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Royal Interruptions!

Previously, Yukairi and Nikaidou were called to talk with the king and queen. The two of them shared their own personal opinions unto what they think was causing the Tsukiyomi children to change. Now, on the other hand, Ikuto and Utau had their own plans for the day.

They had all decided to explore the palace and take a look around since they all got bored staying in one room all the time. Amu was well enough to take walks and she didn't mind as long as she got a chance to go out of the room. They happened to be splitting up, and all agreed to meet up back inside the room after a few hours.

In The Royal Gardens

The royal garden was as beautiful as any well-cared garden but much bigger. Yoru took Miki, Ran and Daichi there, he became their official tour guide. He told them that they royals loved the gardens and took care of it more often than any other part of the castle.

Miki was mesmerized by the large variety of flowers, even she hasn't seen this many in one place. "Sugoi, there're so many of them!!" she exclaimed.

"Of course~nya!" said Yoru with a nod "Queen Souko loves flowers."

"Sure looks like it, these are too much." Said Daichi with a laugh.

"There's a rose garden down at the back too~nya." Said Yoru.

"Really?" asked Ran surprised "How big is this place?"

"Pretty big~nya." Said Yoru. "We're only half way through the garden itself." And they could just imagine how much bigger it really was.

"Not much of a surprise there. It is the palace after all." Said Daichi with a shrug, but even he didn't imagine anything like this from the rumors he's heard about the palace itself.

"I guess the saying goes, you really do have to see it before you believe it." Said Miki.

All four of them continued to walk around the garden when even they decided to split up. Daichi and Ran decided to stay in the main garden while Yoru offered to take Miki to the rose garden.

Daichi stayed with Ran and the two of them were again alone with each other after such a long time. "Ne Ran…" started Daichi.

"Hm?" asked Ran as she continued to admire the scene around her.

"You and I never get to spend much time together anymore don't we?" asked Daichi and there was a hint of sadness in her voice.

"No…we don't…" muttered Ran in agreement. "You rarely come around now. You're pretty busy huh?"

"So are you." Stated Daichi "The Yamabukis have been pushing you to your limits a lot these days."

"Yeah, especially with the Amu-chan being missing incident. They've been twice as harsh now." Said Ran with a sigh.

"Are you getting hurt in there?" asked Daichi concerned. He's seen what's happened to Amu, heard the things that have happened and he certainly didn't want thereto come a time that those things would happen to Ran.

"No, Rima-chan's been the one who's been doing most of the work now." Said Ran sadly. "I'm not hurt though…"

"That's good. I was worried something could have happened to you in there." Said Daichi with a sigh.

"You know, things were much more peaceful before when they weren't around." Said Ran.

"Everyone thinks that, and it's true." Agreed Daichi with a nod. "But you could never know what could happen next time, so everyone has to be prepared for the worst."

"Yeah…" agreed Ran

"So Ran…" Daichi spoke again, his tone changing into something else this time.

"What is it?" asked Ran confused.

"Would you….you know, of ever we have another free time…would you…" he was having a hard time saying it.

"Would I what?" asked Ran confused as she looked at him while waiting.

"Do you want to like, go somewhere with me?" asked Daichi, and he sounded kind of nervous.
"Go…somewhere…with you?" asked Ran again, and she was a bit shocked.

"Yeah, I mean if you'd want, you know just the two of us." Clarified Daichi. "Alone."

"Oh…" Ra didn't speak for a few minutes and she was thinking "Is he…is he really?!?"

"Ran? You okay?" asked Daichi, for a while he already thought he was being rejected "Um… you can say no if you don't want to go. It's fine."

Ran snapped out of it, and she asked "Are you trying to…ask me to go with you…like a date?"

Daichi blushed "Well…yeah I guess so."

Ran smiled wildly and gave him a hug "I'd love to go!"

Daichi got caught by surprise and he soon hugged her back "Really? You'd go?" he asked her a bit shocked.

"Of course!" exclaimed Ran "I'd really like that."

"Yes! She said yes!!" thought Daichi happily. He broke the hug with Ran and scratched the back of his head "I'm glad you want to go Ran, I'm seriously happy right now."

"I am too." She told him with a smile.

"Listen Ran, there's something I want to tell you…something important." Said Daichi as he thought, "I might as well tell her, Kukai did tell me to tell her a long time ago. It's now or never…"

"What's wrong?" asked Ran worriedly.

"No, nothing's wrong, but I just wanted you to know…" started Daichi.

Ran was waiting patiently for whatever it was he wanted to tell her. "I want you to know that, for a long time now….Ran I….I really…I really lik--…" before Daichi could continue he was cut off by voice in the background.

"Souma-san." It was Kairi and he was looking for them.

"K-Kairi?!?" asked Ran in surprise.

"Kairi…" muttered Daichi "Why? Why now?"

"Hai. Was I interrupting something?" asked Kairi as he looked over from Ran to Daichi.

"No…not at all…" said Daichi "It's fine. Is there something wrong?" he asked Kairi, he really did hope there was a good reason behind him coming here.

"Hai, my sister wanted to talk to Utau-chan, she said it was for one of her suitor arrangements again. I wanted to ask if you knew where she was." Said Kairi.

"Oh, I think she went with Kukai somewhere." Said Daichi, he thought about it, but he never remembered Kukai saying anything about where they were going.

"Oh alright thank you. I'm sorry again if I intruded in anything." Apologized Kairi.

"No problem." Said Daichi.

As Kairi left, Ran turned back to look at Daichi and asked "So, what was it you were about to tell me again?" she asked him.

"Huh? Oh um…it's nothing important. I'll…I'll just tell you some other time. I uh…I just wanted your opinion on something…hehe." Daichi laughed nervously and hoped that Ran would buy it.

"Um…okay…" Ran knew something didn't feel right, but she decided to let it go. "Just tell me soon okay?" she told him with a smile.

"Sure…" said Daichi with a smile. He and Ran continued to walk around the garden again after that and as they did so, Daichi had one thought in his head. "I can't believe I blew it. Man, if only there weren't any interruptions…I'll tell her next time…I hope…"

Meanwhile in the Rose Garden

Yoru happily took Miki to the rose garden. One of the most beautiful places in the whole palace. The Rose Garden was well hidden at the back of the main garden itself, visitors rarely got to see it, and Miki was one of the few who had the chance thanks to Yoru.

"This place is amazing." Exclaimed Miki as she looked around her.

"It's even prettier at night time~nya." Said Yoru "It's like the whole garden lights up because of the moon's light~nya."

"That must be a beautiful sight to see. How lucky." Stated Miki with a smile.

"You sure do like flowers~nya." Stated Yoru, he could see how happy Miki was when they got there.

"Of course I do. They're beautiful and work of art, and I love anything to do with art and something that involves hard work and patience." Said Miki "It's soothing here too."

"Hm, you look like you're good at art too Miki~nya." Complimented Yoru.

"I enjoy art, it's what I do." Said Miki "Amu-chan said it's a talent I have."

"Sure looks like you're talented~nya." Said Yoru with a smile "Wish I was."

"What about you Yoru? What are the things you like to do?" asked Miki, now that she thought about it, she didn't know much about Yoru's personal life at all.

"I like anything exciting, being free to do things I want~nya. I don't really mind anything~nya." He told her with a shrug.

"No hobbies?" asked Miki shocked.

"Nothing specific~nya. I've been here in the palace long, and I rarely got t do anything since Ikuto and Utau got busy~nya." Said Yoru.

"That's kind of sad isn't it? Always being stuck here that is." Said Miki, she didn't mean anything, but she just thought there was more to life than being here all the time.

"I know~nya, but I'm pretty used to it by now. And Ikuto and Utau are too~nya." Said Yoru. "They saved me, so I owe them something~nya."

"Saved you?" asked Miki shocked "How?"

"They took me in, my parents…I never really met them~nya. You could say I was abandoned." Said Yoru.

"Just like Rima…" thought Miki sadly "Her parents left her too, but she knew them at least…"

"Don't worry about it~nya, I have Ikuto and Utau now, so I'm okay." Said Yoru with a smile.

"Alright, I'm sorry if it bothered you." Apologized Miki.

"No, it's fine~nya." Replied Yoru. "What about you~nya? How did you end up in Amu's place?" he asked her.

"I was taken in, along with Dia, Ran and Su. Tsugumu-san took good care of us. Well…that was when he was still alive though. Now its pretty different." Said Miki with a sigh.

"The Yamabukis are giving you trouble~nya." said Yoru. "Kairi told us a bit of what you told him~nya."

"Yeah, things have been a bit difficult now." Admitted Miki "That's why we're glad that Ikuto-kun found Amu-chan."

"Ikuto's always been misunderstood~nya." Said Yoru "But he seems better now. We all think it's because of Amu~nya."

"Amu-chan?" asked Miki shocked "What did she do?"

"We don't really know~nya, but ever since Amu's been here, Ikuto rarely leaves her alone." Said Yoru "He follows her around all the time."

"Really? Wow and Amu-chan doesn't mind?" asked Miki.

"She does most of the time, but sometimes she doesn't mind it at all~nya." Said Yoru.

"Well that's new…I wonder…" thought Miki with a smile.

The two of them walked together and talked. They got to know each other better and Miki remembered the time when she saw Yoru at the markets lost, and the time he helped him out when Sir Daniel had pushed her to the ground. Miki smiled as she got to know Yoru and she was happy she's got a new friend.

"So Miki~nya, where do you want to go now?" asked Yoru

"Anywhere is fine actually." Said Miki. "But I really did enjoy it here. Thanks a lot for taking me here Yoru." She said with a smile.

"No problem~nya, anytime you want." Said Yoru with a smile.

"Thanks again, we should hang out some time." Suggested Miki "What am I doing? In fact, what am I saying?" she thought to herself.

"Sure thing~nya." Said Yoru. "It was nice today."

"Yeah, I had lots of fun with you." Said Miki with a smile.

"Yup, I did too~nya. We can go somewhere else if you want." Said Yoru.

"That's a nice offer but this time you can choose and I'll just follow." Said Miki "It was fair enough you took me here Yoru. I just hope I didn't bore you."

"Nope~nya. I had fun too. I think that you're a really great per-…" Yoru was about to tell her how much he enjoyed having her around, but….

"Yoru-san." Yoru turned around and he found one of the maids approaching him.

Yoru sighed and asked "What's going on~nya?"

"Aruto-sama has duties for you attend to." Said the maid. "He's calling for you immediately."

"Oh…okay…tell him I'll be there soon~nya." Said Yoru.

The maid left in a hurry to go to the king and Yoru sighed. He turned to Miki and spoke "Gomene~nya, I was sure that I'd be free today." Said Yoru apologetically.

Miki was sad that he had things to do, but she didn't show it. "It's okay, you can go Yoru. I'll go look for Dia and the others and go with them. Thanks again for everything."

"Alright~nya, I'm really sorry Miki~nya." And with that he hurriedly left.

Miki sighed and started walking back away from the rose garden. "Well, it was fun while it lasted…Your sure seems busy around here. I hope I get to spend time with him again next time…"

In The Royal Meadow

Yes, they had a meadow, they were that rich. The Royal Meadow could be found right next to the palace. It was in a separate land, but it was just a few steps away from the palace itself. It was a wide meadow, it wasn't that big but still big nevertheless, that was mostly used for horse riding. Ikuto would come here at times, if not to ride horses, this was his and Utau's secret passage to their hidden place in the forest.

Utau wanted some peace and quiet so she took Kukai to the royal meadow. She bought some food, a blanket and a basket, she wanted to have a picnic, or something like that. Once they got there, Kukai stared at the meadow in awe "You guys…own this place?" asked Kukai.

"Yes we do. The family comes here most of the time, for well…family time. Plus there are horses in the stables down there that can be used here." Said Utau.

Kukai continued to stare in awe. "You guys sure are loaded, but that shouldn't even be such a surprise anymore."

Utau laughed "I'm sorry if I shocked you, I didn't mean to." She told him honestly.

"No that's fine. I don't really mind that much about the meadow thing." Said Kukai with a smile.

Kukai and Utau sat down on the lush green grass. They set out the blanket, basket ad the food. Utau sat on the blanket and so did Kukai, he was across Utau.

"It's amazing out here. Very relaxing." Said Utau with a smile as her hair was being blown by the cool breeze.

"True, you guys are pretty lucky to have such a huge place here." Said Kukai as he looked around his surroundings.

"Yes, but you're lucky enough to have your freedom Kukai, unlike you, I'm stuck here remember?" she reminded him sadly.

"Hey, you sure don't act like a spoiled kid, so it's cool right? You have us now." Encouraged Kukai.

"Thanks, but I might not be a spoiled kid, but I have to marry a spoiled prince, or noble at least…" muttered Utau.

Kukai heard and he sighed, he didn't expect Utau to talk about marriage, but now that she's starting, his feelings were taking over again. "Right…you have to marry a prince…" he muttered.

"That's right, I don't want to though." Said Utau.

"Is there a fat chance that your parents would miraculously change that rule?" asked Kukai.

Utau was shocked with the question, she never expected him to ask something like that, but she still answered nevertheless. "No, I would want them to though, but I don't know if it could even happen." She told him.

"Of course…sorry I asked." Replied Kukai with a sigh.

"It's fine, but it kind of caught me off guard. What made you ask me something like that?" asked Utau confused.

"It's just something that happened to pass my mind." Said Kukai "Nothing much, just a passing thought that's all."

"I see…." Replied Utau, but she didn't seem convinced.

Kukai saw the pained expression on Utau's face. He knew that she knew he was hiding something from her and he hated the fact that he wasn't telling her everything. Kukai sighed and then suddenly, a thought came back to him.

"Come on Kukai! Be a man and fight!" Rima had told him that.

"Who cares if it's hard Kukai? Go for it and fight for her!" Daichi had told him the same thing…

"I'm sure Utau-chan knows enough to make the right choice and choose you." Nagi had assured with a smile.

Those thoughts flew into Kukai's head and then he sighed. He knew his friends were right, accepted by society or not, Utau had the right to know…to know how he felt….

"Utau…" started Kukai, even he didn't know how long it would take him before he couldn't hide it anymore.

"Yes Kukai?" asked Utau.

"I have something important to tell you. And I want you to understand that I mean it, every word." Said Kukai confidently.

"Okay…" replied Utau.

"Utau, you trust me right? And you know that I'd never lie to you." Said Kukai, he was looking at her straight in the eyes.

"Yes of course I know that. I owe you, and I'm sure I do trust you Kukai." Replied Utau.

"Alright, Utau this is important to me, and I want you to just hear me out." Said Kukai.

"You know I will." Replied Utau.

"Listen Utau, I know that…well I'm not royalty, no noble and I'm not rich. I can't even compare to what Tadase has…" he started. "At first, I never imagine being friends with you or your brother, but here we are now. I owe you too, for what you did for Hnamori, they're my family too and it means a lot to me."

"Kukai…where are you getting at? And I don't care if you aren't rich." She assured him.

"I know that, and I guess that's one of the many things that make you unique." Said Kukai with a smile "You're fun to hang out with, and not to mention…well you're really…beautiful inside and out." He blushed when he said that, and so did Utau, her face was beat red.

Kukai continued "A lot of guys are after you Utau, and I wouldn't be surprised why…but I want to let you know that…I'm always here when you need me. I can't give you much, especially if you need money, but I'm always here. I'll always be here…" he took her hands into his and leaned a bit closer.

This was so unlike Kukai that Utau was staring at him wide-eyed at what he was saying. She couldn't believe what he was telling her and if she didn't know better, it was as if…Kukai was trying to tell her…that he…somehow…

"Utau, are you okay?" asked Kukai worried as she was staring off into space.

"Huh? Oh yes I'm fine. I- sorry for that. Anyway, what were you saying?" asked Utau.

"Well…to wrap things up, Utau I want you to know, no matter what happens that I…I really…I think that I…I lo-…" Kukai was about to make the confession of his life when…

"It's You!" Ryo just had to ruin it….

"Ryo? What are you doing here?" asked Utau annoyed.

Kukai was annoyed too. He surely didn't expect anyone to come here so suddenly, especially if it was the last person he wanted to see. "Oh boy…here comes the creep…" muttered Kukai.

"Utau, what in the world is the meaning of this?! Why is that commoner even here?" asked Ryo "I'll call the guards!"

"Oh no you won't." stopped Utau.

"What?!?" asked Ryo shocked and pissed off. "And why not?"

"Because Ryo, I brought him here. Father and mother already know, they're guests. And the reason why he's here is none of your concern." State Utau seriously.

Ryo was fuming as he asked "And you're telling me now that you'd rather spend time with him than with me?"

"Dude, I have a name, and just to let you know, I think she'd rather watch paint dry than spend time with you." Said Kukai with a glare, he seriously didn't like this guy, he gave Kukai a bad feeling.

"Excuse me?!" asked Ryo shocked.

"Do you want him to repeat that Ryo?" asked Utau.

"…" Ryo gave Kukai a death glare and muttered "You'll pay for this commoner."

As Ryo left, Utau and Kukai sighed, and soon they both ended up laughing. "Where did he come from?" asked Kukai.

"I don't know but I'm glad he's gone." Said Utau. A little later, they heard Kairi's voice approaching.

"Utau-san I was looking for you." Stated Kairi and he was panting hard.

"Kairi? What's going on?" asked Utau confused.

"My sister is looking for you, she said she needed to discuss something with you." He told her.

"I see, okay then, tell her I'll be there right away." Said Utau, as Kairi nodded and left.

Utau looked over at Kukai and sighed "Looks like our break needs to be cut short."

"Nah, it's okay I had fun. Come on, she might be waiting for you. I'll walk you there." Said Kukai.

"Thanks Kukai." Replied Utau with a smile as they picked up their stuff and walked away from the meadow.

As they were walking Kukai smiled and thought. "Well I blew it for now…no thanks to Ryo, but I will tell her…wait for me Utau…."

In The Royal Ballroom

Tadase had taken Dia, Su, Nagihiko and Rima inside the royal ballroom. The four of them were left there because Tadase said he had to go somewhere and he'd be right back. So the others agreed to wait there for Tadase and just spend some time there together.

The royal ballroom was bigger than most of the rooms but a bit smaller than the throne room. This is where balls would be held and the room was big because of the dancing and other performances at times.

Nagihiko looked around them and spoke "Hm, sounds like we're here for a while until Hotori-kun comes back."

"We'll just have to wait for him here then." Said Dia.

"What can we do now~desu?" asked Su.

"True, we can't just sit here until he comes back, that's just too boring." Said Rima with a sigh.

"Hm what can we do? This place is big and all, but we're all alone here." Said Dai as she looked around the empty room.

"…" Nagihiko stayed silent for a moment and then an idea suddenly hit him. He looked over at Dia and around the room and then he spoke "I have an idea."

"Which would be…what exactly?" asked Rima confused.

Nagihiko looked at Rima and asked "Would you like to dance?"

Rima looked at him shocked "Are you crazy? Where did that come from?" she asked him. "And I don't know how to dance."

"Dancing is fun Rim-chan, plus it'll pass us the time too." Smiled Nagihiko. "We are in a huge ballroom, we might as well make the most of it."

"B-but we don't have any music…" objected Rima. "And it's easy for you to say because you're good at this stuff. You grew up in a dance academy."

"Dia-chan can sing for us." Suggested Nagihiko as he glanced at Dia.

"I'd love to." Replied Dia with a smile.

"Come on Rima-chan, trust me. I promise not to step on you." Nagihiko told her.

"I'm the one who should be afraid of stepping on you." Muttered Rima, but then she ended up agreeing anyway, seeing as Nagihiko was not letting this go easily. "Fine, but just one dance."

"That's all I'm asking for Rima-chan." Replied Nagihiko with a smile.

Soon enough Nagihiko took Rima's hand in his and they started to dance at the center of the ballroom. Dia started to sign a slow beautiful melody. As they started dancing Nagihiko would lead and Rima would follow. Rima was a bit more conscious of her actions than Nagihiko was, but Nagihiko didn't mind it.

They continued to dance and Rima soon found herself looking into Nagihiko's eyes. She couldn't seem to turn away and Nagihiko didn't seem to keep his eyes off of her either. Dia noticed this while she was singing and so did Su.

"I knew something was going on between them~desu." Said Su happily. "They suddenly got along better after Amu-chan stayed here and they were much closer too."

Dia continued to sing, but she highly agreed with what Su had said, those two had gotten along better and there were even times when they would be seen holding hands.

Nagihiko and Rima seemed to be in their own world. They failed to hear what Su just said, and now it was like it was just the two of them in that room and no one else was there with them.

As Nagihiko looked into Rima's eyes something came over him. He drew himself closer to her and her face was now red. Rima didn't know what Nagihiko was up to but it seemed like she didn't mind. As Dia and Su watched in amazement, Rima began to close her eyes and Nagihiko did too.

"This is it~desu." Whispered Su excitedly. And she was right, their faces were just a few more millimeters apart and then…

"Fujisaki-kun, I'm back-…" It was Tadase and…well…he was back.

Nagihiko and Rima both snapped out of it. Rima pulled away from Nagihiko and blushed madly. She looked over at Tadase who was staring at both of them with a confused look….

"Oh…um…did I come at a bad time?" asked Tadase, by this time Dia had stopped singing too.

"Hotori-kun, you were just a…a but early that's all." Said Nagihiko with a smile.

"Oh…do you want me to leave again?" asked Tadase.

"No, that's quite alright Hotori-kun. We were waiting for you anyway." Said Nagihiko, he glanced over at Rima for a while and then turned away.

"Um…somewhere you wanted to take us now?" asked Dia breaking the awkward moment.

"Yes, actually." Replied Tadase.

"Alright, let's get going everyone." Said Dia with a smile.

Rima quickly followed after Dia and walked away. Nagihiko sighed and whispered to himself, "If only Hotori-kun didn't barge in so suddenly….I wander what could have happened?" and with that thought, he and Su also followed after Tadase, Dia and a still blushing Rima…

Somewhere in the Palace

Ikuto was with Amu and they both walked all around the palace together. They never stopped at a specific place like any of the others, it was as if Ikuto just wanted Amu there with him and it didn't matter where they went.

Amu was silent for a moment and then she suddenly spoke. "Ne Ikuto…" she started.

"Hm?" Ikuto asked her.

"You know, you're wrong." She stated.
"Wrong about what?" asked Ikuto confused.

"You told me that I was lucky to have people share my pain with me, much unlike you and Utau…" Amu told him.

"Yeah, that's right." Replied Ikuto. "And how am I wrong about that?"

"Because, you have people who are there to share your pain too…" stated Amu "You still have your parents, you have people like Tsukasa-san, Tadase-kun, Yoru and Kairi. And…"

"And what Amu?" asked Ikuto as he waited patiently for her to continue.

"And you have me here too." Said Amu as she blushed "I want to help you too. You've been there for me since I got here. I don't know why you're so nice to me, well aside from the fact that you're still a huge pervert…." Muttered Amu.

Ikuto chuckled but then he smiled "You're wiling to share my pain? You might regret that." Said Ikuto.

"Why would I?" asked Amu.

"My family isn't as perfect as they claim to be to others. As you can see, you've been here long enough to know we have our issues here." Said Ikuto "You're going to end up hurting yourself."

"But that didn't stop you from trying to help me, you got hurts lots too." Said Amu with a pout.

"I know, but I'd rather not have you involved." Said Ikuto.

"Why are you so negative when it comes o your family Ikuto?" asked Amu "Do you not like them that much?"

"Not like that, but I just wish that for once they listen to what I want not what they think I want." Said Ikuto with a sigh "It goes the same way for Utau too."

"Oh…." Amu stopped talking for a while and then a new question popped into her head. She turned back to Ikuto and asked "Ne Ikuto…you're always asked to meet different princesses and nobles right?"

"Yeah that's right, why?" asked Ikuto.

"Well then, shouldn't you be…like with someone right now?" asked Amu "You've met so many other girls, if it wasn't Mai then there has to be someone you're interested in right?"

"Someone I'm interested in?" Ikuto thought about her question and then answered. "There is this someone. She's not a royal though, but she's so different and I think I'm fond of her."

"Oh…" Amu felt a pang of jealousy in her heart but she shrugged it off. "She must be lucky, she caught your attention."

"What's this? Jealous are we?" asked Ikuto teasingly.

"What? No!" replied Amu while blushing madly.

Ikuto chuckled at her expression. "Don't worry though, I'm sure you know this girl really well."

"I do?" asked Amu confused.

"Yeah, she just happens to be so oblivious that whenever I tell her something, she doesn't seem to realize I was talking about her all along." Said Ikuto with a sigh.

"Oh…that's…" Amu didn't know what to say, it shocked her when Ikuto told her that she knew this girl.

"Anyway, do you still not know who I'm talking about?" asked Ikuto confused.

"Nope." She replied plainly, but she was eager to know.

"Alright, I'll tell you." Replied Ikuto with a smirk.

"What?" asked Amu. She stepped back because Ikuto stepped closer. "What…are you doing?"

"I'm telling you who I'm talking about…" whispered Ikuto. He inched closer and when Amu stopped moving and was willing to listen…

"AHHH!" she screamed slightly because she felt someone slightly bite her ear. She moved away and pointed at Ikuto "You! You…bit me!"

"I guess I did Amu…." Replied Ikuto with a smirk. He laughed before he spoke again seriously this time "But honestly Amu, don't you still get it?" he asked.

"Get what?" asked Amu.

"Amu the girl I'm talking about…it's yo-…" Ikuto was about to tell her, tell her how much she meant to him, how much he cared…

Amu stared at him confused and then… "Ikuto…" Ikuto turned around and saw his father approaching him.

"Father?" asked Ikuto shocked.

Aruto turned to Amu and smiled "It's nice to see you today Amu-chan." He told her.

"Oh!" Amu bowed politely and spoke "It's an honor to see you again your highness."

"Father what brings you here?" asked Ikuto.

"I was just walking around when I happened to bump into you Ikuto." Said Aruto.

"Oh…" Ikuto didn't say anymore as his father started walking away.

"I'll be going now, it was nice to see you again Amu-chan." And with that Aruto left without another word.

Ikuto watched his father's disappearing figure and sighed, he could never tell what his own father was up to. He looked over at Amu and spoke "Come on, let's go meet back with the others, it's getting rather late. All your friends would have to go back home soon."

"Alright." Amu forgot what Ikuto was about to say, she was shocked about the king's coming and stayed silent as she walked back to the room with Ikuto.

Ikuto on the other hand didn't forget. "Don't worry Amu, I'll tell you one day, and as much as I hate to admit it…I've already given in…Utau won, she was right all along…." And with that thought, he walked with her back to her room, still completely unknown to what his father's true motives may possibly be…

Authors Note: That's the end of this chapter. I hope you all liked it. Please tell me what you think afterwards. Please Review. Thank you so much everyone!!! :D