Chapter 10

I wanna be your romeo

Flashback

Amu couldn't believe it. She had just given her first kiss to Ikuto.

5 minutes later and Amu was still standing there. She hadn't moved and her face had gotten increasingly red. Ikuto had been smirking at first, but after a few minutes he got tired of it and was now watching her with a bored expression. The director on the other hand was still crying tears of joy. Ikuto rolled his eyes and at last reached out and put his hand on Amu's shoulder, "Amu," he called.

Just like that the trance was broken. Her eyes snapped back into her head and the redness started to fade, "I-I-IKUTO! YOU PERVERT! THAT WAS MY FIRST KIS-" she immediately covered her mouth realizing what she was saying. But it was too late, it was obvious what she was about to say.

Ikuto's smirk return "So, it was your first kiss afterall huh?"

She knew there wasn't much point in denying it still she tried, "N,no it wasn't."

"Mhm, sure," he told her in a tone that meant he didn't believe it, "Tell me, how was it? Did you have fun? We can do it again if you'd like," he informed her, pushing his face close to hers.

"Ew! No! Stay away from me perv!" she swatted him away, and stalked off, away from the restraining wall and a safe distance away from Ikuto. As she did so she walked past the director who had finally stopped crying.

"Well done you too! That was excellent, now I know I can depend on you to really make it happen on stage! Thank you for all your hard work today, you may be done for the night! Ta ta!"

Amu breathed a sigh of relief and bid the director goodbye. With that she hurried off the set and back towards her and Ikuto's room.

She reached the room and spun around, locking the door behind her. Ikuto, being behind her, was greeted by a door in the face. He tried opening it, and when he found he couldn't he pounded on the door. "Amu, let me in! Please!"

She was on the other side of the door, she had pressed up against it, then slowly slid to the ground, wrapping her arms around her knees. "Go away you stalker cat…"she muttered but her heart wasn't in it. The truth was, the kiss had unsettled her. It was wonderful, and passionate, and filled with emotion. She didn't know what to think anymore, she knew that the kiss left her wanting more. But what about Ikuto? What had he felt during that kiss? Where did the line between acting and reality meet? She didn't know. She rested her head against the wall, trying to drown out Ikuto's attempt to get inside. This whole adventure was turning out to be more than she had ever expected. Waking up with Ikuto in this play house was only the start. Then there was the drama with Ryan, and her and Ikuto getting locked in the closet. After that was her landing the role of Juliet, and then today, she had experienced so many different emotions just in the last hour, there was her emotional breakdown where she had literally soaked Ikuto's shirt with her tears, and then he had kissed her. She was emotionally drained and couldn't tell which way was up anymore.

Ikuto felt the change in mood, and his playfulness was instantly exstinguished. What was it about him that always made him act like a pervert when he was trying to be serious? He sighed "Amu, please. I'm sorry….I'm, so sorry." He sighed and walked away not knowing what else he could say. No doubt Amu was too upset to listen to anything he would have to say anyway. His thoughts returned to when he had kissed Amu, and a small smile spread. It had been wonderful even more wonderful then the one in the closet. It made him realize the truth, there was nothing he could do about his feelings, there was no way he could try to hold them in any more. Easter or no, he was in love with Amu, and besides, it was obvious by now that Easter knew nothing of them being here at all, perhaps it would stay that way. In the meantime one thing was certain, he would definitely make Amu fall in love with him.

About twenty minutes later Amu had finally managed to regain control of her emotions again and place the mask back in place. She was still shaken up to be sure, and had no clue as to how Ikuto had felt about the kiss, but she convinced herself that it didn't matter. She had never lied to herself so badly before. Of course it mattered, it matter more than anything else in the world, but of course she could never let him know that. She sighed and stumbled over to the bed where she fell down and weakly pulled the covers around her. Maybe some sleep would help. Within minutes she was asleep.

"It appears we've had a break through…" Hikari declared to her partner

He looked over and nodded, "Indeed, it appears subject number one has completely realized his true feelings, and not only that he is no longer fighting them," he smiled, "And as such it's really only a matter of time before number two follows suite."

Hikari nodded, "Its been hard, but I think in the end it'll be worth it. What do you say, after the play we let them go?"

"I see no problem with that, we've collected all the data we need, and I'm sure their relationship will be strong enough to last outside these walls."

The next morning Amu awoke feeling refreshed and eager to start the day. As she sat up in bed she looked for Ikuto, and was surprised to find he was nowhere to be found, and then she remembered what happened yesterday. No wonder he wasn't around. He pleasant mood beginning to be put out by the memory she flung the covers off and moved to the bathroom to change and brush her teeth. She had planned to head for the cafeteria after she was done, but it appears someone had other plans. When she emmurged from the bathroom she found breakfast waiting for her in bed. There was a small lap table surrounded by rose petals, and on top was a plate complete with orange juice, sausage and a smiling pancake. Next to the food was a note that said "I'm sorry," on the back it said "Ikuto" she shook her head and couldn't help but blush, she couldn't believe he had gone to such lengths for her, now she had no choice but to forgive him, but first she would enjoy her breakfast.

Once breakfast was over it was almost time to start play practice, Amu headed there early hoping that maybe Ikuto would be there, she couldn't think of where else he would be. To her luck he was, and they were the only ones there.

"Ikuto," she called, hurrying up to him,

"Amu," he smiled a genuine smile and Amu's heart skipped a beat.

"Th-thank you, for, the breakfast," she declared

"So, I'm forgiven?" he asked hopefully

She nodded.

"Good," he pulled her into a hug, 'I really can't stand it when you're mad at me,"

She glanced up towards him funnily, "really?"

"Really, " he pulled away from the hug and looked at her, "Amu, Its time I tell you, I care about you a lot, and even though I'm always saying stupid and perverted stuff, I don't really mean it, and when you're mad at me, I just hate myself for doing it, and can't even sleep. Its horrible. So please promise me you won't get mad at me anymore? Cause I really don't think I can take it…"

Amu was stunned, where was this coming from, it was as if Ikuto was speaking from his heart, it was beautiful to see, never before had he been so open and honest with her, but at the same time it frightened her, all this talk about him caring for her, what was he getting at? "Um…sure okay, I'll try not to…" she responded unsure.

"Perfect, that's all I want," he bent down and gave her a quick peck on the cheek, "Now lets go, practice is going to be outside today," he grabbed her by the hand and pulled her away.

GAH I'm really really sorry I haven't updated in forever! And I'm sorry that this chapter is so short But I do have a way to make it up to you guys (hopefully). I'm going to allow one of you to make a guest appearance next chapter! All I need from you guys is a character description including physical description ie: hair color, eyes, height, etc, whether you want them to meet either Amu or Ikuto, and how they would react when meeting one of the above characters. I'll pick my favorite from the first five to respond, so make sure to review! Thanks!

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