Not to Touch the Earth, Chapter 4.

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Amu was standing outside of Ikuto's house. She was about to knock, but before she had the chance, the door swung open and Ikuto was standing in front. He grinned his cute little grin that made Amu blush. Before she had a chance to say anything, Ikuto had wrapped his arms around her waist and was hugging her tightly.

Amu gave into him, and hugged him back. She didn't really believe that Ikuto was cheating, and she wasn't angry with him in the least. "Oh, Ikuto," she said to him, "I have something super important to talk to you about. can I come inside?"

Ikuto looked down at her curiously. "Sure, let's go up to my room."

The two walked up the stairs and into Ikuto's bedroom. Ikuto laid down on his bed, while Amu stood by the doorway nervously.

Ikuto gave her a funny look. "What's the matter? Come over here," he said. "I don't bite."

Amu wasn't afraid of being bitten, she felt sort of nervous. This was the first time she had been in Ikuto's room, and she felt so alone. She didn't have her charas with her. They had ran off and were playing with the others. "Are your parents home?" Amu asked.

"No, why?" Ikuto responded. "Do you need to talk to them or something?"

"No," Amu said. "It's just... I don't like being here all alone with you. It makes me a little nervous."

Ikuto sat up. "There's no need for that!" he said, "I promise you I would never EVER do anything to hurt you, do you understand?"

Amu nodded her head. "I just can't help it. I know we're alone in my room all the time... but this is different, somehow."

Ikuto shook his head. "Alright," he said. "I understand. Was there something specific you came here to say to me?"

Amu tapped her foot nervously on the ground and looked down. "It's just something that Utau told me. Don't worry- I don't believe her- but, she told me that you were cheating."

Disbelief seemed to show up in Ikuto's features, and a glimpse of anger shown in his eyes. "I swear I would never do that to you. Why would my sister lie to her?" he asked himself. "Whatever reason, she's gonna pay."

Amu sat down on his bed. "I don't believe her, I promise, but it really worried me. Please don't leave me," Amu said. She kissed him softly on the lips.

Ikuto grinned. "With that attitude, I don't think I ever want to," he said. He dropped jokes, and became serious. "I care about you too much. And, I would never betray you, you gotta believe me."

Amu grinned. He was so kind to her. It was sort of surprising to Amu, but she loved it. And of course, after all the things she had done for him, she deserved to be treated nicely. Amu kissed him again. She loved the taste of his of him, she loved the feel of his lips. She loved it when Ikuto put his arms around her waist. She loved just about everything about him. She especially loved it when Ikuto pulled away, and whispered into her ear, "Amu, I love you."

Amu kissed him again, and pulled herself up on top of him, praying he wouldn't ruin the mood with a fat joke. She kissed with more intensity than before, and Ikuto returned it with a passion. Amu ran her hand threw his hair, loving the feel of it. Through all this, Ikuto and Amu were to distracted to hear the sound of a door closing downstairs. They didn't notice anything, until Ikuto's bedroom door opened.

"Iku-. Oh. I'll be going, then." It was Utau.

The two quickly pulled apart, embarrassed to be caught. Amu's face turned bright red. Utau closed the door and ran out.

Utau was in her room crying. he couldn't believe they were still together. How could she still date him even though she thought he was cheating? It just didn't make any sense! She felt like she had failed. Ikuto had been stolen from her, and there was nothing she could do about it anymore.

Utau needed to get her mind off of things, but she didn't know what to do. She opened up her cell phone, to see that she had gotten a new text message from Kuukai. That's it! she thought to herself. I'll hang out with Kuukai. He can make me forget about Ikuto.

Quickly, she dialed kuukai's number, and listened to it ring.

Ring

Ring..

"Hello?"

She let out the breath she was unconsciously holding in. "Hello, Kuukai? Are you busy?"

"No, why? Are you alright?"

"Well, I just need someone to talk to. Someone to get my mind off of things. That's all."

Kuukai chuckled. "Well, don't worry, I'm exactly your person. Be at the park in ten?"

She smiled. "Sounds good with me," she said.

They hung up the phone,and then Utau started freaking out.

"Ten minutes? I can't believe I agreed to that!" she yelled to herself, "I'm not gonna be able to make it in ten. He'll have to wait."

Quickly, she fixed up her make-up and put her hair up as neat as she could. That took her about five minutes, and she hadn't even gotten dressed!

Even though she rushed, and she practically ran all the way to the park, she was still ten minutes late, but Kuukai was still waiting. Happy that he was still there and waiting, she ran up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Surprised by this sudden motion, he said, "Woah. You scared me for a minute. Is everything alright?"

Utau looked up at her savior, her great friend, and soon to be something even more. She smiled when she saw his cute, smiling face. "Well, everything's alright now. No worries."

Kuukai grinned and rubbed her head, ruining the hair she had just fixed. She quickly put her hands up to her head and patted down her hair.

"So, do you wanna hang out here, the ramen shop, or where?"

Utau thought for a moment. "Well, what were you thinking?"

Kuukai thought, "Well, no one is at my house right now, wanna hang out there?"

She smiled, and took his hand. "Sounds perfect," she said, and she noticed how Kuukai's face was beginning to blush red. He was so cute when he blushed like that.

The couple walked like that, hand in hand, until they got to his house. Like he said, the lights were all out and the place was totally quiet. They walked up to the door and Kuukai took out his keys and unlocked the door. The air conditioning here wasn't as good as at Utau's place, but it still felt good in contrast to the scalding summer heat outside. They walked inside gratefully.

The house wasn't small, but it was cluttered with mess. Utau knew that Kuukai had a lot of older brothers, and they were more than likely the culprits. Men could be so dirty! The house kind of disgusted her, but she didn't let it show. "Can we go to your room?" she asked.

He nodded his head and led her up the stairs. He opened up the last door at the end of the hall.

The door opened up to reveal a slightly cleaner, yet still messy room. It looked so... Kuukai. It was exactly as you would expect his room to look like. His bed was unmade, dirty clothes were overflowing the laundry basket. It was cluttered and disorganized.

Kuukai was scratching his head nervously. "Heh, sorry I didn't clean. I wasn't expecting anyone over," he said. "I can clean up right now if you'd like."

Utau shook her head. "It doesn't really bother me," she said. "You get used to it with Ikuto."

Just thinking about Ikuto made her blood boil, but she kept calm and tried her hardest not to let her emotions show. Just forget about him, Utau.

Utau took a step towards Kuukai, and they were almost touching. "You know," she said, "There's something that I wanted to tell you. I have a bit of a confession."

Kuukai raised his eyebrow. "Is that so?" he said.

Utau leaned in and gave him a shy kiss, and her face grew red as she pulled back. She felt nervous. Besides Ikuto, Kuukai would be the first person she had ever confessed to. She didn't know what to say, and she felt nervous.

"I...It's just that, well... I.. I like you! Okay? And in more than just a friendly way!" It came out in a more harsh tone than she had planned.

The confession was embarrassing for Utau. She felt sure that Kuukai would never like someone like her, not after all the stuff she had done to make his life harder than it already was. She was about ready to start crying, when out of nowhere, Kuukai cupped her chin in his hands and kissed her passionately. It was so unexpected from him. Utau was caught off guard. Of course, this wasn't the first time he had done something like this. She remembered the first time they had ever kissed...

Kuukai pulled away and looked at Utau. She was smiling sheepishly. Kuukai looked her in the eyes, and sat down next to her on his bed.

"Utau, will you be my girlfriend?" Kuukai asked Utau.

Utau's jaw dropped. "You really want to be my boyfriend? Why would you want to?"

Kuukai seemed confused. "Utau, have you looked at yourself lately? You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. You're carefree, fun, and cute," he said. "You seem perfect for me. Utau, I love everything about you."

Utau flashed a giant smile. "Well, of course I'll be you girlfriend!" she shrieked. "Why wouldn't I?"

The two shared a kissed.

Meanwhile, Amu had decided to go home. She had a boatload of studying she had to do. (Who knew you would still have to do so much work during the summer, too?) She was practising her English skills, when she got a phone call.

Looking at the caller ID, she saw that it was Rima.

"Hello?"

"Amu, you're in big trouble," Rima said.

Amu sweatdropped. What did I do wrong?

"Uhh... Okay. What's wrong?"

Rima hmphed. "You never told us about you and Ikuto dating! Why did I have to hear this from Utau, and not you?"

Amu's eyes grew huge. Utau told them? Why must she get all in my business?

Amu sighed. "You know, I was seriously planning to tell you. I just wanted to wait until I was sure that it was for real."

"...Is it for real?"

Amu was silent for a moment. She didn't know how Rima was going to react to her response.

"Well, is it?"

"...Yes. I think it is."

Voila! Here's chapter 4, and done and good. Reviews are greatly appreciated. Remember, if you want another chapter to come quickly... Please review, alert and/or favorite this story! You guys don't realise how happy I feel when someone likes my stories, really!

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