Chapter 7: The Return of the Butterflies!

Amu POV

3 days.

It was 3 days ago that I had last seen him. It wanted to see him again, I was just hesitant. There was so much more I knew about him that I felt a little overwhelmed.

Before we had parted on that warm summer night we had come to a consensus that I would be the one to call him, we thought that would be the easiest thing to do.

I hadn't called him during our time apart. Not once.

Let's face it; I had nothing to do today. I had done my chores for the day, there was nothing on TV, and I had already read my most recent fashion magazine from cover to cover. Twice actually. It was only 1 o'clock. There was nothing physically stopping me from calling him and going somewhere today. It was all in my head, the turmoil in my brain was my biggest obstacle.

Call him, don't call, I want to see him again, maybe today isn't a good day so how about tomorrow? It was always tomorrow, I had been saying I would call him tomorrow since we last saw each other. The idea of tomorrow was an annoying.

Today was yesterday's tomorrow so I guess I could call him.

"Hello Amu-chan." said Nagihiko. I could hear some uncertainty in his voice.

"H-hey, look, I'm really sorry I haven't called you back in a few days, I was just busy. Well actually I wasn't busy, well I guess you could say that's debatable. I had chores to do and my magazine came the other day in the mail and-" My rushed rambling was suddenly cut short.

"Amu-chan, don't worry about it. We made a deal didn't we? I'm actually surprised you called back so quickly." I heard a faint chuckle. Oh no, maybe he thinks I'm needy, shoot. Well what's done is done.

"So I was thinking…there's a new movie coming out that sounded pretty cool. It's a psychological thriller so it's bound to be interesting. Would you want to go see it today, like at 2:30? We can go to the mall theater so we can hang out for a bit there afterwards. I mean, that is if you want to and you aren't busy." *Facepalm* There I go assuming that he has all this free time to spend with me on whim again. I hope he does though. I didn't muster up my courage for nothing.

"I can't believe what I'm hearing. Are you asking me on a date Amu-chan?" he asked with mock surprise. I could hear the cheeky grin in his voice.

"Wh-what? I-I never said anything like that!" I yelled. His teasing was making me flustered and that fact bothered me. I knew when he was messing with me, but apparently my emotions disregarded my realizations.

"2:30, got it. It's a date. I will be at your house at 2 so we will have time to walk there, see you then…my darling." he said exaggerating the last bit.

The line went dead, but not quickly enough that I missed the beginning of what I knew was a soft fit of laughter. The nerve of that guy, I never said anything about a date. His boldness made me smile.

…

Wait, so I'm really going on a real date with him then? Oh no! It's the return of the butterflies, and they are appropriate this time! My smile was morphed with nervousness.

I grasped my phone tightly in my hand and scrambled onto my bed so I could bury my hot face in one of my soft feather-filled pillows.

Sorry I've been gone for so long, I just haven't been in writing mode lately, but I am making a comeback. I will continue this story with hope it will be read. And for the record I am totally pro Amuto, but Nagamu and Kutamu are a super close second. Whatever the heck Kairi and Amu would be combined would be third. Tadamu…eh, that's like almost tied for third, but not quite. He's still an adorable little fella, just maybe not for Amu though, haha. Amu is just allowed to choose pretty much anyone just because she is the protagonist and she's so "cool and spicy" in my mind. Later gators.