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Nightmare

"There is no such thing as coincidence."

What is love? There are so many answers but none that fully satisfies my curiosity and unravels my doubts. Even when I was dating Tadase I never truly felt that supposedly powerful, heart clenching felling. But, I didn't realise that until I met him.

"Amu" my heart beats faster at the sound of the familiar voice calling me. I turn around and see the only person that can make me feel exploding with emotion from inside.

"Ikuto" I say in a low voice. I run to him and he welcomes me in his embrace.

It's warm. I love it. I love him. I love his mischievous smile, his blue eyes when he looks at me, how his lips cover mine hungry for something more. I love how it is so easy to be with him, like it was meant to be.

Ikuto's arms fall to the side. I take one step back at look at his eyes. Something about the way he looks at me makes me feel uneasy. He smiles tenderly and my heart clenches painfully. My uneasiness grows and I unconsciously grip his white shirt, frowning. I can no longer feel the warmth coming from him.

"Ikuto…" I start, but stop right away noticing his shirt is tainting red.

I look at my hands and they are covered in blood. I gasp, my heart racing uncontrollably. I raise my head to look at Ikuto again but he no longer is in front of me. I slowly look down to the floor hoping with all my might that my terrible suspicion is wrong.

My whole body starts to trembles. I suddenly have no strength and my legs collapse, my knees hitting the ground with a splashing sound coming from beneath.

There he was. Lying on the ground, lifeless. His blue bangs covering most of his face. And the red substance spreading from under him.

Multiple tears start falling from my cheeks. I'm frozen. Unable to move. Everything shatters and I feel and unexplainable void inside me. I know I'm screaming but there is no sound.

"Amu.."

I open my eyes and blink a few times, adjusting to the change of set. I try to control my breathing. My vision blurred because of the tears.

"Amu." Someone calls again. That voice helps me calm my nerves and when I feel the warmth of those familiar strong arms pulling me closer my trembling body reacts, slowly getting back to normal. "It's ok. It was just a nightmare, you're ok now…"

Ikuto rocks me in his arms, while petting my head. My limbs are numb and I still feel frozen like I was a few moments ago in that dream. I struggle to wrap my arms around Ikuto's body, I hug him tightly making sure I can feel him. That he is here with me.

"Ikuto…" my voice hoarse and trembling due to my helpless tears.

"I'm here." He reassures in a low voice. I tighten my grip further. Ikuto sighs softly and I feel his lips pressing against my forehead. "I'm here."

**…**

After a while I am finally able to calm myself. However I still can't manage to release Ikuto from my arms. We lay still on his bed, silent. He's still slowly brushing my hair with his finger.

I try to collect my thoughts. A few hours ago I came to Ikuto's house to talk to him about his weird behaviour and he told me about Tadase coming to our school. Then Ikuto fell asleep and, apparently, so did I.

"What time is it?" I ask in a low voice, almost inaudible.

"It's probably around 8pm now… Utau isn't home yet so…" he replies.

"Hmn" and we fall into silence again.

A couple minutes later Ikuto finally asks:

"Are you alright?" I don't reply "It was just a bad dream. Whatever it was, you shouldn't concern yourself all too much about it."

I frown while recalling the awful images of that lucid dream. I feel a lump in my throat and tears blur my vision once again. I tilt my head back and close my eyes placing a kiss on Ikuto's lips. He responds to it and a warm fuzziness rises inside me. He breaks the kiss and stares into my eyes. I see his brows coming together in a frown and his eyes filled with worry. I sighed and somehow managed to smile.

"I love you." I said.

"I know." He replied "I love you too." The corners of his lips turned up into the beautiful smile I loved so much. It eased me. "Do you want me to play for you?" His body shifted preparing to get out of the bed and I panicked. My eyes widened and I caught my breath clutching his shirt with my hands. He stopped and once again stared at me.

"It's alright" I started cleaning my throat after noting my voice was hoarse "just stay here with me a little more."

He sighed and nodded resting his head in his pillow, looking into my eyes.

"You know..." he smirked. I slightly frowned at his playful look. "If we stay like this for much longer I don't know if I can stop myself."

"What?" I adverted my eyes from his down under the sheets to check my current outfit. My cheeks flushed red. That's right, I'm pretty much only wearing his shirt… I had completely forgotten I had to change clothes.

Our legs were intertwined and as I make my attempt to slightly move away Ikuto keeps me chained to my current position. My eyes widen and I gasp when he suddenly shifts position and gets on top of me, on his knees. He chains my wrists with one hand while the other is busy playing with a bit of the fabric of his shirt… the one I'M wearing. My eyes wide open, my cheeks redden further and I hold my breath.

Ikuto chuckles at my reaction, obviously enjoying it way to much.

"Le-let go…" I demand.

"Hmn… no. Don't wanna." He said playfully in a singing tone while his free hand pulled the bottom of my shirt up reviling my panties and my naked belly. My heart starts racing and I frown.

"Wh-what are you doing?" I say. I can only see his blue hair as he slowly leans down. I shiver feeling his breath on my bare skin, and again when I feel his lips caressing my skin. "Ah" I breath. My mind going blank as he continuous to explore my body. His free hand ever so slowly running up and down my leg and his lips brushing my belly every once in a while placing small kisses there. My cheeks burning and my heart beating desperately against my chest. Ikuto's curious lips move upper, I softly moan, my body reacting to his burning touch. He stops just below my breasts and I feel my whole body burn for a quick moment.

What is this?... I thought for a moment, but then Ikuto freed me from his grip and pulled my t-shirt down again. He sighed.

While trying to control my breathing he moved again, holding himself up from me a few inches, his cheeks slight tainted red as his face got closer and he hungrily kissed me. I tossed my arms around his neck placing a hand on his nape and grabbing a tuck of his hair.

After a while he broke the kiss.

"Now that's better" He smiled looking into my eyes. "No tears, red cheeks and hungry eyes. My seduction never fails." I chuckled and kissed him again.

Indeed I was feeling better but my uneasiness remained. And as my heart slightly clenched to it I pulled Ikuto closer. Our foreheads touching we pierced into each other's eyes. Ikuto's hand moved and stroked my leg. I felt a little flame from inside me grow. And as if Ikuto had read my mind he placed a passionate kiss on my lips and then moved to my cheeks, down to my neck. Both of us breathing out of control. One of his hands slipped under my shirt and made its way to my back, pulling me closer to him in a single move. His lips busy tracing kissed down my neck and I hurryingly fought off his own shirt. He quickly takes it off and tosses it to the floor and goes back to kissing me. I moan softly as his kisses move down my body and shiver at is ticklish hair brushing my skin

My hands trace his bare body and I slowly slide one hand down to his hips, I stop felling his eyes on me. I look up at him and see his hungry eyes staring at me, his cheeks slightly blushed. He closes his eyes and leans forward placing a sweet kiss on my lips, my hands entertained on his bare skin, I feel him slightly shivering and then he places a hand on my tights. I softly moan in between our kiss, and move one hand to stroke his hair. I moaned again but at the same time there was a sound coming from downstairs. Ikuto and I stopped and looked at each other.

"Utau" I whispered.

Ikuto sighed frustrated and I chuckled. "What an awful timing" he cursed. I smiled and stroked his hair. He sighed again and rolled do the side. He groaned. I stared at him, my cheeks burning, and all of sudden I was filled with embarrassment and hid under the covers. Ikuto laughed and pulled the sheets down, my eyes went wide open and he smirked.

"Next time." He said. "I'm going to make sure you don't have anything to hide in." I gasped at his bold words and jumped out of the bed.

"Put your shirt on before Utau comes in." I said while looking for my uniform. Suddenly Ikuto hugged me from behind and rested his chin on my shoulder. My body stiffened to his touch but quickly loosened at his words "I love you Hinamori Amu." My heart raced and I smiled but quickly hit him softly on his belly with my elbow. He moans in pain and takes a few steps back.

"Get me my uniform." I ordered. He pouted and turned around moving to his wardrobe. He picked a hoodie and some shorts and passed them onto me.

"Your uniform is still wet. Just change into these for now."

I nodded in response and started to change when I noticed his eyes still on me. I blushed and glared at him. He chuckled and turned his back on me.

After I changed Utau knocked on the door and came inside Ikutos room, widening her eyes studying my appearance. I blushed.

"Nothing happened." I reassured her.

"Yet." Ikuto said beside me yawning. I widened my eyes and blushed further, Utau reacted the same way and then grabbed my hand and pulled me out of Ikuto's room glaring back at him once before slamming the door close.

Utau threw my clothes into the dryer and in the meanwhile we talked and talked some more in her bedroom. By the time I got home, most my uneasiness was gone, but there was still a part of me that couldn't forget that dream.

***...***

That night I was drinking some milk laying on my bed thinking about it, my phone ringed. I reached to it and checked the message. «Sleep tight my beautiful princess, I'm going to pick you up tomorrow morning. In the meanwhile, I'll dream of you.» I read with a smile.

"Baaka Ikuto." I whisper to myself. I am about to reply when I receive another message from him.

«After what happened today, I'm sure I'm going to have a really nice dream about you.»

I gasped choking on the milk I was drinking. My cheeks flushed red and I felt embarrassment consume me.

«YOU PERVERTED CAT!» I replied furious.

He replied with a few heart emojis and I frowned. He was teasing me way too much. I sighed and then smiled. I closed my eyes and feel into slumber.

**…**

The next morning Ikuto came by as promised and we walked to school together. I was walking a few steps in front of him, embarrassed because of the day before.

After a few minutes of silence Ikuto chuckled and pulled me into an alley.

I shrieked. Ikuto was leaning against the wall and had his arms tightly wrapped around my waist, pulling me to him as close as possible. My heart raced and I caught my breath. I couldn't look at him in the eye so turned my head to the right. Ikuto released one of his arms from my waist and with his free hand brushed my hair away from my neck and blew just under my earlobe. I shivered and lost my strength.

"Ah!"

Ikuto laughed at my reaction. "If I had known you were this aware of me I would have attacked you long ago" he said. I finally faced him, glaring at him. His face an inch away from mine. He closed his eyes and kissed me sweetly. I kissed him back, moving my hands to the back of his head. His lips slipped to draw playful kisses on my jawline. I threw my head back and he kissed my neck. We both sigh and look into each other's eyes again, we chuckled and Ikuto releases me grabbing a hold of my hand and pulling me towards the street.

"Come on, we're going to be late." he said.

Walking down the road again we talk about random stuff and a flier catches my attention. It was promoting a theme park.

"Hey.." I tugged my boyfriend's uniform jacket. "Let's go on a date here."

Ikuto examined the pamphlet and shrugged. "Sure." He said "But why do you want to go to a theme park?"

"Because it the place of our first date." I said. Ikuto smiled happily beside me and tightened his grip on my hand.

E few steps ahead we reached school and headed to the hall. Inside there was an unusual commotion. A lot of girls were gathering in a circle.

"I wonder what is happening." I said tip-toing trying to see what was going on.

I felt Ikuto stiffen beside me so I looked at him, confused. He was glaring towards the sea of people a few meters from where we were standing. A moment later, a male voice coming from the centre of the circle reached my ears. I quickly directed my gaze towards the origin of that voice.

"Don't tell me…" I whispered and Ikuto sighed.

The first bell rung and there were multiple "aw's" coming from the girls in front of us. They dissipated to their destinations and revealed the person that picked their attention. Slowly, like a puzzle, that's person's silhouette was becoming clear and then he finally turned.

Tadase was standing there in front of us. His expression changed into a kind smile.

"Hi." He waved.

My heart clenched. Now, aside from the horrific uneasiness I feel towards that dream, I have one more thing to worry about.

Well I hope you enjoyed this. As i have said before this story is not going to be M rated. There is some tension and mild sexual references but that is as far as it will go!

There is more to come and hopefully soon! :D COMMENT\REVIEW!

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