When they arrived at the merry go round they found that there was only one horse. "Let's just wait." Amu said. "And miss out on all that time? No way. You can deal with it." He pulled her up with him to the horse. "Just like old times eh?" He said, leaning close. She backed away and almost fell off. "Pervert!" She shouted. Ikuto sighed. "Wow, it really is just like that day." He looked to the sky as Yoru floated around his head. The little cat whispered something to Ikuto which got him flicked away. Amu giggled. Ikuto gave her his small grin. She sighed as the music played and they went up and down. The thing stopped abruptly, causing them to fall off and for Ikuto to land on top of her. He lifted away, still above her. "I did one thing wrong that day." He said. He moved in closer but the thing started up again he fell backwards and away. Amu sat there, stunned. What had just happened?!
Ikuto walked along. "You screwed that up-nya." Yoru stated. Ikuto flicked him away. "I know!" He sighed. He found himself in that square where Amu had first found him playing. He remembered how much she had loved it. And how he had simply brushed it off. The square was no long filled with music. People no longer clustered. He went to the platform he had played at. He pulled out his violin and played the same song. He half expected Amu to walk up as she had that night. When he had finished he sat down. "Beautiful." He looked up. A girl was standing there. She had light blue hair falling down her back. She was gorgeous. "Didn't think anyone played here anymore." She said. "They don't" he picked up his case. "Just gonna walk away? Just like that? Not even going to tell me your name?" She said. "No." He turned to walk away. "She's lucky." She called after him. Ikuto turned. "You have a girl don't you? Most of the time guys flock to me and never turn back." He looked at her. "Maybe I'm just not that type of guy." She gave him a soft smile. "No. You're not. And she's not that type of girl either is she?" He sighed and turned away. "No." She sighed. "I'm Aika Fukuhara." She said. "I'm Ikuto." She laughed. "Just Ikuto?" He nodded. "Just Ikuto." "Well, just Ikuto, I hope we can meet again." And then they both walked in separate directions.
Amu started to climb into bed. "That was weird." She said. Miki sighed. "You don't see it do you?" She asked. "See what?" Miki shook her head and went inside her egg. The others were already asleep. Amu layed awake for a while. She heard a tap on her door to her balcony. She looked up. Ikuto was standing there. He waved. She went and opened the door. "What?! Why are you here?! It's late!" He gave a slight smirk. "Just came to fix something." He bent down and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips. She froze for a moment and did not pull away. She liked it. He pulled away. Amu's old reflexes kicked into gear. "Pervert!" He sighed but could tell she was stunned. "You didn't pull away did you? You didn't fight me." And with that he turned and was gone. Amu stood there for a long time. Why hadn't she pulled away?! Why had she just stood there? Why had she...liked it?! She shook her head. She had Tadase! Ikuto was just messing with her like always. He was Ikuto! But why, then, had it felt so real? If he was just playing around why had he acted so serious? She stood there for who knows how long. She just looked out at the lights if the town. She had never realized how beautiful it was from here at night. She lay down and stared up at the stars. She eventually fell asleep under the brilliant glow of the moon and stars.
Amu woke up and looked out at the sunrise. It was beautiful. It turned the clouds a deep pink color. She stood and watched it, entranced by the beauty of it, and thought about the events of the previous night. She remembered the feel of Ikuto's lips against hers. It hadn't been like she would have expected from Ikuto. It was gentle, caring, soft. Not aggressive. But it had not lacked passion. She walked into her room and pushed it from her mind. He was probably only playing. Right?
Author's Note
I honestly wasn't going to bring Aika in this quickly but I felt like the playing scene was perfect. It was one of my favorite moments in the Anime when Amu found him playing. Also, GO AMUTO!