Sorry for the wait.
Although, its nothing compared to what the readers of my Code Lyoko story are going to have to go through. Sorry to them ):

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Oh and I can't help it. OMG MANGA CHAPTER 38!!!!!

Amuto fans around the world did a happy dance. All over a little hug. (:

And to the review about kissing not being illegal, I didn't realize I'd written it like that. I added that part later, and I'd meant to put something in about it would go further and THAT would be, but I guess I didn't notice I hadn't haha. Sorry (:

The Missing Pieces

Four

"Yeah, of course."

"So I'll see you there?"

"Yep. Bye, Tadase."

"Good night, Amu."

She hung up the phone and snuggled back into the sofa. Tadase had invited her to the movies, to see He's Just Not That Into You tomorrow. Amu didn't have to heart to tell the boy (and yes, he may be 18 but he's still a boy.) she'd already seen it. With Ikuto, nonetheless!

Speaking of the cat, she hadn't seen him since that night.. He'd taken her to an Italian place, and she still ignored him. After the pizza he drove her home, she went inside and fell asleep. And that was about...

A week ago. He was so strange. One day he'd be there, and then he's on the other side of the moon for ages before popping back up.

Boring. Rerun. Stupid. Whores. Soap. Rerun. Rerun. Shit. Seen it. Wow, television has really dropped the ball.

Amu flipped through the channels for what felt like the fourth time. Summer was nice and all, but sometimes it was just straight boring. At least when schools in she wasn't in the house constantly. And if she went out with her friends like normal people did during the summer she wouldn't be in the house constantly.

But, whats what normal people do.

She heard the phone ring again, and she sighed as she got up and walked towards the thing.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Amu."

"Rima! What's up?"

"I was thinking of going to the pool. Want to come?"

Amu twisted her hair, thinking. In reality, no. She didn't want to go. But she couldn't disappoint Rima..

"Humm.. Well, sure. I'll come pick you up in an hour."

"Okay, Amu. See you later."

"See ya." She hung up the phone once more, pulling her shirt off as she walked up the stairs. She tried remembering where she'd put her bathing suit...

Amu pushed her bedroom door open, only to find a stray.

"IKUTO!" She screamed, slamming the door shut and closing him inside her room while she quickly threw her shirt back on, fanning her face a little to cool it off. Then she opened it again to a smirking, dark haired man.

"Did you wear that for me, Amu?" The purr was in his voice again, like it always was when he was teasing her.

He leaned back in her bed, looking her over. She was in a blue cami and big gray sweat pants. Apparently she had on a navy blue bra as well. His smile grew unconsciously bigger. Her hair was down and her bangs were falling across her eyes.

"Actually you pervert, I wore it because women must." She walked over to her dresser and pulled open a few drawers in search of her bikinis.. "And you know," She opened another, but it wasn't there. "It looks like you've put on some pounds, Ikuto. You might need one, too, soon."

His eyebrows came together. "Was that an attempt at insulting me?"

She turned towards him, hands on her hips as she looked around the room. "Maybe. Do you know where I put all my bathing suits?"

He laid down, turning on his side to face her. "How would I know?"

"Because you're a creeper and probably look through my drawers when I'm not looking." She walked to her closet and opened it.

He let out a chuckle. "My, my, dear Amu. You're quite feisty today."

"FOUND THEM!" She ran out the door.

Ikuto's POV.

Five minutes later she walked back in, still wearing the same thing. My eyes narrowed.

"What was that?"

She looked at me, throwing something in the dirty clothes bin behind her. "I found my bikini."

Bikini? "Oh, really."

Her eyes locked on mine in surprise, probably at my tone. "Yes..."

Suddenly she yawned, making her back arch. Her arms reached above her head, and when her mouth had closed she let out a moan.

Wait, what?

Her golden eyes opened and blinked. Dear god. I stared at her. I couldn't help it.

"Is something wrong?" She asked, concerned.

Yeah, your clothes are on. "No."

"So.." She sat down in a chair by her mirror, facing me. "Where have you been?"

"Working." Which is true. I was recording a new song, and helped Utau with her new one as well. "Did you miss me?"

"No." Her face went pink.

"You're lying again, Amu." I smirked.

She rolled her eyes, twisting in her chair. "Am not. I'm going to the pool, so no to whatever you want."

"Oh, we're talking about what I want again?" You screaming my name. I had to smile at that thought.

Amu's POV.

Something in his tone today was making my body feel all jittery.

"What about what I want?" Tadase.

Right?

His eyebrows went up, and he sat up on my bed again. His black jeans were bunched up around his knees and the khaki colored shirt he was wearing was crooked. "Ikuto, its summer. Why do you always wear jeans?"

"Well if you must know, its actually pretty windy outside and it's calling for rain. But don't change the subject."

"It's gonna rain? NO!" I ran to my balcony window, slamming my face into it to look out. The sky was dark and the trees were bending with the wind. "Oh, well. I didn't want to go anyway, really."

I slid open the door and stepped out onto the balcony. The wind was strong, but it was only lightly sprinkling. Leave it to Rima to completely disregard the weather when planning something. I walked to the ledge and leaned on it with my arms.

I loved the rain. It made me feel almost happy, knowing the sky could be sad too.

Okay, childish. But whatever.

Normal POV.

Ikuto stood from the bed, walking out to the balcony as well. But he didn't step past the frame; he was still a cat a nature.

He hated being wet.

"Amu, come inside." He leaned against the frame, looking up at the sky.

"No, thanks mother." She looked at him over her shoulder, smiling. His breath caught, and he took a step out of the room.

Lightning flashed, and a huge boom followed, which kept Ikuto's advance on Amu to the one. He scowled at the younger girl. "Come in now, silly girl."

Her arms flew out as the rain started falling harder, splashing on the ground and quickly forming puddles. She started laughing as her head fell back. "Don't you like the rain, Ikuto?" She had to yell over the sound of the falling drops.

"No, I don't. You're going to catch a cold." By now, he'd retreated back into the safety of Amu's room.

She turned to face him, arms dropping to her side. "That's not true. You don't get sick from the cold or rain. You get sick from bacteria and germs." She pushed a drenched lock of pink out of her face before turning away from him again.

"Come inside." The growl was right by her ear. She glanced to the side. Damn. His hands were on either side of the ledge, boxing her in.

Ikuto dipped his head, nipping her ear before pulling it into his mouth and sucking. He got closer to her, pressing himself onto her back. He was soaked, and it was far from pleasing. At the contact Amu turned around out of instinct.

Ikuto's face was inches from hers, smirking. Amu's face turned bright red, noticing how tightly pressed his body was to hers. The boy leaned in a little more, almost touching her nose to his. "Yes, Amu?"

She shivered. "I thought y-you didn't like r-rain?" Fuck my life!

Something warm touched her cheek, cupping it. Something else made its way through her tangled hair on the back of her neck. Only then did she realize her eyes had been closed.

She slowly opened them, finding Ikuto's purple-blue ones. His lips weren't even an inch away. His hands were stroking her cheeks and running through her hair. He moved his head up, pressing his lips her for forehead.

"Amu," He whispered, moving down and kissing above her eyebrows. "I-"

Amu let out a long sigh as his lips went down her nose, and once again her eyes were locked with his when he'd gotten to her lips.

Her eyes were wide with innocence, which made Ikuto feel like a complete asshole. But he didn't care right now. The rain was pounding down on them, and he was freezing, and he wanted to go inside.

And he wanted to kiss her.

The hand he'd been cupping her face with moved to beneath her chin. He hooked it was his index finger, pushing her face up. His other hand ran across her forehead, pushing her wet hair out of her face. All the while, Amu was just staring at him.

He dipped his head in, stopping before he was there.

"Come inside, kid."

Her eyes narrowed, and she bucked her hips into his without thinking. "I'm not a kid."

Ikuto had to use all his focus to keep the friend in his pants down. He pressed harder into her chin, pushing her head farther up before fiercely capturing her lips.

Amu gasped, hands going up to his shoulders. Sure, she'd kissed people before. But never like this. Ikuto's hand had moved back to the side of her face, and the other was pressing into the small of her back bringing her closer. She didn't know whether to push him away and slap him or fall to pieces..

Something warm ran across her bottom lip, before he nipped it. She gasped again, and he took the chance to slid his tongue inside. He loved the way she tasted; he would love to see how she really tasted. His hand pressed harder, bringing her closer as he licked the roof of her mouth.

That did it for Amu. She pressed her hips into his and moaned, wrapping her arms around his neck as she pulled herself up onto the ledge of the balcony to sit. She crossed her legs behind his back, pulling him into her as her hands ran through his hair.

The girl slid her tongue against his. Ikuto pulled away, kissing down her jaw and onto her neck. He chose a spot and sucked on it hard. His hands moved to the bottom of her cami, pushing the wet fabric up.

"I-Iku-to," Amu said between breaths. "N-not here!"

His lips were on hers again, almost violently. And Amu loved it. "I..told you..to..go in..side." He purred out between kisses. He picked her up by the thighs and walked her back into the room, sliding the door closed with his foot and pressing her into it.

She pushed his hair out of his eyes, resting her hand across his cheek. He wasn't as bad as she made him out to be. He was always there when she needed him. One of his hands was pushing her shirt up again.

And then the phone rang. Amu put her feet onto the ground, and Ikuto growled onto her neck, biting hard where he was. The girl yelped at his roughness, pushing against his shoulders as the phone rang again.

"Don't answer it." He whispered, biting her earlobe.

"I have to." It rang again as she pushed him away harder.

He let out a sigh, pulling her shirt back and and stepping away with his hands in his pockets. "Fine, kid."

Amu looked at him hard, then walked to the phone. "Hello?" Her voice was still a little shaky.

"Sorry, I didn't realize it was going to rain today.."

"Oh, it's okay, Rima. Tomorrow."

"You don't want to hang out with me today?"

Amu could hear the girl's shaky voice. Like she was about to cry. "Turns out my car isn't working." Lie. "I do, but I can't. I'm really sorry. Tomorrow, I promise."

"Oh.. Well, okay. See you then."

"Bye, Rima."

Amu hung up the phone and turned back to Ikuto.

She screamed and covered her eyes. "PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON!"

"But they're wet!"

"PUT THEM ON!"

"You like it."

"PUT ON YOUR DAMN CLOTHES RIGHT NOW YOU PERVERTED OLD MAN!"

She heard a grunt a a lot of rustling. Finally she peeked at the now covered Ikuto.

"Can you leave now? Thanks."

He smirked at her. "I'm not leaving till it stops raining."

Her eyes narrowed. "Why?"

"I don't like the rain." He walked past her and down the stairs.

This should be fun.

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-starry