(A/N: Hello! Sorry for the wait! I don't own Shugo Chara. Please review! This chapter is so short I'm so sorry!)

Chapter 3

The park was illuminated. Lights hung across tall trees and a stage stood in the middle, lights cast upon it. Amu's mouth was ajar, her eyes wide.

"I-Ikuto!"

Ikuto smirked. Amu was looking in all directions in amazement. The park was so beautiful, especially with the string of lights, illuminating it.

"You like it?" Ikuto said whispered suddenly into Amu's ear, making her jump.

"O-of course I do! H-how did you know about this?"

"I know certain… people." Ikuto was smirking again.

"I've never been to this park before…"

"Yes, well, that'll make it all the more fun."

They strolled in the park for a while, hand in hand, until they got to the center of the park. There stood a very large fountain, water sparkling in the moonlight. They sat on the edge of the fountain and Amu put her fingertips in the water, smiling widely.

The date was going along perfectly. The night was nice and quiet, especially in the park all alone with him. It seemed like nothing could break the serenity.

Ikuto scooted closer to her on the fountain's edge, causing her to blush brightly. He placed one arm behind her and he used his other to gently brush her cheek.

She closed her eyes. His touch… felt… right.

Ikuto leaned in closer to her, so their faces were only inches apart.

"Tell me, Amu. Are you happy? Here? With… me?" he breathed.

Amu almost chocked, but her answer was firm. "Yes."

"Can I give you something?"

Amu's eyes opened and she stared into those deep dark blue eyes. "Y-yes."

Ikuto leaned in closer, their lips three inches… two inches… one inch…

RING, RING, RING! RING, RING, RING!

Ikuto cursed under his breath as he unwillingly leaned back. Amu looked at him. Surprised at what they were about to do, and what had suddenly stopped it.

Ikuto answered the call. "What?"

"Ikuto, it's me. What's wrong with you? Why are you talking to me like that, huh?" Utau. Utau had just ruined…

"Utau… I'm kind of in the middle of something…" His voice was still harsh.

"You don't have to be so rude about it! I was told to tell you that your rehearsal has been moved to nine-thirty tonight instead of tomorrow night! God! I was trying to help!"

"I'm doing something at the moment! Can't I skip?"

"Yeah, if you want to lose your spot in the freaking orchestra! Ikuto, get down here NOW!" With that, she hung up the phone. Ikuto cursed again.

"Ikuto…" Ikuto didn't want to look at Amu. He didn't want to tell her that he had to leave on their very first date. He couldn't even tell her where he was going. "Ikuto, did something happen?" Suddenly something dawned on her. "You said the name 'Utau' right?" Ikuto flinched. He had stupidly said his sister's name. "I guess Utau isn't that uncommon of a name, but was that Hoshina Utau?"

Ikuto had to lie to her. Yet again. And now, it started to feel wrong. "Amu, do you really believe that I was talking to Hoshina Utau? The pop star? Seriously? Maybe you are as crazy as I thought you were…"

"I'M NOT CRAZY!" Amu yelled. Ikuto smirked. He wasn't exactly lying. But, he wasn't telling the whole truth.

"That was my sister." That wasn't a lie.

"I didn't know you had a sister."

"There's… a lot about me that you don't know, Amu." Ikuto smiled slyly.

"I know that." Ikuto frowned as he checked his watch. Nine. He had thirty minutes. He needed to leave right away.

"Amu… I need to go," he said, looking at her with a twinge of sadness.

Her face instantly became confused and… sad. "You have to go? But… why? We didn't even start our date yet…"

"I know. The thing is…" What was he going to say. He looked at her face. It looked so hurt. "I have a rehearsal for a… play I need to be at. It's absolutely important I be there. The director's crazy and if we're not there all the time without a good reason, then he could kick us out."

Amu's eyebrows narrowed. "A… A good reason?" Ikuto realized his mistake. "Are you saying I'm not a good reason?"

"No, Amu. Don't exaggerate the situation… I mean, we'd have to be throwing up every five minutes or be sneezing out brains out for him to allow us to skip out."

"Then why did you ask me out tonight if you had this rehearsal?" She was angry.

"Amu, calm yourself. It was supposed to be tomorrow night. That's why I asked you out tonight. My sister just called me telling me it had been rescheduled for tonight. Amu, please, I really did want to go on this date with you!"

"Sure…"

"Amu, you have to…" Ikuto paused. "Believe… me." Believe him. All he was doing was either lying or not telling her the whole truth. Why should she believe him?

He leaned towards her and saw that tears were on the verge of falling. God… he was going to make her cry. That's when he finished what he started. He leaned in all the way, using his arms to wrap around her, bringing her in closer and kissed her. It seemed like she was struggling for a moment, but she soon gave in.

The kiss didn't last that long, but Ikuto wished it did. He let her go and stood up, turning without saying another word.

He heard her say something though.

"Goodbye… Ikuto." Ikuto hesitated, but then continued. He was going to be late.

"Tsukiyomi, you finally made it! Where were you?"

Ikuto didn't want to look at the conductor. He was furious.

"Tsukiyomi. Tsukiyomi, I was talking to you! Where have you been?"

Ikuto whipped his head around and smirked at the conductor, which wasn't something he'd usually do. "I was out."