Leeloo-Chan: Hey everyone I want to start by saying I am so sorry for how late this chapter is, it turns out moving house is a little more hectic than I originally anticipated lol. That being said thank you so much for all of your reviews and fingers crossed I will have another chapter out soon to make amends for my lateness. I hope you are all well. 3
Room mates Chapter six.
Amu's POV.
I leant against Kukai's bedroom door frame watching with unbridled amusement as a frantic Kukai fluttered around tossing countless shirts into his abyss of a room, muttering darkly to nothing in particular. Ikuto had appeared by my side no doubt aching to witness the spectacle of Kukai's torture, and so I allowed myself a giggle at the look of pure joy plastered across Ikuto's usually stony face.
Eventually it seemed Ikuto could no longer watch in silence, he knocked sharply once against the door pane and went to his friends side. With his one had firmly grasped on Kukai's shoulder I watched awkwardly in the doorway feeling as though I was witnessing some kind of bromance.
"Calm down man, you're freaking me out. She's my sister!" Ikuto let a playful tone colour his voice as he watched his friend cautiously.
"I really am trying, I know it's weird how much I like your sister and I'm sorry but I just can't help it." Kukai dropped his gaze bashfully away from Ikuto as he spoke.
Before I could stop myself I heard the sharp intake of my breath and both men reeled round to look at me.
"Kukai Kun you like Utau?" I said shyly under their intimidating stares.
"Great, Amu can't keep a secret, this is going to ruin me Ikuto…do something! Please!" Kukai pleaded with Ikuto shaking him lightly.
A string of countless apologies stuttered from my mouth, but before Kukai could reply I felt the floor rush up to meet me as Ikuto effortlessly hoisted me onto his shoulder calling back to Kukai,
"Don't panic I've got this handled."
Reddening by the second I watched as the hard wood floor beneath swung from side to side almost making me sea sick. Not soon enough I was flung onto my familiar pink bed sheets and watched confused as Ikuto fixed me with a stare pushing the door closed with one steady kick. I glared at him letting the anger of his treating me like a rag doll seethe through me,
"Now, now Amu don't look at me like that you might hurt my feelings." Ikuto's trademark smirk lit his mouth and I tried in vain to quash the rising resentment within me.
"I'm not an object Ikuto; you can't just throw me where you want. I have perfectly fine legs see." I pointed at my out stretched legs as if to emphasise my point and watched as he stared at me wide eyed.
"Hello? Earth to Ikuto, is anyone home?" I stuck my tongue out at him playfully and sat cross legged on my bed spread. He shook his head as if dazed and smirked at me,
"We need to talk Amu, so you are going to sit there and listen very carefully." Sensing Ikuto was in no mood to play games I figured the quickest way out of the sticky situation I had suddenly found myself in was to play his game, keep quiet…play dead.
I pressed my finger to my lip and nodded my head as a gesture for him to continue; he looked back at me almost shocked but didn't move any closer, standing ridged by the door he began his lengthy speech.
"Amu, Kukai has been in love with Utau since he laid eyes on her but he's not ready to confess. This is a big secret that we, the people that live in this apartment have managed to keep for many years. Amu it is now your time to prove your friendship to Kukai. Please for me try your best to keep his secret okay?"
Even the distance wasn't enough to weaken his speech, he looked into my eyes pleadingly and I caved…again. I nodded my head to show him that I was more than willing to co-operate and he smiled in return.
"She's going to be here any minute now and I have some words of warning. Firstly you are the first girl that has moved in so she is going to ask embarrassing questions, try to avoid answering any of them. Secondly try not to piss her off she has one hell of a temper, and thirdly if you keep still she can't see you… Wait is that T-rex's I forget?"
Ikuto's trail of thought was cut short as the intercom buzzed I ran to the mirror tugging at my rose coloured curls now more nervous than I had ever been, why the hell did Ikuto have to make me this nervous? I grimaced at my reflection in the mirror and Ikuto laughed.
"You look as beautiful as always Amu, I'm sure my sister will love you." He smirked one last time before leaving to greet Utau.
Taking a twirl in the mirror I decided it was time to be brave, I just really wanted her to like me. A girl like me could always use more friends and it felt strangely important that she approved of me living with the guys. I exited the room to see Ikuto being mauled affectionately by a beautiful woman, I had yet to see her face but she was tall and slender with beautiful long blonde hair tied up in twin tails. She turned and what was left of my very little self-esteem plummeted; beautiful lavender eyes filled her model like face and her ruffled black Lolita dress twirled with her every move. No wonder Kukai was so in love with her, I snickered to myself.
Rima caught my gaze and rolled her eyes, I laughed inwardly knowing how jealous she was probably feeling too.
"So where is this girl, I'm dying to meet her." I looked over to see Utau had turned those once beautiful eyes on me, but now they held some kind of calculation that made me take a few steps back. As graceful as a model she strutted over to me and wrapped her thin waspy arms around my waist
"You are just too adorable, no wonder the guys took you in. I'm Utau it's so nice to meet you." A genuine smile lit her face as she spoke and I could feel myself relaxing under her hold
"It's nice to meet you too Utau, I'm Amu Hinamori." I tried to mimic her obvious charm and failed ending by stuttering out my name, however this just seemed to make her like me more
"Oh you are so cute; I can see why he likes you so much." She pinched my cheek lightly as if I were a child but before I could question who she meant Ikuto was by her side pulling her away from me and ushering her into the spare room.
"We'll talk soon Amu-Chan." She managed to call out before the bedroom door slammed with enough force to shake the walls.
The people left behind sat in an uncomfortable silence trying desperately not to overhear the raised voices sounding from the spare room. Rima and Nagi looked from the door to each other, so close together they were almost touching. A sly smile tugged at the corners of my lips as I grasped my petit friend's wrist firmly and dragged her to the privacy of my room.
Once there I closed the door allowing a small thought to cross my mind, the people in this house really did need to work on communication instead of manhandling people. I laughed humorously as I recalled Ikuto's rude treatment and then fixed a determined look in Rima's direction.
"What the hell Amu?" Rima replied looking more bemused than I thought possible.
"What's going on with you and Nagi Rima? Do you like him?" I returned fervently and a perfect pink blush rushed across her tiny cheekbones.
"I don't know what you're talking about, who could like someone like that." I had to admit Rima delivered her lines well but not well enough, I saw the way she watched him and the way she blushed when he was near her. I clucked my tongue at her once in annoyance and she seemed to understand.
"Look you don't understand, it was supposed to be a one off thing. You know we talked, we kissed and agreed it wouldn't happen again." Rima had pointed her fragile nose as far into the air as possible but it was obvious that's not how she really felt.
"I'm guessing you like him a lot right?" I allowed an uncharacteristic smirk to grace my features as I watched her blush deepen. She turned her head from me bashfully and nodded one short curt nod.
In seconds I had closed the distance between us, flinging my arms around a not so content Rima. I laughed into her golden hair as I felt her soften and return my embrace.
"Rima I am so happy for you, Nagi is so nice and perfect for you." I beamed from ear to ear unable to contain my happiness
"Don't get too excited now, he has to feel the same way or all of this is pointless." She picked at her knee high socks with delicate fingers as she spoke, and it only made me love her more.
"Rima I have never seen you like this before. Let's go tell him right now." I leapt up on the bed before being forcefully tugged back down.
"What the hell are you doing, I can't just go out there and tell him it's too soon. Sit your ass back down!" I glared at Rima with all the strength I could muster and then the screaming match began.
After ten minutes of none descript screaming we were interrupted by a burst of blonde hair. There in our now open doorway stood Utau panting.
"I love drama, what are we screeching about?" Her eyes danced gleefully as she looked from myself to Rima and grinned like a maniac, at first I wasn't quite sure how to react but something about the excitement on her face made it impossible not to laugh shortly followed by the high pitched giggling of Rima.
"I'm confused what are we all laughing about?" Utau hollered out in between fits of laughter and as I watched the three of us struggle to breathe laughing over nothing at all I realised that I had no choice, I had to love Utau.
"Sorry I tried to make you do something you didn't want to Rima" She shrugged her shoulders briefly and wrapped a slender arm around me, all was forgiven.
The three of us then lay there, my double bed barely fitting us all as we shook with the remnants of laughter. Utau was now a part of our bizarre friendship group and it felt like she had been here all my life. We slowly took it in turns quick firing questions to get to know each other even better and every so often divulged ourselves in teasing Rima shamelessly about Nagi. Utau shared fond stories of the boys earning her a few winks and nudges whenever Kukai's name entered the conversation which always resulted in a steely glare.
In fact we had been talking for so long we barely even realised, time escaped us until an impatient knock sounded at my door followed by Ikuto's rather terse voice,
"If you're done in there dinner is ready, come eat." He didn't linger and it was probably beneficial that he didn't because at the mention of food Utau was on her feet and charging out of the room leaving nothing but dust swirls behind her. I glanced at Rima nervously and we both chuckled, one more thing to add to our list…Utau loves to eat.
We ate our dinner in the living room, Utau demanding that the three girls sat together of course. I watched engrossed as Utau shovelled down her food with an uncanny speed already moving on to seconds. I looked from one of my friends to another and found myself lost in a well of thoughts, Kukai and Utau watched each other closely sizing up their competition for the left overs and Nagi and Rima shared awkward romantic glances that made me want to break my vow of secrecy.
I began imagining what it would be like to see all of my friends happy, I wanted nothing more than to see Nagi and Rima together and now that I had seen Utau and Kukai in action it was blindingly clear that they too were perfect for each other. I sighed frustrated at my pathetic skills in matchmaking.
So consumed with thoughts it would seem that I had missed an entire conversation.
"What!" My flatmates screamed in unison breaking me from my previous schemes
"Whoa what did I miss?"I asked concerned as I watched everyone glare at Utau,
"I kind of forgot to mention when I called that we have all been invited to Nikaido and Yukari's engagement party, silly me!" Utau giggled embarrassed as Ikuto towered over her
"The party is tomorrow and you tell me now I do actually work for a living Utau unlike some." Ikuto paced the room anxiously mentally shifting his routine around in his head
"Oh come on Brother it's not that hard for you, that's the perks of being the…" Before Utau could utter the rest of her sentence Ikuto's hand was placed firmly around her mouth , glaring down at her his eyes transformed from their usual cobalt blue to ebony depths, slowly he released her and sat in front of her with his head in his hands.
"There is one other thing I should mention while you're in such a good mood; she's going to be there so you better bring a date." Utau beamed triumphantly as her brother twitched in agony."
"Utau I could seriously kill you right now!" He glowered through the gaps in his hands though it did him no good
"I love you too brother." She slyly mumbled as Ikuto began his routine of pressing his face harder into his hands wishing his newly found situation away.
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