I am sooooooooo sorry about not updating sooner you see for the past month I've been without internet and the two months before that I was swamped with school work…. I even failed a class! T.T but all is good it's been resolved and I just have to pass it this semester and I'm in the clear. So Onward to the story I was….. being really romantic I guess…. But it's Sorta the build up of Amu and Ikuto's bromance (ha ha Just Kidding) and I wanted to clarify this…. It's their first date and sparks are gonna flu and Without further to do let us now commence with the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara…. I said it.

It was breezy the temperature was around the mid 70's, a relatively nice day. Amu tugged her hair into a white scrunchie nervously, Ikuto was running late. It was almost like waiting for a real date nervous and watching ever head of hair for a sign of the midnight blue fur-er-hair to pop out of nowhere. She noticed all of the other lovey-dovey couples around. She was amazed at how they acted, holding hands smiling like crazy people and laughing without a care. She caught a glimpse of two in particular kissing and quickly looked away embarrassed but then peeked only to see them walk away.

I wonder what it's like to k-k-k-k-k-k-k-iss! She blushed trying to imagine it and covered her red face in her hands, "I doubt that will make your face any less red.."

Amu lifted her hands off her face and turned her head to the peppery sarcastic voice she's grown fond of. Ikuto was full human leaning against the wall next to her arms crossed His dark blue hair shimmering in the sun making each strand look like they were made from the ocean and his Sapphire eyes sparkling brightly and smirk across his full pink lips and he was again in a different outfit, A white tee shirt with a caramel brown light jacket and black jeans. Amu was always amazed at the different outfits that manifested when he turned human she half wondered if they smelt like cat fur.

"Come on let's go." Ikuto said grabbing Amu's Hand and dragging her along. She blushed brightly remembering the other couples holding hands, I can't believe I'm on a date with my pet! She sighed and quickened her pace to keep up with Ikuto. She glanced at him then caught sight of the suede jacket morbid curiosity taking over her reflexes she leaned to the jacket and sniffed it. It wasn't what she expected; it was nothing like cat fur it smelt more like…

"Are you some kind of scent pervert?" Ikuto chuckled which snapped Amu out of her trance and a huge blush crept across her face, "N-no I'm not!"

"Really then why were you sniffing my jacket like a dog?" He teased and patted her head, "Good puppy shake!"

Amu was mortified and slapped his hand away, "Forget this!" She turned around and started walking away embarrassed that she sniffed his jacket, embarrassed for being caught, and mortified at how she reacted, I'm such a jerk!"

"Amu!" He called out, Amu couldn't tell whether he was apologetic or angry, she paused and looked back at him he had a huge smirk on his face a laugh just about to escape his lips and his hand out reached to her, "You're too cute!"

Amu blushed noticing she hadn't really gotten far from him at all but for some reason each inch felt like a mile. She walked back to him and put her hand in his outstretched hand and he pulled her to him, "Now my cute puppy how about we go on this date boss is making us go on?" Amu's face flat-lined remembering the whole reason she was in this mess…

"It's so romantic a real live prince under a curse!" Suu giggled as she spun around her living room looking for something.

"Not a prince." Amu and Ikuto murmured knowing it wasn't going through Suu's ears. She was too busy to notice them anymore.

"A ha!" She plucked two small pieces of paper from another messy pile. "Here we go two tickets to the new Amusment park at Town Square! You two will be going on a romantic date and have fun."

"No thank you Suu we really don't have to do that…" Amu insisted. Ikuto just started whistling in the corner not really paying attention.

"Oh yes you do," Suu chimed sweetly, "But if you don't I might have to put the "Help needed" sign back out."

Amu sweat dropped. Ikuto smirked and picked Amu up bridal style which made her blush, "Okay then."

Amu sweatdropped, You both are evil

"Here we are" Ikuto said with his hands in his pockets, "So what are we gonna go on first?" He smiled

Amu frowned at the amusement park, "You pick…."

Ikuto shrugged, "Okay…" He looked around Amu watched him as he searched. He tilted his head thoughtfully as he examined each ride and exhibit. The seriousness in his face made him look really cool. Suddenly he straightened his head and pointed far across the park, "I want to go on that one."

Amu followed his selected destination with her eyes and it was the Haunted house straight across from them. Amu started at it with a blank face. If there one thing on this earth she hated more than putting up with Saaya and her stepmother, it dealing with cramped dark places where people jump out and scare you for a living. But before she could protest Ikuto already had her by the hand and was dragging her across the park to the creepy, abandoned, rundown looking haunted house where she could hear the screams of the other park-goers get louder as they approached.

"Young masters welcome back!" The door man said creepily as he opened the gate for Amu and Ikuto Amu quickly grabbed on to Ikuto's arm and clung to it tightly.

"Amu… are you scared?" He smirked, but under his smirk he was wincing. Amu had a surprisingly strong grip for such a petite looking girl, Is it because she is really that scared?

Amu didn't want Ikuto to know exactly how terrified and how embarrassed she was by her reaction But she was terrified even though they just barely made it through the front gate she was dreading the walk they would have to take further into the dim lit darkness where something was lurking to scare the living day-light out of her. Still not wanting to let Ikuto think she was a coward, she quickly let go and pretended not to care, "No-no way. I'm totally not scared I-I just was surprised how dark it was…"

Ikuto stared at her blankly at her arms folded tightly and stubbornly across her chest, how her knees were knocking against each other and he could see her lip tremble even through the dim light, "Is that so," He said as he pried her hand out of it's vice grip on her arm and pulled her closer, "Well since I'm a little creeped out why don't you hold my hand until we're through?"

Amu was surprised. She knew Ikuto wasn't scared. After all that Ikuto had been through in his life a stupid fake haunted wouldn't even phase him one bit. But never the less he never let go of her hand and held her close and saying her was the one who was scared to comfort her. It was really sweet.

Amu was right. Ikuto wasn't scared not in the least he wanted to comfort Amu as they ventured into the completely fake, yet completely dark, house knowing and enjoying Amu's reaction at they came across the first trap. His cat senses were still working well, even better than when he was a cat, so he could smell, hear, and even see all of the actors before they could pop out. So he saw this one coming it was dressed in gore but his costume looked shabby and half done from Ikuto's prospective and he reeked of that plastic rubber. Ikuto cursed the day that junk was invented. He turned toward where he heard the cries off in the distance hoping this actor wouldn't bother him and Amu.

The Actor however was completely oblivious to the fact Ikuto was staring straight at him and knew exactly where he was but he crept closer thinking he had the jump on them and was just about to scream in Amu's ear When Ikuto Pulled her away from the actor and "accidently" bumped into him which made him trip backwards which made him scream anyway which made Amu literally jumped into Ikuto's arms and hold him tight.

Ikuto was taken aback at first by Amu's reaction but then a devlish grin came across his face as began walking again Amu still clinging to him. The Actor managed to recover himself an caught a glimpse of Amu and Ikuto and their position and huffed a sigh, "Lucky dog."

After Amu had gained her composure she insisted Ikuto put her down dispite the fact Ikuto was a bit reluctant he did and they continued on their way Amu was still terrified but he just pulled Amu closer whenever the actors were about scare them liking how it made Amu cling to him. He was amused by the high pitched scream Amu let out every time they passed an actor who just popped out of the shadows but decided to run her out of there quickly noticing how her breath got a little short after a little bit more monstrous scare. Amu preferred running to walking slowly and was surprised that they were not once getting lost and before long they both tumbled out of the exit and Ikuto started laughing. Amu whose nerves were still trembling laughed too just to calm her-self down but after a while of listening to Ikuto's laugh then began laughing for real.

Neither of them noticed that they were still holding hands even though they were out and neither of them cared that the passerby's were staring at them like they were idiots. Amu had never felt so relieved in her life and she was glad Ikuto dragged her into one of the places she hated most and most of all that it was him that helped her brave it.

Ikuto on the other hand was happier than he had been in a long time although his freedom was restricted he felt more free than he had in over three-hundred years. Then it hit him.

He had been alive for three hundred years, known so many things Amu hadn't even begun to experience or go through yet. He saw most of history play out and watch people die and be born for so long. Throught those long years he never had anything important in his life other than finding a way to break his curse and the mysterious Utau, who now had betrayed him. He wondered how it would have been for him if he had faced this without meeting Amu. Amu was special. He knew it the day he met her, the day she saved him from being road-kill. She was kind and when she looked into his eyes he felt she saw right through him. When she laughed he felt there wasn't a more melodic noise, when she was singing and playing piano with her mother on her heart and in her mind he felt there was no one more beautiful.

It all added up to one thing really; he was in love with her although he had only known her for a short while. She lifted her head and smiled at him while they were walking toward the roller coaster. Her golden eyes were shining brightly as she gabbed on about the first time she and her friends went to an amusement park with her school. He nodded and listened, a soft grin on his face. They covered the park but the more he was enjoying her company and seeing the joy on her face as she recalled memories of her friends and family the more he realized Amu was a normal girl, with normal problems, who shouldn't be really worrying about anything but her own world, that is until he showed up in her life and now she was dealing with the supernatural part of his troubles. The fact that he had no memory of his life before the curse, that his only loved one for three-hundred years had betrayed him, that an evil sourcerer and his lackey's were out to get him, he was relieved that they didn't know Amu's connection with him which kept her safe from him for now but he knew that wouldn't last, soon enough she would be in harms way. He hadn't realized that he toned Amu out and was just walking along blankly as Amu led him to a vendor with odd merchandise on his table. Deep in thought, he turned his face away subconsciously after Amu had asked him about something in her hand.

Amu then laughed which caught his attention, "That settles it I'm buying them!"

He then finally took a good look at what exactly she had in her hand. It was a pair of sunglasses but they were dark blue with lenses that looked like eggs that had fallen over on their side with their small top pointing toward the bridge of the sunglasses.

Amu gave the vendor cash for the glasses and slipped them on to Ikuto's face, "Just as I thought! They suit you!" Ikuto leaned into the Vendor's mirror and saw a blue haired guy with beetle eyes staring back at him. He then chuckled and slid them off his nose, "You have awful taste, Pinky."

After they had a good laugh about Ikuto's sunglasses they had lunch at the park's food court which had Amu's favorite restaurant which was a funky little beach looking vendor who sold wacky concoctions that were surprisingly delicious and Ikuto helped himself to a Cocoa mahi mahi tuna sandwich and Amu to a strawberry cheese omelet.

Full and with their cares currently laughed out of their system (due to Ikuto's glasses which he hadn't taken off) they played all day. Amu was amused that Ikuto was actually terrified of the rocket jump. (The one they slowly take you up and then just drop you from like ten stories really fast.) Amu then mischievously convinced him to play bumper cars which, much to her dismay, he was really good at. They played the vendor games and Ikuto managed to win Amu a small stuffed bear at a ring toss which she fit snugly in her sweater pocket and it looked really pleased with its new seat.

Before they knew it the sun was already setting. Ikuto felt more comfortable that earlier and he and Amu decided to take a walk on the pier next to the park. The sound of the waves breaking on the coast was relaxing and mixed with the sound of the rides and the other people having fun made it feel full of life.

Amu Leaned against the railing with her small stuffed bear safely snuggled in her pocket. Ikuto stood next to her watching the waves and fish as both passed them by without worry or care to what was above them. They had, for but a moment in time, forgotten that Ikuto was cursed and that Amu was having trouble at home, and both were in a situation over their heads. It didn't matter at the moment. It was like all they knew was this day and how warm they felt around each other. Ikuto even forgot he had his sun glasses on despite the fact it was getting dark.

"It's gorgeous isn't it?" Amu sighed staring at the sunset in the distance. Ikuto gazed at the light from the fading sun and how it seemed to make her glow, "It's not the only thing."

Amu blushed and gazed right at him her expression completely warming him and melting him. Without a thought or care as to what he was doing he leaned closer to Amu their noses almost touching their breath warming each other's faces. Amu was almost as red as a strawberry but then her golden eyes flicked away from Ikuto's gaze, shock and embarrassment flowed into her expression. Ikuto was already so deep in her eyes that he saw the reflection of what she saw before she even uttered his name.

"H-Hotori-kun?"

Oh Snap! Did I just interrupt their first kiss with Tadase? Yeah…. My bad bwahahahahahaha! Well it's going to get pretty tangled from here on in and it should be quite the conundrum and as the lovely reviews keep coming from the lovely reviewers I may be tempted to post sooner especially now since I have Internet again! Yay! So Anyway I want everyone's opinion on what they think in going to happen next just to see how close you guys get it'll be exciting and I can't wait until the next chapter myself it's a doozy with drama and suspense and an interesting plot twist so I hope to hear from you all to see what you think is going to happen!

And as JMichelleW pointed out I only have 7 reviews until mi goal! Which brings the grand total to *Drum Roll* 197! Yay… again!

Disclaimer #2: There is and will be no Tadamu in the making of this fanfiction.