Yep, it's gone half 4 in the morning and I'm still as hyper as ever ¬¬

Anyhow, here is chapter 7! Thank you to everyone that reviewed, I'm so glad I wasn't the only one that laughed at the whole Tadase lunatic parts! Seriously though, thank you to ALL my reviewers! I love you guys! ^^

Disclaimer: I STILL don't own Shugo Chara!!!!

Friends, Family and a Misbehaving Kitty

Chapter 7

I sighed as the events from today kept replaying in my already clouded mind. I wouldn't be surprised if Tadase never spoke to me again! I really was worried about him, god only knows how he reacted when he realised how insane he looked earlier…

I really didn't expect his reaction. I expected him to shout, get angry, start hurling random insults at Ikuto and all that nonsense, I didn't expect him to lose all sanity!!

I was mainly worried that I'd hurt him. Yeah, he was a freaking nut-job, but he was still one of my best friends. I still cared about him. I hoped he was okay, it was pretty clear that there was something going on between Ikuto and I, something unspoken and I'm sure that was eating away at Tadase at that very moment, that's if he'd regained a good enough mental state to even realise what had happened…

"Amu?" said Ikuto trying to get my attention. I looked up at the dark haired boy. He was sitting at the end of my bed, watching me.

"What are you thinking about?" he said as he moved up to the other end of my bed and sat next to me.

"Today" I said shaking my head, "Talk about the weirdest Christmas ever…"

Ikuto lowered himself into a laying position and rested his elbow on the bed, holding his head up with his hands. He lay there, silent for a little while, studying me as I plummeted into another daydream.

"Aa-muu" he whined. Such an attention seeking little…

"What?" I said lazily.

"Talk to meee" he said, tilting his head slightly to the left. I became a little annoyed but when I looked at him I was captivated by his stare. How could I resist that adorable face? His sparkling blue eyes were staring at me and his soft lips were pouting ever so slightly. How could someone be so perfect?

I couldn't help but smile at the boy before me. So, so cute…

"Amu? Have you zoned out again, or are you just staring at me longingly?" said Ikuto as a smile played across his lips.

"Wh-What? No way! At you? Are you kidding?" I said stubbornly but I stopped immediately as I saw a flash of hurt appear in his pretty eyes. My expression softened in an instant and I felt guilty. Suddenly, a smirk appeared on Ikuto's perfect face.

"Fooled you" he said with a grin. I narrowed my eyes and folded my arms.

"Aw is little Amu sulking?" said Ikuto, he was teasing me; I could hear it in his voice.

I then lowered myself so that I was lying on the bed but I turned to face the wall so that I could sulk without being forced to smile by his annoyingly sexy grin.

My mind began to wander again, but this time it had nothing to do with Tadase. Well, for a moment I had the same image of him rolling down the stairs as I had pictured earlier. This caused my frown to crack into a smile for a mere moment. Then I began to think of things that wiped away my smile.

I thought of Ikuto. Ikuto, Ikuto, Ikuto, IKUTO! I just couldn't get him out of my head. I hated the way I wanted him more than anything in the world, but I knew I couldn't have him. I wondered if there were any other girls that he treated this way, I wondered if those girls were also desperately trying to decipher the flirty code that Ikuto was giving off. Ugh, he made my head spin; I just had no idea what to do anymore! Should I confess? Then again, if I did, and he didn't like me back, he wouldn't flirt with me anymore and things would change between us surely? Not to mention the fact that I was stupidly shy and confessing would most likely end up with disastrous results. I now had this image of me standing in a room with Ikuto, I'm just about to confess and then he tells me he's gay, and then the world blows up or something stupid like that. That is the type of luck my love life has brought me so far. I still have suspicions that Tadase secretly likes men…

I sighed. Everything always comes back to that psycho, man loving best friend of mine. I looked at the clock, four pm. Time sure does fly when you're watching your best friend/ex-boyfriend have a fit on your bedroom floor. Now there's a sentence I never thought I'd hear.

I was a little startled when Ikuto wrapped his arms around my waist and rolled me over so that I was facing him.

"Amu-koi if you aren't going to talk to me atleast let me hold you." Ikuto said calmly. My lips parted and a voice in my head screamed at me.

'Amu… KOI???????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

Oh… My… God… Did he just?? No way! No way, no way, noooo way. I felt a blush creep across my cheeks as he watched me, unaware that I was silently parading around my mind, screaming utter nonsense in sheer bliss.

"K-Koi?" I said, the word clumsily stumbling out of my mouth.

"That's what I said. Amu-koi." he replied, whispering as he emphasized my name. I blinked and stared in total shock. Was he teasing me again?

"I, I don't understand. Why did you call me that?" I said sounding extremely naïve.

"You know why." he replied coolly. My heart began beating faster.

"Wh-What? I don't."

"Well then figure it out." he said with a smile. He then got up and walked toward my balcony door.

"W-Wait! Where are you going Ikuto?" I said as I got up and followed him to the door. He stopped and turned around, a smirk now apparent on his face.

"Call me Ikuto-koi." he whispered. He then placed his hands on my shoulders and slid them down my arms until they reached my waist. He pulled me closer to him with his tight yet gentle grip and our faces drew closer and closer. His amethyst gaze met with my golden eyes and I shyly wrapped my arms loosely around his neck. He smiled as I blushed; our lips were now centimetres apart. I could hardly bare it, he was just too irresistible.

My heart skipped a beat as he pressed his lips softly against mine. This feeling was too much! I never got this with Tadase, and he was my very first kiss! I felt like I was flying, the feeling was just unexplainable. The kiss got more passionate as our lips moved against each other and I was growing hungrier with lust as each second passed. This dream-like feeling gave me a sudden burst of confidence and I tightened my hold on him. One of my hands trailed up his neck and my fingers were lost in his soft blue hair. Reluctantly, Ikuto pulled his lips away from mine. Our breathing was heavy as we stared into one another's eyes.

"Merry Christmas Amu-koi" Ikuto said, and with one last kiss on my cheek, he disappeared over my balcony.

I sighed happily and lay back on my bed. My eyes fell shut as I thought about him, as I thought about my boyfriend. My boyfriend Ikuto. It felt so good to hear that. Neither of us had actually stated that we were dating, but it was pretty obvious to me now. I was still slightly paranoid that he did this to every girl he came across, but I pushed that aside. I was too happy to worry right now.

"Amu-chan! We're back!" cried a tiny voice.

"Stop lying Ran! We were here the whole time!" cried Miki. She seemed overly happy…

"Amu and Ikuto, sitting in a tree!" sang Su.

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" cried all three of my Shugo Chara's. I giggled shyly and hid my blushing face with a pillow.

I felt the three tiny girls settle on the pillow next to me and I sat up, smiling to myself.

"Did you have fun at Kusu-Kusu's?" I asked even though I wasn't that interested in their answer. My mind was occupied for now.

"Yeah!" they cried in unison.

Last Christmas eve, Kusu-Kusu stayed with us because Rima had to go to her grandma's and her grandma was very strict. If she had caught Rima talking to her Shugo Chara, or practicing any gags, she would be punished so we decided it would be better for Kusu-Kusu to stay here. Rima wanted to return the favour and allowed Ran, Miki and Su to sleep over at hers this year.

"Was Yoru here??" said Miki excitedly. I laughed and rolled my eyes. How sweet.

"No Miki, I don't know where he was." I said with a grin. "Why, you missing him?"

Miki grinned and ignored my comment.

"So Amu-chan, tell us why Ikuto was here, tell us everything!" said Ran.

I explained everything to my Shugo Chara's and they giggled and clapped and seemed pretty happy about it. Ran and Su used to think that Ikuto was no good for me, that I should be with Tadase, but then when I had been out with Tadase and broken up with him, they no longer seemed that worried about me and Ikuto. Miki however had always been okay with both Tadase and Ikuto. The way she saw it, if I was with Tadase, she could be with Kiseki and if I ever got with Ikuto, she could be with Yoru. However the Miki and Kiseki thing never worked, it sure as hell was funny to watch though! Miki would bug him constantly telling him to date her and he would tell her she was nothing but a servant, even though he would blush and stutter. I told the girls about what had happened earlier with the others too.

"I always knew that Tadase was a weird one" said Ran.

"Me too desu~! replied Su which caused Miki to sigh in frustration. I laughed and sat talking with the girls for quite a while. I really liked it when the four of us just sat there chatting.

It was kinda nice being alone with Ikuto though, no Chara's to bother us. Oh well, I was sure Miki and Yoru would busy themselves, and Ran and Su just sat there watching and talking among themselves. They didn't usually get in the way too much.

After we had talked for about forty-five minutes, the girls decided to get some rest as they had been kept awake by Kusu-Kusu for most of the night before.

I smiled as I looked over at the sleeping Chara's.

I decided to turn on my now fixed laptop which I had received as a Christmas present and signed on to my IM.

KusuBlondieKusu2, SoccerDude8 and BabyYaya01 would like to start a 4-way conversation with you!

I decided to talk to my friends but I was a little worried that they might be annoyed at me.

KusuBlondieKusu2: Amu!!

BabyYaya01: Yaho Amu-chi!

IchigoBaby46: Hey guys :D

SoccerDude8: Hey hey

IchigoBaby46: Hi Kukai (:

BabyYaya01: Is Ikuto still there?

KusuBlondieKusu2: PERVERT!!

IchigoBaby46: Nope, went home, but, I need to tell you guys something…

SoccerDude8: What is it?

KusuBlondieKusu2: The suspense is killing me!

IchigoBaby46: Lol well…

BabyYaya01: Yaya wants to know too!!

IchigoBaby46: PROMISE me you won't tell Tadase?

SoccerDude8: k

BabyYaya01: Sure! =]

KusuBlondieKusu2: Of course, now spill!

IchigoBaby46: Me and Ikuto… kissed.

I sat at the computer screen clenching my fists around my duvet, waiting for one of them to reply. I was dreading their reactions, but I had to tell them.

Bahaha cliff hanger again, meanie aren't I?

By the way, in case some people didn't know, the term 'Koi' means love in Japanese, so it can be added to a name in an affectionate way. I'm not sure how common this is, but I think it's cute so I decided to write about it ^^

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