Mitsuki: Chapter 12!
Ikuto: You know I'm beginning to think you have mental problems.
Mitsuki: *angry veins pop up*
Ikuto: *backs away*
Mitsuki: Sure.
Mitsuki: You know I'm going to be nice today and let that go.
Ikuto: Really?
Mitsuki: Anyways this chapter might be a little rushed cuz I rushed on this chapter.
Amu: Mitsuki doesn't own Shugo Chara!
~ Amu's P.O.V. ~
I woke up, the bright sun reflecting on my face. I lay in the bed dazed until I remembered my crush on Tsukiyomi Ikuto. I got out of bed thinking of him and then I recalled last nights kiss dare. I cried mentally. Now that was my first kiss. I just shook my head and headed to the bathroom. I got out my toothbrush and started brushing my teeth, daydreaming. It was only about a few minutes later someone pushed me a little.
"Woah!" I screamed.
"Sorry Hinamori," I turned around and saw Kukai, grinning. I studied him and last night's events and the ramen incident rang in my head.
"Hey, Kukai can I ask you a question?" I mumbled.
"What?" his expression looked confused. I realized I still had the toothbrush in my mouth. I spit out the tooth paste and rinsed my mouth clean.
"Do you like Utau?" I asked, straightforwardly.
"W-what are y-you talking a-about?" Poor guy, he gave it away now.
"You blush when her name comes up, and you've been acting weird since the concert," I explained. Out of the corner of my eye I saw him exhale and look around both ways before stepping into the small space. He then pushed me in roughly, locking me into his steely grasp. I didn't blush or get embarrassed like when I do with Ikuto, I just stared out him, expecting an answer.
"Is it that obvious?" he asked. I just nodded. He sighed sat down, letting me go.
"Does she know?" I heard him whisper. I sat beside him, my hand on his shoulders.
"Well I don't know. Let's say I'm dense, which I really am, and I figured it out, do you think she has?" I tried to explain. Everybody did say I was extremely dense when it came to love.
"Man!" he groaned, "I'm just gonna embarrass myself in front of her!"
"Don't say that," I tried to comfort him, maybe I shouldn't have brought up the subject after all.
"Um, what are you doing?" I looked up and saw Utau and Ikuto in the doorway. I blushed at the sight of him.
"Nothing!" Kukai and I said in unison,jumping up from our positions. We looked at each other and laughed a bit and then walked out the bathroom, out of sight of the two.
"Sorry Kukai, I didn't know she was awake," I apologized, smiling sheepishly.
"Nah, no worries, she didn't hear our conversation," I looked up and laughed. Kukai stared at me curiously, so I pointed above him. Ran and Daichi were hugging then letting go then hugging and letting go. Me and Kukai looked at each other and laughed. Then we raced each other down the stairs.
~ Utau's P.O.V. ~
I was angry, mad, furious, infuriated, annoyed, and pissed off. Just yesterday I realize my feelings for soccer boy and now I see Amu and Kukai cramped in the bathroom. I wasn't mad at Amu and I certainly wasn't mad at Kukai, but I felt jealousy take over my other emotions. I didn't like it when they laughed together or when they left together. I sighed, I wouldn't be so mad if I knew their feelings. Did Amu like Kukai? Or worse did Kukai like Amu?
~ Ikuto's P.O.V. ~
Okay, this is the first and last time I'm going to admit this but I'm jealous. I don't know why but I am. It feels really weird and by that time I made up my mind. I was going to confess tonight whether I get rejected or not.
~ Rima's P.O.V. ~
I walked down the table and greeted Nagihiko a good morning. I couldn't look him up in the eye due to yesterday's truth. I sighed this was never going to end.
~ Nagihiko's P.O.V. ~
"Good morning," I heard Rima-chan's voice greet. I turned around and was disappointed that Rima wasn't looking at me. She just looked down, up, right, left, (a/n: lol) any direction possible, but away from me. I sighed and mustered up a big smile.
"Morning," She just nodded. I then heard footsteps and turned around. Kukai and Amu-chan came through the door laughing. A few feet behind them were Utau-chan and Ikuto, looking pissed off. I immediately understood the problem. Jealousy was flowing through the air.
"Morning," Ikuto and Utau grumbled at the same time. I chuckled lightly. Amu and Kukai looked behind them, and were surprised to see them angry.
"What's wrong?" Kukai asked.
"None of your business," Utau grumbled. I saw Amu giggle and sit down, causing Ikuto to get angrier.
"What's for breakfast?" Amu asked.
"Food," Rima mumbled. Amu giggled again and I smiled.
"Um, leftovers from dinner," I answered. I heard Rima groan.
"Seriously? Rice and omelet?"
"Yeah, that's what he said shorty," Ikuto muttered. I sweat dropped; some people were in a bad mood today.
"Morning everyone!" Well at least I know who's not in a bad mood.
"Good morning everyone," everybody nodded in acknowledgement.
~ Time Skip: Working in the Bakery ~
~ Normal P.O.V. ~
"Ready?" Ikuto called out.
"Wait!" Amu yelled, cleaning a table.
"Hurry up, Hinamori; I think they can see you!" Kukai called, causing Ikuto to become more irritated.
"There! I'm done!" Amu scrambled to get to the kitchen.
"Go!" Yaya shouted from her position. Ikuto switched the sign quickly, chara changed with Yoru, and hopped above all the tables and into the kitchen.
"Ikuto! I just cleaned those tables!" Amu complained.
"Oh please, they'll probably worship my footprints," Ikuto predicted.
"Yeah, sure," Amu scoffed. Girls then piled in the shop. Screams could be heard all the way to the ovens.
"That's my seat!"
"Oh please! You sat there yesterday!"
"What do you mean, I'll be Kairi's future wife, so what does it matter!" From behind the scenes the girls giggled at the sentence, fan girls sure could be funny.
"Kairi would have to be blind to choose you! No make that, blind, run over by a car, and burned in a house to choose you!" Ikuto and Kukai restrained from having to laugh at that.
"Kairi's not the best! Ikuto is!" Ikuto turned to look over at Amu to see what she thought, but she was getting supplies out for cake.
"Nagihiko!" The name caused Rima to grow irritated.
"Kairi!"
"Kukai!"
"Ikuto!"
"Oh my gosh! Someone's foot print is here!" Flashes and clicking were heard and seen. Ikuto turned to Amu, who was looking at him, and smirked.
~ Time Skip: After Dinner ~
The whole day was awkward. Ikuto and Utau stayed mad and jealous at Kukai and Amu. Whenever Kukai tried to take to Utau she avoided him to pretend to be working on something else. Amu prevented any sort of contact with Ikuto, which infuriated him. Whenever Rima looked at Nagihiko and he met her eye, she turned away swiftly. And Kairi just tried to keep away from Yaya, which was a horrible effort. Nobody could get away from Yaya. Soon after dinner, everyone just sat down. It was silent for ten minutes which aggravated everyone. They wanted to do something but couldn't.
"I'm going to my room to read a book," Kairi stated, finally breaking the silence. After he left there were seven people, which gradually become six, then five, then four, then three, then two, then one. This soon became zero.
~ Kairi's P.O.V. ~ (a/n: I'd like to thank Alerista for this scenario)
I was reading about one of my favorite things about the old times: samurais. I was in deep thought until I felt arms around me.
"Kairi-tan!" I gulped, I knew that voice. I buried my face deep inside the book, pretending to ignore her.
"Kairi-tan!" she continued, this time she shouted in my ear. I took a few deep breaths.
"Yes, Yuik- I mean Yaya-san?" I remembered what happened last time when I called Yuiki-san. She looked satisfied and continued with her talk.
"What're you doing?" she questioned, stealing my book from me.
"Yaya-san!" I tried to grab the book from her but she moved it just in time. I tripped and then I heard a thud! I opened my eyes slowly and saw Yaya-san below me. She was crying (a/n: too bad Pepe's not around XD) Wait, BELOW ME?! I blushed rapidly, and when she opened her eyes her cheeks were also tinted a bright red. I stood up faster than you could blink and apologized.
"I'm so sorry Yaya-san!" I didn't want her to hate me. Instead I felt her hug me. (a/n: You should've been expecting that Kairi!)
"It's okay Kairi-tan!" she shouted. Then she let me go and sat herself comfortably on the bed.
~ Yaya's P.O.V. ~
~Flashback Start ~ (a/n: let's say this event happened right after the truth or dare)
"Kairi-tan!" I hung my arms around his waist. It was my nature to do this, but I don't do this often. Especially on boys.
"Yaya-chan!" he complained.
"Yes?" I giggled and let him go.
"You shouldn't do that! You almost gave me a heart attack!" he scolded me. I wasn't paying attention but when he suddenly held my hand I jerked out of my thoughts and felt my cheeks heat up.
"Are you listening to me Yaya-san?" he asked. I nodded helplessly. I felt something in my something. Nervousness? That's impossible. I never get nervous.
"Anyways you should get to bed," he sighed. I giggled and ran to the bathroom, yelling a good night. When I got to the restroom I closed the door and slumped down. What was that? I shook my head and grabbed my toothbrush to brush my teeth and looked at my reflection. I was a bright pink. Then Amu-chii's words rang in my head over and over.
"Love? Rima, you know like you think of that person sometimes or something,"
I thought about a lot of things. And ever since I came here I've been thinking about Kairi. It took me a few minutes until I finally realized I liked Kairi, but when I realized I wanted to bottle up my feelings, me like a serious guy?
~Flashback End ~
When Kairi fell on top of me I just had to confess. I sat on his bed and started to talk.
"You know Kairi~tan," I started softly, "Yaya likes you. Yaya doesn't know why but she does," I turned to look him straight in the eye, he seemed flabbergasted (lol, it's a funny word somehow)
"Yaya just wanted to get it off her chest," I grinned. I turned to leave but a hand held me back.
"Wait Yaya," I was surprised when he didn't use an honorific.
"I like you too," he continued. I turned to see if he was joking but he looked dead serious. I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came out.
"Your carefree attitude and your smile, I like them both," he smiled a bit. I felt heat rise on my face, then he pulled me in an embrace. I was surprised but just kept my hands on his chest.
"I like you too Kairi~tan," I whispered softly, smiling.
~ Nagihiko's P.O.V. ~
Hey Rima-chan," I walked into the living room where Rima-chan was watching TV. Another comedy channel.
"Hello," she said, her eyes still glued to the screen. I sighed and slowly walked over to the box and turned it off.
"Hey!" she complained. It's now or never.
"You know Rima-chan," I started slowly. She looked at me. "I like you!" I blurted out.
I closed my eyes, not wanting to see her expression. A long silence passed us until I finally had enough confidence to open one of my eyes. Her expression was cute, but weird. Her mouth was opened in a perfect little O and the remote had dropped from her hand to the floor.
"Rima-chan?" I knew I should have kept quiet.
"I-I'm just surprised," was her answer. I just sighed and started to leave.
"Wait!" she shouted. She ran to me, gasping. She's really not athletic.
"Yes?" I said.
"Are you sure about your feelings?" she asked.
"You think I'm lying?" I was hurt.
"Yup," she replied bluntly.
"Well I'm not," I chuckled slightly.
"You know? I was thinking about not telling you, but since you made the first move, I like you too," she said. I just stared at her.
"Is this a comedy joke?" I asked. I knew she could act pretty well.
"Now I'm hurt," she jokingly said. I just smiled and hugged her, understanding her sincerity.
"Hey, now that we're well that, want to go on a little date?" she asked?
"Hmmmm?"
"I'd like ice cream," she pulled away from me and smiled.
"Sure," I gave in. She leaned close and kissed my cheek.
"Let's go Na-gi-hi-ko!" she smiled at me and rushed down hall.
"Good job! Very cool!" The voice made me jump but when I turned around I saw Rhythm and Temari.
"I guess," I smiled and walked down the hall to grab my coat and wallet.
~ Utau's P.O.V. ~
I lay on the bed reading a magazine, I flipped pages over and over. I almost ripped the best pages too.
"Woah slow down pop star, you don't want to appear on the news as the magazine killer now," I looked up and saw Kukai, the last person I wanted to see at the moment.
"What?" I snapped.
"Calm down, is something bothering you?"
"J-just shut up and leave."
"Yeah, but…"
"Just leave!" I shouted.
"Okay, if that's how you feel than fine!" he snapped to and was at the door but:
"Wait, no," I stopped him, and regretted it.
"What? I'm following orders,"
"I'm sorry," I sighed. I collapsed down on the bed.
"What's wrong with you today? Breakfast, work, and dinner were seriously quiet," he grinned. I threw a pillow at him but he swiftly caught it.
"I don't know, but what about you? You and Amu sure got along well,"
"Is that what this is about?" he asked, blushing.
"I don't even know anymore," I buried my face in another pillow.
"If this sentence will make the problem better than I'll say it." I looked at Kukai curiously.
"You know, I like you," I resumed my position on the pillow and heard him laugh.
"The thing with Hinamori was well, how do I say it?" he laughed again.
"She was comforting me," I lifted my face off the pillow.
"About what?" I asked.
"W-well a-about m-my feelings for you, she was curious and I thought i-it was o-obvious, so y-yeah," I giggled. It wasn't often you heard people like him stutter.
"What about you?" he asked. I stopped my giggle short and looked away.
"What about me?" I asked innocently.
"Don't play dumb, how do you feel about me?"
"You really want to know?" I asked, stalling.
"I'm prepared with the biggest blow you got," I laughed.
"I like you too," and with that sentence I ran to the door and was at the stairs until Kukai caught me.
"You really like me?" he asked in surprise.
"I don't know," I grinned. He smiled and playfully pushed me, causing me to lose balance. I almost fell down the stairs but he caught me just in time.
"Sorry," he apologized, sheepishly. I smiled and kissed him quickly on the lips and ran away, laughing at his rigid posture.
~ Amu's P.O.V. ~
I sighed, pacing back and forth. I've been avoiding Ikuto and somehow I didn't like it very much. I was broken from my thoughts when I heard a gentle melody fill my ears. I felt sorrow in the music but the sound drew me closer until I reached the back door of the house. I opened the doors and saw Ikuto on a flat rock playing the violin. It was like a sculpture that was worth millions of dollars. Everything was perfect, how the bow was gliding over the strings and how Ikuto seemed lost in his own little world. It was so brilliant I was worried he would just disappear in thin air, being just my imagination.
I was careful not to make a sound. I walked closer, absorbed by the music.
Crack!
My eyes widened. My feet found a twig and unconsciously stepped on it.
"Who's there?" I heard his voice say, it wasn't a shout but you could hear the anger in it.
"Um, don't move! I have weapons," I tried to imitate a burglar but failed miserably.
"That's nice Amu, why are you here?" I turned around to see Ikuto a few inches from my face. I jumped back and blushed at the closeness.
"Oh, I see you just wanted to see me," he smirked.
"W-what? I just followed the music!" I shouted.
"Sure."
"It sounds kind of sad," I mentioned, hoping to switch subjects.
"Does it?"
"Is there something wrong?"
"Nope."
"There is, isn't there?"
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"No."
"Yes."
"See there is something wrong!" I grinned.
"Hey, is there something between you and Kukai?" he asked.
"Me and Kukai? We're friends," I was confused, what was the sudden change in topic.
"Really? You guys don't like each other?"
"Nope," I popped the p. "He likes Utau."
"Really?" his expression brightened.
"Yeah, why?" I asked and his expression darkened again.
"Come on tell me," I pressured.
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"No."
"Yes." Ikuto slapped himself.
"You really wanna know?" he asked me.
"Yeah,"
"You're going to regret it," he warned.
"Just tell me," I said.
"I love you." Silence fell.
~ Ikuto's P.O.V. ~
"I love you," I said. Silence fell and I was nervous. ME. NERVOUS. That's impossible but it happened.
"Okay, I get it, what's the catch," I sighed, hurt. This was almost becoming my dream, except she wasn't confessing.
"You want the catch?" I asked.
"Yeah."
"There is none." Amu got up immediately and ran to the door and in the house. I got up and followed her. I chased her around yelling 'Amu!' She was finally cornered but I trapped her in front of a door. She turned the knob and dashed inside. I knew the door she opened, it was my door, and she was in my room.
"Amu," I whispered. She was standing at my balcony looking up at the stars.
"You're lying," she turned to me.
"I'm not, Amu."
"Me? You like me? Stop lying! I know it must be pretty fun to tease me but this is going too far!" she ranted. I sighed and wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her close.
"I'm not lying," I whispered in her ear, " I like the way you laugh, the way you blush, the way you smile, the way you like me for me."
"I just can't believe you," she said. She pushed me away.
"Why?" was all I said. I was hurt by her words.
"How can I believe you? You're the one who likes to play around with me! You're the playboy! I hate you! I can't trust anyone anymore! Not after that!" Amu broke down, tears rapidly falling down on her cheeks. I understood why she was rejecting me. The reason she was in this house and how I found her. It was because of her previous boyfriend. I couldn't blame her.
"Amu," all I got in reply was her sniffling.
"Amu," I got nearer and I held her face in my hands, "I like you, I'm promise on my grave I'm not lying." Amu looked at me, still crying. She gulped and squeezed my hand. She looked at me with her innocent eyes and smiled.
"Are you sure you aren't lying?" she mumbled.
"Positive," I smiled.
"I like you too," Amu muttered, turning pink. I smirked, I knew she was telling the truth. Her sincerity rang in her voice.
"What? I didn't hear you," I teased.
"I said I like you," she mumbled.
"What?" I smirked.
"I said I liked you!" she shouted.
"Good," I smirked and pressed my lips down on hers quickly and embraced her.
"I love you," we said at the same time. We looked at each other and laughed.
Mitsuki: It's so sad! *crying*
Amu: I know! *Mitsuki and Amu are hugging each other crying*
Ikuto: Hey wait! Amu's supposed to be hugging me!
Mitsuki: Shut up! Aren't you supposed to be sad?
Ikuto: It's not sad. It's a bit boring.
Mitsuki: How rude! I thought of all the scenarios for a long time!
Ikuto: Stop lying. Not Kairi's and the other girl's.
Mitsuki: *blushing* well yeah. THANK YOU ALERISTA!
Ikuto: *shaking head*
Mitsuki: *Takes out her rubber hammer. What was that?
Ikuto: Nothing.
Mitsuki: Stop lying!
Ikuto & Mitsuki: *bickering and fighting*
Ikuto: *chara changed with Yoru and is dodging Mitsuki's attacks*
Amu: Those two…. Anyways plz r&r