Hello Everybody I just thought I'd upload this it's not a filler it's a crucial piece to the story… it's just a really short chapter oh and BTW it's my birthday! Yay! So as my birthday gift to my awesome readers I'm uploading this. I do hope you like it I know Tadase was getting some bad rap because of last chapter…. This chappy isn't going to help matter s much….. oh well not many Amuto fans are warm of Tadase anyway LOL But Anywho I really hope you like it and I'll be back soon

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The moment seemed like it was going to last forever, Ikuto was actually going to kiss her. The way he was staring at her was so bewitching she didn't believe anything could take her eyes from him, this is, until a glint of sunshine golden hair caught her attention. Suddenly reality came crashing back once recognition settled in. The boy she was staring at had a bashful, tempered, expression. As if he hadn't expected to see what he saw.

"H-Hotori-kun" Amu stuttered she then glanced at Ikuto who had an irritated an disappointed look in his eyes as he turned away from her to glare at their intruder recognizing him to be the boy from the Fujisaki mansion who was looking at his Amu in a way he didn't like. However Ikuto also could tell he wasn't a bad kid, just annoying.

Amu darted her eyes back and forth from Ikuto to Tadase and blush crept on her face, "Hotori-kun what are you doing here?"

Tadase straightened up after giving Ikuto a fierce glare, "I came looking for you Amu-chan." Amu blushed at the fact he used her first name, "Notori wanted me to give you and the others tickets to the Night festival, we mentioned before. He was especially impressed on your rhetoric of the Tsukiyomi royal family, Nadeshiko had shown it to him."

"Oh" Amu said a little excitement leaking through her voice remembering her visit to the Fujisaki mansion and the mysterious painting that Miki-san had restored of the Royal family that she had been dying to see since they had mentioned it. She then noticed only one ticket in Tadase's hand. She knew that they hadn't know Ikuto was a man, or the fact there was anyone else in Amu's life that was male beside themselves and Amu's father so it was to be expected that they'd left Ikuto out. But despite how much Amu wanted to see the painting and enjoy the Night Festival she didn't want to go without Ikuto.

"Thank you Hotori-san, but I was wondering if I could have an extra ticket for him," Amu asked sweetly gesturing to Ikuto. Tadase sighed, "Of course Amu-chan. I'm sorry I didn't realize you had a boyfriend I'll ask Notori for another ticket for him." Tadase said handing Amu's ticket to her.

Amu blushed a bright red but she said nothing to deny or confirm that she and Ikuto where in such a relationship. They almost kissed how could she deny it, but at the same time Ikuto was still cursed. She blushed again realizing how stupid she sounded for worring about that. She thanked Tadase for the tickets and lifted her head, It doesn't matter! Curse or No curse Ikuto is Ikuto!

Amu then smiled at Ikuto who noticed the excitement in her eyes and he smiled as well.

Tadase who didn't recognize Ikuto was cautious of him and gave him a hard stare, "If you don't mind me asking, who are you?"

Ikuto, now quite comfortable with the fact that Amu asked for a ticket for him, and was smiling at him, was quite confident towards Tadase and stopped glaring at him. He also remembered his sun glasses and took them off.

Neither Amu nor Ikuto noticed that Tadase's expression had changed completely to a shock that filled very aspect of his expression the moment Ikuto took off his glasses and before Amu or Ikuto paid any attention to him he quickly wiped it away and waited for the confirmation about Ikuto's identity although he was already quite sure of it.

Ikuto smirked and held out his hand for Tadase to shake, "The name is Ikuto." Tadase smiled and nodded. "It's a pleasure to meet you Ikuto, I am Tadase."

Tadase turned to Amu and smiled, "You picked quite a princely guy, didn't you Amu-chan?" Amu blushed as she remembered how she thought of Tadase as "princely" when she first met him and nodded briefly knowing theres wasn't much comparison to Ikuto. Ikuto wans handsome and sweet most of the time but he reminded her of just a normal guy more so than a prince and it was what she liked about him.

"Well I don't want to Intrude on your date so I will excuse myself now." Tadase said interrupting her thoughts and briefly made a polite bow and said, "Goodbye." The he left them.

Ikuto chuckled at Tadase's Formality, but them he stopped chuckling as Tadase put his phone to his ear and his face suddenly grew serious, "Amu, let's go."

Amu looked Ikuto reproachfully thinking he was still being rude to Tadase, but then she noticed the urgency in his expression and she nodded. They both turned around and began walking at a swift place. Once they were out of the crowd they quickened their pace. Ikuto was too fast for Amu, although he didn't notice it at first and briefly mused that it was easier to get around as a human that it was for a cat. Amu on the other hand was having trouble keeping up with Ikuto's fast cat like pace thinking the opposite Ikuto was musing, "Ikuto what's going on?"

"That "friend" of yours just called somebody saying 'I've found the black cat.'" Ikuto sneered through clenched teeth his amusement gone now that all that was on his mind was Amu's safety. Ikuto's worst fear was realized they knew who he was and they knew Amu's connection to him and now she was in danger. He then took notice of Amu having a hard time keeping up and he swept her up and caught her bridal style yet again and then went full speed. He took large leaps over the tall fences and buildings in the town and ducked back behind an alley for a little while to rest.

Amu was still in his arms keeping silent not only because she was deathly afraid of the heights they were jumping, but also in disbelief that Tadase was a bad guy and was scared all the rest of them where as well and the one's she knew as her friends for so long were her enemies.

Ikuto sniffed the air again and clutched Amu tighter.

"Two of them." He hissed. He and Amu spotted them at the same time two strange men in black cloaks where walking around searching for something. Both Amu and Ikuto knew they where the one's that these two were seeking. Ikuto waited until the two men were far enough away so they could get out of dodge. Ikuto then took the opportunity to make a huge leap to the top of the building they were next to. It was large and it would be difficult to jump, but all he had on his mind was getting Amu home safely.

Amu nearly screeched when Ikuto made the leap but she held her tongue the best she could and squeezed her eyes shut and they ascended higher and higher. When they began to descend she felt a tug from her sweater pocket and peeked open one eye and saw her little stuffed bear Ikuto had won her that day began flying and falling away from her. Not thinking she reached out for it which caught Ikuto by surprise and cried out, "My bear!"

The two men had heard them and swept around. One of them pulled out a large grenade launcher looking thing just as Amu caught her bear and all in one moment a shot was fired that sounded like a large boom of cannon; Ikuto pulled Amu closer to him shielding her with his own body; Amu had realized her stupid mistake just as Ikuto wrapped himself around her; A net expanded from the large bullet that was shot and encased Amu and Ikuto and pulled them to the ground but they landed safely, surprisingly.

Ikuto then tried to claw the net with his fingernails and remembered to late he was still human and the darkness of night around them. Amu gripped the bear tightly and sobbed, "I'm so sorry Ikuto. I can't believe how stupid I am." Ikuto stopped trying to claw the net and held Amu in his arms, "It's not your fault Amu, you were probably about ready to scream anyway," He chuckled but there was no humor in his laugh and slapped his head, "I'm the one who sorry for involving you in this mess."

"It's wasn't your fault either." A familiar voice interrupted the burly man with the net launcher stood off while the smaller one approached them and lifted his hood. It was Notori and they guessed the other was Yuu.

Ikuto hissed at him but Notori smiled gently as he bent down, "I'm sorry for having to catch you like this but I had no choice, I doubt you would have come of your own will." He looked at Ikuto with a genuine smile and began lifting the net off of them, "I was wondering Ikuto-sama." Notori whispered, "Would you like to learn about your past?"

Yes! Well as you can see the next chapter is going to be epic! Absolute epicness and it might take me a while to compose all the epicness in a story so it'll be a while until the next chapter but I'm psyched by the response I got from the last chapter! I can't wait until I see what you guys say about this chapter. And don't be too hard on Amu for giving away their position she had reason, wouldn't you girls want to save the first gift the guy you love gave to you? I would but that's just me being romantic LOL So any who Thanks for all the reviews and once again thanks for helping me meet my goal only half way through the story whoop! Maybe I'll be lucky to get 500 reviews before it ends that would be awesome! And maybe 1000 on the sequel! XD Well, keep reviewing and I'll keep writing so in the immortal words of T-i- double guh-er TTFN Ta ta for now!

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