Recap:

After about ten minutes, I then closed my eyes, loving the feeling of the breeze on my face, before I felt a tap on my shoulder. Confused, I opened my eyes, only to be face to face with Tsukiyomi Ikuto.

"I-Ikut-" I barely began to say his name before he kissed me. He pulled me closer to him, his arms wrapping around my waist, as my arms found themselves around Ikuto's neck.

"Amu-chan?" I broke the kiss only to find Tadase standing right in front of us, one vanilla and one chocolate ice cream cone in each hand.

Crap.

Love

Please, please don't go

I was wrong, stupid, ignorant

But I need you.

Amu

"T-Tadase-kun..." I stuttered out, reluctantly pushing Ikuto away from me.

"...Why are you doing this to me?" Tadase asked, an undecipherable expression on his face. It was full of sadness, regret, but most of all, anger.

"Isn't it obvious?" Ikuto draped an arm around my shoulder, pulling me closer to him.

"She still loves me. First time your little tricks didn't work huh?" Ikuto smirked, pulling me closer towards him.

"No... you're lying. She doesn't love you anymore! You cheated on her!" Tadase yelled.

"No, I didn't. You made her think that." My eyes widened.

"No! Amu! You believe me right?! You know that Ikuto cheated on you!" Tadase shouted, desperate.

"...I knew Ikuto wouldn't cheat on me. I already know that everything you did wasn't true. I've been known everything, Tadase." I said, looking up at him with a determined face.

"No... no, no, no, NO! Then why did you agree to go out with me?!" He demanded. Ikuto's eyes grew as big as saucers.

"You what?!"

"..." If I reveal my ulterior motive now, then he'll never answer my questions honestly. What should I do?

"Ikuto, I told you not to confront Amu until she confronts you. That was our deal for me telling you what happened." We all turned around to see Utau, standing there in all her glory.

I heard Ikuto deeply sigh.

"I couldn't wait that long, Utau. If Amu knows that I didn't cheat on her, I need to talk to her face to face to clear things up as soon as possible."

"Even if it meant breaking an agreement?" Utau said, glaring at him. Ikuto met her glare.

"Yes." He said, unwavering.

"Wait a minute. Utau, I told you not to tell him!" I shouted.

"...I... I had to tell him. He's my brother." Utau said, looking for sympathy. I gave her none. All I could think about was my ruined plan to make Ikuto and Tadase good friends.

"Also, he was suffering. I'm sure you wouldn't want someone you love to suffer right in front of your eyes."

"And anyway, it's all Kiddy King's fault. He caused all this to happen, so why did you agree to go out with him?!" Ikuto growled angrily, tightening his hold around me.

"Like I said, I know everything. And I really wanted you and Tadase to be on good terms again, because fighting and holding grudges aren't worth it." I said softly.

All eyes were on me as I said those words.

"Is that why you agreed to go out with me?" Tadase asked.

"Yeah. I wanted to help you."

"Well, there's nothing to help! Ikuto stole everything from me the moment we entered elementary school! He had better grades, popularity, and he could do everything effortlessly! He even had loving parents that helped and supported him! But me, I had to work hard at it, and everyone still bullied me unless I was with Ikuto!" Tadase's face was furious, and red.

"Is that why you stole every single girlfriend he had?"

"He deserved it! He should feel all the pain I've been through! And ten times more of it! Because of him, everyone was always following him, and I had no friends because of that!"

I never knew that Tadase felt that way. I never knew that someone could have such strong feelings of hatred towards another.

"I was nothing like that." Ikuto said quietly, with his bangs covering his eyes. His arm left my shoulder, as he turned away.

"I-Ikuto? Are you okay?" I asked, feeling his forehead to see if he had a fever. He gently pushed my hand away.

"Me popular? I was just being nice. Loving parents? They died you bastard. No one leads such a perfect life, so stop comparing yourself with me, or anyone else for that matter."

Tadase's eyes widened as if he had just been insulted.

"You-"

"Tadase, stop this, you're wrong this time." Utau interrupted.

"A-ano-"

"Me?! Wrong?!" My eyebrow twitched. Interrupted.

"Can I-"

"Yes, you're wrong. Have you ever even put yourself in Ikuto's shoes? How he felt like?!" I could feel flames beginning to emanate off of me.

There was a moment of silence, so I took that as an opportunity to speak. But before I could even say a word, I was interrupted again but this time, by Ikuto.

"Do you know what it feels like to have your parents die then to get thrown to guardians who don't even care for you?!" Ikuto shouted.

"I-"

"You think you have it hard?!"

"Yes I-"

"SHUT UP!"

Everyone turned to look at me, surprised at my sudden outburst. I breathed in deeply.

"May I speak now? Thank you." I said sarcastically, not even waiting for their approval.

"We know you've had it hard Tadase but you've got to forget about the past! It's not worth mulling over day in and day out, you'll just regret it! There are soooo many different things that you could be doing than trying to get revenge on Ikuto! And Ikuto! We know you've had it hard too, but you just have to learn from your experiences and make the best of it! Everyone has a past, but it depends on what you want to become because of that experience! You should all just forget about this crap and find happiness! Isn't that what life is about? Forgetting the sad and painful times and moving on with your life?!"

I was practically panting from my sudden lecture. But I wasn't just talking about them. I guess I said those things more to myself, than anyone else. I should move on as well.

It was silent for a while, everyone seemingly contemplating what I just said.

"I guess we should forget the past." Ikuto said slowly, Tadase nodding his agreement.

"Yes. You're right. I'm sorry for my actions. Can we start fresh?" Tadase held out his hand, and Ikuto took it.

"Of course. I'm sorry for not understanding your emotions." Ikuto said, shaking his hand.

Thank god they made up. And now they're friends again!

"Thank you, Amu. For showing me what I was missing from my life." Tadase said, giving me his princely smile. Although this time, it looked genuine.

I smiled back.

"No problem, Tadase." A light tint of pink appeared on his cheeks, as he turned away. Was he blushing?

"Oh yeah, Ikuto," I said, turning to face him.

"Hmmmmm?"

"Why did you kiss me so suddenly?!" I shouted, pointing a finger at his chest. He smirked.

"It was the perfect way to find out if you still loved me or not. I figured if you kissed back, it means you do, if you didn't it means you don't. And either way, I don't lose anything from it." He said, giving me his signature smirk.

"Mou, Ikuto! You pervert! Pervert, pervert pervert!" I yelled, hitting his arm repetitively. He just laughed at my reaction.

"So... are you still dating Ikuto, Amu? Or are you still broken up?" Utau questioned. I stopped hitting Ikuto, and stared at her. Huh? Now that I think about it, I'm not so sure. We broke up 'cause of Tadase, but then Ikuto and Tadase are on good terms again. And I only agreed to go out with him 'cause I wanted that to happen. So what's our relationship now?

"Ummmm..."

"Um, may I say something?" Tadase said.

"Sure." Utau shrugged.

"Currently, you're single right now, right?"

"Y-yeah." Where is this going?

"Well, I guess I'll make the first move." Tadase boldly walked up to me and stopped a foot away from me. My face turned red at the closeness, as he leaned in, and kissed me.

He wrapped his arm around me as he kissed me slowly, but passionately. What is this?!

"What are you doing?!" I heard Ikuto shout.

Tadase pulled away and looked me straight in the eye.

"I love you Amu-chan. For real."

Huh?

Before I could react, I was pulled into Ikuto's chest by his muscular arms.

"She's mine." He growled venomously.

"Let's ask her that. Amu, who do you love? Ikuto? Or me?" Tadase asked, looking straight at me.

I love you, but I also love him

But both of your love for me,

is filled to the brim

The question is,

who do I love more?

AN: Done! Yes, it was a fast update. I just had the motivation to do it. I actually wrote this all out pretty quickly, and decided it was best to end it here. (Probably cuz I have some writer's block on how to continue. xD) Anyway, did you like it? Hate it? Read and Review?