Chapter 7

It's only been a few days since Amu and I got threatened by the low level reporter, Lulu I think her name was. Since then we've been checking the news constantly, even newspapers we've become so desperate, well more like I should say the other members of the band have become desperate.

"Haha, I can't believe she thought you guys are actually dating!" Erik commented while picking up the shoe that Andrew threw at him earlier.

"Yea I know! We all know Amu would rather be with me." Andrew replied while ducking as Erik threw it back.

"If that breaks anything in my basement, I'll make you guys even more unattractive." I called over to them while catching the shoe and tossing it back.

"Heh, well we'd still be prettier then you Ikuto." Andrew and Erik both shot back at the same time. Yea super original.

"Way to be "honest" captain conceited and his sidekick self-centered!" Amu butted in while taking a seat next to Yoru on the couch and directing him to turn on the News.

"I'm totally captain conceited!" Andrew called while pulling his shoe back on.

"Damn that leaves me with being a sidekick…" Erik sighed.

"Shut up dumb and dumber..." Yoru shouted while turning up the volume. Taking a seat on the other side of Amu I had to admit nothing relatively new or interesting caught my attention. Just the usual, lost kid found, new missing case, etc.

"Guess that means still nothing on that little article." Amu sighed relieved while turning to smile at me. I could only nod and turn away. I just don't feel like thinking about her smile at the moment, there are more important things to think about right?

"What's the matter… afraid you might actually start falling for me?" I couldn't help it; it slipped out on its own. I smirked when she started to blush but other then that she didn't make a response.

Since everyone was feeling lazy and what not, we all decided to take a band outing together, to also eliminate the chance of another little surprise happening. Fat chance of that. Since Amu seemed to be in the best mood out of all of us, we let her pick where we're heading.

"There's this Café that me and Rima used to go to all the time a couple of blocks from here." And that's exactly where we seem to heading to now.

"Hey Amu you'll let me hold your hand right?" Andrew commented while taking one of her hands anyway.

"Dude, that's not right, you need to get her permission first!" Erik barked at Andrew while still taking her other free hand.

"Yea because I don't mind if you just take my hands anyway." Amu replied, but she didn't look like she was going to yank her hands away from them. "You guys are just like little kids…"

"I don't think that was a compliment…" Andrew stated. Well isn't he smart? This just left me and Yoru, like always, to walk behind the three of them and talk idly about whatever came to mind.

"Jealous?" What the hell was he talking about?

"What's there to be jealous of?" I asked back around a yawn, best way to get rid of a useless question, yup just ask another question and they drop it quickly.

"Don't play stupid," Yoru shot back smiling at me slightly while gesturing in front of us at Erik and Andrew on either side of her holding her hands.

"I repeat what's there to be jealous of? Damn..."

"Calm down, no need to get cranky now." Yoru replied yet again with a chuckle this time. Yea I need to pick better friends from now on out. "But really, I wouldn't blame you if you were…" What's up with him anyway, he's starting to sound like my parents.

"I'm not going to keep repeating myself so are you going to drop it or not?" all I got was a shrug, but he was smiling.

"And here we are!" Amu's voice pulled me out of wanting to ask Yoru what the hell was he up too. She held open the door and shoed the rest of us in. it's was nothing that I expected, normally in Café's the walls would be a light color to help bring in the light, but behind the counter the wall was painted completely black with a menu in dark purple nailed to it.

"Totally not what I expected…" Yoru voiced my thoughts but paused when he noticed that Amu wasn't paying attention and instead singing to the song that was playing. Once Upon a Lie by The sunstreak I think it was.

"Save me~~! You're the only one who cared~ to embrace me! I don't want to start all over again…Cause I wanna touch you…. I need your skin tonight..." Amu sang before turning back to Yoru and smiling, "Yea that's what most people think." She replied while gesturing for us to sit down while she ordered us all something.

Before long she was back and seated across from me, the last person on Erik's and Andrew's row.

"This place isn't actually all that bad…" Yoru yet again spoke my thoughts. Amu was again about to reply to what he'd said before a girl who looked familiar come over and took her hand dragging her toward the other side of the room talking hurriedly.

"Amu, you have to do a cover of Regretfully Yours by The Sunstreak!" She exclaimed while watching Amu make herself comfortable on the stool behind an electric blue drum set. "Oh let me get you drum sticks!"

"Haha no need Ran, you already know I always carry around my own…" She then turned toward the rest of us and signaled for us to come over, with a sigh we all did. "You guys already know Ran; she's the backup singer for PUNKaLICIOUS!" Amu introduced us, "And this is Yoru, Ikuto, Erik and Andrew, my new band members from Gone-a-Stray!" She continued while pointing to each of us in turn.

"Nice to meet you again, and you can take a seat closer if you want, everyone here loves to listen to her play the drums." Ran instructed as she walked back over the counter and began scrolling through her Ipod before the song started to play. I had to admit the beginning was simple enough to play, but it got a bit more challenging as it went along.

Amu of course didn't make it look all that hard, she even improvised every know and then…actually I remember hearing this song. Without thinking I grabbed the guitar that was positioned near the door and took the stage along with her, singing also. Of course this got me a curious look from her but she kept playing.

"I gave you my heart and everything! But you threw it away so easily.

You had a plan you knew what you wanted all along~ but I still believed you and inside I knew I was wrong.

Sit there and smile and wrap his new arms all over yours~ but sooner or later you'll be kicking down my door.

And I won't let you in!"

Before I new it Andrew was singing along with me and Yoru had managed to grab the bass guitar and making it on the stage before we started the chorus, dragging Erik after him. What's the fun in just sitting around? Instead of Erik playing his usual instrument he played the Piano part for us. Ran looked like she was just about to explode from happiness, which was weird, it seemed like she planned this from the beginning but she couldn't have…she never knew we were coming,

"So how can you say those words to me?

And act like I don't mean anything?

I gave you my heart and everything,

But you threw it away so easily!

I made the mistake of wondering and the damage it caused...

I'm suffering!

I wish I could change so many things but

All I can do is let it be!"

After a few more verses the song was over and we all put down our instruments, and instantly applause sounded.

"Whoa never noticed anyone else in here except for us!" Erik commented while standing up from the piano near the middle of the room.

"Now that you mention it…." Yoru muttered.

"Thanks a bunch Ran~" Amu practically sang while giving her a huge hug, "You helped us become just a bit...more known." So that's what this was about.

"Hey no problem, we might not be in the same band, but we still have your back!" Ran replied while messing up Amu's hair, "Side's I've got even better news, since it seems everyone liked it so much, The Café wants to also sponsor you, meaning you guys can play gigs here when things are getting tough, or if you just want to loosen up!" She continued cheerfully.

"Awesome!" Andrew cried while turning off the Mic, this sure was a way to distract everyone form the first hand problem that's been driving us all crazy for the last few days. But in the end we are still going to have to deal with it so why not just relax when we still can.

Stretching slightly, I noticed Lulu in the back of the room, and I think she noticed me staring because she got up and headed out the door, making sure the bell didn't ring. Now what business could she possibly have out here?

Now that I think about it…Lulu's not just a reporter...