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Chapter 10

"I'm home! Sorry that I'm late I was kinda busy!" Amu yelled into the dark house. It was already 8:00 and her parents weren't going to be home for another few hours. She looked around and listened, but she couldn't hear or see anything. She dropped her backpack on the floor and walked into the living room. She turned on a dim lamp. There on the couch was Kanashii, Ikuto, Yoru, Fukakai, and Hen, all asleep. Amu blushed. Kanashii was sleeping how she would be sitting, but Ikuto's head was on her lap.

"Hmm? What?" Kanashii asked, wiping her eyes. She looked down at Ikuto for a minute before she realized that his head was in her lap. She smacked him hard, and he sat up.

"Oww... hey, I was having a good dream," Ikuto complained, rubbing his head where she had hit him.

"That'll teach you!" Kanashii looked up at Amu.

"Uh, what... happened?" Amu asked. She knew Kanashii didn't like Ikuto, but she didn't think that she would be so hard on him.

"Oh, nothing really. Ikuto just freaked out Hen, Fukakai and I by acting like a ghost in the attic and chucking old balls from the attic into your mother's valuable items," Kanashii said sarcasticly.

"You WHAT!?" Amu asked Ikuto. He just shrugged. Kanashii hit him again.

"Geez. I'd thought that you would be a little nicer after I heard your story. Guess not," Ikuto said, and jumped up and ran out with Yoru before she could say anything.

"What does he mean by "your story"?" Amu asked curiously.

"Nothing," Kanashii sighed, and sat back down on the couch. "Why are you so late anyway?"

"Oh, um, well..." Amu trailed off and blushed at the thought of her great evening. She felt guilty, but at the same time she was really happy. Her and Tadase had studied for about an hour, then had snacks, drinks, and talked for the rest of the time. Amu had been in heaven.

"Well what?" Kanashii asked impatiently. Amu snapped out of her wonderful trance, and giggled.

"Well, Tadase invited me to study with him. And... I sort of... lost track of time...hehehe..." Amu closed her eyes and lowered her head, expecting Kanashii to yell at her.

"Aww! That's so cute!" Kanashii squealed, and hugged Amu. Amu stood in shock.

"What...?"

"Well, you like this guy Tadase, right? Good for you, spending time with him!" Kanashii patted her on the back.

"So... then you aren't mad? You aren't going to give me a lecture?"

"No! If you like someone, spend as much time with them as you can! I can't say the same for me, since all of the guys I know are ANNOYING JERKS!" Kanashii yelled at the door, and crossed her arms.

"Oh... ok then... I'm going to go do my homework. If you need anything, call me."

"If you need help with homework, you call ME, ok?" Kanashii said, turning on the tv.

"Alright. See you later," Amu said, and walked upstairs.

"Later." Kanashii turned the channel to the news, then to cartoons, then to a bunch of other channels. "There's nothing on!" she muttered as she flipped through the channels.

a/n: Yay for updates!