Woo, New Years was great! I spent it with my family and my online friends, they're the best :3. Anyway, let's go to chapter 35!

Amu's P.O.V:

I woke up with a bad feeling in my stomach and a massive headache. I groggily opened my eyes and hissed when the sunlight hit them, covering my head with my pink comforter. Suddenly, I quickly hopped out of bed and ran to the bathroom, kneeling in front of the toilet and vomiting into it.

"Oh god, what did I do last night?" I questioned myself, holding my forehead in my hand. I remember, the red wine tasted good so I asked for more, then Utau and Rima kept offering me more and more, making it impossible to refuse. Yaya was the only other one drinking loads of alcohol, so I'm guessing we both got drunk. What happened after that, the last thing I remember was seeing Yaya act strangely and the rest is a blur. Perhaps I'll remember later, but right now, I need to cure this hangover.

I stood up and looked at myself, there were light, purple blotches under my eyes, they were totally visible. I sighed, I can't go downstairs like this, my parents will notice in an instant. I grabbed some of my mom's concealer and dabbed it under my eyes, solving the problem instantly. I carefully walked downstairs, the creaking of the stairs never seemed so loud before, and irritating.

"Mo-" I began to shout, regretting it immediately. I looked in the living room, empty, dining room, empty. I walked into the kitchen and saw a note on the fridge.

Amu,

Your father and I had to go to work today to make up for the time we took off to search for Ami. I know you may have wanted to spend some family time, but maybe on Sunday when we won't have any work.

P.S. I swear Ami gained your begging skills, she somehow got me to convince her to let her go to her friend's house, so you'll have the house to yourself until around ten.

Thank god, now I don't have to explain to them about why I might be acting weird. I hope this wears away by night though, I could always just tell them I went to sleep early if it doesn't.

I glanced at the clock, it was already two in the afternoon!? I can't believe I slept in this long, I better go get dressed. I was about run up to my room again until another terrible feeling returned to my stomach. I have to get dressed, once I handle some business in the restroom.

I laid down on the couch, resting the back of my hand on my eyes, blocking out the sunlight coming in through the windows. I'm so weak, my muscles are aching and I don't have the drive to do anything today, I think a lazy day is in order.

I winced at the sound of the doorbell, I groaned and struggled to get up, shambling over to the door. I opened it with caution, seeing Utau standing at the door.

"I suspect you are feeling terrible, thanks to all the alcohol you consumed." She said, inviting herself in, I slammed the door closed and yelped from the pound in my head, I need to get used to this.

"More like thanks to you and Rima, you guys were the ones who were practically cramming the entire bottle down my throat."

"If you were a responsible young adult, you would have said no." She entered the kitchen, I followed her and saw her getting a glass from one of my cabinets and filling it with water from the sink.

"What are you-" She tipped my head back a little and let the water pour into my throat, I gulped it down but choked one che was finished. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"

"Water, drink it until your stomach is full. It can help your hangover, unless you want to stay like that for the next couple of hours." My eyes widened and I poured more water into the cup, she chuckled.

"Why are you here anyway?" I asked before glugging down more water.

"There is a hungover Yaya in my house, and I rather have Hunter help her instead of dealing with her intolerable whining. Besides, I knew this was your first time with alcohol so I wanted to help you get better." She was looking out the kitchen window, her cheeks were tinted a light pink now.

"Thanks, the water is making me feel a little bit better." An awkward silence took over the room. "So, did you ever have a hangover?"

"Of course, we all have to go through one sooner or later."

"So what happened?" I asked with a goofy grin, she sighed, knowing I would not give up on this one.

"A couple of centuries ago, Kukai took me to one of his friend's parties, and it was crowded with werewolves. The thing about them is, they are all heavy drinkers, so if you want to hang out with them, you drink. I woke up the next morning and Ikuto dragged of the house where the party was hosted, scolded me, and helped me out." She smiled, causing me to smile as well. Ikuto was truly caring, but he hides it underneath a rough exterior.

"Kukai doesn't seem like a heavy drinker." I said.

"He was an exception." She said, I chuckled. My head stared pounding again and I fell to the floor on my knees, Utau quickly came up to me and held my shoulders, squeezing them reassuringly.

Memories of last night poured into my head, Yaya and I goofing around together made me chuckle slightly, but then one of the memories concerned me deeply.

"Remember when you bit my neck a while back?"

"Yes."

"Can you do it again?"

I can't believe I said that! I am so stupid, I wish I never got drunk.

No, I mean. I really liked it when you did it the first time, you can even ask Utau, because I talked to her about it."

"I want you to do it again, and I have no regrets if you do it." I even sprawled myself out for him, like some pig ready for slaughtering!

"Utau, did I tell Ikuto about the biting incident last night?" I looked up at her, she chuckled nervously and I started panicking. "I can't believe myself, he must think I'm so weird, I can never face him again!"

"Amu, he does not think any differently of you, trust me."

"Does that mean he thought I was weird before?"

"He does not think you are strange, you can not blame yourself for your hormones." Utau said.

"This is different, I doubt any other teenage girl loves having her blood sucked out." I scoffed.

"Consider it more like a love bite."

"That sounds terrifying." I walked into the living room.

"Come on Amu, if it does not bother Ikuto, then it should not bother you." She followed me.

"It's like giving him an invite to suck my neck whenever he wants because he thinks it does not bother me." I said.

"I thought you would enjoy it if he did." She raised an eyebrow at me, my face started burning and I looked at the ground.

"That is not the point." I whispered, but with her hearing abilities, she heard me.

"So the main concern is that you are embarrassed?" She asked, I nodded. "Amu, I already told, it is normal for-"

"Tell me the real reason, I know you're lying to me." She had a thoughtful expression and then sighed.

"Fine, but I do not want any arguing." She pointed her index finger at me warningly, I nodded eagerly. "You only enjoy when someone sucks your blood when... you are in love with the person." My heart was pounding against my chest, I am in love with Ikuto?

"I am in love with Ikuto?" I echoed my mind.

"Remember what I told you, about your crush on Ikuto?" She asked, I nodded. "That could also be it, your sexual attraction to him may be the answer." She said, I nodded, my headache was returning.

"I-I guess." I answered, but she could tell I was still a bit uneasy.

Rima's P.O.V:

I growled lightly, holding the pillow tightly to my chest. I should not let it bother me, I know I shouldn't, but yet...

"You look splendid Amu, the dress suits you well." He didn't call me splendid, he did not say my dress suited me well. Then I had to go ahead and hit him, he probably hates me.

Pfft, why would a princess care about what a lowly commoner? An attractive, intelligent, lowly commoner, I sighed at my pathetic behavior and fell back on my bed. Amu would never go for Nagi, and I know that, but why can't I get this heart-wrenching feeling out of my mind.

"Waaahh! Hunter, make the pain go away!" I heard Yaya shout.

"It will not help if you keep yelling, in fact, it is giving me some pain as well." Hunter replied.

"Yaya, I got you something." I heard Nagi sing, my ears perked up and I listened closely.

"Is that?" I heard Yaya suddenly stop, then she gave off an enormous squeak.

"You got my favorite sweater, but I left this in Hell." Yaya sounded confused.

"Consider it a late Christmas present, I hope you like it." I knew he was smiling, that smile that made my black blood rush.

"I love it, thank you Nagi-kun!" She exclaimed. Since when did she start calling him Nagi-kun, she does not even know him as well as I do. There was a knock at my door and I ignored that, the person was persistent and knocked again.

"I'm not here." I said.

"Really? I guess I will just talk to whoever replied." He joked as he opened the door himself. "What is wrong, why have you not come out of your room?"

"Just not in the mood, the wine made me feel a bit dizzy." I lied.

"Not you as well, Yaya is enough to handle." He approached me, staring directly into my eyes.

"W-What are you doing?" I felt flustered.

"I can tell if you are feeling sick through your eye's, they are the doors to your soul after all." His golden-brown eyes kept gazing into mine, his were glazed with concern though, then he stepped away. My cheeks turned a light pink and I looked away from him.

"You are fine, but it seems you are under the weather, is something troubling you?"

"I am completely fine, you better adjust your senses, because you were way off." I didn't want to say that, what is wrong with me!?

"I guess so, well I brought something for you." He grabbed a tiny, black velvet box that was in his shirt pocket and handed it to me, I felt excited but calmed myself down, grabbing the box and opening. I gasped while I looked at them, they were earrings, studs to be more exact, with some sort of purple jewels.

"Those gems are your birthstone, amethyst, which is a funny coincidence because that is my favorite color." He chuckled.

"These must have cost a pretty penny, how did you even afford them?"

"Do not worry about it, I just hope you will wear them one day." He said, I smiled and did a small nod. "Rima, why are you crying!?" He grabbed my shoulders, I touched my eyes and noticed they were dripping.

"I g-guess I'm happy, really happy and a bit relieved." I chuckled, more tears pouring down my cheeks, one landing on one of the earrings. "Nagi, what did you think of me last night?"

"I was a bit embarrassed actually." A pang struck my heart at his words.

"You were embarrassed for me?" I looked down at my lap, he lifted my chin to make me face him again.

"No, I was embarrassed because I could not keep my eyes off you, and a gentleman should not stare."

"I-I mean, I didn't notice, s-so I really don't mine if you s-stare." I stammered, I can't believe I just said that.

"It is an honor to hear those words, thank you Rima." He held my hand and kissed it, I looked away from him with my face burning. There was a pound in my chest, I felt myself grow nervous and got up.

"Wow, look at the time, I need to get to bed! Thank you for the gift, now leave." I pushed him out.

"It is only four in the evening." He said.

"Early bird gets the worm!" I slammed the door in his face, my heart was racing now. Touching him made it worse, his shirt was so soft, it made me want to nuzzle my face in his chest.

Get such thoughts out of your head! Then again, scolding myself for it won't help either. I hope he didn't hear my hearbeat, because I can hear it straight in my ears, a constant thump, thump, thump. This is so annoying, but the way it made my blood rush was exciting, I wonder how it would feel if I could call him...

Mine.

Amu's P.O.V:

"I cannot believe you!" Utau shouted my while I was brushing my hair.

"Why, I feel better." I stared at her, seeming completely dumb-founded.

"You know what you did, and it is an ass move." She crossed her arms over her chest.

"It is not an ass move." I retorted.

"So you find out that you might be in love with my brother, so the obvious reaction to that is to call Tadase and set up a date for tonight!?"

"Maybe if you never told me, then this wouldn't be happening." I started looking through my closet for something to wear.

"Maybe if you never asked and just believed what I said in the first place." Utau snapped.

"Maybe if you were a more believable liar."

"Maybe if you did not get drunk, you would have never told him." She grinned smugly.

"Maybe, if you just got me a normal drink instead of forcing the wine on me!" I panted, she was taken back by my outburst. "Utau, there's no point in being in love with him."

"Why?"

"I'm just setting myself up for heartbreak, you said it yourself, Ikuto doesn't love anyone, even you." I sighed.

"But, you could be the one-"

"This is not one of those romance movies where everything works out in the end, this is real life." I quickly interrupted her, this conversation made my head spin and my head hurt. "I know how Tadase feels about me, and I might even feel the same way, it is better if I go with him."

"Amu, I-"

"Don't try to change my mind, it is enough that you got me drunk, but I don't want you to try to set me up with your brother."

"So you are going to hang that over my head?" She asked, I turned around to face her and put one hand on her shoulder.

"I won't, as long as you let me go on this date. I need to get my feelings in check, and the only way I can do that is by doing this, so please do not stop me." I smiled, still feeling a bit melancholy.

"Fine, but remember, my office is always open for some advice." I nodded, going back to my closet and pulling out a gray sweater. Then I went to my drawer and got some jeans, a casual outfit for a casual even, perfect. Utau exited the room so I could change and I told her when I was done.

"Can you put up my hair?" I asked, handing her a pink hair tie. I turned around and she put it up, making sure the tie was secure, then she brushed it out and let me look at myself in the mirror.

"What is that, around your neck?" She pointed at it through the mirror, there was a golden chain around my neck. I pulled out the golden lock that was inside my shirt.

"It's a lock, and I gave Ikuto the key for Christmas." I told her, a slight blush rising on my cheeks.

"If you are going out on a date with another boy, shouldn't you take that off?" I stared at it, it was glistening lightly from the lights in my room. I simply unhooked it and placed it on my desk, she seemed a bit surprised but hid it.

There was a knocking at the door and I looked at her, she seemed to know what I was thinking and hopped out the window, I locked it and turned off the lights. I ran downstairs, making sure everything was turned off and the opened the front door, seeing Tadase standing there.

"Your call was quite unexpected." He said, I chuckled nervously and stepped outside, locking the door and placing the key in my pants pocket. It was freezing outside, I guess I should have dressed more warmly.

"I couldn't hang out with you for Christmas, so I thought we could hang out today." I said, his smile making my heart beat quickly.

"Well then would you like to explain the call I got from you before Christmas?" He asked, I knew what he was talking about.

"Well, my sister went missing a while ago, and I was all depressed and my friend thought it would cheer me up if she called you to go out with me." I laughed.

"That is a shame though, about your sister, is she alright now?" He asked.

"Yes, she came back that same exact day." I finished my story, then we continued to walk in silence. We walked to the park nearby, the same park Ikuto and I exchanged gifts.

"I found this area quite beautiful, so I thought it would be perfect for a date." He explained, I nodded. We both sat on one of the park benches, this scene was far too familiar for me to feel comfortable. "So tell me, what made you decide to call me today?"

"I've been thinking about what you told me a while ago, and I wanted to give us a try." I said.

"Really?" He asked, I nodded. "So now I can consider you my girlfriend?"

"Y-Yes." I felt shy, so I averted my eyes from him. I felt his hand slide into mine, clutching it lightly, I looked at him but he was just smiling. Perhaps I could learn to love him, this can't be so bad.

Right?

Saaya's P.O.V:

"Darling, it's been so long since I have last saw you." I embraced the blonde tightly, she pulled away and beamed at me.

"Well you have been so busy, but I still totally support you on everything you do." She said.

"How far would you go to support me?" She stared at me strangely.

"Why are you asking?"

"My little helpers, they are slipping out of my clutches, and I cannot have them hold on any longer. I need you to make sure everything is running smoothly, that nothing is ruined by those two brats." I said.

"You can count on me, now what is my first task?" She asked.

"Go fetch the girl from her room, I need her in here."

She returned a few minutes later with the girl in front of her, the white mask on like always.

"You called for me?" She seemed annoyed, but I ignored it and grabbed the pink potion that was behind my throne. "Who is that anyway?" I growled slightly, wanting to do this quickly but I guess I should introduce them.

"This is Lulu De Morcerf, she will helping me from today." White Mask stared at Lulu, I did not even know what she thought of her because of that stupid mask.

"So why did you need me?"

"I had my witches make this, it is a potion to make you stronger, basically invincible. You can defeat everyone and anyone who stand in your way, with only one sip." Perfect, she snatched the bottle straight from my hand and chugged it down. I knew if I told her all of that, she would drink it and try to take me down right here. The bottle smashed into dozen pieces when she dropped it, she fell to her knees while clutching both sides of her head.

"What...did you do?" She growled through clenched teeth.

"I gave you a mind-control potion, so now you can't rebel against me. Such a idiotic girl, thinking she would win in a battle against me." I used my foot to lift her chin up, her eyes showed all the pain she was going through right now.

"You will never get Amu, never!" She declared, I glared at her and kicked her, her mask sliding across the room.

"My queen, I got Amu to go out with me." Tadase walked in, he quickly noticed the girl and ran up to her. "What happened!?"

"Remember, whatever I do, I am always thinking about you and everyone and what is best for them." Tadase took her in his arms, she stroked his cheek slightly and managed one last smile before falling limp.

"Did you kill her!?" He was angry, no, furious with me. I was not expecting less, I knew he had some sort of feelings for the girl. White Mask woke up again, but this time, her eyes were glossed over with a light blue.

"Of course not, I just gave her a little potion, now she will never betray me; and neither will you, unless you want me to kill her." I smirked, the girl stood up, staring at me with emotionless eyes. "I am done with Tadase, please take him back to his room."

"She would never listen to you!" Tadase exclaimed, but she grabbed his arms and placed them behind his back, all with a blank face. She dragged him out of the room and I chuckled, finding the entire thing quite amusing.

"I know Amu agreed to go out with Tadase, that means we just need to get them to hang out a little longer so she can say she loves him, and that is when we win." I said, Lulu nodded. This plan is going perfectly, and no one can stop me now.

I know all of you hate me for having Amu go out with Tadase, but I needed it to happen so the plot can continue as planned! So I hope you can forgive me!

Please R&R!