Well people, this is it, this is the time for me to –TEMPORARILY- say farewell. No, the story is not completed; unfortunately, schools takes most of my time and creativity (taking arts so xD yeah), I leave you this special treat that will -probably- make you beg for more- hehehe, I'm mean.. I know. Maybe it will not be until Xmas vacations that I will post another update. I'm so sorry palls.

"Kiss and being kissed"

"The felling of love is something that you cannot control; most of times you don't even realize you developed such feelings."

(continuing from last chapter)

"What do I know about him?" He leaned on the table "Everything."

"What's that supposed to mean?" he is obviously onto something…

He sighed and said: "It means that I and Tsukiyomi used to be as close as friends can be."

What is he saying? Is he telling the truth? Then… I lifted one eyebrow and then blushed. I looked at Tadase.

"What? What is it?" He asked.

"No please… I don't have anything to do with your hum… love life choices."

Tadase went from plain white to vivid red and almost jumped off his sit.

"YOU FOOL! I-I DIN'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT?!" Tadase screamed.

"OK…OK I get it… no need to get nervous." And when I looked around –a little shocked- most of the people on the café were staring at him…or…us."Ahem" I cleaned my throat "like I said, it's got nothing to do with me."

"Like I said I'm…" he was getting tense again.

"LET'S just… move on." I said.

He looked around and finally noticed he was attacking too much attention, his red colored face toned down a bit and then he cleaned his throat and continued as if nothing had happened.

"Me and Tsukiyomi used to be best friends."

I chuckled at the thought that Tadase -who I strongly dislike- and Ikuto -who I clearly care about- are best buddies.

"Oh really?" I asked sarcastically. "Look I haven't come here to waste my time. So, if you are not going to tell the truth about how you two know each other, or about the thing you said the other night, I'm outta here."

Tadase looked at me surprised.

"What? You don't believe me?"

"Of course I don't. Why should I? Besides, I think it is clear that I know Ikuto better than you do. He isn't the sort of person to get along with you, or…the likes of you."

"Meaning what, exactly?" I was up to answer his question but he spoke before I could say anything. "You really think you know him that well? That guy, he is not mister perfect as you would believe him to be."

"I never…"

"He is the kind of guy that tricks you by being your friend and then leaves your side when you need him most." I blinked a few times. Tadase looked serious. "You think he is an emotional guy or someone to pity just because he lost his parents? No…that guy, he is cruel and he never tells the truth about himself. He isn't that much of a saint." He sighed. "You want to know what happened? I have an uncle named Tsukasa, he was friends the Tsukiyomi and he used to take me to their mansion to play with the Tsukiyomi's son and daughter. I got to be friends with them and when Ikuto's parents died I was there to support him, I was with him all the time. The years past and Ikuto had gotten… different. He wasn't the same. One day we were walking home and these bullies started to pick on me. They punched me and…beat me hard. Ikuto just stood there, watching. Like nothing was happening. Later on we arguing about that mater and he said: «I don't care about you anymore.» and we grew apart."

Tadase's presence was so intense that it was hard to not trust his words.

"That…can't be." I said, but it wasn't very convincing.

"Believe in what you want. Why not ask him?"

I was silent for a while and then I asked not facing Tadase:

"What about what you said yesterday? About him guessing who I was…"

"That…" He took a deep breath " there was a day when I met with some friends and they brought friends... among one of the groups there was Ikuto, and so I talked to this friend of mine, that was standing next to Ikuto and told him about you, Ikuto probably heard me. So…"

His words felt too real. Still I didn't trust him completely.

"Can we talk about something else? About us? About what happened?" he said. I swallowed hard and then asked with a sarcastic smile:

"Oh that reminds me: Saaya isn't stalking you today. I wonder if something scared her off?"

"We are not together. We never were." I stared at him. "You see, she was actually his girlfriend to start with." My eyes went wide-open.

"Excuse me?" I said "Now your ridiculousness went overboard."

I grabbed my bag and got up.

"I need to go. I came here and we talked. Mission accomplished, so if you'll excuse… I'll go ahead." I was starting to walk when he said behind me:

"I still didn't apologize." I stopped and then turned; lifted my arms and said:

"Please… waste more of my precious time."

Tadase came closer until his face was centimeters apart from mine. He kissed my cheek.

"I really am sorry that I hurt you. I hope that there will come a day when you will be able to forgive me."

Even thought his eyes were honest I still couldn't care less about his apology, AND he had kissed me.

Don't punch him Amu. Control yourself. Breath….

"Is that all? Good now… cya."

"Oh and Amu. About you thinking I was never in love with you." I stood still for a while. "You were wrong. I did love you."

I chuckled softly and then left the cafe without looking back.

I walked for a while thinking about all that Tadase had spoken. And then took a sit.

Can I trust him? It didn't seem like he was lying? Still…I should consult with Ikuto first. I trust Ikuto will tell me his version of the tale too. Yesterday was too sudden…

"Just tell me where he is?" I heard someone's voice. It sounded familiar and when I searched for the person who was talking…

Ikuto… I jumped off the bench and ran to him but then I noticed he was with someone.

"Ikuto-kun… wait…" I gasped realizing whose voice it was.

"Saaya." I said hiding behind a bush.

So what Tadase said…could it be true? N-no! It can't be... I know Ikuto.

I stared at Ikuto carefully and saw his worried look. Then I glanced at Saaya she was looking my way so I instinctively tried to hide. Oh crap. Did she notice me? It was too silent. I peeked a few moments later, but regretted right away I did so. Saaya was tip-toying… to reach Ikuto's lips. They were definitely kissing. I felt a sharp pain over my heart, so hard that it made me difficult to breath. I got up and didn't care about if Ikuto had notice me or not- and I know for sure that he did.

"Amu…" hearing him say my name -after kissing Saaya- with such relief in his voice … I could only run away. "WAIT!"

What a childish reaction. I can't even handle such a thing. Why am I running? Where am I running to? I don't know…I don't care. I just want to get away. Far away from him. So what Tadase said was true? All of it? Can't I trust Ikuto any longer? What will I do now? The boy from before doesn't exist? My first love is not the same anymore... I should have known.

I kept running for a while and then something grabbed me. When I looked over my shoulder to see what had stopped me…

"I…ku…Ikuto?!" He was out of breath and all sweaty. "Le-LET GO!" I struggled to get away but he grabbed my arms tightly and wouldn't let go. I started to punch him.

"H-hey you. St-STOP! Darn it what has gotten to you?"

"What? What you ask…" Ikuto looked at me worried.

"You were with him right? What did he tell you? Did he say for you to get back to him?" he asked.

"Yeah he might have."

I lied.

"Well? Are you going back? Are you really that much in love?"

"What?... That doesn't matter."

"Why were you running?"

"Because … I was so happy that I and Tadase had reconciled that… I thought about running…home." I couldn't bare with him questioning me anymore.

"Don't lie to me." Ikuto said angrily. I felt like punching him.

"Me? I trusted you. And besides it looks like you were with Saaya, kissing and everything…why not run back to her side and leave me alone?"I riposted.

"What? Y-you saw that?" I nodded "It wasn't intentional. It happened. Just…just don't go back. "

"That decision is up to me and me only."

"I know, but… they're just going to hurt you again. They'll deceive you." He said and I could see pain in his eyes. But I was so mad at him that I couldn't stop.

"Ohh like you did?"

"Wha-?"

"Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about."

"But I really don't—"

"I'm talking about Tadase. Yes. I know that you and him were really close friends. I know what you did to him. I—"

"You don't know anything." He glared at me. I had never seen Ikuto angry. "You want to believe in what that bitch said? Even though he hurt you?"

"You did too. And it is even more painful compared to what he did."

"That's unfair."

"No it isn't. You are important, more than he ever was." I avoided his look "Well, you were." I corrected. Then there was a moment of silence and Ikuto stared at the floor. Unable to see his expression, I sighed and said:

"It's over. I'm leaving now." After taking one step, Ikuto stopped me from any further moves.

"If he's marked you so badly, that makes you want to go back to him, then I might as well leave my mark on you." He said still facing the ground.

"What are you-?!" Ikuto suddenly gripped my arms and pushed me against the wall. "Ouch?!...What do you think you're doing? Let go! Ikuto!"

Ikuto's lips crushed mine, violently. With no time to think I could only try to escape, to push him away. But then, it was useless. He had won.

I closed my eyes and replied to his kiss. A kiss that started out of anger turned to be a long, long passionate one.

He looked at me with those dazzling blue eyes bathing in the moonlight. My heart pounded in response to that overwhelming look. So deep. I thought. Then he rested his head on my shoulder. I didn't look at him, I was too busy wondering if that kiss had been a dream or some sort of illusion, and unconsciously touched my lips with my hand. My breathing was faster than usual and my heart was beating so madly that I wondered if he could hear it. That kiss, it felt like my first.

Silence. That is all there was. Of course, I was still lost in thoughts. His weight on my shoulder was the only thing that made me realize that the whole scene wasn't an illusion. I wondered for how long I had this sort of feelings towards Ikuto.

"Amu…" he called, which made my heart jump in surprise.

"Y-yes?" I was stiff.

"Now that I also made my stand… who will you chose?"

I gasped and my eyes went wide-open when I realized what he meant, then leaned my head on his.

"Baaka…" I said and then whispered after felling my cheeks getting warmer "It's always been you." I looked up to the sky. Was the sky allways this starry?

Hahaha I know I'm mean, you are probably wondering what'll happen next right? Well, you'll have to wait till the next chap. –which, like I said above, will probably be in two months from now. I really appreciate all you guys support! Please Review\Comment! while I'm out will you? ;D

See ya in two months! And I'll make sure to return with a lot of cute\hot Amuto hihihi xD

Byeee