A/N: Enjoy!
Umbrella
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Amu's POV
Oh great, JUST great. Just because I stayed after school to help with the dance set ups doesn't mean it has to rain! Okay maybe I'm being a little melodramatic here... but I have makeup on and my school uniform was washed just yesterday! I sighed as I walked down the sidewalks, trying to stay as close to the store windows as possible so that the curtains above could shield me from the pouring water. My cell phone was at home so I couldn't call my mom or dad. And I didn't have an umbrella because that gay meteorologist was freaking wrong about today's weather!
Okay Amu, calm down. No need to take it out on others. Blame the dance tomorrow!
'OKAY STOP!' I shouted at myself in my mind. I took deep breaths and calmed down.
Having nothing to do, I decided to reflect back on what happened two days ago.
x-Flashback-x
I was sitting in the park taking a random walk when Ikuto popped out in front of me and covered my mouth to prevent the loud scream I was about to release.
After that was done, we walked somewhere and sat on the grass. I noticed that he took me up to a hill with a great view. And that's when we started talking.
"Ikuto, where were you these past several days?"
"I...I was just uh, out of town for some goods."
I snorted. "Since when do you shop?"
"Since Utau forced me to tag along with her to help her buy the birthday present from last year for you. If I remember, it was-"
"SHUT UP!" I shouted at him, cheeks pink, punching him square in the face. You can imagine the scene when I said that. Fiery background, my huge chibi face with shark teeth and big white eyes with my right fist being held up.
I recollected my composure and blushed as I remembered the birthday present Utau gave me. A thong. Not thongs as in slippers, but the underwear 'a thong'. It was still in my dresser, underneath all my panties at the very bottom. The thong was light pink with the words 'SEXY barely squeezed in on the available space. Ikuto was the one who gave it to me and sadly, it was in a gift bag so OBVIOUSLY he took a peek! But what the hell? I'm a junior right now and last year I was a sophomore! Why would she expect me, of all people, to wear THAT to school? Guys would try to rape me because as if the school skirt wasn't long enough! It ended at my thighs, which made me very, very self-conscious.
So I hid it... which brings us back to the hill.
He rubbed his face and glared at me and pouted. "Ow! Damn, woman! I didn't know you punch that hard!"
"Don't mess with me." I growled as I got up. This was not my day.
"Wait! Amu, I-I wanted to tell you something but I guess now is not the right time..." He murmured.
Did he just stutter? "You got that right, kitty-boy." I snapped.
"Okay instead of saying it, I'll riddle it for you."
"What do-"
"A few days will pass, and your dream will come true. You'll have the time of your life, once I've come for you. Three days hence, is the time I give. And on that day, the future you will live." And with that, he character transformed and jumped away, leaving me shocked.
Which brings us back to now. The steady pitter-patter of rain and me walking almost in it. I sighed again and closed my eyes while I walked. I wonder what Ikuto meant about that riddle back then. Suddenly I bumped into someone and stumbled backwards.
"S-Sorry!" I stammered, opening my eyes, to reveal Ikuto holding an umbrella. "Oh wait, I meant good-bye."
He grabbed my wrist and stopped me. "And I meant hello."
I whirled around and huffed. "Okay, what?"
"Why aren't you home? Aren't you supposed to have an umbrella right about now?" He asked.
"Well excuse me for not listening to Mr. Meteorologist the weather man, hence the meaning of his name." I snapped at him.
Ikuto chuckled. "That guy is stupid. Watch the other channel."
"Thanks!" I smiled sourly.
"Amu, looks like someone is PMSing." He teased my mood swings.
"I-I'm not! It's just that..." My answer faded. I needed a distraction. Fast. I quickly remembered my iPod and took it out. I clicked on 'Now Playing' and the song started. Rolling my eyes, I scoffed. Could this be anymore ironic?
Umbrella - by Rihanna
You have my heart
And we'll never be worlds apart
Maybe in magazines
But you'll still be my star
Baby 'cause in the dark
You can't see shiny cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because
When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath, I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella, eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella, eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella, eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella, eh eh eh, eh eh eh)
These fancy things, will never come in between
You're part of my entity, here for infinity
When the war has took it's part
When the world has dealt it's cards
If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart
Because
When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath, I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella, eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella, eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella, eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella, eh eh eh, eh eh eh)
You can run into my arms
It's okay don't be alarmed
Come here to me
There's no distance in between our love
So go on and let the rain pour
I'll be all you need and more
Because
When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath, I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella, eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella, eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella, eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella, eh eh eh, eh eh eh)
It's raining
Ooh baby it's raining
Baby come here to me
Come here to me
It's raining
Ooh baby it's raining
You can always come here to me
Come here to me
It's pouring rain
It's pouring rain
Come here to me
Come here to me
While the song played, Ikuto shielded me with his black umbrella and walked me home. When it ended, we were at my house. Somehow I thanked him by giving him a peck on the cheek. What kind of ghost controlled my body?
"Uh... Amu?"
"Yeah?" I asked, being back to my regular nice self.
"Would you go to the dance with me tomorrow?" He asked, looking away. "That's why I was out of town... buying a new tux."
A moment passed and I looked at him. Was he being serious? He frowned and walked away. "Just forget it."
"YES!"
I guess he was.
Ikuto stopped and turned around. "Yes?"
"Yes!" I grinned.
He smiled back and started walking away. "I'll be here at 7:00 to pick you up. Be ready, and look hot."
— Next day at the dance —
I cannot describe how I feel right now; nervous, happy, excited, anxious, angry, jealous, self-conscious, anything that describes this uncomfortable but happy feeling along with something where you feel like you don't belong. Ikuto went overboard and rented a tiny limo for us! I had a cow and yelled at him and beat him with my tiny handbag before he took out a corsage and put it on my wrist and kissed my cheek. Of course that calmed me down. I spent two hours getting ready and it could've been an hour and a half if Ran, Miki, Suu, and Dia hadn't teased me so much.
I was wearing a white, cream-colored strapless dress that ended above my freshly shaved knees and below my chest was a black ribbon that wound around. I had on makeup; some pink blush, peach lip gloss, black and white eyeshadow that blended from one color into another, three coats of mascara, and some eyeliner. Simple. Then with the extra time I had after I showered, got dressed, and put on that makeup, I added some extra touch ups by curling my eyelashes upwards, along with some of the curls on the outer layer of my hair, and spraying myself in Strawberry Delite perfume. I also put on some Strawberry Delite body lotion and I felt as smooth as a baby's butt afterwards. Haha just kidding... maybe.
As 7:00PM neared, I began to panic and tried to make a choice in shoes, my options being white stilettos, pumps, or espadrilles. I wanted the espadrilles and stilettos both but it would look silly. I started sweating in frustration when my charas came in.
"Help?" I pleaded.
"Espadrilles!" Ran picked.
"The elegant stilettos." Miki nodded with her chibi hand on her chin.
"I agree with Miki, desu!" Suu exclaimed in her cute little voice.
"I'd have to say the stilettos too, Amu-chan." Dia floated up to me and smiled.
I smiled back at all of them and grabbed the shoes and put them on, glancing at the clock to see the extra 20 minutes left. Running back into the bathroom for last minute accessories, I put on a white hibiscus flower clip to adorn my pink hair. Then I opened my jewelry box and put on white hoop earrings and a real diamond bracelet with a matching necklace.
I quickly clip-clopped my way down the stairs before I ran into my family.
"My little sparrow!" Papa shouted happily while he took pictures, and I sweat dropped.
"Papa, that's enough! Let Amu-chan go!" Mama laughed.
"Onee-chan! You look pwetty!" Ami giggled.
I smiled and told my family good-bye and walked out the door. As I closed it and turned around, I almost bumped into a VERY hot looking Ikuto. He smirked at me and nodded in approval before swiftly grabbing my wrist and pulling me to the limo, where I had a cow. The corsage he gave me made up for it. It matched the flowers in my hair. There were four of them, two black, two white, with the white ribbon to tie on my wrist. I couldn't help but hug him after my tantrum was over and we arrived at school, where a lot of jealous people glanced our way.
And that brings us to now, where we are at school dancing to some modern pop music. Apparently, they had beer for three-fourths of the refreshments and Ikuto got me to drink some so here in the present, I'm grinding against him and my friends who joined up with us. I was inside of a three-way circle made by Nagihiko, Kukai, and Ikuto. Ikuto was facing me of course, with his hands on my waist and I was facing Nagi and Kukai who were dancing with Utau and Rima. I laughed wildly and took another swig of beer.
"Woot woot!" I started. "Woot woot!"
Everybody around me caught on and started chanting along, and suddenly the whole gym was echoing with "Woot woot!"
I had to admit, my face was a little pink from the heat and the beer so I grabbed Ikuto's hand and pulled him outside with me for air. I pushed through the crowd and out the doors where I led him to a bench and sat him down, where I took the chance and sat on his lap, panting.
"Need... air." I breathed.
Ikuto chuckled and nuzzled my neck, which caused me to squeak.
"I-Ikuto, about the riddle... Umm... What were you trying to say?" I suddenly ask.
"O-oh, that." He stammered for the first time. "Well... never mind, let's go back inside."
I shook my head and stubbornly stayed on his lap, going over the riddle. "'A few days will pass, and your dream will come true. You'll have the time of your life, once I've come for you. Three days hence, is the time I give. And on that day, the future you will live.'" I quoted. "My dream huh? I hope it does come true... the time of my life? Only the best and you already are here. Three days is today... and the future... what am I doing right now?"
Suddenly it hits me. 'Dream will come true, once I've come for you, the future you will live.' The future is right now, and right now, I'm sitting on Ikuto's lap with him snuggling me.
"Ikuto!" I gasped.
"Hm?"
"A-are you trying to say... to say..."
"That I love you?" He supplied.
I nodded my head slowly and looked away, hoping it was true.
"Yes... yes I am." He whispered. "Do you feel the same?"
I paused a moment and thought. Ikuto was always there for me, a shoulder to cry on, an umbrella in the rain, a lion to protect the lamb. I never once doubted his actions and he never did mine. Tadase sure wasn't going to help, after all, I caught him having sex with a guy in a closet... I laughed at that memory. Who else was here to be with me? I looked at Ikuto and saw the patience in his hopeful eyes. I sighed and smiled at him.
"Yes Ikuto, yes I do." I admitted.
He breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly swooped down to capture my lips and kissed me gently, full of love and admiration.
When we pulled away, I smiled again. "From this point on, we shall be together. Always now and until forever. The future holds all the time we need, and we'll love each other, at our own little speed. Sad and rainy days shall never be blue, because Ikuto, I love you." I recited.
Ikuto's expression was a bit appalled before morphing back into his usual mischievous one. He smirked at me.
"Here's another riddle; I love you."
"I love the way it was short." I laughed, kissing him again.
For the rest of the night, we danced in the moonlight and eventually went back inside to tell the everyone the news. At first, I was walking in the rain, getting soaked and letting whatever obstacle come at me, whether it be lighting, thunder, or hail. But Ikuto, Ikuto was my umbrella to protect me and love me forever, till the end of time.
A/N: So umm.. yeah! (:
