PO TAH TOES: SUPER DUPER DUPER POOPER SORRY for the FUCKING LONG ASS WAIT! So I will try, and make this chapter, long and detailed. But dont be disappointed if I fail MISERABLY! :)
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TO;Queen-Azusa
Who said I dont care if my chapters are super late? I CARE A SHIT LOAD, every time my chapters are late. But sometimes I have no control over things.. BTW At least I still update, unlike some authors on this website. xP . and, 'legitimate writer' I plan on not writing until summer break And I have a life besides going on, and writing everytime I have free time (dont take it in a bad way) I like to spend my remaining childhood with friends and what-not. I would update more, if I had more time. Personal reasons, mostly. :)
TO;DeathTheKid98
OMGG I remember seeing your name pop up on reviews since...like...MY SECOND, or FIRST story! :)
AND ON WITH THE STORY!
Paparazzi Hurts
Chapter 14
Normal P.O.V
After two, long, hours of Amu explaining everything to Nagihiko, Utau, and Rima, she had 2 hours until she meets with Tadase.
"SO THIS IS YOUR FAULT!" Utau yelled, pointing an accusing finger at the bored Ikuto.
"Just trying to make the girl I love happy." Ikuto said blankly.
"WELL IF YOU DIDN'T LO-...Wait..WHAT?" Utau yelled, even louder this time.
"Did you just say 'the girl I love?'" Utau and Rima said in usion.
Everyone but Amu stared at Ikuto, waiting for a reply. Amu excused herself to go to the bathroom, her huge blush was obvious to everyone.
"Yeah, so?" Ikuto put his hands in his pocket.
"YOU LOVE AMU?" Utau and Rima yelled.
"Yeah. She wanted to meet with that bastard, so she got her wish."
"Bastard?...Why are you pissed at Tadase?" Kukai asked, finally catching on.
"He set me up. The job, the magazine, everything. But that's not even the best part." Ikuto ran a hand through his messy midnight blue hair.
Everyone hesitated before asking, in usion, "What's the best part?"
Ikuto looked at all of them, his eyes were serious, sad, angry, cold and harsh.
"Amu still loves that bastard." Ikuto spat, venom in his voice.
"WHAT?" They all yelled.
"That has to be a lie!" Rima said.
"Then explain why she was blushing while she said 'I..I think I still love him..'" Ikuto said, getting more angered by the second.
"Huh! This is bad!" Utau said, pacing back and forth.
"I'd rather you date Amu, than that two-faced bastard!" Rima pointed at Ikuto, then waved her hands in the air like a crazy woman.
"Yeah, well, I bet she would chose that bastard over me." Ikuto said.
He took something out of his pocket, and everyone in the room knew what it was.
"Who wants a hit?" Ikuto asked, showing them the electronic/vapor cigarette.
Amu's P.O.V
I walked back into the living room 15 minutes later, after the blush on my cheeks went away. I walk into the living room to find a cloud of smoke coming out of Ikuto's mouth.
"What's going on here?" I asked, looking at everyone, and then staring at Ikuto.
"Nothing just waiting for you..."Ikuto said, sticking something in his mouth, and then inhaling.
My eyes widened, 'oh hell no..'
"Is that a electronic cigarette?" I asked, pointing at the thing in Ikuto's hand.
"Yeah, want a hit?" He said, the smoking coming out of his nose this time.
"Why, in the world do you have an electronic cigarette?" I yelled, Utau, Rima, and Nagihiko already knew how much I hate it when people smoke.
"Because I don't want a real cigarette." He said calmly, he took another hit, and he let the smoke out slowly.
"BUT THE-"
"You should get ready before we meet with Tadase." Ikuto said cutting me off.
"But-"
"I think he's right Amu, you don't want to be late, do you?" Rima said.
"Bu-"
"We'll get going so you can change." Nagihiko said, heading towards the door. The rest of them following right behind him.
They all waved good-bye and closed the door behind them. I turned to look at Ikuto.
"we need to talk."
Normal P.O.V..again
"Sure.."Ikuto said, following Amu upstairs, and into her bedroom.
He closed the door, and faced an angry Amu.
"Hand over the vapor cigarette, and explain to me why you said 'we meet with Tadase.'"Her hand was open flat, waiting for Ikuto to give her the 'cigarette'.
"One, I'm not done with all my hits yet," He shoved Amu the vapor cigarette "Second, I'm coming with you when you meet with Tadase." He put it back in his pocket before she snatched it away.
"There is no way your going with me. Now, give me that so I can throw it away!" Amu said, pointing at the pocket Ikuto put the vapor cigarette in.
"If I give it to you, what do I get in return?" Ikuto smirked in his head, an idea coming to mind.
"I don't know, just give me the cigarette!" Amu pouted, her bottom lip sticking out like she was a little girl.
"I'll give it to you, if I get to go with you when you meet with Tadase." Ikuto grinned.
"Fine, whatever! Just hand it over!" Amu yelled, looking straight into Ikuto's eyes.
He was surprised by her reaction. He thought she would either reject his idea, blush, or do something else but that. He handed her the vapor cigarette, and she threw it out the window. She sat down on her bed, her back towards Ikuto.
"Why are you so worked up over a vapor cigarette?" Ikuto asked, curious.
"Long story..."Amu said.
"Well, I'm listening." Ikuto walked closer to her bed, hoping she would answer his question.
Amu looked at Ikuto over her shoulder, she sighed, and patted at a spot next to her on her bed. Signaling for Ikuto to sit down.
"I have a little sister, her name was Ami.."Amu started off, her voice barely above a whisper. Ikuto remained silent, listening to every word she said.
"When she was in her second year of high school, she started to hang out with... the wrong type of people..."Amu stared out the window, remembering the 'friends' Ami would bring home. Most of them looked like gangsters, and hookers. Amu and her parents worried because they thought Ami would turn out like her 'friends', luckly she didn't.
"When we went to our yearly check up to the doctors, we found out she had lung cancer..."Amu's voice started to fade away, then come back. Not knowing if she could handle saying the rest.
"She smoked?" Ikuto asked.
Amu smiled meekly, and shook her head. Proud that her sister didn't smoke.
"No..second hand smoke.."Amu said, the smile on her face, was gone.
"Is that it?" Ikuto asked.
Amu shook her head, again. Knowing there was still more to cover.
"One day, she came home from school with two police men behind her..."Amu looked out the window again, replaying in her mind, that moment. Ikuto stayed silent.
"They said there was a school shooting earlier that day, and she helped with hiding the guns..."
"Being a minor, our father was put into jail for 2 months, and our mother had to work harder to pay the bills." Amu stopped talking for a moment, and frowned. 'I remember mom crying in the middle of the night, asking God what happened to Ami, why was all this happening to our family. Those sleepless nights because I could hear mom sobbing down the hall when I came over on the weekends.' Amu thought.
"In those 2 months things for worst. Our mom had to get a loan to pay off bills, and Ami started to rebel more. I stayed home to help, but everything remained the same. Ami came home later and later in the night, and mom became restless. Always awake worrying about Ami and dad, or sobbing in their bedroom."
"Before we knew it, me and mom was picking up dad from the jail. Ami stayed home, not wanting to hear anything from dad. We got home, and the front door was unlocked." Silent tears rolled down Amu's face, remembering what happened next.
"We burst inside to find Ami on the floor, eyes closed, body...motionless.." Amu squeezed her knees closer to her, wanting to tell someone everything that happened.
"And then-" Ikuto wrapped his arms around Amu's shoulders, knowing it was painful for her to remember.
"Sh...that's enough, you don't have to tell me the rest.."Ikuto said, stroking Amu's pink hair. She wrapped her arms around him, and cried into his chest, but she continued telling Ikuto what happened.
"We rushed to her side...and we found deep cuts all over her arms...our dad ran outside to ask one of the neigh boors for help, and our mom called 911... I moved closer to my motionless sister, and held her hand. But I felt something in her hand, and I realized it was a note. -hiccup- It was addressed to me, and it explained everything..Why she hanged out with the wrong people, and in the end...she said she was sorry she couldn't stay to see my very first concert with mom and dad..."Amu cried in Ikuto's chest, letting the bottled up emotions about the past, out. (A/N:To know the note, PM me or leave a review saying you want to know. Only for those who has a profile on FF! Oh and Amu is 20 when Ami is in her second year in highschool!)
"Sh..let it all out.."Ikuto said, waiting for Amu to stop crying. Now her understands so much more about Amu. The pictures in her hallways, made sense now. He looked over at the near by digital clock 'That killed like 50 minutes...' Ikuto thought.
"You want me to call Tadase, and tell him another time?" Ikuto asked, hoping Amu would say yes, and then forget about Tadase.
Amu pulled away from Ikuto, and wiped her tears away. She shook her head, she mumbled something off the lines of 'That would be rude'. But Ikuto didn't hear her since her hand was covering her mouth.
"I should get ready."Amu suggested.
Ikuto nodded, "Yes you should, I'll be outside. I want some fresh air." Ikuto stood up from the bed and walked towards Amu's closet.
Before Ikuto could turn the knob her head the faint sound of Amu whispering his name behind him.
"Yeah?" He said, and turned around. Only to be hugged by Amu, he looked at her confused.
"Thanks, again."
"What did I do this time?" Ikuto grinned.
"You still treat me like a normal person, after everything that happened. Thanks, Ikuto."
"Don't worry..I won't change, unless you want me to." Ikuto said.
Amu hugged him tighter, "Don't change.."she whispered, but Ikuto didn't hear her.
'Don't ever change, my love..'Ikuto thought, finally, hugging Amu back.
Po tah toes:MY FINGERS ARE CRAMPED! I FINALLY FINISHED THIS CHAPTER, it seems so long to me :)
Sorry for the grammar mistakes in there...somewhere...I might fix it, and then repost this chapter :)
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sorry again for the uber late update, and hopfully this kinda long chapter half made up for it :)
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