Morg: Heyo! I'm happy that you guys like it. Truth be told I'd write it even if no one read it, but it definitely makes it more exciting for me when I get an email saying I've been added to one list or another. Thanks guys!
Ikuto: You sound like a 13 year old.
Amu: She isn't though! She's 2-
Morg: And please enjoy this! Even if you don't it doesn't matter since I don't own the story and you could write your own and change whatever you like.
~Poker Face~
A pair of thin arms wrapped themselves around Amu's shoulders from behind. She was squeezed tight before spun around. Refusing to release Ikuto's hand, Amu whipped him around with her. "What the-"
Utau squealed at Amu as she hugged her best friend. "I can't believe that I got to come to this party! I was hoping that Kukai was going to invite me, but I didn't think it'd actually happen!"
Amu was thankful that Ikuto had engaged Kukai in a conversation so that Utau's rambling wouldn't be heard by either of the two men. She rolled her eyes and looked her friend up and down. Utau stood in a pair of short denim shorts with calf high black boots and a red sparkly shirt. "You look hot!"
Utau chuckled as she spun a slow circle for her friend. "I did my best. You look good too."
Amu smiled back before turning her attention to Kukai. He was into the conversation he was having with Ikuto, though Amu couldn't hear a word of it because of the music. He didn't notice her looking at him so Amu let her eyes take him in. His dark blue jeans just hid the red sneakers he wore. His red button down shirt matched his shoes and Amu noticed that he match Utau as well. She smirked as she looked at the couple. Pretty in red.
Ikuto said something that made Kukai laugh. Utau and Amu stood waiting patiently for the two boys to acknowledge them again. Amu was wondering when she had let go of Ikuto's hand since she only noticed now that his warmth was missing. She looked down and almost blushed at the thought of how much she wanted to grab the man again.
Without meaning to, Amu took a step forwards but was immediately grabbed from behind. Thinking that it was Utau again or another one of her friends, she slapped the hand on her shoulder. She got quite the surprise when the hand gripped tighter rather than releasing her. "Hey! What's the big idea?"
Amu turned to find herself staring at a chest. A very broad chest belonging to someone obviously older than herself. Her head tilted back to look up into the face of a very drunk older man. Her body froze as she tried to decide the best way to get out of the situation. Kukai and Ikuto still stood nearby talking, oblivious to her situation. Utau had disappeared somewhere, which left Amu alone. Here she was thinking that Ikuto was the one in more danger.
The stranger moved his hand down her arm in what she only supposed was a seductive manner. He leaned down a little to waft his putrid breath into her face. Amu tried not to breathe as the man spoke. "Hey pretty girlie, let's go find somewhere more private."
Amu leaned her head back in an attempt at fresh air. Her mind raced as she tried to come up with a logical way to get rid of the man. Another hand grabbed hers. Amu looked back over her shoulder to see a very pissed off looking Ikuto with a mean looking Kukai behind him.
She almost laughed out of relief, but the look on their faces told her that they were about to start a fight and she didn't want that. Amu squeezed Ikuto's hand to try to show him that it was okay. She leaned back up to the drunken lunatic and began speaking in a low voice. "I was hoping that you'd ask me that. How about I meet you upstairs after I ditch these losers?" Amu indicated to the two boys behind her and she thought she saw a look of comprehension pass over the stupefied look the drunken man had on his face. "Wait for me naked on the bed in the third room on the left."
The man smiled before releasing her arm and heading towards the stairs. Amu watched him climb them with a stupid smirk on his face. Little did he know that she was definitely not going to show up.
Before she could turn around, Ikuto spun her. She somehow maintained her balance though she was a little out of breath since she had been holding hers. Neither of the boys looked happy. Amu couldn't help but feign innocence, "What?"
Kukai couldn't help the grin on his face. He was lucky that he was behind Ikuto so that his 'Little Chick' couldn't see him. Coughing to cover up his laughter, Kukai decided to escape. "I'm going to find Utau. God knows what she is up to."
Ikuto didn't acknowledge his friends departure though Amu did nod at him. The blue haired man was furious. His little kitten had flirted with another man in front of him. His sexy Amu had been sexy for someone else. All Ikuto could think about was ways to punish her. None of them would have made Amu happy in the slightest.
Amu watched as he tried to hide what he was feeling. She knew he was angry and a tad bit concerned but jealous? There was nothing for him to be jealous of. She was at the party with him, not that loser who was probably passed out naked on a bed somewhere. "Ikuto why are you looking at me like that? I just wanted to get rid of him, besides he smelled horrible."
Ikuto relaxed a little, but didn't let go of her hand. She didn't understand how hard it had been to watch her do that. He didn't understand why it was so hard for him to watch her do that. "I feel like killing something."
The words were ground out through his teeth and made her shiver. The music drowned out most of the noise, leaving them in a semi private world. No one could overhear their conversation, but they were standing in the middle of a room. "Why? He's gone and I'm fine. Plus I managed to keep you out of trouble. If you would've started a fight, you would've been kicked out of your first party."
Ikuto wanted to smack his palm against his forehead. There would be other parties that he could take her to. Her safety was more important to him than attending this specific party. "That's beside the point. You… you…"
Amu watched him fail several times at what he was trying to say to her. "Just spit it out! I what?"
Ikuto narrowed his eyes before pulling her closer and wrapping his free arm around her back to make sure she couldn't get away. "You acted sexy for him. Why wouldn't I be jealous?"
Amu couldn't hide her surprise at this close to a man that suddenly made her heart skip a beat. She had been right about him being jealous. Now it was her turn to sputter. "I… I… I couldn't think of another way to make him leave peacefully. Honestly it was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do."
Ikuto tried to hold it in, but before he knew it he had released her and was attempting to control himself while his laughter threatened to split his sides. Her face had been startled and embarrassed as he held her close. For the first time he was certain that he got to see what she was really feeling.
Amu huffed once. She huffed again and crossed her arms. Her foot began to tap impatiently after the second minute of his continuous laughter. It was good to see him showing his emotion rather than covering it up, but this was ridiculous. "I'm going to leave your ass here alone if you don't knock that off."
Ikuto quieted his laughter to chuckles before simply smirking. He shoved his hands into his pockets and looked her over. With her arms under her breasts, she pushed them up for him in a lovely way.
Amu noticed him looking over her once again. She realized the way she was standing, but refused to back down. The man was a playboy and she knew that. She also knew that he'd never get to touch her like he did all the other girls he had fun with. She waited for his eyes to return to his head before turning around and dropping her arms to her sides.
Ikuto grabbed her hand before she had the chance to do anything else. "You promised you wouldn't leave me."
Amu looked back over her shoulder at him. His face was serious for the moment and a hint of fear played in his eyes. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm simply looking around to see if I know anyone else here."
Ikuto nodded but slipped his hand down her small forearm into her hand. Amu squeezed his hand back and he relaxed again. He began looking around as well. There weren't as many guys as there were girls at this party, but it was only fitting since it was a guy throwing the party. He knew he shouldn't be surprised at how slutty they all looked, but he was very thankful that Amu looked hotter than any of them but at the same time covered herself.
Amu didn't recognize anyone in the room with them. She wasn't sure what to do since she had never been to a party before, but she saw some people dancing and others just talking. Still more seemed to be playing some kind of drinking game. She watched one couple try to sneak up the stairs and another practically crawl up them while making out.
Amu glanced back at Ikuto to see him looking off towards another room where more people were dancing. Before she could wonder if he had ever danced with anyone before, she was pulling him towards the 'dance floor'. "Come on, it's a party."
Ikuto didn't refuse as Amu pulled him onto the floor and put her hands on his shoulders. He placed his hands on her hips after a second of hesitation before she started dancing. She kept her body from touching his, but still managed to dance is a sexy way. It took a lot of man power for Ikuto to leave the distance between them.
As she moved to the beat of the music, Ikuto figured out his own rhythm that seemed to match hers. They moved together without touching until the song finished. Their eyes made contact as they waited for the next song without letting each other go.
Compared to the first song, the second was slow. Amu looked around to see other couples pulling each other into a tight embrace to move to the slow canter of the song. Amu looked back at Ikuto to see him looking around as well. She didn't hesitate to step closer to him. Her body was barely an inch away from his as she hooked her hands on the back of his neck.
Ikuto looked down at the pinkette staring up at him. He knew that she was still keeping her distance, but the fact that she was bold enough to get this close to him made his heart pound just a little harder. For the first time in his life there was a girl in front of him that wanted to be near him for other reasons than how he looked.
His hand tightened to clasp on the small of her back. They swayed their bodies to the slow steady beat and held their gaze as they moved. Ikuto didn't want the song to end and he hoped to God that Amu was thinking the same thing.
Unfortunately, they didn't make it to the end of the song. A squeal rang out from the other side of the room where a door to another room was located. A group of five or six girls stood ogling at Ikuto and Amu.
He tried to ignore them and continue the perfect dance he was having with a girl that he might actually like, but his body stiffened when they started to cross to where he was.
Amu realized what was happening and released Ikuto to stand beside him. The girls caused quite a commotion as they made their way to the playboy and his newest quest. Amu didn't touch Ikuto as the girls came to a stop in front of them with their arms crossed and eyebrows raised.
Amu refrained from rolling her eyes and crossed her arms as well. "What do you want?"
The girl that was obviously the lead bimbo stomped her foot out of frustration. "Who do you think you are dancing with Tsukiyomi Ikuto like that? He's a God! He's way too good for the likes of you."
Amu tried not to laugh. She really did, but she failed horribly. She wasn't laughing out of joy or from being happy, but at the stupidity of the girls in front of her. "I'm sorry." She breathed, not really sounding sorry at all. "I didn't realize that Ikuto asking me to come to this party with him meant that I was out of his league."
Their eyes, yes all of them, widened at her words. Ikuto smirked at their confusion. He was the guy that didn't have to ask a girl for anything and they knew that. This was going to break their hearts and possibly kill them at the same time. "She's right, I did ask her to come with me. The last time I checked I, Tsukiyomi Ikuto, decided who was good enough for me or not."
He was right in his assumption that they wouldn't be able to handle what he was saying. It was almost like watching a machine try to do too much at once and short circuit. One girl ran crying and another chased after her. The other three stood with dumbfounded expressions on their faces.
The leader was the first to recover as she began sputtering. "I… I… I thought that she was taking advantage of your good nature to get close to you. We all know how you really are a generous person since you don't tie yourself down to any one girl."
Amu understood that the comment was directed at her. She wasn't about to let the bitch get away with it either. "Are you implying that I need to share Ikuto with you?"
The bitch sputtered again, "Why are you using such a familiar address with him. Tsukiyomi Ikuto deserves your up most respect."
Amu smiled in a rather evil way. Ikuto was content to just sit back and watch the interesting pinkette defend her and him. He knew he didn't need to interfere with the happenings now that Amu had been spurned. She was a tough cookie and he didn't need to protect her from the likes of this slut.
Amu held herself back rather than lunging at the stupid girl. "That was a nice maneuver to get out of answering my questions and I call Ikuto Ikuto because he is my friend. I don't talk to him because he's hot and popular. I don't feel the need to jump his bones every time I see him so he trusts me. Just like I trust him not to try and take advantage of me. See how that type of relationship works? I guess you wouldn't understand. Your mind doesn't move fast enough and anything that sparkles distracts you."
Ikuto smirked and moved to put his hand on Amu's arm. "I think you stunned them enough for the moment. Let's go somewhere else."
Amu nodded and took Ikuto's hand and let him lead her away from the three completely speechless girls. She didn't need to glance over her shoulder to know that they hadn't moved from their spots yet.
Ikuto pulled Amu into a hallway before he started laughing. There were only a few other people along the hall so Amu leaned against the wall and laughed with him. "Did you see their faces? I bet they are still processing what you said to them."
Amu calmed herself down and smiled up at Ikuto. "I told you I wouldn't leave you. Did you think a bunch of brats would scare me away?" A thought passed over Amu's mind and she couldn't ignore it. "Um Ikuto? Does it bother you that I address you so informally? I hadn't thought about it before that girl brought it up."
Ikuto smiled before he smirked. "Well, you do have several choices. I won't acknowledge you unless you use one of several names. Of course just Ikuto works since you've been calling me that already, but if you get tried of using that one you could also use Ikuto-koi, Ikuto Master, Master or Devine Ikuto. I'll accept any of these coming from you."
Amu rolled her eyes but was secretly glad that he answered so playfully. "How about I call you Baka instead."
Ikuto feign hurt and placed his hand over his heart. "I thought you trusted me and I trusted you? Now I get to see the real Amu after its already too late for me?"
Amu laughed and patted his arm like he was a small child. "I don't trust you one bit, but I do like spending time with you."
Ikuto smiled his real smile again and pretended to pout. "Aw Amu! I like –"
Amu didn't get to hear what he was going to say since at that second someone called out his name.
"Ikuto! There you are. I was wondering if you were going to make it or not. Considering the state I just saw several girls in, I figured you were around somewhere. Let's go get a drink and catch up for a little bit."
A blue haired boy with golden eyes walked up to Ikuto and Amu. Amu thought he looked slightly like Ikuto. She waited for Ikuto to introduce her to the man that obviously knew him somehow.
Ikuto smirked at the older man as he approached. "Yoru my friend, I had no idea that your parties were so pleasant. Of course it helps when you have a great friend with you."
Yoru noticed his cousin smile down for a moment at the pinkette with her hand on his arm. She stared up at Yoru while waiting for someone to tell her what was going on. Yoru took the chance and swept his long body into a deep bow. "My lady, may I introduce myself since my cousin obviously has such bad manners. I am Tsukiyomi Yoru."
Amu smiled at the goofy man bent in half before her. It was clearly obvious that he was related to Ikuto. "Nice to meet you Yoru. I'm Hinamori Amu."
Yoru smirked down at the girl after he straightened himself up right. So this was the girl that caught his cousin's fancy. She was beautiful and she seemed nice. "Do you mind if I steal Ikuto for a little bit? I just want to catch up with him on some family matters."
Amu smiled and looked at Ikuto. "I don't mind, but shouldn't you be asking Ikuto? It's not really my choice."
Both Yoru and Ikuto were taken back by Amu's answer. She was correct in assuming that it wasn't her choice, but they didn't think that she'd catch onto their word play so quickly. Most girls were led around in circles before they figured out that Ikuto and Yoru were doing it on purpose.
Yoru understood why Ikuto liked the girl so much. She was sharp. Smarter than probably every other girl in the school except for maybe Rima. "Aw, right you are. Ikuto would you mind accompanying me for a few moments?"
Ikuto looked between Yoru and Amu for a couple of seconds before sighing. "Only if you help me find Utau and Kukai first. I'm not letting Amu wander around by herself."
Yoru grinned and lead the way through the party to a room sort of off to the side where they found Kukai and Utau in the middle of an intense game of beer pong. They were evenly matched as always.
Amu sighed and moved to interfere before two of her friends ended up with alcohol poisoning. There were only two cups left on the table, one on Kukai's side and one on Utau's side. Having drunk all the other cups, both players were slightly intoxicated and couldn't aim well enough to hit the last cup.
"Stop this!" Amu strode over to Utau and swiped the last cup from her side. Amu downed the contents before she could taste them. Utau stared at her in horror before frowning. Amu didn't wait before she moved to the cup on Kukai's side and tipped it back like she had the other. "Now that the game is over, let's go find some water."
Amu was glad that Kukai and Utau agreed without hesitation, but she was extremely glad that Yoru and Ikuto had disappeared before they could witness her drinking the last two cups. She was certain that she never would have heard the end of it from either boy. She especially didn't want to admit that she had little to no tolerance for alcohol and the two half cups of hard liquor made her head feel fuzzy.
Kukai stumbled on one side of her while Utau tripped on the other side. Suddenly Amu was in the middle supporting both of them so they could walk forwards without staggering. She tried her best to focus, but she was feeling good at the moment. There was no way that she was drunk, but she felt really good.
The three of them made it out a back door and into a garden. It was currently unoccupied so Amu felt it safe to allow her two friends to goof off and do whatever they wanted under her watchful eyes.
Ikuto knew there was trouble before Yoru even moved to say it. "What's wrong?"
Yoru sighed and ran his hand through his luscious locks. "Whatever happened with those girls wasn't enough. More of them are gathering. I heard them talking about hurting Amu, but then they decided just to get you alone so they could show you how much you mean to them."
Ikuto heaved a heavier sigh than Yoru had let out a moment before. He knew that something like this would probably happen, but the chance of getting to go to a party with Amu had enticed him too much for him to refuse it. "I guess I am going to have to play a game. I hope to God that Amu is good at poker."
Morg: Sorry for taking so long to update! I just started my last semester of school! I can't wait to graduate in May!
Ikuto: Excuses, excuses. Don't lie to me! I know that you have been working on other fanfiction besides Shugo Chara! What do you have to say for yourself?
Morg: *Unsure of what the problem is* I like more than one anime? I've got to say that I love Earthian and Munto!
Amu: Hey! I like Munto too! He's so dreamy and tall and that red hair! I tell you what!
Ikuto: Yes *grounds words through teeth* please tell me.
Amu: *slightly afraid* Please review!
