A Note From The Author:

Sorry for taking so much time…Just having a bit of writer's block and since I'm practicing for the zone competition for 'escoltas' (It's where 6 people march around holding the Mexican flag and act sort of military…I'm the one that holds the flag =3) I haven't have had time….also, because I was reading some Fruits Basket fanfic …

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.

Chapter 5

An Invitation To Parteh!

I woke up the next morning with a light headache. So, I decided to take some medicine.

The moment I started to get up, I realized that something was tangled around my waist.

Probably my blanket.

I didn't want to open my eyes that much so I tried to take it off with my own hands.

As I touched it, I realized that it wasn't my blanket.

I opened my eyes and looked beside me.

It was, of course, Ikuto's hands around me.

Hadn't I told him not to get on my bed?

His face looked quite peaceful so I decided not to wake him up. This time reminded me of when he shacked up in my house, when he would mysteriously wake up in my bed.

I giggled, quietly releasing me of his warm grasp.

As I started to get off the bed, I heard a yawn.

"What are you doing awake, Amu? Come back on the bed with me."

He grabbed me again by the waist and pulled me over to him.

I giggled a bit.

Ikuto looked at me puzzled.

"What are you laughing about?"

I looked at him, then laughed a bit. If anyone saw him in my bed with me, they would immediately jump to conclusions. Ikuto was more than 20 years old and I was barely 16.

Time truly had passed.

"Just about when you used to shack up in my house. And about how time has passed."

Ikuto's eyes looked at me caringly.

"Yeah. It's just like back then, isn't it?"

"I , then." I tried to pull myself away from him. "I've got to make breakfast, so, If you don't mind, could you let me go?"

"Sure." He said, a bit amused. "But it's only because you're going to make breakfast."

I got up and stretched.

"I wonder what Yoru is doing right now."

I turned around, finally realizing that Yoru wasn't with Ikuto.

"Hey, I just noticed he isn't here. Where is Yoru?"

I was now used to not having the company of any shugo chara, so I really hadn't remembered about the tiny cat.

"He went to tend to some errand yesterday and was going to come today."

"Oh." Was all I managed to say.

…

…

"That reminds me, where are your shugo charas?"

Ikuto looked at me quite concerned.

I turned my head away, trying to avoid his stare.

God dammit. Why did I have to remind him?

Relax, Amu. Just say something.

"Well, they umm, they went to umm, to some errand also."

I tried to avoid the subject or any other interrogation so, I decided to head downstairs.

"I'm going to make breakfast, Ok?" I said as I walked out the door.

Ikuto's POV

I looked at her while she walked out the door. Something was obviously bothering her.

After I took a shower, Amu called me for breakfast. She turned the TV on to the morning news, while she just stared at the weather forecast.

Amu wasn't actually even looking at the news at all, she was obviously thinking about something.

I knew it had to be about Tadase. She had been completely out of it this morning.

An idea passed my head.

"Hey, Amu, I'm going to visit some friends of mine, so, I'm going to be out almost all day. Is that alright with you?"

She was pulled out of her thoughts by my sudden remark.

"Oh, umm, yeah, it's alright."

She smiled a bit, then returned to stare at the TV.

Instead of visiting with some 'friends', I would try to find something out from Tadase.

Amu's POV

Ikuto left shortly after breakfast and I was left all alone. It didn't matter. I was already used to being alone.

"All right." I said, staring at the dirty dishes in the sink.

"I need to clean this entire house up."

4 hours later

"Finally," I said to myself as I lay on my bed, exhausted. "I'm finished with all the chores."

I was about to take a nap but decided to take a shower instead.

Once I got dressed, I headed downstairs and looked at one of the kitchen cabinets.

There you guys are…

I grinned as I saw the 'secret' stash of beer my parents had 'hidden'.

The sudden vibration of my cellphone jolted me from my party thoughts.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hey."

I grinned. It was Kukai.

"What's up, Kukai?"

"Well, nothing much. Just called to ask you if you wanted to hang out at my house today. I'm really bored, no ones home and Utau went to a concert in another state. Maybe we could watch a movie or something."

I laughed a bit, an idea striking my head.

"Mind if I bring my ice-cold canned friends?"

He sounded kind of confused.

"Huh?"

I laughed again and it seemed that he understood.

"OH. Of course. Nothing would be a party without them."

"Ok, then. I'll see you there. Bye."

He hung up and I reached for all the beer I could get my hands on. They were stashed into my huge bag while I headed out.

The memory of me, Kukai and my first kiss passed through my head.

Tonight would be totally fun….