Bunnii: I checked my email the day after I posted Chapter 5 and was all "WOW! It's been less than 24 hours and I got favorites, alerts and reviews! *swoon face* I'm so happy you people like my story 3 I love you all so much! *happy face* Well, now we're back to the next chapter.

A beeping alarm woke Pruu from her peaceful sleep. She was smiling through the sleepiness, even though the alarm clock was rather annoying. For once, something went well for her- well, disregarding the issue with herself running away and crying, of course. It was going to be wonderful day and she was very excited.

"Airi? Airi are you awake?" she asked curiously. She walked over and the little chara was asleep in her egg peacefully. Maybe it was better to just let her sleep instead of waking her up. So, she wrote a note to her little chara and started getting ready. She was surprised when she saw her father hadn't left yet.

"Running late, Daddy?" she questioned, popping bread into the toaster.

"He looked to her and smiled. "A little. I also wanted to see if you were feeling better."

"Yes. I'm feeling really good today." She grabbed her toast when it came out of the toaster and kissed her father on the cheek. "Love you, Daddy. Have a good day." She went upstairs to grab her back as she munched on her toast. Her father smiled after her, glad for his daughter's good mood. It made him a bit more relieved when he had to leave the house. She finished her makeup and walked to the door. When she opened it, she let out a sudden sound of surprise at what she saw.

Ikuto was on her porch, casually leaning against the wall with a bored look on his face. But, when he saw her, his dull look changed into one of amusement. He was smirking and cat ears and a tail came up with a mischievous 'pop.'

"Good morning, Pruu-chan," he greeted. "How was your night?"

Flushing at the memory of what had occurred, she covered her face. "Y-You know the answer to that." She tried to hide her face from him. She was rather shocked when she felt hands pry her own from her face. She stared into the deep violet eyes of the boy before her, noting the seriousness in his face. The deep pools were slowly flowing around her and washing away all coherent thoughts in her mind.

"Don't hide your face from me, Pruu. I can't stand that." He brought his face close to hers and pressed his forehead to hers and sighed. "Why do you do that?"

She avoided his deep eyes and blushed. "You're so close to m-my face…. And I've n-never dated anyone before…" She wanted to run and hide. She closed her eyes tightly as she blushed deeper. But her sky blue eyes shot wide open when he kissed her. His lips covered hers with a slight forced and he pressed her gently against the front door. She let him kiss her and kissed back, trying to equal his force, but failing greatly.

Ikuto chuckled into the kiss, amused with her attempts and made the kiss deeper. He familiarized himself with the feel and taste of her and enjoyed the shivers he felt from her, so he pressed himself against her body a little more. She gripped the fabric of his uniform shirt as she held onto his shoulders tightly. He rather enjoyed it.

After about a minute, he pulled away, leaving the blunette girl breathless and panting, with a deep blush on her face.

"I-Ikuto…" she panted weakly. "School…" She blushed and turned away from him.

The indigo haired boy just smirked and nodded lightly. He grabbed her hand and started walking her down the driveway. "I'm sure you don't want to be late."

She just looked away from him, embarrassed. She'd never dated anyone before, but Ikuto was just so calm and confident about everything he did. He must be so experienced. It kind of dampened her mood. He'd probably had MANY girlfriends that were gorgeous and less drab than her. She sighed as she followed being Ikuto quietly, looking at her feet as she walked. Without any warning, Ikuto stopped, making her bump into his back.

"Huh? I-Ikuto?" She looked up at the back of his head, rubbing her sore nose. When Ikuto turned around to look at her with his serious violet eyes, she blushed and looked down, fidgeting with the hem of her uniform. "I'm s-sorry. I sh-should have watched where I was g-going…." Was his angry at her for not paying attention?

Much to her surprise, Ikuto just grabbed her hand and pulled her to his side, keeping her there and making her walk at the same pace as him.

"Don't walk behind me. You'll hit something if I suddenly turn. Especially if you're always looking at your feet." That was all he said.

Pruu nodded with another blush, feeling embarrassed. She was annoying him, wasn't she? She did her best to keep up with his longer strides to please him. But, since his strides were longer than hers, she would constantly trip or just lose her balance. She was glad Ikuto was still holding her hand or else she would have fallen.

With a small amused chuckle, Ikuto slowed his pace for her. "Should've told me to slow down." Why wouldn't she just say anything about it? Any other person would tell him to slow down. She was just too odd to leave alone.

She blushed, much to his amusement. Her cheeks were always so rosy because of her shy attitude. "I'm sorry, I-Ikuto…"

Then he kissed her. Pruu blushed more as her sky blue eyes shot open in surprise. Ikuto just smirked into the kiss and held her close, not caring about who was looking- unlike her.

"I-Ikuto! We-We're in public!" she whispered. People were looking at them. She quickly grabbed his arm and dragged him away from the watchful eyes of the public. "Wh-Why did you do that?" she asked while looking around with her usual blush.

"Every time I hear you apologize to me, I'm going to kiss you." Although he would just kiss her anytime he wanted, he just wanted to prove a point.

Kiss her? Pruu was blushing and speechless. She apologized constantly! How could she just suddenly stop? Did she even want to stop. Kissing Ikuto every time she apologized seemed like something that would ENCOURAGE her to apologize. She shook that one odd thought from her head and nodded. "I understand…." She started walking down the street with him.

Teasingly, Ikuto jerked his arm slightly, making her bump into his side. "Hey." He mocked irritation.

Confused, Pruu immediately pulled back. "I'm sorry!"

Kiss.

Pruu blushed and pulled away. "Y-You did that on purpose!" Her accusation was answered when he just smirked as he led her into the school grounds.

He then let her hand go as he walked her to her class, confusing the blunette girl. "You don't want anyone to know, right? Some of the girls might tease you or something, right?" How did he know? The cat boy just kissed her temple when they were blocked from view by a building. "I won't let them tease you, alright? Just tell me or something when they do."

He was being so sweet. So gentle. There was no teasing tone, but sensitive instead. He was just too sweet to ignore or just nod to. Pruu stood up on her tip toes to kiss his cheek. "Th-thank you, Ikuto-kun….." Realizing her boldness, she blushed and twiddled her fingers. "Um, I-I have to, um, go…. Bye!" She hurriedly rushed off just as the bell rang.

Ikuto put a hand on his cheek. Bold, but she ran away. He chuckled with amusement. "I'll get you for running away." She was really just too interesting to just be left alone.

Pruu was in her class, hiding her blush as the teacher checked attendance. Ikuto really was such a tease. She suddenly found her desk to be very interesting as she just tried to focus on breathing normally. How could she just suddenly kiss him? Granted, it was on the cheek, but still! Why? Being bold was not in her character.

Character…. Airi. Pruu tried to secretly look around for the little chara. Could SHE be the cause of her sudden personality change?

"Airi," she whispered, hoping the chara would here her if she was nearby. "Come her right now."

And, as summoned, the little chara floated over quietly. "Yes, Pruu-chan? Is there anything you need?"

Pruu saw through the innocence. "When did you get to school and why did you change me?" she whispered.

"My, whatever do you mean?" When she saw her creator giving her a certain look, she smiled meekly. "I'm sorry. But, you and Ikuto are dating now, right? You should kiss him and be all lovey dovey, you know?" She puffed irately. "You are just so difficult sometimes."

The blue eyes girl looked disapprovingly at the chara. "Difficult? Really? Difficult? Me? I just don't like Ikuto teasing me. That's all." She sat back in her chair and pouted. She just wanted it to be lunch so she could sit on the roof with Ikuto. She just wanted to sit there and listen to his voice, and maybe even hold his hand if he'd let her. That would be a wonderful lunch period.

The lunch bell rang and Pruu was excited to finally be able to see Ikuto. She carefully made her way up the stairs that led to the roof. She really wanted to see him and just be around him. She didn't even mind that Airi would be fluttering around. She'd get to see Ikuto and that would be all that mattered. Giddily, she opened the door and….

No Ikuto…

"Ikuto?" she called. Maybe he was out of sight? When she got no reply, she just went over and sat down. Maybe he was held back in a class or was in the restroom. She had no reason to worry. She smiled a tiny bit. She couldn't wait to see the indigo haired boy, but she'd be good and wait.

And she waited.

And waited.

And waited some more.

Finally, the lunch bell rang, and Pruu knew he wasn't coming.

"Maybe he had lunch detention?" she inquired to herself. She couldn't fly off the handle and jump to conclusions. Ikuto said he liked her and she would believe him.

"That's it! Lunch detention!" Airi agreed. "Ikuto-kun is just to stubborn to listen to the teachers and it got him in trouble. That's all. He'll pick you up after school and you two can walk together and hold hands!"

That thought made the blunette's heart flutter. Holding Ikuto's hand? Simple, but it made her happy all the same.

School ended and Pruu waited by the front gates for her new boyfriend. She'd gotten there right after the bell rang so she was sure he'd come a little later. She had all the time in the world to wait for him.

And she waited.

And waited.

And waited some more.

"There's a pattern forming," she muttered to herself. There were only students that were in after school activities left besides her and she knew Ikuto didn't do any sports or activities. "Where could you be, Ikuto?" She stared at the ground helplessly.

"Don't worry, Pruu-chan. He'll show up. Maybe if we wait a little longer."

Pruu nodded her head and leaned against one of the front gates. He'd show up soon.

10 minutes.

20 minutes.

30 minutes.

An hour went by.

Another hour.

It had been at least 2 hours. Was he coming at all?

"I need to go home," Pruu muttered to herself.

"No! Pruu-chan! He'll come! We just need to-"

"No, Airi. I'm going home. Let's go." She picked up her bag and left. Airi had no choice other than to follow.

They were walking past the park that was on the way to her house when she heard something that caught her attention.

A girl's voice called out, "Ikuto-kun!"

Pruu froze. Should she check it out? Maybe it wasn't the right Ikuto. Maybe it was a different one. But what if it wasn't? Why was some girl calling him so familiarly? Curiosity got the best of her and she went to go see.

There were four people there. Some little boy with brown hair, a little girl with pink hair, some blonde girl about her age, and….

Ikuto. The Ikuto that hadn't bothered to show up to see her. Was this what he had been doing? The blonde girl was on top of him while her was laying on the floor. She was yelling about something.

"It's always Amu, isn't it, Ikuto? Why do you care for her so much? Can't you see I love you too? I love you way more than anyone else ever could!" She brought her head down and kissed him. His eyes widened and for some odd reason, his gaze went to the side.

That's when violet eyes made contact with baby blues.

Pruu quickly turned away and left. Who was that girl? Who was that Amu girl she was talking about? How many others were there? Pruu rubbed her eyes and tried not to cry. Her first boyfriend and he'd already cheated on her. This was horrible!

"Pruu-chan, I'm sorry. I wish I could give a reason why that would happen and say it wasn't true, but I don't think I can." Airi floated next to her and bowed her head.

"I-It's not your fault," she choked. "Ikuto j-just doesn't see m-me as someone that's go-good enough to date." She wanted to go home. She wanted to cry. She wanted to just sit in her room and be hurt. To lay on her bed and let her tears fall until she could properly fake a smile without any problems if she were able to see Ikuto again.

She hurried through the small crowds of people who were most likely all just getting off from work. She needed to get home. She needed to be alone. She wanted to escape it all. The girls at school, her family that sheltered her too much. She wanted to escape Ikuto and the feelings her made her have.

His love was just a lie. All of the kisses and all of the sweet words and the times he held her hand. It was all just a lie. She let herself like him so much just because he was nice to her. She had much to learn about the world.

"Pruu-chan!" She faintly heard her name being called. By the familiar voice she was trying to escape. Deep and smooth. She had to escape it. But still, she turned back to look. She couldn't stop herself.

Slipping through the crowd as quickly as he could was the indigo haired boy that was burning inside Pruu's swirling mind. He was moving towards her with the cat like grace that he'd learned by having Yoru by his side for so long. She couldn't face him. Not now. Although parts of her were screaming for her to stay and listen to him, to let him sweep her off her feet with what could possibly be a series of lies and just be comforted in his arms, she turned away from him and made her way through the crowd ahead of her. If he made his way to her, she knew she'd melt and there would be no use refusing him.

"Pruu-chan, wait!" She heard him calling again. She clenched her eyes closed and forced herself to keep going. She could feel Airi's uneasiness as she followed beside her.

She heard something behind her and suddenly there was a voice in her ear.

"Pruu-chan, what up, nyah!" Yoru. "Ikuto's trying to get to you! He needs to tell you about what happened!"

"I'm sorry but I don't want to hear it, Yoru," she forced herself to reply. She wanted to hear Ikuto's lies and cling to them desperately, but she couldn't.

"But the whole thing with Utau-chan is different, nyah!" Yoru interjected.

Utau-chan? That was the girl's name? Chan? Yoru called her 'chan'. Did Ikuto call her by that informal suffix as well? Did he hold her hand and walk her to school too? Did he tell her sweet things to melt her heart and kiss her too? Did he have her confess to him and just fool her? How many others were there?

"I'm sorry, Yoru! Goodbye!" She moved faster through the crowd, and when she moved onto her street, she broke into a run. She'd make it there before Ikuto could get to her. And she wouldn't let herself get sick from this. She wouldn't let Ikuto see her as weak.

Ikuto saw Yoru float back over to him and saw the look on his chara's face. Pruu wasn't listening to him. He needed her to understand. His idiot sister and pushed him down and kissed him. Something caught his eye and saw Pruu standing behind one of the trees in the park. Their eyes caught for a second before she turned and ran away. He saw it then. The hurt in his eyes. The same hurt he himself had felt once before. The hurt of being betrayed by someone you loved.

He pushed through the crowd faster at this point. He needed to get to her. He needed her to know the truth. When he turned onto her street, he broke into a run. She was well ahead of him and he knew it'd be best to pick up speed. He pushed himself faster and was decreasing the distance between the two of them. He pushed farther when he saw her running up her driveway to her house. Only a few feet between them. Maybe 5 or 6 at most.

"Pruu!" He needed her to stop. She could get sick because of him.

All because of him.

"No!" Pruu was able to open her front door and get inside, slamming it behind her. Ikuto's hands were pressed against the door, not pushing, but supporting his own weight. He needed something to help him stand. He couldn't stand the wall of separation between them.

"Pruu-chan! Listen to me!" he called through the wooden door.

"No! I don't want to hear it!" she replied. She had her back pressed to the wood separating them and slid down to a sitting position. She was panting lightly as she tried to drown out his words with her racing heartbeat.

"Let me explain about Utau." She heard him say.

There it was again! That name! Utau! "I don't want to hear it!" She was so jealous it hurt. "And I don't want to hear about Amu either! I don't want to hear about any of those girls! Go away!"

"Amu? What? Wait, Pruu, you don't understand. Let me in and I'll explain everything." his voice was softer then. Almost to the point where she couldn't hear him.

"I don't want an explanation, Ikuto. I want you to go away."

He muttered something through the door. She couldn't hear him.

"What?"

"Nothing. I'll leave you alone for a while." His sentence was followed by a long silence.

Quickly, Pruu stood and opened the door, seeing that the cat boy indeed was gone. The front porch was vacant, and there was no evidence that he was even there to begin with.

"Ikuto…" She sighed and walked back inside. Her heart hurt.

Bunnii; I tried to make this chapter longer because I took so long to get this out. There is trouble in paradise! Can Ikuto explain before things are beyond repair? Sorry it took so long and I hope you like the chapter. A new one will be posted shortly.