Nico: I think I have an issue with breaking promises._.
Luchia: *nods* You're a failure
Nico: … You're right TT_TT
Luchia: Well let's not waste time with this random crap!
Nico: SGJKSJGHJLSGN Fine…
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Luchia: Chapter 10: Days 8-14: Kaede's Plan
Nico: Doki~!
Ikuto's P.O.V
"Damn it, Damn it, DAMN IT!" I shouted, punching the wall.
"What the hell is my problem!" I continued yelling at myself, "Why! She's engaged! I practically forced her! She'll hate me forever I'm sure of it!"
After leaving several large holes in the wall I fell back onto the couch, my head in my hands.
'I'm such an idiot…'
Days passed until a full week had gone by. I stayed home, never talked to anyone. Contact between me and Amu was slim to none, and there was no way I could face her, not after THAT.
I was lying face down on the couch when I heard a knock on my door, but I didn't bother to go and open it, I needed time alone to think.
The knocking grew louder, and continued for a minute until it completely stopped.
I sighed, 'Finally…'
Then suddenly, a loud BAM echoed from the front door and I stared wide eyed as my front door was blown off its hinges and onto the ground.
There standing in front of the door was one of the people I definitely didn't want to deal with at the moment.
Her blonde hair and "Ikuto's #1 Fan" shirt were unmistakable.
"Kaede," I murmured, not happy to see her at all.
She stared at me with a blank expression, "Ikuto-sama, you haven't repaid your debt of underwear."
I shuddered, "Whatever I don't feel like giving you all of my belongings at the moment. Now can you just leave my house before you blow up another one of my doors."
"I'm afraid that's not possible," She stated, "For the underwear is not the only reason I have come."
I yawned, "So? Why else?"
Kaede removed her glasses and sighed, "The girls and I are worried, you haven't left your house for days."
"So what?" I murmured, sinking back into the couch with my arms crossed, not giving a damn.
She frowned, obviously she was serious about this, "It's not like you. Something happened. We know it. You haven't even had contact with anyone. Utau told us directly that you wouldn't answer any of her calls, and that you wouldn't let her into your house. And if you won't even talk to your own sister than it must be something serious."
I remained silent.
"It's about that Amu girl isn't it?" Kaede said bluntly.
My body went stiff, she was right on target.
She nodded, "Thought so… something definitely happened between you two."
"None of us like that girl," Kaede continued, "She always seemed to take up a lot of your time and was a big threat to us. At first we thought you two were dating or something, and most of my girls were furious. That was, until we did some research on her and found out she's engaged."
"It seems cruel doesn't it," She told me, "I think all of us have realized how much you care about her except for Amu herself."
I just nodded.
A small smile appeared on her face as she leaned against the wall next to where the door used to be, "So… what happened?"
I sighed, 'I guess there's no trouble in telling her. It's not like it will make a difference anyways.'
So I told her everything that happened that week before. From the begging all the way to the end she stared at me blankly, like she was waiting for me to say something specific. Then once I got to the part where Amu ran away, she immediately turned around and walked out the door.
"Whoa what the hell! You don't just walk out when someone's talking to you!" I yelled at her as she left.
But she was already long gone.
Amu's P.O.V
It was dark. I couldn't see anything but the glistening of my engagement ring against the faded light that made its way through the deep layers of cotton.
I was huddled under a mountain of blankets, hidden in the corner of my room- no, TADASE and I's room- when I heard a loud CRASH coming from downstairs.
I didn't really care at first. It was probably the wind or something, I thought to myself. But after a few minutes of complete silence, another, much louder CRASH literally erupted from the floor below me. I tried to brush it off again.
But only a few seconds after the crash, I heard dozens of feet stomping up the stairs and towards my room. My heart skipped a beat for a second when they footsteps stopped abruptly in front of my door.
Silence…
BOOM! Something loud crashed to the ground
The blankets were thrown off of me, and as my eyes adjusted to the light, I saw a huge mob of girls in Ikuto Fangirl gear surrounding me. With one short blonde girl in particular standing in the front of the group, holding some of my blankets in one hand, and a gold scroll in the other.
I blinked, "What the…?"
The blonde girl just stared at me and handed me the scroll, "Miss Hinamori Amu, I'm sorry to tell you that you've been charged with breaking the heart of a poor man, and of being a giant air head."
"Huh?" I stammered.
"Open the scroll," was all she said before she and her mob of fangirls stomped out of my room, down the stairs, and out of the house, "It's a message from a certain someone." I managed to hear her say before she left.
I sat there in silence for a few moments, dumbfounded, before coming back to reality and staring down at the golden scroll.
Slowly, I rolled it open to find a message.
"Meet me in the park tonight at 11 o' clock sharp." It read.
But there was no sign or signature or anything showing who wrote it.
I puzzled over the message for a while until I set it down and sighed.
'I wonder who wrote that message and why… I should probably meet them tonight… but it's not like its so easy leaving the house at a time like this… I could run into "that person"…'
I flopped back into my mountain of blankets and squeezed under a light blue one with a pattern of chocolate ice cream cones. Everything that's been going on lately is making my head spin. I've been buried in these blankets for too long...
Ikuto's P.O.V
"Nighttime…" I whispered to myself as I breathed in the cool air, "My favorite time of the day."
I stood at the top of a very familiar stair case in the city park. Behind me, was a clear view of the moon and all the stars. This place brang back both good and bad memories.
I silently kneeled down to the ground and took my father's violin out of the silver case placed at my feet. I rested my chin on the edge, closed my eyes, and played the tune to "Yuuki no Uta", the song Amu and I once played and sung together in this same exact spot.
It felt nice playing under the full moon, that is, until a voice interrupted my day dreaming-
"A beautiful song, isn't it?"
I slowly opened my eyes, lowering my violin, "Kaede, what are you doing here?"
The blonde fangirl stood at the base of the stairs, dressed in a black nightgown with lace running down her shoulders, black slippers, and a large black bow in her hair. She must have been wearing contacts because she wasn't wearing her glasses.
"I thought I'd go for a nice night stroll in the park," She told me as she gazed up at the moon, "There is a lovely view of the stars from here."
"That is true," I nodded, "But it's pretty late, it's already about 11 right now."
I heard a rustle in the bush, but ignored it.
Her eyes darted towards the bush and back to me, and I saw a smirk flash over her face, she seemed to have heard or thought something I didn't, "Oh I know…"
A bit confused by her awkwardness, I just shrugged and continued to play my melody.
Kaede slowly began making her way up the stairs towards me, but I just ignored her. Until her face was only inches from mine.
Amu's P.O.V
I walked around the park in a long tan trench coat, with black leggings and brown boots, searching for whoever wrote me the message to meet them.
"It's already a bit past 11…" I murmured to myself, "Where could they be…?"
I made my way down the rocky path until I found myself in a familiar spot.
I heard voices, and by instinct, I jumped into a nearby bush and peaked out.
"That's true, But it's pretty late. It's already 11 right now," A husky, familiar voice spoke.
I froze in place, it was Ikuto's voice.
My eyes searched the area until I could make out Ikuto's figure, only a few feet away from me.
"Oh I know…" Another voice spoke.
This voice sounded familiar too, but I couldn't quite make out who it was.
My train of thought was interrupted by a swift whooshing sound, and I looked to see the figure of a girl only centimeters away from Ikuto, her hands on his cheeks.
"You've been so lonely for so long Ikuto," The girl whispered to him, "It's not like you can go chasing that Amu girl forever. Just give up and take me instead."
'No…'
For some reason, the sweet talk the girl was speaking to Ikuto really pissed me off. I felt like jumping out at her, but then I'd blow my cover.
Ikuto didn't respond, and I couldn't see his expression which made the situation even more annoying for me.
She slowly inched her face closer to his, "You know you want to Ikuto~"
'No. No. No. No. No. no…'
Before I knew it, the girl was only a second away from kissing him.
'No. No. No. No! NOO!'
"NO! STOP!" I leaped out from the bush and ran towards Ikuto and the girl. I pushed the girl out of the way, and down to the ground, before yelling, "Don't touch him!"
Ikuto just stood there, flabbergasted.
"Kaede!" He knelt down and helped the girl to her feet, "Are you alright?"
"Y-yeah I'm fine," She whispered, staring at me the entire time.
Ikuto turned to face me, obviously angry, "What the hell Amu! Why did you just randomly knock her to the ground! You could have seriously hurt her!"
"Well…" I stammered, "She was about to…k-"
"What does it matter to you?" The girl named Kaede spoke to me with a blank stare, "It's not like you care for him or anything. Why does it matter to you if he kisses a girl?"
I stood there without an answer, "Because…because…"
Ikuto stared at me the same that Kaede did, a blank stare, emotionless and painful.
I had no answer… nothing to say… so I just stood there.
It seemed like hours had passed before Ikuto decided that he had had enough.
"Let's go Kaede," He murmured, "I'll walk you home."
"No It's fine," The girl responded, I'll go myself," and with that, she walked off into the darkness, leaving me and Ikuto all alone.
Nico: *yawn* I'm tired…
Luchia: And there's your new chapter to those who so eagerly wanted it!
Nico: *had tons of inboxes being told to write a new chapter* YOU'RE WELCOME! I LOVE YOU ALL!
Luchia: Alrighty then~
Nico: What will happen next?
Luchia: What will happen between Amu and Ikuto
Nico: Did Kaede's plan work?
Luchia: Find out…
Nico: In the next chapter of…
Luchia: 31 days! (Coming SOON!)
Nico: Doki~!
