Chapter One

I can't wait until I get there it's all I can think about my brother promised me that I could hang out with him after school.

He hates having me around when he's hanging out with his friends especially when he is dancing with his crew.

I use to throw a fit now I just shrug and look at him with sorrowful eyes, "I guess my big brother loves dance more than his baby sister."

Well he got into street dancing to make my mom proud but for I can also be like my big brother, I started taking dance classes.

My brother, Toshiro is 16 he's turning 17 in a few days. Well I his smaller sister Amu am only 13 years old soon to be 14.

He has a cute friend that I've been crushing on since I was 5 years old. Problem is my brother probably [i]would never accept the age deference and that his best friend is the one I like, because he lives to protect his family. The problem is when he's protecting us he doesn't care about himself.

"Hey, Amu it's time to go cuz if I'm let for practice the guys will kill me."

Right when the girls in y school see my brother with his brown hair, looking like he crawled out of bed running towards me I get angry looks. I only made a few friends on the student council. Since I think, I can't get anywhere I started to like the student council president. Crap I can't' keep thinking about this kind of stuff.

"Hey brother what are you doing? I thought I told you I'd meet you outside the gate?"

"You did but Ikuto is coming around the corner and I'm impatient."

"Fine sees you guys later," I run off and keep going.

I hate this people barely look at me thinking I'm older than I really am because I'm tall-ish and I'm always hanging around my brother.

We exit the school grounds and right away, I spot Ikuto, and my heart stops for a few seconds. Man I thought I'd get over that stupid crush but it seems that I still have a problem when my heart feels like it stops whenever I see him. I hate the very idea that my heart does this. Every time I see him, I want to run over to give him a hug. I haven't seen him in forever. At least since, he stopped by the house about four or five months ago. I can't let him see how I feel. I know he may never want to see me again if he sees that I like him.

"Hey Ikuto what took you so long?"

"Besides the fact that my sister had a date with some kid I had to do a quick little talk with him. Oh hey Amu-chan how are you?"

I shrug and my brother pulls me into a one-arm hug, "Oh she's just being modest she's on top of her class and she's also on student council even though I think she could be the president of it, but what I can say."

"Toshiro you're embarrassing me," even though I said it like a joke and started to poke him I really am embarrassed and hate that he said that.

Ikuto starts laughing, "Man only if my sister and I could be like you two and not worry about her brother complex that she just got over. Amu you look different than usual."

My brother jumps over to Ikuto and gives him a noogy, "Now is that a way to talk to your friends little sister. Plus my sister grew her hair out and looks like that friend of her did a make-up today."

"Ugh had to state that didn't you. In addition, she held me down today. They thought it was a good idea since I have a recital tonight."

Ikuto looked excited, "Man you have a recital tonight maybe I should come with you guys. Well if it's OK with your sister if I come."

I shrug and act like I don't care, "Sure it's cool that you come."

He smiles and even got close to getting me to blush, "Fine and since I heard that you are the lead dancer I'll bring you a present."

"Huh...!"

"You already knew?"

"Yeah your brother over there was so excited about it he isn't stop talking about it since you told him that so he blabbed it out to the whole school on how his sister is the youngest Swan Princess on how you beat the oldest applicant so I thought it you beat a..."

"Fifteen year old," I finish for him because I don't know if he knows or he's trying to inflate my ego.

"I'm not that much younger than the last girl who got the part."

"You defiantly are too modest for your own good Amu-chan."

"OK their cool I guess just tell me that you guys won't take it that big of a thing ok."

We go to dance practice for the day. All the guys are here and they start to congratulate me. I hate this it's embarrassing.

"Hey can you show us a little dance."

"Huh... I don't know I don't have any music with me."

Ikuto holds up his violin case, "I can play something that you can dance to. Just pick something and I'll see if I know it."

"Canon, Can you play that?"

he nods. I counted well he started to play and started to dance. When I ended the dance with a simple Pirouette every one started to applaud.

I bow and look at Ikuto, "thanks for playing for Me." he shrugs, "it was nothing compared to your dancing it was wonderful."

I know all types of dancing but ballet is my main one.

"Look Amu-chan you should try to dance with us."

"Dance with you guys. I don't think so I'm not good with hip-hop or break dancing or whatever. "

"I could teach you sis."

I hate to steal his thunder, but I have to or else mom will chew my head off.

"Don't you have college prep after school?"

"Yeah so."

"So...I don't feel like having mom kills me because I had you help me with my dance instead of studying."

He rolls his eyes and Ikuto interrupts him, "If you can't teach her than I think I could. I'm going to s simple music college and there's no test to get in except playing and I get enough of that."

"Fine only because out of everyone I trust you the most Ikuto."