I am back with more! XD Onto the reviews I can comment on. =) KonekoNeko: I will try and make this pretty as you requested ^^ SHUGO CHARA NEKO D: I'm glad you like my stories =D It makes me really happy when I get reviews like yours. It made me laugh when you mentioned your brother again. lmao here's a suggestion that can keep you from getting grounded...dont throw anything at him ;) lol I have a little brother too. He's a pain in my side too but what can ya do? He's basically Daigo in the story except that he's only eight like in High School Problems. Well, lets start this chapter. Shall we? :D
Unlocking the door, Amu stumbled into the house giggling with Ikuto shutting the door behind them. He watched her fall over the arm of the couch and lay there kicking her shoes off. Ikuto chuckled at how childish Amu's been acting ever since they started planning their wedding. I'm glad she's excited, he thought smiling.
"Hey, Ikuto."
"Hm?"
Amu sat up and looked at Ikuto over the back of the couch, "Can you make me that hot chocolate you make?"
Ikuto raised a teasing eyebrow at her and leaned his face close to her's, "You're not pregnant are you?"
"Shut up!"
He laughed at how red she turned and kissed her to quiet her. He placed his hand on her head and ruffled her hair, "I'm just teasing you, kitten."
She pouted as he walked away and into the kitchen. She sank down on the couch and pulled her knees up to her chest. She couldn't help but smile to herself, her cheeks pink from excitement and embarrasment. She placed a hand on her stomache and looked in the direction of the kitchen.
"Hm...Now where'd I put the cocoa powder?" Amu heard Ikuto opening and closing cabients.
She giggled and then called out, "You put it in the drawer with the spoons."
"...Why the hell did I put it there?"
Amu laughed at her fiancee and then noticed the blinking light of the message machine. She walked over to it and read that there were two messages.
Two new messages. First new message. *Beep*
Amu? Amu? Oh, Amu. Of all the times to be out! *sniffle* It's terrible. I need to talk to you. My parents want me to marry this other man. Please call me back once you get this message. God, Tadase was so devistated and I dont know what to do.
*Beep* End of first message. Second new message. *Beep*
Ikuto-nee, it's me Tadase... *sigh* I don't even know where to start. They want Lulu to marry this Francious man who owns a business thats going bankrupt. They want to help him but that means Lulu has to marry him and then her family inheritance goes to him. I dont want her to marry some stranger. Ikuto-nee, call me back please. I need your advice.
*Beep* End of final message.
"We better call them back."
Looking over her shoulder at Ikuto who had been listening, she nodded and picked up the phone.
~Over in France~ (I'm honestly not going to do the time difference -_- so just work with me)
Tadase sat up in bed, wide awake. His hand was gently stroking Lulu's long blong hair as she slept. She had been crying yesterday and didn't fall asleep until late. Tadase hasn't slept a wink. He waited for her to fall asleep and then he'd go to sleep but he couldn't.
He looked down at the sleeping french girl and a small smile formed on his lips when he noticed how peaceful she looked sleeping with a smile on her face. He looked back up and out the large window doors to the balcony; it was still dark out, it being early in the morning, but not too dark to not see outside. Tadase could easily see the gardens of the backyard and the morning fog that covered it in a dull gray. He sighed and then there was a knock on the door.
Curious, he pulled on his pants from yesterday and answered the door. Standing outside with the house phone in his hands was the butler that let Tadase and Lulu in with the small boy.
"Phone call."
"Oh...Uh, thank you."
The butler passed him the phone and then walked away. Tadase closed the door and pressed the phone to his ear, "Hello?"
"Tadase? Oh, good. We didn't know whether you were asleep or not."
"Amu-chan," he sighed in relief, "I'm so glad you called. Actually, I haven't slept at all."
"That's not good for you, Kiddy King."
"Ikuto-nii."
"We called as soon as we got your message. And Lulu's. We got worried."
He rubbed the bridge of his nose and sighed, "I'm sorry, it's just..."
"It's alright, Tadase, we get it." Tadase could tell Ikuto was shaking his head sympatheticly over the phone. "Where's Lulu?"
He looked back at the bed where Lulu was and saw how her arm was placed over the spot where he "slept", "She's still sleeping. She didn't go to sleep until late. She doesnt know what to do."
"Isn't it simple? She says no then you two get the hell out of there-Ow!"
"Ikuto! You couldn't have said that nicer?"
"You sure your not pregnant?"
"Shut the hell up!"
"We're going to the doctors tomorrow."
"Teme!"
"Anyways," Tadase chuckled at their conversation and could easily tell that Amu was pouting with her arms crossed, glaring at his older brother, "Seriously, all Lulu has to do is say no."
"I think she should too."
"Who-ho, Tadase! Finally maning up."
Blushing from embarrasment, he cleared his throat and continued, "But you know Lulu. This is her family asking her and she's raised to be the proper lady. And that would mean accepting this marriage."
"You're both push-overs -_-."
By the thud and short cry of pain on the other line, Tadase imagined that Amu pushed Ikuto off whereever they were sitting, "In some sense, Ikuto has a point."
"So why the heck did you push me off the couch!"
"Shut up, Baka Neko! Ikuto has a point in Lulu just saying no. She loves you and you love her. Even if this man is going bankrupt, he's gotta figure that out on his own. Lulu's gotta chose. She usually manages an inbetween answer but she can't this time."
"I wish you were here to tell her that," he said running his hand over his face, trying to rid the sleep that's threatening to take him.
"Nope. Tadase, you have to tell her. If you tell her, maybe something will click in her head. But Amu can't fight this battle of yours."
"You're right. Thank you, Ikuto-nii, Amu-chan."
"No problem."
"Just call us if anything ^^."
"Now go to bed, Kiddy King. You're up passed your bedtime."
"Ikuto-nii!"
They both laughed but Tadase had to keep his quiet to keep from waking Lulu. They said their good-nights (or good mornings) and then hung up. Tadase placed the phone down on the night stand and then quietly crept into bed. He carefully lifted Lulu's arm and then set it down next to her as he got comfortable. Just as he was placing his head on the pillow, Lulu's eyes lids slowly lifted to show sleepy aqua eyes, "Tadase?"
He layed down and took her hand in his and kissed it, "Go back to sleep."
"You look terrible. Did you sleep at all?" she asked, her eyes starting to focus more.
He chuckled, "I'll go to sleep once you do."
She eyed him for a good minute before nodding. She moved closer to him and curled into the curve of his body. Placing her head on his chest, she started to relax and felt sleep start to conquer her again. But before she fell asleep, she heard Tadase talk.
"Just say no, Lulu. Tell him you dont want to marry him."
She was shocked by what he said but by the time it finally sank into her mind and quickly sat up to answer him, he had fallen asleep. Sadly, but lovingly, she smiled at him and bent over his sleeping figure to kiss him. Then, whispering into his ear, she said, "For you, I will."
~Back in Japan~
Kukai watched from the door as Utau spooned more cookies-and-cream icecream into her mouth, glaring at the lyric sheeting before her. Her pencil tapped impatiently against the desk as she held the metal spoon in her mouth, letting the icecream melt. He chuckled at how fustrated she looked which caused her to look back at him. It shocked him how much she liked looked like a little girl sitting in the chair like that with the spoon hanging from her mouth. He couldn't help but blush at how cute she looked but smiled as well, thinking how their baby might turn out to look a lot like her.
Seeing him blush and smile like that, Utau smiled back with insperation glimming in her eyes. She quickly turned back to the desk and started scribling down lyrics as she continued to eat for two.
Since she was on a roll, Kukai left her to work on her lyrics for her concert coming up before she takes off to calmly plan their wedding and take care of herself for the baby.
"The baby..." It still bothered Kukai that the doctor called them in for that ultrasound after only having one just a week before. He worried that something was wrong with the baby. He shook his head and slapped his cheeks. "Come on, we cant think like this, Kukai," he said to himself. Then his mind started to wander. What if something's wrong with the baby's legs? Or what if it won't be able to speak? Or worse, what if... He was brought out of his thoughts when he walked into a wall.
"Ah!"
Hearing his cry of pain, Utau suddenly appeared at his side, "What were you trying to do? Get to Hogwartz?"
He laughed at her joke and let her inspect his forehead where it made impact with the wall. As she moved his hair aside to look and turned his head in different angles, he took in just how beautiful Utau was. Seeing her care for him with concern in her eyes even if her expression didn't show it. It made him feel more relaxed about the baby.
She stopped examining his forhead when she noticed he was starin at her with this goofy grin, "What? Is there something on my face? Why are you grinning like that?"
"No reason."
~Other part of town~
Nagihiko and Rima walked down the sidewalk, just a few blocks from her apartment. They decided to go out for a walk, not wanting to be cooped up in the small condominaum very long. They held hands, their fingers intertwined while they spoke of anything.
"I wonder how Tadase and Lulu are doing," Rima said, looking up at the sky as if to see their departing plane.
"If anything, they'd call Amu-chan and Ikuto."
"True."
It got quiet for a minute as Rima let her eyes fall back behind her bangs. Nagihiko noticed her sudden mood change and stopped. "Rima, is something wrong?"
"It's just..." She wasn't very much the person to open up about her thoughts but when she looked up at the violet haired man staniding before her she rememebered the ring that no rested on her ring finger of her left hand. "It's just, I can't help but think that things are calm and quiet at the moment."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Nagihiko responded, an eyebrow raised in confusion.
"Well yes. Amu and Ikuto are getting married and Amu's excited as hell. She's even acting like a little girl that found out tinkerbell is real." Nagihiko had to laugh at her anaology but let her continue. "Utau and Kukai are expecting a baby and they're getting married. We're getting married." Her cheeks turned pink at this statement and Nagihiko squeezed her hand a little and smiled, showing her that he was happy about it too. "Akane and Haru are doing great together besides the fact that her depression is making it hard for her to go out. Yaya and Kairi are in college doing who-knows-what. And Tadase and Lulu are in France trying to see what's up."
"That all sounds like good stuff to me." She became quiet again, her eyes averting to the ground. "Rima?"
"Just...How long will it last?"
"That's not a very positive way to think."
"But think about it. When has anything for us-for this group-ever stayed calm for a long period of time?"
Nagihiko's brows knitted together as he thought. Rima pulled her hand away from his to cross her arms across her chest.
"I...guess you have a point."
"Exactly. I'm afraid that all of it is just going to turn bad in just a matter of minutes."
Nagihiko sighed and shook his head. He placed his hand under her chin and tilted her face so that she was looking up at him with her honey colored eyes. "It's true that things might turn into chaos once we turn our backs...But, we have to enjoy our time with each other and enjoy the calm situation as much as we can. So that when we do have problems, we can find a way to stay together. Understand?"
She nodded in his hand and he smiled. He kissed her forehead and then took her hand again and they started walking.
~Another part of town~
"They kidnapped you...?"
"Yes."
"And they dragged you to a therapist?"
"Yup. That's basically what happened."
Akane was in the kitchen making a quick dinner for the four of them since no one has really eatten yet. Even if it is 10 at night. Aoi and Daigo watched her through the window of the kitchen behind the table from the couch. Haru was leaning on the doorframe watching her as well, a big smile on his face that hasn't left his lips since the moment he saw her at the concert.
She had explained to them what happened to her that afternoon and why no one was able to get a hold of her. She told them about her new therapist, Dr. Fujimoto, and the session.
Unlike Aoi and Daigo who were listening to how much "lighter" their older sister sounded, Haru watched her be "lighter". He watched as she made her way around the kitchen to prepare the meal. He watched as she spoke while cutting, a smile appearing here and there. He listened to every word, it being that she usually wouldn't say much ever since she got back. But now, she was talking.
When she stood up from taking a pot from one of the cabinets below, she finally noticed Haru watching her carefully, smiling. She blushed lightly but pouted, "What?"
He walked over to her shaking his head, chuckling. She put the pot under the sink and let the water run, filling it. Haru walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist and rest his chin on her shoulder like he did earlier. He kissed the exposed part of her neck and said, "I'm glad you're starting to feel better."
He turned her around and cupped her cheek and then planted his lips to hers. She quickly responded to him, enjoying the kiss.
"Ah! PDA! Run!" they heard Daigo shout before running upstairs.
Aoi ran after him laughing but stopped at the stairs for a second and peeked back at her sister and Haru. They had pulled away and Haru was rubbing his thumb gently on Akane's cheek as she stared at him with loving eyes. She blushed at the scene and felt happy for them...but something inside her wished for the same.
Yay! Sappy, lovey-dovey chapter that I had fun writing lol Hope you like the cliffhanger about Aoi. Gets you thinkin huh ;D
Anyways, so I came home from pep rally today at my high school. Yeah, I know its late but thats because the principal took it away because people were idiots last year. Well, we got it back (woop-de-freakin-do -_-) and it was torture.
1) The Seniors and Juniors (me) hate the Sophmores and Freshmen. THEY'RE ANNOYING AS HELL! I know what you guys are thinking "you guys were freshmen too". Well, let me tell you this. We weren't as bad as them. And even the Seniors said so.
2) The Juniors were cheering louder than the Seniors -_- Thats just sad.
3) These two stupid freshmen decided to start a fight in their section in the bleachers. Honestly? Security and the police (yes, we have police at the school. that's how bad most of the kids are) ran up the bleachers to see what's going on.
4)Turns out, some kid got jumped after the rally off on one of the other school grounds and rumor going around is that they're taking the homecoming dance away (not that I cared, really. I really dont care)
Stupid people! Srry, I needed to rant.
Well, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I'll update when I can.
R&R plz