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Chapter 4

"Hello?" Kukai answered into the phone.

"Hey, Kukai." Kukai smiled as he heard the voice of his girlfriend.

"Utau! Hey!"

"Kukai… I'm sorry… I know I didn't get the chance to talk to you a lot…"

"Utau, don't worry about it. I had talked to Tsukiyomi-san recently and he told me that you had a lot of work right now. I'm just happy to hear your voice, Utau."

"Kukai… you're so sweet… Wait. You talked to Ikuto? What did you guys talk about?"

Kukai laughed. "Relax, Utau! Tsukiyomi-san wanted to know about some of my friends and what they looked like and everything. Nothing that you should worry about!"

"Your friends? Yeah, he asked me if I knew if you had a friend named Hinamori Amu. You do right?"

"Yeah, you remember Amu-chan, right? We all went to that amusement park together? You had a day off?"

"Kukai. You have a lot of friends. It's hard to remember each and every one of them with vivid details."

Kukai laughed again. "Okay, Utau, you win!"

"But… I want to know why Ikuto is becoming interested in your friends right now…"

"Yeah. He seemed especially interested in Amu-chan…"

Amu groaned as she woke. Amu shut her eyes tightly.

"Hey, Amu-chan! What's wrong?" Amu recognized Ran's voice.

"Was your date really that bad with Ikuto-san?" Miki asked.

"No, girls, it's just… I'm really tired. That's all," Amu said quietly.

"Are you sick, Amu-chan?" asked Su in a quiet voice.

"No, I'm not sick…," Amu whispered, her eyes still shut tight. I'm just so confused, she thought. Everything is happening so fast and I don't know what to think anymore. Do I love him? Is it even possible for me to love him? I only just met him, I hardly know anything about him! I haven't even really seen his face, he always wears those sunglasses! And that hoodie! It's like… it's like he doesn't want me to see his face. I'm so confused. Should I talk to someone about this? Rima? Should I keep it a secret?

Amu opened her eyes slowly to see four Chara floating around her looking concerned. Amu got up and walked over to her mirror and sat down on the small stool.

That's when she started crying. The tears weren't expected, but they weren't a surprise either.

"Amu-chan!" her Chara exclaimed, seeing her cry in front of the mirror.

"I-I'm okay… I'm o-okay…," Amu cried, burying her head in her arms. It had been their first date and he left so suddenly. Then he had kissed her… I'm so… so… confu—

Suddenly she heard a tap and her head whipped around. What in the world-?

That's when Amu saw him on her balcony. Tapping on the glass.

Amu self-consciously wiped away her tears the best that she could and walked slowly over to the balcony doors. There he was. Tall. Cute—no, handsome. Mysterious. Suzuki Ikuto was standing on her balcony with his Chara floating by his side.

And as usual, Ikuto was wearing sunglasses and a hoodie.

He tapped on the glass again and mouthed, Can I come in?

Amu nodded hesitantly before sliding open the balcony door.

"Hey-nya!" Yoru said with a smile, before floating over to meet with the other Chara.

"W-what are you doing here?" she asked.

Ikuto pulled her into his arms and held her. Amu's eyes widened.

"Isn't it obvious, Amu? I came to see you," he said in a smooth voice.

"B-but—"

"Shh… You really, really like to talk, don't you?"

Amu didn't feel the sudden rage and embarrassment she would usually feel when she he teased her like that. She was too confused.

"Amu… what's wrong?" Ikuto asked, surprised by her lack of outburst.

"I'm just… so confused."

He seemed to look at her, though it was hard since he was wearing sunglasses. "Why?"

"Really? You have to ask? Ikuto, why do always wear sunglasses and a hoodie around me? Take them off." Amu started to feel angry. Was he really that oblivious of how he was making her feel? All of that confusion that she felt… he didn't realize that he was the cause of it all?

She saw him look away. "I can't do that."

"Why not? What are you hiding from me? Your face?"

"Amu, you don't understand. I just can't. Stop trying to find the reason."

"What? Do you have a scar? Bad hair-cut? I wouldn't stop going out with you for that, if that's what it's about!"

"Amu…"

"And, you have a sister named Utau and you had to blow off our first date for a rehearsal and then you kissed me… Ikuto, do you really not see how this is confusing to me?"

"Amu…"

"What?" Ikuto pushed her up against a wall and held tightly onto her wrists so she couldn't move. He was very close to her. Very, very close. Amu blushed violently. "W-w-what do y-you think you're doing? L-let me go!"

"Amu, if I could I would. Just… trust… trust me," he said, seeming to have trouble saying the word 'trust.'

"I don't know if I can." Ikuto leaned in towards her and pressed his lips against hers for a second time. It wasn't anything too passionate, but it did last longer than the first, and Amu gave no struggle. What am I doing? How can I like him this much when I hardly know him? she thought to herself, but she gave no indication of stopping the kiss.

"Amu…," he said when he pulled away. "Please, don't be angry with me."

She tried to look into his eyes through the dark shades, but it was very difficult. She still didn't know his eye color.

"Amu… I have to go now."

"Why?" Amu didn't want him to leave. As much as she was confused, she knew that for a fact, she didn't want him to go.

"Please, don't make this harder on me. I'll come back, I promise." He let go of her wrists and walked back to the balcony door.

"Ikuto—wait!" Ikuto stopped walking. She ran up to him and kissed him. It was brief and light and when he she pulled away, she could see the hurt in his face.

He held her face in his hands and seemed to look deep into her eyes. She wished deeply that he would take those glasses off. Then he put his hands back to his sides, opened the balcony door, Yoru floating beside him, and jumped of the railing.

Amu walked over to the open balcony door and slid it closed.

Suzuki Ikuto.

What did she really know about him?