AN: Disclaimer: I don't own anything. I also don't own any songs that may pop up in this chapter.
Recap:
Basically, he was on top of me, arms and legs on the outside of my body. We both looked at each other's eyes, me staring at ruby ones, as he gazed at my honey ones.
"DING, DONGGGGG..."
"I'll get that!" My father shouted. He seemed oblivious to the fact that a boy was on top of me, as he walked to the front door and opened it. And apparently, the front door had to be right in front of the stairs. The door swung open to reveal, Ikuto. Yeah. My boyfriend.
~Love~
You find out, but you understand:
Maybe. But you'll make me experience firsthand
What love was never meant to be
Ikuto POV~
I woke up early to go to Amu's house. I wanted to surprise her with the date I planned for her today. We were going to go to the amusement park, then go to the park at night since there was a lantern festival that I really wanted her to see. After that, we sneak away so she can hear me play the violin. Another reason why I had brought my violin with me. Arriving at her house, I rang the doorbell.
"I'll get that!" I heard someone yell. The door opened to reveal her father. But all my eyes saw was Tadase on top of Amu. My Amu. My eyes opened wide with shock and disgust. I walked over to the stairs, standing over them, fuming.
"Get off my girlfriend, you asshole." I said in a low voice which was much more scary than if I were yelling. Tadase slowly got up, and backed away from Amu. I helped her up, then held her close.
"I-Ikuto. He was trying to help me." I looked down at Amu, with a look of utter disbelief. Then, I dragged her upstairs and into her room, hearing her protests to let go. Ignoring them, we passed Amu's family, and Tadase who were still recovering from that 'fall.' I gave Tadase a glare as I passed him. Tadase, you won't steal Amu from me. Not in a million years. Entering her room, I closed it with a bam! and turned towards Amu, awaiting an explanation to this 'fall.'
"I tripped on the stairs and Tadase tried to save me, but he couldn't so we both fell down on the stairs. So it was an accident that he landed on me..." Amu said, twiddling her thumbs. I raised one eyebrow, not believing her fully.
"That's the truth, Ikuto! I'm dating you, why would I go for another guy?"
"Then why was he here in the first place?"
"Well... he saved Ami yesterday from an attempted kidnap and helped me to buy the groceries. By the time we finished eating dinner it was already really late so my mom suggested that Tadase stay for the night."
We were silent for a while, as I tried to let this all sink in. Well, her story does sound true, I know Amu would never cheat on me. However, the part where she said that Tadase saved Ami doesn't sound right. Tadase wasn't the type to help others, unless it benefited him... That couldn't mean that he... No, even he's not that cold hearted...
"You believe me right?" Amu asked, looking up at me. I sighed.
"Yeah, I believe you. But just hear me out. You don't know Tadase like I do. He's not who you think he is. Don't fall for any of his tricks, okay?"
"Okay."
"Good." I pulled her into a hug, probably stopping her ability to breath for a few seconds.
"I-Ikuto... I... can't... breathe..." Amu gasped out. I loosened my grip just slightly as I continued to embrace her.
"Sorry. I was just glad that you're okay."
"... Okay? Why wouldn't I be?" She pulled back, confusion in her eyes. Oh Amu. Ever the oblivious one.
"Forget about it. Right now, you need to get dressed. I have something fun planned for today, so we better leave right after breakfast."
Amu POV~
"Where are we going today?" I asked, suddenly getting excited.
"It's a surprise. Wear something cute. Or you could go like that. That's fine too." He said, gesturing to my stained tee-shirt and ripped jeans. I nodded, and he left the room to let me change. Cute, cute. What would he find cute? I looked into my drawers and closet, thinking about what would be a good thing to wear. Sandals? No, I don't want to have dead feet the next day. And besides, I have a feeling that we'll be walking a lot. After 20 minutes of staring into space, wondering about what to wear, Ikuto knocked on my door.
"Yo! You done yet?"
"No, I haven't decided what to wear yet!"
"Seriously? Let me guess, you've just been staring out into space for the past 20 minutes haven't you?"
"...Yes..." I admitted, guiltily.
I heard him sigh from behind my door.
"If you're not out in 5 minutes, I'll come in there and choose something myself, and you'll have to wear what I choose."
That got me going like a bullet, that just flew out of the gun. You know what, who cares what I wear, I'm just going to throw on whatever. I ran to my closet and picked out some jean shorts and a flowery pink top, with ruffles and sequins on it. I let my hair down and combed my fingers through it, getting all the tangles out and having it flow smoothly through my fingers whenever I combed it with my fingers. I grabbed some x clips and clipped it to my hair. Grabbing some silver sandals, I quickly glossed my lips and retrieved my phone from the charger.
I then threw open the door to find a smirking Ikuto.
"You actually believed that I was going to do that?" I gaped at him, like he just said that he was an alien.
"Don't lie to me like that! I'm going to go change! I can't go to wherever you planned to go looking like this!" I exclaimed, gesturing at my outfit. Before I could leave, he grabbed my arm and pulled me close.
"No, don't. You look beautiful." He whispered into my ear. I blushed again, and he chuckled.
"Cm'on, let's go. We'll grab something to eat later." Taking my hand, he led me back downstairs.
"Mom, Dad, I'm going out!"
"Have fun, Amu!" My parents said.
"Wait, Amu! Where are you going?" Tadase asked, running after us. Closing the door behind him, he ran after us as Ikuto led me to his sleek, black motorcycle.
"We're going on a date." Ikuto said icily, emphasizing the 'we're.' Ikuto turned on the motorcycle, and revved the engine, as it purred to warm up.
"Oh, well, have fun you two." Tadase said, and began to walk away.
"Tadase-kun! Thanks for yesterday." I called after him. He waved back, and I heard a, "No problem!" before he turned back around and walked away.
Tadase POV
Today will be the next step of my plan.
Amu POV
"Hang on tight!" Ikuto started the engine, and off we went wind.
The wind was blowing fast, making my ears ring, but I didn't care. All I could feel, was the cool air flowing through my hair, as I held onto Ikuto's waist tightly. The sun was shining brightly for such an early morning, but I didn't care. It really reflected my mood. Happiness. I'm really grateful that Ikuto's my boyfriend. He's always there for me and he cares about me. But why do I keep thinking about Tadase? His princely smile, blond, wavy hair, and ruby eyes make him look amazing. I shook my head. No! I don't love Tadase!
"Are you okay?" Ikuto shouted over the blowing wind. He must have felt me shake my head.
"I'm fine!" I shout back. And we stayed quiet for the whole ride to who knows where. Well, Ikuto knows, of course.
"Ikuto, are we there yet?" I shout to him, after half an hour.
"Yep! Look up ahead!" I looked to where he indicated and gasped. The amusement park. I can't believe he took me to the amusement park! It's the exact same park as the one we went to as little kids. We arrived at the front of the park, and Ikuto parked his motorcycle at an empty spot in the parking lot. I don't know how he managed to find one, since it seems like all the spaces are filled up with cars for families, and school buses for field trips.
"I can't believe you brought me to an amusement park, Ikuto!" We got off his motorcycle, and I threw myself onto him, throwing my arms around his neck in a bear hug.
"Woah, easy there!" He exclaimed. Laughing, I dragged him away and towards the rides.
First, we went to the biggest and scariest roller coaster, and Ikuto and I screamed at all the loops and drops as we held our hands up into the air. Then, we went on the other rides one by one, from biggest to smallest. I've always loved roller coasters. At around three in the afternoon, we ate hamburgers with french fries, as we discussed which rides we will ride next, on a map that one of the park's rangers gave us.
"We should go to that one!" I said, pointing at a water ride.
"No, no, we should go on that one!" He said, pointing at the Drop Tower.(Don't own.)
"What? Heck no, I hate that one! You know I'm scared of heights."
"Please?" He said.
"Nope."
He gave me those eyes again, and this time I looked away.
"I'm not falling for those eyes again, Ikuto. They won't work anymore." I said, confident in my refusal skills. I heard shuffling but I didn't look at him, for fear that I would look straight into his eyes. Instead, I felt someone lick my cheek at some of the sauce that was on it. I screamed.
"Ikuto! Don't do that!"
"Hahahahahahhahahahahahaha!" I blushed a deep red and humphed. Throwing my trash into the trash can, I got up and walked away.
"O-Oi! Amu, wait up!" Ignoring him, I continued walking out of the restaurant. Leaving Ikuto behind, I went straight ahead, not caring where I went.
"Hey, cutie. You wanna hang out with us?" I turned around to find three guys behind me.
"N-No thanks." I mumbled, trying to get away from them.
"Oh cm'on! We don't bite..." A guy in a tee-shirt and khaki shorts said. He grabbed my arm, stopping my escape.
"Let go!" I shouted, attempting to yank my arm out of his grasp, but all attempt was futile.
"What's the matter?" The third guy said, with a smirk.
"She said to let her go." I looked up, and found Ikuto standing there.
"And you are?" The guy who grabbed my hand, said. Ikuto walked up to him, towering over him. Ikuto was taller by at least a head, and a lot more muscular.
"Her boyfriend." Ikuto said curtly.
"My bad man, she didn't say nothin' about having a boyfriend. Cm'on guys, let's roll." He let go of my arm, and the three guys walked away.
"Ikuto!" I cried, running up to him and wrapping my arms around him waist. He returned the embrace, running his hand soothingly down my back.
"I-I'm sorry I left you! I was just mad... " I whimpered.
"Shh, it's okay. I'm sorry for licking your cheek. And I'm glad I made it just in time. Did those guys do anything to you?"
"N-No."
We stood there for a while, in each others' arms.
"Well, no use standing around. Which ride do you want to go on?" I ask Ikuto.
"Drop Tower?" He asked hesitantly.
"... Okay. But I choose next. And you can't refuse."
"Deal."
He took my hand and led me to the Drop Tower. We got on as soon as we got there since there wasn't much of a line and there were plenty of seats anyway. We began our ascent up, as soon our seat belts were buckled on. I am so going to regret this. I grabbed Ikuto's hand as soon as we reached the top of the tower. I regret doing this already! I thought as we were dropped back down. I screamed as we went down, but then we abruptly stopped, only to go back up, then down again.
I swear, I think Ikuto is laughing instead of screaming. Laughing. At. Me. Oh I am so going to get you for this, Ikuto. The tower did the up and down thing several times before actually going down for good. After the dropping stopped completely, I stepped out of the seat, feeling really wobbly and nauseous.
"Oh Amu-koi." Ikuto said, after laughing like there was no tomorrow. He clutched his stomach as his shoulders heaved up and down.
"Now it's my turn." I said, with an evil glint in my eyes. I dragged him away, and eventually we were right in front of the teacups. Ikuto's eyes widened in horror.
"No way am I getting in that." He said, pointing at the teacups as if it were diseased.
"A deal is a deal Ikuto." I replied, unable to contain my smirk. I dragged him to the manager of the teacups, and got in. Choosing a teacup that was laced with pink decorations, we got in and put on our seat belts.
The ride started and as soon as it did, we began to spin the circle that was in the middle of the cup so our teacup would spin faster and faster. I laughed at how Ikuto looked so big compared to the teacup, with his knees up to his chest as he tried to spin the it. He glared at me when he heard my laughter, and I swear, I thought I saw his cheeks get a little pink as he turned away. Unfortunately, the ride ended and we had to get out.
I exited the ride, laughing just as Ikuto had after the Drop Tower. Oh revenge is so sweet. We then saw an ice cream vendor.
"Amu, you want some ice cream?"
"Sure! Vanilla please!" He went to go get the ice cream while I waited for him. When he returned, he was carrying only one ice cream cone, and it was chocolate.
"...Umm, Ikuto? I asked for vanilla." I said, puzzled at why he only got one. And why he only got chocolate.
"We can share my chocolate one, Amu-koi." He said, giving me his infamous smirk.
"F-.. Fine." I took his cone and started to lick it. He grabbed the cone as well, and we ended up licking it at the same time on the opposite sides of the ice cream cone. We finished the ice cream that way, and Ikuto decided that it was time to go home. We headed for the parking lot to where his motorcycle was, got on it, and off to home we went.
I grabbed hold of his waist as he sped off to my house. I leaned my head onto his back as I closed my eyes, feeling the warmth of his body. Today was a good day. Ice cream, rides, and sweet revenge with Ikuto. As I felt the motorcycle slow to a stop, I opened my eyes to find that we were at the park. The sun had set, and the cool night air was settling in. There was a slight breeze as the stars twinkled in the moonlight. The half moon's light was reflected off of our faces as Ikuto led me into the park.
"Ikuto, where are we going?"
Just then, we were at the river, where people had gathered to with lanterns. They slowly let them float up to the sky, as they each lit up the sky with its own light and design of the lantern. (AN:Yes, I took the idea from this anime, and the movie Tangled. I DO NOT own the idea, or the anime or the movie.)
The sky looked amazing. There were many little glowing dots of yellow/golden all over the midnight blue sky. They all clumped together as they drifted off. I watched in awe at the amazing scene before me, never having seen something so beautiful before.
"Amu." I turned around to see Ikuto holding out a lantern. He set it in between our hands as we slowly let it fly high into the sky like all the others. (AN: Again, I DO NOT own this idea.) I have never been happier in my life. Ikuto grabbed my hand, and I squeezed it tightly. He returned the pressure.
As we observed the sky, the lanterns became smaller and smaller as time passed by. The people who were here before us began to leave slowly, since the lanterns were becoming more and more difficult to spectate. Ikuto and I stayed till the very end, watching until the very last lantern disappeared from our sight, before heading back to his motorcycle.
"Hold on, Ikuto. I'm going to go use the restroom." I let go of his hand, and headed to the restrooms that were nearby. Thankfully, they were already lit, and I quickly went inside to use it. After washing my hands, I exited the bathroom, only to find Tadase gazing at the sky while standing near the bathrooms.
"Tadase? What are you doing here?" I asked, approaching him.
"Oh, hey, Amu-chan. I was just here for the lantern festival. How about you?"
"I was here with Ikuto for the lantern festival as well, I just had to use the bathroom. I got to get back to him or he'll get worried." I started to walk away until he grabbed my hand, stopping me.
"Hold on. May we talk first?" He looked at me with those ruby eyes of his that seemed to twinkle in the moonlight.
"S-sure."
We began to walk towards the hills and sat down on the grass.
"What did you want to talk about?" I asked, putting up my knees so that my left cheek rested on it as I tilted my head to look at Tadase.
"Well, you said that you're dating Ikuto, right?"
"...Yeeeaaahhh... Why?" I asked, eyeing him suspiciously.
"Well, I recently saw him with another girl." What?! No, he wouldn't even think about that!
"You're lying."
"Why would I lie to you Amu?" He asked, looking me right in the eye.
"Ikuto wouldn't cheat on me." I said, but my tone of voice betrayed my words.
"I'll show you. Follow me."
He got up and held out his hand. I took it, and he helped me up. I then followed him to wherever he was going. We were pretty much walking back to where Ikuto's motorcycle was parked. But as I rounded the corner of the pathway, I saw Ikuto kissing another girl, who was wearing 5 inch, red heels, khaki shorts that ended above her thigh, a red blouse that only covered half her body, showing her stomach, and had long, wavy, red hair.
And they were KISSING.
What you see,
is not what you should believe
AN: Done! I was going to update earlier, but I really wanted this kind of cliffhanger so I pushed back the date when I update. So, instead of a fast update, it's a slower one, but a lot longer. Well, I might not update for a while since I have another story and school, but we'll see how this goes ^^
