A/N:

Time to add some suspense. lol. :P

But I'll add it in the next chapters. *acts all lazy and stuff*

I should add chapter titles, do I?

Well, as usual..

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Quote of the Day:

"CloseYourEyesAndTakeTimeToFeelTheWorldAroundYou."

Summary so far:

Amu's on a journey with six boys on her side. Now, a newcomer arrives and introduces himself as the brother of Akira Yukio. But much to Amu's surprise, he was exactly the opposite of the cheerful and happy Yukio. Amu tries to understand him, and he refuses to interact with Amu. But there's always a personality that everyone hides, right? Can Amu awaken his hidden side?

Chapter Thirteen

"He..llo." Kotarou greeted in a cool voice, keeping his eyes focused on me.

"Now, now, shall we go?" Akira-kun recommended, still sweatdropping.

"Hey Yukio." Nagehiko called. Kotarou and Akira-kun's head turned to face Nagehiko.

"Oh, right." Nagehiko said, sweatdropping. Kuukai hid a grin.

"Shall we call you Akira then?" Kairi offered.

"Are you sure that you both aren't twins?" Kuukai said, raising one eyebrow up.

"No." They both answered. Even their voices were the same.

"But.."

"No more buts. Lets get moving people." Akira commanded. Kuukai sighed.

"You really do ask a lot of questions." Nagehiko murmured to Kuukai.

"Whatever you say." Kuukai shrugged. We rode a mini-van. Kairi and Akira was infront,which left Tadase, Kuukai and Nagehiko in the second row. Ikuto, Kotarou and I was in the back row. I was in the middle.

I stared at Ikuto's undefined eyes. What could he be thinking? Could he be thinking the same way as well?

I sighed and tore my gaze from him and transferred it to Kotarou. His eyes was actually peaceful now, and calm for some reason. I got too lost in his lime green eyes. Those eyes which I think is calling my name out loud. His eyes flickered on mine, catching my stare and I quickly looked down, blushing. Ikuto looked at me as well and stared outside again.

What's with all the eye movements and the staring?

I sighed. The van came to a stop,and I expeceted that we've already arrived. Akira introduced us to his family. His father. That was the person who gave Akira and Kotarou his looks. When they combine those three together, they may actually look like twins for a change. Well, except from the eye color. Akira and his father's eyes were blue. I gazed at a photograph which caught my eye a while ago. A picture of a woman, who had brown eyes and serene, lime green eyes.

"My mom." Akira murmured, smiling at the photograph. "I've got too much of dad's traits. Kotarou's eyes were mom's eyes." He said, turning to smile to me.

"She's gorgeous." I complimented.

"Actually, when Akira was young, I believe he had mother-complex issues." Akira's dad said.

"Hah." Ikuto snorted. Akira rolled his eyes. I laughed, but I abruptly stopped to see where Kotarou was. He wasn't there anymore, so I decided to find him.

"I'll go up. I'll be back for dinner." I told them, rushing upstairs. I changed into an incredibly large t-shirt and shorts. It was either this or a dress. Seriously, what would you choose?

I tried to look for him, and I finally gave up and went up the balcony door. I peeked outside, and saw the beautiful landscape that could be seen from my room.

Mountains covered with green moss . Trees standing on it, vines hanging from tree to tree. But the most beautiful scenery for me was the sun, which was setting behind those mountains. I finally opened the balcony and went outside. I breathed in and out, and sniffed the fresh air that was coming from the trees. I sighed. If only life was this peaceful. And then I heard something playing.

A familiar melody, but I didn't know where I've heard it before. All I know is that I just heard it recently. But I was too precoccupied to listening to it, I didn't have the time to think. Hearing this melody keeps my mind clear. I suddenly smiled and opened my eyes. The melody came from the balcony next to mine.

Kotarou's room.

I peeked, and I knew that I was right. He was the one who was playing that melody. He held an instrument, and I suddenly recognized it. A guitar, perhaps?

His gaze turned to me, and he looked down while putting his guitar in it's case. I blushed.

"I-I'm sorry for eavesdropping while you were playing." I said suddenly, bowing down. He remained silent for a moment, and finally spoke.

"Why are you apologizing to me?" He said in a voice that obviously sounded lazy, but it still sounded cool.

"Because I listened, didn't I? I'm sorry. I hope you don't mind." I said softly.

"That's not something to apologize for." He said, closing his guitar case. "It's fine. Just forget that you heard me play..-"

"How could I forget?" I suddenly blurted out. "You really are a good musician! Your music helped me relax!"

"O-kay." He said, raising one eyebrow up. "Do as you wish."

"I will."

"Weird girl." He said, forming a curve on his lips.

Did he just smile?

"You smiled!" I interjected. The smile faded.

"What?" He asked.

"You finally smiled." I grinned. "Well, it's the first time I saw you smile, so.." I said, looking down.

"You have so many weird reasons for being happy. "

"I know." I smiled. He sighed.

"If only I was like you.." He murmured.

"I agree."

"You heard me?"

"Yeah."

"Uh.."

"You know, try smiling for once. Just by smiling, I believe you'll reprogram your brain and you'll be cheerful someday." I recommended.

"That sounded a bit weird."

"Maybe." I said, sticking my tongue out. "I'll off then. Don't forget to smile or else I might actually force you to do so."

"As if you could." He taunted.

"Don't underestimate a hybrid like me."

"Hybrid?" He asked. "Meaning?"

"Ask your brother." I winked and jumped from the balcony. "I must go to my mission now." I said, saluting.

"You idiot! Are you hurt or something? That was 3 floors!" He interjected.

"That's great!"

"Huh?"

"You've learned another emotion. Anger." I said cheerfully. "Bye!"

"Actually, I've learned two emotions.." He murmured. But I think that was not the phrase he said. I smiled and went to Ikuto.

"You're late." He protested.

"Just handled something." I reassured him.

"Oh, so now what?" He asked. "You're a person who cheers people up?" He teased.

"You may call it that way." I grinned. He rolled his eyes.

"Could you, by any chance, cheer me up as well?" He asked. I guess the mood turned serious now.

"Why?"

"Why, you ask?" He said, pulling me to his chest and burying my face there. "I can't accept the fact that.. you're really, really beautiful."

"What?"

"I mean, that's the reason why people like you. Not just because of your appearance, but because of your personality and talents. You've changed lives, Amu. Including mine." He said, sighing as he buried his face to my hair.

"We're getting emotional."

"Too emotional, if I had to say. Mainly, it's my fault." He sighed.

"I like that." I said, looking up. "I really love people who show their real self."

"Oh really." He murmured, looking up as well.

"Yes." I murmurmed.

"Shall we continue where we left off that day? On the ship?" He proposed.

"I'll be glad to." I answered. In a second, his lips found mine and by using that kiss, we showed our emotions towards each other.

I wish all stories had happy endings like this one. Actually, I wish that I could end the story already. But I couldn't. I just have to be ready for what awaits me.

A/N:

Wow, this is a long chapter. Hope you enjoy this.

Please review this chapter. It's the first time that we wrote something this long.

~R and R.K