Natsumi: Hey guys…bad news… *sniff*
Ikuto: *glance* Where's Noami? Lemme guess, she got sick? :D
Amu: Shut up, you idiot! And don't tell your negative thoughts to the rest of the world, cuz no one cares. *glare*
Natsumi: T-Thnx Amu…*sniff* So, the bad news is actually about Naomi…she isn't going to write fan-fics with me anymore cuz she lost interest. So, this account is mine now, for all you people out there who's wondering why I changed my avatar, profile, penname, and everything. And I'm gonna continue this fan-fic myself. Yeah…it's sad, right? XC But we're still BFFs. And this is to notify you guys: I'm gonna be writing Naruto fan-fics, too. Well, mostly on SasuSaku anyways. I might upload a one-shot this week or the next, too.
Ikuto: Okay, so all I heard was "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah" and then "I'm gonna be writing Naruto fan-fics, too. Well, mostly on SasuSaku anyways. I might upload a one-shot this week or the next, too"?! Are you serious?! So you're just gonna abandon us?!
Natsumi: NO! Calm down, for God's sake. I'm writing fan-fics for Amuto and SasuSaku. And, for your information, I already have a million ideas for the fan-fics. Sheesh, it would be a miracle if you ever listened first.
Amu: FINALLY! Someone in the world who understands. And, you don't have to be so cold Ikuto. Plus…I think Natsumi's in a bad mood cuz of Naomi so that's why she's so…mean today…
Ikuto: *glares* *sighs* Oh, fine since the whole world's gonna gang up on me now, I might as well do the disclaimer.
Natsumi: *mutters* Thnx…I'm gonna add a bit of what Naomi started on this chapter, too.
Ikuto: Naomi doesn't own Shugo Chara! or any of the characters!
Recap
Well, I might as well enjoy the rest of my life before I enter Hell tomorrow.
End of Recap
~Amu's POV~
I walked into the dining room rubbing m eyes sleepily. Kukai was wolfing down his breakfast as usual while Ami was…wait…what was she doing? That blue hair…no, no, no, I must be still sleeping. I rubbed my eyes harder and looked again.
Uggghhhhhhh…why must you torture me so early in the morning?! I mentally groaned, when I confirmed who that blue hair belonged to.
Hands twitching, I slowly and stiffly continued to walk, stopping next to my mom.
"Good morning, Amu-chan" she greeted me warmly. I just nodded in reply and shifted my gaze to where he was.
When my mom walked into the kitchen to get my breakfast, I took the opportunity to shoot daggers at him. If my mom saw me do this, she would've killed me already and force me to apologize to the idiot. "Why are you here?" I asked, through gritted teeth. Then, the events of the past few days flashed through my mind and I clenched my fists. It was already to make my blood boil.
"Does it concern you? And besides, I have my reasons" he replied coolly. He looked bored and propped his head up with one hand and turned the other way, facing the T.V.
This only made me angrier and I abruptly turned around, almost knocking the plate with my breakfast on it out of my mom's hands.
"Sorry, I'm not hungry; I'm leaving now" I muttered, grabbing my book bag and swinging it over my shoulder.
I headed for the door and caught sight if Ikuto's eyes following me and I glared at him. He looked like he was going to say something, but hesitated, and looked somewhere else.
Humph! Don't talk to me, see if I care. Actually, I'd rather you not even think about me at all. I retorted in my head and slammed the door shut behind me.
Just like that.
After I turned the corner, I sighed. What's wrong with me? I wondered.
Nothing; he deserved it after what he did to you. An annoyed voice in my head replied.
But… I cut myself short. Oh great, so now I'm arguing with myself?! I decided if I dept talking to myself, I'm gonna go mental, and continued the rest of the walk to school staring into space.
My stomach grumbled. Ugh…I shouldn't have skipped breakfast.´I thought as I entered the classroom. Utau was already there, staring dreamily at the clock. I checked the time myself, too, and it turned out I was only a bit early.
"Hey!" I shouted, waving my hand in front of her face.
"Oh, Amu! I didn't see you there." she said, snapping out of the staring-at-the-clock-coma. "Why are you here so early?"
"Oh, you know, your genius brother" I grumbled, dragging a nearby chair towards Utau's desk.
"What about him?" she asked staring blankly at me.
I sighed. Sometimes, my best friend can be so slow. Like, seriously?! She didn't even know where her own brother is.
"He came to my house this morning." I explained, "And I got like, really pissed, skipped breakfast, and nearly broke the door heading out. How is it even possible that you don't know where he's going?"
Her eyes suddenly widened in shock. "I'm so sorry, Amu! I forgot to text you this morning to tell you…well, that was because something really awesome happened…" Utau trailed off, sounding all dreamy and mushy-mushy again. "And besides, we live in a mansion and we don't talk to each other that much anyways. It's not like we report every single action to each other or something" she immediately defended herself.
"Yeah, yeah…whatever…so, what's up with that excited face? You were staring at that clock like it was shirtless Kukai or something. Oh wait…did Kukai actually ask to out?" I teased, smirking. Utau's face immediately turned bright red from either embarrassment or anger.
"Shut up!" she hissed and I laughed. Then, her face softened and that dreamy smile reappeared again, her eyes far away. "Well, actually, sorta…" she confessed, grinning like an idiot. "We're going to the ramen shop for another challenge so we won't be walking home with you and Ikuto today."
"Ugh…alone with the idiot" I mumbled and Utau giggled. "Sorry!" she said, apologetically.
"Heh…" I muttered, "Thought so…well, wish you luck!" I smiled. "But seriously? What kind of date is a challenge at the ramen shop?" I asked with a mock disgusted face on.
"Ours" Utau grinned, "But thanks." I just nodded in reply.
By now, almost the whole class was here and were getting ready for class. I dragged my chair back and started preparing for class, too, along with the rest of the kids.
~Ikuto's POV~
Finally… I muttered in my head, as the last bell for class rang.
I grabbed my school bag and walked to school gates, where Kukai, Utau, Amu, and I always met to walk home together.
When I reached the school gates, only Amu was there. As I approached her, she noticed me and narrowed her eyes.
"Utau and Kukai challenged each other for another ramen eating contest so they left already. She simply stated and started to walk away.
Lies…I thought, smirking, as I followed her. I actually had asked Kukai to bring Utau to the ramen shop so I can have some time alone with Amu. It should be about time I apologized anyways.
"Hey, wait up!" I called, running to catch up to her.
"Quit following me around!" she groaned, turning around to shoot and icy glare at me.
"I have something to tell you" I said, matter-of-factly, Or why else would I be following you?"
"I don't know and I don't care. I'm not interested" she hissed and turned to run down the street, trying to lose me.
I smirked. Amu was no match to my running speed. I took a different route and reached the end of the street before her.
"Hmph!" she grumped, and ran in a different direction. Each time she ran, I reached the end of the street before her.
When she ran into a dark alleyway, I finally lost my patience. I ran fast enough to catch up to her and grabbed her wrists, pinning her to the wall.
"You perv!" she screamed, "Let go of me!"
God, why is Amu so troublesome?! "You forced me…" I muttered, through clenched teeth, and changed my position. I put her hands above her head and held it there using one hand. I used my other hand to cover her mouth, which muffled her screaming. Then, I put my body against hers, to make her fully shut up.
As I predicted, she immediately shut up and just stood there, frozen, cheeks flushing. "Thank you for finally calming down" I said sarcastically and rolled my eyes. She just narrowed her eyes at me, looking like she wanted to say something back, but I didn't let go.
"Just one minute, okay?" I asked, sighing. Then, a sharp pain suddenly pierced my hand, causing me to let go of Amu. It was Amu; she had bit me. I examined my hand for any bleeding.
"One minute only" she huffed, backing away from me. "And say what you want to say a yard away from me, not in a position that looked like you were gonna rape me or something." she quickly added.
"Although that would be nice" I smirked, recovered from the bite.
"Just say it, you damned perv!" Amu shouted, which only gave me the satisfaction of getting her mad.
"Okay, so about the past few days…"I began, finally getting serious, "I just wanted to say…sorry" I apologized. "I mean, I guess it was my fault for making you kiss me and then getting carried away and stuff…I'm totally sincere, okay?"
She stared at me with narrowed eyes, like she was trying to see if I really meant it or is this was just another one of my cruel jokes. Finally, she sighed.
"Look, I should say sorry, too. I sorta overreacted and almost killed you with that prank yesterday." Amu confessed. A bright pink blush appeared on her face.
"And…that was your first kiss, right?" I asked, nervously, walking out of the alley and gesturing for her to follow.
"No duh…" she muttered, her head hanging miserably, as she followed me.
Okay…I didn't know kissing a girl their reputation or something. Well, now that I think of it, when Utau and I were younger, she did mention something about wanting to have her first kiss the "perfect guy".
"Well, sorry" I said and glanced at Amu. Now, she looked perfectly fine, looking ahead of her and walking normally. And a second ago, she looked like she was dying of humiliation.
"Whatever" she sighed, looking the other way. Girls are so complicated. I mentally sighed.
"Well, see you tomorrow at school, I guess" I said, when we reached her front door.
"Yeah…" she replied and went into the house. Okay…that whole thing was just plain…awkward I thought as I walked away from Amu's house.
At first, I actually apologized cuz of Utau. Miss BFF wouldn't talk to me unless I apologized to Amu. Not that I cared, but I admit I was partly wrong, so I decided to do just that. But then, after she told me it was her first kiss, I did feel bad for her. So, I basically was genuine with the apology.
~Amu's POV~
Well…that was…weird…I thought, walking into the living room where mom usually is in the afternoon, listening to one of Ami's "concerts". Maybe he isn't so bad after all…without the pervertedness of course.
"Honey, is that Ikuto-kun?" she asked excitedly, grabbing my arms so fast that I suddenly jerked forward.
"Um…yeah?" I half answered, half asked, "So?"
"Is he your boyfriend?" mom exclaimed, her face beaming, "A quite handsome one at that, too."
My face turned as red as a tomato with my eyes and fingers twitching nonstop. I was just itching to rip her throat out at this.
"WHAT?!" I screeched, grabbing her by the shoulders.
She just stared at me, blinking, and said to herself, "Did I say something wrong?"
"Oh, heck yeah, you did" I hissed, "He is not my boyfriend, never was, and never will. Is the fact clear?"
"Okay…" mom said slowly, giving me a look of disapproval and I caught myself.
"Sorry, mom, I meant no…" I muttered nervously. This was the routine she always did before letting me experience hell for a week. "There is absolutely nothing between us, so don't go jumping to conclusions, okay?" I assured her and explained the whole Kukai and Utau thing.
"Oh! So it's Kukai getting a girlfriend!" she exclaimed. Ami, who was nearby, obviously overheard the whole conversation.
"Older sis hash a boyfrwand!" she cheered in that "cute" accent of hers and started tugging on my fingers. "Who ish it?" she demanded.
"No one!" I groaned and yanked her off me. I trudged up the stairs in defeat.
Okay, whatever changed opinion of Ikuto before is now officially back to normal.
Ikuto: Awesome chapter! XD The part where I pinned Amu to the wall, I mean… :D
Amu: *smacks head* Pervert!
Natsumi: Sorry, guys, if this chapter was too boring or whatever. *cough* I seriously can't even think straight anymore. I'm sick, too, and my asthma is killing me. *cough* Literally.
Ikuto: Um…feel better?
Amu: OMGGGGG. First time in eternity that you were actually nice. Let's throw a party! XD
Natsumi&Ikuto: *sweatdrops*
Ikuto: Anyways, please R&R!