Amu's POV.
I looked in my mirror in the bathroom self-consciously. After a shower and dong my hair I was ready for the dance as I stood still looking at myself in my new dress. I felt uncomfortable wearing the dress, it just felt odd wearing. I finally left the bathroom going to my room for my charas final touch on me.
"Amu-chan! You look great!" Ran told me giving a thumbs up Su and Miki nodding their heads in agreement.
"Thanks." I was actually dreading this dance. Since I ran out of the guardian meeting, I've been ignoring everyone. I thought it'd be better if I stayed home, but... I really did want to wear this dress and this was the only place I could. "Any last minute advice?" I asked posing for them for their amusement.
"Hmm.." Miki started looking me over, I could always rely on her fashion expertise. It's hard to believe she came from me with that much knowledge about it. "Light jewelry I would suggest a necklace."
"I got just the thing." I told them getting my heart shaped locket I had gotten for my birthday when I was seven. I kept it because that was the day before I started hiding myself. The gold locket reminded me that I still had myself somewhere. "Do you think this will work?" I asked them holding it out for them to look at it.
"Perfect Amu-chan!" Miki said in approval.
I put the necklace around my neck, but I couldn't snap it together. "Hey guys, can you help me with this?" I asked still trying to snap the necklace on. Instead of three little hands grabbing my chain a pair of human hands took mine. I jumped in surprise.
"You asked for help." I heard a familiar voice say in my ear taking the chain from my hands.
"Ikuto? What are you doing here?"
"Helping you put on a necklace." he answered mockingly, snapping it together with no problem.
"You know what I mean." I turned around to face him and was surprised. He was wearing a black dress shirt and black pants with a white tie. "What are you wearing?"
"What? Can't I look nice every now and then?" he asked teasing me again.
"Fine. Well, where are you going?"
"My school has a dance too you know. I assume you're going, with that Kid King, right?" he answered, but there was something about his voice when he got to his question. I felt myself get mad just thinking about Tadase right now.
"No! I'm going because I want to!" I snapped at him. He looked at me cocking his head to the side. Oh, he looks so much like a cat when he does that.
"I make you mad already?" he asked in disbelief.
I sighed, "No. Just out of curiosity, why are you going to your dance?"
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No, I just don't see you as someone willing to do stuff like that."
"Maybe I'm not willing. Maybe I have a date." the word date shocked me. He said maybe, but he kind of implied that it was a yes. He is 17, I guess I should've expected him to have a girlfriend or something. What? Did I think he didn't have a life outside Easter? But..., he said maybe.
"What do you mean maybe?!" I asked with an attitude appearing to be unfazed by his question.
He smiled at me with an amused expression, "I mean maybe because I haven't asked yet."
"Kind of waiting until last minute aren't you?" I asked kind of mad now because he was going to ask a girl to the dance. Ugh! I refuse to be jealous over someone I don't even know.
"Yeah, but I had to make sure she was available," he answered walking towards me and bending slightly to look into my eyes with a smirk on his face. I felt a small blush on my cheeks as I looked into his eyes that seemed to be shining. "Amu, would you like to go with me?" yeah, my small blush just spread a bit. He was asking me?
"Uh.." I was speechless I didn't know what to say. What if he was just teasing me? "W-why would you want to go with a kid?" I asked crossing my arms in front of me and looking away.
"Why not? You interest me...kid" he answered teasing me
"You're not just messing with me, are you?" I asked eyeing him.
"I can be serious sometimes."
"I-I guess..." I was still blushing I didn't know how to answer him
"So?"
"Sure. I mean, I'm not going with anyone so I guess-" I was trying to get it out without sounding anxious and keeping cool, but I was rambling at this point. Until he cut me off by picking me up. "Hey!?"
"I heard some kind of yes in all that." I answered smirking with amusement obviously. I just looked down embarrassed but trying not to show it. "Hang on."
"Wait, what?!" I asked as he got to my balcony, "Why this way?"
"It's more fun." he answered his cat ears appearing, "And I'm serious about hanging on." he answered jumping off and on to another building and so on. I wrapped my arms around his neck scared to death. I was still looking in the same direction he was though. Why is beyond me. We stopped by a tree in front of what I guessed was his school.
"Alright, we're...um, you alright?" I still had arms around his neck and I wasn't moving.
"How do you do that all the time?" I asked a little shaken. He laughed and sat down still holding me.
"Relax." he told me as I tried getting to get back to reality. I noticed my arms were still around his neck and I quickly took them off and stood up a little off balance wobbling. Ikuto stood up and put his hands on my shoulders to keep me steady. "Or don't. Whatever works for you."
"I'm fine." I said feeling the strength in my legs come back to me.
"Alright, come on," he answered grabbing my hand and leading me slowly towards the school.
I started to feel nervous, this weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. Walking into what seemed to be the gym it was crowded with people. The men were all in nice clothes and the girl were all in elegant dresses. They seemed so much older than me. I subconsciously held Ikuto's hand tighter as I started to feel uncomfortable.
"Scared?" Ikuto whispered in my ear.
"No! I just feel really short in here." I snapped I said sounding offended and then embarrassed, letting go of his hand crossing my arms. I only heard him laugh softly at me.
"Hey Ikuto! You showed up after all." I heard someone say.
"Hey guys." he answered casually his voice sounding kind of emotionless now. I looked up at him confused, but he was waving slightly at two guys approaching us.
"Well, you got a date huh?" one said when they came up to us eyeing me.
"She's pretty hot! How much he pay you to come with him?" the other one asked me elbowing me jokingly in the side.
"Wow, you're a tiny one aren't you. You a freshman or something?"
"Umm, I.." then I got pulled back away from in the middle of those two.
"Stop harassing the kid." he made sure to emphasize the kid part for me.
"Oh, come on Ikuto."
"You never seem interested in girls. We're just a little curious," they answered still eyeing me. I felt uncomfortable when they did that.
"Besides, you left me with him." one answered pointing to the other.
"What? Am I not good enough for you now?" one answered crossing his arms. "You don't even go to games with me anymore."
"You didn't call me telling me you had the tickets. I had other plans, let it go." I felt uncomfortable again, but then I thought I understood.
"Oh, are you a couple?" I asked trying to sound like I kind of got it, but wasn't sure at first.
"What?!" they answered with a shocked expression. I felt embarrassed, I just accused straight guys of being gay I think. All Ikuto did was laugh, he could've given me some kind of warning his friends joked like that or something. I looked up at Ikuto then back at his friends you were more shocked than before.
"AHHH! IKOTU LAUGHED IT'S A SIGN OF THE HYPOCOLIPSE !" they shouted hugging each other only to quickly pull away.
"Get off me, she already thinks you're gay."
"No she thinks you're gay, look at what you're wearing."
I looked up at Ikuto confused. He only smiled down at me. He grabbed my hand and pulled me away from the two arguing boys.
"Umm, did I do something wrong?"
"You called two straight guys that only think about girls gay," he answered amused, "Yeah, that was kind of wrong."
"Are they going to be alright?"
"They'll find another conversation in a few minutes. Let's just hope we're not within view or we'll be hearing from them again."
"Ikuto!" I heard a female voice call this time. Ikuto's smile quickly vanished back to that emotionless state he was in talking to his friends.
"Or worse." he mumbled under his breath. I looked up at the girl walking over. She had long blonde hair and bright blue eyes that worked nicely with her light blue dress that hugged her sides revealing her figure. She was beautiful, and she was interested in Ikuto...
"Oh Ikuto! I didn't know you were going to be here. I thought you had to work?"
"Yeah, last minute cancellation, so I decided to come." he answered in a bored emotionless tone. I looked up at him. Was something bothering him?
"Oh well I'm glad you came." her eyes shifted towards me and stopped there with daggers in them, "Who's your friend?"
"Oh, I-I'm Amu." I answered taken by surprise. She didn't seem to notice me looking back at Ikuto.
"Well, be sure to save me a dance Ikuto." she told him ignoring me completely.
"I don't think so." he answered in that same tone not seeming interested.
"O-Oh, alright well, I'll see you around." she answered looking disappointed walking away. I looked at Ikuto his face still looking emotionless.
"Umm, Ikuto?" he looked down at me surprised, "Are you alright?"
"Huh?" he asked cocking his head looking like a cat again.
"You kind of sounded... out of it." he smiled down at be like before with amusement.
"Don't worry about it."
"W-Who says I was worried?!"
"Alright, don't think about it." he answered taking my hand again, "Come on."
"Huh?" he was pulling me on the dance floor. "Uh..., yeah. I'm not very good at dancing." I told as he just looked at me with amusement.
"Alright." He pulled me up slightly till I was standing on his feet. "Now you don't have to be." I felt myself self blush of course, but I think I also had a slight smile too. It felt nice, even though he was taller than me, he was still looking at me. It felt like forever being there. Until I looked out one of the windows, and my eyes widened.
"Ikuto! Look outside!" I told him trying to keep my voice low for anyone around. He looked out and he saw the same thing I had. A lot of pure black eggs.