DISCLAIMER: This story is loosely based off of the App My forged Wedding also the characters of Shugo Chara! do not belong to me.

Tadase Part 5

When we arrived at school, it was obvious that Koizumi was the center of attention. All the boys had their eyes on her. But who could blame them? She was petite with a model figure. Not to mention she had curves in all the right places. I side glanced at Tadase and saw obvious annoyance on his face. What was bothering him? Was it Koizumi being here? …Or was it the fact the whole male student body was staring at her? I squeezed his hand and his attention was finally given to me.

"Are you ok?" I asked.

"Peachy." He replied sarcastically.

Tadase wiggled his hand out of mine and I frowned at the absence of his warmth. Apparently, Koizumi shared all of our classes in order to be close to Tadase. The engagement still was not called off and it was obvious that Hitomi would do anything to keep that going. I sighed as Koizumi stole the seat next to Tadase. She did this deliberately and claimed that she needed Tadase's help. I chewed the inside of my cheek in frustration. I sat between the two of them and wallowed in my loathing of her.

Koizumi did not need help. She excelled in the class as any high class girl like herself should. That pissed me off the most. She acted stupid towards certain subjects just to cozy up to Tadase. How could he not notice that? He looked like he was enjoying helping her out. I slouched in my seat and tried to focus on the language we were focusing on today. It was Hebrew and already Koizumi had stolen the classroom spotlight. The entire class marveled at her perfect pronunciation and dialect. Her parents really have groomed her to be a good sophisticated wife.

She let down her silky violet hair and smiled towards her classmates, but decided to give me a cheeky grin. I averted my gaze from her and went back to taking notes. By the end of class, I wanted to be far away from both Tadase AND Koizumi. He was relentlessly praising her and asking her on pointers. She spoke gently and kindly to him. Her attention was completely his even though every other guy at schools was dying to give her the time of day. I stopped walking and it took them a good three meters for the two of them to notice.

"Amu-chan?" Tadase asked.

Choice A: Stare at Tadase.

Choice B: "I'm going to the library."

Choice A Outcome:

I stared at Tadase. Was he that absorbed in Koizumi? I glared at the ground then looked back at them. I wasn't going to start a scene and obviously Tadase was going to pay attention to Koizumi all the way home.I DEFINITELY did not be around while that went on. I slowly smiled at Koizumi then to Tadase. "I forgot that I have to do something." I turned on my heel and began to walk in the opposite direction they were going.

I didn't even hear Tadase protest. Instead all I could hear was Koizumi chatter on and on about how to properly say words in hebrew. Whatever. What did I care? If Tadase didn't mind, I have no right to object. What if he ended up liking Koizumi? Wouldn't that be a good thing then? His mother would be happy and he could fall in love with his wife to be. But what about his dream of being an international teacher? I shook my head. Surely Koizumi would travel the world with him.

I chewed my inner cheek as I walked and entered the library. I was surprised to see Nagihiko sitting at one of the library tables.

"Hey." I said, taking a seat next to him.

Choice B Outcome:

I put on a fake smile and said innocently, "I forgot that I need to go to the library!"

Tadase looked like he was about to say something, but decided against it. I turned on my heel and started walking. Fine if he didn't care, then whatever. I looked back and saw that Koizumi had her skinny arms wrapped around one of Tadase's. I frowned in distaste and tried not to feel hurt. How could he let another girl do that to him? I'm supposed to be his girlfriend. Not her. I faced the library and kept walking.

What do I care? I puffed my cheeks and pressed forward. Screw Tadase. If he doesn't mind, why should I? Upon entering the library, I spotted Nagihiko sitting at one of the tables.

"Hey!" I said and walked over to him.

Continuation:

Nagihiko smiled at me as he lifted his head from the book, "Hey. Amu-chan."

"Studying for a test?"

"No, just hanging out." He showed his video game to me. It was hidden inside the book. "I just need to look like I'm studying."

"Oh."

"Yeah." He smiled more. "What brings you here?"

"Needed to escape."

"What is the mysterious Koizumi-san like?"

"You know about her?"

"Tadase told Ikuto and I."

"Oh."

"Kukai knows as well."

"I see."

"She bothering you?" Nagi gave me a knowing look.

I groaned and Nagi grinned.

"Maybe you should tell Tadase that?"

"What?"

Nagihiko watched me like a cat watching prey.

"You should tell Tadase-kun your real feelings."

"My real feelings?"

"Don't you like Tadase?"

Choice A: "I don't like Tadase.."

Choice B: "I don't know."

Choice A Outcome:

I looked at Nagi with a confused expression, "I don't like Tadase..not like that at least!"

"I see." Nagi only grinned at me and gave me a long pause.

"What?"

"Do you get jealous when Koizumi-san is close to Tadase?"

I looked at Nagi cautiously, "Maybe."

"Do you like being around Tadase?"

"Of course." I answered with no hesitation.

"Do you want to hang with him more often than you usually do?"

"Well..I guess?"

"Do you look for him when he's not around?"

"No.." I shrugged. "I mean he's always around…"

Where was he going with this?

"Do you think Tadase is handsome?"

"Of course. Just like you and Ikuto-kun. Even Kukai!"

"Thanks." He smiled broadly. "Do you like sharing classes with Tadase?"

"As much as I would like sharing classes with any other of my friends."

"Point taken."

"Do you like like him?'

"Yes."

I covered my mouth. I did NOT just say that!

"No! I mean No!"

"You answered without hesitation that time." He chuckled at me.

"I..I.."

"Well if you don't tell Tadase soon, I don't think he won't mind marrying Koizumi-san for much longer."

I was at a loss of words.

Choice B Outcome:

"I don't know." I said, a bit uneasy from his question.

"You don't know?" Nagi repeated. "You've never wondered?"

"I guess i have. But for maybe a split second. Nothing serious."

"Are you sure?"

"Why does it matter?"

"Well, if you like Tadase and he ends up falling for Koizumi, won't he marry her?"

"Well…er..yeah?"

"And how would you feel about that if you realized you liked him?"

"I would feel pretty crappy." I shrugged.

"Ok..then you should figure out whether or not you like him."

"Er..he's a good guy.."

"And.."

I didn't know what else to say.

"Amu-chan, do you like being around him?"

"Of course!"

"Do you want to spend time with him?"

"Like I would want to spend time with any other of my friends."

"Alright…Do you think he's handsome?"

"He's alright..I..I… guess so."

"Alright, do you find yourself annoyed by Koizumi-san being so close to him?"

"Of course." I shook my head. "Wouldn't you be in my position."

"I wouldn't be if I liked him as a friend." Nagi said pointedly.

"B-But.."

"Normally it would be fine to be jealous if you were best friends…but you aren't best friends, are you?"

"N-No..I guess not." My face was getting more flustered.

"You better figure this all out, Amu..before he changes his mind about this whole engagement arrangement."

I sat in my chair speechless as he left the library.

Continuation:

I stared at the table for a very long time. Did I really like Tadase that way? No…just a friend. But he was still a guy. A really nice and determined guy. A guy who didn't want to marry just anyone. I admired him for his ambitions and even his little quirks. I admired the fact that he could defy his mother so boldly.

But one thing was for sure, I did not want Tadase getting smitten with Koizumi. Anyone but her. I got up from my seat and started to head towards the entrance. Tadase was standing near one of the book cases looking at some sort of novel about Africa.

"Tadase?"

"Hey. You seemed busy with Nagi so I didn't want to intrude."

"You wouldn't have." I replied quietly.

"Oh well. What was wrong earlier?"

"Where's Koizumi?"

"She went home." Tadase looked up from his book.

"Why?" I found it hard to believe that she would leave his side.

"I insisted she did." He shrugged and went back to his book.

I blinked in surprise, "Really?"

"Yeah…she was getting goo goo eyes again and it annoyed me."

"You didn't seem to mind those goo goo eyes when you were fawning over her." I rolled my eyes.

"I did not fawn over her." He chuckled.

"You so did." I crossed my arms over my chest.

"The same way I complimented you on your first day of class."

"She was all over you and you did not care." I pouted.

"Jealous?" Tadase laughed softly.

"N-No!"

Tadase ruffled my hair and pulled me in for a hug.

"No need to be jelly."

"And why is that?"

"Because you're my girlfriend."

"Fake girlfriend."

Tadase frowned at my reply and decided not to say anything.

"We should go home." He replied, a coldness was present in his tone.

"Ok."

I followed him out the door and tried to catch his eye. Tadase looked genuinely pissed.

"Tadase-kun?"

"Yes?" He snapped out of his quietness.

"Are you mad at me?"

"Yeah." Tadase sighed. "Just a bit."

"Why?"

"Because you are dense." He cracked a smile and offered his hand to me.

I took it immediately, "Dense how?"

"Dense about how other people feel?"

"I guess you couldn't be wrong there."

"How do you think I feel?"

"About what?"

"About you?"

That question caught me off guard.

Choice A: "You think I'm a close friend."

Choice B: "I don't know."

Choice A Outcome:

I thought for a moment and said confidently, "You think I'm a close friend."

"Is that how you see me?"

"Yes!" I smiled. "Why wouldn't I?"

Tadase frowned at my reply and pulled me along.

"Was that the wrong answer?"

Tadase laughed, "Yes, Amu-chan. A very wrong answer."

"Then what's the right one?"

"Why don't you guess?"

"A sister?"

"No. Far from a sister." Tadase laughed.

"A friend?"

"I guess you're not wrong there." He smiled.

"A comrade?"

"Getting colder."

"Uhm…a close person?"

"That's like your first answer."

"Uhm..a student?"

"Why a student?"

"Because you're teaching me about your world."

"I guess you're right there too."

"A…uhm…cousin?"

"Colder."

"Then what?"

Tadase stopped walking and turned towards me.

Choice B Outcome:

"I don't know." I said shyly.

"You never gave it much thought, have you?"

"No, I have not."

"Well what do you think right now?"

"I think that you feel me to be a close friend."

"You're not wrong, but you're also not right."

"Ok…then some kind of family member?"

"No…far from a family relation."

He led me to the park near the Hinamori estate. There was a light breeze passing through the air that caused the surrounding trees to sway ever so slightly. Distantly, we could hear children playing in the playground. There were only a few children and they were playing tag. The little girl of the three had fallen down in the wood chips. She was crying until both her friends came to her. One of them, a little boy, kissed her knee where it was scraped. It was the cutest displace ever.

"Amu-chan?"

"Eh?" My attention went back to Tadase.

"You completely ignored me."

"I'm sorry! Please repeat what you said!"

Continuation:

Tadase sighed and locked his gaze with mine.

"Amu-chan, you should know by now." He said carefully. "I mean I've already told you at least once."

"That?"

"That I like you."

"Like me?" I blinked

"Well yeah. More than a friend." Tadase looked away and scratched the back of his head. "I mean it was inevitable."

"Inevitable how?"

"Wel-"

My phone burst out ringing.

"Hello?" I answered it.

"Amu-chan?"

"M-Mom?"

"Thank goodness you answered!" My mother sounded relieved on the other end of the call. "Ami is missing!"

"WHAT?!"