said more awake now.

"Yes, I put the key around your neck hoping that you would give it to Amu."

"How did you know that I would need it?"

"I'm a fairy. I know many things. I can read your thoughts. Don't you remember when you first saw me?"

Then I remembered thinking that Utau was an angel and she told me 'no'. No wonder she knows so much.

"So, is that all you needed to check on?"

"No. I also came to tell you that since Amu is the one you kissed, and since it wasn't a true love kiss, you're now stuck with her until she truly falls in love with you. That's the consequence you get for not listening to my warning earlier. And what's even more challenging is that you'll be having some competition for this girl now."

"Competition? You mean that little shrimp of a king? Fhe, please. Amu will be melting in my arms in no time and she'll forget all about her little prince."

Utau gave me a skeptical look. "You know Ikuto Tsukiyomi, the point of this curse is to teach you to realize true love and learn some respect. Even if you do get Amu to fall in love with you, the curse won't wear off until you do too. So I suggest that you work on your perspective on relationships." She was about to leave when I remembered something.

"Hey wait! Can't you do something about this curse a little? I mean, would you really fall in love with a cat?"

"I love all creatures, big or small." She said matter of factly.

"Well I guess that's easy for you to say since you're a fairy. But come on, there's no way I'll be able to get Amu to fall in love with me if I'm not even half her size."

She seemed to think about this for a bit, yes. "Oh fine. Men like you these days just don't know how to use your inner charm to win a girl over. I'll give you another transformation." Before I could say anything there was a blinding light again.

"Huh?" I said as I looked at myself.

"Ikuto Tsukiyomi, now whenever you kiss Amu you can either change back into a cat or this form. The same goes for when Amu kisses you. Now I'm being very generous right now, so don't expect any more big favors. Good-bye Ikuto Tsukiyomi." She said before she vanished in a flashing light.

A sly smile planted on my face as I looked at my new self. Well, this is better than a cat I have to agree. Then I went back into Amu's room and was able to fall asleep on her bed.

Sorry this chapter is kind of short! I feel like my chapters are getting shorter. (TT TT) But I promise to make the next chapter extra long to make up for it. So please look forward to it. A lot will happen. ;] Again please review; I need reviews to boost my creativity. Enjoy the preview!

I picked it up, "Hello? Ah director Yoshi. Ya good morning to you too……What? That's today!? Arg….ya I know but…….what?! No! I'll be there. Ya…okay…see you later."

What's going on?! Stay tuned sometime I'm not quite sure yet to find out!

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