Danime: alright, so I still got a major block 'bout the next chapter, sorry guys. However I got some ideas for a side story/bonus chapter =D so let's put it in action! Again thank you guys for the reviews and all the other shit! And you all know I DON'T own anything
And now let's start the bonus chapter
Bonus chapter: Amuto's date in Easter-land
Amu's POV
Okay let me talk you up about what has happened:
After I woke up naked next to a certain, perverted cosplay cat, I locked myself up in my bedroom, too ashamed to get out. After Rima left to watch, guess what, the basketball training, Utau managed to get me out of my room and I mean, she tricked me. Here is how is went::
"AMU! GET YOU FRICKING ASS OUT OF YOUR BEDROOM OR I'LL TELL EVERYBODY WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN YOU AND YOU-KNOW-WHO LAST NIGHT!"
"YOU CAN'T BLACKMAIL ME UTAU! I'LL NEVER LEAVE THIS ROOM AGAIN!"
"DO I NEED TO GET MY BROTHER, I'M SUUUUURE HE HAS HIS WAYS OF GETTING INTO YOUR BEDROOM! EVEN WITH THE DOOR LOCKED!" She said in a singsang voice. I groaned. I knew he had, somehow he would always just popped up out of nowhere…
"I'M CALLING HIM RIGHT NOW, I SUUUURE HE WILL BE THERE IN NO-TIME!" she yelled form the other side of the door!
"NO! DON'T YOU DARE! I CAN'T FACE HIM FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS RIGHT NOW!" I screamed back at her.
"TO LATE, HE IS ALREADY COMING OVER AS FAST AS HE CAN!"
"WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM UTAU?"
"JUST THAT YOU WANTED TO SEE HIM VEEEEEEEEEEEEERY BAD AND THANK HIM FOR LAST NIGHT!" I could feel her smirking through the door.
"AND SINCE YOUR DOOR IS LOCKED, I'M SURE THAT THIS CAN'T GO WRONG FOR THE BOTH OF YOU, ONCE HE GETS HIS HANDS ON YOU…"
I unlocked the door and swung it open. "UTAU! NOW YOU'VE DO-"
"buwahahahahahaha!" She was laying on the floor holding her stomach.
"Wha?" I asked not understanding why she found it so funny that Ikuto was coming over to molest me again.
"You should have *giggle* seen the *more giggles* look on your *even more giggles* face right now! *by now she busted into laughing again* Ha-ha, so haha, funny." Great, now she was rolling over the floor.
"You didn't call him, did you?"
"hahaha, no, hahaha!"
"Seriously, if you wanted to laugh so bad, you could have done something other than messing with me!" She slowly stopped laughing and looked at me seriously, as far as that was possible.
"It was not about me wanting to laugh, although it was worth it. No we have serious business to discuss Amu." I gulped.
~ * Time Skip * ~
"So Nagi wants to get back together with Rima and wants us to help him?" I asked Utau after hearing her story.
"Yeah, that is it. So I've asked dad if he had some tickets for the park next Saturday [A/N: I don't know if Saturday is an off-school day by you guys, here in the Netherlands it is, so I'm sticking to that kay?] And he had them! So we'll go there, we'll 'leave' them with just the two of them and Nagi can grab his chance!" She said with a happy face.
"How are we supposed to just 'leave' them? I mean if we walk away with the six of us, sure Rima will follow." I said.
"Of course she will! That's why Kukai will challenge me to a eating contest, Kairi will take Yaya to a sweet shop and Ikuto will drag you off to some place."
"IKUTO? WHY HIM?"
"Cause you like him?"
"No I don't!"
"Yes you do!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"NO!"
"YES!"
"NO I DO NOT!"
"WHATEVER! That's the plan stick to it and try to act normal when Rima is near."
I huffed. "Fine."
~ *Time Skip; day of the 'date' * ~.
We got to the park early so that Rima would have no chance to escape before she would see Nagi. I had avoided Ikuto the whole week. Things are still to awkward for my being. So now we were waiting for the guys to show up so we could start the set up or as Yaya called it;
THE 'MAKE RIMA AND NAGI STOP FIGHTING AND GET ALONG WITH EACHOTHER, SO THAT NAGI CAN MAKE HIS MOVE AND MAKE RIMA FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM AGAIN' PLAN
Yaya being Yaya she gave it an damned long name.
I sighed. In no time the guys would arrive and then I would have to spend waaaaaay to long with Ikuto, alone. ~cry~ I don't wanna! I whined inwardly.
I checked my watch for the time. 10.00 a.m.
"AMU~!" I felt two arms snuck around me and I closed my eyes in shock. A head was held way far in my comfort zone. I opened my eyes and saw blue hair… god here he is.
Okay, endure for Rima.
Endure it for Rima
Endure it for Rima
Endure it
Endure it
Endure
Endure
GOD! THIS WAS GOING TO BE A DAMNED LONG DAY!
I looked over at the rest. Rima was looking shocked to see that Nagi was here. Well good luck Nagi.
"How is my little kitten today?" Ikuto whispered in my ear. "I see your finally allowing me to be close to you."
I could feel his breath in my ear, I knew I had to be all red right now, stupid Ikuto making me blush!
"I'm doing this for Rima, and just so you know you're way too far in my comfort zone!" I whispered back at him.
"Feisty, I like it kitten. Do you know how much I've been longing to see you last week. However everywhere I went, you weren't there. Avoiding me?" He whispered sending shivers down mine spine.
"What I've been doing last week is mine business not yours!"
"Well let's put this plan to action, ne?" He whispered, I felt his grip loosen a bit, AIR!
"Amu! Let's go to the haunted house!" He spontaneously yelled grabbed my hand and sprinted off.
O no, anything but the haunted house!
After what seemed like an eternity he finally stopped running.
"God -pant-pant- Ikuto never -pant- do that to -pant- me -pant- again!" I looked at his smirking face.
I stood up straight. "So what are we going to do?" I asked him surely he had thought of something.
"Didn't you hear me?" He said pointing in front of him, I followed. "Haunted house, kitten." If it was possible I felt my soul leave my body.
"You can always hold on to me if you're afraid." He said in a teasing voice.
"No way pervert! It's all fake, like I'd be afraid of that!" I said and stepped forward, with a loudly throbbing heart.
We entered the first dark room, that looked like the entrance hall of a castle, some stairs, paintings, front door, etc. etc. You know it casual haunted house. [A/N: to tell you the truth I've never been in a haunted house before, so I'm going to try my best okay, don't judge me if I got it totally wrong kay?]
"See told you nothing to be afraid-" At that very moment a 'window' flew open and a body fell down the stairs. "OFF!" I screamed the last part of my sentence grabbed Ikuto and run another dark room.
I stopped in a room that looked like a bedroom, well it was since there was a giant bed in it. I clutched on to Ikuto's arm tighter. I could tell without looking that the pervert was smirking, However right now that was least of my worry, I just wanted to get out of it as soon as possible.
~ * Time Skip * ~
So by now we were in the last room, according to Ikuto and by now I have brushed his arm, presumably. I looked around the room that was decorated as a cemetery. I'm going to have nightmares after this! I brought myself unconsciously closer to Ikuto. And when I thought it was over something shot up from a grave making my scream at my loudest and squeezed Ikuto's arm even harder.
"AMU!" I opened my eyes to see the daylight again, where we out of it? I turned around to see the exit of the haunted house.
"It's over you can let go of my arm now." He said.
I looked at his arm and saw that I was clutching on to it with both hands, I looked back at his face, and back at his arm again. Realizing what he just asked, I let go and took back two steps.
"So you aren't afraid of haunted houses ne, Amu?" He asked teasing.
"I'm not going to answer that, but what's up next?" I asked him.
"Well we were supposed to meet with the other in 10 minutes by the fountain? So shall we go there?"
"Okay, I'd rather be with them than alone with you." I said and started walking.
"Aww you're just saying that! And by the way kitten, this way." He answered.
I turned around and run up next to him walking the opposite direction than first.
"I knew that."
"Suuuuuuuuuure you did, strawberry." He said and slung an arm around my shoulder.
I just laughed at him. It sure is comfortable with him around, and for some reason, I don't mind him being this close to me.
"Amu! Ikuto! Over here!" an enthusiastic voice yelled as soon as we walked on the square where the fountain was. I looked up to see Kukai waving over. I escaped Ikuto's grasp and run over to Utau.
"So what have you done so far?" Utau asked me, raising her eyebrows together twice.
"Just the haunted house, Utau, nothing more? You?"
"A ramen eating contest, I won of course." She said proud.
I laughed, no matter who would try Utau would always win an eating contest but Kukai just loved to try.
"Amu-chi, Utau-chi!" Yaya's voice sounded all over the plaza.
"Yaya had such a great time and look at all this delicious candy Kairi and Yaya bought!" She said holding up 3 giant bags filled with all sorts of candy making Utau and me sweatdrop.
"Oh Yaya…" we said in unison.
"What do you think they would be doing now?" Yaya asked.
"Probably ripping each other's heads of." Utau said plainly.
"I hope Rima spares him, Nagi is so nice." I said, I know how dangerous Rima can be sometimes.
"HEY! I'M NICE! AND HOT, NOT TO MENTI-"
"We get it Ikuto!" I signed and stared at him annoyed, he staring back with sad little kitten eyes.
Owwww he is just sooo cute!
NO HE'S NOT! HE IS A PERVERT COSTPLAY CAT! DO NOT FORGET THAT AMU! DO NOT! I inwardly screamed at myself.
"You al worry too much! I bet Nagi is still alive at the end of the day, and that he even made a huge step in there 'relationship'!" I said.
"There are times when you are just, too optimistic." Kairi said, pushing up his glasses.
"HEY! DO-" Kukai started.
"No need to yell Kukai!" Utau yelled, making us all sweatdrop.
"You're the one yelling!" Kukai yelled back.
"AM NOT!"
"ARE SO!"
"AM NOT!"
"ARE SO!"
"AM-!"
"WE GET IT!" Ikuto yelled.
"I just hope that they don't do just they'll regret later." I muttered to myself.
"KAIRI! We haven't been to this sweetshop yet! Take Yaya to it!" Yaya yelled while she was looking at the map.
Kairi sighed. "Well we're off, I came with my own car, so you don't have to wait for us at the end of today kay?" and they left.
"What time is it?" Ikuto asked Utau.
"About 2 p.m. why do you ask?" Utau answered.
"Didn't you text Rima to meet up with us at 5 p.m.?" Ikuto questioned Utau again.
"Yeah. Tell me Ikuto why the thinking face?" Utau now confused.
"Amu~!" he sang. O god, what is he planning?
"We still have three more hours! Let's enjoy the rest of our date!" He grabbed my hand and started walking off.
"Hey, Ikuto! We can't just leave Utau and Kukai behind right?" I tried to get out of it and shot Utau a desperate look.
"O no, of course you can leave us, we will have fun with the two of us! Just meet us at the appointed time." Utau yelled us after.
Okay that's it. Utau is truly evil.
"Don't have too much fun!" Kukai added. I just gave them both the evil look.
"Tell me Ikuto where are we going?" I asked him.
He winked. "You'll see."
I just a little behind him, him dragging me along. I studied his face from the side. I could see that he was enjoying himself. And his face didn't look like he was planning something.
…
Then again he had the best poker face I knew.
He was looking forward, focussing on wherever we were going. I thought back at the day after the party last week. The guy had no shame and had been staring at me, sheets covering me, for some time. The fact that we were naked just freaked me out so much that I run away. To tell you the truth it was not the first time we woke up next to each other naked. I never remember since it somehow always happens when I'm drunk. I found out that Ikuto was drunk of boozy that times to.
I know how stupid it sounds. We had sex several times, but we were both drunk every time. God I'm ashamed now.
"Yo strawberry you're all red." I looked to see Ikuto staring at me, we had stopped walking.
"Aren't you feeling well?" He put his forehead against mine. Making me blush even more.
"No, I'm feeling just fine!" I said, taking a step back. He looked like he was doubting my words. But he just shrugged it off.
"We're here."
I looked past him and saw the teacups. I grinned. Every time we were in a park, we would ride the teacups. Probably because I wanted it so badly on the first time we went to one.
"The teacups! Come on!" Now it was me dragging him along.
"THERE! THE PINK ONE!" I sprinted forward and took place in a pink teacup.
I fitted easily in it. Ikuto however was a little bit too tall for it. "Maybe this wasn't such a great idea." He muttered.
The ride started. I noticed that the attraction was almost empty. I guess it was a quiet day.
I started up the sky, picturing his face in the air. His blue hair had gotten longer in the years. I just realised how grown-up he already was. Stupid right, I have seen him so much in the last 6 years and I never realised. I thought of all the times he had helped me out with my problems, stayed secretly over at my place, him sleeping on the floor of course but every time I woke up he would be right next to me. Even now, at college I would wake up with him staring at he. I grew attached to it, it was nice waking up like that, with a guy staring at you. Or should I say man, he is 22, an adult after all.
"Thank you." I whispered. I could just tell without looking that he was raising an eyebrow.
"For what?"
"Nothing, just … thank you." I said, remembering all those times I was thinking of earlier, the times he helped me out. And the feeling I had when I was with him.
Maybe I did have a thing for Ikuto like Utau and Rima and actually everyone said. Maybe I did…
I shifted my stare from the cloudless sky to Ikuto. I saw that he was looking to his right, his face leaning on his wrist. I studied his face again. His sapphire eyes that seemed like an ocean I could just drown in every time I would look into them long enough. The midnight blue hair that felt soft like kitten fur, something I was always enjoying brushing when he was still asleep, with clothes you pervs. My eyes moved, his hands that felt so soft and tender every time he would comfort me.
I realised everything I had just thought about.
My eyes grew bigger. I put a hand in front of my mouth to hold in a gasp.
I like Ikuto, as in, like like Ikuto, I already knew that but what I realised was something different, why I didn't mind all the things we had done, everything we had done. Why I liked to be with him so much, why I felt so comfortable around him, why I trusted him actually without realising so much.
I love him.
I love him.
I love him, I love him, I love him, I love him!
I felt a weight fell of my shoulders, how could I not have seen this any sooner? Did he feel the same way about me, or am I just some interest that will fade?
My mind went crazy. I needed to know. I want to know, I'm dying to know.
I put my hand down. I can't let him know, that I love him, not now I can't, I'm not ready for that yet.
I'll tell him later, MUCH later.
I was so deep in thought that I didn't noticed Ikuto leaning in until he called my name.
"Amu." He whispered. I looked up and saw that his face was only inches away from mine. I felt a blush creep on my cheeks and I stared in those sapphire orbs of him.
Seconds passed. Making me all anxious.
He placed his hands on both sides of my face and leaned in closer. I closed my eyes.
I felt something inch.
"KYAAAAAAH! You pervert!" I pushed him away. "You bit my ear!" I screamed and my hand shot up to my ear.
I looked over at him, I was staring angrily at him and he was laughing his ass off.
"You're just too sweet, strawberry." He said smirking.
I blushed deeper. You will never change will you Ikuto?
After we left the teacups, we went to different attractions, like the roller coaster; me screaming my lungs dry, Ikuto laughing his ass of, again. The house with the distorting mirrors; Ikuto chasing me through it. The photo booth, four photos, we shared them, two for me, two for Ikuto. And much more attractions.
We walked past an shooting range. I looked over at the guys trying to win a plush. Between the stuffed animals that you could win I spotted a midnight blue cat, making me remember of Ikuto. I rushed over and asked the man in the stand what you had to do to win one of the stuffed animals of the second shelf, the shelf where the cat stood. Ikuto followed my lead confused.
"Aaaah the stuffed animals. Do you mean a small, a medium or a large one?" The man asked.
"A medium one." I answered.
"Well to win a medium one you have to shoot seven moving objects. You can buy 10 shots for 6 dollar, madame." The man told me. [A/N: is that a reasonable price? I don't know since I work it euros, if not, just think of a reasonable price for 10 shot at a shooting range.]
I looked at the midnight cat again, it was damn cute, but I would never be able to win one of them, I probably couldn't even hit one moving object. I signed.
"Thanks but we-"
"10 shots please." Ikuto said and place 6 dollar on the counter. I stared at him in disbelief.
"Don't worry I'll win that plush for you." He said and gave me a wink.
"Here you go sir." The man said and handed Ikuto the gun and the 10 shots.
Ikuto prepared the gun an aimed for the moving objects.
He shot.
I looked to see if something went down, but not.
He shot and missed again.
I looked at Ikuto, however he didn't seem to break out in sweat, as if he was sure that everything was going to hit from now.
He shot for a third time and immediately I heard a sound that he had hit something.
"one down, six to go, seven more shots left, piece of cake." I heard him said to himself.
He shot another five times and hit them all. He laughed and looked at my astonished face.
"Told you I would win that push for you strawberry." I faintly smiled at him.
He shot for the ninth time, only one object left from the price, however he missed.
"Just to keep it exciting." He joked.
He shot his last shot, I listened if I heard the sound after something was hit.
But nothing came. He missed, and had only hit six out of seven.
I smiled at him. "Too bad, let's go okay? The others are probably waiting for us." I was about to walk off when he said: "Wait, Amu." He reached in his pocket and placed 6 dollars on the counter again. "10 shots please."
The man behind the counter smiled at the fact that he was earning even more and gave Ikuto the gun and 10 shots again.
He aimed for the moving ducks this time. "Watch me closely, strawberry." He said.
"Why would I do that, I don't even want a plush!" I told him, even though I thought it was kind of sweet what he was doing.
He laughed.
In no time he had fired seven shots. I looked over at the man.
"All seven hit! Congratulations, if you it the other 3 you can chose a big stuffed animal."
Ikuto placed the gun on the counter. "No thanks, we take the midnight cat from the second shelf."
I stared anxious at Ikuto, how did he knew I wanted the cat, not to mention the midnight blue one, or was he well aware that it resembled him a bit. I shook of the thought. I started walking off, we were close to the meeting point after all. I looked at the time. 5.25 p.m. already we're late.
"Come on Ikuto let's go we're late already, I bet everyone is waiting for us!"
"Another 5 minutes won't kill them. Here take it, I won it for you, kitten" He said handing me the cat.
"I don't want your damn plush!" I yelled at him
[A/N: I'm gonna annoy you all and retype the whole scene from last chapter again, Amu POV of course]
"Mow Amu-koi don't be mean, I know you like cats, so why won't you just accept the plush?" Ikuto whined, I looked and saw Utau standing in the distance. Kukai was looking like he was troubled, that didn't happen a lot.
"If I accept the plush this time, the next time you ask me why I just 'won't accept you?' because you know very well that you resemble a cat!" I yelled at him.
"Yo! Sorry we are late, but Amu here wanted a plush very bad and after I worked my ass off to win her one she won't accept it." Ikuto said still in a whining voice, trying to talk guilt onto me, I get your game Ikuto!
"YOU MADE THAT UP I NEVER WANTED A PLUSH!" I yelled, true, I never said I wanted one, even though I did.
"Sure you didn't strawberry, sure you didn't." He said and sneaked his arms around me giving me a bear hug. I felt my cheeks heat up again.
"YOU PERVERT!" I yelled, attempting to get out of his grip but failing miserably.
"UTAU! AMU! WE'RE LEAVING IMMEDIATLY!" I looked up to see Rima rushing over to us. I didn't saw Nagi. She would not have… No, Rima would do that, right?
"RIMA! Where were you? And where is Nagi, isn't he supposed to be with you?" Utau asked.
"Quiet! Let's go!" She said storming towards the exit, without paying attention to us guys, Utau following.
"Hey! Rima, Utau! Wait up! Ikuto let go of me!" I yelled, still trying to esape.
"Naww, don't want to, why don't you drive home with me?" Ikuto said, threw me over his shoulder and walked away. "Hey!"
"Hey, what about me?" Kukai screamed.
"Just wait for Nagi, he came with his car!" Ikuto yelled back at him.
"You just love teasing me don't you? And don't deny it." I said to him.
"And you just love being carried by me like this, right strawberry." He teased me.
We walked over to his sports car. [A/N: just think of a car you see Ikuto drive in, I'm too lazy to search for a fitting car or to describe it.]
Because he was still holding me, he put me in the front seat and place the plush on my lap.
"Here you can hold mr. Mittens." He said and closed the door. He took place in de driver's seat and drove away from the parking lot and turned on the high way.
I let my fingers ran through the soft blue hair of the plush. I smiled, I would just take it with me when he dropped me off at our suite, whenever he like it or not.
The driveway home was quiet, I did not know how to start a conversation.
"So.." We both started at the same time. I looked at him, to find him looking at me. At the exact same moment we busted out laughing, not really having a reason to laugh, but it felt pleasant.
"You first." He said when we were finished laughing.
"What do you think had happened between Rima and Nagi?" I asked, the best subject I could think of.
"I don't know, but Rima sure didn't seem happy with it." He said.
"She's probably gonna scold me, when I get home, about me leaving her and then not driving with her home." I signed.
"Do I need to protect you from the chibi-devil?" He offered.
I just laughed and played with the plush on my lap.
"Amu, can I ask you something?" He said not completely sure, which was weird cause he mostly seems so confident about everything.
"Tell me." I looked at him. He was focussing on the road.
"Do you have any plans for tomorrow?" He asked.
Sunday, I had to study for a test, finish some other homeworks. I had gymnastic practice, yes I joined the gymnastic school team.
But somehow…
"No I don't, why do you ask?" I answered.
"You want to go out?"
"As in you and me?" He nodded. "To where?"
"We'll see then." He said smirking.
"Sure." I said hesitantly.
"It's a date." I gulped, another date?
"Okay, I guess." The car stopped and I looked around and noticed that we were already in front of our suite.
"Thank you for today Ikuto." I said and made an attempt to open the door..
"Wait." I turned around to face him again.
He placed his hand on my cheek and leaned in. Is he going to bit my ear again?
I studied his face once again. His lips were slightly opened and his face slightly tilted to the left. Unconscious I opened mine as well and let his hand draw my face closer to his. Our faces were only inches apart by now. I closed my eyes and the gap was closed. My lips met his after so long. The kiss was soft, passionate and tasted sweet.
We parted. I stared into that sapphire ocean again and they stared back into mine honey coloured one. Like magnets our lips met again, rougher. I felt him lick my bottom lip, somehow I gained him access. His tongue slipped into my mouth and we battled for dominance, he won of course. My hands had their own will and were now tangled up in his blue hair. When we had lack of air we broke apart. He gave me one soft kiss on my lips.
"Till tomorrow, kitten." I blushed and got out of the car. I walked to the door without turning around once. I walked in and shot the car one last look. I closed the car and ran as fast as I could to my bedroom.
I threw the plush on my bed and let myself fall down on it. I touched my lips, remembering our kiss from back then.
I giggled, I never felt this great.
I got my purse and got the two small pictures of me and Ikuto out of it and pinned them on my bulletin board between all my other pictures that I had made it all my friends. I smiled as I remembered today.
I love him.
The thought seemed to be unable to leave my mind.
"I can't wait until tomorrow."
Danime: DONE! OMG THE LONGEST CHAPTER I'VE WROTE SO FAR! I'm so proud of myself! Okay you guys you know what to do, please review! Like, advise, critics, anything! Except hate, I hate that. And I know what to do as well, finish the damned next chapter which is going to be hell! BYE! TILL NEXT TIME!