DISCLAIMER: I don't own Shugo Chara.
Day Twenty-One
I cannot help that this is melting in my hands. I'm trying to get to her room as fast as possible, but the damn warm weather is not helping me at all! This time, I can't stop in front of her door; I just use my foot to kick the door open. She's still there, at least.
I lick some of the contents off my hands and close the door with my foot again. "I've come with your ice-cream, Amu," I have one vanilla cone and one chocolate—just enough for both of us. I maneuvered the chair next to her bed and I sit down right beside her. I hold the vanilla up to her face. "If you want some," I start to lick my chocolate ice-cream, "you'll have to wake up," nothing happens.
I still hold the food in front of her nose (maybe she can smell ice-cream) and I continue to eat my fair share. I look over at her and notice some of the ice-cream melting again. I hate warm weather. I pull the cone away and start to wipe up the stuff that's melting. Then mine starts to drip. Then they both start. This is too much ice-cream for me.
I hold out the vanilla again. "Come on, Amu, I know how much you love vanilla ice-cream, especially when we went there," I push the ice-cream to her lips and notice some of the dessert hit. I carefully let some of it coat her lips and perhaps have her taste it while being asleep. "So will you have your ice-cream?" I lean towards her and whisper: "For me?"
Then, I realize I still had the ice-cream to her lips. And I accidentally smeared half of the ice-cream on her face. Ah, well, maybe I did that on purpose, I don't know. But, to look at her like that, it's hilarious. I start to laugh (I'm panicking, though, because I don't have any napkins) and I run to the sink. I throw the vanilla cone into the sink and allow that to melt.
As fast as I can, I start to eat my chocolate while trying to find something to wipe down her face. Then it hit me, and I turned to her. Ah, she would hate me if she knew I was going to do this, but it must be done. And I hope none of the nurses come in here.
I walk over to her bed and sit next to her. Wow, I never realized how uncomfortable these beds are—beside the point. I lean down to her face and whisper: "Why, Amu, you have made a mess. Here," I lick her cheek, "let me help you with that," so I start to lick her face—like a cat.
So maybe I haven't gotten over my cat-like instincts. And maybe I'm still like a cat sometimes, but it's only with Amu, for some reason. But, I don't mind, especially when it comes to "kissing" Amu like this. She's delectable, so I don't mind having her for another dessert.
Soon enough, she's clean. Well, her face is still sticky and you can see some of the ice-cream with my saliva, but that's beside the point, too. I feel my chocolate cone dripping all over the hardwood floor. I lean away from her face and hope, hope, that her eyes are open. They aren't, and I sigh. I stand up from the bed and walk over to the sink—well, actually, I hopped over there so more ice-cream would not drip on the floor. I turn back to Amu.
She looks so much better today. I have to wonder why she won't wake up. I turn to the mirror above the sink and let the chocolate cone drop (I wonder if I can do that). I lean against the porcelain. I just want to be with her again, that's all I'm asking for, just another day with her. I want to see her smile and laugh, to feel her hands wrapped around mine, her arms wrapped around me, her lips against mine. Ah, dreaming again.
I turn back to her and start to walk toward the bed. I don't want her to be stuck here until she dies. I want to grow old with her, have a family (maybe, I don't know if I can stand a kid) and just love her. Maybe I'm thinking too far ahead into the future, and maybe I'm just trying to set my life together. But nothing else matters. I lie down on the bed and bring her into my arms. I want to be by her side every waking moment, in bed and in life.
I'm just a hopeful dreamer, that's all. I just want my other half.
* * *
"Where are we?" It's my seventeenth birthday, and Ikuto is surprising me with some kind of treat. I'm blindfolded at the moment and he's steering me in any direction he can make me go. I've already walked into three walls and four doors! And he just laughed about it!
"Just a minute," he says to me. If I hit another wall or door, I swear, I'm just going to rip this blindfold off and hit him right in the face. But, instead, he stops me and I can hear a lot of people around. Where are we, exactly? He takes the blindfold off and I look around. We're at the park? "Do you remember when we were trying to find ourselves?"
Ah, we're at the fountain! Tadase and I were on a date—well, actually, it was obligatory shopping we had to do for school and the Guardians—and he had gotten us ice-cream! It just so happened I had to spill on myself, being the klutz I am, and he left, only to have Ikuto replace him! It was troubled times in the life of Amu, that's for sure.
I look over at Ikuto. "So, why are we here?" He takes my hand and walks me over to the bench in front of the water fountain. He takes my shoulders and pushes me down on the bench. What the--?!
"Stay here," and he runs off. So, I'm all alone, again, here in this park! This place has no good memories, that's for sure. I go back to that time, though. I remember when Ikuto came, I was so hostile towards him and I didn't want to be around him. I was afraid that he was coming into my time with Tadase, but I never realized what he wanted. I just worried about myself.
But when I was so close to him, it made my heart race! Everything in my body was so nervous being around him, and when I felt him that close, it was like an adrenaline rush! Sadly, I never realized how gentle and kind he was—I only saw the perverted side. Maybe things would've been different if I never treated him like that, or maybe he would've never left. Ah, who am I kidding? I'm such a hopeful dreamer!
Soon enough, I see two cones pushed in front of my face. "Chocolate or Vanilla?" Wow, this really reminds me of that day. I take the vanilla cone and smile. "Always the child, I see," I grunt.
"I know you like chocolate. That's why I took the vanilla," he smirks.
"Wise decision, Amu," I shake my head and look down at the delicious treat. I dreamily smile and look up at him. He's smiling too! What a wonderful moment.
"Thank you, Ikuto," I feel him sit next to me and wrap his arm around my shoulder. I lean into his warmth and start to eat my ice-cream. Ah, now these are the kind of days I want all the time.
"Anything for you, Amu," I hear him start to lick his cone, "Happy birthday, after all," He kisses the top of my head—I don't mind if there's chocolate ice-cream in my hair right now. I blush at the thought of him being here on my birthday, having a whole day with him. And I know that when we finish this, we'll go somewhere else, together.
It always seems to end like that. And I don't care at all.
* * *
She's smiling.
GASP. I wonder what the ending could mean! Hmm.
A lot of you are starting to guess what's going to happen. And one of you TOTALLY has this ending down to a T. God, I am NOT good with suspenseful stories, am I? XD Oh well, I guess it'll be a surprise to some of you. And we'll see what happens when I put it into the story. MWAHAHA.
Uh, so, long chapter. It's about 1400 words! Oh man, I'm on a roll. Anyone like those romantic thoughts? Yeah, there's going to be a LOT of them now that we're down to the wire. I WONDER WHAT'LL HAPPEN IN THE END. HMMMM.
Oh, yes, and if you're wondering, the ice-cream scene that I briefly talked about here is in episode 33 of the anime for Shugo Chara. It's pretty adorable, minus the yucky Tadamu moments xP
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