Hi Guys! I couldn't update in the last two days because I had a two day sleep over with my friend... I wanted to update, but my friend and I ended up partying all day and night.. To make up for me not updating, I might make two chapters today. Anyways, here's the chapter!

~~~Recap~~~

"The festival is held inside the school for its residents only, and during the party, the teachers party in the teacher lounge while the students get the whole school to themselves! I can't wait! There's the dancing, where you pick a random card from a bucket and that's who your dance partner is..." Utau chatted to me, and I felt even more excited than before. "And there's so much more... I just can't wait!" Utau and I shrieked like obsessed fan girls.

~~~~Chapter 7: Preparing For The Party~~~~

(Amu's Point Of View)

It was later that day, and the preparations for the 3 day party started.

We divided into groups of 30 for all the activities. I was in the cooking division, to my GREAT luck. Please note my sarcasm.

Anyways, once I got into the math classroom, (they had emptied out the classroom and put tables and cooking supplies for us) I stood next to one of the tables, looking around me to see if any one I knew was also working on the cooking.

My happy and cheerful face halted when I saw a certain someone with dark blue hair and dark blue eyes. To make it worse, that certain someone was looking back at me, and when our gazes met, he smirked.

Why do I have such bad luck to get stuck with stupid Tsukiyomi Ikuto?!

First, I started to cook rice balls. I got the ingredients okay, but when I tried to mold the rice into a triangular shape, it was to hard, and it ended up being circular shaped.

I tried one of my rice balls, and when I tried to bite into the rice ball, I think I almost broke my teeth in half. These rice balls are as hard as a rock!

I moaned in pain. I hope all my teeth are still in tact...

"Amu-koi, you're not a good cook, are you?" A familiar voice purred in my ear. (using -koi at the end of a name is usually how lovers address each other)

I spun around, gave Ikuto my 'shut the f*ck up' look, and threw one of my hard rock rice balls at him for ultimate impact. Before Ikuto could dodge, it hit him right in the balls. A critical hit! Amu- 2 points Ikuto- 0 points.

Ikuto winced, but he regained control right away. "Jeez Amu, how the hell do you make those things?"

"Shut up." Grumbling, I continued to make more, 'cannon rice balls'.

"Amu... How about we have a nice game of... Bowling?"

I turned around to face Ikuto, who was still standing behind me. "Bowling...?"

"We use those rice balls of yours, which I'm sure do about as much impact as bowling balls, and try to knock chairs down for points." He explained, a grin playing his lips.

(I know chairs seem to be too big to be knocked down by rice balls, but don't underestimate the power of Amu's rice balls...)

It seemed like a childish idea, but since I was bored, and there wasn't any teachers around, I was all for it. And besides, I'd like to beat Ikuto at something for once.

Other students in the classroom heard what we where talking about, seemed interested, and set up 10 chairs for us. Within two minutes, we had ourselves a mini bowling lane.

"You go first, Amu-Koi." I gave Ikuto the death glare, which he returned the glare with a dirty smirk. I got one of my 12 rice balls, and whipped the rice ball down the fake bowling lane. I knocked down 7 chairs... Using a... Rice ball... WTF? Are my rice balls really that hard?!

"Seven Points for Hinamori!" Called one of the students.

When I took my next turn, I missed by a long shot. Muttering swear words, I stepped back for Ikuto to take his turn.

Ikuto took his turn next. He casually bowled the rice ball down the lane, and it knocked down all ten chairs easily.

Some girls squealed, "Go Ikuto-Sama!" I rolled my eyes. The Tsukiyomi fan girl club was doing it again.

"Strike for Tsukiyomi!" A different student yelled. "Hinamori has 7 points!"

When I took my turn, I used all my energy in my bowl, because I didn't want my pride to be burned by Tsukiyomi. I knocked down ten freaking chairs... Hell yeah!

Suddenly, the classroom door swung open, and reveled a pissed off teacher. "What's going on in here?" The teacher demanded.

"Nothing!" All the students, including Ikuto and I, responded in unison.

The teacher gave us the 'I'm watching you' look and left the classroom.

~~~Later~~~

After finishing with the cooking, our last task was to put up some decorations in the gym. The teachers gave us mostly ladders and banners so we can tape party banners up high, and a few fold out tables to set food out on.

I decided to put up some banners. I took the metal ladder that the teacher had given me, and hoisted it under my armpit to carry

. ~~~Ikuto's Point Of View~~~

I saw Amu carry that huge freaking ladder all by herself. A bunch of students stared in surprise that Amu could carry it.

It was one of those SUPER tall ladders that when you folded them out, they would reach up to about 20 feet, and they usually required two or more men to carry one.

I guess Amu is pretty strong... But not as strong as me.

I also grabbed a heavy metal ladder, and I bet you all are wondering where the heck these ladders keep coming from. There were about ten stacked up against the wall of the left side of the gym.

Amu unfolded the ladder with ease, pushed it against the wall, grabbed one of the party banners and some tape, and then climbed up the ladder.

"Can I have that ladder, Tsukiyomi?" A male student from behind me asked. Shrugging, I handed it to him, and that student got help from another student to carry it to the wall.

I looked up, watching Amu. She seemed to have some trouble with the tape, and the tape kept sticking to her fingers.

Suddenly, Amu stumbled off the ladder by accident. She screamed, and adrenaline pumped through my veins. I sprinted like a cheetah, and caught her just in time, bridal style.

"Are you okay?" I asked. Normally, I would have teased her for the position she was in my arms, but there are certain times to say certain things, and now isn't the time to tease.

Her face was red, I wasn't sure if it was blush or it was from being scared. Slowly, I set her down.

"I'm... Fine." She stuttered, but she was walking around a little funny. I got a glimpse of some blood on her upper leg.

"No, you're not, let me see your leg."

"I'm fine." Amu insisted.

I shook my head. "Amu, Amu, Amu." I swiftly picked her up, again, it was bridal style, and started carrying her.

The other students who were watching, looked away and went back to their activities like it's normal for someone to fall off of a ladder, and get carried away by a guy.

"Let me go Tsukiyomi!" Amu started to struggle in my arms as I carried her to the nurses office. I smirked at her, and she grumbled, crossing her arms and started to sulk like a toddler who didn't get a toy they wanted.

I peeked at her leg. It was bleeding, not too bad, but it's definitely not something to overlook.

I carried her into the nurses office, and set her on the bed.

I'm gonna end the chapter here... Please Review, and tell me how you thought of this chapter... It means a lot...

~~~Next Chapter: Amu Injured and First Day of Party~~~

Amu is stuck in the nurses office for an hour, and Ikuto stays with her, and a few awkward things happen... Later, it's the first day of the party! And the first event of the party is... the costume ball. There is a girls and a boy's room for changing, and the girls go in the girls room, and pick a random bag. Inside the bag is a random costume, and you have to change into that costume. After you are changed, you go into the gym, and the lights are off in the gym, and you have to find a random partner with the lights off, so you won't know who your partner is. Once every one has a partner, the lights are turned on, the person in front of you is your dance partner for the costume ball.