Hi everyone! I'm like…really late on this. I'm sorry *bows* College is hard on me and makes it nearly impossible to have extracurricular stuff going. Anyways, I hope you all can forgive me and without further ado, here is a brand new chapter.

Apology

"They say death might be an omen of more years of life"

And so it happened.

I was glaring down at the lump body that I knocked down with all the strength I could put into a fist. I could see the shock lingering in his wide open eyes that soon searched for me. My face was deep red, not in the usual embarrassed way no… not even close. My cheeks were flushed red of hatred towards the person I just punched.

"How dare you?" I asked, my voice hoarse.

"I-I-I'm …sorry…" Tadase said.

I let out a scoff of disgust.

"You... Better not bother me ever again." I turned on my feet and started to walk away. I stopped by the door and said without looking back "Don't even dare to look at me or Ikuto." And I rushed out the Love Hotel.

I ran with all my might wishing the adrenaline of the run would burn away the anger that was eating me whole. I wanted Ikuto. I needed Ikuto. But I couldn't have him. I kept running full speed to the place he was. Even if I couldn't have his warm loving touch I still wanted to see him. Tears started to blur my vision but I quickly stopped them since my resolve was absolute and I couldn't break it.

I reached my destination. Steadied my breath and strolled down the entrance. I walked up to his room standing there with the door shut, gripping the doorknob and praying for my wish to come true. I sighed and slowly opened the door. There he was, ever so perfect. The person I loved. Ikuto. My heart clenched painfully. He was still asleep, stuck in some endless dream. In a coma.

"Hi" the blonde boy waved. Everyone's eyes turned to me and Ikuto. For a moment the uprising of "kyaa's" and "OMG" stopped and the hall fell into silence. "How have you two been?" Tadase continued and those words were like a play button as everyone around him started to whisper stuff like "why is it always her" and "omg Ikuto-kun".

I sighed and noticed Ikuto's glare towards Tadase. Yellow head on the other hand just smugged. My eye twitched involuntarily.

"The least you can do is say hi back…" he pouted.

"Dun wanna" me and Ikuto said in unisound. "Come on, I'll walk you to your class." Ikuto continued.

Ikuto interlaced his fingers around mine and we walked casually pass Tadase and his new fan-base.

We heard some "Aww's" from afar and then a approaching steady walk behind us. It couldn't be.

Ikuto sighed beside me and silently ignored the footsteps. When we reached my classroom I lost it and turned around to question the person who followed us:

"WHY ARE YOU HERE?!"

Tadase flinched at my unexpected burst of rage. "I-I…."

Ikuto sighed once again.

"He's here to take his first class." He mumbled. I couldn't see pass his long eyelashes and random locks of hair covering his face. He was fiddling with my fingers.

"Wha-" Realisation hit me like I was being hit by a thunder and I growled while face palming. "Ugh… you" I pronounced the word with all care and disgust I could manage to make notice " in my class?"

"Yeah… I am." Tadase replied.

My head shot up and I glared at him making him flinch once again. Then he smiled at me and I felt nauseous.

"YO—" My rage assault was cut short by a soft and ticklish felling in my right hand. I see Tadase's shocked face before adverting my eyes to the place where I was felling funny. My hand had been replaced by a dark blue ball of fluffy hair. My heart quickly thumped against my chest and I felt my cheeks burning. Ikuto was kissing my hand. "Ik..u…to…" and I hit him hard.

"eek—" I heard from where Tadase was standing, but didn't bother to look.

Ikuto raised his head and clicked his tongue, tossing my hand to the side.

"You—" I was burning with frustration.

"I was only marking my territory..." he mumbled

What…are you a little kid? Sulking like that…. Well then it can't be helped. I thought and sighed.

"Then if you want to mark me as yours do it properly."

Ikuto's head shot in my direction fast enough for me to tug him down just in time. Grabbing him by his cheeks I pulled his face close to mine and on my tiptoes placed my lips on his.

"Hmmn—" he struggled in shock but soon after I released him from my grip finishing the kiss with a teasing bite on his lower lip.

I opened my eyes and smirked at the sight. Ikuto. Tsukiyomi Ikuto. My boyfriend. The person in front of me was actually blushing. I couldn't help but to snicker a bit.

"Ahem…" A tiny sound of someone cleaning their throat purposely louder than usual snapped me back to reality and I froze in shock of what I had just done. "You guys are disgusting, flirting at broad daylight." Rima walked in her small steps pass us and took a turn to enter the classroom.

I trembled in embarrassment although thankfully no one else was on the corridor at that time. Well… there was some…thing. I glanced at Tadase who had a somewhat pained look. As soon as I started to wonder about that Ikuto pinched my rosy cheeks.

"Ow-ow-ow.." I cried.

"How dare you. " he said irritated. He was clearly frustrated and I sensed a tiny bit of actual anger on his voice.

My teary eyes followed Tadase step into the classroom.

"Where do you think you're looking?" Ikuto stretched my cheeks.

"Bowea~" I cried again (S/N: she's trying to say Nowhere) and looked up to him.

He was slightly blushing.

"You're becoming quite daring" he then muffled my hair.

"Gah-" I complained" I was just helping to atone for what you are worrying about."

"Huh?"

I blushed and stared at the floor

"I feel nothing for him, so don't worry." I mumbled

Ikuto chuckled and then took me in his arms and buried his face on my neck. My heart raced at the felling of his breath on my skin.

"Ah… I—"

"Ooooooh~" We jumped away from each other and my face heated up. "Youth… ah how beautiful it is." Professor Tsukasa said with a kind smile. "Well then, off to class we go"

I bowed and hurriedly dashed into the classroom.

I took my seat and buried my face in my hands until the red on my cheeks slowly cooled. I sighed and noticed that Tsukasa hadn't entered the room.

"So…" I jumped on my chair." Was that guy someone you know" Rima asked.

"Hum…a bit. He was Ikuto's childhood friend"

"hmn" Rima was losing interest.

"On my part…he is my ex-boyfriend"

Rima stared at me with expressionless eyes for what seemed an eternity. I smiled at her awkwardly to try and break the tension I was sensing somehow. Rima scowled and looked away from me as Tsukasa stepped inside.

What was that?... I shrugged and looked up to Tsukasa.

He announced Tadase was in our class and the usual introduction followed and of course tiny screams of hysterical teenage girls on heat, celebrated Tadase's arrival to stay at out class.

At lunch time we gather as usual and Tadase didn't even come close to us.

"Thank God!" Utau said what I was just thinking. "He better stay away like this."

"Just your luck Hinamori hahaha!" Kukai teased.

"On the bright side, he seems to have already so many girls clinging to him that he won't even have the courage to leave them and come to us." Yaya said and took a huge bite to her sandwich.

"Even if he does have the guts to come and try to talk to you, we will be here to have your back." Nagihiko winked.

I told them all, of course Utau knew it already and probably Kukaki too, about my previous relationship with Tadase and their supportive comments warmed my heart.

"Thank you all" I smiled.

"Rima here is secreatly hoping he does come to you." Nagihiko sarted. I looked at Rima and she was slightly blushing. "Right?" Nagihiko lightly bumbed against her.

"Shut up." She ordered sheeplish.

"EEEEEEH?! WHY?" Yaya almost jumped over the table.

"Haha, she says she want to beat up the guy who brought pain upon Amu-chan." Nagihiko kindly and proudly smiled and looked to his side where Rima was now wrapped up with her arms around her knees, seemingly like a ball. "She's just shy."

Oh… that's why..her reaction earlier…

"Hahaha-" Rima's eyes shot daggers at me " Thank you Rima" I said with a warm smile. She seemed to like it as she buried her face on her knees.

I sighed. I wonder what Ikuto was going to say this morning. I glanced at the empty seat by my side clenched with uneasiness. Ikuto had only morning classes and went home first. I recalled the dream I had the other night and couldn't help but worry. I tried to sight out my concerns, surely it was just a dream.

Lunch break was coming to an end so each of us separated to go to our respective classes.

"He's coming to pick you up, probably" Utau whispered to me.

"Huh?"

"With Tadase here, there's nooo way my brother will leave you alone." Utau smiled.

"Oh…I know" I smiled back. "But Tadase isn't what's worrying me."

"No? then what…" Utau frowned

"It's nothing, really. Just a stupid nightmare I had the other day."

Utau pet my head : "There, there"

I chuckled and splapped her hand away

"Gross, I have a boyfriend you know?" I said.

"Sure enough I can make you fall for me." She winked and we laugh out loud.

I was felling just fine then, but by the end of the day I was in a really bad mood. Tadase's seat was right beside me and I managed with ease to ignore his many glances and stares at me but I simply could not shake away the annoyance I felt.

I sighed and tiredly started to put away my books on my school bag. Rima waved me goodbye and Nagihiko smiled at me. I was on my way out as well but of course something had to go wrong just then.

"What is it?" I asked.

"I just want to say… well… I want to tell you that.. I…" Tadase frowned looking at the woden floor.

I sighed and started to walk pass him but he stopped me once again. I flinched as he grabbed my arm and glared at him which made him release me from his grip. He threw his hands in the air and said:

"I'm sorry alright." I started at him with emotionless eyes.

"That so?" I said in monotone and made my way down the hall. He sighed behind me and quickly charged to meet my pace.

"Look, I really don't want to get in you guys way, for real. I have no intention of bringing you two apart." I rolled my eyes. He continued" It is true. You like him and he likes you, I get it, you wouldn't think so low of me as to actually believe I would try any dirty tricks to split you two?" He cried. "Please Amu, I just want things to be cool between us. I'm sorry about the way I acted I was a fool and a huge jerk but I'm trying to apologize with sincerity."

I sighed out annoyance. Thankfully, the school was pretty empty, as most students had gone home already but the few people around us were plenty to create future unwanted gossip. I quickened my pace and he followed still.

"Amu please, I understand if you still feel hurt with me or that you might still have some lingering feel—" I stopped and let out a scoff. Tadase looked around and scratched his neck awkwardly. I I took a deep breath and turned on my feet.

I glared at the guy in now in front of me.

"You have got to be kidding me."

"But—"

" . .Sh*t." Several gasps surrounded us and Tadase's face changed color. I grabbed him by the collar and brought his face to the same level as mine. "You dare think that I still have any sort of felling for you?" I scoffed again "Hah, you little f*cker. Listen up because I will only waste my English with you this one time: I couldn't care less about you. I don't care why you are here. I don't care about whatever you have to say. I don't care about whatever you might think BUT don't you dare trick yourself into believing that I have the tinniest little meaningless felling of ANY sort for YOU. You are a bother to my eyes, nothing more." I release him "I don't really resent you for anything. I resent myself for actually ever being together with the likes of you. I should have known better than to actually put up an act in front of you and playing girlfriends. Right now, being with Ikuto truly feels like I'm in love, and I don't have to be afraid of what he will think of me. He took away all the feelings I had for you. Ikuto was the one who swept me off my feet, not you."

Tadase stood frozen not being able to look away from my glare. "If you don't want to be punched I suggest you stop bothering me." He blinked a few times and swallowed hard. "Tsk." I turned around and on my first step I hit something hard.

"Ouch" I cried and place my hands over my nose. I frown and glare up to meet the eyes of whoever was stupid enough to stand there on my way. Soon enough my anger was washed away as I saw myself reflected on the eyes I loved so badly. "Iku—" the rest was muffled on his hard chest as Ikuto closed the small distance between us with a hug. "Hey! Let go—" for my surprise he did as I asked and pushed me aside, only to walk two more steps and be face to face with Tadase. Well, almost. Ikuto was quite taller than Tadase.

"She's mine. So back off little prince."

Tadase flushed and our audience whistled and applauded and also a few "Awww" here and there.

I grabbed Ikuto's hand and ran out of that infernal school.

We stopped somewhere far from people who could bother us. We were panting uncontrollably, Ikuto threw himself to the floor, trying to steady his breath. My eyes followed and soon my knees gave up on me.

"Y-ot"

"W-what?" Ikuto asked, one eyebrow quirked up while his eyes were set on me.

"You…I…di..ot" I managed to huff.

His face contorted in a tired but bright smile. Obviously he knew what I was referring too. Not half an hour ago we were filming some sort of Korean drama.

"why… did you…haf to do that…" I tried to steady my breath "with so many people around?" I cried and shut my eyes closed because I was felling drowsy.

"Me?" he chukled softly "You started it"

It hit me, he was behind me… how much had he heard? My cheeks started to feel warmer. I blush way to much.

"Whatever, I didn't really say anything you didn't already know." I muttered. Then the blackness I saw from having my eyes shut, darkened and a second later I felt a soft, tender pressure on my lips. I kissed him back.

He pulled away first and when I opened my eyes I saw an immense blue, the sunset behind us made him look even more beautiful, and ever so precious. He then smiled to me like a little kid. And I just had to kiss him.

On our way back I remembered that Ikuto hadn't finished what he wanted to say that morning.

"Oh that," His eyes wandered on me. I blushed.

"W-what?" I asked sheeplish. He smirked.

"I wanted to say that I'm not really concerned with you, about Tadase."

"really?" I asked smiling in relief.

"Yeah, after all, I know he stands no chance against the amazing me."

"Oh." I simply said and sighed.

"Haha, I mean" Ikuto intertwined his fingers in mine and looked at me with a loving smile, making my poor heart race "He can't make you go doki like right now."

"Ugh…"I blushed, but didn't deny it. Couldn't deny it. He tightened his grip and his expression darkened.

"I am however concerned about him." I raised one eyebrow. What was he saying? "He might try something fishy."

"Ik-" I started but was cut short by Ikuto placing one finger over my lips.

"But this uneasiness comes and goes." He smiled again "When I'm felling down, you just need to tell me about how I swept you off your feet." The smile morphed into a smirk and I blushed madly. Of course He would make fun of me. I tossed his hand and ditched him behind, speeding up and ignoring his call.

I walked inside my house and slammed the door on his face. I scowled and heard him laugh softly on the other side of the door. I sighed and angrily opened the door looking at Ikuto shocked but still amused expression I kissed him goodbye and shut the door again. My parents welcomed me home and I stomped upstairs to my room flopping to my bed.

"Why. Why everytime."

My phone cried for attention as the typical message tone played. I blindly tried to reach it on my right side and when I finally got it on my hand, I peeked over my pillow to see what the message was.

«Thank you. I love you»- it said, from Ikuto of course. I rolled my eyes. Then he sent me stupid heart and kiss emojis. And I sighed. I was really soft when it comes to him. «Are you really mad?»- he asked with a crying emoji.

«Yes. Furious.» –I replied

«Then what about the date to the amusement park?»

Oh, that's right. I had completely forgotten about it.

«… … …You'll have to ride the tea cups with me.»

«…again?»

«no go then»

«… … … Fine. Your wish is my command princess.»

«YAAAY, I'll remember that ;D»

«gee I'm scared»

«Muahahaha»

I sighed and rolled on my back. My heart clenched, for some reason the bleeding Ikuto came to my mind.

«get home safe.» - I said

«sure thing»- he quickly replied. I stared at his reply for a while and then sighed and locked the phone. I looked up at my ceiling and soon after, I feel asleep.

When I fluttered my eyes open I was panting, like I had ran a marathon, sweating a lot too, strangely only on my face. Then I realized it wasn't sweat, my vision was blurry so, I was crying. I swallowed hard and steadied my breathing.

"Amu dear…" the worried voice of my mother called me. My tired eyes searched for her, she was on my side, kneeling down, frowing. "I was worried sick. I've been calling you for a while now, you didn't reply and I come to your room only to see you crying like this on your sleep."

I sighed. It was that dream again, only redder, bloodier. My hands searched for my phone.

"I'm ok, it was just a nightmare." I assured my mother. Didn't seem to convince her though. She slapped her hand on my forehead and gasped in shock.

"Sweatheart you are bruning up!" she said

"I'm fine…" I replied finally with my phone on my hand. I unlocked it and quickly called Ikuto.

"Get in your pijamas Amu, I'll be right back." My mother dashed out of my room and I slowly sat on my bed. Ikuto picked up.

"Hey."

"Thank goodness." I sighed in relief.

"What?" He asked on the other side of the line

"You're ok… I'm so glad…" I muttered. I then tried to get up to change clothes but all the strength left my body and I collapsed on the floor with a loud thump.

Amu Is sick, OH NO! Well this is it for this one. I really don't have much to say other than to thank you all for your support and for liking my story enough to patiently wait for my late updates. I hope this chapter did not disappoint you and again Thank you!
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