Chance Encounters

Chapter 5

At about seven o' clock the next evening, much to Ami and Utau's pleasure, Ikuto picked Amu up for their date. When Amu stepped out of her house Ikuto was speechless, Amu wore a red summer dress and black ballet flats. She looked to him in one word, amazing.

As Ikuto helped her into his black Ferrari he noticed that Amu's hand fit perfectly within his own. Smiling he got in to the car, and drove them to their destination, which was a sea side restaurant.

Amu looked at the menu bewildered all the food was really expensive. Then as though reading her mind Ikuto said, "Order whatever you want Amu. I have enough so don't worry."

"The thing is I don't know what to order. Everything on this menu sounds good, but I don't have a clue if it actually is good," Amu said sighing.

Ikuto seeing the problem said, "I would recommend the salmon, but if you aren't a fish person then the prime rib and the fillet minion is good too."

Amu thought for a moment and then with a mischievous glint in her eyes she said, "I'll try what you're having, but," she grinned. "I'm going to get something different."

Raising an eyebrow Ikuto looked across the table at Amu, "And how pray tell, do you plan to try what I'm having if you are getting something different?"

Laughing Amu replied, "Oh! I'm going to take it off your plate of course."Ikuto nearly choked on his water and then he too started to laugh.

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The next day Amu went out to run some errands and when she did she ran into the one person that she had hoped never to see again since she had graduated high school, Tadase. Tadase was the boy that every girl in her school had been after because he was so good looking, but her reason for never wanting to see him again was because he had tried to force her to go out with him when she did not want to. "Hello, Amu," Tadase said as Amu inched away from the boy who in her mind was dubbed as the 'Creeper.' Before she could turn and run though the creep grabbed her arm and leering at her asked, "What's the rush, Amu?"

"Oh! Nothing, kiddy king, but I suggest you let go of my girlfriend before I break your hand," Ikuto said as he suddenly came up behind Amu.

"I- Ikuto, where did you come from," Tadase asked as his eyes widened in fright.

"Ikuto, what are you doing," Amu asked at the same time as Tadase spoke.

"Shhh… Amu, I'm saving you from a thorough jerk," Ikuto whispered into her ear and then he answered Tadase. "I came from around the corner to meet up with Amu. What business is it of yours?"

"I-ummm… whatever," Tadase said as he angrily turned on his heel and walked away.

When Tadase was out of ear shot Amu turned around and gave Ikuto a thank you hug, but then she hit him upside the head. "Ow! What was that for?"

"That was for saying I'm your girlfriend before we had discussed it."

"Oh," Ikuto said smiling, "is that all?"

Amu rolled her eyes, Ikuto was such a handful, but he was kind of sweet, "For what it's worth I will be your girlfriend, but no funny tricks or I will punish you," Amu whispered.

"Oh!" he said grinning. "How are you going to do that, Amu?"

"By doing this," Amu said as she grabbed the labels of his shirt and pulled until his face was level with her own. She then leaned forward and kissed him right there in public, which caused him to blush bright red in both embarrassment and surprise at her forwardness.

"I think that I like that punishment," Ikuto whispered into Amu's ear as he led her away from the crowded street.

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Utau and Ami followed Ikuto and Amu around town. The two wanted to make sure that their older siblings got together; they thought that they would make the perfect couple. Not to mention of course that they wanted to be aunts.