A/N:Thanks for reviewing heres the longer chapter lol.! Please enjoy!


Chapter 7

Amu stared at the window sadly as the rain beat against it. It had been such a nice day, sunny, warm and happy. Then it turned so bad so quickly just like the weather. She let out a dejected sigh letting her head bounce against the cold glass silently hoping one bump would knock her out of this dream.

"Amu, sweetie, are you alright?" Amu's golden eyes looked up at her mother and nodded slowly. Her mother's body twisted in her seat to face her young daughter in the back. Her eyes reflected sadness from her glasses.

"I'm just tired." She responded quietly. Her mother bought into the lie quickly and returned her attention to the front seat. Her father glanced back frequently through the mirror, but Amu pretended she didn't see him.

When they reached Amu's house she slugged up the stairs tossing a few words down for her parents. Closing the door behind her slowly Amu looked up to a happy circle of Charas. Including Yoru.

"Amu-chan! Amu-chan is home!" Ran cheered rushing over to Amu pompoms waving in the air excitedly.

"Amu-chan what's wrong?" Ran asked her face and pompoms falling into sadness. Amu looked up at her chara hell bent on lying but she couldn't do it.

"Ah! Amu-chan's crying, crying!" Suu rushed up with Ran and Miki and tired patting Amu's shoulders as the girl cried uncontrollably.

Finally the charas got Amu to the bed and pulled the blankets up around her as she curled into a ball finally coming down from her cry high to just a few sniffs.

"Yo, what happened to her?" Yoru asked flying up above the bed as the three charas floated over her worriedly. Amu's eyes shifted from the floor to the air and they widened when she saw Yoru.

"What are you doing here?" She asked sitting up. Her eyes shifted to the balcony but Ikuto wasn't there. She felt mad at herself for thinking he would be there. He was in jail not prancing around town to give her a night time visit.

"I've been with Miki, duh." Yoru said but he blushed anyway. Miki turned rosy too avoiding eye contact.

"Why haven't you gone back to Ikuto? You know he's in jail right?" Yoru's eyes widened ten times.

"Eh?" He looked shocked as the other charas.

"What? Why?" The echoed each other. Amu dove into the story from when she left with Ikuto till her parents drove her home. She didn't fail to put in Yoru's part in the other thing and Miki blushed again.

"Everything's going to be alright Amu-chan, you shouldn't worry." Ran soothed softly patting the girl's shoulder. Amu struggled for a smile and ended up with a grin directed at her pink chara.

"Thank you." She mumbled.

"Amu, the phone." Amu's mother called through the door as she tapped lightly on it. Amu sat up and reached for the phone next to her bed.

"Hello?" She asked and heard her mother hang up the other line.

"Hey." Amu went ridged to hear Tadase's voice on the other end. She felt guilt surge through her system. She really shouldn't have yelled at him the way she did, but then again he shouldn't call the cops on her because he has a grudge against Ikuto.

"What do you want Tadase-Kun?" Amu asked her cool and spicy kicking in, and for once it was welcomed.

"I just wanted to see how you were doing. And apologize." Amu felt her mood cracking and tried to hold on to it.

"I'm doing fine, getting ready for bed." There was a pause between them that felt like hours to Amu.

"I'm sorry for calling the police Hinamori-san I was just worried about you." Crap. Amu felt herself crack and shatter.

"Its alright, Tadase-kun. I guess I would have the done the same." Amu mumbled wiping the demon tears from her lashes. She heard Tadase sigh in relief on the other end as she slammed her back down on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

"Is there something else, I am pretty tired." Amu continued a moment later.

"Um, well, no not really I guess."

"That means there is something else." Amu heard her charas gasp and Yoru giggle but she assumed he'd just done a trick and so she didn't look back to investigate.

"Well, I wasn't supposed to tell you this, but Utau told me…"

"What did Utau tell you?" Amu asked when he paused again.

"Well…" But then the phone was suddenly gone from her hand and she felt a hand come down over her mouth just a shriek burst through her lips.

"Shh." Ikuto smirked hanging up on Tadase's voice. Amu stared up at him as his hand removed itself from her mouth and his body straightened from above her head.

"Ikuto what are you doing here?" Amu asked sharply, but she was so relieved to see him safe and out of that jail cell.

"Aw, aren't you glad to see me Amu?" He asked faking a pout. Amu fought with herself. Half wanted to hit him, the other half wanted to lunge across the bed and tackle him with a giant bear hug.

"Amu? You still there?" Ikuto's hand waved in front of her face and she startled from her inner war.

"Yeah." She answered softly.

"I told you Utau was bailing me out. Then I decied to come see you, to make sure you are alright." Ikuto stared at her while he sat down on the edge of the bed just a few inches from Amu's upright body. She felt her face flushing as they locked eyes.

"Amu…" She blinked a couple of times as she recognized the type of tone he was using. It was serious. He was almost never serious around her, so it had to be important.

"What is it?" She asked feeling his hand slid over hers and entangle their fingers together. His hands were so soft andwarm against hers.

"I need to tell you something." He began quietly swallowing the lump in his throat. I don't want to do this, I don't want to do this Ikuto repeated in his mind his face crinkling the longer he stared at Amu. I do love her.

"What is it Ikuto?" Amu asked her fingers tightening against his as she recognized a struggle in his eyes. Something was bothering him and he obviously didn't want to share it with her now. She hated to see him that way, especially after all they had been put through today.

"Ikuto, tell me later. I'm really tired." Ikuto looked up surprised as she loosened her hand from his and dove under the blankets like a tunnel rat. He remained on the edge of the bed looking back at her as she snuggled against her blankets. She blinked rapidly and innocently at him till he smirked and chuckled softly.

"Alright, later will be fine. But for now." Amu felt her blush explode and bit back the yelp as Ikuto laid on his side next to her. He stayed onto of the blankets but Amu threw a throw blanket up around him as he stared at her.

"You're so cute when you blush." He teased.

"Shut up you pervert." Amu responded with little threat and looked back at him.

"Night." They said together and Amu closed her eyes and tried not to blow a blood vassal in her face as Ikuto pulled her over to his chest and held her there.

I wonder what is bugging him so much?

I don't want to do this, have to tell her this.Ikuto felt his face pinch and his arms tighten around her. He had to tell her eventually, but for tonight he just wanted to hold her in his arms.


A/N: Ok here you go! Please review! Thanks so much for reading. Any predictions for what he's trying to tell her?? So far Mitsuki Sakura Uchiha is the closets, and no you can't tell anyone!! lol .