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Summary:
Tsukiyomi Ikuto has been mailing letters to a pen pal he was assigned to in kindergarten. Even though he was only supposed to talk to his pal for a month, he grown attached until high school. What will happen when his pen pal has come to his class?
Ikuto- 15 - Kukai- 15
Nagihiko- 15 - Kairi- 15
Tadase- 15 - Yaya- 13
Utau- 13 - Rima 15
Amu- 14
Recap:
"Because I like him, dammit!" right after she shouted that, she covered her mouth quickly. Ikuto gave her a shocked expression.
"You...you what?"
~*Pen Pals*~
Ikuto looked at Amu in disbelief. He couldn't move, even though him and Amu were in the middle of the street. Amu looked down with the deepest of blushes, and a frustrated expression on her face.
"You what?" he asked. Amu flinched. "You heard me. You got a problem with that?" she asked coolly. But her blush was not helping her one bit. Ikuto was too shocked to tease her. Amu glared at him. "Why are you so shocked? It's not like this has anything to do with you." she retorted.
Ikuto blinked. You have no idea...
"Well? Are you going to say anything?" she asked impatient. Ikuto blinked again. A little scared to say anything. "Uh..." He was honestly shocked to no extent. Amu just confessed her love- wait no like for him. He didn't know what to feel. He was completely shocked about this. But another part of him was bursting with happiness. He didn't know why, but it was strangely...awesome? His mind was clouded with thoughts on how he should react about this.
Should he smile and go along with it? Or should he tell her right here right now? He was pondering on a lot. He didn't want to lie anymore, but he didn't want her to hate him for not telling her. But then again, she's going to find out sooner or later. His thoughts were interrupted by a sniff... Amu was crying.
"Wait- Why are you crying?" he asked worriedly. Amu's tears started to pour more rapidly.
"It's just that...I fell for someone that I've never even met before! You know how pathetic that is?! I feel like... I don't even know what I feel like! I bet he doesn't even feel the same way! I'm so friggin' stupid!" she shouted. Ikuto was taken aback by this. He's never seen Amu like this before. She was hysterical... it hurt his heart for some strange reason.
He put his hand on her shoulder, only to have it slapped away. "Don't touch me! You wouldn't understand how I feel, so don't even think of trying to comfort me!" she yelled. Ikuto looked at her with wide eyes. She really was upset about this. He felt so bad, knowing that it was his fault. He grabbed her hand and pulled her towards his house.
"What the- where the hell are we going?!" she exclaimed. Her tears were still pouring. "Shh..." was all he replied.
Once they arrived, he sat her on the couch. She gave him a glare. "What are we doing here?" she asked with a sniff. She wiped away the rest of her tears with her blazer sleeve. Ikuto didn't reply as he walked to the kitchen. Amu sat there with a huff. Why was he always so quiet? Always doing things without explaining?
She didn't get it. But now that she noticed, she doesn't even know his name. But does it really matter? Of course it does. She couldn't believe that she knew him for this long, and never learned his name. And he knew hers. It wasn't fair in a way. She puffed her cheeks. She felt a little selfish. I'll just ask him when he gets back...
And just like clock work, Ikuto walked in the room, holding green tea with honey. Amu's eyes widened. "Is that...?" she trailed off. Ikuto nodded. "Yep. Green tea with honey. You're favorite." he said with a triumphant smirk. Amu made a small giggle with another small squeal. But then she looked at him confused. "Wait. How did you know this was my favorite drink?" she asked. Ikuto sweat dropped. "Uh..." he didn't want to tell her that she mentioned it in one of her letters.
"Oh, I forgot to ask you!" she exclaimed suddenly. Ikuto flinched a little before looking at her. "What is it?" he asked. Amu smiled widely. "I'm sorry, but I never get your name. I mean you know mine, and we've been hanging out for two days, so..."
Ikuto tried to think of something and something fast. He can't tell her his real name... "It's uh...Yoru." he said. Amu smiled again. "That's a nice name..." she said with a small giggle. But then she looked down sadly. Ikuto...
"What's wrong?" Ikuto asked. Amu looked at him as tears started to cover her vision. "It's just that your name reminds me of him..." she whispered. Ikuto looked down sadly as well. He was the one causing all this pain for her. Not only that, he just lied to her about his name. He was digging his own grave. "It's useless. I might as well give up...maybe when I saw his name at school...it was just my eyes playing tricks on me." she said quietly.
She turned towards Ikuto's door. "I'll see you later, Yoru." she said as she walked out. But then Ikuto noticed that she dropped something. It was a notebook. But not just any notebook. It was entitled: Amu's song book.
He smiled lightly as he opened it. One little peek wouldn't hurt right? He went to the last page that had words on it. Looks like an un-finished song. There were only a few lyrics, and the song sounded a little random.
We had a rocket, that fell out of orbit. We couldn't stop it, we couldn't control it.
He raised an eyebrow. What does it mean? Rockets? Orbits? Is this... a kid song or something? Maybe she wrote this a long time ago? He chuckled a little before slipping it in his back pocket.
I'll return it tomorrow...
"And that's my problem." Ikuto said at the lunch table. Nagihiko, Kukai, Tadase, Utau, Rima, Nadeshiko, and Yaya looked at him shocked. Kairi had a bored expression on his face. Like he was expecting this from Ikuto. Kukai knealed over the table, in Ikuto's face.
"Are you serious?! That hot new girl is your pen pal?!" he practically yelled. "Shh! Kukai, shut up!" Nagihiko exclaimed. Ikuto shook his head.
"Don't worry about it. Amu's on the roof. She eats there." he explained. But then, Amu came down in the lunchroom to dump her tray. Everyone at the 'popular' table had their eyes on her.
"Look! Hinamori-sama is by herself!" a girl squealed. The 'populars' sweat dropped.
"I know! She's like a loan wolf!" her friend agreed. "You think it's a good idea to ask her...?" the girl asked worried. Her friend nodded rapidly. "You can do it!" she squealed. Ikuto watched the girls curiously. What are they going to ask Amu?
"A-Ano...Hinamori-sama..." the girl asked making Amu turn around towards her. "What?" she asked in her 'Cool & Spicy' tone.
"W-We were wondering if you wanted to join the talent show!" the girl exclaimed holding up a flier. Amu raised an eyebrow. "Huh? That's not like me. Ask someone else." she said waving her hand, motioning them to go away. Ikuto walked over to the girls and took the flier out of their hands. "Ts-Tsukiyomi-sama!" the girls squealed with blushes on their faces. Ikuto smirked. "She would be happy to join the talent show. Sign her up." he said.
The girls nodded happily and jogged away. Amu glared at Ikuto. "Yoru! Why did you do that without my permission?!" she shouted. Kukai chuckled from his table. "Yoru?" he chuckled quietly along with Nagihiko. Ikuto gave a quick glare at them before giving his attention to Amu. "Why not? You sing don't you?" he asked slyly holding up her song notebook. Amu gasped. "You stole my notebook!" she shouted. Ikuto smirked. "I didn't steal it. You dropped it, and I found it." he explained.
Amu grumbled as she snatched the notebook out of his hands. "Anyway, how could you do that? I've never sung in front of people before..." she said nervously. "When is the talent show anyways?" Ikuto asked himself as he looked at the flier.
Seiyo Gakuen's Annual Talent Show!
In Two Weeks!
Winners get the prize of ten tickets to a luxury beach resort this summer!
Ikuto raised an eyebrow. Ten tickets? Why so many? But still. This gave him a chance to spent some time with Amu at a far away place. "You are so winning this." he said. Amu's eyes widened. "I'm not doing it!" she exclaimed. "Don't decide stuff for me!"
Ikuto shrugged as he handed the paper to Amu. "Read." he said simply. Once Amu read it, she gave a shocked expression. "Ten tickets?" she asked out loud. Ikuto's smirk grew.
"Yep." he said popping the p. Amu rolled her eyes. "Fine. I could use a vacation anyway." she said. But then she made a troubled expression. "Wait. What should I sing?" she asked more to herself.
Ikuto grinned. "How about that song about the rockets and planets?"
Amu flinched. "You went through my song book?" she growled. Ikuto shrugged.
"Yeah. But the lyrics are kind of weird. Is it a kid song?" he asked curiously. Amu made a sad smile as she looked. "I guess I can sing it..." she mumbled as she walked off. Ikuto looked in her direction. "Where are you going?" he asked. Amu put her hand up in a wave.
"Going to finish that song! Rima! Utau! Yaya! Nadeshiko! I need you guys!" Amu shouted. The girls stood up and followed Amu to her classroom. Ikuto's mouth dropped. Why did she ask the girls?
He looked at the table and mouthed to the guys, 'Did you see that?' they looked at him and nodded slowly.
He had no idea that Amu was hanging out with them. What if they tell her about that pen pal thing? He doesn't remember telling them not to tell anybody...maybe common sense will stop them from spilling...
After School at Amu's house!
"Is it a kid song?" Rima asked. Utau looked at the lyrics, and nodded in agreement. "It looks like a kid song." she said.
Amu grumbled. "It's not a kid song."
Yaya squealed. "Yaya likes it! I wanna hear Amu-chi sing it!" she exclaimed. Nadeshiko sweat dropped. "Yaya-chan, calm down." she said. Amu rolled her eyes.
"I can't sing it. The lyrics aren't done yet. I only have the first line to the first verse, and most of the chorus. Plus I need to get music together ..."
The girls looked at her in awe. She looked so determined, so ready. They thought she didn't want to do it. But then again, it was the perfect opportunity to go to an all expenses paid trip to a large beach resort.
"I didn't see the chorus part. Can I see that?" Utau asked. "Maybe I can make a couple notes with my piano."
Amu nodded as she handed her the notebook. Utau looked at it with a giggle.
We are rockets in the sky, we are planets passing by. Up up and away.
"It really does look a kid song. Like you're teaching them about the solar system." she said. Amu grumbled again. "Like I said: It's not a kid song." she replied. "Plus, the chorus isn't even done."
Rima smiled. "How about music? What kind are you going to make?" she asked. Amu looked down. "I don't know yet. I was hoping that Utau can make a certain ballad for me. Then I can make some sort of intergalactic-electro music." she explained. The girls made a confused expression.
"Intergalactic?" they asked in unison. Amu smiled.
"I try to find sounds that seem like they could have been plucked from Saturn's rings or a meteor belt. Equal parts of fantastical, epic, beautiful, and emotional." she explained. The girls blinked.
"Uh ... sure I get it." Utau said. Nadeshiko smiled. "Well, I can't wait to hear your wonderful song, Amu-chan." she said. Amu looked at all the girls before her. She has never had any real girlfriends like this. The only person that knew her true personality was Ikuto... and Yoru. But he found out on his own. She smiled back at everyone.
"Hn!"
"Only one at a time." the teacher said. The 'populars' sighed. "Ikuto, you go. You're closer to her anyways." Kukai said with a smile. Ikuto nodded as he knocked on the door lightly. Another teacher opened the door, letting him in. When he walked in, he saw all the contestants. They all looked at him. "Tsukiyomi-sama!" they squealed. Apparently, this was where the girls are.
Today was rehearsals for all the contestants. It was fully packed with all sorts of people doing different things. The boys were in the room across the hall. Apparently, boys and girls have different dressing rooms. But the reason for that is obvious right?
He sighed as he walked around the large room looking for Amu. He looked left and right, but still couldn't find her. The fan girls squealed as he walked by. He made the most polite smile he could manage, and walked passed them. He looked until he saw pink at the far end table in the back. He smiled as he poked her shoulder.
"Boo." he whispered in her ear. She stiffened. "What the hell was that for?!" she yelled as she stood up to face him. He smirked. "I'm here to support my little strawberry." he said with a shrugged. She grumbled. "Mattakun. Why do you keep doing that?" she asked as she sat back down. Ikuto grabbed a chair and sat with her. "Well anyway, I watched the others perform their acts, but I guess I missed yours ... I guess that's a good thing." he said leaning back in the chair. She glared at him. "What's that supposed to mean? Do you think that I would suck or something?"
He chuckled as he ruffled her hair. "Not at all. I just wanna wait until the actual show to hear your voice." he replied. Amu put her hands on her head, fixing her messed up hair. "Thanks for raping my hair." she mumbled. Ikuto raised an eyebrow. "Raping you're hair," he repeated. She nodded as she just pulled it up in a pony tail. "Anyway, I got a text from my parents saying that they're stuck in Okinawa, and it's going to take a little while longer for them to get back."
Ikuto blinked. "By 'a little while longer', how long is that?" he asked. Amu shrugged sheepishly.
"About... maybe... threemoreweeks...?" she mumbled quickly.
Ikuto's eyes widened. "Three weeks?! They think that you can take care of yourself for that long?!" he exclaimed. Amu rolled her eyes. "Chill. I'm not a baby, I can take of myself perfectly fine." she said with a triumphant smile. "I'm a big girl."
Ikuto couldn't help but smile at her. But still. She can't take care of herself for that long. How will she provide for herself? She can't live off of food from the convenience store. That's nasty. Amu stood up, and headed to the door. "Well, I gotta go. I have homework to do, and an outfit for school to pick out. See ya." she said waving.
"Wait." Ikuto said making Amu turn around. "Hm?" she replied. Ikuto stood up and walked towards her. "I guess you could stay with me ..." he said quietly. Amu made a confused expression. "What? I didn't hear you." she said moving a little more towards him. He sighed. "I said, you could stay with me until your parents come back." he explained. Amu shook her head.
"No." she said bluntly. Ikuto looked around the room, seeing that everyone was gone. "What do you mean no?" he asked. Amu shrugged. "I mean what I said. And I say no." she said. Ikuto rolled his eyes. "Okay let me ask this... why?" Amu rolled her eyes as well. "You know how weird it would be for me to stay at your house? It's like ... I would be cheating on Ikuto." she answered. Ikuto widened his eyes. But then softened.
"I'm sure he would be fine with it." he replied. Amu looked down. Like she was thinking about it.
"Even if I did stay with you until my folks and Ami came back... I still need to write the rest of my song, and make the music that goes with it." she said. Ikuto rolled his eyes.
"Just do all that at my house. I have a computer, and the program you need to make your music, so it's fine." he replied.
Amu mumbled. "Yeah but the kind of music I make is different. Like it's out of this world. I need my guitar, drums, piano, and then the keyboard. Then I need an 8-track mixer." she said.
Ikuto looked at her in shock. She knew all of that? She must be really dedicated to her music. She could even go pro. He sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair.
"Fine. We can pick that all up on our way back. Then you can finish writing you're kids song at my place, since my parents are out of the country for a tour. Now come on, it's getting late." he said.
Amu blinked. "It's not a kids song- Wait... a tour?! Your parents are famous?!" she yelled. Ikuto 'Shh'ed' her.
"Yeah. My mom is a pianist, and my dad is a famous violinist." he explained. There was no reason to lie about that. Amu blinked again. Then she put her hand on her chin. "That's weird... Ikuto's parents are famous like that too... " she whispered to herself.
"What was that?" he asked. Amu waved her hands in front of her. "Oh nothing! Now let's go before it gets too late!" she replied nervously as she grabbed his arm, and lead him out of the school building.
Amu was starting to see the similarities between Yoru and Ikuto. They acted the same, both of their parents are famous, and they both know her true self. She knew something was up, and she was gonna find out soon enough.
~*Pen Pals*~
Yuki- That was too short wasn't it? Gomen! There is a lot goin on... for example, my softball coach is been putting me in the spot lately. Like he's been yelling and stuff. I asked him about it, and he said something about "The reason I'm so hard on you, is because I see potential."
Bullshit.
He just wants me to blow up on him, so he can kick me off the team! yeah that's it!
Watching - iCarly
Current Song Obsession - Lions! by Lights
Mood - nuetral O.o
please R&R
