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Chapter 5

~Thunder!~

As Amu ran down the halls, the few people that were late like herself whispered amongst themselves.

"Heard she was with Souma-sama-"

"Kosuke tried with her? What an idiot! I heard he-"

"Hope she's alright...Then again she's cool and spi-"

"Then, Kukai-sama shot his whole leg off! And-"

She sighed heavily. Well, Kukai was right about there being gossip all right. Granted, this wasn't the gossip they expected, but it was still plenty troublesome. She got to her classroom right before the bell and sat next to Rima...and the princes.

"So, I heard you body slammed that guy Kosuke into the ground while Kukai brought an armada as backup." Rima sniggered with a raised brow.

"Really? That's seriously what they came up with?" Amu flailed her arms exasperatedly.

"I know right? They didn't even mention my awesome right hook, or how I brought in the SWAT team and everything!"

"Shut up, Kukai." Amu grumbled.

"Right."

She brought her attention to Nikaido who was now starting the lesson. The class was rather boring, and Amu could feel her eyes starting to droop.

Plop.

She twitched as she felt something hit her head and plop itself onto her desk. She picked up the paper ball she knew came from the blue haired boy next to her and frowned. He motioned for her to read it.

Amu rolled her eyes and whispered, "Passing notes? Seriously?" earning a shrug in reply. She grumbled to herself and opened the note.

Amu, I'm taking you out today. I'll behave myself.

Probably.

Amu snorted. Was he insane?

Ah, decided to show me the gay bar you work at? :) Sorry, not interested.

He rolled his eyes at her note and sent another one flying to her face. She caught it and glared before it made contact.

Something like that. Wait by the tree outside. Unless you're too chicken?

Amu shot a dangerous glare and didn't bother to reply. He got her. There was no way she wouldn't go now that he taunted her. She knew she took the bait. Oh well.

XxX

"What the- Which tree?! You-! You idiot cat-boy!" Amu glanced up the fifth tree in a row before huffing impatiently. "Any luck, Rima?"

"Nope. I'm bored of this, so I'm going. My neck hurts."

"Fine, bye."

Amu continued searching the trees of the school yard until a familiar voice met her ears.

"You should try the tree by the back fountain. I think I found the "idiot cat-boy" you're looking for."

She turned to look at an amused looking Nagihiko. This was the first time she talked to him that wasn't for formalities or for the representative rundown, but she was honestly too pissed off at Ikuto to entertain any conversation. She nodded gratefully to him and headed toward the instructed location. A bored looking boy nestled in the tree glanced at her.

"'Bout time."

Amu felt her blood boil at his nonchalance. "What the heck is your problem? Couldn't have been more specific?"

He shrugged, "Looks like you found me just fine. Follow me." Ikuto led Amu down to his expensive sports car, and if he felt the intense glares Amu was mentally sending him, he didn't show it.

"Where we going?" she grumbled curiously as she got into the car. He just smirked and stayed silent, letting her frustration simmer further. They drove in complete silence with only the purrs of the engine filling then air. He pulled up into a rundown looking area Amu had never seen before about a half hour later. Peering through the window to look at the run down buildings and shady looking bar, Amu sniffed distastefully.

"Nice scenery." she commented dryly. He rolled his eyes and got out of the car. She followed suit and walked close as they continued down the sidewalk. Litter flitted around the streets and around her ankles like tumbleweeds. Amu was about to complain again when Ikuto stopped walking. She looked around to take in their new location.

"An amusement park?"

"It's been closed down for a while and is going to be knocked down soon. The rides still work. I thought it would be fun." he replied coolly. She raised her brows, obviously not seeing the novelty in riding rundown rides. He looked down at her blankly as she just shrugged.

"Okay, whatever you say!" She looked around the park taking in its appearance. There were lots of stalls for games with some prizes still set up. A ferris wheel, an unstable looking roller coaster, fun house, and other forms of entertainment decorated the park. Amu stopped abruptly as one ride in particular caught her attention.

"I want to go on that!" she said, failing to hide her excitement. Ikuto look at her curiously.

"The teacups?"

Amu puffed her cheeks out and turned away, hoping her blush was hidden from view. "I never got to ride it as a kid...My dad said my head would spin off."

She grinned at the memory and glared as she heard Ikuto's poorly restrained snickers. Regardless, he started toward the ride and turned it on. Her eyes sparkled as she chose a pink and blue teacup. Ikuto hopped in across from her right before the ride started. Amu couldn't hold in her laughter anymore. She was with Tsukiyomi Ikuto in an abandoned park riding the teacup ride. How could she not laugh?

"That was fun!" she yelled happily, and he smirked.

"What are you, five?"

"Shut it, Tsukiyomi! I won't let you ruin this moment!"

A water droplet fell onto her face. And then another. And then a few more.

"Of course! If it isn't you, then it's the rain out to ruin my day!" Amu groaned loudly, ducking into a nearby giftshop for sanctuary from the increasingly heavy rain. She peeked out at the sky warily and jumped at the first sound of thunder.

"Don't tell me you're scared of storms." Ikuto was clearly amused.

"Of course not! That's way too cliché! I was just surprised!" She hoped he bought her excuse, but by the unimpressed look he gave her, she highly doubted he did.

"What are you doing?" Ikuto asked, watching the pinkette walk deliberately away from the door.

"N-Nothing! It's just cold over there!"

He sauntered over with a huge smirk on his face. "Not scared of storms you say?" he asked cocking an eyebrow.

At that moment, loud thunder erupted to Amu's dismay. Her body shot up and sent her flying to grab whatever was closest to her.

"Any particular reason you're clutching that rack of t-shirts so tightly?"

"Nope. I don't judge your hobbies!"

"And hugging t-shirt racks is your hobby." he continued, not even attempting to hide his enjoyment at her expense.

"...Yes."

Before Amu could beat herself up for the lame excuse, lightning flashed causing her to spring up and grab a different object.

"Well, this is a much better hobby if you ask me." Ikuto commented, trying to hide his surprise. Looks like this little trip of his wasn't a waste of time after all. A smug smile worked its way onto his lips. He ignored the spark of electricity he felt at her touch and brought his attention back to the embarrassed girl slowly unwrapping her arms.

'There seriously must be some higher being against me today.' she thought dryly. Of course, the "object" she grabbed was Ikuto. She thrust the idea of how nice his arms and back felt out of her mind before something dangerous could brew there. They waited out the rest of the storm in silence with an awkward tension in the room. Or at least that's what Amu felt. With each passing minute, she grew all too aware of how close he was standing next to her and tried to ignore the sound of his breathing. She could feel the warmth of his body radiating off him in the small space of the gift shop, and her body instinctively leaned toward the source of the warmth. She quickly caught herself. Snap out of it, Amu!

Little did she know that Ikuto was having a similar argument with himself, too.

'Blink. Breathe. Ignore the smell of her sweet smelling shampoo. Repeat.' he chanted to himself. It was all he could do to ignore the pull of his hormones as the hairs on his arm shot up at the feel of her breath. 'You are not attracted to this girl. You are simply intrigued since she's bat shit crazy for insulting you. Please step aside hormones. I am in the middle of a game of sorts and cannot be distracted.' he thought annoyingly. What was wrong with him? He shook his head quickly and noticed Amu starting to lean toward him, then quickly correct herself. He raised a brow. Maybe she was having as hard a time as him?

Amu couldn't express her relief when the rain finally stopped and she could get back into a normal proximity of the boy beside her. She could still feel the warmth his body, even out of the small space.

"Oh, boy..." she groaned quietly.

"Did you say something?"

"Nothing, not at all!" He regarded her curiously but shrugged. Girls. He would never understand them.

Amu scowled at the ground. She must be getting sick or something because in no way, shape, or form would she admit to being attracted to the douche bag beside her. She frowned as a thought occurred to her. Why would he even invite her out in the first place? He knew she didn't like him and that he annoyed her. There must be some ulterior motive in this. Amu chanced a quick glance at Ikuto, unfortunately getting caught in the act. He smiled smugly at her and winked.

'Douche.' He was probably out to humiliate her since she didn't feel threatened by or care about his social power over her. Get her to think he was a nice guy, butter her up with dates and teacup rides, then laugh in her face when he admitted it was all an act to spite her. She wouldn't put it past him to make a plan like that. Well, too bad for him she wasn't stupid enough to fall for it. She could beat him at his own game.

"If you think that evil calculating look you got on is cute, then you're sadly mistaken."

She twitched. Oh, yeah he was going down.

XxX

"Thanks for the ride, idiot cat-boy. I actually had a little fun today."

"Good to hear."

Alright. This was it. Phase one of Amu's master plan. She wrung her hands nervously and took a deep breath. Without a second thought, she ghosted a slight brush of her lips over Ikuto's cheek. The touch was small, barely felt, but it was enough to make both teens shiver slightly. Before the shocked Ikuto could respond, Amu shut her front door in his face.

...

"What the hell just happened."

Meanwhile, a flustered yet giddy Amu rushed up to her room. Phase one of operation Tsukiyomi was a go!

...

"What the hell just happened!"

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This has been edited :)

I'm currently editing the next few chapters! I deleted them since I didn't want a new reader to get confused if they came upon this story. Next chapter will be up soon.