OKAY!! It's time for the awsomeness chapter of fullness and climactic thingies! Yaya suppertime! Woo hoo okay yeah whatever. And just as a warning Ikuto might not look hot to you guys I'm a weird person…who enjoys hats. Well then on with the story.
Amu froze in her tracks, knowing that voice. She stood for a moment to look at Ikuto. He was leaning against a wall, his head facing down. He wore a dark blue suit, in every way a swing dancing costume in the fanciest way. Like a classic gangster but instead of black with lines it was solid dark blue. His undershirt was black and he had a skinny dark blue tie. Then there was the hat. It was dark blue to match the suit, with a wide brim around it. It had a black band above the brim and a large dark blue feather poking out of it. Then he looked up at her.
(AN:don't get the picture? Search zoot suit in google images)
If he hadn't dressed up so well then maybe she would have laughed, but even she admitted he looked more hot than ridiculous. She stared at him, locking eyes unblinkingly.
She thinks I look ridiculous, because I do! Why did I ever try to impress her with this?
"Wow Tsukiyomi-san that must have cost a fortune. Wish I had that kind of money." Kyo replied, smiling. "Well Amu, I'm going to go get something to drink." He continued and left, Amu barely noticing the fact.
"So Amu, would you like to dance?" Ikuto asked, looking at her in that way.
"Ikuto…." Amu began looking at him. "I'm going to be brutally honest, I don't know whether to laugh or swoon." She stated.
Ikuto stood up fully, now a head taller than her and looked down. "Are you saying I'm hot?" he questioned in that voice.
"I…Umm…well…NO!" she practically yelled, crossing her arms.
"Oh, well I was going to say something about you but now I guess I'd rather not." He said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Hey, wait I want to know now!" Amu said, angrily.
"You have to be honest first, do you think I look hot?" Ikuto said teasingly. Amu crossed her arms as she weighed her losses and gains if she answered.
"Yes." She said quietly looking away.
"Yes, what Amu? And please do speak louder." Ikuto said, teasingly almost to the point of laughing.
"Yes you look hot Ikuto." Amu said resignedly, still turned away from him.
"Thanks, perverted kid." He replied teasingly again. Amu kept her voice steady despite the sting of the comment.
"I'm not the perverted one here, Ikuto! You are so aggravating!" she said, glaring at him. "Now, hold your end of the bargain and tell me what you were going to say."
"Nope, after that I think you owe me more." Ikuto replied with a smirk.
"What? But…I…what do you want?" she asked suspiciously.
"You have to dance with me." Ikuto stated.
"Well, you dressed up nice but can you dance at all?" Amu asked.
___other things going on.
Kyo heard their conversation and walked right by them straight up to the guy at who was in control of the music, who was looking quite bored.
"Could you play a song for me?" Kyo asked.
"Not taking requests, sorry." The man replied.
"I have five bucks, and the c.d. it's on." Kyo said quickly.
"Alright hand it over and tell me what track." The man said eagerly.
"Track number one." Kyo replied, handing the money and disc over. The man smiled and put the disc in, waiting for the next song to be over. Kyo walked away, seeing Amu and Ikuto headed over to the dace floor together. He walked on to find Yaya. There was just something about her…
___back with everyone's favorite couple
Amu and Ikuto were waiting for the next song. Amu was wondering if Ikuto could dance that well and Ikuto was wondering exactly how he got her to agree so easily. There were whispers around them as people recognized who they were. Then the song started and Amu was shocked it couldn't be.
There was no mistaking that tapping noise and she smiled devilishly.
"Amu, I'm only in the intermediate class." Ikuto warned, suddenly afraid of messing up.
(AN:The song is Devils dance floor by flogging molly. Look it up and listen)
Her breath began to
speak
As she stood right in front of me
The color of her eyes
Were the color of insanity
Crushed beneath her wave
Like
a ship, I could not reach her shore
We're all just dancers on the
Devil's Dance Floor
They started out with slow steps. Amu was a little nervous; she had never danced with Ikuto before so they had nothing planned out. They could only figure out what to do through silent communication.
Well swing a little
more, little more o'er the merry-o
Swing a little more, a little
more next to me
Swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o
Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor
They exploded into action at the chorus. Ikuto wasn't as good as her but he was doing great. They went through a few more slow versus then the chorus. Thus the interlude began. It was all musical instruments and this was the heaviest part of the dance. There was no slower versus to allow them a bit of a rest. With only a few faltering step mostly from Ikuto, but some from Amu, they made it through.
The apple now is
sweet Well swing a
little more, little more o'er the merry-o Well
swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o
Oh much sweeter than it ought to be
Another little bite
I don't think there is much hope for me
The sweat beneath her
brow
Travels all the way
An' headin' south
This bleedin'
heart's cryin'
Cause there's no way out
Swing a little more, a
little more next to me
Swing a little more, little more o'er the
merry-o
Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor
Swing a little
more, a little more next to me
Swing a little more, little more
o'er the merry-o
Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance
Floor
Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor
Swing a
little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor
Thus the song ended and the two, breathing heavily left the floor smiling.
"Well you can definitely dance, Ikuto. However not nearly as well as I can." Amu said as they sat down.
"How mean, you didn't avoid my feet the whole time either, Amu" Ikuto pointed out.
"Well, that was because I didn't have anything planned with you. It was a 'whim dance' so it was a little harder. By the way you were holding a little tight when you flipped me." Amu complained, with a slight blush.
"Aw, Amu you know you liked it." Ikuto teased, causing Amu to become even redder.
"Well…umm…anyway tell me what you think of me already!" Amu yelled, changing the subject. Ikuto smirked and was about to talk when Amu's friends rushed up and cut him off.
"Wow Amu-chan! We were looking for you after the first dance. Why didn't you tell us?" It was Nadeshiko speaking
"Amu-chi! That was great! Yaya wants to learn too!" Yaya practically screamed.
"Hinamori-san, that was amazing!" Tadase said, making Amu blush just slightly.
"Amu, Your dance with Tsukiyomi-san was a little faltering. I knew he wasn't going to get as good as you over a short period of time, but I saw you misstep more than once." Kyo was speaking now. The only person missing was Kukai.
"Shut it Kyo-kun. Nadeshiko, thank you and I was embarrassed, Tadase-kun, thank you as well. And Yaya-chan, if you want to learn, I'm sure Kyo could teach you something." Amu smiled devilishly and pushed Kyo toward Yaya. Both blushed lightly and were on their way to the dance floor.
"Did Yamaguchi-san say something about Tsukiyomi Ikuto?" Tadase asked suspiciously.
"Yo, Kiddy King, right here." Ikuto said, leaning against the wall again, Nadeshiko and Tadase turned, surprised to see him there. Ikuto then grabbed Amu's arm and was off, soon they were outside and Amu had no idea how they got there. Tadase's distant shouts were blocked by the noise of the dance.
"Ikuto…?" Amu questioned, looking at him.
"I didn't feel like fighting today I guess." Ikuto replied shrugging his shoulders.
"Ah, you were going to tell me.." Amu was cut off.
" 'What I think of you.' right? I never said it was about what I think of you, it's just about you." Ikuto teased. Amu opened her mouth but Ikuto cut her off, "Well, then what do I think of you? To be honest, you're stubborn and annoying, but also caring, understanding, loving and you look exceptionally beautiful tonight.. What I'm saying here, Amu, I'm going to put it in simpler terms so you can understand the meaning," he jokingly added then continued, "Is that I love you. You are the person I'm interested in. Now please, believe me this time."
Amu was speechless; his voice had held that joking quality until that very last sentence. He smirked and leaned down to kiss her. She didn't pull back or respond in any way. When he pulled up she just stared, dumbfounded. Ikuto made no noise, he didn't even smirk, he just searched her eyes, looking for confirmation.
"I, umm, Ikuto?" Amu questioned, looking up at him. Her mind was blank, all feelings and thoughts were gone. She was emotionally overloaded. With Ikuto staring at her she could see the slight sadness in his eyes. He must be thinking I don't love him, and with that thought her emotional banks burst releasing a tumult of emotions.
"Ikuto!" She cried out startling him a little. It wasn't an angry cry though, it was happy. She launched herself at him. Hugging him she looked up at him with a beet red face and teary eyes. Their faces leaned together and they kissed, both sides reveling in the acceptance.
Amu pulled back first, embarrassed beyond belief. "Ikuto...I can't believe it. I never thought you could like me. You always calling me a kid and..." Amu trailed off, looking down and then up at him again her tone heightened with an incredible anger. "Always calling me a kid! Do you know how much it hurt? How you teased me? How I felt like you could never love me, I was just a play-thing? You are an incredibly idiotic person!" She screamed surprising him
"Amu, about that, I really didn't know. However there is another thing. You are like a kid, to other people. If they see us they will think...things. I don't know exactly how you feel about that....I need to know if you...want to...wait." Ikuto said, trying to keep his cool.
"Are. You. Kidding? Do you know how long I've already been waiting? I love you Ikuto," The last few words came with difficulty, and then she continued, "I don't care what anyone thinks anymore."
More resolutiony resolution later! Sorry about the super lateness, we just got Spore for our computer and my brother won't relinquish the computer for anything and I couldn't stop myself from playing a little. YAY! So close to the end! Next chapter will be IT! The end all done no more swing, baby, swing. I'm so glad I'm about to finally finish a story! Next up is Ichigo to Koneko!
