Chapter Ten: Few Know

(Amu)

And the guys go up to Ikuto and raise his hands, "I think Ikuto has won the match for today."

My brother looked annoyed and hit each and everyone one of them, lucky for Ikuto that my brother had changed his mind about it at the last moment.

He had just gave him a noogy, "I know my sister picked to start to teasing but trust me when I saw this when I tell you that my sister shouldn't be picked on by the likes of you."

"Yeah, keep talking that's why you were laughing along with everyone else during the feud. "

he starts to chuckle, "I guess that's true sorry Amu-chan."

He messes up my hair and I roll my eyes and look at the time and realize that I'm going to be late.

"Oh god I'm going to be late for the first time."

I start to run around and grab my tennis shoes and start to hop around and throw them on.

Ikuto looked at me and smiled, "Are you going to the music center?"

I nod, "Can I walk with you I thought I could get some music sheets for the try outs for the orchestra that is in our school."

"Oh, you really are going to start playing again in front of people that aren't your friends?

(Ikuto)

Oh god only if she knew why I really am want to start playing again I want to see her smile and be proud of me. I want to be a man worthy of her.
When we were leaving her brother grabbed a hold of my arm and looked and me and smiled pulling me close enough to whisper in my ear, "I know about you and my sister, but you know what I'm OK with it because she likes you but you have to prove that you are worth of a pure and kind girl like my baby sister. Got me Ikuto also," he pulled away and smiled his one that was more like he was warning me than being my best friend, "don't try anything."

Everyone looked confused but ended laughing, "come on Ikuto trying something he doesn't anyone. He's barely kind to anyone."

That's what they think I never really paid attention to girls even when i didn't completely know what I felt towards Amu, now I can't even look at a girl without thinking of what she would say. I sigh and start to walk out the door with my violin in my cast hand and the other was using a chop stick to itch in it.

Amu took my chock sticks and looked at me with fierce eyes, "Ikuto you shouldn't do that you'll ware out the padding."

I raise my eyebrow as we walk/run through town, "Oh really and where did you learn that my little strawberry."

She looked at me and shrugged, "Mom told me."

I sigh and just go with it she won't tell me. Amu has always had mixed tastes in things like her music, dance, fighting, speech, etc… basically you could name it and she would have a mixed taste well except for what she eats I think. She's looking at me and smiling like she use to with admiration.

(Amu)

I think I know why he wants to start playing again he wants to make himself worthy of me. He wants to see me smile. Plus his school's orchestra plays for the dance school.

She smile, 'I already know what you have planned Ikuto.'

I turn around to face him as I take the easy route to the arts studio. I wonder if they guys will drop by later. I know Ran has gymnastics, Dia has choir, and Miki has to set up some of her art work for her show that is in two days. I sigh when my phone goes off and I wanted to get a kiss from him.

"Hello," I'm surprised my annoyance didn't end up showing in my voice.

"Hey girl can you help me with my art galleria? Oh and ask Ikuto to help out," I hear her shut a door and say bye to everyone, "Oh and before I forget you two are finally going out right?"

I end up tripping over my feet and Ikuto catches me trying to make sure that I don't hit my ribs on his cast he smiles at me knowing what Miki asked.

"Yeah I guess you can say we are."

I know from the sound of the air through the speaker she's throwing her hands in the air like a soccer player after a winning goal. Ugh and she yells at ran when she does that I find it kind of funny I look at Ikuto and since I'm on the phone with Miki at the moment I might as well ask him, "Miki is wondering if you could help me with setting up her art gallery in like an hour or two?"

He takes the phone knowing why I was asking, "Yea I'll help all you want as long as you can keep a secret."

Miki screeched into the phone he pulled it away from his ear and grimaced when she was done he put it on speaker phone, "Yea I'll keep this a secret oh and Toshiro knows and is happy as long as Ikuto doesn't hurt his baby sister."

He smiles and hugs me and talks into the phone, "I'd never try to hurt my little blossom."

He starts to lick my ear and I wanted to squeal but I covered my mouth and laughed.

I whispered into his ear after he hung up, "Please do something more."

It was weird since I was only 13 and Ikuto was 16 but I don't care. He smiled and kissed me lightly, "Do you want everyone to know?"

I shake my head and he kisses my forehead. He laughs and pulls me into the art studio he goes to the left towards the music center as I escape to practice. I think it's really funny when I get inside and I see that Yaya had beaten me into the studio. She always wanted to be a ballerina but we both know she doesn't have the right balance. I smile when the teacher starts up class making sure we have balance and form. How idiotic when I know that I have more form and balance done since i had practiced this morning hoping that I could get ready for try outs in a few weeks.

Class was over and Miki called me right at that moment and started to talk about how she was on her way and what room I was going to and how I should grab Ikuto.

I sigh and start to walk into the music center.

It was so hard to get past all of these people when they are crowded around the door.

When the person opens the door I hear a sweet melody being played on a violin.

Right away I recognized the piece it was written by Ikuto for me for my tenth birthday because I loved his music he even gave me the music sheets when he was done. He had found a huge frame and set the sheets and a few picture of instruments around them.

Oh shoot I forgot he had written another part to slip a piano in when I asked if I could ever play the piano as he played. Both of the sheets were in different frames with different picture that I took of people that I care about.

The violin one was pictures of Toshiro, Ikuto, and me either we're solo or in a picture with of the other people or just one of them. The other had pictures of me and my recently made friends mostly Miki, Ran, and Dia. The next high amount of pictures were of me and Utau even though he had a thing for her brother for a while but he day I brought Kukai home when she had come over when I was ten.

Everyone crowded around when the doors opened and I smile when I hear gasps when they realize that his arm is in a cast. I laugh a little and a few look back at me and I get glares.

So do the people who started to murmur, "Did you hear that he broke a bone in his wrist to protect someone?"

"No way."

"Yeah I know."

Ugh I turn back and give the two people talking a sweet smile that turned vicious, "Look this piece means a lot to him as you can see by his face so if I were you I'd shut the hell up."

A few minutes later Ikuto finished and everyone in the room and in the hallway (counting myself) started to applaud. i smile for someone who didn't play in front of others.

He was about to bow towards the door when he spotted me and he smiled and did a little hand trick.

"Thank you but that song doesn't fully belong to me even though I wrote it. It was made for my best friends little sister when she was ten, because she loved the violin but couldn't play so I wrote her in to play the piano. It was changed a little bit, but I'd like you to hear the whole thing."

I heard people agree and he looked toward the doors, "OK they want to hear it Amu and I know you know it by the heart."

I sigh because he's right I had played it for weeks until my brother locked the cover to the piano so I would make it so Ikuto let me over to his place and play along with him until I stopped for a while and practiced over songs.

Everyone is looking around until I get up on stage and bow real quick but when I get close enough to him I jump up and smack him real quick, 'you so owe me.'

I sat down at the piano and cracked my fingers and lucky for me I told Miki I had to play int eh music department real quick. Knowing her she's running down as fast as she could.

I listened to Ikuto playing until my cue to start come. At first it was slow and smooth like the violin but as the song went on it got a bit rough. The song came to mind and I started to sing it without noticing.

When we were done everyone was frozen.

Then I heard Miki, Dia, and Ran shouting, "That's so you Ikuto and Amu trying to show off."

The 'teacher's mouths were hanging open and Ikuto looked at me and gave me a rare and real smile, "I don't think you would remember the words."

I blush and go, "Well it's on my wall with the other pieces that other people gave me."

After so long people started to applaud and shout even the teachers lost composure.

One came up to the both of us and shook our hands, "So are you planning to join any of our music department?"

I look at him and give him a fake smile, "No, sorry but I have to worry about try outs. I want to be the youngest prima ballerina of our age," I laugh a little.

The music teacher that was standing in front of me jaw dropped, "So you are Amu Hinamori."

I nod, "Nice to meet you, sir."

They all smiled and when I looked up at the door I saw a boy figure that had its hood up but I saw smile they blew a kiss to me and started to laugh.

I wanted to jump into Ikuto's arms right then and there but I knew in this kind of environment that's what they want.

(Ikuto)

The teacher kept talking about that even with my cast on I seem to play better than my father ever did.

I wanted to laugh but instead I sigh and put my head in my hands and sigh. I look down to see that Amu was stiff as a board and starring towards the door don't tell me that.

I look over to see someone turning around and walking away. damn I'm glad that I had her close to me but what would have happened if he was drawn to the room by no one but me.

She punched me in the arm and looks at the teacher, "Sorry but we have to help Miki with her gallery."

She pulled me away and I shrugged following in suit. Everyone was done with gaping since we were leaving but that didn't mean there weren't people that didn't want to be close by. I try to remember why I liked it when people did that. I find it only annoying unless there people who you know and care for, like Amu.

She looked frightened and grabbed a hold of my arm and her head went all over the place looking for the person with a black hoodie and with her luck the guy took it off or just went on his way to be a little spy. I sigh as I practically drag Amu down the hall to the gallery that Miki will be using for the next month I think.

When we get there Miki threw baggy clothes towards her friends and look at me and becomes guilt.

"I'm sorry Ikuto but I don't have anything for you."

I look at my old jeans and shirt and shrug. I we grab the paint rollers and dip them in the white paint, "Ok who painted the walls black?"

Miki laughs, "I have no idea they say this room was a photo room until a while ago but when the person stopped using it a month or two back they decided to use it as a gala, but since I was picked to do the gala I have to repaint the room which will take two days and it'll take three to five days with the set up. So I thought the more time I can spend on the art the less I have to worry about everything."

Ran and Dia look at well Miki kept her eyes on me and they both giggled, "Amu you maybe dating him but do you have to hang on him like that."

Amu let me go but I saw she was still shaking. "Guys I need to talk to her real quick it that cool if I drag her out?" "of course,' they wink and I sigh hoping my head won't hurt for too long.

I shake my head and pull Amu outside and whisper, "You saw him didn't you?"

She nods, "I didn't see his face or really anything about him just a black sweatshirt and regular jeans. I didn't' realize his height either."

I sigh and pull her into a hug and she starts crying and shaking in my arms. "Amu it's alright for now . there's no one here except your friends, me, and you."

She let me hold onto her as she cried bad part is her friends come out of the room and looked at us and Miki sighed, "It's about the note left for her yesterday isn't it," Amu goes stiff in my arms and quiet, "I didn't' understand it until I saw how you and Ikuto acted together."

I sigh and...