Chapter Six

We backed up so much,

I bumped into the bed.

Then, guess what he did?

He pounced.

He pounced on me.

We fell onto the bed.

I was nervous. How was this going to work out? Was it going to look like I wanted it to? Anxious, I sat and waited for them to get my dress. I tapped my fingers, then switched to my feet, then back to my fingers again.

Utau looked at me. "Calm down. Gosh, Amu, you're acting like we're in a hospital and your dad's in there."

"Well, what if they got the colors wrong?! What if… what if they got the measurements wrong?" I complained.

"Don't worry, nothing's going to go wrong!" Utau reassured.

"Amu Hinamori?" I heard my name called. Utau and I stood up, and we walked into the fitting room.

I put on the dress without looking in the mirror, and when I came out, I saw Utau's face, and the nervousness swooped away. I turned to face the mirror, and I swear I got a tiny bit of tears in my eyes. It was beautiful. The roses were colored perfectly.

"I'll say it again…" Utau was about to say what she said last time, but I said,

"No!"

She laughed, and said, "Fine, fine. But it's true."

When we got back to the hotel, Ikuto was gone, doing groom stuff. Or cat stuff. You never really know with Ikuto.

"Okay, where do I put it?" I asked.

"In that closet. He doesn't look there, does he?" Utau said.

"Um, only every day. He keeps his stuff in there." I told her.

"Oh. Gr. Um… oh, go down and ask if the people working here can keep it with them." She said.

"Alright." I said, and walked with the dress to the elevator. Utau had to stay in the room to plan something, so I was alone.

I got to the lobby, and went to the front desk. "Hi," I said, "Um, I'm getting married… and I don't have anywhere to put my dress. I was wondering if I could keep it down here? Because my fiancé will see it if I keep it in my room."

"Oh, sure, sure!" She said cheerfully. She took my dress and put it in a supply closet. "When you need it, come down here and talk to me. I'll be here every day for a week."

"Oh, great! Because my wedding's in two days." I said, and smiled.

"Well congratulations!" she smiled.

I smiled, said thanks, and went back up to my room. Utau was sitting, waiting for me with her legs crossed.

"Um… what?" I asked her, standing there awkwardly.

"Oh, nothing." She said plainly. "Just… aren't you going to have a bachelorette party?"

"Um… I don't know… I'm only eighteen. And Ikuto's my first and only boyfriend." I told her. "And I don't know how the heck those things work. I've seen them on T.V., but… you know."

She hummed. "Me either. Oh well. We could just go out and… celebrate. You know, go to a restaurant, just go out…"

"Hmm…" I hummed, thinking. "Okay, a restaurant, and just a night out on the town. No drinking, of course, I'm under aged." I laughed a little bit.

Utau smiled, and asked, "Are you truly happy with Ikuto…?" Then her face went straight, and she looked me dead in the eye.

I was a little taken aback. I sat next to her, and said, very quietly, "Yes… yes, I am… why?"

She hesitated, and said, "It's just… You've only had Ikuto as a boyfriend, never anyone else. So what if you meet someone else during the marriage? You'll go off with that man, and leave Ikuto heartbroken."

I got defensive. "Well I would never do that! And I was his only girlfriend. He hadn't had one before me. So what if he leaves me?"

She was quiet. I don't think she thought of that.

Outraged, I walked out the room's door. I paused in the hallway, thought, came back in, and said, "This is my room. So you can go out."

She got up silently, and when she got next to me, she said, "Amu, I didn't mean to hurt you, or offend you. I swear, I don't want him or you hurt, I was just thinking…"

I just stared at her until she was done talking.

"You can leave now." I told her.

With her head down, she stepped out of my room. "Amu, I'm not doubting the marriage. It's just that I don't want you or him to get hurt. I'm scared, especially because of the age difference and how young you are." She had sad eyes.

I stood there, then relaxed a little. I pulled her into a hug as a tear was about to fall onto her cheek. "Utau, I'm a big girl. I can fight for myself. If I wasn't confident I could do this, I wouldn't."

We released the hug, and she took a deep breath, said, "I know. I should go. Kukai is waiting for me." She left slowly, the steps taking two seconds each.

I heard, "Hi, Ikuto." on the way, and then a pause. I looked down, and saw Ikuto hugging Utau.

He said, "Haven't talked to you in a while, sis."

She smiled, and said, "Yea."

I watched the siblings, then I watched as he walked up to me. "Hey, Amu!" He greeted.

"Hi." I hugged him.

"You okay…?" He asked, hugging me tighter.

"Yeah, just Utau said something…" I told him. "And I'm not telling you what."

"Okay, okay… fine." He said, and we went inside.

"So," he said, "I looked at houses today. There's this really nice one. My dad said he'll pay for the first three months, then we're on our own."

"Cool! But… are you going to show me the house anytime soon…?"

"Nope. I want it to be a surprise. It's a really great house, and I know that I can afford it." Ikuto told me. He walked over to me slowly.

"What are you doing…?" I asked.

"Stalking my prey… hush…"

We backed up so much, I bumped into the bed. Then, guess what he did?

He pounced.

He pounced on me. We fell onto the bed.

He kissed me passionately, and then said, "I love you so much…"

"I love you, too." I said, and kissed him again.

"Hey," he started, breaking the kiss, then looked at me. "Let's go out to eat. You and me. There's this place I want to take you."

"Alright," I said. "Um, what should I wear…?"

He looked at me, then stood up and reached out his hand. I took it and he stood me up. "Oh! How about that dress I bought for you?"

I blushed, the memory flooding my brain of that perfect kiss…

He saw this and smirked. "Amu-chan," he said, "if you do… I'll make sure the same thing happens again. Well, the kiss anyway."

I blushed. "I-Ikuto!" I yelled.

He laughed.

I turned my back, crossing my arms. "Meanie!" I pouted.

Ikuto laughed again, and grabbed my into a hug from behind, his arms wrapping around my waist, and his hands came together on my stomach. "Ah, that felt nice, to tease you again. I don't so it as much as I did then. Of course, if I do now, it's all true."

I blushed again. "A-anyway, when are we leaving?"

"As soon as you et that dress on. And, we aren't going to a restaurant…" and that was the last thing he said as he walked out of the room. He ignored my inquiries about where it was.

So I just walked over to my closet, grabbed the dress, and put it on. I put on some high-heels, and walked out.

He looked at me, his thumb and curled pointer finger on his chin. Then he took my hand, and led me into the bathroom. "Sit still and close your eyes." He said.

'Oh, no…' I thought, knowing what he was going to do.

I felt something on my eye lid, then the other one. Then I felt something on my lips--no, not his--and then he told me, "Open."

So I did, and I looked in the mirror, dreadful.

But… it was actually very… good. He did a good job, and I asked, "How'd you learn to put make-up on like this?!"

"Watching you." He said, and came behind me.

I had a dark purple on my lid, then above that was some light purple, and they were blended together where they met. He had put liquid eye liner on my top lid, then just enough pencil eye liner on my bottom. He put mascara on my top and bottom, and there were no clumps. And the lipstick was a light pink, that looked natural, but not too natural.

"Wow." I said. Then I thought about it. "You know, I'm not that good. You're way better than me."

"Then I'll put it on you every day." He said, and kissed the top of my head. I smiled. "Let's go," he said, grabbing his violin. I looked at him curiously, but he just led me out the door, smiling.

When we got out of the Hotel, we walked, slowly. It was a warm night out, so I didn't need a jacket. Ikuto put his arm around my shoulder, anyway, and we walked like that, silent, to this mysterious destination.

When we got there, my eyes widened. I couldn't believe it. Was this really happening?!

Cliff Hanger!! Ugh... Sorry, I'm not feeling too great. :(

Gaara: NUU!!!

Me: :3

Ikuto: It's funny that HE'S the first one to talk in a chat about Shugo Chara.

Me: No, it's not.

Amu: It kinda is...

Me: NO!

Amu: YES!

Me: NOO!!!

Amu/Ikuto: YESS!!!

-gets louder and louder-

Me: -cough-

Gaara: AAH!

Me: -cough cough-

Gaara: AH! AH!

Me: You can stop that.

Ikuto: Yeah, you can.

Me: I'm sorry that this chapter is kinda short. I got stuck, and then I didn't want to say what's going on. And sorry about the underline. I clicked NO UNDERLINE! STUPID COMPUTER!

Computer: ITS NOT MY FAUUULT!!!

Me: -growls-

AAliyah: -growls-

Me: O.O when did YOU get here?

AAliyah: Just now.

Me: O.o

Gaara: O.o XD

Me: AAH!!!!

AAliyah: WHAT?!

Me: MY HEAD!!

Ikuto: ........

Amu:....

Ikuto: CLICK THAT SHMEXY GREEN BUTTON AND TYPE A REVIEW!!

Amu: Uh, yeah...!

Ikuto: Hey, Amu, want to make out?

~SEE IF THEY DO IN HE NEXT CHAPTER!!~

~Note: I'm not going to do the shoutouts and hugs because no one responded. I wonder if they're still reading... Wait... this is the story that says that, right?! Oh, and also because I'm lazy, my fingers are cold, my head's...'foggy' and I cant use my mouse because my laptops on my chair and I'm on my bed and there's no room for a mouse and I hate not using a mouse.~