Bestfriends Turned Into Lovers
Chapter 3 Recap:
Kukai was just about to kiss Amu when Ran messes things up buy making a vase fall towards the ground with a big, bang. Both Amu and Kukai are surprised by what had happened, and what's even worse was the fact that Tadase came into the Royal Garden when they were there. Did he see them? The answer was no. Relieved Amu thought everything was fine, but she thought wrong. After her talk with Tadase and when she was walking back to her classroom, the blonde boy whispered, "I like you.. Hinamori-san." Who other than Tadase himself heard this? That one person was Souma Kukai. He was hiding at the corner and overheard. Kukai's confused about his feelings for Amu and it seems like a storms about to be abrupted. Keep reading to find out what happens! :)
Naseka: Sorry it's taking so long guys! I appreciate all the reviews lately and all of my supporters! I love you all! And hopefully you love me back. :')
Ikuto: Gross, who would love you..?
Kukai: You're just jealous no one loves you.
Ikuto: I'm sorry, I think you're confusing me for yourself.
Kukai: You mind repeating that?
Naseka: Gosh.. Standing here watching ya'll blaber on and on is like watching a soap opera about brothers.
Ikuto and Kukai: WE ARE NOTHING LIKE BROTHERS!
Naseka: Ahh.. The first phase of brotherhood: Denial. :/
Ikuto: I would never be related to THIS guy.
Kukai: Hey I gotta name you know!
Ikuto: Yea, and the name is stupidity.
Kukai: Well atleast I'm not the one clinging to Amu like I'm some kind of germ!
Ikuto: Clingliness is the key to Amu's heart. And of course, she loves me back.
Kukai: Please she-
-Naseka gets a remote controll and mutes Ikuto and Kukai-
Naseka: Ahh.. Peace, finally... :3
Naseka again: Well hope you enjoy the story! I don't own any characters! They all belong to Peach-Pit! Oh and I decided to move Kukai's graduation all the way to January after New Years Eve. I had a couple of "ideas" to try out beforehand, so yea! Hope you enjoy! :D
Chapter 4: Kukai's Hidden Feelings
The rain shattered on the windows of the Souma residence. Kukai just got out of the shower and went straight towards his room. Once he got in he slammed the door shut. He didn't feel like himself. He felt more intensed and stressed. Kukai flipped his hair around to make it more dry. He walked towards the mirror and saw his reflection. He was shirtless, showing his tensed muscles. The only clothing he had on was a pair of soccor shorts. The wet haired boy sighed and crashed onto his bed. He looks at the clock and it read 11:11 P.M.
"Maybe I should make a wish..." Kukai thought to himself.
He closes his eyes and wishes, "I wish I could hear Hinamori's voice." Kukai opens his eyes and was shocked by what he had wished for. He was thinking of wishing for a brand new soccor ball but Amu's face popped into his head and it just happened. A couple of minutes later his phone went off. Kukai picked up and answered.
"Hello?"
"Kukai?"
"Ehhh! Hinamori? What are you doing still awake at this time of night?" Kukai questions.
"Back at you.. Aren't you supposed to be in bed? Let me guess you were out for a long time playing soccor. Am I right?" The pinkette jokes.
Kukai chuckles, "Alright, alright. Let's call truce. You got me there."
Amu giggles. She then asked what he was doing.
"Just finished a shower. Nothing much. Why do you ask? Want me to send you a shirtless picture of me?"
Amu blushes and thinks that it was a good thing that they're talking over the phone and not face-to-face. Who knows what Kukai would do if he sees her all red. "Uhhmm... No thanks I'm good."
"Hinamori, don't deny it. You know you want to."
"Oh, but Kukai, there really isn't much to show is there?" She joked.
"Ouch.. Harsh." He played back.
"Is it? I thought it was pretty truthful." She replied while giggling.
Kukai laughs at her comment. There was an awkward silence and he finally asked, "So, are you busy tomorrow?"
"No, why?" Amu questions back.
"I was wondering if you wanna hang tomorrow. Just us two."
"Sure, why not?"
"Oh, that's great! So tomorrow at 12?"
"Ok. Where do you want to meet?"
"At the park."
The pinkette wondered for a second and accepted. Kukai was about to say something until his brother beated on his door telling him to go to bed. "Alright," He replied, "Sorry Hinamori. Gotta hit the hay, see you tomorrow!" With a goodbye from Amu they hung up. Kukai thought about tomorrow and how his wish had come true to hear her voice. Just when he was about to fall asleep he realized how if it's just with him and Amu tomorrow, it's going to be like a date. Kukai's face went bright red and he shoved his face under his blanket. "This is not a date. This is not a date." He kept repeating over and over in his head. He later fell asleep around 12:30.
-Next day-
Kukai was leaning on the clock tower at the park. He was wearing a green hoody under a black jacket and tanned capris. (Link to the picture is on my profile description) It's 11:55. "Only 5 more minutes." Kukai thought. He stood there waiting for Amu to come. At the strike of 12:05 the pinkette showed up. She ran from a far away distance but when she came up to him and apologized for being late, he just stared at her. From bottom up she looked beautiful. Amu was wearing a pink dress with a jacket over it. She also had on pink boots and white socks 3 inches below her knees. Amu also had her X marked hair clip on. To complete the look she wore a pink bracelet. (Link to the picture is on my profile description)
"How do I look? Is it weird?" She asked.
Kukai didn't respond. Then when he realized what she just asked he blushed furiously and said, "No. It's cute." Amu smiles gently and thanks him. Which only made him even redder than before.
They started walking towards the city. They went into many shops and Amu was laughing at how Kukai ran into the door at one of the shops. Later, he slipped on the concrete and nearly fell flat on his face. Amu giggles and exclaims, "How can you slip like that on such a flat surface?" Kukai gets up and shrugs, "Guess I have skills."
"Some skills." She chuckles.
"Oh... I see.. You're jealous. I'm sorry I shouldn't mention my 'skills' to you Hinamori." Kukai winks.
The girl poked him in the shoulder and winked back while playfully says, "Oh, yes Kukai. That's the reason why."
Her stomache starts rumbling and he notices. Kukai looks around the place and sees a restauraunt. "Let's eat. I'm kinda starved!" He exclaimed. Before Amu responded, Kukai snatched her left hand with his right and sprinted towards the restauraunt.
Once they got there, the waitress chuckled a bit and asked, "Are you two a couple? How cute." Kukai and Amu both looked down to see that they were still holding hands. "Wait! I was just-" Kukai started.
"It's alright to be shy. You see we have a special today for couples. You get some discounts off. Since Christmas is coming were doing an early discount. Here I'll show you to your table." The waitress said.
Kukai and Amu just shrugged it off and walked towards their table. Some people turned and started staring and murmuring. Some whispers were from the girls saying how cool Kukai looked and if Amu was his girlfriend or not. Mostly all of the whispers were from other people pesturing about how cute they look together and how sweet of Kukai to take Amu out on a date like this. Amu started blushing and so did Kukai. Their hands were still in eachothers fingertips. As they sat down, though, the whisperings stopped but there was a tensed atmosphere going around the table. Kukai broke it off by saying, "So.. Graduation huh... Seems like these past few months passed by pretty fast." Surprised Amu replied back, "Oh yea.. It's going to be lonely without you Kukai." Kukai felt a pain strike his heart. Amu noticed his reaction and stammered out, "But you're still going to visit right? You're still going to help us out so nothing's going to change." He smiled at that. "Yea. That's right. Thanks... Amu." Her heart skipped a beat and she found herself gazing into his green eyes. Kukai notices and starts staring into her honey eyes. The waitress, however, didn't want to break the gaze between them since it was sweet, but she had a job to do.
"May I take your orders?" She questioned.
Kukai jolted. "Ummm.. Yea I just want this sundae. What bout you Hinamori?"
"J-J-Just the same..." Amu stuttered.
"Alright. Your sundae's will be here in a couple minutes." The waitress smiles and heads toward the kitchen leaving Amu and Kukai.
"After this you wanna go walk around some more?" Kukai asked.
Amu looks out the window. "Sure."
The waitress came back 8 minutes later bringing one big bowl of sundae. She stated, "We're so sorry. Would you mind sharing? One of the bowls is brokened. The chef's daughter is here today and she knocked it off the table."
Amu looks at Kukai and he looks back. She nodded and he responded, "It's cool." The waitress placed the sundae in the middle between them and they started eating it.
Afterwards they started wandering around. They went into this one accessories place and Amu found a X marked tiny bag carrier and thought it would be good for her charas. It also came with a headband, hairclip, and an X neckalace. She sighed and Kukai saw that Amu really wanted it. When they came out of the store it was already 6:15 P.M.
"Dang! How long did we spend in there?" Kukai asked.
"Well.. The lady needed help so we helped her out." Amu claimed.
They walked back to the park and sat down on a bench to relax. The park, now, is being used as a couple place. There were couples everywhere Amu and Kukai looked. They were cuddling, holding hands, and... Kissing... It was now 8:00 and the people left but they were still there, and the temperature was dropping too. Amu was starting to shiver. Kukai didn't want to leave just yet so he got up and told Amu to wait for a while and ran off somewhere. She sat there clutching her dress, shivering. It took 5 minutes until Kukai came back. He brought along with him a long scarf that he had bought at a store close by.
"This should keep the both of us warm enough for a while!" Kukai declared.
He wraps the scarf around himself and Amu. She blushes.
"K-k-kukai..."
"Hmmm?"
She breathes out, "Thanks." And leans on his shoulder for warmth. Kukai blushes and eases himself. He wraps his arm around her shoulder and she closes her eyes, obsorbing his warmth into her. Kukai was also doing the same thing. They stayed there for a while, quiet and relieved. Kukai's eyes were lowered so that he was staring at the ground. He loved this moment more than anything and wished that it would last forever. Amu didn't want to let go either. Her feelings were getting to her. "What's wrong with me," She wonders, "Kukai's... He's just like a big brother.. No.. I don't want that. I want something more. But isn't it supposed to be.. Tadase-kun...?"
"What are you doing idiot?" Kukai thought. "She likes your best friend and your best friend likes her back. What the hell are you doing holding onto her like this? What if he sees you two together? What if she doesn't like it?" Kukai winced at the thought and fought back agaist himself, "Doesn't matter. These feelings.. They're real and I can't ignore them anymore.. I-"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The sounds of fireworks explodes in the starry sky above Kukai and Amu. They both looked up. Their eyes were shining with joy and both of them smiled happily. Kukai looks down into Amu's eyes. She looks up and they both meet.
"I can't hide them anymore.." He thought.
"These feelings..." She thinks.
"Amu..." Kukai whispers.
"Kukai.." She whispers back.
"I can't hide it anymore.." They both think at the same time.
"I..." They both started.
Naseka: And it ends here! Again sorry for taking so gosh dang long! ;)
Yaya: What have you been up to Nase-chan?
Naseka: Highschool stuff... I was busy with homework, drama club, auditions... All that stuff. :/
Utau: Sounds interesting. I was wondering when you're going to put me in the story.
Naseka: I'm sorry you don't exist in this...
Utau: Excuse me, what did you SAY?
Naseka: No i'm playing.
Utau: You better be.
Naseka: Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Chapter 5 coming up soon! :)