Ikuto breathed in the cool night air. He was in a tree outside the hotel he left in two weeks. He stared at the night stars. He wondered if, maybe, Amu was looking at the same stars. He shook his head. Nonsense. Why did he even think that? She saw him as a friend and would never see him as more than that, though he wished she would stop being so blind. He sighed as he turned his face upward. Yoru wasn't being as annoying as usual. He respected Ikuto's sadness. He landed on his shoulder and buried into his hair.
Amu stared at the night sky. She was standing on her balcony outside her room. Ikuto left in two weeks. She closed her eyes to feel the cool night air. But, her closed eyelids were haunted with images of Tadase and Ikuto. Tadase's insane character changes that were somewhat funny. Ikuto's teasing nature. The caring nature of Tadase. The cold mask of Ikuto. She snapped her eyes open. Miki and Dia flew out to her they didn't need to ask Amu what was wrong. They landed on her shoulders and she picked them up and cuddled them.
Ikuto was waiting outside Amu's school again. He saw the now all too familiar figure of Aika in the distance. She held her hands up innocently. "I come in peace! I wanted to apologize for the other day." Ikuto sighed. "It's fine." He had been through a similar thing before. At least this time it wasn't his sister. The bell rang out and kids began to pour down the steps. Ikuto spotted Amu's pink hair in the crowd. She came up to him. "Hi." She said. "Hi." Ikuto responded. Awkward. "Oh my god!" Aika shoved Ikuto hard and both Amu and Ikuto tumbled to the ground, Ikuto on to of Amu. "Aika!" Ikuto cried out. "Ikuto-neissan?" Ikuto looked up. Tadase was standing there with tears glistening in his eyes. His tone was hurt. "Amu? His eyes filled with hurt. Ikuto got up. "Tadase it's not what you th-" he started. "Save it! I don't want to listen to your lies! I knew you liked her! You just couldn't let me win for once could you?! Let's go Amu!" He grabbed her arm and started to drag her away. Ikuto grabbed her other arm. Amu looked around wildly. "STOP! I AM NOT A PRIZE TO BE WON!" Amu screamed. She pulled from their grips. The guys stared at her, startled. "Amu-" Tadase started. "No! You jumped to conclusions! It was an accidentTadase! I thought you trusted Ikuto more than that!" She then turned to Ikuto. "And you! How dare you just waltz in here and alter my life! With all your little jokes and pranks! Just confusing me more and more! I'm not a prize! To either of you!" She looked between both. "I'm not going to choose you know. Ikuto you are an amazing friend. And Tadase I really like you but I just can't believe you would think that of someone you trust so dearly!" She took a breath. "I'm not choosing." Then she stormed off. They had seen her rage. What they didn't see was the tears gathering in her eyes. Her exterior had shattered into a million tiny pieces.
Dun Dun Dun! What? You thought Ikuto wasn't gonna have problems with Tadase? You, my friend are badly mistaken.