Chapter 7: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

Ami's POV

"Kyara Nari: Shimmering Dream!"

"She does have a Chara!" a kid in the middle of the crowd gasped. I realized that the water was defying all laws of physics by pooling at least eight feet above the blacktop, but only covering the area in between the circle of students, like jello it stood on its own, but still it was definitely water.

"You might have a Chara," Tiffany spat, "But I won't be beat!" The water around Tiffany jutted up, forming a huge, spiraling vortex. It rushed at me like a speeding car, but the glowing light around me, redoubled in size and power. The water surging towards me and the water under my feet evaporated. I looked back down at Tiffany to see her character transformation had also gone away.

She stared at me, shocked. I stared back until finally I broke the silence, "I don't want to fight anyone, Tiffany. I want to be friends." I smiled at her warmly, offering her my hand. Glaring at me she took my hand and said,

"You're not so bad after all, Ami." she complimented with a slightly condescending smirk. I ignored her arrogant tone and grinned.

Walker's POV

"That was amazing power, sir. You were certainly right about that girl." Ms. Hanson, one of Ami's teachers, stated as we watched the girl, Ami Hinamori shake hands with her former opponent Tiffany.

"I am never wrong you know."

"That may be, but what now? You have genuine proof that this girl holds the Embryo!" she exclaimed. I sat back in my chair, scratching my chin thoughtfully.

"Yes," I agreed, "but, we don't know yet how to grant our wish with its power, all we know is that the power exists! For now we will wait and observe." There were more than two reasons I had for doing this, but I wasn't about to share all of them.

"What? But even if you can't grant your wish now you can still take the girl and make her work for Hollow's Eve!"

"Patience, patience. You know what they say, 'Good things come to those who wait'."

Amu's POV

Like a hat blown away in heavy winds, a month had gone by since Ami had been kidnapped. We were finalizing our plans and making arrangements when neared the time for Kukai's graduation. Though the rest of the town was abuzz with thoughts of graduation and the holidays, the Guardians were anxiously waiting Europe. It's lucky, I thought, that we all had had to learn English already. Of course we hadn't been able to use it in San Fransisco like we were supposed to but at least the skill isn't going to waste.

"Amu-koi, I'm bored." Ikuto complained. His head was in my lap as we sat on his couch.

"Then go do something." I replied. I was reading a magazine.

"Aaaaaaw!" he whined, "You're no fun!" I looked down at him, putting on a glaring expression even though I felt like laughing inside. Gently I pushed him off of me.

"Hey!" he objected, but I stuck my tongue out at him. Then I brought my feet up onto the couch, and lounged there. "Fine." he grumbled and left the room. I put down my magazine. Did I upset him? He should've known I was joking! I got off the couch to follow him. I thought maybe he was in his room so I went there. The door was closed so I was about to knock when suddenly something grabbed me from behind.

I screamed loudly and twisted around to see Ikuto's evilly grinning face.

"PERVERT PERVERT PERVERT PERVERT PERVERT!" I yelled hitting his shoulders.

"Nya! Got you!" he laughed. I realized he was in his character change form, by the blue cat ears sticking out of his head.

"No! I got you!" I cheered, grasping the edge of his kitty ears.

"Nyan!" Ikuto gasped with surprise and his character change went away. I'd learned the trick awhile ago, and it was fun to see Ikuto's face shocked, because it was really rare to surprise him.

"Aw! Amu, you know how I hate it when you shock me like that!" he groaned.

"You hypocritical pervert!" I accused. He nuzzled my neck.

"Mmm, but that's why you love me!" he purred.

"I love you because, you're Ikuto-koi," I murmured into his hair. He started kissing my neck, and then he moved up to my lips where we shared a very passionate kiss that had Yoru screaming, "AAAAH! COOTIES!" and flying away.

Suddenly there was the sound of the front door opening.

"Could you two swap spit somewhere else? I need to get through!" Utau stated with her arms crossed and one eyebrow arched high.

"Sorry sis!" Ikuto grinned, then he whispered in my ear, "Should we continue in the bedroom?" I shivered, but then Utau pulled Ikuto away from me,

"Sorry, Ikuto-kun, Amu-chan can't right now. She's going to be helping me get ready for my date with Kukai!" She then proceeded to push me into her room. Ikuto tried to follow but Utau slammed the door in his face, "STAY OUT!" she shouted.

She turned to me, I sighed, "Okay, I'll help you choose what to wear." Utau smirked.

"Not just that! We're also choosing something out for you to wear too!"

"What? Why?"

"Because you and Ikuto are going on a date tonight too!" Yes, Ikuto had invited me to dinner at some restaurant grand opening, but why did I have to wear something special? Miki could always draw me up an outfit and then Suu could make it.

I groaned. Knowing Utau wasn't going to let this go. We tried on tons of outfits; it took literally hours. Finally we were done, but then Utau started to mess around with her sets of combs and hair products. Oh god! I thought with horror. Make-up and hair!

There was a rapping at the window next to me. I looked over to see Ikuto picking the lock on the window. Utau shouted just as he slid the window open and grabbed my hand. He helped me through the open window before Utau could stop us, and then we were hurtling through the sky. Ikuto held me bridal style as he leapt from rooftop to rooftop.

Finally he stopped at a familiar place. It was the park where so many times before I'd found Ikuto playing my violin. He set me down under the tree we'd once stood under, watching the rain fall.

"Haha! Thanks for that Ikuto-koi!" I laughed. Ikuto chuckled, kissing me lightly on the lips. He pulled away to say,

"Anytime Amu-koi!"

Utau's POV

Amu and Ikuto were off on their date. I was sitting on the edge of a fountain in a large park in the middle of the city. Kukai wasn't here yet, which made me more than a little angry. He knew to never keep me waiting. I suppose I'm just selfish, but the kind of guy I want is the kind of guy who's responsible enough to at least be punctual. Or... that's what I'd always thought.

Kukai came into view. He wore a fancy shirt and shoes, but he had his favorite pair of jeans on. Despite the huge bouquet of colorful flowers in his hand, I glared at him,

"You're late!" I yelled. The sound of his footsteps echoed around the empty square and then stopped as he stood in front of me. Laughing buoyantly he stated,

"Utau, you think you want some guy who's responsible and grown up, but the right guy for you is really the guy standing in front of you!"

"So, you're saying, the right guy for me is loud, messy, and forgetful?" I inquired.

"Don't forget cute, funny, and not to mention," he lowered his face to whisper in my ear, "a great kisser." I didn't have a response to that so I scrambled in my brain for something to say. Finally I crossed my arms and yelled at him,

"Just don't be late next time!"

"Hai! Hai!" Kukai rolled his eyes at me and grabbed my hand, "Let's go! We're going to be late!"

"W-wait late for what? HEY!" Kukai pulled me along a quiet, dark path. The sun had been down for a while so I couldn't really see where I was going.

Suddenly the path opened up to reveal a beautiful garden, enclosed by a white picket fence. In the garden there were a few white tables and matching chairs. It was the back patio of a restaurant! I heard a familiar sound... a violin. I looked over to see a band quietly playing in the corner. Ikuto was playing his violin while his band's singer, Haley sang a soft love song.

"K-Kukai? What—" I saw a few random people, but mostly the Guardians were gathered around the garden. Sanjo and Nikaido were there too. I felt Kukai tap on my head. I turned around to see him holding up a ring and waving the flowers around. He dropped the ring in my palm before dropping to one knee and asking,

"Will you marry me?" I stared, but then I smiled hugely. I leapt into Kukai's arms, and squealed like a little girl,

"YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!! A MILLION TIMES YES!!!!"

Author: *_* AAAAW! KAWAII!

Yoru: AAAH COOTIES!!! RUNAWAY!

Kukai: HAHA! SCORE!

Utau: NOW WE GET TO PLAN A WEDDING!!! ^_^

Kukai: O.O wait... Sh*t!

Author: XD didn't think that through did ya?

Kukai: ...not really... oh well, at least my fiancé is a babe! *hugs Utau *

Utau: *sweat drop * just don't be late for your own wedding!

Author: Ok! Thanx for reading! Please review!

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