xXxAmu's POVxXx

I got into my father's red convertible, injected the car keys in the keyhole and started the engine. Ikuto got into the passenger seat next to me and closed the door. "So where do you leave Ikuto?" I asked as I was pulling out of my driveway. Ikuto pointed to the left.

"Turn a left and on the third block make a right turn." I nodded and did what her told me I was keeping my eyes on the road but occasionally I stole glances towards Ikuto from time to time. Only to see that he was doing the exact same thing I was doing. I wanted to giggle but I didn't I held them back I finally got to the third block and took a right turn. I kept driving but I soon started to see that it was too quiet. I couldn't stand the silences that filled the air so I took out my I-pod touch and plugged it on the radio, I then put the radio on audio respond.

"Play Music Box by Hatsune Miku" When the song started to play memories of my mother started to flow right back to me.

-Music Box-

Hey, do you remember?
Under the tree on the hill
We put in the little box
Those summer memories

The day we went to the hilltop in the park, we had brought a small wooden box with some momentums inside of it. The summer air felt wonderful, on that very same day I also met a young blue-headed boy with beautiful indigo eyes we talked and became great friends. He had also put something inside the box. I remember it was something beautiful and yet I cannot recall what it was.

But from then on
Our time was up
I want to tell you my feelings
Because I've kept them locked away

"Turn a right here." I made the turned. How time flies does not. It has been already ten years since that day, but on that day I started to play with the little boy and I started to get feelings for him I never got the chance to tell him since he moved away and I still keep those feels close to me, I thought.

I always, always continue to wait
In that place where we always played
As I watch the disappearing light

I tightly hold the dream of the night our eyes met
But, alone, I can't do all of this
Though I can faintly hear your voice
I want to see you at least one more time

That day I heard your voice
Enclosed in the white wind
And teh memories flow away

Even now I can't forget when we held hands
You promised that we'd always be together
But without even saying "goodbye"
The end of that summer day came

Our childhood dream has become a wind
As promised, I returned to that place
You left behind the words "I love you"
And also the melody of our memories

"Amu are you okay?" Ikuto asked me with a worried tone I smiled at him.

"Yeah I'm fine why wouldn't I be?" His face still showed a worried expression. His hand then reached out towards my face. His hand brushed up against my cheeks he then pulled back his hand and when he did, I saw that the tips of his fingers were wet.

"I don't know you tell me, why are you crying?" My eyes widen and I touch my eyes and saw that it was true I was crying. I let out a small laugh.

"I'm sorry I forgot that this song makes me cry, even though I wrote it and sold it to this girl." Ikuto brushed away the rest of the tears that were coming down. I had pulled over so that there would not be a crash or anything of the sort. Ikuto got out of the car and came over towards my side. He opened my door only to pull me out he then brought me into a tight embrace.

"Don't worry Amu I know you miss your mother, but I'm sure she's in a better place." His kind words calm me down and I hugged him back. All my tears had dried up only leaving tears steins on my cheeks. I know he means well and all but I know there was a double meaning to that song…

"Thank you Ikuto." His embrace got tighter making me feel that he was smiling. He then pulled me out in arm's length so that we were now face-to-face. His face showed peacefulness and joy, and something else that I've never since…a feeling that I have never seen on any other boy other than my father.

"How about I drive. I don't think you are in a condition to be driving just yet. Also I want you to stay the night at my house I don't want you to drive back home and something bad were to happen to you." I gave him a smile he was worried about me something I have not felt in such a long time.

"I'll see if I can my father is waiting for me back home." He nodded and asked for the keys to the car. I handed him the keys Ikuto went over towards the driver's seat while I went over towards the passage seat. Once I was inside the car and Ikuto started to drive onto the road I decided to change the song.

"Play Melt by Hatsune Miku." I remembered I use to sing this song a lot back when I heard about it. I never knew why but it just felt ever so right singing it.

-Melt-

La, La, La…

Just as a wake up, this morning I had one person on my mind.
Yes, it was you.
I had my hair cut, so you would notice me and ask me about my new style.
I wear my favorite pleated skirt and place hairclips so nicely when
I step outside to tell myself, "Today is the day you'll see me in a new way."

Melting, I'm melting when I think of you.
But it's impossible for me to say that I love you.
And still I'm melting, I can't look into your eyes.
I promise truly that deep down inside of me.
That you're the one my heart is meant for.
Forever more.

The forecast was a lie and now I am standing all alone in this storming downpour.
I found my umbrella, but sighed quietly.
"Why both to stay dry out here anymore?"
At least that was before, I heard your voice and turned to see
When you said, "Will you share it with me?"
I couldn't stop my smile from showing through.
As I fall even more in love with you.

Melting, oh I'm finding it hard to breathe.
I trembled when I felt your hand, oh my heart's racing.
And now you're here with me, with this umbrella in the rain.
I want to be the one that you will hold forever.
You're so close beside me, don't you know?

I pray to God, "Oh please, let this moment last for the two of us."
Yet I feel so happy that I could cry.

La, la, la, la…
Melting, our time of parting has arrived.
So will we meet again or will we truly say goodbye?
Though I am melting, I know I can't stay with you.
So I'll keep praying you'll never forget me.
Then maybe someday you'll return to say that I love you.

I sang along throughout the whole song while I was singing I took notice that Ikuto took glances towards me and smiled. He even chuckled. "What so funny?" I asked as a blushed was forming because I never really sing in front of people but my family and Nagi and well the band now, but I never really sing out of nowhere.

"Nothing, nothing it's just funny how you can sing out of nowhere when you're being carefree but when you're with other people you careful and shy." My blushed deepen and I jumped once I heard my cell phone ringing.

-Every time we Touch-

Cause every time we touch I get this feeling

And every time we kiss I swear I can fly

Can't you fell my heart beat fast

I want this to last

Need you by my side~

"Hello?"

'Amu it's me…'

"Dad? What happen?"

'I want you to stay over at Ikuto's house I really don't want you to drive this late at night I should have taken Ikuto myself...'

"Alright then father I'll stay there."

'Thank you sweetie, and don't worry about Ami in the morning I'll drop her off'

"Okay then father goodnight."

'Goodnight Amu'

~Click~

"What happened?" Ikuto asked while keeping his eyes on the road. I smiled at him and put away my phone.

"My father called and asked me to stay at your house. It seems he doesn't want me to drive this late at night." I saw a smile trying to form on his lips but I saw him trying to hold it back.

"Well that's good because I think my mother would have said the same thing and I can prove it lets act out that you are going to drive back home okay?" I agreed and soon the car came into a stop. I looked outside my window and saw that we were in front of a beautiful two-story house.

"Here we are…" Ikuto turned off the engine and got out he then came over to open my side of the door.

"Thanks. Your house it so nice." Ikuto smiled lead me towards his house. He knocked on the door and the door flew open at the first knocked only to reveal a beautiful woman with long blond hair with ocean blue eyes. She quickly took Ikuto into an embraced that can probably kill anyone.

"IKUTOO~ I WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU EVEN THOUGHT YOU WERE WITH THAT NICE GIRL!" Ikuto struggled to get out of the deathly embrace that his mother was giving him.

"Mom…stop, you're embarrassing me…and I can't breathe…" She let go of him and fixed him up a bit.

"I'm sorry…Wait how am I embarrassing you…" She looked to where I was and smiled brightly. She then walked over towards me, grabbed both my hands, and clamps them together with hers as if we were praying or something.

"You must be Amu it's really nice to meet you dear…My you look more beautiful when what I image you to be." I sweat drop at how energetic Ikuto's mom can be. She seemed nice.

"Ahaha thank you Souko you look wonderfully beautiful just like my mother did back then…" I gave her a sad smiled and I guess she noticed that since she cupped my face with her right hand and made me look straight at her ocean blue eyes.

"I'm sure your mother would be happy to have a wonderful good girl…" Souko gave me the warmest smile I had ever received since my mother's passing.

"Thank you Souko…Well then I guess I should get going." I flashed a smile and waved her goodbye, but her face showed the opposite what mine showed.

"Wait…You can't leave its way too late for you to be driving you have to stay the night." She grabbed my arm gently and I kept my smiled and let out a smile giggle. Heh I guess Ikuto was right, I thought.

"Alright then Souko I'll stay the night." She smiled and led me inside the house.

.:Ikuto's POV:.

I was inside my house with Amu and my mother and just as I thought, my mother was going to ask her to stay the night. Both my mother and Amu were in the kitchen talking about who knows what…possibly about me. Wait if they are talking about me…then my mom might show my baby pictures to her! I thought as my eyes widen in horror.I quickly made my way towards the kitchen door and tried to overhear on what the two were talking about. "Really he said that," My mother giggled. "You would think that he would have grown out of that phase already." She continued. Grow out of what? Who's he? I thought.

"Oh!" My mother said as if she had just thought of something great. "Amu dear do you wish to see Ikuto's Baby picture's?" As soon as I heard those words my eyes widen as I rapidly dashed into the kitchen.

"NO MOM!" I yelled out as I entered the kitchen however, as I scan the room I was only greeted by Amu who was trying so hard to stiffen her laugh as for my mother she simply gives me a sly smirk. Crap, I thought. Amu couldn't hold in her laughter anymore and so she burst into a laughing fit.

"See I told you dear, he was going to fall for it." I glared at my mother. Amu soon started to calm down as she brushed the tears that were forming on the corner of her eyes away with a final giggle and a sigh of relief she spoke.

"That was so funny," she said as she flashed me a smile and then turn to face my mother. "Well then we should continue on making dinner Souko." Amu said towards my mother in which she responded with a light nod. As the two started to continue on making dinner, I leaned on the kitchen doorframe and stared at the two as they worked. Amu glanced over her shoulder towards me and lightly shook her head but held a smile upon her lips.

"Ikuto come here if you're just going to stand there then make yourself useful and help me make this." Amu said as she was whisking something on a bowl. I walked over and saw that she was whisking some type of pink cream. I took a peak towards my mother's side and saw her do what looked like stuffing. I soon started to remember what day it is today. It was the day before Thanksgiving. I gave the two of the girls a questionable look Amu caught it and smiled at me.

"Your mother wanted to celebrate a day early I really don't know why but I just went along with it and you should to." I simply nodded not asking anymore question and looked at what Amu was doing and to tell you the truth I really did not know what she was doing.

"So what are you making?" I asked her with curiosity. She smiled and handed me the bowl.

"Here whisk it. This is cream for the roll cake, we're going to make." I gave her a dubious look.

"Oh Amu dear you know how to make a roll cake," My mother said with excitement. "How wonderful which are you planning on making?" My mother asked. I was still confused.

What's a roll cake? II mentally asked.

"I'm thinking of making a Buche roll cake." My mother's eyes shined. Yet I still didn't know what a roll cake was.

"Hey what's a roll cake?" Both my mother and Amu looked at me giving me 'Your-kidding-me' face.

"Ikuto a roll cake is a layer of sponge cake filled with cream inside and rolled up hens Roll cake." After Amu explained to me what it was, and after she explained it I felt somewhat stupid.

"Oh…" Amu giggled while my mother just smiled at my simply answer. I continued whisking the cream while Amu was making the sponge cake. She then came back to me and told me to stop. I did as she said and then I saw her dip her finger into the bowl and tasted the cream. She smiled and nodded her head.

"Okay it's ready," She handed me a medium size bowl of walnuts and a knife. "Here rough chop these walnuts that I roasted for three minutes." I nodded and then started to chop them up. As for Amu, she went over towards the oven and took out the cake. She then placed it on the island to allow it to cool down a bit. Once it was cooled down enough, she started to spread the cream on the cake. She looked at me and gave me a signal to bring over the chopped walnuts.

"Spread them around the cream like this…" She showed me and I copied her movement. Once I did that, she told me to roll up the cake as if I was making sushi; which I have done before because my mother wasn't home once and I was starving which resulted in me making myself lunch. Once doing was she had asked me to she took the cake and placed it in the fridge.

"Now we wait for thirty minutes so that it can cool down more." I nodded and started to help my mother. Amu on the other hand started to wash the dishes we used to make the roll cake.

"You two looked like you've been doing that for many years now." My mother said in a low whisper so that only I can hear.

"Mom don't start getting any idea's we're just friends and nothing more…" I responded in the same low tone she used. She just smiled at me.

"Ikuto I was looking at you both you looked different when you're with her. I would know since I have seen all your other girlfriends. You just seem bored with all of them none of them made you happy unlike Amu here." She gave me a soft smile as she pointed over towards Amu. I looked over at Amu and to tell the truth she was different from the other girl's I have dated before. I then see her go into the fridge and take out the cake. She places the cake on the counter. I walked over towards her and looked at what she was doing.

"So what are you doing now?" She started to make a diagonal slice from the front and she put that slice on the top of the roll cake with some cream. Once it adheres, she started to spread the rest of the cream over the entire thing.

"Ne Ikuto do you know what Buche mean's?" She asked me with a smile on her face while she was still spreading the cream.

"No I don't know what it means." She finished spreading the cream. She got a fork and started to carve in markings.

"Buche is a French word that means "Firewood" That's why the cake is called the firewood roll cake." She finished decorating the cake and the cake looked amazing. It really looked like actual firewood.

"Eh! ~ Amu-chan you did a wonderful job. It looks so delicious." Amu smiled at my mother's complement.

"Thank you Souko but Ikuto helped as well." She nodded and turned to hug me.

"You see what I mean you are looser with her than any other." My mom whispered to me in the ear. She then broke the hug, looked at both of us, and gave us a big smiled.

"Alright then let's eat shall we?" We both nodded and we set the table and started to eat. We said grace and started to eat my mother's cooking. Once we finished that, we had the Buche roll cake. I got the knife and started to cut three slices one for my mother, one for Amu, and the last one for me.

"The food you made was wonderful Souko." Amu said to my mother. She just smiled back.

"Why thank you Amu and I must say that this Buche roll cake is splendid. You must teach me how to make it." Amu gave my mom a smiled and nodded once we finished the cake we all started to pick up the table and started to wash dishes. My mom took over since she wanted us to go to bed but before both Amu and I left Amu went to my mom and whispered something to her. I did not hear what she told her but I knew it was not something bad. I see my mom nodded and with that, both Amu and I left the kitchen. We headed to my room. Since the other rooms are filled with, some junk Amu cannot stay in either one of them making her sleeps with me.

"So this is your room huh…? It's nice you would think that it would be a mess but it's clean." I nodded at what Amu said.

"Yeah I have to keep it clean or else I can't leave the house of go out with my friends." She nodded understanding what my mom did to me.

"Heh…my mom would have done that to me as well but since she's not here I have to do the entire house cleaning…" I tilted my head.

"You don't have maids? Or someone to help you clean that house? To feed you or wash your clothes?" She shook her head telling me no.

"Nope…I do everything I don't like the thought of having maids in my house it's like if there my slaves or something. And it makes me think that I can't be independent for myself…" She gave me a soft smile. Even though she was rich and can have maids, butlers and other nice things, she decides not to have them; she isn't like other girls, any other rich girls who are spoil brats.

"You're not like most girls you know…" She smiled and nodded.

"Yeah I know. You're not the first one to tell me." I raised an eyebrow. I sat on my purple-blue circle rug while Amu sat on my bed.

"The first one was Mr. Tadoa." I twitched at that named. I started to glare at the ground. I really do not know why but that guy ticks me off.

"Ikuto are you mad?" My eyes turned back to normal and I looked at Amu in the eyes.

"No sorry if I looked like it." I looked at my nightstand and stared at my clock it was about to be eleven.

"We should head to bed. You sleep there I'll sleep here on the floor." I stood up and went to my closet to get some extra blankets.

"You don't have to sleep on the floor this is your bed and house just sleep on your bed I don't mind really." I looked at her in disbelief. She just smiled at me as if there was nothing wrong with me doing that.

"Are you sure? I mean you don't have a problem with me sleeping on the bed?" She shook her head pats the bed telling me to come over and sleep. She was already inside the covers. I did the same, but not before, I changed into my nightclothes in my bathroom. Amu's back was facing me. I climbed into bed and did the same. I fell into a deep sleep.

~few hours later~

I felt my eyes flutter open I looked at my clock and saw that it was three a.m. I groaned and turned my body making my back face the clock but what I forgot was that I wasn't the only in my bed. I was now facing a sleeping Amu. She looked so peaceful when she is sleeping, I thought. Wait what am I saying? I thought,I shook the thought out of my head and closed my eyes.

"I…Iku," But as soon as I closed then I opened them I looked at Amu and stared at her.

"Iku don't go…please…" my eyes widen. The only person that called me that was my childhood friends from ten years ago. I was 5 years old and I just met her by chance. I had left my cross choker it was the only thing I had left from my father it had a beautiful sapphire gem with a hint of pink in it. He had said to me that the choker would help me find my true love. "Whoever you give it to will be the one you wish to love."

"Could it be that the girl from ten years ago is my true love? And how is it that Amu knows my nickname?" I once again I shook the thought out and fell asleep.

Finding my way back to Music

"Mom hurry up would you!" I yelled to my mother from Amu cars. My mother had suggested To go to Amu's house since she wanted to see where, and how she lived. Amu agreed right away. I sigh at how slow my mother is.

"I'm coming, I'm coming" My mother was dressed more dressy then what she normally wears out. I gave her a wired look and she just smiled.

"What is it Ikuto do I look wired in what I'm wearing?" I shook my head and just opened the car door for her.

"No You just look to dressy from just see Amu's house." She gave me a nervous laugh and nodded. I shrugged and got into the car. Amu giggled and started to get out of the drive way.

Finding my way back to Music

We got to Amu's house it looked empty. Amu walked inside. "I'm home, Papa!" Amu yelled out inside the house. I had a feeling that no one was going to answer but to my surprise some did.

"Welcome home, Amu!" I looked to see Amu's father Tsumugu. My mother walked inside and I followed after.

"Papa I brought guests like I told you yesterday in the night. This is Ikuto's mother Souko." My mother walked to Tsumugu and stared at him. She them smiled and hugged him. Both Amu and I were left shocked.

"It's been a while hasn't Tsumugu" Tsumugu hugged her back and nodded.

"Yes it has…Souko…" The two of them let go.

"Wait! You two know each other?" Both Amu and I said in union. Our parents nodded with a grin on their face.

"Yes both of us and your mother and father Ikuto. All four of us went to school since pre-k. Until college Souko and Aruto went to one college and I and your mother went to another." I was surprise to hear this, but Amu looked a little less surprised but yet she was a little surprise.

"Well then shall we start this Thanksgiving dinner," I saw Amu smile and nodded while I just sigh and smiled. We ate and had fun. This Thanksgiving Day was the best out of all the ones I had, had. I was thankful for this day and for meet Amu, and her wonderful voice.

"Happy thanksgiving Amu"