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After the sun set, Amu and I sat in silence for a while. In my opinion, it wasn't awkward, but who knows what goes on in her mind?

So we were just sitting there, my arm wrapped around her, her leaning on my shoulder, when I noticed her breathing getting slower. I quickly checked the time on my cell phone. Shit. It's already 10:30! How am I supposed to deal with her parents? Ah well. It can be another topic for my book. I'll wake her up right before we get to her house.

I gingerly pick her up, careful not to fall off the tree, and jump down. Good thing I'm so awesomeful like a cat. I land on my feet but collapse to my knees. I almost curse as I wince from the impact, but grin when I realize Amu's still asleep. Huh. She must be a heavy sleeper to sleep through a 30-foot fall. I wonder how I'm going to wake her up…

I jogged most of the way to her house, getting some weird looks from people walking past. It's 10:30! Shouldn't they be at home sleeping, not commenting on my choices?

"Is he kidnapping her? Should we call the police?"

"They shouldn't be out at this hour!"

"What's he doing to that poor girl?"

"Aw, how sweet! A boy carrying home his tired sister!"

I grit my teeth as I speed past them, the nosy idiots. I hate strangers who are all up in my business. It's so annoying.

As I'm running, I begin to think about what I'm going to do to annoy her. Make a scene with her dad, of course. But what? A grin slowly spreads across my face as the idea hits me. That's so perfect! I can't believe I didn't think of it until now!

Now we're almost to her house. I'm still grinning as I gently shake her in my arms and coo, "Amu, Amu, wake up. We're near your house." She grumbles something incoherent and tries to roll over. Luckily, I'm holding her tight enough that she can't move at all.

"Come on, Amu," I say, a little louder this time.

"5 more minutes," she says, trying to roll over again.

I sigh. This isn't going to work. What can I do to wake her up? I smirk a little when the idea comes to me. I lean in close, inches from her ear, and whisper, "Nope, you need to wake up now," before nipping her ear and pulling away, prepared for the worst.

"YOU PERVERT!" she shrieks, her eyes flying open. I can't help but laughing at her expression. I wish I had a camera right now. She looks confused, annoyed and angry all at the same time, which looks really cute with the blush she has.

I set her on the ground and pat her head, still laughing. "You're so cute," I tell her. I'm itching to say something that would send her over the top, but if she's mad at me my plan won't work. "Come on, let's get you home."

Without thinking, I grab her hand, weaving our fingers together. I see her blush deepen and smirk at her. "What? Haven't you ever held hands with Tadase before?"

"Only once," she whispers.

Hm. That's surprising, considering she's his "girlfriend".

I shrug as we walk towards her house. As soon as we can see it, I make sure to make my grip extra tight. She probably doesn't want her dad to see her holding hands with a guy, but oh well. It works well for my plan.

"I-I-Ikuto," she stutters. How cute. I look at her innocently. "W-w-w-what if my d-dad sees…t-this?" At the last part, she motions towards our hands with her free hand.

I lean in really close, maybe an inch or two from her face, and whisper, "You could just say I'm your boyfriend. A little lie never hurt anyone, right, Amu?"

"Gah! Pervert!" she squeals, trying to yank her hand away, but my iron grip wins out. After a minute or two of struggling, she gives up and sighs. "Fine. If he asks, you're my boyfriend. But that doesn't mean I like you or anything!"

I smirk. "Of course it doesn't. But don't worry, we all know you do."

She blushes and turns away. "W-whatever."

By this point, we're at her front door. "Well, I guess you should meet my parents if you're playing the role of my boyfriend…" she says quietly. I smile. Perfect.

"I've already met your mom, ya know. I just haven't met Pops." But I have heard he's quite protective. With what I'm gonna do, let's hope he doesn't have a gun.

She cringed at the word Pops. "Don't call him that. It'll just cause trouble."

I don't get the chance to ask what kind of trouble because she twists the knob and pushes the door open.

"Mom! Dad! I'm home!" she calls. She shoots me a look that says keep your mouth shut until they see you.

"Ah! My little sparrow! How was your day at the-EEEEE! My Amu brought home a boy! A boy! Aaaah!"

I groaned internally. Great. So this is her dad. Whatever. I won't crack under the pressure. I have a freaking mission.

I smirk at him as Amu opens her mouth to explain. "Yo, Pops," I say smoothly. "What's up? You look kinda steamed."

He's crying and mumbling incoherently as Amu's mother and sister walk towards us. "Oh, hello, Ikuto-san," her mother says politely. This wasn't part of the plan, but I can work with it.

I smile and bow slightly. "Hello again, Hinamori-san." It seems awkward but it feels like the right thing to say.

"WHAT?" her father screams. I almost laugh when I realize who this guy reminds me of. Tamaki Suou from Ouran High School Host Club. "M-Midori, you know this, this, this delinquent and you've never mentioned him?"

"Pops, I'm not a delinquent." I feel Amu's bony elbow jab my side at the word Pops. I glance at her innocently. "Is something wrong, my little Strawberry?"

"No," she mumbles. Her dad seems to be freaking out, but I'm not paying attention to him anymore. I know this is the perfect moment to put my plan into action.

"Good," I murmur softly. "Because there's something I want to try."

In one swift motion, I turn her towards me and cup her face gently. "I-I-Ikuto, what are you-"

Her words are cut off by me pressing my lips against hers.

3. Steal her first kiss…in front of her dad.

Hey everybody, I'm sorry I just sorta…disappeared for a while. I forgot to update this before I left on vacation. Please don't hate me!

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