ShugoPrincess: The next chapter of my ever so important story.
Amu: ShugoPrincess does not own Shugo Princess.
Ikuto: She is just overly obsessive.
Christmas Wishes
Chapter 7: Straight Forward & Blunt
Amu's POV
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"Are you shitting me?" Ikuto asked leaning backwards. "No, I just….it's just that…um…well I uh…I've like you since I first met you." Ikuto scoffed. "Look Amu, it's not like I don't like you….it's just that look at yourself, you're just so plain and you're still a kid. And you're a know-it-all." I inhaled and closed my eyes, "So you want a beauty queen who's brain dead?" my voice quivered. "No, I want a girl who is hot and has a normal intellectual level. It's not like you don't. We just don't have anything in common." I opened my eyes, "So there's no way you could like me?" I asked. My eyes were brimming with tears. "There's a possibility we could be a couple…." Ikuto's voice trailed off and so did he. I watched him walk away. I went upstairs, grabbed my stuff and then left the Tsukiyomi house; planning my return.
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"That would explain whay Amu was so uptight for the longest time. After Christmas she was dead set on changing. She even insisted that she change schools, so we enrolled her in an all girls private school." My mom thought out loud. "She certainly has changed. But when Ikuto explained something to me I was confused."
Ikuto's POV
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I watched Amu from my balcony as she climbed into a black car. It disappeared down the street and out of my sight. I didn't mean what I said, I was just trying to ….what was I trying to say to her? I did like her but I denied it and it broke her heart. There was no knock on my door before my mom barged into my room. "Ikuto Tsukiyomi! I can't believe you would do such a thing to Amu. Especially after she said she loves you." Her voice chided me. "I can't believe I said it either." My mom raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?" I sighed and continued looking after the car that had disappeared. "I didn't mean what I said, I wasn't trying to be an asshole it just sorta spilled out." My voice was guilty. It was starting to snow, "I'll go over to her house and apologize." I grabbed my jacket and left my house. Some where along the way I got lost trying to find Amu's house. I walked around for two hours trying to figure out where I was. There was someone skating on the frozen lake. The person was wearing all white. I watched the person until the lamps lit up. The person turned around; they visibly had pink hair. "Amu?" my voice was loud enough for her to hear. Amu moved back towards the other end of the lake. I stepped on the smooth surface. Amu tripped and fell on the surface, I heard the faint crack of the ice. Amu scrambed to her feet before the ice could give away from under her. As I got closer the ice slowly started craking deeper under m weight. Weeks passed since I had seen her and I still couldn't track her down. When ever I went to her house she was never there, and she stopped coming to school all together.
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Amu's POV
Listening to our mothers' conversation I remembered why I had decided to come. I was here to break him just like he broke me, if not worse. I was vengeful and spiteful. I pulled away from him. "I can't do this Ikuto. We can't do this." Ikuto looked at me, "Why not?" I took a deep breath before I answered him, I was going to regret saying this. "Because this isn't right. It's pointless. You don't like me and the feelings that I had for you have died since then." I sat down on the bed, Ikuto followed. "I don't believe you,." I smiled sadly, "It is true though." It felt like some one was trampling on my heart. "You can't be serious." Ikuto said. My eyes welled up, "And why not?" my voice broke and the tears rolled down my cheeks.
Ikuto's POV
She was crying? Why? Was it something I said? "Amu, please don't…" I wiped away the tears that leaked from the corners of her eyes. She sniffed a little, "No Ikuto. Don't." Her voice was fierce. I looked at her. Amu started in, "You should be acting like this! You shouldn't be acting like you….love me!!!" I raised an eyebrow, "How do suppose I'm acting?" Tears splashed her shirt. "You said you didn't like me! Why are you doing this? Why are you teasing me?!?! Why do you tantalize me?" I pulled Amu into my arms, her hot tears streamed down my chest. "I don't tease you. If anything you tease me. Just sitting there on your own is like you're testing me." I whispered to her. Amu looked at me, her eyes were full of fire and seething at me. "You're so sweet and smart. You're beautiful and kind. You're the only thing that I …." There was a sharp sting against my cheek. Amu's hand curved around my cheek. "Don't even try to give me that bullshit speech about how you messed up and how you think I'm so great." Amu's tears rolled down her cheeks. I took a deep breath, "You're right."
Amu's face softened a little. I kissed both of her cheeks and hovered over her lips, I brushed my lips against hers lightly and pulled away. I took her hand in mine and led her out of the room and beack to the main part of the house. "Ikuto," Amu's voice was soft and I turned to look at her. She continued, "I'm sorry it didn't work out." I laughed a little, "It could have if you wanted it to." All Amu did was shake her head in disagreement.