Leeloo-Chan: Welcome to chapter fifteen, things are going to be tied up in this chapter and I really hope you enjoy it :]
Room mates, chapter 15.
Ikuto's Pov.
My body trembled in anticipation, I played images of her kissing another man in my head and saw red. No body puts their hands on her, no one but me. She was mine and mine alone, and anyone that felt differently was in for a rude surprise. Bloodlust and concern wracked my brain until I felt a small hand grasp my shoulder, looking down I saw the last person I ever expected.
"Rima?" I looked at her confused and she gave me a tight smile.
"I want to hate you, because she loves you so much it's hurting her but you understand don't you that the reason I want to like you is the same reason I want to hate you? I swear Ikuto if you don't make her happy soon I won't let you within three feet of her, I promise you that! So make the most out of your time." She growled ferociously and I laughed ruffling her hair.
"You're not all that bad you know, I can see why Nagi loves you." She grinned at me in response blushing ever so slightly and said,
"Of course you do I'm amazing. I could grow to like you to you know, so don't mess this up." She smirked at me confidently only making me laugh more and then in no time at all we had arrived.
We entered the club but couldn't see her anywhere; this is ridiculous how hard can it be to find a girl with bright pink hair. The girls disappeared to the bathroom to look for her there leaving myself, Kukai and Nagi concerned and impatient. We paced in circles not wanting to lose the girls but desperate to know if Amu was okay.
"Wait that's the guy she was with." Kukai had yelled suddenly startling us. I followed his rudely pointed finger to see a smallish man with glasses and green hair… If that's Amu's type I'm screwed. But before I let the thought poison my chances I advanced towards the unsuspecting man, looming over him.
"Ah so you must be tall, blue and handsome…" Kairi said looking me up and down as I stared at him incredulously, he must be wasted.
"I don't have time for this, where is she." I cast my eyes around impatiently as Kairi shook his head.
"I went to the bathroom, last I checked she was at the bar but she had mentioned wanting to dance. You know what our Amu-Chan is like?" Kairi burst out laughing possibly trying to alleviate the tension but all I could hear was the familiarity in his voice as it wrapped around her name and the word our.
"I know MY Amu very well." I growled pushing past him towards the dance floor, Nagi and Kukai remained behind no doubt trying to explain the situation to what had seemed to be a perfectly innocent friend.
I peered through the crowd and upon seeing a flash of pink it felt as though my heart had lifted. She was so beautiful, her long pink hair flew out as she twirled and the black fabric of her dress clung to every curve like a second skin. She was the most sublime thing I had ever seen and seeing her happy and free only added to my enjoyment.
She danced and swayed gracefully head tilted upwards enjoying every beat of music, I had become so enchanted that I couldn't even be angry at the men quite clearly leeching on her. Before I fully understood what I was doing I was behind her and with her this close the world was fine again.
"Care to dance miss?" I whispered seductively in her ear and smiled as she turned to face me, swaying and slightly tipsy but never missing a swing of her hips to the rhythm.
"I'm sorry I don't dance with taken men." She winked at me playfully as she slurred her sentence but the subject of it bowled me over, I had been an idiot. After seeing my cousin Lulu she must have jumped to conclusions thinking we were together, but if she was upset then that at least meant I was in with some kind of chance, and if I wasn't well dam it I would tell her anyway.
"Good job I'm all yours then" I replied raspy through embarrassment and lust, she smiled at me knowingly and said,
"it's okay Ikuto your allowed a girlfriend why would it matter to me. I've been dating to you know, there's no need to be embarrassed." Her voice trembled slightly and even though what she said had hurt beyond belief the rational side of me knew she was lying.
"Stop playing this game Amu, the person you saw was my cousin Lulu and I know you are not really dating, I'm more your type than that guy…" I was confident at first but as I uttered my last sentence I felt hesitant it was a hunch that she liked me and right now I was almost diving in head first into trouble.
"So…You're not dating then?" she bit her bottom lip with shyness and it took all of my self-control to hold myself back.
"I'm all yours Amu. There is no one else, only you if you will have me." I smiled at her confidently though my insides where like jello but she smiled reassuringly back easing my tension slightly,
"I like the sound of that, but I won't remember any of this tomorrow so let's just have fun tonight and it can be your job to remind me tomorrow?" Her voice purred around the word fun as I dragged her in against my body tightly.
"Anything you want." I smiled seductively biting down on her ear gently causing a shudder to map its way down her spine. Twirling her round in my arms I continued to dance with her as if we were the only two people in the world, all I could see, all I knew was her. My Amu.
It would seem that everyone had decided to stay and have fun, Kairi joined our group gratefully but later left with some weird hyperactive girl in bunches. I had reluctantly been made to leave Amu to dance with Rima and Utau because apparently I had been monopolising her all night. This left me stood at the bar with my two male friends laughing at our other halves,
"Last time we were like this we had no idea where our love lives would begin and end and now look at us." I grinned at them clapping Kukai on the back affectionately.
"Ikuto I'm happy for you bro but dial down on the happiness its freaking me out." His oafish smile spread to his eyes and with that I knew I had already been forgiven for my previous actions.
"So, how happy are you exactly Ikuto?" Nagi smirked taking a long pull on his drink.
"Well it's not set in stone yet, nothing has been agreed to but I was thinking about proposing tomorrow when she's sober…" I replied blissfully happy and watched as both Nagi and Kukai choked on their drinks.
"You can't be serious?" They both yelled simultaneously.
"I don't see why not, I've waited my whole life for her and I refuse to let her get away again." My tone seemed to hold all of the determination of a man in love as I pat my friends on the shoulder.I looked over and watched her dance. She had no idea what was in stall for her when she sobered up, but for my sake I really hoped that she didn't change her mind about me. But even if she did at this point I think I'd just kidnap her anyway, my friends looked at me as if I was insane and I had to agree that I felt a little bit crazy myself.
I spent the rest of the night either dancing with or watching my Amu in a state of complete happiness, tomorrow she would be mine and nothing would stop me.
Eventually the night grew too long and the girls where a healthy combination of exhausted and smashed. I felt a weight lift from my shoulders as I realised that I didn't have to hide my feelings anymore, and as I pulled her into my arms and carried her home I had never felt more alive.
Amu's Pov.
(The morning after.)
Oh God I feel like death. I never understood why I didn't learn my lesson, I tossed around against the sheets in some kind of half tantrum, slowly but surely flashes of the night came back. Memories of getting drunk with Kairi, laughing with Utau and Rima, play fighting with Kukai and… dancing with Ikuto.
"Oh Ikuto!" I groaned out loud to myself, I had almost forgotten about all of that.
"You shouldn't call out my name like that you know, I might get the wrong idea." Startled I jumped at the sound of his husky voice and sighed, of course he was here were else would he be. I didn't even need to look at him to know that he was smiling, quite pleased with himself.
I rolled onto my side and almost screeched at how close he was, we were practically nose to nose now and his cobalt eyes bore deep down into mine as if searching for my soul. I recalled his words as he swayed against me last night and burned up. All yours he had said.
I blushed red in his presence for the millionth time but this time it felt different, it wasn't embarrassing anymore just expected and that made me smile the most.
"Good morning Mr Tsukiyomi. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised to find you in my bed." I tried my best to apply a brave tone and yet still stuttered; dam him and his good looks.
"Think again strawberry, you're in my bed!" He winked glancing at me suggestively and I laughed nervously looking around. Sure enough I was back on his familiar pitch black sheets in one of his old T-shirts.
"Did um…anything happen…" I raked my brain shyly but couldn't remember anything like that… and I mean surely if anything had happened I would remember, in fact I'd imagine it would be a little hard to forget. He laughed darkly before looking me up and down,
"I'm hurt that you would think I would take advantage of you like that! No love nothing happened last night I promise although now that you're awake and sober I probably can't say the same." He advanced towards me suggestively and the tips of my ears burned.
A knock at the door interrupted us as Kukai's dejected face appeared in the darkness.
"I'm really sorry to bother you both but your needed, it's about Utau." His eyes looked to both of us hopeless hollows before he disappeared and I was now officially worried. Ikuto looked to me apologetically as I clambered out of his sheets.
"I'm so sorry Amu, I guess…" I cut off his apologetic sentence before he had hardly begun.
"We can discuss what and where we are later, right now Utau needs us." He smiled at me gratefully before hauling on his shirt,
"Shall we go then?" I tugged down at my knee length shirt laughing as if to say now's as good a time as any.
Utau's cries could be heard as soon as we entered the living room, I rushed to her side but she was so distraught she could barely utter a word between stifled sobs. Nagi being the calmest one of the group began to fill us in.
"Ikuto, Hoshina found out about Utau's relationship with Kukai, we still don't know how but he is forcing the contract upon her. Put simple she marries him or your family lose the company." His face quickly turned apologetic as he glanced to Ikuto's face.
He walked towards Utau, fury and determination burning in his blackening eyes,
"Utau, I'm going to fix this. You won't have to live under the shadow of this any longer." He spoke fervently and after looking back at me once his deep eyes lingered once on my golden orbs before storming out of the house.
Ikuto's Pov.
It was over, I knew what I was about to do would hurt us financially, I knew that it would hurt my father emotionally but even he had to see now that it was too high a cost. I had allowed it to slide previously because of Utau's pleas and because it never seemed like Hoshina was serious about his offer, but if he thought even for one second I would treat my baby sister as a bargaining chip well, he had another dam thing coming.
I marched into my father's office well aware that I was in a state of undress, my hair stuck up at unusual angles and the smell of Amu's perfume still lingered against my skin. Aruto looked me up and down before laughing.
"You look like you had a wild night son, did you and Amu finally make up." He mocked me but all the while was curious; I could see it in his eyes. I allowed myself one brief memory of Amu tangled pink against black satin before setting myself to the task at hand.
"Father, something needs to be brought to your attention. I need for you to listen understand and hopefully if you are the man I have spent the majority of my life respecting then you shall agree with me." I didn't smile; cutting all emotion from your tone came easy when you were a part of the elite business world. I took a seat across from my father and crossed my hands in my lap, when he nodded his head briefly I took that as my queue to begin my speech.
"I hope to acquit our contract with Hoshina giving him full access to Easter Production Company in order to save my sister, your daughter from a marriage she does not want and never has." I looked at him patiently as his eyebrows rose incredulously.
"Father Utau only agreed to the marriage of that man because he forced her hand, he knew that she could not resist helping her family and used her young naivety against her. I hope you will be in agreement that she should not have to pay the price so that we can keep the company."
At the newly discovered knowledge Aruto stood from his chair pacing the room,
"You are certain that what you speak of is true, oh my poor girl. How could I not know?" Aruto seemed devastated as he continued to pace the room.
"You do know Son that if you do this you will not have a company of your own, of course you know we have more than enough money to support you but you worked so hard. Is there no other way?" He seemed distraught torn between wanting to help his two children but realising he could do nothing at all, I sighed my father always meant well and seeing him like this hurt.
"I am fully aware of what this means, but Utau has lived under Hoshina's shadow for far too long. Draw the paper up with me now father and I will have this ordeal over with today, I can rebuild my own company. Utau is in love father, and the man she loves is an amazing man! I will not let this torment them any longer." My speech seemed to move my father in an odd way, he grasped my shoulder firmly.
"You have grown so much Ikuto, I have never been more proud of you." My father's warm smile crinkled his eyes as he held onto my shoulder fiercely.
After an hour locked in my old man's office the papers where finally drawn and signed, I would be sad to leave my clients and work behind but if it meant saving Utau I would surrender it all. I grinned at my father prepared to leave his office before he cornered me.
"Before you visit Hoshina son, I advise you to take a shower and change. You smell like a mixture between a brewery and a certain pink haired delight." He quirked his famous one sided grin at me before I nudged him tightly in the ribs,
"You sound like such an old pervert father, when I bring her home you better be on your best behaviour." I glanced at him sternly making him laugh until the theoretical light bulb lit in his eyes.
"Wait… your bringing her home? Does that mean what I think it means…" The idea of us as a couple seemed to put my father in a state of euphoria, I left him in his office bouncing around like a small child and went to change. Hoshina didn't stand a chance now, and it felt dam good.
I drove to my old Job feeling strangely excited for it to be over, without requesting permission I bludgeoned through Hoshina's office catching him off guard and half way through a phone call.
"Tsukiyomi, what can I do for you?" He asked casually hanging up the receiver. In response I slammed the contract on his desk and grinned.
"Congratulations Hoshina, the company is yours." I allowed a smirk at him knowing it would tip him over the edge.
"Smirk all you want, Utau signed a contract she's mine." His venom coated voice only increased my rage as I glared down at the monstrous man in front of me.
"Actually I think you will find that under the term and agreements she is only yours if we have stakes in the company, we have relinquished our ties to Easter naming you the CEO and making Utau ours." I knew I had won, a vein popped near his temple and I tried to stifle a laugh.
"Fine she is freed from her obligations." He reluctantly admitted making me grin triumphantly, it was finally over.
"I don't know what your smiling about Tsukiyomi, I win don't you see the company is mine. All the work and money you and your father funnelled into this is over." He vehemently spat at my already retreating figure and I laughed,
"I have everything I will ever need in life; this company means nothing to me compared to what I have found…"I let my words drift into silence as Hoshina ranted and raved behind his desk.
Twirling my car keys in my hand I smiled with relief, but it wasn't over yet not by a long shot I still had shopping to do before I could take the news home to my sister and beloved. I practically skipped to my next destination not willing to waste time.
Leeloo-Chan: Kutau are free, and our big Amuto scene is coming up? If you want more fluff than you can handle then review me pretty please. ^^ I really hope you enjoyed it though :]