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Chapter 18: Obsessive About Winning much?

What a day!! What a day indeed! One, we went to the aquarium and watched the dolphin show at least three times! Naïve little Yaya-chan. I still can't believe that the fact of me dating Ikuto has gotten out. Was it normal for a person to go ganster if they found out one of their best friends were dating his mortal enemy? Would one of your best friends rat you out? Would one of your best friends pull you back by the hood so you couldn't escape utter doom? Would one of your best friends be so oblivious as to ask to watch another dolphin show while in the midst of a crisis? AND would one of your closest agree to the crisis adding on to it and making it even more disastrous than it was needed to be? These friends of mine…these friends… Ikuto, Yaya, Tadase, Rima, and Kukai….. these people whom are all so near and dear to be. I blushed at the thought of saying Ikuto's name first. I guess his name is the first name I think of now…sorry Tadase, but I've moved on, and it feels good to admit it.

"Amu, do I even have to say it anymore?" Ikuto asked snapping his fingers in front of me. Oh we're still in the aquarium…right by the exit.

"Say what?" I asked…I saw his words coming….

"Are you absolutely positively sure you don't need a therapist?"

I bonked him on the head with one of those random anime fans that pop up inconspicuously and then vanish unseen. (you know what I'm talking about right? Like when an anime character gets mad, they use those fans to hit someone on the head in a comical fashion.)

"Ow, what was that for? I was only asking for your good." He retorted.

"Well…whatever" I said hoping it would sound sufficient. I didn't have another rebel for his statement. Ugh, I need to win SOMEHOW! I know that a contest for who wins against your boyfriend is not the most romantic idea, but ONCE just ONCE did I want to win…sooo BADLY too!

"So, where do you want to go?" Ikuto asked casually wrapping his arms yet again around my shoulders as we strolled out of the aquarium. I still can't help but feel good that my friends didn't say anything bad about me dating Ikuto…except Tadase of course…but he's…he's….special let's say.

"Ummmm…" I said as if I were thinking and brought my hands up to my left shoulder where his arm was drooping down. I caught his hand and caressed it with my own. He brought me closer, making it easier to cling to his arm around my shoulder as I just blushed at our behavior.

"Umm what?" Ikuto mocked.

"Let's go to the…ARCADE!" I said jauntily.

"The arcade? Do you seriously want to go there? You don't seem like the…"

"Like the what?" I asked trying to make him nervous. If I were lucky enough I would win right now. (I really don't know WHAT they're competing for, but it's just like self satisfaction. I hope you guys understand cause I really don't know how to explain it at all. It's just….not necessarily being BETTER at something, just that pride where you can say 'haha' in a non-mean way)

"Like the gaming type." He blankly gave me an answer.

WHAT! I thought he was about to crack! NO NO NO NO NOOOO! I WILL get him to crack today I WILL! NO MATTER WHAT! THAT IS MY GOAL FOR TODAY!!!

"What's up with you?" Ikuto asked raising an eyebrow at me.

"Nothing…oh nothing…" I said in a sly manner.

"Hmmm" was his reaction as we kept walking.

"are you hungry?" he asked me…

"Not really…" I said trying to make it seem as if I were telling the truth. Ahhh I'm sooo hungry I could eat a whale. (I would never eat a whale, I doubt Amu would too. Whales are too cute.) My stomach growled on cue.

"Looks like your stomach says otherwise. Let's go." He said removing his arm from my shoulder and retrieving my hand with his.

"O-ok…" I said blushing. Wow…. Guess he IS somewhat caring…. Ikuto is unraveling so many things about himself that I didn't know.

We came to a little café in the center of town. (Imagine a small café like place. Perfect place for a formal brunch, in the middle of little Italy.) There was slow music playing from the speakers from inside. Ikuto and I got a table outside.

"awww this place is so cute!!!" I exclaimed.

"Why do girls always say that places are cute? How is a place cute?" Ikuto asked.

"You wouldn't understand unless you were a girl, now would you?"

"I sure would not want to be a girl."

"And WHY NOT?" I boasted.

"Cause then you wouldn't be my girlfriend…"

"Awwww!!!!" I pretty much jumped over the table to hug him but failed and landed on the table, flat on my stomach. Phew! Good thing this snazzy café doesn't have utensils! Or I would have been a goner for sure!

"Umm…..you wanna sit back down? Or do you want to lay on top of the table all through eating?" Ikuto smirked, his head above mine.

I blushed at his remark and placed myself back into my seat. We ordered, we ate, we left. (I don't think knowing what they ate and ordered is really important. =) )

"So, where were we going?" Ikuto asked me.

"THE ARCADE!!!!" I pumped my fist in the air in excitement and started marching towards the arcade.

"Umm Amu?"
"Yeah, Ikuto?"
"The arcade is THIS way…" he pointed in the opposite direction I was going in.

"Oh well… I was taking a shortcut!" Hehe! Maybe I could win THIS way!

"But no matter what, if you went that way, you'd be going in the exact opposite direction. How in the world would that be a shortcut?"

Argggg!! Why is he so damn SMART!? Who in the world would know that?! It's like knowing what the end of a shoe lace tip is…(yes I know I took that from a show….and it's called an aglet lol) Ughh!!! BUT I WILL MAKE YOU CRACK TSUKIYOMI IKUTO!!! Mwahaha!!! Woah….gotta stop hanging around Tadase more than needed…. Just had one of HIS moments.

"Are you yet again in deep contemplation, Amu?" Ikuto asked a smirk apparent on his perfect features.

"Ugh!" I shrieked and crossed my arms and started walking again.

We were walking as the clock ran it's fingers through the numbers. It was already 5:30 PM. I guess the saying is completely true, What goes around, comes around!!! No…Amu! I'm thinking of the wrong saying….it's Time Fly's when you're having fun!!! BUT! The other one will come true too!! Haha! Ikuto, you will get a taste of loss while I get a taste of victory….mwahahahaaaa!!! Oh jeez, another Tadase moment.

We arrived at the arcade and saw all these little kids playing on game machines and air hockey machines. I wanted to try the air hockey.

"Are you sure you want to play air hockey?" Ikuto asked. I think he was still dumbfounded at the fact that I wanted to go the arcade. Little did he know what my real intentions were. I MUST WIN!!!!!

I think I was going a little overboard when it came to the whole 'winning' concept. I honestly didn't even know WHY I wanted to win. I mean, it's ok to have your boyfriend win all the time right? I mean, he won your heart.

WAIT!!! What did I just think? Oh yeah, he won my heart. SO, if HE won MY heart, then I won HIS heart! YES! I won something!

Right before going over to the air hockey machine I yelled, "I win!"

"Umm….no? What exactly did you win?" Ikuto queried me.

"I won you heart!" I jovially said.

"Well…." He chuckled, "I'll give you that much…"

End Chapter 18

PLEASE R&R!!! I don't even know how I got that ending. It just came to me. Well…it's kind of late but not really…my rehearsals just ended. (And an update! Amuto95 has a new story out! Be sure to go read it! If you AT ALL like my story you will def. LOVE hers! It's soo cooolio!) Well, anyways, Please R&R!!!

And please still tell me what you think of this being a 20 chapter story and then a sequel…maybe? If you want a sequel.