Eve: *is humming happily*
Ikuto: She's happy. What happened?
Amu: Something good obviously.
Eve: We just finished season 1 of our second fanfic. Tina's still working on it rn since we have lots of chapters prepared for this one.
Ikuto: second fanfic?
Amu: You made another one when you haven't finished this one? You do have a life right?
Eve: Of course! I'm going on a vacation on the weekends. Or tomorrow. Tina's uploading the first chapter for me on Saturday. Now the disclaimer so I can go back to writing the other fanfic.
Amu&Ikuto: Eve and Tina do not own Shugo Chara. It is owned by PeachPit. They only own the plot, Oc's, etc.
Chapter 9
~ Three Months Later ~
Today was the last day of school before winter break. December 16th. The last 3 months were crazy. Mahiru suddenly got popular and there are rumors that Mahiru and I are dating. We both denied EVERYTHING of course. Thanks to that though, we got closer and I started to develop a crush. Anyways, I woke up and did my daily routine. It was 7:40. I had 5 minutes to finish my breakfast. I started eating my breakfast and finished with 1 minute to spare. I went to the front door and put on my shoes.
"BYE MOM!" I yelled.
"Bye sweetie! Have fun at school!" she called back.
I opened the door and at the steps sat Mahiru.
"Hi Mahiru! Ready to go to school?" I asked him.
"Yup! Let's go." he said standing up.
It was a bit chilly today so I was wearing a black scarf. Like me Mahiru was wearing a scarf. It was the color of our eyes. We headed down the street towards our school. When we got there, people were whispering again.
"When do you think the rumors are going to stop?" I asked Mahiru.
"I think the rumors will stop soon." he said.
"Really?"
"Yeah." he said smiling.
We went to our separate classes.
"Ayaka!"
I turned around and Tadagay was right in front of me.
"Sebastian just asked Atsuko to the dance and Makoto just asked Amu!" he said happily.
"What did they say?" I asked, curious.
"Let's just say Amu and Atsuko have dates to the dance now." Tadagay said.
Finally! Atsuko and Sebastian have been secretly dating for forever now. I guess they finally decided to tell Ikuto. Hmmm. Amu and Makoto. I know Ikuto's over her now, but still. (AN: Sorry I don't know how to explain the dance in the story itself so I'm just going to explain it here. The dance is on December 18th and it will be held for Seiyo high schoolers and middle schoolers at Seiyo High School) Tadagay's going with Lulu and Kukai's going with Utau. Nagihiko finally mustered up the courage to ask Rima yesterday. Rima said yes and now they're going together. I'm the only one without a date.
"Really? Congrats to them." I said.
I went and sat down in my seat.
"Ayaka? You okay?" Atsuko asked me.
"I'm fine."
"If you're thinking you're the only one without a date, just wait." Atsuko said.
I looked at her. What did that mean? Before I could ask her, the bell rang.
~ Timeskip To Lunch Cuz It's Important ~
I took out my lunch and started eating. Everyone came over, but Mahiru.
"Where's Mahiru?" I asked Kukai.
"He'll be here soon."
I heard distant girly screams getting closer and when the door opened, Mahiru quickly came in and closed the door.
"Kukai you are so dead," Mahiru said, glaring at Kukai. Ah I've taught him well.
"What? I didn't say it to every class." Kukai said, laughing.
"You still have no right to tell all the girls that I'm asking someone out from this school today." Mahiru said, pissed.
I almost choked on my food. HE'S ASKING SOMEONE OUT!?
He sat down next to me and started eating. We talked to the group a bit, but I kept to myself a bit. When we finished eating, we had 20 minutes left until lunch ended.
"I'm going to go now." Mahiru said.
We all said bye and he left.
"Ayaka, do you have a pen I can borrow?" Kukai asked.
"Yeah, hold on." I said.
I dug through my backpack for a pen. When I opened my backpack, the first thing I saw was a rose. There was a note tied to it. I took the rose out and when I looked at everyone, they were all smiling at me.
"Why is there a rose in my backpack?" I asked.
"JUST READ THE NOTE!" they yelled at me.
I untied the note from the rose and read it. It said:
Dear Ayaka,
The three months that I have spent with you were great. Honestly, I was a little shy when I first saw you. When I saw you were shy too, so I gained confidence. In the three months I spent with you, I developed feelings for you. So now I'm asking you two questions. Would you like to go to the dance with me and will you be my girlfriend? It's okay to say no. You don't have to feel pity for me. Please tell me your answer soon.
Yours Truly,
Mahiru. 3
I got out of my seat and ran over to door. I went outside the classroom and looked for Mahiru. He was standing next to the door and I tackled him.
"I'm gonna take that as a yes?" he said laughing.
"Absolutely!"
I stood up again and held out my hand to help him up. He took my hand and stood up.
"Is this what you meant when you said the rumors would stop soon?" I asked him.
"Yup. The rumors are no longer rumors." he said smiling at me.
Then, he leaned down and kissed my cheek. I blushed and blushed a bit redder when he took my hand.
"Let's go tell everyone." he said.
I just nodded. We entered the room, holding hands, and Amu and Atsuko ran over to us.
"Oh-my-god-I-can't-believe-this-happened-YAS!" Atsuko said really quickly.
"Congrats!" Amu said.
The rest of the group came over and hugged us.
"So you guys were in on it?" I asked them, getting crushed between my friends and Mahiru.
"OF COURSE!" they all shouted.
Then the bell rang and I said bye to Mahiru and Kukai.
~ Timeskip To After School Cuz Who Likes School?~
~Ikuto's POV~
I sat on Ayaka's roof and waited for her to get home. I had something really important to ask her. Of course I told no one except Utau, but I told her not to help me. I saw Ayaka, but she was with Mahiru as per usual. They said bye to each other and then something unexpected happened. Mahiru kissed Ayaka on the cheek. And she blushed. HE BEAT ME TO IT. That realization hit me like a stone being thrown at my face. It was painful. I jumped back to my house and got to my room by jumping through the window. I locked my room and flopped onto my bed, face first. Then, I heard a knock.
"Ikuto?" It was Utau.
"What?"
"How'd it go?"
"She already has a boyfriend."
"WHAT?!"
"Yeah. Mahiru beat me."
"I'm going to call her."
"Don't" I said.
"Why not?" she asked.
"She chose him. Not me. And I'll have to live with it." I replied, getting a little pissed.
"Fine. But you're still going the dance right?"
"I'll go if you leave right now." I told her.
I heard her footsteps retreating.
"Ikuto~nya?" Yoru said. "Don't let it get to you ~nya. You'll find someone else ~nya."
"Maybe," I said. "Maybe."
I layed there, staring at the ceiling, thinking about how I got my heart broken two times. I kept the tears in this time, but it hurt so much more than when Amu broke my heart.
Eve: This is a bit short.
Ikuto: You broke my heart. Again.
Amu: At least I'm not getting abused.
Eve: SHUT IT! I wanna go back to writing the other fanfic. Oh I just checked our chat and Tina went somewhere. Hmmmm… Whatever.
Amu: R&R please. It makes her day and you know. She really also wants constructive criticism so that she can get better.
All: BAI!
