Chapter 11: Rooftop Rivals

Amu felt light hit her face and winced her eyes before opening them. Where was she? What happened last night...she was at Ikuto's...but she was in her room?!

"Huh what!? What it all a drea-" She started popping up and looking around.

Crash.*

"Well that hasn't happened in a while..." A voice said.

She saw Ikuto on the floor rubbing his head. She must have knocked him off of the bed. "What's going on Ikuto?"

"Relax. You fell asleep at my place so I brought you back here, and slept here."

"Oh so my parents wouldn't worry..."

"Yea that..." He looked up at her.

"But did you sleep here too? Omg did you leave your bike outside?" If her parents saw his bike out there all night ...

"Amu..." He got up of the floor and looked at her standing up. "Why do you think I have these?" He pointed to two cat ears sitting on his head.

"Oh..." She breathed out in relief. He'd character changed with Yoru. She put her hand out and petted him, with an urge to touch his ears.

"Ah, they're sensitive Amu...dont touch me in erotic places." One flinched as he winced back quoting himself the last time she'd petted him in the allyway, giving her a one brow up. His ears were twice as sensitive as his hair was on his own...I guess it was a cat thing.

"Sorry Ikuto...you could have given me more warning!" She said loudly.

"Do you want me to be found out, screaming my name like that?" He smiled cockily.

" My dad would kill you."

"I'd like to see him try."

"Or ban me from dating you."

"I wouldn't allow it." Ikuto flirted with a smirk. "So you going to get ready for school or..."

"Shoot! I forgot!" Amu jumped out of bed and walked over to her closet. "Turn around, Ikuto..."

"It's nothing I haven't seen before..."

Amu through a hanger at his head.

"Ouch...okay okay I get it."

Ikuto took Amu to school via short cut. He told her he'd leave early and go get his motorcycle and then they could do what they wanted after school.

What they wanted.Amu blushed. She hadn't had intensions to do that with Ikuto...but it happened. He wasn't really as emotionless and rebellious as he lead on...still...she kind of wanted to make sure...and he did care. She walked with his hand tightly around hers all the way to her first class.

"I got to go Amu." He said. "I'll see you at lunch." He kissed her softly and left her with a small grin.

He went to the fourth floor and sat in his first class, and took out his cell and his few notes he owned.

"Ikuto!" He looked up to see that Amaya had sat beside him.

He didn't answer.

She looked over to him. Why did he hate her so much? He was perfect; independent, rebellious, a musician, cool...and deserved someone just as perfect. Class started and she looked at him, as he looked out of the window. What did that Amu girl have? Did he have a thing for young girls? She flicked her long black hair over her shoulder. Speaking of which what did that Amu girl have? She had that little box of colorful looking balls or eggs...she was different...something was up with her...and she needed dirt on her...

Ikuto looked at the time on his phone. Almost lunch. Amaya in each class had had her eyes glued to the back of his head and he was sick of it. She was self-absorbed and never made a single friend because she was independent. Either did he...but at least he didn't act like a cocky asshole. She'd created that fan club the moment his mother made him go to high school and thought herself as nothing better then to be his girlfriend. She reminded him of his step-father...had her own followers do her bidding, idolize her, and stepped on anyone in her way to get what she wanted..which happened to be him. He stretched and left class early to meet Amu on the roof for lunch. Amu had given him too much last night...however...it was different. He'd had the odd girlfriend...nobody from his school but with Easter, his sister's complex and well everything else romance was not a big topper for his list of things he wanted. Amu really cared too much for him...and he loved her for it...sometimes he felt ...selfish.

Amaya watched him leave class and sat there biting her lip in anger. He left and went within a matter of moments...before she could catch him for lunch. She turned and looked out the window as the noon bell rung. She got up and noticed that Ikuto had forgotten something on the desk...she went over and took it, and left with a smile on her face.

Amu spent lunch leaning on Ikuto's arm, and nearly fell asleep. Yesterday had taken a lot out of her...

"You know i did say that I'd kiss you, hug you and everything else...when you needed to be consoled." Ikuto said giving her a smirk.

"...Pervert." Amu said turning red.

"Ha,ha...I knew you turned red." He bent his head down and kissed her. "It's almost class again..."

"Good because that's all your getting." Amu defended.

"I could have gotten more?" He smirked.

"No...I ...thats not..." She blushed stumbling for words.

He got up and stretched his back. "Thank you Amu."

She got up and looked at him. "For what?"

"For being there for me again." He shrugged and smiled, as he walked back down the stairs. He went into his pocket and felt how it was empty...his cellphone...where did he put it? He went back to his home room and found it sitting on the desk. Amu really did have his mind in other places today...

Amu sat in her third class and looked at the text she had gotten from Ikuto.

"Meet me on the roof after school, there's something I need to ask you."

She wondered what it could be.

"Oh who's that from?"

She looked at one of her old classmates who was lingering over her shoulder. They still kind of idolized her.

"Uhm..." Amu blushed.

"It's your super cool boyfriend isn't it?"

"You're the girl with the older boyfriend? Isn't he a senior?"

"And a musician! His violin playing at our grad was so dreamy, your so lucky Amu-chan!"

She looked at her text. She was wasn't she?

Amu left her last class and yawned. Now she just had to go grab her things and meet him on the roof. She went to the locker room and grabbed her shugo-chara bag and her shoes.

"Meet you Amu." Ikuto said as he walked past. She nearly dropped her things to the floor as she wondered what he could possibly need to say...She waited until most of the people had left and went up. She didn't want anyone figuring out Ikuto's lunch spot was on the roof.

She opened the door to the afternoon cool air. Autumn was coming quick...she wondered how many more days they had up here before the weather got too cold. She looked around...no Ikuto.

She heard the door close behind her with a bang and turned around with a start.

Amaya stood there with her hand on it as if she'd just closed it and gave her a dark smile. "Finally...now we have time to talk...girl to girl. No interruptions."