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Chapter 2:

"And he brought her flowers every day,
And she loved them,
She loved him she'd never felt that way,
But they said hey those flowers, they are gray,
They can't stay, no, no, well, we'll let it slide,
But read our signs we don't like grays"

Amu's P.O.V.

"R-Rima!" I blushed furiously, clutching the countertop as I stared at my friend. "H-How could you give that blue-haired creep my number!?"

Rima grinned evilly, then changed her expression to innocence as she scanned my new dresses' prices into the cash register. "Well he talked to me about you-"

I interrupted in the middle of Rima's sentence, "H-He did?" I blushed as I realized how eager that must have sounded. Rima grinned again, then went on,

"Yes, he did actually. As I was saying, he said you were quite an interesting girl. I gave him your number because when I talked to you on the phone last night you seemed so caught up with him. And let's face it, you probably came into this store today hoping he would be here."

My face turned bright red again, "N-No! T-That thought never crossed my mind!" I lied, having to admit to myself that I actually did think that a couple times. What's wrong with me? "A-And I was so not caught up with him! He just r-really annoyed me and I felt like v-venting…"

"Amu, you're stuttering like a maniac." I felt my face burn up and Rima just chuckled in response. "It's obvious you like him."

"I-I do not!" I lied through my teeth, my red face showing my embarrassment. D-Dammit.. Why did he have to be so charming? Wanting to turn the tables and put Rima under the spotlight, I mimicked her evil grin. "Oh, why don't you tell me about your date with Nagi?"

Rima froze while bagging my dresses, then stared at me while her face turned dark pink. "H-How'd you know about that!?"

"Ikut- I-I mean Tsukiyomi-san told me."

"Damn him!" She cursed and continued bagging, almost mumbling to himself. "I told him to keep quiet about that and not tell anyone!"

"So you admit it?" I grin, happy I caught her and that all seemed to be going well in her love life.

"F-Fine, I admit it." She said quietly, her face red.

I almost squealed with happiness, knowing Rima had had a crush on Nagi for a really long time. "Call me tonight and tell me all about it. But right now, I want to know why you told Tsukiyomi-san and not me first."

Rima tried to get rid of her blush by smirking at me. "Can't leave the subject of Ikuto-san, huh?" I blushed again and she grinned, holding her hand out to collect my money for the clothes. "Well he pressured me into it. He said he wouldn't work for me unless he knew what I was doing instead of working my shift. So I told him... V-Very briefly! About a purple-haired boy who had…" Rima's face flushed again and a smile crept across her lips, "…asked me out."

I smiled and leaned over the counter to hug my friend. "I'm so glad he asked you out!" I pulled away from her and grabbed my bags of newly bought colorful summer dresses. "So tell me all about it later. In detail!" I added. "I better go now, it's getting late." Rima nodded and I waved before exiting the store.

I reached down into my pocket, wrapping my fingers around my pink cell phone. I bit my lip as I flipped it open, almost hoping Ikuto would contact me so I would have his number to. As if my wish was heard, my phone started ringing, displaying a number I'd never seen before on the caller I.D. I jumped with surprise and found a blush spreading across my cheeks. Eager to talk to him for some reason, I quickly picked up.

"H-Hello?" I silently cursed myself for not being able to steady my voice.

"Amu, it's Ikuto. Meet me across from the clothing store in the alley." He said in a deep, sultry voice.

My face felt hot immediately as I felt a wave of warmth wash across my body. "O-Okay…"

I heard him chuckle deeply on the other line. "Hah, I love how you didn't ask how I knew your number."

My face turned even redder-if that's possible-and my voice came out flustered. "R-Rima told me she gave it to you!"

"Alright alright, just don't be late." He said with a smirk that I was able to detect even though I couldn't see him, then he hung up.

I stared at my cell phone for a moment, then smiled like an idiot. I quickly shoved my phone back in my pocket(not before saving Ikuto's number in my contacts) and began walking over to the alley across the street.

My heartbeat sped up as I saw the familiar blue-haired boy leaning against the wall of the alley, my face shaded a light pink. I had no idea why I was feeling so excited and happy, but I knew that I was glad to see him. Once he saw me walk up, he grinned. "Well that was quick, Amu. Did you miss me that bad?" My face turned a dark shade of red,

"N-No! I-I was just at the clothing store a-actually…" I noticed Ikuto was holding his hands behind his back. Is he hiding something from me?

"I see." He smiled crookedly at me and my breath caught in my throat. "Anyway, I have something for you." His smile disappeared and something new took over his expression. Is he nervous? I thought, then quickly dismissed the idea. There's no way someone as confident as him would be nervous.

Ikuto suddenly pulled out a bouquet of flowers from behind his back and held them up to me. I stared, my face completely red, at the beautiful bouquet and could barely believe my eyes. My heartbeat sped up even faster and I had to fight back the urge to buckle my knees.

That was when I noticed, ...something was off.

Those beautiful flowers Ikuto held before me…were gray.

I blinked, confused. Does Ikuto know this town's rule? Even though the flowers were illegal, I couldn't help myself from still blushing and being extremely happy. No one had ever bought me flowers before…It was such a beautiful gesture; there was no way I would refuse his gift, especially because of how wonderful they made me feel.

"I-Ikuto…" I chocked out finally, embarrassed for being speechless. Ikuto seemed to be both surprised and happy at me calling him by his first name because he smiled.

"Well are you going to take them, Amu? Don't leave a guy hanging." He chuckled and I smiled, my face flushed.

"Um, sir? Could you come here for a moment?"

Ikuto and I both turned our heads immediately to the source of the unfamiliar voice. At the end of the alley, there stood a policeman in blue staring with sternness at Ikuto. I blinked with uncertainty and looked over at the boy beside me. I saw his jaw clench together as he walked over to the man. He seemed to have confidence as he strode over to the policeman, but I wasn't sure. I leaned in, trying to be able to hear what the policeman began saying to Ikuto.

Ikuto's P.O.V.

"Sir, you do realize that those flowers you are holding are gray, correct?" The policeman said, his gaze unwavering from mine. I mirrored his gaze and nodded, not wanting to lose to this law-bound wimp. "And are you aware of this town's law about the color gray?"

"I wouldn't have been allowed into this town if I wasn't aware." I said simply, trying to outsmart him.

"Ah so you're new here, huh?" The policeman gave me a quick grin and pulled his belt up. "Well because you're new to the town and all, we'll let it slide once. But those have to be disposed of, and we don't want to see you associated with that color again as long as you're in this town. Please read our signs; we don't like grays."

I couldn't help but be disgusted by this god damn law. It's like the color gray was an evil prisoner this town didn't want anyone to have any connections to. They treated the thing like a damn human. It's only a stupid color!

"I understand." I finally said after a long pause. "Thank you, officer." The policeman nodded with pride and strode away with a confident bounce in his step.

In a way, this town was disturbing. The brightness of it all made everyone seem so happy and full of "the good life," yet inside they were all paranoid by the harmless color of gray. Everyone whispered about it when the topic of it came up. They said it was ugly and not complimenting at all. Everyone in the town took great offence to the color and it just simply didn't make sense to me.

"Ikuto?"

I turned around to Amu, a bit disappointed she had to see me get caught. Amu reached for the bouquet and took it from me, then smiled as she took a whiff of their wonderful scent.

"They may be gray, but even so they smell terrific." She looked up at me then blushed, and I smiled. "I-I want to keep them…"

I blinked with surprise. "Amu, it's against the law."

She giggled softly, seeming to find my statement amusing. "You bought them, and that was against the law too." She has a point.

I watched as Amu opened one of her bags that contained some clothing from the store and took all the contents out, shoving them to fit in the other bag. She then placed the gray bouquet in the empty bag, hiding it from outside gazes. I couldn't help but smirk, then was caught off guard as Amu wrapped her arms around my torso. Only because Amu wasn't looking, I allowed myself to blush gently as I slowly returned the embrace.

~Chapter End~

Yaay I'm really enjoying writing this fanfiction so far. I just have really come to love the song Gray Flowers so I recommend you all go to my profile and click on the link to listen to it~! Anyways, thanks so much and I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Don't forget to review ^u^