A/N: Sorry, guys, I've been really busy with moving and have been feeling unmotivated to write. My goal is to finish this fic before my school stars, but I don't know if that's possible, since my laptop doesn't have Microsoft word, so I won't be able to type things up until my sister hooks the computers up at the new house. So as of now, I can't say when I'll update.

The Million Dollar Bet

Day Fourteen, Part One

"Rima-tan!" Yaya's voice woke the sleeping girl. She kept her eyes shut. "Rima-tan, wake up! Why are you so tired?"

Tired… Rima thought sleepily. Well, she had an answer to that question.

~Flashback~ss

"Look," said Nagihiko, pointing eastward. Rima did. "The sun is coming up."

True to his word, light was beginning to seep into the inky sky. It was just a little bit, but it was enough to remind them that it was, indeed, morning, and they had been on the roof all night.

"How could it be morning already?" Rima wondered aloud. "It doesn't seem like it's been that long.

"I know," Nagihiko replied. "And we should get to bed. We'll both be really tired later."

Rima nodded as he rose to his feet and helped her up. After climbing off the roof, onto the balcony outside the girls' room, she wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his chest. Nagihiko held her for a while, but eventually she pulled away.

"I love you, Nagi," said Rima as she crept back into the girls' bedroom.

~End flashback~

"Rima-tan won't wake up!" Yaya whined to Amu.

"Maybe she's sick," Amu said, walking to Rima's bed and placing a hand on the tiny blonde's forehead. "She doesn't feel sick."
"She might just be tired," said Utau, waving a hand dismissively. "We can come check on her later. For now, let's go eat breakfast."

"Okay!"

"Sure."

The girls walked down the stairs and into the kitchen, only to find that there was no one in there.

"That's strange," said Amu, "Nagi usually cooks breakfast."

"He isn't even in here," Utau sat at the island counter and rested her head on her fist. All three heads turned at a small barking sound. Ikuto entered the kitchen, Jiji bouncing at his feet and barking.

"What do I feed her?" he asked, pointing to the puppy.

"How should I know?" scoffed Utau.

"Ikuto, have you seen Nagi?" Amu asked, ignoring the question about Jiji's breakfast.

"He's still asleep, I think," said Ikuto.

Tadase and Kukai appeared in the kitchen. "We can't wake Fujisaki-kun," said Tadase.

"Well, we can," Kukai said, "But he goes right back to sleep again."

"Rima-tan won't wake up, either!" exclaimed Yaya.

Utau smirked. "That's no coincidence."

"But," Amu's eyes widened, and she didn't finish her sentence.

"It's okay," said Utau, "Just let them sleep. We'll pry information out of them later."

"Who's going to make breakfast?" Tadase asked.

"I will!" Amu said as a clover appeared in her hair.

~Around lunch time~

"Hello, Amu-chan," said Rima, yawning. "What time is it?"

"Nearly noon," the pinkette replied in her 'cool'n'spicy' voice.

"Oh," Rima didn't seem surprised.

"Why did you sleep so late? You had us kind of worried."

"I stayed up late," she said.

"Nagi is still asleep," Amu said, narrowing her eyes.

"No I'm not," Nagihiko's voice came from the doorway. Both girls turned to see him standing there, not looking at all like someone who had stayed up all night.

"Hi, Nagi," Rima smiled.

"Why did you guys sleep in so late?" Amu demanded.

"Oh," said Nagihiko, "We stayed up all night on the roof."

"What were you doing on the roof?"

"Y'know," Rima answered vaguely, "Sitting." Amu's eyes narrowed as she glanced between them.

"That's all?"

"Yeah, pretty much," Nagihiko nodded.

"Are you sure?"

"Yep. We didn't even kiss," he said. Rima shot him a glare.

"Why were you sitting on the roof?"

"Because we wanted to," Rima said, crossing her arms.

"Okay," Amu sighed, giving up trying to figure the situation out.

"Hey, where is everyone?" asked Rima, glancing around the room.

"Outside," she replied. "I'm about to go out there, too." Amu headed toward the front door, Rima and Nagihiko trailing behind her. As soon as the door was opened, they all stood still, taking in the scene in front of them.

On the front porch, Kukai and Utau were each organizing an army of miniature paper tanks. They filled up most of the porch, except for a strip in the middle that separated them into different teams. Kukai and Utau were standing in the clearing.

"Here," Kukai handed Utau a lighter, and took one for himself.

"Winner gets whatever she or he wants," Utau said. He nodded in agreement.

"What are you doing?" Rima asked in astonishment.

"What does it look like?" asked Utau.

"It looks dangerous," Nagihiko said.

"Blowing up the front porch could be considered 'disastrous'," Amu pointed out.

"We found these in the attic," Kukai explained, ignoring their comments. "We're having a battle."

"I advise you stand back," said Utau.

"Let's go through the other door," Amu suggested, and closed the front door, leaving the competitive couple to do what they wanted.

"On the count of three, we'll light them and step back," Kukai said. Utau nodded. "One… two… three!"

Both of them bent down and each lit one of the tanks, then retreated off the porch to watch. Sizzling sounds came from the tanks, and a shower of sparks spouted out the back of each of them as they zoomed toward each other. Bursts of flame shot out the front of them, lighting each other on fire.

In the process, some of the other tanks were ignited, and began rolling forward, showering flames and sparks in all directions. Three of Utau's imploded and four of Kukai's did the same within the first few minutes.

When all sparks ceased, they walked back onto the porch and lit the few tanks that hadn't been ignited by the others, and watched them shoot at each other. It didn't take long for those to die, and afterward, they inspected the damage to each of their armies.

"How many do you have that are burnt?" Kukai asked as they sat on the steps.

"Fifteen," said Utau.

"Fourteen," he grinned. "I win."

"Fine," she crossed her arms. "What do you want?"

Cupping her chin, he lifted her face and pressed his lips against hers. Utau responded immediately and it was quite awhile before they pulled away.

"That's all you wanted?" she asked, slightly out of breath.

"No," Kukai smirked, and kissed her again, even longer this time.

~Meanwhile~

Amu closed the door and began to walk toward the back door, Nagihiko and Rima following her. Suddenly, Yaya burst into the kitchen, dragging a somewhat frightened Tadase with her.

"Hey, Rima-tan, Nagi-kun, want to play a game with Yaya and Tadase?"

"Okay," said Rima, stopping and following Yaya instead.

"Nagi has to play, too! There has to be an even number!" Yaya insisted.

"Alright, Yaya, I'll play," Nagihiko agreed, and went with the other three into the living room. Amu sighed and continued outside. She could use a walk to sort out her thoughts, anyway.

As she wandered through the large English gardens, Amu's thoughts drifted to the topic that she was usually thinking about: Ikuto and Tadase. She had feelings for both of them, for sure, but the feelings were different. And she didn't know how to describe either of them.

At first, she'd thought of asking Rima. After all, Rima knew what love was like. And she was her best friend. But then… their cases were so different. The blonde chibi had come across it in a completely different way, and she probably wouldn't be able to recognize Amu's situation.

As Amu rounded the corner, she stopped dead in her tracks. In fact, she even ceased breathing for a moment as to remain silent. Quietly, she snuck back around the corner and poked her head out so she could still see what was going on.

Ikuto was kneeling on the ground, with Jiji hopping around him and barking occasionally. He looked almost as if he was encouraging the puppy, and he spoke to her in a tone Amu had never heard him use before. It occurred to Amu that Ikuto was playing with Jiji.

Covering her mouth, Amu tried to keep from giggling. She sank into a sitting position against the wall, smiling as the weirdest sensation appeared in her chest. She gasped and put her face in her hands, shaking her head back and forth rapidly. No, no, no, no, no! she thought to herself, but the feeling didn't go away. Crap. I'm in love with Ikuto.

~Meanwhile, inside~

"So here is Yaya's idea!"

"What is it?" Tadase asked.

"In Yaya's game, we split into pairs and blindfold one person in each pair. Then the person that isn't blindfolded spins the other around and around and leads them somewhere in the house. The blindfolded person has to guess what room they're in."

"Actually, that sounds like fun," Rima said.

"Yay!" Yaya exclaimed, "Okay, the pairs are Rimahiko and Tadaya!"

"Umm… how did you come up with those names?" Nagihiko asked.

"I mixed your names together: Rima-tan and Nagi-kun are Rimahiko, and Yaya and Tadase-kun are Tadaya!:

"O-okay," said Tadase, turning slightly pink.

"Yaya wants to be blindfolded first!" she magically procured two blindfolds, and handed one to Rima, who tied it around Nagihiko's head.

After spinning him around and around, Rima put her hands on Nagi's shoulders and walked him through the kitchen, into the pantry, out of the pantry, across the entryway, around in circles, and into the dining room, where they stopped.

"Okay, where are we?" she asked.

"The kitchen," he replied.

"Nope," giggled Rima.

"The dining room?"

"Uh-huh," she removed the blindfold, and he blinked, taking in the light.

"Okay, Rima, your turn," said Nagihiko, placing the blindfold over the petite blonde's eyes and tying it around her head. He spun her around several times and placed his hands on her shoulders to guide her. As Nagi began to push her forward, Rima braced her feet and gasped.

"What's wrong?"

"I can't do it!"
"Why not?"

"What if you run me into something?"

"I won't, I promise," he assured her. She shook her head.

"My feet won't move. They think I'll run into something."

"Rima-chan, I wouldn't let you run into anything," said Nagihiko, draping his arms around her from behind. "I promise. Just walk forward with me."

Rima found it surprisingly easy to walk blindly when she was in Nagihiko's embrace, and soon relaxed as she realized she was safe. In fact, it was kind of fun spinning around and walking about in the dark.

It felt almost like dancing, and she began to quietly hum a happy tune. At this, Nagihiko chuckled, and Rima smiled as she hummed. They turned several times, walked forward for a while, and stopped. Rima stopped humming.

"Okay, where are we?"

"The living room?"

"No."

"The entryway."

"No."

"The hallway?"

"No."

"The kitchen."

"No."

"The dining room?"

"No."

"The bathroom?"

"No."

"The pantry."

"Yes!" Nagihiko spun her around so she was facing him and planted a kiss on her lips. A tiny, shocked gasp escaped her and her face turned bright red as she blushed. He pulled the blindfold off and Rima clenched her eyes shut, then slowly opened them again.

"Th-thanks," she said. Nagihiko laughed.

"Rima-chan, you still blush when I kiss you," he pointed out.

"Shut up," she crossed her arms and pouted, her blush turning even redder than before.

"Rima-tan, Nagi-kun!" Yaya called, dancing into the pantry. "We have to set up for the party tonight!"

"Where's Hotori-kun?" Nagihiko asked.

"Yaya sent him to get Amu and the others," she explained.

"So what do we need to do?" Rima asked, stepping out of the giant pantry and into the kitchen.

A/N: Sorry that was short. But I put in lots of fluff to make up for it :D By the way, this will not end in Tadaya. (sorry Tadaya fans) I just used Tadase because everyone else was busy.

Anyway, I hope you liked it!

Please review! It will help motivate me to write faster.