Disclaimer: Neither the Shugo Chara! anime or manga belongs to me.

A/N: OHMERGER, HAPPY BIRTHDAY HATSUNE MIKUUU! Well happy late birthday :T I was about to post this chapter on her birthday, but it didn't get edited in time.. so yeah. And now it still didn't get edited.. /shot/ So, once again - this chapter might be bad because I was the only one that edited it. Sorry about that. So, this chapter is dedicated to Hatsune Miku :) 5 YEARS MAN! WHOP.

Chapter 9 Kukai POV

'Kukai.. I saw Ikuto.' Amu whispered. Her voice was so small that I could hardly hear it. It took me a few seconds to realize what she was saying to me.

'You.. saw him?' I asked confused. I thought he was gone forever. It's not that I hate him or anything! Ikuto's like my best friend, but I really hated him and Utau for a while. I mean, they made Amu sad and she even cried. For days and days she cried, and turns out that I was the only one there for her. So I came up with a conclusion, guys who make girls cry are the worst.

'So.. you were chasing him?' I asked.

'Yeah..' she said while looking down at her legs.

'And you got that scrape on your knee..' I said.

'Yup..' she replied awkwardly.

There was now an awkward silence in the room. Neither of us knew what to say back to the other. But for some reason, I just wanted to comfort her. I mean, she's been through a lot.

I hesitantly put my arm around her shoulder and put my head against hers. 'It's going to be okay,' I started to say, 'I mean, it's just Ikuto..'. She quickly turned her head and gave me a cold hard stare. 'What..?' I asked confused.

'Just Ikuto..?' she replied, 'Just Ikuto?! After all I went through, you can still say that?!'. She harshly pushed my hand off her shoulder and took her bag and walked out the door.

'Wait! Amu!' I called. I ran out of my bedroom door and looked for her. Amu had already put on her shoes and was opening the door. For a girl, she moves fast.

While on the stairs, I passed one of my brothers. 'Dude, you don't know how to treat a lady.' he said.

'Oh shut up,' I said annoyed, 'Amu! What did I say to make you ma-'.

Before I could say anything else, the door slammed closed. I opened the door and looked outside for Amu, expecting she'd be only a few feet in front of my house. She was actually 5 meters away already, man how does she do that?

When you tell a girl to hurry up, she takes forever. But when you want her to stay, she suddenly goes all super-speedy on you.

'Amu!' I called. I ran up to her and grabbed her hand and forced her to face me. I was shocked to see that there were tears in her eyes.

That happy face that was always smiling, now always sad and crying. Why? Why does she need to cry? Why can't she just smile and be happy like before? Why?

I pulled her into a bear hug. I wanted to make this girl happy - to make her smile and laugh. Not to bring Amu sadness and hurt like Ikuto did. She's been through a lot and doesn't have a reason to be depressed anymore. She should live her life and be happy.

'L-look Amu..,' I started to say, still hugging her, 'I don't know what I said, but I'm really sorry.'. I really hope she doesn't hate me, because if she does.. that'll be bad. One time she was mad at me for a week, and I felt horrible.

She pushed me away and faced me. Amu was staring at me, just staring. Maybe she was seeing if I really meant it or not. So there we were, two people, outside on the sidewalk, just stating at each other.

There was this little boy walking by on the other side of the sidewalk. He looked at us and cupped his hands and put it over his mouth. 'HEY YOU TWO! GET A ROOM!' he screamed. He laughed and then ran away.

We both looked at him run away in shock and blushed madly. Me and Amu must've looked like a couple or something. 'I-I accept your apology.' Amu said shakily, blushing even harder than me.

'Y-yeah. Let's go back inside.' I replied. I put my hand on her shoulder and drove her back into my house.

While walking back up the stairs, my brother said 'Oh, so you brought her back.'.

'What..?' Amu asked.

'Oh shut it,' I said to my brother and turned back to Amu,'Its nothing.'

'Okaaaay?' she said still confused. By now we were in my room and I was closing the door.

As I was still closing it, a heard one of my brothers say 'Whoa man, you're too young!'.

A blush appeared on my face. Amu must've heard it too, because she started to blush as well. Really, what did they think me and her were doing in here?! Are we that suspicious?!

'Sooo...,' I said weirdly, 'what happened..?'.

'Um, I saw Ikuto.' Amu started to say.

'Yeah, I know that part.' I replies bluntly.

'And he was hugging another girl.' Amu ended.

'He.. what?' I asked.

'He was hugging another girl!' she screamed. Once again, it took a few seconds for those words to sink in.

Ikuto? Already having another girlfriend? That fast?! Well, it does make sense since he's a lady-killer.. but that's not the point! How could he get over Amu that fast when she's here crying her eyes out? Next time I see him I'll.. I'll.. Actually, I dont really know what I'll do, but it will be something painful! That son of a...

'Kukai..'. I turned to my right and looked at Amu. It looked like she was on the verge of tears. The poor girl, she's been through so much pain.. 'What if..,' Amu started to say, 'what if he doesnt even want to bother with me anymore? Maybe he was tired of me and started to date another girl. I mean, that girl I saw with him was really pretty!'.

'Amu..,' I said, 'you're beautiful in your own way.'. That line made the both of us blush. 'S-sorry! I was just trying to cheer you up, please don't be mad at me!' I stuttered, still blushing. We both stopped and looked at each other for a moment.

Me, with my hands in the air, and Amu just sitting there with a dumbstruck face. We say there a few awkward seconds and burst out laughing.

'Gees Kukai,' Amu started to say, still laughing,' you can make me laugh even at the worst moments.'.

'I wasn't trying to, but I guess laughing is good.' I said.

'But, just to let you know..,' I started, 'if you ever need a shoulder to lean on, I'm here.'. I turned away from her face and looked at my window. I was pretty sure I had a blush on my face, but it was even more embarrassing with a girl looking at you.

'Kukai..,' Amu said, 'Thank you!'. She practically tackled me with all her strength and weight. Since I wast prepared for it, I staggered and we both fell on the floor while laughing like crazy idiots.

'Really, thanks a lot.' Amu said.

'No problem! What are friends for, right?' I replied.

A/N: Some Kukamu fluff :3 Not really romantic, but yeah. I totally forgot about Kukai's brothers so I had to keep using the word 'my brother said'. I FEEL SO HORRIBLE. I AM SORRY KUKAI'S BROTHERS.

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