Haleigh: I'M BACK, BABY! :D
Ikuto: Um, yay?
Haleigh: Hey! You better be happy! I've been gone since like April! But um...I'M SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY!
Amu: Where have you been?
Haleigh: Um...I had a slight case of writer's block. Plus my life got really busy! I'm going to public school now and I'm pretty involved with stuff. I have to keep my grades up and I made the softball team! So yeah...won't be updating much.
Ikuto: I hate you...
Haleigh: Watch it, bub! So um, I've been writing this one chapter since April...I'm pathetic...anywayyy...ENJOY YOUR CHAPTER! And happy (late) New Year! :D
Amu's POV
At school
"Amu-chan!" I heard Nagihiko call as Ikuto and I entered the school gates.
"Hey Nagi," I said as I hopped off of Ikuto's back.
"Um, piggyback?" he said as he laughed.
"Ikuto forced me," I said as I playfully glared at Ikuto. He turned his head and whistled like he did nothing. Nagi and I just laughed at him.
"What?" Ikuto asked with a smirk on his face.
I hit him playfully on his arm and we all three of us just walked to class.
"I'll talk to you at lunch, guys!" Nagi said as he went to class.
"Ughh...another school day..." I said with a sigh.
"Today's gonna be different. Trust me," he said with a big, bright smile.
"How do you know?" I said with a curious expression.
"I just know..." he said with a wink. "Let's go."
"Ok," I said as we walked into the classroom together.
Later in biology...
"Ok, class. Today we'll be doing a little experiment," the teacher said. "We're going to be dissecting frogs!" she exclaimed. Some of the students were excited while the others were sickened like me.
I felt all the blood drain from my face and I think my stomach flipped.
"Are you ok?" Ikuto asked as he looked at me. I'm pretty sure I looked like I was going to throw up. That's how I felt at least.
The teacher came around and passed out the the trays with the dead frogs on them. Dead frogs. Dead frogs...
As soon as she set that tray down, I felt a million times worse than what I did just a minute ago.
"I don't feel so good..." I said as I closed my eyes and grabbed my now pounding head.
"Do you think you can make it through the experiment without passing out?" he whispered gently.
"Yeah..." I replied.
NO...
"Are you sure?" he pressed on. I don't think he believed me. I wasn't the best liar.
"Uhh..." I hesitated.
"That's what I thought," he concluded. "Hatobu-sensei?" he called out to the teacher.
"Yes Tsukiyomi-san?" she answered with a smile. All the female teachers did practically anything for Ikuto. (Ok yeah I got that bit from the Twilight Saga...)
"Amu is feeling sick. May I escort her to the nurse's office?" he said with one of those smiles that would make any girl swoon.
"O-of course..." she studdered as Ikuto walked me slowly out the door.
"I can't stand to even think of dead animals. Expecially seeing or smelling them. I really feel like I'm gonna pass out any second..." I said as I stopped and bent over to breathe slowly.
"Look at me," he said as he walked in front of me.
I didn't look up at first because he always does this to get my mind of whatever it is. He knows when I look at him when he does this, I can't help but only focus on him. But it always makes my heart beat faster and my stomach get butterflies. If that happens now, I'm sure I'll throw up.
"Ikuto, if I look I'll throw up..." I said breathing hard. I wanted to look at him really bad, but I had to resist this time.
He chuckled a bit and said, "Well since you don't want to try that, how about we just keep going."
"Maybe we should...ughh..." I said as I bent over more.
"You ok?" he asked as he walked beside me and held me up a little more.
"Yeah. Thanks," I said with a weak smile.
We started walking slowly down the hallway, and we finally reached the nurse's office. The nurse looked up at us and asked what was wrong.
"We're dissecting frogs today in biology. Dead things make her sick," he explained for me as I was trying to keep from...well nevermind.
"Ok, sweetie, just come over to this bed and we'll help you feel better," the nurse said with a sweet smile as she motioned over to a random bed.
"Thanks..." I said as Ikuto helped me over.
I laid down on the bed and sighed. Ikuto sat down on a stool next to me and laid his arms and head on the bed. I could feel him looking at me, and I was not about to look at him because of...well I already explained.
I can't believe I wimped out like that. What's wrong with me? I'm the only one who had to go to the nurse's office!
"I can't believe that it had to be me that had to come here! I'm so stupid!" I ranted. I started glaring at the ceiling. In fact, I was glaring so hard that I might just burn a hole in it...
"No, you're not," Ikuto said as he was tracing a pattern on my arm with his finger.
"Yes, I am. I can't do anything right and I'm just weird..." I said as I glared even harder. I know he was trying to make me feel better, but it's not gonna work this time!
"Hey, look at me," he said sweetly. Not falling for it...
"No," I said. I wanted to look, I just...can't.
"Amu..." he said as he touched my arm.
"I still feel sick. You know I can't," I said as I closed my eyes. I will not give in!
He scooted his stool over where he was next to my head. He pushed my hair behind my ear and started playing with my hair. I heard a little sigh as he continued fiddling with my hair.
"Can I ask you something?" he said. I knew he had a smirk on his face by the tone of his voice.
"Sure..." I said cautiously. You never know with him!
"Do I really still make your heart beat faster when you look at me?" he asked. Sounds like there was only a little bit of a smirk left, and it was replaced by pure curiosity. Did he really have to ask that?
"Yeah...you do. And my stomach starts doing flips when you smile..." I could go on all day with various ways he makes me feel. I decided to cut off there so I wouldn't ramble on.
He got up and sat on the bed next to me and I finally opened my eyes. I was feeling a little better and not as dizzy. He was looking at me and smiling when I opened my eyes, then he leaned down and kissed my forehead.
"You need to rest. Sleep so you'll feel better," he said before he kissed my lips quickly.
"Ok...but don't leave," I said cautiously. I just wanted him to stay by my side.
"I won't. I promise," he said as he was stroking my hair through his hands.
I slowly closed my eyes again and started to dream of him...
Ikuto's POV
I watched her close her eyes and I smiled. She was so sweet when she slept. I'm going to miss seeing her cute face next to mine...why does Tadase have to hate me so much?
I looked at the clock in the nurse's office. Only 10:00? This is going to be a long day already. I was feeling tired so I got up to get a Dr. Pepper out of the vending machine in the office to perk me up a bit. "I promise..." it has a strong meaning for such a short saying. I had alot of promises to keep, but I would go out of my way and beyond to keep my promises to Amu. I wouldn't hurt her like that.
I can't help but think, though. Have I broken any promises in the past? To who? If so, I wish I could make it up. I know what it's like to have someone promise you something and then break it like it wasn't a big deal. Some things aren't, but I've had important promises that have been made to me and broken.
Back when Amu and I went on that date in the park, on the way there I told her I had a surprise for her. I hadn't forgotten about it either. She doesn't know, but later if she's feeling better, I'm going to take her back to that spot and give her that surprise. I've been planning it since then and I have to make it perfect. It will be one of the last special moments that we have for a while.
I try to make every moment special, but there's always those extra special moments that are rare. I was going to try and make that happen tonight.
I brought my phone to school every day even though the teachers or my mom didn't know. So I just got it out and my screen said "2 New Messages!" They were both from Utau, so I readied myself for whatever it could be. It said, "Ikuto, Mom and I r both worried about u. R u ok?" To answer that, no. I wasn't ready and I never will be. But I have to be strong. I've always had to do that. I've always kept my feelings inside me and looked fine on the outside. Until I met Amu. She has this effect on me that just makes me be myself and to let my feelings loose. But I had to still be strong for my family.
I read the next message and it said, "I need 2 talk to u ltr after school." I decided I would answer the first text when I talked to her later. I don't know what she wanted to talk about, but she's my sister so it could be anything.
I decided to play a few games on my phone to pass the time. I never played them so I'll probably suck...
15 minutes later...
COME ON! I'm only 5 points away from beating Utau's highest score on Tetris!
Ok so I got a little into it...but I am going to beat this high score!
45 seconds later...
YES! I DID IT! TAKE THAT UTAU!
Ok...I am soooo not doing that for a while. I'll end up frying my brain next time.
So I looked at the time and it said 11:15. She's been asleep for a while and it's only 45 minutes until lunch. I guess I'll wake her up then to see if she feels better. But I had already downed the whole Dr. Pepper so I had to use the bathroom. It was right across the hall so it shouldn't take long.
When I was finished and walked out of the stall, Nagihiko came in the door panting.
"Why are you breathing so heavy?" I said as I pumped soap into my hands.
"Playing dodgeball in the gym. I was the last one standing!" he said triumphantly.
"Awesome!" I said as I gave him a high five.
"Tadase has been looking for you all day. He hasn't heard what happened with Amu earlier so I think you're ok for now. But word is going to spread so I would watch out if I were you," he warned.
"Thanks. I just wish I knew what I did to make him like this. It can't be that he wants Amu because I've seen the way he looks at her and talks to her. If it was her then he would at least treat her with more respect I would think," I said trying to think of what I've done.
"You have a really good point. Anways, how is she doing?" he asked with concern.
"She's doing a little better. She's sleeping right now so I hope she'll be fine when she wakes up. I'm going to wake her up at lunch to see if she feels ok enough to eat," I told him.
"Ok, well I guess I'll see you then," he said as he heading toward one of the stalls.
"Ditto," I said as I walked out the door.
When I walked out I heard the bell ring for a class change. I should probably sprint across the hall to get back to the nurse's office so that I wouldn't be seen by anyone or be asked any questions about where I've been. So...yeah sprint sounded good.
I had just reached the nurse's office when I heard someone greet Tadase in the hallway.
Just in time...
I sat down next to Amu again and just waited out the time until lunch by playing games on my phone and watching her cute expressions while she sleeps. There's not much to do in the nurse's office. I'm just lucky that the nurse let me stay in here with her instead of making me go back to class. She's young, maybe around 25. She looks at me like she has a crush on me, but I just rolled my eyes. But who can blame her? I mean, look at me! *smirk*
Ok, focus. It got here slowly, but it was finally 11:55-5 minutes til lunch. I should start waking Amu up so we could eat...
I leaned over her bed and gently kissed her from her her lips all the way up to her little ear. When I got to her ear I whispered seductively into it, "Amu..." She groaned a little and sighed with a little "Hmmm..." I smiled at her cute reaction. "It's time for lunch, sweetie. Are you hungry?" I said quietly. "Mmhmm..." she said as she yawned with her eyes still closed. "Sit up so we can go eat," I said as I pushed some hair out of her face. I secretly took a picture with my phone so I could look at it when I'm gone. My phone doesn't make noise when I take a picture so she didn't know that I did. She slit her eyes open slowly and smiled when she saw me gazing down at her.
"Help me up. I can barely move 'cause I'm so tired," she said sleepily. Of course, I helped her sit up as she stretched her arms out and yawned once more. She stepped down slowly and gave me a hug that lasted several seconds. I was startled at first, but I hugged back with a smile. "Thank you," she said after a second or two. "For what?" I replied confusedly. "For not making fun of my stupid reaction to the frogs. A normal person wouldn't get sick like me. And also thank you for staying with me this whole time," she said as she loosened her grip a little, but continued the hug. "I told you that I'm always here for you. You should know that by now," I said as I pulled away and smiled at her. She returned the smile as we walked out of the nurse's office.
As we walked into the cafeteria, some people stared at us. I shot glares at some of them because I heard that they were talking about and snickering at what Amu did. We stood in line as we waited to get a tray, but the line was short because we arrived a little late.
"Hinamori!" I heard someone call from behind us. We turned around to see none other than Kukai with a big smile on his face. Amu smiled and yelled, "Kukai! Come here!" He skipped several people in line. They got mad at him but he didn't care. "You feeling better?" he asked as he grabbed a tray. "Yeah, thanks. Has Tadase asked about me today? I don't want him to know," she said with a low voice. "I haven't talked to him since all this happened, so I don't know. Sorry," Kukai said as he scratched the back of his head. "No, it's ok. I was just wondering," Amu said as we started to put food on our tray.
Once we got our food, the three of us sat down with Nagihiko, Utau, Yaya, and Rima. They didn't talk very much. Actually, no one has really been saying much since this all when down. They just asked if Amu was feeling better and she told everyone she was. The rest of lunch was pretty much silence until Kukai broke it by saying how much he hated how Tadase ruined everyone's lives. We all agreed, too. "Yeah, we hate seeing you guys like this. We don't want Ikuto to leave..." Rima said sadly. Everyone else nodded in agreement.
I sighed sadly as I pushed some food around with my fork. "Guys, I don't want to leave either. But you know I have to. I just...I hate this!" I said as I let go of my fork and put my head in my hands. Everyone is making it harder on me! "It's not fair! I know I sound like a 6-year-old saying that, but it really isn't! I haven't done anything to Tadase and he's just making my life miserable!" I yelled. I had this hard look on my face by just imagining that stupid face of his!
I felt Amu put her hand on my leg to comfort me. I looked next to me and saw she had this sympathetic smile on her face, and sighed. Utau finally spoke up saying, "Ikuto and I can't help this. You all know that. Let's just try to have a good rest of the week...for us. Please..." she drifted off as she held back her tears. Kukai took her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze. I stood up to throw the rest of my food away, and Utau followed me. We went to the trash can in the corner that was out of sight from almost every table.
"Ikuto...I...I don't know if I can do this. It doesn't seem like you can either," she said with her arms crossed and looking to the side. "We have no choice, Utau. You know that," I paused for a moment and continued, "I'm not trying to make you feel bad, but it's the truth. We have to do this for Mom. I'm sorry..." I said as she looked up at me with tears in her eyes.
"I guess we're in this together, then," she said as she wiped her tears away before they could fall. She was usually so strong around other people, but I'm the only one who's seen her express her true feelings like this. She never let her guard down in front of people because she doesn't want them to think that she's weak.
"You're my little sister. Of course we're in this together," I said with a small smile. She gave me a quick hug and we started back toward the lunch table.
"You guys ok?" Nagihiko asked. "Yeah...just had to tell her something," I replied. We sat back into our seats as we went back into a silence. The bell rang in a few minutes and we all went back to where we were supposed to be. Amu and I went back into the nurse's office because she said that she should stay all day.
When we got back in, Amu didn't go to sleep but instead we stayed up talking about our week.
"You know, I haven't forgotten about that surprise I mentioned several days ago. And you're gonna find out what it is tonight. We're going on a date," I said as I raised the right corner of my mouth. She smiled one of those cute smiles she had when she was excited. "Ok," she said as she gave me a peck on the lips.
"Can you give me a hint at least?" she bit her lip because she knows I find that absolutely adorable, too. I could resist it for now, though. "Nope," I said popping the "p." She gave a puppy dog look, but I had to hold my ground. "Sorry, sweetie. Not this time!" she sighed in defeat and gave me a playful shove, to which I answered with a light pinch to her side. She let out a soft "eep!" and laid her head on my shoulder.
Amu's POV
I loved it when we played around like that. We never really did anymore because of everything that's been going on. He wrapped his arms around me from the side and rested his head on top of mine.
"I take it that all of your dizzy-ness is gone?" He asked. "Sure is, but I don't wanna go back to class! I...I want to stay here with you'" I said with a little smile on my lips. "I don't seem to have a problem with that," he said and ended that with a quiet chuckle.
"You're still not going to give me a hint?" I asked sweetly.
"No!" he replied as he messed up my hair.
After school...
We walked out into the schoolyard, not seeing him, thankfully. We waved goodbye to all of our friends that we saw and walked out of the gates.
We walked hand in hand as we strolled down the sidewalk on our way home. "Remember when I passed out on the way home that day? It was only a few weeks ago. It seems like we've been together forever but we've only been together for a little while." I said as I smiled.
"Yeah, but we've been best friends for years. We always had the same feelings for each other though, so I guess that makes it feel like longer. It doesn't matter how long we've been considered "together," all that matters is that we are together," he said as he looked down at me.
"You're absolutely right! I can't wait until our date tonight. I'm super anxious about my surprise!" I said as I took a little skip in excitement. I really don't have a clue what it is!
"You're going to love it. I know you will," he said with a big smile on his face. He doesn't smile that big very often, so it's nice to see him like that.
We eventually reached my house and we stopped at my front door. "I''ll leave you to get ready for our date. I'll be getting ready, too," he told me as he kissed my forehead. "Ok. What time will you be here to pick me up?" I asked him as he started to walk back down my sidewalk. "Hmmm...how about 5:30?" he asked me. "Sounds good!" I called out to him. He waved bye to me and I walked into the house.
I sighed and leaned my head against the door as soon as I shut it. I have to wait 2 hours! I started to walk up the stairs to my room. I shut my door behind me and plopped down onto my bed. I just sat there for a moment and smiled to myself.
There's something about that boy that makes me smile no matter what mood I'm in...
I decided to get up and look in my closet for something to wear. I started to go through everything in my closet until I came across a dress that brought back memories...
Flashback...
It's my 14th birthday today. I'm not very excited because it's just another year I've survived my boring life. It's a wonder I'm even alive, I mean, I'm surprised that I haven't fallen off of a random cliff or something due to my being clumsy. My friends had all left already, and they got me some awesome presents, but I was a little disappointed because someone I was really looking forward to coming never showed up. It was Ikuto...
I had been looking forward to him coming all day, but it was 7:00 p.m. already. He wouldn't answer my texts or calls and he was realling starting to make me mad! Not even a simple "Happy birthday" at all. That's ok, see if I call him on his birthday!
All of a sudden I heard a knock on my window. Only one person ever climbed up there, so I knew it was him. I almost decided to ignore him, but I didn't want to be rude. I opened my curtain and opened the door to a small slit.
"What do you want?" I mumbled as I glared at him. "I came to wish you a happy birthday..." he said quietly while looking off to the side. "Can I come in?" he asked as he finally looked at me. I sighed and slid the door open to grant him permission to come in. We both sat down on my bed, and I noticed a present in his hands. "Um..I got you this..." he said as he handed me the box. "Thanks!" I said as I started to rip off the paper excitedly.
He chuckled at my sudden change of mood. I finally got all the paper off and opened the box. I gasped at what was inside. I held it out in front of me as I gaped in wonder at it. It was a dress. A bubblegum pink dress with black studs that lined the neckline. It wasn't fancy, but it was actually cute! I continued to stare at it with curiosity as I heard him say, "It made me think of you when I saw it in the store. It matches your hair and it's got black studs to match your personality. I hope you like it."
"Like it? I love it! Thank you so much, Ikuto!" I said as I hugged him. "You are the best guy friend I could ever have!" He hugged me back and whispered in my ear, "You're so very welcome, Amu. You are the best friend I've ever had period. Girl or guy..." I pulled away to look at him and we exchanged smiles. Ever since we defeated Easter about a year ago, we had gotten even closer and spent alot of time together.
"Wait here," I said as I took the dress into the bathroom with me to try it on. It didn't take long to change and I opened the door. "How do I look?" I said as I opened the door. He turned around to look at me and smiled. "You look amazing..." he said with a sparkle in his eyes. I blushed and looked at myself. "Really?" I said a bit embarrassed. "I promise," he said as he grinned. "Thank you. I'll keep this forever. I promise," I said with a giant smile on my face. He stood up to give me another hug. "Happy birthday, Amu. I'm sorry I wasn't here earlier, but I wanted to give this to you after everyone else was gone," he said as we continued the hug. I pulled back and smiled. "It's ok. I forgive you," I replied.
"Well, I need to get going. I'll see you tomorrow, ok?" he said as he started for the balcony. "W-wait! Thanks again, Ikuto! Bye..." I said with a little sad frown. He stopped to turn around and smiled at me one last time. "You're welcome, Amu," he said and he was gone. I was a little sad, I'll admit. He never stayed for long...
I closed the door and the curtains and went back to the bathroom to change back. I put the dress on a hanger in my closet once I returned to my room. I gave it one last look and shut the door...
End of flashback...
I smiled at the dress and got it off of the hanger for the first time since that night. I took it into the bathroom to change. It still fit after all that time! It was a little shorter on me, but it wasn't too immodest. It came to my mid-thigh and I paired it with a pair of black flats. I left my hair straight and put a small black barrette on the right sight of my hair to keep it out of my eyes. I slid on a few black gummy bracelets and put in some black dangling earrings. I examined myself in the mirror and was happy with the way I looked.
It was an hour until the date, so I decided to take a walk around the block a few times. I walked downstairs and told my mom where I was going. As soon as I opened the door, I felt refreshed. It was really comfortable outside, not cool, but not hot either. I didn't really think much while I walked, I just cleared my mind to enjoy the nice day outside. I heard the little kids of the neighborhood playing in their yards. It reminded me of Ami. She was 10 now, but she hadn't grown out of her little kid stuff yet. I walked back to my house after a while of walking and I looked at my phone to check the time.
10 minutes until he's supposed to be here...I'll just wait on the steps.
I sat there, watching the sky get darker little by little as the sun started to creep down. It was still pretty high in the sky, but not as bright as it was earlier. Those 10 minutes went by fast, and right on time, his car pulled up. He got out and closed his door to come get me. As soon as he saw me, one of the biggest smiles I've ever seen on his face crept up. He remembered getting me this dress, too I bet.
"You've kept that all this time?" he asked as he came close to me. He spun me around to get a better look and I laughed. "Of course I did! I promised I would keep it forever, remember?" I said as he leaned in to kiss me. We both smiled and he looked at me up and down again. "I was in love with you the night that I got this for you. We were best friends, but I was too scared to admit my feelings to you," he said as he shook his head. "I was, too. But I think I was too scared to even admit it to myself!" I laughed and looked at him. He has on a black v-neck t-shirt, with stone-washed jeans and his favorite pair of Converse. "You don't look bad yourself!" I said as studied his outit. "Why, thank you!" he said as he chuckled.
"Let me tell my mom that I'm leaving," I said as I opened my front door. "Mom! I'm leaving for my date with Ikuto! I'll be back later!" I called into the house. "Ok, sweetie. Have fun!" I heard her call from the living room. I shut the door and Ikuto and I started to walk to his car.
"I'm going to leave you my car while I'm gone," he said as we buckled out seatbelts. "Are you sure?" I said surprised. I wasn't expecting that... "Yeah. I don't trust it with anyone else. You said you wanted one anyway, right?" he asked as he started it. "Yeah, but leaving me yours?" I said while looking around at it. "Of course! I want you to take it. I know you'll take care of it," he said as he glanced over at me for a second. "Thanks!" was all I could manage to say. "You're welcome. But that wasn't the surprise I was talking about," he said as I looked over at him. He had a small smirk on his lips. I had totally forgotten about his surprise.
"I forgot about that! Where are we going anyway?" I asked out of curiosity. "We're going to the park again. I figured since we had so much fun last time we were there, we could go again. Is that ok with you?" he asked while keeping his eyes on the road. "It's perfect. I like it when we're alone," I replied with a slight blush. I don't think he saw me blush though, since he was driving. "Great," he said as he continued to drive on. He didn't have the radio on, but I liked that. We could talk in silence. Actually, we arrived at the park in a few minutes because he drives way too fast!
We both got out of the car and I saw him go to the trunk to get the food. "What did you bring this time?" I asked. "Just some ham and turkey sandwiches and chips. I couldn't find anything else pic-nic worthy in the kitchen!" he said as he scratched behind his head in embarrassment. "That's ok," I said as I kissed him on the cheek. "Come on, I'm hungry..." I said as I tugged at his arm like a small child. He laughed and followed me to our favorite spot under the tree.
"You're not showing me my surprise until after we eat, are you?" I asked with a small pout on my face. "Exactly," he said with a triumphant look on his. "Meanie..." I mumbled while giving him a shove in the arm. "Ow..." he said as he moaned in fake pain. "Oh, come on! That didn't hurt!" I said as I reached in the pic-nic basket to get out sandwiches. "How do you know?" he asked as he helped me. "Well, because I'm weak, and you're not..." I said with a "duh" kind of tone in my voice. "True...ok you got me," he laughed as he threw a piece of bread at me. "Don't start...it'll get ugly!" I said laughing. "I know...that's why I started..." he said with a mischievous grin.
I threw a piece of bread back at him, but he caught it in his mouth and gulped it down. "How did you do that?" I said in awe. "Just another awesome thing about me!" he said while striking a heroic pose. "Sure...we'll go with that!" I said laughing. He made a small pout as he continued to make his sandwich.
"Still no hint?" I said after I swallowed a bite of my sandwich. He just reached over and hit me on the head. "Ow! What was that for?" I asked confused. "No hints! Be patient, Amu," he replied with a mouth-full of food, resulting in a small giggle from me.
I shoved half of my sandwich in my mouth, chewed, and swallowed hard to get it down. I then did the same with the other half. "There, done! Now can you show me my surprise, pleeeease?" I begged. I was beginning to get really impatient, if you couldn't tell.
He finished the last bite of his sandwich and let out a sigh. "Amu, Amu, Amuuuuu..." he said seductively as he got closer to my face. "When are you going to learn?" he whispered into my ear. "Learn wh-what?" I stammered. I hate it when he does this, but I love it at the same time. "To be patient..." he whispered as he got even closer to my ear. He was so close now, that I could feel his lips move against my ear when he spoke. "I-I don't know..." I breathed out. I had lost all control over my body by now, including my voice. He chuckled slightly and whispered, "Patient, Amu...be patient...but if you can't learn on your own, I'll teach you..." He was melting my heart by now. "H-how w-would you do th-that?" I said shakily. I'm lucky he was holding me up. "By making you wait longer..." he whispered. I could hear the evil smile in his voice. "No!" I managed to squeak out. He laughed and pushed me over. Before I knew it, he had me pinned to the ground. He was on top of me and I was in shock. "You're so...fast!" I gawked. "Yeah...I know..." he smirked.
He slowly leaned down and kissed my neck, leaving a trail of kisses leading all the way up to my lips. He smiled into the kiss and continued with deep passion. Our lips moved in sync and it was like nothing else existed except for us. I was completely engulfed into our kiss until he pulled back gasping for breath. "That was..." he began. "Amazing..." I finished for him. We both smiled and we just gazed into each other's eyes for a while. His eyes were the deepest blue I've ever seen. A mixture of turquoise and midnight blue. They were always a lighter shade when he was happy. They were a more dark, gray-ish shade when he was sad or angry. Right now they were as light and glistening as ever. He broke the gaze with a slight chuckle. "What?" I asked curiously. "Nothing...just that you are the most beautiful, amazing, special girl in the world, Amu. I don't know what I did to deserve you," he said as he stroked my cheek with his thumb. He was still on top of me, I might add. I blushed a deep red and smiled at him. "You deserve me? Ha. I don't deserve you! You're perfect, Ikuto. You're sweet, passionate, and very good-looking, too," I giggled. He just returned my comment with a smirk, as usual.
"Come on," he said as he got off of me. He held his hand out to help me up, so I took it. "It's time for your surprise," he whispered into my ear. A huge smile spread across my face. "Close your eyes," he demanded. "O..k..." I said as I closed my eyes. He put his hands over my eyes to make sure I didn't peek. He guided me to somewhere that wasn't far away and stopped. He took his hands off of my eyes and I opened them. I let out a small gasp as I took in what was in front of my eyes...
Haleigh: Hope you liked it! I hope it was good enough to repay you for my absence...haha *scratches back of head*
Ikuto: I know what the surprise is...hehe
Amu: Well...I just saw it, too! It was... *mouth is covered my Ikuto's hand*
Ikuto: Shut up! They have to wait!
Amu: Fine...
Haleigh: Anyways...again I'm REEEEEAAALLLYYYYY SORRY! I probably won't update for a while again because softball practice starts soon and it'll be pretty much my life for a while...again...SORRY! But you know what boosts my enthusiasm? REVIEWS! Please review, guys! It really does make me update faster! I'll give you a shoutout in the next chapter if you review!
Here's the reviewers from the last chapter!
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Thank you SOOOO much guys! Again I'm SOOO sorry! Please review :)