A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
Hi people everywhere! I'm really bored so, I'll write the next chapter to the story... Hope you enjoy it. I've had a bit of writer's block, so, I don't know if it'll come out interesting enough. Arigato Mina! PLEASE REVIEW! ONEGAI… nya =3
I should probably never tell Ikuto that I had received my first kiss from Kukai, right?
"Hey, talking about Tadase, are you guys still going out?" Ikuto asked me while I felt my heart stop.
This was exactly the question I was trying to avoid.
Chapter 4:
The Photo Album
I looked up at Ikuto, fire burning in my eyes.
"What do you care? " I couldn't mask the sadness and hatred seeping into my voice.
"Well, sorry for asking." Ikuto looked kind of sad. He then suddenly got a smirk on his face. "Well, then it's safe to say that you remained faithful to me, right?"
I froze.
The kissing scene with Kukai replayed in my head.
I could only answer with a lie.
"Umm, yeah, um, duh."
His smirk got bigger. There was only one thing I could do so he could stop thinking about that.
"I'm going to change into my pajamas, so don't peak."
I grabbed my black pj´s and was heading into the bathroom when someone grabbed me from my waist.
"Ikuto" I whispered, a warm feeling engulfing me. He didn't let go of me at all. At least I could hope that he would never lose interest in me.
"I can't actually promise that, you know."
He kissed my neck and whispered into my ear.
"I've been waiting to see you for so long, could you at least give me something in exchange for being loyal to you?¨
I turned around to face him.
He smiled. Obviously waiting for a kiss or a blush from me.
I grinned.
Then I gave him my present. A real good whacking on the head.
"YOU PERVERT!"
"OW! That really hurt Amu." he winced.
"I already told you to stop being such a perv. I hope you understand that now."
Then I turned to walk into the bathroom and shut the door in his face.
God, what is wrong with him? I thought he would become more mature after 4 years being far away.
I've been waiting to see you for so long...
And how did he suppose I felt? I truly thought that he had forgotten about me, got a girlfriend, and would never come back.
But there he was, saying he had remained faithful for 4 years.
Could I believe him?
I mean, how can a guy like Ikuto (pervert) remain faithful during so much time?
I put on my pajama shirt and combed my hair, thinking.
Even I, who was not a perv, hadn't remained faithful. Blame it on a heartbreak and a Beer.
After about 10 minutes combing my hair, I reached a conclusion.
Ikuto was lying.
He hadn't remained faithful.
That was the only thought that gave me some comfort and didn't make me feel guilty.
I sighed with relief and opened the door. Ikuto was waiting for me at my bed, looking through my picture album.
I approached him and he held up a photo. I couldn't see which one it was, since the back was faced at me. Ikuto looked at me and then the photo.
Then it hit me.
I couldn't let him see the pictures.
Why?
Oh, because after the day of the kiss, Kukai and I started hanging out more.
And we took a LOT of PICTURES of us both. And when I mean ALOT I mean ALOT.
Ikuto would get the wrong idea.
I started to sweat a lot.
"Umm," I said nervously, looking around, "what are you doing?"
He stopped staring at the photo.
"Just looking at all the years that passed by without looking at my precious Amu."
He grinned at me and then with a swift movement, pulled me onto the bed and Held me right next to him.
"Seeing these photos I now know that I wasted my time looking for my father. I should have been with you. Now those times will never come back to me. That is why I'm going to enjoy you to the fullest. Is that alright, Amu?"
His eyes looked at me intently, searching for a hopeful answer.
What should I answer? What should I tell him?
"Yeah." I answered plainly.
He smiled at me and then stopped embracing me. The moment I saw him reach again for the photo album, I reacted.
IKUTO´S POV
She answered quite plainly with a ´yeah´, but I decided to ignore it. When I was reaching for the album to look at more photos, Amu´s hands reached it first.
"Umm, you don't need to see this, Ikuto. You shouldn't think about the past. The Amu right here is more important. If you keep thinking about the past, you won't be able to enjoy the future. Isn't that right?" Amu looked kind of nervous.
Then she tossed the album to another part of the room.
"There was no need to actually throw it, you know. But I get your point."
I hugged her again and brought her closer to me. Her mouth was only a few millimeters away from mine, which made her blush ripe red.
"Ikuto YOU PERV!" Then she threw me over the side of the bed.
My head met the floor and a sharp pain met my head yet again. I guess my body was getting used to it already.
"ow" I moaned, massaging my head. Amu looked at me from the bed.
"Anyways, when did I say that you could sleep on the bed with me? You perv."
Amu turned off the light while I just sat there, the pain diminishing.
I would make her stop thinking about Tadase. Amu couldn't fool me. I could see the sadness and pain in her eyes. It was obviously about him.
At least she hadn't gotten her first kiss from him.
I laughed a bit, thinking about how I had robbed it.