Today is the first day of training with Ikuto and its weird to think of him as a stepper since he plays the violin and wears his uniform all too hotly.

"Hey Amu-chan over here," I hear an all too familiar voice call out to me not just drawing my attention to him, but everyone else's.

It's bad when I have my brother pick me up but to have a new hot guy pick me up at school yelling for me is going to get me even more dirtily looks

"Hey Ikuto you had to stop by my school didn't you?"

He ran up to me and looked out of breath. I sigh it's been two days since my recital and I haven't even asked him what happened between him and Tadase. Not that I'll actually ask him I'll most likely just drop the subject. I hope it was nothing serious. Also, another weird thing is there are no student council meetings for the next two weeks. Oh well I think that I can do this piece of cake.

The problem is that I have to balance dance, school, and family and friends not counting sleep. There are too many things in my day, but I don't care since I get to spend it with Ikuto.

The practice today was just the usual beginners stuff. We were in the ballet room in my house that my mom built when I was a kid. She wanted to have me be in shape and when I saw my first ballet with my parents I've loved dancing. I thought it was annoying and another odd thing is everyone was somewhere else.

Mom and dad don't really trust Ikuto but since my brother do they kinda have to. They are gone taking Ami to her play recital until eight, my brother is out on a date with his girlfriend until 7:30, and right now I know that it's only 4-o-clock. I sigh as he shows me yet another first grade move.

"Ugh. Ikuto show me something that's hard. This is all kindergarten stuff that I could do in my sleep."

He smiles and takes me by the hands, "Ok but it's a two person dance."

I smile slyly at him and he laughs, "You perverted kid what are you thinking?"

I laugh at him and pull him my way, "Well you know that I'm not as perverted as you. Who knows what you are thinking at thins moment."

(Ikuto's POV)

This is real bad I'm thinking of perverted things like Amu said. Her brother trusts me the most with his little sister. I think he has a sister complex like Utau had a brother complex, but she got over it when she started to see Kukai.

To me Amu is a sweet little pink flower that is too delicate to touch look but is stronger than a tree on the inside. She's so cute when I make her blush. I also like how she challenges me like there's no tomorrow. Problem is that we both have mutual feelings toward each other. Except that I'm 16 and she's 13. In addition, he brother and dad are more protective than superman is over Louis Lane. It doesn't help that her brother has been my best friend since preschool.

She's pulling me towards her and I can't keep my balance for once. Her golden eyes are glittering from fun. They gleam in the light we're falling onto a mat and I don't care so much.

(Amu's POV)

Oh god we're falling. When we fell onto the mat I didn't feel his head hit mine instead he had his arms stretched out and I could tell he didn't want to be like this with me of all people. He really does hate me. Did he lie when he told me his feeling? He tries to stand but instead he falls again and his lips hit mine. He pulls up real fast and I can tell that he's not happy is it with what happened or with me. I almost want to cry, but instead I keep my 'cool and spicy' mask on.

When he starts to stutter and blush, "Don't tell anyone about that. Please your brother and father will kill me and I won't have alone time with you."

I see that way he smiled at me and they were so light and softer than usual the way he used to look at me before I turned 10. I sigh as I look up at him.

I run over and hug him tightly thinking that there's nothing but right now.

I look up and I know I'm giving my angel cute look that I save for people I like when I want them to know how I truly feel, "Look Ikuto why would I tell them? They would make sure that I wouldn't get to see you at all. Like when my brother caught you looking my way a while back. I'm so sorry Ikuto I just wanted to tell you that I love you. You are always there saving my dumb butt. No one has ever done so much for me. Not even my brother but some of the times I wouldn't tell my brother about it because he would freak. I always knew no matter what I could tell you and you'd calmly talk it over with me."

(Ikuto's POV)

She seems to be stuttering to get what she thinks out and she seems to notice than she lets off. She's confessing and all I can do is stand there and thinking nothing of it I haven't picked on her like I used to because her brother would freak. When I heard her mention them, I snap back to reality.

"You always joked around with me until last year and I learned that I would always feel this way about you. The funny thing is after this long I rather missed your jokes. They were always the brightness of my day, even though they made me mad. For the last year I tried to like someone else but it didn't work he liked a pretend me that I tried to be for so while. You saw past the 'cool and spicy' attitude even when my brother couldn't. You saw me as who I really am something no one has ever been able to do."

With this I couldn't help it I had to kiss her again. I have to hold her to do something to stop those tears. I hate it when she cries. It hurts me more than anything in the world could.

(Amu's POV)

I didn't know I was crying until Ikuto grabbed a hold of me well he was sitting on the mat stopping my pacing.

He starts to hush me, "Please don't cry I feel even worse that I can't do anything about the way we feel about each other. I never saw a girl as I see you. You glow in the night. You are my precious little flower that I'm afraid will wilt or blow away from my sight with a single blow of the wind."

I smile at him and wrap my arms around him instead of acting rational and pulling away, I let him hug me. I could feel my cheeks flare up at how we're seated and how we our bodies our so close together.

"So you missed me teasing you, huh?"

Oh come on the whole speech and that what he has to remember.

"Yea, I did just little because you only acted that way to me as if I was special. I didn't feel so alone. You only treated me that way like you were trying to make up for something that I could never understand."

He just smiles ad hugs me, "Amu can I ask you something?"

I smile and blush, "Sure go ahead."

"If ever asked you to be my secret girlfriend would you say yes?"

I smile even bigger knowing my eyes would twinkle, "I would say yes because you are very special to me, also because I care deeply for Ikuto."

I look up to see his face once again soften but with a mischievous look in his eyes that clashed together, "Well it wasn't a truly rhetorical question it was really me asking you out."

I smile at him and hug him tightly, "Ikuto would you mind having me as your secret girlfriend?"

(Ikuto's POV)

When she asked if I'd mind if she was my girlfriend the inner me just stood up and cheered as loud as I could, but in real life I just give her my best smile and go, "Can you lend me your ear?"

She looks confused and a bit afraid, "sure."

When I lean down and smell strawberries, I smile, and bite her ear softly.

She jumps only a little, "Ikuto what are you doing? What was that for?"

I smiled, "Just wanted to taste the girl that I'd love to be with even if it has to be a secret for a while."

She smiles and throws her arms around my neck.

She pulls her head from my chest and look at me seriously, "Tease me again though and you'll pay."

I couldn't help it but laugh that was what she said the second time we met after me and her brother, Toshiro, truly made a friend pact never to hurt one another. I teased her until she turned pink and she said those exact words.