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Chapter 7: The Truth?

Ikuto had just left my house leaving me to stare up at the starry night sky. What a perfect day. And here I thought today was going to be like Hell. Oh, boy, was I wrong!

"Earth to Amu-chan…" Ran poked me.

"Are you okay desu?" Suu added.

"Yeah, you seem very out of it. Do you need a therapist?" Miki asked.

Why does everyone ask me that? I thought as an anime vein appeared clearly on my head.

"She's probably thinking about Ikuto-kun!!!! (desu)" the three all chimed together… Suu adding a 'desu' to everything she says.

"No I'm not! And he's NOT my boyfriend!" I shrieked.

"When did we even bring up the matter of him being your boyfriend?" Miki taunted.

Is Ikuto my boyfriend? NO, it can't be….but I wish it were true.

"Come one you guys! Quit it!" I pleaded them to stop torturing me…. Although I strangely liked being talked about in the same sentence as Ikuto.

"Haha! Look! Amu-chan's blushing!" Ran pointed out.

I seem to be doing that a lot more often… Well…today to be more exact. I heaved out a huge sigh and turned to look at the clock. It was ten to midnight. I didn't exactly have to go to sleep right now, it being Summer Vacation and all, but wow…was I tired. I took a quick shower to get my thoughts straight. The only thing that kept popping up in my mind was that face. That perfect face. That face that almost always has a smirk plastered upon it. That face that made my heart dance and do cartwheels. That face that belonged to the one and the only…Tsukiyomi Ikuto.

I exited the bathroom and got dressed in cute little pajamas. They were pajamas that had shorts and a matching tank top to go with it. It was summer…. You didn't expect me to wear pants and a shirt did you? The charas were already in their eggs sound asleep as I snatched a magazine lying on top of my desk and got into bed. I only had my reading light on, and the house was so quiet without mama, papa, or Ami there. They're coming back tomorrow at noon…I should make them something special. I'll make them a nice lunch! I thought that was a great idea! I could make them all sorts of breads and pastries. Pastries…I'm certain Ami would be grateful for those. Who knows? Maybe mama and papa will take us somewhere tomorrow to celebrate Ami's great recital. She always does well in her recitals. I mean, look at her… she's so cute.

I kept flipping through the magazine when an article caught my eye. "What to do to make that boy fall in love with you". This is nonsense. I thought… But I couldn't help but read the article, thinking to myself what would happen if I tried these tricks on Ikuto. Would he fall in love with me? Is he already in love with me? One of the best things, it said, was to take a class or something together. I heard cooking classes are the most romantic. What would happen if Ikuto and I took a cooking class together? Come on Amu! Think straight! This is Ikuto! You can't fall for Ikuto! Too late… I had already fallen for the tall, handsome guy with midnight blue hair and the piercing raven eyes. I wonder if this happened to every girl that met him. Probably not…but then again… I don't know. I just hope I'm not one of his little tease toys.

I leaned my head against the backboard of the bed and set down the magazine, refusing to read further into the article. That article is kind of interesting…but I don't want to do any of those things. If he likes me…it'll be for me, and only me. But I really hope he likes me! I grabbed my laptop and went online. There were very few people on at this hour, so I signed off. I went on to the internet and checked my email.

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Dear all Guardians,

This is Tadase here! I had a lot of fun at today's meeting. Our next meeting will be in two days. That will be June 30th. I (we) have not decided where it is yet to be held, so I'll (we'll) let you know as soon as possible. I hope all of you had as nice of a time as I did today!

Thanks,

Hotori Tadase.

My eyes were feeling heavy as I shut down the laptop and set it aside. I just had a feeling that I was going to have a very crazy day tomorrow. I figured the only way to cope with a day filled with craziness is a good night's sleep. I turned off the reading light and tucked myself in.

Within minutes I was fast asleep… thinking only one thing. And no, it wasn't about the spectacular lunch I was going to make tomorrow. It was a certain oversized alley cat, whom always seems to run into me. Ikuto.

End Chapter 7

Sorry that this chapter is a little shorter than the others, but I didn't want to start the next day in the same chapter. I might have the next chapter up by tonight, but if not tonight, then def. tomorrow. Thank you guys soooo muuucchhhh for the reviews! They really are the encouragement that I need.

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