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The image in front of me was absolutely crazy. Nothing in this image made sense. Nothing. Nada. None. A week and a half passed by like nothing except for taking Hikaru out of school and registering him for his new school. I also told the manager of the apartments I used to live in that I couldn't pay, and thus moving out. He took it easily; if I remembered correctly he screamed for three minutes at most then just left. Ikuto didn't show up again for that whole week but when he did show up he was expecting Hikaru and I to be ready to go. Yup, three days to pack and we were ready to see our new home.
No. Just no!
I didn't quite understand why Ikuto sold his mansion and bought a new house. He said we should have had an understanding. It was a new beginning for us; we'd become closer and sooner or later have sex and have a kid, of course after marriage. I blushed a red that deserved a name of "marinara sauce" until I realized he was teasing me. This event happened on the way to the new house when I noticed it wasn't exactly… as close as I remember his mansion to be. "I bought a new house." I paused, asked why, and we're back to the new beginning thing.
"Yes, oh yes," a familiar voice whispered into my ear. It was Ikuto. I had a delayed blush because I was preoccupied with wondering if I said the, "No. Just no!" out loud. My cheeks only tinted pink, you know, that healthy glow of mine.
I didn't look at him but I knew he was there. His warm breath ran against my neck, his hair tickled my check, and his strong lean arms were skillfully wrapped around my waist. I looked at the front of the house once more. Feeling as if I was going to faint from the sight, I accidentally leaned against Ikuto.
I looked down at myself, remembering what I was wearing. Skinny light blue jeans with a V-neck tee that was mainly pink with flowers falling down my torso and kanji down the side. The tee was tight on my body and made me seem even skinnier. I wore Penthouse tattoo print quilted platform heels that features a quilted pattern, buckle details, stars and cherries on the heel and a tattoo print of sparrows, a heart and a banner that says, "Love & Hate" on the platform. The platform is one and one half inches while the heal is a whopping five and one half inches. I was surprised I was walking still. I loved the fact that I was gaining height on Ikuto, though not by much.
It was then that I realized that it was the old Ikuto that I knew. The Ikuto now was a complete stranger, and I, the new Amu, was a stranger to him. We were almost complete strangers starting out on a journey, starting at this beginning. I guess thing one I learned is that he really does have some sense behind what he says, no matter how insane it might seem at first. Note to self, listen to what he has to say, it'll be all worthwhile in the end.
I inwardly laughed at this. How can I be so dorky at a time like this?
"Ah!" I screamed out, making Ikuto twitch away from me. "Where's Hikaru?!" I started to franticly look left to right.
"Don't worry, he's inside, looking around." Ikuto sighed next to me, pushing his hands into his pockets and looking off to somewhere past the house. That! That right there! That will never change about Ikuto. How he can just look off into some place with his pockets in his hands and seem to be in such deep thought. I smiled at this, then again, him being a pervert won't ever change either and I don't really mind it all that much. "Hey, stop staring at me with such eyes, I'll start to think that you really do want to see me with all my cloths off."
I blushed to his remark and looked away, not really able to respond to this. Okay, so maybe his perverted nature wasn't my favorite part of him at all. More like I hated it just a little. Only just a little. When I looked back at him there was a gleam in his eyes, somehow sweet, and almost kind. My eyes widened a little, shocked at this look I'd never seen in his eyes. It dazzled me in many ways, this look he gave, and I couldn't look away.
"Mama!" Okay, now I looked away, good!
"What is it dear?" I looked back at my son, a smile on my face and a light blush on my cheeks. I watched out of the corner of my eye as Ikuto made his way around Hikaru and I, who stood on the sidewalk in front of our new home, and up the driveway to the house.
"It's big!" I nearly choked on my own saliva as my mind went to far towards a dirty place.
"Sorry, what is big, my baby?" I let a deep breath out as I recovered.
"The house, Mama, what else?" He looked at me, full of innocence. I smiled down at him, nodded, and grabbed onto his hand. I asked him to show me around, what he found so interesting. He gladly did.
The entrance was small, a regular wood floor where people take their shoes off that lifted to carpet. When opening the door it was only allowed to go so far because it would run into another door, a closet. To the right of the entrance was a large living room, almost as big as the apartment I had just been living in, well Hikaru's and my room combined at least. To my far right was the largest window I've ever seen, taking up nearly the whole wall. To the left was a small hallway. Short because it led to a room but before that was a double door closet to our right, and a laundry room to our left. At the end of the laundry room, which was small, was a door to our huge garage.
When we went back inside, we started off looking into the first room. It was empty because we hadn't moved anything in yet, but like the living room, the carpet was a white slash cream color. When walking into the room, the door swung right and touched the wall. The room opened up to the left. A window was almost opposite to the door and a good-sized closet with two folding doors on the right wall. When we walked out we turned left down the hall that turned at the room we were just in.
Another room with the same set up, except for the closet being on the left wall, probably on the other side of the wall from the other closet. Also, the door swung left and the room opened to the right. There was a bathroom across from the small hall, opposite from the second room. Door swung left, to the right was a sink with a big mirror above, then a toilet next to the sink. Behind the door along the whole left wall was the bathtub slash shower. A white tub with white tile covering the floor, a white toilet, and finally a white countertop with a wood cubby underneath surrounded by white walls: that consisted the bathroom.
When we exited I saw Ikuto leaning against the final door at the hall before it turned again. "You can't enter here, it's going to be my room," he said with an almost shy look to him. I couldn't help but laugh at this. "Hey, what is it?" he asked, a little anger in his voice.
"I can't help it," I managed between laughs. "You're like a little kid, demanding that "This is MY room" and all." I mimicked a little kid, pouting and all when I said, "This is my room." I laughed some more. Hikaru was beginning to get restless as he tried to pull me around the corner. "We'll be around," I said before I waved off, following my son on his 'adventure.'
The kitchen was around the corner, and it was amazing. "By the way, you're not allowed to cook unless you're supervised," I heard Ikuto say. Before I could face him the door to "his room" closed. It made me just a little… no, a lot mad. Yes, it's not proper grammar, but I'm just a lot mad at Ikuto for that comment, just like I only like Ikuto's perverted nature just a little.
Anyways, the kitchen was shaped… oddly to the regular rectangle or square I was used to. From our opening, we were by the stove, which was under the microwave. The counter had cubbies underneath and above was cupboards. I now realize that this house has tons of space to put things. It's great! At the end of the cupboards and cubbies was the fridge and freezer, the two next to each other in long rectangles. We were standing on tile again. White, this house was white, was another thing I realized. On the other side of the kitchen were more counters with cubbies, and the dishwasher, sink, with one cupboard on the left wall. As I walked forward through the kitchen I found that we'd done a circle, and if I turned right I'd be back in the living room.
In front of us was the small, what I guess, dining area? The wall sank out, a window on the right wall, window in front of us, and a door on the right wall. We turned right, wanting to see the remainder of the house before going downstairs. I found out that the small wall that was behind the counters that were on our left was actually a 'bar' area. What amazed me more was the size of the family room. "Huge!" I screamed, and in turn heard a faint laugh that could only come from Ikuto.
On the far wall was the second largest window I'd seen in the whole house and a large sliding glass door that led out to a large wood deck! I was so excited. The house seemed so overwhelming from what I was used to, even as a kid. Hikaru pulled me back towards the door, that I guessed lead downstairs, which did in fact lead to wooden stairs. It was dark, until Hikaru found the light that I was oblivious to, and walked me downstairs. There was a door leading outside that was locked, and when I tried to unlock the door, it wouldn't budge.
The basement was… not what I was thinking it'd be. There was a window next to the door but it was way to dusty to look through and I think there was a large piece of wood on the other side fully covering the view. The only part that was finished so far was the room that we currently stood in and a large Japanese style bathroom with wood floors and a bath just beyond a door. I looked through the arch into the next room to find it still needing quite a lot. It wasn't painted, there wasn't any carpet like the other rooms, or wood or tile floor, just cement. On the far wall was a large square hole, which Hikaru was most excited about. He was just tall enough to crawl into. He beckoned me over to see, and it was like a small playroom. He crawled around, showing the space, but soon jumped out at me screaming.
"Mama! Spider! Spider!" I quickly backed away, slightly scared about a spider.
"L-let's go back upstairs," I said to him as I put him down. He grabbed onto my hand and we walked back up the stairs, turning the light off when we left.
"How was your adventure?" I nearly jumped out of my skin and immediately froze as Hikaru let out a loud scream. Ikuto rubbed his ears and sighed lightly, "Like mother, like son." As if on cue, Hikaru and I raised our right hand over our heart and breathed out a sigh of relief. "Anyways, we should really get your things moved in," he said, turning and walking towards the front entrance.
Hikaru and I smiled at the other, then at Ikuto's back as he ran after him. It wasn't that hard moving boxes into the house, but when it came to my flimsy matrices and my uncaring of where my room be, Ikuto had to take a break. It made me laugh. He said that it wasn't that hard. "That room, or that room, which one do you want?"
"What about downstairs?" I asked, looking over at him.
"I plan on that being our personal space," he said with a wink and a smirk. I attempted at throwing the matrices at him but no alibi.
"I want that room, mama," Hikaru said, pointing to the one across from the bathroom. I smiled and nodded, giving an "Okay, my baby," before looking back at Ikuto to see if he'd calmed down enough to help me move the matrices.
I didn't realize, but there wasn't anything in the house except for the stuff Hikaru and I brought. "Ikuto, where's your stuff?" I wondered more to myself, but that's just dumb because I said it as if towards Ikuto. Huh?
"Some of it is already in my room. I was waiting to see how much you had before I moved everything else in." We were all sitting in the family room now, Ikuto and I leaning on the wall as Hikaru had his face in my lap, resting. I gave just a "Hmm" before leaning my head on his shoulder.
"When are you thinking of moving everything else?" It seemed like a reasonable question.
"Tonight, when you two are sleeping probably." He looked almost bored when I snuck a peak up at him. "I'll make sure to be quite, but Hikaru won't have a bed until tomorrow so let him sleep with you tonight. I can't imagine the carpet being to comfortable."
"So you are caring?" I heard little Hikaru's voice but it seemed a little wired to me. It was teasing.
"And if I am, kid, what's it to you?"
"Nothing."
I sighed as the two began to bicker, getting into a slight fight.
Later that night, I woke up cuddling with Hikaru on my bed. I heard some kind of bang and a line of curse words. I knew it was Ikuto, but I had a momentary freak out because I had no clue where I was, where the voice came from, or who it was. It only lasted shortly but long enough to stir Hikaru. "Shhh," I told him. "I'll be right back." I got out of the bed, shivered and longed to just role back under the blankets to the warmth but resisted.
When I walked out there was Ikuto and another man moving a couch. The living room already looked amazing. A couch on the far wall from where I stood at the end of the hall, some fake plants on the side and in front a coffee table. There was a good-sized TV and I saw a few game stations underneath the TV stand. Nothing was hooked up yet. In the kitchen were loads of boxes and in the dinning area was a table with four chairs around it. There, in the large family room is where I found Ikuto and the man.
The man was on Ikuto's side, trying to lift up the couch as Ikuto angrily pushed the man away and pointed at the other end of the couch. He was about to move to that side when I lifted it up while the two men easily got the other side. We moved it to the middle of the back wall and placed it down lightly, trying to avoid Ikuto's feet.
"Amu, what are you doing up?" Ikuto asked worriedly.
"Oh, nothing really. I just woke up to you cursing. I guess the couch attacked your foot?" I asked teasingly. He huffed at this and went back to what he was doing. I followed but was only able to carry little things like speakers to the entertainment center or the DVD holder. "So what have you done?" I asked, resting on the couch with Ikuto as the man I still didn't know moved some little things.
"The downstairs is done, front room, dining room, kitchen just needs food and clean dishes, and this room." I felt him lean against me and I knew sleep must have been begging at him.
"Busybody," I muttered under my breath. He just laughed it off lightly.
It was probably three in the morning when I woke up and now it was around five, the sun already rising. Hikaru now had a bed, a desk and a computer, a TV stand and TV to match with a DVD slash VHS player. We unloaded the dishes and started loading the dishwasher but didn't run it because we needed soap. The guy that remained unknown and unnamed left and Ikuto slid into his room without me noticing. I sighed; feeling satisfied and went back to my room.
Hikaru was sprawled out across my bed, looking too comfortable to disturb so I decided the next best thing. I went to Hikaru's room and stole his bed. I tried but failed to suppress a yawn. "Night night," I said to no one as I curled under three blankets that I added to the bed and fell asleep.
I woke up to an unusual scream, or maybe it was clocks going off… or just people running around like elephants. Whatever woke me up, it was a loud noise. It went away shortly and my body was very exhausted, so I justified going back to sleep fine. Sadly even though my wish couldn't be granted because of the long, bright streams of almost blinding light on my face. I chose maneuver: move. Maneuver move turned into maneuver location, location, location. It was out to get me!
I shortly found myself rolling off the bed with a light thump and caterpillar crawling towards and into the closet. I found a way to close the door and a comfortable spot on the carpet. I heard a light snore come from the other side of the wall that made me jump, only to be brought into thought that Hikaru was defiantly like me in the ways of sleeping in. He was also like me in the way of, if-there-is-space-where-I-can-crawl-and-get-out-of-the-sunlight-I'ma-crawl-over-there. I really need to put things into code so I don't have to say the whole thing. But. Then I'd have to explain it, so wouldn't it be easier to just say it the first time?
Damn, now I'm completely and totally awake after I found the perfect space to crawl into to rid myself of the sun. My mind wandered back to the crash or something that had woken me up in the fist place. I rubbed my eyes with the back of my hands before stretching then exiting the closet in the same caterpillar way I had entered. I stretched out once more, yawning while I rolled over and stretched on my back. I arched my back off the ground and did a successful 'bridge' then twisted my torso one way then the other and finally twisted my lower half so I was sitting on my knees while I stretched my arms up.
I looked towards the door that was open only to see Hikaru doing the same caterpillar motion along the floor and moving towards the kitchen. I held my laughter in at the anime-like motion. I didn't know I looked that ridiculous. Quickly, I looked for a camera but found nothing of the sort. Disappointed, I walked around Hikaru and into the kitchen. Cupboards were empty of food. Fridge? Empty. Freezer? Empty. Cubbies? Empty of food. I moaned in displeasure as my stomach growled in hunger.
"What's wrong mama?" Hikaru asked, now lying on his back on the tile floor of the kitchen.
"Mama wants num-nums." I said in a sad tone. Hikaru just looked up at me and stared. Instantly I had an image of him caterpillar crawling along the floor and started laughing. Uncontrollable laughter rippled through my body as I tried telling Hikaru why I was laughing. Instead I pointed at him, and then began to caterpillar crawl myself. He began to laugh as well and lay next to me and joined in all the fun.
We were making our third round of the house, crawling around in the family room when I heard the glass door open, Ikuto staring at us like we were both mad. He was covered in dirt and saw dust. I had to admit, he looked really hot. He wore a black tee with blue jeans and boots. "Do I go back downstairs and act like I never saw this or just ask?" It was a question directed at himself. As if Hikaru and I were on cue again, we rolled onto our backs to show off our stomachs, and as we arched them into the air, they growled.
"Mama and Baby wants num-nums," we said, nearly together.
There was a definite blush on my cheeks at this action, especially showing Ikuto this playful side of me. He just let out a single, light laugh before brushing the dust off of his shirt and pants. "Then we should go out and get something to eat." He walked over to Hikaru, picked him up easily and brushed some imaginary dirt off of him, then walked over to me, who was already getting up, and slid his arms around me perfectly to do the "I'm a prince picking up his princess" thing.
"By the way," I heard his voice in my ear and a nice blush began to form on my cheeks. "I like the view." I noticed for once what I had put on before I went to sleep. A "V" neck tee with a flower printed on that looked like it was sketched with charcoal. I was wearing long skinny pants so I didn't care there, but the V-neck was a bit of a problem. My long hair had been tied back into a messy bun.
His words finally took root and my usual blush spread across my face. I didn't fight in his arms; in fact my body went rigid. A younger me, her voice filled my mind at this instant. "I stood shocked. Not at the fact that he almost took my first kiss, but the act that as he jumped away, I got a glimpse of how lonely Ikuto really is inside. I slowly walked into my room, leaving the balcony door open as I turned off my lamp on my desk and let the moonlight guide my way to my bed. With my balcony door open along with my curtains I viewed the moon from my resting place, full with a fresh coat of snow. Somehow I couldn't go to sleep no matter how tired I felt, I was too mystified by Ikuto's eyes. Great, he doesn't even have to be here now to control my mind, Amu. Get a hold of yourself!"
"Hey, my little strawberry, what do you want?"
Ikuto's voice broke me out of my trance and I noticed we were now at a restaurant, ordering food. A blush flew across my face and I looked down at the menu and ordered the fist thing I saw. Later I realized what I got and found that it was something I've never had, and surprisingly, it was very good. Ikuto told me that I had spaced out and only answered with a "Uh hu" or a "Yeah". Hikaru looked at me with a smile, beginning to say how Ikuto said, "Amu, do you want…" and before he finished Ikuto shushed him, saying, "She doesn't need to know what I said until later." They gave each other a short smirk, which did not go unnoticed, and we all went back to a casual conversation.
When I got home Hikaru instantly went to his room across the hall from the bathroom and started playing music. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, a CD I had inherited from my dad. I instantly heard the loud singing of the last track, Eclipse. "All that you touch. All that you see. All that you taste. All you feel. All that you love. All that you hate. All you distrust. All you save." The lyrics flowed through the house, slightly shaking the rooms.
"Come with me," Ikuto's murmured voice in my ear was hardy audible. It made me shiver and I knew he felt it as he held my hand and the shiver went down my arm to my fingertips. My fingertips tingled extra because I was holding onto his hand as he led me to the door that led to downstairs. "You need to let go of me now," he said. I unwillingly obeyed, letting my hand slip from his. "Step when I tell you too."
He covered my eyes with a cloth, then his hand, ensuring that I wouldn't be able to see whatever it was he didn't want me to see. His other hand was on the small of my back. Every time he said, "Step," he'd give me a small budge with his hand on my back and I'd take a step down. "Step," and another little budge. "Step," and another little budge. "You're doing great, Amu. Okay, Step." I finally felt carpet underneath my feet and Ikuto whispered into my ear, "Promise that you won't kick, hit, or try to kill me." I nodded, becoming wary. "Say it out loud so I know you won't go back on your word."
"I won't hurt…"
"Kick, hit, or try to kill…" He corrected me, cutting me off.
"I, Amu, will not kick, hit, or try to kill Tsukiyomi Ikuto." I said out loud, though it came out warily.
"Okay then, now remember Amu, you can't go back on your word." He pulled his hands away from me and untied the cloth around my eyes. I stood shocked. I didn't know weather to run, scream, kill Ikuto, or feel wooed. I deciding that between killing Ikuto and feeling wooed, what would be my best options… The scene was almost blinding, not in a god way either. I wanted to look away from the car crash that was bound to happen.
In the downstairs room was a bed, king sized, with, what seemed to be, bamboo sheets and a blue and pink-checkered comforter with four pillows. White and red rose petals surrounded the best, some even on the bed and full roses laid around the room. There was incense burning in this room and the bathroom. Everything was very laid out, perfectly placed. The bed was inviting, the bath was warm and ready, and Ikuto was behind me hands already pushing my shirt up.
His warm breath trickled down my neck. "All I ever wanted was to see you smile. I know that I love you, oh baby, why don't you see? All I've ever wanted was to make you mine. Why don't you see that all I've ever wanted was a you an me?" He ran his tongue along my neck, sending shivers down my spine. "And every day, you are in my head. Oh how I want you in my bed. You are the one, the one in my eyes. The only one I want in my life." His words cut deep into me. There was no way that he was begging even if he did use begging words. His voice was demanding, needing, ordering.
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You can vote now, so it's all up to you. Hahaha.
She's just really disturbed but you know, she won't be heard of again, muahahaha.
Haha, thank you, I do tend to be funny some times too.
Haha, I think you did, but it's good to know.
Kyaa!!! Have I told you how much I love you right now?
Yup… Well, their new family home. :3
AAAHHH!!! He's just like me when I was a kid, except I thought I was a boy, not was one. Hmm…
Cobra Starship, a huge inspiration for that chapter.
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Hmmm… We'll just have to see what kind of relationship Ikuto and Hikaru manage to build. Hate? Friendship? We'll find out. Oh! And please rate M or T. Thank you.