MoshiMoshiMomoMochi: OMG! Panyo...it's like 'Bye-bye ovaries!' I love his covers! You've definitely heard of Clear, Dasoku, Vin, Yamai, Neko96/96Neko, Gero, Hanatan, Vip, Yoppei, Wotamin, Valshe, Halozy, Luschka, ShounenT, Pokota, neko, Guiri, nano, Zebra, Lon, Soraru, Kettaro, Akiakane, Faneru, Asamaru, Usa, Tourai, Amatsuki, Syo, TOYro...*continues overexcited cyberbabble* OMFG! I'm just really excited to meet another fan online :L Seriously, I'm a bit crazy with Vocaloid/NNC covers and all (-obviously-) I do recommend these two however if you've never listened to them: PONPONPON [Vin] and Crime and Punishment [Amatsuki] because they are some lovely covers on some relatively happy-ish songs! Anyway, I'm so happy to have met you! I'm sure you've been told this many times before but...you've just made my freakin' life much better! (The first song for them will be perfect X3 hopefully!)
Moving on...I know the editing sucked on my last chapter. But it's really 'cause my retarded publishing was being well, retarded. It's much easier publishing on a computer -.-" and it's so difficult to publish on a mobile device, an annoyance really. I thought it'd come out really good but...me eff up bad :L forgive me!
Anyway, le awkwardly retarded chapter that's completely random has been inserted! Insightful chapters shall commence as soon as I figure out how to overcome writers block!
"So, you like, DJ and stuff for parties?" Miki had already developed an interest in Rhythm. They mingled on the side as everyone tried to lighten up the slight tension.
Su gasped in amazement as Takuya showed her another magic trick involving a disappearing coin and a rose. Ran was chatting up with Daichi, both in a heated conversation about various sports and whatnot. Amu was very busy ignoring Ikuto while he constantly moved closer to her, whispering and baiting her to yell at him. Kūkai and Rima...well, the two of them were just kind of there.
"Awkward enough for you?" Kūkai attempted to strike up a conversation with the quiet and observant brunette.
"Is it?" Rima turned her head slightly. "I didn't notice; how have you been faring lately, Kūkai?"
Kūkai shrugged. "Same old thing; girls, party, girls. You know me."
Rima nodded. "Still the same I see. You do understand that you will eventually get into trouble one day, right?"
Kūkai sighed and leaned back on the seat, folding his arms across his chest. "Life's always full of little troubles; what's a little more gonna hurt?"
Rima only shook her head and sighed, observing everyone else. Kūkai slid his gaze towards her. He remembered why he dated her now, quite clearly actually. At first, it was because she was...hot. In a subtle way. She was really curious about their relationship and always asked questions that really had nothing to do with their relationship. It was all pretty much for her own personal gain and an insight on dating different guys; nerds, jocks, skaters, players...that's what she told him in the end. She has said to him, 'Thank you for your time, this has been quite informational.' It was more like a subject she was studying on rather than dating Kūkai. She was an observant type of person that liked experiencing things for informational gain. But he had to admit, she was a kind of sexy type that he'd love to get in bed with. That was one thing she refused though, sleeping with him. 'I don't delve into such deep passionate matters with people like you. However, I am flattered by the offer." He really didn't know whether he got dissed or not but she kissed him afterwards so he kinda got side-tracked.
"Would you care to sing the first song?" He asked playfully.
Rima eyed him for a moment then nodded. "It seems I could use a bit of an outlet. I accept your request."
Kūkai sighed and got up, offering a hand to Rima. It was kind of cute with her high-IQ talk sometimes; though it used to annoy him as well. Rima graciously took his hand and rose, following him to the microphones. Rima smiled slightly, picking up the microphone in her small hands. Kūkai picked up the other and began selecting songs on the panels. The room still had indistinct chatter while he began setting everything up.
"You know, Amu," Ikuto picked up his soda and gave it to her. "I think you look rather ravishing tonight."
"If I had a choice, I wouldn't be here," she replied accepting it with a sigh. "I could be cramming for my tests which I need to study - "
Ikuto shushed her with his finger, smiling slightly. "Just enjoy yourself. And promise me there will be no study-talk here in this room. This is all about you."
Amu scoffed. "Is it? I thought it was because everyone here wanted to meet another person. In fact, I find that guy over there quite attractive."
Ikuto looked to where she slid her gaze to. It was Rhythm, chatting along with the cool-haired girl - Miki was it? Amu smoothed down her torso and then opened up her small bag, pulling out a small compact case, opening it and examining her reflection. Ikuto rolled his eyes and pressed his cheek against hers, looking at her reflection as well. Amu narrowed her eyes.
"Hey," she said quietly. "Stop getting so close."
Ikuto looked anther again and rolled his eyes. "You still look sexy in your other clothes, but I'm just itching to pry that little get-up from that sexy body - "
Amu snapped the compact shut at the same time Miki rose to get a drink. Amu hissed at Ikuto once and shoved the compact in her bag, getting up from the bemused boy and moving across the room to chat with the 'attractive guy' who now sat alone. She smiled politely, and began introducing himself. Ikuto snickered under his breath knowing he was probably the only one who could get under her skin like that. It was a turn on, he knew. Miki took a seat next to him seeing as her's was already occupied.
"So, you're Kūkai's friend, huh?" Miki asked putting a finger on her chin. "I'm just saying, but you have a beautiful complexion. I would love to draw you sometime. I love the sexy edginess you seem to have and you give off the air of a playboy."
"I get that - at least some of it - a lot," Ikuto gave her a small smirk. "What's a sexy guy like me to do, eh?"
"And you're egotistical," Miki made a mental note.
Ikuto couldn't help but flicker his eyes towards Amu who was know laughing and smacking her knee like he just said the funniest thing in the world. He twitched his fingers but returned his gaze to the blue-haired girl with observant eyes. She had noticed the small but discreet flicker of his eyes and the way he lost the charming smirk for a millisecond. Miki looked back at the pinkette and purple-haired duo as well with a small knowing smile and turned back to Ikuto.
"You must know that girl over there pretty well, huh?" Miki asked nonchalantly. "Is she special or just a friend?"
Ikuto's mouth quirked. "Yeah, how'd you know?"
"Woman's intuition," she answered lightly with a shrug.
"Well," Ikuto inhaled deeply and gazed at Amu. "Between you and me, I'd love for her to be more than a friend. But, under my special circumstances, I'm sure we'll never be more than that."
"Special circumstances?" Miki crinkled her delicate eyebrows together. "If you really love her, you'd make the move already."
Ikuto laughed at that. "I've made my move plenty of times." He sighed and Miki knew there was that hidden 'but' in there. "But she thinks I'm just playing."
"She knows you that well, huh?" Miki tsked and shook her head. "If you're giving up so soon, you're obviously not worth her time."
Ikuto looked at her surprised. "And what do you suppose I do?"
Miki shrugged. "I'm no love guru but just don't eff it up. Anyway, I've got to find a boyfriend. A pretty thing like me can't keep her hands off of a boy for long."
With a flirty wink, she got up to chat with Ran, Su, Daichi and Takuya. Rima and Kūkai began their simple duet, only having eyes for each other and not looking around to be awkward. As the sultry piano entry rose in volume, the chatted began dying down slightly and Rima and Kūkai began their song. Rima's small and gentle voice began hesitantly then grew in strength as the song went on.
A soft touch of desire
Puts my painful heart on fire
Drowning in your warmth and beauty everyone admires
My small and sparkling butterfly flutters under your eyes
Sprinkling your slender fingers with ecstatic sighs
Ikuto kept a watchful eye on Amu however, keeping his distance away from the lively girls in the corner with the rather loud guys. In a sense, Ikuto was only there for one reason at the moment. One person, one girl...
"Oh! Oh! My turn! Our turn! Let's go, Daichi!"
The rambunctious pinkette eagerly wave her hand in the air pulling Daichi behind her. It was a more comfortable air now, guys and girls loosening up. Kūkai honestly had no idea how he got Rima in his arms and couldn't even remember what happened after she gave him a sultry look during the song. But here he was, holding a rather hot Rima and trying to regain exactly what had gone down in the last three minutes.
Rima smiled in a seductive way, tilting her head towards his as she began wrapping her arms around his neck...his breath caught in his throat. He hadn't felt this way since high school; an inexperienced hottie with a body. Automatically, he wrapped his arms around her torso, pulling her close...
Amu nervously giggled again. Was this flirting? 'Cause she felt like a total idiot. She twirled her hair while probably smiling like a complete idiot as Nagi chatted on about music. Amu, being a total music dork, actually found a lot in common with this basketball-playing DJ. Though Amu didn't favor sports as much as he did, she did share his love of music.
"You've heard of that singer, Yua Sakurai, right?" He asked her as she swallowed.
Amu nodded - hopefully not too quickly. "O-of course!" she squeaked. Oh god, why oh why would she initiate a conversation of the opposite gender? Was it because of Ikuto? Of course. Of course it was because of Ikuto. Ikuto...gah, ever since he came into her life, nothing had been the same. Everything - everyday - was a totally different thing. Every moment awake she would always see his stupid dumb smirk and his stupid mysterious eyes and his STUPID HIDEOUSLY HORRIFYING FACE! (She couldn't even run from him in her sleep...) Amu mentally shook Ikuto from her head and smiled instead. "We're actually good friends."
Nagi gave her a surprised look. "Really? I never knew."
Amu shrugged. "We haven't been in touch in a while; I doubt she even remembers me. We were pretty young when we met."
"You met her BEFORE she was famous?" Nagi looked even more impressed. "You two must've been quite close."
"Well, I don't know about that but," she shrugged again. "I've always believed she would make it someday." Amu giggled lightly. "Either way, I'm glad she chased her dream."
Nagi observed her for a moment then rubbed neck. "Hey, I know this is sudden, but I want to know you a little better. If it's alright with you...I would like to see you again."
Amu blushed and blinked in surprise, staring at him for a moment in silence.
Nagi quickly turned his head, turning a little pink at the ears. "Um, no. Sorry, that must've been weird - "
Amu quickly shook her head. "No! T-that wasn't weird at all, I was just surprised. But in answer to your question: yes, I think it's fine. I don't mind at all."
He looked back at her with a small smile. "Ah, really? That's cool. Here's my number."
As they exchanged numbers, Ikuto only narrowed his eyes ever so lightly, glowering at the seemingly new couple. He heard every last word of their conversation. And there was no way she would ever see him again. Ikuto glanced at Kūkai who was very busy with Rima then got up, looking cool and confident. He paused in front of Amu and her new acquaintance, looking down at the two of them. Both looked up at the same time.
Amu immediately got defensive. "And what do you want?"
Ikuto wordlessly picked her up and smiled at Nagi. "Pardon the intrusion, there's a test she needs to be studying for. We'll be taking our leave here."
"Um...okay...?" He looked to Amu for confirmation.
Amu's mouth hung open as she stared at her idiotic and possessive...what was he, a friend? Yeah, a possessive and idiotic friend. "Ikuto!" she hissed in annoyance. "If you didn't notice, I was kind of in the middle of a conversation."
Ikuto only shrugged and nodded to Kūkai and then left, Amu and all. Her thoughts? Well, they were kinda like this...
Don't cause a scene. Don't cause a scene. Ikuto, you perverted idiot, put me down. Ahhh, God why is he so cruel to me? Don't cause a scene. Ikuto...why do you always ruin my moments? Why do you always appear when I'm with someone else? Why? Why? Why?
Ikuto didn't like Nagi. For two reasons: mainly, he didn't like how quickly Amu took a liking him. Second, he was a vampire. And he must've hid it quite well for he only noticed once he got closer. Amu must've somehow gotten his guard down. Which wasn't surprising as she was some kind of descendant-girly of that other chick from the eighteen hundreds or so. Maybe she had some powers or whatever...
Either, Nagi was bad news.
But Ikuto was more than happy to tell her.
"He's a vampire, you know that right?" Ikuto set her down outside.
Amu sighed and crossed her arms, looking at the door as it swung shut. "Why does every nice guy I meet here have to be a vampire?"
"Well, Tadase's not - wait, you think I'm a nice guy?"
"How are you so sure anyway?" Amu ignored his question. "I mean, he could just be some totally sexy guy who pretends or has a vampire friend...I don't know. How does this vampire system-thingy-majigger work anyway?"
They began walking. Ikuto rubbed his chin in thought. "It's a...well, obviously, I'm not the only vampire out here and..." he sighed. "Look, we should just talk later and discuss these politics in private. I'm not going to just explain everything to you out loud here in the wide open and hope no one hears us. For now, it's you and me time."
"Ikuto, I've had enough 'you and me time,'" she put up air quotes. "I think you need to - "
"Amu," he halted her with a hand. "I just want to spend my time with you, okay? Is that too much to ask?"
Amu looked uneasy. "Well, kind of...I mean, in a way of - "
Ikuto frowned disappointedly.
She looked away quickly. "Ikuto, no. No, you are NOT going to give me that look. We're not twelve so don't bother. No, Ikuto, stop it. Ikuto...Ikuto...IKUTO..."
He added sorrowful eyes.
"Hrrrrnn..." she stuck out her hand reluctantly, looking away from him.
He grinned happily, interlocking their fingers and squeezing. "See Amu? That wasn't too hard."
She only turned pink, looking annoyed. Ikuto smiled on, humming a happy tune.