~~Ikuto's POV~~

"I love you" he whispered. He tried to keep on his 'cool' face not trying to show the emotions coursing through him. He saw her gasp and smile.

"I love you too!" She said and began pulling his face back to hers. He smiled and kissed her again; savoring her taste. He flicked his tongue out again and licked her bottom lip; asking for an entrance. She let him in and their tongues danced yet again. Her mouth was warm and soft. He couldn't hold back his moan as he pulled her closer to him. She let out a small giggle not breaking the kiss. He placed his hands on her face… and pulled away. "Ikuto?" she asked. "What's wrong?" her eyes showing the beginning of pain. He kissed her forehead and said,

"You have a fever. You need to rest." He pulled himself away from her and got off the bed. He picked the washcloth up off the floor and made her lie down again. He placed the still cool washcloth on her forehead and started to walk out of the room. He heard the sheets rustle on her bed and then a small voice called out,

"Ikuto!" he turned and looked at Amu

"What's wrong love?" he asked and smirked when she blushed a little at his casual reference to the word.

"Don't leave me" she whispered looking down. Ikuto's heart ached at the pain in her voice. He crossed the room quickly and sat back down on the bed.

"Amu…" she looked up and he saw fresh tears in her eyes. He kissed them away and said. "You need to sleep"

"Please don't leave" she said staring into his eyes. He felt himself melt and he embraced her.

"I won't" he whispered as he kissed her hair.

"You promise?"

"Yes"

"I'm sorry Ikuto…" she said pulling away. "You can leave if you want."

"I don't. I just thought you'd want to sleep in peace. I'll stay with you." He got up and walked around to the other side of the bed. He got under the covers and lay next to her. She turned to lie on her side and looked at him. He enveloped her in another hug and held her close to him.

"I love you" she whispered into his shoulder. He ruffled her hair playfully.

"And I love you" he said back. She sighed contentedly and closed her eyes. Soon she was asleep. Just looking at her made his heart soar. He loved her so much, he wanted to protect her from the outside world and just keep his innocent little strawberry safe in his arms. He closed his eyes and fell asleep, holding her.

~~Amu's POV~~

She slowly opened her eyes and saw Ikuto asleep, holding her tightly. She smiled at his sleeping face. She leaned forward and kissed his chin lightly. She laid her head back on his shoulder and closed her eyes.

"You missed" a voice said. She threw her eyes open in surprise to see a smirking Ikuto looking at her.

"What do you mean I missed?" she asked. He leaned down and kissed her softly on the lips.

"See? You missed"

"Pervert" she whispered and he laughed. Then he grew serious.

"How are you feeling?" he felt her forehead and sighed in relief; her fever had gone down.

"Much better" she smiled as he kissed her forehead. Then a thought crossed her mind. "Ikuto? Where are my parents?"

"They had to take your sister on a field trip to Tokyo. They'll be gone for four days."

"Four days? You mean we're all alone?" she asked.

"Who's the pervert now?" he smirked causing her to blush.

"I didn't mean it like that!" she said exasperated. She got out of the bed slowly; waiting for the head rush. There wasn't one and she smiled and walked over to her closet.

"I'm gonna change so don't look" she said glaring at him.

"Amu you hurt my feelings." He said playfully pouting. "I would never dishonor you like that"

"Mm-hm" she said rolling her eyes not believing him. She walked into her closet and shut the door. "Face the other direction!" she called out loud enough for him to hear through the closet.

"Why?" she heard him shout back.

"Because I said so!" she yelled. She heard him laugh. She cracked the closet door open to see if he had obeyed her. She screamed when she saw him standing right in front of her.

"You really don't trust me?" he asked her, and unreadable expression on his face.

"I do but you always tease me so I'm being extra careful. She stood on her tip toes and kissed him then slammed the door in his face. She heard him chuckle. She decided she couldn't check if he was facing the wall or not so she changed quickly. When she came out of the closet she saw him turn to face her. His eyes widened in surprise at her outfit. She was a white button down shirt with a black and red striped sweater over it. She had a matching black and red striped tie to match. She was wearing a black skirt and thigh high black boots. To top it off she was wearing a black hat that looked like she had cat ears with a big red 'X' on the side. She had also braided a few strands of her hair together and placed an 'X' clip to hold it in place. She laughed at his expression.

"Are you hungry?" she asked him.

"Eh" he said shrugging. She glanced at her charas. They were all asleep in their eggs, as was Yoru. She smiled and opened the door descending the stairs. She heard Ikuto following her and glanced at the front door nervously; waiting for her parents to barge in and see her alone with a boy. She saw a small note taped to the door. She walked over and read it. It was like Ikuto had said; they had gone to Tokyo and left her alone.

"They always leave me behind…" she mumbled sadly. She jumped when she felt a pair of arms snake around her waist. She looked up at Ikuto.

"I'm sorry" he whispered her pain reflected in his eyes. She shook her head.

"No. It's fine. If they had taken me with them, you wouldn't be here right now. So I'm fine." He stared at her, surprise plainly on his face. She twisted in his arms and wrapped her arms around his neck; pulling him closer to her. "You make everything better Ikuto" she said and kissed him. When they pulled apart she walked over to the counter and grabbed the money. She waved it in the air. "What do you want to eat?" she asked smiling.

"Let's go to a café" he said. She walked toward the door grabbing her keys on the way out. They walked out the door and she locked it. He grabbed her hand as she walked past him. She looked up at him, surprised. He intertwined their fingers together and raised their hands to his lips and kissed her fingers before dropping his arm down again. She smiled and walked beside him. They walked to a small café and ordered their food. They sat down at a table outside and started eating. When they were finished, they headed for the park. They sat down on a bench and basked in the beauty of the day. Amu saw an ice cream stand and told Ikuto to stay. He meowed and said,

"Cats don't stay. We're untamable."

"Well be tamed for a few minutes or no ice cream for kitty!" Ikuto playfully frowned.

"But…"

"No buts mister!" she said and walked off towards the ice cream stand. "One chocolate and one strawberry please." She said told the ice cream man.

"Here ya go little missie" he told her with a smile. "That'll be $3.50." She paid and went back to the bench where Ikuto was sitting.

"Good boy" she said and pet his hair playfully. He meowed as she sat down causing her to laugh. "Which flavor do you want?" She said holding up the strawberry and chocolate ice cream. He wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her closer.

"Why would I need strawberry ice cream? I've got all the strawberry I'll ever need." He whispered in her ear.

"Which tastes better?" she asked him smiling. He leaned over and licked the strawberry ice cream.

"Hmm not bad, now let's try the other one." He said and kissed Amu on the lips. He pulled away and said. "The ice cream definitely wins" Amu frowned teasingly and said

"Well then I'll just have to let you taste more of this strawberry because I know I taste better." She leaned forward and captured his lips in a passionate kiss. The ice cream completely forgotten was thrown to the ground as she wrapped her arms around his neck; pulling herself closer to him. He moaned in the back of his throat. The sound sent electric currents running through her body and she twirled her fingers in his silky blue hair. Then they heard a voice that broke it all.

"Hinamori-san! Tsukiyomi Ikuto!!"

Me: oooh cliffy! Guess who it is. Lol. Well I forgot to say this in the last chapter but unfortunately I don't own Shugo Chara or any of the characters. X_X