- Chapie # 6! –

)(Amu POV)(

I opened my eyes slowly as I was being nagged at by an annoying little blue chara. (Not that I don't like Miki, she's actually my fave!)

"Amu-chan, Amu-chan, get up!"

I shut my eyes more tightly and turned the other way, grabbing my blanket over my head.

"Mmm…5 more min."

)(Normal POV)(

Miki sighed in annoyance. She flew over to Amu's ear and took a deep breath.

"AMU-CHAN!!GET UP!!"

Amu gave out a yelp and fell on the floor.

"Ow, ow, ow…what was THAT for?! Just when I thought I was gonna wake up ON my bed, instead of BESIDE it!!" she yelled irritated while rubbing her head.

Miki laughed nervously while rubbing the back of her head.

"Gomen ne, Amu-chan. But if I didn't wake you up, you'd really be late."

)(Amu POV)(

I glanced at the clock.

"Gah!! You're right!!"

Miki sweat dropped as I rushed to the bathroom & quickly got dressed & rushed downstairs.

"Ohayo, Amu-chan!!" said mama with a huge smile.

"Ohayo." I said as I started to slow down to keep my character up.

"you woke up pretty late now, didn't you?"

"Guess so."

I grabbed a piece of toast from the counter and placed it in my mouth. I turned around coolly and slung my bag over my shoulder.

"I'll be leaving now." I mumbled while nibbling on my toast.

I walked towards the door and exited the house.

"Ran…"

"Hai!!"

I chara changed and took off. Miki suddenly popped up from behind me.

"Amu-chan, why did you have to fly there? Can't you just run?"

"Hey, I couldn't run there, if somebody saw me actually running and sweating, that would affect my reputation now, won't it?"

Miki put on her 'cool' look again, which sorta pissed me off.

"Mmm…really? Are you sure you aren't just lazy?"

"S-Shut up!" I yelled as a vein popped on my head.

I heard Suu giggling behind me.

"that's our Amu-chan!" she yelled happily as I sighed.

"but don't you think that if someone saw you LAND there, they would think of that as weird or whatever?" asked Miki.

"Tch, at least it'll be cooler, won't it?"

Miki just groaned as we landed behind the school. I glanced at my wrist watch.

'Hmm…still have 10 min. left before my first class, who knew I could fly THAT fast.'

So with completely nothing to do, I walked over to the royal garden.

'Okay, I know I'm not a guardian anymore, but I was still allowed in, so…what the hay.' I thought as I walked around.

"Hellooooo…anyone here?" I asked to no one on particular.

"Yo." I heard someone say.

But I knew it wasn't Kukai's. it sounded more…deeper. I looked around…no one.

"Oi! Where are you looking? I'm over here."

I followed the voice and looked up.

"I-Ikuto?!"

He was sitting on top of a tree, his mouth turned to a smirk.

"Why do you always stutter every time you say my name?" he asked as he jumped off the tree.

I puffed my cheeks.

"Well, I wouldn't do it if you would stop appearing out of nowhere." I said as I crossed my arms.

His smirk grew wider as he walked towards me.

"Ikuto?..." I said as I steppe back.

Soon enough, he cornered me to a wall. I faced to the side as he brought his face closer to mine's, so he wouldn't see much of how red I was.

"Hmm…you said you were gonna get me back at the café, right?"

I faced him again with my mouth slightly open, and eyes shaking, as he grinned.

"How exactly do you plan on doing that?"

I couldn't speak, nothing came out. I heard him snicker.

"Why not…"

He placed his fingers under my chin and brought my face up to his. All I could do was blush a few more shades.

"…kiss me back." He finished his sentence.

I just stared at him.

'Why…why couldn't I speak at a time like this?'

"Hinamori-san! Hinamori-san, are you here?" I heard a voice call form the entrance of the garden.

I knew in a flash it was Tadase-kun. Ikuto smirked again as he stepped back and shrugged.

"Well, see ya." He said before her jumped off.

All I did was stare after him. Soon enough, Tadase-kun found me and ran towards me.

"Ah, there you are, Hinamori-san. I thought you'd be here." He said with a smile on his face.

I was still staring off into the distance. Tadase-kun noticed and asked,

"Hinamori-san, what are you staring at?" he asked as he followed my gaze.

It was just a good thing that Ikuto wasn't there anymore. I finally noticed him and snapped out of my gaze.

"A-Ah, Tadase-kun! Ohayo!" I waved.

He looked at me.

"Ohayo, Hinamori-san…what were you gazing at a while ago?"

"A-Ah…"

I was waving my hands frantically in front of me, sweat drops everywhere.

"I-I was just staring at…the sky! Yeah…it always calms me down before class." I said while forcing on a smile.

'crap, the sky?! What a lame excuse!…' I thought as my eyebrows started twitching.

He just stared at me with wondering eyes for a moment.

"Well, there's no use calming yourself if you're gonna be late for class anyway, you know."

"Hmm?"

I glanced at my watch.

'7:59'

- silence –

"Holy crap! I've been here for that long already?!"

Tadase-kun sweat dropped.

"Oh, you've just noticed?"

)(L8er at class)(

The class rep. stood in front of the class.

"Right, as you all know…the cultural festival is coming up…"

Amu was staring out the window with a calm face, and her chin resting on the palm of her hand.

'Crap, I totally forgot…'

"…And it's a majority, our class will be doing a café." He continued.

The whole class suddenly burst into discussions and whispers. I just sighed.

'Not really a big deal 4 me…I mean, I ALREADY work at a real café.'

Then Ikuto suddenly popped up in my mind, as I also remembered the offer my boss offered me if I get to convince Ikuto.

'Gah! What's THAT doing there?! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!! Now's not the time to be thinking about that!!'

"Oh, I forgot to mention…"

I faced forward to see the class rep.

"this will be a COSTUME café, where obviously, you guys get to wear a costume while doing your jobs….so, you know….this time it won't be so plain."

Now the room was filled with 'wwaaahhh's'. A girl came through the door carrying a box full of costumes. She placed the box on the desk, and the class rep. took the costume on top of the pile and showed it to the class. Every girl started saying their 'waah's' and 'aaahhh's'. It was a cute female café costume (details l8er).

"These clothes were lent to us by the drama club, probably even given, since it doesn't seem like they'll be using it again. You won't BELIEVE how much costumes those guys have."

I stared at the costume and separated my hand from my chin.

'Waahh!! Kawaii!!...but…I can't wear it though…it totally doesn't my character…the color does though.'

"We will have a raffle to see who will get what costume, Because if you guys vote, you'll surely vote for yourselves for the best costume."

The whole class sighed.

"Ha! Too smart for you guys…why do you think I'm the class rep?"

Everyone shot him a glare.

"N-Never mind." He sweat dropped.

"So…who will be the first to draw?" he asked while scanning the room.

He immediately noticed me looking out the window with a bored expression.

"Ah! Hinamori-san!"

I looked at him slowly, uninterested.

"Hmm? What?"

"You will be the first to draw." He said with a smile.

I sighed as I got out of my seat and walked towards the front of the class, calmly, and hands on my hips. I got a piece of paper from the bowl.

'Anything but that costume, anything but that costume, anything but that………..costume……-sigh-.'

I sighed at the sight of what I got. Unfortunately enough, I got that costume.

'Wait…isn't this too much of a coincidence?'

I paused on my place.

'waahhh!! Of all costumes!! I got this 1!!'

Some other students behind me peeked at what was written on the paper. Their eyes widened as they let out short gasps.

'Geez, is it THAT surprising?'

I sighed again as I handed the piece of paper to the class rep. I could easily tell that he was surprised too. He handed the costume over to me and I slung it over my shoulder by the hanger. I walked over to my seat with my eyes in closed in annoyance, but I could feel stared directed at me. I sat back down and laid the costume on my desk.

)(After class)(

I was walking down the hallway with both costume and bag slung over my shoulder.

'Hmm…wonder what costume Tadase-kun got. I wasn't paying attention or…to put it in another more specific way…I was asleep.'

"Hinamori-san!!"

I turned around to see Tadase-kun running towards me and waving.

'Speak of the devil.' I thought as he stopped in front of me.

"I like the costume you got, Hinamori-san. I'm glad you got it." He said with a huge smile.

I sweat dropped.

'He's kidding, right?'

- PANG –

"Ah! Tadase-kun, what was the costume you got?"

He looked at me for a second.

"well, at first…I got a brown bear costume…"

'A first?'

"…but then, when you left, this girl asked me if we could switch costumes, since her costume was the male version of yours."

He showed his costume, which he was clutching onto this whole time (details l8er agen…)

'why didn't I notice that earlier?'

"Ah! Gotta go, Hinamori-san. Gotta get to the class earlier than everyone else, I gotta discuss something there. See ya!"

He ran to the opposite direction with a hand in the air. I just stared at his back for a few seconds, sighed, then continued walking in a slow pace, until I felt someone pat my shoulder from behind. I turned around and saw the class rep.

"Ah! Hinamori-san!"

"hey." I said coolly.

He stared at my costume for a while, then back at me.

"Don't like the costume, huh?"

"Is it that obvious?" I asked with a sarcastic tone.

"Well…-cough-. The person the arranged the raffle seems to be a big fan of yours, he may even have a little crush on you. Since he and everyone else know about your 'cool & spicy' personality, he knew that you'd pick the first the paper you could get your hands on, and not really care what you get, and he wanted to see you wearing that costume, so he placed the paper of your costume on the very top of the pile on purpose. Sorry about that."

- silence –

"-sigh-, am I really THAT easy to read?"

The class rep rubbed the back of his head and laughed nervously.

"So…who is this guy?"

"W-Well, umm…I really can't say that."

I sighed.

"Oh well…"

I turned around and continued walking.

"…tell him, that's just fine. I don't really care anyway…" I continued with a hand raised in the air.

"…See ya." I said as I placed my hand on my hip.

After walking a few meters, I heard the class rep squeal.

"Cool & Spicy!!"

I sweat dropped and sighed as I walked along.

- End of Chapie! –